Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-18 00:00:00

COLLARD AND' COLLARD,

AWalnut 64 Cottage PIANO-FORTE, only 20 Guineas, by
a well-known London maker, a written warranty given ;
also a Collard DITTO, proportionately low in price,. qt J.
Howard's, music depot and piano repairing-rooms, _Cross-
street, Chester-street, Birkenhead. N.B.—A few square
PIANOS from £2 each. n 2

SHELLS, MINERALS, FOSSILS, AND GEOLOGICAL ROCK.
THE Collection of the late DAVID DYSON, Esq., of
Manchester, is now
.offered for Sale, either in Lots or
single Specimens. It contains large series of rare Bulimi, &c.,
collected by the late possessor in Honduras and other places.
Apply to F. P. Marrat, No. 22, Roscoe Arcade, Liverpool. d

1392. TO MEMBERS OF BUILDING SOCIETIES.
T 0 BE SOLD, cheap, Freehold of Inheritance, an excellent
Lot of PROPERTY, comprising Seven COT TA GE
HOUSES, situate near Bedford-srreet and Harrington-street,
all occupied by very good tenants, producing the yearly rent
of 466. Price only £6OO. For particulars apply to John
White, 20, Clayton-square.

ON SALE, One 30-horse Beam ENGINE, complete ; Three
6-horse ditto ditto ; one 20-horse steam cylinder, with
piston and valve. The above are all second-hand, and in
good working order—all high pressure. One 6-horse horizontal
high-pressure engine; one 5-horse ditto, direct action; one
4-horse ditto ; one 2-horse ditto--all new. One 30-horse
boiler, Galloway's patent, 10 tons weight, with all mountings
complete ; one 25-horse cylindrical ditto ; two 16-horse ditto ;
one 6-horse ditto—all second hand. One water tank. 4-ton
crane,
complete, an excellent article • two double-purchase
crab winches, by Napier; one treble-purchase ditto, with
chain, complete—all second hand ; one double-purchase ditto ;
one single ditto • one friction hoist—all new. A largequantity
of boiler mountings, new and second hand. One set of French
burr stones, with all gearing complete. Fairbairn's patent
conical herst. A large quantity of shafting, up to five inches
diameter. Pulleys, wheels, hangers, wall brackets, pedestals,
&c., to fit shafting, and many other articles, too numerous to
mention within the space of an advertisement.—Apply at
Twist and Bell's, engineers, &c., Tabley-street Iron Works,
Liverpool.—P.S. : If the above are not disposed of by private
treaty before the middle of September, they will be sold by
auction immediately, of which sale due notice will be gives.

BlunitipliAteftion.

TO THE BURGESSES OF LIME-STREET MARD.
GENTLSME

THE peaed of my delegated trust as your representa,tiy4
in the Town Council is about to expire. A deputation.
of your botw has-done me the honour to wait upc!narie with a
view to its renewal. With pleasure I accept theininvitation
and deem .t.therefore neless a privilege than a dsty to addres
a few words .to you ..on the occasion. Whether they, shall be,
parting words, or merely preliminary to a continuance of our
connection as constituents and representative, issi question for
your sole decision..
My cOnclactzs.a member of the Town C,ouncillor the .last
three years, da heforeyou. It is for you to decidelhow farthat
conduct has -exceeded. ,or fallen short of your. expectations.
But this I think may venture to say—all that,' promised,
when, in compliance with a numerously-signed requisition, I
placen my services .at your disposal, has been zealously and
faithfully performed. What I under ook to de, if 3 on_con-
feiTed upon me-the honour of representing you, was simply to
discharge the impofiant duties thereby devolving upon me to
the best of my ability- Perhaps I may be allowed ,to add,
without incurring: the charge of presumption, that even r.ur
opponents and mine cannot deny that this pledge has been
fully redeemed.
Should there be,thowever, any doubt on this point,;lshall
be happy to render .the fulleet possible account of my-steward-
ship, whenever and wherever the opportunity is afforded.
The matters to which I alluded three years ago, when, at
your request., I•.ffered myself as a candidate for your-suffrages,
have certainly not diminished in importance ; narila they re-
quire less unremitting attention on the part of your.represen-
tatives.
The Town Dues question has been settled, 'f notexactly as
we could have wished,. and as justice demanded, still ina man-
ner far short of absolute confiscation. The part d took in
effecting a compnemise, when nothing less than such spoliation
was sought by some Of our envious opponents in the neigh-
bouring towns, is known. to you all. For property held by as good
a right as that on which-some of our assailants enjoytheir private
estateswe have obtained some com peneation, though by no means
an equivalent. Thisquestion having been thus settled, it seems to
me a matter worthy or consideration, whether we should not
now endeavour to rome,tnsome similar arrangement with re-
spect to the River Weaver Tolls, which are so heavy a burden
on one important branch ,of the trade of Liverpool. These
Tolls are far in excess •of what is necessary to maintain the
navigation, and the -surplus is applied to county ,purposes.
This may be a very convenient arrangement for Cheshire
landed proprietors, who-seldom have to pay a county-rate of
• more than a penny in the pound, but it is not exaetlydn,confor-
Imity with the principle on which they assailed the Liverpool
Town Dues. .

The precise information !relative to the Corporate Estate,
-ordered to be furnished on the motion of Mr. Robertson Glad-
stone, of the non-complimme with which order, afters lapse of
twelve months, I complained three years ago, has not yet been
supplied. It is most isnpontant that, wherever the hitch lies,
and whatever may be the anottve for withholding it, this infor-
.mation should be forthcoming; and should you again .return
ma to the Council, I will continue to use my best exertions to
ordain it.
lI have• endeavoured, as rou are aware, to prevent the adop-
tion of a new mode of disposing of Corporate property, which
consider most unjust to the present ratepayers, since it
inflicts upon them increased taxation for the benefit pos-
terity entirely uncalled for; and, failing in this attempt, at
lmstito insure publicity and fair competition on all occasions
of sale or lease, so as to obtain the best possible terms for the
public, and prevent even the suspicion of collusion and jobbery.
The importance of this question can hardly be over-rated.
With proper administration of the Corporate Estate, annually
increasing in value, and judicious economy in expenditure, I
believe there will be no necessity for a borough rate ; but that,
otherwise, it will be unavoidable.
Although a complete...separation between the Corporate and
Dock Estates has been effected, the interests of the two are,
said must ever be, so interwoven, that a member of the Town
Council, anxious to do his duty, will always have to keep a
watchful eye on the proceedings of the Dock Board ; and the
=Council-Chamber is certainly the plate in which be should
direct the public attention to these proceedings whenever he
considers it necessary. so to do. And this duty has become all
the more important since the transfer of its jurisdiction from
the Corporation to a body of gentlemen, many of whom have
no interest in.the permanent welfare of either estate.
The time may not be far distant when some determined.
stand against the extravagant expenditure of a body so con-
stituted will be necessary, and especially on the part of the
owners of fixed property, who are the persons most interested
in the proper. management of the Dock Estate. Should such
necessity arise, I trust that I shall never be felind wanting,
either as your representative, or, if that honour be denied me,
as a simple member of this great community very largely in-
terested in its welfare.

Being firmly convinced, after much inquiry and serious
resection, that the rating of the Dock Estate, and all other
public property, towards the support of the poor, is a measure
recommendgcl not less by its justice than by its expediency,
need hardly assurc you that I shall persevere in the use of my
best efforts to accomplish that object, in whatever way they
may seem to be most likely to be available.
In conclusion, gentlemen, I venture to hope that no further
exposition of my sentiments or intentions will be deemed neces-
sary from me in this address. At your Ward Meetings, I shall
be happy to afford any other explanation which may be required.
For the present, therefore, I will only say that what you have
found me the past, you will,..if you think tit to renew my
trusteeship, find me in the future,—a zealsus and painstak-
ing friend and advocate of every measure calculated, in my
judgment, to promote the prosperity of the town and port, and
the general wellbeing of the inhabitants.
I have the honour to-be, gentlemen, yours, very respectfully,
JAS. R. JEFFERY.
Compton-house, October 3, 1869.

TO THE BURGESSES OF VAUXHALL WARD.
HAVING been waited upon by a large and influential
Deputation of your body with a Requisition vei.,
numerously signed, inviting me again to become a Candidate
to represent your Ward in the Town Council, I acceded to the
request, and at once placed my services at your disposal.
During the time which I have had the honour of represent-
ing your interests, I have carefully watched every movement
made, which had for its object the better government of the
Corporate Estate,—the reformof every system of management
not based on sound and satisfactory principles ; and I have
endeavoured to promote and further every useful measure cal-
culated to increase our Corporate revenue, in order that such
improvements as are really necessary to meet the growing
wants of our largely-increasing trade might be effectually
carried out.

That great and important improvements are required, not
only in this Ward, but throughout the town generally, must
be self-evident. In resigning my trust into your hands, I can
with confidence refer to my past conduct as a proof that I have
not been influenced by any party feeling, but solely actuated,
in the discharge of my onerous duties, through a desire to
maintain, in their fullest integrity, the rights of my consti-
tuents.

Should you again place me in the proul position which I
have heretofore held, I will endeavour steadfastly to pursue
that course of procedure which has given so much satisfaction
to you, and whit'•:, by your desire, I wish fully to maintain,
and carry out judiciously all the necessary requirements of the
ratepayers.
I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your faithful and obe-
dient servant, JOHN SHIMMIN.
150, Islington, Liverpool, Ist OctAier, 1859.

TO THE BURGESSES' OF ST. ANNE'S WARD.
•
GENTLEMEN,
T have been waited upon by an influential deputation
of your body with a requisition, most numerously signed,
Inviting me to become a CANDIDATE for the Representatio:
of your Ward in the Town Council, at the ensuing Municipal
Election.
The clearly expressed opinion of so large a number of the
Electors, relieves me of any diffidence I might otherwise h tve
felt in assuming such a responsible position ; I therefore
cheerfully comply with the request, and at once place myself
•

gh.ould it be your pleasure to elect meal one ofour Represen-
tatives, my best efforts shall be directed to the promotion of
every measure, having for its object the weifare of the Ward
and the good of the community at large.
I am, gentlemen, your most obedient servant,

GEO, NICKSON.
16, Canterbury-street, Islington, 30th Sept., 1859.

TO THE ELECTORS OF PITT-STREET WARD.

GENTLEMEN,
LHAVE been honoured with a Requisition, most
' numerously and respectably signed, by persons holding
erent 'religious and political opinions, requesting that I
would allow myself to be again put in nomination at the ensuing
Municipal Election, on the Ist of November, to represent you
in the Town Council.

To that request I most cheerfully comply. It is nearly nine
years since you first elected me, during which period I have
endeavoured to promote aid support such measures as to the
best of my judgment would conduce to the welfare of your im-
portant Ward, and the Town in. general,

Should I have the honour of being re-elected as one of your
Representatives, my utmost exertions shall be used, not only
in endeavouring to have the Improvements that have been
commenced in this Ward brought to a satisfactory completion,
but also to carry out other improvements that are much
needed.

Thanking you for the confidence so long reposed in me,
I remain, Gentlemen, your obedient Servant,
WALTER P. JEFFREYS.
St. James's-terrace, St. James's-road, October 12, 1859.

JOHN RIGBY, Chairman. -
JOHN RIMMER, Vice Chairman.
WILLIAM GARDNER, I Hon. secs.
RICHARD LEE,

Public fzusts and urlruses.

CAPITAL HOUSE FOR A LARGE FAMILY.

MO BE LET, the ALE and PORTER VAULTS, 10, Roscoe-
lane, Berry-street, a very busy neighbourhood ; has six
apartments, with large kitchen and capital ale cellar on the
same floor. Four different entrance doors ; capable of advan-
tageous alteration. Rent £35, with certain privileges attached
to the house; lets off to the amount of the rent. Incoming
and fixtures, £32. Satisfactory reasons given for leaving.---
Apply on the premises, from 11 till 6 o'clock.
The House has just been newly re-painted outside.