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

LOCAL NEWS THE WRIT FOR CLITHEROE is to be moved for to- Morrow, (Wednesday,) by Mr. Hindley. THE INCE-HALL COAL AND CANNEL COMPANY have contributed the liberal sum of £5OO for the relief of the sOfferers from the late explosion at their works, Wigan. MR. GRO. OGLEY, OF BARNSLEY, a working man, has invented a mode of manufacturing ladies' ' Without a a— t a seam THE WAVERLEY DRAMATIC SOCIETY will give an amateur performance to-morrow evening in aid of the Sufferers by the Queen Victoria. THE GLASGOW, screw steamer, Capta en Friday at Glasgow, after a fine passa clays and a few hours, from New York, n Wylie, arrived ;e of only twelve &GREAT is the success of the Free L that numbers have to be turned away almost every ever nig, owing to the want of room for the accommodation of idl the visitors. THE BAPTISM OF A JE brary in this town eight peisOni,wa! by the Rev. D. J. town. CH FAMILY, consisting of Ands) , evening week, erman Church, in this :elebrated, on St fortunate) Hirsch, at the C MESSRS. TONG on Thursday, , Powerful. The Indepe and the Powerful £1,600 CURRY, and Co., sold by auction, the two steam-tuzs, Independence and s o f X 4,500, ast, Margaret e brought upwaid ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Wednes green, Park-road, a girl 16 years old, tity of sulphate of copper. She was to the Southern Hospital, and has TILE PR'ESC before' ton, at ele, TR ] .;qessr wallowed a goon mptly conveyed recovered. Jr PETTY SESSIONS were held on Tuesday, .nomas Rodick, Esq., chairman, Richard Pilking sq., and the Rev. J. S. R. Evans. The court sat an and rose at half-past four, disposing of 104 cases. PASSENGERS OF THE ROBERT KELLY, one of Guion's packets, which was obliged to put back l atelF, have presented an address to the master, expres live of thanks for his heroic conduct during the late gales. THE OPENING OF THE WELD BLUNDELL ARMS INN, Ince Blundell, was celebrated on Thursday last by a 'sumptuous dinner, to which 100 gentlemen sat down. The chair was filled by Mr. Richard Tyrer, of FI AT MIDNIGH on Thursday, an attempt vve. The plac e h a d set fi re to Da bakinT, g-house in North-buildings, Fos-stream.been entered by means of false keys, and bri mstone and other inflammatory commodities introduced made to ROBBERY. last, £5O, in two notes of £2O and one of £lO, was stolen from the drawer of a lady in Bedford-street, end the detectives are unable to say how. .—On Ti FRANCESCO LEMA, charged with having on board bis Ship si lbs. of tobacco, was fined 4100, at the Police office, on Friday, with a statement to the Board of Cus toms of the extenuating circumstances. MR. HEYWORT rity of the Derb that at the proeee( Wlr.Heyworth, h A'S SUPPORTERS.- Mercury Le debt. t to the ,stocks might of the t think 0, It ee per ling to g still, would 000.-- , Mr. bold a ;. Ife ought %d had sought three usort inuity, ock at could —Mr. heme, of five le ob- Elf 1, and ad he rested We have the autho- ednesda or saying a honour of more than gs at ffeiby last week Is supporters usually abusive, but very a MR. VANDE NB of the proceedings at trattord-upon-Avon, on the instant, when the natal day of William Shakespere will be celebrated by a grand procession and banquet. Benjamin "Webster is to take the chair. DFF is to deliver an oration in the course MR. ROBERT RAWLINSOW, superintendent inspector, 111 a sanitary report on the condition of the township, recommends that the Reaith Act be applied to Much Woolto n , • exc l us i ve o f Th r i ngwa ll ; and that the local board consist of nine persons, rated to the poor to the value of £3O, or possessed of property worth £l,OOO. THE LANCASH I RE :KN-D YORKSHIRE RAILWAY COM "NY have completed their arrangements with the Bridge ;vater Can a l C ompany ; an d th e pr i ce f or carry i ng co t ton 1042 Liverpool to Manchester will be in future 93. 6d. Per tan, instead of ss, as before ; other articles in like proportion. • SINIPSON, " formerly of Oriel College, Oxford," ixrervert to Rome, lectured the other evening in Liver- Jq the (for a Romanist) singular subject of Private of t ,graent." , One .0f the priests announced at the close lecture that it was intended to have a band of ' l e at the future lectures, to afford amusement as as instruction. GOLt FROM 'LIVERPOOL TO THE BANK OF ENGLANE. i'y e a Wednesday morning, says the Dail News, the nv o'clock t ra i n from Liverpool brought t y o the Euston oration four tons and a half of gold. The valuable cargo rernained in the custody of the servants of the North „western Railway Co m p an y un til e i g ht, w h en it was con ned in a waggon an d covere d car t to th e B ar d - a gland, guarded by thirty-five of the police. r, AT THE USUAL MONTHLY MEETING OF THE 'WALLASEY %,O AIIIISSIONEHS, on Thursday, at Liscard, the improve ta.ent of the lower end of Tobin-street was agreed to, pro- Co the outlay did not exceed £3OO. The report of the 111 mittee as to the leasing of Seacombe Ferry, contain lug a - recommendation to take the same at a rent of •£6OO Per annum, to which the proprietor of the Ferry had agreed. WAS broucrht up. and, after a warm and disc bATLAN9 before ten o'clo_, Pacific, Captain Ny York with the usual British possessions of North .3. a large cargo of merchandise on freight North American Royal M‘; l commander, Batt' - ,r the U THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, THE EARL OF SEFTON Will lay the foundation atone 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 Boox OF TRAVEL in the United States, by Miss Finch, a Liverpool 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 TFIE 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. TriE 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 Morpeth dock, the sole means of access of the railway companies to the south reserve. MR. E. H. BRAMAN, 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 be fell backwards and received a scalp wound and concus sion of the brain, of which he died on Tuesday last. TATION on ti A DEP. _se subject of the Pilotage Bill had an intervie% 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. Newell (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-st-^ ' It was stated that the firmary, thour.} reet. girl was progressing favourably in 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 MORTALITY OF LIVERPOOL.—in the week ending the 2nd instant the registered deaths amounted to 244, twenty less than in the previous 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 23d 1 fortnight, no death has been registered from measles. MR. RICIIXRD RAILSFORD, of Rainford, from extensive observations, for the space of five years, gives some ad vice to potato-planters. Ile 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 London Guardian says :—Manchester has taken out, not too 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. Vice-com modore 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 the season in October. HEALTH CommtrrEE.—At the meetine, 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 Mr. 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 on Tue making to amongs esterday we a Weil Liz 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 or 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 foe 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. IN 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 au increase of wages, 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 BOY ER, ESQ., of Brooklands, Ormskirk, died on 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.-011 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. MR. THOMAS'S CONCERT.—We shall be excused for reiterating our recommendation to the public of Liverpool to attend the grand concert at the Philharmonic-hall 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, Knovvsley-view, Walton- lane, Kirkdale, early on the morn ing of Sunday last. He stole four silver spoons, a silver thimble, two silver pencil cases, and a pair of scissors 43IARRIAGE 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 Rating 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. fiel., and to the non-reserved seats Is. 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 Stales. 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 dward Parker, Esq., of Alkincoates; Rich 'Jury ; John Rowlandson T ; and George trtbdale House, )ton, Esq., of Lunefield, Es( ON.—From all quarters of the )ecome In topic of pearance of Lie tide of emi- a meeting of the THE IRISH country there the native v .epetition of the news which has From Wat e must say a word rates had thought APRIL 12, 1853. WEDDING FESTIVITIES.-MARRIAGE OF GEORGE HENRY HORSFALL, ESQ. The South end of Liverpool was on Saturday the scene of a most gratifying celebration, illustrative of the natural good will and respect which may exist between employer and em ployed, and of the beneficial influence which must 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 bad 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 members 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 work 3 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.) The CHAIRMAN 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 ,wn to you, and you appreciate them. (Hear, As to his amiable_bride, I must say that I am personally acquaintei hear.) with her; but, as far is I u 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 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 (he said) I found myself, a few days ago, in the character of a wit ness in a court of justice. I had then to g i ve 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. (Great 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 tope! 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 morality 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, bear.) 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 his connexion with them, he had entertained the very highest respect, as being the most crderly body of men which he had ever known. Mr. HUGHES said it had been truly remarked that brevity was the soul of wit ; and, if he could not be witty, he could at least be brief. (A laugh.) The toast he had the honour and pleasure of proposing was the health of the worthy vice-chairman, Mr. Benjamin Eastwood, than whom a better vice-chairman could not be found. (Hear, hear.) They were all agreed upon his merits as one of a real good sort. (Cheers.) Mr. EASTWOOD having briefly acknowledged the com pliment, Mr. Tilos. J. SMITH gave " The Press," which was enthusiastically received. Mr..WYLrE, of the Liverpool Standard, replied. The CHAIRMAN gave "The Strangers," acknowledged by Mr. MossoN, 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 on the most liberal 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. LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. The monthly and special meeting of the Council 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 magi , to the Fin- The magistrates ommittee. bring a chars be zAnt had thought proper to terfering with the police hem to go back to the year 1 against him_of interfering with the of their duties ner in which the magist 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 bad, 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 dou would have his reward if he could raise a prejudice against so respectable a man as Bickersteth. The TOWN-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 the act of parliament came into ope ration, in 1843, 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 third case, that of Bickersteth's, the license was originally granted under the same rules, by the same persons, and continued till 1845, and had been renewed since 1848, without any complaint on the part of the police. (Hear, hear.) In the other cases, the transfers complained of were not made by this committee, but by the Town-clerk, who, by the act of Parliament, had no discretionary power in the matter. It did not appear to the committee that the publication of such a report was calculated 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 su ggesting 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 constabl other, the alteration of the locafact, so as to deprive the Council of granting licenses 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 Cc mittee deny that they were actuated by anything like 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. HORNBY, JOHN HOLMES, Mr. M. M. G. Dowling was appo 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. JoHN HOLMES seconded the pro position, which was unanimously carried. seconded by borough had induc found a cha: upon the ma 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 selection had been made. In the Liverpool Mercury of March 29, a statement appeared of the manner in which the committee's selection had been made, which was totally at variance with the truth. The 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 charac?er 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 STORES. Mr. HORNBY then moved that the report of the Finance Committee, in reply to the report of the m trates with respect to the licensing of mar i ne • • 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 onl o voted against it being Mr. Gladst Mr. HORNBY proposed that a rate be .ovisions of " The Liverpool Library at Mu P M !qui red the pot Liverpool £2 !e, £B5 11g. Id NG OF W nesday, the tender of Messrs. - .lv of the printing to the union, way - 4'Mr. Joseph Musker, collector and `he poor for Bootle-cum-Linacre, was the sun tBY Iit7ARDIA.Y.S, on V. Ellis and. Co., for ed. !ncreas, to X7O a ear.—Mr. ( 11 7!. hospi with _a dissect lerred-: 'mess, ress ' th • for „__ e girl . The matter was de n of the hospital, wa a month 4 HE ARABIAN-screw-steamer, on her honae . war age to Liverpool, from Constantinople, sustained some , le alege inher machine and wa taken in tow te hcebe, and conducted , back to s Malta. The by -cour h t avarded £9so salvage. The Phoebe, at the time she endered the service, wa chartered by her owners o Messrs. Burns and M`lver s to trade to the Levant, and t a Que stion now ar ose , who was entitled to that portion of salvage reward belonging to the vessel ? At the 'Ad miralty Court, on Tuesday, Dr. Adams and Dr. "Twins, T 0 behalf of te owners, submitted that hey were entitled of S hare with h thecharterers, they being, t under the terms „I;,:the charter party, bound to repair the hull of the tloabe and her machinery. The learned judge con '''aeredithat the salvage service was incidental to the em. Pia Yment in which the Placebe was engaged ; a the charter tei therefore were entitled to the share allotted to the if s eel, and he' awarded them a moiety of the £950 the ' "iee having been P erformed by the vessel rather , than the crew on board. ItAl• "CHARLES DICKEX3, in the character of poor ;',lss,Piite, in " Bleak House," has sketched a picture, - e tt ing subject for which-regularly travels the Northern ircuit with the judges,. in order to obtain justice for z o l Te fancied injury to her.property. This unfortunate o f'nlenoinaniac generally behaves well until the labours p" 3 e judges are nearly at a close. She then makes her Pearance in court, and addresses the judge. Accord on Tuesday morning last, she presented herself in e .erown court, in order to lay her case before Mr. sties Cresswell ; but the serious nature of the case (a il' ler tor) before his lordship, caused the clerk of enrir order her to be removed before his lordship ien tbpk hi e seat. 'ln the course of -he r remar k s , s h e h ope dm gentlemen of the jury would ac t man f u ll y lik e t h e - 2L at York, and not take any fee. When one of the bV pila cers attempted to remove her, and took away a small 0 Z which s h e usually carries with her, she exclaimed, It What m a tt er ! poor fellow, its only ' t o ff y, ' an d may b e 1 Will please him." When she found that there was a uetermination to remove her, she dared the officers of the court to do it at their peril, as she would turn " Papish" before ten ?clock at night, and then it would be the Worst day that England ever saw. ba Brahe st forfeit their passage-money. He gave his word, at the same time, to the deputation that he would take no new pas so that if any left it would be for the benefit of Tr. De 'Wolf further stated•that if ay one-half of the passage-money sengers those w the other half a e than h ;sel, he was In reply to the second pro- young 'er a little loss, and ng to pay he second iositior and more e was not disposed to say what he would allow for ex enses until he had ascertained the extent of the damage sustained 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 bad got on shore inconsequence of gross-negligence. The general fee- s to sufi ng of the meeting was that the passengers had been badly treated, and.come of the emigrants, who had been formerly averse to resorting to any harsh measures against the owners, and -had been willing to go again in the ship, said they considered themselves insulted by Mr. De Wolf'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 public 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 be 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. Thefirst class passengers were said to be provided for. Nearly 200 of the passengers are residing at the Government Emigra tion Depot, Birkenhead. We understand that the Ebba Brahe will not be ready for despatch for some time, and, in consequence, Messrs. De Wolf and Co. have de- tided 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 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 borne by the county or by the township in 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 before the court, from the lord-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-room ; a committee 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 as liable for any portion of the charg rs ' to I ,f an account could be furnished of so mu rom the the refreshments as were consum EXTRAORDMARY CLAIM FOR SALVAGE. —At the admiralty court, on Monday, the claim made by the Owners of the Independence steam-tug, of this port, against the Clianzellor, a vessel of 864 tons, was disposed of. On the 7th of November last, the Independence descried the Chancellor between the Crosby and the Formby lightships, at the entrance of the river Mersey, and offered her services to tow her to Liverpool. An r for six and a rope was r, which shortly guinea,. *teaci-tu4, Z;lll9ce of v d from r wards thems tect to the stated by then cc never. ch of stea l wa"er. 0 0.1 il ..' "..'.. A , h a wser was - „4 by the chancellor, t Wh a u r ,e to the ship, and the latter was rescued from- h at and secretary, it would be paid. A motion, be at p art :„. r ePjesented to be a very perilous position. On t he account be paid . , was lost . by a vote of 31 to - 30. to vv , - „ ' L . ' the owners it was contended that the steam- Mr. Jonathan Peel adjourned his resolution for the thi n . Z,',„°tirld by the original agreement; but, if not, regulation of the county police force. The salary of Mr. eq„, - "", Vute ship was not in such a state of danger as to John Etherington, inspector of weights and measures in Kirkdale and Prescot divisions, was ordered to be increased of ,';` 4 this into a salvage service. They made a tender li se —lr guineas for towage service, and two artiness for the . from £BO to £9O. The following retiring allowances were sal granted out of the superannuation fund to disabled police of the t ug ' s h awser. The value of the property that was was £31,445. The learned judge was of opinion constables :— to Thomas Crowther and Wm. Moatt, is. per day, and Jeremiah Kelly ls. 6d. per day ; and the the Independence was bound to complete the service following gratuities :—Malcom M'lntyre, Robert Eller egill she had commenced. If the breaking of a hawser slum, and Thomas Sumner, 13 months each, £46 2s. 7d. ; 0 " convert suds a service into one of salvage, it would cenr i n and Robert Johnson, five months, 420 ss. sd. Two aid e , many of the cases which came under the con t_ _ation of the court. He therefore pronounced for the additional constables were appointed in foreth Higher Black ende burn diviaion and a suitable building a police station r, and conderaned the salvors generally in costs. was authorised to be rented at Newchurch, in the same 14r, c$ C Oll / 1 31ITTEE.-At the meeting, on Thursday, division, at a rent not to exceeed £2O a year. It was the leurner. M.P., presiding, the chairman announced agreed that land should be purchased and a building e,s_rou.inise of the late Mr. Claxton, a member of the erected, for a police station and strong rooms, at Black te'co'ordit,t,ee., and moved,—" That the committee desire to pool, at a cost not to exceed £460. Similar aceommoda death loft feelings of regret at the announcement of th e tion was ordered to be provided at Heywood, in the set v i,, of Mr. Claxton, and their sense of the valuable division of Bury, the expenses not to exceed £s6o.—Mr. 14 0 _os redered by him to the dock estate." Mr. Reason moved the appointment of an additional constable ro o ,!,.:Jeux seconded the resolution, and it was unani- for Ormskirk, which was seconded by the Rev, Mr. tl ie ,4' adopted. Friday, the 22nd instant, was fixed for Jacson.—lt was o p pose d b y t h e R ev . M r . K ers h aw , an d An d o ck ratepayers to assemble to elect a gentleman to was lost on a division. Six additional constables were A lett e vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr. Claxton. ordered to be appointed in the Manchester division, and e . et was afterwards read from Mr. John Grantham, a police-station and strong rooms ordered to be erected at woril o n the subject of his proposed improvements in Stretford, in the division of Manchester, at a cost not ve s , or ng the d oc k s , an d t h e report f rom t h e d oc k s ur - ex c eedi ng £350. It was agreed to rece i ve no memor i a l s meets on on those i m p rovemen t s , rea d a t th e p r evious or petitions, except suc h as re l a t e d to a mat t er ac t ua lly ev errn g s. ,. Afr. G ran th am says :—" Li verpoo l, as w ell as before the court, until a ll t h e mot i ons o f w hi c h no ti ce h et , ;Liter Por t, must become what the Messrs. Hart l ey h a d b een g i ven were d i sposed of. The committee on every s ° much to fear, viz. a ' great railway station,' as prison accommodation and discipline was empowered to are 4 „ 11 _oll place is, in fact, a great cart station—for what continue their sittings till the annual session in June.— teafi ti naYs and their termini but roads and streets ? A The Rev. J. S. Birley moved the adotion of a memorial own ci :c,' policy may retard, but it cannot , except to our to the secretary of state for the home department, on the avert' rnent, prevent the extension of this system into subject of the county rates and expenditure bill. The high., eeartment of our commercial traffic. That the bill is objected to because it proposes to set up a financial Will bfvel railway in our streets, where it can . be applied, board, representing only a portion of the guardians of talastu,„,,Mpre e ffi cient than a railway upon and in the the poor ; and, further, because that while the manage trove ii l ; Lnem, is too manifest to require any argument to merit of the constabulary . force, .the county gaol, the _ow, ~_ and the sooner we set to work to lay out the houses of correction,. and the lunatic asylums is to remain Wheill'ft,sepuitable scale, the less we shall have to undo ostensibly with the justices. the expenditure is intrusted vvaa ~' is forced upon us at a more distant period." It to the financial board. The motion was agreed to lelin c 7 ed that the receipt of Mr. Grantham's letter be unanimously.—The court adjourned at half.past six, 'visaged, No discussion took place upon it. having eat upwards of seven hours. r uld not amer £ ship Albert sailed down the river with 287 self-expatriating countrymen, the bone and sinew of the land, bound for New York. THE BOOMERANG PROPELLER.—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 91 knots per hour; a gain of one knot on what could have been obtained, under similar circumstances, by the common screw. An o th er trial will be made, in about a week, in the Waterwitch. E ANTELOPE screw-steamer having broken down, b one into Madeira on the 22nd March, all idea of a - race between her and the Marco Polo are at an end. As 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 So u th amp t on i n t h e 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 PUBLWANS.-Mr. William Brown, M.Y. 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, danzing-saloons, coffee-houses, theatres, temperance hotels. and places of public enter tainment, by whatever name they may be called, are 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 a letter delivered by the letter-carrier. He went into the house, and secured the communication, which was found to contain a draught for £lOO. The letter was to this effect :—" Dear cousin,—The inclosed is a draught for £lOO. Please take the £2O I owe you, and give the rest to my dear children. I amina sad state of mind at present!' The prisoner was also a senior churchwarden, and was ac customed to go round with the collection plate. ADJ 0 URN ED EASTER VESTRY.--At the adjourned vestry, on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair, a letter was read from Mr. Thomas Urquhart, withdrawing the poll, as " the so-called church -rate could not be enforced by any law in Liverpool."—Mr. Churchwarden Banner proposed that a compulsory rate should be levied upon the parish for the purpose of erecting a new church, with the addition, " that the wardens be authorised to associate with them any of the parishioners for soliciting contributions," and proposing a scheme for a future meeting of the Vestry.—Mr. Banner observed that a promise had been made that,Liverpool should have a bishop, if prepared to receive one. The 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 be 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 earted away ?—Mr. Dover thought that, without any .desecration of the graves, Church-street might be widened by separating the church from Church-street by only a slight rail, and by relaying the tombstones, so that they might he walked over. The Corporation would, no doubt, pay something for the land, which would aid in o 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 to 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 hands 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 :—" Tablet'_ street, 7th April, 1853. Sir,—Withdraw my name from comethe li s t t o o the candidateshe po ll, nor actf o r if elected. h e Selec t Vestry, E p w D. RrAIMER.— as I shall not Mr. Charles Hart." Whereupon Mr. William Brown, as the proposer of Mr. Rimmer, and on behalf of Mr. M`Knight, the proposer of Hugh Molyneux, withdrew both amendments, and the chairman declared Mr. Edwd. Bradley and Mr. William Jones to WM) boon elected members of the tielect Vestry. eri, he said 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, with the detective police. The magistrates got I and opened their doors to reporters to hear the el all the members of the Council knew it had end 1 in no- and you, too, are all well aware, that he is a man rarely thing. But when a charge was brought forward against found—(hear, hear)—a man beloved not only by all who other members of the Council—himself for one—what did come in immediate and almost every-day contact with him, the magistrates do ? Would it have been any condescen but who is known and esteemed throughout England. sion on the part of the magistrates to him, an alderman of (Cheers.) When we assemble together, at any future this borough, to have written him a note to appear and time, and when we know something more of the lady vindicate his character? No; but upon the evidence of whom Mr. Horsfall has taken to be his partner in life.— a man whom he would bring before the Council by and if we then have it in our power to say that she is a wife by, they appointed a select committee of three or four; worthy of her husband, then indeed we shall have pro- the inquiry proceeded with closed doors, and a report was nounced the most eloquent eulogium we can express of drawn up, containing a charge implicating him and others. any woman. (Cheers.) The speaker concluded by pro. The whole of the proceedings of the Watch Committee posing long life, health, and happiness to Mr. and Mrs. were or used to be regularly recorded. As a policeman, Horsfall, which was responded to with great warmth and this man Kehoe must have known his duties in those days. o a f g ic re e a h t oe. stretch Keh o o f e liwisasmaemmoar: of fe whose h o o u snededhi characters cordiality. The practice was to record everything in the police-books i Mr. SWAINSON said he should indeed be unworthy the against an individual. No record of it was found ; but by e' charge. return his best thanks for the cordial reception which Now he (Mr. Parker) must say a word upon the character they had given to the last toast. He bad had the pleasure friendship of Mr. Horsfall if he did not, on his behalf, Council would hear more by and by. He was a man who, of Mr. 'Horsfall's acquaintance for some time, and many ears ago was a travelling companion of his when far at the commencement of the magistrates' repo r t, was called " a man of unblemished cha rac t er; " an d w h en a away from home. He therefore had an opportunity of estimating man told him (Mr. Parker) over and o v e r aga i n h ow ' what his real worth was.; and, whatever had been sai d that evening, he felt that a great deal had been honest he was, be always suspected something ; but not left unsaid. (Cheers.) With regard to his bride, they satisfied with what they said at the commencement of the would all know that for a person possessing such qualities report, they brought Kehoe's character forward again at as Mr. Horsfall, it would be a difficult task to find a part- the end. "Heis a man whose veracity entitles him to ner equal in every respect to him ; but he believed that the confidence of the magistrates." This was reiterated in Mrs. Horsfall she had been found—(cheers)—if she at the bottom. One might suppose that they did not do were to be found on this side the grave. He felt sorry this without having some evidence of it; but they did not that Mr. Horsfall was not present himself that evening, meke a single inquiry. He would not accuse them of as he was sure that the sight of that gathering would wilful neglect of duty, but it was a gross neglect in not have given him the greatest delight ; for it always was doing it. No man entertained more respect for the magis his pleasure not only to be happy himself, but also to trates than he did ; but when a man sank from the dig. make those around him happy too. (Loud cheers.) nity of office, then he thought that the magisterial robes The CHAIRMAN then introduced Mr. HUGHES, who were no protection to him. This Kehoe, it was said, was read the following verses, written by him for the occasion, " a man of unblemished character." This was in 1842. And which he delivered with taste and spirit : In 1839, the Watch Committee of that day reduced K e h oe Arise, sweet Muse, this festive day, for gross falsehoods. In December, 1839—that was a Breathe joy and gladness in my lay ; short period before this man of veracity professed to found " Raise the lovely smile of pleasure this charge against him—in 1839 he was accused of gross " With an animated measure;" falsehoods before the committee, in having endeavoured For on this day in wedlock's bands There be united friendly hands, to injure the character of another man, and the punish- And Hymen looks, with brow serene, ment inflicted upon him was one of the heaviest that Happy—benignant—on the scene. could be given by the Watch Committee of that day ; he Aurora bless, with all thy charms, was reduced from an acting bridewell-keeper at 28s. to an And shield us from all dire alarms; acting constable at 16s. per week. He was put in the lowest Deck the morn in pleasing brightness, Let all nature put on lightness; situation that hecould be, not to be disch arge d f rom th e f orce . Lead on the sun's refulgent ray Mr. William Earle was on the committee at the time To strengthen and advance the day, when this man Kehoe was visited with severe punishment And cause the birds to warble sweet, —(hear, hear)—and the same Mr. William Earle, who And thus our holiday they'll greet. had nothing like so retentive a memory as Mr. Kehoe, Apollo, with tby rapt rows art, seemed to have forgot this circum s t ance . B u t w h en t h e Inflame and kindle every heart, eneral g question came on for disc uss i on , gen tl emen wou ld And let the song and mirth go round, Or an Amphion here be found : be prepared with other evidence, but not quite so strong. Wing'd Cupid, too, be at our feast, Kehoe recollected that in 1842 Mr. Parker interfered with (We will not reckon thee the least,) him in the discharge of his duty, and he stated before the For thou hest made a conquest here, magistrates that this interference had kept him in terro- And so to us thou wilt be dear. rem in the discharge of his duty from 1842 to 1853. But Come, let us toast the bridal day, And own the blind god's potent sway, he would bring Kehoe to 1853, A fortnight ago, when he Then let the wassail bowl go round, was an applicant for a situation, this same Kehoe, of And make the welkin ring with sound unblemished character, in whom the magistrates had ;':7Of happy voices loud and long, unbounded confidence, was a candidate for an office 1 9 o r O e n ' 'ln t e day w e'll 'r song;,! :.,-, ., , , under the Watch Committee. The Watch Committee And prove it by our harmony. inquired into his character. Why, when his character But 'ere we part we would implore was read to the committee, there was not one member of Of Heaven to grant, from its rich store, the committee of the present day who could say one word The choicest blessings it can give for Kehoe, but the surprise was how a man of such disre- To those we pray for : while they live,— May joy,—long life,—prosp er ity,— putable character could ha ve b een so l ong k ept i n the Continue to posterity, police force. (Hear, hear.) This was the man upon And long may Horsfall's fame be known, whose evidence he (Mr. Parker) had been branded before Let all be proud the name to own. (Cheers.) the public for the last fortnight as a man who had been Mr. BENJAMIN EASTWOOD next gave " the health of interfering with the police force in the discharge of their our worthy master, William Joseph Horsfall, Esq.," duty. And Kehoe petitioned the bench of magistrates which was responded to by Mr. T. SIMPSON. It was with that he might be released from the arduous and onorous feelings of no ordinary degree of pleasure that he rose to duty of reporting on the applications for marine-store discharge the duty devolved upon him ; and he only re- dealers' licences. Now, at the very time he asked to be gretted that he had not sufficient eloquence to do it released from that duty, this Kahoe was applying to Mr. justice. He had known Mr. Horsfall as long perhaps as Tyson, in the Town-clerk's cffice, for some remuneration any person in that room, with the exception of one or for doing it. The Council should have Mr. Tyson's re two ; and, as he reviewed the many years in which he had port :it was not what he (Mr. Parker) said—it was from enjoyed his acquaintance, he felt that he could not speak facts alone that he argued. He must say a word or two too highly of his character. He was sure Mr. Horsfall re- about the man named Thomas Wagden. He found this gretted his inability to be with them that evening. In man out after a good deal of tr ou bl e . H e now kept an conclusion, he had only one wish to express, and that ironmonger's shop in Scotland-road. He was a man who was that their worthy master, Mr. William Joseph Hors- paid 20s. in the pound, a burgess of this town ; and he fall, might very soon follow the steps of his worthy was a man of unimpeachable character, and had a right to brother, to commemorate whose marriage they had that protection if he needed it. His father was connected with evening assembled. (Laughter and cheers.) paper•manufacturing. For fifteen years he was in the Mr. JOHN CALLANDER said that the name of the rag line. He never had a charge brought against him, Horsfalls was truly a savour of sweet smell. It was a and as an individual he was as respectable as any man on name known not only in England, but in Africa's remotest the bench of magistrates. So much for Wagden, and so nooks. They found, indeed, that from old Calabar the much for Kehoe. The first person in this drama was his kings, or rather the chiefs, had addressed petitions, to (Mr. Parker's) humble self. He thought, from his posi obtain redress for their grievances, to Mr. Horsfall; and tion as an alderman of this borough, and the compliment surely, if his name were known in old Calabar, it would which the Council had paid him by electing him an alder be still better known in Liverpool. The name of Mr. T. man, he was not called upon to say anything regarding B. Horsfall was to him like that of his revered father. He himself. That circumstance, in order that he might not recollected when, 28 years ago, his father was in the be accused of egotism, would make him refrain from say habit of visiting the Vauxhall foundry ; and, though he ing one word. only knew him by sight, still he could never forget what Mr. WOODRUFF, who had been similarly charged wi th to him was a cherished memory—the old m an ' s ever i n t er f erence b y I nspector Kehoe, emphat i ca ll y dented pleasant look. He (Mr. Callender) sometimes thought it having in any improper manner interfered witbthe_ in would be better lithe workmen were to put o n th a t p l easan t Spector . H e h a d upon one occas i on gone t o sfr. Dowling look too. Were they to do so, what a happy wor k s h op t o ma k e an i nqu i ry i nto the reaason f or the refusal of a their's would be ! (Cheers.) The toast h e was a b ou t t o li cense . If suc h i nqu i r i es were no t to be allowed, muni.. propose was the health of Mr. T. B. Horsf a ll, a gen tl eman c ip a l au th or it y b ecame a lt oge th er a farce. (Hear, h ear .) well worthy of their heartiest thanks. H e was no t on l y a Th e mag i strates appeare d t o i n fer that me m bers o f the man of public spirit, but he was a bene vo l en t an d goo d- C ounc il were , b y thi s i n terference, going a begging for hearted man, as his greatest pleasure was to give h a ppin e ss v o tes. Th e g entlemen who drew up the but he trusted report might to the working man. (Loud cheers.) It we ll b ecame have been one time guilty of such conduct; them, therefore, to invite in hearty good wishes for his that it would be repudiated by every member of the Town welfare. (Cbeere.) Council. Mr. KIND said he had the heart to respond to the last Mr. TouLMIN thought it his duty to rise and answer toast properly, though his tongue might fail to support the whichimputation had been cast upon hi s c h aracter. he could have him. He felt what he feared he could not say. He re. It was impossibleused the language im sponded most cordially to all that had been said by Mr. puted to . him by InspectorKehoe, and dcontradiction slide Colluder, They all felt a PIPQM latereet in his welfare I a most unqualified to every part of Kehoe's t of Tns aperint , a police-officer of nineteer .Mr. Tomo defended tl.e , ointment ground of the individual selected appe r aring to the most t gson moving that Superintendent ry be only 20s. per week. That amendment was negatived by 25 to 16, and the proceedings of the Watch Committee 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 man fc resulted Rimnier d. in the pound was agreed to.—The committee was authorised to take proceeding prepantor to s tile laying of a Watch Rate for the years 1853-4, (wiucn 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 ofthe Architectural andAreLzeo 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 anpointed 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,-1. 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- Plumbe-street, and Key-street, continued across the canal and the borough gaol into Great Howard-street, if their width he increased.-3. in connexion with the route northwards along Moorfields, a southerly continua tion to the bottom of Lord-street. To effect this, they purpose to widen Paradise-street, and continue the 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-hal!, 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 the formation of an oval round St. Anne's churchyard, the continuation of Cazneau-street into Scotland-road, and the formation of a new street from the top of Shaw's brow to the bottom of Richmond-row.-7. The continua tion of Maryiebone 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 to a point near the south end of Bootle-lane. -10. The opening of a direct line of cross-communication from Walton.-11. The continuation of Aigburgh-road into Park-road ; also the formation of a branch road to the south-west corner of the Prince's-park. and the conti nuation of Chester-street southerly. In subordination to these improvements the formation of a new street from the south end of Berkeley -street to the north end of road from the straight corner Rodney-street, T ox t e th.—]2. The formation of a curved junction street f or th e i n t er section of Crown-street with Oxford-street, to the n orth end of the railway-bridge in o S f n A ii i t o h i trdroaw-street -elaentea.—ndl3l; line, to the Town-row, West Derby.-14 . Fairclouh lane opened out into the turnpike-road.-15 . To remedy r c n o e t w - st l r n e e e of nearly in a the present inaccess ibili ty of Eve r t on, it is proposed to make a nen road from the south end o f S haw-street to th e junction of Breck-lane and Whitefield-lane, Everton. —l6. A road across Geor ge ' s D ock (which would divide it into two portions) to the bottom of Water-street, which, when widened as intended, will give a direct access to the Exchange and neighbourhood. A discussion fol lowed, in which Dr. Hume, Mr. Picton, Mr. F. Howard, 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. THE LIVERPOOL FLEET FOR AUSTRALIA.—The total number of vessels now preparing for the various ports 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 • I„Mel bourne and Sydney, 1,650 tons; 2, Melbourne andbeelmit. 1,145 tons ; 2, Port Philip, 1.291 tons ; 1, Port' PhOWT Sydney, &c., 403 tons ; 1, Geelong, 240 ton's; 7 . • . Acie'• laide, 3,302 tons; 10, Sydney, 5,507 tons ; and 32; Ater bourue, 16,435 tons. of the .o the posed nistic d the this it the of a 1 Of and gant ;reat ird's any they am- I at t on tter not the ;Cof her I'lll -