The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-04-12 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL.

•
- An adjourned meeting of the Town.Couneil was held
in the Council Chamber, .at the Town-hall, yesterday,
the Mayor, T. D. Anderson, Esq., presiding.

THE PUBLIC OFFICES IN DALE-STREET.
'The MAYOR said' the Councilbroke up last week after
a resolution ba been pa&4d, to refer the', question of
the plans for, the public offices to a special committee,'
which committee Mr. Jeffery would now nominate.
Mr. ,lEFPnnY then moved that the following gentle-
men constitute the committee. The Mayor, ,Messrs.
Mover, Sheil, Gladstsne, Steains, Hodson, John Stewart,
Hoime; Farnworth, Charles Turner, and Jeffery.
The' commit tee' was agreed to.
Mr. BELoFi would direct the special attention, of the
committee to the ways and means, whereby their recom—
mendations were to be carried out. The Act of Perna-
tuknt gave power to raise :fl 30,000 and it appeared that
X 141,000 had been already expentled. It should: be
known that the Council bought the most valuable plot
of land'in that, neighbourhood for £2 17s 6d a yard,,
and the committee should be careful in their expecta-
tions, for it was doubtful whether the value put upon
the land by Mr. Picton, £:t a yard, would be realised.
Alderman Holme rose to order, and Mr Beloe then.
sat down..
•

COMMON LODGING HOUSES

Sheil---moved, and Mr. Stitt seconded the-adop-
tion of the supplementarv9 for the better regular
tion of lodging houses; which, after a: few. words, in
support of the motion. from Mr.• &wring mid Mr.
Jeffery, was agreed to:
• On the motion Of Mr.' Sheil, seconded by Mr. Beck,
with/ ;the general proceedings of the.Health,Committee
were • ,
The proceedings of the Coutts of Law and . St.
9corge's-ball Cdinmittee were read and continued.
ALA:Ramis co MNt er.o.s IN
The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the,Mar-
kets Committee were read, comprising the 1.)3.-e
-laws, ibr
the better regulation of the markets, laid on the table,
• pursuant to the standing orders;, a recommendation to
ateept the tender of Messrs: James Knight and Son, to
paint St. Martin's Market for the sum of I'Bs, and. St.
• James' 'Market at the sum of £97 ; and a recommenda-
tion to accept the tender of Mr, John. Bromley, to white-
= wash_St. Martin's Market fer the sum of 15S, and St.
Janie's' Market at the sum of £7l.
The. bve-laivs were ordered 'to lie over for considera-
tion-at the next monthly meeting.
, Alderman WooDnurF said that the committee had
resolved 'to close the markets one hour. earlier ,than
Usual, Saturdays excepted. There was a memorial; on
-the subject, but he might state that the- committee had
resolved on the early closing of the-markets ..before .the
memorial was started.
The memorial, signed by 314 tradesmen and others,
was then read. . It was in favour of early closing. .1
Alderman WOODRUFF said the committee, by the new.
'``Ye-levirs, intended to dlkcentinue the use of all the
streets about the markets as markets, but Queen7spiare
Avenld he. retained as a fruit Market. '
)41% JtiFFERY congratulated the committee on their
'progress in the early closing movement, and.suggested"
that on Saturdav night the markets should be closed at
least one hour earlier than at present.--ten o'clock-
-411 stead of eleven ;--beeanse the present system resulted
ta Persons; at the places of business in the neighbour-
hood being kept at their shops until two and three
o'clock-. on .a Sunday morning. He moved that the
Markets Committee re-consider this point.
Alderman' HoLmx said if the markets were closed.
earlier on Saturday, poor people could not make their.
purchases. The great evil was iu the late payment of
' tietil
wages. He knew that many workmen were never paid
nine o'clock, on Saturday night, and he hoped that
/taster tradesmen, for the benefit of all concerned,
mould, pay wages on Friday night, because he fOund
after
-, an experience of forty years of that practice, that
tt,e most beneficial results had followed. '
:fir. STITT said he concurred entirely in the remarks
of Alderman ifolme, Who had really struck at the root
of the evil:
Mir. RIDLEY said that the committee found that there
slyheri,:e many small shopkeepers who could not leave their
until ten o'clock, and then had to make their
'etings besides, he was assured that it was impos-
sible for the Jumpers and stevedores of the port to ,be
paid until very late on Saturday night.
2, Tie Mieven had no donbt the committee 'would ,
.
_mr,4- Aldermai-aer the matter.
lam al n Woounurr feared the committee could
T4ter their opinion. •
those jr?teetlings were then confirmed ;• as were, also
tion:o•tfte 'Education and Gaol,and House of Correc-
onunittees.
a
IYF MR. —II.IPROVIDEN CR or
The ts.vo
Ai- !CORPORATE OFFICC,,LS.
n said he would' like to take that oppor-
'Amity* of stating publicly that since the last monthly
the CoiPcration- had been deprived of an old,
a""utll, and, most meritorious servant,—Mr. Hotilton,. •
who,l_, for upwards of twenty years had been in their
ce lost of them had witnessed the attention that,
tr. Moulton paid to his duties, and all of them knew
,istue civility that he exercised in the discharge of his
''trneti°ns. • He the Mayor), however, regretted to state
that Mr. Hotuto4 had len, a wife and family almost
unprovicled for. lite did not ask the Council to e
afkist the family, beeanse they had no power to do so;
1)11t; a subscription was being .m...ede in their behalf,
autl he hoped gentlemen would favour him ,with
eentribittions.
Mr. jEFF PRY said,, after the Mayor's last remarls he
Must say that I,t, ought to be the duty of the Council to
Aye that when paeple entered the public service when
. i
they should ensure their lives. 'lt was a c eplo-
"lthle--tlyiathat Wulf,* who had had a good "
ktlary, should not have provided for his family; and he I
trusted that for the future the Finance Committee would i•
,riveise e" -t -,rn.^l care over their servants.
t s
'rhelSEo}t. sai4l tliat although Mr. Ilmaen received
latterly a considerable salary, yd he was in eikjuyment
4,41 It for only a few years.
Mr. Sirme said ,he believed w4,en the first meeting of
iteformed Council was held, a resolution waslted
;that uo, tech subject as this should be mentioned. 'lt' was.
oeos‘leted t.,hat appeals for subscriptions for charitable
naspeees 1e4,..4 to eOusiderable inconvenience- nod
;4'l' PrineiP was et4,4-Aly observed during the whole of '
he time he wee ferruerly n At.
JOkletman Wooono , ember of the Corporation.
lipulten's death, th,it shlnneh. regretted to hearso of
ould teach them. a lesn,
aryl the Vouneil . should make it known, to all their
onleers that they must live within. 'their incomes,- and
prof e for thdr faniilies, as prudent men ought
at their own expense. It was a.'growing. evil, and a
crying evil, that the more money the Corporate officials
'kt9t, the less provision ,tiikay Made for their families. Ile
Ilul say this should be denottWed. (Hear, hear.) •
The subject then dropped. '
' TO WN..IIA.Li. c,9tf.lf ITTEE.
'The proceedings; resolutions, and r°nOrts,o,ftlip Town-
, Ita 11.F.stabbslunent Committee were ectinp,rls:4,lg
reeonundlidation' that James Benyon, Mayor's
be appointed eiord-bearer, at the Waxy of 1140 ilex
tll 1111, with the fUrther salary of X 35 per annum for
Ito care of the wine cellar, for which he is to be respon-
ilde ; and that the sans of 115 per annum be allowed
t •
° John alviards, one 4 the messengers, for assisting •
the S'oi -hearer in,the charge of the wine cellar.
„On the motion of Alderman Stewart, seconded by
4-Ideal-tan Hanle, the proceedings were confirmed, It.
was stated that the sword-bearer is a chartered officer,
42,1 that the Corporation are bound to appoint him ; at
the same time other duties were added to the Office of
sword-hearer.

• LIBRARY AND MUSEUM COMMITYEN.
kiord
The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the -
ens, Library, and Museum Committee were read.
-—,-Ptising a ,recommendation to accept the tender of
LYY,f'sts- liolme and Nicol for, book cases for the Free
and a recommendation to accept . the tender of
1-, "31.5. Dutton for glass-cases, tables, and cupboards,
r the Museum.
T,lke, first recommendation was confirmed, Mr. Pieton
tllia°that, so -far as the Library was concerned, Mr.
mitt ee Brown had placed at the disposal of the'com-
, £3,000 towards fitting up the Library.
Pivro)i. then moved the second recommendation.
_ Alderman Srr.w.sur moved to refer it back, until the
c
tja'lltainittee should be itt a position. to 'tell the CouncilW
eh money they would require to fit up the Museum.
Flout:Ilk -discussion-took place whether the contract
finder; Pave been given to Messrs.. -Digton
in
Mesrst.
v(oz, whose tender's were nearly the same in amount.
erten COOPYR complained that for some uneX-
„.iala4d reason the resolution giving the tender to Messrs..
.n
°NA had been expunged, and the work givento
.essrs• Du
..
Tr tton. •
e --ircitpr, however, explained that the resolution
thfr, 'Il
ed to. was e;nunged under these circumstances :-
der of Xi. 4derson was accepted, but a note
ensent ,that they wished to amend their
17,.!1'4e,r, Which was done by the7P' and thus their tender
jJt brought to a higher aura tbau that of Messrs.
utton, and the work- vas giVen to the latter firm. • ,
aftAlderma-
u llohne supported the amendment., yhich
l'ierm• a... very lengthy debate was
"eeePting A rider to the motion that the work
be Proceeded with on ondition that it did not
zeeed £lOO.
se and Alderman
.Cooper
..Y—clwrilig then moved,
Anderson, that the contract should be given to Messrs.
Air"?' instead of to the Messrs. Dutton.
lap°
ti- .utra.,Ey protested against the council being called
res t° Tote -on a matter in which two of the most
tratbje tradesmen in the town were conueznisd.
authorised
it was resolved that the committee should
eatirrrised to expend not exceeding £l,OOO in glass
the '‘ce• for the museum, and it was understood that .
Ateswork 'should be divided between Messrs. Dutton and
Tr• Anderson.
eanfi gineral proceedings, of the committee ware'thell
d•
e
Were Proceedings of the Water and Bat Committees
read and confirmed without commenht.s
THE. IMPROVEMENT • CONEVITTEE.
Proceeding, resolutions, and reports of the
~l'ovetnent Committee were read, comprising a
4eo
taLlendation to apply to Parliament, in the next
hcowers to carry into effect 'certain specified
°v"norits, -3114.1.;?.b0rr0w £300,000 for that purpose
let,„
tt credit of an imPreve,;-,ont rate, to be levied under
act. This would necessitate of 3d. in the
Politad on the present assessment.
A
Thketoorial from the ratepa.yers of-
-steed to -Toife-ib-Park,
The -' a meeting on- Tuesday, was read.
yozr report of the committee was as follows :
t11,,,e i,ctotarnittee again direct the attenticn of the Council to
aoticetV•jr,.47eMenl3 .-Z,Yhigh; their former— report,.--titey
- most inamediate and pressing urgency. These
- new str,„,,, • • '
Lim„,., from CtnornutatMn-row or Werth end of
,7,,,.1,0;0t, through Sooti&ni-road to the upper end of
ties s
corsd f tzeeterectto anti convenient r.opess wCtlld be pro-
bridge ofi__`‘e of tho town to the great north roads
wide and, e.,1/4'0rt..4:14.%tt,n by Lord Derby,
.from
and:Other prace7itllt 4,-_i_aorthwards. There would then be a
,attording. great in tbri.Mach:from Bootle, Crosby, Waterloo,
toria-road, Great .0 the
reii" ~irectio, to the centre of the borough,
traffic of Vatr,•l 11 ad Vic-
: in the immediate tkeic,hara-street,Oldh 11 and the streets
2. The continuation of of thea ixatreban'gend h
-latie to London-,
nale,-tlialnexec,to I,,dgtir-latui. past the Tunnel Hotel, by
nike st Derby-s DarteciflV:a;lelW."l,,l%
'good` road in this aduti! Belmont-road. 41.41°116e eStateetoi
lating now no means or ta.a,:rect.ion is nigeotty
ening from north to south between
the given points except b requiied. there.
now vacant, and arranges
-required for this iroProv luaking gral' circuit' The lund'
luerith'eould be Made witheitt eent
IngS th will very soon. be erected ua44o'woors, but no thed.
tO., be
.111311 f, veq .great additional c t
on parts. ,-!f it, and if road.
ContinuationiriEhel
of Grafton street to St. Jatn"%street..
southetn portion of Grafton-street
n.ig sixty fek wide,
thf:
to
flirt rovement w
width to st Ja o-s+reet cutting through a street of that
. • !Ile through
X ".TilY-111 Brick-..tweet and the streets • —like wreteueu•
e gabourlaood in the immediate
-'7C-The •
. widening, of Clutrehtreet from p •
‘;q4:11 P?stottlee-pJao. aradlSe4triet' tO
liormons r•edestrian and eartiztge trail; b
'1,..4,..Y'eet and Parkeristreet renders this etweeu Para-
-Fwrattre eotaitti .h Vr?veTnent almost Jerre

south side of Church-street could be carried through the
churchyard, and if the present footway on that side were
added to the carriage road great relief would be given, and
danger from accidents avoided.
5. A line of street from Is iri:dale-road to Bootle-lane, passing
the front of the Industrial Schools.
There is now a large traffic in this direction, and the present
road is tortuous, inconvenient, and even dangeroni.
In addition to- these your committee consider it their duty
again to represent to ..the Council the absolute necessity for
improving the approaches to the Landing Stages. If the
alterations projected by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board
at the North Landing-stage be effected, and the board are now
apply:ng to Parl anent for _the necessary powers for that pur-
pose, the existing necessity for improved approaches will
become even more urgent, for the projected alterations by the
board are based upon the assumption of increased traffic to
and from the stage. No•thoroughly efficient plan for effecting
this improvement can be carried into effect without the joint
ceeoperation of the Connell, and the board, and, as stated in
their former report, yourcommittee have nlaced themselves in
communication witn the board on the subject.
• Your committee also recommend that the new street autho-
• rived by the Improvement Aet of 1858 should be-continued
• through to Manchester-street at one end, and to St. Ge rgc's-
crescent at the other, thus providing an improved direct access
train Castle-streefto St. George's-hall, the New Library, and
the neighbourhood. and-affording' great relief to the traffic in
Loed-Street, Dile-street, and Parker-street.
There are other minor improvements on the plans,- but still.
of great importance, in, different parts of the borough, by
effecting. which' great additional facilities for the growing
traffic could be effected.
The estimated cost of all these improvements is. £300,000,
to hem) w which and pros the necessary slaking fund for
redemption of the debt, a rate of threepence in the pound
upon .the present 'assessable value of the property in the
borough would be renaired. The benefit to accrue to the in-
habitants from the completion" of these improvements would,
in the opinion of your committee, be very great t- and it is
certain that the east of effecting these will be enhanced by
delay. Your committee recommend, therefore, that they be
authorised to pmoeed with the preparations for a bill, to be
applied for in the next session of Parliament, to carry these
improvements into etn, eV, and to enable the Council to borrow
• the necessary funds on the credit of an improvement rate to
be levied for the purpose.
Bzrtztr.rr; in the hbsence of- the chairman,
moved the confirmation of the proceedings. The first
improvement was for the opening of a street from the
centre of the town to Vauxhall-road, widening Lime-
kiln-lane, passing over a large „tract of vacant land until
it joins Vauxhall-road and the new and noble streets
now•making by the Earl of Derby. ThiS street :Would
afford great relief to the traffic of Vansball,road,
Victoria-road,. Great Howard-street, Oldhall-street, and

the streets in the immediate neighbourhood of the
Exchange. The second improvement was a road, which,
as the Council would perceive, was a direct line between
Lodge-lane to the West Derby-road, joining- up to the
Belmont-road. The council, he hoped," would see the
necessity Of fanning this road without delay, both from
the feet that at present the land was vacant, and also
from the 'want of road aceommoiation between north
and south in this locality. The third improvement had
reference to Grafton-street. That street was a most
excellent one, 60 feet wide, and came to a full stop at
Parliament-street. The'eproinittee proposed to continue
this street, 60 Vent wide, from Parliament-street to St.
.Tames'-street, at .a point adjoining. the London and
North Western Railway Statiou, crossing Brick-street,
and passing through some wretched property,. in that
'neighbourhood. The fourth improvement referred to
the widening of the narrow part of Church-street ; and
it. had' been found absolutely necessary that this im-
Trovement should be speedily effected. The Corpora-
tion held a large portion ofthe property that would be
-required ; and it was thought practicable to do away
• with the wide footpath near St. Peter's-church, throwing
that 'pathway into the 'street, and making a footpath
'through the 'churchyard instead. The fifth improve-
ment was for a lines of 'street from lirkdale-road to
Bootle-lane. The traffic in this direction
.ryas eonsidera-
bly on the increase, and the present tortuous road was
both,dangerous and inconvenient. What was proposed
would give permanent relief to this traffic and form a
most desirable continuation of Great Homer-street on to
Bootle. The sixth improvement was .that of the.
apProaehes to the Landing-stage. The plan showed the
most approved of the three recommendations of Mr.
Hartley, printed some time ago; and the committee had
abased their estimate upon what they considered would
in fairness fall upon them as the owners of part of the
land,' tbe' Dock' Board, 'of course, paying for that portion
upon their own estate. But these were not all the
improvements that would be embraced in the sum of
£300,000; For instance, they would be able to improve
the bottom of Park-lane, than which there . were fewer
impravetue,nts in the town of Liverpool more important.
The amount world also embrace a great improvement in
'Evelio"' village. ila therefore called upon the Town
.Council to considered .well before corning. to a vote on
this important question. Those who 70t,e4 against the
motion must have made' up their minds that the town
is not to be further improved:than it was at, present.
'He trusted the Council would take a large view of this
Matter,' and
.'admit that the time had arrived when
this question must he grappled with, and our leading
thbroughfaiea improved or other streets substituted for
them. •

Alderman
:GA.RDNEy. seconded to motien.
• Alderman WOODRUFF did' not think that the Inoi.er
and seconder could be serious in asking the Council to
come to a vote on • this resolution. The improvement
now inter •consideration by the Council, altogether,
mould represent au amount of a million sterling"; and he
did not think that with the loss of the town (Iles, and.
after duly considering their finauoial position, they would
be, justified in incurring such a serionsnmonnt of taxa-
tion. He would not refiise a 'moderate sum for
qmprovemen,., but the Council should first put their
own 'house in order, and see.whether they could not
improve the Corporate Estate. ,
_He therefore moved, es
an amendment, that the consideration of the report be
deferred until the special committee on the public-offices
removal had,reported. •i • •
Nickson seconded the amendment, which was
supported by 41dertn'an Parker, who was'opposedto any
further taxation that was 110 abselntely. necessary.
Alderman S. IlotmE, having stilted that Mr. Earle,
the chairman of the committee, had gone to Italy, then
went on to sly that he had always been an advocate fin
carrying out reasonable public improvements. It must
not be looked at as a mere monetary question alone,
becalm unless there was reasonable benefit accruing
from the expenditure, it would be unwise in the Council to
incur The time had arrived when some of the lead-
ing thoroughfares must be widened or auxiliaries made;
and he held that the question involved three points :
First, was, "this • the proper period to carry out the
imProveineiats; secondly, were they 'demanded by the
eontiligentieii of the case ; aud,. thirdly, how were
the funds to bo raised. He would not • waste the time
of. the - Conucii by discussing the first question, 'but to
the second he•thonght geetlemett would, on looking at
the state of the public thorcughfam, admit' with him
that, at least in many of these cases, it worild.be most
advisable if these improvements could be made. He
had, however, a very serious objection- to sCheduling
Property which the Corporation might not subsequently
be able to take. (Hear, hear.) As •to the funds for
paying for the improvements, it should be thoroughly
:known that whatever economy was practised by the
Corporation, it would be utterly impracticable to get
the means from the borough fund whel-ewith to carry
ant thee improvements, and the public mint thoroughly
understand that the improvements "could only be carried
Out by a rate of 3d. in the pound, which would raise
jg;ooo—the, amour neeessary,to pay the interest and
.redeeth the debt in thirty years. Alderman Rollie'
'then alluded to his scheme for a high level `rosid'from
&,hcov's-brow: to the Exchange, and expressed his con-
viction t4a.t public opinion was every day tending
towards the •itdoption of •that scheme. He would
.not
wish to see this motion presied to-day, because the
Corporatien..sheuld*consider it; and he .would wish. to
hear, through ward meetings, the public opinion on this
scheme.
- • i
Mr. ACKSON OTTQFte4 i.ha MgtiOD on financial grounds. ,
Mr. JEFFERY warmly sipport•ed the. motion, and
urged the council to do thai which morality done-tided,
that necessity•reqnired, and that health called for at the
hands of the municipal governing body. The question
had been very improperly dealt with, as one exclusiVely-
of a financial character ; but: even treating it on that
ground, he denied that a wise economy was to be
measurpa simply by figures, and believed that, although
they Might spend a larg'e sum of money, yet the objects
upon which it was spent might he such as to render that
expenditure absolutely an economical one. But he held
that it was possible to alleviate the pressure on the
ratepayers by an improvement in the collection of the
rates. If the same course were pursued in the collection
of the sanitary and water rates that was adopted in -
regard to thy watch and library rates, they could save.
X 4,600 a year, and that would pay. the interest on
I:100,000 of the amount asked from the tewn for these ,
improvements. He 'glinted 12,44 the
statistics to
show the crowded nature of the streets of LiverpOol and
other large . towns, and pointed out that crime and
. crowded populations glwef 444 in hand. Upon that
evidence he asked the opponents of the sellout? .yrhether
they were doing their duty. in opposing a motion 7hiph
had for its. object the morals and social. amelioration of
',great masses of the population, and the convenience and
comfort of the whole. -
Mr. Stitt, Alderman Cooper, and Mr. Picton, coun-
selled delay. The latter gentleman took exception to
the remarks of Mr. Jeffery, in reference to the conso-
i lidatipn of the rates, and the ratio of crime to density of
population. •
Mr. GRAVES asked whether the deputy-chainnan of
the committee would consent. to ilite,.ques4on being
deferred for it" month.
Alderman AOLME said there could be no' possible
objection to that course.
Alderman STEWART could not see how the saving
allUdititO by
:Aft. Jeffery was to be effected. He was
strongly opposed to opening oqt land for the henefit of'
other
:parties at the public expense.
Alderman BENNETT .replied, and stated that in the
sum ;of: the £.300,000 that' was asked for. was included
£B2,ooo,'for- contingencies 'and minor improvements:
He.would not object to a postponement for a month.
Alderman WOODRUFF' would act' consent to this, and
pressed for a division.
•
The Council then divided on the amendment, as
follows

Fo;'.--The Mayor. Aldermen Wm. Preston, James
Parker, Joseph. Cooper, J. H. Turner' John Woodruff,
Raymond W. Houghton, John Stewart,„Sagfuel Holme.
COnucillorSJohn Johnson Stitt, James &Bin, Richard
Sholi, Q. ii..Corbally, Roger Haydock,
William Barton, Thomas Little.dge, ChaideS Ttirner,
Thomas 'Avis* James aep.:ms, ;Charles ,T.
Henry .Christie Beloe, Thomas Ridiey,
.W. P. Jeffreys,
Thomas Wagstaff, John Rogers, John Lays
7:'!;f}nts Bailey Job, James Johnson James R. J.•ffery,
yarnwottli, JaMes Roberstolf, J.
Joseph .GeOrge Nickion, 'Francis A.
Joseph- Steel,
Gibbons Livingston. v. •—•
_ .
Against.—Aldermen William Bennett, Birilarcl C.
Gardner, • Councillors Samuel R GiaVe'S,..j.lY:GroVper.
. The'anaenanaent was carried by 37 to 4.
The general proceedings were then confirnact.d.
AUDIT COMMITTEE.
The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Audit
Committee were read, comprising a recommendation to
increase the Salary 'Of Mr., 5. A. Bally, the assistant
auditor,"froni £75 to £lOO per annum, the consideration
of which was postponed at the last monthly Council,
pursuant to the standing orders.
The proceedings were cofirmed, with the exception
of the above recommendationn, which was postponed.

CORONER'S ACCOUNT.
The coroner's account, amounting to £9l 13s 10d,
was.referred to the Finance Committee. (Note.)—By
order of the Court of. Darter Sessions, the coroner has
been paid the slim of 141 for fees on inquests held by
him bet#een the 3rd day otJanhary and the Ist day of
March, .1860.
Alderman PAREpt thoight the Government vere to
Pay the expenses of the inquests held in the cases of the
discharged men landed from. tbefireat Tasmania.
The TOWN'CLERK:—Oh, no.
Alderman llov.uc,Don't you wish you may get it.
EXTRAORDINARY cowaxspoitpvqcz WITH TUT: TOWN-
,

CLERK.
The TOWSPCLERV Said been dal-0 to read a

letter which he had received, and he would therefore
read.it to the Council :

[Private.]
" Sir,—A little time ago I advertised and offered 20
per cent. commission on the first year's salary to any
one who would obtain for me a government situation.
I had some offers, but none that I would accept. I
now take leave to inform you, if you could or would
obtain for me, by your influence, the situation of rate
collector, I would accept at the rate of £2 per, week
salary and commission for the first year, and give you
the balance to dispose of as you thought proper. I
would furnish the committee with .the security of any
guarantee company they-would select, which is next to
depositing the amount in cash ; for, besides being bona
fide security, kis also the greatest testimonial of charac-
ter, for, previous to issuing the guarantee policy they.
investigate the life arid conduct of the applicant, and if
there should be the slightest flaw in his character they
would not grant it. I can -produce, a strong character
for integrity and business habits of. five years' standing
from my present employers, and am a teetotaller of some
years' standing. lam at present an agent and collector
for an industrial and also a first-class life assurance
company, having been originally brought up to the
medical profession. Should you be disposed to enter-
tain the proposition, any intimation directed here will be
promptly attended to, and the most perfect honour and
secresy may be relied on—indeed, it might be placed in
such a
.position that honour and secresy may not be
called in question.—l am, sir, most respectfullY, your
very humble servant, HARVEY WELMAS."
" 29, Pleasant-street, Liverpool, March 29, 1860."

(Roars of laughter.)
The TOWN-CLERK said he had written to the gentle-
man to'say that he would place the letter in the hands
of the Mayor to read to the Council if he thought
proper, to show that the applicant was utterly incom-
petent for any public situation whatever. The gentle-
man 'wrote in reply as follows :
" 29, Pleasant-street, Liverpool, April 3, 1860.
" Sir,—Your communication received on Saturday
surprised me.more than a little, as a threat of an attack
is therein,portrayed. You certainly either misconstrued
the meanine•' of my note, or you have some strange ideas
about the fitness or unfitness of persons to fill public
situations. With this latter idea I have no business.
You have. a perfect right to enjoy your opinions and
and views—suffice it—others may have opinions, and
there is great diversity of opinion about you, your
mayor, and council, which you threaten me with. With
respect to my application, I have everything to do with.
As I wish to stand well and right with every one, even
those I despise, I am anxious to do right; if I commit
en error I am anxious to acknowledge it and correct it.
Pray how havel erred in my application to you, or
what is therein to incapacitate Ile to 411 a public situa-
tion ? The sum and substance of which is this :—lf
you appoint me, I will give you all above £2 per week
to be disposed of as you think proper.
"If an appeal is made to public opinion about it, I
don't fear but the public will say that is the man who
ought tq get promotion and situations—the man who
has a liberal and generous thought in his prosperity;
the man who thinks of the poor.' Would the InurmaTY,
the Blind Asylum, the Blue-coat School despise a dona-
tion of £.1;0 ? I court publicity.
" I have no doubt because I left it open to be dope
privately or publicly that you take occasion to splut-
ter about your venom, to show your teeth where you
cannot bite, or to make it an occasion to aggrandise
and arrogate some vain glory, or to make yourself a
fine fellow with those who may not comprehend it.
I knew not---I uow know not—how or whom the
appointment would Ve made. I tq4 it for gr4uted it
46
would be by you ; and I determined to give oto any
public charity if I succeeded. No other inference can
be drawn from the words of my note, and I do not fear
that going before the public. I court publicity, dare,
and. set at defiance, you, your mayor, and Connell. I
am twenty years in public situations, and you cannot
alter
theimpression made during that time. Though
desirous of a different situation,. I am independent of
,you and youF ir,layormld 9ogooil, end Would not take a
crooked look from you, riniChleas t4eae litsiPl{a7
tions and threats. _
_ _

" Now-a-day mayors have but little weight with the
public. Few if any gentlemen would accept the office,
as nothing but muffs and upstarts are now-a-days
appointed thereto. A great deal can be said and written
about your mayors and Town Council, also about you;
but when one considers what you spring from, and that
you are an illiterate man, much allowance may be made
for you.' Tr* I see the matter in print I will endea-
vouri to do 1,„ ju4(lceTru y, 43}iyu MTETAt4:f."
The letter caused cm-also-0 laughter pl. the COuncil.
The MA-rait--Lam:et suppose you will think it naces-
saty to take proceedings against this gentleman for
contempt of the authorities of the town. (Cries of
" no," and laughter.)
—A Voice—Who is he ? - - -

The TowN-CLEtix—From his card it appears that he
irs;iafeg,6!act..kigliyfigorf,' and commercial
b Aldermande.spied. 114
ilAgrrh—ter..)ike Afawvrorm• he likes to be

MAYOR'S COMMUNICATIONS.
A letter from Captain Bright, applying for the use of
ayertree Park for the purposes of battalion drill,-was
referred the qardeps Committee. . -
'Two memorials from the otters an 4 ocptulioTs of
houses in and near Canning••street aping the erection
of shops therein, was referred to the Finance Committee.
A letter from ?Messrs. Busby, on the subject of horse
railways, was referred to the appropriate committee.
A letter from Mr. J. 11. Pyer, enclosing an application
front the General Adiertising Company, to rent a
number of pillar lamp-posts for advertising purposes,
was ordered to lie on the table.

.
ilyeeentnlent of the grand jury at the quarter
sessions, as to the dangerous si.4te of hoye§ o. 33,
Crosahalkitreet, and 10, 9, Shawhill-street, *as re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.

BUSINESS IN THE POLICE COURTS.
The following letter was read :

"TO ROBERTSON GT.ADSTONE, ESQ.

"Sessions House, Liverpool, 22nd March, 1860.
"Dear Sir,—The magistrates did not, at their meeting
the other day, pass any resolution on the subject.: of the
distribution of the business between the two.courts, pro-
bably in qoasecinence of the stipendiary magistrate hav-
ing expressed hts approval of the present arrangenrut ;
and having further stated his readiness to hear any ease
which,.though falling within the lay jurisdiction, both
sides might mutually prefer to have decided by the
stipendiary magistrate.
" We may add that there seemed also to be a general
understanding that, when oocasio4 needed it, both courts
should assist each other..—Yours faithfully,
" WYBERGIrt & GARNETT
"Clerks to the Magistrates."
The MAYOR said the letter was sent to the Council
in order that publicity might be given to it.

INSURANCE OF CORPORATION PROPERTY.
• Alderman WOODRUFF moved " That the Town-Clerk
and Surveyor be' instructed to prepare a return, by the
next Quarterly Meeting of the Council, stating what
buildings belonging to ,the Corporation have been,
during the last year, insured Rgainst'Are, specitying. the
amount of insurance for each such beilding, the esti-
mated value of the premises, the office wherein insured,
and, the rate of premium paid. Also, a return of the
buildings belonging to the Corporation which are not
insured, (if any,) with an estimate of the value thereof,
and pr the total amount of loss, (if any,) Oecasioned.by
Finch Don-insurance for the same period." Ije expressed
his conviction that the. Corporation gaye in some
instance -too. high' a rate of thstikance, 'and in' others
gave a preference to particular offices.
Alderman 'foram Said the Motion was a perfectly
< ?
uselefls one.
Mr. lint,oz. seconded the motion, and, in doing so,
said the present mode of insuring Corporation property
was one fraught with vast expense to the public.
Alderman WOODRUFF hoped that directors of insurance
companies then in the root-. would not vote.
The Tows-CLERK, in answer to Mr. Turner, said no
person interested pecuniarily in any insurance institution
could spe4 Pr yqte t4e raotOn.
Alderman Woonitupi said likwas interested in two

insurance offices.
The motion consequently became a dropped motion.
The Council broke up, after having sat five hours and
a half.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.—YEsTRDA:r.

'(Before Mr. RAMP.)
• .Y
STEALING WEARING APeArtit.--7Mary
Mary Tudor, and gary Donohough were brought up on
Fpfogna, pligged with stesOug wearing apparel. The
evidence clearly showed o!4t Oft .pafgfis kitYP been Carry-
ing on an extensive and systematic mode of pit:lir:tering
dwelling-houses, there being no less than six or seven
distinct cases preferred against them in the present
instance. They were committed to the sessions for
trial.
ASSAULT.—Richard Morton was charged with vio-
lently assaulting Ann Graham. The parties quarrelled
in'Tithebani-street on Tuesday evening, and it appears
the prisoner struck the Rro§ecitor off he head with a
three-conered scraper used lu aer.apmji(shipi! bottoms,
fracturing' the Skull.' The prilioner' Was drunk at the
time, and he submitted this fact as an excuse for his
grievous olfence.--Sent to the sessions.
Too CHARGE or STABBING.—Henry Freeman was
brought up, on remand, charged with stabbing John
Sands_,' and he was dismissed in consequence of the non-
atteOdma,ce of the prosecutor, who was said to have left
the town.
• THE CHARGE OF ROBBING A CLERMIAN IN BAL.
X,113.1.41.0!.—A telegraphic' message' having arrived from
the, police authorities at Ballinaslo'e;. John 'Ward and
Bridget Murray, apprehended in Liverpool oli'd charge
qf hay 4 ebbed a clergyman of £l2, were transferred
fo the Trish polio.
• . A CHARGE OF STRALINII MONEY FROM A
Thomas Matthews, Ihiity=9ve Yeiri of age, was charged
under the following circumstances TOesday List
James flamillgn sent his son, seven years' old, on' a
message for some articles, giving hiia 5s to pay for them.
The prisoner was ppße?eft -tteEl the money was handed
fo the child, and. he immediately followed him and
'obtained the ss, withmit, however. using other- than
perstiasive measures. He was comm for trial.

The speech of be puke of Cambridge, at the Mansion
House, on the necessity of keeping np the efficiency of
the British army, is the topic of aleader in'the Ames:
Our army does more work than any army in the World.
The Austrian army has not a soldier out of Europe.
The French army is a vast engine with nothing to do,
titlesS -the subjection of France itself is to be considered
its work. _Though the entire pri4sh army Conld' be
reviewid in tie Camp 46 'Mars, yet,'
like a drop of some
brilliant and pOvierfnl dye in a large vase.of water,. it
largely contributes to the aspect of all human affairs.
We must prepare ourselves for ample army estimates for
many years to come, as long at least as we are the nation
we have been with so many foes, far and near, ready to
occupy the'gronnd from which we once recede.
The portion of the Channel fleet anchored at Spithead
which recently returned iron} Lisbon, appears to havesuffered considerably bOth in hull and machinery. The
ainforeaignieisataetri,oireforaraarktal:retehaytearfar'om6ritchee.
Mersey will not be fit for foreign service without a large
outlay. The Duke of Wellington, 131 guns, is not tit
of the condition.
The vibration Sei6t
of .the squftdron, it
tt.tosblirnal9rilitildit.r4ctiye than that of the -paddle, and
tltoei
ebe be sent7,,tan o,
given
but
is
ail
s few
ippears evident that suffered' not •Merefy as ships,
edel:dmitaya,nedsanupaoinii:
&lays at sea in heavy weather is enobueghsatvoedsetiLl
back
o;r'ioifij:irtifer
our stoutest Vessels
s.w;i:thett:ifr,!shpiiay
power 'lnvolves;
wastenever a lto
whicht e site atpapil h e