The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-03-12 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

VARIETIES.

A SOLDIER'S LOVE.-It has often been remarked the
singular regard old soldiers have for the companions of
their toils—old boots. I have seen many instances, but
the most remarkable man I knew in that way was the
late Colonel Vaumarell, of the 30th Regiment. He was
indeed a man of " infinite " boots, and the amount of
his treasure in that article was beyond guessing at ; the
boys of the regiment said that there were at least a hun-
dred pair, secured in a chest fastened with a huge padlock,
which they called " Locke on the Understanding."—
United Service Magazine.

FLAVOUR or BUTTER.—At this season of the year, at
least one-half of the butter made in the agricultural coun-
ties is rendered disgusting to many, and more or less of-
fensive to all palates, by the flavour of turnips. The fol-
lowing is an old-fashioned but complete "antidote to the
flavour imparted by turnips to milk, cream, and butter."
Make a strong infusion of nitre (saltpetre), by pounding
it in a mortar, and pouring boiling water upon it. Let a
dessert spoonful of this solution for every two gallons of
milk be stirred up in the warm milk as soon as it is brought
in, and all the flavour of turnips will be removed.—Agri-
cultural Gazette.

THEATRE-ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.—The council of
the Anti-Corn-Law League having taken this splendid
national establishment, it will henceforth be devoted to
the production of a rapid succession of novelties, which
will he supported by all the usual talent of the League, in
addition to the celebrated Irish actor, Mr. Daniel O'Con-
nell, who has been engaged at an enormous sacrifice, and
who will go through his astonishing round of characters.
Among the earliest productions will be a new version of
the " Tales of my Landlord ;" and it is probable that a
new farce by Sir Robert Peel, under the very peculiar title
of " Total Repeal," will be among the accepted novelties.
In answer to numerous inquiries, it is respectfully an-
nounced that Lord John Russell's favourite interlude,
called " Fixed Duty," will not at present be brought for-
ward. The whole of the arrangements not being yet
completed, the council can only furnish the following
partial list of the company :—Heavy Old Man, Mr.
Hume; Eccentric Comedy, Sir Charles Napier; Juvenile
Tragedian, Mr. Cobden Walking Gentleman, Mr. James
Wilson.. In order to render the buffo department as
complete as possible, an engagement will be offered to
Lord Brougham.—Puuch.
PRECEDENCE IN RUSSIA.—In point of precedence in
society in Russia, as the reader may suppose, all is ar-
ranged by the " code militaire," and a prince, or noble,
of the highest class, not in the Imperial, whatever may
be his title, birth or wealth, in " pride of place" ranks
below the junior cornet or ensign in the community ; while
a tinge of absurdity attaches itself to the precedure, and
causes a smile on the traveller, when he hears the position
of the venerable the judges, the senators, the heads of the
different civil departments, government factories, &c.,
&c., determined by their military rank, and themselves
not unfrequently addressed by its style and dignity. Ima-
gine, for example, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of
Queen's Bench being saluted as His Excellency the Right
Honourable Lord Denman, Lord Chief Justice, and—
General-in-Chief ! ! In Russia, with the exception of the
sturdy noblesse of Moscow. and the resident nobility and
gentry of the German provinces, a person of independent
fortune, who is not in the immediate employment of, or
has not served under the government, is rarely met with,
and a native merchant, though wealthy in the extreme,
and possessed of the highest degree of commercial talent
and information, is disregarded and despised ; even medi-
cal practitioners, not in the military service, however they
may be remarkable for worth, ability, and skill, are not
viewed in a much better light.

ROOKS.—If any one will carefully study the habits of
the rook, he will cease to persecute him. Just watch him
in a field of autumn-sown wheat, and he will ne found
digging at the root of the sickly plant, not for the seed,
but the grub or the larvae of some earth caterpillar. See
him again examining the grass and clover fields for in-
sects. " The farmer's busy time," says an accomplished
author, " is their (the rooks" busy time ; they feel that
be (the farmer) is as necessary to their present profit as
they are to his future : or they act as if they felt so'
which, in effect, comes to the same thing. If he will not
bring out his team, turn the soil. and expose the worms
and grubs, they caw over his fields, and make the same
lamentation that a hungry man does when he knows there
is meat in the house, but the careless servant has lost the
key of the larder. But if the teams are afield by times
slicing the sward or the stubble, and turning up the fresh
fragrant earth to be mellowed by the action of the sun,
there is not a complaining note among all the fieldward
rooks. Gallantly they strut, and incessantly they peck
up the lavrre and the worms, so that the returning plough
cannot bury, and so preserve in the soil, a destructive
thing." We have repeatedly seen rooks shot, and on
examination, found their crops full of worms. During
the period when the parents are feeding the young brood,
the number of worms that a crow will carry to a nest at
a time is almost incredinie.

LENT.—Lent is derived from the old Saxon word tenet,
signifying the spring of the year. The ancient Christians
abstained wholly from food until the evening of each day
throughout this long fast, and the value of what they
saved by this privation was given to the poor. About 1212
upwards of one hundred persons were burnt, for venturing'
to assert their opinion that it was lawful for Christians
to eat flesh during Lent. Claude Guillon was beheaded
in 1629 for taking away part of the flesh of a horse and
eating the same. Lewis, in his Patriot King, affords us
a striking instance of the tyranny of ecclesiastical juris-
diction even in this kingdom, so late as the Reformation.
"Thomas Freburn's wife, of Paternoster-row, London,"
says that author, " longed for pig. Fisher, a butter
woman, brought him a pig ready for the spit, but carried
a foot of it to Dr. Cocks, Dean of Canterbury, whilst at
dinner. One of the dean's guests was Garter King at
Arms, Freburn's landlord, who sent to know if any of his
family were ill, that he ate flesh in Lent. ' All well,'
quoth Freburn, `only my wife longs for a pig.' His
landlord sends for the Bishop of London's apparitor, and
orders him to take Freburn and his pig before Stoksley,
the bishop. Stoksley sends him and his pig to Judge
Chalmly, who not being at home, he and the pig were
brought back to the bishop, who committed them both to
the Compter again. Next day, being Saturday, he was
carried before the lord mayor, who said on Monday next
he should stand in the pillory with one half of the pig on
one shoulder, the other half on the other. The wife de-
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could not get another in four years."

A LITERARY DISCOVERY.— Punch has been again in
a " merry mood." It has now become a worn out joke
that George Robins has the slightest aid in composing
his advertisements. Although the celebrated Charles
Mathews, after dinner one day, 20 years ago, set the table
in a roar, when in one of his merry antics he invented a
story to the effect that a talented clergymen devoted
himself entirely to this art, and in return received £lOOO
a year for his exertions. This is all fudge. We have the
best authority for knowing that, be they good, bad, or
indifferent, they are the genuine offspring of George
li Robin's mind. But Lord Brougham will be deligh ed at
the supposition of his having a linger in the pie. Punch
states that—" For some time people have ceased to ask
who wrote Junius, stirred by the more momentous ques-
tion of—Who writes George Robin's advertisements?
Many names have been adduced, and plausibly supported.
Mr. Robert Montgomery was for some time believed by
many to be the man, and we confess we thought we re-
cognised the style of Luther dignifying invitations to pur-
chase house and land. Next, Mr. Grant, the author of
the " Great Metropolis," was named ; and we are pretty
sure that we once detected him in a sale at Horslvdown.
However, there can be now no doubt that Lord Brougham
at present holds the auctioneer's quill ; a pleasing fact
(as further illustrative of his wondrous versatility), mani-
fested in the subjoined. Mr. Robins wishes to sell a
lump of agricultural property, and thus the ex-Chancellor
writes of that `settled question' the corn laws :—" The
adjustment of the great point at issue has arrived at a
great triumphant result. It is at length discovered that,
in the exceedingly intricate task, which required all the
mind, the perspicacity, and depth of intellect possessed
by our first minister in organising his salutary alteration
in the corn laws, he has dealt out a measure of strict
and impartial justice, no less to the manufacturing than
the agricultural interest. The style alone betray Lord
Brougham ; but when his present praise of Sir Robert
Peel is taken in connection with his many years' abuse,
no doubt whatever can exist of the authorship."
PASTURAGE OF BEES.—In many parts of Scotland,
and I dare say of England too, begs are transported
from one pasturage to another. This cannot be
too highly recommended, and I think I cannot do
better than mention how, when, and whither, the bees
of Carluke are removed. Carluke is situated three miles
north of the Clyde, which runs through the centre, and
drains the greater part of Lanarkshire. About three miles
to the north-east of the village, there is a large track of
land, densely covered with ling, or heather, as it is there
called. About the Ist of March, the stock-hives are re-
moved on very light hand-barrows to the banks of the
Clyde, which abound with sallows, gooseberries, plums,
&c. At the swarming season, many are taken back to
Carluke, and from the Ist to the 12th of August all are
removed to the heather. In removing bees, it is neces•
nary to ventilate the hives, by raising them off the boards
with thin wedges, or penny pieces, and by placing hair-
combs or pieces of perforated tin on their mouths. Those
bee-keepers who say that ventilation is necessary at any
other time do not know much about the habits of the
honey-bee.;;Wm. Pettigrew's best top swarms gathered,
as we have heard, 501 b. each in the month of August last
year ; that is to say, while they were on the heather. In
answer to a question, be says—" I do not believe that
they would have gathered 201 b. if they had not been taken
to the heather." And in a letter of September 12th,
1843, he says—" A friend has a hive that gathered 151 b.
on the sth, 6th, and 7th of this month ; and, during the
last seven days, one belonging to another person gathered
about 281 b. or 301 b." None of mine have gathered so
much—only one has gathered 221 b. during the same time.
The honey is now mostly collected from the blueheads
(devil's-bit), which are not very plentiful where my hives
are ; but I will remove a few of them on the first oppor-
tunity. Ile month of August this year was unfavourable
here ; but I never saw bees collecting honey in quantity
so far in September before this year." In unpropitious
or rainy seasons, hilly and exposed pastures are best for
bees—there they will collect honey ; whereas, if placed
in a valley or sheltered situation, they eat what they have
collected, or what is given to thPrn. It may be interesting
to gardeners to know, that flowers give or contain the
greatest quantity of honey when the wind blows from any
point between south and west inclusive..—A. Pettigrew
In the Agricultural Gazette.

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

On Wednesday, the usual monthly meeting of the
Council was held in the Town-hall, for the dispatch of
business. The Mayor took the chair at eleven o'clock, at
which time there were twenty-four members in their
respective places.
The Deputy Town-clerk opened the business of the
day by reading the proceedings of the Finance Committee,
comprising a recommendation for the appointment of
Mr. Daniel Brade to the office of Out-door Inspector of
Town-dues, the consideration of which was postponed
at the last monthly Council, pursuant to the standing
orders.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE, in moving their confirmation,
said it had been his original intention to have entered at
some length into the nature of the negociations which had
been going on between the Finance Committee and the
Dock Estate, with reference to the sale of the land and
strand at the North shore for dock purposes. But,
although he believed he was in the position to vindicate
the conduct of the Finance Committee, with reference to
the matter, yet as the discussion could hardly be con-
ducted in a satisfactory manner in that room, he had been
induced not to enter upon the subject at any length. A
notice of motion had been placed on the paper by the
chairman of the Dock Committee, calling upon the Coun-
cil to accept of a lower sum for the land and strand than
the Finance Committee had offered it for; but as Mr.
Bramley-Moore had consented to withdraw his motion,
upon the understanding that the matter should still be
considered open, there was the less necessity for going
into detail. The last resolution of the Finance Commit-
tee closed the door, as it were, against any further nego-
ciation, as it said their ultimatum was £300,000, and that
unless the Dock Committee accepted that offer, they
must abide the issue of a jury ; but as the Finance Com-
mittee ought to be as conciliatory as possible towards the
merchants of the town, representatives of whom the
Dock Trustees were, and as an opportunity of dealing
favourably with them had now occurred, he thought the
matter should be considered as still open. He believed
the proposals the Finance Committee had made were very
favourable, but he was not going to defend them under
present circumstances. It would be sufficient for him
to say that he was willing to enter into a further negacia-
tion, and that if the Dock Committee could adduce
grounds for a still further reduction, he would use his
influence to induce the Finance Committee to accede to
their wishes.

Sir Thomas BRANCKER seconded the motion of con-
firmation.

Mr. Isaac HOLMES expressed his astonishment at the
recommendation which had been made by the committee
for the appointment of Mr. Daniel Brade to the office of
Out-door Inspector of Town Dues. He regretted that
Mr. Isaac Hutchinson had not been recommended for the
situation.

Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE thought it might be as well,
perhaps, if he obtained the approbation of the Council at
that stage to the withdrawal of his motion, of which the
following was a copy :—" That the Council do accept the
offer made on behalf of the Dock Committee of the sum
of £226,000 for the purchase of the Land and Strand of
the Corporation to the North of the Dock Estate, to-
gether with the interests of the Corporation, subject to
all charges and expenses in the Strand, contracted for
with Lord Derby and the Duchy ; and that it be referred
to the Finance Committee to adjust with the Dock Com-
mittee, all terms and conditions relating to such purchase
at the prices offered, such adjustment being subject to
the approval of the Council." Be begged briefly to state
that it was in consequence of the resolution to which the
Finance Committee had come that the Dock Committee
considered the door closed against all further negotiation,
and that it was deemed advisable to place the motion in
question on the books ; but circumstances had since
arisen which had induced him to withdraw it. At the
same time the proposing of such a motion appeared, in
the first instance, to be the only way to avoid what both
parties were desirous of avoiding—that of going to a
jury.

- 'the motion was accordingly withdrawn ; and after a
few remarks from Mr. Nicol and Sir Thomas Brancker
as to the future course to be pursued with reference to
the negotiations, the proceedings were confirmed.
The proceedings of the Watch, Lighting, Cleansing,
and Fire-police Committees were next read. It appeared
that the Committee had ordered Mr. Hughes to replace
the old clock at St. Nicholas's Church, and not to in-
terfere with the other church clocks in the town. The
habits of the Police force of the borough were reported
as considerably improved ; and the number of burglaries
for the past year, us contrasted with those of preceding
years, was reported upon the decline.
Mr. James LAWRENCE moved the confirmation of the
proceedings, and that copies of the Police report be
printed and sent to each member of the Council, the magis-
trates of the borough and county, and the secretary of
State for the Home Department.
The motion was then adopted, and the report was un-
animously confirmed.
The proceedings of the Improvement Committee, com-
prising a recommendation as to an extention of the im-
provement from Lime-street to Mitchell-place, fronting
Ranelagh-street, having been read,
Mr. PARKER deprecated a lavish expenditure of the
public money in widening streets for the sake of orna-
ment, and said the money would be far better laid out in
improving such places as Limekiln-lane, where it was
dangerous for carts to pass, or the back streets and alleys,
which were a disgrace to the town.
Mr. STEWART explained the nature of the contem-
plated improvement from Litne-street to Mitchell-place,
and said it could be ca; Tied out for a sum of about £3,000.
The proceedings were then confirmed, with the excep-
tion of the proposed improvement, which was referred to
the Finance Committee on financial considerations and
for a report.
The proceedings of the Education Committee contained
the following return as to the average attendance at the
Corporation Schools, from the 31st of January to the
28th of February—

North.
Boys 248..
Girls 196..
Infants 144..

South.
193
...... 143
171

The number on the books was stated to be, at the North,
773 ; at the south, 629.
The MAY YOR said there was a motion on the books from
Mr. Blackburn in reference to the schools, and that if
that gentleman were present, he would in all probability
propose it at the present stage of the Council proceedings.
A letter, however, had just been received from Mr.
Blackburn, stating that, owing to professional duties, it
would be impossible for him to attend the Council that
day. _

[Mr. Blackburn will, therefore, have to renew his no-
tice if he intend to bring it forward at some future period.]
The proceedings of the Observatory Committee having
been read,
Mr. AIKIN said they had now the best transit instru-
ment and the best observer in the kingdom, that the time
was accurately ascertained, and that all they were waiting
for at present was the formation of a machine to drop the
ball at a particular hour. They might receive chronome-
ters and rate them now ; but they thought it right to wait
until they got the ball. They had obtained plans and
projects from a great number of scientific men ; but the
model produced by Mr. Franklin could not be excelled.
Mr. PARKER. asked what was the charge for rating the
chronometers at the Observatory ?
Mr. AIKIN replied, that the charge had not been fixed
upon as yet. He intended to consult the Messrs. Ros-
kell as to the best manner in which to conduct the Ob-
servatory, without making it compete with tradesmen.
Mr. BIRKETT objected to business being done there in
a retail way, because the competition, in such a case,
would be very unfair.
After a few remarks from Mr. Aikin in reply, the pro-
ceedings were confirmed.
The proceedings of the Health of the Town, Wash-
houses, and Baths' Committee were next read. It ap-
peared that 1806 baths had been used in Frederick-street
in the last quarter of 18.12, and 2312 in the correspondine
quarter of 18-13. The total receipts of this establishment
in 1812 were £3l 10s. 5d., and in 1843, £49 Os. 3d.
The proceedings were confirmed.
Mr. PARKER asked whether there was any intention to
do away with the twopenny rate or not, levied by the Fire
Committee.

Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE expressed a hope that there
was.

The TOWN-CLERK said the question would have to
come before the general committee, before it could be
brought before the Council.
Sir T. BRANCKER said he was happy to inform the
Council that the medals were in very good demand.
The TOWN-CLERK corroborated this assertion, and
said that 6,000 medals had peen fairly issued and fairly re-
ceived.

The TOWN-CLERK stated that the Liverpool Dock Bill
had been read a first time, and that it was intended to
have it lodged on Wednesday next, in order to go into
a committee on the following day. A Special meeting
of the Council would, therefore, have to be convened
for Monday, for the purpose of taking its clauses into
consideration.

It was accordingly agreed to convene a special meeting
for Monday, and to have every member of the Council
furnished with a copy of the biil in the interim.
The proceedings of the Dock, Courts of Law, Markets,
Church expenditure, and Town-hall Establishment Com-
mittees were read and confirmed.

The TOWN-CLERK said that a copy of the bye-laws, as
to blowing and stuffing meat within the Borough, had
been forwarded to Sir James Graham, and that a letter
had been received from the Home Secretary, in reply.
stating that those laws ought to be altered, and that in.
stead of fixed penalties all being under £5, the words, "a
sum not exceeding £5," should be inserted. In conse-
quence of the receipt of this letter, Messrs. Cowling and
Crompton, barristers, were consulted, and they had given
as their opinion that the amount of the fine must be spe-
cified, and that the suggestion of Sir James. if adopted,
would be bad. He (the Town-clerk), under those cir-
cumstances, recommended the Council to adhere to tie
bye-laws as they stood.
Mr. BIRKET.—Do I understand you to say that your
law is better than the Secretary of State's ? (A laugh.)
The TOWN-CLERK.—No ; but that the law of the
Council was better than that of the Secretary of State.
Mr. BIRKETT.—i t's all the same; for we take the law
from you. I can assure you that the Secretary of State
is in no great favour with me. (Great laughter.)
The Mayor said he had received a communication from
Mr. John Gladstone, dated Carleton-gardens, the 12th
of February, stating that he had a copy of the late
Mr- Canning's portrait, painted by Bradley, an eminent
London artist,—that it was of full length, and an admira-
ble likeness, and that he hoped the Council would do him
the honour to accept it, and place it within the Town-hall.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. G, H. LAWRENCE said there could be but one

feeling on the subject, and that it required no thought or
premeditation to enable them to declare how gladly they
accepted the handsome offer. (Hear, Lear.)
It was then unanimously agreed to accept the portrait,
and respectfully to thank Mr. Gladstone for the present.
A memorial from Jane Robinson, the widow of a per-
son of that name, who had been in the service of the Cor-
poration for a period of 28 years, praying for some pecuni-
ary assistance for herself and her five children, was order-
ed to lie on the table, there not being a compassionate
fund at the disposal of the Finance Committee.
The Mayor read a memorial, signed by 31 of the inha-
bitants of South Toxteth Ward, setting forth that at the
last election for that ward they had voted for Mr. Platt,
the reform candidate; that Mr Platt had a majority of
votes at the close : that a scrutiny was entered into before
the Town-clerk, Alderman (Evans) and assessors; that
it then appeared that three electors for North Toxteth
Ward had voted in South Toxteth, (Alderson and Thom)
for Mr. Platt, and the third (Farnworth) for Mr. Glaze-
brook ; that Mr. Glazebrook was then declared elected :
and that upon the rejection of Mr. Platt, the Memorial-
ists laid a case before the Attorney General, and obtained
his opinion that the rejection of the two votes of Alder-
son and Thom was wrong. They then prayed the Coun-
cil to request of Mr. Glazebrook to resign, with the view
of enabling such steps to be taken as would secure the
return of Mr. Platt; and, in case Mr. Glazebrook refused
to resign, they entreated the Council to institute legal
proceedings, with a view to his removal. The prayer of
the memorial was receiyed with ironical laughter.
The DEPUTY TOWN-CLERK then read the case which
the memorialists had submitted to, and the opinion
which had been given by, the Attorney-General. Those
documents were voluminous. When they had been read
throughout,
Mr. EVANS, as the erring alderman on the occasion,
said he felt great regret, after having heard the lucid
opinion of the Attorney-General, at the decision
which he had given at the time of Mr. Glazebrook's elec-
tion. As his excuse, however, he had only to say that he
had then deferred to the cpinion of the Town-Clerk and
Deputy Town-Clerk, corroborated by the opinion most
honourably given by Mr. Lace. The object of the peti-
tioner was to get the council to take the matter up; and
the ground upon which, perhaps, the question might be
entertained, was the analogy the case bore to that of Mr.
Harvey, where the council took the whole management
and expense on themselves. .
The TOWN-CLERK stated that he was in this position ;
—he could not say any thing at all against the law as it
appeared to be laid down by the Attorney-General, and
yet i e was also in a position which he could maintain that
the advice he had given the alderman and assessors in Mr.
Glazebrook's case was perfectly correct ; and if he were
called upon to advise under similar circumstances again,
he would repeat the advice he had given on that occasion.
(Hear, hear.) He then proceeded at some length to state
his views with regard to the burgess roll, the revision
court, and the division of the borough into wards ; aver
which, he said the alderman and assessors had acted per-
fectly right in considering the voters, Alderson and Thom,
as bad voters for South Toxteth Ward, but good voters
for North Toxteth Ward, because it was in that ward
(Upper Hill-street and Wesley-street) the property out
of which they qualified appeared to be situate. They had,
each of them, only one qualification. The case was other-
wise with regard to Farnworth : he had two qualifications,
both in Sefton-street, but one of them in the north and
the other in the south ward.
Mr. LACE contended that the case submitted to the
Attorney• General had erroneously and partially stated
the facts.

Mr. GLAZEBROOK scarcely knew whether he ought to
speak a word. He would, however, just say, that he had
no personal feeling in the matter at all. He had taken his
seat in the council under the direction of legal authority,
properly constituted, and always considered to have
weight ; and he should be ready to vacate the seat the mo-
ment the council thought he could not hold it properly.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. H. HORNBY thought it exceedingly desirable that
the question should be satisfactorily determined, and that
the Town-Clerk should state all the circumstances, and
draw the attention of the Attorney-General to the several
clauses.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE characterised the conduct of
the parties who voted in the south ward on the occasion
in question as a moral fraud, because they knew the ward
in which they lived was the north. They had notice on
the subject from the Town-Clerk, and yet they persisted
and voted in the south. (Hear, hear.) He thought there
should not be the slightest encouragement held out to
such parties at all, and he should be very sorry if the
council were to countenance it. He contended that there
was a great distinction between the case of Mr. Harvey
and that of Mr. Glazebrook ; and concluded by express-
ing a hope that the council would leave the present par-
ties to their proper remedy—the Court of Queen's Bench.
(Hear, Lear.)
Mr. PARKER said the cream of the prayer of the me-
morialists was not to unseat Mr. Glazebrook, but to get
the expenses of their application paid for by the council.
They found that they had incurred an expense, and that
there was nobody to pay the lawyer's bill. (" Hear," and
a laugh.) He moved that the memorial do lie on the
table.

Mr. THomPsoN seconded the motion; and in doing so,
said the case appeared to have been ingeniously drawn up
with the view of obtaining a result. (Hear.)
Mr. EVANS defended the voters from the attack made
upon them by Mr. Lawrence.
Mr. AIKIN and Mr. GLADSTONE spoke in favour of
obtaining legal advice on the disputed points.
Mr. H. HORNBY moved, as an amendment, that the
lown-clerk be requested to draw up a case, ecabodying
the whole of the facts, and drawing the Attorney -General's
attention to the clauses in the municipal act which he
conceived to bear upon the subject.
Mr. GLADSTONE seconded the amendment.

The council divided, when there appeared—
For the amendment
Against it..
The amendment was consequently lost, and the original
motion, that the petition do lie on the table, was declared
to have been carried.
The TowN-CLERK said that, in consequence of certain
determinations from the Court of Queen's Bench, were a
case like that of Harvey and Quayle to occur again, the
disposition of himself and the Deputy Town-clerk would
be to tell the council not to incur any expense. (Hear,
hear.)
A memorial from the owners and occupiers of premises
in Hill-street, Toxteth-park, complaining of a slaughter-
house in the neighbourhood, was referred to the Finance
Committee ; so also was the coroner's account, amounting
to £BB.

The next subject on paper was a recommendation
of the increase to the salary of the surgeon of the prison
from £lOO to £2OO per annum, the consideration of which
was postponed at the last monthly council, pursuant to
the standing orders.
Mr. LACE moved that the increase be granted.
Mr. R. HOUGHTON seconded the motion.

Mr. TURNER moved, as an amendment, that the sur-
geon's salary be £l5O, instead of £lOO.
Mr. R. H ARBORD seconded the amendment.
An animated discussion ensued, at the close of which
the council divided, when there appeared—

For the amendment 24
Against it
The amendment was consequently carried.
The motions of which Mr. North and Mr. Isaac
Holmes had given notice were not proceeded with ; they
were treated as dropped motions ; so that, if they are to
be brought forward at any future council, renewed notices
of them will have to be given.
The council adjourned to Monday.

DOCK COMMITTEE.—.THuRsDAy.

Present, Messrs. Moore, Nicol, Barclay, Holt, Holmes,
Chilton, Smith, Trotman, Boyden, Bold, Kendall, and
Sandbach.
The CHAIRMAN announced that the committee of works
had lied an interview with the Paving Board respecting
the sewerage, and that the two boards perfectly understood
each other as to what was to be done when the new docks
were to he made ; in fact, although neither board knew of
it, there was a clause in the new act which met the case
that the hoard came to the committee about.

An application from Mr. George Badenach for the return
of £1 14s. 10d., the amount of one day's rent for the use
of a transit shed, was declined, it being clearly proved that
the rent had been incurred.

The CHAIRNIAN said he took that opportunity of re-
commending to the committee that they should put them-
selves in possession of a report drawn up by Capt. Evans,
and laid before the conservators of the river. It was one
of very great importance, and was diametrically opposed
to the statements made by Captain Denman to that com-
mittee.

Mr. EVANS (to the chairman) : Do you know that Mr.
Hartley was employed by the Woods and Forests to survey
over the river, and give a valuation of the land there ?
The CH : Not that I know of.

Mr. EVANS: I have heard that he has, and given in
a report of the valuation of the land enormously differing
from that which was given in by Mr. Cubitt. lam quite
at a loss to know on what ground Mr. Hartley could have
gone into that statement, because he is specially inhibited
to do any work but that of the docks.
The CHAIRMAN : Do you know that he did so ?
Mr. EVANS : I heard it from Mr. Mallaby. I was on
the Leasowes Embankment Commission, when I had a
conversation with him on the part of the Birkenhead
property, and there I heard it from him. I heard it after
that this morning, from Mr. Jackson.
The CHAIRMAN thought it desirable, when they could
so easily ascertain the facts, to do so, and not to rest on
rumour, for last week a question was put to him as to
whether the solicitor had opposed the Wallasey Bill, and
He it better to communicate
he had not done so.
thought
'with Mr. Hartley at once.
Mr. BOLD said it was on the authority of Mr. Jackson
and Mr. Mallaby it was stated that the Wallasey Bill had
been opposed in committee.
Mr. EVANS was understood to say it was rumoured
that the solicitor bad gone a certain length and then
oanl all
the dock
so
c•k tr
stopped.
Mr. Nicor. said the solicitor had authority from that
through parliament,
watchr
Ti g passingiist. Mr. Worthington
nthoantimhiatdteaentyobea
would, no doubt, watch that bill on the standing orders as
in the other parts of its progrPsst
but he distinctly wrote
to say that he had not entered into any opposition on the
standing orders.
Mr. AIKIN asked if there would be any harm if Mr.
Hartley, happening to be in town, had been asked by the
Woods and Forests—
Mr. EVANS.—Mr. Hartley made a regular official re-
port of the value of the land.
The CHAIRMAN.—Was employed by the Woods and
Forests to survey and report.
Here the matter dropped for the present, and the com-
mittee proceeded to financial matters.