Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-31 00:00:00

MITITSONIA.N HOTEL,
SAT, COnter Of lIMISTom-sTar.er, Nsw Yon K.
FfEsteAl Ii hoaour of the SMITEBONIAN
Established at WASNINSTON, by the U. S. CONGRE3S,
With Fnmets bigusatlsod by JA NES SHITI ;CM, of EN'GL &MD,
th 3 FrisuLlsh;p of the 0 NPICF.S3 of th: Narrom.tt, Issrt rz-rtom
Is con luctei on the System of Hotels in F.NGLkND.
CHAS. 11. SMITH.

LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RA-ILWAY.
RETURN TIOBETS.—The issue of RETURN
TICKETS from the statiolis on this company's line; to Windermere,
the Isle of Man, Harrowgate, Scarborough, Whitby, Riley, and Brid.
I ington, W ILL CEASE on the 31st inst ; t Iso the irsas of Return
Tic: ets to Reasure Parties at a Stogie Fare (ds advertised), for the
Double Journey. By oral-.
Super Lit ndent's Offic,, Victoria Station,

Manche ter, Oct. 30, 1857.

LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.

ALTERATION OF TR tIN3 FOR NOVEMBER,

The Public are respectfully informed, that on and after the Ist
of November neat, the following alterations will be made in the
rains :
The 1.30 p.m. train from Liverpool to Manchester, will stop at
The 7 p.m. train from Liverpool to Waterloo on Sunda—, and
the 7 45 p m. train from Waterloo to Liverpool. will be discontinued.
Various alterations will be made in the stopping of the trains at the
road side rtations ; for all of which see the tine books and bills of
company, to be had at any of the booking offices.
By ordar.
Saperintenient's Office, Victoria Station,

Manchester, act 30,

FOR SALE BY AUCTION, unless previously-
disposed of by Private Treaty, on Thu-sday next, the
"JO , sth November, at Three o'clock, at the Brokers' Sale
From. 5, York-build ngs, Dale-street, the well known
Ship LYDIA Mc HENRY, 743 tons o.se 562 teas N.M. Length..l.l7
feet! fiches • breadth. 30 feet f ur inches ; -depth, 23 feet 4 inches.
Built at Quebec in if 49, and chased All for Live years, and in 1854
was continued two years A. 1. She had extensive repairs in 1855,
when she was specially surveyed, and claseed .IE l five years. Had
mpwards of £1,700 expended upon her about four mouths since at
Bombay, ii.clucting caulking and yellow metal she.,thing, to about 15
'feet. '1 his vessel carries a very large cargo, and base poop with two
good cabins and toptallant forecastle. She is now in capital order,
and looks like a ship only half her age, is well foand in stores, and
C an be sent on a voyage immediately. L 3 ing in the Albert Dock.—
S'or inventcrits, and further particulars, apply to CUNARD, WIL-
SON, land CO., B elders for the Purchase and Sale of Ships, s,',Tork-
buildings, Dale-street, Liverpool.

AIIUSE 04E:ITS, PUBLIC -MEE CINUS, to.

Tais DAL

TriZATia Raria.—Professar Anderscn-7 p.m.
11141 AL ASt MITI! EATRE-11 r. Robs ns-7 p.m.

DraLsit's ITAnt.,.TE, Dale-street. —7,lp.m.
gr. Geofteres HALL The Peop'e's Corherts —8 p.m.
LITIZTOOL ACADEXY'S EXIIIBITI OK, POStOffiee-pl4Cd.
AlLiffBOP'S WAXWORK EXHIBITION-10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
taerAL CoLasseu.kr —Geeeral Entertain:neat-6.30 p.m.

For particulars sea advertisements.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1857.

THE DAY'S NEWS.

The last meeting of the Town Council, as at
present constituted, was held yesterday, for the
purpose of.winding up the municipal business of
the year. The first portion of th© business was
thatio relation to the proceedings of the Finance
Committee. The committee are sorry that they
cannot sanction or recommend that £5OO be granted
in aid of the Arno's Vale Reformatory. They
also advise the discontinutwe of a Liverpool Office
in tendon. The committee also express their
thanks to the cheirraan of the year (Mr. Hornby)
who is remota to retire from that office, Mr.
Hornby took occasion to address the Council upon
their future conduct ; he hoped that they would,
now that they had lest the Town Dues, proceed
with the utmost economy and avoid those expen-
sive Parliamentary contests to which they had of
late been subjected, in fact, their income would,
not allow them to enter into any large expense. A
decided opposition was shown to the recommen-
dation of the committee that the London Office
shoulik be abolished, and after some very pertineet
remarks from Mr. Stitt and Mr. Graves, the
subject was referred back. Much opposition was
also shown respecting the decision of the com-
mittee on the application fur the grant in aid of
the Catholic Reformatory near Bristol, and an
amendment was moved by Mr. Stitt to refer hack
plc AL 1- • t cmt. 31_344,11.4.,nt
recommendation to increase the satiety of Inspec-
tor Keogh, a very worthy officer in the detdeive
department, to £lO5 per annum, were confirmed
The proceedings of the Improvements ComMittee,
were arse coufirmeel, as were those of the Gardens,
Chureh Expenditure, Observatory, Water., Library
and Museum, Hackney Carriages, Bathe, and Gas
Cesamitteee After some remarks from Mr. S. R
Graves, and Mr. Alderman Holten., on the Birken-
hetta Docks, the proceedings of that committee
were agreed to. The committee appointed to
consider the .approaches to the new landing-stage,
report—that they see no way to meet thedifficulties
of the question but by a high-level bridge, in which
conclusion a resolution from the sub-committee of
the Dock Committee expressed concurrence. The
recent clandestine visit of Lord Stanley, of Alder-
ney-, to Livia-pool; was condemned by Mr Earle,
• Air. Jeffry, and others. The Mayor's communica-
tions included .a letter from the War Office, to the
effect that the new Battery at Liscard must be
proceeded with, as a contract for its erection has
been signed upwards of six weeks; also that as the
Town Council had granted the laud for the purpose,
they suety cannot object to the proceeding with the
works. The Secretary of the War' Department
adds The site is one which has been always
considered most .suhrble for a work of this kind
by every officer who has had to consider the •best
means of defending the port of Liverpool ; and
this-opinion has, more recently, been confirmed by
a joint committee of military and naval officers
specially named to consider the question ;' and, in
the absence of any substantial military or other
reason against the decision, Lerd Panmure would
not be justified in suspending the execution of a
work vfhieli, though riewed.alone, may not appear
at first-sight tile best that errn be devised, vet, as
one of a number arranged at different points, is
certainly essential to the completion of the views
entertained by the beat judges, of such questions
for the proper defence of the port." The proceed-
ings of the. Council terminatedeby a vote of thanks
to the Mayor, for the courteous manner in which
he had behaved towards the individual member's
of the Council, and " last, though -not least," for
the great hospitality be has shown during his
mayorality--,vile Mr. Earle Mr. Alderman HOlme
seconded the vote of thank's, and atter an appro•
priate reply f10:11 his Worship, the labours of the
present municipal body were brought to an end.
A very intera;ing meeting was held in Toxteth-
park, yesterday,,convened for the purpose. of hear-
ing the opinions of the ratepayers with ,regard to
the building of a new workhouse. It appears that
the Board of Guardians are anxious to ,have a
workhouse erected -that will accommodate 1,000
:persons. This the.majority of the ratepayers think
much too large, and
.the meeting of yesterday was
held in consequence. ,Several gentlemen advised
the ratepayers, and preyed from the statutes of a
number of workhouses throughout the country,
that a building to accommodate one out of every
three Inendte d of the population was all that was
requisite. The population of Toxteth-park was
only 70,000, but it would increase ; and oven
granting that it had reached 160,000, then there
would only be required a workhouse to aecolnmodate
500 15lternately resolutions to the effect that a
building large enough to hold 500 paupers, and an
hospital to accommodate 100 sick, would be suffi
cient for the wants of the pariah of Toxteth-park,
was passed amidst acclamation

It would appear that there is no sign of an early
termination of our difficulties with China. The
Emperor of the Celestials has, according to a Hong
Kong correspondent of the Daily Netts, endorsed
all the proceedings of his Corn -nissioner, Yeh, at
Canton. The Pelst4 Gazette, of July 26, contains a
note froth Yeh to the Emperor, announcing what
he was doing, what preparations he was making in
the way of raising men and money, and providing
material, and the Emperor fiats it, "We agree to
it." Yeb, then (anticipating that the circumstances
of the case may call for further and future exer-
tions), .goes on to state what further he intends
doing, and the Emperor says, "It is on record."
This eorogs aprom of the statement of Lord Pal•