Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-15 00:00:00

SMITH-SON lAN HOTEL,
B RoAvvve.4, Corner of FlousTosl-OTILIEr. Nev Yos It.
Named In honour of the SMITHSONIAN Irwin/tog,
Esiahlished St WASHINGTON, by the U. S. CoNoanee,
With Funds bequeathed by Jamas SMITHiON. of ENGLAND.
liayisig the Friendship of the Q FIXERS of the NATIONAL INSTITUTION
Is conducted on the System of Hotels in ENGLAND.
CHAS.-H. SMITH.

Ituirri Vaal alitS. —Orbts agp.

ttwolve o'clock, at the brokers' office, -16. Exchange-bnildinga,
casks Arsmic, and 1,680 bags Borats of Lime.—J. H. Rayner and
Co.

At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' offize, 6, Exchanle-street West,4B2
bags LinseoJ, &c., &c.—Macgregor Laird, jun.
At n' o'clock, at the commercial saleroom, Temple-court, a gum..
tity of Fruit.—Geo. Radonitch and Son.
At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 2, Dale-street, a quaatity
of Linseed, Rapeseed, &c , fv,:c.—Browne, Haater and Co.
Jt o e o'clock, at the brokers' office, 9, Temple-ccurt, a quantity of
Fruit.—Houghton and Levy.
At twelve o'clock, 29 curt. C3iciposition Metal.—C= Brothers.
At 4, York-buildings, Sweeting-street, a quantity Soda Ash, Pearl
Sago, ant Oil ,eed.— W. Singlehurst and Co.
At twelve o'clo, k, at the broker's office, 6,.Ercharge-chambers, ZOO
belts Cotton Bagging.—Edward F. Hill.

At twist" o'clock, at tho brokers' office, 7, Exchange-chamber, 1000
double. bunules Pia.,sava..—F. J. Eaton.

At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 1,100 bap Rapeseed.—T. .and
K. Littleda:e and Co.

At twelve o'cloLic„ at the broker's office, 14, Exchange-building.,
a quantity of Bones and Boras.—S. Duttomand tiepheVr.
At twelve o'clock„at the broker's offlae, York-buildings, Dale-street,
2,046 bags D.:riga. Rice.—Pattinson and Clark.
At twelve o'clo2k, at the brokers' office, Victorla-bnildinge, Haekin's-
key, 400 bales Gambier, &c.—Currie and Co.
At twelva o'clock, at the broker's office, 29,Exekaage-alley North,
SOO bags Rapeseed.—Snaud, fligsou d.f.d. CO.

eg- For partteular3 sca alvertiAlmenti.

ANIUSE I.lE.itS," PUBLIC MEE f [N(4S, &c.

THIS PAY,

TELZATZI gOYAL —OperstietPerfL rmances
I,s(:* AT, A5l PH ThEATltE—Dram Pe:forsunce-7 p .m.

LIVERPOOL ACADEMY'S EXGIBIT Postof&ce-ptace.
ALLsor's WAXWORK EXHIBITION—IQ B.M. to 10.7. M.
OLATTox HALL, Claytm-scinare—Gordon Cumming-8 p.m.

ZoiaL CoLoss sum —General Entertainment-6.30 p.m.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15,;1257.

THE DAY'S NEWS.

The monthly meeting of the.Town.Council was
-held yesterday, instead of on the, 7th inst., that
day being observed as a day of humiliation and
prayer. -.Before the regular .busiuess ,was taken
into consideration, Mr. Alderman Holme drew
attention to the very unsatisfactory . state of the
'law respecting frivolous objections to the,:municipal
registration's. Mr. Holme rightly condemned the
law as it at present stands, ..and instanced
several cases wherein .members of the
Town Council—aye, and magistrates—who are
at present paying large municipal rates, had been
struck off the roll. The remarks of the worthy
Alderman will, no doubt, be read ,with avidity, and
we do not see how any reasonable person could
take exception of, the expressions ~made by Yr.
Holme. The question is one which, we hope, will
be brought before the House of ~Commons at the
next session. The proceedings of the Finance
Committee w,ere unanimou-sly _agreed to by
the Council, after which a .long discus-
sion took 4-dace respecting the intended
erection of a new fort near Liscard. There seemed
to be only one_ppinion entertaiued :by theemembers
of the Council, and that was, that the proposed
fort was most absurd. Mr. Turner explained how
it was that the. land had been transfered to the
Goverument, and showed that it was not the fault
of the. Dock Cemmittee that any such .erection
should be proceeded with. Afterwards several
endesdearae—ece, eekau tatimaedly reteirreet to the
Finance Committee. Not, one of the Councilmen
appealed to view,the intended fort with the least
favour all were against it. The proceedings of
the flackneyCarriages Committee were ,passed.
They included seveaal alterations in the byedaws,
whereby a number of new stands Air calls are_laid
down, and several oh ones a:)oliehed. ,E,xneption
was taken to the heavy rates of fares, aid those of
London and Mancllestier were instanced as being
touch lower than these of Liverpool. A repor.
from Mjer Greig, -respecting the practices'
of police constables. ciaiting public houses in
plain clothes, for the purpose of dicooverieg
business in contraband hours, was read. itatated.
that the order prohibiting such visiting was:
rescinded in 1852, and the.t the latter resolution
woe! I be continued- until the mayor and magis-
trates ordered the prohibition of the plain clorrhtes
system. No action was taken in the affair. It
appears from the proceedingG of the St. Georges
Hall Committee, that they are about to early suat
the plans, so far as the alteration in the streets.of
the neighbourhood is concerned, but nothing just
yet, it appears, is to be done with the ballastrade
abortion, althongh Mr. ,Piston said if the Councili
instructed the committee to do away with them,:
there was nothing to prevent their wishes being
carried cut. ~kMong the Mayor'a.communications
was one from the Rev. Mr. Gillow, soliciting a
grant of X5OO :frqtr. the Council, as a set-off
to the expenses jecurred by the„;Arneld'a Vale
Reformatory, near
.;Bristol, through .having
received - a number .of girls from Liverpool.
The applica,ion was referred to the Finance
Committe, Mr., Alderman Parker oppoeing such a
decision as Ire never would consent that any of
the fundb of the C3u,neit should be appropriated
towards a distinctly tomin Catholic eetablish-
Intent." A memorial from Ur. McDonald praying
for a re-hearing of his (ape was read by the Town
Clerk. Mr. Ilodgon .moved, and Mr. Bennet se-
conded, that the memorial .be referred to .select
'committee. The fact or a pro•piltest and anti-
pikest taking such a permanent position, should
surely have procured Mr. Meaniald a further
hearing ; but no, the Council;_ by a large majority,
decided that the case ,could net be re-opened.
Is feet, as Mr. Jeffery stated, Mr. M'Donald had
been dismissed • for his telling the tgu:h about the
red sandoone wells, and every
,engine in the
power of the then and. pr rent Water Committ.sa
had been used to squelch rein M'Douald, but as
Me. Earle remarked, the forater,gentlentan " was of
supetior talents." and assured,V he will one day be
in a posidon to use them to advantage. The dis-
enssioa on the Water question aVasTpestpeneet till
Monday nest.

The other local intelligence it not of mKrh in-
terest or importance. • The Rev. Mr. Livingstone
addressed a large assembly at Hof* Hall yesterday,
on the state of Christianity iu Afriea. -Thalearned
gentleman took g..he religious point of the question
yesterday, having .tho 'practical
.poiet
the day provionzt, A
:report will be found ire
another column. •

The meeting, .of the West Darby ,guardians
yesterday resulted in a resolution, on the recent
application of the 'Fox►eth . Park Guariliane, to
reduce the rate ehArged for the support of paupers
belonging to Toxteth Park. The purport of
the resolution was the, as the Guardians
of Toxteth Park only keep their piupers in the
West Derby Workhouse, it is ,quite proper that the
latter bhould act as much for auuh maintenance as
possible. and that it is quite unreasonable for the
Toxteth Gaardians to even apply for any reduction,
Mr. Henry Pease, M P., has addressed a meeting
at Darlington on the duties which devolve upon

relation to India.

The Soci:.l Science meetings at Birmsrlgham are
very int( rebti-g to the people of that town, if not
to the whole of the country. In the course of
Tuesday the Midland Institute Theatre was

opened, after Lord Brougham, Lord J. Busseil,
1443A1 stggiley! a 44 Ober distinguished SMOSIXO
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