The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-14 00:00:00

THE BANQUET IN TIIE EVENING:

In the evening a very splendid banquet was -given in the
Banqueting-hall built by George IV.
Before the commencement of this splendid lea§t. theguests,
invited, who consisted of most of the individirUls, present in
the morning, and of other, noble and distingUished persons,
assembled in the Throne-room, and' the Council-chamber;
and Drawing-room adjoining. - The Earl of -Errol,: as Lord
Steward, acted in the capacity of host, and, at twenty minutes
past eight, the company proceeded to the Bkiriquethall, the
band of the Coldstream Foot Guards, which. was placed in
the ante-room, between the Gallery and the BanqUet-roOm,
playing " God save the Queen!" The decOrations of the
Banquet-hall and tables were most gorgeous, .including. the
whole of the costly gold plate usually kept at Windsor, whiCh
was arranged on a temporary sideboard, erected for the 'pur-
pose, at the west end of the room. The room was lighted
by five splendid chandeliers, of rich workmanship and gild-
ing, and candelabra, bearing almost innumerable wax lights,
which were placed on the table's, and imparted a brilliancy
to the glittering plate, exhibiting a most enchanting scene.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent sat at the table
at which the Earl of Errol presided. • When we say that the
noble earl was president, however, we should explain to our
readers, that, although his lordship acted as president of the
least, her royal highness was, in fact, the chairwoman of the
top table. Her royal highness was supported on the right
by the Earl of Errol, and by the Earl of Albemarle on the
• -left. The long table on the right of the chair was called Mr.
.Byng's table, being presided over by the Right Honourable
G.. 8. Byng, Comptroller of the Household, while Mr. Mur-
ray acted as chairman of the table on the left-band side.
The dinner having been served, at about twenty minutes to
ten o'clock the dessert was placed upon the table. At five
minutes before ten the Earl of Errol rose and gave " The
Queen," with three times three. All the gueits immediately
responded to the toast with evident heartfelt satisfaction.
The cheers were long and continuous, and, as they concluded,
the band played the national anthem. The glasses were then
replenished, and the noble chairman proposed, " His Royal
Highness Prince Albert," with three times three, a toast
which was responded to with equal alacrity and with equal
cordiality. Prince Albert's march was then performed by
'the band.
"The health of the Queen Dowager" was next'drunk, and
was followed by the glee,. " Hail,. Star of Brunswick !" •
" The health of the Duke of Saxe Coburg" was next
drunk, and was followed by that of "The Duchess of Kent,"
which was drunk with three times three.
The only other toast drunk before the retirement of the
ladies was " The health of Prince Ernest."
At twenty minutes past ten the ladies quitted the Ban-
queting-room, the Duchess of Kent going first, preceded by
the Earl of Errol, the Earl of Uxbridge, the Earl of Sur-
rey, and the honourable Mr. Murray. •
In a short time afterwards the Duke of Saxe Coburg and
Prince Ernest quitted the banquet-hall similarly. attended.
The party, then broke up and retired to the coffee-room at
about half-past ten o'clock, and by eleven all had departed,
the greater portion of them going to the ball given by the
Duchess of Sutherland.

THE THEATRES • AND- OTHER PLACES OF
PUBLIC AMUSEMENT.
In consequence of arrangements having been entered into
by government with the proprietors of the patent and minor
theatres, and most of the well-known' concert-rooms and
tea-gardens in the suburbs of London, the public were ad-
mitted gratuitously to their different -establishments. The
proprietors very wisely took the precaution 'of admittng the
public by tickets only, in order to prevent accidents at the
opening of the doors by the, rush of the crowd. On Monday
morning it having been announced in the bills Qf •the per-
formance that tickets, for the ,boXes.•pit,•and,galleries, were
to be obtained at certain,hours. in the inornin„oi thovstpriOrs
of the theatres, long before the box-offices were opened, were
literally besieged by persons of all classeanxitKollto obtain
tickets of admission, a limited number of, which were:only
issued. In the evening, shortly after the doors were opened,
all the theatres, in every part, were crowded to excess. In
most of the theatres the national anthen .was sung by the
vocal corps, and, at the Victoria, an additional verse,,writ-
ten for the occasion, was introduced.

THE ILLUMINATIONS.
In the evening the metropolis was very generally
nated, though not to such an extent as on former occasions.
The most brilliant displays were at the clubs and public
•
buildings, and at the west end of the Strand, Cockspur-street,
Charing-cross, Regent-street, and Piccadilly. So were they
at the Kensington eud, from Knightsbridge onwards. 1-Ire,
indeed, the enthusiasm seems to.have centred; almost every'
house was illuminated ; flags and :•banners. ; waited from all
parts; and, as soon as the marriage was over, the eruw4
thronged in that direction. The whole-of:Oxford-street the
north part of the town, and the City-road, exhibited a Lost
beggarly account, and even in the city the good folks were

charily enlightened; and many of those noblenien and pri-
vate gentlemen: who, at the coronation, did especial honour
to their Sovereign, this time omitted their exuberance of
loyal devotion. Northumberland-house particularly struck
us. It was, at the coronation, one 'blaze of light, and admi-
rably filled up. the half side of Trafalgar-square ; but, on
Monday..l4ht„ it looked dark and gloomy.
The deVices exhibited great sameness—a star, a crown, or
the initials " V A," or " V R" and " P A," formed by far
the greater portion. Love-knots were few, and bride's
fa-
Yours not numerous. But; among the exceptions, we must
enumerate the hCautiful designs in variegated lamps at the
Ordnaoce and the Admiralty; the really splendid works of
AleAsrs. Stevens and Co., at the Horse Guards and Smiler-
Net-house,- the gas thrown into •the coloured lamps burning
40.4 cfoinLakobstruetion by wind, or rain, and combining all
the brilliancy of the gas with the colours of the-lamps ;-.•the.
• blight gas emblems at the Athemenm, Reform, and Guards'
Clubs; and the chasteness and elegance of the Bank and
Travellers' Club. • •

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
(From the Court Circular)
Her Majesty the Queen wore on her head a wreath of
orange blossoms, and a veil of Honiton lace, with a necklace
and ear-rings of diamonds. Iler Majesty's dress was of
white satin, with a very deep trimming of Honiton lace, in
design similar to that of the veil. The body and sleeves were
richly trimmed with the same material, to correspond. The
train was of white satin, and was also lined with white satin,
trimmed with orange blossoms. The dress. was made by
Mrs. Bettans, her Majesty's dressmaker. The cost of the
lace alone on the Queen's dress was .XI,000.• . The satin,
which was of pure white, was manufactured in Spitaltields.
Her Majesty wore an armlet, having the motto of the Order
of the Garter, " Honi snit-qui mal y pense," inscribed, and
also wore the Star of the Order.

The Queen Dowager's dress was of English lace, with a
rich deep flounce -over White • satin,- the body and sleeves
trimmed with the 'same material. The train was of rich
violet velvet, lined with white satin, and trimmed with er-
mine. The whole of the dresS- was- entirely composed of
articles of British. manufacture. .Her Majesty
.wore a dia-
mond necklace and ear-rings.; head-dress, 'feathers and dia-
monds.

The dress worn .by her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent was of. white satin, splendidly brocaded with silver,
and trimmed with three flounces of blonde, headed with net
and silver. . The train was of sky-blue velvet, lined with
-white satin, and trimmed with ermine. The body and sleeves
were tastefully ornamented with ermine and silver; with
blonde ruffles. The head-dress was of diamonds and fea-
thers, with a necklace and ear-rings en suite. The articles
in the dress were wholly of British manufacture.
Among the morning dresses of the Queen's trousseau is
one of very beautiful design, entirely made of Honiton lace,
with handsome flounces, and worn over white silk. The
• lace of this dress was made by Mrs. Clarke, of Honiton..
A state banquet, in celebration of her majesty's marriage,
was given last evening at St. James's Palace, in the grand
banqueting room. A cross table at the end of the room was
appropriated fir the principal guests ; the rest of the com-
pany occupied two long tables at the sides of the room.
• In the middle of the cross table was placed her majesty's
wedding-cake, decorated . with four elegant flags of white
satin, containing the royal arms.
The gold plate was used at the banquet, and the plateaus
of all the tables contained sonic of, the finest epergnes and
candelabra in the royal collection, embellished with classical
and mythological subjects.
A magnificent sideboard at the end of the room, tiling With
crimson drapery, looped up with white rosettes, the highest
in the centre surmounted by an imperial crown, displayed to
great advantage a great number of every variety of shk.lds,
salvers, vases, tankards, and cups, interspersed and illumi7
nated with candelabra and sconces. The shield immediately •
under the crown had a fine alto-relievo, the subject a battle-
piece. At the bottom of the sideboard were a number of
choice tankards and cups; the most interesting of the num-
ber being. the national cup, designed by Flaxman, with the
patron saints`of England, Ireland, and Scotland, in niches,
introduced on the 'circumference, and between the divisions
the national badges of the three nations formed by precious
stones, and surmounted each by crowns. The cover of the
cup represents the combat of St. George and the Dragon.
Under the centre shield were a curious salver from Mexico,
and the antique urn captured from the Spanish Armada. In
the principal division were also the shield of Achilles and a
very large gold dish, with a very deep and elegant border
modelled from Stothard's design. Among the tankards was
a very large one, having inserted in it a great number of
medals struck in Holland during the time of the common-
wealth,- in honour of the knights of the garter. A medallion
of Charles 11. is placed in the centre. The handle is formed
by the figure of a dragon, and the tankard has on the top a
large crown adorned with precious stones, the cushion formed
by a single amethyst of large size. Bulb and crystal cups,
and others with enamelled paintings or enriched with pre-
cious stones, and several vases copied from the Warwick
vase, Were among the collection, which also included some
statuary groups executed in gold.

(Fronz the Morning Herald of Wednesday.)
•': 'WINDSOR—TUESDAY.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked this morning on
the Slopes and the New Terrace.
The Baroness Lehzen arrived last night.
This evening the royal dinner party will be composed of
the following personages :—The Countess of Sandwich, Hon.
Misses Cavendish and Cocks, Viscount Torrington, Captain
Seymour, the Hon. Major Keppel, and the Baroness Lehzen.

WINDSOR, TUESDAY EVENING.

her Majesty, as she promenaded on the Slopes this morn-
ing' arni in arm with her royal consort, appeared in excellent
health and spirits. His royal highness is perfectly recovered
from the fatigues of his long journey.
Tier Majesty breakfasted at the early 'hour of halfltast
eight o'clock' this morning. The• Queen and his royal high-
msg.-were-occupied' in perusing the morning papers from the
hour of their arrival this morning until they left the castle for
their morning walk.•
The. Baroness Lehzen, who arrived.privately at the Castle
:ye....tterday. afternoon, breakfasted with her Majesty and
.
froyal highness this `morning.
IWit was,nearlyltalf-Past seven o'clock last evening before
[the4linter was Otcc,4,upo;l the table at the Townhall. The
commit6e (expecting-• that hee-Majestrwould have :arrive*
,b9'iiii'cleelt; or :half,;.past). haviv-g determined that the ban-
tptet should not commence until after the arrival.of theQuan
and the Prince. The' delarin serving up the dintter,,pre- -
-vented ley trausthittittg t&-ydn, !Tit everting,qtriy partienWh
(with the, exception of the tegsts which were proposed) of the'
festival. The prOceedingS; iiraWevet',•passed'Offuthltith, morel
peaceably than it had "been anticipated. The conservatives
who were present (the liberals, it must be observed; predo-
minated) very wisely, perhaps, gUlped- down the healths of
her Majesty's Ministers and of- the :whig-radical representa-
tives (?) of the borough, and thus the peace and harmony of
the festival was not, in any way, broken' in upon by political.
hickerings.
The occasion upon which the party were assembled may
be said to have justified this. forbearance. 'Upon the health
of her Majesty's ministers being proposed by the mayor (who
very judiciously abstained during the evening from introduc-
ing, except very rernotely; and only then when rendered hn-
perative froth the nature of some of the toasts, the subject of
politics), Mr.. Gordon, one of our members, returned thanks
on the part, as he very justly expreSsed himself, of "his mas-
ters." Captain•BulkeleY responded,•in an admirable speech,
to -the • toast of "The Army and Navy." The whole pro-
ceedings passed' off in harmony with the occasion, and the
mayor's conduct and tact in the ch is were highly compli men-
tarp to his good sense and discrimination.

(From-the .Windsor Court .Newsman.)
WINDSOR—WEDNESDAY.

This afternoon her Majesty was driven out in a pony phe-
ton by Royal Highness Prince Albert, through the Long-
Walk, returning•along the Ascot-road.
The following is a list of the distinguished personages who
arrived at .the Castle. to-day :—Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, their Serene Highnesses the Duke and
Prince.of Saxe Cobourg, Duke and Duchess of Sutherland,
Viscount Melbourne, Earl and Countess of Uxbridge, Earl
.of -Erroll, Ladies Eleanora and Constance Paget, Lady
Fanny Howard, Earl of Albemarle, Mr. and Mrs. Brand,
Hon. Miss Matilda Paget, Sir George and the Hon. H. An-
son, Baron Alvensliben, Baron Stockmar, Baron Lowenfels,
Count Koldwrath, Monsieur de Grubens, and Captain Peel-
nitz.

In addition to the above distinguished visiters, the follow-
ing will also join the royal dinner party this evening :—The
Countess of Sandwich, Hon. Misses Cavendish and Cocks,
Hon.:Mejor Keppel, Viscount Torrington, and Captain Sey-

The band of the 2d life guards will play during dinner. In
the evening her Majesty's private band will be in attendance.
The Duke of Saxe Cobourg, accompanied by Prince Ernest,
rode out this afternoon on horseback.

(From the Correspondent of the Morning Herald.)
Her Majesty took a carriage airing to-day, for the first
time since her union with Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg.
The Queen was driven by his royal highness, and appeared in
great spirits. The prince looked remarkably. well.• Her
Majesty, who was accompanied by the distinguished visiters
who arrived to-day at the castle, and attended by a numerous
suite, drove through the Long-walk, and returned up the
King's-road, turning off through Peascod-street, in which
direction they proceeded to the castle.
I forgot to mention in a previous letter that the Queen
presented the sum of £2O to the committee who were ap-
pointed to collect. subscriptions to defray the expenses of
meat, bread, &c. presented to the poor of the town on the
day of her Majesty's marriage.
The ball to celebrate her Majesty's nuptials took place
last evening at the Town-hall, which was elegantly fitted up
for the occasion. Adam's band was in attendance. Nearly
200 of the rank and fashion of the town and neighbourhood
were present, including some of the officers (and their ladies)
stationed here, and dancing was kept up till past six o'clock
this morning.
Some wag has appended the signature of Jim Crow to the
congratulatory address to her Majesty upon her marriage,
which has caused a. good deal of hubbub in this small town,
and denunciations the most terrible have been levelled at the
unlucky " defacer" of the loyal address. Considering the
Jim Crow wheel-about-turn-about vagaries in which the
Queen's Ministers have so frequently indulged, it could not
be supposed that her Majesty could be offended at a Jim
Crow congratulating her upon her marriage.
It is fully expected that the court will leave the castle for
Buckingham Palace on Friday next, contrary to the general
report, upon her Majesty's arrival on Monday last, that the
royal visit to the castle would extend over a period of at least
a month.

• COURT CIRCULAR--THuusn Av.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by
Lady Fanny Howard, and their Serene Highnesses the Duke
of Saxe Coburg and Gotha and Prince Ernest of Saxe Coburg
and Gotha, attended by Baron Alvensleben, Count Kolo-
wrath, Baron Lowenfels, M. de Gruben, Captain Poelnitz,
and Lord Alfred Paget, left Buckingham Palace, at half-past
11 o'clock yesterday morning, in three of the royal carriages
and four for Windsor Castle, on a visit to the Queen. A se-
lect party were also invited to Windsor Castle, yesterday, to
remain until Friday on a visit to her Majesty. The follow-
ing had the honour of receiving invitations :—The Duke and
Duchess of Sutherland, Earl and Countess of Uxbridge,
Ladies Eleanora and Constance Paget, the Earl of Errol, the
Earl of Sandwich, Hon. Matilda Paget, Sir George Anson,
Hon. Henrietta Anson, and Mr. and Mrs. Brand.
ViScount Melbourne left his official residence in Downing-
street at four o'clock, for Windsor Castle.
- . Prince George of Cambridge visited her Majesty the Queen
Dowager, esterday, and took leave of her Majesty on leaving
town for Brighton, to join his regiment. His royal highness
dined.' ith her Majesty at• Marlborough House, on Tuesday
evening. The prince visited the Princess Augusta and the
Duchess of Gloucester, yesterday.
The Duke of Cambridge visited the Princess Augusta,
:yesterday, at Clarence House, St. James's.

WEST PENNAttD ROYAL CHEESE.—The prOceeds arising
from the exhibition of this royal cheese, having been aug-
mented by contributions tr9rn the spirited proprietors, were
bountifully distributed during the Christmas week to all the
pour within the parish of West Pennard, not in money, but
winter clothing ; and a second subscription was raised, headed
by E. Colston and Thomas Roach, Esqrs., by which eight
waggons, heavily laden with coals, were obtained. A pro-
cession was formed on the. arrival of the waggons near to the
village, and on its entering the place the seasonable supply
was distributed in quantities proportioned to the necessities
of each poor family. A. sum of elO, remaining in hand, is to
be appropriated as the future exigencies of the deserving poor
may require.
Thus
have the yeowapry of West Pennard set
an example of benevelen6e of heart, deserving of the highest
praise and of imitation.

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

A meeting of the Council, pursuant to adjournment from
Saturday last, was held in the Ttivvn-hall, on Wednesday;
for the despatch of business. The Mayor presided.

BIRKENHEAD PROPERTY

Mr. W. W: CuRRIE, Chairman of the Finance Committee,
stated that it would be necessary to postpone the further
consideration of this purchase, in consequence of a small ad-
Paining lot—necessary to complete the whole—not being
ready for sale, until the monthly meeting in March next.
,The subject was therefore postponed. , • ,

COMMITTEt PROCEEDINGS.

The proceedings of the' IMprovement Committee were read
and: confirmed. They stated,. among other matters, that,
the designs for the.ne%v Assize Courts would be placed in the
Exhibition-rooms for publicin4Pection. • • • '
The proceedings of the Watch Committee were also read,
and, with the exception of that part relative to Mr. Whitty's
increase of salary, confirmed. Among them was the follow-
ingletter from the Mayor to the Chairman of the Committee.

CircumstaneeS bare caused me to inquire into the state
of the principal Bridewell ; and although lam aware that the
Watch Committee have, at various periods made valuable
alterations and improVements in that estahlishmedt, I con-
sider its present state such as to demand renewed considera-
tion.

" It will be seen that a report called for by my inquiries,
made to me by the keeper of the main bridewell, that the
present building is totally inadequate to the increased de-
mands upon the establishment. I deem it expedient to call
the particular attention of the Watch Committee to this
statement, it appearing to me that the circumstances impera-
tively require immediate investigation on the part of the
committee, and report to the Council.
" Whatever steps may be determined upon for immediate
relief, the committee will, I trust, not lose sight of the ad-
vantage to arise from the permanent arrangement, in one
building, of the Assize and other Courts of Justice, (Borough
Courts,) the Police Court, the Court of Requests, the Watch
Offices, and the Main Bridewell.

" With reference to this object, I beg to submit, that, as
the question,.whether the necessary accommodation for Po-
lice Courts, and Watch and Police Offices, in the intended
erection on the Old Infirmary Ground is still undetermined,
it would be very desirable that the subject should be taken
into most serious consideration, as a measure not only of con-
venience, but of economy. It is quite clear that sufficient
space may be appropriated for the whole of such Courts and
Offices, and that the intended area of the basement story
might be formed into a Bridewell, of such extent as to admit
of the classification of prisoners being effected and maintained
up to hearing and removal, an object which is so extremely
desirable.

"The Committee have, I am aware, been long convinced
that great saving would arise in police expenses by such an
arrangement, as well as increased facilities to the police force,
in the execution of their duties.

" Without, however, taking into consideration either this
saving, or the' great value of the sites of the buildings now
occupied for those purposes, which would be set at liberty,
the committee will probably think that there are circum-
stances of such urgent importance stated in the report of the
bridewell keeper, as to call for an immediate inquiry, and an
expression of their opinion to the Council.
(Signed) • JosxuA WALMSLEY, Mayor."
The report alluded to in the above was. not read to the
Council.

The Committee had passed a resolution to the effect, that,
as it appeared that the subject alluded to in the letter de-
manded immediate investigation, a sub-committee was ap-
pointed for the' purpose of investigating the affair, with power
to call before them the officers who could give the required
information.

The committee further reported, that in consequence of
complaints of the dark state of Revenue-buildings, they had
written to the Bridge Foundry Company, at arrington,
requesting that the gas pillars should be sent forthwith.
The report contained the proceedings up to passing the re-
solution on the proposed introduction of clauses 42 and 43 of
the Metropolitan Police-Bill into this borough, embodied in
a report presented to the Council some time since. •

• ADDITIONAL SALARY TO THE HEAD CONSTABLE.
Mr. THORNHILL, chairman of the Watch Committee,
moved the confirmation of that part of the report relating to
the proposed increase of Mr. Whitty's salary to £7OO per
annum. The resolution, he said, was passed unanimously,
and nearly every gentleman present expressed his concur-
rence in it, and in the zeal, industry, and integrity, with
which Mr. Whitty had performed the duties of his office.
Every gentleman acquainted with the laborious and arduous
duties which Mr. Whitty performed, and with the efficient
and proper manner with which he discharged them, would
cheerfully agree with the recommendation of the Watch
Committee, and vote cordially for the confirmation of their
resolution. Perhaps it was not known to every member of
the council that when Mr. Whitty was appointed to the
situation of head constable and superintendent of the fire
police, at his present salary, he had only the town and the
fire police under his direction. Since then, and for more
than two years and a half, Mr. Whitty had had the dock po-
lice under his care, .which formed one-third of the whole ser-
vice, and which did not require the least part of his care and
attention. For this additional duty Mr. Whitty had received
no additional pay whatever. Mr. Whitty's duties were not
confined to five or six hours a day, as many other officers
were ; but they occupied sixteen hours at least every day—
and part of that time was frequently devoted to visiting the
different districts during the night. In cases of fire and other
emergencies, he was always liable to be called up when
taking his rest ; and this was a part of his duty which ex-
posed him to great danger of personal injury, and even of
life. Under these circumstances he (Mr. Thornhill) thought
the council would see the necessity of increasing Mr. Whitty's
salary to a sum which he justly deserved. In paying the sa-
lary of £7OO per annum, they would not he paying so much
as was paid at other places. In Manchester, the gentleman
who held the head situation had £7OO a year, and had the
superintendence of only four hundred men ; and, besides
this, the superintendent of the fire police had £2OO per an-
num, and he had thirty men—thus, in Manchester, they were
paying X9OO for the superintendence of four hundred and
thirty nien, whilst in Liverpool they were paying only 1:700
for the superintendence of six hundred men. It must be
alloiierrlharn6'officer ever discharged his duties with more
zeal nr,wi,thigreater integrity—wnich he (Mr. Thornhill)
.particularly,.:melitioned,' because this was an office which
'lle,trindli-41bitsed+-4han Mr. Whitty. He had there-
fforere,at, pleasure-,i,aptroposino• that Mr. Whitty's salary be
increased
,to £7OO per annum from the 20th of December last.
JoariA*Said-he had great pleashre in seconding the
riaMtion.PlitrrliitifliOio.from an intimate ,knowledge- of Mr.
,Whitty's•zear d ac antivity in the duties of his office.
1%1 'aI.4P.TAV-iikN eE hoped,' the council would confirm
this reenmMendation,of the Watch Committee unanimously,
for lie did not believe it was possible to have a more mereto-
riotiS 'servant than Mr. Whitty. He had seen a great deal of
him, and men of all parties, agreed in acknowledging his merits.
The MAYOR then put the question, and the motion was
unanimously carried.

THE METROPOLITAN POLICE ACT.

The To\N•.CLERK read_ the following resolutions of the
Watch Committee, agreed' to at a meeting on Tuesday last,
relative to this bill :- • _ .

" Resolved—That the committee continue of. opinion that
many of the clauseS- of the metropolitan police act remaining
for the report of the committee are valuable provisions, de-
sirable for the, better government and regulation of the
borough of Liverpool. •
"That, however' the committee are of opinion, that not
only the clauses affecting licensed victuallers. reported on by
this committee, but several of the-provisions now referred to
Would be more properly. the subject of part of a public bill,
extending not merely to Liverpool, but to the surrounding
districts, the large towns, and the country in general.
" That the committee are,-therefore, of-opinion, that any
local bill ought to be postponed until, in the present session,
the strongest representations have been made to the govern-
ment and the legislature for a public bill. And
" Further resolved—That the committee are fortified in
their opinion in favour of the postponement of any local bill
until the next session, from 'a conviction that any such bill,
on the part of the council, ought to embrace the consolidation,
in one act, of all the present enactments for the government
of the borough, now scattered over various acts of parliament,
many of the provisions of which remain unrepealed, and
others repealed only by implication, from similar enactments,
for the same objects, in subsequent acts ; the proper framing
of a bill for which important purpose would require the time
and attention of several of the committees of the council, as
well as the Dock Committee, and, especially, the magistrates,
and cculd not he well prepared in time for the present session.
" Resolved—That the town-clerk be authorised to report
these resolutions to the council, with any explanation that
may be required ; and that it be recommended to the council
to direct the proposed petitions to the government and the
legislature, and to empower this committee after their part
of the proposed consolidated bill has had full consideration,
to transfer the subject to the other committees and the au-
thorities referred to, this committee having determined to
proceed with the consideration of the proposed bill at once,
if the course proposed by them be approved by the council.
" W. THORN inLL, Chairman."
The TOWN-CLERK added that upon legal grounds he con-
curred in the recommendation of the Committee that it was
desirable to have all the local acts consolidated as soon as
possible.
Mr. THORN HILL moved the adoption of the report
Mr. PRESTON seconded the motion.—lt was carried.
MARKET COMMITTEE:

The proceedings of the Market Committee were next read
and confirmed.
TOWN-HALL ESTABLISHMENT COMMITTEE.

Mr. CURRIE moved that William Oulton be appointed
sword-bearer, in the place of the late John Hannah, de-
ceased, with au addition of ze:10 to his present salary, which
would be a saving of £l2O per annum.
After a few remarks from the MAYOR, and from Mr.
Alderman EARLE, thisluotion was agreed to.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
The proceedings of this committee having been read, Mr.
RATHBONE moved their confirmation, and Mr. Alderman
BULLEY seconded the motion.—The resolution was carried.
Mr. RATHBONE then moved all increase of £lO each to
the salaries of Miss Brennan, Miss M`Bride, and Mr.
Morris, and a gratuity of £2O to James Taafe for past ser-
vices, and his appointment as a teacher.
Mr. Alderman EARLE seconded the motion.
Mr. SANDBACII asked two questions. One was, how

happened that the present schools were so much more ex-
pensive than the former ones ? and the other, what was
the number of children in the charity schools in Liverpool?
From the report of the committee of inquiry he found that
for £6OO a-year, 1069 children, under the old system, had
received education ; whilst now about the same number cost
£l3ll.
Mr. RA.THBONE said that the education was better now
than under the old system, in as much as more and better
qualified teachers were employed, and that caused the addi-
tional expense. As to the other question, Mr. Sandbach had
the same means of information as himself.
After some remarks to the same effect from Mr. EARLE
and Mr. BOLTON, the proceedings of the committee were
confirmed.

BILL FOR INLAND BONDING.
The MAYou. intimged tbat the town-clerk had received a
copy of the bill for inland bonding, which any member might
see on application.* He might say that if the proposed mea-
sure would do no good to the inland towns, it could do no
harm to Liverpool ; and if it would do good to the inland
towns, perhaps then the council would be of opinion that
they were entitled to it.
Mr. BUSHELL said, he did not understand the object of
this announcement.
The MAyojt said, Mr. Bushell at a previous council, had
asked a question relative to this bill, and he wished now to
have the fact known that the town-clerk had a copy of it.