The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-08-07 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS

The marriage of Lord Carrington with the Hon. Augusta
Willoughby, third daughter of Lord and Lady 'Willoughby
d'Eresby, is expected to take place immediately.

We understand that the treaty between England, Austria,
Russia, and Prussia, for the settlement of eastern affairs, was

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signed on the 15th of July.—Sunday paper.
• Cider is 'selling at Ilminster at from £2 Bs. to £2 10s. per
hogshead; new potatoes at Gs. per bag of 1201bs. At Meare,
near Glastonbury, the price of butter is Bd. per lb.

every attention and hospitality have been shown to Prince
George since his arrival in Dublin. He has paid brief visits
to Lord Talbot de Malahide, and other persons of rank in
the vicinity of the Irish metropolis.
POPULATION OF RUSSIA .—The tables of M. Kceppen
for 1838 give a population of 53,977,200 souls ' • and includ-
ing the army and navy, the Poland and Finland, the number
of inhabitants is 62,500,000.
GOOD SHOOTING.—On Monday week, Mr. John Rich-
ardson, of Warton, at five shots bagged 119 wild fowl.—
Preston Chronicle.

We are authorised to state, that, in the event of a vacancy
taking place, the Hon. Mr. Carew will positively stand for
the representation of this county.—Waterford Chronicle.—
[The vacancy has occurred; Mr. Power having taken the
Chiltern Hundreds.]
THE Hors.—The hops have not improved so much as
might have been expected by the late scorching weather.
They want a few heavy thunder storms. In many grounds
previously pretty free from all sorts of drawbacks, the devas-
tating visitant the honey-dew has made its appearance within
the last few days. In the neighbourhood of Canterbury we
find the, better samples. One planter, who has several acres,
averages his produce, according to present appearance, at 7
cwt. an acre throughout. The duty is advanced.—Kentish
Gazette.

GOOD SPORT.—One day last week, a lady amused herself
for a few hours, angling in the Tay, not far from the Bridge
of Isla. The produce of her skill and exertions was a fine
salmon, weighing 18 lbs., three good grilses, and two sea
trout ! Few of our keenest and most experienced sportsmen
can boast of anything like thii ; and we are doubtful whether
old Isaak Walton ever contemplated so successful a disciple
of the sex.—Perth Constitutional.
A curious fact in reference to forced sales of shares was
stated by the chairman of the York and North Midland Rail-
way Company at their late meeting. It appears that an in-
dividual holding shares in the company had become insolvent ;
had he been compelled to sell his stock at the then market
price, his creditors would have suffered great loss, whereas
having been allowed a little indulgence, he was ultimately
enabled, from the produce of the sale, to pay the whole of
his debts, and realize a considerable surplus for himself !
It is known that the Earl of Stair has purchased some es-
tates of Lord Galloway, for £120,000. One of these estates
adjoins the lands of Castle Stewart, at present belonging to
Lord Stair; and the others, containing some of the finest
land in the county, form a most valuable addition to the
Stair estates: Within the last twenty years his lordship has,
by himself, and as trustee for a former earl, made additions
to the estates of Stair to the extent of above £400,000, be-
sides adding to the earldom his large estate in the county of
Edhiburgh.

ENORMOUS TARE. OF SALMON.—Last week, the Castlebar
Telegraph chronicles the following astonishing fact t—On
Monday last, no fewer than 1400 salmon were procured by
the fishermen at Ballina in a single haul of the net. The
average was 101bs each fish, and the total weight was there-
fore about six and a quarter tons. The fish have since been
selling in our market at 3d. and 3;d. per lb." Ballina is a
town in the county of Mayo, situated on the Moy river, about
six miles above the sea, (Bay of Killala,) and has long pos-
sessed one of the most valuable salmon fisheries in Ireland.

During the last few weeks, upwards of four tons weight of
herries, as many gooseberries and currants, a vast quantity
of strawberries, raspberries, peas, beans, and potatoes, and
other luxuries and necessaries, have each week been bought
up by the salesmen in Covent Garden market, and sent to
Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Hull, Leeds, and other
distant places, by railroad ; and they have invariably been
sold at a good profit; by which operation the gardeners in
the neighbourhood of London have benefitted exceedingly.
The marines of the Mediterranean fleet will, in future, be
brigaded into one or more battalions, and a head-quarters
stationed at Malta, or some other port, so as to render this
highly-disciplined force available for any occasion that may
arise. There are about 1,800 marines now serving. on board
the line-of .battle ships, independent of those in frigates and
small vessels, calculated to produce a formidable force, when
aided by small-armed seamen, and suported by steamers.—
Naval and Military Gazette.
THE LATE ALDERMAN VENABLES.—This much-respected
citizen and alderman of London, whose death took place on
Thursday at East Cowes, Isle of Wight, was born at Cook-
barn, a village in Berkshire, where his father carried on the
business of a paper-maker in a very small way. When quite
a lad, he came to London, and obtained employment in the
' extensive paper manufactory and stationery business in which
he afterwards became the principal partner ; having, by his
enterprising habits and strict attention to business, amassed
a considerable property. He was alderman of the ward of
Queenhithe. He served the office of lord mayor in 1826.
He was member for the city of London on the liberal inte-
rest prior to the passing of the reform act, which measure he
assisted in carrying. He was the owner of several large
paper-mills ; one at Woking, in Surrey, and three at Wo-
burn, in Bedfordshire.—Globe.
EGYPTIAN FLAX.—We have before us a specimen of
Egyptian flax, from a cargo of 1000 tons now on its way to
Scotland. The fibre is long, tough, and well coloured, and
sufficiently fine for azy purpose to which Baltic flax is now
applied. It has been raised by the government of Egypt,
which could quickly increase the supply to an enormous ex-
tent, provided a demand for it were got up in this country.
We are informed by an experienced flax-spinner, from whom
we received the specimen, that the trade with Egypt holds
out numerous inducements, which, it laid hold of, would
soon materially affect our flax trade with the Baltic. Besides
having a sea voyage free from all periodical obstructions, the
flax can be obtained at a lower price, the manufacturer at
the same time opening up a new arid extensive market for
the finished material. Our friends in the Baltic have, for
some time back, been fighting rather shy—perhaps a little
opposition from a new quarter may bring them to discretion.
—Fife Herald.

STATISTICS or GAS.—For lighting London with gas there
are 18 public gas-works ; 12 public gas companies ; £2,800,000
capital employed in works, pipes, tanks, gasholders, appa-
ratus ; £450,000. yearly revenue derived ; 180,000 tons of
coal used in the year for making gas ; '1,460,000,000 cubic
feet of gas made in the year; 30,400 public or street consum-
ers. About 2,550 of these are in the city of London. Three
hundred and eighty lamplighters employed ; 176 gas-holders.
several of them double ones, capable of storing 5,500,000
cubic feet ; 890 tons of coal used in the retorts on the short-
est days, in 24 hours; 7,120,000 cubic feet of gas used in the
longest night, say 24th December ; about 2,500 persons are
employed in the metropolis alone in this branch of manufac4
ture ; between 1822 and 1827 the quantity nearly doubled
itself again.

TROTTlNG.—Thursday morning, the Glasgow snare per-
formed an extraordinary trotting feat, but one in which she
was nevertheless unsuccessful by the award of the judges.
A bet, amounting to £lOO, was made that she would go over
seventeen miles in an hour. The road selected was the Dum-
barton one, starting from the Gusbet-House, and proceed-
ing along by Partick ; but on account of the drawbridge,
which required to be crossed both going and coming, and a
turn in the. road, she was allowed two minutes extra—or in
all 62 minutes. The mare was ridden by John Blair, who
goes 12 stones, and lost the bet by one minute, having taken
63 minutes to reach the goal. A good deal of money has
changed hands on the. occasion ; but it is only fair to state
that. the mare came In quite fresh. Since the above was
written, we have ascertained that doubts have arisen as to
the distance really travelled by the mare. It has been com-
municated to the parties interested that, by a recent altera-
tion on the road, on account of which the milestones have
not been altered, the distance has been lengthened by a
quarter of a mile, whieh, doubled, makes the mare to have
accomplished 17i miles within the 63 minutes. Until the
road is measured, therefore, or some authentic data procured,
it can scarcely be held, on this view of the subject, that the
bet has been settled.
RESULTS OF RAILROADS.—We learn from a correspon-
dent, that, since .the railway was opened up to Lancaster,
there have already been increased facilities of travelling from
Kendal ; but on Monday next two additional coaches—one
by Croel, Sheldon, and Co. and the other by Holmes,
Fisher, and Co.,—will be put upon the road between Carlisle
and Lancaster. After that there will be, through and from
Kendal daily-
-3 mails, each way
5 coaches, do
—l6 coaches through.
4 coaches, in and out 8
2 swift packets, in and out
—each packet being
equal to 3 coaches

-20 starting from Kendal.
Altogether as 36 coaches to and through the town of Kendal ;
whereas it is but " the other day" that the only public con-
veyance the town could boast of was a literally heavy coach
three times a week, which occupied sixteen hours in the jour-
ney from Kendal to Liverpool (75 miles), and in which space
of time a person can now travel from Kendal to the south
coast, Southampton (336 miles).--Railway Times.
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The weather has,
during the past week, been decidedly auspicious, and our ad-
vices from all parts of the country represent the outstanding
crops as having been greatly improved within the last eight
days; still, however, we continue to receive complaints of
wheat being extensively affected by rust and blight ; and if
only a moiety of the reports which have reached us prove to
be correct, and the plant really stands so thin as it is stated
to do, we fear that, even with the most favourable weather,
the produce must fall short of an average. As yet it is too
early to ascertain how the grain has yielded in proportion to
the straw where harvest operations have already been begun ;
but as reaping has now. been pretty generally commenced,in
the home counties, we may expect shortly to learn something
on this interesting subject. The very high value which wheat
has now attained, the certainty of the stocks at present in
bond at the outports being shortly released, and a desire of
disposing of the remainder of the old before they give their
entire time to the securing of the new crop, have caused
farmers to supply most of the leading markets, held during
the week, liberally with wheat ' • and the fine weather having
at the same time occasioned a falling-off in demand, the trade
has become very dull, with a downward tendency in prices.
—Mark Lane Express.

ACCIDENT FROM THE DISCHARGE OF A PISTOL.—On,
Saturday morning last, about half-past ten o'clock, an acci-
dent occurred in Kennedy-street, which fortunately was not
attended by any very serious consequences. A gentleman,
who occupies a warehouse in Booth-street, having windows
and doors opening into a wide yard or passage from that
street to Kennedy-street, being about to leave home, thought
it prudent not to leave a pistol charged which he had in the
warehouse. He went to a teagle door in one of the upper
floors of his warehouse, and discharged the pistol, with the
barrel pointed down towards a dust place in the yard below,
and in a few minutes afterwards left the warehouse, and went
by railway, we believe, to Liverpool. It seems, however,
that the ball, instead of lodging,in the dust, struck upon the
pavement of the yard, and by the ricochet, or rebound, was
projected across Kennedy-street, just as Mr. Carrick Her-
vey, of the firm of Messrs. Robert and C. Hervey, drysal-
ters, Essex-street, was passing from Cooper-street towards
Tib-lane, on the footpath of the opposite side of the street.
The ball grazed his right cheek, stunning him so much that
he fell from the shock ; and then the bullet passed through a
pane in the window of Mr. Christopher Hudson, teacher of
music, No. 34, Kennedy-street, in whose front room was a
daughter of Mr. Atkinson, brewer, Granby-row, practising
a music lesson at the piano. Sonic of the fragments of glass
struck her on thn; face, but the bullet could not then be found.
It was afterwards picked up at the door, quite flattened, and
it is supposed had lodged within the leaves of the music-book
upon the piano, from which it may have dropped when Miss
Atkinson quitted the house, taking this book with her. Mr.
Hervey was conveyed home, and having obtained medical
assistance, was soon relieved from all serious apprehension.
On Saturday evening the gentleman who had discharged the
pistol returned home, and then for the first time heard of the
consequences of hic ant. He immediately waited on Mr.
Hervey, to express his regret at the accident ; he also saw
the police authorities ; and there being, of course, not the
slightest reason to suppose that there was any thing inten-
tional in the matter—indeed it would be impossible, but for
a ball rebounding, to hit the window in Kennedy-street from
the place whence the pistol was fired—all .parties expressed
themselves satisfied that the circumstances were purely acci-
dental.--Manchester Guardian.

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

The Town-council held their usual monthly meeting on
Wednesday. The Mayor presided.

THE BOTANIC GARDEN

- In the proceedings of the Finance Committee, there was
a resolution unanimously adopted, recommending that an
annual grant of £lOO should be made to the Botanic Garden,
so long as the garden shall continue to be opened to the pub-
lic, as at present, on Mondays and Fridays, from one o'clock
in the afternoon until sunset. .

The confirmation of the proceedings was moved by Mr.
BOLTON, and seconded by Mr. H. LAWRENCE.
Mr. Alderman EVANS maintained that the opening of the
garden on week days could not afford adequate accommoda-
tion to the working classes. In proof of his position, he re-
ferred to the London parks, where, as he himself had recently
observed, there were few persons to he seen on week-days,
with the exception of servant-maids with children, and a few
worn-out gentlemen of pleasure, whilst on Sunday they were
crowded. He also objected to the terms of the resolution,
from which it appeared that the grant was for an indefinite
period.
Several gentlemen of the Finance Committee stated that
the intention was, that the grant should be renewable every
year.
The TOWN-CLERK then added to the resolution the words
—subject, nevertheless, to the annual vote of the council for
its continuance."
Mr. Alderman EVANS was still dissatisfied with the reso-
lution, and moved that it should not be confirmed.
Mr. D. MATiTER. seconded the amendment..
The amendment was negatived by a majority of 40 to 5.
The voting was as follows :
For the amendment--Councillors M`Kee and Mather;
Aldermen Evans and Freme; and the Mayor.
Against it—Councillors J.. Holmes, Quayle, Thornhill, I.
Holmes, Houghton, Preston, Case, Sandbach, Frankland,
Mellor, Filcher, Bolton, Priestley, Woollright, Bright, H.
Hornby, Rathbone, Yates, Robinson, Lassen, H. Lawrence,
Wood, Carson, Gladstone, Bushell, Morecroft, Rigby, Cog-
lan, Segar,- G. H. Lawrence, Smith, Platt, and Duncan ;
ALdermen Leathom, G. Holt, Berm, Moon, Barclay, and I'.
HTlt.
Absent—Councillors Hodgson, Wright, Barton, Sands,
H. Holmes, Cooper, J. Lawrence, Blackburn, R. Jones,
jun., Leigh, Jordan, and Currie; Aldermen, Sheil, Booth,
J. Hornby, Roskell, C. 11. Jones, Earle, and Harvey.
Mr. EVANS, conceiving that the alteration in the resolu-
tion had not been made in a regular manner, moved, as an
amendment, ".That the grant be for one year only."
Mr. DUNCAN seconded the motion, which was agreed to
without going to the vote. .
The proceedings of the Finance Committee were then
confirmed.

The leases, and the proceedings ,of the Improvement,
Watch, Markets, Educaticon; and Church Education Com-
mittees were then.read over; and severally approved of.

DOCK COMMITTEE—REPORT,cor, THE SUB-COMMITTEE

" Tilt': NEW '‘BILL.
The Deputy Town-Clerk haiing read the proceedings of
the Dock Committee, which included the report of the sub-

committee, announcing the loss of the proposed new dock
bill, the MAYOR stated that only the general proceedings
would require confirmation, for reasons which would be

stated by the Town• Clerk

Mr. LEATHOM, seconded by Mr. BENN, then moved that
the proceedings of the Dock Committee be confirmed, with
the exception of the report of the sub-committee relative to
the proposed new dock bill.
The TOWN-CLERK said the distinction to be observed was
between the proceedings under existing acts and the proceed-
ings under the proposed new bill. To the first the veto ap-
plied ; on the second the council had always acted by a ma-
jority The report might be put now, and determined upon
by a majority, were it not that there was nothing at all upon
the summons giving notice of it. •
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE asked what there was in the report
that it should require confirmation ? Did it only call upon
the council to hear again of the defeat of the dock bill ?

Why, then, were they called upon to approve it ?
The TOWN-CLERK said the usual course would be to con-
firm the report, but there was nothingqin the summons giv-
ing notice of it, as was requisite.

Mr. CASE apprehended that the council would not in any
way be committing themselves by confirming the report. It
was a report of gentlemen appointed to go to London and
solicit the bill, of what they had done, and it had been con-
firmed by the Dock Committee. He did not see, therefore,
how this council could be committed by receiving it.
Mr. JOHN SMITH remarked that the report contained an
assertion of principles to which he for one was not prepared
to assent. It was in that way the council would be com-
mitted if they confirmed it.

Mr. HUGH Ilonrinv understood that the objection of the
Town-Clerk arose from the omission of this report in the no-
tice convening the meeting, agreeably with the understanding
that any important proceeding connected with the new dock
bill should be introduced upon the notice paper. But' it ap-
peared to him (Mr. Hornby) that the Dock Committee, in
not entering this report upon the notice paper, had exercised
a sound discretion. There was not the least necessity for it.
It was a report of proceedings notorious throughout the
town, and which had often come before the council in a dif-
ferent shape. Every member knew the facts,. and they all
expected the report to come before them.
Mr: JOHN Hor.mEs observed that if the report were ap-
proved it would not bind the council of next year.
Mr. H. LAWRENCE contended that it might, and that the
course suggested by the Town-Clerk was the proper one.
The Dock Committee themselves had confirmed the report,
and if the council adopted it without notice, they might be
considered as pledging themselves to support its views. For
these reasons he held that the Town-Clerk had adopted the
proper course. There were many things in that report
which might become matters for grave consideration here-
after; and if the council approved it without notice now,
they might be involving themselves where' they ought to have
every opportunity of seeing their way.
Mr. BUSHELL, knew nothing about the legality or ille-
gality of the case, but he was in favour of the course sug-
gested by the Town-Clerk, because it was his intention to
place a notice of motion .upon the books calling for a return
of the whole expense incurred in promoting the bill, in order
that the costs might be placed in juxtaposition with the re-

port, and that they both might be taken into consideration
at the same time. He had intended, if the report were con-
sidered to-clay, to have offered some observations upon it,
but he should now postpone them.
Mr. EVANS, with regard to the expenditure in promoting
the bill, would observe, that it had not yet been ascertained ;
it had, therefore, been waved-in the report. Nobody, con-
sequently, was committed' upon that subject. With- regard
to the motion of Mr. Bushell, he (Mr. Evans) believed it was
a great novelty for the council to call for any accounts of this
kind except through the medium of the Dock Committee.
That information would come in the ordinary course of the
routine of the Dock Committees' proceedings. The motion
of Mr. Bushell, therefore, was not only unusual, but it was
unnecessary. - _ _ _ _

The MAYOR explained that Mr. Bushell had not yet made
a motion upon the subject.
Mr. BusuELL added that he had only stated his intention
of putting a notice of motion upon the books of the council.
Mr. EvANs.—Well ; whatever be the decision of the Town-
clerk, I suppose we Must defer to it.
Mr. BoLToN said the report had been drawn up in London
by gentlemen sent by the council for that purpose. It was
drawn up with great delicacy towards the opponents of the
bill ; and, as it was merely a candid explanation of what they
had done whilst in London, he saw no objection to its being
received and approved of. It bound the council to nothing :
the next council would determine what they should do with
regard to the bill without reference to the opinions of the
present. Whatever they might do, he was satisfied that the
report ought to be received.
Mr. ISAAC HOLMES enquired whether it was at the ex-
pense of the dock estate or of the corporation that the bill
had been prosecuted? When it was first.mentioned he un-
derstood the Town-clerk to state that, if the bill were car-
ried, it would be carried at the expense of the dock estate,
but, if not, the cost was to fall on the corporation.
Mr. CASE said, it appeared to him that great difficulty,
would arise in Et receiving the report now, inasmuch as it
would be necessary to call a special meeting for that purpose.
The TOWN-CLERK.—No, no.
Mr. CASE observed that the proceedings of the Dock Corn:
mittee, if there was not a council held within seven days af-
terwards, were confirmed as a matter of course.
Mr. RATHBONE should like the Town-clerk to tell the
council what there was so important in the report as to re-
quire special introduction in the notice. If there was nothing
in the report, he considered that this discussion was taking
up a great deal of time to very little purpose. It committed
the council to nothing. He thought, also, that it had been
drawn up with great forbearance, considering the disreputa-
ble way in which the bill had been opposed. He hoped,
therefore, the council would take these points into considera-
tion, and receive the report.
Mr. BUSHELL.—If there has been anything disreputable
in the opposition to the bill, there has been as much equally
disreputable in the promotion of it.
Mr. RATHDONE.—I think that observation is not in order,
Mr. Mayor.
_ Mr. 11. LAAVRENCE.—Nor was the observation that called

for it.
Mr. J. SMITH asked whether it was not the fact that cer-
tain opinions were expressed in the report which might be
thrown in the teeth of those members of the council who
opposed the bill ? (Yes, yes.) He could not, therefore,
assent to the proposition for approving of the report.
The TOWN-CLERK would explain with regard to the point
raised by Mr. Case, that the rule he had laid down was
correct as to all proceedings under the existing dock acts ;
but when the proceedings went beyond the existingdock acts,
and the council took into consideration a report with regard
to a bill not obtained, then the Dock Committee, which pre-
sented that report, stood like any other committee of the
council, and their proceedings were to be regulated by a bare
majority. In the case of proceedings under the existing dock
acts, the veto applied; but when they came to proceedings
beyond them, the Dock Committee stood as any other com-
mittee, and their proceedings were to be governed by a ma-
jority: Such was the opinion of the Attorney-General, of
Mr. Cresswell, and of Mr..Wightman. If the Dock Com-
mittee in this ease begitine.,44 auy other committee, it must
be governed by the standing orders of the council, which
required notice. The Town-clerk read the standing order.
-Now there was nothing whatever in the summons relating to
this report. On former occasions, whenever anything was
brought forward with regard to bills in parliament, it was
specially mentioned in the notice. For these reasons he was
decidedly of opinion that they might receive the report, but
that it must stand over for consideration.
Mr. LEATHOM, as chairman of the Dock Committee,
could state, that the books of the dock proceedings were
signed by him and sent to the Town-clerk's-office three days
before the present meeting. That was the notice to the
Town-clerk to insert what might be necessary in the council
notice. Even upon his own showing the bare majority might
be ascertained now as well as at another council.
The TOWN-CLERK said the only words on the notice were
" the orders, proceedings, and resolutions of the Dock Corn-
mittee"—those which, it was understood, related to the ex-
isting dock acts. But when anything was to be done relative
to the new bill, it was only upon being distinctly stated on
the notice.
Mr. LEATHOM.—The fault, then, rests elsewhere than in
the Dock Committee. We always send the books to the
Town-clerk's office in the usual way, and if there is any de-
fect it has not been our fault.
The TOWN-cinitx.--We had no means of knowing what
would be submitted to this meeting of the Dock Committee
till after the notices had been issued.
Mr. LEATIIO7.4.—The books were signed in time, and, sent
up to the Town-hall.
Mr. BOLTON said, it certainly was the business of the
chairman of each committee at the last meeting previous to
the meeting of the council, to' select the most prominent
articles for insertion in the notice. It would appear, how-
ever, that no such practice existed in the Dock Committee ;
but it would be well for them regularly to perform this duty.,
Mr. ii. HoßNny agreed with Mr. Bolton. It appeared'
to him, that with regat.d to the proceedings of the Dock
Committee the Town-clerk had (riven the council a different
law from what he held to be the case in the proceedings of
the other committee. In all the committees he (Mr. H.)
had attended, it was understood that the committee were the
judges of what subjects should be introduced into the notice,
and they were responsible to the Council for them. But,
with regard to the Dock ComMittee, it appeared the Town-
clerk was the proper person to perform this duty. (No, no.)
The Town-clerk had declared, that in his opinion this report
ought to have been inserted in the notice. Now he (Mr.
Hornby)*apprehended that it was for the chairman to decide
what was proper to be inserted in the notice, and if the
council thought the committee had omitted it, it was for the
council to visit that committee with its reprobation. But he
did not know how the Town-Clerk came to state to the coun-
cil that in his opinion this subject should have been intro-
dneed. . It was for the council to state that.