The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-01-11 00:00:00

Majority

For.—Messrs, Walker, Woodcroft, Rathbone, Morris,
Preston, Hill, Littledale, jun., Toulmin, Rogers, Hornby,
Aikin, Harboard, S. Holme, Tobin, G. Booker, Reade,
Gardner, Damon, J. B. Loyd, Earle, Bennett, Parker,
A. Lace, R. L. Jones, J. B. Lloyd, D. Hodgson, A.
Swainson, J. Holmes, Cooper, and Procter.
Against.—Messrs. Evans, Horsfall, G. Holt, Tinne,
Robinson, Rimmer, Kaye, Plumpton, G. H. Lawrence,
Watson, Benn, Mann, Sir Thos. Brancker, Messrs. Nicol,
J. N. Wood, J. Bramley-Moore, Molyneux, Chilton, and
the Mayor.
Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE called the attention of the
Council to the position in which the last division had
placed them. He thought it would be necessary to nega-
tive the proceedings of the Dock Committee relative to
that bill. .

This led to some discussion which, however, was ended
by the Town-Clerk ruling, as his opinion, that the passing
of the amendment did, in fact, negative those proceedings.
It being then a quarter past three o'clock, the Council
adjourned until this day at half-past ten o'clock.

YEARLY CUSTOMS' REVENUE OF THE PORT Jan. In. ln. Deg,
OF LIVERPOOL. 4 29'87 2915 49
5 29'48 I 29*57 45
The following is the customs' revenue for the port of 6 29'83 . 29'82 40
7 29'44 i 29*51 43
Liverpool for the past two years : 8 29•58 1 29'50 40
GROSS. NETT.._ _ 9 -

Ending sth Jan. 1847 .... £3,622,057 .... £3,428,988 10 I 30'27 I 31•27
sth Jan. 1848 .... 3,230,921 .. 3,078,381

391,135 .... 340,607
The decrease shewn is more than the deficiency in the
customs' receipts of the entire kingdom.
Of this serious decrease here, as much as a third
occurred within the last fourth part of the year
Our Customs' Revenue for Christmas Quarter,
1846, was
for 1847, is

Decrease

X 867,776
733,151

Last quarter's, and greatest decrease

134,625

BIRKENHEAD.—Weregret to hearthatthe circumstances
of this township do not improve. There was a sale of
furniture in Hamilton-square last week, and there will be
another in a day. Sixteen of the inhabitants of houses
in that beautiful square have given notice of their inten-
tion to leave their residences and, it is said, that there are
now two hundred more houses unoccupied than there were
a month ago. . . .

LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—Last night, a
meeting of this advancing and truly interesting society
took place at the Clarendon-rooms; Mr. Leatherbarrow,
jun., in the chair. The attendance was numerous. On
the table were exhibited three fine specimens of plants in
bloom, namely, a Goodyera Discolor, an orchidaceous
plant, grown at Stewart Gladstone's, Esq.. Olive Mount,
Mr. Brown, gardener ; an Abutillon Venosum, by the
same; and a new Amaryllis, from Pool-bank, (J. G.
Wainwright, Esq.,) Mr.J. Mayer, gardener. The appear-
ance, verdure, and bloom of these plants was equal to
an ordinary flower show, in the eyes of the cognoscenti.
bocliisehtym;enatf
and,
though lacdeprteherealautsipviecetso
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though some little difference of opinion was manifested,
it appeared to be the general desire that exhibitions of
throughplants
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their means to the promotion, in the first instance, of
horticultural improvement in its own proper or legitimate
way. The meeting separated in the best of humour, after
a conversation of some duration, in which the respective
speakers shewed that they could produce some "flowers"
of oratory, as well as those that adorn the universal gar-
den of Flora, and which they are gifted with the art to
improve.

MENTAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY'S SOIREE.—We per-
ceive, by an advertisement in another column, that the
members and friends of this society intend holding their
annual soiree at the RoyalAssembly-rooms,Great George-
street, on Friday evening next; and that Dr. Hume is to
take the chair. If the proceedings be as entertaining as
they were at last year's soiree—and we have no doubt
they will—those who attend will have an opportunity of
enjoying themselves which seldom occurs. In referring
to this society, we may state that we have been informed
of the members having opened a free evening school in
Wilde-street, somewhat on the plan of the " ragged
schools." We are happy to hear of this, as it is setting
an excellent example to other societies of the same nature
in Liverpool and the neighbourhood—an example which
we trust soon to see them following.

THE WEATHER.—Jan. 4th : clear, breeze ;• night, showerft;
—sth : a.m., showers; afternoon, fine.-6th: misty; nit;
rain.-7th : light rain and hail.-Bth: light rain.-9th": clew '
frost.--10th : clear; frost.
„et

LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET. JAN. 10. so
The supply of stock at our market to-day has not bee:d
good as last week, as respects number and quality. We talc
numerous attendance of customers, and anything good eaboo
sought after, fetching high prices. The whole or nearly 00
sold. Beef, sid. to 6d. ; Mutton, 6d. to 7411. per lb.

LIVERPOOL WOOL MARKET, JAN. 10.
We have had a little more doing in our
week. Peruvian and Russia have been much e.qulred for,
a few lots have been sold, but as. yet business IS anythinfl,"
general.

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MARRIED. lU4' On the Ist instant, at Beelev Church, Derbyshire, by the a,
Rslnh F. Watson, 8.A., SAMUEL, son of Mr. SAMUEL i'Vf.
LUM, of FaHinge, to ELIZABETH, only daughter of '-
JOHN HOLMES, of Reeky, in the aforesaid county.

DIED. nieg
On the 9th instant, at the residence of her uncle, Mr. Ow,
Bach, Birkenhead, aged 36, MARTHA, the beloved wife of
BENJAMIN HOBSON, of Paradise-street, and eldest ditu,'4
ter of the late Mr. Thomas Bach, of Llanderry Hall, count'
Radnor.

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