The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-04-04 00:00:00

RESIGNATION OF MR. BAINES.

Mr. BAINES requested to be allowed to state some cir-
cumstances relative to his connexion with the Poor Law
Board, and to the Settlement and Removal Bill. He had
framed this bill, he said, upon the recommendations of
the committee of 1847, and had confined its provisions to
the abolition in England and Wales of removal on the
ground of settlement. When he was asked whether the
bill would extend to Irish paupers in England, he had
replied distinctly in the negative. Two days before the
day fixed for the second reading of the bill a memorial
from Irish members of the house was presented to Lord
Palmerston, praying that the opportunity might be taken
to put the Irish pauper in England upon the same footing
as to removal as the English pauper. A communication
was made to the memorialists that, in the opinion of the
Cabinet, their wish ought to be complied with, this com-
munication being made without his (Mr. Baines's) being
at all aware of it. He confessed that he felt somewhat
hurt, but a little reflection served to convince him that
no intentional disrespect was meant; and, if he had not
arrived at that conclusion, he should have known his
duty better than to have thrown up the important office
he held at a time like the present. Yet, he could not
help feeling that he was placed in a situation of great
difficulty, more especially with regard to this measure.
He had had deputations inquiring his intentions as to the
removal of Irish paupers, and he had repeated that it
formed no part of this bill ; whereas it appeared that the
Irish members had construed the communication they
had received into a pledge that the bill should include
Irish paupers, and others had put the same construction
upon it. He had always been of opinion, and was so still,
that the Irish question was not ripe for legislation, and,
holding this opinion, he could not help thinking that, if
he retained office, his efficiency and character as a public
servant might be greatly impaired, and the measure itself
endangered. Acting upon this ground, and this alone,
on Tuesday he resigned his office. Having read a letter
from Lord Aberdeen, requesting him to suspend his de-
cision, Mr. Baines went on to say, that he had recon-
sidered the matter, and determined to refer to two friends
the question whether he could, with honour to himself,
and without weakening his efficiency as a public servant,
and without disadvantage to the public service, retain his
office. They were of opinion that he could, and he had
accordingly qualified his resolution, and consented to re-
main in office for the present.
Lord PALMERSTON paid a high tribute to the character
of Mr. Baines, assuring him that his colleagues would
consider it a great misfortune to them and to the country
if they lost the benefit of his exertions. So far from its
having been the intention of the Cabinet that there should
be a change in this bill, he had never for one instant
considered that, with regard to Irish paupers, the change
should be made in the same bill.
Mr. DISRAELI said it was a remarkable circumstance
that, within twelve months, five members of the Ad-
ministration had felt it their duty to resign office,
and almost immediately to return to their posts. He
thought some machinery might be devised by which
these internal bickerings might be terminated with-
out being. divulged to the country. A court of arbi-
tration might be difficult to construct ; but he imagined
that recourse might be had either to the youngest bishop
or to some retired diplomatist, whose intervention might
prevent the repetition of scenes always to be deplored.
THE INCOME-TAX BILL was read a third time and
passed, after a brief discussion.
THE NUNNERIES QUESTION.
The adjourned debate on the nomination of the Com-
mittee on Conventual and Monastic Institutions was
resumed, and, on the question that Mr. T. Chambers be a
member, Mr. GooLD moved to substitute for the names
of Mr. T. Chambers, the Marquis of Staftbrd, and Mr.
Newdegate, the names of Mr. Sotheron, Mr. Ker Seymer,
and Lord H. Vane. He argued that such a tribunal, in
order to command respect, should be composed of men of
moderate views, of no extreme party, and who had not
indulged in scoffing and insulting language on a subject
most dear to their fellow-countrymen ; and he proceeded
to state the grounds of his exception to Mr. T. Chambers
as a member of the committee. The question that the
name of Mr. T. Chambers be retained was carried by 117
against 60.—0 n the second name, that of Mr. Walpole,
Mr. LucAs moved that the further nomination be pro-
ceeded with upon that day six months. This led to a
lengthened discussion, in which several of the Irish mem-
bers took part, until Mr. V. SCULLY, complaining that he
was not heard, moved the adjournment of the debate; but
this motion was rejected by a large majority.—Mr. KEN-
1110
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main ti the house
question,.
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in strong terms to the course pursued and the language
used by Mr. Chambers.—Upon a division, the motion for
adjournment was also negatived by a large majority.—Mr.
G. MOORE then moved that the debate be adjourned, and
Mr. CHAMBERS not objecting, at that late hour, the de-
bate was adjourned accordingly.
The house adjourned at a quarter before two o'clock.

FRIDAY, MARCH 31.
Petitions were presented against the opening of public-
houses and beershops on Sundays by Mr. Cheetham, from
the township of Birkdale, North Meals ; by Mr. Greenall,
from Stockton.heath, Cheshire ; from Mr. G. Bagley, pro.

TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1-854'

• pro 34
prietor of the Wrexham Monthly Advertis!l of
o•
in refusing
the house to inquire into the conduct of tulle Board:i ford
land Revenue .014
to give him the ¢u
for stamping his newspaper, which bad ee.;l_4„,.doe',.
others ; by Mr. Horsfall, from the Liverpool Guardian
T.,
ciety, in favour of the bill for preventing
fraatnteLi
ditors by secret bills of sale of personal ch e vort ,
Cranford, from the Lancashire and Cheshirft, sae
Shropshire branches of the Provincial Medical,
_ne"„nert o
rr
r!
Association ; from medical practitioners of
Brierley-hill, and from members of the medicalPtioners 5 !T,
siding in Wrexham, against the Medical Pc boner
DUNGARVAN ELECTION.—Mr. Napier brtote7, sad.
report of the Dungarvan Election Comm' the decT;
nonnced that the committee had come te ieeteas
,4 that John Francis Maguire,:4
gess to serve in this present Parliament for the .
I' 1
of Dungarvan." ~aestien'ea
Esq., is duly ham k
CANINE VAGRANTS.—In answer to a 00;1i 14
f the nu.' Or 7
FITZROY said, that in consequence of the eoln„,,re .401.4,.,
ll
which had been received from the council 0 , the la
cultural Society, the Secretary of State ~03r 0004
department had given instructions to the VI savior 14,
to keep a vigilant look-out upon all dogs °
character and vagrant habits. (Laughter.) tioe001),
THE OATHS BILL.—In reply to the rinesl3-11, tßtio
day he intended to proceed with the Oaths A.' dil,'
RUSSELL said, he would name the day on 31°nsi iefr
the meantime, he would state that at present it:te
intention to proceed with that measure before Faster r,
DECLARATION OF WAIL V
The Queen's message having been read, gsjesti
Lord J. RUSSELL moved the address to ileLiaOra
answer to that message. He said more than 7-t had ro
had elapsed since a message of similar ing°,,piee
it
0:0
brought down to the house ; the blessings efcir'sad
40 years been diffused throughout the qieo
test in which we were now engaged
only from a paramount sense of the necess" saciro,
estPllo
house to reply in terms of assent to 11_ jer_i atje dereoll
gracious message. His lordship proceeur,-Atiou'''
circumstances which have led to the dece'- tea bt,il
and, in doing so, described what had been elfec, ,ss pee,A
Stratford, and the negotiations which have tanipiarti
Constantinople, and the beneficial results ef his r 04101
with respect to the Christian population, t
teethe eacellea
i eB
nsidious
of reform generally in Turk*
•nsidions policy of Russia from the time of thenjotairro
that
Catherine-her gradual encroachments and 'if the r°,,is
° II P`,,,
interference with the internal government t-etat,
He briefly alluded to the dispute relative factei.-4;
Places, and, drawing special attention to the d•
eg
sooner had that dispute been settled than
„fg.te
had been made, which demands had product",,ad' Dory-e 0
plications that had arisen. He said that he • obe-i
hatio bop
on reflection, to regret the language of rePr°d whir
used in reference to the conduct of Russiae,an,peer
upon him the notice of the Journal of '3' 3 Dec rt 4
The reference made in that journal render'- the' tlie
. ed
to lay the papers before the house, comeris reeie tele
and confidential correspondence, in order le, is, tbs'dief
impression circulated by the abettors of 111.091,1"°/°‘
British government had been parties in som..ne .05 trce'rte
to the intended partition of Turkey. The v-cl tl'e ere
tions and negotiations between Russia anotaietoelt
and the part taken therein b the British, ,rho „gor
cl-10 151r1
narrated at considerable length by his lor foe • ,alic
emphatically on the nature of the demands °' ore Aro
Nicholas on the Porte, which were of that e fair,,
rendered it impossible for Her Majesty and the defeu'oe 1
the French to withdraw their forces from tilaeferieog 1
the Sultan. It showed the duplicityf Russia lacre ept
o .agy
to the successive steps taken by her groa,„%taeut
encroachments, and the purpose of aggran"':jetieli'latl
steadily in view throughout the entire tranV, cc'
Tar .1113°0
contrasted the moderation displayed by whic
terms which she was willing to concede, an d 05„,
that she had acted under a lease of right, allied J;50.4
to submit her case to the decision of the reel",
Having brought down his statement to th;,i, esPrAie
mons to the Emperor to evacuate, his lorn-"drel °Pie 01
his conviction that the safety of Europe dePeanencielleigi'
taming the equilibrium of power and eider-hat
eoes
Turkey • but it was impossible to maintuitnher scbers
iihrinm 'if Russia were allowed to carry mi therov
of ambition and aggrandisement, and it o."d' 00'10
that ministers advised Her Majesty te send
04110
down to the house, and issue d laration ;,tee•74o
a ec cens- the
contended that it was impossible for us, solve ,A
our duty, to have remained indifferent-ae idatlt-sce!
we might have done-while Turkey was bei,i3sf ire boriJAP
of the map of Europe ; but, he believed, t--ef the to,
part to play in the liberty and indenendenre the re!,,terra
that the preponderance of one power ov,ert,
not be permitted ; and that it was our i.n7.,•`eeatestioree;
to throw our weight into the scale in this
• our fie
lordship succinctly stated the present state 5t {tad
relations, which he described as being tacci
with France, but less so with Prussia anfitst tbejtlie,rif
whom no assurances had been received as i°
take part in the war, though both agree Torktf
cessity of maintaining the integrity e` that -0. vet ti
policy he considered new ald ne re 513
as impossible, wo dee..oti
commenced ; that the German Power': deem 1"- -
to be their bounden duty to assert their nt c° by tp•
to check this most unjustifiable aggressioie tokev vi7e
he briefly referred to the line that would„lected_Yof Pee
country in this war, and the objects tern' eare,2
tained, by his assuring the house that,.7 not se ;t
would be considered honourable that "1- deon
,A not f
independence of Turkey ; but he sl tuu t an'
10 ~.a ir
to specify any terms that might be 'llo,nar
period in the progress of hostilities. ."-A• Clpt e„
arms, however, it was their duty to offer ",-sorov
sisbence to these aggressions, and afford OP
ally, the Sultan, and to continue in arms 0,
duty and honour required, and as long as such 01/
were persevered in. te etiao"
Mr. LAYARD said, no man could have Li' Is
speech of the noble lord with more satisfaebt
had done, and his satisfaction would have I)re-of:if:iv
but for doubts as to the sentiments of sna-
osio
leagues, the head of the government havi if
before, in another place, expressed sentinientese to ty,
metrically opposed to, at variance with those
/le' I°3l
Lord John Russell had just given ntteratecne:
ho
took a very wide view of the Easternicluiche'
with the year 1829, arguing that Lora risein•
g";;Pia
an early date, abetted the policy of Ras°. 0115`.
doctrine that she had a right to put her III; iercbt/014,'
upon her own treaties. In 1844, when Buss bleb ~t
again Foreign Minister, the Emperer cry;
most proposed a scheme of partition of
theale gscerei A
pire. He censured the proceeding!°,,,,,f h i„aecKl,
with relation to the fleet in the BosPa°`-' re- '
erons 005%.
against the policy of wringing nngen reed tats,
from the so much abused 'lurks, and "ll'
°r-
that they were likely to be misled in their _of tbd
t be " hat toi
regarding the conduct of Austria. ;'in- enee t fee ~et
he said, that the government should an of pr,e„o
would carry on the war with the objec„„d 051:4i5ist
Russia from repeating these aggressions, rob, ,e, sejo
within certain defined limits. He wa-57e roe Sie,% 19;
that, if we had last year, after the aifal f have
our fleet into the Black Sea, peace the "
"• to ogee tbl
at once; whereas we had entered late in o
country with few resources, and infested oi
•d the sl• in I'
worst of fevers. He wished, he sal ' strong ' ir
country were in the hands of a reallYtlire.Aieo
government that would carry successine pals
contest, instead of a state of thing's %viler .ther,
tion, vacillation, and doubt. sthy ,
Mr. BRIGHT professed to have no sPrlP,it all the
ii'
t.,ip,
Russia or with Turkey, and considered that frogt'l-4
ought to concern itself with was the intrh,„
try, which would be best done by. abstalTpotte'Ai4
terference in the dis tof Russia and the geel
pu es the
After brief speeches from Mr. J. ~,tberfof
GRANBY, and Lord D. STlreitT, was o'u-et re
Lord PALMERSTON said the question_le
Majesty's government were to receive tl
en'o.see°oo,,!
liament in the contest in which we wer
erwerey 01.;
views of Russia upon Turkey, he oheellhe tect
yesterday
; for a great length of tiMe
~„ecl 01500 A
Court of St. Petersburg, which it had I,nlii'rereftl,
tally, had been to obtain possession of
...,6tne, carel ri,
not hastily or prematurely, but bY r-ssian ge.,eetiny
opportunity. He did not blame the. Bit
vhee
on this account. An aggressive Poled orj,, ovr or,
legitimate means, might be condeinne' 4. h•
ad '..for,elP
was no reproach to the government thin ,ehte „
nt • OP a rot
r.
provided it acted without concealine,
fraud. But the course pursued bY hnthtfor”.Dietdd
transactions had not been of this strair...„„eassla,
ratter. Russia had speculated upon thel:ptistre'sLo;,o;
an alliance between us and France 01.,ee 504. e
thought an opportunity now offered to ni•
which had been pursued with great ability,:e stens? f. At
cession of the Sultan Russia had become t" it Weojerved
the whole Christian population of TarkeY,o odeil
placed the sovereignt f thatportion 01, 011 A
y o ay to„d
the
discretion of the Emperor of Russta',4 iiiegAo`
humorously to the line of argument veeen-eas, eel;
Bright, who, he said, always reduced e h
question of pounds, shillings, and penceti:i „pros he 0,1
by emphatically declaring the views "::,e oP,initarUe;eilr,
ment entered upon the war, repeating if :,s to f Lle
recently expressed as to the social prog'ie to nice ,
asserting the grand object of the strugg, fleoue-
tain the liberty of Europe and the in nart,,4.
OP' no
nation. . 0 00,4 I,
Mr. DISRAELI intimated his intentiont the ~„rw-01,
address moved by Lord John Russell,. /7. to efrialli,
vindicated the object of the opPositio,.. jefte_dleoo44
opinions on the policy of the governraere dahu'reato,
to some of the topics introduced in telgassis 00 eV*
mined at great length the proposals ot,7.rpeat,
tett Jo al
in the documents just laid before ParTo'se, tie "0/
especially the memorandum at the c eenclitoal for
which, he contended, he had a right veer ...r..aniellt„„ of 1:70,1
agreement between the British ort"4.-"the fan as
Emperor of Russia. In that docurnen' and e 0 an
tition of Turkey was distinctly laid do alO we! coy
throughout that an agreement existeitaea thtt to be
into by the Emperor. When he I!, referrr"` 01/
he endeavoured to shots; that the that no saone,j4te
assented to by Lord Aberdeen, and
,than tijeli-°.t
in office after the defeat of Lord Derb3 s pea-cove, ti,e
again proposed by the Emperor. Aftear could:o4ot
documents he did not see how anY mankay.
Emperor of duplicity, since he had fr.? „attire rofeciii,
government of his present plans ana
,7enee taV
The secret and confidential coves's:Mu
cotaa;rl Tit",
unmistakably ; and but one CO
noble raft 0),
from them as to the grant taken I"
by for glit
head of government. When the proPT'the rig 41,11''',of
• uteu jog the oi
of Turkey was first made, he disp ,
noble lord to charge the Emperor 171% aserihets this
" every modification of falsehood," an see Jelin eel):
to a conflict of Russian and Britith 8111 P:
Cabinet, though he fully acquitted Lord policAis S1'1;
having pursued any other than a Betnnts of,tev
elusion, he recapitulated the princiPm ee t.e
here we ft" j,e4
again stating his opinion that t _ent o
_0
politics in the cabinet in the rnanag.M the Tie. Prete',
question to which fact he attributenwar'', said 7eetiPleli
mischief had occurred. Thed that nised be of t
had been produced by one man, an malt, jowl;
most eminent post in the gover, the uP 10,)
believed that such would, ere long, tie yalfinof"
Da j'e:ol
people of England.
hortly 0 ~,•
f fp
Lord J. RUSSELL replied a fey/ words ea btf.,ri
4,
Mr. DISRAELI; and, after a ea to nee °' oua
Siurnoßp, the address was agre sec „resel
On the motion of Lord J. n55„,A to be r
rya
DISRAELI the address was ordered
Her Majesty by the whole H0u5,e.,_...„.
The Houge adjourned at one 0 co''

I'ITESDAN, APRIL 4, 1854

LIVERPOOL TOWN MlssroN.—The next anniversary of
the above mission will take place to-morrow (Wednesday),
at the New Room, adjoining the Medical-hall, Hope-
street.

Zoe AT
----, INTELLIGENCE.
littp,4t e
k44)11, to resl'id°l'
..SErTON is at present in Paris, where he
ii.
_stz7s_ e tor a couple of months.
i a k„,'aLa EnuoNns, of St. Helens, has been ad-
i,tel)to-rer of the Royal College of Surgeons.
losoiveda!Erons of the Manchester Botanic Gardens
Als 04 %111 asmajority of 143 to 130, not to open the
5i.4040,61. V' •
chimney-sweeper has been fined £5 for
NNty;athYetithi under twenty-one years to ascend a
oker e tradesman who permitted the boy to ascend
kqikeqtriett: Pay the expenses of the summons.
Sk; froni ..,,e being made for a man named William
to be ‘"e neighbourhood of Athlone, who is sup-
k(aa re somewhere about Liverpool. A brother of
itb4l'7.:‘ tIY died in America, leaving him a large
kt(Jeled 1.,.a.i.111.—0n Tuesday night an old woman
10a{rovaft oysters at the corner of Fraser-street,
Ls down while in the act of moving some oysters,
hill4c and expired.
lo,the wa, °f £lOO each has been paid in accordance
la lot of the late John Holme, Esq., of Lord-street,
k,l(!ts,j;ill.lB ex9Clitors, to the following charitable
eisteld As Live fool Infirmary, Blue Coat Hos-
'k Orpi sYlutn, Eye and Ear Institution, and the
14444 btlan Asylum.
RBI.
k ,l'i'erBee • On Thursday the following were nomiletei vv.,ra, of the poor of the district of West Derby :
k? -
ester" ui,tbY, of Kensington • Mr. James Wensley,
!Cearllace ; Mr. James French, of the Old Swan ;
street, of EdJohn Abrahams, Mr. Wm. Whitby,
and Mr. of Beach-
,,_
141.10ia op LICENSES.--On Thursday the Mayor,
iikk:41.41,, N., J. Stewart, Esq., William Earle, Esq.,
Cliaillathhone, Esq., held a court in the Sessions-
;l aild :street, when numerous applications for the
y,kt 'ranger of licences were granted.
'l.lllll 4:") A SHARP.—On Sunday night week, a
'ots arY
+tik., rot, ,
,were tormenting a drunken woman near
b't, vtliate'm Inn, and behaving in so unseemly a
Zit thrash°a° Win. Warburton stripped off his great
,',lN'tika4 a„,,r'Y persons who might continue to abuse
''t it ; "-' he gave his coat into the care of a woman
Vol) :,10 the house of a nebour. A sharp thief
,klefit "aecluently applied fort the coat and got pos-
FLIN., . i
ck' br(rBE.—One day last week, a goose, in the
',ti ttarri. ell, near Leeds, was found in a dying state,
'ti.:4,4,',/lation after death it was found that it had
1474 e,, i'),_ oroat internally, by swallowing a portion of
'he,e or-otte of a penknife.
Na elept.'E•rs, ISLE OF MAN.—E. M. Gawne, Esq.,
~.. geed to the office of speaker of the house ; and
Vslii '3llse Wilson and C. H. Carey to the vacant
kt,'l'it.'• The latter gentleman has refused to stand.
etillitqt "aid.
Ve4 ."--The inhabitants of Vine-street have
!Is.tely t:alarraed by mysterious sounds, which were
'444.4 theyeed to have been caused by a pane of
ethos tile windows of an empty house, which was
S°„,,zis and,
of a tongue, similar to those used in
ttbnlaf ', being acted upon by the wind, produced
\Nast,leioise.
Nilttl.B4 WORKING MEN'S CHURCH ASSOCIATION.
0,
i,. 4taßialleta tea party, in connexion with the asso-
in St. James's schoolroom. The company
411:144 proeavirk 400, for whom an ample. supply of tea,
Lyon. ed. The chair was occupied by the Rev.
L'r-i ~,Dr ~,iddresses were delivered by the chairman,
Ze.Bo)-toi.„'aaYlee Rev. I. Holmes, and other gentle-
itee'l at Z. and 'appro'priate piece's. of sacred music
lloomFits:rvals during the evening.
14141 it tlof ~,t1"---The average daily attendance is about
la`.'s re?l'n occupy their time in reading brks,
ftiliCelg iii)"aander peruse the reviews and magazines.
liNetate rarY, also, has weekly an increased number
reht two' and there are upwards of a thousand volumes
Aro , whilst
~4„ klit the number of tickets that have been
VI
It4l of Lto 1255. Last week a map of the town,
lY L es, w which was found in an old book in the
'Y'°' was
v presented by Mr. James Robertson.
k.4,IA;i,
ane celebrated Indian traveller, visited the
OkliCllktaP ago.
11 NI L 8 CHURCH YARD.—The following reply
Nor St 4,l,erston has been received by the church-
IVee t;.,4"chael's Church, in reply to the memorial
ht4(iil,whitb,e recent order for the closing of burial
t'Ztoeteted by F jlall, 29th March, 1824. Gentlemen,
k kt, yo by viscount Palmerston to acknowledge the
14; sera ••letter of the 18th inst on behalf of the
Vehae7 al the "
Itt, Is 0, e Cemetery or burial ground attached to
tt, 4is s'llurch, Liverpool - and lam to inform you
44t4(.18 Cenlete . ' . .
5,11 f of ~„_1,7 or burial ground is the one described
Krortl rrhainent to which you refer, it is thereby
Crkt7 Vie. 7 operation of the act of last session, 16th
Ni! ffe4;., ,1-4--I am, gentlemen, your obedient
;k4l3ehlir'et-r itp•oy.—To the Churchwardens of St.
Ot,.„1:vo ,Itue, Liverpool."
0,4t4e eth4 GRAVING DOCKS BY ELECTRICITY.—
N,the Kan his electric light on Monday, last
s tk,,4aati ,„"Inn Graving-dock, in the presence of the
4`ti fronl'uetnbers of the dock committee. The light
~,181te cid Parabolic reflector placed on the bell
It itt_tiatti.,-t`, and gave a steady light at a distance
Ittli7, if tltiYai:ds. It is the intention of the dock
*l/4 t use of s light should prove efficient, to provide
Rktl4,,tal,lo.,,tile workmen in the six graving-docks,
04,1 A irt7+, at night. From the apparatus, which
••'iltiliy ~‘"e bell tower, the electric battery can be
t' till n4,ueans of copper rods, to any distance ; and
IA vtNettePared and placed at the lower part of the
tt k7tls iN,to, enable ship-carpenters. to work beneath
ete ket the dock. This gave a very good side light,
tketai c'r 200 yards. The experiment appeared to
it 'lltik,,,,,sfaction.
16e144%itZt,t1;41'.---The annual vestry was held on
to the I.b office, Park-place, for the purpose
the oVliait'llets, electig overseers, and transacting
f°,r th et s 4, The the township. Mr. Alpass was called
7,1104„ e ye,,,''riiite accounts were read by Mr. Rowland,
eio; of ti,.-! apl,, Nient. It appeared that the receipts
It'ts. 's flad'auted to £16,626 4s. 82d., and that the
tO4B 11.4_which farmedp, with the exception of
k!;(1e(1 Le pap. a.balance in the bank. The ac-
tkia lit °eit unanimously. Mr. J. Harrison,
, Vl, )itt,'" te thraig, proposed the following to be rp-
' rk or • Kiwi..-magistrates as overseers :—Mr. Thomas
4,. kr. ;Ft Hanson, and Mr. J. Carter. On the
Vsßebkit 'a
,iller, seconded by Mr. Bunbury, a second
ktlik 'kr n, comprising the names of Mr. Joseph
Lt be3tio'nlbert Harrison, and Mr. Thomas. Smith.
1,471 .I,erce„ll being put, the last-named list was adopted.
! kt:Alli,, rd. mercer being
Mr. Robson were appointed to the
' Iktt,, ail"; expe„'VATas stated by Mr. J. Harrison that the
tlatc.' tha ',ure had been reduced during the past
lot tedo t• ''aring the ensuing year there would be
1 tb:e Nt4o4s. th •' .4 In eir habihties. Thanks were voted
Le%
~ too overseers. A high compliment was passed
7N. letit k'alati, the superintendent, and his staff, for
;g.SN,Likalsiner in which they had discharged their
N Nte were voted to the chairman, and the
' PV44441' oP R
klicihltas 1, ilixDA.LE.—The annual meeting of
eto-ge .ield on
t. th fleilie, Thursday, in St. Mary's school-
,,lh,:vko chair overseer, Mr. Thomas Hughes, was
met the n. • The vestry clerk, Mr. Parnall, gave
itlth 'tie%lit",etlibre.„4l,eearecr
which and paymnts Of the. ov.e'rse.ers
tti; titttirewotahbebalanceashowed. that, af.ter liquilating
in hand, butOß mg to
LkONeteorti:.s°ooll,,,.°f the north shore cotton factory, and
D kNtwitti ;is' full, by fire, exemption of the property
semi %lie ,Rouse of Correction from poors rate,
W.ovii,`,„uenaands of the board of guardians of
t! ' ''''‘'ilN, the previous year, and the town council
I,l,pkik,ivn 1853, more than double the su.m. of
1?4.4440 Prete IsilairY , and museum, a rate of one shilling
kllth, 4, Iv pe required for the ensuing year.
ko4s-,l.l,peco'ca to the overseers, and they were
Fit 144,14 kp luniendecl to be re-appointed. Mr. Thos.
"04tIter 8, ivii,Edward Barrows were again returned
Ikkt,S44 I•tet 4otit opposition.
\Zlaik 4,3'' at tbltY --The fortnightly meeting was held
N 'lheir Parish-offices, Brownlow-hill, the Rev.
V pr01)r0b.,213, the chair. There was a discussion on
110 Derry "Y, several members contending that, if
pi.ktte/Itlilli d to3?tasi,sessed, there would be a saving of 4d.
r'd!o.o'''a of ',°.„ Parish generally.—lt was stated that
rl4rilittee‘ne surveyor had been directed by the
it
Iv to this
1 Ile irai,, oeid be class of property ; and the chair-
Os, tib! 4
.found that the Vestry were acting
,ftiltqtkijowriersParties and showing no favour to either
t ►lkithotie'llse c 01. cottage-owners. From the report of
IN 4 g ewest °flanaittee, it appeared that there were
'44(attk, Ilii 1
.Week, 2,526 paupers, and 752 sick cases ;
) '4l stetm toe feyer and 45 itch. The number of per-
-1;:it t.i,°°ol.S" the 'vagrant sheds was 808.—The In-
ttti) o74ster ilmainittee reported that Mr. Browne, an
ktot:::,ey ,'and been reprimanded for undue se-
-11:N141,410 that an order
punishmentl:lm been issued that,
:Nt444l'll"'elsikiati:llsr'ebveiwcheen. theng shouldoverednm b
einflcted
attention t
an d ttheo
0, „FveZ%tAreaPecting the compulsory removal of
IN, 4 "I,_l4,.,PaliPers ; and contended that, if these
~4) it 1714-01.," the same footing as English pan-
! ,4141"*Iltthtler, as•'-'werPool and Glasgow might set their
ylOt, ,t trielf,3°on as they pleased ; for, once let it
etNs "aVe s" PauPers were irremovable, and they
ttr,,,,(lN :If k,,p2h an influx of. Irish pauperism that
*kind fr%Tr would be nothing to it, and all man-
I'moi!'t744'—'3;: ho
'
king s chambers a mere joke
shet . Ito Petition ,e recommendation of the. rev.
A, a P,....._, ,gu_escr.ibmg the
.peculiar position of
tt,N l'.', Zatsab-Zganatilflortlites
ceoamempitoornyfrreommotvlia?
oope:ri_e_
4holo:i 01, V°Pted ;and the board adjourned.
t,olue'T.LrxiiLtaln.—Ati inquiry was held in
0,4,, ~,,,,!e pq,,,waterloo, on Friday, under the pro-
Mti", irrinte '1 Realth Act, before Mr. Robert Raw-
iNk to thecittlg
0), 1,, 1)1,, se_ inspector of the General Board of
0, tki.-'4ll. ph,, w erage, drainage, supply of water,
eViti The."-'", and boundaries of the township of
!.:1,.; Sir'll, wit rinciPal evidence was given by Mr.
-.41,4„..13rea1t_ represented the promoters of the
4,,,t!it, fan kr."' „dge, agent to the Right Hon. W.
!NilOtt -"c ltev•
.„-tuderman Cooper, Mr. Fitzpatrick,
kit,Note4le;„,"• Rawson, incumbent of Seaforth,
Nl.tit di..,; e 0-'l.'l_l- It appeared that there was no
Ntiktizrg, was rage in the township ; and that
tea',:tki. nk an 071, exceedingly defective, there belng
ko (tikii the u•Llet sewer • and the cesspools being
tikN••L'444s3,waate4,rardsef the houses, close by the wells
~ 44,,efe,11fit tom ,drawn, causing the water to be, in
•:,),,kls-"„ittee.'ve, it b•-'l2lll. The supply of water was in
,:ki th:s4,,,,,The to-Tg Principally surface water which
t tile i harY bad ;:nsilip was not lit with gas, and
keto, No bag a
_refused to light it : it was stated,
Vt-: ktat'eate f,„„ua°l.loPoly, they were enabled to pre-
be tieill to -3,T1 lighting it themselves. The poor-
!, 4,7 b• °high"; eightpenee, the county-rate four-
-11:111, itpt,',,'R leviedaYlate eightpence in the pound—
kNytt qie .It was, like the poor-rate, upon all rate-
tNiof ktfhoe viCed jitttevreiranaAidnichoorleezawnelne
Ateetltretisleis aiiia_nd._ Waterloo, which form part of
the
b.'Svey.erai glardsYantristutattrtlothuseefsafnt
kl-NNipvulage of T , was urged as a reason for in-
ilti "Y the gage ti..-atherland in the benefits sought for
Ntvitittoti,,,,Prokkao::: act, which was not originally in-
pZe tb;•'end, r 8.,:, The inspector stated that he
4-sooablio .;.„"la. report, that it be included ;
1 to • ''''zimrY closed, Mr. Rawlinson pro-
erect the township.

TILE TIIBIL CAIN, belonging to this port, which left.
Southampton on the 9th of October, with a very heavy
cargo, arrived at Port Philip in eighty-three days.
WE beg to call attention to the meeting of the Pro-
testant Reformation Society, advertised this day in our
columns, for Monday evening next, in the Collegiate Insti-
tution. That it is to be addressed by the Rev. Dr. Butler,
(formerly a Roman Catholic Priest in this town,) invests
it with peculiar interest, and will, no doubt, ensure a large
attendance.

TIIE WAVERTREE ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING- took
place on Tuesday last, at the Public-offices, in the village.
The only business transacted was the nomination of over-
seers for the ensuing year. The following were put in
nomination :—Messrs. John Easton, W. Thompson, G.
Murray, A. Brown, and G. Maples.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Monday last week, Henry
Chrichton, an engineer in the employ of the Lancashire
and Yorkshire Railway Company, was knocked down by
an engine, at the Sandhills station, and so severely in-
jured that he died shortly afterwards, at the Northern
Hospital. He was a married man, about 30 years of
age, and about to proceed to America with his wife and
children, having taken berths in a vessel lying in the
river.

TESTIMONIAL or RESPECT.—A few gentlemen sat down
to supper, last night, at the house of Mrs. Hughes, Wel-
lington Arms, Whitefield-lane, West Derby ; after which,
the chairman presented to Mr. Edward Williams, joiner
and builder, a handsome silver snuff-box, as a token of
respect.
SWINDLING.—It having been discovered that Joseph
Grave, a Manchester-warehouseman, who absconded on
the 7th ult., with £1,900, had transmitted the money to
London for the purchase of Mexican bonds, a detective-
officer, named Webb, managed to get possession of them,
and they are now in the hands of the officials of the Bank-
ruptcy Court.
REUBEN NINON, who has received money from cha-
ritable people, in Liverpool and elsewhere, on the pretence
that he was a fugitive slave, has been convicted before the
Brighton magistrates of a series of impositions, and sen-
tenced to six months' imprisonment.
A DEPUTATION from Southport had an interview with
Sir William Molesworth, on Friday, at the Office of Public
Works, Whitehall-place. The deputation consisted of the
Rev. B. Swift, L.L.B. ; Wm. Mort, M.D. ; 'Messrs. Robert
Heap, Thomas Ellenthorpe, Richard Wright, Jas. Hunt,
Thomas Part, and Richard Johnson, and was accompanied
by Messrs. William Brown, John Cheetham, Chas. Hind-
lay, James Kershaw, R. A. Thicknesse, Lawrence Hey-
worth, and George Hadfield.
THE LIVERPOOL MA soifs.—A short time ago the work-
ing masons of Liverpool addressed a note to their employers,
respectfully asking an advance of wages, and stating several
reasons for making such application. The employers
responded to the note, and solicited a personal interview
with the workmen for the purpose of conversing together,
with a view of making such overtures as might avert the
baneful effects of a strike or turn-out. The result has been
an amicable arrangement of the affair ; and the master
masons congratulate the working masons on their rightly
appreciating these conciliatory means of settlement.
GREENWICH PENSIONERS IN LIVERPOOL.—Daring the
past week Captain Falkner, the staff-officer of the district,
received orders from the War-office to call upon all the
Greenwich pensioners, royal marines, and seamen, under
the age of sixty, to assemble at the Rendezvous, Redcross-
street, on Saturday, in order that those in health might be
drafted for active service. Forty-two presented themselves
for medical inspection, when twenty-two of them were
found fit for service. Next Friday, a further inspection'
will take place.
EASTHAM FERRY was opened for the season on
Saturday, under promising auspices. Mr. Nicholls has
obtained a new boat from the Clyde, said to be secondary
in speed to the famous Countess of Ellesmere, while a
new slip will enable/ the passengers to land and embark
with comfort in all states of the tide.

VALUE OF LAND NEAR THE EXCIIINGE.—On Wednes-
day, that plot of buildings situate in High-street, and ex-
tending to Exchange-street East, known as " Hargreaves'-
buildings," was sold by public auction, and realized £5O
per square yard, the whole purchase money being about
£20,000. This is said to be the highest price for land ever
paid in Liverpool. It is said that the land was purchased
for the Liverpool and London Fire and Life Assurance Office.
TIIE STEAMER GREAT BRITAIN has left the
graving-dock and gone into the Wellington-dock to take
in her cargo. The decorations and alterations being now
complete, it will be a good opportunity for those who have
not yet viewed this leviathan ship to pay her a visit. It
is expected that the Great Britain will even eclipse herself
this voyage, for she will not have to call anywhere on her
way to Melbourne ; and as her last run occupied only
sixty-five days, including four days' detention at St. Vin-
cent, she ought to beat everything this time.
CRUSADE AGAINST TIIIEVES.—At length an effici-
ent—And almost the only effectual—way of putting a
stop to garotte robberies, robberies from offices, &c., has
been adopted by the detective portion of the police, and
has been in operation for a few nights. Every person
known to be a thief, or the associate of thieves, if found
loitering on the streets after sunset, is taken into custody
and lodged in bridewell as a suspicious character. In less
than an hour after this salutary regulation came into
force, a " catch" of first professors, numbering seven in
one batch, was made ; and since then scores of others
'have been brought before the magistrates.
SUICIDE AT EVERTON.—EarIy on Friday, Mrs. Ann
Greenwood, 60 years of age, widow of a pilot, committed
suicide. She resided at No. 9, Tarlton-street, Everton,
with her daughter and son-in-law. She hung herself with
a handkerchief, behind a bedroom door. No reason can be
assigned for the sad act, except that she lived directly op-
posit the house where a policeman's daughter hung herself
on the previous Saturday. Even since the latter event
the old lady seemed possessed of a monomania respecting it,
for she had never ceased talking of the strangeness of such
an untimely end. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

HEALTH COMMITTEE.—Mr. Alderman Langsdale pre-
sided at the meeting on Thursday, when the medical
officer of health reported that the deaths registered in
Liverpool, which in the previous week were 248, fell off
last week to 213, being nine less than the average of the
corresponding week of the preceding six years. Of the
total deaths, 50 were in the extra parochial wards. The
mortality from diseases of the zymotic class show a de-
crease of nine. After a discussion relative to the high-
level bridge proposed to be carried, by the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railway Company, across Blackstock-street,
Messrs. Moss, Bigham, Godfrey, and Beckwith were ap-
pointed a deputation to proceed to London, to urge the re-
presentatives of the Health Committee to use their best
endeavours to induce the railway company to consent to
16 feet. The case was to be brought before the com-
mittee of the house of Commons yesterday.
AN OLD BIBLE.—Mr. William Palmer, of Leece-street,
has in his possession a copy of the Bible printed in 1539.
From the 27th chapter of Genesis to the end of the New
Testament the book is complete, and in admirable preser-
vation. It is the second English edition of the Bible that
was printed, and was lately in the possession of a family
in Marybone. The following is the title of the New
Testament :—" The Nevv Testament of ovr sauiour. Jesu
Chryst, translated in to English : and nevvly recognised
with great diligence after moost faythfull exemplars by
Rycharde Taverner. Praye for vs that the worde of God
maye haue fre passage and be gloryfied.' " ii. Tessa. iii.
O' Prynted in the yere of oure Lord God M.D.XXXIX.
Loss Or AN EMIGRANT SHIP.—The American packet-
ship Isaac Webb, Captain Farber, which arrived on
Thursday, had on board the passengers (50 in number),
the cook, and cabin boy of the emigrant ship Russell
Sturges, Captain Snow, hence to Boston. The Isacc
Webb fell in with the unfortunate ship on the 16th ult.,
twenty-three days from Liverpool, in lat. 40 N., ion. 31 W.,
in a sinking state, when she succeeded in taking off the
passengers. The captain and crew were taken off at the
same time by the Rainbow, bound to Alexandria, which
had been lying by the Russell Sturges for five days, but
was unable during that time to render the slightest assist-
ance owing to the boisterous state of the weather. The
Russell Sturges was an American-built ship of 1300 tons
burthen, and was despatched by Messrs. Train and Co.,
of this port.
NEW SAILS FOR Snirs.—During the week specimens
of sail cloth, made from cotton, have been exhibited in this
town. A contemporary says,—" The specimen we saw
was suitable for the heaviest class of ships, and we are
given to understand that owing to the present high price
of hemp and flax, cotton canvas will very probably be sub-
stituted to a great extent. At present only two canvas.
making firms are engaged in its manufacture,—Messrs.
Elkanah Armitage and Co., of Pendleton, near Manchester,
and a house at Gourock, near Greenock. The specimen
we saw was the production of the first named firm.
Messrs. Garnock, Bibby agd Co., of this town, are also, we
believe, supplying cotton sails for a vessel now building in
North America for Messrs. J. S. De Wolf and Co., and are
using every effort to promote its further adoption amongst
British shipping. Among the advantages claimed for it
are that vessels sail faster under cotton cloth, and that the
sails hang lighter upon the yard, and is not liable to crack
like hemp canvas. It is, perhaps, more liable to mildew, if
proper care be not taken to stow the sail away dry. In
the American vessels, cotton sails are almost universally
used especially on the " clipper ships." Mr. Wallis, in his
report on the New York Crystal Palace, mentioned this
endeavour to supply the deficiency of hemp, which is now
rising in PO.ce very rapidly, and will be seriously affected
by the declaration of war.
Loss OF A SBA CAPTAlN.—Captain Duryee, well
known as the commander of the American packet-ship
Constantine, was lost overboard on the morning of Satur-
day last, when the ship was off point Lynas. He was last
seen speaking to parties on board a steam tug, and was
leaning at that time over the ship's side. The presump-
tion is that he overbalanced himself and fell into the sea,
and not being observed that he perished. An hour or
two elapsed before the discovery of his loss. Captain
Duryee was highly respected, and his death is rendered
more melancholy from the fact that Mrs. Duryee was on
board the ship at the time of the accident, and is suffering
from the dreadful shock which her husband's unexpected
demise caused. A reward of £5O has been offered for the
finding of the body. The Constantine put back on Satur-
day afternoon.

TEE AMERICA, British and North American Royal
Mail steamship, Capt. Lang, took her departure hence on
Saturday afternoon for Boston, with a heavy mail, a full
cargo, and about 150 passengers, including Rear-
Admiral Fanshawe and suite, who succeeds Sir George
Seymour in the command of the West India station,
that gallant officer retiring on the expiration of his five
years' term of office.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Saturday, as the wife of Mr.
Edward Mawdsley, late of the Underwriters'-rooms, was
getting clothes from off a line where a shed was attached,
she suddenly fell into the yard and broke her leg a little
above the ancle. She was conveyed to the Northern
Hospital, and is going on favourably.
ROBBERY.—On Saturday night, an attempt was made
by three men to rob a gentleman in Pembroke-place. The
gentleman escaped a violent blow aimed at his head, and
shouted for assistance, when the three made their escape.
FATAL RESULT OF INTEMPERANCE.—On Friday night
Elizabeth Preston, residing in Thomas-street, set fire to
her clothes while in a state of intoxication, and was so
severely burnt that she died while being taken to the
Northern Hospital. When she caught fire her husband was
in the.room, but too drunk to render her any assistance.
A DEPUTATION, representing the following railway
companies, the London and North-Western, Whitehaven
and Furness, Bristol and Exeter, Lancashire and York-
shire, East Lancashire, Waterford and Kilkenny, York,
Newcastle, and Berwick, York and North Midland, Leeds,
Northern, Caledonian, South Staffordshire, North Staf-
fordshire, North British, Newport, Abergavenny, and
Hereford, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Mid-
land, Great Northern, and Eastern Counties, and South
Eastern, holding a capital exceeding £150,000,000, had an
interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord
Stanley of Alderley, on Friday, at the Board of Trade.
The deputation consisted of—The Marquis of Chandos,
Lord Alfred Paget, Mr. E. B. Denison, Mr. Ellis, Mr.
Seeman, Mr. Fenton, Mr. James Hodgson, Mr. Beale,
Mr. Dugdale, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Carbutt, and Mr. Duglas.

ST. PETER'S CHURCH, EVERTON.—The first of a course
of lectures, on historical subjects, specially intended for the
benefit of the working classes connected with the above
church and district, was delivered in the School-rooms,
Upper Beau-street, on Thursday evening last, by the
Rev. Dr. Hume. The subject was, Australia, its
climate, customs, &c." The lecture was a most able and
interesting one. We were delighted to see the large
school-room completely filled; working-men, with their
wives and families, forming the majority of those pre-
sent. We sincerely wish these lectures every success.
A vote of thanks to Dr. Hume was proposed by'the
Rev. S. B. Sutton, seconded by the Rev. G. A. Todd,
and carried amidst hearty cheering. We hope the
ministers of St. Peter's Church will b 6, well supported
in these praiseworthy efforts to interest and improve the
working classes. Lectures on the following subjects are
announced :—" The countries, climate, religion, customs,
&c., of the Turks, and Russians ;" " William Hutton,
the Birmingham Bookseller ;" " Peter the Hermit, and
the Crusades ;" "Art of Printing, its origin, progress,
and civilizing tendencies."
Win PREPARATIONS.—Two battalions of the Royal
Artillery will pass through this town to-day for London,
en route from Dublin, and 180 horses and about 80 men
from Dublin, on their way to Southampton, to embark for
the East. The screw-steamer Teneriffe, Capt. Bell, sailed
on Tuesday, for Malta and Constantinople, with a detach-
ment of 8 officers and 206 men, the remaining portion of
the troops who sailed by the steamer Taurus on the 18th
ult. Naval volunteers in large numbers continue to
be sent from this town to head-quarters. Already sixteen
sailing-vessels are fitting out here for the reception of
troops ; and, on Friday, Capt. Bevis, R.N., received orders
to issue notices for tenders for more transport ships. The
screw-steamer Albatross is about to be surveyed by the
Government authorities, with a view to her being chartered
as a troop ship. On Sunday, six sailing vessels, which have
been fitted at this port for conveyance of troops, lay at
anchor off Birkenhead ferry, in the middle of the river,
each being distinguished by a union jack, in addition to
many other colours. They included the Star of the South
and the Mary Ann. On Sunday morning a detachment of
the 27th Regiment arrived here, from Dublin, as volunteers
in the 34th Regiment, lying at Preston.

EMIGRATION PROM LIVERPOOL—The number of emi-
grant-ships which have taken their departure from this
port for the United States and Western Australia during
the quarter just :ended was 72, of an aggregate tonnage
of 87,722 tons, and with steerage passengers to the
number of 30,982. During the past month (March) the
following ships have been despatched for Australia, under
Government inspection :—For Melbourne : the Golden
Era, 1,556 tons, with 533 passengers on board, by Messrs.
Pilkington and Wilson ; the Saldanah, 1,565 tons, 593
passengers, by Messrs. Baines and Co. ; Admiral Boxer,
1,116 tons, 415 passenger-s ; Joseph Rowen, (Government
ship,) 935 tons, 370 passengers. For Sydney : The
Switzerland, (G.,) 642 tons, 247 passengers ; and the Sa-
brina, (G.,) 673 tons, and 261 passengers. Of the total
number of emigrants on board the Australian ships during
the month, 1,362 were English, 447 Irish, 282 Scotch, and
the remainder natives of other countries.

UNPRECEDENTED PASSAGE TO AUSTRALIA. The
Golden Age, paddle-wheel steamer, (dispatched by Messrs.
Millers and Thompson, in connexion with their " Golden'
line,) has just performed one of the most extraordinary
passages ever recorded, namely, from Liverpool to Mtern
Australia, deducting stoppage, in 47 days, or at an average
speed of 260 miles per diem. She left Liverpool on the sth
Dec., at 3 p.m. ; reached St. Vincent on the 15th Dec., at
2 a.m. ; left St. Vincent on the 19th Dec. ; reached Cape
Town on the 6th Jan.; left Cape Town on the 16th Jan. ;
and reached King George's Sound on the 4th Feb. Steam-
ing time, 47 days ; detention, 14 days ; total, 61 days. It
will be recollected that the Postoffice authorities preferred
the sailing-vessel Matilda Wattenbach as a conveyance for
the mail to the Golden Age. The vessel had the misfor-
tune to be dismasted ; and the mails only left Lisbon a few
days before the Golden Age reached Australia.
WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly
meeting took place at the Workhouse, on Wednesday,
Mr. Joseph Harrison in the chair. The other members
present were—The Rev. W. Badnall, Messrs. Alpass,
Roskell, Medcalf, Lunt, WGee, Carter, Wensley, Abra-
hams, Mountfield, Kirkus, Shaw, Horsfall, Hyde, J. Birch,
and Smith.—The Governor reported the number of in-
mates in the Workhouse to be 658 against 659 last week,
and 716 for the corresponding week of last year.—The
number of patients in the hospital was reported to be 77
against 91 last week.—A letter from the schoolmistress,
in reference to her salary, was referred to the visiting
committee ; as was also the subject of the drainage of the
workhouse.—A communication was read from the Poor
Law Board, sanctioning the increase of the salary of Mr.
W. Andrews, assistant overseer of the Wavertree district,
from £lOO to £l3O per annum.
Dom COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held on.
Thursday, Mr. Charles Turner in the chair. The Chair-
man reported that he had communicated with the Mayor
and the stipendiary magistrates on the subject of the fines
inflicted for using lights in the docks, and the latter re-
ceived him very uncourteously, and said—" I have con-
sidered the subject, and I will not be dictated to." The
magistrates met on Wednesday, when Mr. H. Earle
moved that a committee be appointed on that subject, but
a motion by Mr. Mansfield that the meeting should ad-
journ without coming to any decision, was carried. He
thought the Dock Committee had done their duty, and if
a fire took place the responsibility would rest with the
magistrates.—Mr.Evanswas sure that the committee at the
time were not conscious of casting any censure on the sti-
pendiary magistrate.—Mr. North (the solicitor) said there
was no such censure intended or implied. The whole of
his remarks had reference to one single point, the quantum
of fine inflicted. There was no reflection on Mr. Mans-
field.—After a good deal of conversation, the following
resolution, moved by Mr. Brocklebank, was agreed to :
"That the chairman having made a report of his proceed-
ings in reference to the matter—resolved, that the chair-
man's proceedings be approved of, and that this report be
entered in the minutes." The special sub-committee, ap-
pointed on the 19th of January, 1854, to inquire into the
management of the treasurer's department, made a report,
in which they recommended " that from the 25th day of
June,lBs4, being the commencement of the next financial
year, all bonds should, when issued, be accompanied With
the requisite number of interest coupons, and that cou-
pons be also prepared and issued for all bonds now current.
The sub-committee have under their consideration the
general system of keeping the accounts of the estate, and
will, at the earliest opportunity, make a further report on
ithis important subject." After some conversation the
report was adopted, and this concluded the public business .

FIRE AT CROXTETTI-HALL.—About a quarter past three
o'clock on Saturday morning, an alarm was brought :to
town that Croxteth-hall, the seat of the Earl of Sefton, was
on fire. The West of England engine, with four horses,
under the direction of Mr. Barrett, and two engines froth.
Temple-court, under officer Jones, immediately started;
and, on their arrival, found the range of stables on fire.
Two engines were got to work from the fish-pond, with a
length of 480 feet of hose, and, after a few hours, the fire
was completely extinguished. The fine stud of horses was
fortunately saved. The premises and contents are insured
in the Royal Exchange. Previous to the arrival of the
engines from town, a farmer, of the name of Littler, sus-
tained serious injuries by falling from the roof in his
endeavours to extinguish the fire. M`Donald, one of the
West of England brigade, was also severely hurt in con-
sequence of a mass of slates and timber falling on him from
the roof while endeavouring to saving the granary, which
was happily effected. The loss is estimated at £7OO or
£BOO. Several of the inhabitants of the cottages adjoining
the stables, &c., will incur a loss by throwing out their
goods while the fire was raging.
THE STEAMER OTTAWA.—The noble steamer Ottawa,
the first of the Canadian Steam Navigation Company's
new boats to reach this port, took us by surprise yesterday,
by her appearance in our harbour, having made the run
in fourteen days from Liverpool. She was detained by
fogs and ice about thirty-six hours, so that her actual
running time was 121- days only from port to port. We
have seen some of the passengers, who speak in the
highest terms of her sailing qualities, her admirable ac-
commodations, and the gentlemanly bearing of Captain
Atkins and the other officers of the boat. The Ottawa is
240 feet in length, and makes a fine appearance on the
water. She has but three masts, which give her an ap-
pearance of uncommon length compared with the Sarah
Sands, whose four masts give her rigging a crowded look.
The Ottawa's measurement is 1,500 tons, and she comes
out fully loaded with merchandize, chiefly for Canada,
with portions of her cargo for Boston and New York.
There was a much larger quantity of goods offering than
she was able to take._ We learn from a passenger that on

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Sunday last, March 12, in about longitude 46j and lati-
titude 48, she got among floating ice which detained her
sixteen hours. The Ottawa has made on average run of
about 11 knots per hour, much of the way reaching a speed
of about 13 knots per hour.—State of Maine, Portland,
21st March. 1854. The Charity arrived at Portland on
the afternoon of the 21. She had been hemmed in by ice
for nine days.
LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.—An ex-
traordinary meeting of this society was held on Friday
evening last, at the Royal Institution, Dr. Dickinson,
president, in the chair. The business announced was to
take into consideration, for the second time, the report
on the subject of union; as every proposition affecting the
laws is required to be approved of twice. There was a
' very full attendance of members. Mr. Heath, the trea-
surer, moved the formal adoption of the report, except
the clause respecting the name of the society, and Mr.
Picton seconded it. An amendment was moved by Mr.
J. B. Yates, and seconded by Mr. William Rathbone,
affirming the readiness of the Literary and Philosophical
Society to receive the Historic, on the terms on which the
Natural History Society had been received in 1844. An
interesting discussion ensued, which was kept up for
nearly three hours. In the course of it, it appeared that
about fifty gentlemen had pledged themselves to withdraw
from the society, and form a smaller one, if the name
Literary and Philosophical were not retained. On the
other hand, a majority of the whole members had declared
their satisfaction with the joint name "Literary, Philoso-
phical, and Historic Society." This reduced the difficulty
within narrow limits, but Mr. Yates pressed his amend-
ment to a division. The votes being 23 for, and 26
against, the same numbers as on the 6th of March, it was
declared to be lost. The formal adoption of the report
was then carried, by a majority of 29 to 11, the members
who voted against it being also the same as on the 6th of
March, though the individuals in both divisions were
different. It was then moved by Dr. Inman, seconded by
Dr. Hume, and resolved, that the president, three vice-
presidents, and Dr. Thomson be added to the five other
delegates, to confer with a similar number from the
Historic Society, on the subject of new laws. This
arrangement is itself a species of union, as it embraces
both sections of the society, and it is hoped that the
labours of the gentlemen appointed will give the fullest
satisfaction to all,