The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-06 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. the badlharacters who itilhsted that neiNiourhood, These were some of the advantages in favour of the street from the' southern pediment of St. George's Hall to Dale-street; but, at the same time, the High Level Bridge would open a good and useful thoroughfare between the east and west peas of the town. There was a model in the room which illustrated the advantages of the high level scheme, and as the advan tages of improvement in that neighbourhood we re so c l ear , he" would say little more to urge it upon the attene tion of the Council than calling their attention to the model. The very heavy traffic which was impeding a great many of their narrow streets at this moment, would be en tirely got rid of by the facilities which this new road would give ; and he had no doubt, that although the mid-day om nibusses would take the old road, for the sake of picking up a few' passengers, still, all the omnibusses which came into town between ten and eleven o'clock in the forenoon, with passengers whose business was in the neighbourhood of the Exchange, all these would take the high level, to the great relief of Church-street and Lord-street, and that at a time when gentlemen were driving their own vehicles into town. Again, they should consider another 'point. How many thousand. ' pounds of horse flesh would be saved by this improvement. (Laughter.) • That was a question, 'which, to the owners of cattle, was one of very great importance ; and his own impression was, that the carrying out of these two great improv e m en t s , and the others which were of minor importance, would be a very great saving to the town, and true economy. The advantages arising from these improvements were so manifold, that many of them could not be appreciated until they were carried out; and he had no doubt that the returns, taking all the advantages into account, would be something like 25 per cent. upon the outlay. He therefore trusted, that as that was the last Council that their proceedings could come before, previous, to their drawing up the bill, and giving the notices, they would be u nan i mous in giving the Surveyor instructions to proceed in the matter. - Mr. GARDNER seconded the adoption of` the report, and in so doing observed, that he cordially_ concurred in all the recommendations of the Committee, wi .f th the exception of t hat of the High Level Bridge, Tt might be presumption on his part, to allude to that matter, when he saw so many members present more competent to deal with it than he was ; but still he should say, that thAt was the only re commendation of the Committee in which he did not concur. v • aas. V vvaay.o • As regarded the new line of street from Moorfields to St. George's Hall, three years ago he advocated its construction, and he was still satisfied that it was one of the greatest improvements which could be effected in the town. In making it they would only cut through Cumberland-street Preston and Hood-streets, and thus they would not come upon any valuable property whatever. It was sixteen or seventeen years since this improvement was first suggested, and yet nothing had been done towards effecting it ; but, if the town were to grow still more, and go on multiplying in wealth as they every day observed it ; if their docks were to still more increase, and the same pressure of business, and demand for offices, as at present, continue ; then, he should say, that none of these things would long last, if the improve ments which the public required and were calling for, were not accomplished. He was as certain as possible, that if the gentlemen who were opposing them did not merely look to their present advantag e , but ° looked to the . advantages which it would ultimately confer both on themselves and the town, they would nc.t only concur in the improvements, but would give every support to - obtain the bill from Parliament, to accomplish that which was so much. required. There were a great many other arguments which he could bring to bear 'in this important question, but the subject had been so tally spoken to by the gentleman wh o introduced it, that lite did not Consider it necessary to occupy the time of the Ckmcil in dwelling on them. He thought it. the more un -Aettssary, because hekiiew there were gentlemen present, who were able, and who he hoped would employ their powers in inducing the Council to be unanimous on this subject, and to go at once before Parliament to obtain an act by which they could accomplish the improvements so much, wanted and desired. They should remember that, on obtaining the act, they did not intend to go on at once with all the improvements. (Hear, hear.) They were not bound to do so, but they could take up each street in its turn, and having completed one improvement could enter on another. Let them get, however, the power first, and then it would be in the discretion of the Council to determine what they should first undertake, and what they should leave undone. (Hear ' hear.) Mr. Ald. TURNER imquired if the Improvement Committee had taken into consideration the widening of Church-street? It was the orinion of a great many members of the Council that the widening of Church-street was much more desirable than many of the contemplated improvements. Mr. BENNET replied that it had received the consideration of the Committee, but that they found the widening of Church-street naturally involved the widening of Bold-street in connexion with it. It would be utterly useless to widen one without widening the other, and the expense would be so much that the Committee did not think it prudent to recommend the matter to the Council, more particularly as they thought the making of new streets through old property far more desirable than the widening of streets where property was very valuable. Mr. BIGHAM asked if it would not be better to take at once the discussion on the High Level Bridge, that being the subject:which involved the greatest difference of opinion. The MAYOR replied, that it was for the Council to decide Whether or not they would sanction such a pro ceedin,g. Mr. BIGHAM observed that it was very probable if a con clusion were arrived at in reference to the High Level Bridge, they would consent at once to the street through Moorfields. (" Hear, hear," and " no, no.") The TOWN CLERK reminded the Council that they could not submit both plans to Parliament as alternative plans ; they should go for one or both. Mr. PICTON concurred with Mr. Bigham, and thought it would be better to take the proposal" section by section The Mayor said if it were the wish of the Council to take the discussion first on the clause having reference to the High Level Bridge, he could see no objection to it ; and he thmight that it would be consistent with their previous pro- ceedings. Mr:HonsoN inquired, if in speaking of a new street from Dale-street to George's Hall, the Committee intended to do anything to remedy the difficulty of coming down Shaw's Brow ? (Cries of ' certainly.") Mr. Alderman Paocron thought that they should first understand the proposition of Mr. Alderman Turner, as to whether they would be at liberty to include the alterations in Church-street and Park Lane, in the contemplated im provements. (No, no.) Mr. STEWART hoped that if he were to vote against the high level bridge, he would not be considered voting against any improvement in Shaw's-brow; (no, no,) for he was quite of opinion that Shaw's-brow ought to be improved, (hear, hear,) and he thought that the consideration now was whether they could not effect that improvement without having recourse to the high level bridge, to which he was decidedly opposed. (Hear, hear.) He was not aware of any instance where a difference of level so comparatively slight, was surmounted in any town in the United Kingdom, by means of a viaduct ; and he was quite sure that if, in the present instance, it were made, it would considerably deteriorate the property on the low level. That the steep in Shaw's-brow could be removed, he was quite satisfied, and he was confirmed the more in this conviction by the published report of the Architectural Society, which he, would take the liberty of reading to the Council. Mr. Stewart then read the report, in which it was shown how Shaw's-brow could be reduced to the same level as Rene lagh-street, and urged that so long as that was practicable, the question of a high level bridge should not be entertained. Mr. BIGRAM said, that irt moving the amendment he was about to propose, there was not the slightest intention either on his own part, or those who agreed with him, to adopt the course referred to by _Mr. Stewart. On the contrary, he and they thought that it would be a benefit to property and the town to have Shaw's-brow improved, by lessening its steep, and that that could be done was clearly shown by Mr. Stewart's remarks. As to the high-level bridge, so far from being an advantage, he thought it would be a serious injury, not only to the inhabitants there, but to the inhabitants of the town generally. It would be a complete eye-sore, and would be a singular example, the like of which they had not in the whole of England. So far from erecting such a work, he would rather, if erected, pay £90,000 to pull it down again. Let them look to Birmingham or Manchester, or any of those townswhere railways crossed the streets bybridges, and they would observe that there dark clouds were ever overhanging, and that around them the worst of characters congregated. In moving the amendment, he for one should be sorry to see all improvements stopped in the locality to which it referred, and that the wording of the amendment would show. In conclusion, Mr. Bigham moved an amend ment, which was to the effect that that portion of the Com mittee's report, recommending a high level bridge, be not adopted. Mr. Moss seconded the amendment. Mr. GLADSTONE begged, before coming to the question immediately before the Council, to make a few remarks with reference to the memorial which he had the honour to present to the Council. As was stated, the number of signatures attached to the memorial was 240, and if examined, the Council would find that they were, in point of respectability and standing, equal to anything that was to be found in con nexion with such documents. With reference to the more material portion of the memorial, he could only say that he scarcely ever read one that seemed to him more consistent with sound argument and common sense. He might remark that the 240 signatures were obtained in one day, and were confined to the immediate locality of '"Wlitechapel, the Old Hay Market, St. John's-lane, Byrom-street, and Dale-street, and more signatures would have been attached to it were it not for the absence of many parties whose names s9uld,,vot be procured. He was not not sure whetheethiAtisaibeki ittNouncil followed very closely the wordiagN4lliiptititioff,ia 4 he would, the re f ore , call their atten ; MVP . ints contained in it. They stated, 2 , t e proposed viaduct would not o •e ail— jury birt every future im provement o Pr9trty on the 1( Tel, and that th e y 0 thought it .".„ , s6 y, very expensive. They though p TO,7l ) ll.,..:zsary,,lic.eau,, as quite practica ble to alter th of r ro and Dale-street so as to reduce th: 4 . 1 ‘• 1. 7 ion to Ranelagh-street, which Mr. Ben 70 pans only 1 in 22 in its gradient. Now, surely, l i gatilt could be reduced to anything like that of Ranolagh-street, he scarcely knew what more the town could desire. It was perfectly public , tC). the Most M ordinary eye that, between anchester.street to the bottom of Dare-street, a very consideiabie cutting could be made, and that. even an the top of Shaw's Brow a very large slice could, with very great adVantage, be cut off. The memorialists further stated that such an altera= tion of the gradient as he had spoken of would be less prejudicial " than the erection Of a bridge to the adjoining property, most of which is in a condition to render an early re-building requisite to adapt it to the changing character of the locality;"-and they then went on to say "that the raising of Byrtini , street is further advantagemiS, as it Would tend to improve the present defective drainage resultina. from the lowness of its po s iti on ." Th e y p r ee ee d e d to state that the proposed erection would necessarily be very _un sightly to all who would frequent the streets on the low leVel, as it would constantly be a receptacle for nuisances and disorderly characters, and that the railway bridge in Lead's-street full exemplified this. They tholight the new street would be expensive, as was shown by the amount which appeared front the Council's published proceedings; and that compensation for the injury to property could be with difficulty ascertained. These were some of the leading points contained in the memorial, which appeared to him eminently to take . a sound common sense view of the subject. He certainly had given the subject the best consideration in his, poWer s , and he admitted that it was one about which the members of the Connell could have no persOnal difference. (Hear, hear.) It was a case in which men might entertain different opinions ; and though it Was but just to suppose that all were actuated by the same pure motives ( yet it was perfectly possible that one party might be right and the other wrong Now, his notion was, that this bridge wag hot tephred. He believed that it would be made use Of by omnibuSses and gentlemen from West Derby, Walton, and that locality : but that after ten o'clock in the forenoon, all these oninibiisseS Would bring in a considerable number Of feniale paSsengers who would require to be set dotn hi the district where the shops were located. With regard to the coal carts, he admitted that a 'neat number of coal carts did traverse Shaw's Brow, but if the level there were altered, that difficulty would be re moved. Mr. Stewart had also put very candidly to the Council, that there was no instance of a bridge or viaduct in the centre of any town in the United Kingdom. They were aware, most of them, of the existence of the North Bridge, in Edinburgh ; that was an exception to the general rule, but they would recollect that the space which separated the new town from the old, was nothing more nor less than a deep ravine, and that the difficulty presented there could never be overcome but by means of a High Level Bridge. He did not know whether it had fallen to the lot of any member of the Council to reside for any time in Edinburgh ; he had done so, and was well acquainted with the North Bridge, and he could say, that the filth, the dirt, and the stench; from the ground below, was at all times Most dread ful. Every pains ho believed were taken to cleanse that portion of the town, but in spite of every exertion, it remained to this day a filthy locality. Now with reference to the cost of this proposed High Level Bridge, no one could form a correct estimate. (Hear, hear.) Then again, as to .the form •and shape of it, some, he was told ; held it should be a piece of net-work ; others were of opinion that the sides should be supported by solid brick work or masonry ; in the shape of houses or other premises of that kind. But there was a much more important view of he ease than any which had been urged to-day, that he took of the proposal of the High Level Bridge, which to a certain extent unquestionably was to abandon the property below, and to carry the traffic by means , of a viaduct— there was a much stronger objection which had struck him, and which he would mention to the Council. He (Mr.. Gladstone) believed that bridge, if erected, would inflict on the poorer classes a great moral wrong. (Hear, hear.) He knew not whether gentlemen passed there so frequently as he had to do, every day twice for six days a week,— whether they had ever cast their eyes up and down the streets that branched out of Dale-street. In the whole of his (Mr. Gladstone's) experience, he had never yet seen (he would not be so uncharitable to say that there were not exceptiOns to what he was about to state,) he had never yet seen a minister of religion come out of those streets, or go into them, with the exception of the Roman Catholics. (Hear, hear, and oh, oh!) He was not there as the advocate . of the Roman Catholics, but he thought it was due to them to say he , had frequently seen them in the lanes and streets where the members of their Church resided. The MAYOR : I think, Mr. Gladstone, we cannot admit such an element 'as that into the discussion. I stopped Mr. Bennett before. We had better avoid religious discus sions. Mr. GLADSTONE was not raising the question of religion. He was stating whom he had seen Mr. TYRER : I know there are clergymen who visit those streets frequently. (Hear. hear, and order.) Mr. GLADSTONE was speaking of what he had seen him self. (Hear hear.) Mr. TYRER : Clergymen of the Established Church-visited those streets, and Mr. Gladstone had no right to say other wise. (Hear, hear, and order.) Mr. GLADSTONE was perfectly right in making the state ment, which he would vouch for. Mr. Tyrer had no right'to interrupt him, and- the Mayor would tell him so. He should then say again to place a bridge over that locality, where the most wretched beings on the face of the earth resided; where vice and ignorance, and darkness of mind and of body, and filth were to be found in abundance, was to consign them to an everlasting doom. (Oh ! oh ! from a member.) lam speaking to the point, and I must protest against being interfered with. Any gentleman can follow me, and answer me if he can. The MAYOR observed that he did not hear the interrup- A MEMBER, whose name we could not catch, said that he was the gentlemen who had made the 'remark ; and Mr. GLADSTONE begged that he would not do so again. He again asserted that, to construct, a high level bridge in the locality proposed, was to consign its inhabitants to a doom of eternal disgrace and degradation. That was his view of the question—every other gentleman could hold his own; but he thought, that the gulph between the rich and the poor was sufficiently broad at present, and that they should not make matters worse than they were. Be sides, where they proposed so great an alteration as this, which would involve a very large sum of money, larger than they were able to tell at that moment, there should be one concurrent voice amongst the people in its favour. Now they knew very well that there . were very great differ ences of opinion on that subject.. Again, he had listened to the remarks that had fallen from Mr. Bennet, and which, he was free to admit, had been brought before the Council with the best intentions ; but he was sorry to say that they did not carry conviction to his mind. He might remark, that if there were any benefit in the high level bridge, it would be very much for his, personal interest to advocate it; but he felt that even if he were benefitted by it,' it would be injurious and reprehensible in other respects. But let him remark upon the streets that the Improvement Committee 'proposed to alter. Church-street and Bold-street were both mentioned by Mr. Alderman Turner and himself on the last occasion; but these streets were passed over, ,and no notice taken of them, while such streets as Limekiln-lane, and Elam, were proposed to be altered and improved. • In con clusion, he believed it was, as he,before stated, that the high level bridge was not only an evil, but that it was un necessary—that it could be no improvement whatever; but that, on-the contrary, such alterations could be made in the existing streets, as would be highly satisfactory to the public and meet all the wants, however pressing they might be, of this great increasing town. - _ Mi.. Alderman PARKER said that, however he might re spect the able and distinguished gentleman who had addressed the Council last, he should differ with him in his remarks about the Roman Catholic Clergymen. The MAYOR should stop all further diciiSsion ou that topic, Mr. Gladstone had ahandoned it; and he should request, that it would not be persevered in. . Mr. Alderman PARKER continued to say, he did not agree 'With Mr. — GladstOne on that point; as to the high level bridge ' he felt •the greatest pleasure in supporting- the me morial which had been read against it. It was well known that Shaw's-brow was now perfectly deserted as regarded traffic compaied to what it Was when thirty or sixty coaches used to travel over it, and then no such improvement was ever spoken of. He denied that the railway passengers would go along the bridge, and he called upon every mem ber who represented the north of the town to oppose the pro j ect. Mr. THoMPsoN said, that it was understood in' the Im provement Committee in 'bringing these recommendations forward, it was for the Council to' decide which they shoUld have. (No, no.) He understood it so, and as to the matter in dispute, much had been said,' but he thought half the words would have done the business. (Oh, oh, and laughter) . . Mr. Pic-ro); said it was observed of old, that in themi . - titude of councillors there was safety. Whether the coun cillors thus mentioned were town councillors or not he could not .take upon himself.to say, for it seemed they had now got into such a chaos that it would be extremely difficult to lay out any plan which would be satisfactory at all. (Hear, hear.) What with the high level bridge and the low level roads, and the contentions between tie north and south, east and west, all pulling in various ways, the result seemed very likely to be, unless the Council came now to a calm and deliberate view of the whole affair, as he trusted they would, that they should do nothing at all. (Hear, hear.) Under these circumstances, 1 ookingat the very great diver sity of opinion, wh a t was th e C oun c i l to do ? The first thing he looked to was, what were the improvements required by present necessity—what were the improvements which were first required to be done for the benefit of the town ? Se condly, .that whatever they did undertake should be thoroughly done, and that they shoiild have no half improve ments at the present day. (Hear, hear.) And, thirdly, that whatever they undertook should not only be thoroughly done, but promptly done. (Hear, hear.) If they took these as the leading points, he did not think they could go far wrong. The question of the improvement of Shaw's-brow and Dale-street Was not one of yesterday. The subject had been before the public foryears, and the Mayor himself, be fore he occupied that chair, more than twelve months ago, had brought the matter forward, and great attention was given to it at the time, and it had been repeatedly discussed since, so that its merits must, at the - preseiit moment, be tolerably well known. Again, the inhabitants of the town had convened a meeting, at which the Mayor presided. At, that meeting a committee was formed, representing, it was supposed, all parties - mid classes, merchants, shopkeepers, owners of property, and- all thosefwho - felt an interest in public improvements. That committee had sat repeatedly, had gone into the Whole question involved, and at great length, and had at last presented a report: That report, and the report of their own 'lmprovement Committee, mar vellous to say, appeared to be identical ; they both 'Came to the same conclusion; as regarded the question now before the Cpuneil. No*, he should like i to )(hew i in what manner public Opinioit wins to' be ascertained if t Was not, in the first instance, by the opinions of the Council who,irepre sented the burgesses, or through the inhabitants of the town- themselves ; in public meeting assembled, appointing a Committee ? In the present instance these two bodies, elected in their different ways came UT the same eunclngoni and that conclusion' they had LefOre them in the report of the Improvement Committee. Now, if they looked to the ques tion of what improvement was first negessary, public opinion at all sides appeared to point to St. George's Hall. That building was the pride and ornament of their town, and it was that to which it was quite Clear all future ittiprovements must have a tendency to centre. That being so, and seeing that it was also necessary, in order to complete the approach to it, that. Shaw's-brow should be interfered With to a consi derable extent, they were pointed naturally and directly to the improvement of that locality, Whether it should be . a Thigh level or low level was, he donsidtred, a mattei of minor consideration. (Hear, hear.) He was himself of opinion that the high-level bridge wag the best, bid he was not bigoted to that view, and, if it could be shewn that any large number of the owners of property, or the shopkeepers in the vicinity, would be injured by it, or that the public opinion of the town was hot in fatour of it, let them then do the best they could, and carry public opinion along with them in whatever they did. (Hear, hear.) Therefore if upon the votes of the Council being taken; it should appear there was not, he would not say merely a majority, but even a very large majority, in favour of the high level bridge ; he thought they ought to abandon that project, and fall back upon making what improvements they could upon the low level. (Hear, . hear.) Now, for one moment, let them con sider the mode in which the two lines now before the consi deration of 'the Council would affect St. George'S Hall, its approaches and the approaches to the centre of the town generally. He would not weary the Council by going again over the ground which had been sufficiently set forth in the report of the Improvement Committee, but he would just allude to one or two points incidentally touched upon by Mr. Gladstone. Whether it arose from want of comprehension upon his part, or that Mr. Gladstone was prevented by in terruption from developing his ideas upon the subject, he really did not understand that gentlemen when he spoke of a'high level bridge being a separation between the rich and the poor. How that could act as a wall of separation which was merely intended as a means of improving the commu nication he was at a loss to know. If it were the case that the respectable part of the community were not fond of visiting the abodes of poverty and wretched ness in these streets which branched off Dale Street, surely common sense would seem to indicate that they would be more likely to visit these places when the access to them was made more easy. He really could not understand how that objection was put forward. Again, it was quite clear that if they could obtain a direct access to the centre of the town, it .was better, cceteris paribus, than a roundabout one. The intercourse by Shaw's-brow was the original access . ,to the town, and other things being equal, there could be no doubt that it was the shortest and best way to the Town Hall, and the centre of the town generally. The question then was, could they improve it and restore it to what it was once, and the traffic it had lost, in consequence of the difference of gradient being such that most persons preferred a roundabout course. The Committee had shewn, and he thought, all parties agreed, and Mr. Stewart, whose observations were exceedingly judicious and to the point, had shown, that that way could be materially improved by making it accessible. It was not a question that could be decided in a few words. There were serious difficulties in the way, whether the work was begun in Whitechapel, Dale Street, or wherever else they chose. It was a question which gentlemen should de cide for themselves, whether an embankment of the thorough fare along Byrom Street and Whitechapel, rising five on six feet, would be a less injury to the property there, and require less compensation, than if they rode over them with a high level bridge. Mr. Stewart knew from practical experience, what had been the cost for compensation in altering the levels about the docks, and he of course would be able to come to a conclusion as to what the compensation should be in streets where the property was infinitely more valuable. He should for himself confess, that after having heard • all the arguments, he could not help thinking, taking all things together, that a high level bridge would be the best plan, tbut he was not bigoted to that view, and if the Council were of a different opinion, he should cheerfully co-operate in carrying on the improvements by the low level. (Hear, hear). With regard to the street from Moorfields, round by Roe Street, to the south front of St. George's Hall, he thought it was a project which if carried out would be highly beneficial. There was a very great deficiency in that town as regarded lateral communication between the ,great_ leading thoroughfares. The route from Dale Street to Whitechapel, or Church Street, was very circuitous, and passed through a very unpleasant neighbourhood, and that district more than any other required to be opened, that the fresh breeze of heaven should be permitted "to blow into it, and more than any otherrequired that light should be let into itthat the property there should be directed to other purposes and better ends than it now was. (Hear, hear). He thought these ends would be well obtained by the proposed street, and he would accordingly support the plans for carrying it through. With regard to the memorial, which, when displayed in that room looked like a suspension bridge, and such it was intended to be with regard to their high level bridge, he thought the gentlemen were a great deal too sensi tive -as to the injury which they anticipated. Let it be re membered that access, by means of the intended improve— ment, would be made. very, much better from Dale-street than it ever had been. The only property which could, by possibility, be in wouldbe thatlyingbet ween th e corner o f Dale-street andthe bottom ofManchester-st ree t, an d if it could be seen that any serious injury was inflicted upon the owners of that property'or the occupiers, they would have a fair claim for compensation for such injury. He would say, in conclusion, that there was abundant necessity for something being done, and being done promptly, and whatever might be the opinion of the majority in that Council, he trusted they would not be led by any predilections for either the high level or the low level, to do anything which might frustrate their going to Parliament with a bill in the ensuing session. The com pletion of St. George's Hall, required that something should be done. They also wished to carry out the plan for the foundation of, a Museum and Library, and he trusted also that they would have upon the north side of Shaw's Brow the salt water baths, instead of their being, as they now were, in the most objectionable position possible. Taking all these things into consideration, itwould be seen that there was a necessity for going before Parliament this session, and he trusted, whatever might be the decision, that the Council would all co-operate in carrying out faithfully any plans which might meet the concurrence of the majority. (Hear, hear.) Mr. GARDNER begged to offer .a suggestion, in order that they might be unanimous. If the chairman of the com mittee, Mr. Bennett, would waive the question of the high level, he felt convinced they would be unanimous upon all the other points, and would go before Parliament without any difference of opinion (hear, hear). Mr. John B. LLOYD said he had been an advocate with Mr. Gladstone for the widening of that part of Church Street between Paradise Street and St. Peter's Church. He had advocated that question last year, when it was. before the consideration of the Improvement Committee, and also that year, but he was led from financial circumstances to abandon it in the committee, and he should say for the information of the gentlemen there, that only upon that ground was it abandoned for the present. The chief point to which the Council were now bound to give every consider ation was how Shaw's brow was to be altered. He thought everybody was of opinion that some alteration ought to be made there, and he thought the Councillshould beunanimous in order to avoid any delay in going to Parliament this session, particularly after the memorial which had been presented by persons who stated themselves to be owners of property in the vicinity, and acquainted with the necessity for some alteration. He thought the council was bound to give the memorialists every consideration before any stepS were taken. He agreed with Mr. Picton that it was a minor consideration how the alteration was effected, if the Council were unanimous, as the memorialists appeared to be, in coming to the decision that the alteration should be made. Let them decide that day that it should be done, but not by means of a bridge, and thus soothe the apprehensions of all the gentlemen who signed the memorial. It would be very easy then to carry the improVements through Parliament. With that view, and seeing the difficulties with which they had to contend, not only here but hereafter, and as they were all unanimously agreed that some alteration should take place, he would suggest that it be left as an instruction to the Improvement Committee to carry it out, but not by means of a bridge. Mr. Joirsseoistrongly recommended the adoption of the amendment propoSed by Mr. Bigham. Mr. Howe:4 concurred in that opinion, from the strong feeling . which had been expressed by the Council,'and by the - memorialists, he *add confess that he was not himself influenced by any one of the speeches which had been delivered, as to the non-necessity of the High Level Bridge, because he thought it would be a very great advantage, and he would say more, that it would cost much less than the other proposed improvement.. But finding that the public in the neighbourhood had presented a strong memorial against it —whether right or wrong was another question-- as he stood there a representative only, and anxious to do his duty fairly, he should give his vote in accordance with the opinion of the majority. Mr. HOLME felt extremely sorry to differ from a gentle man of such experience as Mr. Stewart, but he could not let • that opportunity slip, of protesting, as one individual, against the abandonment of the High Level Bridge. No one was more willing to pay deference to such a petition as had been laid upon their table that day than he was, but he would never give up his opinion, when he believed that it was an honest and a right one. When the argument was employed that Shaw's-brow was not used, he asked what was the rea son that it was not used ? Wasit not because it was totally inaccessible, and that neither cars, carts, nor any other des cription of vehicle could use it. (Hear, hear) ? Mr. Par ker stated that cars going to the railway always went round the other way. What was the reason ? Did not the Cor poration make Manchester-street, and by that means give a much easier approach, and therefore, cars made use' of that I street, instead of what ought to be the direct line of route. Ile thought the petitioners were quite wrong in their opinions, and he should be vety glad to meet a deputation of them any time. Instead of a High Level Bridge being an in jury; he believed conscieniieusly that if it were not made, the vicinity would be very considerably injured, inasmuch as the ,grcat press of traffic which now found its way to the bot tom a Dalt-street, *odd be entirely diverted. With re gard to the raising of Byrom-street, he 1'6.8 greatly astonished, after the trouble Mr. Ste wart httd himself experienced in the numerous claims which were made upon tho Dock Com mittee for compensation, that he should advocate that jecf ) and he should like to know whether the very parties who signed the memorial, would not be the parties to claim a very large compensation from the Council in case the level was altered now. Mr. ST - AWART begged to say that hp had been misunder stood: He was not an advocate for the altering of Byroinx streets ttoLiut said at any rate to make Shaw's Brow acces sible could not be done without raising Byrom-street, other wise all the improvement would be thrown away. He 'Con tended that if the high level bridge were constructed, it Would. benefit the property of the Corporation itself. If there was one advantage more than another it was that it prevented the cross traffic of the two thoroughfares. If any one went to the bottom of Lord-street, or any of the princi pal thoroughfares, he would see at once the advantage which a high level bridge would poSsess in preventing the danger ous cross . traffic. The only thing in which he did not agree With the proposal brought forward by the Improvement Committee, was, that he did not think they were making the best use of the high level, and he could not help thinking that an improvement might be made by having access to botli streets, and that the inhabitants of Byrom-street would be very conSiderably improved if they had a much better access out of byrom.streei into Dale-street. He would urge upon them all to consider seriously before they gave their votes to prevent what he conscientiously believed, if carried out, would be one of the greatest improvements.which ever took place in the town of Liverpool. Mr. GEORGE • Hour said there was a period when he should have agreed with the last speaker, when thirty-six coaches were leaving every day and returning in that direction, and frequent accidents took place, whic would have rendered some improvement of the sort necessary. At that time Shaw's Brow was also - much steeper. But to meet these in conveniences Manchester-street had been made, which offered an easy access. A slight raising could be made at the bot tom without any compensation whatever, and which wonld greatly improve the effect of St. George's Hall. He did riot think the high level bridge was at all called for. It was undesirable in itself, and he saw no necessity for it. He did not see what they would gain by it : there was no object to fight for. He, was of opinion that the other improvement suggested would be quite sufficient for locomotion, and in every other way, and would vastly improve St. George's Hall, in addition to the other buildings which were con templated in the same vicinity, and to the architectural effect of which a bridge would be rather an obstruction. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BENNETT replied, and in the course of his observa tions reminded the Council that the question had been referred back to the Improvement Committee, principally upon the subject of the high level and the low level at Shad's -brow. In dealing with, the subject, all that could be said pro et con. was said, and, in coming to a vote, they were unanimous, with the exception of two or three mem bers, in recommending the high level in preference to the level. He had been asked to withdraw his opposition, and to endeavohr to induce the Committee to withdraw their opposition to the carrying of the low level. Now, he thought that would not attain the - object which the Committee had in cominc , before the Council ; they wished- to know the feeling of the Council upon it, which of course would go vern them to 'a great measure, and he should therefore much piefer going to a vote upon .the question, .merely saying that the Committee, after the best and fullest consideration they could give it, had decided.upon the high level in preference to the other. The MAYOR then put the amendment, which was carried by a majority of 35 to 11. For the amendment—Messrs. Aked, Anderson, Woodruff, Thomson, Bigham ' Nicholson, Bradley, Moss, Holden, ' M'Guffie Godfrey, Tyler, Holt,- Avison, Banner, Jeffreys, M'Nicoll, Tobin, Fleming, Brancker, Gardner, Gladstone, Lloyd, Johnson, Houghton, Hodson, Beckwith, Henderson, Stewart ,'• Itoydon, Halhead, Langsdale, P r eston, P ar k er , Wood, Turner. Against it—Messrs. Littledale, Holme, Gladstone, Toul in, Clayton, Wagstaff, Picton, Wood, Bennett, Sir . Bunt tho Mayor. Mr. nIGHAM would wish to have it understood how the money was to be raised. It had been stated that there were not funds sufficient to complete St. George's Hall and other works ; and while these were incomplete, he did not know how they could commence any new scheme. Let it be dis tinctly understood, that he did not intend to oppose the im provement, although he considered there were many schemes far more useful to be attempted. in the town. Before they went about improving the approaches to the town, there were objects of utility which were far more important. (Hear, hear.) They had now to double their medical staff in order to meet the approach of cholera ; and there were many nuisances which must be removed, by the opening of thoroughfares in densely populated localities. There were 'such places to be improved. as Vauxhall-road, Addison-street, and all that densely populated district, where very few of those present ever went, and which was as great a sink of dirt, filth, and nuisance, as could possibly be imagined. He believed if they were to attempt to get rid of cholera, and to cleanse the town, they would appropriate any surplus they might ••have to better advantage, than by turning their thoughts to the pleasure of the people who lived outside the town, and who wished to hive beautiful approaches to it. Not one single iota of advantage would be derived by the poor, by the inhabitants of the town, or by the health of the town, through the improvement proposed, and therefore he would much rather the Committee should have directed their at tention to the useful in preference to the decorative. (Hear, hear.) He feared he should be scarcely likely to get many supporters there, if he were to move an amendment; but he thought they should be informed by the Improvement Com mittee, where and how they were to raise the finances. The necessity for the improvement should be very apparent before they asked the inhabitants for a rate. If they taxed the in habitants, they should tax all ; and as the decorations to the approaches of the town were only for the benefit of those out of it, they_should at least be called upon to pay a portion of it, Air. Alderman TURNER moved, that it be an instruction to the Committee to take into consideration the widening of Church-street, between Paradise-street and Parker-street, provided funds were available. He thought that a work of great necessity, and he was certain that they need not anti cipate any objection whatever to it from the Archdeacon and Rector of the church. MR. GLADSTONE seconded the motion. Mr. JEFFREYS called attention to the necessity for widen ing Bark-lane. Hopes had been held out to the inhabitants of the neighbourhood, that it should be one of the first im provements made. Mr. GODFREY suggested that Oldhall-street should be also included. (Laughter.) _ _ Mr. TOULMII ., I thciught 'it right that Park-lane should be taken into consideration in the first instance. Mr PICTON. would implore of the Council not to go too far as yet. The effect. of their doily , So would be to frus trate their going to 'Parliament at all, and they would be again the laughing-stock of the whole community.. (Hear, hear.) If they appointed an Improvement Committee, and left it to them to consider and report upon the improve ments which they considered necessary, it was too much for gentlemen to get up upon the spur of the moment, and say they proposed the substitution of such and such other improvements. (Hear, hear.) No gentleman could know better than Mr.. Turner did, that if such instructions as those now proposed were given to the Committee, and sanctioned by the Council, the result would be. to prevent them from going to Parliament at all that year. He would request of gentlemen, if they did not wish to be placed in the invidious position of obstructing everything the Council wished to do, that they would refrain from heaping any more burthens upon the bill, and remember that it was-the last 'ounce, according to the proverb, which broke the horse's back. Mr. dlonsox• was quite satisfied that there was not the slightest intention upon the part of the Council to go to Parliament at all, ir they could possibly avoid it. It was what had. not occurred in Liverpool for a long time. Of the necessity for improvement there could not be the slightest doubt, but, when certain committees had deliberated upon the improvements, and determined to go to Parliament for them, some gentlemen were determined to obstruct them in every instance, and, whether the improvements were of the greatest possible necessity or not, they rose and offered every opposition. In regard to Mr. Turner's notice, he thought there was no part of the'town which required less alteration, after the alteration had been made in the bottom of Dale street, than Chiirch-street. They had been told by Mr. Bigham of places where filth and disease existed, and that the Corporate body ought to look to those places first. He fully agreed with Mr. Bigham, who had never spoken nearer to the truth in his life (laughter). He should protest against gentlemen coming there, and, after a committee had been appointed at a public towns-meeting, and after another committee had been appointed by the Council, and after both had met, day after day, considered the question with great anxiety, and brought forward' a report, rising up in that room to:make other propositions, and throwing every obstacle in the way of the committee. the MA.YOR wished to call' the attention of the Corpora tion to the real state of things. If they took out £90,000 for the high-level, there was then something. about £250,000 which they were about sanctioning. In addition, there was an instruction moved by 111 r: Turner, and seconded by Mr. Gladstone, for the widening of Church-'street, and it was quite competent and quite in order, to move another resolu tion regarding Park-lane. They would get to £400,000, or nearly half a million, if they went on in that way, and there fore, the . question was now become a very serious one, and he wished the Council to understand it. Mr. BENNui-r denied that the improvement recommended by the Committee was merely for the accommodation of mem bers of the Council, without having any sanitary effect, and proposed that the street as recommended, be adopted. Mr. GARDNER seconded the motion. Mr. BANicpu objected to the manner in which the motion had been brought forward at the close of the municipal year instead of at any early period. They were' now forced to come to a decision, as otherwise there would not be time to go to Parliament. He the Irtitation been taken into conSidera tion at die commencement of the municipal year he was of opinion that they would have come to a very differeAt de cision from that whisk they were now asked to adopt. The improvement to St. George's Hall was very desirable, but lie doubted very much whether the line 'marked out was the best. He believed a shorter , line bould be' devised at less expense, and cutting through quite as objectionablc , property, but there was not time to think of these things when they were driven, as in the present instance, to the very last mo ment: He expressed his approval of the proposed im lirdvempt to Church-street, than which, he thought; a greater iniprovement could not be made to property generallfi and to the town; The MAYOR then put Mr, Bennett's motion, which was carried without opposition. Mr. BENNETT proposed the next portion of the recommen dations of the Committee, referring to Water-street, Lime kiln-lane! and Bevington-bush, which were also car ried: . Mr; TURNER'S motion regarding Church-street, condi tional upon their being funds to carry it out, was also put and carried. Mr. lEFFREVS then moved the addition of an instruction regarding Park-lane. Mr. TOIILMIN seconded the motion, Mr. M'MIoLL thought Mr. Jeffreys' proposition entitled to very serions consideration. Although it was very impor tant that they should widen public thoroughfares and ap proaches to the town/ he thought the most serious considera tion should be given to the inipthvement of such a place .as Perk-lane; The motion was put, after some discussion, and thrown out by a majority of 24 to 20. For the- motion , Messrs: Woodruff; Thomson, Bradley, Moss, Tyrer, Holme, Jeffrey s / John Gladstone, Jun., Toul min Clayton, wagstaff, Fleming, Tipton, Henderson, Boyden, Halhead, John Nelson Wood, and the Mayor. Against the motion : Messrs. Aked, Bigham, iNichelson, MeGuffie, Godfrey, Littledale, Holt, Avison, Banner, Braneker, Gardner, Lloyd, Johnson, Houghton, Hodson, Wood, Beckwith, Stewart, tingsdale, Bennett, Preston, Parker, Turner, and Sir John Bent. ST. GEORGE'S HALL COMMITTEE The proceedings of this Committee were read Mr. Y. B. LLOYD said he saw from the Mayor's com munication there was a letter from Mr. Cockerell, who had attended at the last meeting, and perhaps this was the proper time to have it read. On the letter of Mr. Booth being referred to the Committee, they immediately had a meeting with Mr. Booth, and copies of his letters were forwarded to Mr. Cockerell. Since the meeting they had last week, having discussed the question with Mr. Cockerell, he thought the letter which had • been received from him would bring the whole subject before the Council. The TOWN CLEitx. then read the following letter , " TO TIIR LAW COURTS COMMITTEE, ST. GEORGE'S-HALL, AT LIVERPOOL. "Bank of England, Sept. 28, 1853. " GENTLEmtN,----Inferring from your minute of the 19th instant, and from the transmission of Mr. Booth's ldtters, upon two prominent and serious defects,' to whiN that gentle man now confines his criticisms, in the design of the podium and steps of the south portico of St. George's-hall, submitted by me in April, 1849, subsequently approved by the commit tee and Council, and executed forthwith by your orders ; that a written and concise reply may be acceptable to you, I beg leave to offer it accordimgly. " The tardiness of these criticisms, only now before the Council; and the great cost of gratifying their object, by any alterations now to be undertaken, render them a purely gratuitous occupation of time to all parties ; still, I shall always be glad, and do hold myself ready, at all times, to -give account of the advice I have at any time submitted to you, although long ago sanctioned by your judgment and adoption, and by the acquiescence of public opinion. " The first defect is very erroneously described as ' an in cision between the columns of the south portico converting a circular base into a square pedestal,' because, in fact, the base is circular, and not converted into a square; a plinth is added to it, as usual, and, of course, square, together with a low style-bate, not unusual, but on the contrary, sanctioned by authorities, classical and modern, in examples familiar to every connoisseur. It is satisfactory, however, to the committee and myself, as showing in its untechnical statement the absence of any professional and learned co-operation in Mr. Booth's amateur criticisms. " The committee will remember the difficulty of the problem left by my accomplished predecessor ; namely, a proper, spacious and' handsome descent from this portico to the street, in the very limited space allotted for that purpose; and that, after consideration had of the expedient adopted, or the crippling of the steps and landings in its solution, the former was adopted finally, and without scruple, seeing that it was sanctioned by examples, classical and modern, of the greatest weight and sufficency, " Those classical examples are.—the Temple of Jupiter Tonans, in the Roman Forum,—the Temple at Asisi,— the Besilica at Pompii,—the Propylea of Athens, &c., &c. '• Those modern examples are,—the north and south porticos of St. Paul's Cathedral—the portico of the Indian-house—the portico of the new Post-office—the portico of the Lyceum at Liverpool and that at Manchester, &c., &c., all works of great masters • shewing that in the bala n c e of us e an d conven i ence with nther weighty considerations, this so-called defect is of frequent occurance in the most authorative examples. • " The second defect refers to the double steps' at the angles of the portico. " The Greeks objected to the use of steps, in the ordinary sense of convenient risers of six or seven inches high, as defi cient in dignity and solidity, when in juxta-position with massive columns and entablatures. The steps employed by them constituted a distinct feature of architecture, called itilobate, and were three in number, always proportioned to the' diameter of the Coltimn, and, therefore, varying with that diaitteter, and never considered as steps of use, which were supplied by subordinate steps, or an indirect plane. That in the great temple, the Olympeum, at Athens, the step is 2 feet 7 inches. In the Parthenon it is 1 foot 8 inches high. In the Temple of Theseus it is 1 foot 2 inchei high ; and in the small Temple on the Illissns it is only 10 inches high. " A little consideration will show the great sense of this practice, and the defect of the modern and common-place practice of tlfe accumulation of this and laminated steps, 'as supports, and in juxta-position with the magnificent and solid columns which are employed in St. George's-hall, and 'their total want of harmony with the bulk, solidity; and dignity, with the noble material exhibited in this great work. " Although the great Italians have in general followed the Roman practice, which differed in this particular from the Greeks, yet the force of this last argument has been interest ingly felt by some of them, especially by Vignola in his theatre at Parma. " I forbear to trouble you with other reasons in favour of the system employed, which, together with those explained above, are obvious to the cennoisseur,. all which, I am happy to believe, have been, during these four years, unquestioned by my learned bretheren in Liverpool, and acquisced in by them as reasonable and sound. My refusal to answer the cavils of amateur individuals, anonymously printed, or per sonally declared, unless before a professional and competent tribunal, or, at your request, as I now infer it to be, will, I am sure, be easily understood and admitted. If the professional advice I have had the very great honour to submit to your judgment and consideration had been inadequate, you gen tlemen, by the admission of the town and council of Liverpool, and certainly, according to my experience at all times, were perfectly competent to set me right, and most assuredly zealous, at all times, to fulfil the arduous and responsible duties you have undertaken, and have so successfully carried out to the present moment, and I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient and humble servant, " C. R. COCKERELL." Mr. LLOYD continued to say, that all he had now to do, was to move the confirmation of the proceedings, and he thought the best answer to Mr. Booth was to send him a copy of Mr. Cockerell's letter. The Committee could not deal with it further. He begged to move the confirmation of the proceedings. Mr. STEWART said, if he understood Mr. Lloyd'right, he stated that there was to be an end to the matter. He, (Mr. Stewart) certainly hoped the matter would not end there, and he thought the mode of dealing with the subject was not exactly what they wanted. (Hear, hear.) They might fairly question whether the steps were so disposed, as to look as well as they might. He regretted they should be answered by quoting ancient examples. - Mr. LLOYD : And modern, too. Mr. STEWART : And modern ; but if it were meant to convey to the Council, that it was adopted as the only mode consistent with good taste and convenience, he differed from that opinion. They adopted the course from necessity. No such incision was made at the northern end, because they were not the same pressing reasons on account of space. Therefore, it was quite evident from that, if the architect had the opportunity, he would not cut into the pedestal and columns. The architect had great difficulties to contend with, and without any imputation on hii taste or skill; he might-fairly admit the remarks of Mr. Booth, without at all imagining there was any question about his classical know ledge, or his great skill. Whatever there might be in that learned letter, he (Mr. Stewart) wanted to know what they had to do with it, because Greeks placed certain plints on pedestals, which gave two feet seven inches of steps, which in point of fact, were not steps at all, or were never meant to represent steps,—and he (Mr. Stewart) contended that the appearance of the southern portico of St. George's Hall might be very much improved, and that the admixture of steps, with double steps, gave it a very awkward and inconvenient appearance, by presenting so many horizontal lines which were anything but pleasing to his .eye. He (Mr. Stewart) did not intend to call in question either the judgment or taste of Mr. Cockerill ; but at the same time he contended it was the duty of the Council to give, and of the architect to take any suggestions coming in a respectful form, and the Committee and the Council were quite com petent to pass their judgment on those steps (hear, hear). The MAYOR : It is understood a copy of this letter is to be sent to Mr. Booth. The proceedings were then confirmed. MARKETS COMMITTEE The proceedings of the committee contained a recom mendation to appoint Andrew Tyrrell an inspector of slaughter-houses and meat in the borough, and the adoption of, the following bye-laws :—" That no person shall cause any obstruction in, along, or access to, or access any thorough fare' within the borono,•by selling, or offering for sale, any article or thing therein, and this Committee do approve that every person who shall be so found offending, shall trfeol' as a fine and penalty, a sum of 40s. for each offence.rn, 11. L. a return' made to the Committee, it appeared tha t no - than 8,573 lbs. of meat and 36 tons of fish, unfit for 11 0 : food, had been s eized by the market inspectors and de stro Mr. Alderman PARKER hoped there would be some Ow- -law which had been read. =The proceedings are not yet moved, lea fication of the bye The MAYOR are out of order Me.. LLOYD moved, and adoption of the proce Mr. BECKWITA ask of the borough. Mr Woo RUFF Mr, Bzelt\VlTH :gr.,. WOODRUFF seconded, ill° -law refer to the Queen's-square,.' and th The Town CiMMI -Did it include Great Char lottc7stl! ma, rkE and being so a ppropria market; would not be priate c'ert the placing of things' for sal( obstruction' f wbula not come•under the bye-laic. Mr Picret:pii—Then u - nder this no person would be a llowt to offer a basket of frui,t, or fish, or any other article sale in the streerg. The Tower case of causing an ollgtrui.:.tami- Mr. PicroN asked 'tS-k Act only be prevented , rher lad not this power in a bY law before The TowN CLEM, of parliament, which pro a certain way in a barro by parties placing down woo&I Mr. PICTON structions. The TowN Cr..t=. Mr, WOODRUFFn remarked tl uck ; but this was eV , wer to remove —lt merely 300 polepa might stand i Yrit th one mutt The MAYOR Mr. HODSON : ft Mr, Alderman - cry much *c ally dangerous. dehnitted it was rule; tut ppor women was not to be done ais The Town CLERIC Mr. Aldermen PARSE/1 should like to know what the reasons for appointing Tyrrell and inspector of slaug Wilms; tic. The To CLERK explained that he was the inspeeto fish, and no such appointment was recognised by Act , Parliameft, and to give him power to act In pointment an inspec incrs were then confirmed. %fr. GLADSTONE said credit 17 - as due to the officers of the markets for seizing so much bad fish:, Had it got into con sumption they might be suffering from cholera or diarrhee• Mr. JOHNSON said . 8,5001bs of bad m,:'at had also beeil seized, and if this had been sold, it would hacre tended moll to the destruction of health. ' On the motion of Mr. Bighan, the Council adjo:trned at o• quarter past three o'clock to Wednesday next. The proccetx ENTERTAINMENT AT THE TOWN HALL, LAST Niou'r , —His Worship, Samuel Holme, Esq., entertained the Earl of Derby and a distinguished party at a private banquet in the Town-hall last evening. The following are the maws of the guests :—The Earl of Derby, Sir John Heron gal' well, Bait, the Hon. H. T. Liddell, M.P., Mr. William Brown, M,P., Mr. Lawrence Heyworth, M.P., Sir Edward Cust, Sir John Bent, Admiral Grenfell, Archdeacon Brook.► Rector Campbell, Rev. R. M. Fielden, Rev. Ellis Ashtal the Town-clerk, Mr. Henry Ashton, Mr. J. H. Turner, 1 0 C. Turner, Captain Baynes, Mr. Edward Cropper, ?ifs' Hardman Earle, Mr. William Fletcher, Captain German , ' (Preston,) Mr. Hughes, (Xinmell,) Mr. G. Thompson, gr' Johnston, (Allerton-hall,) Mr. H. Littledale, Little' dale, Mr. J. B. Lloyd, Mr. G. Hall Lawrence, Mr. J, 31 055 Mr. T. E. Moss, Mr. Richard Naylor, Mr. Daniel Natoli , Mr. George Henry Horsfall, Mr. Pedder, (Preston,) William Potter, Mr. ChristOpher Rawdon, Mr. Willia o Rathbone, Mr. W. R. Sandbach, Mr. Francis Shand, Afr' John Stewart, Mr. Charles Saunders, Mr. J. A. Tinne, 3 11. ' I. A. Tobin, Mr. Thompson,' (Thingwall,) Mr. J. 14 ' Walker, and Mr. Charles Inman. Last evening, a Alisienary Lecture, illustrate d by a Panorama, was deliirered in Toxtetit. Park, by th ° Rev. Mr. Mann. Yesterday, the splendid clipper ship Ne sailed from the Mersey, with a number of passengers 11° Australia. She also carries out mails for the Antipodes:. The United States mail steam-ship •Atlantiee Captain West, sailed yesterday, from the Mersey, for Ne i York, with a large number of passengers and a full cargo. EMIGRANTS IN THE WORKHOUSE.—Since Tuesday night, there has been but one death, resulting from cholort among the emigrants removed from the h o u se i n Moorfike There -has been no death among those removed from the Isaac Wright, since our laSt account:; but ye s te r d a y, a sai'°r ~ belonging to her, was received into the wo r kh ouse in a vox dangerous - state. A German emigrant was also reMOVe from the house at the same time. MR. LEVI'S LECTURE YESTERDAY Levi delivered another of- his cour. Chamber of Commerce. " Bills of Exchange," its synopsis comprising " definition requisites, and forms of bills of exchange, and prc- - notes ; inland and foreign bills ; parties to a bill ; partners • operation of stamp ditties; and,bill brokers. Levi fully explained and illustrated each of these hea and, in conclusion, announced that he would deliVer his I lecture this day. .--Mr. Leone lectures in the Lecture wLI THE COLOSSEUM AND THE ROYAL INFIR,MARY< Mr. Heath, the proprietor of the Colosseum, has r ece ived note from the Treasurer of the 'Royal Infirmary, ac kaVe, lodging the receipt of £3O, being the proceeds of a collar; on Alio 29th, given in aid of the fiends of the Infirmary, al l , conveying.to him the thanks of th e C omm itt ee f or h i s h a w' some donation. A NOVEL TESTIMONIAL TO CHARACTER.—Yeste day, at the meeting of the West Derby Board of GuardiaOl f a number of testimonials to character w ere rea d i n f a vor a gentleman, soliciting an appointment under the Boar i a• Amongst them, was one from the secretary o f one o f our io cal institutions , to the following effect ; which on being.r° d along with the others, caused considerable merrullen amongst the different members of the board :—" Dear Sir; Call upon me at ten in the morning." THE LIVERPOOL MUSEUM AND THE LONDON PRESS.—In the Globe of,Tucsday evening, we find the fol lowing remarks on our local museum :—" The Liverpool museum is deficient in arrangement, and poor in quantity. Liverpool is the centre of English commerce • people of 0 11 nations frequent it; people go from it to all parts of;th° world, and a large museum m the town is a national want' The emigrant, leaving - England, wants information of the, countries he is about to visit, and a local museum won't' be: ichly endowed by the many strangers coming to town." ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. - " The opening meeting of this Society, for the present sessie° l was held last evening, in the Royal Institution. M r. Ch al k' , Verelst, the president, occupied the chair. Mr. Boult, th e secretary, announced the several donatiOns presented to th e Society during the recess. The president th en d e li vere d the opening address , in the course of which, h e congratu l ate d the Sodiety on the adoption by the committee on that day, o f the improvements suggested by the Society; and after offerid several suggestions for town improvements, proceeded t o cow trast the state of art in this country with its state on the Continent, the results being not at all flatterin g t o .ouf patronage of art as a nation. Mr. Picton then read a paper °I I the Society's -annual' excursion to Beeston and Banbari' Thanks were voted to Mr. Picton for his interesting paper , and the proceedings terminated. ACCIDENTS NEST ERDAY,—Joseph Bell, a seawall' was knocked down - and trampled upon by a horse in Vic' toria-road. He received a fracture of the ribs, and bls chest bone was very severely injured. Patrick Hart, wbils going on board the steamer "Trafal gar " on the same dal!, with the intention of proceeding t o I re l an d , fell bctwee' the steamer and the dock quay, and received a severe eon' cussion of the brain, together with a f rac t ure o f the collo"' bone. Yesterday, John Young, a seaman on board the " Isaac Wright,' was severely injured, whilst the ship coming g: into the Waterloo Dock, th e h awser breaking and fracturing his thigh; he also sus t a i ne d a severe scalp won!" Thom Morris, a labourer, res idi ng i n B lackstone-stre et, got crushed between the cases in the Liver foundry' Boundary-street, and received a fracture of the leg. Dom" incus Metihoise Sellen an Australian seaman on board th e ship " California, fractured his thigh by a fall. Yesterday' a woman named Kehoe, of Dublin, when going down to the packet, to return to Ireland, fell into the turn of th e drawbridge at Clarence dock locks, and bruised horse badly. THE POWER. Loom WEAVERS' STRIKE AT I\l o ' CHESTER.--yesterday afternoon 'a deputation from the balliw „ formerly in th e em pl oymen t of Messrs. Miller and Mitchel l ; manufacturers, Alum-street, Chapel-street, and Jersey-stm t ' (who are now on strike) had an interview with Mr. 31 1 -' 1 .. ) on the subject of the differences between them. The result of the interview was far from being satisfactory. It" . 0 Miller on behalf of the firm, (which employs somewhe r rt about 380 hands, now on' strike) offered to comply in l' with the demands of the hands for an advance of 10g, cent., by giving ld. per piece on some sorts of cloth. ~o (' hands wanted 2d, and the m em b ers o f t h e deputation "0 respectable females) not being sa ti s fi e d, re f use d to acce pt . th offer. We were informed 'yesterday (Wednesd a y) Will that the hands now on st r ik e are d e t erm i ne d to a dh e re their original demand for an advance . of 10 per cent. COLONIAL WOOL.—Tho next series of Colony wool sales will commenee,on the 20th inst. The stock r ; 56,653 bales, viz., 17,443 b a l es S y d ney, 20,529 r°d„ Philip, 4,658 Van Di eman ' s L an d , 3, 3 68 Adelal . ; t 1 5,255 Cape, 120 S wan River, 1,398 New Zealand, 3 ' to 3,902 East India. The private market is dull, at 14 currencies.