The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-12-07 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The staffs of the English militia are immediately.to be
augmented to the.disembodied establishment, as pointed out
by the 83d clause of the General Militia Act of the 42d of
Geo. 111. c. 90, which directs that one sergeant and one cor-
poral be appointed to every thirty men, and one drummer to
ever) flank company. This is with a view to give aid and
assistance to civil power, and to be in readiness to train the
men, it being intended to re-organise the militia early in the
spring.— Times.
DEATH FROM THE EFFECTS. OF CARBONIC ACID GAS.—
On Friday, the 23d ult., two fine young women, in the ser-
vice of William Laxton Esq., of Greatbam, in Rutland, had
been washing their bed-room, and, for the purpose of drying
the floor, placed a chafing dish, full of bright coals, in their
chamber, which they left alight after going to bed. The
names of the two servants were Temperance Hibbit and
Sarah Ann Carpendale, and their bodies were found next
morning quite cold; they had evidently been dead for some
hours. On Monday an inquest was held, and a verdict of
" Accidental death" was returned. It Is a vulgar error that
bright or live coals may he used in this manner with impu-
nity; but this sad event, we hope, will serve as a lesson in
future.

FORCE OF CONSCIENCE.—The power of conscience was I
never more manifest than in' the death of a young man, au
innkeeper and farmer, near Newark, last week. When in
the agonies of death, he confessed to having poisoned an
affectionate mother, about two veers and a half ago. The
suddenness of the mother's death was truly awful, and every
way corroborative of the fact here stated. The mother was
a most humane and affectionate woman, and universally re-
spected by all who knew her. It was to obtain possessio❑ of
the house and farm which was the incentive of this inhuman
son. It appears that after she had taken. the fatal draught,
she went to Newark, to purchase provisions for the annual
feast on the ensuing week, and expired on her return.—
Doncaster Gazette.

HORRIBLE MURDER.--The Chelmsford Chronicle, of
Friday, reports in detail the circumstances attendant on the
perpetration of a deliberate act of murder committed at
Mountreasing last Wednesday, on the body of a Mrs. Playle,
a widow, and the keeper of the Plough beer-shop. The per-
petrator of the deed was Hilliard, a labourer, between 40 and
50 years of age, and of loose habits, who has professed at-
tachment to the deceased ever since her husband's death
took place thirteen or fourteen months since. She has, how-
ever, of late, rejected his attentions; and he has threatened,
at various times, to destroy her. On Wednesday he shot
her. The wretch was secured by the son of the murdered
widow. He has observed a sullen state, and declares that
he will not be hanged. The greatest precautions are there-
fore taken to prevent his putting an end to his existence.
Some disturbance took place in Whitehaven market on
Thursday last, in consequence of the high price of pota-
toes. The bell was sent round -in the morning inviting the
people to assemble in the marketplace. At eleven o'clock
a considerable number were in attendance, and, at half-past
eleven, operations were commenced by some of the ring-
leaders taking possession of two or three cart loads of pota-
toes, and commencing to sell them out at 4d. per stone. Of
course many persons got off without paying anything. After
a few carts had been emptied, the magistrate and police in-
terfered, and the riotous proceedings were checked ; the re-
mainder of the potatoes were then sold off by the owners at
6d. per stone. The people were good-humoured, but evinced
a determination not to let the potatoes betaken away, or sold
at beyond what they conceived to be a reasonable price.
ESCAPE OF A PRISONER.—A man, who gave his name as
Joseph Wilks (from Walsall,) was committed on Tuesday to
take his trial for robbing an old man of £9 at Chesterfield
fair. On Wednesday morning, Wilks and five other prisoners
were placed in a close-bodied fly, their legs being chained
together by heavy chains. There was no room in the fly for
Mr. Hollingworth, superintendent of police ; consequently
he rode on the box with the driver. On proceeding towards
Derby, Mr. II ollingworth repeatedly descended from the box,
and examined the state of the inside passengers, taking ,care
to keep a "sharp look-out" when remounted on the box.
Nothing suspicious, however, occurred, until the fly was de-
scending a steep hill leading to a toll gate, between Shirland
and Alfreton, when Mr. Hollingworth suddenly observed
Wilk's head and one arm projecting from the fly window; in
an instant one foot was placed or, the handle of the door, and
he sprang to the ground,sand was soon tantivyiug across an
adjoining field: On first observing the movement, Mr. Hol-
lingworth did not lose an instant in descending from the box;
but in his eagerness to reach the ground, he did not wait till
the speed of the horses was relaxed—his foot slipped, and he
was precipitated to the ground with great violence. When
in some light measure recovered from the mishap, Mr. Ilol-
lingworth left the driver in care of the other prisoners, and
went in pursuit, but to no purpose. It appears Wilks had
contrived to insert a small instrument into the worm (or screw)
which fastened the chain round his leg, and by that means
had actually cut the worm, The aperture was so small that
a penknife could not possibly be inserted, and it is conjectured
that the release was effected by means of a saw made from the
spring of a watch. It is also conjectured that this instrument
was thrown into the fly by an accomplice of the prisoners, as
a young man rode by the side of the vehicle for several miles,
and was anxious to carry on a conversation with the inmates.
The other prisoners appeared quite unconcerned, and pre-
tended to have been unaware of Wilk's design.
LANDING OF LORD DURHAM.—On Tuesday evening a
grand farewell dinner was given on board the Inconstant, by
his lordship to the officers, it being fully expected that he
would be able to land in the course of Wednesday. The vio-
lence of the storm, however, never abated, but continued the
same throughout that night and the whole of Thursday, the
noble earl and his family being thus kept on shipboard for so
many days though in port, and actually in sight of the win-
dows of the suite of apartments prepared for their reception.
On Friday morning the storm bad ceased, and at a quarter
after eleven the noble earl and his family landed at Govern-
ment-stairs. The party was composed of his lordship, the
countess, Lord Lambton, and the Ladies Lambton. They
left the Inconstant in the ship's cutter, and were received,
on landing, by Major-general Ellice and Capt. White of the
Royal Adelaide. A crowd of persons had assembled on
Mount Wise and the slope, and in his progress from the wa-
ter's edge, he was repeatedly cheered, which he. courteously
acknowledged. He was dressed in a plain blue frock coat
buttoned close, and appeared in good health, though some-
thing of an air of fatigue, we thought, appeared in his coun-
tenance. The party proceeded immediately into Govern-
ment House. Despatches arrived from London to Devon-
port on Thursday evening last, which it was necessary should
be immediately forwarded to Lord Durham. The gale being
then at his height, no waterman could be found to undertake
the passage, but a man named Weekes was applied to, and
he undertook to deliver them. He effected it by crossing the
harbour, and walking to Cawstand, from whence, being to
windward of the Inconstant, he was enable to run down to
her before the wind, and the despatches were safely put on
board at halfspast eight in the evening. Had his lordship
landed on Wednesday, he would have been saluted as go-
vernor-general, but the despatches that arrived from London
on Thursday, announced.the acceptance of his resignation of
the highs office he held. He landed on Friday, therefore
without the official honour.—Devonport Independent.
ISIPROvEMENTS Autrono.—lnvention no longer creeps at
a tortoise pace; every useful discovery is now instantaneously
made known throughout the greater part of Europe, and is
seized upon nearly at the same moment by many different
nations. Asphalt is at present the rage in Germany, as with
us; footways formed of it, have already added to the com-
forts of Manheim, Frankfort, and Stuttgart. Several rail-
ways, also, in progress, continue to heighten the fever of
German speculation. The Northern Imperial Ferdinand
Railway, from Vienna to Prague, advances rapidly, having
20,000 labourers employed on it, and it is expected that the
eighty miles to Brunn will be-completed this year. About
sixteen miles have been already opened for the amusement
of the citizens of Vienna. The Austrian laws relative to rail-
ways allow the projectors the profits of the undertaking
(which must. not exceed filti!en per cent. on the capital) for
fifty years, after which period it reverts to the government.
The carriage.of the snails is also stipulated for, and in every
purchase, sale, or other contract made by the projectors, a
commissioner on the part of the government is a necessary
party. About twelve miles of the Leipsic and Dresden Rail-
way are already' opened from the former city. Also the rail-
way from Manheim to Bale is in progress, and excites glow-
ing anticipation.—Athencerint.
HOAXING IN DUBLIN.—EXTRAORDINARY RECEPTION OF
VISITORS.—At the Dublin Police-office, on Friday, Mr.
John Pearson, of Great Brunswick-street, charged Mr. Geo.
Flicks, of Cork-street, with an assault. The parties ap-
peared to be very respectable, and were attended by several
young men, and two most fashionably-dressed young ladies.
Mr. Pearson stated that he got a most pressing-and polite
note from Mr. Hicks to attend a tea party on last Sunday
evening, at Mr. Hicks's. He accordingly went there with
his wife and another lady : on arriving, be was a little sur-
prised to find many carriages, cars, &c., assembled about
the door, all with company in them. On entering the house,
-he found about 40 or 50 persons, all of whom, it appeared,
had got similar notes of invitation. But judge of his amaze-
ment when Mr. Hicks ran up to him, kicked him out in the
street, pushed out his wife after him, tore her silk dress,
broke her watch, and then began to lay about him and the
rest of the company so vigorously, that, thinking bins mad,
they all " cut; ' gentlemen losing their hats, some their
bonnets, some coming off with half skirts, and others not
having afy skirts at all. Mr. Fullham, for Mr. Hicks, said,
the fact was, the young men had been friends for a long
time, hut Mr. Hicks was informed on Saturday that Pearson
had played a trick on him by sending cards of invitation in
his (Hicks's) name to 70 or eighty people. The appointed
evening cause, and with it came 25 covered cars full of la-
dies and gentlemen,- all ready dressed for a ball! Mr. Full-
ham offernd an apology on the part of his client, which Mr.
Pearson said he would accept; but Mr. Hicks refused, say-
ing, " I am the injured party." Mr.-Pearson then lodged
iuforinations,• and Mr. Hicks was held to bail.
In consequence of some painful reports of a poor woman,
named Eleanor Curtis, having been a great number of years
confined in a'hovel at flemswell, near Gainsburgh, the re-
lieving officer, Mr. Tws ford, very properly made inquiry
into the circumstances of the case, she being a pauper under
his charge: Finding the windows boarded up, and the door
fastened with a padlock, he made inquiry of Mr. Beaumont
of that place for leave to see her; but
.being refused access,
he reported the circumstance altogether to the board of guar-
dians at Gainsburgh, which immediately directed him to take
all necessary steps to ascertain the state of the pauper. Ac-
cordingly Mr. Twiford again applied to the sister of the poor
woman, who after some parley consented to admit him to the
hovel, where he found the wretched object totally destitute of
clothes, grovelling in some straw in a corner, without fire or
any the least comfort even in the late severe weather, and
compelled to ease nature in the wretched spot in which she
was confined. Having been made inure comfortable, she
was taken to Lincoln to be placed in the asylum there; but
being found only in a weak state of mind, caused it is greatly
to be feared by the treatment she had undergone, she was of
course sent back, and is to be removed to the workhouse at
Gainstlurgh, where she will have all that due attention which
her situation requires. Some five and thirty years ago, this
poor woman was reckoned the handsomest woman in the
neighbourhood ; but unfortunately meeting with some disap-
pointment in her affections, she brooded over it until she be-
, came somewhat melancholy, and nearly ever since has been
subjected to the most disgraceful treatment.
SAri's Scores Lasi DlvE.—Sam Scott, the " great Ame-
rican diver," has'at length taken to the trade of diving into
people's pockets, and seems to evince as much dexterity iu
his new occupation as in his old one. He was at Barnstaple
last week, exhibiting his aquatic feats, and on Tuesday he
was brought before the magistrates of that borough, charged
with having, on the previous night, robbed a commercial tra-
veller, named Prians, of seven sovereigns and one half sove-
reign. The prosecutor, a Jew, stopped at the Bell inn, on
the quay, Barnstaple, where Scott was also lodging. On
Monday night Prians retired to bed about nine o'clock, and
slept soundly until seven next morning, when he discovered
that the sum above stated had, during the night, been ab-
tracted from the pockets of his trousers, the thief having very
considerately left him one sovereign and a few shillings. The
landlady of the inn stated that the room in which Scott slept
adjoined the one which was occupied by the prosecutor; and
she having occasion to go up stairs between 10 and 11 o'clock
on the night of the robbery, heard the sash of the window of
Scott's room lifted up, and also heard some one walking
through the yard. This induced her to go down stairs and
into the yard, when she saw Scott on the top of the gateway,
whence he dropped himself into the street. Information of
the robbery having been given to the police, Chanter, an offi-
cer,iwent in pursuit of Scott, when he captured him on the Ex-
eter road, five miles from Barnstaple.Scott,on being taken,was
searched, but nothing was found upon him, except two shil-
lings, a small French coin, and three coppers. On being
taken to the station house, a stricter search was made, every
part of his clothes having been examined, but without effect,
and Scott was about to be locked up, when somebody hinted
the probability of his haviug the money in his mouth. He
was accordingly desired to open his mouth, which he did,
and thrust out Iris tongue; but this not satisfying the police.
man, he put his fingers into the prisoner's mouth, and took
out five sovereigns from under his tongue. He has since been
fully committed for trial.

A meeting of the Town Council Was held on Wedneaday,
at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, in the Council Chamber,
at the 'fawn-hall, as the-adjourned first Quarterly Meeting
for the Gaol and other business peculiar to a Quarterly
Council', and also as a Monthly Council, to take into consi-
deration, and determine upon, the proceedings and reports
of committees, memorials, petitions, &c., and the following
motions, of which notice had been given. First,—" That a
Special Commission he appointed, to inquire into, and report
upon the establishment of an Observatory in Liverpool.'
Second,—" That a committee be appointed to inquire into
the subject of erecting additional Schools, particularly
infant schools, for the education of the children of the work-
ing classes in this town, and to report to the council."

CONSERVATION OF THE RIVER.
The report of.the Finance "Committee contained resolu-
tions of that body, as to certilin.,meastil es retonamded to

taken'-by the Council, for procuring from the legislature a
public bill for the Conservation of the Itiver;with statements
of the proceedings of the committee in reference to that sub-

jec.-
Mr. Alderman EVANS reminded the Council. that on the
last occasion the Conservancy Committee, which was ap-
pointed specially for the consideration of this, subject, em-
braced several gentlemen of the Dock Committee.• He ob-
served, that in their negociatione on the subject the Finance
Committee had gone into details. He would have recom-
mended, that, in a matter of so much importance, and which
required more local knowledge than they could reasonably
expect to find amongst the gentlemen of the Finance Com-
mittee, that a committee better adapted should have been
appointed, one which should have included some members
of the Dock Committee. It was certain that the Dock Com-
mittee would ultimately have to contribute, and it was there-
fore only proper that its members should be brought into the
consultation about the expenditure. He had just heard from
Mr. Bolton, however, that it was not the intention of the
Finance Committee to proceed without consulting the Dock
Committee. He conceived the Government would he influ-
enced by what was urged on the part of Liverpool; therefore
it was the more necessary that the determination come to
should be well considered. Heavould now recommend, that,
if there were any further negociation, a committee should he
appointed, with special reference to the object in view.
Mr. Councillor CASE wished to know how far the commit-
the had pledged the corporation to a certain line of conduct.
He understood the Finance Committee would not proceed,
unless the Government would take the matter up, and un-
dertake to pass a public bill. It seemed too much for the
committee to take upon themselves to pledge the corporate
estate to pay the expenses, without an authority from the
Council on the subject.
The MAYOII said this was a recommendation from the
Finance Committee—like all other recommendations from
committees, sent before them for approval—and it could not
be considered as an act of the Council till such-approval was
given.
Mr. Councillor Cass understood, from the report of the
Finance Committee, that a memorial had gone to govern-
ment through the hands of .Mr. Patten. He begged to be
informed if such were the case or not. If it were so, the
committee had certainly proceeded without the consent of
the Council.
The Tow N-CLERK said no memorial had been sent.
Mr. Councillor C nee IE begged to deny any supreme qua-
lification, on the part of the Doak Committee, to judge of a
mattcrof this description better than the Finance Committee.
This was a subject which had undergone much consideration
for many years past. A bill was brought forward, and would
have passed, had not the President of the Board of Trade
interfered. It was now upwards of seventy years since that
question had been first agitated, and many attempts had,
from time to time, been made to place the etnservancv of
the river on a limper basis; but all had been vain, from'the
interference of private and other interests, which it was pre-
sumed'would be affected. There seemed no mode open but
to get the government to take it up as a public bill. The
Town-clerk would bear him out in the opinion that this was
the only way to settle it. Mr. Wilson Patten had approved
of the mode on the part of the people of 'Warrington, and
had come forward very handsomely on the question.
Mr. Councillor PLATT said there was great jealousy on
the part of the people of Warrington and Manchester on the
subject, and he felt assured that the only way to arrive at a
settlement was through a public act of the government.
Mr. Alderman EVANS said the subject had been treated as
though he claimed for the Dock Committee a greater capacity
than any other. In a matter like this it ought to be con-
sidered that the Dock Committee had advantages in point of
information. If they had not, as a body, such advantages,
they had been exceedinly remiss, as the matter of conser-
vancy had been obtruded, almost coercively, on the ming- of
every- member. Therefore he thought, in the considers nn
of such subject, the presence of members of the Dock Com-
mittee would be an advantage, and their presence was more
especially essential when it was considered that the commit-
tee would be looked to, ultimately, to contribute. He thought
in the hands of government the question would be likely to
be impartially considered, In his opinion, the considera-
tion of the conservancy ought to be entrusted to the elite of
the councillors of such men as were supposed from particular
circumstances to have snore knowledge of the question than
the rest of the members.
Mr. Councillor BoreroN wished to say something to allay
the feeling that the Finance Committee had treated the
Dock Committee discourteously. Mr. Bolton then explained
that Mr. Wilson Patten agreed to the bill, as did the inha-
bitants of Cheshire and Warringten, and there could scarcely
be a doubt hut that it would pees.
Mr. Councillor WA 131SLEY thought his friend Mr. Bolton
was mistaken as regarded feeling. Mr. Evans could have no
feeling but such as would be for the benefit of the town. If
he understood Mr. Evans aright, there were numbers of
gentlemen on the Dock Committee, (and as he was no lon-
ger a member of that body, he might say so without hesi-
tation,) who were peculiarly well qualified to form a judg-
ment on this subject, from their great local knowledge, and
from the attention which they had given to it generally.
This was what was meant by Mr. Evans. [Mr. Evans as-
sented.] He -had some of those gentlemen in his eye who
could give information of the highest value. It would be well
those gentlemen were joined with those who were moving
the matter, as they would, he was sure, furnish such
rniatiou as would enable the Government to carry the

question.
The ToWN-CLERK said, it appeared to him that the only
measure that could give Liverpool such a Board of Conser-
vancy as was wanted, was to get the Parliament to grant
a public bill. He was of opinion that if they tried for a
private bill, they would be met by so many private interests,
that they could not get the board they wanted. The interests
of Liverpool were the interests of the country, and were
they in the hands of any Government, it mattered not -of
what party, they must therefore get that which would be
beneficial for them, because the general interest would be
considered before any private interest whatever. With re-
gard to the Dock Committee, he had it in view to propose
that a committee like that fermerly constituted should be
appointed, namely, a sub-committee, to confer with a sub-
committee of the docks, but he thought tie time hail not yet
arrived when that would be necessary.. -
COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS. TOWN CLERK'S EMOLUMENTS, &C.
Mr. Councillor Iseac HoI,MES thoughttoeyhen such very
large sums were to be pair! as be had heard named in the re-
port of the Finance Committer, it was too much to call upon
the gentlemen of the Council to decide after a mere hasty
reading. He thought those gentlemen who, like himself,
were not upon any committee, ought to have time to consider
when they were to confirm the eepeuditure of several thou-
sand pounds. He was firmly of opinion that in affairs of such
great importance, they ought to have at least a fortnight to
consider. Though he had every confidence in the Finance
Committee, and in every other committee, yet errors might
creep in, there might be mistakes, and he had a duty to per-
form which he should like to have the opportunity of perform-
ing properly. There were agency bills he knew in which
large sums were taken -off He remembered Mr. Foster's
bills, fromwhich on an item of 13s. 4d. as much as Cue. Bd. had
been taken. Now he would wish to have the present bills
compared with Mr. Foster's. He did not allude to anything
that he conceived to be wrong as regarded' the Town-clerk,
the Deputy Town-clerk, the Finance Committee, or any other
committee, but he thought they ought not to be called upon
to decide upon important matters at a moment's notice.
The MAYOR said Mr. Holmes must be aware that he was
at full liberty to move that any portion of the proceeding of
any committee should be postponed for consideration.
Mr. Councillor 11 oemEs,—Then I shall propose an amend-
ment to that effect.
Mr. Councillor WALMsLEY said he was exceedingly grati-
fied that Mr. Holmes had mentioned this subject, as it had
been industriously circulated, that the Townclerk had some
emolument from the agency business in Loudon. He trusted
the Town-clerk would have an Oppoitueity of explaining to
the Council.
Mr. Councillor ISAAC HO Lin Es, who was about to teat him-
self, for the purpose of reducing his amendment to writing,
earnestly repelled the notion that he had intended to insinuate
anything whatever to the dieadvantaee of the Town-clerk.
The TOWN-CLERK explaiued, in distinct and ample terms,
that he did not receive any emolument whatever, either for
professional services, or by the division of fees, except the
£2,000 per annum granted by the council for his salary as
Town-clerk. He entered into minute and lengthy details
respecting his mode of conducting- business wile the parlia-
mentary and common law agents appointed by him in Lon-
don, and stated to the council the profit's which theSe indivi-
duals had received. The address of the Town-clerk seas only
a lengthened repetition of the above briefly stated facts. In
fi-
the course of the speech the Town clerk praised the quali
cations of Messrs. Parkes and Preston, his parliamentary

agents.
- Mr. Councillor ISAAC 110f.MES hoped the Town-clerk would
not for one moment conceive that he doubted one word that
he had uttered. He thought that everything that he had stated
ought to lie received as verity itSelf. However, it was only
a few days since he had seen soiree bills of Foster's, and
in all cases there was a division of the profits. He was per-
fectly satisfied with the Town-clerk's explanation, but at the
same time he thought that gentlemen who were not on the
Finance Committee ought to have an opportunity of examin-
ing them. He therefore moved that the proceedings of the
Finance Committee, so far as related to the payments of any
sums of money, should be deferred to the next meeting of the
Council, to give an opportunity for the same to be examined
by any member of the Council.
• The TowN-CLERK said, it was perfectly clear that the bills
of Mr. Foster, to which Mr. Helmes had made allusion,
were those of the Common Law Agents. Parliamentary
Agents never divided. '
111 r. Councillor Isaac Hot.srEs denied that this was the
case. The amendment remained for some minutes without
a seconder.—At length
Mr. Councillor Howson stepped forward. lie said he
thought this would be a good opportunity to consider the
matter which had been brought forward. It was very clear
that no feeling could be entertained of any thing improper
on the part of the Town-clerk.- When gentlemen Were neg-
lected from the committees, and he stood there, one of those
who had been neglected and kept from all the committees, and
he thanked them for it. he thought they should have an op-
portunity of considering before they were called upon to sanc-
tion any payment of money. Having a duty to perform, he
thought this was but reasonable. He conceived it would be
an honour to them, and he thought it must be to their wis'
as honourable men, that all their acts should be brough
ward, so that they might be examined, and persons sa
tbat they were well executed. He would himself, in
situation, be proud to have his acts so examined, and t
" let them come and see how these matters are conducte
He thought it would be but a matter of propriety if
vouchers of all the sums paid by the Finance Committee were
placed upon that table, so that they might undergo examiva-
tion. Without any feeling of hostility to any gentleman, or
any committee, and without any reference to the Town-clerk,
against whom there was no imputation whatever, and who
he thought possessed integrity of the highest order, he would
support the motion,' as one likely to be of general'benefit.
He would therefore second it most cordially.
Mr. Councillor CURRIE, after stating that the Finance
Committee was one in which the council bad necessarily re-
posed a certain confidence, proceeded to show that it would
be inexpedient to pass such a resolution, as many of their
disbursements were made for wages, which must be paid at
once.. It would be unjust to make the parties wait from
month to month for these payments. He thought the coun-
cil would hesitate before they passed • such a resolution,
which he should meet with a direct negative.
Mr. Councillor ItoriEnTsom GrAiosToisE said, it was im-
possible to believe that any agreed in the opinion which
Mr. Walmsley said had been so industriously circulated,
that the Town-clerk received fees, contrary to his arrange-
ment with the Council. He had not heard of such an insi-
nuation, nor could he believe that it was so. For himself, he
was quite satisfied with the Town-clerk's checking the bills
of his Loudon agents. They ought to be satisfied with that
at once, otherwise it would not be placing that reliance in
the Town-clerk to which he was, from his 'situation, entitled.
He would, however, ask two 'questions of the ,Town-clerk.
The first was—he understood it to be the Town-clerk's de-
sire to imply, that his parliamentary agents had had long ex-
perience in their profession? Now, according to his (Mr.

such a