Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-07 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL. The monthly meeting of the Town Council was held, at eleven o'clock, yesterday, in the Town Hall the Mayoi, Wm. Preston, Esq., in the chair. CHARGE or DISCOURTESY ON THE PART OP MR: STEWART - - AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE Mr. Steains said : Mr. Mayor, before the proceedings commence, I wish to call your attention to a charge which appears in the Liverpool Mercury, reflecting in a most improper manner, and in a most incorrect manner, upon the worthy chairman of the finance committee. I have only to express my astonishment, and my .deep regret, that such a highly respectable paper as the Mercury, should admit any such letter. (Hear, hear.) I was present at the interview with the deputation alluded to, headed by Mr. Jeffery, and the account of the reception of that deputation, given in the letter in the Mercury, wa s positively false. (Cries of hear, hear.) Mr. Stewart re ceived the deputation with as much courtesy as it is possible for one gentleman to show to other gentlemen. The subject upon which the deputation waited upon the finance com mittee was not one which called for many remarks, and the chairman replied in a very proper manner, which met with the unanimous approval of the committee. I believe Mr. Holme and Mr. Tyrer made one or two remarks, but there was nothing , to call for any general observations. The lat ter charges the former with being a set of " dummies," who were not allowed to speak unless the chairman gave the permission. It is surely scarcely necessary to answer such a charge. When you look at the gentlemen who compose the finance committee, it is impossible to suppose that such men as Mr. Holme, and Mr. Earle, or myself, would be bridled by Mr. Stewart. (Hear, hear.) The whole thing is contemptible - contemptible. (Hear, hear.) The whole thing is a tissue of falsehood from beginning to end, and I think it due to our excellent chairman to express my convic tion that none of the remarks contained in the letter could possibly be applied with justice to him. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Jeffery said his name had been mentioned by Mr. Steains as having introduced the deputation in question. His attention had been called to the letter to which Mr. Steains referred. He saw also that another deputation was referred to in the letter as having been introduced by Mr. Stitt, and, as he understood the reading of the letter, ft was Mr. Stitt's remarks at the health committee which pro voked the writing of it. lie (Mr. Jeffery) was not responsible for the writing of that letter. (Hear, hear) But his attention had been called to it, and substantially he declared it correct. Upon the deputation withdrawing from the room after the interview, - the gentlemen whom he had the honour of introducing and accompanying, felt excessively hurt at the very silent manner in which their remarks were received, and —for he had no objection at all to adopt the word used in the letter -at the " supercilious" manifestation of opinion upon the part of the chairman. One of the members of the committee did venture an observation —that gentleman was Mr. Parker —and the chairman put forth his left hand, and silenced the speaker instantly. Mr. Parker was not permitted to proceed, and no other gentle man made any attempt whatever to enter into any conver sation, or to elicit any desire. upon the part of the deputation. He confessed too that he was disappointed --as Mr. Steains had been pleased to open the question— that Mr. Steains himself had not taken any interest in the subject of the interview. Several gentlemen who were present among the deputation were Mr. Steainf constituents, and the locality was one in which he shuffle have thought a deep interest would have been excited it Mr. Steains mind for its welfare. Now it ought to be made known to the council what the deputation waited upon the finance committee for. Seven years ago, propert was pulled down in the Old Haymarket, for tli purpose of making improvements. It had remaine in a comparatively dilapidated state from that day to th present, an injury to the neighbourhood, depreciating value of property there, and materially interfpe: business of the ratepayers of that locality. the deputation was to ask the finance committee, seeing the they were now widening •Shaw's-brow, whether they would be good enough to complete the alterations which was now in process of operation ; and, if they inteuded to complete them, whether they would be good enough to make known to the deputation what their intentions - were The chairman of the committee stated that they were nr prepared with any plans for carrying forward any imprr ments there. The plans, whatever they might h' whenever they'were ready, would have to be sub the Council before being adopted. Then cam' in his opinion, a most reasonable request. It v stoneyard, whirl dispensed with mg with t The object was a nuisance to the locant j , And another nuisance, which abomination to the neighbourhood, should be r and that the committee would simply, for. the presen until they were prepared to appropriate the ground to an purpose for which it might ultimately be designed, gag i over, and leave it an open space. As a member of till council, introducing the deputation, he had to complain o resnect shown to the Parties who constituted the lie had had the pleasure of accon--- "Pes upon sPu-- positiv the Nvzi:: deputation deputation. ..verai occasio, he had ,never, upon any occasion, met with the stiln silence and the expression on the part of the chairman which was shown in this instance—an expression which signified, in common parlance, " don't you wish you may it ?" There was a reservation manif- ) commit in the chairnian' countenance, and there was a twinkling in his eve could not well ho described in language. He somewhat r gretted that 111 r. Steairis should have introduced this subject a all. It was an anonymous letter, and no gentleman there shoub 'have taken notibe of it. (Hear, hear.) He confessed, however that he was surprised the gentlemen constituting the corn. mittee should have permitted a deputation waiting upor them to he,so treated. (Hear, hear, and oh, oh.) Mr: Steains begged to say, in his own vindication, tha he did not make any observation upon the occasion in pies. firm_ Rlihrincrh hp Vqfprina t,, ..„—. for the simple reason iat Mr. Stewart expre;sed his view l so mach better than he could do himself, that he did not think it right to take up the time of the committee. Mr- Stewart told the deputation very properly that as to the nuisance alluded to, the committee had nothing to do with it belonged to the health committee. • The Mayor : Nor with the stime-yard ei Mr. Earle said : Mr. Jeffery, as usual opportunity of making a long speech detaining. council v one farthing. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Jeffery : I rise to order. I spok Mr. Earle said it was always in self-defence that l in self- Jeffery talked against any of the committer did not himself happen to have a finge. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He much regre!ted that M Steains should have taken any notice whatever so scurrilous, and so abominable an anonymous k (Hear hear.) It was not worth Mr. Stewart's while, consider it for one momen t, nor worth the w hil e of an,, respectable inhabitant of Liverpool. Mr. Stewart was very well known to them all, and would not have the confidence_which he enjoyed'from the illustrious i n di'v;il- 1 - 1 - hood-1_,,,1 wh r in th of so 'vi )n, anc wha ata "1 1115 aIIVICC upon every occasion, if he were not in every sense deserving of it. (Hear, hear.) He, thought the inhabitants were particularly indebted to Mr. Stewart for the .very great labour he had taken in defending the corporate estate in every way possible. He could speak of Mr. Stewart ; for he bad bad dealings with him muel more extensiv- it e, he could answer for than the anonymous scribblers who abused him—and he always had singular satisfaction in dealing with him. He was a most honourable man, and any one who consulted him upon important business would find his professional charges, for a man of his ability. were most moderate. Wehare nothing to do with Mr. Stewart professional charges. (Hear, hear.), Mr. Earle said be would talk as much as if he liked. He was very 'sorry that so re as the Mercury should have taken notice but the editor had it put iu very small tv Jeffery did )e, as if he was half ashamed of insert'in, t rit althOugh perhaps he .thought it his duty to do so, and wished that. it should not be observed by any y one. (Hear, hear, aid lawihter.) ' Mr. Stitt said, as his name had been mentioned, he to sac ti not at 'all responsible for to h‘. oiled forth th retract from what nnance cOn , lmittee. He' tber t he former ( I ...nittation was not ,ach as to encourage him, in gam going before the finance committee. He would state, with. as much frankness as possible, that the deputation to which h e re f erred had been received' in the same manner, or very much the same manner, as that described by Mr. Jeffery. It was the opinion of all the gentlemen who came forth from the deputati on th a t they had not been received to haveed b the chairm an o f the committee as they tght .been. Although the business upo n which were em a , I in effect P , tic business, they seemeL _ told that they were departing from their provinc altogether, and had better mind their own business. Thai was the plain English of it. That being the manner of thei:- reception, he (Mr. Stitt) did not feel inclined to expose himself to • such a reception again. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Samuel Holme said he was sure the council would excuse him, in the ab sence of the chairman of the finance THE NORTHERN TIMES THURSDAI, JULY 7, MO ... want of that discernment, andordinary acuteness-whicVif it had been displayed by him, must have detected the frauds practised by Mr. Luya, - which - frauds seem to have been committed by Mr. Luya ever since 1848. Mr. Alderman Holme, in moving the acceptance of the tendered resignation of Mr. Bally, said, that the report which the sub-committee had submitted to the finance committee, and which had been read in their hearing, was one of a very .painful character; but he deemed it right to say, on behalf of Mr. Bally, that he believed, and the committee were all of the same opinion, that he was an honest and conscientious man ; but that he had been guilty of great remissness no one could deny. (Hear, hear) linen they went into an investigation, Mr. Bally was himself obliged to say that he had not seen some of the books. He thought in a great measure it was owing to his remissness that the corporation had been defrauded of a considerable sum of money. But at the same time they were to take into consideration that he was -an old man, fifty-eight years of age, and had lost his situa tion worth £..300 a-year, which was a most severe punishment, with a family to maintain as he had. He believed Mr. Bally had a deep'and designing man to deal with. He should have gone before the finance com mittee, and told them the position he was in ; and that he could not get the information from Mr. Luya, but he had not done that. Under the circumstances, he could not see what resource there' was for the sub-committee, but to, come to the conclusion which they had come to. At the same time, feeling as they all did for Mr. Bally, and as there was not the slightest charge against his honesty or integrity further than that he had neen guilty of remissness and neglect, he trusted the council would endeavour to place him in some position as under servant, and not send him and his family to the world without support. He had paid the penalty. He had been obliged to tender his resignation to the couneid, and he (Mr. Holme,) was sure the council would join him en the expression of his sympathy, and place him in some posies tion aeklerk, but at the same time to accept his resignation. Mr. Gladstone took a very different view of the conduct of Mr. Bally, from Mr. Holme. For some time past he had proclaimed his own incompetency for the office which he held. About two or three mcraths ago, it would be renthibered by the council, he (Mr. Gladstone) had said ...nom et, awlfut. tie was astonish e s a t M r . ' that Mr. Bally had disgraced the office• of auditor. Much Jeffery complaining of the time of the council being occupied, as he regretted hi s pos iti on i n regard to his family, for there was no man oc cu pi e d so muc h of the time of the that was no reason why it should interfere with his 'duty to council as Mr. Jeffery. With reference to the other (pies- the üblic. Mr. Bally was the responsible- officer, and he tion which he (Mr. Jeffery) h a d i n t ro d uce d that morning, recefved an officer's p a y, b u t h e had acted indiscreetly and the council would recollect that when a proposition unjustly towards his employers. And yet that was the mem Was made a sho r t ti me ago f or going on with a new that they were to put in a situation. Let tbe• council en street in Mr. Jeffery's ward. Mr. Jeffery was the gentleman . deavour to raise itself in the scale of human II opinion,of far from giving them assistance, and his constituency to' depress itself, for they were low enough. Too many of absolutely made a motion for a postponement fin a week. them thong it was " brother helping brother.” t o -lo o k they But the council gave them permission to proceed, and the had a public duty to perform, and they had no right tolook work was now going on It would have been better if the subject had not been introduced. Every man who took a ask how many thousand pound:, had the corporation: lost by upon this m an ' s case i n o th er -li g ht th an th a t . Oe wou ld public situation was liable to have his conduct criticised, but that man's neglect ? Did they amount to ten thousand ? it was for him to live down calumny, and Mr Stewart would and if so, whey was next to Luya' but Bally ? They must live down such calumny as disgraced the canvas of the have their feelings for their fellowemen, Nut their business Mercury. was to look to the discharge of thepublic duty, and he-would Mr. Alderman Parker regretted that the scribbler should deeply regret that such an insult should be offered In the have been noticed. But lie thought such attacks were the honest man as bye their assuming to:place him in another greatest compliments that co u ld b e pa id t o them.- As - to situation. H e b a d' forfeited all clinur to be placed in a . the," dummies," he thought them the most sensible in' the' situation under that' council. He would not see the palic committee, and, perhaps, in the council. They were not business abused by - any such measure - se-long as he had the prattlers like Mr. Jeffery and himself. (Laughter.) The power of lifting up- his voice. He supposed that it might best way would have been for some gentleman to have' be, the'deputy-chairenan of the financecommittee had been brought forwad a vote of censure upon the finance coin- tempted outof good feeling, tosay a 'word tor Mr.-Bally ; how mittee. He challenged them to to do this. Mr.: Robertson Gl a d s t one sa id, this matter ever much he should'himse/f simpathiie with that feeling; came very he should oppose an y a tt empt to re-seat' Mi. Dilly in the indefinitely before hin t as a mem b er o f that council: Inas- service of c o r p ora ti tuti ( H ear, hear,) ' much as he had n o t b een present on the occasion, lie was unable to tell w h a t th e - mer i ts of the case were, but he The reeommendatio rYwas accepte d . thought it evidently pointed to one very important subject, Mr. Holm then proceeded to more-the above recom which was this: The finance committee was nosy, since- mentlatien• in reference- to the removal of the- statue of they were deprived of the town dues, the great monetary George llrt He stated: that it was proposed to grant hinge upon which th e a ff a i rs o f that corporation turned, . a position for the column bel ow th e s t a t ue o f and he contended that the very least that committee could George 111.. inn London-road. The foundation would be do, in justice, in deference to the public, was to admit the ; et rock, reporters of the press. '3 • and) as there was- considerable-epace it would be seen from a- long distance.- It would remain as-an open FINANCE COMMITTEE. reaestion until the colunktywas raised, whether they - would The proceedings of the finance committee were. read, remove the statue-at all r and in case it was thrown in the shade by the- eolumn, thon , it would Be removed'` at the which co m p r i se d th e f o ll ow i nz recommendationa :=Recom expense of thesubscribers committee, t o some Othersite to mendation to accept th e t en d er o f Messrs Kilpin and Mon tgomery, for the construction of a drain from land, Walton be• fixed upon: He moved' that the rommenclatien be confirmed, with- the exce ption' f the renwral 'of the, statue, Gaol road. Rec ommen d a ti on to accept the tender of Messrs. Knight and Son, for painting the outside of the which would remain an open question. new gaol, Walton. Recommendation to- grant, subject to Mr. Alderman= Gardner moved that the recommendation beenot confirmed-, b u t b e referred back to the committ ee f or the consent of the Lord s o f th e T reasury, t h e reversion. of a small strip of land adjoining the Baptist- Chapel; Myrule feather consilLeratfon. Hee said they wanted something 4- for the sum of £5l. Recommendation to accept very- striking- when th err ecarstry friends come to town, and, thought lizer . fi t na o nlz a mitt u e e e h er e ejl t d meet l t t he sub- . e nation of Mr. •J. H. Bally, corporate auditor: - be e i r te p e ar to o , ereot' seea eeommendation to authorise the removal of the-statute of the commit tee column atfet. ' jeer % Dock. m Ile ' Kin!). George 111. from its present . situation inl.ondon -nonument tothe_gneen, feleone to General Ha p veloca. He road, and the erection of the column in memory of the hoped the committee - woulda , econsider the.matter: late Duke of Wellington, near the site of that. statute mr. RN ley said he - would second Mr. Gardner's .. Report of town-clerk on his establishment, and that lee has :,e e. - s at 01 u4orge the 'bird was ere, teu by pewee suu appointed Mr. T. Abbott in the place of the late Mr.:Hughes, at the 'salary of £275 for the first year. seription, and he- thought - rt . liras rather tatnsual to remove Mr. Alderman Holme said, in theabsence of the chairman a sovereign ape and doiyree the town to make - room- for a of the finance committee, who- had been called. to- London subject. rather suddenly, he would take upon himself to. ve ah e Me. Alderman Parker cheerved that.. Mr. Halite had said, that the-coleimn woad stand on a rook, and' he sup confirmation of the proceedings. posed he would plant George the Third on a foundation of The following report was read mud. He had a great respect for George the Third, and . Your sub-committee re p or t th a t on t h e 2 7 t h at „ May last he b e li eve d ne- was the only man n; the . room that had a deputation f rom th e mar k ets committee, consiiting of Mr. reed under him. Johnson, Mr. W oo d ru ff, an d M r. Ridl ey, at anded your Mr. Bennett hoped the finance caninalttee would allow' sub-committee in reference to the- defalcation of Mr. Lua the matter to, he r e f erre d b ac k, as t h ey would have y , -, ~ go to Phrliatuent for a site ?or a large wholesale and submitted a report of the treasurer on the accounts of market, arid they would very likely have a , good St. John's Market, whi c h h a d b een closely examined by hi m site for the statue whe r e th at wou ld' b e obtained; What by the direction of th e mar k e t s comm i ttee. they now called the New•.-Haymark* south of St. George's I Hall, where• the large la m p s t oo d , wou ld b e a very suitable . It appeared to your sub-committee to be necessary that an °place, as it would be, seen by scores of thousands, awl - should take p' e le the first impressions upon strangers ware the moat objection, would be eared to • : committee, to say a word or two in justification. He must deny, on the part of the finance committee, that either Mr. Stitt, Mr. Jeffery, or any other gentleman who formed a deputation, had been received by the finance committee with the slightest discourtesy. They might have sup posed so, but they were not accountable for their sup positions. He for one came into that building on Friday last, at half-past ten o'clock, and he did not get away, on account of the enormous business that had to be gone through, till three o'clock; and when it was stated that a deputation was coming on the subject of the piece of land in the Haymarket --a subject which had already been taken into consideration—it was considered, when they looked at the paper, and saw the large amount of business which was likely to detain them for two or three hours, that it would be advisable for the chairman only to speak on the subject, and they would be glad to know from Mr. Jeffery, or other members of the deputation, what they required. Mr. Jeffery was the speaker on the occasion ; and, after they had hea r d th e d eputation, the chairman, as usual when / large amount of business is to be transacted, replied to the deputation. They had heard their arguments, and thirteen or fourteen gentlemen who formed the finance committee could nQt enter on a dis cussion of the subject ; because if they had, they could not have got through their business. The Chairman spoke in the most respectful and straightforward manner, and he (Mr. Holme) did not see any of those peculiarities to which Mr.. Jeffery had alluded. He would have taken no notice of the letter, and he was sorry such had been done, unless some gentleman had signed his name to it. And for Mr. Jeffery or Mr. Stitt, the most proper place for them to make a complaint would have been in that council-room, in the presence of the chairman, who would have replied to any remarks, which he was so well able to do. He thought it to the honour of Mr. Stewart, and to the honour of any man, that he had risen from , being a tradesman to his present position, being selected by that council as chief magistrate. He very mach regretted to , hear Mr. Jeffery say that the chairman's conduct was such as if he had said, "don't you wish you may met it." That was not the way they were desirous of conducting the public business. He never yet heard a deputation except in the best spirit of courtesy ; h f eard nnce all they had to say, and then bring it into_lemislation, I iihla r_l the resi I?,OtiOn lace by them as to the mann Bally, the corporate auditor,. hes. performed h and vour sub- corn m i He hoped duty in reference to then being refigred back, have instituted such inquiry, and now report the result Your sub-committee have been attended constaeraote ampunt of talk ws occasioned' by this subject, the result of which was, that Mr. Ilohne said he would withdraw hi s motion, anti , allow the matter to stead over a-mouth. by the treasumar whc.has completed an examinatim of the accounts of St ohn's Market, in which he has discovered many errors Mr. Hohne then: moved the qlext recomn - 4endation, rela tive to.3he appointment of iii; Abbott in the place of qtr. Hughaa. inaccurac and tt have al Mr., Gladstone objected to- Iris. ap In order to make the subject wro intell : igibl4 your Tr. Abbeti able to read t'o'the council. it;v/nen were•able to read so as to be beard. Most of tham, both I lay and clerical, made a . no i se lik e a. bee in a bottle. le could nob consent to the appointment of consicter sub-committee beg to refer to a resolution of the raarkets the auditor was directed to report check he has upon the receipts for rents and toils in the markets, and whether he approves of the Mode of-collectinn to that committ " what fighter.) Abbott. The Town-elerk exrlained that Mn:.Abbott had been a month on trial•from 'a situation in London, where he was much valued. The situation was kept open for a month for hiin, and it was now • expirek, and that was kris reason for• bringing the matter- before the council. He thpught, by the changes recentlyinade in his establish ment, there wouhr,he a saving from: X9OO to . £l,OOO. in justice telfr; Abbot it was his duty. to state that, in every respect,, except in reading, he was. a. most efficient assistant. The. Mayor saki if the gentlemen would, pay a little. more attention, reading Would not be so hard work. The appointment was conffinned. Mr. Woodruff said, before the general pr ocee di ngs were confirmed he w i s h e d to mer,tiim that he found one item in the accounts, on the 17th June, amounting to £1 16s 2d. The amount was very small, but it involved a great prin ciple. Goods had been supplied by the firmofJeffery and Morrish, to that-amou n t, an d h e w i s h e d to know if it was in accordance with the law, and whether any member of the council was not disqualified, or entitled to pay a penalty. He mentioned the matter because 'they were so strict in other things. -_2t dopted. In compliance with this resolution, Mr. Bally submitted a report dated the 12th of March, 1855, which is recorded on the minutes of the markets committc on the 27th to refer Mr. Bally there enumerates the various books i the markets, and the check he has - dpon each. system of audit and examination of these accounts, as . detailed by Mr. Bally in this report, had been folly carried out by him, it appears to your sub-committee that any errors or defalcations would have. been diseovered ; but your committee regret to say that upon th Mr. Bally himself this has not been done, Thus, as to St, - Market, the total amount received from quarterly is entered in th. _ admission of ae Town-clerk said Mr. Newland's was directed to make some plans, and - the material had been - bought at the establishment of Mr. Jeffery, without his knowledge,-hy. a 8 servant of the council. Mr.' Beckwitt with the rental book. which Many le did not se And without a sixpence of profit tonMr Jeffery Mr: Woddruff: We have nothing to do with the profit. Mr. Gladstone said Mr. Jeffery had mentioned the matter„th . hi'M, and'said he would .object .to. it, but he did not consider it worth notice. _ Mr. Woodruff said he was sure Mr. Jeffery would not Mr. Jeffery said the transaction bad occurred without his loowledge, or sanction, and as be was, not. always. at .his place he could not'see what was done in.his absence.. .4„ow ever, Mr. ),Voodruff was right in mentioning the matter. Mr.. Woodruff said ,he was sure Mr. Jeffery would ,give him 'credit'for saying that it was without his knowledge. Mr. Stitt said he observed an entry in the proceedings of the committee, in reference to the improvements in Whit= field-road and Whitfield-lane. He would like to know why they were not to be carried out ? Mr. Samuel Holme said he had not been able to visit. this site lately, and he was not therefore a s f am ili ar wi t h the spot as he might have been. The finance. committee were of opinion, and individually he.,was of opinion, that these proposed improvements was an attempt on the part of the owners of the property to get their own. property bene-. fited at the cost of the public, and the committee therefore recommended the council not to sanction the proposed improvements. They would cost £4OO. Mr. Stitt said he was sorry to hear what had fell Boni the deputy-chairman of the finance committee. Ile con tended that it was a most important public improvement, which might be effected at a very triituf; expense, and ventured to think that very few of 'the members of the finance committee had visited the spot. He moved that the proposed improvements, as submitted, be made at a cost not exceeding £4OO ' - Mr. Anderson seconded the motion. Mr. Crosthwaite said the health committee had several communications with the finance committee on the subject of these improvement, and it was the desire of the health committee that it should be carried out.' He considered that it was an improvement that should not be lost sight of, as the population of Everton was going on at an immense ratio. Mr. Sheil said he had visited the spot, in company with Mr. Newlands and some other gentleman, and he was very willing to confess that it would be an improvement which ought to be carried out, and 'in which various parties were interested, and his opinion was that those parties interestel should bear their fair proportion of the expense necessary to be incurred in effecting them. Mr. Jeffery said he agreed with many observations that fell from the deputy-chairman of the finance committee. Mr. Plunket, the original owner of the land, ought to have laid it out in streets sufficiently wide; and, because this was not done, were they to punish themselves and the. public on that account I B u t t hi s was not a pr i nc i ple that they could always adhere to, that merely because they could compel the original landowner to make streets broad enough, they were therefore to cease making improvements. He considered the improvements ought to be made, and were very desirable, and they might as well dissolve thei r improvement com m itt ee if they did not make them. Mr. Kitchen said he had also visited the laud, and he had come to the conclusion that a more desirable improvement could not be made for so small an amount, and he hoped the council would sanction it. Mr. Bennett said the improvement must be carried out by somebody, whether by the landowners or others ; and he thought it would be the duty of the corporation to carry it out at once, as at a future time it would cost a large amount of money. Mr: gteains said, he admitted that the proposed improve ment was desirable, but it involved a Ncry great principle. Were these improvetatrats to be made for the benefit of certain land speculators —(hear, tar)—at the 'RE ' perm.' of the corporation 'He viewed this as a most bare-faced attempt to swindle the corporation out of £4OO. At first they werronly asked for 2100, but now . it was shown that it would require £4OO, and it was doubted whether that sum would be- enough. Mr. Frocrscrr said, from thetenour of the debate it might be imagined' that th e commerce o f Liverpool vtotild be iry-- jured if these improvements were not carried! out. lie' was much autprised that such a , galaxy of talent was ea listed at the' other end of the - room in advocating the street improvements. If thi9 land were to' remain for 500 years, it would be nothing else than - a bye-road. When the corporate money wae , ta . be spent on improve ments they mustbe for the general good of the public. Mr. Parker saiil'he never saw anything better " itrtled " up' in his life, - that this Evertor - 110: (Cries of - "'order, ether.") He pointed to LimekilhLlane, for which two improvement acts= had been passed; and nothing had yet been'cione to it. Earle said, ~sere was nothing - to. improve the-, of Liverpool, but an , att of parliament to• force these people who were exacting such large SUMS • oat of the corporate purse, unmake proper 'atreets. He was-always an advceate for improvements, lydrhe could not conscientiously recom mend. ping into an improvement of this. nature. These little "ferry " build - 4m' were a g!reat - nnisance, They built licuses that the corporation"might i pay them for kw to pull them down. He thought it was a very principle for them to advance large . improvement to other rrepple's property. Mr. RyFer said, the improvements were money for absolutely n€ -sary, and if they were-not carried out now; they woti %cost, at. a flitttre time, .perhaps as many thousands as Om would hundreds of potihds. He woula; therefore, - say, can them out atronce. They- . were told that the- land-owne: had met them very faiyi and were willing to sell the. lam at a fair price; and he, therefore, thought- it ;lie duty of th corporation to carry such , improvements out, Mr. Alison said, he- agreed with , ' Mrs. Steains, thi although it was a small matter it involved agreat principle IT - 'a gentleman bought land it was hia. diit that it was Oat in properand sufficient street should -- adopt this ireprov, precedent, and they would cases be calle (1 - ' up on agaii ofh€ Mr. Anderion said, his reason fo:. -, seconding- Mr. Stitt amendment was, that he considered it would be a ver great improvement at a small cost, and that the g of pupulation is that neighbourhood-required - it.. Mr. Gladstone said the public had . certainly, an intere., itfhaving these impro - oments carsied out, but at the sam time it would be extremely dangerous if the would allot those who speculate in-land to come to the.funds of th corporation. and make there ameaws of improving their own position. It appeared to him that if the publialiad an in terest in having these improvements narrir,cl rnnl firov Jima, Teat increa: the. projection, of Mr. Crostliwaiters house into the road ova a.matter which would require some consideration, and hr thought it would be well to have the matter• referred bae - k again, that the committee might have an opportunity of looking close into it. To leave the projection: as it is, woad render the itavrovertents incomplete. Mr. Picton said, tile questioa r- Of the projeetion just raise by Mr. Gadstone requi re d aons ideration, and sufficient notice had, not been taken of it. It ;vet tional sum to remove it • an 2 the in-pros ineffectua) without it.' Mr. INUdruff pointed to ' numerous. other places in,thE town wh'.eh required improvaent, foc-manv re; much as Whitfield.flain ,st an ad ,nt woulclA ars, qu Mr. S. Holme replied to the varir - , , ,u5. remarks mat- by those ia:favour of the al - newnent, and: stated that the. esti mate of' £lOO was the estimate of the. deputation, an after seeing that the oorporation.,were so good natured, thc.-made an appiyation for £4OO. Thii•Mayor then put the. amendment, and the voting wa aa follows :—Tor : Aldermen Chilton, Bennett, Robinson Councillors Stitt, • Crosthwaite, Hutchison, Gladstone, Jeffery, The- Mayor. Aldermen Dover, Houghton, Hohne. Corballv Avison Bowing, I , son, Bart ktfor ' _Kitchen. .4qcoir, Turner , _ °matt, J ob, Earle, Johns on Picton i Hodson, Clint, Beckwith ; , Robertson,. Farnworth Anthony-, and Cropper. The amendment was. deelarpA and 1a for. a. him, as tion financially, ti the negooihtions which, I understood, were, pending, upon the other side of the wa4 in reference-to. the Birkenhead Dock estate. That beiric quarterly council, he believed he was perfectly in order The - Mayor: No t was not a quarterly council . _ Mr.' Jeffery said, he would then put what he had to say in the form, of a question. He understood that when any property was about to be submitted for sale by the, finance Committee of. the corporation, ,the• value was 7estinAted by the surveyor, his valuation was, submitted to, thaebairman, and deputy chairman, and it' was deemed of considerable, if not of vital importance to the sale, that no other member of the finance committee should be made aNttainted with .the estimated value, which was the reserred' sum put uPart the property to be submitted. Now, these two estates, the corporate estate and the dock estate, : had, ae they all knew; been' separated by legislative 'enactment. The dock estate had the power to take compulsoiy posses sion of any land which in their requirements they might stand in need of ; and if the owners of land should charge a price for it which the board thought unreasonable, the question was sttbmitted, under the powers of the act of parliament, to arbitration. This had occurred, he under stood, upon the other side of the water. The Mersey Board required a considerable amount of land , upon the margin of - the''Bi r k e nh ead docks, The parties owning the land had set a price upon it which the board thought .higher than it ought to be. The board had, therefore, very properly submitted the 'question to 'arbitration, and had selected a gentleman to be their arbitrator who was sitting in judgment upon their.side of the question for the purpose of getting the property for them at the lowest possible' , price. He was, in fact, their advocate; because there - was a third party sitting with the two, and it ,would therefore, ,- ultimately, become a question for that third party. It became a very important,question, therefore, seeing that the corporation were interested in a portion of the land about to be subjected to this arbitration, to know who was the arbitrator who - had been selected by the Mersey Beard, and whether he possessed any informa-, tion which might operate to the prejudice of the corporation: Now the Mersey Board hadselected as their arbitrator the chairman of the finance Committee - of that council. The corporation were ,interested to the extent; he believed, of £50,000,, in round numbers, in the very questions about to be at issue, 'Now it was an unfertunate thing that Mr: Stewart was not: present that day. It was unfortunate, he thorglit, that Mr. Ftewart, while he occupied. the position of, chairman of the finance committee of the corporation, should have accepted duties which were clearly antagonistic to the duties he owed to the council. No man could serve two masters. He spoke with all respect for Mr. Stewart, but Mr. Stewart was only human,- and under such circumstances, h e (M r . Jeffery) felt th a t t h e i nterests of the corporation were not placed in that p os iti on i n, wh i ch, , as representatives of the community, and custodians of the corporate property, the members had a right to expect them to be. During the short time that he (Mr:Jeffery) had had the honour of a seat in the council, he had had an opportunity of seeing how no man could serye two masters. He had seen where there was united in one person an interest in the Mersey Board with an interest in the Cor poration, on which side the leaning had been. He, there fore, said it was unwise and improper, on the part of the council, to permit the council to be placed in such a position ; and he hoped that, after these remarks, the chairman of the finance committee would feel it his duty to pursue' one of two courses—either to resign his seat as chairman of the finance committee, or resign his seat as one of the arbitrators upon the land in question. The arbitration had not yet reached the interests of the corporation. These were, however, - remotely affected by the proceedings which were now in course of progress. He believed he was right in saying that the chairman of the finance committee was now in London upon that very business. The first decision which was taken would no donbt be received as a guide for all that would follow; and, therefore, a considerable amount of injury might be caused to the interests of the corporation. He begged, however, that in makinc , the4e remarks he should not be misunder stood. He would be the last member of the council who would impute impure• motives to Mr. J. Stewart. -He was, however, bat human; and therefore he appeared to be doing wrong in placing himself in such a position. It was; to be hoped that he would take the first opportunity of relieving himself from such a position. On another point Mr. Jeffery also begged not to be misunderstood. He did not wish that the council should extort from the Mersey board the last shilling which that board was capable of paying. He was sure it would be the Irish of the council to meet them upon equitable terms ; but the council ought he permitted to, bring 'forward such circumstances as they could do, to shew what the just and equitable value of the land was: and he knew of no witness they should sooner produce• upon their side of the question than Mr. John Stewart, if that gentleman had not fih•st entrammelled him- self by becoming the paid advocate of the other side. (Hear, hear.) He much regretted that Mr: Stewart was of pre sent : bat that was Mr. Stewart's fault, not his, and Mr. Stewart was not attending the public - business in London, but private business, for which he was' professionally paid.. He (Mr. Jeffery) thought the interests of the country would be jeopardized, indeed seriously injured, if this opportunity were permitted' to puns without this fact being brought under the notice of tire council. Mr. Alderman•HOlme said he was *rather in hopes - that the Mayor would have suggested to Mr. Jeffery that he had better reserve his remarks until Mr. Stewart' should be pre sent, and that Mi. Jeffery would, with his usual courtesy, have given notice , tho Mr. Stewart. • It wouid be ;_improper of him (Mr. Holine)` to soy anything connetted with the subject, and he would therefore leave .111 r: Stewart to dbfend his own conduct, which he did not= doubt that gentlemen would he ' well able to do. (Hear; hear.) Mr. Stewart had been for many years the valuer - of tlie docks, and; in that capacity - The was employed. He wtrila' not say one-word as to the anomaly of the position, because; doubt less--Mn Stewart would bealife to give satisfaethryreasons for the coarse which he deemed it his public duty to pursue. Mr. Xeffely's statement with reference to the course pursued regarding- the valuing-of the property was correct - When large propelties were offered ter sale the surveyor made correct plans of the property, and submitted them- to the finaneenonarnittee. The finance- committee brought up the plans anda list of the property, which were placed , upon the table, and they asked the- council to sanction the sale.. Previons'to the sale it Ives requisite for the security' of the corporation that there shenkralWays be a reservedbiti:' The chairmtir and deputy-chairman were lade acquainted with the reserved bid, and in order- to cheek the surveyor they examined' the property, and made- a valuation themselves: Where the surveyor's estimate appeared too Tow they raised it, where it seemed too high far the euretnt prices of property they suggested a iowering:;:and'thny between the taree, the chairman; the deputy chairman. andthe surveyor, a reserved price was agreed upon. With reference to the property to which Mir. Jeffery had alluded; thr re. was no doubt that the Merseyboard were about to take a very . valuable piece of river frontage belonging to the corporation. Air that had yet been - done was in accordance with th e ac t o rp ar lii— f make a demand which thi cover the value of the land knew would be sufffrient tc The qtlestio , ri was not 'eferenee fir , London The Town-clerk : Not the corporation land, yet Mr. Horme , r That of theother landiewrners. The Town-clerk : One of the other - landowners. Mr. Holm-said the arbitratiiin regarding that land' would be succeeded" by - others, and before any step' could be - taken with reference• to the corporation land, the council must be informed of 'the whole of the• proceedings, and the proceed ings must have• their sanction: Therefore, until that sanction had been received, the corporation- land would remaiit entirely imatatls quo. anittee were confirmed WATCY COMMI The pmdeeding,s of this, committee contained of public importance. Mr. Clint moved their -confirmation, which was to without-diseussion. lints of thiszommittee contained the follow- Itcoonmendation to adopt certain parts of eiio-Local HEAL' adthing The pro uruverunmu ace, loan, comprises in 5( thereof. Reconithendation to make-the following alteration_ in the treasurer's department, consequent on the death of Mr. Widtiows, late collector of sanitary and other. rates : 1. To appoint Mr. James Rogers, at present a clerk. at £lOO per annum, as collector on the lowest scale of salary, viz., £1.50 per annum. 2. TO increase the - Salary of Mr. JaMes B. Tyrer froM £7O t , ), £B5 per annum. 3. To appoint Mr. IVr‘liay to fill Mr. Tyrer's situation, and increase his salury'froml6s to .£7O per annum. 4. To appoint Mr: Joseph W. Cooke as a . junior. clerk, at £6O per annum. . • • .ons *.; , 2 ant v. 11 , t5t. , -unnnenaation- to appoint Turector of Nuisances, at Robert Hic. o .ins -. f£l .ary _..,,,nper annum re-arrangement- of the Staff of that department, conse• let4rn Ge•lst Meeting The recommendation to adapt certain parts, of the Local fi - byernment AO: was postponed until the. next council, there not being, the requisite num b er o f mem b ers (two . he council) present attention to toe suojeet of the returns as to common lodging-houses, and alluded to Mr. Theodore Rathbonets letter upon the subject. lie defended; the officers of the cominittee, for the manner in which they had carried out the provisibns of the act; and, maintained, that they had exercised the powers given by the act, far as they were le;ally entitled to do. lie reminded the council of the extremely, delicate and difficult character of the duties entrusted to the of tiers of health, under the act, and contended that, upon the whole, the duties had been, discharged with the same efficknoy as those of all the other departments of the health. committee, under whose . diiections the public health o f th e town had been, so greatly improved. Mr; Earle expressed a full concurrence with the views of Mr. Rathbone's letter. He believed that half the prostitu tion of the town arose fro= the common lodging-houses. He, therefore, moved, as an amendment, that the duty of the registration be placed in the hands of the police. Mr. Woodruff seconded the motion. A somewhat lengthened debate took place, in which Mr. Cropper, Mr. Alderman Holme, Mr. Anderson, and other gentlemen supported the amendment, and Mr. Hodson, Mr. Beckwith, Mr. Clint, Mr. Alderman Cooper, and others, opposed. It Was filially • suggested by several members that the question 'should be postponed for a month, to give the council full, time to consider it. Mr. Earle agreed to adopt this suggestion, and the subject was postponed Accordingly. The general proceedings were confirmed, The council adjourned at four o'clock, to eleven o'clocl on Monday. ~. SINGULAR PHENOMENNON. —A correspondent at 'New York sends us a description of a phenomenon in natural history, even more wonderful than the Siamese twins, namely, a two-headed girl who:is being exhibited publicly in Georgia. Her colour is that of a dark mulatto, and she appears to be two girls, so far as tWo heads, four arms, and four legs and feet would indicate personal identities ; an d yet she has but'o ne body. The spinal column branches off about the position of the lower portions of the shoulder blades, and connects with the neck and heads of the girl. The abdOminal 'portion seems the naturally formed body of one person. The child, we understand, was born in North Carolina, and is about eight years old. It has two symetrically formed heads, very handsome faces, sparkling eyes, and very pleasing in manners, address, and appear ance. The announcement bill states that "her mental faculties are of a superior order and double, thereby enabling her to converse with t wo persons at one time, on one or different subjetit; or one head may be engaged while the other remains pasasive. No difference in the intellectual facatitks bf either head is pereeptible."— Milletin. Quebec. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCI THIS DAY, lIIGII WATER. NOTICE.- Morn. 4 12.... WIND Even. Height 440 ..15 2 Chief &con height by York dire Freight Sn ] Pircels for Packages, p:arpose Pomona P bon in A Earl of Derby •• •• b freight, Adriatic Albatross - Jane and Elizabeth,Pli n ' " kol 44 1 James . /0 Jenne Auguste.. The os Fairfield,. .. .... Chad': L Louis Maurice .... 1 , 4 % PERSIA.— Prosper w - ARABIA.., ASIA CANADA At LIVERPOOL, ...N.N.W....Light breeze. „ HoLyttE,ID„..W.S.W... Light breeze A R R Etna Imperial (ss) Smyrna Istria Buenos Ayres Mceander (ss) Trieste Plutarch New York Webster New York Thomas Tiandford . „ __ _ Thetis (ss) Auguste.. Itariequin Nancy , Londesboro' Nemesis (ss) Advance .. Wm Henry .. Mary Lloyd Commodore .. Ind/an (ss) Norah Greame Phcenfx British Merchant Alexandria ....Ghent ..Montreul .. Morocco Pernau Bore . Bathurst . Gibraltar . Dunkirk IV E D D Ranger Darbe City of Washington:li 1° Coniston AFRICA Tafo (ss) Hertrales Tarnerlane , Boston Montreal , Bombay Antwerp Saldplah Roie Heimiug. e EUROPA. PERSIA ''. 'TRACT'S. 6i ARABIA . landed at di LrrAttPoor. 7 SUIt, A ASIA HOLYHEAD, July s.—The Sylla, from Swansea to 1 " CANADA GO The Pass. pool, ran whore in Church Bay, and has broken up; Saved. of New Ye] The Goldffnder, arriv e d' here from Akvak was 120 u'' Passa s on the passage ; and d ur i ng 112 d ays carried :der main- 5 N I sail. , PERSIA '6lOO ASIA ARABIA 1 . 0 ... -IN CANADA 31eib . ,„ °' AFRICA IP EUROPA.. • P • I 4 PERSIA • ervaill MAR/TIME 1 CONSTANTTNLE, July' 61 Belnaont,.. DrUttlw for Liverpool, ho been stranati; requires £2gi for sail 2 nd expense l'nese rate _ __.- , Wi than that q HONGKONG, It s.—The- Jeremiah Garnett, frli Pw These st 4 Bangkok, arrived here, reports strong N.E. wiuds - the gle ) Second cat part of the passage; lost an anchor-and twenty-sevan• fatb,, ° ' P assehge of freight, 1 chain, and made a deal of water. (Mdm. : A-letter fr u. the captain states the vessel to be lght.) tonal lugga Gb - LcurrA, May IT—The Mary Spencer, arri - md Passenge had passed. over a b uo y ; h er bottom; will be examined ' takes the 11/ divers: The Marian, moored off the Tower in shallovi repectflll, sat upon an anchor, b ecame very lead, and is now iiTd , allowed to' but not: ready for surveyc The Chanee; Perkin, bein „. le o, Parcels v at Akyah, came on here for repairs, and grounded in ZI-int d '5' 1 1 2 1 ::1, Reach, was this morning - examined and water seen rtill'" office. No out by the hooding-end s on the port-how, aid an aar a APP I Y; h A hole found near the five-feet , te ,. - -ir • &I. G.Bat QuEniff, ,(ft water-mars. Currie, 21 June 24.—The Coral Isle; from Liverpooi, Boulevard oring,ing up on the 18th inst., fouledza: ?mach of ancll street; in carried away windlass, annad to slip Mn an anchor thirty fathoms ch a i n . The Al6aturday, The submarine cable from Point of - , kvr, River Dec. " the Landis Hilbre Island, was successfully laid this morning by stein Twl o'cloc tug Resolute. j PRI I'ISH HAsll3triira . , , Tuesday.—The-Leith stearker Dunedin, barr, for this porn with passengers and a genera l cargo, was P it r" collision last" ni g ht w i t h th e - L a d y Alice-• Lambton, scre q steamer, outward bound, an d t h e D unedin immediat ely went down fa,si x f a th oms o f water. Crew , and passenger saved. . k ANS The J I SPOKEN Will be de May 17, Inlindin, from Cochiir,. iii lat 12 Ton 6W. May 24, Woodcoat, bound south, in lat 2 S r lon 20 W. June 4, Solo, Bahia for Falmouth, in lat lon 29 W . June 25, Haidee, off Quebec. June 25, Bacchus, off Grosse Island. - June 25, Ailsa,. Annandale, Watersprite, Pearl, Consti i4 Great - Britain, and Aspasia —all off the Pilgril June 26, Nova Scotian (ss), hence to Quebec: in lat 50 lon 63 W. 3, Muscongus. 3, Maurice, hence westward, in lat 5 3, Devon,: hence westward, in lat 51 Freight Goods Iluskissor Apply it Foord ; in to 'X, lon 9 VV. OUTPCIrfS, 0 9 W. v a I, ale CMS, TIOM Bay ; C'alcutta ; Dione, Tabl e Bar; Anne LogO: Panama ; Indbne, -Nelson's Bay ; Didholt, Trinidad Zetland, Quebec ; Struckshcm, Porto Rico ; Calcutta ; Marfa,. Christiana-; Two Brothers, Stettin ; Theo, Gravelines ; Lionne; Gravelines ; Pm•et, Graveline s ; Vanguard, Fao-ohoo-foo ; Ganges, Quebec • Darnel, Warms ; Schwalbe (s), , Brc, , men. Sailed':: ;rb e Miles Standish for Calcutta ; Sylphide, Kurrachee ; Despatch, Cape Good Hope. DEAL, June G.—Passed The Eliza Staart, Bombay to London ; Mlford, St Vincent to London ; Salamanca' London to Ad e l a id e ; Thorwald;' Alicante ter Ha m burg; Icense, Columbo to. London ;: Guilmenono, Oporto t o Lon' don ; Clarinda, Monte Video , to Hull; Jenny Feli x , Monte Video to London ; Ameadra e Bahia to London; Inglewode , Moulmein to , London ; Evarrgelina, London, to Port N a tal; Eliza, Bombay to . London. -Anchored': Mary Scott , London to Adelaide ; BoSpborus, Caleuttat to London ( 11/ tow) ;• Ocean, :BataVia to Alasterdain. Or other CAMBRI ShiPii; load of e E Packages. o _. ror p ar !l'Orleans ; Da London tqal J. Bur &, Mark STEAM QUEENSTIWN, July 6:—Arrived: C stantinople-; W. Lopet, St. John, N. from Altona ; Miss Nightingale, LondoL, GREENaeIi, June 6.:----Arrived : The Pfzuro, -from lb, vannah; Gilbert Wh ea t on, St John,N.B. ; Sonoro, 5: John, N.B, ; Augusta Louise (ss), Dunkirk ; Faith, Nazaire ; Margaret Pryde, Sines ; Flown, Palermo ; Pete and James', Marseilles-;: John Bail (su)„ Montreal ; I n ker• man, 1-104 head. Aoni;st, froin B Off : Blot War/ - . try ditrt 1, Are inte SIIANCRO SHAMRO SHARRO N.8.-i3 Pleaaedi; Sligo, and FOREIGN PORTS. Athanian (ss), from Africa for Livert mails, arrived at Madeira, July.-2.. —dope (ss), hence at Madeira, July 2, with outward mails,fav Africa. Nava Scotian (ss), hence off Antioosto, June 26. Christabel, Lamb. —ton from 4allp af with the home- aoOds --- r A - dins, and Mermaid, from Maithitu, Albion, Wheeler, hence at Madras. - Julia, from London ; Jeremiah. Garnett,-Bangkok ;- , and Judith, Mama° all at Hong liongi contest, and Fiery Cross, from Hong Kong at Wliampoo Richard Cobden, from Singapore at Swatow. Famine% filing; •J. W. Johnson, Corlyon; Sweinanir Cook ; Minerva, and Marie Elise—all hence at Cronstadt• Louisa, Dudley; Swift, Ferguson ; and Lod: Lyons, Dynatus—all hence at Alexandria. PactoXls. (ss), Mills, hence at Malta, anrl -both at liadmg, Bibby, Singapore ; ail e d for Eleanor, Watts, hence at Malta. Enrichetta, Boitard, hence at Cagliari. lonia (6s), Bonfellow hence at Genoa. Nelson, Rose, hence at Cadiz. Gannet (ss), hence at Dunkirk. Troth, and Countess of Seafleld, from Shmighai at Swatow. Euphrates, from Swatow, and Radnagone from Singly pore ; both at Amoy. Emma, from Shanghai at Poo-choo-foo. Windex, Bride of the Seas, and Minnehaha, from Japan, and Livingston, iron). Swatow ; all at Shanghai. Ellen Austin, andlohn Kelly ; both hence at New York• Samuel Pales, Young, hence at Boston. Doctor Kane, hence at Montreal. Euxine, Watson ; Illutrious, Miles ; Colonist, Welsh; Lawson ; and Isis, Jewett ; all hence at Agarne mnc Appointed _Ap tc Mancplyhe-at M. PERREE, auditor of the Council of State, who hesjust returned to Paris from the Emperor Napoleon, to whom he carried despatches, relates that he found his Majesty the morning after the battle of Solferino in a house at Cavriana. His Majesty had passed the night in an ill-furnished room, which was also occupied by some of his suite, and the Emperor was only separated from them by a simple curtain. The Emperor was In perfect health, and entertained the auditor at breakfast, A table in the room was covered with maps and plans. After reading the despatches, the Em peror prepared his answers to them, and in a few hours sent off M. Perree. An interesting fact. was related to that gentleman:—Two children of the family to whom , the house belonged were in the morning caressed andn presented with sweetmeats by the Emperor of Austria, and in the evening received caresses and bonbons from the Emperor of the French ! lir A RAGE . ABOUT NormNo.---Hyde-park-corner is the choice rendezvous of those who love to look on a lord. Here the Queen passes by. The bewildered foot, passenger bad cause to be grateful when, some time ago, a kindly official placed a small paved place of refuge in the centre of the road, fronting Apsley House; where he might take breath. For some weeks this little resting-place has been covered in by a mysterious tarpaulin tent. The thing is now un shrouded, and the mystery is solved. And, since the time when that disreputable person whom Moore made famous as the " Veiled Prophet," revealed his ugliness to the world, we do not believe a more offensive and more insulting spectacle has been uncovered to a curious crowd. Had the wildest lunatic employed his addled brains on the work, he could scarcely have produced a more tasteless and incon gruous enormity than that which now disgraces Hyde-park corner, under the immediate sanction, we suppose, of Lord John Manners, the late head of the Board of Works. If this deliberate outrage oa good taste and public decency i 5 tamely endured, it is a pity that the brilliant idea thus embodied should not be Nay worked oltt,---Lancet. PRINCE' PRINCE PRINCE PRINCE PRINCE PRINCE _ air P raF, as 1 Fares pared by the auditor quarterly latter book Mr, Bally new stat errors in addition, •. as well as e of figures have been discovered in the collectors' casual toll books, which Mr, Bally, in the. above report, states are: examined by him weekly. If Mr. Bally did examine ••these books, he ought to have discovered and irregularities, and if he did not as failed in his duty, as detailed in his dose error own report, It appears also that in some instances amounts are incorrectly entered in the cash hook, though correctly posted in the rental; but these errorS were not detected. by no, nevertheless, signed the cash boc rect. .In another ease, the sum of £2B 6s lld is entered in the cash book instead of £32-19s sd. Mr. Bally discovered this, and himself made a minute of it in the Cash book, but he seems to have taken no subsequent steps to, see that the error was corrected, nor did he report the fact to the _ ...„ markets committee, whilst in his report of his proceedings made to your sub-committee for the mouth (December, 1858) ui wilam tnis error was utseoverea by him, he states that amongst other accounts he had examined the accounts of the markets, all of which he had found correct. Having carefully considered all the circumstances of the case, your sub-committee are constrained to report their opinion that there has been ; on the part of Mr. Bally, a remisness in tiro discharge of the thtticia of hisioffice, and a 'TEAM te'Vit - 4 • LEOI PAN] LEOPARI LEOPA It LEOPAILI 'LARUE LEopAR , 11 ARRIE LUo l'A It "I Good: _„• For tl Clarenee. the a 1 A l p l .Carriag nak. The ow ►o horses, GunpoN skinafortu by specia dangerous damage The col peclfied Fare, Apply niPtain 7 71,;:inri dlt If` intell I Egt SATURD47 rate of fr L}_ 01: ottwr 5.