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saw no advantage to be gained by referring the matter
back.

Mr. STITT said that. discussion would save a good
purpose if it prevented in future an acknowledged irre-
gularity. Re agreed to the impropriety of intro-
ducing personalities into the Council, but should not be
, deterred from .discussing, calmly and temperately the
proceedings of any committee, without fear or favour
from any individual, -
Mr. EArtin was sure -the tonstititency of 'Mr: Stitt
would admire his speech beyond measure. Ile (Mr.
Earle) wished he had the fadility td pleaSe his cdnstittl-
cuts in the same way, buthe Was
safraid he Fins DOt,tipin
enything of the sort: (A laugh.) He should not add
to the disetigslori,' and was i'ery sorry that a word should
have
.been said: He shoilld 14' tre4tecl the strong
obseoationi of Mt. Jeffery, tihieh,lie.Called extremely
personal, with silent contempt.. (liatighter and applause.)
I Mr: pointed out, what he conceived; various'popular errors qii,the.sublect
.of commuting the fines on
leases. It was by not granting commutation, but by
refusing to renew, that they were robbing the present
generation.
Mr. R. • GLADSTONE said the discussion directed
his mind to this one fact,—it satisfied him as to the
extent toWlich the interests of 'the public suffer by the
closed doors of the Finance Committee., Had there
been a staff of ~,irnitted, they should have
been saved that very trOUbles9ur 914 41§Cti;-
won; ,V.trci,ri.on the occasion nil toi. there, was a
• very atteii4anee the4rs ,Of the ,Pintinee
edriiiilittpe and MAIO ifB did dot iii It id selelnicr,-...dh
to, individuals;
,it ,dge an.d ; himself to
that they.clissented,from an,appliention of tlie,prin-
OVe of 4:iliniiiutatiosti to the circnitistanee. :of.,a fine on
iliti ihic4nl df d•Adiil, • ft Eslldtiy,k'e known that the
decision was unanimous—thotigh no iiellyed the num-
bero weite or t25t0,2.1

Mr. Belot thcn'mo*ed, and. fir. Jeffety seconded; that
the 'entry dd till the lease in question be not confirmed
now, but postponed for a triotith; and eftcr some fur-
ther conversation this was put to the Council and car-
ried, by a majority of 26 to 7.

THE WATCH COMMITTEE,

The proceedings 'of this committee having been read,
Mr. JEFFERY said he hal received a letter from a
gentleman on the other side of the ivater,- 'complaining
of the disorderly and indecent conduct of parties who.
confcregiate on the larkiin wstage, on gnodat efellingg• .
Air. CLINT- proiliisel to the subject; and the
proceedings were then confirmed, .

THE HEALTH COMMITTEE. i
•
Alderman Dover having moved, and. Mr. Beckwith
seconded, the confirmation of the proceedings of this
committee,

Mr, EARIE wished to ask the chairman a question.
He observed that Mr. hatlibotit's letter 9n the subject
of lodging-heuses had been refer'red to a suboomiiiittee:
Had they made any.report?
Alderman DOVER said theyhad no report to make.
Any suggestion of Mr. Rathbone's, which was practical,
• they already .carried out. There had been a corres-
pondence between Mr. Rathbone, another gentleman,
and Mr. M.Gowan, but conducted by the latter not in his
capacity as an officer of the committee, but as an inde-
pendent member of the. Social Science Association. The
committee, therefore, had no ,right to go into the matter.
Mr. EAutt Said that out of the correspondence ha,d
arisen a questioti of firbdibility bctiteell the officers of
the, Health Chmtiiittcb and the eoristaliiildfy hf the
lie thought the, Mattel. ghodid be fefefied td
„
some independent tribunal;
After some remarks from Mr: llOiiiingand Mr: Shell,
the subject 'was dropped, and the proceedings were con-
firmed.

The proceedings of the St. George's-hall Committee,
the. Market's Committee, and the EduCation Committee;
which contained no entries of special interest, were then
read and confirmed.

THD,GAOL AND HOUSE OF CORRLCTION COMMITTER

The proceedings, resolutions and reports of the Gaol
and House of Correction Committee, comprised a recom-
inendatiou to accept the tenders of the following 'parties
for articles required at the gaol during the ensuing year:
:I—Messrs: 6-;.Lloyditocl Co.; for great coats and oil-skin
caps ; Mr. William Evans, for frock Ccidts atid-treilsers
Mr. Thomas Milner, for Marital, find SC;ii-let; bliie; and
white flannel ; Mr. John Phillips, for white and brown
bread, and oatmeal ; Mr. Charles Whitfield Harvey, for
milk; and Mr: Thomas Close, for butchers' meat. •
The proceedings of the-committee were then read and
confirmed ; as were also those of the TOwn-hall Estab-
lishment committee.

• THE NEW FREE LIBRARY.
The proceedings of this committee comprised a recom-
mendation that the name of Shaw's-brow be.changed
to that of William Brown-street, and a suggested in-
scription to be placed' in front of the Free Library and
➢iuteum.

, .
There Were *Copies of tWo -inscriptions piedeci over the
mantel-piece. One was siniply kceedrd that the Wild-
ing had bebri ehtted by Mr. William Brown: The
other ran as folloArs :—" This building, .containing the
Free Library, Museum, and Gallery of Arts, including.
the Museum of Natural History presented by the Earl
of Derby, was erected on a site provided by the Corpo-
ration, at the sole cost of Williani Brown, of Liverpool,
merchant, and by him presented as d free gift to his
fellow-townsmen,' Oct. 18th; 1860.

Mr. Tobin suigested that the insbriptidn might bb
.improved ; and it was apprbv'ed of, subject to sttch Cor-
rections as Mr. Tobin might suggest. 'The, proposal to
alter the name of 'Shaw's-brow to William BroWn-street
stands over for consideration till next month.
Mr. Pieton then moved the confirmation of the pro-
ceedings.
Mr. WOODRUI4 suggested the advisability of provid-
ing suitable reading-rooms at the free lending. libraries,
norili and south, and the establishillent of a similar
institution At the east end of the town.

Some conversation having taken place on the sug-
gestion, •
Mr. BOWRING called attention to the great additional
expense which, if the suggestion were adopted, would
have to be incurred.

'Mr. BELOE observed, by the.minutes, that for three
chairs they had paid three guineas a-piece. He wished,
to know if the cost were paid from the rates of the
town ? (No.)
PreTori replied, in reference to Mr. 'Woodruff's
suggestion, that if the Council would take upon itself
the maintenance of the Botanic Gardens,' the conimittee
would have no objection to the eteoioii 6f the libraries
as proposed. They had last year .CBOO to pay for hot-
houses, &:c., in addition to the annual expense of £l,lOO
or £1,200 which the gardens cost. There was a stun of
nearly £2,000 out of their income. There would be great
difficulty, however, in attaching reading rooms to the
lending libraries. First, they had not the. premises; then
a large number of the books Were out iii the hands of
readers. Besides, it WAS lint desirable to mike things
too easy, BOrlie people thought there should be a cart
to Carry books to people's houses. (Laughter.) That
idea had actually been started. As to the expense of the
chairs, he should state that they had a"donation from
Mr. Wm. Brown of .C 3,000 towards furnishing the
.apartments, and it was from that money that the cost of
the chairs had boen taken. From day to day also, Mr.
Brown was providing implements and articles, of which
not a word was said. He had given them, within these
few days, a chandelier for the bar&room., and he had
undertaken to fit up a room for, the gallery of inven-
tions. In that way a great deal of the fitting-up had
been effected, without any expense to the pockets of the
.ratepayeis, (Applause.) . •
The proceedings were then confirmed.. • • --
Mr. Prarox afterwards rose, add said, hY *AY of
showing the public interest taken in the institution, he
should mention the doratioii 4 a valuable table for the
board-room, Which had cost 60 guineas, had been made
by the directors of the Commercial Bank in Castle-street.
The proceedings of the Water Committee were then
read and confirmed without comment.

The proceedings of the Baths Committee having been
read,

Mi. STITT rose to propose the following motion, of
which he had given tmtite c—" that, in view of the
continuous and rapid growth Of the town in the
direction of Egerton and kirkdalc, the unprecedented
multiplication in those districts of habitations specially
for the working classes, and the great increase of the
population, the Baths Committee'. he instructed to
prepare plans and estimates for the'erection of baths,
on the land belonging to the Corporation in Cresswell-
street (purchased for that purpose in the year 1848) at a
cost not exceeding £4,000, and that. the said bath's be
erected at the earliest possible time."
The TOWN-CLERK read first two memorial's in favour
the project which had been received—one from the in-
habitants of the ward, and the other from the district
medical-officers having charge of the pauper population
of the district.

dgbaveeel'i first
made a brieftt
•
Mr. STITT, in a lengthy and practical speech, spoke
in advocacy
of the;advocacy attempts
ttetmhepte motion Heh
whicha
secure
baths for Everton, a site for the purpose having been
purchased so far back as eletzen years ago. Few people,
he continued, were aware of the great increase of in-
habitants and of population which had taken place within
the last few years. In 1849 there were 179 houses erected
inEvertori; in 1859, there were 1,238 houses erected:
This' year, up to the present time, there had been 706
houses erected in Everton, ,and 284 in kiticdale. From
1849 up to the present time, there had been erected in
Everton' ward 8,762 houses. That would give the
Council some impression of the enormous increase of the
population of Everton. He might mention also, as
another circumstance, that in addition to the houses
which he had named, he was acquainted with a field in
West Derby-road, which' had just been sold, and they
intended to put between 400 and 500 houses 'upon that.
The population of Everton and litrkdale in 1851 was
.35,765 ; but it was now stated by their medical officer at'
65,000. Mr. Stitt then quoted statistics to show how
much the present baths had been appreciated, and what
an excellent investment financially they bad been. He
concluded by an earnest appeal for the boon now asked,
fer the health, social comfort, happiness) and morality
of the largest and the heaviest rated district within
the borough. (Applause.)
Mr. T. D. ANDERSON said that after the very able
speech they had just heard from Mr. Stitt, he would
not take up the time of the Council Icith any lengthened
remarks, 'more especially as he was one of those who on
a former occasion took part in a similar motion, which
was very favourably received by the Council. He would
therefore simply content himself with seconding the
resolution.

Mr. Alderman PARKER rose with much pleasure to
support the motion of Mr. Stitt. He himself had fre-
quently drawn the attention of the Council to the
importance of having baths erected in the town, but his
views were very seldom reciprocated by the other mem-
bers of the Council. Mr. Stitt's statement had borne
out the assertion that the baths could be made to work
effiliently, at a small outlay of money, and be found to
yield benefit to the town at large.
Mr. EARLE said he did not rise to make anything like
a long speech, as the subject had been so ably laid before
the Council by Mr. Stitt, whose arguments in support of
the baths was admirable. He differed in one respect
from the proposer of the motion, and that was whether
the Council would be justified in directing its exclusive•
attention to Everton ward. He knew of localities where
Mr. Stitt's arguments would be found to apply with
great force and truth, and that was in the upper end `of
rarliament-street; Windsor, and also Edge-hill; and
there was also a piece of land which was converted into
a playground by Mr. Melly, which he (Mr. Earle)
believed was originally intended for such a purpose as
that contemplated by Mr. Stitt. He should not vote
for Mr. Stitt's motion, unless other parts of the • town
which probably were equally in need of baths, was
taken into consideration. He knew places that wanted
one, two, and three baths.
. Mr. Alder Man PARKEK—One at a time. •
• Mr. EARLE—Your own district wants them as badly
as any place. (A laugh.)
BEcii.wiTii wanted to know why Toxteth-park

and West Derby districts had not been included in the
number of places that 146'.!d td hate b.p.th§ , . ,
Mr. Ton had great pleasure in stippOrting
motion, as he considered that the baths for the Everton
district were much wanted.
The motion was put to the meeting, and carried
una voce.
The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Im-
provement Committee were read, and confirmed.
The proceedings resolutions, and reports of the Audit.
'Committee doniritised a retorttnietldatidn td Increase: the
salary of Mr. P. S. 'Mind, the 6ot:riot:ate attcliidti frotil
3130 to £4do per annum, and was deferred till the next
meeting.
The Cordneria dccounti amounting td £67 3s. 2d.,
was passed. ; .
The Mai is cornirhinicatio'nipoMprised an, application
from Mt. .Tames Cooper, surgeon. to. the cpstabulary
forte, for an increase to. his salary, which was referred
to the Watch Ccimniitteje:,
A letter.was read. from Mr. Robert ToPrliug, asking'
!,for au increase ofsalaryi inconsequence of his duties in
the leasingiand conveyancing department having been
increased, and also,ini consideration 'of. his length .of ser-
vice to the Corpdratin..—lt was referred to the Finance
Committee ; as was also a similar eottiffinnicatien,from,
Mr. Hugh Roberts, an assistant clerk to Mr. Topping.
Mr. Deloe proposed that certain municipal returns,
L;" he moved for at a former meeting, be printed and
circulated amorist the members of the Council; which.
w sounded by Mr. Jangetn, and carried unanimously.
J% lettef vias fedd front P.: thlffy; 33.111 bormi.2l
coroner' di.aViingi dtteritieti of the Codneit id a tay.
at f • 't
4apgprous practicey drill p
spring, carts and:other vahicie.7, dfova,throtigh thestreet:iandipublieithorouglifarqs Of, the to,Whl,itt
C feat=
", fiillyr rqpid. rfgardleSS • ot the ,many pa vei-
-1 dents trfiii3ll rnialit ensue from their , careless and reck-,
less conduct.; and -sugiestiyi t it surq.e niePiiiures should
be adapted to, abate, this nuisance. In confirmation of
his statenient;'he instanced the deplorable mishap that
happened to the late 'respected and esteemed Alderman
Richard Griffltlit4,: 'she communication was referred to
the. Watch COMmitte6.
There being no other business be'fore the Nttncil, the
Council rose

COUNTY COURT.-YESTERDAY.

TIDE ANCONIpp StCII3.TARY OF THE
TRADESMtN'S, WAX* qocftrry;

, .
(Before Mr.. J. 1. BLAIR.)
,-INSayENCY OF MR,IHOXAS HENRY CLARK.

i, . ••Yesterday morning an insolvency case of general
' interest was heard at the Liverpool County Court. The
natile 6 Chalkley, the fraudulent and absconded Seem-
' tar; Of the friterpool Txtidesronislioatt gociety, al/Mated
in bold and painful relief, • I'l will ttg fenidtnbeted that
Chalkley abscondedso=e time since, lediirig, deOciontis
in his accounts to the tune of £25,000. Many hard-
working and respectable persons were, in consequence,
reduced to poverty. The insolvent in the instance was
Mr. Thomas Henry Clark, a superannuated Customs-
officer, residing in Newlands-strect, Breck-road, Everton.
Mr. Chiltern supported, and Mr. M'Coub (on behalf
-rev
of the loan society) opposed, theinsolvent; whose debts
it appeared amounted to £1,200, of which nearly £l,OOO
'is dtle to the loan soeiety. On •his elamlnatioft, which
ocetipied the court some time, Mr. Clark feinted the
hiStorS' Of his transactions With the lodii society; cif,l
Perhapsi :thoie directly Kiththe delinquent secretly'.
I He is, now in reciiit of a stiperaiannated allo*anee front
the customs amounting to LlgOper 4nntinit Sn'hject to abOdt
£26 deduction. Twelve years ago li,e,became pequainted
with Chalkley in his capacity of secretary to the.so6iety;
and at various times, up to about six.years since, the society.
through their secretary, advanced him in all about £2OO.
in sums ranging from £5O to £6O, "less £5 or .£6
expenses." At various times he said he had paid, in.
liquidation or attempted liquidation of the, £2OO, hun-
dreds of pounds, of which, as he did not keep a cash-
book, he had kept no account, trusting to the integrity,
of the man with whom he was transacting business.
to Iloternber,.. 1858, he paid £l3 ; in January, 1859,
£l. 8. dud lie,held receipts for two payments ogned.by
Chalkley:. He; li.o**r;, reilea;tedlt fettated the hills;
in consequence of threati of legal P.roeeidings. The
renewed and original bills were retained by the.seere,4
tary, but what use he had made of them did not
appear. The expenses attending the renewal of the
bills had augmented the £2OO to the sum now claimed.
'ln the month of January last he gave Chalkley
acceptances for £4OO and £5OO. The bill for £4OO was
"imaginary." . These were apparently in liquidation of
former bills. After Chalkley absconded the society
applied for payment of the bills, and brought him to
the insolvency court. The insolvent, in relating a
conversation Which had taken place between him and
Mr. Rymer's Clerk; ddmitted 'that he might have offered'
td, lay aside annually a poitiot df his stiparahntiation
allowance to liquidate the debts; but denied that any
such arrangement was finally made:
Mr. Rymer and his clerk, Mr. Bradley, affirmed that
the insolvent had promised he would lay by yearly a
certain amount of his superannuation money, for the pur-
'pose of paying off his debts, on condition that he was .
not arrested and imprisoned, and subjected to the loss
of his position in the Customs. with the superannuation '
money, to which he would becdirie entitled shcittlY, lind
which he now enjoys. ".
The. case was adjourned to give the parties an oppor-
tunity for negotiating the reduction of the claims
of the society ; and also to enable the judge to consider
and determine whether he has or, has not the power to
order the insolvent to lay aside a portion of his superan-
nuation money flir thesptirp,ose of liquidatipg.his debts.
INSOLVENCY CASES.—William. li..Goff, Field-street,
butcher, .Supported.hy Mr. Grocott : final order .granted.
Robert Morison Fox, agent to a life assurance, Johnson-
street, Kirkdale. supported by Mr. Heathcot i final Order.
granted. Wm. ,Ainseati;,,,h; wheelwright, Peach-street;
stipportbd. by Mr. Blackhilrst i final dider grdritbd.
Thomas 'Roberts, cattle dealer and farmer, Harbord-
street, Edge-hill. supported by Mr. Blaelthurst : final
order granted. G. J. Jones, boot and shoe maker, 215,
Derby-road, Kirkdale,
_supported by Mr. Remington,
the case was adjourned until the 6th December for pay-
ment of money into court. —Henry Pemberton, Dey's-
lane, West Derby, li, OibOilse-leeeper, supported by Mr:,
Roily, and opposed by Mr. Remington I the 60e was`
adjourned till the 7th January.--James 'Foy, grocer,
Upper Mann-street, Toxteth-paik, supported by Mr.
,Hornley and opposed by art ..Gray ; the case - was
adjourned till the 9th of January.—Joseph White, 249,
Vauxhall-road, was supported 'by Mr. 'Webster; ad-
journed till the 9th of January.—R. Roberts Gardner,
West Derby; adjourned, till .the 9th of January.--
Thomas Brindley, milliner, Mount-pleasant; Was sup-
ported by Mr. Henry ; passed his last examination,, and
the case was adjourned till the oth or Jantiary.

THE.. THIRD .cf-itslltim OR WALLASEY
COMPANY 01? RIFLE VOLUNTEERS.

This company, the third of the Ist battalion, Was on
Tuesday evening last inspected by their newlY7appointed
Lieut.-Col. King and Adjutant Captain Torrens, at
their drill-room, 'Wallasey. On the, entrance of Lieut.
Col. King, &e:, the company, under command of their
able captain, Chambres, presented arms, after which
the Lieut.-Colonel, 'Passing along both front and rear'
ranks, inspected the arms and accoutrements. with which
he Was well'plea m
sed,; the Command Was then taken by him,
When he iiiirlieditttaq Piodeeded to ptit tile toropdny
through a variety of military evolutions, consisting of
marching, counterHmarching, marking time, different
formation, and manual and platoon exercises, all-of which
were accomplished without the slightest difficulty or hesil
tation on the part, of the men. , The company having
• been formed into a hollow square, the lieutenant-
-3-1 -AA by 41,.
ind invitation of your excellent an worthy captain,
I appear ~amongst yott for the first time in my
official capacity as your lieutenant-colonel:: I am-fully
aware of the vast amount of importance attaching itself
to the office I haVe the honour to hold, and which my
late brother captains liaVe so kiridly eieVated me to. I
at alto further aware of the necessity of becoming
thoroughly acquainted with my duty, in order to be able
to handle and move a large bodyof men—such as I hope
will ultimately compose the Ist battaliom—with order and
precision. Being myself much engaged in busiaess, like
most of yon, I feel my inability dcvdtc thdt nfilount
of time to study Whin is indisfiehsahlY necessary to the
Making of a thoroughly proficient officer ; but this I
will promise you, gentlemen, to make myself as nearly
so as I can ; at all .eveiitS, I hope and trust never to
disgrace myself in your estimation, or that of any other
corps forming the battalion, from want of knowledge
-but, gentlemen, if I do commit a fault, let it be no
excuse . for your doing so likewise ; but by a renewed
determination mi yndr part to stick Close to your
hope, in a very short period, to find you have becoMe•
so,thoroughly versed and well grounded in all the various
and complicated manoeuvres forming the military
education, that it will be inipossible for you to Indic,
a mistake of any kind. I have been diceuditigly grati_
' lied by the Way in which you have acquitted yourselves
' this evening ; it is exceedingly creditable to both your
officers and yourselves. lam also pleased to 'see so,
large a muster, especially when I consider the weather
how very Unfavourable it has been ; but what interests
me most is the unity that exists among you—the high
estimation in which your captain and officers are heli
by you,—for rest assured, gentlemen, of this fact; if I
may so. speak, harmony or unity is the backbone of the
volunteer service.; should this fail us; then we may
expeet- to see it come to nothing, and that speedily.
Accept my thanks, gatiemen, for having thus patiently
listened to me so long, for I do assure you I shall class
this evening amongst the happiest I ever spent in
my life. And now I will introduce to you my friend
and your adjutant, Captain Torrens, who has just been
appointed to the battalion, and who I am quite sure
will do all in his power to assist you in obtaining that
proficiency which you all I have no doubt aspire to; and
thus render you one of the most efficient corps extant.
Captain Chambres having called for three times three
cheers for Lieut.-Colonel King, which met with a hearty
response on the part of the corps, the same also having
been given for Captain 'Torrens, the adjutant; Lieut.-
Colonel King then said 'there were only two bad pay-
masters—those who paid beforehand, and those who
never paid at all. He had received his pay, but they
had not the slightest idea what a queer sort of fellow he.
_might turn out to be.. Ile then requested three cheers
to be given for Captain Chambres, which required: only
mentioning to call forth a right old English response. n
similar compliment having been. Paid. Lieut. Irvrisoo
and Ensign Lance, the company were re-formed inte
line and dismissed. Both the Lieut.-Colonel and th-
Adjutant were quite satisfied and pleased with the clean
liness of the arms, and the good order in which the
armoury is kept in connection with the corps. Among
the-visitors present were Ctain W. Laird, of No.
Company, Birkenhead Lieut.Bower, No. 4 Company,
Rock Ferry; Kink Combo Esq of No. 2 Company,
Oxton ; D. C. Buchanan, 'Esq., "R. Statter, Esq., and
Rev. G. Grundy.

ST. JAMES'S SCHOOLS.—On Tuesday evening last, an
entertainment was given by the children of these schools
in their building, St. James's-road, and which was.
attended by a large and highly respectable audience.'
The chair was taken by the incumbent' of the chard',
the Rev. Lewis F. Thomas, who, in a short address,
explained the object of the meeting, and stated that
the schools were in a very prosperous condition, and
reflected great credit upon the master, governess, and
pupil teachers engaged therein. The programme con,-
sisted of singing and recitations, and which was rendered
in a very creditable manner—indeed, it was really
astonishing how some of the mere infant performers got
through their parts in the manner they did. The eater-
tainment was brought to a close about half-past nine,
and the audience separated much delighted with the
proceedings.