The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-10 00:00:00

ADVANCE IN BANK RATE.

The Herald says it is not considered that the drain of
Vecie, though it continues, has made that progress
which necessitated a !rise to 5 per cent. It is, never-
theless, believed the quotation will hereafter be carried
to that point. Heavy payments on foreign commercial
hills fell due on Thursday afternoon, and were, in
almost every instance, punctually responded to.
The Daily News says the advance in the Bank rate •
will do no more than interpose a very slight check to
the efflux of gold. The required supplies of food must
be imported, and the adverse balance thus occasioned
bloat be redressed. The opinion is, therefore, still
generally entertained that, ere long, it will rise higher.
The supplies of Australian gold are inadequate to the
demand, and those of Amerie.. hoyo cam.. 4

The funeral of the Earl of Dundonald will take place
Westminster Abbey, on Wednesday next, the 14th
instant.

One of the heavy Armstrong 100-pounder guns being
tho first yet completed, has just been proved at Wool-
',rich. It stood test well.

The enquiry made by the Superior Council of Corn-
Xeres, preparatory to the fixing of duties on various
articles of British industry, has come to a close.

No intelligence has been received of the arrival of
11111. S. Hero, with the Prince of Wales onboard. His
royal highness completes his nineteenth year this day.

MR. BARRY SULLIVAN AT THE ROYAL
AMPHITHEATRE.

A crowded house gave an enthusiastic reception, last
night, to this great tragedian. The play was the always
pleasing one of "The Lady of Lyons." Mr. Sullivan's
Claude Melnotte was, as usual, not to be surpassed; and
Miss Laura Gray's Pauline was, to say the least, worthy
of the occasion. Of Mr. Sullivan's greatness as an actor,
We can say nothing more than we have already given
expression to. Of Miss L. Gray, we can only add that
the is destined to fill the highest niche of histrionic fame.
To-night Mr. Sullivan appears as Macbeth.

BALL OF THE IST BATTALION OF LANCASHIRE RIFLE
VOLUNTEERS.—Notwithstanding the unusual number of
balls whieh are already announced or in contemplation
for this season, the annual ball of the Ist Battalion
(L.R.V.), under the patronage of Mrs. J. Aspinall
robin and Lieutenant-Colonel Bousfield, is likely to
maintain its ground as one of the most gay and spirited
our local gatherings. The increased strength of the
Corps since the last assembly will add much to its
success. It takes place, as will be seen by the adver-
tisement, in St. George's Hall, on the 13th inst.
RE-APPEARANCE, IN LIVERPOOL, OF MR. AND MRS.
GERMAN REED AND MR. JOHN PARRY.—Though more
formal and detailed announcements will shortly be made,
our readers will be gratified to learn that these clever
and favourite artistes are to pay us another visit for a
'week, commencing the 26th inst. Next week they will
give their entertainment in Edinburgh and Glasgow,
and the following week in Carlisle, Lancaster, Preston,
Rochdale, and Manchester.
CONSUMPTION, COUGH, ASTHMA, AND BRONCHITIS CURABLE.
I believe that the preparation of Balsam of Horehound
7,t,i,d Aniseed (as prepared by Mr. Martin, of 22, Copperas-
Liverpool,) will prove of more value, vi ca,es of bran-
t,ttis and incipient consumption, than any other remedy
extant. It relieves the most irritating rough in a few minutes ;
and, although it contains no preparation of opium, it induces
sound and refreshing sleep, soothes the nervous system, etnd
restores the healthy action bf the lungs." Recommended above
all other medicines by Sir Alexander Tralles—see Thomson's
tfateria Medica, page 175, vol. 2. The following is from Dr.
,rett, the eminent chemist ;.--" consider the balsam of hore-
hound and aniseed, as prepared by Mr. Martin, an elegant
and efficient ccingh remedy, and I fully agree with Sir Alesan-
der Tralles and Dr. Anthony Todd Thomson, that, in conjune-
„l,,erl with cod liver oil, it is an admirable remedy for con-
"`llption and delicate constitutions."--R. H. Brett, Ph. Dr.,
dR.C.S., late Lecturer on Chemistry and Medical .Turispru-
ence, Liverpool Royal Infirmary. The balsam of horehound
and aniseed is prepared only by T. Martin, chemist, 22, Coo-
l:eras-hill, Liverpool ; but, owing to its great and increasing
it es o
agents have been appointe in ll principal twns and
It can be procured wholed salea from Raimes and Co.,
,Waburgh and York, from Sutton and Co., London, West-
Tacott, Manchester, and wholesale and retail from the mann-
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free by post, ls. fid.
The lozenges in box at Is. lid •
t Our readers have only to send their address to D. T. Barry,
g-lq" 77, Regent-street, \V., London, and they will receive
atis and free b'y post The " INVALID'S OWN GUIDE" or
tratural Restorer without Medicine or expense, of perfee•
tillgestion, strong nerves, sound lungs and refreshing sleep, to
e Most enfeebled, insuring the removal of indigestio (dys-
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4-,s, debility, nervousness, palpitation, cough, asthma, eon-
ts-,elPtion, dropsy, flatulency, diarrhcea, dysentery, biliousness,
th'ers, sore throats, catarrhs, colds, noises in the ears,
ir,;_laultisin, out imurities, eruptions, bysteria, neuralgia,
Laabdity, acidity, palpitation, hi'artburn
spasms, finking fits, ;broil.'
t'i'ittlac.he, despondency, sleeplessness,cramp,
also children's complaints. 111!CMizt:I0Y. the Wag
••Ic Ito hetith.i!


THE TOWN COUNCIL.

ELECTION OF MAYORS

The first Meeting of the Council since the Municipal
Election took place on the Ist instant, was held yesterday.
There was a very large attendance. The Mayor (T. D.
Andeison) presided.
The MAYOR announced that the first business before
the Council was the election of mayor for the forth-
coming year, and called upon any gentleman who had
a candidate to propose, to do so,
Mr. CHARLtS Tunfitn. said he rose tof the ptirpcise
of proposing to the Connell a gbiitlerrian as successor in
the office Whibh the ilitbsdit ttiayor had so well and so
ably filled during the past year. He felt sure that it
would require a person of no ordinary ability to occupy
that position, and satisfy the expNtlti2ll.Qf the public,
especially after the admirable manner in which their
present esteemed mayor had discharged the important
.duties attached to his office. (Hear, hear.) But at the
same time, in nominating to that Council Mr. Samuel

R. Graves as mayor for the ensuingyear, lie ha2l every
confidence that lie *as proposing to, the COUncil a
gentienian Who *as riot only pre=eminently fitted for
that aide, bat disd tine WhOse• geritlenianlY beating and
derneanotir would render his name acceptable to almost
every niember of the Council.. (Hear, hear.) It might
have 'Keen objected to M. Graves that, lie bad not had
a .so.t in, the ,Coulicil manY years ; bat still he „fiad
been tong, 6.iton'gst io inipiess all of
thbat With tke in6;gt favourable opinions of his
-talents (hear, hear), and to conciliate and enlist
in his favour an amount of regard that many
older members of the Council had failed to acquire.
And the records of that Council would bear the names
of other gentlemen who had been called upon to take
upon themselves the office of the mayoralty,' whose ser-
vices did not more entitle them to that high distinction
than the services rendered by Mr. Graves—(hear, hear,)
—who was a gentleman not unknown in the town' of
Liverpool. (Hear, and applause.) Mr. Graves held the
office of chairman of the Shipowners' Association for
three years, and was elected the third tirile=ari honotir
almost iinprececlented=as a special Mark of the appre-
ciation in Which he was held by, the other .members of
the aiioeiation, for the zeal and ability which he had
displayed in their interests.. (Hear, hear.) And, as
chairman of the Shipowners' Society, Mr. Graves went
on a deputatiOrl to Leitdon, to oppose what had been
very properly called " Mr. Robert Lowe's Spoliation
Bill," and his services and indefatigable eXertions on
that occasion contributed very materially to the rejection
of that bill, and to the preservation to the Town Council
of Liverpool of the property and interests in the Town
Dues. (Hear, and applause.) Mr. Graves was also
elected in 1856, as chairman of the Local Marine Board
—a very important office, which lie still continues to
hold. He was also a member of the Docks and Harbour
Board, and in the year 1858, he was chosen and nomi-
nated by a large majority, the exact number of which
the speaker did not at that lapse of time recollect. He was
also a member of the Royal Commission, which was ap-
pointed for the purpose of inquiring into the sufficiency
and management of the lights on the Coast of England,
I
or rather on the coasts of Great Britain; Ireland, and
the Colonies. (Hear, hear.) And of that coniniission
he was even at the present moment an active and vain-
able member, and the only mercantile and unpaid, Mem.;
ber on the commission (hea'r, hear), in -Which he had
already rendered Most valuable and useful services.
(Applause). Believing that there was no member of
the council better qualified than Mr. Graves for the
office, and that, from his public services he eminently
deserved that honour at the hands of the .council, he
(Mr. Turner) had great pleasure in nominating Mr.
Graves as Mayor for the ensuing year. (Hear, hear,
and applause).
Mr. Alderman BENNETT, addressing the Mayor, said
he had great pleasure in rising to second his friend (Mr.
Charles Turner's) motion, that Mr. Graves should be
elected to the high and important Aide Whith the
present Mayor had se) ably and so honourably filled for
the last twelve months, feeling assured that in doing
so, the important duties attached to the office would be
well and efficiently performed by his frie\id, Mr. Graves.
The speaker had paid a little attention to the course of
conduct pursued hitherto by Mr. Graves, so that
he might become somewhat acquainted with the
claims which that gentleman had to the high and im-
portant office, to which he (Mr. Bennett) hoped it
would be the pleasure of that council to appoint hint
Mr. Turner has alluded to the position which Mr.
Graves has occupied hi the Shipowners' Association,—
of which he was nominated and elected Chairman three
successive times. (Hear, hear.) He had also alluded to
the great and important part Mr. Graves had taken iii
defending the. corporation, while endeavoitring to retain
their town dues. The speaker had before him a copy
of the memorial, or prayer, presented to parliament at
that time, and as there were only a few words
in it, he would, with the permission of the council, read
it—" your petitioners, therefore, recognising in this
Bill an attempt to introduce into our local legislation
principles subversive of the rights of all pro-
perty in this country, especially of all corporation
property, and fearing that in its application, it is one
of great and unmitigated injustice to the Corpora-
tion of Liverpool, and a great injury to the merchants
and shipowners of the port, and its trade and commerce,
humbly pray that your honourable house will withhold
its sanction,from so much of the said bill as affects the
Town Dues." The town, merchants, and mercantile
men of the flourishing and important port of Liverpool,
had a large property and interest at stake, so far as the
operation of that obnoxious measure introduced by Mr.
Lowe was concerned, and it behoved them to see it
abolished, or at least somewhat modified. And no
doubt the people of Liverpool had much to thank Mr.
Graves for. for the very active and important part he
took in defending the rights of tha port on that occasion.
There was 'another point, too, which he (Mr. Bennett)
wished to bring under the notice of the council : Mr.
Graves had held a very high, onerous, and important
office as a member of the Mersey Docks and Harbour
Board, and he was • elected to that office by,
the speaker believed, a majority second only
to that of one of the candidates appointed on that com-
mittee. • The tenure of these positions showed what a
large amount of support had been tendered to him by
the ratepayers of Liverpool, and it also showed the high
esteem and respect in which he was held. Feeling
every confidence that in appointing Mr. Graves to the
office of mayor he would discharge the duties attached
to that position with every credit to himself and the
town generally, and that he would conduct the delibera-
tions of that Council in a manner that would, reflect
credit on himself, the speaker had great pleasure in
seconding his nomination. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. EARLE rose and said he had something to say on
this subject. (Laughter.) Notwithstanding, the very
creditable letter that had appeared in that day's paper
from Mr. Turner, which was creditable to himself and
discreditable to those who got up an opposition against
him, still he would persist in proposing that gentleman
as a candidate for the civic chair. One of the things which
Englishmen liked best was fair play. (Hear, hear)
It was a characteristic of the English to have
fair play, and he emphatically denied that fair play
had been given to Mr. Turner.. There had been
a clique, a small clique of—he would' call them
Tories f the George the Third reign—(a laugh)—
' but the breed was almost extinct at the present day,
(Renewed laughter.) The breed was not, however,
extinct in the town of Liverpool, for still it flourished
in all its pristine purity ; but he thought that purity of
breed could not be applied to such a clique as that
(roars of laughter) ; but still he believed that clique
was yet in existence in Liverpool. He would then
speak about Mr. Graves's merits, but he wished to state
that he was not going to say anything in the world
against his private character; but, of public men, holding
ancioiithis /Wadi. he "felle.ilist.asen;Peatiiirjr.Z.
Graves. He said if he had been Mr. Graves, he would
not have allowed himself to have been dragged through the
dirt and mire in the way that he had been. It was
discreditable to Mr. Graves, and he (Mr. E.) was sorry
to have to say so. He was a personal friend of his, and
he had treated him (Mr. Earle) with kindness, attention,
and a great deal of courtesy, and he therefore
had every disposition to speak well of him. He did
not, however, think that that gentleman would receive,
the thanks of the town of Liverpool for his conduct on
that Occasion: (Cries of "yes," and dissent.) From the
Meeting which the speaker had attended yesterday, the•
Meeting of the Liberals (loud laughter, hear, hear, and
slight confusion, during which the speaker turned round
in an apparently angry manner, and asked)—who says
something?. (Loud laughter.) Well, out with it, Mr.
Parker ; *tell us what you have to say.
Mr. PARKER—I merely said "hear, hear :" that is
all I said.
Mr. EARLE--Wll, I wish people to speak, out what
they have to say. Some gentlemen in this room can
never say what they have to say,—(roars of laughter)—
but must be humble, humble, humble, humble, (the
speaker amid loud laughter, here gave the orthodox
emphasis and intonation, and repeated the word several
times with a peculiar articulation.) He was
glad to think that he was enabled to afford
them so much sport. (Hear, hear and
laughter.) Well, with regard to the present appoint-
ment, he would state, that some short time since, he had
been speaking to a few gentlemen in the town of Liver-
pool, and no less than four gentlemen expressed to him
their regard and esteem for Mr. Turner—they would
not be in opposition to Mr. Turner—au d those gentlemen
were Tories, not, however, of the breed that he had already
spoken of. but they were Tories. Well, he was also sit-
ting at the hospitable table of Mr. Graves not very long
ago, and he came in contact with one of that breed, (he
wished now to remark that he was only speaking of them
in their public character), and the conversation turned
on the subject of the mayoralty. It was then stated
that Mr. Turner would be mayor—at least so the gen-
tleman who had spoken expected. And the other
remarks made, the exact words the speaker could not
then call to mind; Were to the effect that he was what a
great number of. people were besides him, and which he
could not help even if he were, aToaryus). H
,eandsoe
hewas
differed
a
rank Tory—(hear, hear, and avpl
from him (Mr. E.) in politics as much as any man in that
room could possibly differ from him. He repeated it that
Mr. Turner differed materially from him in political
views. This gentleman with whom he had been in con-
versation said, " Ab, he voted for Mr. ,E wart—what do
you think of that ?" He (Mr. Earle) had voted for
Mr. Horsfall on one occasion, and for that reason was
ho to be set down as a Tory ? God forbid. (Hear, hear,
and laughter.) Not he; he had been a staunch and
consistent Liberal all his life, and he hoped to die a
Liberal. He was one of those out-spoken sort of fellows
that generally stated his 'own opinion, and gave expres-
sion to what he thought. Now a great deal had been said
about the services rendered by Mr. Graves, and all that
sort of thing. That might be all very well and true ;
he was, no doubt, a very proper and fitting person for
the Shipowners' Association, and he mightphave a very
large and important influence in it, and, therefore, he
might be most suitable for that department ; but the
speaker wanted to show a few or Mr. Graves's services in
that room. They were all acquainted with him, and
they very seldom had his presence in the council-
chamber : if he dropped in he was sure to drop out as
soon again. (A laugh.) Ile would then quote some
statistics for them, by which they would be enabled to
judge of his attendance at the meetings of that council.
There had been nineteen general council meetings, and he
(Mr. Graves) had attended only ten. That would be
gruel to some people. (Laughter.) Now, of the Watch
Committee there had been fifty-one meetings, and he had
attended twenty. He wished to remind the Council
that these were all public matters; and of the fifteen
(.< baths" he had attended but four. (Laughter, and hear,
Health Committee
'Now, meetings;hear) Thereacid hhaed
attendedbeentw twenty-Wino
Nowe.
gentleman that was so Fe-eminently fitted
was the
1 to be chair-

man of that important body, the Town Council of
Liverpool. So -pre-eminently fitted was this gen-
tleman, that gut ,of sonic ninety-five.gleetin,* (hiring
the boilree -of the year, *hicii tridethiga hi ought
certainly to have attended, he had attended about
thirty-five of them. Now, he thought that a most
[ cruel injustice had been enacted towards Mr.
, Turner, and he was very glad, exceedingly glad, to have
, an opportunity of proposing him; and he certainly
ought, for his past services, to receive that mark of dis-
; tinction at, the hands of the Council: The speaker
wished to put it on record that a gentleman Who had
served for nearly a period of . twenty yea-El hi
the Town Council; faithfully and Well, and whose
condabi as ptibliti do i 1 lAerpeel ,Was such
as to . earn for MIA the ad* Of all . Who .LeW
him; and who had Worked indefatigably iti the
mittees in connection with the Council, and whose
character in as public or private capacity was spotless,
stainless, and unsullied—(hear, bear)—had been chosen
to fill a high and onerous position in the town where he
was so well known and admired, and that an opposition
had been got up against him. Mr. Turner was a gentle-
man in every sense of the word—of high and honourable
bearing ; and yet this gentleman is to be opposed arid
is to .be. gpt aside-far whom x why for a gentlenian
that had Ilea three fears iii thd tiiOri of Liverpool.
(Cries of. $9, tic.") Biicb emicidat as that might suit :
very well on the other. side of. the -Water, but it Won't
do in, England7-it will not go down in LiVerpoOl.
TYREEL observed that Mr. Graves had been thir-
teen, years in Liverpool. . ,
has been • ,
.but
• '
Mr.EA.n.f; Contiiitied M. Oraies
three years in that Council, and that is :Nithat t, said.
You, sir (turning to Mr. Tyrer), I think, are a little deaf
from your recent shooting and rifle practice. (Roars of
laughter.)
Mr. TYREit—What you distinctly said was that Mr.
Graves was but three years in Liverpool.
Mr. EARLE replied that he meant the contrary, though
he might not have expressed it correctly in words.
(Laughter.) He hoped, however, that the principle
would be put tin record; that it might stand as an index
of the views of that dwincil, td shOtf those that foted in
favour and against sd valuable a geritleniaii as Mr.
action. gild urideservirc
Miner, the opposition to Wlionii he Characterised as ail
gentle-
men of hommirable hearing. e thought it W 44 highly
disreputable, and it was dOlittitir to the general rale of that
Of any :body
mrinicipal
b9dy. He considered the mayoralty had been
completely hawked fibout He saw befornhini three or
four aldermen who would reflect great ,credit on the
office, and he contended that they should have _,been
selected first and foremost. Ile believed that they had
been asked, but they did net choose to have that honour
conferred upon them. (Hear) hear.) f3rluifig the reason
was, that they thought they had no chance of obtaining
it, and they wisely left it to somebody else to look for
the honour, and strive to gain it. (Loud laughter.) He
saw, the other day, in one of the public prints, that Mr.
Cubitt, the Lord Mayor of London, was complimented
by the Lord Chancellor, after he took the high and
important situation of chief magistrate, in consequence
of the noble Work that he Citir. 04 had executed—a
large pablie establishment in the city of London. And
bete in Liverpool they Bad a fefj lafge establishment,
beldriging to Mr. Beni:tat, Whidli *as highly deditable
to the town.--z(hear, hear)---and of eolith. a great
benefit 10 his oWnpeCketit. (Mar, Year, and laughter.)Now, upon the principle Atunciped by the Chancellor;
Mr. Bennett Would have, been a very suitable party to.
fill the civic eh lir: (Hear, hear.) They might say
" hear, hear)" if they lilted, bat he was only saying
what the Lord Chancellor said. (Laughter.) And
very properly he said so, too. But it seemed that they
wanted to have Mr. Graves—(hear, hear) —though he
considered the course adopted towards Mr. Turner as a
shabby and ungrateful one. In conclusion, he had great
pleasure in proposing Mr. Turner for the office of mayor
for the ensuing year. He hoped most earnestly that
that gentleman would be elected, which would show
that tile Liberals, as well as the people of Liverpool at
large, were not ungratefifi, unmindful; or unappreciative
of services that were rendered to them. He wished,
however, to see that they would preserve that great
characteristic of Englishmen, and remember to show
fair play to everybody. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Alderman J. STEWART, in seconding the nomi-
nation of Mr. Turner, considered that the claims of
that gentleman entitled him to seek the honour at the
hands of the Council with greater weight than those of
the other candidate, as the services of Mr. Turner had
extended over a vety long period of time. At the same
time he was free to admit the important services
rendered to the town and Cdrporaticin of Liverpool by
Mr. Graves, to whose exertions and efforts on the
occasion of the Town Dues tplesticiiii he lids *Mktg to
pay a high tribute of respect. (hear, hear.) He
would, however, support the claims of Mr. Turner, and
had, therefore, great pleasure in seconding his nomina-
tion. (Applause.)
Mr. Alderman J. HAYWARD TURNER then rose, and
was received with marks of applause by the members of
his party. lie said that he hoped the council would
give him credit for his sincerity when he assured them
that he thanked theni heartily for their kindness, and '
could not sufficiently express his thankfulness. He had
not been desirous to accept office as mayor, notwith-
standing the anxious desires of his friends ; and he
should not do so if he had not the unanimous vote of '
that Connell: He did not wish the office imposed or '
forced npori hint He did not wish to obtain the
appointnieht, and though he thanked his friends for their
exertions, he hoped his proposer and seconder would '
withdraw his name. (Cries of "No, no.")
Mr. Turner then left the room, and while proceeding
to the door of the council-chamber,

is prosperity and opulence of the port; and he had also
giVen through its medium employment to as large
,a
niipiher of the working classes as 4nio'st any man in
Liverpool had dene: The Shipowners' Association had
; been alluded to by Mr. Ohirlei Turner, and 9f.tlia
a
; important body he had been elected three tim to firl
the office of chairman. He need scarcely say that this
was a most onerous, important, dignified, and arduous
position for any man to fill, and none could do so with
• credit to himself or the association, except a man of
great ability. (Hear, hear.) Shortly after that he was
appointed chairman of the Local Marine Board, an
rift:lde which had been held by Mr. Aikin, Mr. Rae, and
Others; gentlenten Of the highest
,position and standing
in the town, and the speaker believed that Mr. Graves
fiiled that .ottce
,present, •(A voice : He doesh,
He was not long *pre till he was. elected a:member of
the Dock Btar , 2d h'e helff, and )tqs, afpointecT t 6
many offices, that he seetrA alWays, to beat the.t-e,not
the tree, and the time would not be long till he Occupied
far higher and more responsible positions. (Hear, hear,)'
. He stood his election three times, and had been unani-
mously elected by the ratepayers of Pitt-street Ward,
many of them of political principles and opinions diffe-
rent from his own, thus showing that by both Conserva-
tives and Liberals he was esteemed and respected. Mr.
Earle had been under a misapprehension whoa he stated
that Mr; Graves had served only three years, for this
was He lind hooti also a Member of
n. Gonnniissiorip add Eisad I.Yaid great atten-
tion to the ditties of{ hi_!s', offfee in that and Other
bodies, In 1858' he , aitericted tat,gredi titaniber of con:
mittee ,meetings and the reason.lie was
.alismit
these meetings„,at the time,
,mentioned, by lsfr.
was; bocausca Was on important business which kept
him aii,ay from, this, conntrY forso,ine time. In, 1859,
he attended no less than 78 col p:44e :meetings. He
did not think it was well-judged to alVe people for
conscientiously following a certain line on Orlitical con-
duct. In conclusion, he felt quite convinced that it ft
were the pleasure of that Council to appoint Mr. Graves
as 111ayor, he would creditably support and adorn that
position. (Hear, hear.) It could not be helped that
there should be differences of opinion, and he sincerely
hoped that when the election was over, that all those
differenees dinpirtion *Old be forgotten, and that all
parties, One and alb, W6iild join together in an unani-
mous wish to supp'o'rt the dignity Of the ofgce of the
Mayoralty. , He trusted that all feelincis. of nninictsity
would be meind one common object for the public
interest. (Applause.)
Mr. T. L. Honsos Said came riot t 9 give yote,
for this reason—in the first
,place, he had a geat 663e6-
tion to see a stranger brought there to occupy a Mast
important position in this town, and supersede older and
better known
elinhabitants of the place. He thought
that Odder!? acquainted with the interests of
Liverpool as the present Mayor, and many ot the gentle-
men whorl' he saw around him, Steed free chosen to fill
that office. Hr. Graves might have all the qualigations
that were due to a gentleman, but he had not been
long in Liverpool, and he was an Irishman ! Mr. Tobin
had made a very eloquent speech in his favour; but Mr.
Tobin's father was born in Liverpool. He, however,
objected to Mr. Graves, because he supposed that he
had not suffieient experience, as he was a young man,
and had come front Ireland he admitted that he was an
eideddinigly Well, got-Up young man; very affable, cour-
teous, and ,gentlefilatily. The speaker; after same few
other similar ob'sehiations, vient on to say that he
himself had been insulted by softie person, ifho' said he
was an opium-e, 1. 'r--(laughter)—an iniptitatiori
he regarded as a gross falsehood. (Cries of " Nanie.h)
The MAYOR reminded hint that personal Matters
could not then be gone into:
Mr. CLINT rose and spoke in terms laudatory of Mr.
Turner, whose conduct he highly eulogised, ,whil,e that
gentleman has been a member of the Connell. He had
been 20 years an indefatigible member, and had etei
devoted his best energies to the interests of the town.
Mr. Alerman DOVER, said he had declined, because it
was against his feelings, to accept the office of mayor,
which he believed he might ',obtain if he had been
desirons of having it. He supported Mr. J. H. Turner's
electidn.
The MAYOR ihthi anted if any other gentleman had
any remarks to make, when, rio jlersori rising, he called
upon the members of the Council to record their totes •
in favour of their candidate.
Mr. Hodson refused to vote, but the Mayor said it was
necessary that he should do so.
The Council then divided, when there appeared—

For Mr. Graves
For Mr. J. Turner

. 35
. 24

Majority for Mr. Graves ..... .. 11
The voting Was as folloWs
For Mr. Grafes--,the Mayor; Aldermen 1. B. lA*,
W. Bennett, G. H. Horsfall, I. Parker, T. Robinson,
J. Cooper, R. C. Gardner, S. Bramley-Moore; dmincillors
D. Crosthwaite, J. Crellin, J. Shimmin, W. Johnson,
0. Holden, W. Barton, J. Tvrer, C. Turner, T. Littledale,
H. C. Beloe, T. Ridley, W. P. Jeffreys, J. H. Wilson,
T. Wagstaff, J. A. Tobin, R. Hutchison, J. A. Picton,
J. Johnson, G. Nickson, R. M. Beckwith, J. Farnworth,
S. Siddeley, J. Steele, J. W. Cropper, J. G. Livingston,
T. Vernon. _ _

For Mr. Turner—Aldermen W. Preston, T. Dover,
J. Woodruff, R. W. Houghton, J. Stewart ; Councillors
J. J. Stitt, It. Sheil, C. Aspinall, R. Haydock, T. Avison,
J. Steainsi E. Estill, D. Rae, C. T. Bowriug, 3. Rogers,
T. E. Job, C. Mozley, R. Gladstone, W. Earle, J. R.
Jeffery, T. L. Itodson, J. Kitchen, J. Aikin, P. A. Clint.
_ _

Mr. Earle said—You may withdraw yourself, but we
shan't withdraw your name. (Laughter.)
The MAYOR then asked if any gentleman had a can-
didate to propose, or wished to make any observations ?
Mr. JAMES ASPINALL TOI3IN rose, amid load applause,
and said ,he had been iu hopes that the proceedings that
day would have been unanimous. lie slid not expeet
that the announcement that had been made as to the
new Mayor would have been otherwise than unanimous
that day. He would not have come forward and desired
to make any remarks in that council had it not been for
the observations that had been made by Mr. Earle, who
had thought that occasion a fitting opportunity of mak-
ing an attack upon a portion of that council. He (Mr.
Tobin) meant that which was called the Conservative
portion of the council. (Hear, hear.) He, however,
would not enter upon any recrimination, which would be
productive of no good, hut would excite and stir up an
angry and irritable feeling. He should not, for one,
ever be a party to any such proceeding as that. He
gave every person leave to exercise his own opinion, and
to differ from him, if he liked, in his political views.
(Hear, hear.) He was content to believe that these
people entertained their opinions conscientiously,
and the like privilege he claimed at their hands.
(Hear, hear, and applause.) That party, if they had a
majority in that council, at all events bore in mind that
they were but the representatives of the people at large.
(hear, hear)—and if they did possess that power, and
if they acted in opposition to public opinion, that majority
would very speedily turn into a minority. (Hear, hear,
and applause.) They could not oppose or abuse that
great power, public opinion, without its reacting upon
themselves, and very soon, indeed, that power which
they might possess, would be taken mit of their hands.
He could not understand what Mr. Earle had very boldly
called discreditable conduct. He was not, however,
going to enter upon the merits of that question; but he
would say that he did not think that the Conservatii e
party had acted in a narrow or bigoted manner, for,
during the last few years, they bad elected two gentle-
men diametrically opposed to themselves in political
opinions. (Hear, hear.) He was quite Content to abide
by public opinion, and the decisions of public opinion.;
and he felt assured that if Mr. Graves were elected to
the office of Mayor, that public opinion, at the expira-
tion his year of office, would be exceedingly gratified
ugly rie allisra 4Vaatinl gniaantge4rezeraubi
him by his friends and the public, (Tlear, hear.) He
(Mr. Tobin) would not enter upon that subject which
Mr. Earle had, he (Mr. Terbin) thought, rather im-
properly and imprudently introduced into the Council.
(Hear, hear.) He had a very high opinion of Mr. Earle,
and no man, he thought, acted generally in a more
gentlemanly-spirited manner than he did ; hut he should
.confess that he regretted that he (Mr. Earle) should
have introduced on that occasion, matters which formed
the subject of a conversation and friendly talk at a
dinner table. (Hear, hear.) It had been urged that
Mr. Graves had not been long in that Council, and Mr.
Earle had stated that it was the custom, and he said it
was almost a rule, to elect gentlemen who had served
long in the Council. He (Mr. Tobin) would beg to
remind them that some few years ago a very able and
most valuable gentleman, the late Sir John Bent—the
speaker thought in the years 1848 or 1849 (a voice,
"1848")—having been only a short time in the Council,
that gentleman was elected mayor with the unanimous
approval of the whole community. He was free to admit
that Mr. Graves did labour under one disadvantage in this
respect, that he had not served them long enough in
that Council ; but as a previous speaker had observed,
he (Mr. Tobin) was not one to ignore—altogether to
ignore—the services of any man who might labour in
that Council. On the contrary, he was always free and
ready to admit that great credit and praise was attached
to them. He therefore felt bound to explain why he
was a supporter of Mr. Graves, notwithstanding the
very strong opinion which had been expressed by Mr.
Earle as to the valuable services rendered by Mr. Turner
during the long period he sat in that Council. Now, in
the remarks that he was about to make, he should steer
clear
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wordim itnhaetto ry
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to
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feelings of Mr. Turner, or to any of his friends. (Hear,
hear.) He, since ever he came into that room as a
member of the Council, had a great respect for Mr.
Turner; b4kat the same time he should state that he had
not known in so long and so intimately as he had known
his friend, Mr. Graves. At all events, he had known him
sufficiently long and sufficiently well to make it a most
painful ds uuteyh to
as htiem
et de
uo
per
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el declare
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Graves. There were sacrifices which; in
public life,
people were called on to make, and in his capacity of a
public man, of course he spoke of Mr. Turner. But, at
the same time, as he said before, he would not utter one
word that could be hurtful to the feelings of Mr. Turner,
even if such were to gain that election at once. He hoped
that, if what he said were not strictly correct, the friends
of Mr. Turner would set him right. He would now
briefly allude to the career of Mr. Graves, whom he
had known since the first day, ho thought he might
state, that he had come to Liverpool, which was about
this time twenty years ago. During that period he had
known him intimately, and he had been associated with
him on many occasions; and he could truly and honestly
declare that a more honourable and conscientious man it
had rarely been his lot to meet with. (Loud applause.]
Many years ago a vessel was proceeding from an English
seaport to the Irish coast, and on that occasion a seaman
fell overboard, after which immediately a piercing cry of
distress was heard coming from the water, when a youth
was seen plunging into the sea, dressed as he was, with-
out any preparation or the least hesitation, anil amidst
the foaming billows and surging waves he swam to the
struggling seaman, almost helpless and exhausted, and
the gallant youth saved the life of the sailor, at the
imminent risk of his own—(hear, hear)—and that youth,
for he was but a boy at the time, was his friend Mr.
Graves. (Loud and enthusiastic applause.) Coming
shortly after to Liverpool, he arrived with letters of
introduction from eminent persons, determined to pro-
ceed to Calcutta, to make his way in the world; and
his (Mr. Tobin's) friend, Mr. Rankin, who was well
known to them all, and who was also as shrewd
an observer of human character as any man in the
town of Liverpool, recommended the young man, whom
he regarded as an intelligent and enterprising person, to
remain in Liverpool and set up in business. Ire did so,
and he had established one of the first businesses in this
port, and one that contributed mutt to promote the

THE DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1860

The MAYOR—I declare Mr. Graves as elected Mayor
for the ensuing year, by 35 votes to 24. (Loud Cheers.)
The new Mayor was then introduced to the Council-
chamber by his proposer and seconder, and was received
with loud and prolonged cheering, frequently repeated.
The retiring MAYOR, addressing his successor, said—
It is my pleasing duty to announce to you, Mr. Graves,
that you have been elected to the high office of chief
magistrate of this great and important town. (Hear,
hot., ~pplause.) Alio* site, sir, to congratulate you
upon that distinguished honour, and to wish you health
and strength during the year you shall hold office.
(Hear, hear.) I am quite sure, sir, that you will bring
to bear, in the performance of the duties attached to the
office of Mayor, the same ability, zeal, and energy which
have hitherto been so marked and so characteristic
of you in the discharge of your other public duties.
(Hear, hear, and applause.) And I trust that you will
perform them to the entire and unalloyed satisfaction of
the town at large ; and, if possible, that you will increase
that esteem and respect which is felt and shared in by
all your fellow-townsmen, (Hear, hear, and continued
cheering.)
The Mayor-elect then took the oath, after which
The retiring Mayor announced to the Council that
all the formalities had been gone through, and that he
would then vacate the civic chair to make way for his
worthy successor.
Mr. S. R. GRAVES then took the chair, amid the
heartiest demonstration of applause, and, silence being
somewhat restored, addressed the Council as follows :
Gentlemen, the position in which I find myself placed
is. on my part, so unlooked for, that I feel no small
difficulty in conveying to you my feelings on this proud
occasion; and perhaps the best acknowledgment that I
can make to you will be the simplest (hear, hear, and
applause) ; and I beg to tender you, one and all, my
heartfelt thanks, for the honour which you have
now conferred upon me. (Loud applause.) I do not,
I assure you in all sincerity, accept this, the highest
office which you can possibly bestow, without serious
feelings as to the heavy responsibility attached to it.
(Hear, hear, and applause.) And I must only trust that
I shall be enabled to fulfil these duties to your satisfac-
tion, and with benefit to the town at large. (Hear,
hear, and cheers.) It is not in my own strength that r
rely for this result, for no man can be more conscious of
my own deficiency than I am myself ; but still you have
ever extended to my predecessors your generous forbear-
ance and your cordial support, and I feel sure that you
will not withhold these from me. (Loud applause,
and cries of "iN o, no: II i. Barium ticceeu in gate_
ing, not only sour confidence, but your esteem, I
do think, if health and strength remain with me, I
shall in the future be able to prove that I am not
altogether unworthy of your choice. (Loud applause.)
And that when I am called upon to band back to you
the honour which I have received, I hope I shall be
enabled to return it as untarnished as I have received it
from the gentleman who has just vacated it. (Hear,
hear, and cheers.) In accordance with custom, I hope
to be spared to attend divine service at St. Peter's
Church on next Sunday morning, when a sermon will
be preached in aid of the funds of that most excellent
charity, the Blitecoat Hospital. I need scarcely say that
I shall take it as a personal favour that as many of the
members of this council as tan possibly attend, will
favour me with their attendance on that occasion.
(Laud applause.)
THE MAYOR'S ALLOWANCE.
The sum of £2,000 was unanimously voted as the
mavor'r allowance for the ensuing year.
The minutes of last special council meeting were read
and confirmed.
THE QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.
The quarterly meetings of the Council for the er.suin.g
year were fixed as follows :—The first Wed
ndnesday in
February, the first Wednesday in May, a the first
Wednesday in August.
THE DOCK BOARD AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The MAYOR—The next business is the appointment
of the committees, with such powers and instructions,
general or special, as the Council may think proper.
Mr. SHELL said, before they proceeded with that
business, he wished to direct the attention of the Council
to a matter which was not only of importance, but of
great interest to all parties. He wished to allude to the
names of the gentlemen forming the Finance Committee.
He found that there were some names on the Finance
Committee who were also members of the Mersey Docks
Board. As it sometimes occurred that the interests
of the town and those of the Dock Board were
antagonistic, and that they often clashed together,
he thought that it was not only injudicious, but
that it waS actually detrimental to the interests
of the town. Besides, it sometimes interfered
with the members performing their duties. It had
occurred in the Finance Committee that when any sub-
ject was under discussion, in which the Dock Board was
connected,. and any of the members present were also
members of that board, that such members left the
room. They found themselves in a difficulty, and he
could but commend the honesty and the integrity shown
by such persons for taking such a course. But what was
the effect upoh the committee ? Why, while those
gentlemen were absent, the town lost their valuable and
important services, and an undue burden was put upon
the other committee-men—thus it must be injurious to
the public interest. That, he thought was so manifest
and self-evident, that lie did not think there could be a
word said against it. He thought that those members
who were the members of the Dock Board, and also
members of the Finance Committee, shbuld chose
between one or the other, and resign either the one or
the other. He moved that no member of that Council
who was a member of the Dock Board should be placed
upon the Finance Committee.
Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE said, in seconding Mr.
Sheil's motion, the subject was not only one of import-
ance, but it was also one to which he hoped the council
would direct its earnest attention. Ile held that the
principle laid down by Mr. Sheil was a sound principle.
Having reiterated Mr. Sheil's arguments, and expressed
his concurrence in the same, he said that such was the
position between the two estates that, as Mr. Sheil had
stated, their interests sometimes clashed, and at that
time the Corporation required all the talent and all the
ability they could get ; and
yet, when an important
subject was before the 'Finance Committee, the
members of the Dock Board left, and the work had to
be done by those who remained. Thus, those who
remained had an undue portion of the responsibility cast
upon them ; and as a most important question was about
to come under the consideration of the Council, and as
the appropriation of a large amount of money is about
to be disused, with regard to the reversionary interests

It was unanimously decided that the names of those
two gentlemen shOuld be placed on the committee.
The following committees were then unanimously
chosen :
The Watch Committee : Francis A. Clint, J. John-
son, John Aikin, William Barton, T. Bold, J. W. Crop-
per, John Farnworth, T. L. Hodson, R. W. Houghton,
R. iliftehison, W. I'. Jeffreys, T. B. Job, Joseph Kit-
chen, lames Steains, I. J. Stitt, Jchn Woodruff, Joseph
Livingston, Thomas Avison, C. Aspinal, and J. Steel.
Health Committee Thomas Dover, Richard Sheil,
William Barton; B. M. Beckwitla, C. T. Bowring, Jas.
Crellin, 11. Civathrialte; Roger Haydoek, Thomas L.
Hodson, Oliver Holden, J. J'. Slit 4, Thos. Vernon, T.
B. Job, Thomas Ridley, George Nicksoh, Joseph Steel,
and Samuel Siddeley.
Law Courts Committee : J. H. Turner, John Stewart,
J. A. Picton, James Parker, S. Holme, William Earle,
Thomas Littledale, Thomas Avison, John B. Lloyd.
The Markets Committee : J. Woodruff, Thomas Rid-
ley, J. Johnson, Oliver Holden, R. Haydock, John
Shimmin, R. W. Houghton, John Rogers, W. Barton,
J, Kitchen, G. Nickson, James Crellin. and C. Aspinall.
Edndation Committee : R. G. Gardner, T. D. Ander-
son, W. P. Jeffreys, Thomas Wagstaff, Daniel Crosth-
waite, Joseph Kitchen; F. A. Clint, R. Hutchison, J.
Cropper, Thomas Ridley, Thomas Vernon, J. G.
Livingston; G:Nieleson, John IL Wilson, H. C. Beloe,
Wm. Johnsdn.
Gaol Committee : Ma-yOr; him Stewart, John H.
Turner, Robertson Gladstone, Sarong Holme, C. Turner,
J. A. Tobin, W. Earle, James R. Jeffery, Hutchison,
R. Sheil, J. Tyrer, R. W. Houghton, Georgrs-
fall, J. Parker, J. Rogers, Oliver Holden, Vernon,T. V
W. Preston, T. D. Anderson.
Town-hall Committee; The Mayor, John Bramlev-
Moore, S. Holme, I. Stewart, Charles Turner, I. H.
Turner, J. A. Tobin, R. C. Gardner, T. Littledale, J.
Cooper; G. H. Horsfall, Wm. Preston, T. D. Anderson.
LibYary Committee : J. A. Picton, R. M. Beckwith,
Wm. Bennett, Wm. Earle, James Steains, J. Kitchen,
Chas. Mozley, Charles. T; Bowring, J. Aiken, R. C.
Gardner, T. Avison, T. B. Job, David Rae, Edward
Estill, W. Brown, Rev. H. It. Higginv.
The Water Committee : It was then /toyed that the
following gentlemen constitute this committee—T.
1 Hudson, W. Earle, John Woodruff, T. Wagstaff, John
Fardrifmth, ,T. R. Jeffery, James Crellin, Thos. Vernon,
C. Turner, /LEI' E. Estill, Henry C. 13eloe.
In the place of Mr: Bennett, who had signified his
wish to retire, Mr. Williams' Johvrson was named as his
successor, and after some converidaotr he was appointed.
Mr. COOPER said—Last year Mr. Shimmin had ex-
pressed a wish to become a member of this committee,
and he therefore proposed that his name be added.
It was then moved, as an amendment, that the corn-
, mittee should only consist of 13 members.
upon this, the Council divided on the amendment,
when there appeared—for it, 25 ; against it, 16.
The doting was as follows :
.Por—Cminaliors J. J. Stitt, R. Shell, C. Aspinall,
I. Crellin, R. Haydock, W. Johnson, E. Estill, H. C.
Beloe, C. T. Bowring, S. H. Wilson, W. Earle, R.
Hutchison, J. A. Picton, J. R. Jeffery, J. Johnson, T.
L. Hodson, J. Aikin, R. M. Beckwith, S. Farnworth,
J. W. Cropper, and T. Vernon. Aldermen W. Bennett,
W. Preston, J. Parker, J. H. Turner, and R. W.
lloughton.
akiallist—Councillors 'D. Crosthwaite, J. Shimmin,
W. Barton; C. Turner T. Avison, T. Ridley, W. P.
Jeffreys, J. ROgers; T. Wanstaff, G. Nickson, J. Kit-
chen, S. Siddeley, and S. G. Livingston. Aldermen
J. Cooper, R. C. Gardner, and J. Woodruff.
Baths : Thomas Wagstaff', James Parker, Walter P.
Jeffreys, William Barton, Jas. Crellin Males Mozley,
T. Robinson, D. Rae, and John H. Wilson.
Improvement : William Earle, William Bennett, J.
Stewart, J. A. Picton, S. Holme, J. Aikin, James R.
Jeffery, C. Mozley, R. Shell, J. Steains, C. T. Bowring,
T. Avison, R. Hutchison, R. C. Gardner, C. Aspinall,
S. A. Tobin, and D. Rae.
Audit Richard Sheil, C. Mozley, H. C. Beloe, F. A.
Clint, T. Farnworth, S. Woodroff, S. R. Jeffery.
The Improvement Committee :—ln this committee the
names of Mr. Bennett and Mr. Stewart were substituted
for those of Mr. Bold and the Mayor, the latter being ez
eilo a member of all the committees. The special Com-
mittee' for Public Improvements was also re-appointed.
MAYOR'S COMMUNICATION.
On the appiiention of the Recorder, permission was
granted to him to open a second court during the forth-
coming sessions

MUNICIPAL STATISTICS.

Mr. H. C. Beloe then proposed the following
motion, of which he had given notice :—" That
the Town-clerk be requested to prepare, for the
information of the Council, a return of the municipal
rates, including rates levied by any board of health or
improfernerit commissioners within the boundaries of
any municipal corporation, and paid by the inhabitants
of any English city or borough, north of Birmingham
and south of Berwick-upon-Tweed, the inhabitants of
which exceeded 50,000 at the last census, stating in the
same return the nett amount of income, if any, for the
last municipal year, derivable from any freehold
or leasehold estates, harbour or town dues, or
market tolls belonging. to such corporation, exclu-
sive of the rates levied as before referred to."
He felt quite sure that he need give the Council no
explanation for asking for the information he had moved
for. There was a most important discussion coming
on, on the subject of town improvements, and before
that it was desirable that they should know whether
they were more taxed than their neighbours. On that
subject he was in total ignorance, and the facts would
be useful in the discussion, and they would be able to
know whether they were able to bear an improvement
rate or not.
Mr. Nickson seconded the proposition for the returns.
Mr. STITT said they did not want to know what their
neighbours were doing, but what they were able to do
themselves. He had been told that the returns would
cost £l5O, and that in some of the places they would
not be able to get them at all. For his part he did not
see that any information would be obtained from the
returns.
Mr. Picrox thought that the information obtained
would be exceedingly valuable.
Mr. Alderman COOPER argued that the people. would
not have a borough-rate, and with judicion." and proper
management of the corporate funds, there was no neces-
sity for it.
Mr. W. EA.REE contended that the sooner the im-
provements were made outside the town, the cheaper it
would be ; and people might be penny wise and pound
foolish.
Mr. DOVER said he would not sanction any expendi-
ture of the public money, until such a time as there bad
been some explanation in reference to the water rate, in
which he had understood from Mr. Jeffery that there
was a deficiency of £23,000.
The MAYOR—We are not discussing town improve-
ments, but whether the returns were to be obtained or
not.

It was stated that the cost of getting the returns
would only be a few shillings, and the Town-clerk was
instructed to obtain them.

This was the whole of the business

It was agreed that there should be a special meeting
of the Council held on Wednesday next, for the pur-
pose of discussing the question of town improvements
and other important financial matters, and the Council
adjourned to that day.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-FRIDAY.

(Before Mr. RAFFLES.)
DISHONEST SERVANTS.

Detective-officer Patrick brought up a female, named
Anne Thompson, who was a servant at Mr. Llewellyn's,
publican, Dale-street, on a • charge of having stolen two
bottles of wine. It appeared that some suspicions' were
entertained of the prisoner's honesty, and the officer was
sent for, who, on searching her, got two bottles of wine
in ner pocket,. Ouwu st, ',clung% mid other property being
missing, the prisoner was remanded for further inquiry.
Margaret Simon was charged with having stolen a
sovereign belonging to her master, John Eaton, a cow-
keeper in Ormond-street. It appeared that the coin
was taken out of a drawer, but the girl said she found
it. She was sent to gaol for three months.

(Before Messrs. BOOTH, EARLE, and CHILTON.)
PUBLICANS AND BEERSELLERS' CASES.
John Riley, publican, Stanley-street, was charged for
Sunday trading. Mr. Cobb produced evidence for the
defence, and the complaint was dismissed.
Thomas Watson, Bevington-hill, publican, was
charged for Sunday trading. Fined 10s. and costs.
John Richmond, publican, Commutation-row, was
summoned for allowing drunkenness in the house. Mr.
Bremner defended. Two officers swore that they got
some. persons drunk in the house at one o'clock in the
morning. Mr. Bremner said the parties in the house
had come into the market, and then he called witnesses
'to disprove the case, which they did, and the complaint
Was dismissed.

Thomas Jones, publican, Great Orford-street, was
summoned for refusing to admit the police, when admit-
tance was demanded. Dismissed.
William Williams, beerhouse keeper, Norfolk-street,
was charged for Sunday trading. Mr. Cobb produced
evidence for the defence. Dismissed.
Henry Reyburn, publican, Commutation-row, was
summoned by Inspector White for permitting drunken-
ness. The defendant called witnesses to disprove the
charge. Fined 20s. and costs.
Thomas Lee, publican, Vauxhall-road, was summoned
for Sunday trading, and permitting persons to be drunk
in his house. Mr. Bluck was for the defence, and
contended that the persons were not drunk. Dismissed.

CORRESPONDENCE.

LIVERPOOL AND HER BANKING SYSTEM.
[THIRD LETT/LIT

The body of a child was found yesterday in an entry
in Rose-place. ' It is supposed the child died from ex-
posure to cold, as it was born alive. There were no
marks of violence on the body.
HISTORIC SOCIETY.-Wm. Brown, Esq., presided at
the meeting of this society, in the new Free Library,
on Thursday evening, and there was a numerous attend-
ance. The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, said
as the building in which they then were had been
handed over to the Town Council, it would be neces-
sary for the society to respectfully memorialise that body
to provide accommodation for them. He had no doubtthe
whatever that the Town Council would comply with
request; but he thought it would be better for the
society to return to St. George's Hall until after
Christ-
mas or tliereabouts.—The paper for' the °Yellin.- Was
read by the Rev. Daniel Henry Haigh, and was entitled,
It
"On the Genealogies of the Anglo-Saxon g
was a deeply interesting production, and was listened to
ns were
with much. attention. The following
announced :—" Annals of the Wars of thedlo9atahiCoent3ry,"
by Lieut:-Gen. Sir Edward Cust, president of the
society; vol. 5; "The industrial Missioiio Scotland, in
by George
its relation to Commercial Enterprise,"9 ; the Liverpool
Watson, M.D. F.R.S.E.
Royal Institution, "The Directors' fromßeort for 1859-60 ;"
t son the History of
from Mr. Prichard Hunt,
England," by Wm. Longm"aLria;afaroem the Historic and
Archmological Society of Geneva,e : Les Actes et Gestes
par Antoine Trom-
Merveilleux de la Cite de Gcne ,
ment, 1854; " Adois et Denis
udideve la Source de l'ldolatrie
practique et finesse les
et Tyrannie Papale ," LI
Papes soit en si haut degre montez," par Francis Bon-
nard; " Ancien Preir -do
Saint Victor, 1860."—Mr.
Joseph Mayer, F.S.A. exhibited a series of terracotta
vases, found in the tombs of the ancient inhabitants of
South America, togetherin.o with several objects in gold,
f large size, being more than
consisting of an
andear-r
nearlyg three inches in diameter.
eight inches long,
he frog the lizard, and nude figures
Idols in form
,of tale andfemale figite in silver. These
of men; also,
objects were dlerascribed in a paper by William Bollaert,
Esq., F.R.G.5.,. read before the society, with some re-
marks on the history of the people of South America,
in which country he resided for several years. The
next meeting of the society will be held in St. George's
Hall.

TO THE EDITOR OF TETE DAILY TIME'S.
Sur,—Having in my previous letters shown the in- ,
adequacy of the present banking capital of Liverpool,
and her very dangerous position from being dependent
upon external sources for the requisite means to carry
on, and still further to develop, ,her stupendous and
ever increasing commerce ; and having shown too that
under our present restricted system of banking, an
enormous amount of capital is effectually excluded from
mu; arteries of trade ; and how, through the instrumen-
tality of a well organised and efficiently conducted
deposit and discount bank, this capital could be made
to circulate through every vein of our commerce, I
now propose to notice another principle not less import-
ant, and one, the adoption of which would still further
immensely augment the money power of the town, and,
which would immediately follow the introduction of a
thoroughly free system of banking.
It will not, I apprehend, be disputed that nearly all
important payments made in Liverpool are adjusted by
the exchange of gold or bank notes ; checks upon our
local banks being a very rare commodity. It will not
be denied, either, that this is another of the natural
results of the system of charging a quarter per cent.
COTIMTi9:6OII upon all banking transactions, and which,
with the single exception of the Bralth Bank of England,
exclusively prevails in Liverpool, and which in every
possible way abridges the amount of capital available
for mercantile purposes, and operates prejudicially to an
extent very much underrated, if not altogether unnoticed.
At first sight it may appear
.quite immaterial whether a
payment is made by a bank cheque or a Bank of
England note ; but a very simple illustration will
show that a really vital principle of banking science
is involved. A system of cheque payments would be
attended with almost innumerable advantages over and
above the mere multiplication of our money power, and
the consequent increase of our commercial capital. It
is really one of the most convenient, safe, and beneficial
practices that could prevail in any, and particularly in
a large mercantile community. Now let us illustrate
the matter, and suppose that A is indebted to B one
thousand pounds ; that B has an engagement coming
due to C, and that C will shortly have to pay D a similar
sum. - The operation at present is somewhat after this
fashion: sometime before the payment of A becomes due
—probably a week or ten days—he begins to hoard what
money comes into his possession, and thus gradually
accumulates the thousand pounds; when the actual
day of payment arrives, it is handed over to B in bank
notes or gold. Well, the engagement to C does not
fall due for a week after the money comes into B's
possession , yet be retains it all the time, or in other
words, and in like manner to A he hoards it until his
engagement falls due, and then it passes into the hands -
of C, and he pursues the same course as B, and so
the thousand pounds travels on from one to another,
discharging but one obligation in a week, or it may be
ten days, for the process may be, and indeed is repeated
continually. Thus it will be seen that the power of
this thousand pounds if restricted to the adjustment of
not more, and probably not so many as fifty-two
engagements in one year.
Now, supposing the money with which A liquidated
his engagement to B, had been daily deposited by him
with his bankers as he received it, and when his pay-
ment fell due, he had handed his creditor a cheque for
the amount upon his banker ; it follows that a very
considerable portion of the thousand pounds would have
not only been available for commercial purposes, but,
in all probability, would have ,been actually employed,
and during the time, it was, under existing arrange-
ments lying idle, it would, under a free system of bank-
ing, have discharged many obligations. Then again, if
B had paid the cheque into his bankers, no money
would have passed, but the thousand pounds would have
continued in banking circles, in active circulation, and
during the week it continued under the direction of B,
would again certainly have adjusted payments to three
times its own amount. The same process might be
traced through an indefinite number of cases, and thus
the sum of a thousand pounds, would, under a free
system of banking, conduct three times the amount
of business which it is possible to accomplish under
the present system. This illustration may appear very
simple and unimportant so long as the mind limits
itself to the consideration of the individual sum of a
thousand pounds; but when we come to apply the
principle generally, and multiply it by the actual daily
transactions of Liverpool, we may form some conception
of the tremendous money-power we are perpetually
wasting by a blind adherence to a ridiculously absurd and
contracted system of monetary science. To comprehend
fully the extent to which the adoption of the cheque
payment system would multiply the available means of
trade, we must not shut out from our consideration ttat
when once in full operation, a single cheque would
frequently adjust several commercial differences between
the period of its issue and its presientation at the banker's
counter.
Even another view must be taken. It is known that
under present circumstances it is the common practice
of our traders to keep certain cash balances in their
boxes for the purpose of discharging hourly demands
that may be made upon them. What these may amount
to in the aggregate it is almost impossible to say : it
must be enormous; but the adoption of the cheque pay-
ment system would at once release and throw it into
the hands of the bankers, where its powers in aid of
commerce would be at once immensely multiplied. This
result would instantly follow the introduction of the free
principle of banking, and that disinclination to draw
cheques which now prevails would immediately cease.
Why, who is there engaged in trade that cannot call to
mind innumerable instances where payments have been
delayed, or made piecemeal, solely from the indisposi-
tion 61 the debtor to draw a cheque upon his banker,
and inn: the charge of a quarter per cent. commission ?
Other advan:Nes of the cheque payment system even
yet remain to be'ncticed. It would greatly simplify the
conduct of the cash department of every mercantile
house, and reduce the respnsibility of the head of that
department, whilst it would tend greatly to stop the
system of embezzlement which, it is to be feared,
now far too extensively prevails. A trader who
universally adopted the system of making all pay-
ments by bank cheque would in short accomplish
a threefold advantage for himself, whilst he would
benefit the commercial world by greatly augmenting the
money power of the district. He would need no large
cash balance in his office. He would readily check his
cashier's accounts by his banker's pass-book, and at all
times he would be able readily to prove the payment of
any money, even without the aid of the creditor's re-
ceipt. All this would be accomplished by the aid of a
free bank ; but it is never likely to prevail so long as
the quarter per cent. tax is continued. So well is the
principle, noticed in this letter. understood by some.
Liverpool houses, that they actuaLly keep their banking
accounts in London, and make a/I the payments they
possibly can by cheque upon them.
I had intended to have noticed in this letter the
system of re=discount of bills of exchange, and the
practice of domiciling all bills in London, but my space
precludes it, and I must, therefore, reserve that portion
of the subject for my next letter. W.