The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-12 00:00:00

I subse ter 19 4, se bonds he bonds m which Excbe the pro irpose of xpecting 'he next per cent• and the cchequer the rate former , 17e. 9 ,d" take, f or a ranteeci f exten t or was that , lebt, Or r. Glaa. mov eii n of the e to the to the 1 i 0,5, a )p pose. go nistic end the of this [ at the lecess v 5 . after DPB.' ' shiP of gr . turdl )y, ) Cony at tbis s iight d b e tstb frrg 6 13 Ist the THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, LOCAL NEWS i for to- W -E RIT FOR CLITHEROE is tO _ rilpt rowr (Wednesday,) by Mr. Hindley. THE LNCE-HALL COOL AND CANNEL COMPANY have cont ributed th e lib era l sum o f £5OO fo r the relief of the 'titterers from the late explosion at their works, Wigan. 41 t. GEO. OGLEY, OF BARNSLEY, a working man, has nvented a mode of manufacturing ladies' fancy stays W ithout a seam. TH E WAVERLEY DRAMATIC SOCIETY will give ama teur perform ance to- morrow evening in aid 'titterers by the Queen Victoria. - T HE GLAS GOW , screw s t eamer , C a pt i ; °D. Friday at Glasgow, after a e asSage d ays and a few hours, from Ne w Yo p rk. th S ° gREAT IS the success of the Free Library inatnUnabers have to be turned away almost every even owing to 4 'l the visitors. the want of room for the accr THE rt e i BAPTISM OF A JEWISH FAMILY, persons, was celebrated, on Sunday evening week, to ' w t n n, Rev. D. J. Hirsch, at the German Church, in this Wylie, arri n this town nmoda - tion of consisting of _ Alesses. TONGE, CURRY, and Co.. sold by auction, I, ll _ Thursday, th e t wo s t eam -t ugs , I n d epen d ence an d u werful. and the The Independence br oug ht u pwa r ds of £4,000, Powerful £1,600. QArrEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Wednesday last, Margaret v r een, Park -road, a girl 16 years old, swallowed a quan d . I tY of sulphate of copper. She was promptly conveye to the Southern Hospital, and has fortunately recovered. b TRE PRESCOT PETTY SESSIONS were,held on Tuesday, .efore Thomas Rodick, J . chairman, Richard Pilking n' Esq, and the Rev. J. S. R. Evans. The court sat at eleven and rose at half-past four, disposing of 104 cases. M , .. T HE PASSENGE RS OF THE ROBERT KELLY, one o f essrs. Gui on ' s pac k ets, which was obliged to put back "MY, have presented an address to the master, expres sive of thanks for his heroic conduct during the late gales. , THE OPENING OF THE WELD BLUN'DELL ARMS INN, hlee • Blundell, was celebrated on Thursday last by a Eutnptuous dinner, to which 100 ffentlemen sat down. The Chair was filled by Mr. Richard Tyrer, of Formby. AT MIDNIGHT, on Thursday, an attempt was made to set fire to a baking-house in North-buildings, Fox-street. The place had been entered by means of false keys, and brimstone and other inflammatory commodities introduced. Iklysrentous ROBBERY.--On Tuesday last, £5O, in two notes of £2O and one of £lO, was stolen from the drawer of a lady in Bedford-street, and the detectives are unable to say how. ,PeAxcesco LEMA, care with havin o bard 61- lbs. of tobacco, was fined £loo, g n at the o Pot his nMee, on Friday, with a statement to the n t enaa of the extenuating circumstances. rityHEYWORTH'S SUPPORTERS.—We har, O f the Derby Mercury, of Wednesday, A ing Viet a t the proceedings at Derby last week, in honour of fir. Hey wort h , hi s supporters were not only more than i l 8441 1 Y abusive, but very spirited after dinner. I TANDENHOFF is to deliver an oration in the course • the proceedings at Stratford-upon-Avon, on the '23d lnetitant, when the natal day of William Shakespere will be W ebster by a grand procession and banquet. Benjamin W ebster is to take the chair. 1 4 41 t. ROBERT RI-WLINSON, superintendent inspector, te_a sanitary report on the condition of the township, te'enlmends that the Health Act be applied to Much b;ttoolton, exclusive of Thringwall ; and that the local v a l ue consist of nine persons, rated to the poor to the THEE ef39 , or possessed of property worth £l,OOO. s.e t T I , A NY ' - 'ANCASVIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY COM water have completed their arrangements with the Bridge flora E.anal Company ; and the price for carrying cotton Per t o v erPool to Manchester will be in future 9s. 6d. Proponri joinns.tead of 55., as before •, other articles in like perve r s t , topst " formerly of Oriel College, 'Oxford," Pool on t t h c ,- , nme, lectured the other evening in Liver --',PfOr a Romanist) singular subject of Private of t t: l ,ent. One of the priests announced at the close t o „„, lecture that it was intended to have a band of as at the figu re lectures, to afford amusement as well e 4 instruction. .._ e4 „ o l.n - U n LIVERPOOL TO THE BANK OF ENGLAND. fiv e " ednesday morning, says the Daily ...Yews, the Ratio clock train from Liverpool brouelit to the Euston re tr , a . n "'kr tons and a half of gold. The valuable cargo W es: fl ed i P , the custody of the servants of the North veyedr . ' - ' - elmay Company until eight, when it was con -4„) In a waggon and covered cart to the Bank of A warld, guarded by thirty-five of the police. ▪ AT (J o , USUAL MONTHLY MEETING OF rusW 'yr...JASSY ):n 411IsseoNeas, on Thursday, at Liscard, the improve •ent of the lower end of Tobin-street was agreed to. pro- Cl„ded the outlay did not exceed £3OO. The report n o t f a t i h n e_ I,s'rcriaittee as to the leasing of Seacombe Ferry, c o o _ ~4g a r ecommendation to take the same at a ren f X6olq Per a nnum, to which the proprietor of the Ferry had aßreed ' was brought up, and, after a warm and lengthy bA s ' etlssi " , was adopted by the Board, the dissentients ' l 2_ l g lir. , Colbourne and Mr. Barton. e the autho- TRAN ,- ANTIC —On W dllSa] be Ore ten SAZTL o'clock, the STEAMERS United States e mail d st b .aci fic. Captain Nye, sailed from the 3r ork with the usual mails for the Ur' British possessions of North Ameri , a lar g e cargo of merchandise on freight North American Royal Mail steam-shi commander, took her depart ure h enc . aturday.,..at 11, a.m., with a f a i r num , and a large cargo, besi !es the usual mails. The B p Arab shortly in-ship for Jew s and the her of passengers, u f AT E MEETING OF WEST DERRY GUARDIANS, far t etinesd a the tender of Messrs. W. Ellis and Co., -me s upply ' of the printing to the union, was accepted. t h e eala:v of Mr. Joseph Musker, collector and assist reett "esseir of the poor for Bootle-cum-Linacre, was locreased f £5O to ze7o a year.—Mr. Clayton, archi newslizgerostreld certain alterations or improvements at the hospital, one of which was to make a dead-house, With _e!Teda. dksecting room attached. The matter . was wdeas isiiss Hobbs, the matron of the hospital filth 44roonislied for ll in a child to be in 41-state of i -4eSs th • , a ow g a ehe girl s feet, it was stated, not having been washed l's ArtiostAx screw-steamer, on her homeward ° Liverpool, from Constantinople, sustained some lii na ge in her machinery, and was taken in tow by the tiea: d and conducted back to Malta. The court _ warded .CEZO salvage. The Phoebe, at the time she the service, was chartered by her owners to tilleessstrins• the and M'lver to trade to the Levant, and a the -4 now arose, who was entitled to that portion of raj sal -age reward belonging to the vessel ?At the A.d oni.balt,3' Court, on Tuesday, Dr. Adams and Dr. Tsviss, to o , c oalf of the owners, submitted that they were entitled Of *l a r e with th e c h arterers, they b e i ng, under the terms 11,, 'e o charter p ar t y, b oun d to repa i r t h e hull .of the aid e and her machinery. The learned judge con pi r ed that the salvage service was incidental to the em- Onaent in vsh'ch the Phimbe was engaged charter „les, therefore, ;ere entitled to the share allotted to the s er s ," l, and lie awarded them a moiety of the £950, the th e ' le e havinz been performed by the vessel rather than ~c r ery on board. kAitt is"' „CHARLES DICKENS, in the character of . poor a fitt: , iite, in " Bleak House," has sketched a picture, C~rpiste, subject for which regularly travels the Northern Eio,„.eutt With the judges, in order to obtain justice for oCcre fancied injury to her property. This unfortunate Of tr}ll"ornaniac generally behaves well until the labours !lop, 6 judges are nearly at a close. She then makes her l ogls," t ' l ue in court, and addresses the judge. Accord the On Tuesday morning last, she presented herself in crown court in order to lay her case before Mr. asti ce , trial resswell ; but the serious . nature of the case (a the or murder) before his lordship, caused the clerk of tookeou.rt to order h er t o b e remove d b efore h i s lordship th e his seat. In the course of her remarks, she hoped me gentlemen of the jury would act manfully like the 0%,„ a a t York, and not take any fee. When one of the box attempted to remove her,. and took away a . small 4,,l,which she usually carries with her, she exclaime_d, it b."9lat matter ! poor fellow, its only ' toffy,' and maybe d eter " l ll Please him." When she found that there was a • eltnation to remove her, she dared the officers of the CO to do it at their peril, as she would turn " Papish,, 'efore ten o'clock at night, and then it would be the worst day that England ever saw. a dmiralty CLAIM FOR SALVAGE. —At the ' ur raraltY court, on Monday, the claim made by the 47 ners of the independence steam-tug, of this port, aeainst the Chancellor, a vessel of 864 tons, was disposed Of, On the ith of November last, the Independence descried the Chancellor between the Crosby and the , orolbv lightships, at the enhance of the r i v e r Mersey, goffered her services to tow het to Liverpool. An :„tnent was entered into to tow and dock her for six steams' and a rope was carried from the ship to the egs a 4 'z which shortly afterwards broke, in con. ro s e v tera 4d 1,4 which the ship drifted to the leeward, towards shoal the w b began, as stated by the salvors, to A hawser was then conveyed from the _ , l a st m- tug to the ship, and the latter was rescued from v t r ,. l _ was represented to be a very perilous position. On tug part of the owners it was contended that the steam th:-/vas bound by the original agreement ; but, if not, „_avert u that the ship was not in such a state of danger as to t this into a salvage service. They made a tender bse guineas for towage service, and two guineas for the t a b, of the tug's hawser. The value of the property that e ,l l , Was £31,445. The learned judge was of opinion 1 1 , 1 1 4,"ue, independence was bound to complete the service s oe had commenced. If the breaking of a hawser oecehlatFioonnvoert such a service into one of salvage, it would Sie t in many of the cases which came under the con tender'the court. He therefore pronounced for the and( condemned the salvors generally in costs. o r , 4 4.1: 1C COMMITTEE.—At the meeting, on Thursday, ti le M.P presiding, the chairman announced coro' e mise of the " late Mr. Claxton, a member of the re,Toittee, and move d , —" Tb at t h e comm it tee d esire to death their feelings of regret at the announcement of the l k l3 ery• ( if Mr. Claxton, and their sense of the valuable o le ” redered by him to the dock estate." Mr. mows 'lx seconded the resolution, and it was unan_oir thedockdopted. Friday, the 22nd instant, was fixed f t fill ratepayers to assemble to elect a gentleman o t ; ' la the vacat le t r f - t o e c r c w a s s r io d n s edby the death of .Ir. Claxton. -oer was read from Jr.: John Grantham, woril ° I I the subject of his proposed improvements in Vey ° , ti `O the docks and the report from the dock sur keefi, On those improvements, read at the previous eery Mr. Grantham says :—" Liverpool, as well as , 'eena ler port, must become what the Mess's. Hartle', eve ry 8 ° much to fear viz. a ' great railway 41 'e r,„Velt place is, in ' fact, a great cart static c 04 - waYs and their termini but roads and streets: oed i• 1 1 d et leY may retard, but it cannot, except to . our high, runent, prevent the extension of this system into 4101',osPartrnent of our commercial traffic. That the b''evel railway in our streets, where it can be applied, t N tist e f i T i re efficient than a railway upon and in the t° re 4 —9m is to. manifest to require any argument to nosvp . and the sooner we set to work to lay out the ,?„4,. suitable scale, the less we shall have to undo te `" , forced upon us at a more distant period." It 41:10;9red that the receipt of Mr. Grantham's letter be ' ed ged. No diuussion took place upon it. station —for what A THE EARL OF SEFTON will lay the foundation stone of the new parish church, at West Derby, to-morrow. THE EARL OF DERBY is about to erect a church on his estate at Treals, in the Fylde. A Book OF TRAVEL in the United States, by Miss Finch, a LiN erpool lady, has just made its appearance. THE MAYOR (Samuel Holme, Esq.) gave a dinner on Wednesday evening last, at the town-hall, to about 50 gentlemen. ON Thursday, the Mayor sat in the Nisi Prius Court, at the Sessions-house, to hear informations against per sons for using illegal weights and measures. AN INFLUENTIAL PORTION OF THE CORN TRADE of this port have resolved to nominate Mr. Wm. Healing as a candidate to succeed the late lamented Mr. Claxton at the dock committee board. THE following advertisement appeared in The Times, of Friday :—F. G.: Mind not A., but remember B. Do not forget the silkworm's tree. Think of China's tem ples and of tea, of Hesperia's sky and its blue sea. THE TRUSTEES OF THE BIRKENHEAD DOCKS have been indicted at the Chester assizes, in consequence of their having removed the iron bridge over the Norpeth dock, the sole means of access of the railway companies to the south reserve. MR. E. H. BRAMAH, clerk to the trustees of the Birkenhead docks, states that the trustees have not made, nor do they intend to make, any proposal for the transfer of the Birkenhead docks to the trustees of the Liverpool docks. MAN KILLED ON BOARD THE GREAT BRITAIN. — William Reid, formerly employed on board the Great Britain, went on Monday to see some of his old associates. Whilst ascending the steps leading from the engine -room he fell backwards and received a scalp wound and concus sion of the brain, of which he died on Tuesday last. A DEPUTATION on the subject of the Pilotage Bill had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, on Mon day, at the Board of Trade. The deputation consisted of Mr. Turner, M.P: ' Mr. W. Brown, M. P. Mr. Henry Bremner, Mr. Shepherd, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Newall (parliamentary agent). THE LATE SHOOTING CASE.-At the Police-court, on Wednesday last, a young man, named Vivian O'Keefe, was brought up on a remand from the previous week, charged with shooting a girl in Murray-street. It was stated that the girl was progressing favourably in the in firmary, though she is unable yet to attend. The pri- soner Was admitted to bail in two sureties of £lOO each. MR. WILLIAM CALLOW, late resident engineer and superintendent at the Athol-street station of the Liver pool United Gas Light Company, was entertained at dinner by the workmen on Tuesday last, at the Grapes inn, Athol-street, and presented with a valuable gold watch, on the occasion of his removal to the Birkenhead Gas and Water Works, of which he has been appointed engineer MORTALITY OF LIVERPOOL.—in the week ending the 2nd instant the registered deaths amounted to 244, twenty less than in the precious week, and eighteen more than in the average of the corresponding week of the pre ceding five years. The decrease was almost exclusively in diseases of the lungs, which caused 109 deaths. No death from small-pox was recorded; and, during the last fortnight, no death has been registered from measles. MR. RICHARD RAILSFORD, of Rainford, from extensive observations, for the space of five years, gives some ad vice to potato-planters. Be says:—" I feel convinced that if beans were either dibbled in between the sets or planted in alternate rows, that the potatoes would be pre served, and that without trouble or expense." The time for planting is again at hand, and this new hint should not be neglected. THE Lordox Guardian says :—Manchester has taken out, not ton soon, her patent of nobility, and assumes under the• Great Seal the style and title of a " city" of the empire. Her Majesty has created a thing which she would probably be puzzled to define. Jurists have been as much perplexed, ere now, by the question, " What is a city," as - financiers by Sir R. Peel's famous poser, " What is a pound?" THE MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB on Tuesday last commenced the season at the marine station, 'Birkenhead Hotel, and partook of a good dinner. Mr. James Poole, Mr. John Alanson, and Mr. W. Fran cis, jun., merchants. were elected members. Vic2-coru nnodore 'Bartlett, of the Royal London Yacht Club War Hawk cutter, was also elected a member. The public ball was postponed for consideration till next 'September, to take place at the end of tlw season in October. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the meeting, on Thursday, Mr. Alderman Langsdale presiding, Mr. Newlands stated that he had not got the plans completed for the drainage of Hygeia-street, and the neighbourhood. The chairman and Tdr. , Gladstone were appointed a deputation to obtain a meeting with the Finance Committee, with the view of effecting arrangements for widening West Derby road. An application was read from the labourers, requesting an advance of wages.—Mr. Newlands said he had con sulted the leading paviors in 'the town : they had all been prepared for this demand, and they wished that the Health Committee should act in concert with them. Probably the best way would be for him to report to the committee on Tuesday, after making full inquiry amongst the masters, and drawing up a scale of wages.—Approved. THE BREA BRAHE PASSENGERS.-At the meeting of the second-class passengers, yesterday week, the ma jority decided upon demanding back their passage-money, and the minority requested from the owners of the vessel a sum of 2s. 6d. a day during their detention in Liver pool. A deputation was appointed to wait upon Messrs. De Wolf. On Wednesday evening, a meeting of the second-cabin passengers was called to hear the statement of the deputation. Mr. Graham was called to the chair. In answer to the first proposition, Mr. De Wolf replied that he would not accede to it, and that those passengers who did not think fit to go in the Ebbe Brahe must forfeit their passage-money. He gave his word, at the same time, to the deputation that he would take no new pas sengers, so that if any left it would be for the benefit of those who remained. Mr. De Wolf further stated that if the underwriters would pay one-half of the passage-money to the passengers that would not go in the vessel, he was willing to pay the other half. In reply to the second pro position, the second-cabin passengers, he said, were young mien, and more able than he was to suffer a little loss, and he was not disposed to say what he would allow for ex penses until he had ascertained the extent of the damage ss.stained by the ship. It was his wish to act generously to the passengers. The chairman stated that Mr. De Wolf had admitted to the deputation that the ship had got on shore in consequence of gross negligence. The general feeling of the meeting was that the passengers bad been badly treated, and some of the emigrants, who had been formerly averse to resorting to any harsh measures against the owners, and bad been willing to go again in the ship, said they considered themselves insulted by Mr. De Welt's answer, and would join with those who were determined not to sail in the Ebba Brahe in any measures, legal or otherwise, that were deemed necessary to enforce their claims. Mr. Armstrong hoped the press and the publie of Liverpool would sympathise with them. One of the emigrants said that he had had an interview with the mayor of the town on the matter, and he recom mended them to appeal to the Marine Board, and he (the emigrant) urged the adoption of that course upon the meeting. It was decided that they should wait upon the magistrates to seek their advice and assistance. The first class passengers were said to be provided for. Nearly 200 of the passengers are residing at the Government Emigra tion iNpot, Birkenhead. We understand that the Ebbs Braise will not be ready for despatch for some time, and, in consequence, Messrs. De Wolf and Co. have de cided upon forwarding her passengers by the clipper ships Asia and Albinus, which belong to the same line, and were to have succeeded the Ebba Brahe. This arrange ment will, no doubt, be satisfactory to the emigrants, as the vessels named are new ones, and considered equal to any in the Australian trade. They will be despatched in a few days. THE ADJOURNED ANNUAL GENERAL SESSIONS for the county of Lancaster, held at Preston on Wednesday last, were presided over by Mr. Addison. The committee, on the division of the county into coroners' districts, did not propose any alteration of the present system. In regard to the funerals of drowned persons, and the question as to whether the expenses of those funerals should be bo rne by th e county or b y t h e towns hi p i n which the body might be found, it was left to the dis cretion of the finance committee to determine whether they should pay the expenses or not. A representation was laid bef ore th e cour t, f rom the lor d-lieutenant . of the county and the colonel of the third regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia, of the insecurity, unfitness, and inconvenience of the militia store-roo m ; a comm it tee was appointed to inquire into the subject. On the subject of the expenses incurred for refreshments during the Ramshay inquiry before the Earl of Carlisle, a letter was read, signed by Mr. Danvers, the clerk to the Duchy of Lancaster, stating that an application for payment of the account had been made. He was instructed to state, that as the refreshments were not supplied by the order of the chancellor or his officers, they did not consider themselves liable for any portion of the charge ; never theless, if an account could be furnished of so much of the refreshments as were consumed by the chancellor, his assessor, and secretary, it would be paid. A motion , that the account be paid, was lost by a vote of 31 to 30. Mr. Jonathan Peel adjourned his resolution for the regulation of the county police force. The salary of Mr. John Etherington, inspector of weights and measures in Kirkdale and Prescot divisions, was ordered to be increased from £BO to £9O. The following retiring allowances were granted out of the superannuation fund to disabled police constables :—to Thomas Crowther and Wm. Moatt, Is. per day, and Jeremiah Kelly Is. 6d. per day ; and the following gratuities :—Malcom M'lntyre, Robert Eller shaw, and Thomas Sumner, 13 months each, £46 2s. 7d. ; and Robert Johnson, five months, £2O ss. sd. Two additional constables were appointed in the Higher Black burn division, and a suitable building for a police station was authorised to be rented at Newchurch, in the same division, at a rent not to exceeed £2O a year. It was agreed that land should be purchased and a building erected, for a police station and strong rooms, at Black pool, at a cost not to exceed £460. Similar accommoda tion was ordered t o be p rov id e d at Heywood, in the division of Bury, the expenses not to exceed £s6o.—Mr. Rosson moved the appointment of an additional constable for Ormskirk, which was seconded by the Rev. Mr. Jacson.—lt was opposed by the Rev. Mr. Kershaw, and was lost on a division. Six additional constables were ordered to be appointed in the Manchester division, and a police-station and strong rooms ordered to be erected at Stretford, in the division of Manchester, at a cost not exceeding £350. It was agreed to receive no memorials or petitions, except such as related to a matter actually before the court, until all the motions of which notice had been given were disposed of. The commitree on prison accommodation and discipline w as em p owere d t o c ontinue their sittings till the annual session in June.— The Rev. J. S. Birley moved the adotion of a memorial to the secretary of state for the home department, on the subject of the county rates and expenditure bill. The bill is objected to because it proposes to set up a financial board, representing only a portion of the guardians of the poor ; and, further, because that while the manage ment of the constabulary force, the c,:unty gaol, th e houses of correction, and the lunatic asylums is to remain ostensibly with the justices. the expenditure is intrusted to the financial board. The motion was agreed to unanimously.—The court adjourned at half.-past six, having sat upwards of seven hours. THE MARCO PoLo.—Messrs. Baines and Co. state that there is no truth in the report that the Marco Polo had been dismasted. THE REV. DR. RAFFLES presided, on Thursday last, in Manchester, over a public meeting of the Lancashire Congregational Union. THE PHILOSOPHY OF SENSATION.—Dr. Inman's se cond lecture on the above subject was delivered on Friday evening, to a numerous and highly-respectable auditory, at the Collegiate Institution. LABOURERS FOR CANADA.—It iS stated that Mr. William Jackson, M.P., is about to proceed to Canada with 15,000 labourers, to carry on tile railway undertak ings in progress and projected there. A MEETING OF GENTLEMEN interested in the coasting trade of Liverpool was held in Mr. Wilson's office, Water street, on Wednesday, Mr. Charles Maciver in the chair, in support of the proposed Pilotage Bill. Is consequence of the death of Lord Skelmersdale, the meeting of Conservative members of Parliament, which was to have taken place at Lord Derby's yesterday,- was postponed until Saturday next. MR. J. REYNOLDS gave his closing ball, the other evening, at the Royal Assembly-rooms. Mr. Emidy's band was in attendance, and Mr. Oakes was the caterer. Upwards of 160 persons, including pupils and friends, were present. MESSRS. LUCAS AND CO.'S twenty-second annual sale of carriages, &c., which took place at their Repository, on Wednesday, for variety and value was much superior to any they had previously had. The sales made were extensive, and at high prices. THE LIVERPOOL BAKERS.—At a meeting of the journeymen bakers of the town, on Monday, it was re solved to make an appeal to the masters for an increase of waves, the rates at present paid being from 20s. to 245. a week, and the time of work varying from sixteen to twenty hours a day. EDWARD BOYER, ESQ., of Brooklands, Ormskirk, died ( I n Friday morning at the age of 59 years. He was one of her Majesty's justices of the peace, and had been chair man of the Ormskirk petty sessions since the death of the Rev. Miles M. Formby. He was also one of the deputy lieutenants of Lancaster. EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES IN LIVERPOOL.—On Monday night, in Colquitt-street, a gentleman was robbed of notes, &c., to the amount of £3l. During Saturday night week the North Shore mills factory was entered through the roof, the safe blown open by gunpowder, and nearly £lOO, principally in gold, stolen. Ma. THOMAS'S CONCERT.—We shall be excused for reiterating our recommendation to the public of Liverpool to attend the grand concert at the Philharmonic-ball this (Tuesday) evening, for the benefit of Mr. Thomas, whose exertions to get up a series of cheap concerts of first-class music resulted in a pecuniary loss to himself, but an immense advantage to the lovers of this divine art. FREDERICK TYE, a somewhat questionable looking person, was committed for trial at the Police-court, on Thursday, on a charge of having burglariously broken into and entered the house of Harriet Randles, No. 3, Knowsle y-view, Walton • lane, Kirkdale, early on the morn ing of Sunday last. He stole four silver spoons, a silver thimble, two silver pencil cases, end a pair of scissors. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.-A matrimonial alliance is on the lapis between Charles Frederick Clifton, Esq., third son of the late Thomas Clifton, Esq., of Lytham Hall. in this county, and brother of the High Sheriff of the County, and the Lady Edith Maud Rawdon Hastings, eldest daughter of the late George Augustus Francis Marquis of Hastings. The marriage will, we believe, take place in the course of the present month. PROPOSED EMIGRATION OF FEMALE PAUPERS.—At the adjourned vestry, on Tuesday, the Equitable Rlting Committee's report contained the following :—" Emigra tion should be encouraged in the case of young females of the same class as those already sent off; of which class there are from thirty to forty remaining in the workhouse, who have been several years resident therein, and who are orphans, with good characters." PERFORMANCE AT ST. PATRICK'S ROMANIST CHAPEL. —On Sunday service was performed at St. Patrick's Cha pel, Park-road, by the Rev. Dr. Paul Cullen, the Pope's Archbishop in Dublin, in aid of the schools connected with the chapel. The price of admission to the reserved seats was 2s. 6d., and to the non-reserved seats ls. The advertisement announcing the service stated that in the evening silver, as usual, would be received at the door. MR. NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, who has received the appointment of American consul at the port of Liverpool, is well known in the literary world as the author of " Mosses from an Old Manse," "The Blithedale Ro mance," " The House with the Seven Gables," &c. His latest literary production was a life of General Franklin Pierce, the President of the United States. He probably stands first on the list of great prose writers who have arisen on the other side of the Atlantic. DEPUTY-LIEUTENANTS.—At the sessions, last week, the following gentlemen qualified as deputy-lieutenants for the county :—Edward Pedder, Esq., of Clifton Hall, Preston; Peter Catterall, Esq., of Preston ; Thomas Dugdale, Esq., of Blackburn ; Hardy Wrigley, Esq., of Southport; Edward Parker, Esq., of Alkincoates; Rich ard Ashton, Esq., of Lunefield, Bury ; John Rowlandson Marshall, Esq., of Wray, near Lancaster ; and George Henry Carleton Sunderlend, Esq., of Swarthdale House, tilverston. TILE IRISH EMIGRATION.—PrOM all quarters of the country there is a repetition of the news which has become the staple topic of Irish newspapers, the disappearance of the native population. From 'Waterford the tide of emi gration is vastly on the increase; the numbers, in fact, have doubled, within the last month, from the ports of Waterford and New Ross. On Friday nearly ZOO left for America, via Liverpool, by the steamer Mars ; and on Sunday the ship Albert sailed down the river with 287 self-expatriating countrymen, the bone and sinew of the land, bound for New York. TIIE BOOMERANG PROPET.LER.—On Tuesday after noon the Boomerang propeller, tried so successfully at Sydney, in May last, was tested in the Mersey, the application being made to the Genova, one of Messrs. M'Kean, M'Larty and Co.'s Mediterranean steamers. The trial was made round the Crosby Lightship, and the speed obtained, under the very low pressure of from six to nine pounds, is said to have been 9} knots per hour ; a gain of one knot on what could have been obtained, under similar circumstances, by the common screw. Another trial will be made, in about a week, in the Waterwitch. THE ANTELOPE screw-steamer having broken dov‘J, and gone into Madeira on the 22nd March, all idea of a race between her and the Marco Polo are at an end. A s a matter of course, those who bet upon the Antelope are exceedingly sombre; the backers of the Marco Polo pro portionately hopeful. Messrs. Millers and Thompson at once despatched the duplicates of the machinery, as re quested, and they were shipped at Southampton in the screw-brig Brilliant, which sailed on Thursday morning. The Brilliant, it is hoped, will arrive at Madeira by Wed nesday ; and it is expected that the Antelope will, in a few hours after her arrival, be enabled to proceed on her voyage. IMPORTANT TO PUBLICANS.-Mr. William Brown, M.P. for South Lancashire, in addition to the labours he is about to encounter in respect to his select committee on decimal coinage, moved last evening for a select com mittee " to examine into the system under which public houses, hotels, beer-shops, dancing-saloons, coffee-houses, theatres, temperance hotels and places of public enter tainment, by whatever name they may be called, ara sanc tioned, and are now regulated, with a view of reporting to this House whether any alteration or amendment of the law can be made for the better preservation of public morals, the protection of the revenue, and for the proper accommodation of the public; with power to send for persons, papers, and records, so far as they may deem it necessary." SERIOUS CASE OF EMBEZZLEMENT. — On Saturday, Mr. Cross, postmaster of Whitchurch, Shropshire, ab sconded, his books showing him to be a defaulter to the amount of about £2,000. Inspector Baxter, of the Whit church police-force, immediately went in pursuit, and apprehended him at Shrewsbury, with a considerable sum of money in his possession. On Sunday morning, in consequence of information received at the Liverpool police-court, one of our detectives proceeded to an inn in St. John's-lane, where, after waiting a short time, he saw to 00 l ue contain o t e e delivered n, r t aa7ndasecdurar secured dg y h ht t the e fo l r e letter-carrier. e l r 0 -C o ar . communication,riTerii. e l e t t e r l-e w l il i w c h e w n w t aas i s n t t fo o h o ut t hnid e s effect :,—" Dear cousin,—The inclosed rmd is ei nn a laa d nt r p a d u rwe g s h aes t nt f . Ttthl my Oyp. prisoner dears on Please ecrh children, da t rs a e a k n l eJ he £2O I owe you, and give the rest a a m se i n n i a or sa c d hu st r a c t i e iw o a f ac customed to go round with the collection plate. ADJOURNED EASTER VESTRY.—At the adjourned vestry, on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair, a letter was road from Mr. Thome° I,7r , plhort, withdrawing the poll, as " the so-called church-rate could not be enforced by any law in Liverpool."—Mr. Churchwarden Banner proposed that a compulso r y ra t e should be levied upon the parish for th e purpose o f erecting a new church, with the addition, " t h a t th e wardens be authorised to associate with them any of the parishioners for soliciting contributions," an d propos i ng a scheme for a future meeting of the Vestry.—Mr. Bann er observed that a promise had been made that Liverpool should have a bishop, if prepared to receive one. Th e appointment, if made, would entail no extra cost on the parish, as the stipend would be paid by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The bishopric could not he more grace fully filled than by Archdeacon Brooks.—Mr. Tobin seconded the proposition.—Mr. Stoward would wish to know, if the old church were to be rebuilt, whether the bones of those which had lain there for 200 years were to be carted away ?—Mr. Dover thought that, without any desecration of the graves, Church-street might be widened by separating the church from Cburch-street by only a slight rail, and by relaying the tombstones, so that they might be walked over. The Corporation would, n o doubt, pay something for the land, which would aid in building the church. Mr. Urquhart was opposed to the erection of a cathedral, and moved that the question of a new church-rate be not entertained. Mr. Banner's pro position was lost by a considerable majority.-Mr. Ban ner read the following list of names, which he meant t o propose as vestrymen :—Messrs. Blain, Earle, Bradley, Jones, Wm. Mason, Charles Wright, Shaw, Jas. Whitty, Thomas Clark, John Jones, and himself. Mr. Whitty was proposed in the place of Mr. Fairhurst, who resigns, Mr. Fairhurst was a Roman Catholic : it was right that that body should be represented in the Vestry. (Applause.) Mr. Mason was proposed instead of Mr. Hand, who had been appointed overseer. Mr. Crawford, of Bold-street, would be proposed in the room of Mr. Meacock, re signed ; Mr. Clark in the room of Mr. Kitchen, who va cates. There was opposition to some of the names, and Mr. Rimmer was declared to have the majority . of hand s over Mr. Bradley, and Mr. Hugh Molyneux in the place of Mr. Jones. Polls were demanded, however, for both gentlemen. The poll was appointed to take place on Friday morning. The proceedings opened with the fol lowing letter being read by the chairman :—" Tabley_ street, 7th April, 1853. Sir,—Withdraw my name from the list of candidates for the Select Vestry, as I shall not come to the poll, nor act if elected. EDWD. Mr. Charles Hart." Whereupon Mr. William Brown, as the proposer of Mr. Rimmer, and on behalf of Mr. 111'Knight, the proposer of Hugh Molyneux, withdrew both amendments, and the chairman declared Mr. Edwd. Bradley and Mr. William Jones to have been elected members of the Select Vestry. WEDDING FESTIVITIES.-MARRIAGE OF GEORGE HENRY HORSFALL, ESQ. The South end of Liverpool was on Saturday the sceneof a most gratifying celebration, illustrative of the natural good will and respect which mayexist between employt e and em ployed, and of the beneficial influence which nat:A neces sarily flow from a master's interest in the social and moral improvement of those who are placed under him. The marriage of George Henry Horsfall, Esq., to Miss Sarah Jane Hodgson, only daughter of Isaac Scott Hodgson, Esq., of Huddersfield, Jamaica, having been celebrated on Wednesday last, it was arranged that the men employed in the Mersey Steel and Iron Works should have the opportunity of commemorating the auspicious event, and Saturday last was accordingly set aside for the purpose. At about half-past nine in the morning the workmen assembled at the works, all of them dressed in their holiday attire. The gathering included the elder apprentices ; but the younger class of employes were not forgotten, and each had a sum of money presented him in lieu of the privilege of being present. At half-past ten the assemblage formed into procession ; and, with banners flying, and Stubbs's Royal Harmonic Band dis coursing sweet music, proceeded up Egerton-street, Grafton-street, Thornton-place, and Wellington-road. In Thornton -place a fine arch of flags had been formed, and the procession drew up for a short time in front of the residence of Mr. Clay, manager of the works, the band playing several airs. Thence the procession proceeded along Beresford-street, Park-road, and Peel street ; in the latter they made a temporary stand at the residence of Mrs. Wainwright, Mr. Horsfall's sister, in whose house several mernliers of the family had assembled for the purpose of meeting the procession; Dividing into two parties, they next reversed the order of the proces sion, and marched down Ullet-lane, and so by the Aig burth-road to the residence of Mr. Horsfall. Here the workmen halted, and were bounteously regaled with ale, the band meanwhile playing several appropriate airs, and those present giving vent to their feelings in the most enthusiastic bursts of cheering. Having re-formed, the procession returned by Park-road to the Pine Apple Inn, where a spacious marquee had been erected to accommo date the dinner-party. The procession was marshalled under the direction of the foreman, Mr. Benjamin East . wood, and consisted of between four and five hundred of the finest-looking working men we ever had the pleasure of seeing assembled together. About two o'clock, the party sat down to dinner, which was served in a most creditable manner by Mr. Jones, the landlord of the Pine Apple Inn. Mr. William Clay, manager of the works, occupied the chair, and Mr. Ben jamin Eastwood discharged the duties of vice-chairman. Among those present on the raised platform at the head of the room were the Rev. John Jones, and Messrs. Cookson, Bolas, George Swainson, Thomas J. Smith, Ralph L. Clay, John Clay, John R. Hughes. John Tol litt (of Berkeley-street), Dr. Ferguson, Mosson, B. Samples, T. N. Simpson, J. S. King, J. Jones, J. Smith, &c. A deputation from the works of Messrs. Fawcett, Preston, and Co., were present. After the company had partaken of a substantial repast, and the cloth having been removed, . _ . The CHAIRMAN proceeded to the first toast of the evening— a toast the recognition of which was incumbent upon all good and dutiful subjects. (Hear, hear.) He well knew how enthusiastic would be their reception of it ; for they were a loyal set of men. (Applause.) Long life and happiness to the Queen, and might she often pre sent her subjects with such an additional safeguard for the continuance and safety of the English throne as had that week been added to the Royal Family. (Great cheering.) The CHAIRMAN said the next toast was the health-of Her Majesty's Royal Consort. (Cheers.) Prince Albert, both as a man and a prince, had endeared himself to the people of this country, and such ought to be the case if for nothing else than the part he took in the Great Exhi bition—(prolonged cheering)—as the originator of, and active worker for the carrying out of that mighty under taking, which was undoubtedly one of the greatest glories of Old England even in these wondrous days. (Cheers.) TheCnAtamAs next gave " The Prince of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family," expressing the wish that they might simply follow in the steps of their Royal parents, and England would be satisfied. (The toast was received with loyal enthusiasm.) The CHAIRMAN then said :—The toast I am now about to propose is the toast of the evening, to which you are all prepared to dedicate a flowing bumper. It is "The health of George Henry Horsfall, Esq., and his lovely bride." (Here the company sprang simultaneously to their feet, and hailed the toast with the most enthusiastic cheers, accompanied by the " Kentish fire," which was again and again renewed.) Your amiable enthusiasm having abated, I may remark that Mr. George Henry Horsfall has been seen by the most of you,—not unfre. quently at our club meetings, where he has attended and dined with us. But he is not only very well known to the men employed in the Mersey Steel and Iron Works, he is also well known throughout the town of Liverpool. He is, indeed, one of those leading spirits of the age he lives in, for whom some day we must go to the polling booth, and whom we must send to St. Stephen's. (Loud cheers.) I need not descant at any length upon his merits ; they are known to you, and you appreciate them. (Hear, hear.) As to his amiable bride, I must say that lam not personally acquainted with her; but, as far as I understand, she is a wife worthy of a worthy man. (Cheers,) My respected friend, Mr. George Swainson, who was present at the marriage, being, in fact, one of the groomsmen, will be able to tell you something of Mrs. Horsfall ; for I intend to call upon him to respond to the toast. (Loud cheers.) However, the best wish to which 1 can give utterance is, that Mrs. G. H. Horsfall may be a wife worthy of her husband ; and if she is so, you will all admit that she must indeed be a woman in a thousand; for I am sure, and you, too, are all well aware, that he is a man rarely found—(hear, hear)—a man beloved not only by all who come in immediate and almost every-day contact with him, but who is known and esteemed throughout England. (Cheers.) When we assemble together, at any future time, and when we know something more of the lady whom Mr. Horsfall has taken to be his partner in life, — if we then have it in our power to say that she is a wife worthy of her husband, then indeed we shall have pro nounced the most eloquent eulogium we can express of any woman. (Cheers.) The speaker concluded by pro posing long life, health, and happiness to Mr. and Mrs. Horsfall, which was responded to with great warmth end cordiality. Mr. SWAINSON said he should indeed be unworthy the friendship of Mr. Horsfall if he did not, on his behalf, return his best thanks for the cordial reception which they had given to the last toast. He had had the pleasure of Mr. Horsfall's acquaintance for some time, and many years ago was a travelling companion of his when far away from home. He therefore had an opportunity of estimating what his real worth was; and, whatever had been said that evening, he felt that a great deal had been left unsaid. (Cheers.) With regard to his bride, they would all know that for a person possessing such qualities as Mr. Horsfall, it would be a difficult task to find a part ner equal in every respect to him ; but he believed that in Mrs. Horsfall she had been found—(cheers)—if she were to be found on this side the grave. He felt sorry that Mr. Horsfall was not present himself that evening, as he was sure that the sight of that gathering would have given him the greatest delight ; for it always was his pleasure not only to be happy himself, but also to make those around him happy too. (Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then introduced Mr. HUGHES, who read the following verses, written by him for the occasion, and which lie delivered with taste and spirit : . — Arise, sweet Muse, this festive diy, Breathe joy and gladness in my lay ; Raise the lovely smile of pleasure " With an animated measure;" For on this day in wedlock's bands There be united friendly hands, And Hymen looks, with brow serene, Happy—benignant—on the scene. Aurora bless, with all thy charms, And shield us from all dire alarms; Deck the morn in pleasing brightness, Let all nature put on lightness; Lead on the sun's refulgent ray To strengthen and advance the day, And cause the birds to warble sweet, And thus our holiday they'll greet. Apollo, with thy rapt'rous art, Inflame and kindle every heart, And let the song and mirth go round, Or an Amphion here be found : Wing'd Cupid, too, be at our feast, (We will not reckon thee the least,) For thou hast made a conquest here, And so to us thou wilt be dear. Come, let us toast the bridal day, And own the blind god's potent sway, Then let the wassail bow/ go round, And make the welkin ring with sound Of happy voices loud and long, Who celebrate this day in song: "tor on this day we'll merry he," And prove it by our harmony. But ere we part we would implore Of Heaven to grant, from its rich store, The choicest blessings it can give To those we pray for : while they live, — May joy,—long life,—prosperity,— Continue to posterity, And long may Horsfall's fame be known, Let all be proud the name to own. (Cheers.) Mr. BENJAMIN EASTWOOD next gave " the health of our worthy master, William Joseph Horsfall, Esq.," which was responded to by Mr. T. SIMPSON. It was with feelings of no ordinary degree of pleasure that he rose to discharge the duty devolved upon him ; and he only re gretted that he had not sufficient eloquence to do it justice. He had known Mr. Horsfall as long perhaps as any person in that room, with the exception of one or two ; and, as he reviewed the many years in which he had enjoyed his acquaintance, he felt that he could not speak too highly of his character. He was sure Mr. Horsfall re gretted his inability to be with them that evening. In conclusion, he bad only one wish to express, and that was that their worthy master, Mr. 'William Joseph Hors fall, might very soon follow the steps of his worthy brother, to commemorate whose marriage they had that evening assembled. (Laughter and cheers.) Mr. JOHN CALLANDER said that the name of the Horsfalls was truly a savour of sweet smell. It was a name known not only in England, but in Africa's remotest nooks. They found, indeed, that from old Calabar the kings, or rather the chiefs, had addressed petitions, to obtain redress for their grievances, to Mr. Horsfall; and surely, if his name were known in old Calabar, it would be still better known in Liverpool. The name of Mr. T. B. Horsfall was to him like that of his revered father. He recollected when, 28 years ago, his father was in the habit of visiting the Vauxhall foundry ; and, though he only knew him by sight, still he could never forget what to him was a cherished memory—the old man's ever pleasant look. He (Mr. Callander) sometimes thought it would be better if the workmen were to put on that pleasant look too. Were they to do so, what a happy workshop their's would be ! (Cheers.) The toast he was about to propose was the health of Mr. T. B. Horsfall, a gentleman well worthy of their heartiest thanks. He was not only a man of public spirit, but he was a benevolent and good hearted man, as his greatest pleasure was to give happiness to the working man. (Loud cheers.) It well -became them, therefore, to invite in hearty good wishes for his welfare. (Cheere.) . _ _ , Mr. KING said he had the heart to respond to the last toast properly, though his tongue might fail to support him. He felt what he feared he could not say. He re sponded most cordially to all that had been said by Mr. Callander. They all felt a sincere interest in his welfare ; APRIL 12, 1853 and, if the candidates for Liverpool should be rejected, he was sure they would, all of them who had the power to exercise a vote, go to the poll and vote for Mr. Hors fall. (Tremendous cheering.) They knew what he was, and others knew his worth too ; for, though the rejected of Derby, yet the very people who had thrown him out, regretted now that he had been lost. (Applause.) The CHAIRMAN gave " Prosperity to the Mersey Steel and Iron Works." For the first time in my life (Le said) I found myself, a few days ago, in the character of a wit ness in a court of justice. I had then to give my evidence as to the existence of certain facts. If a jury were em panelled here at this moment, and if their inquiries were directed to ascertain whether there had been prosperity in the Mersey Steel and Iron Works, I would only have to say—Look at this body of men. (Groat cheering.) I would say—Do these men look like a set of men on half work, or like people who are not paid a fair day's wages for a fair day's work ? (Cheers.) Such a respectable body of men I have seldom—indeed I may say never, seen gathered toge her. (Applause.) It has come to my knowledge since our arrival upon these premises to-day that the good order, good conduct, and respectable ap pearance of our procession has caused a sensation. We, have had, along with the whole body of the iron trade, a great degree of prosperity during the past year. There is every likelihood of that prosperity lasting for some time to come. We shall hope that it may be not for a little time, but for a lengthened period. (Cheers.) The iron trade of this country is one of the greatest branches of our national prosperity—one of the most prolific sources of our national wealth. Unlike the cotton and wool trades, the raw material in our trade is not brought from foreign lands :it is procured at home. The value of the raw material and of expensive importation has not to be de ducted from the value of the goods produced. In the iron trade it is the muscle and sinew of the men employed which the purchaser buys. These are my reasons for be lieving that the iron trade is the most important staple of this country, and long may it continue to be so. Other trades may export larger quantities of goods, but ours is the national trade of England, for no country can in this respect compare with us. Long may it be so, and long may we profit by it. (Cheers.) Mr. GEORGE GOULDER responded. It had been his lot from infancy to be connected with the iron and coal trades ; but he could recollect, before he had blacked his hands with either of them, how it used to be remarked, that if the coal and iron trades were good, then all other trades were good. Therefore, if that were so, they must be the keystone of all other trades. (Loud cheers.) And they should not stop there. Let them try to be the key stone of something else ; let them try to set other branches of society an example ; let them be the keystone of a more elevated mora'ity among their fellow-workmen. In reply to his health being drunk, the CHAIRMAN assured them that, if he had merited anything at their hands as manager of the works with which he was con nected, it was a source of pride and gratification to him. (Hear, hear.) The management of a large body of men like the present is a matter of great difficulty, if you de sire to give satisfaction to all. If he gave satisfaction to the greater portion of them, he would be satisfied. It would always be his endeavour to promote the prospe rity of the men connected with the Mersey Steel and Iron Works, for whom, since the beginning of bis connexion with them, he had entertained the very highest respect, as being the most orderly body of men which he had ever known. bwti hear) he hhreheeel Mr. whom honour o w Tbu a ehr s tet t yae h nr the dv s iec o pre u el was a tiLIGHES said it had been truly rema r ked that could atleast be brief. (A l aug h.) Th e t oas t h e h a d snh l i 1 oniestgc meritsbo we u a l f o d s u n t nh o ade t s. h b o e e n(ae w ill tioeht of of ~ vice-chairman a a o ll s i l f am u ai ' Trrgei agreed ea o ; en f d a c p n uo r d pu o , ol p d i n o f . rt : . orthy vice-chai r man, M r . B en j am i n E as t woo d, th an real good sort. (Cheers.) Mr. EASTWOOD having briefly acknowledged the com pliment, Mr. THOS. J. SMITH gave " The Press," which was enthusiastically received. Mr. WYLlE,ofthe Liverpool Standard, replied. The CHAIRMAN gave " The Strangers," acknowledged by Mr. Mossox, Phoenix Foundry ; then followed the health of Mr. Benjamin Eastwood and Mr. Hughes, who had superintended the preparations for the day's proceedings. At a little after seven o'clock wives and sweethearts began to assemble in the ball-room, and thither the party adjourned. A very happy evening was spent. The refreshments during the evening were o n the most lib eral scale, and the arrangements and orderly conduct of the assemblage were such as to reflect the highest honour on all concerned. The Marquee and its arrangements reflected great credit on Mr. Richard Miller, under whose superintendence it was erected. 1 LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. The monthly and special meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday, the Mayor presiding. INTERFERENCE WITH THE POLICE Mr. Alderman PARKER said that, before proceeding to business, he was desirous of defending himself from an attack which had been made upon him, in a report of a Sub-committee of Magistrates on the subject of granting licenses to marine-store dealers, and a copy of which had been sent by the bench of magistrates to the Finance Committee. The magistrates had thought proper to bring a charge against him of interfering with the police force in the discharge of their duties. The scene was in 1842. The zeal and devotedness of the magistracy of the borough had induced them to go back to the year 1842 to found a charge against him of interfering with the police in the discharge of their duties. Then he must say a word upon the manner in which the magistrates had thought proper to bring this matter forward. A charge was brought against two junior members of the Council of interfering with the detective police. The magistrates got hold of it, and opened their doors to reporters to hear the charge, and all the members of the Council knew it had ended in no thing. But when a charge was brought forward against other members of the Council—himself for one—what did the magistrates do ? Would it have been any condescen sion on the part of the magistrates to him, an alderman of this borough, to have written him a note to appear and vindicate his character ? No ; but upon the evidence of a man whom he would bring before the Council by and by, they appointed a select committee of three or four; the inquiry proceeded with closed doors, and a report was drawn up, containing a charge implicating him and others. The whole of the proceedings of the Watch Committee were or used to be regularly recorded. As a policeman, this man Kehoe must have known his duties in those days. The practice was to record everything in the police-books against an individual. No record of it was found ; but by a great stretch of his memory he founded his charge. Now he (Mr. Parker) must say a word upon the character of Kehoe. Kehoe was a man of whose character the Council would hear more by and by. He was a man who, at the commencement of the magistrates' report, was called " a man of unblemished character;" and when a man told him (Mr. Parker) over and over again how honest he was, he always suspected something ; but not satisfied with what they said at the commencement of the report, they brought Kehoe's character forward again at the end. "Heis a man whose veracity entitles him to the confidence of the magistrates." This was reiterated at the bottom. One might suppose that they did not do this without having some evidence of it; but they did not mice a single inquiry. He would not accuse them of wilful neglect of duty, but it was a gross neglect in not doing it. No man entertained more respect for the magis trates than he did ; but when a man sank from the dig nity of office, then he thought that the magisterial robes were no protection to him. This Kehoe, it was said, was " a man of unblemished character." This was in 1842. In 1839, the Watch Committee of that day reduced Kehoe for gross falsehoods. In December, 1839—that was a short period before this man of veracity professed to found this charge against him—in 1839 he was accused of gross falsehoods before the committee, in having endeavoured to irjure the character of another man, and the punish ment inflicted upon him was one of the heaviest that could be given by the Watch Committee of that day ; he was reduced from an acting bridewell-keeper at 28s. to an acting constable at 16s. per week. He was put in the lowest situation that he could be, not to be discharged from the force. Mr. William Earle was on the committee at the time when this man Kehoe was visited with severe punishment —(hear, hear)—and the same Mr. William Earle, who had nothing like so retentive a memory as Mr. Kehoe, seemed to have forgot this circumstance. But when the general question came on for discussion, gentlemen would be prepared with other evidence, but not quite so strong. Kehoe recollected that in 1842 Mr. Parker interfered with him in the discharge of his duty, and he stated before the magistrates that this interference had kept him in terro rem in the discharge of his duty from 1842 to 1853. But he would bring Kehoe to 1853, A fortnight ago, when be was an applicant for a situation, this same Kehoe, of unblemished character, in whom the magistrates had unbounded confidence, was a candidate for an office under the Watch Cuunnittce. The Watch Committee inquired into his character. Why, when his character was read to the committee, there was not one member of the committee of the present day who could say one word for Kehoe, but the surprise was how a man of such disre putable character could have been so long kept in the police force. (Hear, hear.) This was the man upon whose evidence he (Mr. Parker) had been branded before the public for the last fortnight as a man who had been interfering with the police force in the discharge of their duty. And Kehoe petitioned the bench of magistrates that he might be released from the arduous and onorous duty of reporting on the applications for marine-store dealers' licences. Now, at the very time he asked to be released from that duty, this Kahoe was applying to Mr. Tyson, in the Town-clerk's office, for some remuneration for doing it. The Council should have Mr. Tyson's re port :it was not what he (Mr. Parker) said—it was from facts alone that he argued. He must say a word or two about the man named Thomas Wagden. He found till man out after a good deal of trouble. He now kept a., ironmonger's shop in Scotland-road. He was a man who paid 20s. in the pound, a burgess of this town ; and he was a man of unimpeachable character, and had a right to protection if he needed it. His father was connected with paper-manufacturing. For fifteen years he was in the rag line. He never had a charge brought against him, and as an individual he was as respectable as any man on the bench of magistrates.. So much for Wagden, and so much for Kehoe. The first person in this drama was his (Mr. Parker's) humble self. He thought, from his posi tion as an alderman of this borough, and the compliment which the Council had paid him by electing him an alder man, be was not called upon to say anything regarding himself. That circumstance, in order that he might not be accused of egotism, would make him refrain from say ing one word. Mr. ' n o o a D n a y ee, improper w ho had ma n b n e e e r interferedsimilar l yn interference by Inspector Kehoe, emphaticallywith denied having the in. spector. He had upon one occasion gone license. If such inquiries were not to be allowed, muni. cipal make authority b u mcharged with a farce. ( Hear, hr The magistrates appeared to inferthat hers of th e Council were, by this interference , going a beggi ng f or votes. The gentlemen who drew u p the report might have mseeguiialttye of such conduct; b u t h e trusted that it w e o n u d d by every memb er o f t h e Town Council. became inquiry into e a it the og e r t e h a e a r s o n n members the e m refusal e o hear.) o Mr. Dowling to Mr. TOULMIN though t it his duty to rise and answer the imputation which had been cast upon hi s c h aracter. It was impossible he could have used th e l anguage im puted to him by Inspector Kehoe, and he begged to give a most unqualified contradiction to every part of Kehoe's statement. He knew Bickersteth, who was a man of probity and respectability, and incapable of being guilty of any of the transactions imputed to him in the report. He had, however, taken an active part in the last borough election, in favour of our respected members ; that had no doubt given offence to Mr. Kehoe, and no doubt he would have his reward if he could raise a prejudice against so respectable a man as Bickersteth. The Tows-CLERK read the report of the magistrates upon this subject, and also a detailed report from the Town-Clerk and the Finance Committee, in reply to the report of the magistrates. This document observed that, of 530 applications which had been made for these licenses, of which 66 had been refused and 19 postponed, 5 cases only, since th e act o f par li ament came i n t o ope ration, in were produced on which to ground the very serious accusations of the magistrates against this committee. (Hear, hear.) In the first, the license first granted in 1844 had not, nor will be, renewed. In the second, the license was last renewed in 1846, and both were originally granted in accordance with the rules pre viously settled by the committee, by the Town-clerk, and the Commissioner of Police. In the thi r d case, that o f Bickersteth's, the license was originally granted under the same rules, by the same persons, and continued till 1845, and had been renewed since 1818, without any n a s t ehs committee,e, p t a h r e t o t f a t b l n i u e s trepbroysl complainedct To ( w I I n e - a e r l , eor li k e w, a we r h.) In not b l y the act of Parliament, had no discretionary power in the n the m c amd complaint otherba y n t this oc matter. It did not appear to the committee that the publication of such a report was calcuiated to further the ends of justice, or to promote that harmony between public bodies which it was so desirable to maintain. The report of the magistrates concluded by suggesting a remedy, which was to be found in the alteration of two statutes, one of which was to take from the Watch Com mittee the power of dismissing the constables; and the other, the alteration of the local act, so as to deprive the Council of granting incenses to marine-store dealers. It was presumed that - the power was•to be transferred to the magistrates, a retrogression in legislature which was not to be expected in the present day—(hear, hear)—and which recommendation came strangely from such an au thority. (Hear, hear.) In conclusion, the Finance Com mittee deny that they were actuated by anything like an improper motive in the granting or refusing of marine store licenses, and repudiated the insinuation conveyed by the report, that they had in any way interfered with the proper administration of justice. On the motion of Mr. HORNIIY, seconded by Mr. JOHN HOLMES, Mr. M. M. G. Dowling was appointed to the situation of captain of the chain cable testing machine, vacant by the death of Mr. Knowles.—Mr. HORNBY proposed that the salary of Mr. Alfred Quick, clerk to the Town-clerk, be advanced from £l5O to £2OO per annum. Mr. Jonry HOLMES seconded the pro position, which was unanimously carried. APPOINTMENT OF CLERK OF TOWN DUES. Mr. HORNBY, in moving that the Council proceed to the appointment of receiver of town dues, anchorage, &c., wished to make some remarks with referencv to the man ner in which the sel.ction had been made. In the Liverpool Mercury of March 29, a statement appeared of the manner in which the committee's selection ha made, which was totally at variance with the truth _ number out of which they had to make selections was fourteen, and it was agreed to read over the list, and strike out the names of those gentlemen who appeared to have so little support that there was no probability of their being eventually elected. In this manner the list was reduced to the four names of Messrs. Brade, Huson, Litherland and Shand. It was then agreed, upon his (Mr. Hornby's) suggestion—and if there had been any thing like a trick, he was solely responsible for it—that each member of the committee should put down the names of three of these four gentlemen. That was done, and the result gave seven votes to Mr. Brade, fourteen to Mr. Huson, fourteen to Mr. Litherland, and ten to Mr. Shand. There were fifteen members present. Much erroneous information had also been published, calculated to give a very exaggerated idea of the qualifications of Mr. Brade, for the situation for which he is a candidate. He had not a word to say against the character of Mr. Brade. He was a most respectable person, and well fitted for the situation which he held ; but he did not consider him so well fitted as either of the other three gentlemen for the situation of receiver of town dues. (Hear.) He begged to move that the Council proceed to the appointment of receiver. Mr. Turner, Mr. Fernihough, and Mr. Robert son Gladstone, also defended the course pursued by the Finance Committee. A vote was then taken for the three candidates, Mr. Wm. Huson, Mr. Nathan Litherland, and Mr. S. W. Shand. The result was as follows :—For Huson. 15; Litherland, 22; Shand 17. Mr. Huson's name was then struck off the list and the voting was continued for Messrs. Litherland and Shand. The result for this second poll was as follows : For Mr. Litherland, 36 ; Mr. Shand, 18 : majority, 18. Mr. Litherland was then declared duly elected. LICENSING OF MARINE STORFS. Mr. IlomxeY then moved that the report of the Finance Committee, in reply to the report of the magis trates with respect to the licensing of marine -stores, be received, and a copy forwarded to the bench of magis trates. The motion for the adoption of the report of the Finance Committee was put to the vote, the only person who voted against it being Mr. Gladstone. LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, &C., RATE. Mr. llonsnY proposed that a rate be laid under the provisions of " The Liverpool Library and Museum Act, 1852."—The TOWN-CLERK stated that the sum required was £3407. The rate would amount to 50-100ths of a penny in the pound :—Liverpool, £2442 lls. 2d Everton, £228 Ss. 2d.; Kirkdale, £B5 Ils. ld. ; W Derby, £lO5 10s. 6d. ; Toxteth•park, £453 14s. The rate was a .greed to WATCH COMMITTEE. Mr. TOBIN moved the adoption of their proceedings. The Watch Committee had agreed to raise the wages of the policemen.—Mr. HODGSON complained of the appoint ment of Inspector Rimmer as superintendent, to the neglect of Inspector Burrell, a police-officer of nineteen years standing.—Mr. TonrN defended the appointment, on the ground of the individual selected appearing to be the most efficient man for the post.—A long discussion resulted. Mr. Hodgson mo v i ng th a t S uper i nten d ent Rimmer's salary be only 203. per week. That amendment was negatived by 25 to 16, and the proceedings of the Watch Corn mittee were confirmed.—Messrs. John Whitby and Denton were appointed Assessors of the Lighting Rate for the years 1853 and 1854.—A Fire-police Rate of Id. in the pound was agreed to.—The committee was authorised to take proceedings preparatory to the laying of a Watch Rate for the years 1853-4, (which will not require to be levied.)—The proceedings of the Dock Committee were read and confirmed, and the Council adjourned till to-morrow. LIVERPOOL IMPROVEMENTS THE fourteenth meeting of the Architectural and Archaeo logical Society was held on Wednesday evening —Mr. C. Verelst presiding. Many members of the Town Council were present, and others interested in local property. Mr. J. Boult, the secretary, read the report of the com mittee appointed at the annual meeting in May, 1852, for the purpose of promoting the improvement of the town. Its main features are comprised in sixteen suggestions, namely,—l. A new street from the south end of St. George's-hall to Dale-street, by which would be secured a more direct communication from the Exchange Railway Station, the Town-hall, the Pier-head to St. George's hall, and the Lime-street Station. This alteration would involve the removal of but one public building, the German church.-2. The opening of a line through Moor fields, Plumbe-street, and Key-street, continued across the canal and the borough gaol into Great Howard-street, if their width be increased.-3. in connexion with the route northwards along Moorfields, a southerly continua tion to the bottom of Lend-street. To effect this, they purpose to widen Paradise-street, an d con ti nue t h e line of that street from the southeast corner of the Sailors' Home, through Cleveland-square, by the southeast angle of St. Thomas's churchyard, into Park-lane.-4. A new street from the bottom of Lord-street to the south end of St. George's-hall.-5. It is proposed to improve the present thoroughfare through Dale-street and Shaw's brow, by raising the intersection with Byrom-street about five feet, and reducing the crown of Shaw's-brow opposite the north entrance of St. George's-hall, about six feet. On the south side of Shaw's-brow and eastern side of the Haymarket, the proposed erection of salt water baths would be a great acquisition ; St. John's church should also be removed, and the use of the churchyard as a place of interment discontinued ; the same remark is applicable to the church yards of St. John's, St. Nicholas's, and St. Peter's, and other similar receptacles of corruption throughout the town.-6. A street from the north end of Commutation-row to the south end of Great Homer-street, in connexion with this andthe f t o h r e m f a o t r i m on ati o o f n an of a oval round street S fr t o . m A t n h n e e t 's op ch o u f rcbyard the continuation o f C azneau-street i nto S cotland-road, Shaw's brow to the bottom of Richmond-row.-7. The continua. tion of Marylebone into Scotland-road, to a point south of St. Martin's market, and from that junction to Bur lington -street that Scotland-road be widened.-8. Con tinuation of Gore-street North to a point near Bootle bridge ; also in connexion with this the continuation of Vauxhall-road into the proposed continuation of Gore street North, and the widening and alteration of Beving ton-bush, Bevington.hill, Blackstock-street, Chisenhale street, Myers-street, St. Augustine-street, and Latimer street.-9. The continuation of Netherfield-road north wards, by Castle-street, Kirkdale, into the road from Bootle-bridge to Bootle village, and the formation of a new street from the north end of Netherfield-road North o to pe a n p in o g int ofa near dtihreectsoluinteh of en end of cross-communication B ootle- lane.—lo. from The Walton.-11. The continuation of Aigburgh-road into formation of a curved conti nuation of Chester-street southerly. In subordination to e lA a ' n e s d t t h e y fi . d l . . n F e i E r c v l c o r u t g o h n - . these improvements the formation northend the south end of Berkeley-street to the of south-west Park-road ; corner also of formation the p Prince's-park, e .o a pfa branch rak n. eawndsrtorhaeede street to ro t h m e road from the corner e of Moira-street and Prescot-street, nearly in a straight t j l sc Oxford-street, nnex n ecfi present opened Ae o pdi iws n en-enhrsv rnoteesrtnadtner.deiel portions) r,oauna t i oder:: artceo f . iido o_ enno r sts etnhsisfodisr3e t b:G h t. minellse_itleootoi inaccessibility tgutheeeteerowri intended, f s intersection i c deiEuDnkd i evoeo o ,e.f n ocirkftoti o ol ha(fil give hE r vai i o eciti r hswai Crown -street wad- proposed To s rr.tueoorblcepdrtreoi remedy mcgei w cvdeee i i dtdsit in itwi—moothwaltiiken6icidehle: in which Dr. flume, Mr. Picton, Rodney-street, W Shaw-street at e rs t Water-street, t l h in e e jun to cti t o h n e ofT Town -row, -l w an b th ott e o n m d ° o f f —l2. and Mr. Bennett took part. Several of the speakers expressed their approval of the general character of the suggestions embodied in the report, and spoke in high terms of the Perseverance and ability which the committee had displayed. The discussion was adjourned to the next meeting of the society. air. di sc ussion s F c u . ss i o Howard, fol lowed, THE LIVERPOOL FLEET FOR AUSTRALIA.--ThB total number of vessels now preparing for the various gorts, of Australia is 59, and the total amount of registered ton. nage is 31,327. Their destinations are-1 for Adelaide and Sydney, 741 tons ; 2, Hobart Town, 613 tons • 1, Mel bourne and Sydney, 1,650 tons; 2, M e lb ourne and-Geelong, 1,145 tons ; 2, Port Philip, 1.291 tons •, 1, Port Philip, sydnev, Sc., 403 tons; 1, Geelong, 240 tops; 7, Ade laide, 3,302 tons; 10, Sydney, 5,507 tons; and 32, Mel bourne, 16,435 tons.