The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-03 00:00:00

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re iit rts ed the result of the interview of the churchwardens
an elf, as a deputation to wait upon the mayor and
tows -clerk, in refertnce to the inteMed bill as to watch rates
—Resolved, That, relying upon tie intention expressed by
the council that they wißproceed toobtain an act of parlia-
ment in the next session, so as to exmerate thy: 'parishioners
'from any additional rate under the ail- of last session, the ie-
lect'vestry, although well aware of tie anxiety felt by the'pa',
rishioners at large upon the subjectof the watch rate,- con-
ceive that they will best effect the v.ews of the parishioners
by abandoning any-distinct application to parliament for this
purpose.—Resolved, That 'a copy ofthe foregoing resolution
be transmitted by the churchwardens to the tua.)or, with a
request that his worship will be phased to lay the same be-
fore the council -at.their'llext- Meetiag.•-,—Extraated from the
minutes." " N. D. LOVNDES, Vestri7Xlerk."
,The TOWN-CLERK said .it was deirnble that th(46 should
benomisUnderstandingWith'respect b the bill he was proceed.-
ing for. lie then read' the report the subject, Whiehliail-
been 'appeoved- of by a committee', and- afterwards. by - the
council, and in pursuance of which iotice had been given in..
the following terms. [The Town-cle,k read the notice.] The
resolution of the parish, he said, •anieared to go to the exo- •
neration of the parish, and he had io doubt, if no - change
took place in the revenue of the corOration, that that would
be the result of the bill.

Mr. Curium,-in pursuance of the'recommendation of the
Town-clerk, moved the following resolution :—" That the
Town-clerk be directed officially to eiAnsmit to the Vestry-
clerk an extract from his parliamentay notice, so far as re-
lates to &bill in the next session, on he subject of the act of
the last session, relating to watch-rates ;- and to state that he
has the directions of this council to 'effect, by public or pri-
vate bill, the objects.of that notice." -
The resolution was adopted withott opposition.

DOCK CONINIITTrE

Thy proceedings of the Dock Conmittee were then read
over and confirmed. Some rules aid regulations for the
Conduct of the dock-masters and harlour-masters were with-
drawni for•the purpose of amendment.

LAYING A WATCH lI.ATE.
Mr. THORNHILL, as chairman ofthe Watch Committee,
Proposed that the rate for the ensiing year should be-2d,
33-64ths.
The TOWN- LERIC explained: whs the proposed rate Was'
higher than had formerly been leviel, namely, 2d. 6-17ths.
At present they were obliged-to-lay ,
:herate under an act of
the ,FaSt session, which directed that: ihf, the -annual
value of the premises being.eStitiaaid;at the rack rent, it
should be estimated at the probable annual value for a cer-
tain 'lumber of years. It was therebre proposed that a de-
duction of one-tenth from the tack rent should betinide?that
being the proportion which- the parish deducted; •By this
course the 2d. 33-64ths would yielC Xls less than the 2d.
6-17ths had• yielded.
The motion was carried without optiosition.

APPOINTMENT OF COMNIIASIONER S ASD TRUSTEES.

Messrs. Platt, Segal-, and Morecrvfc were appointed com-
missioners for watching, lighting, and cleansing the chapeiry
of Birkenhead.-

The Mayor was appointed a trustee of Mrs. Ann Moly-.
neux's charity, in the room of the late mayor.
The .Mali Or; Mr. Litisell, and Mr. Thornhill were aPpointed
trustees of St. Jamea's Cemetery.
Messrs. Benn and
.Houghton, trustees of the school and
chapel' for the indigent blind. ,
Forty-one members of the council were appointed com-
missioners under the pilotage act—namely, Messrs, -Hornby, •
Leathoin,.Rathbone, Walmsley, Sheil, Gladstone, Booth,
Sands, Sandbach, Mather; Holt, Case, Bolton, Mellor,
Blackburn, Hodgson, Duncan, Bushel, Bulley, Jordan, Cur-
rie; Earle, John Holmes, Barclay, Lassell,Thornhill, G. Holt,
Platt, H. LaWrehee. Quayle. Smith, Woolright, G. H. Law-
rence, H. Ilolnies, Bright, Priestley, Moon, Morecroft, Se-
gar, J. liornbY.. and Barton.
The MayOri Illr. Leathoth, and Mr. Booth, were appointed
auditors of the accounts of the Pilots' Committee.

Mr. Johri Wybergh, treasurer for.the borough, was ap-
pointed agent of the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses, to
prove all debts now or, at any time due to the corporation
from any peisthi against whom a fiat of bankruptcy has or
may be issued. '
The Council then adjourned, at a- quarter-past two, to
Wednesday, the 15th instant, as a quarterly and special
Council.

POLICE INTELLIGENC_E.-TUESDAY.

A WARNING TO SEAMEN, &C.

The master of the ship Duchess of Clarence appeared to
answer a charge of •assault, preferred against him by a man
who had shipped as steward for the late voyage of the above
vessel to Trieste and back. _ .

Mr. Davenport appeared on the pact of the complainant.
The hitter at the outset of his statement said that the assault
was committed on the 17th September.
Mr..Shuttleworth said he had procured a summons for an
assault; alleged to have been committed on or about the 14th
October:'

Mr.'-Davenport hoped the Captain would consent to the
case being heard there.
The Captain replied, that he Alid not feel called upon to
consent to anything, as he had never committed any assault
whatever on the. complainant.
Mr. Rushton said, as the Captain had been summoned to
answer a charge of assault, alleged to have been committed
on a particular day, while it was now stated to have taken
place owanother, .the captain was undoubtedly entitled to a
postponement for` preparation. He would, if the 'captain
thought fit, issue *nether summons.
The Captain said, it would be better that the case should
proceed.' - . - -

Mr. Davenport statedf.thot.the.comp,lainant was labouring
under hernia. He was ordered to go aloft and " scrape the
sityl.saileietmtheday when the assault•was committed. As
higfdiselloseilwas' -of 'a-- very serious nature, he was nimble to
ect,hvgyetiffh this request ; and the consequence WAS' that the •
• raHeffiuck•-him.J broke his mouth,-..and caused 'him to
bleed:fpr'dfosely. The complainant was 'first engiiged. as
4Witt4i but he was! removed from theetabin 'week iiireced;4
',nii•-their r va I• at Trieste. 'Atli:Voyage flceuiliedluheott Mit
Tour days;•and adtedfuslotqamill atiewolidionflf
HTlffstiComplainant,' hiving •beeny'Calledvistildl,hewitti.turnal
iiitt of the:: cabin without any. reason ''whateierl •-ita
objection to Oland haul when desired; or to Woi'leittboutlthe
deek, but he could not, go alOtt;,and; when orderlfdAte Skid
so, upon which the• captoin'4l6theod the• pooppanWstriiel
him,
and•broke' mouthi, if 'L. • ,• -.IT
William Chester, a witness tailed' by -tho•vomplainant, •
stated, that he saw the captain corne-off the poop-,,encl. strike
th coin plai mint, either,oif thookin: ifoo ho ou th, could
nottell,whieh. rifoidaLot hi- • • innff‘r,
John Hohnes, oseaolanf.ar‘raikatedrtkeabove•testimoOSs
and said,. that -the, confplainantrwestcpmpelled to go up the
.rigging to:get out of the -eaptaiti's- way. The complainant •
was suffering from rupore,..,' • c „
The captain said, he was never informed, that the ()111-
plainant was afflicted with hernia. He shipped as steward.
The complainant said, he told the captain himself,. that he'
, .
was so afflicted.
The capt'ain; in reply, denied the charge in. told.. The two
Men whom the complainant liad'eaNdwere the ringleaders.
of a mutinous conspiracy on board'his ship, and be did not
wonder at anything they might say. •
Chester.—Then why did pot you say that before you paid.
us.? You might have taken us into custody by law.
Captain Brenan.--1 loOked over it.
The' mate was called as a witness on behalf of the captain.
He said he ordered the complainant to go up aloft'to'Scrap&
the mast.. He refused to do so, and witness told the captain.'
The'lattef took hold of him by the collar, but did not strike'
•him. He had gone aloft frequently before. •
A young seaman gave similar testimony. He said the
captain was standing near the main rigging, and did not come
off the poop at all. He merely collared the complainant,
but did not strike him. • • • •

The complainant,, in explanation of a statement by 'the
mate, said,--he could go aloft, and had gime aloft before ;
but he could not go where he was desired,' as he' should have
to hold on by the bare mast with his hands and knees.
The captain said, there were ropes rove for the purpose of
supporting individuals who scraped the "sky scrapers—and
he would, if he had thought proper, have been hoisted up.
Mr.'Rushton—What. was he turned out of the cabin for-?
Captain—For excessive dirt anti filthiness: • •
Mr. Rushton had; in the meantime, examined the log. 'He
said if any assault had been committed it appeared to haVe
been a very slight one; but. he could not inake np his mind
that the complainant had been struck at all.' There waster-
tain conduct entered in the log-book which shoWed.that'he
had behaved very ill -in many -instances during the tos•age;
He was not, in this instance, entitled to redress. Case dis-
missed.