Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-07 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL. The monthly meeting of the Town Council was held in tile Town Rall, at elev en o ' c l oc k yesterday. The Mayor, Williani Preston, Esq., presided. FINANCE COMMITTEE. The minut es of this committee contained the following teeftnendations : - R ecommendation to consent to the to 4Bi gninent of the lease of Messrs. Clayton and McKeverigan t g r aving dock s, s hi p yards, and premises in Birkenhead, the Woodside Graving Company (Limited). Recom ineudation that LIOOOOO C , part of a sum r e payable to th e raidero,poration b , y the Mersey D oc k s an d H ar b our B oar d, the 39th section of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Aet, 18 57, in respect of outlay and expenditure by the Cor !°tatien, be lent to the Board on bond, for the term of five 4 rs e a, beari ng i nterest at four pounds per centum per anci valuler4 . Rep or t i n reference to Messrs. Tyson a qu ick) cterks in the T o wn Cl er k' s establish ment, and Mr. Fresh, the inspector of nuisances. :4eecnninendation to appropriate a sum, not exceeding £IOO, te'vards im p r ovingWhitefieldelate, Everton, provided satis facto, 1 ... --J arraugements be made with the owners of adjoining -.ale en -e- Recommendation to appropriate £I,OOO towards R.,-41tititting Vauxhall-road on an improved line, between - "' e-l atte a d S dhills-hridge, provided satisfactory D.-Ir!ngeinents n be m an acle with the owners of adjoining lands. 17Amendation to sell by auction, on lease for :75 years, "P s Properties now fallen into possession, 1 ;4 ;9% S. tewart moved the confirmation of the first recom feenciatt°a, and stated that the property was originally let re a tenn of 25 years from the Ist July, 1854, to Messrs. eiayt o Os. 4 -and Mclteverigan, at a rent of £1,472 per mun e ,th.. ~ The recontrnendatro . n was confirmed. ta '''. , ; teveart then moved the confirmation of the recom ennatioa to l en d £ IOO,OOO to the dock board. He th e that £IOO,OOO did not trench at all upon great sum of ci one million-and-a-half, which, r"n er the act of Parliament, was to be paid bythe pocks' id Ilarbour Board to the Corporation, at periodical timr-- a '9, 0 00 ev eel' six months —and which sams, by of r ni ar t i h iame nt, .bore 41 per cent. interest, and were applicable, the t e o first instance, to the payment of the bonded debt of side rporation, exceeding, - as the total sum did very con tetarah,lY, the ;amount of that 'bonded debt. But the present p a i d £ IOO,OOO was part of a second sum which was' to be J. 15 , 4 ' 4 ,1 1 . 0 the ,cerporation under act of parliament , and which had t 0 the month of -January last. The tal amount elah or ° °e ascertained by reference to very laborious and 'Wasp in accounts, extending back over_ some years. It he sum p 111 POiRt of fact, the trepaynient to the corporationof docks which were expended by them on the Birkenhead . a e oth 4 ,nd works, involving all sorts of ame , in f act, WllOl-ePttiete debtor and >creditor account, extending over the ' ° llicea,!" , and embracing every payment made by the 'ant - 1 1°4 in respect to these docks. That t be te • knou ot e interest at 4 per cent. The exact a trat e e t' the whole account was ascertained within 4 ' 30 O'n all d might be taken in round numbers at ,„e'airna' a ir man, The Mersey Docks and Harbour board, by their : ehain o ';' e rne three•weeks ago, addressed aletter to shim Zero re d. A 4l ,_ of the finance committee, stating taint 'they "as incn a- "° pay ZIOO,OOO. Now, the whole of that sum fro k s c e Y Which the corporation were precluded by t la e w r t ° Proe tidi ug• It must be invested in some way • oree .t h a _ . Wi th ace incom e to the corporation as part of its capital. bee , t he Perioaj o a r a ":! ._ t e h o e payments they were receiving m oee.a a-half million, the finance committee DeaV o u n _on doing . the best thing they of for the cor- TeZ! in eresyby payin woof . the bonds as 'fast as_ their tOellhymen the - would all Two of the periodical ts had fallen due, one on the Ist-of last July, and. th e _°ther on the Ist of January last, and of the second t teoal'°elinittee had £40 , 000 which they •could not at a laa e , nta PPropriate. They, therefore, feltthat it would be _ t 411t01111 them to accumulate £IOO,OOO more by p utting . i .lital at a ill, at the present . _ low ' rate of interest, • leis tA t he same time they considered that it would not be eitak' e gaire the Dock Board to keeprthat money in the th e 40 Meet the claims of the corporation, not kzowing h ad Y when the claim Might be made. The committee the 3 , 4° , e ceasion for the money during the year --- in fact, Pros o &Illd have a great accumulation , of money, Plyh',",lY of the corporation was dependent upon h all ei d r tahpe votilatule Pains to ascertain the exact position the council t hey pliciWould then have £52,000 and some odd hundreds nnap th at ef the money which would be payable to them prior to Pee o a „e and on the very next day they would have another ry iar ge '"u (Tile to the ne It was true that in 1860 a ra_ tie% eg a ntnit of bonds would fall due, but still the coir em Whi c h 'cenl have a large , snrplus of money left to £h em, 1144,10,01dd be their duty to put to the best interest, t for, ~...twhheichhesCeeel\ecrirsecutTsadtanocets - the committee considered that ' would be to offer the 't 109,00 a L tnai t f - - "oelc Board p were ready to pay to that board, to leree ll r ," a term of five years- at 4 per - cent . ; and he Ch„Atr.°:fA4T-ovea that that recommendation be confirm to et im eat btohei;erY said, it had for some time occurred financial thenarragements, so far as they r . ela s te ,e d to: raitteesnded debt of council, and of the va t r . l o o n u te le i _, , were not placed in the best possible .The:i the forthe tf some of the corporation. He spoke in h presence fa e teenibers of the water committee, when he . _ fee mon ey that c a 'ew months since that committee advertised il ks o at :31 per cent., and no more. They had re ; sl° e4e a :',?•,' l (l they received money at 31 per cent., b r k pe k r itt' e l e Q a t f i leir advertisement take effect, then another ffered the , council advertised for money, and ater om it The -consequence was, that the supply offered the ealt4ee at 31 per cent. ceased forthwith , and the nd. tileclinnittee which had offered 4 per cent., s t course had toe PreferenCe. Since then the water committee had the w, it money, and they had to pay four per cent. o eralttervilould appear that whilst the . health committee and Pay f committee had been seeking money and willing D ° siti ?er Per cent. for it, the finance committee . had 4 ' 4 le veL Y b een. in the possession of £eo,ooo which they did ),/,' ° ,.,w what to do with. ("No, no:"1 dot'4 the la wart said, that was not so. There was £40,000 'lot 1,A;4,,5t instalment payable on the lstaTanuary whichzhad_ y et be instalment applied to the extinguishing of the bonded 4P4P4l:yilieteause there were no bonds to which they could so ' but the course they had adopted, and which_ Ire _ torp o re every one would admit to be for the interest of the A 'ati to the day when they PNile , was this: They knew / 'e 4 i buire money and when a bond fell due, and thy a ' I, Y th °tt ee to the treasurer of the dock board that on such . 11to t o e thatould require such a sum, and the money was paid 14 d d al, the interest on so much stopped from u° bea',l, trltilliso applied , the £40,000 would, therefore, had' ~1 1(a s four per cent. interest. (Hear, hear.) t' " °l er)! thought it would be well if one ,committ n ee 10in,. 0 clo 14 Is Wholly with the renewing of the bonds ~.be et ,!*at) he would suggest that the finance eommitt ii"errowrilve s omething like three months' . notice to the two * l te th,,i co lurnittees that, on a given day, they should gl l lla I - `dsPosal of a certain amount of money, whieli they e ar, hod to either of these committees at four per cent. CohTiiall ti a r.) If this did no more, it would save the cost ere 1 °les entailed by borrowing from other . parties._ ete lse 44w aYs were legal inquiries, legal investigations, and k (l . 4 eati NAlder legal fees. (Hear, hear.) ee eaan Dover thouaht it would be well that the lip, 4 Itt ee „ 111, t he 82. 4°111 d meet at s'ome stated periods, to confer_ Of hs `l.O,JeCt, and to arrange with regard to the borrow , A he ?ney. lh eedincrs we • then confirmed. q 1 he fonowingbis the re ort in reference to Messrs. Tyson, t4!tatZ'd and P re - sh :_« 'Four committee have carefully invetso qe finance le circumstances mentioned by the town-clerk o two zietiftkiiiii.ericesolitmittee, in reference to the conduct f his establishment, namely, Messrs. Tyson s Z ee 4cl ere - a c %;. ; and your committee report that the latter a -ePtea r esignation to the town-clerk, who . has e Pire oh the same. Mr. Tyson's conduct cannot, in the ° town :oiage,er Your committee, be justified, but considering his ve . ei_aild that he has been upwards of 33 years in the . "ated-43'er's department , and that he was, until incapaci fvo, y i leel , ri er eomnii,,,ir ay, a most laborious and efficient clerk, ~the t Like recommend, that in re-arranging the staff ale. ,r ov#ll-eierk,s office, which has now become necessary, Perf or Y s en be retained at a moderate weekly stipend, to 01g . l 'il, such light duties as he is now capable of discharg- Iti ltan he enquiries of your committee were, in the first b lit th ee ' directed to m r thl ir - c e a s s h e , of Messrs. Tyson and Quick, be en. e3' foundthat the inspector of nuisances, has to Dr 0 niixed ta 4 lip in the various transactions, and has taken u t l a e e r r ar e 1 tiille‘ Cusps, part therein, that it was impossible to i -a ses, and although that officer is not 40 oper,he enmediate control of the finance committee, had ! er nazoii - ;. ° eat to i nvestigate, also the ease as to him. Your esig i Pe are i nfor 'nice. all ° l l to the Old that M . r Fresh has tendered his feeh i Ted th at it je health committee. Your committee are ft °re h an Y of the 0 4 e practice in some public offices to and servants employed therein in 1 °coming securitye officers ß for others, and from engaging lu gs, t 0 transactions between each other ; and in avoid the recurrence of such proceoed ilr C Orti k i t " . S: it has been the painful duty of y _ tel e to ", .to investigate, we recommend that ~ a e eon , this effect be established by resolution of In ., iii. C ; applicable to every department of the corpora,. h Air . St 44 eaa to th e said, in consequence of some matters that w as a ' le t° the notice of the town-clerk, a sub-committee .. the PPointed for the purpose of making some inquiry into cotatleoittd.uct of certains persons in his establishment. That Anbjeet, -aelodeoted considerable time and attention to . th . e " although Mr, Fresh, who name appeared in WATCEI COMMIWEE. • the report, was not in' the category of the town-clerk's establishment, and whose conduct was made the subject of enquiry, the matter was so , mixed up that it became necessary to examine a great many of the officials connected with the corporation on this painful inquiry. On that coatmittee of inquiry they had the benefit of the chairman Ind deputy-chairman of the health committee, in whose service Mr. Fresh was immediately concerned, and he believed' those gentlemen would say that it was totally impossible to go into the inquiry, and limit it to the clerks and the officials in the town-clerk's office. It would not be necessary for him to move that the resignation of Mr. Quick' be adopted by the council, because Mr. Quick was one of these officials immediately under the town-clerk who engaged and discharged them as he thought proper. The Town-clerk : It is so. Mr. Stewart said, the gentlemen who had heard the report read, would see that it was proposed that the town clerk should find some employment for Mr. Tyson,. whose conduct had been that of an unwise man. No doubt, the gentlemen would recollect that, for thirty-five years he dis charged the duties which fell upon him, and was a very active man in the office, He was now about 7 . 6 years of age, and if would be cruel to turn him adrift on the wide world, with a very sick wife and daughter, he believed. Had he . been a younger man, he would have been dismissed, Yet they they thought it advisable to keep him there the remainder of his days, at a weekly salarf. While he spoke of that salary, he would keep it very moderate. The poor old man's affairs were in such a state, that it appeared they would not be doing much injury ; for although he had £250 a . year, yet it appeared that he had not more than £BO, as his money all went to some mystical societies, for bonds and loans. The committee was presided over. by Mr. John Aikin, and copious notes were taken by Mr. Samuel Holme -who, he was sorry, was not present, from an accident that he had recoived—and could have illustrated the points, if necessary. Mr. Dove; Mr. Shimmin, Mr. Cooper, and the Mayor, .and'himself constituted the committee. He con cluded by moving that -the resignation. of Messrs. Tyson and Fresh be accepted. The motion was seconded by Mr. Turner, and confirmed without further remark. Mr. Stewart rose to move the adoption of the next re commendation, in reference to the proposed improvements -in Whitefield-lane. It was, he said, proposed to make the crooked lane into 'a straight one. The health 'com mittee had reported on the matter to , the finance coutnrittee, •atid it appeared that £atlo would effect the necessary im .provement. It appeared that the owners of property on the east side ef the croaked lane would get additional land 'by making n straight lane, and those on the ether side would have ;o give land. The gentlemen on the , cast side had spoken very fairly, and said 'they would give 5s for every square 'yard of land; but those on the -ether side said they would have 10s. Thelnance committee, on the representation of the health committee, thought it would be well to give £lOO to carry out the arrangement. He t therefore moved that the recommendation be adopted. The motion was seconded by Alderman ' , Cooper, and confirmed. • Mr. Anderson drew attention to the state of Evertou village, and the great need of improvement; in that little corner. Mr. 'Stewart moved that the next :recommendation be adopted. In,reference to the proposed improvements from Rake-lane to Sandhills-bride, he stated that Lord Derby was willing to carry the _:improvements as far as his estate ran, and it would be a most important improvement in :that part 'of the town. It would require £1,1700 to complete the - improvement from Rake-lane to Santihills bridge._ Mr. Woodruff thought 'it was desirable that they should carry on improvements more in the centre of the town, where they were needed for the convenience of traffic. He •priinted.to the locality of Ohisenhale-street particularly. Mr. Earle said that Mr. Woodruff was speaking of the general imprnvement of the town, but this was a place where the land was absolutely vacant. The recommendation was confirmed. Mr. Stewart moved that the recommendation to sell by ; auction the leases, for seventy-five years, of various proper ties now fallen into possession, be adopted. He said, there , were only two or three important lots in these, the rest were all miscellaneous, and they -were carrying out the recommendation, as far as possible, to destroy old cottages. Mr. Cooper seconded the motion. Mr. Jeffery asked whether the principle of commutation would be .applied to these lots of property ? and if •so, whether' it weuld be made known lo the council and the public? Mr. Stewart, in reply, -said that out of silty lots ortly three could come under the principle, and the matter wild be made known to the council. The recommendation was confirmed Mr. Stewart then moved the general proceedings of the .finance committee, which were confirmed without opposi tion. The proceedings of this committeewere tread, and dlso a letter from Mr. J. S. Mansfield, S.M., addressed to the' chief of the police, stating that •he withdrew his order of the Nth Jane east with reference to the prosecution of. the keepers of .eoffee-houses, &c. Mr. Clint •moved the confirmation of the :proceedings of the committee, .and in doing -•so -said, he would take that opportunity of stating that the watch committee were per fectly 'satisfied 'with the explanation of Mr. Mansfield, who said he never thought of charging the police with pecuniary corruption, but what was meant was, that he had drawn :an inference from one or two instances. He (Mr. Clint) would take that opportunity of expressing their confidenee.in the-efficiency of the police force, who were highly commended by the government inspector. This was a peat matter to have the good opinion of the government inspector, and he had great pleasure in moving the confirmation of the proceedings-of the committee. Mr. Aikin said. ,he might say the committee were not unanimous on .the subject. Mr. Mansfield had admitted that he had used strong and exaggerated language, but at the same time he seemed very desirous to have an investi gation into their.conduet before the committee. He would soy that, having gone over the whole matter very carefully, the case appeared to be something very curious. Mr. Mansfield was of the opinion which he had been at first, and stated that the police had been actuated by extraneous influence, and that was 'hut saying that he had not altered his opinion. It would have been as well, he thought, to havelallowed .the matter to have been settled before the watch committee, and they would have instituted a searching inquiry, if it had been thought necessary ; and then it would have been proved whether the police were acting under any influence whatever. Dr. Hodson said that he for one had objected to the resolution.. The subject had been so well brought before the public, that he thought it would be out of place 'to discuss the a social evil" in the council chamber; but 'he was satisfied that the statements were as much exaggerated on the part of the committee, as on the part of the magistrates. Mr. -set made a few observations with re gard to the proceedings of the committee, and said that Mr. Mansfield had had no intention of charging the police with pecuniary corruption, and that his statement had been made from an inference, but' e still held his opinion that there was an extraneous influence. He would ask, in case of a public abuse, would not the newspapers make it known, and would the police not then be liable ; and would not that be an extraneous influence, and many other matters such as that would be called by the same name. He did not think it right to draw conclusions from one or two instances. When a police officer was first employed by the watch committee, he got a book of instruction put into his hand, which he was told he must learn as quickly as possible. Mr. Mansfield lately rescinded these regulations, and gave them a new order, which was that no more informations was to be laid against keepers of coffee and eating houses giving refreshments to prostitutes, unless it would be different from a certain case tried in the Court of Queen's Bench, and it was rather a hard matter for police officers to decide whether it was different or not. He had no desire to go into the matter, but he could not agree with his friend Dr. Hodson that it was a question not to be brought before the council, or out of place there. It was a great evil, and it might be found by the people to be a great nuisance. He would not say that he wished them to discuss a moral question at all, but as a nuisance, affecting the town, and which they, as town councillors, wore called upon to prevent. After some further remarks, on this view of the matter, Mr. Stitt sat down. The proceedings of the committee were confirmed. HEALTH COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee were read. Mr. Alderman Dover moved the confirmation of them, with the addition, that the report of the surveyor and super intendent of lodging-houses be printed, for the use of members, and that its consideration be deferred to the next council. Mr. Earle mentioned that, in the remarks which he made at the last committee, in reference to lodging-houses in a certain locality, he had fallen into an error which he had to acknowledge. The number, instead of twenty-two, ought to have been eight. That, however, did not alter the pnn ciple at all. Even with eight individuals in a house it was far too crowded. The proceedings, with the addition of Mr. Dover's reso lution, were confirmed. COURTS OF LAW AND ST. GEORGE'S HALL COMMITTEE. The committee reported that they saw no reason to alter their recommendation in regard to the cost of letting the Hall, as requested by the Festival Choral Society. Mr. Earle moved that the proceedings be confirmed. An account of the cost of the hall up to the present was laid before the Council. The amount was £289,995 8s 2d. Ryley said, the committee had been directed by re scdutior to produce the es ti mate of the expected cost for the comp:lction of the h a ll, an d of the probable time it would occupy, 05 well as the amount of the cost up to the THE NORTHERN TIMES,: TIIIIRSDAY, APRIL 7 1859 present. He, therefore, molted that that resolution be re ferred back to the committee. Mr. Woodruff seconded the motion, which was agreed to. The proceedings were then confirmed. MARKETS' COMMITTEE. The proceedings contained the following recom mendations Recommendation to accept the following tenders for re pairs required at St. John's market : Mr. R. Bromley, for painting, glazing, &c., at the sum of £207. Mr. J. Brom ley, for slating, plastering, and whitewashing, at £465. Resolution : "That the charge of occasional drunkenness, against Mr. Luya, the superintendent of St. John's market, has been proved, and that he is unfit for his present situation ; but, considering his age and long services, and, also, that his general conduct has in some measure been condoned, the committee recommend him to be employed by the council in some other situation." Mr. Woodruff, in the absence of Mr. Johnson, the chair man, moved the confirmation of the proceedings. He referred to a letter he had received from Mr. Johnson, stating that he was prevented from attending the Council by a trial at the assizes, and adding that he thought the decision of the committee regarding Mr. Luya was very unjust towards an old servant. He begged to call attention, in the first instance, to the six resolutions passed by the committee upon the 21st of March, on the motion of Mr. Gladstone. Many of them he looked upon as the harmless excuses of gentlemen running away from their duty, and who desired to leave a record behind them of what they had intended to do, but omitted to do at the proper time and in the right way. (Hear, hear.) The fourth of the resolutions, . however, was one which he thought the council ought not to pass. It was the resolu tion which declared that the present defects of the manage ment of the markets were, in the estimation of the commit tee, to be in some measure attributed to want of energy and want of determination upon the part of the council. That appeared to him to be a direct censure upon the council. (Hear, hear.) He had no objection to the majority of the committee censuring themselves for neglect of duty, if they thought fit, beyond that he demurred to being included in any such censure;; but he entirely objected to a committee passing a vote of censure upon the council. The principle-, involved was, whether- the majority 'of the committee were justified, because the council had refused to sanction one of their .recommendations, .in passing a resolution reflecting upon the conduct of the generafbody. (Hear, hear.) No gentleman more than the very gentleman who proposed the resolution would condemn such a course if pursued by the members of any 'other committee. What would be thought if Mr. Stewart and other members of the finance committee, who had been frequently out-voted in the council upon important questions, were, upon such an occasion, to run away from the•committee an disgust, because they could not have it all their own way in the council, and -to leave the business, of which they were necessarily most 'cognisant, to be transacted •by others who were never and less acquainted with it ? (Hear, hear,) He thought the couucil, and especially the ,gentlemen who proposed those resolutions, would declare that members who pursued such a ' course were running away from their duties in a manner unbecoming of themselves and of the council. (Hear, hear,) It did not follow, for instance, that he (Mr. Woodruff) was, because the declined to sanction an extrava gant-and unnecessary addition to the expenditure, to be stig matised as unfit for his duties in a committee of which he had been for eleven years a member. He considered that those six resolutions were out of. order, were inconsistent with the general character their proceedings, and that if the council passed them they would be permitting a minority to dictate to the majority. Hear, hear.) He condemned' the resolution as dictated by bad taste, and assuming, on the part of those who passed them, a superiority of know •ledge to that which all other members possessed. The council would be stultifying themselves and the position which they held, as ordering. .end directing all committees,' if they permitted resolutions such as these to pass. He moved that the proceedings besconfirtned, oxpressing, at the same time, a hope that some other member would move that the resolutions he had referred to be not confirmed. Mr. Charles Turner moved, as an amendment, that the six resolutions passed by the markets' committee, at -a special meeting of the 21st of. March, be not confirmed. Mr. Tyrer seconded the motion. Mr. Gladstone said : Mr. Mayor, •we have just witnessed a most extraordinary proceeding. .The chairman of the dock board, who is, I believe, in perfect ignorance of what is .retauired for the management of the good.government of the markets, proposes that certain resolutions dealing with that particular subject shall not be confirmed upon the present occasion, .while, at the same time, he does not even condescend to favour the council with the smallest reason, cu• anything pretending to be a reason, for taking upon himself. to move such an amendment If that be the mode in which business is conducted at the Mersey Dock. Board, I cannot congratulate that body upon it. I certainly had thought better •of Mr. Turner, as a man of business. I thought that, „when moving a sub stantial resolution, he would hive said : " I have enquire' into this matter, I find certain circumstances to be at variance with the facts set _forth in .the resolutions whose confirmation I oppose ; and ,for those and various other reasons I propose that they shall not _receive the approval of the council." But on the contrary, he takes upon him self, having no acquaintance—no practical acquaintance certainly—with the subject, to call .upon the council to extinguish the conscientious efforts of the majority of the members of the markets' committee, with a sort of dictum of his own, just upon the .same - principle as we had in November last, the aldermen thrust down our throats. (Oh, oh, and hear, hear.) The Mayor.: Mr. Gladstone, ,excuse me, if you please. You are not in order. Mr. Gladstone : I beg to sey that I ,am. illustrating my ideas by a very fair reference.; and if you are prepared to say that I am not logically carrying out ,the subject I have in hand, I shall of course bow to your dictum, bnt the public must step in and judge between us. The Mayor : I think you should confine yourself to the present resolution, and not go into the .question of the election of aldermen last November. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Gladstone :i f I am to be deprived of the means of giving practical _exemplification to my ideas, I may as well sit down. I contend that I have an absolute right to make such a reference, and that upon the occasion of the last meeting of the council you permitted a member of the council to make very irregular references without correcting him. " Let the galled jade wince"—it touches not me. I do not know, in the whole course of my experience, a more difficult eharacter to deal wall —what complaint he has embibed I cannot tell—a more obstinate and pertinacious character to deal with than we sometimes find in an ex-churchwarden. (" Oh, oh," " order," and laughter.) Instead of filling himself with all the beautiful characteristics and features of religion, he positively becomes so inflated—his crinoline is so completely bursting with inflation—that it is impossible to manage him. (Hear, hear, " oh, oh," cries of " order," and laughter.) Here you have the deputy-chairman of the markets' committee telling us, ,that for eleven years he has been a member of that committee. So much the worse for him. (Laughter.) Eleven years at grossly bad management—eleven years of the perpetuation of filth and of dirt (oh, oh, and laughter) ; of intoxication, it would appear, on the part of one or more of the officers ; and, in short, of every evil which could well exist, without one single effort, upon his part, to bring such a system to a termination. (Hear, hear, and oh, oh.) Let this serve the purposes of a mirror reflect the credit due to a man who has been for eleven years now working in a cause, and leaves it at the end of that time no more advanced—nay, not quite so much advanced as when he first undertook a part in it. (Hear hear.) Now, sir, the reason why these reso lutions were proposed may be explained in a very few words. The council will bear in mind the substance of the recom mendations of the sub-committee appointed by the markets' committee. The main gist of the recommendations was, that a head superintendent should be appointed to exercise a general control over all the markets. The majority of the markets' committee were quite satisfied with the report ; but, upon looking more closely into it, they were of opinion that perhaps it failed in one respect that it did not convey, with sufficient clearness and perspicuity of details, the objects and the intentions of those who framed the report, and to whom I for one feel myself much indebted. The council has, in a most extraordinary manner t on one occasion, approved of the appoint ment of a head superintendent, and the very next day they rescinded it. But, believing as I did, andnow do believe, that the recommendations of the committee will have sooner or later to be adopted, I for one thought it was fair to those who would succeed me, that that they should have something to refer to, and that they should be able to gather from our records what our views precisely were. (Hear, hear.) No great sin in that. It was not my little self I was thinking of—it was not Mr. Churchwarden Dignity, dressed in his official costume. (Oh, oh, and laughter.) I was thinking of the good of the public. I was thinking of the good of my fellow townsmen. I was thinking of what was essen tial for the corporation in reference to its revenues derived from the markets. (Hear, hear.) I did not think about it —it never entered my head for a moment to fancy that I was to attach a sort of royal consideration to church bell-ringers, church pew-openers, and church wardens. (Oh, oh, and order, order.) It never entered into my head.' I could not suppose that I was committing any indignity towards an individual who was dressed in such high authority. (Oh, oh.) The reasons why the resolutions were adopted are very plain. If the council think they were wro;ig, of course they will not confirm them. When one reflects upon it, it seems almost a pity to alter matters as they now otand. The council will now, no doubt, refuse to confirm these resolutions. The chairman of the dock committee calls upon you not to confirm them—and he knows nothing about them. When the business of the markets' committee terminated at the last ci lg, sett my occupa, gene. I had endeavoured, to the best of my ability, to discharge my duties towards the markets, and to deal with them as if they were my own property. Long before day break these affairs have beenin my head, which is a great deal more than I can say of the attentions which I have paid to my own interests. But I felt that, to throw up the reins just at that moment, would appear a sort of petulant act ; and, moreover, I considered, feeling that there was a little want of full explanationin the report of the committee there might be an opportunity . offered in the markets' committee of setting the matter right. The council have now the whole thing before them. If they choose to say, " these resolutions do not make the matter one whit better—we are still of the same opinion as we were on the last day when we whipped up those from various quarters who never heard of the subject before they . came to give a vote upon it, and we will whip them up again." I have no objection to that. The responsibility -does not fall upon me. The majority decide it, and I wish them all the benefit of the credit arising from it. I have omitted one very important feature connected with this, subject, which is this—l hope that, for the future, whoever may form the markets' committee, will- pass a resolution forbidding all their servants to receive, directly or indirectly, any conside ration, in money or in present of any kind, so long as they hold their respective situations. (Hear, hear.) There is a circumstance, if I wanted one, which shows that the coun cil have not not done their duty. They have not inter fered when they ought to have done so. I look upon this circumstance as having been more injurious to one individual than almost any other which has befallen him. When we, who are the paid servants of the public body, take from these with whom they have to deal, money or any other consideration, let it be in the shape of coin, or plate, or any other left in their power to bestow, I say this indepen dence of those men is gone. (Hear, hear.) They ran exercise no further control whatever. (Hear, hear.l That is one point, which, perhaps, when the funeral bell is tolled for these resolutions, you will add as an addendum to the rest. Mr. Sheil said, he could not agree with Mr. Gladstone's observations, with reference to Mr. Turner, and he did not know how Mr. Gladstone could make such an observation, having watched the chairman of the dock board at that council, and knowing that that was his almost uniform practice to jump np whenever any alteration - was proposed that was to "benefit the estate, and by a side wind endeavour to prevent it being carried out, and spoke with the greatest determination on every subject just with the reverse pro portion -of his knowledge of the subject. With respect to these resolutions, it was a matter of little importance to tire markets' committee whether they were carried or not. He was not' a member to vote for the changes recommended, but he agreed with them, and c 'he believed they would be to the advantage of the estate. He thought the members of the market committee shoiild not have retired without expressing their opinion on these-matters. 1 - e. allusion to Mr. Tyrer, the seconder of the amendment, he said he knew nothing of the business ef the council. He-was - only a member of the gaol committee. Mr. Avison asked what position the council would be - in, suppoing it confirmed these resolutions. Were they bound to carry , out . the recommendations ? The Town-clerk said he did not understand the resolu lions as laying down any rule. They were merely.expres- Sions of opinion. Mr. Farnworth expressed his 'regret that personalities hitil been introduced into that discussion. With reference to the testimonial to Mr. Luya, there could be no difference of opinion. He thought it - a -very bad principle of any Officer of the corporation receiving gifts in and way, espe rtiially the superintendent of 'the markets receiving a testi monial from the tenants of the markets. Re thought a great deal of the odium that had been - cast upon Mr. Luya had arose from this very circumstance. It was most injudicious, and ought not to be permitted. (Hear, hear.) After speaking of theiresolutions, whith he charac terised as inconsistent, he -sail he would support Mr. Tur ner's amendment. le last ;onncil meeting I ' felt that , tion was Mr. Alderman Parker said the system of attacking 'indi viduals in the council was (cowardly and dastardly Ile could not see how-or in what way the council were to blame for the inefficiency of the markets. It rested 'with the mar kets' committee, -and if they knew anything wrong, it was their duty to bring it before; he council, and vihoever knew of anything wrong, and did not bring it before the council, deserved a vote of censure. Mr. Bowrinc ,, said, the reason why the sub-committee did not go into details in their - report, in the first instance was, because the members of the markets' committee were aware of the facts. After the resolution was rescinded by the council, a majority of the members of the committeee thought it incumbent upon them to place the matter more fully before them. With respect to the remarks of Mr. Cooper in •reference to the , markets' committee, he subniitted that the markets' committee had done their duty, and they had given a •very industrious attention to the snbjects brought before them, and the result of that industry had been laid before the council. Mr. Anderson said, he was one of those who thought a great deal move had been made of this matter than was necessary. He agreed in the prospective of appointing a general superintendent, but what he complained of was making the appointment at-present. He would wait 'till the supelintendant had ceased to exist as such. Ile generally supported the recommendations of the committees, but he thought this was an extraordinary one. Mr. Tobin said, before this subject was put to the vote, he would wish to express his opinion. He agreed with Mr. Anderson as to the support of the recommendations of committees, which he was generally found to support, because the proceedings of men whose motives could not be questioned were entitled to great respect. Fle was not indisposed to appoint a general superintendent over the markets, but he objected to appointing a superintendent, re ceiving £3OO, over superintendents who were receiving £275. With reference to the resolution, it did appear to him, that it was really and truly the markets' committee passing a Note of censure upon that council. The markets committee stated that great 'disorder had crept into the markets, for -which the council •was partly to blame. He was not aware that the markets' committee had brought forward anything previous to this resolution that was refused, and then they turned round, and, in point of fact, blamed them for not providing a remedy for that which they knew nothing of. In opposing these resolutions, he regretted that the members of the markets' committee had resigned their posts. He thought, after discovering such great irregularities, they would have had courage to remain at their post. Ho hoped that the gentlemen who used hot expressions, in the course of the debate, did not mean to give insult —as, for instance, the remarks in reference to the chairman of the dock board. The council would see that such remarks were unseemly. (Hear., hear.) Mr. Jeffery said that the eouncil should have been very chary before it rescinded a resolution passed at the previous monthly meeting, and with great jealousy of its own consistency. The idea occurred to him, that Mr. Fern worth, an .ex-member of the committee, felt that that resolution was a vote of censure upon himself and the late members of the markets' committee ; and before the council rescinded . such a resolution, they should have investigated most narrowly, with feelings of doubt and great suspicion, any motion to rescind that resolu tion. There were seven gentlemen of the late markets' committee, who voted for Mr. Fern worth's motion, and they were from two to ten years on that committee. He thought the resignations of the gentlemen were perfectly constitutional. They came before them with a report of certain irregularities, to which that council were assenting parties, and they told them the way which they proposed to manage them, and the council accepted that, but subsequently they rescinded that, and conse quently the members threw up their office. On Mr. Farn worth lay the responsibility of constituting a new com mittee. As representative of Lime-street Ward, he would refuse to be a member of the markets' committee, as there was political matters brought to bear there of which he would be no party to. He would ask Mr. Anderson to say when he would appoint a general superintendent ? If he would wait till one office was vacant, or the whole three ? if a person would be appointed to fill up one vacancy till another became vacant, or how a vacancy of the three offices was to occur ? Mr. Kitchen said, it was not the fault of the markets' committee, but he would say that when they had cause of complaint they ought to have removed that cause, and then applied the remedy. He hoped that those who formed the majority in the markets' committee, would do their duty to those in minority, as they expected they would be honour ably dealt with by those in majority over them. Mr. Ridley said, as he was a member of the markets committee, and had voted for the resolutions, he would do so again, and against the amendment. Mr. Woodruff said he would not long occupy the time of the council, by indulging in such remarks as had been offered by the member for Abercromby Ward. He would leave it to himself whether it was in accordance with what he professed. He had only to say, notwithstanding Mr. Gladstone's observations, that he was appointed on two occasions as chairman of the committee, when Mr. Glad stone was present, and consented to it. Mr. Gladstone : I was not present on those two occasions. Mr. Woodruff : I would refer you to the minutes in 1858 and 1857, and you will, I think, find there who was present. Mr. Beckwith : He came in late. Several voices called out to read the minutes, which was done, and it was there recorded that Mr. Gladstone was present at the meeting at which Mr. Woodruff was appointed deputy-chairman. proof M M rr of WoodruffGladstoneou with neglect of Mr, Woodruff: Then I will charge y g duty in coming late. (Hear, hear.) presentNl ow was I take naoopnr ee swoehfna the h. i es members. there Mr. Gladstone: That is my affair, not yours. had Mr. Woodruff went 411 to say that his " yam r . . been referred tO. Tt - was all very well, but it was only be6ause he had asserted himself a free man, willing to do what was proper, and what he thought was right, that he was treated with contempt by Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Jeffery. He would say that he had discharged his duty with a conscientious feeling of what was right as any mem ber of that council. He regretted that any gentleman should come there full of revengeful feelings, ready to wreck it oat on the first man that was opposed to him. He trusted that a more gentlemanly spirit would exist in the breast of the members of the council in future. An allusion had been made to the permitting officers to receive a present. He quite ag reed with the feeling expressed. Mr. Luya had received a tes timonial, but he would like to know if Mr. Gladstone ever told him that it was improper. On the watch committee he knew there was a rule against any officer receiving a testimonial or other present, unless by the sanction of the committee, but he would not wish to condemn a man for an act which you permit him to do, and even sanction. He would not trespass on their time, as any further remarks he had to offer would come better on his moving the next resolution. The votes were then taken, 33 voting for the resolution, and 15 against. The members voted as follows : For : Aldermen Bennett, Bold, Dover, Parker, Cooper, Turner, Gardner, Houghton, Toulmin, and the Mayor. Councillors : Messrs. Anderson, Woodruff, Crellin, Hay dock, Barton, Chas. Turner, Littledale, Tyrer, Jas. Holme, Rae, Jeffreys, Graves, Shand, Wagstaff, Tobin, Kitchen, Clint, Aikin, Robertson, Farnworth, Anthony, Vernon, and Cropper-33. Against : Alderman Chilton. Councillors : Messrs. Stitt, Shiel, Corbally, Steaks, Ryley, Avison, Bowring, Ridley, Rogers, Job, Gladstone, Jeffery, Hodson, and Beckwith-15. ' Mr. Woodruff moved the above resolution with reference to Mr. Luya. He said, in moving the resolution as a member of the committee; he objected, in the outset, to the mode of inquiry. He told them that, in his mind, there was no specific charge against Mr. Luya, and that they were making up an indictment as they went on. They went on to call men as witnesses who had been censured by Mr. Luya for being drunk, even to the very sweepers about the market. He would say that there ought to have been a direct charge, and that Mr. Luya should have been furnished with A copy of the charge, in order to give him an opportunity of defending himself against it. He could not understand Mr. Luya as being tried by a fair English trial, and t'he manner in which that trial was conducted was such that no jury would have convicted him. After four days' hearing of the charge brought against Mr. Luya, the fifth day was given to hear his defence He had made his defence in the room, and then in came a member who had not heard one word ef it, and he drew a resolution out of his pocket, and that is the resolution that you are asked to sanction. Cries of "Name." Mr. Woodruff : Mr. Bowring. Now, he would ask them, was that the manner of administering English law in the Liverpool Town Council? First, to hang a man, and then to try him afterwards ; for that, in fact, was the way of trial in this instance. He would go a little further, and tell them that it had been said that Wm. Luya was a political agent for members of that'council (hear, hear). Mr. Gladstone : It is not true, if you refer to me. Mr. Woodruff : I did not apply it to you, but, if the cap fits you may wear it. Mr. Gladstone : I understood you to apply to me. Mr. Woodruff: You could do no such thing. Cries of " Order, order." Mr. Woodruff continued : It is well known that Mr. Luya was a member of your committee in November last. Mr. Gladstone : That is true. Mr. Woodruff Mr. Luya did all the beef business. ' Mr. Dover rose to a point of order. Mr. Woodruff said, he. was about to make a remark with regard to the committee, but it was well known that Mr. Luya was a member of that committee of yours (Mr. Gladstone's), and was always employed by that radical party, and was willing to do any work that he could for them. The person who was now sitting in judgment on him. Yes, even Mr. Beckwith. Mr. Beckwith : Me ! ! The Mayor said, if that sort of discussion was to be continued, he would put it to the council whether they ought not to adjourn at once. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Tyrer thought that Mr. Woodruff had a right to reply. Mr. Woodruff said he had been told that. __ Mr. Luya had been seen at Mr. Beckwith's house. He did not know anythinr , about that himself, or what he had been doing there. He would not say more, but content himself with moving the resolution. Mr. Chilton seconded the motion. Cah(vlloaliwtdaneedaetd,es beenkt, Aoa, hear.) ei sa or ni Mr. Turner: I do not know whether I shall be in order now, in replying to the observations of Mr. Gladstone. (No, na.) No matter, I shall have an opportnnity hereafter. Mr. Ald. Bennett regretted that Mr. Luya should have committed conduct deserving discharge, for while Mr. Luya was in possession of health and the whole of his faculties, he never saw a man more assidious or more attentive to the performance of his duties than the overlooker of St. John's market. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Bowling : I rise, sir, to make a few observations re specting the charge which Mr. Woodruff has made against me with regard to my conduct in the committee, where the questions affecting Mr.Luya were investigated. Mr. Woodruff has stated that I came to the committee with a resolution ready prepared. It is quite true, sir, that I did so, but I came there after four or five days had been spent in inves tigating the charge. I had heard every iota of the evidence which bad been brought before the committee. I had heard Mr. Luya cross-examine every witness. The committee was appointed to meet at 10 o'clock. I was here at seven minutes past 10 o'clock. I came into the room when Mr. Luya was going out ; and I refer any gentleman now present to the statement Mr. Luya himself made, to see if he has not acknowledged the very facts charged against him. (Hear, hear.) He has done so broadly and distinctly, and there can be no doubt about the fact, that the charge of occasional drunkenness was proved against him. I heard very little of the evidence. I heard the cross examination, and I contend that I am as com petent to form an opinion upon such a subject as Mr. Woodruff, or any other member. The manner in which this point has been touched upon by him is a petti fogging way of dealing with it, and could only have ema nated from one so continually in the habit of dealing with small matters, that he has lost the faculty of taking a broad or extensive view of any subject. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Beckwith said he could take his solemn oath that he had no recollection at that moment of Mr. Luya.having been entertained in his house ; but he would say further, that if such a thing did take place, and if Mr. Luya had been in his house, partaking of his hospitality, there was no great crime in that. (Hear, hear.) He would not go into facts, but Mr. Woodruff had many times partaken of his hospitality, and many other members as well. (Order, order.) Mr, Dover : Is it for the dignity of the council to go into debates of this kind ? (Hear, hear.) Mr. Beckwith : It is not, but when charges of the kind are made they must be replied to. As to Mr.Luya's services as a member of a committee of the Abercromby Ward, we examined into that question, and we found that the only services he rendered were, that his name was enrolled as a member, and that he ordered five rounds of beef. (Oh, oh, and laughter.) Mr. Dover : Mr. Mayor, I protest against this. (Hear. hear.) This is lowering ie dignity of the council. (Hear, hear.) We are the local parliament, and what will be thought of such proceedings as these by persons outside ? Mr. Gladstone said, so long as Mr. Luya's duties to the council were not interfered with, he did not see what they had to do with his political opinions. He (Mr. Gladstone) never gave Mr. Luya the slightest encouragement in anything he did or thought proper to do in reference to the Aber cromby Ward. He held no communication with him on the subject, although Mr. Luya often addressed him and told him what he thought and heard, but he (Mr. Gladstone) abstained purposely from even the very semblance of countenancing any act on the part of a public officer in the election of a member of the council. He believed that Mr. Luya had always taken a part in the affairs of that ward, long before he (Mr. Gladstone) became a member for it. Mr. Luya was once a tory, and then there was no com plaint made against him with regard to his meddling with politics. (Hear, hear.) Yesterday, he (Mr. Gladstone) took an opportnnity, for the first time, of informing himself how far Mr.Luya had acted in his election in Abercromby ward; he believed that, beyond ordering five rounds of beef, of which the ex-churchwarden seemed so wonderfully grieved, be had never got a slice himself--(laughter)--the mustard that gentleman had given them that day, and they therefore did ns c h i . ha e n )dei t ds n h l liM e n e na v gdor l e l i t r e a ai b :v i s tl t a :a w tr o deffse. perfecttsr a oee n ne(i y einnrni ggeaa s alhn i sAr g rtyo, n 0 f intoxication not want that--(laughter)--beyond that order, be believed Mr. Luya two or three times shape s th tstated e aterd.) do, or tahg.:aiti,rn. way, as tLlatnhuhdyoieaumadon, although d d he(s smis n sdtoh o r shrene t . re. i M nfl r. ue lj u ti c Y e a Steains, George H. Horsfall, James Holme, After a lengthened discussion, Mr. Holme moved that Gladstone then moved that the resolution ap pointing following 0 question e nm s g t ioogtnei motion l e ew referred er carried ei t e o da a pbp s yo p i enactieadl large committee committee—Messrs. Il i ! nt majority, e i t t e o .... m_ and report upon. Messrs. Sheil, Bowring, Corball as members of themarkets' y Beckwith, and pG and oliaA ind , 7 sit.n r og a n v e es. rescinded. committee, be Mr. Charles Turner said, Mr. Gladstone denied that any regard for his own interest influenced him in the discharge of his duty. lie wished Mr. Gladstone, in claiming that merit for himself, was willing to accord to others (Cries 3f Gladstone r. oTfu:ni f frequently aqwru,eenhn went l ao y rn, . . , . that which he would be very much offended if it were challenged with regard to himself. .Mr. those ~d ictatorialw ordsorde .w., , and offen sive tone towards him (Mr. Turner). A tone which, although he did not wish to use harsh expres sions, that which he should term a bullying and brow-beating tone. " assumedtando " i O f r ad e"Order," The Mayor called Mr. Turner to order. motive was insinuated against himself, order, he would retract say, those offensive and dictatorial ton words, gentleman who was so thin skinned, so touchy e when • any imputation or careful when he insinuated the character of others. Mr. Gladstone, without any evidence whatever, had asserted that he (Mr. Turner) had moved an amendment without knowing any thing at all upon the subject. The subject of the debate had occupied the council upon two occasions ; the re solutions, upon the face of them, justified the amend ment, because they conveyed a censure on the whole council from a committee of the council. These were the reasons eorudg a s t toadn derogatory r)eeoregeatt say,O r u r y m t• extremely an y f o why he did not think any speech was required from him in proposing the amendment. The attacks made by Mr. Gladstone reflected only discredit on himself. (Hear, . hear.) He begged to tell Mr. Gladstone, and Mr. Sheil, too, that their attacks were perfectly indifferent to him. They reflected discredit only on those who had made use of them. He was quite sure they did no harm to him, and he was quite willing they should use them, as often as they thought such personal attacks would supply the place of argument and reason. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Sheil and Mr. Bowring explained the reason for resigning their offices. IThe motion was then carried unanimously. . . Mr. Woodruff moved the confirmation of the general I proceedings. The motion was unanimously agreed to, when Mr. Wood ruff gave a notice of motion, to fill up at the next monthly meeting the vacancies on the markets' committee, occurring by the resignation of the gentlemen on that day. The Council was then adjourned till that day week. ALLEGED INHUMANITY OF A CAPTAIN IN THE CHANNEL. Yesterday afternoon the following correspondence was reported at the Underwriters' Rooms, very properly com municated by the pilot to his superintendent : " Pilot Committee Rooms, Liverpool, April 6. " Sir,—Enclosed is a copy of a report from James Barber, pilot of the Maltese ship Undecimas, which I consider it my duty to report to you.—Your obedient servant, " R. J. P. Simpsox, M.R.N., Supt. of Pilots." "Thomas Court, Esq., Underwriters' Rooms." (Copy.) April 6, 1359. Sir,—l beg to report that, on Friday last, 2nd April, at two o'clock, p.m., I went on board the Maltese ship Undecimus, outward bound, to pilot her back to Liverpool. At 3 o'clock p.m., Priestholme Island bearing about S., six miles, wind 5.., blowing a gale—ship on starboard tack, I observed five men on the wreck of a spar, about a ship's length off on the weather quarter, wore round on the, port back, ani passed the spar, which appeared to be that of a lower mast, but the men had disappeared. Many planks and broken spars were near it, but we could see no one on them. At seven p.m., about four miles N.N.W. of Orms head, the, pilot-boat spoke a topsail schooner, name unknown, about 60 tons, with bowsprit gone, and upper works stove in from collision, painted black , with all her sails blown away, except the boom foresail. The crew hailed to be taken on board, and the ship was in a sinking state, and one man kept on waving to us from the fore rigging. I immediately asked the captain to square the after yards, so as to allow the schooner to run under our lee, and the crew to jump on board, but he refused, although the master had got the men aft for the purpose. I then told the man at the helm to keep a close laff, so as to allow the schooner to come alongside, but the captain would not permit it, and ordered the sails to be from kept clean full. Half an hour afterwards we lost sight of the schooner in the darkness, but we could hear the crew hailing for some time atterwards.—l am, sir, yo urs' &c. a r , ne sa y i al le a d Liverpool for Pilot, No. erp Lool TheTo t the Undecimus, I Superintendent AE c s ap ß t A ai ß on BARBER, for Alexandria on the 31st ultimo. EMIGRATIONFRom LIVERPOOL IN 1859. IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING STATISTICS. The official returns of the emigration trade from the Mersey to all parts of the world, for the quarter ending the 31st of March, have been completed, and when compated with those for the corresponding period of last year, present several important and interesting statistics. Being compiled from thtreturns at the Government Emigration Office, their authenticity may be relied on. The most remarkable, and at the same time gratifying feature in these returns, is the gradual monthly increase to 3, during 418, nquarter, March as to 5,, w eil ndd2usr:neg:c exclusive month n o t h f ofca cabin in January the total emigration amoun t e d t o 1,940 souls, iu February pas sengers who do not come " under the Act." A feature also observable is the large increase of Irish emigrants, who, during the last quarter, numbered 5,825, out of a total of 9,871 against 5,484, in a total of 11,792 in the same period of 1858. The number of English emigrants who left the Mersey during . the quarter was 2,997 against 4,399, (or about two-thirds) in 1858 ; of Scotch, only 500, against 1,407 (or little over one-third) ; while emigrants hailing from other countries numbered 711, against 541, being an increase of 231 over last year. These returns do not include cabin passengers (which numbered 363, against 411 in same period of 1858, being a falling off of 48). or those carried by " short ships" (viz., 1,612, against 1,236 last year). The grand aggregate of the emigration of th e por t , including cabin and steerage, was 11,846, against 13,349 for the same period of last year, being 1,593 less on com parison, a decrease accounted for by the falling off in the Australian emigration, both private and Government, and also in the free emigration to the Cape of Good Hope, as during the first quarter of last year 514 emigrants sailed from this port to Algoa Bay, and none during the past quarter, THE UNITED STATES.---Emigration to the States has not for a lengthened period been so active as at present, and several vessels have cleared in rapid succession, with numbers ranging from 600 to 700 on board; and it is believed that the next few months' emigration to the United States will be the largest experienced for several years. In the month of January, 7 ships sailed from the Mersey, con veying 61 cabin and 1,058 steerage passengers, the latter consisting of 327 English, 84 Scotch, 534 Irish, and 93 foreign emigrants ; in February, 10 ships, with 7.9 cabin o n Iti nnent, and 1,717 steerage passengers-489 English, 42 Scotch, 1,093 Irish, and 93 other emigrants; and in March 13 ships 180 other emigrants. 3 O l ff se th n e w lo i 9 th s l c l o 7 te c h a , b 2 i7 9 , B a B nd lr 4 l ,l6 , 3 a s n t d eerage passengers - 886 English, returns for January, however, must be deducted _33 p. s re-shipped in the vessels sailing in the succeeding. month. th e • dof 1858, 25 vessels carrying 234 cabin, corresponding period e a r n n d C and 6,205 steerage passengers, sailed from the United States. In g , short ships" during the last quarter 1,396 &c. Th e e migration to the Canadian provinces gers who ttheir r to d p e o p r ar t t i u n r t o h e fo l r s a t a h c e W w e Webb, pasengers took Brunswick with 14 cabin passengers. has not as yet opened, but one ship has sailed for New , AUSTRALIA--VICTORIA : The returns continue to show a dibinution of emigration to these Australian colonies. In vgB ships,S ou' i WILES : Two , and 582 steerage-293 English, 50 Scotch, 139 b Irisb, and January only four emigrant ships sailed, carr i i t n: l 4 7 6 3 c c a a b b in in , 70 other emigrants ; in February, 5 vessels, with 48 cabin, and 697 steerage passengers-328 English, 71 Scotch, 206 Irish, and 92 other emigrants ; and in March, 5 vessels, EI C On OI e O in with 11 cabin, and 616 steerage passengers-252 English, 65 Scotch, 278 Irish, and 21 other emigrants, Two short ships sailed during the quarter with 39 cabin pask ngen. Colonial Land Emi gration and Commissioners during the quarter wsa l hn n i itdph i the s3 B 2,ll s Bl B a9Bvoeem b steerageei genradetssp, depart u respassengers.a de s patched h c l o er i m ds p bh r y i s at e nh d Nde in January, government emigrants, 174 English, 33 Scotch, and Irish. Last year, du ' ring same period, 4 vessels were de spatched, with 3 Cabin, and 1 541 steeragepassengers. Mal, with 429 SOUTH AUSTRALIA ODE vessel, ' grants-248 En with 351 government m - gush, 46 Scotch, and 57 Irish—was de spatched in Feba he correspondino. period of ; and on t . 0 last year, one was also despatched, with 342 government passengers. NEW ZEALAND: There has been no departures to New Zealand ports during the quarter, nor indeed during the past year has there been any emigration from this port to the colony. This, however, is about to be remedied, and next month an Australian firm has announced their inten tion of despatching a monthly line of clippers from the Mersey to Auckland, Canterbury, &c. To South America, 11 ships, with 52 cabin passengers ; to the East Indies, ships, with 21 cabin passengers ; to the West Indies, 2, ships, with 20 cabin passengers; and to the West_qoa s tof Africa, three vessels (mail steamships), with 80 cabin pas sengers, have sailed during the quarter just ended . ab;ut t r h e a f t orm, the B u 'r e k n i E n g P h o a m u s T h i i c r A e L m e a n n f s e r s s t . if the nation will supply the de fect. The same journal admits having misunderstood one of the features of Lord John Russell's new refor m p ro g ramme. What his lordshi p means is a reduction of the borough franchise of £6 annual value or rental , does T h e n S o t t a s r p e remarksa k