The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-02 00:00:00

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Yesterday being New Year's Day, a special meeting
of the Council was held as usual, fbr the appointment
of trustees under the tarions lotal abtg. The Mayor; (S.
R. Graves, Esq.,) presided and there *as bin. a small
attendance of members of the Council.

The first business related to the appointment of a
trustee under the Local Act of the 9th Geo. IV., for
enabling the trustees of Mrs. Ann Molyneux's Charities
in Liverpool to grant htillding leases, and for better
vesting the estates in them ; for confirming exchanges,
and other purposes for the benefit of the charities.
His Worship the Mayor was appointed to act in con-
junction with the archdeabort and the Feder;
The heft subject before the meeting had reference to
the appointment of three trustees, under the local act,
establishing St. James's Cemetery.
The three gentlemen named were Messrs. Stewart,
Gardner, and Woodruff.
Mr. Alderman WOODRUFF strongly urged that more
attention should be Paid tb the fast year they
had but one meeting—on the 25th of July. Gentle-
men scarcely thought of sitting down for the transaction
of business, and he himself was left entirely alone, and
since that time they had had no meeting. He protested
against such neglect, inasmuch as the conned had an
interest in the tettietery to the ettent ot Xb,oBl. He
did not think that the council would get it back; but
he thought that, with a good arrangement, a better
revenue would come in. The meetings should be held
at least. The council had received from this trust a
dividend, varying from 5 per cent. to nothing; another
year before, it was only 1 per cent. It was owing to
the action of the Health. Committee in preventing pit
burials. He thought, however, that with good manage-
ment they might reckon on a return of from 2 to 3 per
cent. annually.

The three gentlemen named were-appointed.
The Council then proceeded to the appointment of
two members to act as trustees in reference to the
School and Chapel for the Blind; and also the appoint-
ment of forty-one members of the Council to be com-
missioners under the acts relating to St. Paul's and St.
John's Churches.

The commissioners under the income and property
tax acts who had served last year were re-elected.
The Mayor's communications were then brought for-
ward.

The following letter was received from Mr, Shipley :
TO THE MAYOR OF LIVERPOOL.
' Rockwood, Wilmington, Delaware, Nov. 28, 18E0.
am favoured with your letter of the Bth instant,
informing me of the manner in which it is proposed to appro-
priate the donation you acknowledge to the new Free Library,
and I beg to express my sense of the kind consideration of the
committee towards the donor in the mode they have adopted.—
I remain, respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,

JOEERH SHIPLEY.

THE CATTLE MARKET.
The following communication was next read :
TO TOE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND
COUNCILLORS OF LIVERPOOL.

The undersigned, as a minister in Wigtown and cmvener of
the Sabbath-observance Committee of the General As-
sembly of the Free Church of Scotland,

Humbly representeth,—That there is regular steam com-
munication by sea between Wigtown and Liverpool, and that,
therefore, this representation, made with a view of its being
permitted to lie on the table of your council, is, it is hoped,
not out of order.

That public attention has sometimes been called to the dis-
turbance of the quiet of the streets of Liverpool on the Sab-
bath by the driving of cattle along the thoroughfares, and that
this is attributed to the arrival of steamers and the disembark-
ing of cattle from Scotland and Ireland.

That the apology for such arrival and disembarkation is that
the thy for the Liverpool weekly cattle market is Monday.
That your memorialist, having heard of a change of day for
holding the weekly cattle market at Glasgow—which once was
Monday—lately made inquiries regarding that circumstance.
In answer to the inquiry as to the day, your memorialist is
informed that it was changed from Monday to Thursday by
the t ,wn council of Glasgow ; the arguments for the change
being the blocking up cf streets in the cast end of the town by
drovers of cattle, and also the invasion of the rest and leisure
justly desired on the Sabbath by many stock farmers, cattle
dealers, butchers, and drovers.
In answer to an enquiry whether any change of day was
required for other markets concurring in regular rotation after
Glasgow, your memorialist is informed that the change from
Monday to Thursday had no appreciable effect oh other
markets, and did not cause any change of day in other
markets; the Glasgow cattle market supplies such an immense
population in the mining and manufacturing districts around
as well as in the city, that it may be said in general terms that
all the cattle that come to the market are sold. The unsold of
other markets are sent to Glasgow., but it seldom happens that
there are unsold beasts at the Glasgow market requiring to be
sent elsewhere.
The above representation is most respeetfully made by your
most obedient, humble servant, DAVID C. A. AGNEW.
Wigtown, N. 8., 28th December, 1860.
Mr. Alderman BENNETT said that the writer suggested
that his communication should remain on the table, and
he proposed that it should (130 so.
deserving of considP-
Mr. JOB thought thP.`
there was a great deal in it
Mr. KITCHE'' ration.
be believed observed that'he was a member of what
for tb, was termed the "Cattle-driving Committee"
bp, -C last twelve months. This subject had come
-lore that committee, when it was found impracticable
to alter the day, owing to the times at which markets
and fairs were held in Scotland. There was every desire
on the part of the committee to consider the matter and
assist in altering it, but this last course was fond
wholly impracticable.
After a few words from Mr. Clarke Aspinall and
other members of the Council, th 2 subject dropped.
The MAYOR said that there was a very interesting
report presented to the Council on the subject, and he
would suggest that Mr. Job and Mr. Aspinall should
make themselves acquainted with it ; because by that
paper being laid on the table it would be in the power
of any member to open the discussion at any time they
thought advisable to do so.
The Council then rose.