The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-01-16 00:00:00

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THE LIVERPOOL gTANDARD.

EYE AND EAR INFIRMA.RY,

" Please send us account, per return of post, that it may be
examined." •
The annual meeting of the supporters of this admirable And; on the 28th :
institution was " Send us account at once, debiting call on N, British thirds,
held yesterday, in the Clarendon-rooms, and we will examine and remit in course."
South John-street. To which Mr. Killick replied, on the 28th :
GEORGE GRANT, Esq., on being called to the chair, in " The bearer, Mr. Hammon; we beg to introduce to you, who
the absence of Mr. „: ipley, the president, requested Mr. will hand a copy of account for the calls due on the North Bri-
Croslield, the secretary and treasurer, to read the report tish thirds, and which we request you will hand to him."
for the past year. Our answer was,
"We have only to refer you to ours of yesterday. On receiv. The report stated that the number of new eye cases dur- big account we will examine and remit the balance, whatever it
ing the past year was 3,798, and of ear cases 3,658. The may be. We do not choose to be out of funds by paying the
total number of times patients have been prescribed for, calls, when a balance to nearly the amount is due to us."
all of whom have received the necessary dressings, medi- Here the matter rested till Monday last, when Mr. Killick
tines, &c., free of all charge was 19,583. In addition to called with a solicitor :we made him the same offer to pay him
which 69 patients—all of whom have been boarded and balancea.onryexam iia &lei ,foif r honeewhoouulrd.sigima ttearnefaucacernt, and leave it
lodged in the house while undergoing medical treatment On Tuesday a full examinat'ion took place before Mr. Rush-
-have been operated upon, and this number would ton, when his worship fully exonerated Mr. Geary from all
have been greatly increased but for the means of blame, at the same time commenting. on Mr. Killick's (to say
the charity not allowing of it. The following very the least) very irregular mode of business, and the fact of his

interesting case was detailed in the report :—" The
committee have peculiar satisfaction in referring
to the case of two sisters from the neighbourhood of
Lancaster, one aged about 18, and the other about 9
years, both of whom were born blind, and who, not hay-
ing the means of obtaining surgical assistance, must, had
it not been for the existence of your institution, have
lingered out their days in darkness. They were both
operated upon by your surgeon, and through his skilful
treatment (under the divine blessing), they have had
their - best's-- • - them, and have returned

bringing the case to

This list item we could easily explain, but, doubtless, Mr.
Killick has his own reasons for not choosing to appear in a
London court. The whole secret of the proceeding is this :
It was evidently his intention to have jew•ed us, but, fortunately,
our suspicions were roused in time to prevent him. Finding
himself foiled, he endeavoured to bully us into paying the
amounts; and, unsuccessful in that, he had recourse to a
---e of fraud as a " pis-alley," an expedient which, if not
slut, he maliciously imagined would damage our repu-

We shall, however, endeavour to disappoint him also;

sight -,-,towed upon
to their friends, to become happy and useful mem-
bers of society, instead of remaining, while in the
prime of life and strength, a burden to their connexions."

are now preparing a circular for publicdtion, in which we shall
detail the whole of the facts, remarking, by the way that we
have, within the last three months, done business with three
gentlemen in this town to the extent of above half a million,
and that these parties were prepared, had it been necessary, to
speak to the character of our dealings with them.
We, in conclusion, must say we cannot but regret the report
,

The report then goes- on to say that—" The Committee
cannot much, if any, longer continue their present expen-
,..

uiture, without a considerable increase in the amount
of their annual subscriptions, and feeling thoroughly per-
suaded of the great amount of good which, with increased
resources at its command, the institution would be enabled
to effect among the poorer classes of their vast community
they once more appeal to the far " I 1:' 14, f

in the Courier, should have been so ex-
The whole of Mr. Killick's case is given,
ours, or of Mr. Blair's remarks, or Mr.

.
tremely imperfect
but little or none of _ _
Rushton's summing up.
We are, gentlemen, respectfully,
MARVEL, GEARY, and CO

—r-rameL oerality of their
fellow-townsmen; -convinced that there are many among
the wealthy and charitable portion of the inhabitants who,

GENERAL TRADE REPORT,

ley acquai n

;ed with

,ure and

operations. would gladly enrol their names as subscribers
to a charity capable of doing so much good at so small a
cost, as is the case with the Liverpool Eye and Ear In-
&Mary."
From the financial statement it appeared that there

MONDAY EVENING.
It was rumoured in London this morninc, that the
French were on the point of sending an armed expedition
to Rome, via Toulon ; and certain hasty conclusions have

. _
was, at the beginning of the year, a balance of £193 4s. 7d.
due to the treasurer. The balance due on account of the
new premises was £1197 2s. 6d.

been drawn therefrom involving the Peace of Europe.
We place no reliance on this rumour, and have no doubt
it will turn out to be without foundation. The only com-
mercial drawback which has occurred during the week
has been a slight lull in the cotton trade, which is, how-
ever, again recovering itself. Public securities are still
rising ; Consols closed in London on Saturday, for money
at 894 to 4, for the 13th of February at 89i to 4.
The Bankers' Magazine states that the average weekly
circulation of private and joint-stock banks amounted, in
December, to £6,067,721 ; comparing which with the
returns for the preceding month, shews a decrease in the
notes of the private banks of £203,117, and a decrease in
the notes of the joint-stock banks of £172,505; total,
£375,692. Comparing this with the corresponding period
of last year, it shews a decrease of the notes of private
banks of £27,666, but an increase of the notes of joint-
stock banks of £156,892, leaving an increase on the year
of £129,226. And with respect to the fixed issues of the
several banks, it appears that the private banks are under
their fixed issue £1,321,881, and the joint-stock banks
are under their fixed issue £842,873, making a total under
the fixed issue of £2,164.754.
The late advance in the SHARE market has been fully
maintained during the past week, and we have had a very
large business done in our Stock Exchange, with prices
each day quoted higher. TO-DAY the market here has been
very animated, and an immense business has been done.
London stock closes 129 131; Midland, 89 90 ; London
4—shares, 34 4 p.: Midland I-shares, 64 4d. The shares
of the two Insurance Companies are much asked for.
The large arrivals of Corrow, combined with the incli-
nation of manufacturers to pause, having supplied them-
selves very freely for some weeks past, has produced a
falling market this week, to the extent of s @ 4 from the
highest prices obtained during the recent advance on
general qualities of American ; on Saturday, however, the
market closed somewhat firmer, the sales amounting to
fully 5000 bales, and TO-DAY we have to notice a fair at-
tendance of country buyers. The sales amount to about
5000 bales, with the exception of 500 Surats chiefly Ame-
ricans, at 34d. a 44d. yth., with a very small proportion
above the latter price. The market has been steady, and
though without material change in prices, the current
qualities of American descriptions have been rather firmer
than at the close of last week. The trade have been the
purchasers. _

Mr. CROSFIELD having finished reading the report and
the statement of the finances, deplored the fact of the

e gentlemen present to exert
utions amongst their friends,
He thought were

themselves in raising contra
a course he had adopted with succes

strenuous exertions made to represent to the public the
utility of the charity, and the low state of its funds, another
£lOO per annum would be easily raised, and thus the effi-
ciency of the charity would be preserved, any diminution
in the objects of which he should regret to experience.
The CHAIRMAN observed that there could be no object
in his making any remarks on the report just read, other
than that he cordially recommended the institution to the
benevolent consideration of his fellow-

townsmen

HUGH NEILL, Esq., the surgeon to the institution,
stepped forward. He said it was customary to make, before
the annual meeting, a statement a little more detailed
than the formal report read by Mr. Crosfield. In the
course of his address, Mr. Neill said the number of in-
patients for the past year was nine less than the previous
year; this was owing to the restricted funds, the commit-
tee finding it necessary to select from among the appli-
cants such cases as rendered a residence in the hospital
necessary. He observed that the board of patients formed
the most serious item in the expenses ; it had been agreed
to charge, where practicable, a weekly sum of 6s. 6d. for
the maintenance of each in-patient, and by this arrange-
ment sixty-nine persons, whose complaints being of an
inflammatory nature, required their residence in the
house, had been restored to the blessings of sight at a
cost of little more than £BO. Of these 69 patients 42
were from places at great distances from Liverpool, such
as Birmingham, Sheffield, Isle of Man, Wales, &c. &c.
The table from which Mr. Neill took his figures showed
that the number of new patients during the past year
treated for diseases of the eye was 3,798, giving an in-
crease of 78 over the preceding twelvemonth. Mr. Neill
observed that it was interesting to trace the causes con-
ducing to furnish the charity with objects : in 1847, which
was a busy year,

,he number of cases of working men
having received injuries of the eyes from causes connected
with their daily avocations, such as from particles of steel
getting into the organ, was 362, while in the comparatively
dull year 1848, this description of cases numbered only.
288. This spoke of diminished employment; and, singu-
larly enough, this cause operated in an opposite way in
another description of cases, viz., from the ophthalmia,
which had increased during the past year, owing, he con-
ceived, to the prevalence of poverf,r

The tone of the COLONIAL markets generally continues
good. Sugar is still advancing : 2000 bags Bengal and
500 hhds. West India were disposed of on Saturday, the
Bengal at the late advance, and the West India, which
were sold for refining purposes, brought a further advance
of 6d.p cwt. The inquiry to-day continues unabated,
and no doubt advanced rates will yet be obtained : offers
for several parcels have been made and declined, holders
generally not being disposed to sell. The large business
done in Molasses last week has left the market bare,
and, in consequence, we have heard of no transactions
since the circular. The prices of Tea remain firm, but
there is not quite so much inquiry. We are not aware
of any sales in Coffee since Friday, but the feeling still
continues favourable. Rice is more asked for the last
day or two, and the article generally is looking up : last
week the demand was mostly for lower sorts, but we are
creeping on more to the better descriptions. Full prices
are obtained for Rum. There have been two or three
arrivals of Saltpetre within the last day or two, which
will be offered shortly, some being already advertised ; in
the meanwhile, as the market is badly supplied, there

_ Ly with low diet rendering
the constitution feeble and incapable of resisting disease.
Mr. Neill then adverted to an object which had occupied
some of his time,—the collection of statistics relative to the
health of the town. It had been said that Liverpool was
one of the most unhealthy towns in England, but he
hoped to prove quite the contrary. He thought if the
other medical institutions would co-operate with him in
the inquiry. that the majority of the persons received into
the hospitals are not natives, nor are they residents of
long periods. He thought a consideration of the position
of the town would tend to confirm this view, seated as it
is on an absorbent bed of sandstone which gives a supply of
delicious water; and on the banks of the Mersey, with' its
rise of 20 fcct. Alt Neill next spoke of a personal matter
but which he conceived he was justified in alluding to, in-
asmuch as acharge which might affoct any gentleman con-
nected with the institution would tend to injure the cha-
racter of the institution, Mr. Neill then went on to say,
that having operated in more than one thousand cases of
cataract, he thought lie might give the result of his expe-
rience to the public, and with this view he published a little
work which from May to Octoher had met with a good
reception : but in the 1.1-1-pr month thi-

. • .
are no sales.
The CORN trade here continues as quiet as can be ima-
gined, and so far from having any change to note in the
value of any article, there is positively no appearance of
business. All parties are on the reserve ; it would seem
as if the Ist of February were sounding so very loud in
their ears, as to deafen them to all other intimations from
without. Meanwhile fresh arrivals pour in with unabated
rapidity. During the five days ending Saturday the
imports into Liverpool were immense, comprising 27,619
qrs. of Wheat, 1101 qrs. of Barley, 683 qrs. of Malt,
16,307 qrs. of Oats, 3992 qrs. of Beans, 2519 qrs. of Pease,
36,509 qrs. of Indian
Corn, 2797 brls. of Corn Meal,
20,073 loads of Oatmeal, and 4005 sacks and 69,792 brls.
of Flour. Yesterday and to-day have also added largely
to this store, but the entries are not yet made ; we shall
supply, as usual, a full return for the week in our second
edition to-morrow. We may mention as a peculiar fea-
ture of the trade during the past fortnight, that while all
articles free have declined in value, Wheat and Flour in
bond have fully maintained former rates. The reports
received from most parts of England and Ireland show a
further decline, if we except that at Belfast fine qualities
of Wheat are quoted 3d. to 4d. higher. Indian Corn is
again 51 ton lower at Cork and Limerick ;at the for-
mer place prices range from £7 10/ @ £B, and at Belfast
£7 10/ @ £7 15/.
A reaction was established during the week ending
Monday last in favour of IRISH Butter, by the frosty
weather we had experienced for some days, and prices
advanced 3/ @4/ cwt. The weather since then, how-
ever, has been generally wet, and the transactions conse-
quently have been trivial, giving, if anything, the advan-
tage to buyers, but the quotations of last week are
not altered, and remain as follow : Waterford,
74/ @ 78/ ; Kilkenny, Carlow, and Clonmel. 73/ @ 76/;
Carrick, 70/ @ 74/; Wexford, Carlow, 72/@ 74/; Belfast,
72/ @ 76/; Ballymoney and Coleraine, 70/ @ 74/; Ban-
bridge, 68/ @ 74/ ; Newry and Dundalk, 62/ @ 66/ ;
Dublin, Carlow, 68/ @ 74/; Sligo, 66/ @ 70/; London-
derry, 66/ @ 70/. New Bacon is in better demand :
Long Middles, free from bone, sell to-day at 48/ @ 50/.
Keg Lard is in limited request, at 46/ @ 48/. The arri-
vals for the week ending this day are :—Butter, 5899 fir-
kins, 668 crocks ; Bacon, 49 bales ; Hams, 14 hhds. ;
Lard, 8 tierces.

book was attacked
in the Medico-Chirurgical Review in such a slanderous
manner that he thought it imperative on him to com-
mence legal proceedings against the proprietors, Messrs.
Churchill and Hiley. The result of this was, that these
parties requested that the affair should be settled by arbi-
tration, to which he acceded. Mr. Neill produced the
number of the review referred to, for the present month,
in which the most complete retraction was given to the
obnoxious statements. Mr. Neill then appealed to Mr.
Crosfield, the secretary, to say whether there were any
truth in one part of the stP'

—atement made by the Review
mentioned, viz., that the returns of cases were falsified,
and that he Mr. Neill) had been in the habit of
" cramming" the committee previous to their meeting.
Mr. CROSFIELD had great satisfaction in stating that
it had lc -

aeen customary for himself and the assistant-
surgeon to make out the report, &c., and that Mr. Neill
had no part in drawing up these documents.

Four resolutions were then, in succession, proposed and
carried, particulars of which appear in our advertising
columns.

Mr. BENNETT thought it only required the benefits of
the institution to be made publicly known to ensure a

wider range of subscribers. He thought with Mr. Neill,
that Liverpool had been estimated too low in a sanatory
point of view. He should like that gentleman to tell
them something about the water which is at present
supplied to the town.

The CHAIRMAN thought that as the water question was
one of public dispute, at present it would be advisable to
say as little as possible on the subject.
Mr. BENNETT did not suppose Mr. Neill intended to
bring forward any theory, and he thought that practical
tions on the subject were valuable.

JAMES HOLME, in seconding the fourth resolution,
poke in terms of admiration of the institution, and al-
luded to the fact of Mr. Crosfield having advanced £l2OO
for the purposes of the charity. He thought if the ad-
vantages afforded by the charity were more generally
known, there would be no difficulty in securing £5OO a
year for its support.

AMERICAN Lard has again gone lower during the last
fortnight: fine first-rate quality is now selling in barrels
and kegs at 34/6 @ 35/ cwt., and middling to good at
1/ less. Cheese is selling freely at firm prices. Canadian
Butter has been in good demand, at prices varying from
50/ @ 64/. The arrivals of Bacon have been taken off at
prices about equal to those last reported, and stocks in the
hands of importers are now much reduced. The highest
prices obtained for finest qualities of New York cure have
been 45/ for Long Middles, rib in, and 46/6 @ 48/6, rib
out. 100 fresh Hogs, with the Lard remaining in, arrived
on Bth instant per Niagara steamer, packed in mats, sold
on Thursday at 32/6 @ 35/6 le 120tH. New Hams, of
New York cure, in salt, have sold at 43/6 19, cwt. 80/ is
demanded for New Po)k while Irish is offered at 77/6;

The other proposers and seconders of the respective
resolutions addressed the meeting briefly.

THE CHARGE AGAINST A SHAREBROKER

On Tuesday Mr. Killick, a sharebroker, of London, preferred
charge of fraud, at the Police-court, against Mr. Geary, a
Inirolirnkpr in this tnnrn

The charge, as far as we can gather it fromtheevidenc.., was,
that Messrs. Geary had applied to the prosecutor to dispose of
two hundred North British Railway shares. Although sold, as
requested, the whole of the shares were not sent. Mr. Killick
further alleged that Mr. Geary had fatsely stated that the calls
bad been paid up on the shares, and they ti.d been sold under
that misunderstanding.

A considerable number of letters were put in by Mr. Blair,
barrister, who appeared for Mr. Geary, all tending to show that
the conduct of his client had been upright, and that the mode
of business adopted by Mr. Killick would easily have caused

there is Lob 14+10 iininrr in hid d(?/ },Pip a thP inwPst fir,;:p7
The supplies of Bed' increase, and dealers do not meet
them with a disposition to go into stock ; and as late
arrivals have been but of middling quality, while Irish
curers are pressing sales at 85/, the business in American
has, consequently, been very limited, and lower prices
would be accepted by holders.
The Foreign WooL trade has been inanimate during
the last few days, the advanced rates required causing the
trade to purchase with caution. Farmers are the princi-
pal holders, and, tempted by the present prices, they are
somewhat more desirous to sell. The gross import of
Wool into Liverpool in 1848 exceeded that of 1847 by
5,000 bales, and the increase was principally in South
American and East India Wools.

Since our last report up to the 30th December, the ar-
rivals of TIMBER from British North America consist of
10 vessels, 5572 tons. The operations have been very
limited.

Our market for Scotch Pig IRON is flat. Mixed num-
bers are obtainable at 46/; Gartsherrie at 47/, f.o.b. at
Glasgow. Manufactured Iron is not so firm as it was ten

dayssince.

Mr. Thomas Carson has been appointed solicitor to the
Shipowners' Association.
To-morrow, a morning performance will take place at
the Amphitheatre, for the purpose of exhibiting the pan-
tomime to the juveniles.
THE WEATHER.—During the past week we have had a
good deal of the varieties of wintry weather. Two or
three days elapsed after the breaking up of the late severe
frost before the ice and snow disappeared, and the south-
east thaw-wind was at times severely penetrating. This
was succeeded by strong gales from the opposite quarter
or thereabouts, the glass indicating "change." On Fri-
day night and Saturday morning early, we had some
heavy squalls, with rain and sleet, with rain and sleet.
Saturday was fairish in the morning, but about noon rain
set in, which increased in weight with no intermission
until nearly midnight. A strong and cold north-west
wind succeeded, and continued until dark on Sunday, the
night of which was brilliantly starry. Yesterday was a
fine, bright, and for the season, a beautiful day.
DUMBOLTON'S SERENADERS, ASSEMBLY-ROOMS,
GREAT GEORGE-STREET.—This excellent company, one
of the best which has visited our town, appeared last
night, and was most enthusiastically received. They are
very highly talented performers. We observe that they
give a morning concert to-morrow.

Jan. 16,1640,

THE COUNTY RATE

the expense had increased one-eighth. After read'o3ip
long statement from the Inspector of Prison's RIO
the past year, Mr . R. proceeded to read the
statement of the cost of the public prosec°7lo
—ln 1824, the sum expended for that parPlie
£16,100 ss. 3d. In 1825, it was £14,783 Bs. "'"
1827, it was £23,228 Bs. 7d. In 1832. it was Sti
2s. 3d. In 1837, it was £13,416 3s. In 184
was £15,750 2s. Then we got the constabulary; id,
in 1848 we find that this item has increased to XIS' 0
The houses of correction cost during the past lefro.
follows :—Lancaster, £6,586; Preston, £15,386;
dale, £23,401 ; Salford, £10,733; and the .MarseSAA
£55. The labour done in those places was of s
unproductive kind, not yielding more than £1 49.
annum, or less than Id. per head per diem. After.
other observations relative to the cost of the L
.Asylum, and the management of the Surveyor's ueribil
ments for the county, Mr. R. proceeded to observe
there was one other circumstance to which he scof°o,
allude, and in doing so he would give them a piece
formation of which they were not probably aware....,
would tell them who their Clerk of the Peace
(Hear, hear, and laughter.) In the year 1845, the inT3,/
of this office was £5,000. It had not decreased 6.„1„"04
The Clerk of the Peace was not Mr. Gorst,
people thought; but a gentleman who described bin
as " John Harker, Esq., the younger, of the couLit4
Staffordshire." He was appointed in the year 18°' 0
George the Fourth, holding his situation in reversion, d
the time. The situation was then held by the F-0:4
Clarendon. At the time the borough of Manclie-ei
obtained a borough court, the Clerk of the Peace elsi_ral
£19,000 as compensation for the loss and injury sustrA
by him in his office by the removal of part of his bugS
to that locality. If they examined all the matters 5
,ected with -

MEETING OF FHE GUARDIANS OF THE SOUTHERN

DIVISION OF THE COUNTY

A very influential meeting of the Guardians of the

various unions in the souther division of the county, was
convened by circular, and held yesterday, at the Legh
Arms, Newton, for the purpose of taking into considera-
tion the county expenditure, and devising the best means
of effecting a more economical administration of that fund.
Deputations were present from about twenty unions, out
of the twenty-eight in the county. Shortly after twelve
o'clock, on the motion of Mr. Livesey, of Rochdale,
seconded by Mr. Livingston, of Salford, the chair was
taken by R. TOWNLEY PARKER, Esq. In opening the
proceedings of the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN observed that in presiding over the
representatives of the several unions on an occasion of
such deep importance as the present, he felt the utmost
gratification. That meeting had been called for the
purpose of taking into consideration, and fully discussing,
the whole question of the county expenditure, as well as
for devising the best means of effecting its more econo-
mical administration in future.—(Hear, hear.) He fully
concurred in the propriety of calling the present meeting,
and also in the views which those who had called them
together, advocated with reference to this important
question. No person could blame them (the guardians)
who were themselves, in a great degree, the guardians of
the public purse, for adopting the present course, and in
endeavouring to have a better mode arranged for
the proper administration of the funds raised by
them, and placed at the disposal of the magistrates
of the county. From the report of a special committee
appointed some time ago, to inquire into this subject,
he observed it stated that the county expenditure of the
county of Lancashire " had become exceedingly burden-
some and the occasion of much complaint." This obser-
vation alone, coming as it did from the report of this
committee, would be a sufficient justification for their
present proceedings : but they all knew that since the
period of that report their county expenditure had gone
on increasing year by year. (Hear, hear.) Before re-
suming his seat, however, he would state that while much
of this expenditure was caused by some magistrates, there
were yet others who were not to be ranked with those
who, in his opinion, had been somewhat guilty of extra-
vagance with the public purse. (Hear, hear.) On all
hands it was admitted that their expenditure was over-
whelming. (Hear, hear.) Everybody complained of
their amount. It was only by taking such steps as they
were then about taking, that they would be able to effect
a beneficial change, and by which they would acquire a
power to controul those who would spend the money of
the public either lavishly or' extravagantly. But the
power could not be obtained without a legislative exact-
meet, which would create a board composed conjointly of
members from the various boards of guardians and the
magistrates themselves. (Hear, hear.) The Chairman
then concluded by reading a letter from Mr. Samuel
Lancashire, overseer of Newton, in which he stated that
the county rate, for this district, was nearly double what
it was ten years ago.
At the request of the_Chairman—

necteu ne expenditure of the county, . AsY
he believed, see good reason why there should be si",o
controuling power to curb that extravagance by if'
their present system was characterised. (Applause.).
Mr. THOMAS LIVESEY then moved the first resole
to the following effect :—" In consequence of the ea
nued increase of the rates of this county, and the grie
and heavy amount now raised, this meeting feels the
cessity of taking some effective steps for effecting its
duction, and at the same time to economise for the bevy'
administration of the expenditure in future."
Mr. BLACKBURNE, of Oldham, having seconded
resolution, it was carried unanimously.
Mr. RANDAI,L, of Charley, then moved, "That the
responsible power of the magistrates to contract debt,
any amount, and to charge them to the ratepayers, lfe
principle so unjust as to require the interference of ",
Legislature, in order that the ratepayers may obtain sl
controul over this fund." He quite agreed with both t,
spirit and the letter of the resolution, and therefore
be leave to propose it for thei
Westr adotion.
The Rev. Mr. BADNALL, of Derby, rose
second the resolution, and said that he congratulated !°f,
chairman ,and the guardians around him, for having corneqf
ward to diminish the burdens whichbore on society, there ii
saving the guardians from that terrible system, which
good men deprecated—that of summoning the poor, ant;e
distressing them, for the payment of this rate, over thi
expenditure of which they had no control. He though
that there should be no such thing in England as p
" irresponsible" power ; they should all be responsiblei,
pnblic opinion at least. There was no man who hauy
greater respect for the magistrates of the county than
had, so long as they carried out the onerous duties
their office in a proper and deferential manner to all
came before them ; but coming, as he did, from Vi
Derby, sorry he was that such an exhibition as they
latelywitnessed should come from the Preston magistren
for theirs (the West Derby Guardians') was the-mete
which had been so scurvily treated by that body.
begged leave to second the resolution, which was Pal
unanimously.

Mr. CLEAVER, of Liverpool, read a list of the various
Unions which had sent representatives to the meeting.
It appeared that Guardians had come from Rochdale,
West Derby, Salford, Fylde, Burnley, Chorlton, Oldham,
the Corporation of Caton, Lancaster, Ashton, Chorley,
Todmorden, Prescot, Preston, Bury, Garstang, Warring-
ton, Haslingden, and Bolton.

Mr. THOMAS LSVESEY then rose to address the meet-
ing, He said, that being Chairman of the Union of
Rochdale, and the other gentlemen who were present on
that occasion having received their circulars from that
place, he conceived that it was somewhat incumbent on
him to state the reasons which had induced the Rochdale
Board of Guardians to move in this matter. A short
time ago they had received a copy of a memorial, sent by
the Chorley Union to the magistrates at Preston, which
memorial they had most strenuously backed, as it prayed
for the very matter which they were contending for.
That memorial was not satisfactorily received by th ma-
gistrates at Preston, the consequence was, that, after
some consultation, the uresent movement was resolved
upon; for they were fully of opinion that proper economy
was not observed in the outlay of the County rates, and that
with an efficient board of management, much of the
present enormous expenditure might be saved to the
public. (Hear, hear.) There was nothing new in the
movement, for the same subject had been under the con-
sideration of Parliament various times before. In the
year 1836, the very object which they had in view was re-
commended by a committee of the House of Commons,
so that they were me -ely following out the excellent ad-
vice of that legislative assembly. If there were any of

•
After a few words from Mr. A. SMITH,
Mr. TWEEDALL, of Rochdale, moved that in ib?
opinion of the meeting a controlling body should be °I
pointed by the legislature to take charge of the financi,
department of the business of the county mag,istrates,s'l
that the ratepayers should be represented there bY'l3,
boards of guardians.—Seconded by Mr. BLAKE, thil
carried.

Mr. R. SIDNEY, of West Derby, then moved that P,etit
tions expressive of the above sentiments be presenteci4
Parliament from the various townships represented bY`
boards of guardians.

Mr. LANGSTON, of Salford, seconded the motif
which was duly put and carried.
It was then moved by Mr. CARFOOT and seconded
Mr. MELLOR, that a committee be appointed to cur/
the views of the meeting.
Thanks were then voted to those magistr,`
ad,-

those who were likely to oppose their movement, did so
for want of precedent,—for he had heard that there were
sticklers for precedent amongst them,—here, then, was a
precedent worthy of imitation. (Hear, hear.) One
which should convince them of the justness of the guar-
dians' views on this question. Before sitting down, he
wished to speak a few words with regard to the county
constabulary force. He held a document in his hand,
from which he would read the returns of the sums spent
in supporting this force in Lancashire, as compared
with some other counties, and from which it appeared
that in Lancashire the greatest extravagance occurred.
In Lancashire they had 491 constables, at an annual cost
of £39,131, being at the rate of £79 14s. per constable.

..vocated the cause of economy at the annual sesslq
to Mr. Wm. Roberts for his zeal in preparing the vari°J
statements which had been laid before the meeting; r"0
to the chairman for his support and dignified conduct
the chair; after which the meeting separated.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(BY EXPRESS.)

It would appear that a movement
plated in relation to the Pope. 1
orders have been received there to

PARIS, SUNDAY, 6 r.,'„fiP
it of some sort is con, .1
We learn from Toulon, pi
) prepare, without delay,

In Gloucestershire they bad 250 constables, at an annual
cost of £15,599, being £62 Bs. per constable. In Staf-
fordshire they had 277 constables, at an annual cost of
£17,187, bein £62 ls. per constable; and in Wilts they
had 204 constables, at an annual cost of .E 11,105, being
£54 Bs. per constable. The average of the last three
counties was £6O per constable; but in Lancashire it was
£79 14s. If the constables in Lancashire were paid in
the same proportion as those of Gloucestershire, there

MONEY MARKET.DAY..
An animatedLONDON market. Consols were done—YEsTER
at 90 ex drb, 7301
after declined to 89i.

NDON CORN MAR

would be a saving to the county of £8,494 ; if in the
same proportion as those of Staffordshire, there would be
a saving of of £8.666; and if in the same proportion as
those of Wilts, the saving would be £12,422 ; but he did
not think that Wilts would be a fair criterion to take. It
was an agricultural county; Staffordshire was not, and on
that as a criterion he relied. With these few observa-
tions, and wishing that the movement which they had
begun would end only in success, he begged leave to in-
timate that his friend, Mr. Roberts, would give them
some interesting details as to the working of this county
fund.

A short YVALI L • h STE RDA Y
suprTly7Of h Whea was readily taken ott:er
morning at prices fully equal to those of last Monday.
was a fair retail trade in tree foreign Wheat, at late rates. _l6

Mr. WILLIAM ROBERTS, of Rochdale, then addressed
the meeting. He commenced by explaining the nature
and origin of the county rate, which, he said, was first
instituted in the early part of the reign of Henry VIII.
It was first instituted for the repair of defective bridges ;
but even then the magistrates had not the absolute power
to spend the money without the consent of the controlling
power of the ratepayers. They were to call before them
the constable of the parish, and two of the most honest of
the inhabitants : thus, the principle of a controlling power
being in the hands of the ratepayers was acknowledged,
for the constable was elected by the ratepayers, and " the
honest inhabitants," as the act saith, were of them.
( Hear, hear.) The following year another act was passed
to enable the building of jails and prisons in the county.
By this act the high constable and the tything man of the
parish were to " be present, when any levy was made for
the purpose of the act ; but it would be remembered that
these men were all public of ; they were elected by
the rate-payers at the Court Leet. In the year 1836,
committees of both houses of parliament sat on this sub-
ject. A committee had previously sat to consider the
same subject in 1825, and in 1834 also. That was just
after the passing of the Reform Bill. From the report
of the committee of the Lords on that occasion, he
found in taking a comparative view of the amount of
the county rate, that in 1792 the total expenditure
under that head was £315,805 ; in 1832 to £784,441,
but that he believed was very much under the mark. In
some instances it .vas impossible to give the return,
because it was not made. This was the fault of the
treasurer, who did not make the proper return, and he be-
lieved that the same system was carried out to the nresent

was unaltered.
Barley was in good request, and previous quotations • ,4
well maintained. Oats werea mot-. rpnriv :e one

day; for,

_ .
a return of all the rates paid as county rates was r,
quired. His answer was, that he could not say what sum
had been paid to bridge-masters and surveyors. Expenses
of the Houses of Correction are not paid by -
treasurer, and therefore in many of the returT
was left blank. He had written to Col. Williams, how-
ever, on the subject, and he had informed him (Mr. R.)
that in 1770 the county rate was only £7OO, and that for
many years afterwards it did not exceed £l,OOO. Since
the year 1846, half the expenses of the prisoners con-
victed, and their removal to the hulks had been taken off
the county and placed to the debit of the consolidated
fend They elan ynt :E16.0n0 returned frnm the Go-
vernment on account of the lunatic asylums, and 4;13
on account of the police force; but they wt.:Lc t.
off all this money, for it was spent by the magistracy, ir-
respective of the will or wishes of the ratepayers. And
let them bear in mind this; and what he was going to say
was the firm conviction of his own mind—that if this
money had still to be raised by the ratepayers, and not
taken from the consolidated fund, they would not have to
bear the burden of the income tax ; so that the difference
was nothing—a certain amount of money was raised, and
they had to pay it. In the printed paper which was before
them, and in which a full statement of the expenditure of
the county, for a period of twenty-five years, from
1823 to 1848, was given, they would find that under
the head " Lancaster Lunatic Asylum," there was no-
thing included for the maintenance of vagrant or criminal
lunatics. There was also an item of £4,768 Bs. 10d.,
which appeared as a payment in the general purposes ac-
count of the county, for the maintenance of prisoners in
Kirkdale Gaol, which came back again in the shape of a
return from the Crown, which they had not made an item
of. It was quite impossible, from the way in which these
accounts were made up, for any one to give anything like
a satisfactory statement of them. In 1824, the total ex-
penditure of this county was £80,873 15s. In 1825, it
was £81,361 4s. Bd. In 1826, it was £91,317 17s. lid.
In 1827, it was £108,877 18s. 4Ad. In 1828, it was
£95,197 16s. 7d. In 1829, it was £75,905 15s. Bd. He
would then go on to 1837, which was the lowest year they
ever had. In that year was £65,907 19s. 6kd. In
1841, it was £124,295 Is. 7d. And in 1848, it rose to
£179,887 17s. 10d.,—being an increase over the year
1837 of £114,185. The prisons and other institutions
of the county were manned by different boards of
magistrates, and it could not be expected that men
separated, as they were, over a whole county, could
manage such affairs as well as a well concentrated board.
The magistrates met but twice a year, whilst such a board
could meet, and would meet, much oftener, and thereby
they would give a great deal more attention to the affairs
which were brought under their notice. (Hear, hear.)
The only point of saving which a magistrate, isolated as
he was, could effect in his own district, was by sending the
prisoners for trial to the sessions, instead of to the assizes
—the former costing about £8 ; the latter £4O. He
might mention, that while the county expenditure was
fast increasing, crime was fast decreasing, whilst, at the
same time, the population was on the increase. The
number of prosecutions had decreased one sixth, whilst

e county
is that item

11.V1 6 I cttuy blllO, 111111, 11 1111/ the turn in prices was in favour of the seller.
Beans and Pease were very dull, but prices can har.,,,ei
quoted lower. The town millers have reduced the top Pc
}lour 2s. per sack.

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.--YEsmaray._4ll
The supply of Beasts to-day is considerably smaller, Mir'
accounted for by a disagreement between that 500
l'ipt
pang and several graziers. We understand that 500 Nora, 10.
intended for this market, are consequently coming by lo
Trade is rather more lively for the best kinds, but more t
4s. 2d. cannot be quoted as a fair average. • fr
The number of sheep is also much less • however, it is dl
cult to obtain more money, the butchers liavin6 much stoctd
hand. Prime Calves area ready sale, in a few instances rstr
more money is obtained. Pigs are more readily disposed 0'

Four of the children removed from Tooting have cli64
at Hackney of Asiatic cholera.

The Bishop of Norwich is about to present to_Jerto'
Lind a magnificently-bound copy of the Holy Scripttl
in Swedish.

On Friday, in the National Assembly, M. Rates'B;
proposition for the dissolution of the National Asseo3'ol
on the 19th of March next, was carried by a majority
400 to 390.

The Mining Journal thus reports the state of busil
in mining shares during the week :—" The Mining 51'4,
market may be considered much the same as last report
In some descriptions, however, there have been ran,
than ordinary transactions. Inquiries continue for lei
ing mines generally, in which, indeed, we find raF
buyers than sellers."

DEATH. OF A WHOLE FAMILY.—At Penkridge, Stall
fordshire, lived a family named Cresswell, consisting o'.ot,
old man and his wife and two sons, the eldest an ldi
On Tuesday, as their cottage was not opened, an entro,l,3
was forced, and the mother was found lying in the v.„,
quite dead, and her husband was at her side perfectly I:,
sensible. In another bed was found the idiot quite 001.0
conscious, and in an adjoining bed-room the youngest tot
dead and cold. Medical aid was instantly sent for; di
the husband, who was upwards of 80 yeirs of age, frl
during the evening, without being able to relate anYtPl;
rocmPrtino• Chia • •

'enous a

covereu, nut no account can be obtained from hip]•
post-mortem examination is to be made.
OUR POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH AMERICA.--4
last news from America states that, according to a le' ei
from 'Washington, " the postal arrangements had not
been completed, there being still some points of &filo
ence." The explanation of this is, that at the date
40
question the news of the settlement of the matter on; ott
side had not arrived out. The treaty was only sigue'oo
the evening of the 15th of December, and was sent 1)1 cl)
Europa, which sailed the next day. She would not refot
New York until about New Year's-day, while our
advices come down only to the 27th of D?cetovtic,
Should the ratification by the Senate take place instil
tfil=gcxv_t%)
;Ton the 10th instant. to
Flefil:viaVs4467a7l
TnE GOLD REGION.—It appears that the route_,,,,),
California by the West India mail packets may be act' ca
plished with considerable rapidity. These packets act'
Southampton on the 27th of each month, arriving at co
gres about the 23rd of the succeeding month. The
across the isthmus to Panama occupies three days. at
expense of about 25 dollars. The steamers of the linloo
States Pacific. Compauy are announced to leave Pan'rge
for California on the Ist of each month, and the cbsot
for a passenger in the State-room is 250 dollars ;
lower cabin, 200 dollars ; and in the fore cabin, 100
50,
lays. The passage money by the West India mail sten. ot,
ers from Southampton to Chagres is either £6O,
£45, according to the accommodation ; and for mecl"
or artisans, £25.

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