The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-02-13 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

.oral flr'als.

A vessel laden with cotton and sugar is now discharging
her cargo at the Bieienhead docks.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday, a youth named Wm.
Winkeep was engaged in doing some' repairs on the roof
of an office in Rumford-place, when he accidentally fell
to the ground and was killed.

A memorial to the Lords of the Treasury, praying for
an alteration in the hours of despatch for the Liverpool
and Scotch mails, has been numerously signed on 'Change
by bankers, merchants, &c.

The officers of the 46th Regiment will give an amateur
performance at the Chester Theatre Royal, on the 20th
ingtirri, in aid of the feed for building baths and wa4h-
lacieLK.

17* . Preston. Esq., has been elected President of the
Vine and Spirit Association in the place of the late
Charles Jones, Esq. W. Preston, Esq. has been elected
vice-president.
On Monday, Mr. Mayer, of Liverpool, had the honour
of submitting to her Majesty and Prince Albert the silver
cradle made for the Mayor of Liverpool, and presented to
him by his fellow-townsmen to commemorate the birth of
a child during his mayoralty.

GUARDIAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF TRADE.
—Mr. John Pemberton, of Duke-street, has been elected
president for the ensuing year, and Mr. Ireland, of Bold-
street, vice-president. There has been a considerable in-
crease of members, and the balance in the bank is £6OO.
The annual dinner has been fixed for Thursday, the 22nd
instant.

DESTRUCTION BY FIRE OF THE SHIP " BERTRAND."
—The " Bertrand," Captain L. Hawes, from Liverpool
to Boston, took fire on Thursday last, off the Irish coast.
By the following day she was totally consumed, the hull
being burnt to the water's edge. What remains of her
now lies off Carricfergus. None of the cargo had been
saved at the time the information was despatched.
DEATH FROM • q'unds•-

PEA-PUFF.—On ,_ lay a little boy
s playing with a pea-puff (a small tube

through which peas arc; propelled by a puff of breath),
when, placing two peas on the table, he sucked them up
into his mouth. One of them, however, got into his
windpipe, and stuck there, so that, although the child
was taken to the Infirmary, it was fund impossible to ex-
tricate it, and the child died the

lame evening,

A deputation, consisting of Mr. Lockett, deputy from
the Liverpool Shipowners' Association ; Mr. Barber, de-
puty from the American Chamber of Commerce, Liver-
pool; Mr. Johnston, deputy from the Brazilian Associa-
tion of Liverpool; Mr. Dawson, deputy from the African
Association of Liverpool; and Mr. Carson, secretary to
the Liverpool Shipowners' Association, had an interview
with the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, on Thursday, at
the office of the Board of Trade. The deputation was
accompanied by Mr. Cardwell, M.P., and Sir Thomas
Birch, M.P.

SUICIDE UNDER DERANGEMENT OF MIND.—On Thurs-
day, Henry Byrom, aged 35, who kept a beer-house at
the Potteries, and who had for some months been much
addicted to drinking, and at times conducted himself in a
violent and irrational manner, was seen by a boy to walk
down the slip at the Pottery pier, apparently drunk, and
finally to throw himself into the water. The boy gave
the alarm to some men at work near the spot, one of
whom went in and got him out. He was then dead. The
water at the spot was not above three feet deep. He
made no effort to save himself.

recollect
Queen,

THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT.-It will be in the
‘• readers that, a few months ago, the
'lrry-boat, took the liberty of giving
memento on the side, whereupon
-me considerably leaky. People
the Queen and Prince Albert
"tween the curtains," but

Prince All

a of ou

could have settled the affair "

it appear
Woodside
they refer
arbitrator

„ or rather her advisers at
,ler saucy upon the matter, and
cion in dispute to certain plebeian

ho have decided in favour
about £6OO. It seems that the
do what she likes on the river Mersey.

NlORAL.—Whether the physical
medied through the moral, or the
moral through the physical, has been a question which
has occupied the attention of philosophers and philanthro-
pists for centuries. Without attempting to decide the
question, there can be no doubt that when the physical
condition is impaired it demands the first attention. For

" Quec

PHYSICAL VEF
wants should be

..:rson while suffering froth an acute attack
Juld be unable to appreciate the sublimett les-
ions c philosophy, even though enunciated by the divine
Plato. How much more welcome to the sufferer would
be abe of Biair'. Gout and Rheumatic Pills, so ef6-
cious in , this
DEATH FROM AN 0
Saturday, an inauest v-
of the boy?- Jan'
place, Llaiir t-c"

,oicating this d, ressing malady.
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h )( Curry, on vie
'ar o who lived in Unior
Decea! I. who was 53 yea-

ge, had bee
-ebilitv. H

is held h

r Daniel I

opiate. On Thursd
Fiddler, who

and comatos,

ceased had

without any intent

time, and
succes

morning

complained of general

;ent for, found him in a state of stt

phial was found in th

speared that de-
habit of taking the drug for the
iad incautiously taken an over-dose,
on of destroying himself.

COLLEGIATE INSTITUTIO

Malcolm, of Lond

selecting

-On Tuesday evening, Mr.
his third and concluding
steam and its application

me length into the theory

:ed by models,

riments. At the conclusion of the lec:
Am exhibited the electric light, with
)(I yetrie's battery. He was successful

will corny
from 1821 to 183
ing after the lo'

me for sonic minutes,

he first of

ores on his tray

_a in the East. They
an account of his journeys and adventures
"hile preaching the Gospel and search-

)f Israel ; and also ofilseiii

in 184

dition to Bokha
Stoddart and Captain Conoliv

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who are er

sented to 'by the

Main the fate of doi

ID OF THE PAROCHIAL

on Wednesday morning

iir Thomas Birch, the members (Or the
ed to receive a deputation of gentlemen
in promoting the bill now before Parlia-
ince of the parish of Liverpool, and as-
uncil, for rendering the docks
of the burden of maintaining
h Hornby, Mr. Samuel Holme, and
behalf of the Rating Committee

of this port liable to a sl

Corporation, Mr.
Mr. Poole, one of t

td Mr. Dow
med t
boo

this evenin
er ofis

) will delive
at the Co 11(

uson, one of the churchwar-
erseer3, Mr. Jeffery, Mr.
members of the Equitable

the British publ
EXTRAORDIN
CHESTER TRAD

deputation, with Mr

nd Mr. Hart, vestry-
present during a portion of the
'together about an hour and a

luestion being gone

nd scrutinising manner

a course of lectures
to Institution, has made a ten-

,ised fairly met and

second

go Jo India and endeavour to of

•ence, w

of the Si

379J1 ap

irence and the other pilsoners. Do
the case with Colonel Stoddart and
ntil they are killed, and then it shall
Mend the Hon. Frederick Walpole, of

have a high opinion of his

D infer

" if you are ready to send me
Sat I may put a curate to Isle

in my

me embark again at South
gyrnan's ►own and doctor'

Shere Singh

case with Colonel

LIVERPOO

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Adamson, u
7th Februar

Sir John Gerard

-office delivery

to clo,

" Merton-hall

Le committee of ma-

ments ; and t

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lace at S

romilow, chairman
,d to the gentlemen

t ten o'clock, to

their travelling expense
,n met his neighbour Mr

LOCAL MEETINGS.

Watching Committee, and the Board adjourned.
DOCK COMMITTEE THURSDAY.—The resolution passed
at the Council on Wednesd annulling the proceedings
against the rating bill, having been read, Mr. Tobin said
it appeared that the Council had approved of the proceed-
ings of the chairman. He was supported by five gentle-
men against twelve, and it appeared the five were right
and the twelve all wrong.—The Chairman hoped gentle-

men would be sparing in their observations, and that all
differences might yet be brought to an amicable adjust-
ment.—Mr. Robinson said it appeared to him that the
trustees, the Council, were the natural guardians of that
trust, to watch over their proceedings.—Mr. Tobin :
individnnlhr

The Chairman felt he was placed in a situa.

tion of great difficulty, and he was aware that, in acting
in opposition to the wishes of the majority, such a course
was calculated very much to annoy the members.—Mr.
Nicol said no blame at all was attached to the chairman's
proceedings. He acted, no doubt, honestly, and to the
best of his judgment ; and they claimed to be considered
as acting honestly too, and according to the advice of
their legal adviser. As to the five being right and the
twelve wrong, it might be a question yet where the right
lay.—This discussion was considered irrelevant, and was

. ~ . ..-
stopped.—A communitation wag read from the Watch
Committee, enclosing a joint report from. Mr. Dowling
and Mr. Capes Ashlin, as to the proportion to be paid by
the Dock Trustees of the increased expenditure for the
police force during the period of the anticipated riots last

year. The calculation 'was made on the principle that
the docks paid for one-third of the whole of the effective
force, and the proportion of the committee was stated to
be £1916 19s. 4d. On the motion of Mr. Nicol, the
communication was referred to the Finance Sub-com-
mittee, to inquire as to what proportion of services the
extra men rendered to the dock estate.-On Saturday
a special meeting of the Dock Committee was held, for
the purpose of considering a petition which had been pre-
sented to parliament, praying that a bill for the alteration
of the Dock Trust might be allowed to be introduced into
parliament, the standing orders not having been complied

Municipal Act had come into operation, had gradually
ceased to represent the interests of the commercial
classes ; and that, though a bill for the alteration of the

)een prepare(

of proceeding wit

the measure

he petition was

signed

by several members of the Dock Committee, and a num-
ber of merchants.—Mr. Poole moved a resolution to the
effect that the solicitor be instructed to take all necessary
teps for opposing the introduction thereof into parlia-
This was seconded by Mr. Robinson.—Mr. Aikin
as an amendment, " That a committee be ap-

pointed to protect the interests of the Trust against all
aggressions with which it is now threatened." This was
seconded by Mr. Molyneux.—Mr.Mann asked the Chair-
man whether he would put the seal to any petition ; but
the Chairman again declined to answer, and said it would
be unfair to press him in this matter.—Atter a lengthened
conversation, the committee divided, when there appeared
for Mr. Aikin's amendment 12
For Messrs_ Ti

kin, Saunders, Kendal, T6bin, HOlt,
bach, Molyneux, Wood, Aikin, Chilton, Mann, and
Messrs. Poole, Booker, Robinson, and

Igainst

annulled the motion for a petition against the rating of
the docks ; that the committee regretted this, as they
believed such a bill would be highly detrimental to the
interests of the Trust and the rights of the bondholders,
resolving, " -,ty of the members of the

_ t, !A, .aj
committee, in their individual capacity as members of the
Dock Committee, do petition parliament against the bill
for the rating of the Dock Estate; that the commit-
tee take all other proper steps to prevent any such

bill from receiving the sanction of the Legislature ;
and that a special sub-committee be appointed to
take such steps.—Mr. Rankin seconded the motion.—
Mr. Holt suggested that tle resolution would be better
without the words " individual capacity." and Mr. Poole

inquired, without obtaining an answer, what powers the
resolution gave the committee.--The Chairman said he
declined putting the resolution pledging members in their
individual capacity; whereupon, in answer to a question
from Mr. Chilton, Mr. North, the Dock Solicitor, said,

tion generally. In the financial relation, it was shown by
a detailed statement of the accounts, that the current ex..
THE LADIES' CHARITY.—The annual meeting was held penditure of the club was now fully covered by the ordi-
on Wednesday, the Venerable Archdeacon Brooks in the nary income, and that only a general effort was required
chair. It appeared there had been a deficiency in the to pay off the outlay for the alterations, additional furni-
funds during the last three years, arising, to some extent ture, and embellishments of the new premises, to esta-
from the additional demands on the society. In 1846, blish on a secure and lasting basis, what was emphatically
the deficiency was £l6O ; relieved, 1,900. 1847, deficiency, described as one of the best institutions in the country.
£6O; relieved. 1,900: 1848, deficiency, £150; relieved, A resolution towards this object was unanimously passed !
2,300, There had, however, been a falling off in the sub- and after the election of a new council and office-bearers
scriptions. From the financial statement, it appeared for the ensuing year, and the usual routine resolutions on
that the expenditure for the past year was £ll5B 16s. 3d., such occasions, a vote of thanks to Mr. H. R. Sandbach,
and there was a balance due the treasurer of £36 13s. ld. who was re-elected president, was carried by acclamation.
All those present at the meeting, urged the necessity of WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—On Wednes-
making more vigorous efforts for the increase of the funds. day, the usual weekly meeting was held, Mr. Roskell in
THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION.—The first annual the chair. Mr. Austin and Mr. Mainwaring, the Poor-
meeting of this association was held on Tuesday in the law Inspectors, attended the meeting for the purpose of
Clarendon-rooms, Edmund Molyneux, Esq., the presi- inspecting the plans for the enlargement of the Work-
dent of the association, in the chair. There was a very house, which had been prepared by Mr. Edwards, archi-
numerous and highly-respectable attendance on the occa- tect, preparatory to their being sent to the Poor-law
sion, amongst whom we noticed—J. A. Tobin, Lawrence Board.--A letter was read from the Poor-law Board, wish-
Peel, T. J. Kilpin, Wm. Fisher, Wm. Mann, T. T. ing to know why the guardians have thought it necessary
Glazebrook, Dr. Trench, P. B. Drinkwater, R. A. Payne, to propose an increase to the salaries of the relieving offi-
Robt. Rankin, Rev. Wm. Badnall, H. C. Chapman, T. cers of Nos. 1 and 2 districts of Toxteth-park. An an-
Littledale, J. hand, E. Wilkinson, J. Briscoe, Alfred swer was ordered to be sent, to the effect, that as the
Lafone, Arthur Henderson, Joseph Betteley, and Thos. township had been divided into three districts, the object
Rimmer, Esqs. Messrs. G. Hardistry, Budd, W. Short, in proposing an increase in the salaries was so put all the
Henry Peers, G. H. Corless, Wm. Jones, G. Kerford, relieving officers on a footing.—Mr. Thomas Whittle and
J. B. Leatherbarrow, Wm. Evans. G. Matthews, Oxley Mr, Willgoose were appointed deputy registrars. The for-
Ellams, A. R. Martin, James Lowe, T. W. Cattrall, T. mer for Wavertree, and the latter for the Crosby district.
M. Cattrall, Richardson, Joseph Bailey, Wm. Groom, —A long and warm discussion ensued on the motion of
Robson, Doyle, J. H. Westman, Wm. Kenyon, Wm. Mr. Shaw, seconded by the Rev. Mr. Badnall, that legal
Johnston, Robert Hughes, Henry Jordan, Gibson, Jos. proceedings should be immediately instituted against Mr.
Harrison. Battin, Marwood, and Matthew Thompson. Edwards, for the recovery of part of the defalcations of
The Chairman opened the proceedings of the meeting by Mr. David Griffiths, late collector of poor-rates for Ever-
calling upon the secretary to read the report. Mr. Buck- ton. An amendment was proposed by Mr. Sydney. se-
master, the secretary, then read a report of the proceed- conded by Mr. Peers, and carried, "That the law now in
ings during the past year. course for the recovery of the defalcation from Mr.
SELECT VESTRY.—At the usual fortnightly meeting on Griffiths be allowed to take its course."
Tuesday, a report was read by the vestry-clerk on the CLERICAL CHARGE OF EMIGRANTS.—A small but
irregularities in the mode of administering relief in money highly important preliminary meeting was held at the
anekind, and Mr. Bennett said that they sere expending. Town-hall a few days ago on this subject. There
weekly £9OO in the relief of paupers, and by the acknow- were present the two Rectors, the Rev. Joseph Baylee,
ledgement of their own officers this was 25 per cent more the Rev. W. Hutchinson, of Devonport, Mr. Rush-
than was necessary, or in other words, there was an annual ton, the magistrate, Lieutenant Hodder, R.N., of
waste of £lO,OOO of the parish funds.—The amount ex- the Emigration Office here, Mr. T. B. Horsfall, and
pended in out-door relief, during the week ending January others, who assembled to meet Mr. Cardwell, M.P., who
29, was stated to be £586 6s. ; during the previous week, takes a warm interest in a proposal for making some local
£599 4s. 3(1. ; tieing a decrease of £l2 18s. 3d. The spiritual provision for those thousands of the poorest of
total expenditure. in money and kind, during the week our Protestant countrymen who arrive at this town, and
ending January 29, 1849, amounted to £792 19s. 4d., sojourn here for days and sometimes for weeks, as intend-
against £646 lls. ld., for the corresponding week of 1848 ; ing emigrants. Mr. Cardwell expressed strong hopes that
being an increase of £146 Bs. 3d. The number of inch- the liberality of the merchants and shipowners of Liver-
viduals relieved during the former week was 14,663, pool would meet any grant which might be hoped for
against 12,983 in 1848.—Some conversation then took from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, to-
place about a book being provided, in which to enter the wards the stipend of some resident clergymen, to be ap-
duties of the clerks, during which the chairman again pointed, under the Rectors, to the especial charge of emi-
alluded to the maladministration of the funds and said grants. A clergyman had been appointed with salutary
that many impositions were practised. In one case effect in Devonport, and the Rectors are desirous that si-
money bad been given to a woman for her mother long miler efforts should be made here. It has also been pro-
after the death of the latter. After some further discus- posed that arrangements should be attempted for sending
sion the subject was postponed. out schoolmasters, catechists, or deacons, in each large
BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—The monthly meet- emigrant vessels destined for the longer voyages, such as
ing took place on Tuesday. From the minutes of the Fi- to Australia. It has been suegested that Birkenhead Col-
nance Committee, it appeared that the bank was charging lege could supply deacons for this district. However de-
five per cent. compound interest, and one per cent. corn- pressing it may be to some, to witness thousands tearing
mission on the debt due by the commissioners, which-had themselves from their native land, it yet must be a reviv-
been objected to by Mr. North, on the part of the bond- ing and solacing reflection that there shall be the kindly
holders. After some discussion, during which it was care and ministrations of a resident clergyman over each
stated that the bank had been hardly treated, the matter of the great emigration depots.
dropped. In reply to a question, Mr. Watson said nego- THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting
ciations were prcceeding as to the title of the land in the on Thursday, there were present Mr. Tinne, (chairman,)
possession of the commissioners. Mr. Greene asked if and six other members. The Inspector of Nuisances,
the rates from cottaee and other property had increased after submitting his usual Report said that Mr. Rushton,
so as to justify the Ferry Committee in the loss they had on the previous day, in open court, had drawn his atten-
incurred by running free boats daily. Mr. Watson re- tion to the great nuisance and injury caused to the health
plied that the amount received from the owners was only both of the inmates of the main bridewell, and theofficers
a small proportion of the sum named. Mr. Williamson of the Sessions-house, from the want of sewerage, and
objected to the running of the free boats, unless a coin- which had been before reported : in the office of the clerk
pensation in return were received from the cottage owners. to the magistrates, especially, he said the nuisance was
Mr. Ravenscroft said the loss was only about £250 a year. intolerable. The borough engineer said that steps had
Mr. Williamson replied that the free boats had reduced been taken to remedy the evil. —Mr. Alderman Moly-
the receipts about £lOOO per annum. A discussion then neux, it was stated, offered to give up an additional piece
ensued as to the propriety of selling tickets at a reduced of land in Phythian-street, in order to admit of the street
price to persons using the ferry, but no resolution was being widened : the offer was, on behalf of the public,
come to on the subject. The minutes of the Ferry Corn- thankfully accepted.—The engineer submitted a map of
mittee contained a letter from the secretary to the Liver- the borough and environs, marked with conlour lines, of
pool Dock Committee, (Mr. Mason,) expressing an opi- eight feet altitude, which was admitted by the parties
nion that the committee could not acquiesce in the prayer present to be a work of extreme neatness and merit. It
of a memorial sent to them, requiring permission to run was ordered that copies should be sent to the members
the boats as at present. It stated that the committee, of the committee and of the Council, and one to each
considering the demands of the other ferries, must insist of the newspapers. The engineer presented a plan for
on the boats leaving at the half-hours when the bell rung. tie extension of Regent-street, by the new North Docks,
The receipts for the month of January, 1848, were which was approved of, and orders given for the immedi-
£l247 3s. 6d. ; for 1849, £1136 16s. Bd. ' • from April 23 ate commencent of the work.—A report was read from
to January 31 in the former year, £15,837 2s. 7d., and for the sub-committee on the sewer rate amendment act,
the present year, £12,413 2s. 3d. The total expenditure setting out that letters had been received from various
for the latter year was £11,246 9s. 6d. In consequence landowners that they would oppose the bill. The town-
of some statements which had gone forth to the public as clerk and engineer were instructed to proceed to London,
to the liabilities of the Commissioners, it was stated that to take all measures to expedite the bill, notwithstanding
every farthing of interest for the purchase of the ferry had the threatrened opposition.—Dr. Duncan, the medical
been paid ; and that there were no bills on the file of the officer of health, submitted his usual report on the health
committee of three or four years' standing which had not of the town. From this it appeared, that five cases of
been liquidated. The proceedings of the Ferry Com- cholera had occurred in Liverpool since the last meeting.
mittee were confirmed. A letter from Mr. Highfield, One of these had, however, been imported from Glasgow ;
manager of the gas and water works, requiring the imme- whilst other two had arisen in cellars illegally occupied.
diate payment of £l4OO, was referred to the Finance He added that the general mortality in the town was
,be-
Committee, after some discusssion rf.specting the pre- low the average at this time of the year. It was remark-
• • •
able that, within the parish, there had been an increase of
deaths, as compared with the previous week, of 27,
caused chiefly by measles • but in the out-townships
there had been a decrease 0f25. Dr. Duncan stated that
he considered the town now in such a state of cleanliness
that the cholera could not well take much hold here ; the
great want was sewerage, and he regretted that, under the
operation of the present bill, sewering had almost entirely
ceased.—After some minor business, the cotnmittee ad-

journed

MEETING OF KIREDALE RATE-PAYERS.--011 Friday
evening a meeting of the ratepayers of Kirkdale was held
in St. Mary's School-room, to memorialize the Town.
Council respecting the highways and rates to be levied for
the present year. The meeting was strongly attended,
and Mr. North was called to the chair. He said the
committee appointed last year had been unsuccessful in
alleviating their grievances. All they had obtained was
a vague promise that any surplus from rates of the past
year would go to diminish those for the present year. He
believed there was no serious intention on the part of the
authorities to diminish the rates—on the contrary they
were more likely to be increased. He deprecated the
system pursued by the Town Council as unjust ; and since
they had taken the management of the township affairs,
the rates had incrersed fourfold. He commented on the
present contract for the removal of the night soil, which
cost about £lO,OOO, a work which they formerly performed
for themselves, and which of course cost them nothing.
In his own establishment he was a loser to the extent of
£llO by the alteration. Mr. Roskell moved the first
resolution, to the effect that there was no intention on
the part of the Health Committee to diminish the rates,
notwithstanding the representations made to them. He
considered that the present system, which was being pur-
sued, would bring ruin on all those who belonged to the
township of Kirkdale, whether landlords or tenants.
Most of the residents were leaving the neighbourhood,
and going to other places where the rates were lower.
The road which formerly cost £7O a mile, now cost £250.
There were 200 houses empty in the township, and 38 on
the shore. He condemned the lavish expenditure of the
corporation, and the unnecessarily large establishment
kept up in Cornwallis-street. They ought to elect men
to represent them in the Council whose interests were
identified with their own.—The resolution was adopted.—
Mr. Parker moved a resolution to the effect that the
requirements of the sanatory act might be carried out at a
less cost, and that in the disbursement of the township
funds the utmost economy should be

exercised.—The
resolution was carried.—A: third resolution deprecating
the exorbitance of the highway and general rates, the for-
mer being 20d. and the latter 10d., was proposed and
carried. A memorial to the council was agreed to ; and
it was suggested that Mr. North should be brought
forward at the next election as a candidate. This propo-
sition was received by the meeting with great satisfaction.

expiration of any year. It was most important that the
person selected should be in every way suitable for the
duties of the office, which combined attention to, and
removal of, wrecks. As an additional recommendation,
he might state that Mr. Cox had now, in a great mea-
sure, the control of the River Mersey.
This proposition led to a lengthened discussion, and
there were no less than three amendments, but ultimately
the nomination of Lieut. Cox was confirmed.
Mr. THOMPSON moved that that part of the proceed-
ings which referred to the letting of the Birkenhead hotel
be referred back to the committee ; and after some dis-
cussion. there appearing to be a desire that some altera-
tion should be made in the details of the lease, that por-
tion of the proceedings was referred back by a majority
, of 32 to 21.

TUB ;WATCH COMMTVT7III

Mr. TURNER, tfie Shairmun of tbe Watch Committee,
moved the confirmation of the proceedings of the Watch
Committee, which recommended that four police-officers
who had been employed by the officers of the Health
Committee, should be struck out of the pay list of the
police, as they were no longer under the control of the
committee of police.

Mr. ROGERS. having seconded the proposition,
Mr. HARBORD said he was about to object to the pay-
ment of some 365 police-officers. It had been stated that
there were 965 constables, and the chairman had recom-
mended that the number should be kept up, but it had
subsequently been thought desirable to reduce them to
950. Had the police discharged the duties which had
been expected of them by the Sanatory Committee, there
would have been ample employment for them. He next
proceeded to show that the number of policemen in Li-
verpool was much greater than in Manchester in propor-
tion to the size of the town, and he contended that if the
police force in Liverpool were reduced to the same pro-
portion as in Manchester, there would be a saving of
£20,000 a year. He concluded by moving, as an amend-
ment, that the police force be reduced to 600 men, includ-
ing officers, clerks, and bridewell-keepers.

Ur. WAGSTAFF seconded the propOsition.
Mr. PARKER reminded Mr. Harbord that one-third of
the Liverpool police were paid by the dock estate, and he
asked some of those gentlemen who had been for years
on the Watch Committee, whether 60 men had not been
solely employed in the duty of watching warehouses.
Mr. Harbord had been a member of the Watch Commit-
tee for twelve months, and it was not until he got out of
that committee that he had found out any of the gross
discrepancies in the details of the police management to
which he had referred.
After a short discussion, in which Mr. Tnomsmc, Mr.
ROGERS, Mr. HORNBY, and others, took part, Mr. Har-
bord's amendment was put, and lost on a division, the
numbers being—For it, 8 ; against it, 36 ; majority, 28.
The proceedings were then confirmed.
DOCK COMMITTEE.

The proceedings of the Dock Committee having been
read, and a letter to the Mayor from the dock solicitor, in
reference to the dock rating bill having been in part
read by Mr. Driffield,
.D. HODGSON rose to a point of order. He con-
sidered the letter was a speech to the Council, by a gentle-
man out of doors.

Mr. T. B. HORSFALL considered it ought to be read as
one of the Mayor's communications, and more particu-
larly as being from the dock solicitor on a point of law.
Mr. H. HORNBY said that with all due deference to
Mr. North's position, he must protest against the letter
being read. It could not be denied that on this question
Mr. North was a partisan, and adopted the views of a
certain party. _

After some observations from the MAYOR, Mr. North's
letter was read, in which he desired that the opinion of
counsel as to rating the docks should be read to the Coun-
cil.—The opinions, which were those of the Attorney-
General, Mr. Watson, Mr. Wilde, and Mr. Quain, were
to the effect,'that the Chairman was bound to affix the
seal to any document which the majority of the trustees
had sanctioned. These opinions having been read,
Mr. H. HORNBY said he should like the opinion of the
Town-clerk, for, notwithstanding the opinions just read,
he should still always regard the Town-clerk es the legal
adviser of the Council.

The TOWN-CLERK said he had prepared a case for coun-
sel on the subject, but he had not an opinion ready to
submit to the Council at present. He had, however, had
an interview with Mr. Crompton, and the principal point
upon which he wished him to give his opinion was,
whether the Chairman of the Dock Committee was justi-
fied in refusing to affix the seal of the Trust on the late
occasion ; when Mr. Crompton stated that he was of
opinion that the Chairman of the Dock Committee was
so justified—(hear.) As to the effect of the veto of the
Council, unless there were two-thirds of the whole body
in favour of such a veto, Mr. Crompton was not so cer-
tain, and lie declined to give an opinion until he had a
consultation.

Mr. HENDERSON then rose to move the confirmation
of the proceedings of the Dock Committee, and in doing
so expressed his regret at what had recently taken place

in that committee, and defended-the course he had taken
in refusing to affix the seal to the memorial agreed to by
a majority of the committee. Mr. Henderson then re-
ferred to the exemption of the dock estate from local
rates, which had been settled by a decision in 1827. In
1841, however, a general act was passed providing that all
corporate estates should be rated to the poor. Liverpool
in this act was excepted. Since that time the Council and
the Legislature had affirmed the principle of rating the
dock estate. It was adopted by the Dock Committee
themselves and the Legislature in 1841, in reference to
the Albert Dock. Mr. Henderson then went on to show
how the dock estate could afford to be rated, stating that
the rate would not amount to more than a farthing on a
bale of cotton, and referred to the continued reductions

in the dock rates in support of his argument. He then
proceeded to justify the rating of the estate on grounds of
public justice, and concluded by observing, that he did
hope that those who were at present opposed to the rating
of the dock estate would investigate the matter, tho-
roughly convinced as he was that they would arrive at the

conclusion that the rating of the docks was founded .
a principle of justice. They were aware that last year
there was a surplus of £35,000, which had already been
increased by the sum of £15,000, and he anticipated that
the increase would be about £25,000 this year, which
would be an amount of £60,000 above the current expen-
diture. He was told that by an equitable adjustment of
the rates upon property, the Dock Committee would only
have to pay some twelve or fourteen thousand pounds for
poor rates. Cou'A any one imagine that the effect of the
imposition of a tax to that amount upon the docks would
be to injure the trade of the port ? He contended that if
dock duties were to be reduced, they ought not to be the
dock rates on goods, but the rates on their own ships.
As one legal opinion had been read relative to the ques-
tion of affixing the _ seal, he would read another :

Answer 4 : We are of opinion that the trustees, acting
through the Council, cannot exercise any absolute or
independent power to direct the use of the common seal.
The Council can prevent the common seal from being
affixed to any proceeding only by annulling the resolution
If the Dock C' vbich may • -

of iuc a -ommittee, w- ~n may have directed the seal
to be so affixed. Answer 5 : We think that the Dock
Committee are correctly advised that they cannot use the
common seal in any other manner than in pursuance of
their resolutions, if those resolutions should not be an-
nulled by the trustees after having been submitted to
them. This opinion was signed by S. T. Wilde, P. Erle,
and John R. Quain, May 7th, 1846. In conclusion, he
(Mr. Henderson) had merely to observe, that having
been supported by the ratepayers in the view which he
had taken, he did not consider that he had any thing to
complain of as to the manner in which this matter had
been dealt with by the Dock Committee.

(Hear.)

Mr. RomNsoN'seconded the confirmations of the pro-

ceedings

A warm discussion here took place upon the question,
in which Mr. PARKER, Mr. HOLT, Mr. HARBORD, Mr.
TOBIN. Mr. IsTicoL, and Mr. J. HOT.ME took part.
Mr. HARBORD ultimately moved that that portion of
the proceedings of the Dock Committee which referred to
the passing of the resolution to oppose the dock rating
act be not confirmed, but be vetoed by the Council.

Mr. FERGUSON seconded the motion

After a protracted discusssion the Council divided at a
few minutes before six o'clock, when the motion was car-
ried by_a majority of 38 to 19.

and confirming the refusal of the dock chairman to affix
the seal—Councillors Langsdale. Walthew, James Holme,
Woodruff, Thomson, Preston, Hodson, Stitt, Hill, Bris-
coe, Littledale, Hornby, Henderson, Toulmin, Ferguson,
Robinson, Harbord, Rogers, Wagstaff, S. Holme, G.
Booker, Kaye, Gardner, Neill, Johnson, Bennett, Parker,
Poole, J. Booker, Beckwith, Jones, Hindley, and Fisher;
Aldermen Holmes, Lawrence, Cooper, Procter, and Bent.
Against the motion—Councillors Morris, Tyrer, Aikin,
Holt, Tinne, Rhymer, Tobin, Lloyd, G. H. Lawrence,
Benn, and Mann ; Aldermen Swainson, Horsfall, Nicol,
Wood, Molyneux, Turner, Chilton, and the Mayor.
The majority being exactly two-thirds of the members
present, which is requisite by the act of parliament in
order to veto any of the proceedings of the Dock Corn-
mittee, Mr. Harbord's motion was of course carried.

The Council then adjourned to Wednesday next, after
a protracted sitting of seven hours.

POLICE

INTELLIGENCE.