Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-31 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL. The Council met at eleven o'clock c - eAerday, in the Town Hall, for the purpose of winclin; up the business of the raT, pre,vions to the annual &colons. The Mayor, FitaNcti bHAND, E q., cccuTiied the chi,ir. FIN t• CB COMMITT3I. The proceedings of th s committee were read, and con tained the following recommendatio! s, smong others : Recomm , nriatlon to purchase a piece of land in Hors.- street, crnitainiug 161 sTrare yards, for the sum of £1 000, also a house a - id shop in Islington-terrace, for £l,lOO. Recommendation t accept Mr. Venn's resignation of the office of Sergeant•at-mace, ar d to appoint Mr. Fleet es his 'ttarporary sucere,sor, at the Same rateable salary—viz , £lOO per annum. The committee also stated that the Fuiveyor was directed to adveri3C the sale, upon !ewe, of the George Hotel, Dale-street. The committee took into their conside ration tie request made by the Rev. Mr. Gillew, isf the Arno's Vale Relorm:cary, Bristo', for a grant of £5OO, and referred the vestion to the Town Clerk and the Borough Giol Governor, to report upon. Having received a report, the committee fully considered the sub ject, and finally expre,sed their regret that they could not recommend the Cuuitil to accede to the application. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Hornby, the chairman, coupled with the expression of the deep regret that Mr. liornby's determination to retire woad dep.ive tLe Council of his valuable services, and recording th hear felt wish of every member for tic future welfare and happiness. A vote of t'lauks was els) passed to Mr. AlrLrman Holme, for his valuable services as vice-chairman, Mr. Hoasas moved the confirmati n of the recrmmen dation, for the purchases in Hurst-'t-r et and frlington terrace, which was seconded by M , . Alderman Holrae, and carried. Mr. Hom iny. in moving the second recommendation, with regard to 'he office of Fergeatit-m-mace, Etrted that the Finance Committee had come to the deter min:titian of recommending the C uncil t ) give up the (thee in Lont'on which was eccupied by Mr. Venn, and very property so, for he trusted that in future they should have no occasion for the exp:nsir2. p.rliamer.tary contests in which so much money had been spent during the last few years. (flear, hear.) In the altered state of the Enances of the C.:rporation, it would he ireurnb , tat upon them to avoid parliamentary contests. The Council would observe that Mr. Feet was spoken of rs a temporary successor to Mr. Venn, becau,e it was thought possible upon the determination of the Council to make some alteration with reev ' ird to th e ogre of Sergeant -at-mice. Tue gentleman wh o at present hed that office, ers alto the deputt-regis•rar of the B'r ugh Court, and there was some little technical iuconveniericc in having both oflres hold by one person. gr. Alderman ENME seconded the confirmation of the recommendation, which was unanimously agreed upon. Mr. Hemmer said, in na. v:n; the confirmation of the general proceedings of the Finance Committee, the only subject to which he wished to advert for a few moments was the instructions which the committee had given to the Tewn Clerk an 1 the Treasurer to prepare a raper', of the financial position of the Council under the operation of the new Act of Parliament called the Mersey Conservarcv Ant. They were also aware that that Act of Parliament tome into operation upon he Ist of January next, and the committee consitered that it was exei , edingly desirable the Conned should be in possession of the fullest information with regard to their future income and liabilitit a at the earliest possible date. In the ensuing municipal year, the loss cceasioned by that Ant of Parliament would he less sensibly felt, inasmuch as the C ;mien would be in receipt of town dues fur four merits. But he belisved that in the succeeding year, when the whole of the less would be felt, the income of the Corperefon would still be found ade quate to meet all tile ordinary exper.diteue, and also, if the Council felt so disp)sed, to cowl, ue the discretionary pay ments which the/ had le?eo in the habit of making to the. charitable institutions of the town, end for the maintenance of the Corporalen scheo!s. (Hear, hear.) Of ceuree, he made these observations upon the supposition that strict economy would be ob served is the mating meet of the Corporation income, and that expensiv e cmtes's in Parliament would he entirely avoided. (Elea-, beer.) Indeed, ho thought the Council would find that fit the future its income would be tcoally inadequate to maintain such coestant apelicetions for Acts of Parliament. Mr. Alderman Ilonmes accorded the confirmation of the proceediogs. Mr. Sem believ.d he should he in order if, at that stage of the proosedirga, ha gave notice that it was his intentien t ) move in a matter of some importance at the welt Council. It was his intention to call the attention of the r ext Corned to the necessity of a rc-arrangement of the committees of the C uncil. He had, of couiw, no intention of going into the merits of the question at that isume.rare, Ix Jess./ R..... f fuglford," 'that the gentlemen present might bare an opportunity, between that and the next Council meeting, of giving the subject their most serious consideration. If be might be permitted to make the suggestion, be thoeglit it wo id greatly lersen the difficulties of the queeticn if the retiring Chairmen of Committ , s woell, in the irt real, meet, and bring up a report of their ()Onion upon the subject, and any suggestions they bad to (filar. Mr. BANNEtt berg d to make a observation connected with the last resolution which had been passed by the Finarc3 Commtttee. He was sure it must be a matter of regret to every member that the committee and the Conceit were to be deprived of the services of a g , ntlernan who had so 1. ng been at the head of the Finance Com mittee, who had met with the universal apt-oh ition and cordial admirati , n of every one in the Council, and whose high character was appreciated not only there but by every one thronghrut the town of Liverpool. (Hear, hear, and applause) He felt it right to make this obser vation in order that the resolution passed might rot rner ly exprrss the opi ion of the committee, but might be participated iu by every coembar of the Town Council. (Hear, hear.) Mr. GRAN S said there was one portion of the Finance Committee's proceedings to which be felt it his duty to take exception. It was that which recommended the dis continuance of the grant f .r the maintenance of an agency in London. He approved of the discontinuance of the Corporation Offi•es in London, but he cou'd not conceive how. the business of the town, in cornection with the b rough membtrs, was to be carried rn, if the recommendation of the committee were agreed to, dispensirg with the servlces of the London sgent. The eno moat amount of business which was conducted in London by their members rend. red it the duty of the Couneil to afford every reasotaale facility for the conduct of that business. Th le was also a very large amount of business, irrespective of the Council, on which deputations were in the habit of going almost weekly to London. Small interes s required t.) be represented, and to have their gri,vaeces brought before the committee as well as large ones ; and, &though this did not immediately involve the business of the Council, he conceived it was the Council's duty to do something towards providing for those deputations some place of meeting in London. He thought they also rcquireci some ore in London who would watch the various proceedings of the House of Commons, and to furnish the Council with all bills and reports which might by ary possibility be u=eful to the town. A very general wish had been exp•es,:ed by the commercial bodies and associations of Liverpool to have an agent, c'ammercially speaking, in London ; but he believed they would fail in carrying out their wish unless the municipal body also was represented there. He understood that each of the asso &rations of the town bad joined in a request to the Finance Committee to receive a deputatien upon the subject, and h 3 thought it would be only prnper, in deference to a strong general wish that the Finance Committee should receive the deputation before fin dly e.eciding on the subject. Ile begged, therefore, to move that that portion of the proccedir.gs be referred back to the Finance. Committee for re-c nsifleration. Mr. ROBINSON seconded the amendment, thinking it very irap. - Irtant that there sh,uld he an agency in London. MAYost said it happaned by accident that a corer ". nicati,n from the Chamber of Commerce upon that snbj‘ct was not laid before the Finance Committee at their last meEtiqi. lie proposed t, read it now, so that it might raise a fresh cmsideristioa upon the subject. A letter from t! , e Chamber of Commerce. similar to that laid before the Dock Committee on Thursday, expresirg the opinion of that b-dv, that it was desirable to continue the agency in London, and reel es'ing that the Finance Committee would receive a deputation upon the subject, was read to the °camel'. Air. Alderman llor.ste said there was not the slightest übje3tion to consider he subject, but at present the Finance Committee, like all other committees, was defunct He h i•ever heard 13:fere that tho commercial ass,&atiors de sired a eont'ereoce upon the subject. Toe Finance C eAncoive that as the Council would have very little business in Parliament for the future, it would not be necessary to continue the agency. If, however, the commerci,l assccia • tiocs thought it desirable that there should be such an office, it would be for the Council to take into their consi &ration whether an amount should not be sabscribA by the mun'cioality for the psrpt.se. It was Enally agreed that the whcle finbjeet should be ressry d for the considerati..n of the Finance Committee ender the new Council. M. Slim desired to make some r-m - Irks with reference to the resolution of the committee upon the applies ion of the Arno's Court Reformatory. He was sorry to see an observation made in london by a magistrate, when a child was brought before him, that there was no reformatory to which the child could be sent. He was still more sorry to find that THE NORTHERN TIMES.. - LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1857 the sams remark was made by Mr. Mansfield, in the case of a child who was not of an age to los sent to the Akbar Reformatory. Mr. Mansfi Id said if the child had been a Roman Catholic it c uld have been di-posed of, but being a Protestant there was no reformatory to receive it. Now, be did Iv t at the mete eat recollect the exact number kept in the Arno's Court Reformatory, bathe knew that a very large pre nertion of the children there were cent from Liverpool. More than half the whole numb. r, indeed, were sent there from Liverpool. It was true that Government made an allowance for the maiuter.arce of the children, but Government made ae allowance for the erection of buildings and accommolatitn. Tae gentle man who made the app'ication from Arn court did so on tLis grcund. He had, hinuelf, erected the building ; the cost had been upwards of £30,000, fr am which he derived no bsne fit wha'evrr, it a pectiniary point of view —no b;nefit hut that which would arise from the gratifica tion of It sing done a very great good to so many unfortunate crew ores who would otherwise be thrown ()pee the world. (Che-r,.) In m ki , g these r marks he explained that he did not mean to find any fault with the committee for the recommendati an they had made. .ler. Alderman Realm in vehement language congratu lated the committee upon living passed a resolution so much in accordance with the feeling of the mej ;Tit) , of the Council, and refused to recomrnen I a groat to a Jesuitical in3itution, which would be contrary to the spirit of thr Municip d Act. Mr. J. R. JEFFERY thotig.ht the Council was called upon to do ore of two thM:,ss, either to c mteibu'e towards . the expense of these buildings, or to provide buildings far L7E r pool aildren at home. He thought they eught not to continue to ba recipien's of pr . vete gentleman's bcunty without contributing, rs he asked thorn, to the expense of buildings to accommodate children who were now excluded con s-cpently upon Liverpool sending its children there. Out of 92 children there, Liver eOOl claimed 53. Now he put it as a simple question of j or he won'd put it as a matter ofs:l'-re=pent, wbe.her the community ought to continue under constant obligeticns to a private gentkman without making any return. It was a reflection upon the entire community that Liverpool hid not kept pace with the progress of reformatory institetions elsewhere. He contended, then, that the Council (eight either to corthibete towards the instituii• n, or to withdraw the Liverpool children, and allow others 'o take their places. who were now anxi usly for accommodation. He moved, therefore, as an amendment, that that portion .of the pro. ceedings be referred back to the Finance Committee, for re consideration. Mr. BECKWITH seconded the rerendment. Mr. ANDERSON said, when he saw the remarks of the magis'rates in the newspripers, he felt rather ashamed that Liverrool hal not b-en able to provide reformtiori, s for Protestant chldreo before that time. Tracy had a consider .ble amount of funds in han.ls, and they had been looking out for a site to establish a refornatorv, but, they had not yet been able to find a suitable one. He said this in explanation of the apparent want of energy upon the part of the Feformatory Commiitee. He thought Mr. Mansfield was rather nnler a mistake when he said that there was no oe,7omjnodation in cry of the Protestor t re formatories. There was still same arc mrnodation in the Akbar. and he was informed the other day that there were some Protestant reformatories which were prepared to receive boys. As he did not like to take an; thing from others without Irving for it, he should have been glad if the Finarea Committe had Yen their way to make a small grant for the services which wale conferred upon the town by tha reformatory in question. (Hear ) Mr. SHELL rxplainel that Mr. - Mansfield's remarks applied to boys too young to he placed on board the Akbar. The Council Mien divided upon ne amendment, when there appeEred For tie amenthrent—M ssrs. Anderson, Shiel, Wood ruff, thydock, Nich,lson, Me.Guflie ' Mczley, Earle, John , on, Picton, -J. IC. Jeffery, Mellor, Beckwith, Aath nr ; Aldermen—Robinson, J. H. Turner-16. Againgt —llll Mayor ; Messrs. Stitt, II troby, Livings tor, Steers, Banner, J. Holme, Graves, Iftancker, Afirin, X.bertami ; A.ldertn , n—Bennett, Parker, Gardner, S. Hought sn, y. Holme-18. The amendment was therefore The goneral proceedings of Finance Committee were tb.m confirmed. by Preston-street. The result of that purchase would be that the Council would have the benefit which thole erec tions would give inst-ad of the owners oe the neighbourirg property. At present the committee were not in a position to state what the co,t of the improve ment would be, but there was no doubt it would amply pay for itself. The Conn , it were now called upon to coosi, - 'er two things—first, whether they would rermit the committee t) give the notice at all; and nex', whether that notice should be for the original, or for the extended pl .n ntw before them. All that they at present asked, vcas to be allowed to give the ordinary parliamentary notice. The plans would again come before the Counc 1, and the Council clu'd then determine whe'her or not they should b proc elPd with. With regard to the cost, though the c menicEe could not exactly state the amount, yet he might say that a rate of Q 1 iu the pound for twelve Tars would fully liquidate it. Mr. SHEIL seconded tb mo•iun. Mr. Alderman PAaxsx obj eted, and mired that the recommendation be not emfirmed Mr. W. EARL also opposed the recommendation, and observed that it would be prern:lture to give the notice. It was impossible that they coul I go on with th 3 work this year, even supposing it were desirab'e; and furthermore it was necessary, before they entered on any work of mag carafe, to know in what state they stood with regard to their finaeces. (Hear, hear.) He did not pretend to say that the improvement was not ers.mlial for the health of of the toyer, but he would ask WNSI that the only place in the Wain requiring improvement? Every day people were writing in the newspapers, calling on the Council to make this improvement and that improvement, but they forgot that soc'i improvements could only be effected by means of a borough rate, aided to some extent by any surplus fund which might remain in the bands of the Corporation. (Hear, hear.) STEkINS expressed astrrishment at the opposition to the recommends ion, seeiag that the scheme of impr sve meat iu that quarter of the town hal b en already approved of by tle Council. H hitus,lf was a deputation from , he Wa'ch C ‘mmittee on the Joint Cummirtee, by which this plan was arranged, and he contended that the improvement $17,211 reeded on Unsocial groands, and most of all on moral and sanitary grannna Mr. PICTON said that it was a novel proceeding for the committee to ask the Cooncil to embark in any such un dertaking as that nwe before them, without first submit ting an estitnete of the cost. (Hear, hear.) 0? that the Council knew nothing, but there were only two ways by which the schome cou d be carried oat—either by mort eaging the property or paying a rate. (Hear, hear.) Were they prepared for either el - ernative? He would answer that they ware not. (Hear, hear.) The corporate property was in a transition state—they did not know what their funds would be, and though for the future it would rt quire every exertion on the part of the Council to establish their affairs cn a solvent 13 rsis, yet they were now asked to ullnge into a work of great magnitude with ont having any estimate of the cost before them. (Hear, bea-,) They were not in a positioo to place upon the rate payers a r .te of id in the pound for such an improvement ; but he would ask would that rate (affray all the exprnses of the mat•er? Mr. S - rEeirrs : N.); only the portion of the improvements that wire now asked for. Mr. Preroe continued to complain that he was a ked to approve of the whole pia-, while he was now told that even a rate of -1.1 in the pound would only cover a portion of the cos. He would not agree to any indefinite amount of tax ktion to carry out an indefitete plan, and be c 'wended tdat the improvement which was OVA wanted jet the town was the improvement of the streets along the tine of docks, so as to facilitate the traffic passing north and south. Mr. SHELL supported the recemm ndation. and defendA the committee in the curse they bad taken in this matter. The property comprised in the site of the Se - aceu's Head had long lain idle on the hands of the committee, and when it was etecided by a rote of the Council to remove the Corewans-street offices to new offices to be erected oe that site, the cemmittee proceeded to consider how best they could make that chance the means of eff care; a great public improvement. (Hear, hear.) They found the vac .nt land of the rite in cpesion surrounded by property of no value, and which was, furthermore, a moral and sanitary neisanee to the town. (Hear, hear.) They s a h cc o c u tr i d d in b g e ly in r c e i c u o j m ed m i e i nd th e e d i t ni o p t r h o e cc rn Council n t i h at t. the that u l:nd n a cii approve'. of the recemenendetioe when it was brought bef re them. Salosiejee:Oty, the Surveyor inspected the piece, sad seeirg that the improvement couid be ren dered still more effectual, and at the same time le neficial to the Corporation, inasmuch as it would largely improve their prop rty, he recommended that the additional land, comprising, as Mr. Dover had stated, 6,100 square yards, should be also purcl a e'. The committee adopted the suggestioe ' and it was fur the extended plan now before the Council that they sought approval. As to the necessity of imae(] rovement in that a u rle u r . of . r. s h . e li to c w lit e e , r %h i i , e , which , w w a u s „ zn a e n o a f he trusted that the Council would not be prevented from giving the plan its sane ion, by the cd eaptandum opposi tion which was now offered to them. Mr. JOH4 emir opposed the tee mmsndation, cn the ground that they would not be justified in entering on a project of the magnitude of that now before them, until they first knew whet their financial position would be under the new eircornstaects which would come into operation on the Ist of January. Mr. Aide, m a n Treszn also opposed the recommendation. 4 M.. JAMES HOLME said, that if anything cuuld deter gentl. men from devoting their tlme and experience Ise metu icg prujee s of public improvemeut, it would he the course which some memb rs of the Council were taking in this matter. The land in the loc dity in questi ‘n had !nog lain idle on their hands, and the question which the com mittee had first to consider was, how they could turn that land to advantage, and at the same time efAct al impro:ement which would firm the nuc'eus of other and mere extensive improvements, in a cite rter of the town standing in spe:ial need of them. (Hear, hear.) Some gentlemen comp Lined that no es imato of the cost was laid before then, but there was no just ground of cnnpl int on that head, as the d eatir of the project was frequently b: fore the Cuuncil, and the estimate of the cost stated. Toe purchase of the Ketee.te inciu led in the old plan was estimated a' £36,340; the cost of the new offices, £lB,OOO ; and the purefessr of the Saracen's Hcsd from the Corporation, £l2,ooo—in all, £66,000. Against that there should he placed the sale of the Cornwallis-street property, and 5,200 square yards rf land, arising out of the improvemetit, arneun•ing to £39,000, and leaving a defi ciency of X 27,000 as the cost to the public of the improve ment. In conclusion, Mr. Ilelme urged that as there was an objectioa to go any further in the direction of Oldhall street for commercial offices, there was now no other site in the town `or such buildings than the lied which would be created by this improvement, and on that ground alone the plan brought with it a street; recommendation. It would, moreover, sweep away a mass of poor and disrepu tatee property, which was a disgr ce and a nuisance to the town, and would lay the basis of wide and extetsive irnprevements. (11 , ar, bear.) Mr. Alderman Ca , rex said there was no immediate necessity for the I t ri h iha a ot t t di h m e rp y i io n nv e ge e d mi na h noave no l f i e r a . r land was much wanted in the centre of the town, and in no district more than the one now is coestior, but much as it was wanted, he would still oppose the plan, if the tomenfttee c mte mplated taking one permy fur the improvement out of the borough fund. (dear, bear ) Mr. JAMES JIGLMiC replied that the committee had no sash intend )n. M. J. R. JIEFFERY opposed the recommendation, on the grouod cf ignorance as to their financial position, rnd that the plan or iinpr,:vsnEr now before them, though large ia itself, was not SUffiCiEll ly compr hensive in re,ard to the whole town. There were many more improvements requiring, to by carriel cut, and he did think that no large work should . be undertaken until they hat a comprehensive scheme for the whole town before them. (Hear, It ) As to the loss on the Saracen's Head proper y, there could cot be much lost by allowing it to remaiu in its prcs titcondi , iou for another year. Mr. Alderman BrENETT stated that he bad no personal interest in this matter, erd he at once admitted the fict lest it might be supposed hAt he was ialuenced by personal considerations in supporting the improvement. Mr. Bznnea was then about to speak on the question. but desisted on its being intimated to him that no member of the Cosncil having a pecuniary interest in any matter before it could either speak or vote in the question. Mr. Alterman PARKER'S motion was th , n put to the vot- and hat by 16 to 22 The voting was as follo ws : For the mo ion- Ald-rmen Preston, Bold, Hors'all, Pal ker, Cooper, Tarrer, H"ughton ; Councillors G W. P. J ff: . eys, Moz'ey, Earle, Picton, J. R. Jeffery, Kitchen, Aikin, and Farnw ,r`h-16. Agiliast —The Mays; Aldermen Div!r, Gardner, S. Holme ; Councillors Anders .n, Sheil, Woodruff, Hlydoek, Littledale, Tyre*, Steains, Banner, J Holm J Mnson, ILds,u, Mellor, Beckwith, Clint, Ilan, and Anth-ny-22. The recommendation of the committee was then con firmed, as were also the gent r 1 proceedings. GARDENS COMMITTEE. 'rho proceedings of this C ) mmittee were confirmed upon tho motion of Mr. Preston. CHURCH EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE. The minutes of this Committee contained the following recommendation :—" To appoint Mr. W.• E. Clarke, organist at St. Martin's Church, at a salary of 430 Per annum, being the same salary paid to his p-edecessor." Mr. Banner moved the confirmation of the proceedings, which was carried. OBSERVATORY COMWITTIIII. The proceedings of this Committee oOritained a reso lution expressing the high sense entertained by the Committee of the ♦aluable services rendered by Mr. Hartnup, and stating that if the institution had contin ued under the management of the Council, it was the intention of the Committee to have recommended an increase to the salary of 'that gentleman, which they considered at preernt wholly inadequate. Mr. Tyrer moved, and Mr. Atkin seconded, the confirmation of the proceedings, each pentlernan adding his testimony to the valuable and important services. The proceedings were confirmed. WATER COMMITTAL The proceedings of this committee were read. Mr. Alderman Cooper, before moving the general proceedings, begged leave to propose the following resolution, of which he had given notice'—" To rescind or vary a resolution of the Council, passed on the Bth day of August last, confirming a resolution of the Water Committee, of the 4th day of July last, relative to the account of the representatives of the late Mr. John Johnson, and to authorise the Water Committee to pay the balance of the contract for the construction of the Green Lace Works, amounting to £7BB 2s 7d.'' Mr. Cooper stated that the Jouncil, on the 4th of July last, passed a resolution to deduct certain amounts which had been incurred as flues in the perf 'mance of the Green Lane Works some years since. It appeared, however, that., in 1849, the committee came to an arrangement with Mr. Johnson to remit the fines, he giving up certain► points. The account had never been settled, and the Town-clerk: now advised the committee that they could not deduct the amount of the penalties since they had made such an arrangement previously. Mr. Woodruff seconded the motion, which was carried. Mr. Cooper then moved that the general proceedings be confirmed, which was seconded_by Mr. Woodruff, and agreed to. Mr. James Holme: Mr. Mayor, there is a plan Lid upon the table which will shew the utter impossibility of supplying the town in the manner which has been suggested. .The Mayor said the proceedings had been confirmed, and the Counci', therefore, could not go into that question. an exparte view of the subject, and that they would be glad he should come down again. Mr. 3. R. JZFFICILY iC e3nded the motion, and quite agreed that Lord Stanley ought to be invited to visit Liverpool and r , ceive facts, which it was quite clear the Government was not in possess ;on cf. The proceedings were then clnfirrcefl. THE MAY )RCS COMMUNICATIONS. A memorial was read from resident ratepayers, occupiers, and owners of property in Per; broke-glace, requesting that for one-third of the width of Pembroke-place, commencing at Elizabeth-street and terminating at the west corner of Moore-place. the present square set pavement be removed and Macadam substituted. The memorial was back e d up by letters from several medical gentlemen resident in the reighbourh , cd, declarinT, that the noise caused by the present pavement was most injurious to patients in the Lying-in Hospital there, and to persons sick in other houses. Mr. J. R. JgrFEnr moved that the prayer of the memo rial should be granted, which was seconded by Mr. Aldermen Cooper. mil a lengthened discussion took place, which ended in the memorial being referred, with the assent of Mr. Alderman Dover, back to the Health Com mittee. An account from the Clroner was produced, t.howi:T that for , he year, frau 30th September, 1856, to 29th Sep tem.,er, 1857, 642 inquests hfi'd been held. The folio ,7in communicatio , i from the Secretary-at-War wai read : War-office, Pall Mall, 26 h October, 1857. Sir—l am directed to Lcknowledge the receipt of your letter, of the 17th instant, transmitting a resolution of a joint meeting of the Seth -committees of the Town Council and Dock Committee of Liverpool, requesting that the erection of a battery et Uscard should be reconsidered, in consequence of a strotg opinion prevailing in the town and neighbonthood that that battery is not the most effective means that can be devised in furtherance of the defence of the port, I f:113 to state, in reply, that Lord Panmuro desires me to reefer you to a resolution of the Corporation, of February 7 Is, 1855, by which this identical plot of land was ceded for the purpose of constructing a battery, and which was confirmed by a letter from your predece'sor, of Ju'y Bth, 1856. The rite is one which has been always considered most suitable for a work of this kind by every officer who has had to consider the best means of defending the port of Liverpool; t,nd this opinion has, more recently, been c nfirmed by a joint committee of military and naval cfilJers specially nAned to consider th 4 question ; and, in the absence of any substantial military or other reason against the decision, Lord Panmure would not be j ratified in suspending the execution of a work which, though viewed alone, may not appear at first sight the bast that can 1)3 devised, yet, as ore of a number arranged at different points, is certainly essential to the completion of the views enterta'ned by the best jldges if such questions for the proper defence of the port. lam to add that a contract has been accepted for the work nearly six weeks ego, and, c..nsideritig the claims the contractor would have to compensation in case of the abandonment of the work, and that, sooner or later, the battery must be erected, any postponement of the work would 1):1 a source of considelahle and tit:necessary expense to the public.— I have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant, R. filwas, The Town Clerk remarked that the .C.uncil did not, at the time, give any opinion as to the fitness of the site. VOT'd OF THANKS TO THE MAYOR. Mr. W. Earle said : Mr. Mayor, the time has arrived when we shall lose your serviees in the chair. It has been usual for the Chairman of the Finance Committee to express the obligations of the Council towards the Mayor for his conduct in the chair during his term of office, and my friend Mr. Hernby having been obliged to go away. I have very great pleasure in taking his place on the present occasion, and 1 do it the more readily, because anything I have to say is said with sincerity. (Hear, hear.) lam sure, sir, we shall all agree in thanking you for the great hospitality you have shown during your Mayoralty, cud for the courteous manner in which you have behaved to each one of us in this body. (Hear, hear.) Many of us, slr, are unruly spirits, and I dare say your patience has been often tried with us. You have, however, stool the teat of that ordeal, and behaved in a manner that can only merit, as it deserves, the approbation of this Council. (Applause.) I have great pleasure, sir, in moving that the thanks of this Council he givea to you for your conduct during your Mayoralty. (Applause.) Mr. Ald. S. Holm° seconded the motion. He said-1 am privileged to second the resolution which has just been proposed by Mr.E-trle, but had it not been fir the absence of Mr. Hornbv, I believe that the resolution would have been proposed by him and seconded by Mr. Ear:e. An expression of thanks is always agreeable when the object of it is worthy of the honor. (Hear, hear.) The generous courtesy, sir, which you have shows to all classes of the community, and the hospitality which has characterised your reign, has been admitted by all. It is no easy matter, as I know, to hold the scales firmly, impartially, ..a.wb;y like thls, Where feeling occasionally predominates, but you, sir, have succeeded in doing s and to the satisfaction of all—(hear, hear)— aud I feel perfectly assured that this Council will as cheerfully accord to you the expression of their thanks as your conduct in that chair has so well deserved during the time you have so worthily occupied it. (Hear, hear ) I second the motion proposed by Mr. Earle, and which feel satisfied will be carried by the acclamation of this Council. (Applause.) The resolution was carried by acclamation. The Mayor said: Gentlemen, I could not receive at your hands anything more grateful to my feelings than the flattering expression of thanks that has just now been uttered, and I feel very deeply that I owe my sincere and warmest thanks to those friends who have proposed that vote, and to you who have so very kindly re-ceived it. I confess that I entered on the office of Mayor with the intent of fulfilling its duties, but'at the same time I must confess that I entered on it with a strong feeling of d ffilence in my mind. as I felt I had not an apt disposition for the fulfillment of those duties, and I can only say, that I now feel that it I have succeeded, it has greatly arisen from that support and assistance which I have received at your hands, and from the assistance and support I h:..ve received from my townsmen generally. (Applause.) Mine has not been a year of official diffi culty, nor has there been in it any matter of very extraordinary interest, except the laying of the founds Lion stone of the Free Library, from which I was most unhappily excluded. But there was one thing certainly which created at one moment considerable anxiety, and that was the attempt that was made on tho revenue and estate of this great Corporation. (Hear, hear.) I, how ever, felt the utmost confidence that it would never pass that noble ordeal to which odr Constitution has assigned the protection of the rights and privileges of the nation. (Hear, hear.) And, Gentlemen, though we are some what shorne of those beams which were increasing and spreading around us every year, I believe that we are yet possessed of a noble estate which will give dignity to the character of this Corporation, and will, I trust, also extend the greatest possible advantage which can be bestowed from such a source upon the town to which we oelong. Gentlemen, allow ale once more to thank you for the very great honour you hive done me. (Applause.) The Council then broke up. At LEWIS & °WANT'S, Ranelagh-street, BOYS are CLOTHED Tom the Ages of Six to Twenty Years. A letter from Tricree of th 22nd states that the Queen of Greece, accompanied by the Grand Duke of Oldenburg, had arrived in that town, where her Majesty at once embarked on board a Greek war steamer, and sailed for Athens. The Grand Duke of Oldentmg subacquently left Trieste to return to his own States. AN ATLAS GRATIS WITH THE "DISPATCII."—On and after Sunday, October 4th, 1857, each cmy cf the Dispatch will be accompanied with a map, a chart, or the plan of of a principal town, so as to furnish to eaca subscribr-r, gratis, the most comprehensive, complete and generally useful Atlas hitherto published in Great B:itain. The size of the engravings will be that of one page of the newspaper, six maps ani two plans, in each year, will be of doable the size-17 inches by 2.5. The ordinary maps will be orrectly tinted, the charts will be properly relieved in blin, and the plans will be printed is a rich colour. The double maps will be the object of great attention in the desire to make them beautiful specimens of map colouring. It is hoped, in the course of nu unreasonably protracted time, that the Dispatch Atlas will contain more names and positions of places than any other English publication of the kind. The counties will be given se parately, and where they are large and populous, as in the case of Lincashire, each div:sion of the count will occupy a pace; evil], the Sta'es of Italy will be the subject of six distinct m , ps. The names of the draughtsmen and engravers will be the best guarantee for perfect accuracy. The maps will be as full as clearm. , ss and reference will allow. Corrections and discoveries will be given from the best au'horities. The engravings will be in the highest style of art, many thousands of pounds being devoted to their east, and they will be taken from original drawings expressly prepared for the series. Directors of mechanics' instPutes, the conductors of all educational establishments, the proprietors of hotels, reeding-rooms, and coffee-houses, will, in poste-sing the Dispatch Atlas be supplied with a daily want. The money value of the completed work may be best ascertained by inquiring the selling price of any large and trustworthy collection of maps. The Dispatch Atlas will he forwarded with the numbers of the paper at the usual price, 6J, per copy, or 6d. stamped. Oa the first issue some hints viia be given for preserving, indexing, and binding the Atlas. Orders received by every news-agent and bookseller in the king dom, and at the Dispatch cffice, 139, Fleet-street. The Friday evening edition may be received in the most distant p rt of the kingdom, ou Saturday morning. BOYS' CLOTEPINOMADE WITH GREAT TASTE AT LEWIS and :t1 PANT'S. _itanelagh IMPSt. WATCH COMMITTEE. Tae proceedirgs of this committee vey-ra read. They comprised a recom-nendation to increase th 3 salary of Inspect)r K.hne, of the Datcetive D partrnent, from 33t. per week 'o £lO5 p-r annum, the consid ra of which was postponed at the la 4 monthly Council, pursuant to the standing orders. Ttasy also comprised the arnoal retort of Mjor Greig, heal constalf,e, as to the number of committals, offences, &c., during the year ending September last. The extent and cha racter of the crimes were of the average cluraltar, but in the number of jovanile offences and committals there was a large diminu ior, shoeing ihe importance and propriety of cow-tables entering pulLlie houses at, the request of the landlord, the committee recommended that police offic , , , ,rs Ehnull be well in,tructed in their duty on this matter—that they should rot go into public-houses at the request of the landlord to turn out drunken people, or in any case except ire cases of felony, or where violerce is going os, or where persons going in drunk, and rot served refuse to leave. In all other eases the landlord will be expected to be ab'e to preserve order in his house without the aid of the police. Mr. J. B. BRANCKEEC moved the confirmation of the recommendation, and in doir.g so, pail a high compliment to the zeal aril efficiency of lospce'or Mr. Jontesure seconded the motiae, which was unani mously adopted. The general proceedings were also confirmed without opposit'on. imPaovitmEvr COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee were read. They stated that several interviews had taken place between the committee and the directors of the canal, in reference to the project of a street across the canal land at the end of Plumb-street, into Great Howard-street, but that the directors were heretofore unwi liog to aclt d to the arrange ment. Tne committee, however, thought that that unwillingness would be overcome; but meanwhile, they recommenced, that in the event of the site of the old b)rough gaol being sat up for sal, a porti in of the land be reserved for a street, at the south end, not less than twenty yards wide. Mr. Alderman BENNZTr moved the confirmation of tho proceedings He observed tiat there could no. be a doubt upon the min I of any gentleman of the desirability cf the continuation of Moo:fitlds along Plumb-street, across the canal, and coming out in Gt. Howard -street. (Hear, hear.) The committee inde - d, had found that the street was so essential to that part of the town, that it could no ba writ dispensed with, and be had no doubt th t in a shut time, th Canal Company would see that it would be their interest to aecide to the proposition of the committee. (Hear hear ) Mr. Alderman GA.noNxa seconded the moion, and rematirxi that many other improvements could be made in that quarter at a small expense. Mr. norm suggested that it would be a great impiove ment and relief to the traffic of the district, it the old stone bridge between Oldhall-street and Great Howard-street were removed, and a level bridge like that which crosses the Stanley Dock substituted. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Joassox and other members concurred in the suggestion, and the proceedings of the committee were corl-med. The proceedings of th 3 Courts of Law, Marks's, Educaquir, Gaol, ani Town Hall Establishmeqrs Corn miqees were confilm?,d. They contained nothing of interest. HEALTH Ca3IMITT ER. The proceedin,;s of this Comtnittea ware rai. They compri:4ed—Recommenlati , n to re-arrange the Treaititer'd Stuff, Cornwallis street, as follows : PM:SI:NT STAFF. PROPOSED STAFF. Mr. White , £sr Hatdisty .. Crosby .. Wilson Mr. White ▪ Hardisty • Ctobby . 160 .. Wilson (X6O re • duction .. Neilson ... Hughes .. Nicholson , . Rogers . Mc ?wizen ... Lister.... .. Mayor • • • . 65 . , Junes .... ..... 28 .. Neilson .. Ilught's . . N icholson lOO .. Rogers 100 . , McFadz-n • Lister .. Mayor .... 65 .. Jones ▪ 11 , ,bineon, ad. clerk 65 £1638 1 £1,678 I n nevi-dance with the remmmendeinn of the Joint Sub- Committee of the Watch, Health, and Water Committees, he consideration of which was pos•po ,Ed at the lt.s`, monthly Council, pursuant to the rending order. Recommendation to approve of the Ran subm - t - t-d by the Borough Engineer fur the improvement o' Sir Thomas's Buildirg4, Crosihall-street, and the naighbour hood, and that the Town Clerk be instruc!ed to take the necessary steps to obtain the authority of Parliament for effecting such improvements. On the motion of Mr. Alderman Dover, the first reom mendation was confirmed. Mr. Alderman DOVER moved the second recornmemk tion, and observed that it was unnecessary for him to go into the details of the project, as the Council had already affirmed them in July last, and adopted the plans. ("No, no," from Mr. PLtton.) Since that time, however, the committee had been in communication with the surveyor, and he suggested that, in addition to the land, amounting to 8,900 square yards, which they had first intended to take, they should also take a piece of land, amounting to 6,100 square yards, and which las bounded on the 044; LIBEART AND MUSEUM C3MMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee contain/d a recom mendation that the stalary of Mr. Riulsten, superintendent of lending libraries, be increasA fro'n £lOO to £l2O per annum, and that the wages of Peter Cowell, assistant at the library, be increased from 153 to 183 a week. Mr. S'eains, moved the confinniti un of the proceedings. Mr. Beckwith seconded the Illation,. which was carried. HACKNEY C,.RRIAGES COMMITTEE. Mr. Woodruff moved, and Mr. Bennett seconded th© confirmation of the proceedings, which was carried. B kTtIIII COMMITTEE. The proceedings were confi.med, on the motion of Mr. W. P. Jeffreys. GI is COMMITTICR. Mr. Kitchen moved that the proceedings of this com mittee be confirmed. The motion was seconded an I carried. IffitKENHZAD MOCK'. CO? MITIZE. Mr. Alderman Holme moved that the proceedings of the Birkenhead Docks Committee be confirmed. Mr. Graves said. considerine the great importance of increased accommodation for the port of Liverpool, there was naturally a very strong feeling out of doors on the part of the commercial public, that the works should be pushed on with all possible despatch. Although persons might differ as to the extent of relief which the opening of the Birkenhead docks would give, still, be the relief small, or be it great, there were engagements which had been entered into by the corporation and by the Dock Committee, which made it compulsory that the works should be carried on with the greatest possible despatch. He might state that there was very great disappointment felt out of doors, in finding that there were difficulties in the way of carrying nut the works. It appears that the difficu'ty (lid not rest altogether with the council, and he was very glad to find, by the proceedings of the com mittee, that they were determined to do their part of the work, by building that portion of the wall at the Great Float, which it was the duty of the corporation to build. But he believed that there was a difficulty in bringing the landowners of the adjoining portion to fair and reasonable terms. There was a coyness ori their part in coming for ward to meet the committee. Same had declined to give an answer at all ; oth , r gentlemen had made proposals which could hardly be aeeeeded to. and the result was, that no combined action could be taken to proceed with the wall which was absolutely necessary to the opening of the fl rat. It was roost important to give water space and he belived that if the works were pushed on, the water space might be given within the coming year. 13..!.t if it were found impossible to bring those parties to fair terms then it would be the duty of the Corporation to adopt some other course. lie had only risen now for the purpose of asking the deputy-chairman of the committee whether, in case the owners of the property refused to entertain fair proposals, the building of the wall on the part of the Corporation was not permissive, and not com pulsory ; and, if it was permissive, whether the Corpora. tion might not allow the water to flow into the Great Float, even although the walls of the north shore would not:in the whole be completed? iMr. Alderman Hahne said, in the abeence 'of the Chairman he would give the best answer he could to Mr. Graves. First, lie should give the most unqualified denial te , „„„ seie Council were not keeping the most perfect faith, and proceeding with the works at Birkenhead with the utmost rapidity. (Cris sof " Hear, hear ") If any gen tlemen would go there and see the huEdreds of men whom the contractors had got at work upon the excavations, — and the Council were aware that those gentlemen were tied under a heavy penalty to complete the works within a specified time, and he believed from their energy they were likely to do it—they would see that the committee were adopting every moans which were possible for them to give effect to the intentions under which they were completing the work, and tbat they were losing no time whatever in pressing them forward. (Hear, hear.) Gen tlemen must recollect that the outer works had been virtually stopped by the decision of Parliament itself, and that it was impossible for the committee after having had to encounter the opposition of the Great Western Railway Company, and to carry on a contest in Parliament to go on with the outer works, and it would be necessary to go to Parlia again before the question could be fleetly decided and the great external wores could be carried out. It had been asserted that the Council were going on with works 10 miles from the centre of Liverpool, at the north end of the town, and were neg , ecting the works at Birkenhead. But he begged to say that such was not the fact, and the noble Lord who made the remark must have been misin formed, or in ignorance of the real circumstances of the case. (near, hear.) He was not going so far as to say that there had been any unreasonable terms proposed by the parties who were frontagers to the pool, but there were about 70 acres at the aorta side of the pool belonging to the Corporation, and the Corporation had given directions to the engineer to proceed with the works there as rapidly as it was possible to do. There were questions connected with the new line of wall on the north side; :here were a variety of landowners on the north side who had to he negociated with; and one Act of Parliament after another had been obtained for Birkenhead, and one so overode another, and one so swamped another, that it was almost impossible to ascertain what the real ri , hts and privileges of the Corporatioh were, and what the real rights and privileges of the landowners themselves were. (Hear, hear.) Ne gociations were going on with the various landowners there, and he had no doubt that they would be brought to a successful termination bye and bye. In the present state of the negotiations, he repeated that he did not say anything unfair or unreasonable had been proposed, and he had no doubt, that with the able assistance of their Chairman (Mr. Stewart), they would come to a quiet arrangement, and the works would then proceed. He believed the Council had power to build the wall, and unless the frontagers wouhl pay a proportion of the cost, the wall would remain the property of the corporation. The land behind would not be available for commercial purposes to the owners. It was only within the last month or six weeks that the upper portion had been so excavated as to permit the water to be put in. Gentlemen should r( fleet that, with all the difficulties and impediments thrown in heir way, the Council were, so far as they were concerned, keeping full faith with the Legislature. He was sorry that Lord Stanley of .tlderley had not signified his intention of coming there, for it would have given the committee great pleasure to have met him, aces given him all the information in ttoir power, showing that the works were proceeding with the rapidity whi.h was re ssiLle. (Hear, hew.) The proceedings were confirmed. APPROACHES TO THE LANDING STAGE. The Committee appointed to consider this sejnct passed a resolution—th.t they saw no way to meet the difficulties of the question but by a high-ley,' bridge, in which con clusiou a resolution from the sub committee of the Dock Committee expresed concarrence. Mr. EARLE begged to move the confirmation or the pro ceedings: He a iid he hoped the Dock Committee, in considering the question, would reLet upon the great ins nve, ience and the great danger to the inhab:t tnts on both sides of the water io using the present approaches. So far as he was concerned, he sho3ll be very happy, if jii , :tiee was not do ie, to bead a strevuoas opp ion against any acts or the Dock Committee in Parliament, unless that were a sine qua non. It could be d ;ne, and should be done, and ho hoped the town would take it up boldly. He thought Lord Stanley would have ccnsulted his own digrity better if, instead of earning round, and g dng fi at to one place, and then to another, to pick up what he thought necessary for his owe vio ve, he had sought an interview with a'l the authorities of the town, ar:d endeavoured to make IlimsAf master of the subject, and not shew the ignorance to did on many ncrisiens. (Hear, hear.) The wiener he was informed of it the better, and Lord Stanley w..s the head or. the Botra of Trade, or something of the sort. What did he know about trade? He was stuffed like an Oxford divine, with a certain a , rt of thing, anal must go b 7 it. Ile thought it very hard upon the town of Lverpool, thtt he sh told have coma there and not have made himself thoroughly and pAcetly master of the whole abject in all its bearings in regard to the North of docks, the Birkenhead Pocks, the Landing Stags, and everything else. (Hear, hear.) It would be very well if a remonstrance were addressed to Lord Eltanley, saying that ho had taken POLICE INTELLIGENCE -YBSTERDAt• LIVERPGOL BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD. niaea St/swami OF GOLD STEALING —Thrpe persneo , dee Richard Hodson. Patrick Grady, and Thomas (1"cl:ilia Toleman, were brought up by officers Sillivan ard te w le . a° . of the detective police, on a c ha r ge of having Ste rr quantity of goal dust, the property of M essrs. wholesale watch m.kere, of Hope-street. Mr. Cross ass oot for the prosecution, Mr. Snowball was fo r the ,Pri6tlde. de. Toleman, and M. Bluck defended the prisoner, The short facts were these. Hodson was formerly' e.O employment of 'Messrs. Stewart, and it appeared that, "'" 0 , time to time, a sort of cloths, called polishieg cloths, CO taming gold dust, were missed. These clothe were chart': with rotten stone and nil, for the purpose of Polishing' que esf_ t, cases of gold watches, and in that operation dust was collected, and afterwards the cloths were ba i t: a and the gold extracted. The allegation was that 1 1 ° °5 0 stage these cloths, and sold teem (in conk/nod e Lahr Toleman) to Grady, who keeps a small shop street. The case was confused and complicated. anuelits Snowball and Mr. Block conteeded that their oueht to be discharged, as there was no evidence t viet them. TIT prisouers were allowed to stan d out to week on their own recognisances. a 110 MING A FALSE CERTIFICATE.— WiIIiam Rie „ r./..-g•TorS' charged with having used a false certificate , a t the Sal the Home, for the purpose of passing an examination 8 4 o f mate of av. ssel. Mr. Tyndall appeared for the Best the Trade, and stated that about twelve months tl ° , big prisoner went up for examination, but was certificate as a mate, and ordered not to come at) agai f u that twelve months. He did come up at the extiration 0 se , to MCP; time, and in order to induce his examination seeded with, he eroduc-d a certificate of dischargett,re coming from the Board of Trade in June, 18 53, w " - fb ' e the form of certificate so pr o duced was not issued bit'. Board until November. 1853, so the document, on the f: refOsea for of it. was a false certificate. Superintendent lkfu r P e h e i i ri ° the Sailers' Herne, said there seemed to be a mlault s ' e.. of false certificates seine vhere in Wales, as all 1"" ' r d• rented at the Home were frosts the same ' neighbourbe°, f a eto;7 o ; Mr. Mansfield said he would put a stop to the walla He fined the pri oner £4O, or, in default of payment, th months' imp isonmt nt with hard labenr. king A Too " EARLY" BlRD.—Peter Early a stoute.' ea young fellow, was charged with having 'obtained " - los false representations, from two sergeants of the lice. prisoner enlisted on Thursday, and on medical insPeer'ol-0. he was rejected as unfit to serve in the East Ind i ' i s , t ere pally. In the course of the evening he enlisted other sergeants, and took a shilling from each of,t.'„"jes and was in the act of taking another from a third, Yfuetep was discovered. Mr Mansfield said he would p uts ,"tSO to the young gentleman's propensity for the Broll'fit to prisoner most have known very well that be wes... a r d hiP serve, as he had already been rejected, and his r ° " i t ea therefore committed him for trial • for haying 0144 D money under false pretences. 6 04 THE VALUE OF AN ATTORNRY. —A very well _l* Ito young woman, who gave her mine as Margaret Pn e tia ' charged with having p'clied the pocket of a lady n ov el' Margaret Eldridge, of a purse, and over £3 in 1 : ;‘ , 0 13 of Mr. Block defended the pris - ner, and a curious Pr,"'„," r eed the case was that two or three days ago, the for advocate defended leer on a like charge, and, fortanatelltbe her, he succeeded in getting her acquitted. " w eer present case, the complainant observed the P r— g ett following her on board one of the ferryeboa"'„ e et when she came on the landing-stage the " - •err also followed her closely to the car-stand' r on the • P o i se s and as she was seeing to some luggage, the p rill s etts passed ageinst ber, and she instantly missed bet which she had a few minutes before on board the botietit' Block coot .nded that the evideoca tam totally jas uw- lii/ to convict the pr's tner, and c tiled for her discharg e ' et ed Worship said, ho sever strong the suspicion in th e ; miAht he, it would not do. He discharged the pr 505 Viorewe ASSAULT ON SIRE BOARD .—Francis second mate of the ship Centurion, was charged by -'..ith Stewart, one of the government emigration officer& h " having violently assaulted a person named Jan3eal 6 „, c- Se o The officer said he weat to clear the ship in the sire.r,' ; „the - the crew came to him and seid they would not eal","; n oe , vessel, if the prisoner was retained, because of his si° l , - 0 11 Captain Stewart saw the prisoner give Mitchell a des,P,4o, blow of a " knuckles" on the temple, and Serge-on va.,11; of the Northern Hospital , who dressed the wound , 531 " wee nearly three inches long, and nearly cut down thro gi the eyebrow into the bone. The pollee officer wi l f. di et the prisoner in custoly B.i 1 , the friends of the P i ' r e had gat the injered man oat of the way, in order 10 P e p vent him from c ming forward to give evidence. k c i p t t i bet tion arose as to the jurisdiction of His Worship , wl - 'ed the transaction took place in the borough or the csuali the case was sent before the county magistrates. BElIatE ma. ATEIN. BIEKENHEAD. BEFORE MESSRS. FRILDEN AND COXEN. ht 01 ) BEGGING IMPO,TER.—Ann Broady, whe was bronP es te on Thursday on a charge of endeavouring to P d w ho , charitable contributions under false pretences, art, u b t be was remanded until yesterday, that enquiries ralg„ e gbt made into the truth of her statements , was again bt '' e bed up, Red police officer Hodgsoa h tying reported that t ot made enquiries as directed by the bench, and fours , in ilfr she had no occasion to collect for any distressed O f be and that her feeler, whom he heel seen at one ° el l/ Liverpool institutions, was not aware that she W as ; e l& from home for such a purpose. The Rev. Mr. Cox es kit in addressine the prisoner, that he was afraid, Wil e ! sea brought before him, that her statements overe not trn" be rti she mast go to the Mouse of Correction for 14 daps labour. 0 011 ROBBERY BY A SERYANT.—Margaret Oli' IP ten years of age, was charged wile steeling £8 moneys of her mister, Mr. W. Nicholson, and AI / the, her mother, was charged with r ece i v i ng £4 log. a rt of amount. The following evid en c e w as g i ven in 50r1 3 ,0 0 the charge : —De ecivs officer Hodgson stated, r to Wednesday morning, Cie 28. h iustant, I was sent ° t oe,' Mr. Nicholson's house, and th ere rece i ve d inform 413 9 of the lora of Be, and that the nursemaid tim e ' suspected of the theft—she was not in at the hp bad Shortly after she came in, and I as k e d h e r if s "eitt anyteing in her pocke t, as 83. had been miss e d theta: l° ' II She replied, " I have nothing only a handkerchief. at told her to empty her pocket—she proceeded to do S t ° o ' bet was a lorg time about it. I then put m y hand Ira te alh pocket, and took out a email piece of rag tv o a re iget opening it I found three s overe i gns , a half-sove,,' e e ia nine shillings and sixpence is silve r , a n d eightPt - e sicit copper. I then asked where she got it from• al rh ea " I found it upon the fl or in master's bedroom.", hare; asked her if she hit' taken any more, she re plied, • gold' and I have given ..£1 10s. to my mother." I then be d. its not likely you found all the money lying on til l yOll room floor," to which she made answer, " I wilLt e tir ete . : the truth—l took it out of master's pocket, in the we e igto when I went up to dress the baby, and I took two sore,r bon 0 one mooring, but after that, I never took more hos ( sovereign at a time." She then proceeded to stat e at 0 0 often she had given her mother mon e y, w i n ding UP. t :theft Thursday, the 22nd insant, she had given her a t ea red £2 Gs 6J. as part of the proceeds of the robbery. It ° Opt th e from Mrs. Nicholsoe's st atemen t, that her children t he same room as herself and husband, and that she vrat' e l se ve° habit of calling up the younger pris oner b e tw e en six ti:.l l 0 0 o'cl ck in the morning, to d ress th e c hildren, wu l„ " t the done in the same room, and she had no doubt thpavoef girl had then taken the opportunity of taking th e ne ollf out of her husband's trowsers pocket which he ot tererl placed on a chair at the foot of the bed, as the fe tr e' , of the bedstead, while they were in b e d, prevented %der and husband from seeing the trowsers. When the y nee rlf prisoner was as'eed what she had to say, she repeat ° „ o the r to the same effect as Hodgson had st a ted, and the ; at to said that when the d eughter gave her -CI 55., she:, child give it back to her mistress, but then s':e thought " r i e l, would be put out of her si ua' ion—Committed for t ooth. DRUNKE4 LANDLORD.—Edmund Taylor, a "„ed for keeping the Britannia, at Tranmere, was suninit% un der keeping open his ho use during prohibited hours OP lied °I. last. Police Officer Hindle). s ated that he was e l 0 01 n defendant's house at a quarter to four P in• n be au last, where ho saw a great crowd, and , i t tao° - great disturbance iaside. Having gained 0 011 _ 10 r een by the back door, ho found the defendant and f .. `' figh'i eg, they wire all covered with blood, and re' fen clal o He get the men out, and when he had done so, fit'. h he sad he would charge them to b:idewell, to r r h t t: gee r (liindley) replied, " If it's any one that eues -t d b e ing - ti t bride welt its you, fer keeping your horse epen, en ieht th at such a state as you are." He then told the defe , lll 4 (ou oaf he should report the diocese, when ha replied, reiri alef 4; „, e to tb i stick it, up if you like." Sergeant Stanley said that e came to him for asiistauce, and upon get°• - t il o wet house, saw the four men outside , bleeding. He e A 40 0 " into the house, and told defendant it was very oft`,_' ;c h the and such as could not be tolerated ; in answer to vv? t ot': defendant said, " You mar go to h-1 if you like;.l'.,r oil you can say about me." Defendant's befell b l e u e u he kel anything but respectful during the hearing, and II taken I for his license, the Bench discovered that he had - d been g ive oleo since the lieessicg day, and no transfer had sna he hint—in fact, he had beet telling in another m a °to t'" re fell t he and the consequence was, that the sunow- „ e, but tont d, and it became a matter for the ,uppo license was impounded. Defendant then said, f o r 1 0 I had better shut up th e h ouse ?" Bench .• • Yeo, aered are not fit t o keep it. Th e d e f e ndant then swage of court. Sh e Two Exclusively for CLOTHING. 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