Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-24 00:00:00

WATER COMMITTEE.

At the usual weekly meeting of the Water Committee
yesterday, Mr. Hodson presided, and theother members
present were—Messrs. Vernon, Crellin,' Earle, Rae,
Wagstaff, Woodruff, Bennett, Beloe, and Jeffery.
Mr. Duncan, the water engineer, reported that,
during the past week, there had been received from
Rivington 59,827,884 gallons. of water, and that there
had been pumped from the wells 24614,740 gallons of
water; total, 87,442,624 gallons.
The followiag report was read :
Since my report of the ,9th instant, nothing new has trans-
pired on any portion of the works. By tke new arrangement,
sandwashing is progressing more favourable than heretofore.
The foundations for the offices have been got in to above
surface level, and a fait number of hands are employed on this
work.

The authorities have commenced to repair the road over the
Millstone embankment.

The depths of water in the several reservoirs, under the
respective overflows, were, on the morning of the 21st instant,
as below :

Jan. 21. Jan. 14. Rise. Fall. •
ft. in. • ft. in. ft. in. ft. in.
Roddlesworth 39' ... 5 6 ... 1 9 ... 0 0
Rake.. 4 0 ... 5 9 1 9 ... 0
Anglezark
Rivington
Prescot (No. 1) OO. ... 011 ... 0 ... 00 •
Preseot (No. 2) 5. 3 ... 1 0 ... 0 0 .. 4 3 •
On the pipe line, in consequenc3 of the subsidence '
of the'
ground near Platt Bridge, we have had two blown joints : one
near the Mountrey Reservoir, and one near Ilindley Railway.
Very little damage has been done, and all have been made.
good.
All else is in good repair. (Signed,)
Tilos. DUNCAN.
The following report hid been transmitted to the
Water Committee by order of the Watch Committee :
The Head Constable has' the honour to report, for the in-
formation of the Watch Committee. that -he has received the
copy of a resolution of the Water Committee, requesting that •
the police be instructed to hay particular attention to the state
of the water pipes, and to report any defects to the Water
Works En ,ineer.
In compliance with the foregoing resolution, an order has
been issued to the police, calling special attention to the
matter; but as an evidence that the police have not been
remiss in that portion of their duty, it may be interesting to
the Watch Committee and Water 'Committee to know, that
within one- month, from 'the 10th of December to the 10th
instant, there were 213 reports of defective pipes, leakage, &c.,
forwarded to the Water• Works Engineer.
Return of the number of water pipes-burst from December
10th, 1859, to January loth, 1860, and reported by the police :---
Street, 176 ; Houses, 37; Total; 213.
The CHAIRMAN said the-plan was a most excellent
one, and appeared to have acted admirably. (Hear,
hear.)
Mr. BELOE said that, at the last meeting of the
Council, an application from Mr. Hardisty, a clerk in
the treasurer's office, for an increase to his salary, had
been referred, as he understood, to the Health, Water,
and Watch Committees for their consideration, but it
appeared that the Health Committee had taken theletter
up and refused to grant the application._ He had known
Mr. Hardisty for thirteen years, and knew him to be a
riost active and zealous official ; and if a small rise of
salary, after thirteen years of faithful servitude, would
keep him in the treasurer's office, he thought it would
be the best thing that could be done for the interests of
the Corporation.

Aldeiman WOODRUFF concurred in the remarks -of
Mr. Beloe. Mr. Hardisty ought to be retained, if pos-
sible ; for he was a very old and faithful servant, and
he could not be replaced at the same amount of salary
as was paid to him.
Alderman BENNErr said Mr. Hardisty had gained
the esteem and respect of almost every gentleman of
every committee, and he entirely concurred in the
remarks of the two preceding speakers.
Mr. BELOB said, in the event of the matter not being
settled by the joint committees, he should be prepared
to move that the Water Committee themselves pay Mr.
Hardisty an increase of salary. In the meantime he
must confess that he was doing everything he possibly
could to obtain for Mr. Hardisty the situation of trea-
surer to the Birkenhead Commissioners.

Mr. CRELLIN said that all the members of the Health.
Committee admitted Mr. Hardisty's efficiency.
Mr. VERNON concurred in the remarks of Mr. Beloe,
and said that when a man was efficient, no matter what
his age, he ought to be paid according to the value of
his services.

Mr. EARLE said, unless they proceeded on that prin-
ciple they would never be well served.
It was then agreed that the chairman should confer
with the chairmen of the Health and Watch Commit-
tees on the subject, and the matter dropped.
This concluded the public.business.

MARKETS COMMITTEE.

Alderman Woodruff presided at the usual fortnightly-,
meeting of- the Markets Committee, and the other mem-..
bers present were—Messrs. Ridley, Alderman Houghton,
Nickson, Kitchen, Johnson, Haydock, Shimming "Rogers,.'
•
and Barton.
' The St. John's Market sub-committee recommended'
that a clerk be appointed to keep the books, and to assist
in collecting when necessary.
Mr. RIDLEY asked where was, the necessity for the
appointment, and could not the Superintendent keep
the books, as heretofore.
Mr. KITCHEN said there was enough for a bookkeeper
to do in keeping the books alone, and that the Superin-
tendent ought to be at liberty to pay, due attention to
the inspection of the markets under his care.
Mr. RIDLEY said he must confess he never saw Mr.
Stonehouse going round the market ; on the contrary,
he was either standing on the steps with his hands in
his pockets, or was to be found in the office. It appeared
to him that Mr. Stonehouse had very little work.
Mr. RAYDOCK said he had often seen Mr. Stone-
house fulfilling his duty.
The CHAIRMA.N said Mr. Stonehouse could not keep
all the books, butt he might do a great deal more than
he did at present. -
Mr. Nicxsori corroborated the remarks of Mr.
Ridley.
Mr. RIDLEY said the fact was Mr. Stonehouse was
not attending satisfactorily to his duties. .
TheJecommendation of the sub-committee was 'them •
referred back for further consideration.

Mr. HUTCHINSON, inspector of the markets, reported
that the quantity, of meat and fish seized by the leave-
lookers since the last meeting of the committee was as
follows :—By Edward Jones, in the north district,
4,779 lbs. of, meat ; by George Meade in the central
district, 537 Mi. of meat; and by Joseph Lloyd, in the
south district, 49 lbs. of meat, making a total of 5,365
lbs. of meat, which, together with 65,504 lbs. seized •
from the let of September last, makes a grand total of
60,869 lbs. Since the last meeting of the committee
Mr. Tyrrell had seized 658 lbs. of fish, which, together
with 47,584 lbs. seized from the Ist of September, gives
a grand total of. 48,242 lbs. of putrid fish which has
been seized.
From the returns presented to the committee it ap-
peared that, from the Ist of September last to the
present time, as compared with the corresponding
period of the preceding year, there was an increase in
the revenue of the Fish Market since the Ist of 'Sep-
tember last of £2OO, and in St. John's Market of £4OO.
The CHAIRMAN said the committee would deal strictly
with their servants, who, if they did their duty, would
make'lle markets 'Mere convenient- to the public and
profitable to the Corporation.
This was the whole of the general business.

THE PRINCE or WALES.—As the launch of this mag-
nificent screw three-decker, of 131 guns, is to take
place, according. to present arrangements, on Wed=
neiday (to-morrow), at Portsmouth, some account
of her -size and armament may not be without in-
terest. She was originally intended as a sailing threc-
decker of 120 guns,. but it was subsequently deter--
mined to convert her into a screw. For this purpose she
was cut in halves, and the after body lowered on ways
by purchases nearly fifty feet ; her old stern timbeis
were taken out for the purpose of lengthening aft,.
and to provide room for her false sternpost and pre-
peller ; her bow remains as it was, and looks unsightly
and clumsily bluff alongside such a noble and sharp
entrance vessel as the Immortality, which is within a
stone's throw of the launch. Ikowever the best has been
made by the extra lengthening of her headrails and
stem. Her dimensions and armament will be as
follows :—Length between perpendiculars, 252 feet ;
length of keel for tonnage, 213 feet 3-7, inches ; breadth,
extreme, 60 feet 2 inches ; breadth for tonnage, 59 feet
4 inches ; breadth, moulded, 58 feet 6 inches ;
depth in hold, 25 feet 61- inches. Burden in tons,.
3,993 74-94 tons. Engines, 800 nominal horse rower.
Armament.—Lower Deck.—Ten 8-inch, 65 cwt., 9
feet in length ; twenty-six 32-pounders, 58 cwt., 9 feet
' 6 inches in length. Middle Deck.—Six 8-inch, 65 cwt.,
9 feet in length; thirty 32-pounders, 56 cwt., 9 feet 6
inches in length. Main Deck.—Thirty-eight 32-
pounders, 42 cwt,, 8 feet in length. Upper Deck.—
Twenty 32-pounders, 25 cwt., 6 feet in length ; one 68
pivot, 95 cwt., 10 feet in length. Total, 131 guns.
It is believed that the 'Princess Leiningen will perform
the ceremony of christening.

Tuesday, January 24, 1860.

Ruitetr Butts.

BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL

STEAMERS.

ei'NOTICE.

The Steamers for Halifax and Boston are intended. to call at
Cork Harbour, on both Outward and Homeward passages, to
'receive and land Mails.

freight by the Mail Steamers to Halifax and Boston and to New

' torledirect, £3 per ton and 5 per cent. primage.
?Freight on Parcels ss. each and upwardg, according to size.
AP areels for different Consignees, collected and made up in single
Packages, addressed to one party for delivery in America; for
the purpo.e of evading the payment of freight, will, upon ex-
amination in America by the Customs, be charged with the
proper freight.

_ .
.The BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL
-STEAM-PACKET CO MrAN Y draw the attention of Shippers
-and Passengers, to the 329th section of the New .Merahant
• Shipping Act, which is as follows :
"No person shall be entitled to. carry in any ship, or to
>require the master or owner of any ship to carry therein,
,Aquafortis, Oil of Vitrol, Gunpowder, or any other Goods
which, in the judgment of suck master or owner, are of a dan-
gerous nature ; and if any person carries or sends by any ship
any goods of a dangerous nature, without distinctly marking
•their nature on the outside of the packagecontaining the same,
nor otherwise giving notice in writing to the master or owner,
,at Or before the time of carrying or sending the same to be
_L--shipppd, he shall for every sue' offence incur a penalty not
,eiegeding £lO9 ;- and the master or owner ,of any ship may
tretuse to take' on hoard any parcel that he suspects to contain
.goods of a dangerous nature, and may require them to be
opened to ascertain the fact."
BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM
SHIPS. ,
APPOINTED BY THE ADMIRALTY
To sail between
• 'll, N, LIVERPOOL AND NEW YORK DIRECT
' - And between
17" LIVERPOOL AND BOSTON, .
The Boston. Ships only CALLING at HALIFAX, to land and
receive Passengers and her Majesty's Mails.

SCOTIA (new
Captain
PERSIA C. 11. E. Judkins.
ARABIA. Tames Stone. "
ASIA Edwd. G. Lott.
CANADA W. J. C. Lang.
CAMBRIA

building).

Captain
AFRICA Neil Shannon
AMERICA. WI F. Millar
NIAGARA Alex. Ttyrie
ET_TROPA John Leitch
Captain' Small.

The under-noted or other Vessels are appointed to Sail

From LIVERPOOL.

IS6O
CANADA For Halifax and Boston .Saturday Jam 28
ARABIA For New York Saturday Feb'. 4
EUROPA For Halifax and Boston. ..Saturday Feb: 11
.."'WFRICA For New York Saturday Feb. 18
AMERICA For Halifax and Boston. .Saturday Feb. 25
'4! Taking passengers and goods for NasSau and Havana* to
be transferred at New York iiii-board-tfi-e-Rac..
- •RARNAN ! :1

1860
Aveiltiesday ...Jan. 11
.Wednesday..-. Jan. 18
.WednesdaY...Jan. ,25
,Wednesday... Fe- 1
.Wednesday... Feb. 8
.Wednesday... Feb. 15

From AMERICA,
CANADA ' From Boston . . .....
A.RA.RIA From New York .....
EUROPA Boston
AFRICA From New York
(AMERICA From Boston
ASIA Flom New York
.The Passengers and Goods •for New York are intended to be
landed at Jersey City, within the jurisdiction of the Custom-
hous'2 of New York.

rASdkCE MONEY PROM LIVERPOOL TO HALIFAX AND BOSTON.
Chief Cabin Twenty-two Pounds.
Second Cabin Sixteen Pounds.

• - TOrNEW YORE DIRECT.
Chief Cabin - Twenty-six Pounds.
Second Cabin Eighteen Pounds.,

&hese rates include Steward's Fee and Provisions, bat without
Wines or Liquors, which can be obtain ad on board.
-These, Steam-ships have accommodation for a. limited number
cof Second Catlin Passengers.
Passengers are allowed-twenty cubic feet of personalluggage
cfiee of freight ; but the agents do not guarantee to reserve room
-for more than that quantity, and they will-be oharged freight on
their personal luggage, when it exceeds half aton measurement.
Car To prevent disappointment or difficulty, passengers are
espectfully informed that packages of merchandise will not be
wallowed to be shipped as luggage, or-with their luggagsf.
Passengers are not permitted to go on board by thesteamer
that takes the wail:
Parcels will be,reCeived at the Office of the Agents here until
Six o'clock ma the Friday evenings previous to sailing.
Letters for Consignees or others must pass through the Post-
'611loo". - Nene Will-be received at the Office of the Agehts.
Apply, in Halifax, to Sir Samuel Cunard, Bart. •9 in Boston, to
E: C, and I. G. Bates ; in New' York, to Ed. Cunard ; in Havre,
to Donald Currie, 21, Qua d'Orleans ; in Paris, to Donald Currie,
12, Place de la Bourse; in London, to J. B. Foord, 52, Old
Bread-street ; in GlasgoW, to G. and J. Burns ; in Queenstown,
• D• and C. Mao Ivor ; And in Liverpool to
.;
D. and C. MAC IVER, 8, Water-street.
The CANADA will start for Halifax and Boston on Saturday
n the 28th instant. The steam-tender SATELLITE will
, tove the Lanaing-stage, opposite the Baths, George's Pier,
that day, at Nine o'clock ,Morning, with the Pasgengers fcr
the CANADA.