The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-11-03 00:00:00

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION

The TOWN-CLERK, after stating the interviews which he
had had with the assessors, and with several legal gentlemen
of the town, touching the rules to be observed and the legal
course to be pursued at the municipal election, read over the
opinions of himself and counsel which have already been
published. The opinion which has been made public was
obtained in reply to a case submitted by one of the assessors,
who differed from the Town-clerk. The opinion obtained
confirmed the Town-clerk's views. The Town-clerk. deem-
ing that it was proper to have the law clearly defined before-
hand, so that they might not have anything of that nature
on hand on the day of election, obtained another opinion
from the Attorney-General, Sir Frederick Pollock, and Mr.
Wightman. This is still further confirmatory of the Town-
clerk's view of the law. The reply subjoined arises from the
three following points :—The removal of a burgess after the
31st August ; two or more qualifications in several wards ;
and receiving voting papers when four o'clock, the time of
closing, is at hand. and taking the same into consideration,
and admitting or rejecting them after the booth is closed.
The following is a copy of the opinion :

OPINION ON THE THREE POINTS.
" We entirely concur with the Town-clerk in the view that
he has taken on the points submitted. We have suggested
a few verbal alterations in the instructions.
" Should votes be tendered for wards contrary to the selec-
tions made by the parties by their voting in November, 1839,
or since, we advise that such votes should be rejected.
" We think the entry on the roll for any but the selected
wards has become null and void by the selection.
" We think that the course proposed to be adopted by the
Town-clerk is quite correct

(Signed)

" J. CAMPBELL.
" FRED. POLLOCK,
" WM. WIGHTMAN

`• Inner Temple, Oct. 30, 1840."
EXPENSES OF PROSECUTION

The return called for by Mr. Earle, of all the persons who
were committed for trial in this borough, between January,
1839, and January, 1840, with certain particulars, and the
costs of prosecution, was laid on the table. After some
conversation, in which Mr. Rathbone and Mr. Case spoke of
the utility of a similar return for the county called for by Mr.
Earle, at Lancaster, 200 copies of the book were ordered to
be printed. Mr. Rathbone, in remarking on the great ex-
pense of county prosecutions, exdressed a hope that, when
the difference in the expenses of prosecutions in this borough
were made known, it would offer a useful lesson to those who
conducted county prosecutions. _ .
THE LOCAL LAWS: HEALTH OF THE TOWN.

The TOWN-CLERK said, the council had had laid before
them the report of the Watch Committee on embodying in
our local acts some of the valuable provisions of the Metro-
politan Police Act. The subject stood over in consequence
of some arrangements for consolidating our local acts. The
time had now come when it was necessary to give the parlia-
mentary notices as regarded the local bill. The application,
as to the embodying certain provisions in a public bill, might
stand over, hut the notice as to the local bill must be given
at the Gazette-office, on the 10th of November.
Mr. CASE said, as the Town-clerk had stated the necessity
of giving this notice forthwith, he wished to call the attention
of the council to a subject which had attracted no inconsi-
derable attention. He alluded to the number of persons in
this town who resided in confined courts and cellars. The
registrar-general had alluded to the subject in his remarks on
the health of Liverpool. There was not less than 50,000 of
the inhabitants of this town living in cellars, which, no doubt,
contributed greatly to the ill health of the people. Liverpool
was peculiarly situated from the influx of the lower class of
Irish, who came over in a diseased state, and communicated
disease to the inhabitants by being confined with them in
low, damp apartments where there was no ventilation. All
he wished was, that such notice should be given as would
enable them to avail themselves of any opportunity that
might occur during the ensuing parliamentary session. In
the meantime, he would give notice of the following motion
for the next council :—" That a committee be appointed to
make all necessary inquiries, and to take into consideration
the subject of inhabited cellars and small dwellings in back
courts, with reference to the health of the town and the com-
fort and convenience of the poorer inhabitants, and to report
to the council thereon, with any recommendation that may
seem proper to such committee."
Mr. RATIIBONE expressed his gratification that Mr, Case
had brought this subject forward. It had been his intention,
if re-elected, to move, in the re-appointment of the Com-
mittee on Baths, that they should take the matter also into
consideration.
Mr. THORNHILL said, he had made considerable inquiries
on this subject, and he found that there were numbers of poor
persons, in many districts of the town, who had no conve-
nience for the deposition of the dirt which accumulated in
their dwellings. This, from the inquiries which had been
made by his directions, he had reason to believe, was pro-
ductive of much ill health, as well as the more obvious in-
conveniences which attended it. To remedy the evil as far
as practicable, he had ordered that their dust-carts should go
through these districts at an early hour in the morning, and
with a bell summon the inhabitants to deposit their dirt in
them that it might be carried away. This was made known
to the people, and it was, for a time, the cause of much im-
provement. (Hear, hear.) The poor people, however, got
it into their heads, that the corporation were making a large
profit out of their morning contributions to the carts, and
many of them had, on this ground, declined contributing any
more. (Laughter.) He had, however, given strict orders to
the police-constables to lay informations against all who
threw dirt into the streets, and Mr. Rushton had expressed
his determination to fine all who were convicted of offences
of this nature.
After some remarks from Mr. PLATT and Mr. CURRIE, it
was agreed, that the Town-clerk should insert notices on this
subject with his notices for the Local Bill.

COURT OF REQUESTS.
The TOWN-CLERK said, it was known, that many of their
townsmen wished to have commissioners of their fellow-
tradesmen to sit and decide cases in the Court of Requests.
From the inquiries which had been made in London, they
found, that they could not get this privilege in the shape of a
private bill. All they could do, therefore, was to avail them-
selves of some public bill, into which he would procure the in-
sertion of the necessary clauses, and thus carry into effect the
desires of the tradesmen.
TURNPIKE FROM WOODSIDE, &C.

The TOWN-CLERK said, the next subject was that of the
road between Woodside and Bidstone. The corporation had
had to pay part of the expense of making the present road
and keeping it in repair. The whole expense, hitherto, had
devolved upon them and the two other proprietors. Three
years ago, the road had cost the corporation £1,713 ; and,
during the last three years, in repairs, £6OO more, making a
total of £5,313. The other two landed proprietors were now
desirous of making a turnpike on this road, from Woodside
to Iloylake, and of going hand in hand with the corporation,
and paying their proportion of the expense. Perhaps it
would be possible to get the commissioners of Birkenhead to
adopt the road. It seemed to be the interest of the corpo-
ration to get the road made into a turnpike, and he advised,
that a notice should be given to apply to Parliament on the
subject.
Mr. PLATT said, there was every desire on the part of the
commissioners to adopt the road, but at present, they were
unable to do so, on account of the other extensive matters
which they had in hand.

REFORM IN THE DIRECTION OF WRITS

The TOWN-CLERK this county being a county pala-
tine, if a writ should be issued for the amount of debt against
an absconding debtor, it must go, in the first instance, to
Preston, to the Chancellor of the Duchy, and had then to be
addressed by him to the Sheriff. In other cases, where the
county was not palatinate, the writ went at once to the Sheriff,
who was prepared to take the party immediately. This ab-
surdity allowed the debtor double chance of escape, and only
required to be represented to be removed. As a new Chan-
cellor was about to be appointed,. he thought this would be
the proper time to make the application. Agreed to.
THANKS OF THE COUNCIL TO THE MAYOR.
Mr. CASE said, this being the end of the municipal year, he
called the attention of the Council to their worthy chief ma-
gistrate, who was about to retire from the office of presiding
over their deliberations. They had all seen the kindness and
feeling which he had exhibited, and the great impartiality
which he had shown in every situation in which he had beeii
placed. They had also seen the liberal hospitality which he
exercised, thus maintaining the high character of the town.
They were all indebted to the Mayor for the kindness which
lie had exhibited when presiding over their meetings, and had
witnessed his anxiety to afford every person an opportunity
of declaring his sentiments. He could not, therefore, let the
occasion pass without calling upon the Council to thank him
for his admirable conduct. He moved, that the cordial
thanks of the Council be given to the Mayor for the ability,
kindness, and great impartiality which he had uniformly
maintained in presiding over the Council during the past
year. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. WOOLLRIGIIT had extreme pleasure in seconding the
motion. He was sure the copduct of the Mayor had not

only won the approbation of the Council, but of the public
generally. (Cheers.)
The MAYOR said, he begged to thank the Council for the
kindly feelings which had dictated their present mark of ap-
probation. When he accepted the office of Chief Magistrate,
he ventured to express the hope, that he might so discharge
its onerous and important duties as to be able to return the
trust into their hands, not only pure, but unsuspected. He
then believed that he shonld best exemplify the purity of his
own political opinions, and most efficiently fulfil the wishes
of those whose views were in common with his own, by stea-
dily adhering to that strictly impartial line of conduct which
so eminently distinguished his predecessor in office; and,
although, during the past year, party politics and party zeal
had been more than usually excited, such had been the sup-
port he had received from all classes of his fellow-townsmen
that it had rendered the duty not only easy, but pleasing—
(cheers)—and it was doubly gratifying to find, that his con-
duct had also met with the approbation of the Council. If he
might be permitted to estimate the testimony in proportion
to the high standing and intelligence of the party giving it,
he had, indeed, reason to be proud of the posititon in which
they had placed him. Were any stimulus wanting to induce
a continuance of that conduct which he had hitherto pursued,
it would be found in the sanction they had this day given to
it.—(cheers.) He thanked them for the forbearance, cour-
tesy, and kindness which they had always evinced toward
him, which he should ever remember with the liveliest feel-
ings of gratitude.—(Cheers.)
The Council broke up at two o'clock.

LIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—By inadver-
tance, the name ofJohn Davenport, Esq., M.P. was omitted
in our list of donations to the institution ; we are now happy
to rectify the unintentional error, and to state that Mr. Da-
venport has since increased his original subscription of £5O
to £lOO.

THEATRE ROYAL.—_Mr. Charles Kean appeared last
night in the character of Hamlet, and was most rapturously
applauded. Since his last visit there is an obvious imprpve-
ment in all that he does. The plays in which he appears for
the week are announced in the advertisement. We have_not
heard who is likely to be the next lessee of the theatre.
FIFTH OF NOVEMBER.—Sermons appropriate to this oc-
casion will be preached in almost all the churches of Liverpool
on Thursday next.

DANCING.—Ladies and gentlemewlequiring instruction
1,44,
in the present fashionable mode "'dancing, are respectfully
informed they can have private essons at any hour, or join
public classes every Tuesday d Thursday evening, on ap-
plication to Mr. Harwood, 42/Nelson-street, Great George-
square. A quadrille band will attend the rooms this evening.
CHURCH PREFERMENT.—The Rev. John M'Gregor, B.A.
late of Walton Academy, near Liverpool, and curate of Lord
Francis Egerton's church, Worsley, to the Incumbency of
Mellor ; patron, the Rev. Dr. Whittaker, vicar of Black-
burn.

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON.--This fine vessel arrived on
Friday from New York, whence she sailed on the 7th ult.
The following passengers arrived by her :—Rev. Dr. Wayland,
President of Brown's University, Rhode Island; Anthony
Dunn, Esq., lady, two children, and servant, London ; A.
W. Clements, Esq., London; P. S. Johnson, Esq., New
York ; Miss Riley, Dublin ; E. P. Page, Esq., Ohio.
ARRIVALS AT THE CLARENDON HOTEL.—Lady Sophia
Hastings and Lady Adelaide Hastings and suite, en route to
Loudoun Castle ; Lady Hampson and Miss Lowe, with Sir
George Hampson, Bart., family, and suite, en route to Malta,
per Oriental steamer; Colonel and Mrs. Murray and family,
Lieutenant-Colonel Goulden, Major Bradshaw and Mr.
Thomas Walker, Lady Murray and party, Captain Hope,
R.N., Captain Robinson, R.N., Captain Douglas, Captain
Dundas, Captain Metcalf, Captain Barnes, Mr. Henry, Mr.
Clements, &c. &c.

FATAL COLLISION.—On Friday morning, at five o'clock,
as the Commodore steam ship was on her way from Glasgow
to Liverpool, when about eight eight miles from Douglas
Lights, Isle of Man, she came in collision with a small sailing
vessel, the consequences of which were the small vessel went
down instantly, and the crew, four in number, were immersed
in the water. The engines of the Commodore were imme-
diately stopped, and two boats were lowered, manned, and
despatched in search of the drowning men. They succeeded
in rescuing two of the crew ; but the other two, we regret to
say, sank to rise no more. Both vessels had their lights
burning.

COMMERCIAL BANK.—The directors of this establish-
ment have issued a circular, from which it appears, that at
the period of suspension (June 19th,) the bank was indebted
to the public £603,704, of which £372,208 have been already
paid. The amount of bills current at the former'period was
£727,465, of which £584,085 have been paid. Thus an ac-
tual reduction of liabilities to the amount of £956,383, has
been effected in less than four months ! The present liabili-
ties amount to £141,841, and the assets to £357,823,
show-
ing a balance of £215,982 assets over liabilities. No legal
proceedings have been taken in any instance against the com-
pany ; and the collection of outstanding debts has b,een ef-
fected with " very little recourse to the law." This must be
regarded as a very favourable view of the affairs of the com-
pany as regards the public.—Manchester Chronicle.
TTIBUTE OF RESPECT.—We mentioned about two years
ago that, in consequence of the civil, polite, and courteous
behaviour of Captain S. V. Thompson, of the Earl of
Lonsdale, steamer, to Liverpool, belonging to this port,
several ladies and gentlemen, who had occasionally been
passengers to and from Liverpool, &c., entered into a sub-
scription, and presented Capt. Thompson, with a very
massive and splendid silver snuff-box. We are glad to place
on record another flattering testimony to the politeness and
attention bestowed by Capt. Thompson upon the passengers
on board the steamer under his command. Last week, the
Earl, which has weekly visited the Isle of Man on its passage
to and from Dublin, made a final trip for the season, and a
number of gentlemen who had witnessed Captain T.'s good
conduct on various occasions, invited him to a supper, pro-
vided for the purpose, at the York Hotel, Douglas. We
believe this gratifying token of respect to our townsman was
as richly merited on the one one hand as it was generously
given on the other.—Cumberland Pacquet.

REPRESENTATION OF CLITIIEROE.—It is boldly and con-
fidently affirmed by the conservative party in Clitheroe, that
after a careful examination of the state of the registry in that
borough, and a candid inquiry into the temper and inten-
tions of the electors, there exists no doubt whatever of the
return of Mr. Cardwell in the event of a general election,
and that Mr. Fort has not the shadow of a clianre. We have
no means of judging how far this statement may be true, but
we have it from a highly respectable quarter.—Preston
Chronicle (Liberal paper.)
WRITING.—We draw the attention of those who require to
have their handwriting improved to Mr. Thompson's adver-
tisement. His plan is excellent, and improvement is visible
after a few lessons. We have known very bad penmen be-
come, under his tuition, free and excellent writers.
PRINCE ALBERT.-13y the courtesy of Mr. Burland, of
Church-street, we were yesterday gratified with a private
view of a most splendid portrait of his royal highness Prince
Albert, in the full robes and jewels of the order of the Garter.
This picture was painted in Buckingham Palace, by his royal
highness's portrait painter. George Patten, Esq., A.R.A., and
when completed, received the most unqualified approbation of
her majesty, and the highest eulogiums of her illustrious
visitors. It is whole length, the size of life, and most ela-
borately painted. The flowing purple velvet robes, with the
satin appendages, the jewels composing the orders of St.
George, the Garter, &c, &c, are most exquisitely finished.
His royal highness is represented in a standing posture,
grasping the sword in his left hand, and holding in his right
the velvet hat and plume of the order of the Garter. The
likeness is considered a most excellent and truly faithful one,
by everyone who has seen the prince. The attitude is free,
graceful, and unconstrained. The countenance of the prince
exhibits the warmth of spirit, and expression of life itself.
The details of the picture add greatly to the general effect by
the extremely careful manner in which they have been ar-
ranged. Her majesty has graciously permitted an engraving
to be taken from this justly celebrated chef d'oeuvre of the ar-
tist, which will be executed by that eminent engraver, Mr.
Samuel Cousins Aket, as a companion to her own portrait by
the same engraver, after Chalon. By this means her majesty's
loyal subjects will be enabled to possess a most splendid pair
of regal portraits. As this magnificent picture is only per-
mitted to remain in Liverpool until Thursday evening, we
earnestly recommend our readers to pay it an early visit at
the establishment of Mr. Burland.
THE ACADIA STEAM-SIIIP.—This fine vessel. under the
command of Captain Miller, which left Liverpool on the 4th
ult., for Halifax and Boston, reached Halifax on the evening
of the 15th, after a passage of 11 days and 3 hours. She left
Halifax at ten at night, and would arrive at Boston on the
evening of the 17th, in 13 days from Liverpool. The follow-
ing letter from Captain 'Miller to Mr. M'lver is interesting :
" Acadia, Halifax, 15th Oct., 1840.
" My Dear Sir,—For fear of no other news reaching you
of our arrival, I take the opportunity, by Caledonia, toin-
form you of the event. We reached the wharf at 7 o'clock
this afternoon, and sail again at ten for Boston. The first
six days of our voyage was most propitious, and I had gained
one hundred miles on my last trip in the same time ; but here
my hopes of a quicker passage were blighted by the appear-
ance of a most unwelcome visitor, in the shape of a heavy
N.W. gale, which, with very little intermission, has con-
tinued ever since. The sea was very high, but the good ship
behaved nobly, averaging five knots through the thickest of
the gale. If the President met the same, and there is any
truth in Col. Reid's theory on winds, I guess she is in it yet.
We passed the Sheffield, liner, on the 7th, in long. 21. 30.
W., she having left Liverpool on the 2d.—Yours, devotedly,
" EDWARD E. MILLER.
" David M'lver, Esq., Liverpool."

There will be grand doings at Wynstay on the coming of
age of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart., in May next.
NEW CHURCH AT BARDSEA.—For some time past, the
landowners and inhabitants of the beautiful village of Bard-
sea and its neighbourhood have been most anxious to have a
church erected among them ; and, for that purpose, several
of them, as we are informed, have offered to subscribe most
handsomely, and many of them have already put down their
names. It only remains, we believe, for T. R. G. Braddyll,
Esq., to fix upon a site and plan, &c., and within a twelve-
month from that time a church would be erected at Bardsea.
Without reference to the spiritual benefit of its inhabitants,
who are three miles from any church, we cannot conceive
what could be more ornamental to the village and the coast
adjoining it, than some chaste specimen of ecclesiastical ar-
chitecture—Saxon, Gothic, or Tudor. Bardsea stands on
rising ground, and its church tower would overtop many a
" neighbouring hill," and add to the many beauties of Co-
nishead Priory and its matchless grounds—the Mount Edg-
cumbe of the north.—Lancaster Gazette.

HORRIBLE !—We copy the following from the Vindicator.
It exhibits a state of barbarity in the country that we could
not have believed possible ; indeed, but for the source from
which we derive the information, we should still regard it as
incredible :—" Awful and Melancholy Occurrence.—A mel-
ancholy circumstance took place in Galway on Sunday even-
ing week. A man of the name of M Hugh, one of the Clad-
dagh fishermen, murdered his son, a lad 14 years old, and
when he saw the boy's struggles over, he sat down quite de-
liberately to eat him, and hadactuatly eaten part of the face,
when some of the neighbours interfered ! It is strange that
there were other persons in the house at the time of the mur-
der, and although they did all in their power to prevent him,
even cut his head dreadfully with repeated blows of a stool,
they found it it impossible. Be held the boy's neck with a
dreadful grasp, and threw him alternately over each shoulder
till he ceased to breathe. M`Hugh has been labouring under
an unsound mind since the death of his wife. He was a man
very well liked by his neighbours, and was considered rather
easy in his circumstances ; he is at present confined in the
town gaol."
—Ulster Times.
WELSH CHARTISTS.---NEWPORT, MONMOUTHSHIRE,
OCT. 27.—(Extract of a Private Letter.)—Yesterday the
authorities of this town were actively employed in swearing in
special constables, in consequence of a public meeting of the
chartists having been announced to take place at seven
o'clock in the evening, in Victoria-place. One lieutenant,
two sarjeants, and 30 rank and file of the 2d battalion of the
i
rifle brigade were called out, to be n readiness in case of dis-
turbance, and lodged in the house occupied as a military hos-
pital, in the immediate vicinity of the place of meeting. The
remainder of the men in barracks were in readiness for an
immediate turn out, and to act decisively, as circumstances
might require. Everything, fortunately, passed off quietly,
and the men retired to rest at the usual hour. The picquet,
also, returned at half-past nine. A company of the rifles,
under the command of Captain Egerton, marched yesterday
morning from Brecon to Abergavenny. Another company,
likewise, under the command of Captain Dolphin, marched
from the same town to Usk there to remain until further
orders. Brecon is now garrisoned by the depOt of the 25th
regiment. It is rumoured that a chartist rising is to take
place early next month. The villages about here, however,
are filling with soldiers, and come what may the troops will
be more than a match for them.--Morning Herald.