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earliest period at which they will be prepared to supply
gas to the township of Wallasey, and whether the same can
he accomplished within the parliamentary estimate"
Mn Fintwicx seconded the motion, which was agreed

The proceedings of the Ferry Committee were con-
firmed on the motion of the chairman. The time of this
committee he said had been principally occupied in ap-
pointing a gentleman to act as umpire between the board
and Messrs. Cou'bourn, and he was happy to say that
they had secured the services of Mr. noggins, .Q.C.
The proceedings of the Finance Committee were con-
firmed on the motion of Mr. M. HoLMEs.
The Rev Mr. ROBERTS then moved that this board
recognises the importance of the formation of rifle and
artillery corps by the inhabitants of the district of Wal-
lasey as their quota to the permanent defence of the
country against foreign invasion ; and hereby authorises
the chairman to render every facility within the power
of the board for the promotion of that patriotic object.

notion, which was

Mr. HolmEs seconded the
nanimously adopted.
This terminated the proceedings of the

MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR Bt

,ARD

al weekly

and the oth

Mr. Charles Turner presided at the u
meeting of the Dock Beard, yesterday
members present were Messrs. Litt
Rankin, Rounthwaite, Farnworth, Shand, Boult, Inman,
Hubback, Segar, Bushell, Langton, Moss, Forwood,
Lockett, and Maclver.

'WORKS COMMITTEI

Imittee had directed the engineer to prepare
a report on the construction of a chain cable testing
machine, on the side of the Great Float, at Birkenhead.
It was recommended that the tender of Messrs. Jackson
and Ronald to supply canvas, for sails, be accepted.

Phis cot

(hi the motion-cif -Mr. Rankin, the proceedings were
confirmed.

THE REFORM
DEMONSTRATION
LAST NIGHT.

The Financial Reform Demonstration came off last
night in the Philharmonic-hall, and in point of grandeur
of appearance certainly fell far below the great Derby
Banquet five weeks ago, and the attendance was large
but not nearly so numerous as on that occasion, and there
seemed to be some dissatisfaction that the only "great
gun" was Mr. Bright. The number said to have been
present was 2,800. It was said that there had been a
" split," and that this accounted for the absence of Mr.
Robertson Gladstone, (who was to have taken the chair. \
and other gentlemen who usually take a prominent ,
in the affairs of the Radical party. The doors were

where I

opened at six o'clock, and, as the audience arrived, they
went into the great hall or into the side rooms,
refreshments were served under the management of Mr.
G. Speioer of the Victoria Hotel. During this part of the
proceedings Mr Edward W. Thomas's Euphonic Band
performed the following programme :

MARCH
QUADRILLE

WALTZ ...
SELECTION

Troatore

,Meyerbeer
.Thomas:

Ocean,

SELECTION

Lucia de Lan
Refor

P Ir

Johii Bright

Amongst those present -were—Mr.
M.P., Lord Teynham, Mr. Thomas Bazley, An."
J. C. Ewart, M.P., Mr. George Hadfield, M.P
James Pilkington, H. Stansfield, M.P:
Hollingshead, London ; Mr. Abel Heyivond,
ehester; Mr. A. Paton, Tfuinlee ' • Mr. T. Pope, Man-
chester ; the Rev. 11... Brown, Mr. Eyre Evans, Mr.
Joseph Monde], Mr. R. W. Ronald, Mr. J. R. Jeffery,
Mr. James Mullenean; Mr. C. E. Rawlins, Mr. Law-
tome Heyworth, Mr. Samuel Cearns, Mr. Thomas
'Urquhart, Mr. C. T. Bowring, Mr. Charles Holland,

there was some cheering, but

universal or entlit

Mr. °gas. HOLLAND read a let
son Gladstone, -regretting that, in
afflicted with a severe cold, he
Mr. Holland hying expressed the

be. callec

from Mr. Robert-
usequente of beim*

vas, unable to attend

Robertson,

.
Gladstone's absence proposed that Mr. Ohs
the vice-president Of the Financial Reform Association
should take the chair.
Mr. F. BozLT seconded and
was carried unanimously
Mr. Rol

zt the•refolution, whicl

on taking the chair, expressed lits.
regret that he was called upon to occupy that position
is consequence of Mr. Gladstone's ir.disposition, and

ho Teac

Mr. Titus Salt, of Manchetter, and one from Mr
Horsfall, M. P., which, after pleadinz
to dine`with the mayor, added,

" I feel it right to say that,
a the principles laid down, a do not
,f those principles as expressed in

to lay down

system of direc