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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-19 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL.

of he committee were vindicated by Messrs. J. C. Stewart,
She], and Robertson Gladstone ; after which, Mr. Bennett's
anthdment was put and carried, by a majority of 25 to 13. ,
,7or the 'Amendment :—Messrs. Holden, M`Guffie, Holt,
Liingston, FernihoUgh, Jeffreys, A. Shand, Wagstaff', Law-
nice, Brancker, Johnson, Picton, Hodson, Aikin, Robertson,
kirnworth, Gregson, Halhead, Ald. Langsdale, Bennett, Pres-
tet, Parker, P. Shand, S. Holme, and the Mayor.
Against :—Messrs. Crosthwaite, Woodruff, Stewart, Shell,
richols n, Bradley, Haydock, Godfrey, Hornby, R. Gladstone,
kitchen, Clint, and Beckwith.
The following gentlemen, being gas shareholders, did not
tte :—Mr. Banner, Mr. Earle, Mr. J. B. Lloyd, and Mr.
llderman Cooper.
Mr. Alderman Bennett's amendment now became the ori-
final motion.

Ax adjourned meeting of the Council was held on Wednes-
day ; John Stewart, Esq., the Mayor, presiding.
The Mayon, in reference to the question of the Town-dues
Bill, said he had received communications from the Town-clerk
and from Mr. Horsfall, intimating that the bill would not. be
in the hands of members before next day (Thursday), and sug-
gested that any discussion would be premature, and ought to
be forborne. The suggestion was concurred in, and the
Council proceeded to the ordinary business.

WATER COMMITTEE : ANGLEZARIC RESERVOIR FILLED

WITH WATER.

The report of the Water Committee stated that an extension
of time to the 21st of this month had been given to Messrs.
Miller and Lawton, one of the contractors at the Rivington
Works ; and it also comprised a report from Messrs. Duncan
and Statham, engineer and clerk of the works, stating that the
Anglezark and Rivington reservoirs were now being rapidly
filled.

Mr. SUEIL proposed, as an amendment, that the subject be
eferred to a special committee ; but on a division it was ne-
latived, and Mr. Bennett's motion for the appointment of
teeter inspector was carried.

A report from the special committee as to the purchase of
the Birkenhead Docks, recommending a lease of land at Bir-
kenhead to Messrs. W. Laird and Co., at Is. a-yard, as a coal
!sport station, was unanimously adopted.

Mr. HOLT moved the adoption of the proceedings, and in
doing so confirmed the statement as to the filling of the
Anglezark Reservoir, which he said was filled to within a few
inches of the top; and that there was a much larger body of
water in the lower reservoir at Rivington, in which, at the
last report, there was water to the depth of 17 feet at the
lower end, and it might now have a depth of 20 feet. It
was particularly gratifying to learn that every part of the
works seemed so far tight and good.
Mr. HODSON seconded the motion.

CORPORATION OFFICES, CORNWALLIA-STREET.
A recommendation of the special committee- appointed on
;he sulject of the removal of the Public-offices from Cornwal-
is-street, gave rise to some discussion. It was proposed to
mind new offices on the land at the back part of the old Sara-
en's-head, the cost of the land being estimated at between
£5,000 and £6,000, and the total interest on the cost of the
3rections at not more than £BOO or £9OO. It was stated that,
;f the plans of the committee were adopted, the land fronting
Dale-street would be occupied by shops. In the course of the
:.onversation, Mr. LANGSDALE (chairman of the Health Com-
mittee) stated that, with an outlay of £2,000, the present
aces might be made to answer every purpose, and that, for
rentilation and accommodation, they were the best public
aces in the town. (Hear, hear.)
At this stage of the proceedings,
_ _

Mr. HORNBY, in answer to a question from Mr. R. Glad-
stone, said he had no doubt that water from the Riviugton
works would be delivered in Liverpool by midsummer.
Mr. HOLT, in answer to a question from Mr. Alderman
Bennett said, the engines for the Green-lane works were built,
and the boilers were nearly ready ; the boring would be com-
menced immediately; that at Windsor, he observed, had been
very successful, the yield being 140,000 gallons per day.
After this, the proceedings were confirmed.

The MAYOR announced that he had received another tele-
graphic communication from thellown-clerk, to the effect that
the hill (Town-dues Abolition) was printed, that it was neces-
airy to take immediate action, and that he required the presence
cf some of the officials in London.

LIBRARY AND 31II9RIT31: TUE PROPOSED NEW BBILDING:
DONATIONS PROM PRINCE ALBERT AND THE EARL OP

DERBY.

The proceedings of the Library and Museum Committee in-
cluded a recommendation to authorise the borrowing of a sum
of £20,000, for the purpose of purchasing a site on Shaw's,
"brow, for a building for the Library and Museum, at right
angles with St. George's-hall, and fronting the south side;
that plans and specifications be advertised for, a premium of
150 guineas being given to the successful competitor, and 100
guineas to the second best plans; the Council, however, not to
bind themselves to take the plans of the successful architect ;
that the architect, whose plans are chosen, receive five per
cent. upon the cost of the building, in addition to the pre-
mium, such percentage to include travelling expenses, &C. ;
that the final adjudication upon the plans be made by the
Town Council, with what architectural assistance they might
deem necessary to obtain ; that any person divulging his name
before the final selection, be struck off the list of competitors ;
and that designs, &c., be sent in before the Ist of June.
Mr. Piero's moved that the proceedings be confirmed, and,
in doing so, intimated that during the month the committee
had received, as a present from Prince Albert, the recently
published book descriptive of Balmoral, by Dr. Macgillivray,
as well as a donation of some valuable works, on natural his-
tory, from the Earl of Derby. He stated the mode of
carrying out the plans, and said the interest of the money
borrowed should be defrayed by the Library and Museum
Committee, without bringing any charge whatever upon the
corporate fund. (Hear, hear.) Of the additional £20,000
proposed to be raised for the erection cf the. building, they
had £lO,OOO in hand, and £6,000 was promised by Mr.
Brown, M.P. ; while the-sale of the building in Duke-street,
now occupied as a library and museum, was expectedto realise
the difference.

Under these circumstances, Mr. Hornby agreed to the re-
cunmendation as to the Public-officu being referred back for
ftrther consideration.

The Coroner's monthly account, amounting to £55 2s. 6d.,
Ilia passed.

A letter from the Right Hon. W. L. Bathurst, inclosing an
o'der in Council applying the provisions-Of " The Summary
Procedure on Bills of Exchange Act, 18K" to. the Court of
Ilissage, was referred to the Finance Committee, al was a
nemorial from ratepayers in Vauxhall Ward; praying that a
new road might be made between Leeds-street and Great
koward-street, by the removal of the old Borough Gaol.
_This terminated the proceedings, and the Council adjourned.

2711(10CAL DUES ON SHIPPIOICic BILL,

MR. Lou's- Local. Dues on Shipping Bill consists of
for parts-; the first part relating to passing tolls, the second
pi relating to taxes applied to other than shipping- pur--
pews, the• third part relating to differential duties- and
exemptions; the fourth part relating to miscellaneous matters;.
au,i the act is to come into-operation on the Ist of January,
18;7. We subjoin

PART 11.

TAXES APPZIED 'TO' °THEN' Trail SHIPPING PITRPOSESfri

VIII. The second part of this- act shall apply to all rates,
due, duties, andiinposts (hereinafter included in the term,
taxes, leviable in= the United Kingdom on ships, or on goods-
called in ships.,• with the following exceptions ; that is toy
say: _ _ _

Mr. WOODRUFF seconded the proposition, which;was car-
ried ; as also a special vote of thanks to the Earl of Derby for
his valuable donations.

Dilies leviable b-the Commissioners of Customs for the use
of her Majesty,-

A Library and Museum rate of ld. in the pound, to pay the
interest of the 220,000 to be- borrowed for the site of the
building, was confirmed.
The report of the Hackney Carriage Committee was, con-
firmed, and a copy of proposed new bye-laws was referred for
further consideration.

It. All taxes -ti; which the secendipart of this act applies,
Ilia the exception of taxes leased to private persons entitled
to apply the proceeds-to their own werand of taxes leviable
by say harbour authority in its as such authority,
shall be collected by the Commissioners of Czztoms ; and the
said commissioners shall, with respect to• the collection and
recovery of the said taxes, have all the• powers conferred by
" The Harbours, Docks; and Piers Clauses Aet, 1847," upon
the undertakers thereil mentioned; with respect to the col-
lection and recovery dr rates payable under the special act
therein referred to, aneafor that purpose the clatzses of such
last-mentioned act with respect to the collection and recovery
of rates shall be incorporated with this -aot-;: and in the con-
struclon of such clauses this act shall be.deemed to be " the
Special Act;" the taxes tpr-which the second part of this act
applies shall be deemed to .be " the rates- authorized to be
levied by the Special Act ;T.the-said commissioners shall be
diemefttbe " the undertakers ;" and any over employed by
them in. the collection of the-said taxes shall,be• deemed to be
"the collector of rates."

The proceedings of the Baths Comniittee were confirmed;

CLEARANCE OP' WRECKS.

A report was submitted from the-Water-bailiff, detailing.a
correspondence which had passed between him, the Receiver
of Droits of the Admiralty, and the Board of Trade. It
seemed that after the wreck of the Glide, sunk off the North-
west Lightship, had been raised, and removed by the Water-
bailiff, a passenger applied to the Receiver of Droits,. to -
know whether any clothes had been. saved ? This was the -
first intimation that gentleman had received that there had--
been such awreck, and, thinking that ittrclearance was trench-
ing upon his duties, he wrote to the Water-bailiff, who replied,
to the-effect, that the Receiver of Droits had nothing to do
with wrecks occurring within the jurisdiction of the conser=-
vators- of the river. In subsequent correspondence, the-
Receiver of Droits drew the attention of; the Water-bailiff to
certain powers vested in the Crown by the Mercantile
Shipping Act,.of 1554. On behalf of the Water-bailiff, it had
been replied that that act did not affect-a previous act, of
George ITi., by which power to remove wrecks within the
jurisdiction of the Conservators of the river was given to the.
Water-bailiff: The question was next refereed to the Board of
Trade, who ruled that, as a matter of law, the Receiver of
Droits- was right in his interpretations ; it was recom-
mended that in future all such wrecks shrAri be reported to
the Conservator, who-should raise the wreak, and hand over
whatever surplus there might be to the Meeiver of Droits,.
and suggesting also that the Town Councit-should give the'
Receiver of Droits an indemnity against any parties who,
might proceed against-him for property wrongly appropriated..
Mr: HORNI3Y, in moving- that the recomw..endation of the
Board.of Trade be agreed to, expressed his belief that in no
single instance since the passing of the Conservatory Bill had.
the expenses incurred iu raising wrecks bees counterbalanced_
by the proceeds ; and its, very few instances had the Council:
been able to recover any deficiency from the ewners.
Mr. Alderman J. )amass; seconded the 'Reposition, which
was carried.

X.—All. taxes so collected IT the Commissioners. of Customs
and their officers shall, afte?,thiducting the expenses of collec-
tion, be- paid over to her Maiesty's Paymaster,General,. in such
manner as, the Board of Trada directs.

Xl.—The Paymaster-General shall apply all tnoneya paid to
Ninunder the provisions of this act in such- manner as the
Board of Trade directs ; andthe Board of Tvade-shall keep a
separate account of the moneys paid at or in: respect of each
place:
canes where the taxes to which thesecond part of
this' act applies are subject to any charge, the rights; rwnedies,
`aad oblipelons of the mortgreeee shall continue in force to
the same extent as if this act had not passed.:
XIII.-B.abjece to the rights of mortgagees as hereinbefore
.reserved, the following rules shy. be observed with respect to
:the discharge of all charges on taxes to which the second part
of this act applita :
-Z.--Every
charge made on any tuxes-to which the-second part
of this not applies in common with other property of the
mortgagor shall be payable oe of such taxeeand other pro-
perty respectively, in the proportion which the-income de-
rived from such taxes, calculated on an average• of the
three years, immediately preceding the first day of Janu-
. ary, one thousand eight hundiedand fifty-sieeor the last
preceding.da.y on which the annual accounts of the mort-
gagor were made up, bears to the income- derived from
such other property calculated on a like average ::
'Tr-For the purpose of ascertainingethe amounts payable
in: the mae of any charge out of the said taxes-and other
property respectively, the mortgagor shall render to the
Board of Trade an account of -the income derived from
such taxes and other property.respectively in=such man-
ner, and>to be authenticated. by such evidence as the
Board of -Trade directs ; and the said board shall there-
determine- such amounts :
3.eelf at any time any taxes to will& the second pert-of this act
. applies are-applied in satisfaction of any chm-ge to an ex-
• tent exceeding the above proportion, such excess shall be
repaid byethe mortgagor and shall be deemed to be a debt
• due to the-Crown, and to be recoverable accordingly :
at any- time any mortgagor-makes payments in satis-
faction of any charge to an extent exceeding the above
proportion, such mortgagor shall be repaid the-amount of
such excess out of any taxes- iu the hands-of the Pay-
master-Cianeral standing to the account of the place where
the taxes so charged are levied: -
6.—The mortgagor and the Board of Trade acbingin respect
of the taxes subject to any such charge shalLrespectively,
until the, whole of such charge is satisfied, in- every year,
out of the property and taxes so charged, cease to be paid
off five-per cent. on the amount of the principal of such
charge; .or lay aside a sufficient -sum to pay off such per-
centage, and apply the same-as early as may be to that
purpoeee
6.—The mortgagor and Board; of, Trade . respectively may
enter into any arrangement they think fit with any mort-
gagee-fOr paying off any charge.at - an, earlier period than
that at which the same would otherwise have been pay-
able, and may pay any moneys by way of indueement for
such arrangement.
7.—Such -mortgagor and the Board of Trade rpectively may,
if they think fit, invest ita the Three Pounds per Centum
Coneelidated Bank Annuities, or in such other security
as may be approved by the• Board of Trade, any sum that
maybe so laid aside by thent,as aforesaidefor the purpose
of-paying off any such charge as aforesaid; and they shall
accumulate the proceeds of: any such investment by way
of.-compound interest ; and such proceeds shall be appli-
cable to the same purposes .as the funds from which they
proceeded :
B—Where the mortgagor isa. local authority having power to
levy any rate or rates other than rates on ships or on
goods carried in ships, such authority shall in each year,
if their property is insuMeient to discharge their?ropor-
tion of any charge to which. it is by this act made sub-
ject, raise by means of any rate or rates leviable by them,.
other than rates on ships or goods carried in ships, a sum
sufficient to satisfy the-same ;: andno prohibition contained:
in any act of parliament-as-to the maximum amount of rate-
to he levied by any such :authority shall affect any rate to.
be levied in pursuance of this seetion :
such local authority may from time to time hoe--
row at interest on the security of any rates, other than
rates on ships or- g_oods carried in ships, which it No:
power to levy, any sum or sums, and apply the same in.
satisfying or redacting any. charge so incurred as aforesaid ,•:
and for the purposes of such borrowing the clauses of. the
Commissioner Clauses Act„ 18-17, with respect to- the
mortgages to be- executed by the commissioners (except
the clause numbered. LXXXIV.), shall be incorporated
with this act.

TER OAS QUESTION :

REPLY OH 'THE GAS COXPANY TO THE packaaseran OH THE

COUNCIL.

The proceedings of the.special committee osr ;the supply of
gas included the following communicatiora from the Gas
Company :

" Gas-ofrade,'Newington, 29th January, 1856.
"Dear Sir,—We have laid before the directors of the Liver-
pool United Gaslight Company your letter of the 2./st instant,
and•the copy of the reselutioaas of the council; adoptad at their
meeting'on the 9th instant, transmitted therewith-
" The directors having considered your letter awl the reso-
lutions, have instructed;us to reply as follows-
" With regard to the• -first resolution of the council, pro--
posing ' that the share. property of the company should be-
converted into bonds of-the company, bearings-fair and equi-
table rate of interest, .and that the undertaking _should be
managed by a board of nine directors, three of whom should-
he appointed by the annucil, three by the consumers of gas,,
and three by the bondholders,' the directors wnsider the pro,
posal to be so extravagant and unreasonable„ and so devoid of-
crery fair and just etment of sezurity to the-shareholders,
respects their prepertyKandinceme, that they decline to enter,.
taro it.

"With regard to the proposal `a' of the aemed resolution,.
"'That an immediatereduetion be made in:the price of gas,.
"The directors beg to observe that, on. the Ist January,.
1855, they reduced tho:price within the borough from 4ead..
to 4a. per 1,000 cubic. feet. Tim full effect of that reduction
en the income of thocompany has not as ye a. beets ascertained,
and the directors consider the request of the Council far a
farther reduction, at so early a period, as unreasonable. The
directors hope that they may be enabled from time to time, to
make reductions in the price of gas, in ,00tiformity with the
provisions of the ecnipany'S Art of Parliaancit. Those-pro..
visions were for th.e-benefit of the consumer ou the one• hand,
and the protection of,the shareholder onthe other • and the
directors deem it their dotty to observe Coma faithfuler, as re-
spects both partica.,
"With regard4o propoeal `b,'
" That the Borough Bremer for the-time being shall have
access to all departments of the compaay'S works, with every
facility for testing the qaality of the was, and ascertaining the
pressure at wkicha is supplied.'
"The directors .are responsible for the management of the
undertaking, and. the appointment of competent officers and
servants in a/I=departraents of the company's works, and they
consider that,_ vere they to permit an, officer of the- Corpora-
tion to have aczosa to all departments of • the works, it would
tend to weaken that feeling of accountability to the directors
solely with:which all their officers anti servants should be im-
pressed, and:the interference of such oT...eer of the-Corporation
(which would probabb• result from his admission) would, in
the opinion ofthe directors, lead to differencesand collisions
between him and the officers and servants, of the company.
The directeas, therefore, decline to:grant such access to the
Borough. Engineer.
" As regards the testing of the gas, the directors would re-
mind the Council that an apparatus, on the most approve&
principlerwas some time ago fitted up by Mr. King, in the,
Borough Engineer's office, for the-purpose of enabling him to,
test the gasat all times.
" Withregard to proposal `c,'
"'That the company consent- to the appointment of officers,
responsible to the Council, to test, examine, and adjust the.
meters on behalf of the consumers;
"Thedirectors have already signified their willingnesa.that
&public inspector of meters should be appointed; and, if, the
Council have matured any plan, having this object in view, the
directors are prepared to give it their best consideration.
" With regard to propoaal• d;,'
"'That the powers of the auditor be extended so as to
enable him to have access to all documents and accounts
which he may think necessary to enable him to report fully
ou the financial position of the company, and to. ascertain
that all moneys are paid out of and carried to the credit of the
proper accounts,"
" The duties of the• auditor, or accountant, are, defined by a
general act, having reference to all gas companies, and the
directors do not consider that they have any power to extend
such duties, and they would observe that en, no occasion has
any complaint been made by the gentlemen appointed to
examine the filod accounts of the company, that any informa-
tion was withheld which was necessary to enable them to dis-
charge their duties fully and satisfactory, according to the act
of parliament.—We are, dear Sir, yours, very truly,
" THOMAS CARSON, 1 •
"JOHN B. LLOYD, }Secretaries.
"Wm. Shuttleworth, Esq., Town-clerk."
Tha report was accompanied by a bill against the Corpora-
tion, fir £34 19s. 7d., for the attendance of officials during the
inquiry and during the examination of meters.
Mr. KITCHEN, as Chairman of the Special Committee of
Inquiry, moved a resolution to the effect that the whole sub-
ject be referred back for the consideration of the committee,
explaining that that course was considered advisable in conse-
quence of the comparatively recent period at which they had
received the Gas Company's reply.
Mr. BRADLEY seconded the proposition.
Mr. Alderman BENNETT considered the whole justice of the
case would be met by the appointment of a meter inspector, and
moved, as an amendment, the following :—" That the Council
sanction the appointment of an inspector of meters, and also
that the borough engineer attend to the testing of gas ; and
that the present Gas Committee confer with the Directors of
the Cas Company, with respect to the terms and conditions
under which such appointment of inspector should take place,
and also as to the duties to be performed by such officer."
Mr. ROBERTSON seconded, and Mr. HORNBY supported, the
amendment.
A protracted and somewhat acrimonious discussion ensued,
in the course of which the gas company was defended at
great length by Mr. Alderman S. Holme ; and the proceedings

XlV.—The duty hereby imposed on any local authority in
respect of any charge shall be deemed to be a duty in which
any person or body corporate is or are personally interested,
and no evidence. to.the contrary shall be received; and the
nonperformance- of such duty or of any part thereof by any
such local authority shall be deemed to be a suffitient ground
upon which such, person or body corporate may found a claim
for a writ of mandamus ; and he or they shall be deemed to
have sustained damage by such nonperformance.; and he or
they may accordingly bring an action, in pursuance of the
Common row Procedure Act, 1854, for a writ of mandamus
to enforce. the performance of such duty or of any portion
thereof, or may take such other proceedings in the premises
as he or they may be advised; but nothing herein contained
shall prevent any other proceeding from being instituted by
which the performance of such duty ea the part of such local
authority may be legally enforced.
XV.—ln eases where any of the taxes to which the second
part of this act applies would, if this act had not been passed,
have been applicable to shipping purposes, or to the payment
of any charitable or other pensions, superannuations, or other
allowances which have been lawfully granted or allowed before
the first day of February, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty-six, and which would, if this act had not been passed,
have been paid out of the said taxes, an annual estimate may
be presented to the Board of Trade of the sums that will be
required during the cursent year for such purposes and pay-
meqt as aforesaid ; and such estimate shall contain such par-
ticulars and be authenticated by such evidence as the Board
of Trade directs.
XVI.—If on such estimate being presented it appears that
any such purposes or payments as are mentioned in the last
section would have been satisfied partly out of taxes to which
the second part of this act applies, and partly from other
sources, the Board of Trade shall make an apportionment,
and direct the due proportion to be paid out of taxes to which
the second part of this act applies.
XVII.—The Board of Trade may, if satisfied with such esti-
mate, direct the Paymaster-General to pay to the local authority
submitting the same the amount thereby claimed out of the
moneys for the time being standing to the account of the place
to which such such local authority belongs.
XVlll.—Every local authority to which any amount has
been paid by the Paymaster-General, under the provisions of
this act, shall render to the Board of Trade, at such time and
in such form as they may direct, an account of the manner in
which the moneys so paid have been expended.
'IX.--Her Majesty may, by order in council. direct that

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[FEBRUARY 10, 1856.

. .
any taxes to which the second part of this act applies shall, ' LIVERPOOL, CROSBY, and SOUTHPORTsubject to the provisions herein contained with respect to . RAILWAY:
leases and mortages thereof, be paid over to any harbour
authority. als
XX.—All taxes so paid over to such harbour authority •
f , AN extraordinary meeting of this company was held on
shall be by them applied to such shipping purposes as may be e riday, at the Clarendon-rooms, for the purpose of considering
in the said order in council specified, and to no other purpose a report of the directors, as to the agreement for sale and
whatsoever; and such harbour authority shall keep an ac-
transfer to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway of the under-
count of the amount received on account of' such taxes, and of taking of the Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport. The report,
the manner in which they are expended, and shall render which was read by Mr. Duncan, solicitor to the company, 1'759
fo
such account to the Board of Trade every year. , as
ellows :—+ REPORT.
XXI.—In cases where any taxes to which the second part The proprietors will recollect that at the special meeting of
this company, held on the 14th June, 1855, it was resolved to
of this act applies, by any lease made previously to the first
day of February, one-thousand eight hundred and fifty-six,
sanction an agreement previously entered into by the direc-
tors, for the transfer of this company's line to the Lancashire
been leased to any persons who are entitled to apply the pro-
ceeds to their own use, such taxes shall, until the expiration and Yorkshire Railway Company.
of such lease, continue to be collected by the lessees ; but any The terms agreed upon and adopted were, that the Lanca-
rent reserved on such lease shall be payable to the said Pay-
shire and Yorkshire Company should assume all the engage"
master-General, and be recoverable as a debt due to the
meats of the Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Company, and
Crown ; and such rent shall be subject to the provisions of pay to the proprietors thereof, for the year 18'•55, a dividend of
this Act in the same manner as the taxes in respect of which 21 per cent. per annum ; for the years 1856 and 1857, a divi•
such rent is paid would have been if they had not been dead of 31 per cent. per annum, and subsequently the same
leased ; and at the expiration of such lease the taxes so leased rate of dividend as that payable to holders of Lancashire and
shall be dealt with in the same manner as other taxes subject Yorkshire Stock.
to the provisions of this act. i And your directors were empowered to take all needful mean
XXII.—In cases where any such lease as aforesaid com-
sures to carry out such arrangement,
prises taxes to which the second part of this act applies After much discussion, a deed, embodying the terms agreed
upon, was duly sealed on behalf of the two companies, posses-
together with other taxes or property, the rent reserved under
such lease may for the purposes of this act be apportioned sion of the- line and property of this company was given to
between anch first-mentioned taxes and such other taxes and i the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company, and your board fully
property ; and such apportionment may be made by agree-
expected that, in accordance with the provisions of that deed,
meat between the Board of Trade on the one part, and the
the dividend for the first half-year of 1855 would be promptly
lessors on the other part, and in the event of disagreement paid to the proprietors of this company.
shall be settled by arbitration in manner hereinafter provided. It was intimated, however, to your board, by letter from
the Lancashire mid Yorkshire Company, under date of 11th
XXIII.—In cases where any tax to which the second part
of this act applies is leviable by any harbour authority in I October, 1855, that upon examination of the aseounts of the'
that capacity, such tax shall continue to be collected by or on Crosby Company for the half-year ending 30th June, 1855 e
behalf of such harbour authority ; and so much of such tax and of other claims, sent in for payment, certain items did not,
as is by law appropriated to shipping purposes by such
in the opinion of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Board of Di-
harbour authority shall continue to be so appropriated, and rectors, come within the scope of liabilities contemplated, and
the residue of such tax shall be payable to the said Paymaster-
from the dividend payable to the Crosby shareholders-the amount of these items, it was intimated, would be deducted
General, and shall be recoverable as a debt due to the Crown,.
The beard of this company, having carefully examined this
and shall be subject to the same; provisions as if the same had,
been collected by the Commissioners of Customs under the' unexpected demand, cams to the conclusion that it was not
second part of this act.
in accordance with the agreement as settled between the coin-
XXIV.—In cases where any of the taxes to which the se-
panies. In order, however, ta avoid litigation, your directors--
cond part of this act applies, or any sums forming part of or first proposed that the legal advisers of the two companies
arising therefrom, would, if this act had• not been passed, have should be empowered to settle the difference, and have subse-
been applicable by any local authority to other than shipping vently used their best efforts to induce the Lancashire and
purposes, any sums which by reason of such taxes or sums Yorkshire Board to refer the claim to the decision of any qua%
being taken away from such authority may be needed for such lified umpire they themselves might select.
purposes may be provided out of any rate or rates, other than Your board regrets to state that all offers of arrangement
rates on ships or goods carried in ships, leviable by such au- have been absolutely declined by that company.
thority; and no-prohibition contained in any act of parliament The'board entertains a strong' conviction that the claim of
eas to the maxiinam amount of rate to be levied by such an-
the Lancashire
thority shall affeot any rate to be levied ire pursuance of this law or
in equity ; but considering the amount of the claim,
section. and Yorkshire Company is untenable either at
which is. £630 only, and the position of this company, the
directors leave to the proprietors to dictate the course which, XXV.—Her Mgesty may, by order in mutton, from time to
time direct that all or any of the taxes to which• the second under the circumstances of the cases- they prefer to be taken."
part of this act apples shall be reduced in amount or shall be Mr. James Aikin, in answer to a question by Mr. Glad-
abolished, either generally or with respect to partieularelasses stone, said that the sum in dispute amounted at first to £7BO,
of ships ; and may also; if in any case such taxes are reduced to bait had been reduced to £630 by an-agreement, the under-
such extent as to be insufficient to satisfy the charges thereon, standing being- that the Lancashire and Yorkshire were liable
for £l5O. Otie•of the most curious factnof the affair wes, that
again direct the same to'be raised by an amount nOt exceeding
more than half of the whole amount indispute was due to the
the amount by which they have been reduced ; and on each
Lancashire and Yorkshire for tollage. When this was pointed .
order being published insthe London Gazette such taxes ska 1
out to the Lancashire and Yorkshire directors; some of them
be reduced amount, mired, or abolished, as the easemay he,
seemed astonished, but notwithstaudingaall the efforts of the
in such manner as is thereby directed, and from meantime as
is specified in the said order. Southport directers, they still resisted their claim, and it now
rested with the shareholders to say whether they would sub-
mit to that resistance, or go to law. Individually he thought
the better course would be to refer the matter back to the di-
rectors, empoweriag. the latter to come to some arrangement
with the Lancashiee and Yorkshire board on the subject. After
some conversation;-resolutions agreeing. to this course were
adopted; and a claim- of £-10, made by Mr. Taunton, for ex-
penses in connexion with the committee under whose manage-
ment the transfer to, the Lancashire node Yorkshire was
effected, having been-also referred to the director*, the pro-
ceedings closed.

THE POSVAL SERVICE.

Tan spy of a Treasury mint te,dated the 27th of Novinlier,
1855; upon the subject of postal communication betiveen
England and the Australian colonies, has just been iested.
'The minute enters into a variety-of details relative to the cern-
nmications which have passel4vitb; the Colonial-office, the
colonies, the Postmaster-General, at. The concluding porton
of 'the minute shows the result.

The plan which "my Lords" propose it Vass shortly summed

ag;~

"1.• That they shall instruct -.,,Vdmirarliy to obtain ten- •
ders;bropen competition, for a monthly postal service between-,
this- country and Australia, the vessels, (outward and home--
wavdYtottching at King George's- Sound* Melbourne, andi
Sydney; carrying the mails for the .-;-,coloni-N, of New South/
Walos,-Victoria, South Australia, lirsztern, Australia, Van Die-
m eriti*Lan d; and New Zealand.

'2:- That branch cervices shall be establildied, lag open compe-
tition from Melbourne, as the central point, With Fort Adelaide,
Van Die men's•Lamal, and New Zeala-ad.t.

"3.• That all letters and newspapers-shall be prepaid, and
that eachpost-offiee shall retain its own receipts.
" 4. That the.entire cost of the serviees described shall be
dividediqually between the home govi.,rnmentand the colonies
collectively.

"5. That-each of the colonies shall contribute-to the moiety
to be paid by them: collectively in proportion to:t1:&: number of
letters despatched byeach, to be ascertainetLevery two years.
" In the first place, it will be necessary.to obtain from each
of the colonies • named a duly authorised, legislative acqui-
escence:in the arrangement proposed. ainthis-purpoee let a
copy of this minute be transmitted to the Colonial-office, and
request that the Secretary of State will tslie the necessary steps
with that. view:;..but state that, as some,-time must elapse
before replies can be- received from the di rent colonies, and
as my lords:-are. anxious that no time should be lost in re-
establishing .a monthly mail by steam, vay lords-relying upon
the correspondence• now before them fro/LB-the governors of
New South Wales; Victoria, and South Auatrali.c4 have decided
to take lin/mediate-steps in order to secure-a-commencement of
the service• at the earliest possible time- after the receipt of
communications from the different colonSas,acquiescing in the
proposedarrangements,
" Write to the Secretary of the Admiraltykand.reeinest that
the Lords- Oammissioners of the Admiralty will take im-
mediate steps: to 'proenre tenders for a monthly postal corn-
munication.by steam. with Australia on the following condi-
tions, and: report to-this board before any; oentraotii3 actually
made :

" 1. The.tendera-to he delivered within, two months of the
date of the ntivertisement.

" 2. The tenders to, specify the route anct the- maximum
number ef:days between the departure of the mail from South-
hampton. and,its,arrival at Melbourne and--Sydney,. and King
George's Sound, respectively ; and also the -number of days on
the humor/Lid-route.

"3. That the service shall be performed4undera;penalty of
£lOO a day,,fur delay in starting, and I:Madayforany time
consumethin;the voyage beyond the allowed maxi:ma%
"4. The contractors to state in what thnefrom,the accept-
ance of their tender, they will be prepared (under a- penalty to
be agreed upon) to tornmer-ce the, service.
"5. '.Ehecontraetom to give such adequate security as to the
Lords of the Admiralty may appear necessary for the payment
of any penalties-wbieh may become due, and-generally for the
performance of the contract, which penalties-ianocase what-
ever shall.be.relinquisbed.
" Ths-contract to befor five years."

ECCLESIASAKCAL INTELEIi7-ENCE.

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.

R. H. H. Adcock, MA., to the Vicarage ot~:Hitmlierstone,
Leicestershire.

Ker.. Y. Addisor., to tt,,Perpeteal Curacy otClertthrreuruber-
and:

Rev_ T. Manson, M.&,-to the Incumbency of
near Thirsk.

Rev. J. 8. M. Andersort;: M.A., Rector of Torrriarton; to an
Honorary Canonry in the Cathedral or Bristol.
Rev. J. Arch bald, M.L.,to the Vicarage et Etorrntom, near
badlovr.

The following:table, partly compiled fern Parliamentary
paper, shows the estimate' for the Post-oMte,et ecrvice for
the cux-"ent, year, enaing the 31st of March, 1857, as compared
with that :for the preceding twelve nuniths. 'there was a
decreaseklast year of 557,587, exclusive of thededtctions made
from the -Cunard, contract for the alternate pasasges omitted
by that, company,. and which have only just: been resumed;
but, on the present occasion, no alterationds exhibited, except
a slightuddition.: for a mail conveyance,- between Thurso and
Stromness:—

Reis...J. W. Ashe, 8.A., to the curacy of W!thernsrielii, near

Rev. F. &. S. Bellamy, to tlie.Curacy of Sturton•ntith-Baumber,
near Horneastle.

Rev.- H. P. Benwell, 8.A., ,to. the Curacy of Bassinghatok near
Newark.

Rev: W. A. Cartledge, 52..A`i., to the Incumbescy.of St.-Peter
kt.:the-Willawa, York.
_ _ _

Rev.- E. Clap. M.A., to the Incumbency of St. Margaret's
Chapel,,Brighton.
ficon.4ltld3 Rev. A. G. Douglas, 8.A., to the Ractorrof Scald-
weil,-near Weilkagborougl.
Rev. Gi. Dunuas, M.A. to ther-Lacunabency of themelrDiatrict
Church of St.-Mthew, Nottingham.
Rev, C..M..F.alpson, to the Stioezi liary Curacy or listasford,
Cheshire,

Itev-i Fano, M.A., to tite,Vicasage of Eglywowrw,, near

/ter': It. Fowler, 8.A., to be Mathematical Mastevof Tunbridge
Grammar-school.

Ricr.4'll... W.. Greases, M.A., Rector of Tootiug,Scrfen.to be
Cliaplainto,the Lambeth Parochial cemetery.
Rai,-.1. G.. W Hill, M.A., to -tea brother of Stilibtherine's
Hospital; iteggitea-park.
ti.iviaan, M.A., to•thelficarage of Exhall, Warwick-
shire.

Year.
Itoute, Company. ]1256-7.1855-6.
S. IL
Liv.... and .of Matt _ . 850 850
Holyhead and Kulp-
tawn....... . .... City of Dublin 2;," 000 25,000
Abardo.. and *Lerwick.
Thurso and Stromuess
Sottlhamp.:andCinl.

Ker. J. Jones, to the Camay of St. Thomeaf-Beinupton,
Derbyshire.
Rev. G. D.. La Touche, M.A..* to the Vicarage of Stokesay,
near Ludlow.

Rey: L.. C.. Lewis, M.A., to the •Rectory of Peterctone,super-
Ely,, near. Cowbsidge.
Rev, T.•R. J. Langliarne, to the-Head Mastershigof St :John's
Roy:At:Ain School. Rockingham.

liev: R. Lovett, to the Re;tory of Peckwell, war Oakhain.
Itev. E. N.. Marigin, M.A., Vlcar44 Horsley, Gloucestershire,
to be Mara: Dean of the Deanery of Stonehouse.
Rev. It. Michell, to the Rectory of South Morston,Berks.
Rev. '1'..11. Power, Head Master-of the Cathedt School,. to be
Prebend of Moreton Parva, in Hereford Cathedral.
Rev. G. Proeper,.N.A., to the Perpetual Curacy ef:Egon-cum-
Newl.sail, Lancashire.

BLAnds ..... South-W. Railway 4,000 4,000
Dover and Calais and

Rev. F. F. Reavely, 8.A., to= the Curacy of Sh Iranies'a,
Nottingbarn,

Dover and (tend.. Dover Mail Ce 4
Southampton, -Vigo,
Oporto, Lisbon, Ca-
diziand GiN•altar.. Peninsular ar...4orientl,/ 20,500 20,500
Literpooland Halifax
and Bostort,and Li-
verpool mad . York Cunard ..„ „, . „ ......172,840 172,844}
trallfax, Bermuda, and
St.Thoznas, and Ha-
lifax, and St. John's,
Newfoundland ...... Cunard 14,700 14,70,
Soouthamp. and West
I lies
Southampton, Brazil,
and Buenos Ayres.. Royal ..... ....... 30,000 34,000,
Panama, Callao, and
Va1parai50........... Pacil - Steam
England and West

Itenli. Rice, 8.A., to the Re-z.'-ory of Great Itisaington,.Glou-
cestershire.

Rev. C., Scott, M.A., to a Mastership in Merchwat Tailors'
Schools

Rev. EL Skipwith, M.A., to the. Rectory of Bootilby. Gralroe,
near Lincoln.

Rev. R. Skipwitb, M.A., to the,Reetory of Whiltan,,near

Coast of Africa Afrkan Steam ...... 21,500 22,000
Fa and and Alexan-
thia, Ceylon and

Rei. R. A-St. Leger, to the Rectory of Kenn, Devon,.
Rev. T. P. Sproule, to the ItecWiy of SL. 0 ;are'll,,Bauthwark.
Rev. 11, Town, to the Curacy of Grrat Harwood,oeat alackburn.
Rev. C. D. Ward, M.A.. of St, _John's College,Caoihridge, to
be Principal of the Collegiate School, Sheffield.
Rem: Welborn, M.A., to the-Incumbency of Nether Popple-
ton, um: York...

Calcutta Peninsular & Oriental 145,414 114414
Men and Bombay
Allowance of Govern
agents on board the
contract packets .„ ....... .............. 8,095, 8,095

DIOCESE OE.-'OII.ESTER.
OnzutAzzars AT CIIRSTEIL,--011, Sunday, the,...,17.th day of
February, 1856.—Deacons : Arthur Thomas:Atwood, 8.A.,
of King:o. Hall and College of Brasenose, Oxford„licensed to
HAIQaII.; Thomas Holland Pain, M.A., of Kisses Ball and Col-
lme of Brasenose, Oxford, licensed to St. Thomas's, Liverpool ;
William. Alfred Bell, examined .student, of Queen's, Oxford,
licensed.to Congleton Edwin. Gyles, 8.A., of St. John's, Cam-
bridge, licensed to St. Barnabas', Liverpool ;,lohn Gerhard
Tearks,,B.A., of St. John's, Cambridge, licensed to Alderley ;
William Fretwell Newton, 8.A., of Gonville.andCaius, Cam-
bridge,, licensed to St. Bride's, _Liverpool;;. Charles Renshaw
Ord„ S.C.L., of Gonville and Coins, Cambridge, licensed to
St. Thomas's, Hyde; Henry Pegou, 8.A...0f Pera.broke, Cam-
bridge„licensed to Halton ;. James Whitwide, 8.A., of St.
Catherine's Hall, Cambridgo,-.licensed_ta Rainbill ; William
Jelin Freil, 8.A., of Trinity,Dublin, licensed to St. Stephen's,
Edge-Hill; William Henry Harke, 8.A,0f. Trinity, Dublin,
licensed to St. Mary's, Edge Hill.; Charles.. Hughes, 8.A., of
Trinity, Dublin, licensed to Wootton;, P..awley Armstrong, of
St. Bees', licensed to Bollington; John. Evan Davies, of
St: Bees', licensed to Hale Charles Peter McCarthy, of St.
Aidan's, Birkenhead, licensed to St.. Mary's, Birkenhead ;
Henry Postance, of St. Aldan's, Birkenhead, licensed to St..
James's, Toxteth Park ; John Farmer,_ 8.A., of Gouville and t
Coins, Cambridge, George- Girdlestoac, Woodhouse, 8.A., ofi
ahrist Church, Oxford, bothlicensed by letters dismissory from.
the Lord Bishop of Lichlield.--Priesis :--Charles Britten,.
8.A., of St. John's, Cambridge ; Thomas Jarrat Cooper, B.A.
of St. John's, Cambridge Richard Bolgate Brown, 8.A., of,
Christ's, Cambridge; John:Durrant„ 8.A., of Queen's, Cam-.
bridge ;John Firth Franks, B.1„.of Trinity Hall, Cambridge:,
Frederick Leicester, 8....,, of Trinity, Cambridge; George-
Montgomery Norris, 8.. A., of Emmanuel, Cambridge; Samuel.
George Cochrane, 8.A., of Trinity,. Dublin, licensed, to, St-,
Stephen's, Liverpool; Robert Tronsan Leslie, 8.A., of Trinity,
Dublin ; Joseph Dund4s Miller, BA., of Trinity, Dublin ;
George Robert Pigot,, of St. Bees'; Edmund Hampson, of
King's, London ; William London Corbet Havard, of King's,
London ; William EarAley, of Queen's, Birminghmi ; Stepiie*
IVlounteashell Inues„ofSt. lidan's, Birkenhead ; Philip Henry
Harrison, Literate.

VACANCY.—The, perpetual curacy of St. James's, Whom,
in the parish of Ormskirk,lly the resignation of Ikv. E. C. L.
Blenkinsopp.
_ _

BY the death of the Bishop of Carlisle, the. deaneries of
Kendal and Kirkby Lonsdale in the county of Westmoreland,
of Coupland in the county of Cumberland, and of Furness anti
Cartmel in the county of Lancaster, have been detached from
the diocese of Chester, of which they heretofore. formed part,
and are now attached to and included in that of Carlisle.
DR. PUSSY A.ND THE REPORMATION.-4, correspondent
of the Brighton Gazelle having spoken of the "memorable
declaration" against the Reformation by
Dr. r Pussy,
rev.wa:
called upon by the Rev. 'l'. NV. Perry to. verify the passage.
The correspondent acknowledges his inability,and
gentleman publishes the following letter from the rev. doctor
in reply to the question whether he had ever used such
language :—" My dear Friend—l never said or wrote a word
in disparagement of the English Reformation. You know
that I always disliked the influence of the foreign reformers
upon ours; but that was passing. I could not use such an
expression as `the principles, if any, of the English Reforrna.
tion.' Nor should I ever have admitted it into any work for
which I was responsible. For I have always believed that
the. English Reformation had very definite principles, and
what I have wished to do (as far as in me lay) was to bring
people back to the principles of the English Reformation, as
expressed in the Prayer-book and Homilies. lam not con.
scions of having done one thing beyond the principles of the
English Reformation. The reformers acknowledged the
Holy Scripture as the sole source of faith; they acknowledged
the early ages of the Gosnel its best interpreter; Caumenical
Councils as authoritative; they believed in the sacrament of
Baptism, the real presence of the Body and Blood of Christ
in the Holy Eucharist; they provided a form of absolution
for penitents who specially confessed their sins ; they believed
in the value of good works done through the grace of Christ
and by His Spirit ; they believed that He would come again
at the end of the world to judge both the quick and the dead
according to their works. They gave directions as to days
and seasons of fasting; they taught the value of alms-giving,
of daily pnblic prayer, of treeueqt communions, and so on.
I believe that those whom people call Tractarians have in the
main been true to the principles of the English Reformation,
and I must believe that those who taunt us with not being
true to those principles, themselves only take as much of
them as they like. God is the Judge. I wish those who so
judge us would only exercise as much charity and take as
much pains to know what we really believe, and look to any-
thing which they would think good in our teaching, if they
knew it, as they would in the case of Dissenters. There
would soon be more peace and a better understanding, by
God's blessing.—Ever yours affectionately,
r.t.r Wo% 5t "r.. R. Prom.

750,59 e 749,499
Packet Establishments.—Dover, Holyhead,
Liverpool, and. Southampton 5,98 6,740

075%487 755,239

Mr. DALLA3i TUE 'law AMERICAN ENvare—The New
York Herald gives the following account of the new American
Envoy to London, the Hon. George Mapplin Dallas, LL.D. :
—" Our newly-appointed minister to England was born in
Philadelphia in the year 1792, and is consequently now in his
sixty-fourth year. His father was Alexander James Dallas, a
native of Ireland, who emigrated in early life to this country,
and subsequently became Secretary of the Treasury and
Secretary-at-War, in which posts he rendered eminent services
to his, adopted country. The English family from which our
new minister i 3 descended is very highly connected, and has
from time to time been brought into prominent notice by the
literary and scientific talents of its members. Sir George
Dallas, whose political writings were so highly appreciated by
William Pitt, and his brother, Sir Robert Dallas, Chief-Justice
of the Common Pleas, were amongst its most distinguished
ornaments. Miss Dallas, the minister's aunt, married Capt.
Byron, of the English navy, and was mother of the present
and seventh Lord Byron. His eldest brother rose to the
rank of commodore in the American navy, and his youngest
was the late Judge Dallas, of Pittsburg. Mr. Dallas himself
entered the civil service of the country at a very early period
of life, acting as private secretary to Albert Gallatin, in the
mission of the latter to Russia. On his arrival home he applied
himself to the study of the law, and, in return for his services
rendered to General Jackson, he was, shortly after the election
of the latter, appointed District Attorney of the United States
for the state of Pennsylvania. In 1831, he was chosen United
States' senator, by the Pennsylvanian Legislature • and in
1837, on the election of Mr. Van Buren to the presidency, he
was appointed minister to the Court of St. Petersburg. In
1839, he was recalled from his mission, at his own request, and
six years afterwards, having received the nomination of the
Democratic party, lie was elected Vice-President of the United
States, and took the oaths of office on the 4th of March, 1845.
Since the expiration of his term as vice-president, Mr. Dallas
has resided in the city of Philadelphia, and applied himself
closely to the practice of his profession. The whole of his
career has been marked by a thorough and consistent demo-
cracy, and an unsullied integrity of character, both in public ,
and in private lire.