Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-17 00:00:00

BATAS COMMITTEE.

The proceedings of this committee were read.
Mr. NVAG3TA.FF had hoped that he should here been
in a position to bring forward something definite in re-
ference to the -prOposed' bath in EVerton Valley. He
pointed with pleasure to that, part of the proceedings
containing a letter from Mr. Hale, Lord Derby's agent,
with regard to the supposed difficulty there was in the
way of turning the old reservoir into a bath. The com-
mittee were told that they had no power, and that Lard
Derby would object to a front entrance to the bath, if
made. Both objections had, however, been dissipated
by the letter from Mr., Hale; and he hoped at the next
Council meeting that he would be able to bring forward
something definite as to the Everton Valley bath, or
that in Margaret-street ; and he hoped on that occasion
to receive the unanimous support of the Council.
Mr. CRELLIN seconded the motion.
Mr. STITT expressed his satisfaction at Mr. Wag,staff's
statement. _ _

The proceedings were confirmed:
AUDIT COMMITTEE.

The proceedings of this committee were read ; and on
the resolution of Mr. Clint, seconded by Alderman
Woodruff, they were confirmed.
The Coroner's account, amounting to L 57 2s. 2d.,
on the motion of Alderman Holme, was referred to the
Finance Committee for payment.

COMMUNICATIONS.

An application from William Evans, porter at the
Town-hall; for an increase.of his salary, was referred to
the Town-hall Establishment Committee.
• The following letter was read- from Mr. Henry
Booth, on the subject of the approaches to St. George's-
hall :

TO THE WORSHIPFUL T. D. ANDERSON, ESQ., MAYOR.
Prince's-park, Liverpool, 2nd January, 1860.
SIR,--Patient and long suffering, the admirers of St. George's-
hall have waited the advent of another year before again
respectfully inquiring of the Town Council what is to be done
with the area in front of the great colonnade.
Possibly
.your worship and some members of the council
have visited the four lions; collected from the north and the
south by an invisible hand and deposited right in front of the
hall. There they repose, in solemn isolation—a mournful
group, huge, purposeless, inexplicable—like sphynxes in the
desert, a mystery to all beholders. But while an enigma in them-
selves they serve in some measure to account for the strange
delay which has taken place in decidiNg on the plan on which to
complete the area between the colonnade and Lime-street; for
I can readily believe that it is quite impracticable properly to
do this if our oldlriends the lions are permanently to occupy
their present site. That this permanence has ever been
seriously intended, it would be rash in me to assert. Probably
their departure is only a question of time. I believe such to
be the case ; and, judging from past experience, the time may
be hardly arrived for more than a little preliminary agitation,
a gentle pressure in the right direction, towards their ultimate
removal.
One serious difficulty I will name to your worship. Speaking
recently to a member of the Council on the expediency of their
removal, with all convenient despatch, I was promptly met
with the question, " Where will you put them?" Here, indeed,
was a difikculty, "Where will you put them?" The gravity
of the question and the suddenness with which it was pro 7
pounded were overpowering. To reply was impossible.
But time and reflection have softened my discomfiture. I
have called to mind the iron gates and the mermaids, and the
two granite columns, which latter, in the course of their
migrations, once occupied pretty nearly the 'present site of the
lions. There once the columns stood erect, as the records of
our Archeological Society no doubt will testify, maintained in
their position for many a dreary year by the potent inter-
rogatory, "Where will you put them Pt At length, however,
they were borne to the tomb of the Capulets, and the lions,
for a brief space, now reign in their stead.
But my immediate object is to call attention to the unfinished
and inconvenient state- is which the area of approach to the
great colonnade has remained year after year. The carriage-
way is so flat that in wet weather various pools of water become
objects of interest; the lamp posts at the bottom of the steps
are is placed as to prevent any carriage being drawn up to
them the consequence being that ladies or gentlemen alight-
ing from their carriage must step down into the dirty roadway.
But, unfortunate as is the present arrangement, I would
entreat the Council not to allow any alteration till the proposed_
plan'of the area (carriageway, footways, and levels) be accu-
rately prepared for full and fair consideration, We have been
forced to the conclusion that the lima have been installed in
their present position without any regard. to the manner in
which the ground was to be appropriated on which they are
placed.—l remain, Mr. Mayor, faithfully yours,
- • HENRY Boors.
The MAYOR said the chairnian of the St. George's-
hall ComMittee had been unable to be present ; but he
had Stated that the approaches to the hall would be
completed' in three months.
Mr. Prarom wished to explain that though a member
of the committee, he was no party to the lions being
brought back ; he' would much rather have dispensed
• with them entirely. With respect to the completion of
the area, it was progressing, and the gas lamps were
now in course of being fixed.
Mr. Earle suggested that Mr. Booth's letter be re-
ferred to the committee.
Dr. HODSON would like to know when the work was
to be finished. If the committee would say in ten years,
or twenty years, the thing- would then be understood.
The Mayon repeated that the chairman had assured
the council, at the last meeting, that the approaches
would be finished in three months."
The letter was referred to the Si. George's-hall Com-
mittee.
A letter from 'Mr. Daniel Horton, gas inspector, for
an increase to his salary, was referred to the Watch
Committee.

THE FREE LIBRARY.
A letter from Mr. Henry Moon, enclosing a memorial
from ten burgesses of F4verton, suggesting the formation
of a burgesses' lending library in connectioTt with the

Browne Library, Shales,-4mvr, Was referred. tta - fin
Library Committee.

INCREASES Ole RAIARY.

Letters from Mr. Henry Vitzpatrick, and Mr- Charles
Savage, clerks in, the office of the Inspector of 'Nuisances,
asking that their respective gdaries may be incioasek
were referred; to the Health Coramittee.

PAPINUTES OF COMMIEES.

Mr. CLAatsn; 4€VINALL, in the absence of Mr. Bithei•
moved a Theit-iV-be an instructiow th, the Finance Comi-
nrittee to report: to. the ,Council the: probable expense of
lithographing and' circulating amongst _the members of'
the Council the proceedings of the several committeell,
with a view to enable the Council- to<dispense with the,
reading of such proceedings unless_ specially called for'
by a majority of the members." In support of his
motion Mr: AspinaU *stated. that 'the emuse to be -pro-
poee& ultimately waealready pursued im:the borough of
Hull', and the city of Manchester.
hint NIcKSoN seconded the motion.

Alderman HOLM epposed the motion.. He knew the
cost ott printing would:be a serious matter,-- and on that
ground:, he did not think they were justified in taking,
such a. step. He wae.amadvocate for haying the whole
of the proceedings read' out, and indeed: he doubted
whether- there was net, a; fatal legal objection to the
motion..

The 3orAYOR said the Town-clerk was of opinion that
a, synopsis would not but he did not see that the
.full proceedings would be illegal.
After some general debate on the motion, it was put
;to the Council. The resuitlwas a tie ; and-as-the Mayor
gave his casting vote against,_ the motion. was-lost.
( The Council then adjourned, having sat upwards of
fliv hours,- _

(LIVERPOOL• POLICE_ COURT.--YznEDAt.

(llefore Mr. L...PEM-.)
A'rTEIIPT -TO -COMMIT SVICIDE--Catherine 7dynelt, an
unfortunate girl, was brought up on the charge of
attempting to commit' sitieke. 'Poli6e:FOnstable 387
stated, that the prisoner was• intoxicated on Saturday
night, and when: passing across George's Dookibridg,e
attempted to-throw herself ever.-- Her clothes,. however,
fortunately became entangled in.the• rails of the bridge,
to)which she hung, suSpended.till rescued from her peril-
ous-poSitiont. A. custom-=house. officer prevented her;
making a similar, attempt a short time previonsly,- The'
prisoner excusedlerself on. the plea that she
.was drunk.
The magistrate discharged her with an admoniti)in.
GAMBLINB,-.111. THE STREBT.---A girl named... Williams
was-brought up.by Police-oftrecr 569, charged with using
a gambling-board in Queen!s-square on Saturday night. •
She was finedtfive shillings-and costs.
YOUNG. YEARS, BUT GLIN SlN.—Jamcs- Hamil-
ton, a lad of, about twelve years Of age, was.. eharged
with stealing, a coat from the house of Mrs. Oakley,
pert-street; the property or a'lodger named Cartwright.
Itrappeare&that the lad had entered by the window,
and.taken the coat from a pi 4 in the passage. He went
with it to a, Mrs. Taylor, residing in Edward-street, and
• offered it biller for Is. 6d_ She suipeeted that the coat
I was not come by in an honest manner ; and, in order to
gain time.for inquiry, told the prisoner she would give
i him ls. 6d, for it, and would pay him, if he-called, the
following Saturday night._ When he -returned at the
appointed: time, he brought-with him a note- purporting
to he from,the owner of the coat, stating he had pre-
sented. it to the prisoner-=Mrs. Taylor-went for an
officer,. and gave the lad into custody.—Mr;,Cartwright,
the owner of the coat,e.ppeared,' and stated that he
neither gave the lad the coat nor wrote the note.—Mr.
• Jones, master of the Hibernian School,. said, that the
lad. ww.,unfortunate in having bad parents. He 'had
been for some time under his tuition, and had knoWn
him for some time bask to be a petty pilferer. He.
believed the prisoner was quite capable of writing the-
noteLt-T-Thepnsener was remanded for- a week.

(Before Messrs. PEEL and CAST.ELLAINE.)
A DANGEROUS PnM)TlCE.—Martha Thompson was.
brought up on the charge of throwing a stone, between.
Saturday night and Sunday morning,, while standing at
the corner of Rae-street, Queen's-square, and hitting
Elizabeth Turner who was returning home from mazket;.
inflicting a severe wound on her head. Mr. Bluck ap-
peared for the prisoner. Several witnesses were called
who spoke to the identity of the prisoner. They also,
stated that there was no quarrel either with the pro-.
secutrix or with any person near. The prisonersaid she
knew nothing of the matter, and there must have been
some mistake in taking her into custody, as she was not
there at that time of night. The magistrates,. however,
considered the case so clear against her, that they in-,
flicted a fine of 20s. and costs, or, in defaults three months' •
imprisonment.
CorroN STEALING. =Bridget Branaghan; Mary
Coglan, and John Lowe were brought up on remand,
charged with stealing, or receiving, a Quantity of cotton.
The details of the case were given when they were first
charged. The magistrates ordered each to pay a penalty
of $5, or, in-default, to go to prison for two months.
(Before Messrs. EvA.Ns and GRAN-r.)
CRARGR OF ASSAULT BY A POLICE-OFFICER.—Owen
Carroll, a master lumper, summoned Thomas Speed,
Police-constable 657, for assaulting him, on the night
of the 12th Dec.,- in Kitchen-street. •Mr. Bluck ap-
peared for the complainant, and Mr. Cobb for the
defendant. .The complainant stated that he was stand-
ing at his door on the night in question, when the
policeman came up to him awl said, "If you come out
I will give you two or three months." came out,
when the defendant knocked him down, and, when in
in that position, inflicted several severe blows on his head
with his-baton, after which he conducted him to Bride-
' well. On 'cross-examination by Mr. Cobb, he admitted
having' been before Mr. Mansfield several times, and
was brought up on this occasion by the defendant for
assault, but was discharged. Mr. Bluck called several
witnesses. The first, Mary Roden, deposed that she
saw complainant on the ground and defendant striking
him with his baton. She did not, however, see the
beginning of the scuffle. Patrick Carroll, son of the
complainant, was called. Ile- stated that his father
attempted to strike the defendant first, but afterwards
contradicted this statement. His father was drunk and
had beedquarrelling with his mother. A woman named
Mary-Thompson was -also called, but her evidence was
not important. Mr. Cobb contended that it was unlikely
Mr. Mansfield would have allowed the officer to escape

the consequences of his conduct if he had considered
him guilty. The complainant was drunk, and had
turned his wife and children into the street, when the
officer came up and expostulated with'him on his con-
duct. Carroll went- into the house, and came out
armed with a poker, with which he aimed a blow at the
officer, who in self-defence drew his baton and made an
attempt to k'nock the poker-out of complainant's hand.
The blow, however, descended on his head, quite
unintentionally on the part of the defendant. He
hoped their worships, taking this into consideration,
and the prevaricating nature of the evidence, would'
discharge the defendant.—The magistrates dismissed the
case, with a caution to the officer to be more careful' in
future how he used his baton. •

On Wednesday last, an exhibition and bazaar was for-
mally opened at Wigan, in aid of the funds of the
Mechanics' Institute. -The bazaar has been highly
successful. _ _ _

TESTIMONIAL TO Mn.-BLAexmonn.--On Wednesday
evening, a handsome testimonial, consisting of silver tea
and coffee services, and claret jug, subscribed for by the
inhabitants of Blackpool and South Shore, was presented
to Mr. Blackmore, the superintendent of passenger traffic
of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It was pre-
sented at a public dinner, at Rossall's Hotel, Mr. A. M.
Viener, in the absence of Dr. Cocker, being in the chair.
Trim Butz CA.NAL.—The reply of the Sublime Porte
to the French Ambassador, on the subject of the Suez
Canal, has just been delivered. It bears the signature
of Fuad Pasha, and declares in explicit terms that the
Porte has no objection to the undertaking, and should
have long since authorised its 'execution, had the ques-
tion remained merely a commercial one, but that, as it
has now become a political event, the" Porte considers it
but just that the Powers should first come to an under-
standing, and that Turkey should have every. guarantee
for the security of her interests.—Letter from Constanti-
nople.
FRENCH. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.—The Journal
du Loiret says :—"The question of Transatlantic steamers
is at last terminated. The affair was at first treated by
M. Bartholony, President of the Board of Directors of
the Orleans Railway Company, and M. Marziou, ship-
owner of Havre, and the original design was to establish
two lines, one from Havre to New York, the other from
Saint Nazaire to the West Indies, Mexice,and Aspinwall.
The negotiations for forming a company took place in
1857, but failed in consequence_ of the financial crisis
which broke out in that year. The affair has been
taken up anew by MM. Mazzeline, of Havre, Armand,
of Bordeaux, and Petit-Gaudet sad Co., of Paris, all
shipbuilders. It is said that they accept purely and
simply the cahier des oharges3 and that the caution-
money is already deposited,"