The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-11-16 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

A man named John Monrose was committed for trial on
Saturday for stealing Fix sovereigns from a man with
Whom he slept the night, before in a lodging-house, in
Regent-street.
On Saturday, John Storey and Henry Cheetham were
committed for trial for breaking into a warehouse occu-
Pied by Segar and Nephew, in the Goree. They were
found in the building, and several articles were ready to
be carried off.
THE ROBBERY OF NOTES.—On Wednesday, John
Burgess and William Mitchell, the two prisoners who
Were brought before the magistrates, charged with being
'Concerned in the robbery of Mrs. Mary Mattherson, of
Capenhurst Hall, were again brought before J. S. Jack-
son, Esq., for further examination, and were again re-
433anded. On Saturday they were again brought up, but
48 Mrs. Mattherson could not swear that the notes were
stolen from her in the railway carriage, the prisoners were
,transferred from the jurisdiction o f the Cheshire magis-
trates, and brought over here.
CAUTION TO VENDORS OF BAD MEAT.—At the PO-
7e-court, on Friday, the following parties appeared be-
re Mr. Rushton, charged by the inspectors of flesh meat
7th having exposed bad meat for sale :—Wm. Evans,
pork butcher, St. John's Market, charged with having
*4Posed 531bs. of measled pork for sale : fined £1 and
costs 4s. 6d. Gerard Rowbuck, pork-butcher, White-
thapel, for having exposed for sale 101bs. of measled pork,
,caides having a quantity chopped up for sausages : fined
and costs. Robert Cooper, butcher, Sawpit-street,
for having artificially dressed three lambs : fined 10s. and
•If)._BtB. John Taylor, pork-butcher, Scotland-place, for
baying exposed for sale 241bs. measled pork, was fined £1
and costs.

LOCAL MEETINGS.

MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, FOR THE ELECTION
OF MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND COMMITTEES.

The Council met on Tuesday for the first time after
the Election, for the purpose of electing a Mayor and eight
Aldermen ; and at the usual hour, 12 o'clock, the attend-
ance of members was very numerous, the prospect of a
contest both for the Mayoralty and for Aldermen exciting
great interest. All the Council were present with the
exception of eight.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE stated that the first duty of the
Council would be the election of Mayor.
Mr. SHAND then rose, and after eulogizing the able
conduct of Mr. Lawrence during the time he had held the
civic chair, proposed that Mr. T. B. Horsfall be elected
mayor for the ensuing year.
Mr. JohN HOLMES seconded the motion.
Mr. BUSHBY proposed Mr. J. B. Moore, recapitulating
the various services he had rendered to the town.

Mr. LACE rose and said, he had hoped to hear some
reasons why they should elect Mr. Horsfall ; but as they
had not been given, he would lay before them the reasons
why they should elect Mr. Moore. He noticed his exer-
tions on the various bills which had been brought before
the House of Commons, by which the property of the
burgesses had been preserved, and, after a lengthy address,
seconded Mr. Moore's nomination.

Mr. EARLE said that he viewed the matter in a political
light, and he thought Mr. Moore deserved the vote of
every liberal member of the Council.—Mr. EVANS op-
posed the election of Mr. Moore, and, in doing so, threw
out an insinuation that certain parties interested in the
sale of the Harrington Dock estate might entertain very
good feelings towards those who had helped to render
them a very essential service with regard to their pro-
perty; but on an explanation being demanded by Mr.
Lace and Mr. S. Holme, Mr. Evans stated that he did
not mean to say that " those gentlemen were supporting
Mr. Moore in consequence of the sale of the Hercula-
neum property," and this was considered satisfactory.—
Mr. RATIMONE said that if he thought, with others, that
Mr. Moore was a bad chairman of the docks, that was
one reason why he would vote for his election to the civic
chair.—Mr. Alderman MOLYNEUX was unwilling to lose
the services of Mr. Moore as chairman of the Dock Com-
mittee, and should, in order to retain him in that office,
vote for Mr. Horsfall's election to the mayoralty.
The MAYOR then requested the members to vote, when
the return stood as follows :

Fo a MR. HORSFALL.—Councillors Shand, Atherton,
Walthew, Woodruff, Evans, Stitt, Hill, Littledale, G. H.
Horsfall, Tyrer, John Holmes, Henderson, Toulmin,
Rimmer, Royden, Harbord, Tobin, Reade, Kaye, Procter,
Bennett, Parker, Jones, T. Lloyd, and Benn; Aldermen
Hodgson, J. Lawrence, Griffith, and E. Molyneux,-29.
FOR MR. BRAMLEY-MOORE.—Councillors Jas.Holme,
Rathbone, Morris, Preston, Hornby, Stewart, Tinne,
Robinson, Cooper, wood, S. Holme, Danson, Lloyd,
Earle, Plumpton, Lace, and Mann ' • Aldermen Houghton,
Nicol, Brancker, Turner, Sands, Swainson, Crook,
Bushby, Chilton, and the Mayor,-27.
ABSENT.—Councillors Thornhill, Aikin, V. Higgins,
Booker, and Watson ; Aldermen T. B. Horsfall, J.
Bromley-Moore, and J. S. Leigh,-8.
Mr. HORSFALL was then introduced and led to the
Chair by his proposer, Mr. Shand, and the necessary
declarations were made and signed. On taking his seat,
his Worship said :—Gentlemen, I hope I need hardly
assure you, that I very highly value the kindness which
has placed me in the position which I now occupy. To
be elected by you, gentlemen, as the chief magistrate of
my native town, is an honour which, while I fully appre-
ciate, I well know that I owe rather to your kind parti-
ality than to any claim or merit of my own. I know,
gentlemen, there are many in this room who would have
discharged the duties and upheld the honours of the
mayoralty with more ability than myself ; but I venture
to affirm, that there is no individual in this room, or out
of it, more anxious—more deeply anxiotts—for the gene-
ral, the social, and the commercial prosperity of this town
than myself. (Applause.) United to Liverpool, gentle-
men, by the tie of birth—united to its inhabitants by a
life of friendly, or of social, or of commercial intercourse,
I do feel that peculiar interest in the welfare of this town
which such associations must naturally engender. Gen-
tlemen, I am well aware that with the honour you have
conferred upon me devolves likewise a responsibility.
From that responsibility I do not shrink; but I venture
to express a hope that I may be enabled, in some degree
at least, to emulate the zeal, the assiduity, and the strict
impartiality which have characterised the conduct, not
only of my predecessor, but of my predecessors, in this
office., (Applause.) Gentlemen, Ido not stand here for
the purpose of making professions ; but I do hope that
whatever difficulties may occur during the present year—
whatever duties I may be called upon to discharge, I
venture to express a hope—nay, a confident belief—that,
with God's blessing and your kind support, I shall be
enabled faithfully to discharge them.
Mr. Horsfall was very warmly greeted on taking his
seat.
The MAYOR then called upon the Council to proceed
to the election of eight Aldermen, in place of those
retiring by rotation ; and . after the voting-papers had
been handed in and examined by the Town-Clerk, his
Worship proceeded to read over each paper. The Town-
Clerk then announced the numbers for each as follows :
For J. B. Moore, 44 ; W. Nicol, 39; E. Molyneux, 38 ;
John Holmes, 38 • T. Chilton, 42 ; J. Cooper, 29 ; Jas.
Procter, 39 ; J. N. Wood, 35 ; J. H. turner, 22 ; M.
Gregson, 8 ; G. H. Lawrence, 9 ; P. Shand, 4 ; R. Ran-
kin, 5 ; Jas. Tyrer, 4 ; J. Stewart, 7 ; H. Hornby, 2 ; D.
Campbell, 1 •, J. Bent, 1; R. Benn, 1 ; T. Kaye, 1.
Messrs. Bramley Moore, Nicol, Molyneux, John
Holmes, Chilton, Cooper, Procter, and Wood were there-
fore declared the duly elected aldermen for six years.
The usual allowance of £2,000 was voted to the Mayor.
Mr. Mann and Mr. Henderson were re-elected mem-
bers of the Dock Committee, and Mr. G. H. Horsfal
was elected in the place of Mr. Chilton. The other va-
cancies will be filled up at a special meeting of the Coun-
cil.

Finance Committee.—Messrs. H. Hornby, S. Holme,
John Holmes, Earle, Hodgson, Jas. Lawrence, Procter,
Leigh, Stewart, Swainson, Booker, G. H. Lawrence,
Hill, Cooper, and Sir T. Brancker.
The Watch Committee having been moved, Mr. EARLE
made his usual motion for the exclusion of spirit-mer-
chants and brewers from the committee, which led to a
debate, in which Messrs. Hodgson, Parker, Cooper, and
Tinne dissented altogether from Mr. Earle's opinion, and
alleged that magistrates were equally ineligible.—Mr.
TINNE thought that it would be better to reduce the
number of the committee to 17, and ultimately it was
agreed that the first 17 of the old committee should be
re-elected until the next meeting of the Council, when
the new committee will be fully formed.
Improvement Committee.—Messrs. Stewart, Plumpton,
Bushby, Earle, Nicol, S. Holme, Jones, Robinson, Ben-
nett, Toulmin, and Henderson. _

Courts of Law Committee.—Messrs. J. B. Lloyd, W.
Earle, Stewart, Hill, Molyneux, Plunipton, Hodgson,
Tinne, and Booker. _

Markets Committee.—Messrs. Jas. Lawrence, Wood-
ruff, Cooper, Evans, Kaye, Harbord, Lloyd, Robinson,
and Parker.
Education Committee.—Messrs. G. H. Lawrence,
Molyneux, Bennett, Chilton, Hodgson, S. Holme, Kaye,
Reade, Shand, Swainson, G. Horsfall, Rimmer, Tobin,
Jones, and Littledale.
Gaol Committee.—The magistrates in the Council, as
usual, form this committee.
Town-hall Establishment.—Sir T. Brancker, Messrs.
Hodgson, Plumpton, Swainson, Sands, and Bramley-
Moore.

Health Committee.—Meisrs. Lace, Bennett, Morris,
J. Holme, Cooper, Tinne, T. Lloyd, Earle, Rathbone,
Booker, Parker, Reade, Harbord, Danson, Walthew, and
H. Hornby.
Gardens Committee.—Messrs. Henderson, Higgins,
Jones, T. Lloyd, Preston, Royden, and Bennett.
Church Expenditure Committee.—Sir T. Brancker,
Messrs. Lace, Molyneux, Reade, Shand, Harbord, and
G. Horsfall.
Observatory Committee.—Messrs. Aikin, Danson, Hill,
Higgins, Plumpton, Shand, Tyrer, Benn, and Stitt.
Fire Committee.—The same gentlemen were appointed
that acted last year.

Ferries Committee.—Messrs. Aikin, Atherton, Evans,
Mann, Boyden, Stewart, and Wood.
Special Improvement Committee.—Sir T. Brancker,
Messrs. Nicol, Stewart, Tinne, Aikin, H. Hornby, Lace,
Earle, S. Holme, Bennett, and G. H. Lawrence.
Water Committee.—Messrs. Lace, Nicol, Rathbone,
Stewart, Morris, Tinne, James Holme, Danson, Cooper,
Earle, and Shaw.

ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BIRKENHEAD
COMMISSIONERS. _ -

An adjourned meeting of the Birkenhead Dock Com-
missioners was held on Wednesday, relative to the propo-
sitions of and arrangements with the government for the
completion of the docks. There were present thirteen
commissioners.

The CHAIRMAN stated, a further communication had
been received from the Commissioners of Woods and Fo-
rests, which bad the day before been considered and ap-
proved of by the committee.
Mr. WALN read the heads of the arrangements proposed,
to be mutually agreed to between the crown and the com-
missioners :

1. The land granted by the crown for the construc-
tion of a river wall (about 16 acres) to be reinvested in the
crown, free from all restrictions.-2. That from the im-
provement in the value of this property, the crown shall
be at the entire cost of completing the river wall, making
the excavations, &c. ; and the crown to pay the commis-
sioners for such portions as already constructed, amount-
ing to £21,908, the money, so reimbursed to go to the
prosecution of the works of the great tidal basin.-3. Ac-
counts of the expenditure to be rendered, and if differences
arise, the same to be subject to reference.-4. The crown
to pay the cost of continuing the wall from the point where
it is now completed to the river front of the crown reserve,
and also the backing up of the same, and the crown then
stipulate to pay the sum of £46,000.-5. The crown to
obtain stone from Flaybrick Hill, free of royalty, also the
use of the rails free for its conveyance. The Crown to
employ their own engineers in building the river walls, if
dissatisfied with the Commissioner's engineers ; the plans
and estimates to be approved by the Woods and Forests.
6th. Soil excavated from the tidal basin, &c., to be
deposited equally to back up the river wall and the other
works extending to the Crown reserve, and to be levelled
and sloped under direction of the Crown, but at the ex-
pense of the Commissioners.-7th. Such slips or open-
ings to be made as the Crown may deem necessary.
—Bth. The River Wall to be the absolute property
of the Crown.-9th. Specifies the privileges of the prices.
—loth. The Crown to advance £150,000 to be
applied to the construction and completion of the tidal
basin, &c.-11. The crown to have priority over all other
charges for the money so advanced and the interest
thereon.-12. The dock commissioners to call in the
moneys due to them by the dock and railway companies
and the township ; and such money to be expended in
making the outworks, including graving docks.-13... The

crown to be empowered to sue in the name and on be-
half of the dock commissioners, if the latter should fail
to enforce their just demands.-14. All contracts for
works to be subject to the approval of the Woods and
Forests.-15. All the dock commissioners' accounts to
be rendered monthly.-16. The dock trust to be re-mo-
delled ; to consist of thirteen commissioners, to continue
in office till the works are completed, and six years after :
the chairman to be nominated by the crown, six to be
nominated by Birkenhead, three by Wallasey, including
Seacombe, and the other three by the holders of dock
bonds. All nominations to be subject to the approval of
the crown.-17. The Woods and Forests to have a gene-
ral control and superintendence over the execution of the
works.-18. The dock commissioners, so long as any part
of the government loan remains unpaid, are not to lease
or part with any of the dock tolls, or other property vested
in them, or depute their power or authority without the
consent of the Commissioners of Woods.
Mr. PIKE moved that these minutes be confirmed.--
Mr. GREENE seconded the motion.—The CHAIRMAN
said that they had included the township bonds in their
first proposals ; but as the government bad finally made
no mention of them, he presumed they left these bonds
to the commissioners themselves.

A conversation relative to the parliamentary notices
arose out of some remarks by Mr. LAIRD ; but the pro-
ceedings were confirmed. On the motion of the same
gentleman, it was agreed that the Warehouse Company
should be requested to continue in their labours, with the
view of arranging all matters amicably between the bond-
holders and the commissioners, and allowing the bills to
pass unopposed.
A conversation arose relative to the repayment of some
advances made by Mr. Bentham and Mr. Greene for pay-
ment of wages, and Mr. Laird framed a motion to meet
the case, but it was not seconded.

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.-At an adjourned meet-
ing, on Tuesday, the subject of the incorporation of the
town was brought forward, when it appeared that the
committee appointed for that purpose was stopped for
want of funds.—Mr. Nichols said that it had been
ascertained that a charter would cost £5OO. The Town-
clerk having read the proceedings which took place at the
public meeting on the previous evening, and which we re-
ported in our last, a resolution was unanimously passed to
the effect that the incorporation committee of that Board
be authorised to confer with the committee appointed by
the public meeting.
WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—On Wednes-
day the usual weekly meeting was presided over by Mr.
Sheppard, and there were present seventeen other com-
missioners. From the weekly report of the fever hospital,
it appeared there were in the house last week 122 patients ;
admitted during the week, 28 ; dismissed cured, 25 ; re-
maining in the house, 118. It was stated that the young
woman, who had been put on shore at Toxteth-park, from
the fever ship, was now in the Workhouse.—Mr. Smith,
in accordance with notice. brought forward his motion, to
the effect that weekly meetings of the board should be
held every Tuesday, at the Public-office of the township,
beginning on Tuesday, the 30th instant. This was not
seconded, and fell to the ground.—A precept was read
from the county treasurer, calling upon the different town-
ships for the payment of £2136, on or before 6th Decem-
ber. It was agreed that a call be made upon the town-
ships to do the needful.—The Rev. Mr. Badnall urged the
necessity for the erection of an hospital in connexion with
the Workhouse, to avert the evils of last winter, there
being now 100 persons more in the house than at this
time last year. Unless something were done, he would
feel called upon to call the attention of the poor-law com-
missioners to the subject. The Chairman ~nd Mr. Ros-
kell concurred in the suggestion.—Mr. Smith gave notice
of a motion for next meeting, that a memorial be presented
to the poor-law commissioners, urging a separation of
Toxteth-park from the other townships.—Checks were
siened for various sums for relief, amounting in all to
£305.

GREAT GEORGE'S WARD.—On Friday evening a meet-
ing of the Conservatives of this ward was held at the
" White Lion," Great George-place, for the purpose of
soliciting a gentleman to represent the ward in the Coun-
cil, in the room of Joseph Cooper, Esq., elected an alder-
ma. Mr. Councillor Roydon was called to the chair,
and amongst those present were a number of gentlemen
of high standing in the ranks of Conservatism. The bu-
siness being opened, Mr. Cooper proposed Mr. Thomas
Dover as a fit representative for the ward, as he was iden-
tified with the interests of the town, and, moreover, a
large ratepayer.—Mr. James Lawrence seconded the mo-
tion.—Mr. J. Holme spoke of the high qualifications of
the gentleman proposed, who would do his best to check
all unnecessary expenditure. The motion having been
put and carried unanimously. Mr. Dover was introduced,
and eloquently expiunded his principles. He would do
his utmost for the health of the town, but would not help
forward innovators who proposed impossibilities. He
would also look after the heavy and unjust expenses to
which the town was put on account of the Irish poor, for
it was monstrous that Liverpool should become the hos-
pital for all Ireland. He adverted to the Albert Dock
warehouses, and complained of the trustees of the docks
turning traders, master-porters, coopers, &c., and de-
clared he did not care what warehouses were erected pro-
viding they were not built out of the public purse.—A
committee was appointed to carry the election of Mr.
Dover ; and, after the usual votes of thanks, the proceed-
ings terminated.
SELECT VESTRY.—At the meeting on Tuesday, Rector
Campbell presided. The subject of transferring the soup
shops to the parish, was brought before the parish, and
several members spoke strongly in favor of it, as the
arrangement would be economical to the parish, and
the soup committee had £lOOO in hand, and the soup
kitchens would be handed over to the parish in a thorough
state of repair. The parish paid the soup committee
X 3848, and the soup was sold at Id. per quart, which was
a trifle more than the cost of making.—Mr. Bennett said
that he doubted the wisdom of the step, and wished the
dneceisliaorngetoestlaebrintrenn7dior the
nithaonutigthhettuthreersf sslrupldanbs
one large
houses in several parts of the town.—Mr.
Houghton Houghton moved the confirmation of the proceedings,
which was carried by a majority of 11 to 7.—The number
of Irish immigrants, from the Ist of September to the Bth
of November, was 27,741, and the Finance Committee
recommended that some steps should be taken to stop
this great influx. Mr. Poole moved the appointment of
a committee to confer with the magistrates and the
Sanatory Committee as to the most prudent step to stop
the evil, which was agreed to.—lt was agreed to post more
placards against indiscriminate alms-giving to beggars.—
Of 231 cases in the Industrial School Infirmary, no fewer
than 84 were comprised under the head " itch."—The
number of fever cases on the sth November was 2134,
being a decrease of 146 as compared with the previous
week's return.--A letter was read from the Poor Law
Commissioners asking for information as to the deaths of
three paupers, alleged to have been caused by starvation.
It was intimated that the allegation was altogether un-
founded, and an explanation was ordered to be made.
ABERCROMBY WARD.—A meeting of the burgesses of
this ward was held on Wednesday evening, to select a
candidate to fill the vacancy occasioned by the election of
Mr. Procter as an alderman. There was a very large at-
tendance, and Mr. J. Mellor occupied the chair.—Mr.
Muncaster proposed Mr. R. C. Gardner as a gentleman
who, he was sure, would meet with the approbation of the
burgesses of the ward.—The nomination was seconded by
Mr. T. Atkinson, who spoke very highly of Mr. Gardner,
and stated that hen he was waited upon, he at once con-
sented ; not because he felt any ambition to fill a seat in
the Council, but because he thought every man ought to
contribute some portion of his time for the good of the
community, if required to do so.—The Chairman, after
asking if any person had any other candidate to propose,
submitted the motion, which was carried by acclamation.
—Mr. Gardner was then introduced to the meeting, and
received with great applause. He said that if the burgesses
of Abercromby ward thought proper to eled him as one of
their representatives, he would in every case endeavour to
do his duty fearlessly and honestly, and to the best of his
ability, though, at the same time, he felt assured that
many abler men might have been selected. 'During the
last twenty years he had endeavoured to conduct himself
in such a way as to earn the good opinion of his fellow-
townsmen, and he thought he had succeeded in making
many friends and few enemies. If elected, the Sanatory
Act should have his best attention, especially such portions
of it as related more particularly to the health and comfort
of the poorer classes, in which we all felt so much inte-
rested. We have now the means of carrying out sanitory
measures, and want only men of energy to carry them out
effectually. Look at the low state of public health in Li-
verpool as compared with other large towns ; the present
state of things in this respect admitted of improvement.
He would not enlarge upon political topics : but he might
state that he had been brought up a stanch Churchman ;
he honoured the Queen, and would uphold the rights and
privileges of all classes of society ; and he would never sa-
crifice his principles, though he would not unnecessarily
obtrude 'them in the Council chamber. A motion was
carried, that every effort should be used to secure Mr.
Gardner's return, which will be no doubt accomplished
triumphantly.