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

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD , TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1853. • ..........----, alts bit auction. anteb.M i'secular Education, there is no one, who has the all the advantage of Mr. CARDWELL'S great THE MAGISTRAI • _______...---.-- ~. ... _ , . s--.----.. slightest pretensions to the character of a Christian, experience; and it may be suggested whether the STOCK, of CART HORSES, CARTS, FLOATS, SPRING CARTS, LIVERPOOL DERBY MUSEUM. GEARS, 4c. TATANTED, a YOUTH from 16 to 21 years of age, who would for one instant wish to have the funds difficulty could not be far better met by allowing TREET. MAGISTRATESCOUN CIL.-I P 1 nd SONS By Messrs. LUCAS and CO., li y having a taste for Natural History, especially Ornitho: of the State voted for other than religious instruc- the former to exercise their own discretion in the By (Wednesday), the 13th instant, at Twelve o'clock, logy, as ASSISTANT and PUPIL to the Keeper of the Liver- ~ ived inslfac" at their Repository, Great Charlotte-street, pool Derby Museum. The Salary will not exceed £4O per lion ; and it is gratifying so far to observe that licensing of masters and mates of coasting steam Y,) tbel2tli,herd.eisnterthdaeyMaaftgeirsntroaotne;'l receive the report of the FI V E CART HORSES, C arts , G ears , & c .. just from Annum, the object being to obtain a Young Man who may wish „at loves Lord JOHN RUSSELL has declared his opposition vessels, without reference to the doubts as to the dham-stree! Town Work ; Three Black and a Brown Cart Horse, from to qualify himself for the occupation of a Naturalist, or Curator - Council (presented to the the country. Also, several powerful Van and Spring Cart of a Museum. to secular schools, whether they excluded all kinds local act ; or, on the other hand, of fixing such answer to the report of Executorthl) Horses, Harness Horses, &c. Appplications to be sent in writing, addressed to the Chair- alleged interference of n exc ellent Also, a variety of Carts, Floats, Spring Carts, Gears, &c. man of the Library and Museum C o mmittee of the Liverpool of religious teaching —or, what was worse, admitted reduced rates of remuneration for Pilotage service i police force on the sot nd L'f , On view prior to the Sale. Town Council, and to be left at the Museum, Duke-street, on ANTIQ I ---- or before Wednesday, the 20th instant. a natural theology, to the exclusion of Christianity. as will put the two parties more upon an equality. ' dealers. ' the eloi e "-, LUCAS'S, LIVERPOOL: SELECT SALE.I The Mayor presided, He has taken a moderate course, and one which late :gess • FORTY TO FIFTY FIRST-CLASs HORSES, P.RINCI- LIVERPOOL DOCKS. THE RECEIVER OF TOWN DUES. I present we noticed J. S. e• PALLY FOR UNRESERVED SALE. LOANS OF MONEY. we should willingly give him credit for considering ' also Messrs. Mellor, BA auttifulll'd By Messrs. LUCAS and CO., fIIHE COMMITTEE of the LIVERPOOL DOCKS THE question as to the choice of a successor to Sir Rathbone, H. Hornby, 'Stands, Ott°' On THURSDAY next, the 14th instant, at Twelve o'cloCk, at i do hereby give Notice, that they are willing to receive a wise one. He proposes that in all corporate Thomas BRANCREE, as Receiver of Town Dues, was bone, Romilly, Crosthv eg ant Cen.trie.their Repository, Great Charlotte-street, Liverpool, a 00" LOANS OF MONEY, on the Security of the Bonds of the towns a majority of at least two-thirds of the Town Grant, Aikin, Evans, El( e wl . 0 FORTY to I- ifty HORSES, consisting of Brougham, Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, at the rate of £3 10s. per set at rest on Wednesday, at the meeting of the Town in varwloner, J. Cropper. Carria g e, Phaeton, and Gig Horses. Hacks, Pack Horses, centum per annum interest, for periods of either Three, Five, Council shall have authority to make a rate for the Council, by the election of ATr. T. —P. .....ITHERLAND. The The proceedings comer &c., principally the Property of Gentlemen in the surroundin g or Seven Years. All offers to be addressed to GEORGE V. TAN- Ciratig r L . i .. ° . district, and most of them without reserve. T ON , E Treasurer of the Liverpool Docks, Dock-office, support of such Schools as receive some support discussion which took place afford e d th e o pp o rtunity of to the . Magistrates, reap s q ., Committee of . the Counc k Tables,.s Also, a Pair of small Ponies, Phaeton, and Harness, under Liverpool.—By order, DANIEL MASON, . Id Reclin7 under the minutes of the Committee of Privy refuting the charges against the Finance Committee, made duty, and Three Alderney Cows. Dock-office, Liverpool, February 10 , 1853. by our Radical contemporaries. It was clearly shown that by the Council to be son a and Coac a On view Tuts DAY (Tuesday), the 12th, and TO-MORROW rble TOP '„n i , (Wednesday), the 13th instant, and on the Morning of Sale. CONTRACT FOR WORKS. the whole proceeding had been legitimately and honourably in the newspapers) was l Shelves'', ous desiO.,' ruHE FINANCE COMMITTEE of the COUNCIL applied, not to establish Schools, but in aid of ~, 0,..., SALE OF FURNITURE, FIXTURES, DRAUGHT HORSES, conducted, and that no ground existed for the imputation report, charging interfere Snap fol io FAT PIG, BROAD-WHEELED CART, SHANDRY, &c. lof the BOROUGH of LIVERPOOL are prepared to re- voluntary efforts ;so that twopence a week might cillors, and also complaii ns Po. "" do , LIMEKILN-LANE. ' ccive TENDERS for the execution of the Works to he per- which had been levelled against some of the members of Finance Committee wi dal St,snoformed in completing the BUILDINGS at the NEV GAOL, be paid for each scholar in cases where fourpence the Finance Committee. marine-store dealers. 'I wens; P,e,,,, M R T . IO7 - OTT T m E oR R is instructed to SELL instant,by ADC- WALTON. Card 111 , °,70 ow, (Wednesday,) the 13th at Persons wishing to Tender for the above Works may see the or fivepence is . contributed from other sources. In effect a denial of the cha Wainul'" Twelve o'clock precisely, on the Premises, Limekiln-lane, near Plans and Specifications, and obtain Printed Forms of Tender, this there may be much to approve; but, consider- NEW MAGISTRATES FOR LIVERPOOL. The report having bees Rock Ferry, Cheshire ,—by order of the Administratrix of the and all the necessary information, at the SURVEYOR'S Office, Mr. MANSFIELD, SO •E , ,,: 0: late Mr. Jeremiah Kenny, Flour Dealer, 4 - c., DRS, +- , - 1 ,0 and Townhall• ing the suspicious source whence it emanates, it We understand that the following gentlemen have been after some remarks, said end to the personal confl eat valie'c The remainin g useful HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE c an t e d T en ders for the said Works, and endorsed " Tender Etu d,, , EFFECTS, comprising Iron and Camp Bedsteads and Hang- for' Works at the New Gaol, Walton," must be left at the above should be received with caution ; though it may be added to the Commission of the Peace for the Borou g h of i.tiry, ..,10tween the Town Council logs, Feather Beds, handsome Maho g any-framed Sofa, Uphol- Office, on or before Twelve o'clock at noon on TeL the trecht leo,that age has brought experience, and that Lord Liverpool : he had a series of resolut stored in Haincloth, with loose Cushion and Bolsters, Six ex- 21st day of April next, after which time no Tender will be ./rawerFe' s p, cellent Mahogany Chairs, with loose Hair Seats, Dining and The Yen. Archdeacon Brooks. lution which he had to p received. in his declining years, has forgotten some ibrarY, l o il Card Tables, Oak Secretaire and Bookcase, Eight-days' „ That it does not appeal itlis, 1n°,% 10 , Tithe' The Committee will not be bound to accept the lowest or any JOHN, The Rev. Rector Campbell. Side Ta , L ;O piece, in Mahogany Ca-e, American Clock, Range of Noreen Window Curtains Venetian Blinds, large Map of the World, Tender of his former Whiggery, and sobered down into Thomas Darnley Anderson, Esq. rules connected with the gr dealers, any licenses hay, TableLT ß , on Roller, neat Framed Prints, &c. Surveyor . 's Office, Townhall, March 19, 1553. something of a reasonable being. Finance Committee of the ;atolls "o:i a , Francis Alexander Hamilton, Esq. _ Counter, Shelvin g , Bins, Baking and Mixing Trough, Truck, WEST DERBY UNION. It might be a question v with ' di , An announcement was also made that a more Washslsy„,,i, Bread-tins, Scales and Weights, Jacks, Gas Burners, Sign- TO BUILDERS AND OTHERS. Daniel Mather, Esq. Finance Committee acted rved Fla board; also, Two valuable Draught Horses, Gears, Fat Pig capital Broad -wheeled Cart, good Shandry, Barrow, with Cask DRAWINGS and SPECIFICATIONS for the searching enquiry would be instituted into the James Stitt, Esq. to him (Mr. M.) that in I .rail, Sa• N o attached, &c. B,:c. ERECTION of an additional BOARD-ROOST, PAU- committee had adhered t El.zabet4, May be viewe d on the Morning of Sale, and Catalogues had in ' SHED, OFFICES, &c., may be seen at the Workhouse, administration of Charity Trusts for the purpose of been agreed upon by th, the c/10':o on the Premises, or fro m the AUCTIONEER, 5, W IntechapeI.IMPROVEMENTS OF LIVERPOOL. in Mill-lane, Everton, by parties wishing to CONTRACT for the were the proper parties _ass, 4 1 0 ,0 The HOUSE 'Education, for which a Bill would shortly be intro- Ornaniey Com—Ap ply O ,M I SHOP to be LET, with immediate posses- same,.op anl . after TUESDAY NEXT. the 12th instant. Bills of T THE Architectural and Archological Society have devoted altered or not, and until ng Panne,' i f the Premises. quantities will be furnished by the Guardians at a small charge ; Sealed tenders, marked " Tenders for New Board-room, &c.' duced by the LORD PRESIDENT of the Council. he considerable care and attention to the important subject attach to the Finance C supportZ c r TO CONFECTIONERs, GROCERS, AND OTHERS. to be sent to me on or before Tuesday the 26th instant. The proposed that in cases where the income was under there would be no object' acs in P'. o , of improving the streets of Liverpool, of facilitating the Washsts,4 By Alr. G. S. RUSSELL lowest tender will not necessarily be accepted. bad been proposed. To-Nroaaow (wednesday), the 13 t 1 ' instant:at Eleven o'clock Further information may be obtained at the Office of Mr. £3O a year, the question would be decided in the communication, and adding to the comfort and conveni- "Mr. HORNBY defendei lairs, ia -` O9 vecisely, on the Premises, No. 105, Richmond-row A. B. Clayton, Architect, Everton Villa g e. County Court, and those of larger amount would once of the increasing population. They have published Committee had pursuei tient of ; it li THE GOODWILL, FIXTURES, STOCK, &c., of By order of the Board, Cm Oaki,,"o a CONFECTIONER, declinin g the business ; also,the WILLIAM CLEAVER, Union Clerk. be referred to the MASTER OF THE ROLLS or a an elaborate report, containin g a len g thened series of had l s i i e n y c e e b d e h e t e h n a h a t a r dt a h n be t re e ee d nw w ca which i a c ni f ro % 7 I ry and ,-' HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c., which may be viewed on 2, Elliott-street, Clayton-square, 7th April, 1853. ..., VICE-CHANCELLOR. suggested i mprovements ; and thou g h the inevitable ex pense must necessarily postpone the execution of some of police. With re g ard to ; 0 0 ' the Morning of Sale. it Cane — 0 Further particulars may be had of the Auctioneer, Mr. G. S. Zo Ix fi:zolb. Lord JOHN also announced that it was intended Wasbs,ia,,,:ri them to a distant period, there ate others which will, no made in the system at pr lining v'''t RUSSELL, 22, South John-street, and 9, St. John's-lane. 1 to consolidate a department of Art, for the establish- N.B.—The f S e N.B.—The ores 0 s pJ -____ _ F OR SALE. A PAIR OF MARINE I doubt, receive much earlier attention. The end of Dale minstera By Mr. G. S. RUSSELL, made by Scott, Sinclair and Co., Greenock. ENGINES, , ment of Museums, and to encourage the Schools of ~ alteration which might In street—near Shaw's-brow and the approaches to St. Mr. G. 11. LAWRENCE grate, ' On MONDAY next, the 18th instant, at One o'clock in the After- Apply to APCurtrix and RILEY, 31, Chichester-street, , f noon, at the Clarendon-rooms, Saudi John-street, Liverpool, Belfast ;or 23, Matthew-street, Liverpool. Design already established in the country, by sup- andthe Lime-street Railway Station—isof the C • George's-hall at Messr.' in Las, subject to such conditions of sate as will be then produced, what impugned by the co PIANO-FORTE. thought fit to pursue. mging 1 ° ,5 THE undermentioned SEATS or PEWS, in SAINT F The fourth and last department of the Minister's of an alteration in this quarter will be enhanced by the aration 1_.,,e,0R SALE, a brilliant and powerful-toned Rose lle Mai' MARK'S CHURCH : removal of penny theatres, cheap concert-rooms, and defend the system pursue s. Lot I.—No. 125, in the GALLERY. wood COTTAGE PIANO-FORTE, 6-7, Octaves, Metallic speech was in reference to tile Universities of Piate, and Broadwood's improvemerts. The Advertiser is other haunts of vice which here abound, and to which the Council, in grantin: ,_______ET. ~ 2.—No. 76, •in the DITTO. Oxford and Cambridge. He expressed approval There might have been „ 3.—No. 113, in the DITTO, leavin g the Town on SATURDAY next, the 16th instant, andthe police authorities would do a ell to apply their powers d iv u a r s in a g lm t o h s e t t u im na e vo h i e d w ab a l s e. c r 510 4.—No. 95, in the DITTO. offers the above at an extremely Low Price, as it must be eis- of the changes which had taken place at Cambridge, of surveillance. Another of the suggested improvements posed of on or before that day. x., --, ~ s.—No. 136, in the DITTO. iiii i ~ 6.—No. 100, in the DITTO. Apply at No. 9, Fraser-street, London-road, Liverpool. and intimated a kind of threat to the authorities of is for a better approach from the Landing-stage to the Lawrence said that it a SONS,, jo , ~ 7.—No. 1, in the DITTO. - Exchange, which it is proposed to accomplish by throw- plicitly act upon the re the 14l n r tle 99 B.—No. 10S, on the GROUND FLOOR. QUEEN'S PARK, CHESTER. contended that it wouIC raises, '- t Applications to view tile Pews to be made to the SEXTON of THIS pictur e s q ue, finely-elevated, and extensive selves of the opportunity afforded by the respite of ing a bridge over the centre of Geor ge ' s Do c k and altogether by such repor Saint Mark's Church, No. 34, Roscoe-street; and for further ESTATE situate on the south side of the RIVER DEE, te Afabobl,q Particulars to Mr. LEATIIERBARkow, s later - court , Castle- and immediately adjoining the City, with which a close tom- another year, the Government would perform the widening Water-street. The present road, it must be officers were to a certain Street. 'utreniE , ' munication has been lately established by the erection of one confessed, is very inconvenient, and also dangerous, from real facts of the case •br ceased. coo , • the number of passing vehicles in all directions, and the 'morn v ie TO LODGING-HOUSE KEEPERS AND OTHERS. reach by either River or Road of the magnificent Park and ungracious task. lain locality which was s n g , on . 0 1' By Mr. G. S. RUSSELL, Estate a the Mar q uis of Westminster (EATON HALL) and the THE MAGISTRATES AND THE great length of the crossing. cation for a license shoal eMaboa e il —.I On TUESDA Y next, the 19th instant.at Eleven o'clock precisely, deli g htful Villa ge o f EccLEsTON. Queen's Park c0mmand5..................., in fairnocc to warner. ling„ s, Six A rw s, &C• q vole id 110 0 4 , loga iD dsteaa , ,,ji eatber:„eh king G re Ises,Lar ery Erni e , 1 Eye, CAL .€'l4 11t 9 "at • •, t :reet. 1,11 SO"S WIPt) 150) op , reet, Of G la' ,;ld ab„ c °o n re ll3 `!iei c:omPr i ia mov.,, jr Tpetsy " otber, et, ganY t. w hell o t ;. 11-I°' ,EETY J~~, CTJ °, .ars UtLyl' do le lbrcer „ 1 0 f _—,pl 'ant r°_!sel a ►re-sbe e o f a 15 ! r j g et1 sly clivj Iles a 0,•01 the 0, ,r bleetib oc1:1 59 e9 fe eti Li v rf;11 from 4T7 l * .e eli ' 3, CO ' Oa as. sO'r I.ICTIOO n z biol es, aft l of 01!..r°4n4 i.o-tli_,s6 3;;lfirelj Bru 6 ko Curt° TO LODGING-HOUSE KEEPERS AND OTHERS. 0 By Mr. G. S. RUSSELL, TuEsn A y next, the 19th instant, at Eleven o'clock precisely, on the Premises, No. 73, Christian-street, HE GOODWILL and FIXTURES of a BEER rtlErh HOy Clo USE, with the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, capital t-daClock &c. 41 1 e above is admirably adapted for a Lodging-house Keeper. 44:ouse is well fitted up in the style of a Spirit Vaults, and F o `e close to the Adelphi Theatre. farther particulars apply to the Auctioneer, Mr. G. S. Li v n s ELL, 22, South John-street, and 9, St. John's-lane, By J. B. MACLEAN. °ll FRIDAY next, the 15th instant, at Seven o'clock in the N Evening, at 83, Byrom-street, assortment of FORFEITED PLEDGES, of eta every description, from the Stocks of William Mason rl'hone ; Richard Kehoe, Vauxhall-road ; Joshua Finn, Gr eat Horn er-street ; Nicholas Shepherd, Liver-street ; strelet Doherty, Great Howard-street ; Chas. Batten, ; and Richard Martin, Great Howard-street, Pawn j____ffrokers the whole being forfeited prior to 15th April, 1853. ----___ - D ESIRABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY IN TRANI' . ERR. Onßy Mr. SYERS. THURSDAY next, the 14th instant , at Six o'clock in the Evening, at the House of Mr. Dunbar, " Britannia Hotel," Old Chester-road, Tranmere, subject to the conditions of sale to be then produced, APIECE of Freehold LAND , situa te on the south side of a new street, (leading from the Old Chester-road,) called Sidney-road, in Tranmere, in the county of Chester, containing in front to Sidney-road and in breadth at the back severally 93 feet, or thereabouts, and in depth on the east and west sides severally 97 feet, or thereabouts; together with Two MESSUAGES, recently erected on part of the said Land. The Property is very pleasantly situated, in a healthy and respectable neighbourhood, and within ten minutes' walk of the Tranmere Ferry. . . _ . " For further particulars apply to Mr. ROBERT PATERSON, Solicitor, 39, Castle-street ; or to Messrs. CHRISTIAN and JoNEs, Solicitors, Harrinzton-street. By Mr. ROXBURGH, )n FRIDAY, the 22d instant, at Six o'clock in the Evening, at the House of Air. William Jones, Victualler, 222, Park-road, Toxteth-park, Liverpool, subject to conditions of sale to be then produced, A PIECE of Freehold LAND, with Two AIES SUAGES thereon, situate on the west side of Poplar grove, The Elms, near the Prince's Park, Liverpool, containing in front to Poplar-grove and at tl.e back severally 32 feet, and containing in the whole 226 square yards of Land, or there abouts. One of the said Houses is in the occupation of Mr. Thomas Stokes. ~FuitTeT•rZirculars may be obtained on application to Messrs. C HRISTIAN and JONES, Solicitors, 3, Harrington-street, Li terpool. , STREET. GE NUINE AND 96 MODERN OLDHALL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. P OWERFUL-TONED COT'T'AGE PIANO-FORTE, A FEW OLD OIL PAINTINGS, TENANT'S INTi.RFST IN LEASE, FIXTURES AND FITTINGS OF THEOLD-ESTABLISHED PREMISES, AND OTHER EFFECTS. AIR. GRICE respectfully announces that he has instructions from Mr. M. Marks. who is now going to Australia, to SELL by AUCTION, on THURSDAY next, the 14th, and FRIDAY, the 15th inst., at Eleven o'Clock. prompt F URNITURE, day, the whole of his Valuable and Modern HOUSEHOLD r URNITURE, comprising, in Drawing anti Sitting-rooms, set of superb Rosewood Chairs, a Centre Table, han , :some Rose wood Chiffonniere, with marble top and plate-glass back, richly -carved massive Rosewood Couch, Spring Stuffed in Hair Cloth, handsome Chimney Glasses, one 50 inches by 40, and smaller ditto, in Gilt Frames and Rosewood ditto. capital set 0 , f Mahogany Chairs, with Loose Seats in Hair Cloth, Mahogany 1,0 0 Table, Rich Wood, splendid Timepieces, under Glass fi Shades, strike the hours and half-hours, Cottage Piano-forte, octaves, in Rosewood Case, by Alinson and Alinson, London, Sets of Rich China Vases, under Glass Shades, pair of Mahogany C hiffonnieres, made expressly to order to match, very rich wood, Two Mahogany Sofas, with extra Loose Cushions in Hair and Hair Cloth, Mahogany Pembroke Tables, Papier Mache ditto, sereral handsome Tapestry and Brussels Carpets and Rugs, valuable Oil Paintings. by old masters, and a few .!Ie Engravings, capital Pair of Mahoany Card Tables, Ma '°ganY Dining Table, large Oil-cloth, a splendid Easy and a 4 ' 0 t flP,e. Rocking Chair, handsome Bronzed Fenders and Fire-irons. The Bedrooms include modern Mahogany Half-tester Bed steads, massive Carved Footboard, with Cornice Rods, Rings Dlid Hangings, sets of Iron Ditto, Mattresses, prime Feather Beds, Cheval Glass, handsome pair of Marble Trays, Toilet Table and Washstand, a Dressing, Glass on massive Twisted P illars to match, Mahogany Wardrobe of rich wood, Box and T ray, Dressing Glasses, excellent Mahogany Chests of Drawers, Commode, Painted Toilet Tables and Stands, Painted Chests of Drawers, and the usual Chamber A, ticles ; with the whole of the Kitchen and Culinary Utensils, Dresser, Plate Shelf, Copper Coal Box, Dish Covers, quantity of Tailor's Trimmings, a few lots of Wearing Apparel, about 50 Hats, se vera l va l ua bl e Qua drants, and othr Miscellaneous Articles ; to ge th er w ith Ten ant's Interest in Lease, Fixtures and Fittings as they now stand of this old-established Shop, being in one of the best thorough fares in Liverpool for any class of Business. The Fixtures are inzood condition, and wilt be sold immediately after the se cond day's Sale. Rent very low. Catalogues may be had TO-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the day previous to Sale, and further particulars bad from Mr. GRICR, 10, Whitechapel. Ensurance Notices SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND AND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. THE THIRTY- NINTH ANNUAL GENERAL COURT of this Society will be held within Gibbs' Royal Hotel, Prince's-street. on FRIDAY the 27th day of May next, at two o'clock, p.m., in terms of, an d f or t h e purposes specified in, the Articles of Constitution of the Society. The Bonus Additions to the existinz Policies for the Fifth QUEEN'S PARK, CHESTER. THIS picturesque, finely-elevated, and extensive ESTATE, situate on the south side of the RIVER DEE, and immediately adjoininr , the City, with which a close com munication has been lately established by the erection of one of DREDGE'S PATENT SUSPENSION BRIDGES; is within easy reach by either River or Road of the magnificent Park and Estate of the Marquis of Westminster (EATON HALL) and the delightful Village of ECCLESTON. Queen's Park commands extensive views of the surrounding country, including the range of the Welsh Mountains, Beeston Castle, and the Peck forton Hills; and, on the other side, of the Dee Banks, City Walls, the Cathedral, and Castle. This Estate is remarkable for the salubrity of its atmosphere and its many advantages, having a substratum of Red Sandstone; its extensive river frontage giving facilities for fishing, boating, &c. ; and being within ten minutes' walk of the Cathedral; and as the Chester General Railway Station is within fifteen minutes' walk, LI VERPOOL is distant only an hour's journey from Queen's Park. The Property has been recently laid out in BUILDING LOTS for the erection of VILLA RESIDENCES, and will be sold either on Chief Rent or entirely Freehold ; Lithographic Plans of which, or further particulars, may be obtained on application to Mr. HITCHEN, in the Park, at Chester; __Messrs. ATKIN SON, SAUNDERS, and ATKINSON, Solicitors, Norfolk-street, or Messrs. GOLDSMITHS, Architects, Bond-street, Manchester; and Mr. H. SUMNER, Architect, olquitt.street, Liverpool. MAGISTRATES AND THE TOWN COUNCIL. WE alluded a short time since to the evident un- fairness and injustice with which a Committee of Magistrates had published a charge of disgraceful conduct against certain members of the Town Council, upon the ex parte statement of an Inspector of Police. In condemning this course, we were altogether uninfluenced by any political bias, as those whose conduct was impugned were mostly opposed to us in political opinions. At the meeting of the Council, on Wednesday, the question was entered upon, and justice was done to the accused, though at the expense of those who made the accusation. Alderman PARKER stated that the charge against himself referred to a circumstance alleged to have taken place so far back as 1842 ; and he reminded his hearers, that, notwithstanding the Magistrates' reiterated confidence in the in tegrity of their subordinate, that very official had been suspended three years previously, on a charge of falsehood. It would be an insult to a gentleman in the position of Alderman PARKER to call upon him to refute a charge so vaguely made, and so indifferently supported ; and the other Councillors who were accused were equally indignant in their denial of the aspersions upon their character. It confirmed the justice of our previous remark, that the charge ought never to have been so publicly made, or, if made, it should have been accompanied with such details as would have given the public an opportunity of testing the worthlessness of it, which must have been the case had it been stated in definite terms. The report of the Finance Com mittee on the subject of the alleged interference in granting licenses to marine-store dealers, which was presented to the Council, amply proved the absurdity of the charge to which the Magistrates had lent a too-willing ear ; and this was further corroborated by the report of Mr. SHUTTLEWORTH, the Town-Clerk, who entered into the details of every case which had been alluded to. One fact spoke volumes, and that was, that, notwithstanding as many as 530 Licenses had been applied for in one year, the Committee of Magistrates could only point to five instances of alleged mal-administration during the number of years over which their charges extended. We may presume that the Magistrates were sincerely anxious for the public good when they undertook the inquiry, but they seem to have been unfortunate in placing too great reliance on their informer, and injudicious in pro claiming their discoveries before they had better evidence of Their truth. Mr. ROBERTSON GLAD. STONE, in his defence of his magisterial colleagues, enlarged upon the beauties of repentance; but it would appear that his sympathies were more with the Police Inspector than his brother Councillors, or perhaps he could not forget the mortification of a political defeat. Septennial period of love last, will then be declared, Ist December JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager, Edinimroh. A ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, "Pita, .9,0oo,00 1 0". 1 ,n E rZ)0 ° 0 :SHARES of .e2O each. A CATHEDRAL FOR. LIVERPOOL. THE proposal of Mr. BANNER for the erection of a new Church, or rather Cathedral, on the site of St. Peter's in Church-street, was negatived at the meeting of the Select Vestry, on Tuesday. This was rather an ungracious recep tion, more particularly as the cost was to be raised by vo luntary contributions, and the scheme was in anticipation of Liverpool being raised to the dignity of a city. There may be no immediate necessity for the re-erection of St. Peter's Church; but it cannot be denied that Liverpool, which is justly celebrated for the beauty of her public build ings, does not possess a Church with any pretensions to ec clesiastical architecture. Indeed not one of the Liverpool Churches can bear the slightest comparison to the Unita rian Meeting-house in point of architectural beauty. , THE MAGISTRATES AND THE TOWN I COUNCIL-IMPORTANT MEETING OF I MAGISTRATES YESTERDAY. would he go into the question whether it was not thei duty to transact all their business in the eye of the public. He thought the occasions were very few in which all their proceedings ought not to take place in the eye of the public. (" Hear" from Mr. Earle.) He concluded by expressing his opinion that they might adopt a better resolution than the one proposed by Mr. Mansfield, and asked Mr. Romilly to read a resolution which he had prepared. Mr. ROMJLLY had no objection to read his resolution, but he confessed that he was much more inclined to vote for Mr. Mansfield's resolution, if he would modify it a little. ...--.----.4P , .- - -. - Yesterday afternoon, a meeting of the Magistrates was held in the Magistrates'-room, at the Sessions-house, to receive the report of the Finance Committee of the Town Council (presented to the Council on Wednesday last), in answer to the report of the Magistrates, relating to the alleged interference of members of the Council with the police force on the subject of licenses to marine-store dealers. The Mayor presided, and amongst the magistrates present we noticed J. S. Mansfield, Esq., the stipendiary ; also Messrs. Mellor, Barclay, Benn, J. C. Ewart, W. Rathbone, H. Hornby, G. H. Lawrence, Theodore Rath bone, Romilly, Crosthwaite, W. Earle, R. Gladstone, Grant, Aikin, Evans, Bolton, Nicol, J. Steward, Chal loner, J. Cropper. The proceedings commenced with Mr. Wybergh, Clerk to the Magistrates, reading the report of the Finance Committee of the Council, a copy of which was ordered by the Council to be sent to the magistrates. Mr. Mansfield's resolution was then modified as follows .[The report (the substance of which has already appeared in the newspapers) was an answer to the magistrates' report, charging interference on the part of certain Coun cillors, and also complaining of the system pursued by the Finance Committee with reference to the licenses of marine-store dealers. The report of the Council was in effect a denial of the charges imputed by the magistrates.] The report having been read, Mr. MANSFIELD, stipendiary magistrate, rose, and, after some remarks, said that with the view of putting an end to the personal conflict which seemed impending be tween the Town Council and the bench on this question, he had a series of resolutions to propose. The first reso lution which he had to propose was-- "That it does not appear to this bench that, according to the rules connected with the granting of licenses to marine-store dealers, any licenses have been improperly granted by the Finance Committee of the Council." “That it does not ap;ear iO this bench that any licenses to marine-store dealers have been granted from improper mo tives.” It might be a question whether the rules upon which the Finance Committee acted were good ones, but it appeared to him (Mr. M.) that in the licenses they had granted the committee had adhered to those rules. Those rules had been agreed upon by the Finance Committee, and they were the proper parties to say whether they should be altered or not, and until they were altered no blame could attach to the Finance Committee. He therefore hoped there would be no objection to pass the resolution which bad been proposed. Mr. HORNBY defended the course which the Finance Committee had pursued with regard to these licenses since he had been chairman of the committee. He be lieved that there was not a single instance where a license had been granted which had been reported against by the police. With regard to any improvement that might be made in the system at present adopted, he was sure the Finance Committee would be quite ready to adopt any alteration which might be deemed advisable. Mr. G. 11. LAWRENCE said, that having been chairman of the Finance Committee during a portion of the time referred to, he considered that his conduct had been some what impugned by the course which the magistrates had thought fit to pursue. The speaker then proceeded to defend the system pursued by the Finance Committee of the Council, in granting marine store-dealers licenses. There might have been some mistakes made ; but that was almost unavoidable. Referring to the course adopted during the time he was chairman of the committee, Mr. Lawrence said that it was all very well to listen and im plicitly act upon the reports of police officers ' • but he contended that it would have been unwise to be guided altogether by such reports. No doubt the reports of the officers were to a certain extent true, and represented the real facts of the case ' • but was it reasonsble that, because a poor man , who might apply for a license, lived in a cer tain locality which was suspectad by the police, his appli cation for a license should be refused ? It was impossible in fairness to refuse licenses upon such grounds as these, because, by so doing, they would absolutely be debarring many deserving persons from obtaining a livelihood. Mr. EARLE—What, an honest one ? The resolution, on being put by the Mayor, was car ried unanimously. Mr. MANSFIELD again rose to propose the second reso lution, and commenced by saying (with considerable warmth) that he was surprised at the attack which had been made upon him by Mr. Aikin. for doing what he (Mr. Mansfield) thought he had a right to do, and what he should do whenever h tucalled upon to take part in proceedings connected with the bench. Mr. ATKIN : Attack ! Mr. MANSFIELD continued.—He bad thought that he might, with peculiar propriety,bring forward a resolution— Mr. AIKIN : I assure you, sir,—(addressing Mr. Mans field)—l did not think I was making any attack upon you, and certainly I did not intend it. The MAyoa : I trust that gentlemen who have been complaining of personal allusions in the Council Chamber, will not become personal here, and indulge in crimination and recrimination against each other. (Hear, hear.) Mr. MANSFIELD said his resolution was as follows : " That it appears that certain frauds have been committed upon the Finance Committee by marine store-dealers ' in oh taming transfers of their houses to objectionable localities, and that it is desirable that steps should be taken to prevent the recurrence of such frauds." Mr. LAWRENCE—Yes, an honest one. They would have distressed hundreds of persons had they refused such applications, whereas now, in consequence of the licenses being granted, they were honest and respectable members of society. Look how few of the licenses granted by the Finance Committee had been misapplied or abused. He quite agreed with the report drawn up by the Town-clerk, in answer to the magistrates, and he grieved to see the hostile attitude which the bench had assumed towards the Council. He had himself no longer any connexion with the Council, nor did he regret that his connexion with it had ceased, but he thought that the course which the Council had pursued with regard to the granting of these licenses was the correct one, and he therefore could not approve of what had been done by the bench. The ma gistrates ought to do all they could to strengthen the hands of the Town Council—not make an attempt to de. price them of power. He did not hesitate to say that the power of granting licenses could not be in better hands than in those of the Town Council, and he thought there ought not to be any change whatever. There had been no abuse hitherto of the powers which the Council pos sessed, and therefore there was nothing to justify the change suggested by the magistrates' report. In answer to an observation by Mr. Eyre Evans, Mr. LAWRENCE said that during the time he was chairman of the committee he never recollected a single instance in which a member of the Council had solicited on behalf of an applicant for a license. With reference to two persons who had obtained their licenses for one place, and afterwards had them trans ferred to another place, the report of the magistrates was left unanswered by the report of the Council. The ma gistrates' report said this was a fraud, and no doubt it was. It had been stated that in connexion with this transfer it was incumbent on the town-clerk to obey the words of the act of parliament ; and here he could not but regret that, in the course of his observations in the Council, Mr. Hornby should have gratuitously cast a reflection upon Mr. Wybergh as the magistrates' clerk. He would not, however, further refer to that subject, as Mr. Wybergh was present to speak for himself. Mr. Mansfield, after pointing out some laxity in the endorsing of the transfers of the two licenses referred to, excused it on account of the pressure of business at the Town-hall, and said the magistrates ought not to find fault with the Council on that account. On Mr. Mansfield resuming his seat, Mr. AlKlisT said—l seize the first opportunity of assuring Mr. Mansfield that my attack was on the wording of his resolution, and not personal. I should be extremely sorry for it to be supposed for one moment that I made any attack upon him. The MAyon. said that, for the sake of formality, Mr Mansfield's motion had better be seconded, on which Mr. STEWART seconded the motion. Mr. W. RATHBONE observed that, from the report which had just been read, it appeared that a document of considerable importance was found amongst the Town clerk's papers long after the report was settled. He should like some information about that, because it showed great irregularity in the Town-hall. Mr. BOLTON said that, from what had been read, it appeared that no license could be granted but by the Council. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE : The Finance Committee have no power of themselves. Mr. WYBERGH next rose, and said that perhaps the magistrates would permit him to make a few remarks upon the law which was laid down in the report from the Council, and, in doing so, be was bound to make a few observations on what had been said of him in his absence by Mr. Hornby. He could not allow either Mr. Hornby or any one else to cast any reflections upon his personal skill. [Mr. Wybergh here referred to Mr. Hornby's remarks in the Town Council on 'Wednesday last, to the effect that Mr. Wybergh ought to have placed before the Finance Committee his view of that part of the Act of Parliament referring to the transfer of marine-store dealers' licenses from one locality to another.] Now, on what evidence was this argument of Mr. Hornby's founded ? He (Mr. W.) differed with the town-clerk on the construction of this clause of the act of parliament, but surely that was not to be construed, as was conveyed in Mr. Hornby's remarks, to a neglect of duty on his part. He might be wrong in his opinion, but he thought it unfair in Mr. Hornby to charge him as he had done, because he drew the attention of the magistrates to a clause in the act on which his opinion did not agree with that of the town-clerk. He had taken some trouble to give his opinion on that clause, which was as follows : I dissent from the construction put upon this clause of the local act by the town clerk. In my opinion he would be justified in refusing to make the endorsement described in this section in any case where the object intended by the person seeking the transfer is to evade the provisions of the act of parliament, and to commit a fraud upon the council. - It must be admitted that such was the object in the case of Healey, detailed in the report. It will be remembered in that case that the man had never opened his store in Maguire-street at all, and consequently had not changed his place of business ; the Towmclerk, therefore, would have been acting even within the letter of the law in refusing to endorse the license. The course I should suggest, with great deference to the Town-clerk, in dealing with fraudulent applications under this section, would be to leave the party to his remedy by mandamus in the Court of Queen's Bench, it indeed any one could be found bold e3ough, with a lie in his mouth, to make such an experiment. But is the literal sense of the clause to be preferred to what is its rational sense? I am inclined to think not in this in stance; and I am prepared to state the grounds upon which I have formed, to the best of my judgment, that opinion. There are two modes of interpreting a statute :—First, literal; second, rational. The first is no doubt to be preferred, unless where following the literal text would involve an absurdity or sequence entirely at variance with the policy of the act, c the remedy it was intended to provide. Now, the act under cot,sideration is entitled" An Act for the Improvement, Good Government, and Police Regulation of the Borough of Liverpool." The title compendiously expresses its general object. The clauses relating to marine-st( hare strict reference to that object, and the particnla intended to be remedied by them was the then unlice Mr. W. EARLE was surprised to hear the remarks made by Mr. Lawrence respecting the granting of licenses to marine store-dealers, when — [ln the confusion which prevailed, our reporter was unable_to catch the conclusion of Mr. Earle's remarks.] of a marine-store-dealer. The MAYOR was about to put Mr. Mansfield's resolu tion to the vote, when Mr. AIKIN rose, and said he thought Mr. Mansfield should withdraw his resolution, and allow a discussion, before any resolution at all was proposed, because he was of opinion that the resolution would hinge on the dis cussion which he trusted would take place. He thought that in the resolution Mr. Mansfield was taking upon himself, and asking the magistrates to take upon them selves, much more than they ought to do. He held that it would make them go a great deal further than they were called upon. He did not say that the Finance Committee had been guilty of a breach of propriety in granting these licenses ; he thought they had only done what they conceived to be their duty, but for the magi strates to say that no license bad been improperly granted, was going a very great way indeed. Ho had tome remarks to make himself upon the question, and no doubt other gentlemen would do the same, and on those remarks some resolution might be grounded. He, therefore, hoped Mr. Mansfield would see the propriety of agreeing with his_pEgestion. _ _ Mr. W. IfATIMONE thought Mr. Hornby had placed himself in a false position by the remarks which he had thought fit to make in the council chamber respecting the report of the magistrates, when he had thought it neces sary to vindicate himself and the Council from a charge, which, he said, had been made against the members of the Council. After stating that the magistrates had no wish to cast any reflection on the Council, Mr. Rathbone said that Mr. Hornby had placed himself in the position of a criminal, and afterwards thought he could place himself in the position of judge of the magistrates. He put it to any one whether Mr. Hornby ought not to have considered well before he passed such a condemnation on the bench, as he had done in the Council chamber. Referring to the state ments of Kehoe, Mr. Hornby had talked about guarded evidence. What more guarded evidence could the magis trates have than that of Kehoe, who had been 13 years in the police force without any charge having been brought against him ? After repudiating, on the part of the bench, any personal feeling against the council, the speaker said he could not agree with Mr. Hornby and Mr. Lawrence when they said that the granting of licenses to marine store dealers was as safe in the hands of the Council as in the hands of the bench. He did not think that there could be the same impartiality in a representative body like the council as there was in the bench ; and he felt that it would be a melancholy day indeed for this country if local government, whether as regarded our police or our magistracy, should ever be subject to the influence of any representative body whatever. It had always been said that in the administration of justice the magistracy of this country was altogether independent, and he trusted it would long remain so. He concluded by saying that the system which had been pursued ought to be thoroughly investigated, with a view of placing it upon a better foot ing than at present existed. It is notorious that there is an intimate relation between per sons carrying on that trade and a class of criminals known by the destnation of receivers of stolen goods. It was therefore deemed consistent with the good government and police regu lation of the borough of Liverpool to give to the local authoities a control over the persons carrying on the obnoxious trade. This was accomplished by making a licence from the council the condition precedent to carrying on the trade ; and to the council also was entrusted the discretionary power of granting or refusing the license; and so anxiously does the legislature guard against the possibility of persons oarrying on the trade in any other premises than those specified in the license, that immediate notice is to be given of any change of abode, or even of any addition to the licensed premises. This clause, in my opinion (267th) must be construed, being in pari materiti, with reference to the 261st, which gives the discretionary power to refuse the license. On any other supposition the 261st section would be a simple absurdity, for the mischief which the provision was designed to remedy would remain unchecked. It could not be, there fore, the intention of the framers, that one section should undo what the other did; or that a person, being refused a license under the one section, should get it as a matter of course, and by a sidewind, under the other. It has been laid down by our best writers, and by the dicta of eminent judges, "th a t t h e truest exposition of the law is that which best harmonises with its design, its objects, and its general structure." In Heydon's case, the barons of the ex chequer resolved—" That it was the duty of the judges at all times to make such construction as should suppress the mis chief and advance the remedy, putting down all subtle evasions and inventions for continuance of the mischief pro prirato commodo, and adding force and life to the cure and remedy, according to the true intent of the makers of the act pro beno IMMO." And this doctrine is acted upon in a more recent case, Lyde v. Bernard, when Baron Parke said, " T admit that words may be construed iu a sense different from their ordinary one when the context requires it, or when the act is intended to re• medy some existing mischief, and such a construction is re quired to render the remedy effectual. For we must alwar construe an act so as to suppress the mischief and advance the remedy." Now, the construction contended for by the town council in their report would do precisely the reverse, for it would advance the mischief and defeat the remedy. Keeping, therefore, in view the above rule of interpret a tio n , an d reaing the 207th section by the light the 261st affords, I cannot but arrive at the conclusion that the literal construction, which is so disastrous to public justice, is at the same time unsound in law. Mr. HORNBY trusted he might be permitted to make a few observations, as his conduct on this question had been pretty freely commented upon both here and elsewhere. With regard to the complaint made against him by Mr. Wybergh, he entertained the same opinion at this moment which he did at the time he spoke in the Council. Mr. Wybergh had stated that he (Mr. Hornby) had found fault with him because he differed with the Town-clerk upon the con struction of an Act of Parliament. lie had done notl sort. He had never expressed an opinion as to whir., was right. What he had said, and henow said itagain, was tl was the duty of Mr. Wybergh to have stated to the comm.._ that there was such a clause in the act of parliament, bearing the construction which he had put upon it. With regard to the admission of reporters to the last meeting of magistrates, he admitted that he was wrong in not voting against their being present, after hearing such a report read. But further than that, he did not think he was amenable to the charges ought against him by Mr. Aikin. It was true that several of the magistrates stated at their last meeting, that they had no wish to cast any reflections on the Finance Committee, but he asked any candid person to read the magistrates' report, and say whether very strong reflections imfeed were not cast upon the committee. The report concluded by stating that a change should be made in the law, giving the Finance Commit tee power to grant licenses. It actually proposed that one of the statutes should be repealed, that the Town Council should not have the power of dismissing police-officers, Now they were aware that this was not a local act, it applied to the nation at large, and could any one suppose that this proposal, which went to alter the law of the land, would be submitted to unless on very strong grounds indeed ? He had no wish to cast any rejections on the magistrates or any one else. He had no doubt that the gentlemen who drew up the report, and the magistrates who sent it to the council, were guided by every feeling to do their duty; but he could not agree in their report, and it now appeared to him that they should consider the recommendation in that report, whether the Town Council should be deprived of the power of dismissing police-officers, and of granting licenses to marine-store dealers. He concluded by lamenting the unfortunate differences which seemed to exist Letween the bench and the council. For himself, be believed that the council hada high respect for the bench, and if they would carry on their discussions ;in a proper manner, he was sure that the bench would have that moral influence over the council which was so exceedingly desirable. (Hear, hear.) The resolution having been seconded, was passed unani, mously. • justified the committee to app3int e d Mr. MANSFIELD next proposed the following resolution That Cons it a:— in relying upon the ev id ence In the course of his obse rvat i ons Mr. Mansfield defended Kehoe from the attacks which were math upon him by the differen t members of the Council on W e d . o f inquire t a 7‘ d Constable appearsr Kehoe."eprotto weret b e bench nesday last. After some discussion on the resoanlittteiroilli TehiCle ;he view of promoting the welfare hadhat taken place, oatlthilesatitsovould cordially join together withth resolution having been seconded, Council I N O aR n ds secondeda the eliemt hoped og e vrseet magistrates of thetown. n,as p mously.passed unani- Mr. R. GLADSTONE I heartily join with y ou , M r . M a yor ; but when we have *— the magistrate s it a majority in th e C ounc i l of 46 to against Mr. EARL'A. is not very en courag i ng . — Aye, that is hitting the ri The resolution h av i ng b een carried, g M r. EA RLE put a question to Mr. Hornby as to the power of refusing licenses and charmed his brother mag i s t ra t e s - e xception of Mr. Gladstone, of being too much e...p (A laugh.) The proceedings then terminated Mr. W. EARLE could confirm a great deal that had been said by Mr. Rathbone. With regard to the report which had been read, it did not pretend to answer many points which were alluded to in the magistrates' report. The truth was, a great deal too much labour had evidently been bestowed on it, and so much was said in it that it clearly showed the Town•clerk had not been able to answer the magistrates. One of the most important documents forwarded from the magistrates to the Council had never, it seemed, reached the Town-clerk's hands. He alluded to a report which, some years ago, was called for by Mr. Dowling respecting one of the marine store dealers. A MAGISTRATE, whose name we did not learn, said it had ultimately reached the Town-clerk. Mr. EARLE.—WeII, it had never reached his head. r•:;• his heart either — (laughter)—although it did reach las subordinate in office. • Mr. AlTux again rose, and, addressing himself rather pointedly to Mr. Mansfield, said that that gentleman must know from his own daily experience that a great number of improper characters obtained marine-store licences, and therefore to ask the bench to say that no improper licences had been granted was asking the bench to place itself in a false position. Mr. MANSFIELD.—I CM willing to add " from im proper motives." Mr. AIKIN.—If Mr. Mansfield would allow the dis cussion to proceed, he would see that they would be able to concoct a suitable resolution. Mr. Aikin defended the magistrates in accepting the statements of Kehoe, and founding their report upcn those statements. He did not see that the magistrates were bound to have before them the statements of the different members of the Council charged by Kehoe, as had been alleged. A great deal had been said about the magistrates' report being published before the accused parties were heard. Mr. LAWRENCE. —Why did you not send for the Town. clerk ? Mr. Anew, in continuation, complained that Mr. Hornby, who voted for the admission of reporters at the magistrates meeting when the rep or t was read, should have found fault with the magistrates in the Council Chamber and before the Finance Committee, for making the matter public before the accused parties had an oppor tunitye of answering the charg es . ,Air e . y H er o y rn mabygi included voted for the ad m is s ion of d With the exception of reporters, r Mellorters of the bench afterwa r d s for , and his condemnation He (Sir. 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Assurances granted against Paralysis, Blindness, Accidents, Insanity, and every other affliction, bodily and mental, at moderate rates. A liberal commission allowed to Agents. Annual Premium for Assuring .tlOO, namely Age-20 .e 1 10s. 9d. Age-40 1 30 119 6 50 .e 2 13s. 6cl 31S 6 Prospectuges, with tables and fullest information, may be had at the Offices of the Company, or of any of their Agents. Applications for Agencies requested. EDWARD BA YE'S, Resident Manager and Actuary. Offices, 76, Cheapside, London. Eiberpoot tattbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1853 NATIONAL EDUCATION. THE important question of promoting and extend ing a system of National Education,—which has long been one of the great difficulties of modern legislation,—has been manfully grappled by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, and in a tone which may tend to disarm much of the opposition naturally felt by the religious public to his liberalising and latitudi narian principles. We cannot, however, lose sight altogether of the character of his lordship, so gra phically pronounced by the late Rev. SIDNEY SMITH, who said his self-confidence was so great, that he would undertake the command of the channel fleet or to perform an operation for the stone at ten minutes' notice. We must, there fore, receive with some caution his promises and professions, and delay any avowal of ap probation until we have before us the actual de tails. In his statement to the House of Corn mons yesterday week, he gave some statistical information as to the present state of Education for the poor, which goes incontestably to prove the immense exertions and vast superiority of the Church of England, as distinguished from Dis senters, notwithstanding the vaunts of the latter as to their doings in this respect. Out of a total of 1,281,077 scholars receiving instruction, the large majority of 955,865, or fully three-fourths, were taught in Church of England Schools. Out of a total of 19,856 schools, no fewer than 17,015, or nearly seven-eighths, were Church of England schools; and out of a total income of £1,046,579, no less than £617,081, or four-fifths, was expended in the maintenance of Church of England Schools. These are gratifying proofs of what the Church has done, and is doing, for the instruction of the humbler classes, and should at least tend to allay that feel ing o f jealous opposition to its exertions which they have so often met from Non-C on f orm i sts. NotwithstanCling all that has been said a n d d one i n by Rat al advocated o f Manchester and o§ewhere THE NEW PILOTAGE BILL. THE proposal of Mr. CARDWELL to centralise in his own department of the Government the control over all the Pilotage authorities in the kingdom, has excited much anxious discussion and difference of opinion in this Port, which is perhaps the most affected by the measure. The Shipowners, par ticularly those engaged in the foreign trade, are naturally and properly anxious that nothing should impair the efficiency of the Mersey pilots, while, on the other hand, the owners of steam-boats and other vessels in the coasting trade feel the hardship of having to contribute to the maintenance of Pilots from whose services they derive a less proportion of advantage. In the first place, it must he conceded that it is of the greatest importance the Pilot Service of Liverpool should he preserved as fully and com pletely as possible, not only on account of the immense amount both of lives and property which are constantly in jeopardy, but also from the dangerous nature of the entrance to the Port, arising from shifting sands, which renders a con stant familiarity with its navigation indispensable to safety. In this respect it differs from many other Ports, where the frequency of visits by masters of steam-boats and coasting vessels render Pilot service in such cases almost unnecessary, and consequently it has been usual to license such masters as Pilots. This has not been done at Liverpool, and, according to the statement of Mr. CARDWELL, the refusal arose from the Pilotage authorities here being doubtful whether they had legal power to issue such licenses without contra.. vening . the local act. The doubt he proposed to remedy by giving the Board of Trade power to over-ride the local act; but the bill goes further, and instead of confining the authority to the local Pilotage Board, proposes to supersede its functions, by inv°sting the Board of Trade with power to grant licenses to masters and mates. The parti es interested in foreign Shipping complain that suc h an alteration would mar the efficiency of the Pil o t service here by diminishing ifs souree of income, while those proposed to be benefited are naturally in favour of its adoption, It will har be disput e d that the local authorities are far better judges of the requirements of the Port than the hoard in London can by possibility be, though it may have BIRTH OF A PRINCE. The church bells, on Thursday, re-echoed the glad tidings which had been received, by electric telegraph, of the birth of another Prince, of whom her MAJESTY had been safely delivered that afternoon. There is already a rumour current that the new Prince is to be named GEORGE, after his illustrious line of ancestors ; but, know ing the QUEEN'S partiality to names beginning with the first letter of the alphabet, we rather incline to the opinion that he will be named AUGUSTUS. THE NATIONAL REVENUE. The official statement, published on Tuesday last, showed an increase of £920,999 on the year, and of £44,613 on the quarter. This favourable result was, however, owing to the repayment of advances and other moneys, of which there was an increase of £557,537 on the year, and £163,906 on the quarter. THE HIGH-LEVEL RAILWAY SCHEME. AT the meeting of the Dock Committee, on Thursday. a letter was read from Mr. GRANTHAM, in defence of his scheme for a High-level Railway along the line of Docks, but no discussion took place on the subject. He impugned some of the statements in Mr. HARTLEY'S report as being founded on incorrect and insufficient data, but he did not attempt to meet the objection that the carrying out of such a scheme, supposing it to be as efficient as he states, would have the effect of rendering Dock warehouses com paratively unnecessary, by facilitating the conveyance of goods from the ship direct by railway into the interior. He demands a reference to a more independent authority than Mr. HARTLEY ; but, however strong the evidence in favour of the practicability of his plan, it will not answer this objection, supposing it to be well-founded, and the Dock Committee will hardly give their sanction to its adoption before well weighing the consequences. THE BIRKENHEAD DOCKS. THE Sub-Committee appointed to confer with the repre sentatives of the Birkenhead Docks are to meet in London to-morrow (Wednesday), on the subject of the suggested amalgamation. Some doubts have been thrown on the practicability of making any arrangement, but it is to be hoped that both parties will see the advantage of effecting it, if possible, and therefore throw no unnecessary obstacle in the way through over-anxiety to get the best of the bargain. Liverpool will by this means be enabled to increase her Dock accommodation, which is much wanted, at a far less cost than can be done at this side of the Mersey ; and Birkenhead will receive an impetus which must be felt by all interested in her prosperity. It should also not be forgotten that Liverpool is much in need of additional facilities for Ship-building—a trade which might have been enjoyed to a considerably greater extent, had not the space been confined by so great a length of the river coast being occupied with the Docks. The energies of Liverpool are cramped by her adhesion to one bank of the Mersey, and the only practicable remedy is a resort to the opposite bank. STRIKE OF THE TAILORS. THE " SLOP-SHOP" SYSTEM, The journeymen tailors of Liverpool, who have been suffering for some few years past, have at length deter mined to organise themselves for the relief of their griev ances, and a meeting has been called for this evening (Tuesday) at the Circus-street School-room, in order to consider the best means of accomplishing their object. The ordinary wages paid by respectable masters have been at the rate of 4s. 6d. per day, besides which the master provides the workshop as well as fire and candles. Against this arrangement there is no complaint, nor is any attempt made to alter the terms ; but, within the last few years, there has arisen a number of so-called cheap clothes-shops, wherein defective materials, put together by ill-paid labour, are sold to the public at a greater profit to the vender than the goods sold in respectable warehouses. The poor working tailors have long been the victims of this system, as in many cases they have not been paid more than a shilling for twelve hours' labour, while they have to find their own workshop and other necessaries for carrying on their work. The consequence of this state of things is, that they often have to eke out a subsistence by a resort to the relieving officer, and in almost every instance of sickness, &c., their maintenance is thrown upon the ratepayers. Much of this has been produced by unwholesome competition, of which the cheap clothes-men and contractors have been only too ready to take advantage ; but as the true interest of the public is that the industrious should receive a fair remu neration for their labour, they calculate upon recei v i ng a share of public sympathy upon this occasion, the more especially as no movement is made or contemplated against the respectable masters in the trade. We under stand that the objects immediately proposed to be carried out by the meeting are as follow : To - have one uniform scale of wages at the rate now paid by all respectable master tailors in this town. That all workmen shall be provided with suitable work shops and implements for their work, such as existed previous to the present system of cheap ready• made clothing. To equalise, as far as possible, the distribution of labour, so that every man may have a fair share, accord ing to his ability. In endeavouring to accomplish these objects, the men consider they are but doing justice to those employers who pay good wages, and treat their men liberally and fairly. IMPORTANT TO EMIGRANTS..—An arrangement, which is likely to prove of considerable advantage to emigrants for the United States and Canada, has just been entered into by Mr. Jones, of this town, by which passengers arriving in New York can be forwarded at once to their ultimate destination. Full particulars will be found in gur advertising columns. BIRKENHI OFFICE-HAMILTO Agent.—Hei Surgeon. James T. Val The Directors beg to annou CEIVE PROPOSALS for Fll The large Capital of the Cor oOence ,of its Proprietors, enal gible offices in the kingdom offered to the Public. FIRE INi! Will be effee,ted at moderate ra baying the ad:vantage of a res to distinguish itself by its p laims. A . O Charge made for the Poll LIFE B Th . e Company iikeWl CO MI/IgCIICIe S , For the WHOLE CONI.- cease after a LIMITED ;AMBER OF For a Sum to be payable at age 60, or at death. PREMIUMS ON CREDI. ?PORTION OF THE PREMIUMS MAY T REMAIN ON CQRnEDIT, OR ASSURANCES MAY BE EFFECTED IN `OUS WAYS, NOT ENUME RATED, TO MEET THE ANcE ENIENCE OF THE PARTY M AKING THE ASSILIi -u .„ The i mportant advantages afforded by the Company i n thi s ra nch will include th e f o ll ow i ng, viz.:— VUuGUARANTEE OE AN AMPLE CAPITAL, MODERATE PRE MS, LARGE PARTICIPATIO N OF PROFITS BY THE SMALL CHARGE FOR MANAGEMENT, &c. The usti;ll Commission allowed to Solicitors. Fe es to !Medical Referees ^— 1 1 4ny. • • " CE OF LIFE —The Premium L PAYMENTS ,se granted by this com PERCY 31, DOVE, Manager.