The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-04 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS,

NEW ORGAN FOR ST. SAVIOUR'S CHURCH, LIVER-
POOL.—This instrument has just been built by Mr. Gray, of
the New-road, Fitzroy-square, and was, last night, subjected
to a trial performance by that eminent organist Mr. Adams.
A considerable number of persons, lovers of music in its
loftier mood, were present on the occasion, and had then
and there much reason to be gratified. This organ does not
rank amongst the highest of its class in regard to size, but
it is, nevertheless, large enough to give ample tone in the
generality of churches erected in these modern times. It
differs from those with which our builders are most familiar,
in following the German plan, more especially in regard to
pedals. Of these it has as many as two octaves and two
notes, thus allowing the feet an unusual range in their con-
tribution to the full harmonies of the instrument, and add-
ing volume to its effect. Its manuals commence with CC 8
feet, and extend F 54 notes. The compass of its swell is
from C 4 feet to F—the keys to C C act on the bass of the
choir organ—thus forming three double rows. The pedal
organ is one octave in compass C C C 16 feet to C C 8 feet,
and is repeated on the second octave. Amongst the stops of
this organ, we may mention that those of its different single
diapasons are 8 feet, and its double 16 feet. There are three
composition pedals to the " great organ." The tone of this
instrument is fine, equable, and full. Its cremona was parti-
cularly melodious. Mr. Adams threw off some of his accus-
tomed bold and masterly voluntaries, in which are mingled
the most delicate and most vigorous characteristics of the
sacred style. He also gave some selections from Handel,
Mozart, Gluck, and Winter, in all of which he made not
only his own skill but the admirable capabilities of the organ
well felt. We may congratulate Liverpool on the attainment
of the work of Mr. Gray.

ArPotNTmENT.—The Rev. Thomas Halton, M.A., curate
of Liverpool, has been appointed, by the Right Hon. the
Earl of Lonsdale, K. G., one of his lordship's domestic
chaplains.

QUICK PASSAGE OF THE ORIENTAL.—The following is
an extract from a passenger on board the Oriental, dated
Malta, 13th November : " We made a very quick passage
here from Gibraltar, having been -only three days twenty
hours ; it is perhaps the shortest passage ever made, at least
they do not know here of a quicker one being made."

FORRESTERS.—A new Court of the Ancient Order of
Forrester was opened on Saturday, the 28th ult., at Nannerch,
under the name and title of Court Jackson's Glory. The
brethren of both lodges Holywell and Nannerch met at the
Feathers Inn, Holywell, and joined in procession, headed by
an excellant band of music, to Nannerch, were upwards of
fifty sat down to an excellent dinner, which did great credit
to the worthy host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft.

After drinking the healths of Queen Victoria and Prince
Albert, and infant Princess, and many other toasts, the
company separated at an early hour, highly delighted with
the pleasures of the day. Sixteen new members were enrolled
on this occasion.—Courier.

THE SEIGE OF AcRE.—A very neat little map has j,ist
been published by Mr. Wyld, the geographer to the Queen,
of the town, fortifications, and bay of Acre. The map gives
a very excellent idea of the strength of this celebrated place ;
the soundings in the bay are laid down, and the prominent
features of the surrounding country are also noted.

Houits OF BUSINESS.—We understand that the principal
assistants in many of the leading retail establishments in the
town have agreed to form themselves into an association for
the purpose of obtaining a reduction in the hours of business.
Their design is conceived in the most friendly spirit towards
the employers, who, they say, will not be injured, but bene-
fitted, by the change they hope to effect. A public meeting
of the whole body of assistants, in all trades, is talked of, at
which their plans will be explained, and measures decided on
to insure the co-operation not only of their fellow assistants
but of the public at large.

THE PRESENT POPE A PERSECUTOR.—If a man, who had
perpetrated the most hcrrid murders or committed the most
atrocious crimes, were to assemble his friends around him on
the anniversary of such events, would not those friends who
had assembled with him for the express purpose of celebrat-
ing such events be partakers in his crimes ? Yes, to all in-
tents and purposes. This then is the exact position in which
Pope Gregory stands connected, with the cold-blooded, heart-
less, and atrocious massacre of St. Bartholemew. He orders
the medal to be re-cast in commemoration of it, and of course
participates in the crime. If the event, therefore, is worthy
of being commemorated, it is worthy of being repeated ; and
of course would be so now at this very day, if Pope Gregory
and his slaves in sin had the power, therefore do we cry again
and again—PROTESTANT ASCENDANCY.
ST. BRIDE'S COURSE OF LECTURES RESPECTING THE
JEWS.—Last Tuesday evening the Rev. Alexander Dallas,
rector of Wanston, and chaplain to the Bishop of Win-
chester, delivered a very powerful and i npressive discourse
on this interesting subject. " The cei to nty of the restor-
ation of Judah and Israel at the end of the times of the
Gentiles." The scripture signs of those times drawing to a
close compared with present events. Mr. Dallas is to preach
the next lecture this evening,—the subject is " The blessings
promised to the righteous, arid the judgments denounced
upon the wicked at that period."
NEW IRON SAILING VESSEL.—There is now in the Vic-
toria Dock a new iron vessel, apparently about 60 or 70 tons
burthen, built by Mr. John Laird of Birkenhead, and inten-
ded as a Droger on the coast of Demerara. The necessity on
that peculiar shore of a vessel of light draft of water, has as a
matter of course, placed a restriction upon the builder; but
he has nevertheless produced a craft that has all the appear-
ance of a clipper—having a fine bow, a clean run, and a hand-
some stern, forming aloft a segment of a circle. There is an
ingenious contrivance to give her addditional steerage power.
The rudder, by lowering a plate of iron on one side of it by
means of a chain, may be elongated perpendicularly in deep
water, or reduced by being hauled up, to the level of the keel.
The vessel is called the " Cayman ",—the Spanish appel-
lation, we believe, of the alligator, that monster of the shal-
lows. Her upper works arc of timber. She has great beam
for her size ; is handsomely rigged as a schooner, and will,
we hear carry thirty-five hogsheads of sugar upon only four-
and-a-half feet of water. This handsome little vessel will be
sailed out to her place of destinati n, and, it is supposed,
will accomplish her long, and at this season of the year, some-
what perilous voyage in about thirty days. As she draws so
little water and is flat hottomed, the writer of this paragraph
suggests that she should be provided with what must (at the
expence of an lrishism) be called win "lee boards" ,—a con-
trivance which in vessels having little hold of the water, is
found to be of great advantage by our neighbours the Dutch,
when beating to windward. As the cost would be but trifling,
the experiment would be worth trying. The Cayman is nearly
ready for sea. She is fitted up, in !every respect in a very
superior manner.

YANKEE OPINION OF THE HUGE STEAM-SHIP LIVER-
POOL.—Two Americans were one day looking at the ship
from the quay, at New York, when one of them, struck by
the unusual magnitude, growly said to the other, " I say,
Nathan, I guess that's a considerable large canoe."
We understand that Austria, Prussia, and the other Ger-
manic powers, irritated by the military preparations of France,
but unwilling to it cur the expence of increasing their troops
to a war establishment, have silently but effectually comple-
ted such a skeleton organisation that at any moment a force
can be got under arms superior to that prepared by France.
Remonstrances have in the meantime been made to the
Government of France against her continued armaments, in
which England has indirectly concurred ; but if these remon-
strances should not be attended to, the great powers will be
able to show in the spring such an overwhelming force that,
if necessary, the initiative in hostilities can be taken by them.
It is generally understood that the submission of Mehemet
Ali has been made.—Morning Herald of yesterday.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.—On Wednesday the 2d instant,
the congregation of St. Mark's Church, Duke-street, pre-
sented their curate, the Rev. R. A. Marshall, with a purse,
containing eighty-two guineas, as a testimony of their grate-
ful acknowledgments of his indefatigable exertions for their
eternal welfare.

Captain Wylie, of the ship Dee, Was ordered to find bail
by Mr. Rushton, on Tuesday, to appear at the Admiralty
fiSresstsiooffinsCeornoal hcibsasrhgiep,ofaxhavingforcing assaulted John Gray, the
hire ashore at Bonny,
on the coast of Africa.

GRAND SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT.—We are compelled by
want of room to withdraw a notice of this concert, which
took place on Tuesday evening in the Theatre Royal. The
perforinwe of M. Listz on the piano, and the singing of
Mr. Parry, jun., afforded great delight to the auditory.—
Listz is Paganini risen Again and devoted to another instru-
ment. The singing of ,the female vocalists was respectable.
The excellence of the baud, under the leadership of Mr.
Herrman, was universally acknowledged.

TA RUNG'S INK.—Tarling's ink is, perhaps, the pleasantest
to use of any ; it runs freely, and will not corrode,

LECTURES ON GERMAN LITERATURE.—TIIC first of
Professor Schweitzer's six lectures will be delivered on
Tuesday next, and the second on Thursday. The course
will be highly interesting, and we hope to find may avail
themselves of the Professors valuable instructions.

N COCN'CIL_PROCEEDING►S

On Wednesday the Town-council held their monthly meet-
ing at the Town-hall, for the despatch of business. It was
numerously attended. Immediately after the Mayor bad
taken the chair, and just as the deputy Town-clerk was
about to read the proceedings of the last meeting,
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE suggested, that as loyalty was the
first duty of the subject, and as it formed a distinguishing
characteristic of the Liverpool corporation, the motion of
which notice had been given for that day by Sir Joshua
Walmsley, of an- address to the Queen on the occasion of her
having given birth to a princess, might take precedence of
any other business. In his opinion a special meeting of the
council ought to have been called for the extraordinary pur-
pose; but he would not cavil upon that account, and was
only anxious that a loyal and dutiful address of •this nature
should not be brought on at the tail-end of the other pro-
ceedings. (Hear, hear.) He therefore begged to call on Sir
Joshua Walmsley to propose his address.
Mr. D. HonGsoN thought they ought to start on the pre-
sent Occasion with placid minds and united feelings, lest they
might endanger the unanimous adoption of the address after-
wards, when, perhaps, unpleasant feelings, sometimes inci-
dental to debates, might arise.
The MAYOR, understanding that it was the pleasure of the
council to adopt the course suggested, called upon Sir J.
Walmsley to proceed with the reading of his address.
Mr. H. HORNBY suggested that it might be more advise-
able to have the proceedings of the last meeting of the coun-
cil read in the first instance, as they might then have a fUller
attendance of members than they had at present, as many
gentlemen were not in the habit of coming immediately after
the chamber was opened.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE had no objection to the course
suggested ; and
The DEPUTY TOWN-CLERK proceeded with the reading of
the minutes of the last council meeting. When thenames of
the several committees bad been read,
Mr. J. SMITH said the proper officer had, in his opinion,
been guilty of a little irregularity in not inserting the christian
names of the different members of the committees instead of
the initials. It was a thing never done before.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE supposed Mr. Smith was afraid of
his being mistaken for another gentleman of that name who
was now a member of the council. (klaugh.)
Mr. EARLE suggested that they be distinguished one from
the other by the term, Smith No. 1, and Smith No. 2. (Con-
tinued laughter.)
The conversation here dropped.
ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN.

Sir J. WALMSLEY said, that if any apology were neces-
sary for taking the course he intended, he apprehended it
would be found in the fact that he had consulted the wishes
of every member of the council in giving the present notice.
(Hear.) He believed he was correct in saying that there
was but one feeling on this subject, that of joining in loyalty
and affection to her Majesty and her illustrious consort, on
the occasion of an event having taken place that was calcu-'
lated to increase her happiness, consolidate the succession to
the throne, and unite the affections of the people to a sove-
reign, not more illustrious from her high station than she
was from her public and private virtues. (Hear.) She had
evinced such a power, wisdom, and aptitude, beyond her
years, that he was sure there was not one who listened to
him that would not say we had great reason, indeed, to join
in expressions of loyalty and gratitude to that beloved
monarch. The wisdom and zeal she had already displayed
were worthy of the highest commendation, and gave abun-
dant promise that the good seed so well sown by her excel-
lent mother would issue in a luxuriant harvest, and that her
people would never have less cause than they had at pre-
sent to unite in expression of loyalty, gratitude, and affection
towards her. He begged, therefore, to move—" That a
dutiful and loyal address be presented to her Majesty, on
the occasion of the birth of a princess ; and also that an ap-
propriate address be presented to his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, and the Duchess of Kent."
Mr. H. LAWRENCE wished 'the seconding the of motion
had fallen into abler hands, butgas only one feeling could pre-
vail on the occasion, he would not detain them longer, after
the eloquent language they had just heard, than to second
Sir Joshua's proposition, which he did with great pleasure.
(Hear.)

The Motion having been carried,
Sir J. WALMSLEY proposed the adoption of the following
address to the Queen :
" TO HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA.
" The dutiful Address of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Bur-
.

gesses of the Borough of Liverpool

" May it please your Majesty,—We, the mayor, alderman.,
and burgesses of the borough of Liverpool, approach your
Majesty with the sincere expression of our dutiful attach-
ment to your Majesty's person and to the constitution, and
to offer our warmest and most heartfelt congratulations on
the happy event of the birth of a daughter, heiress presump-
tive to the throne of this realm.
" We pray the Great Disposer of Events that your Ma-
jesty's valuable life, and that of your illustrious consort, may
long be spared, and that the young Princess may have the
advantage of being guided and directed in her infant and
riper years, by a sovereign distinguished for her domestic
virtues, proud of her country's happiness and glory, and
whose highest abmition is to reign in the hearts of her
people.
" Given under the seal of the borough," &e.
Mr. GLADSTONE said it was as good an address as could
well be preferred. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. H. LAWRENCE seconded it adoption, after which it
was carried unanimously.

ADDRESS TO PRINCE ALBFRT.
Sir J. WALMSLEY then proposed the adoption of an ad-
dress to Prince Albert.

Mr.
carried

H. LAWRENCE seconded the motion, which was

Alderman EARLE thought they were in the right in having
them all moved and seconded by the same individuals ; other.
wise, there would be too large a party in London. (A laugh.)
Mr. CASE, hearing Prince Albert styled " Duke" in the
address, asked if he were Duke of Saxe Cobourg ?
Mr. H. LAWRENCE replied in the affimative, and said
" Duke" was a higher title than " Prince', in Germany.
The MAYOR thought they ought to be glad to have a gen-
tleman so well versed in German affairs among them as Mr.
Lawrence appeared to be. (A laugh.)

ADDRESS TO THE DUCHESS OF KENT.
Sir J. WALMSLEY next proposed the adoption of an ad-
dress to the Duchess of Kent.

Mr. H. LAWRENCE seconded the adoption of the address,
which was also unanimously carried.
MODE OF PRESENTING THE ADDRESSES.

The MAYOR said, the next subject for the consideration
of the council was, the mode in which the addresses should
be presented, whether at a levee or at the home-office.
Mr. PLATT thought the usual plan ought not to be departed
from on the present occasion, but that they ought to be pre-
sented by the movers and seconders.

Sir J..WALMSLEY disclaimed, in proposed the addresses,
any wish upon his part to be sent on a deputation to Lon-
don.

Mr. H. LAWRENCE suggested that they be transmitted,
in the usual form, to the Secretary of State.
Mr. CASE agreed with Mr. Lawrence's suggestion, and
thought the mayor ought to affix the corporation seal to them
beforehand.

Mr. EVANS recommended a reconsideration of Prince
Albert's title. He was known in England as " Prince"
Albert, and when the Queen intimated her intention of
marrying him, no other term was made use of, but it was
announced that it was resolved to ally herself in marriage
with " Prince " Albert of Saxe Coburg. Why, then, were
they to go to Germany in search of a new term, particularly
when the popular feeling of England was, that the term
" Prince" was a higher honour than that of " Duke?" This
was the feeling, he thought, that pervaded this country at
least, and besides, they had no precedent for the new term
in either the House of Commons or House of Lords.
Mr. H. LAWBENCE said the selection of " Duke" for
that of " Prince" was not attributable to either himself or
Sir Joshua Walmsley, and was quite willing that the term
" Prince " should be substituted if it was deemed to be more
respectable.

fir
JOSHUA WALMSLEY said that he was mentioned in
the address as " Prince" Albert, and, ,
in addition as the
" Duke" of Saxe Coburg and Gotha.

Mr. EVANS thought they had no occasion to make disco-
veries of this sort, but to adhere to his ordinary title.
The MAYOR said that if they could find a London paper
of the Tuesday subsequent to the birth, they would there
find the several addresses of the common council of the me-
tropolis, and see the manner in which he had been styled.
Mr. EVANS observed that the present was not the first
occasion upon which they had addressed him as " Prince,"
and, therefore, they had local as well as general precedent
for the term.
Mr. H. LAWRENCE had no doubt but Mr. Evans was
much more conversant with the practice of the German
courts than he (Mr. L.) could pretend to be—(a laugh)—but
he hoped they would not destroy their unanimity by having
any difference of opinion on so trifling a subject.
Sir J. WALMSLEY agreed with Mr. Evans that he was
styled " Prince" Albert in the former addresses from Liver-
pool, but also that he was gazetted as such.
The MAYOR said the motion then before the chair was,
that the corporation seal should be affixed, and that they be
transmitted for presentation to the secretary of state; but in
case the secretary of state, as was suggested to him by the
town-clerk, might have some difficulty in gaining an inter-
view with one of the royal personages, it was for the council
then to say what course should be adopted.
Mr. AnciN thought they ought not to depart from the
usual mode of presenting the present addresses, and moved
that the proposer and seconder be sent•as a deputation to
London for the purpose.

Mr. EVANS thought they had had a great deal too much of
deputations to London, and that, under the peculiar circum-
stances of the Queen being in a delicate situation, it seemed
altogether out of place. However niggardly it might appear,
he confessed that he grudged the expense as unnecessary,
and, from his own observation of matters in London, be be-
lieved the mode they had determined on at first would be a
great deal more acceptable to the government. (Hear.) He
was, therefore, anxious to have the addresses to go in the re-
gular way, through the home department.
Mr. BOOTH said that whatever course they adopted in
Liverpool, would be likely to, be followed as an example in
other places.

Mr: MELLon seconded Mr. Aikin's amendment.
Mr. AIKIN should be sorry to see Liverpool an exception
to a general rule on the present occasion, and sorry also if any
parsimoniousness, or the saving of a small and paltry ex-
pense, should induce the usual course to be departed from.
He would, therefore, call for a division on his amendment.
Mr. EvaNs asked whether the mover of the amendment
was desirous of trundling up the mayor's carriage and horses
on the occasion ? (A laugh.)
A division was then taken on Mr. Aikin's amendment,
when the numbers were as follows—
Forit ........ 19
Against it
The original resolution by Mr. H. Lawrence was then de-
clared to have been carried.
The following are the names of tl e gentlemen who voted :
For—Messrs. J. Mellor, J. Aikin, J. Woollright, J. Priest-
ley, J. N. Wood, W. Slater, W. 'Kee, J. Platt, J. Horn-
by, and W. P. Frerne-10.
Against—Messrs. J. Holmes, G. Quayle, D. Hodgson,
Isaac Holmes, R. Houghton, W. Thornhill,.J. Case, 11. R.
Sandbach, H. Copeland, R. 13. B. H. Blundell, H. Holmes,
T. Sands, Sir J. Walinsley, H. Hornby, R. V. Yates, T.
Toulmin, J. Lawrence, T. Robinson, J. Cooper, H. Law-
rence, W. Bilkett, R. Gladstone, C. Bushell, J. Proctor, T.
Morecroft, J. Kilshaw, T. Coglan, J, smith, D. Mather, R.
Harbord, G. H. Lawrence, A. Smith, jun., R. Sheil, I'. Bul-
ley, T. Booth, R. Roskell, T. Leathorn, G. Holt, R. Benn,
J. Moon, E. Evans, T. B. Barclay, T. Holt, and the Mayor
—44.

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE—THE LATE MR. CURRIE.
The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Finance
Committee having been read,
Mr. HUGH HORNBY (the chairman) said it was necessary,
according to the standing orders, that the vacancy in the
committee, occasioned by the deathl of Mr. William Wallace
Currie, should be filled up at the next meeting of the coun-
cil, and that notice of it be given on the present occasion ;
but he did not think they would be doing their duty if they
passed not some resolution expressive of their sincere regret
at the late melancholy event which removed Mr. Currie from
them—(hear)—and also expressive of the value of the ser-
vices which, during the long period of a quarter of a century,
he rendered to the town at large. (Hear.) He (Mr. H.)
would not detail those services even if he were capable of
doing so, he should shrink from the task ; but they were well
known and fully appreciated, as clearly proved by the uni-
versal sentiment of sorrow the announcement of his death
occasioned throughout the town—a sentiment which was not
confined to his friends and acquaintances merely, nor yet to
the party of which he was a firm supporter, but was felt by
many entertaining political opinions opposed to those he pro.
fessed. (Hear, hear.) If there existed any sympathy. in
cases of this kind, where the hand'of Providence bore most

heavily, he thought the immediate relatives of the deeeased gen-
tleman ought to feel some commisseration in their bereave-
ment when they reflected on the manner in which his death
was received by all ranks and classes in the community. In ad.
dressing those gentlemen who had long had -a seat in the
council, it was unnecessary for him (Mr. H.) to observe upon
Mr. Currie's conduct in it, but it might not be improper to
mention one very striking and important fact connected with
his public career, to'those who had recently entered the
chamber—namely, that while he carefully abstained from any
expressions that could give offence to those opposed to him,
there was no member whose opinions had greater weight with
the council, or who was listened to with greater respect.
(Hear, hear.) As chairman of the Finance Committee, he
could safely say that the members composing it would all feel,
for seine time at least, his loss to be irreparable, for his prompt
and able explanations, his thorough acquaintance with the
committees, and his quickness of perception, were present,
he was sure, to the minds of all. To the value of his services
in the committee, the resolution passed unanimously at their
first meeting after his decease abundantly testified ; but he
(Mr. H.) hoped he would- be pardoned if he just said one
word with regard to his own feelings on this melancholy occa-
sion. (Hear, hear.) During the last few years he was
brought into more intimate acquaintance with Mr. Currie
than ever he was before, and he could safely say that he es-
teemed him most highly as a gentleman of cultivated intellect
and the kindliest feelings. (Hear, hear:) He moved, there-
Tore, the following resolution :
Resolved unanimously—" That the council is anxious to
express its feelings of sincere regret at the loss which it has
sustained by the lamented death of one of its most eminent
members, the late William Wallace Currie, Esq. ; that it is
desirous at the same time to record the deep sense it enter-
tains of the valuable and important services which, during a
long series of years, he rendered to the town of Liverpool;
that it bears testimony to the zeal, intelligence, and success
with which he laboured to improve the estate of this corpo-
ration, and to apply its large resources in promoting the
general benefit of the inhabitants ; as well as to the kind and
conciliatory manner and dignified deportment by which his
conduct, as a member of this body, and his intercourse gene-
rally with his fellow-citizens, were uniformly distinguished."
Mr. CASE had no hesitation in rising to second the ad-
dress. There was very little left for him to say after the
very able and eloquent address just delivered by the chairman
of the Finance Committee; but as he had twenty-two years'
experience of Mr. Currie's services to the council and town
at large, he felt he would be very much wanting were he not
to rise on the instant and second the motion which had been
proposed. The old council were often delighted with his
eloquence and conciliatory manners, and he. (Mr. C.) did not
hesitate to say that on every occasion he had been sincere in
wishing to promote the public good. If these were the only
grounds on which the present council ought to regret his
loss, such grounds as these were quite sufficient to induce
them to do so; and he should merely conclude by seconding
the motion fully and most cordially.

Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE felt tTl;ilit was difficult for him to
say anything on the present occasion, as he was perfectly
sensible of the great loss they had sustained in being deprived
so unexpectedly of Mr. Currie's services. In the name of
the political party with whom he acted, he regretted his de-
parture. (Hear.) For many years Mr. Currie had fought
the battle of municipal government in that room, and though
political differences had arisen of late years that severed the
link which once bound him and others together, still no
diversity of sentiments interfered with that harmony which
subsisted between them. To him (Mr. L.) Mr. Currie had
been uniformly kind and encouraging, and, as a party man,
he would say that the conservative body deplored him
sincerely, as they looked upon him to be a kind of link in
which extremes met, and as they felt that they should with
difficulty supply his place. (Hear, hear.)
The MAYOR, in putting the resolution, said he concurred
in all that had been said regarding the deceased gentleman,
and from his experience of him, which continued during the
time the reform council had been in, existence, he could say
that no man knew more of the past and present proceedings of
the council than Mr. Currie. His loss, therefore, on public
grounds, was irreparable, and, in private life, all who knew
him lamented his removal.

The motion was then put and carried unanimously.
The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Improve-
ment Committee, the Watch Committee, the Markets' Com-
mittee, the Town-hall Establishment Committee, and the
Church Expenditure Committee having been read and con-
firmed,

Mr. H. HORNBY hoped he might be allowed to retire from
the Parks and the Church Expenditure Committes, as, in
his absence from the council on the last occasion, he found
he had been placed on more committes than he could con-
veniently attend. He wished, therefore, to give notice for
the filling up of his place at the next meeting ; and he might
observe that Mr. Currie's place on the Law Courts' Com-
mittee would have to be tilled up at the same time.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said it was very inconvenient to
allow gentlemen to be retiring from the committees in this
way, as it might lead to a dangerous precedent.
Mr. HORNBY having re-asserted that it was utterly im-
possible for him to attend all the committees on which he had
been placed, particularly as he had been appointed to the
Finance Committee.

Mr. LAWRENCE admitted that the request was a reasona-
ble one in the present instance.

The MA-von observed that as Mr. Currie had been a
commissioner of the Wallasey Embankment, they would
have to supply his place in that capacity also.
Upon the proposition of Mr. CASE, Mr. Hornby's re-
signation, on both the committees mentioned, was accepted.

THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.
The report of the Health Committee was read, from which
it appeared that a survey of all the cellars, and houses in
courts, within the municipal borough, was ordered to be
made by competent persons; that such survey should spe-
cify the number of inhabitants in such courts and cellars,
with other particulars; that the surveyor should be directed
to submit a plan for effecting each survey, and also to report
to the committee the names of some competent persons to
carry the same into effect. The Surveyor's report was at-
tached ; it stated, among other things, that the survey would
be completed in three months.
THE DOCK COMMITTEE.
The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Dock Com-
mittee were next read and confirmed.