The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-09 00:00:00

—The following

PACKET-SHIP STEPIIUN WHITNEY
tifving letter, dated June 3d, 1843, has bet
Captain. Thompson, the commander of this v
signeS by. all the passengers (24 in number). "
noble ship'Stephen Whitney (which we, with mt

rnmend to tt

with ever•

renien

on, we, the uncle

adressed to
.ssel. It is

travelling public as a vessel replete

:ned cabin pa

rs, have great

testimonials of esteem and
Reports had spoken
been more than
_ ;sage. In part-
permit
us to subscribe cordially to your well-eained
Cation as a careful and skilful commander. We cannot

highly of you.

but our exp:ctation• have
reeable pa

a pleasant and

withhold the express'

n of our respects, drawn forth

•
observation of your courteous and gentlemanly eoncluct—
your kindness and good feeling—your attention to the wants
of •all on board—which stamp your character es a goad, be-
nevolent, and truly worthy man. Please convey our sincere
regards to your able and efficient officers, who have added to
the pleasantness of our voyage by their attention to our com-
forts. Wishing you.a prosperous and happy career, we beg
to assure you of our friendly regards."

DISTURBANCE Is LORD NELSON-STREET.--A meeting
was held on Tuesday night at the Hall of Science, in Lerd
Nelson-street, for.the purpose of hearing a lecture on the
subject of the repeal of the union, from an individual named
Christopher Doyle, who has, we believe, been hitherto known
as a speaker amongst the Chartists... Shortly after the coin-
meneement of the lecture, a number of lads assembled about
the doors; and'after making some noise on the stairs burst
into the room, and carried off one of the
.forms. This they
took into the street and.smashed to pieces on the pavement.
The fragments-they gathered up and..threm through the wha-
dovrs, creating great alarm intheneighbourhood. The street
was.instantly in a commotion, hundreds of people hastening
to the spot and swelling the crowd. At length Inspector
Abiaharn arrived with a few men, and he for a• short time
kept the crowd from the doors.. Shortly afterwards, Super-
intendent Quick, with a file of men, marched. into the street,
and in a few minutes another body. of men came up under
the command of another Superintendent. Thesa in a very
short space of. time, cleared the street, so' that
,it presented
the most eitraordinary appearance of.desertion. A number
of individuals, however, remained at each end'of the avenue
. where they were kept back by files of-officers. About nine
o'clock, is body of men appeared in Hotham-street, bearing
an orange flag. Mr. Whitty immediately advanced to them
with a file of policemen, on seeing whom they turned and
fled. They were pursued into Hanover-street, where they
dispersed. About ten o'clock the meeting terminated, and
as there was a strong force of police on the ground the streets
were cleared without further disturbance.

LECTURES AT THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—On
Tuesday evening R. Addams, Esq.. delivered the fifth of his
course of interesting lectures on electricity, &c., before a
highly gratified audience, in the theatre of the institution.
The subject for the occasion was on telegraphic communicas
tions, including vottetype and electromagnetic telegraphs,
which he introd, cell by sonic pleasing and appropriate re-
marks on the is. doubt ,1 advantages of the transmission of
information, by . gnals or 'elegraphs, with a rapidity which
could not otherwis. be attai ed. The practice had been pur-
sued from the earlier t ages, e 'en amongst uncivilized tribes.
The deaf and dumb, t 0.,, es rted to signs for the expression
of thought, and thereby communicated their wants and wishes.
The organs of-sound, as well as sight, were called into re-
quisition for the conveyance of information to those at a dis-
tance: the church bell was itself an intimation without words
for the people to attend divine worship; the minnte gun at
sea, by 'day or night, indicated the danger by which the ma-
riner was surrounded; and military telegraphic communica-
tions were found of the utmost importance in conveying in-
telligence froth star on to station, which could not otherwise
he accomplished in time to be available in consequence of
the distance. Resort had therefore been had to various sys-
tems of. signs and signals, some of which of late years had
been much improved ; and to this subject he bespoke their
attention that evening. A number of fires burning in certain
positions on the tops of hills, had, in ancient times, been re-
sorted to for this purpose; and the Greeks and Romans had
employed small twigs, &c., sprinkled with oil, and capable of
ready ignition, by which, in various numbers and positions,
they could make brief announcements. The lecturer then
supplied a short and interesting account of the progress of
telegraphic communication. So early as 1684, it was pro-
posed (by, as we understood, Hawke) so to communicate by
suspending great letters of tin ; but we had no practical tele-
graph in this country until 1794 ; and we were indebted to
the French for first stirring us up to the use of it. The first
apparatus they used consisted of a lone cross piece of wood
at the top of a pole, with two arms at its extremities, which
last, by being moved in various positions, answered the pur-
pose to a certain extent. In 1796 another more complicated
plan was employed between Paris and a distant station,
'mine four posts, with a cross piece, and five arms or flaps,
which increased the vocabulary of communication. Of these
he showed, neat models. The British at length set up a
telegraph on the admiralty to communicate with Chatham.
This was the six •flep-, telegraph, and consisted. of a frame-
work, elevated on a pole, or pillar.
.The frame had six open
squares or compartments. within it, in each of which was an
octagonal board, which might be turned so as conspicuously to
face thedistant observer in signalizing, or kept horizontal, with
the edge towards him,. so that it would appear as a mere line
if it were at all visible, and signify nothing. On the board
were the figures 1 to 6 inclusive, which could be seen in clear
weather a distance of 15 or 20 Miles. The next telegraph
was that of the admiralty, communicating from London to
Portsmouth, and resembling a long ladder, narrowing to the
top. A fine model of this was shown, with brass machinery
below for working it. It had two sets of arms, each of eight
in number, which; when all extended in a vertical sloping or,
horizontal position, formed two figures resembling the points
of the compass,. with the cardinal and the fiiur intermediate
points; The flaps of the upper set represented'thetigures 1
to B—beginning at the tope:nl going round like the face of
a clockeati&the lower one 10, 20, 30, &c. up to 80.- There:
was also a signal calling attention to those at the next
station before a communication was commenced. There
were fourteen stations for this line similarly provided, and.
each with tables of numbers with alphabetic letter's.
so that words could be signalled or spelt. The government.
could have a key privately sent to the stations, altering the
indication of the letters by figures ; so that though the figure
for one letter was.signalled, another letter was .to be taken
for it. By this means no one could know what the nature of
their communication was, even if they had the usual tables.
The telegraph more recently invented by Lieut. Watson had,
however, superseded this, and it was contemplated to have it
established all round the coast and across the island, so
that in fine weather there would be no difficulty in commu-
nicating all over the country at the rate of 40 miles an hour.
His telegraph (which was known here) had four arms, or
rather pairs of arms, (or eight flaps,) four of which signified
four distinct figures at once.; and his vocabulary was-a com-
prehensive one, containing, under (daises, short sentences or
words ;—class 1 being those from 1 to 1,000 ; 2 _those from
1,000 to 2,000; and so forth. Theevocebulary was well. ar-
ranged in sentences or portions of sentences. Thus. if he
(the lecturer) opened the book promiscuously, opposite 3425
he found the words ". during the night"-3426, " during
last night." But it was quite clear that even this ingenious
plan was not available during hazy weather or at night, and
this detect had given the idea of constructing electro-magne-
tic telegraphs. The first of this kind was by Messrs. Cooke
and Wheatstone. This, of which he showed a working mo-
del, had a clock face on a square frame, with a magnetised
hand, whichebeing communicated with by the wires of the
galvanic battery, pointed to letters desired to, he indicated by
the party, at any distance. He explained the reason why it
was necessary that the wires should be wrapped round with
white cotton or white silk, or varuithed over. He showed
another apparatus with two hands, which, by the like elec-
tric influence, both pointed to a lett over them or. to one
under them. This showed the principle, of the electro-mag.
netic telegraph, -which lie explained by diagrams, &c., at
considerable length. He then showed, by a diagram in the
form of a large diamond intersected into smaller diamonds,
with each its separate letter, and havipg five magnetic hands in
the middle, that these hands could, by 'the electricity passed
to them by five- wires, be made so to point, though at a great
distance from the operator, as to spell distinct words. (He
also exhibited a beautiful model of a new telegraph, with
balls at the top and arms at the side, worked by machinery,
which had been sent to him by a gentleman whose invention
it was, and which he would explain in a future lecture.)
The electro telegraphs noticed had, however, given way to
another of a much superior description, a large model or re-.
presentation of which he first explained, before showing the
real and smaller one in operation. It consisted of a circular
wheel face or index, With circles of lefters and ligines marked
upim it. The 'face of this was covered with. another face
hiding. the whole of it, with the exception- of the letter or,
figure which was to be signalled, amid ov,hieh:could, be -seen
through a 'openingsquare; :at -the top part of the outer
circle:or lace; in the'Saine -Manner as the day of the month is
-observable throtigh a clock diet. There was employed iii
working it what is called a permutation table, on a circle or
wheel, with numerous little points, against each of which
was a letter or figure corresponding with those on the move-
able dial. When the two wires of the galvanic battery
were passed from the perrnutator to the telegraph, (no
matter how many miles apart,) and the table was moved
round and stopped at the letter required, the electricity, pass-
ing instantaneously along the wires, moved the index or face
of the telegraph, so that the party there could distinctly and
quickly spell word after word—a cross being shewn indicating
.the termination of each. He showed in.a Very pleasing and
clear manner the nature of the apparatus, and the manner
in which it worked, but it is diflicult for us to convey an
adequate idea of it without diagrams. It must suffice,
therefore, to say, that close behind the moving dial is a
wheel with a thin rim having teeth on each edge. Let us
suppose a narrow saw, having sloping teeth on each edge, to
be doubled or bent round in a circle, it would represent this
wheel, and a piece of iron which may be called a double pall,
and which bylieing moved backwards and forwards on the
top.of this wheel So-that at eeCh,rnevettent the perpendicular
pert 'of' it would fall between two of. the teeth first' on one
.side of the rho and then on the oilier, and which, from..the
teeth forming bo...bitesithan, winild turn the
Wheel, hi one direetiOn in aI.S-hort- jerk at.eacli.l3loenyent,-
.'—andWe'tpaOlave..a notion of its action. •A.largehOrsc-
• •r; sht~e
net ie'place • behind this piece of iron,.and the,
polarity being alternately changed, through the wires, Sz.c.,,
tbe iron-moves' backwards and forwards till the index-wheel
reaches-the required letter, when it is stopped for a moment
to give the person sufficient time to note it.. The permuta-
tion table is then turned to the next letter, and so on through
whole sentences.. A vet y small instrument was required in
practice foe. this admirable mode of communication, (with a
comparatively small hattery)-mie. of Which the lecturer pro-
duced and 'worked.; . The telegraphic or index .part resew-
bled -a small brass tireepiece. ; He placed it at One extre-
mity of the platform, and the battery and peruittation wheel
at the other. • A young gentleman from the body, of the
rootntndertook to read off the index, and the battery being
applied, he readily made out a sentence telegraphed, without
any clue beitiefurnished him—namely,'" This noble institu-
tion was opened for the purposes of education in 1843," &c.
This -was decidedly the best and most gratifying experiment,
and one of the toast useful, we should think, which had bees
niade during these lectures, and the audielniciee testified their
delight by repeated, bursts of applause. tole rap}r was
also made to ring a bell as a signal of attention, and a large
model of a bell; showing the whole system °fits working, was
shewn and rung by a distant battery with, sudicieneloudnes!
to awaken the beavieet sleeper at a station ! 'a ie.
little model also rang very distinctly, though the battery
Here we had' a telegraph as efficient. by

bell of the

due, and the communication was made with the velocity of
lightninga velocity indeed annihilating distance. China
itself might be communicated with in an incredibly Aida
time. The only difficulties were the laying of the copper
wires, and so protecting them that the electric current would
pass freely along them, and also in getting a sufficient gal-
vanic power. One of these telegraphs was now established
between London ,and,AVindstir, and the precise result of a
debate in Parliament conl&thereby be Made known in a few
moments. He• concluded by expressing an opinion that to
pursue the science of electro-magnetism to perfect such dis-
coveHes,: was hot. therefore a waste of money and time, but
worthy of philosophical minds, as involving great national
benefits by. the speedy conveyance of intelligence from place
to place. In the course o:the lecture he also showed other
sYstems of electro-magnetic communication, which by the
touching of halls or keys (in the manner of a musical in-
strument), balls at distant stations were raised .and: let tall
successively, so that language could be conveyed by the mute
and extraordinary agency of electricity ! He was listened to
with the most respectful attention throughout, and ammunced
that he should on Friday (this evening) continue this branch
of his subject—introducing .an - electro-printing telegraph,
electro-magnetic clocks, &c. &c.

SMUGGLIXG.—At the Police-couri, on WednesdaYi ost7,
of the crew of the ship Ashburton Raspti 20s. and tent
for smuggling about 31b. of tobacco. I defd
ault of paP."
lie was committed for seven days. owl,
CommiTmENT.—On Wednesday, at the Police-c.
young man who was tried at the last October Sessiotit) as
again committed for trial, for having stolen a Van lie-
clothing from on board a sloop called the Hare, trading
tween this port and Ulverstone.

PROFESSOR GREENBANK.—Profes:sor Greenback, "ielr'°_,V.
favourablye known here as a lecturer upon awl teach
v;ocia
locution, has just returned from America, 'haitur bqneker,
received there throughout a long'tour. The Knikerguloowir4.
terms, and in his travels he seems to have won "
a very talented periOdical, speaks of this gentleman i"" op-
golden
0,.s
nions from all kinds of men." Professor Greenbaolc inte I
giving lectures here in the course of the autumn.

• evening, 3
ACCIDENT.---7Abollt seven o'clock on Tuesday ~1 Bee
boy, six years old, was playing at the back of the residence
enviii
of Mr. Francis Jordan, in the Part, when the old geet'rc ',„
had no intention of injuring the child, and he has since no to
Till: PICTURES BY DUBUFE.
the amende for the accident, so far as it could be done' s', though not dangerously. We believe Mr. Jordadnv
the parents of the child. VP about
here.
tbe removed from Liverpool, for exhibition els '!;,.,. 00
Our readers will be gratified to learn that the reee'P",a
Monday last, for the benefit of the Night AsYlem amount..
1.,
to £l3 14s. fid., which Mr. Creighton, the Prop .it
handed over to the managers of that institution. , 4
greatly to be admired, that the u—seTtoTtehePseiePtlilerets:;s"7—
ohoamvembeeoednagoilveeilni tree charitable ur ose ; but,
p p. . _,,,. doiietto
it is still tl!
17
proprietor to refuse to me.'
for expenses. 60115
The decay of the teeth and gums arises fro"' ce, t,
causes; but, principally, it may be attributed to early ieecrat
ill health, and the use of tooth powders containing "lite-
and other deleterious acids, which give a monientarY,"e e„
ness to the teeth, while thecorrode the enamel 1 The
a
y
treme prevalence of this last cause is too well known to '
e sari-
comment. To this fact, indeed, is principally to b riji,
buted the long botanical, research, which was liapPilY tvrold
nated by the most felicitous discovery ever Given to 00' ;, ,
for the Preservation of Teeth,. el D I Breath, 0-'.
the _mi.'s. am . powdet
RIINVLA 'ND s ODONTo, or PEARL DENTIFRICS this i f ,
now occupies a distinguished place at the Toilets,°l, the
S ereigns and the Nobility throughout Europe, vial_hich
general demand for it at once announces the favour io ""
it is held by the public at large.—See adrt.

it dnesbY
CASE OF STABBING.—At the police-court, on re-. No'
plaint against one of the fiail fair sex for having
a weather-beaten tar,.• named John King. Oreferreub'e ..iot
stab
enraPol,
in the arm. From the evidence it appeared that, after P_rance
building together for some time, they entered a tetn.lr pro-
(vtodffee shop, where, after partaking of the fare 110'n/when
i ed at such places, a dispute arose asto some ebsVg,e'estng
the delicate beauty took a fork from the table, and 5:: Poor
tarc. in the arm, who merely
she was as good a Spaniard as ever lived, stabbed "J.: jock
mfn'and saying, " If you want to take a fellow's life,, ,ever,
take the knife and do it at once." Some person, 0,1)0.1., the
retorted by banding het I'i here
gave her into custody, and as she had been alreadY„,.be.' , been
court for similar offences, it is probable, had not bin;
going to sea, she would have been s..int f,- Ow sr sir
it was she was fined 403. and coati., or ordere 1 to le I
soned forty-two days.

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0 0
ANOTHER CASE OF STABBING.-:YeS eclair l'AVeaale;
disorderly character, named Kirkham, wh° deetGr:-
mended from the previous day in order to obtain `",:a.seer-,',
certificate, was again placed at the bar of the P°A'l9 4001),g-
-before Mr. Rushton, charged with htisring stabil% satie,,ll
of the name of Anna Power, also a prostitute. liaattor:
who had attended her stated that she was not Out "%sale;
for inflammation might take place, but he would OP. hos.
tell on Saturday. She was severely wounded in three hPs bsci
the
was a wound about three inches in length
the jao4o
of the neck, and one of similar dimensions nee,,,.r• east
vein, and also a severe cut on the forehead. -teersi,s,o
postponed till Saturday to know the state of PO bat at t",l
time. From inquiries we have made, we fin d t•csitedlal
time Kirkham committed the assault she was in tol,', that ,
exceedingly excited in consequence of some quarrs
10.01
taken place between herself and Power. A
veryfell seleo
wrested the knife from her also bad her hand dal
cut. The parties reside, we learn, in Albion-street•
rrue/ • f
THEFT FROM A CAB.—At the police-court 011.11 1;00..
Margaret Dixon was placed at the bar charged with
/a
stolen a shawl and two dresses, the property of '''---I,l7efte
Holywell. The latter stated, that she belonged bout to fei'
Point, near Newry. Oa Monday night she was alw,be f 0
,I)
turn home, but when she arrived at the Pier-head, .reviou. e
that the boat had sailed. She engaged a car, and '0 Vst3a.
to her been driven to her lodgings, called at a frieog red 03i
in Queen-street, where she was set down. She "beol
car driver to wait, and left a bundle containin' a 5 r
two dresses,' in the car. The car driver t4mCeocith'slcoci';
and when he returned she missed her bundle. 'Jarae,,sf:ci °It)!
the driver, stated that he took up the prisoner 1--otrli;
others in Queen-street, and drove them .te Nal'°lle. is
When he returned. Miss Hol well missedaP
y
procured the assistance of-Constable Clinton'. s,4'
to the house where he had set down they riolle to go
peared that the driver and Clinton were directed iesrlifo
liffe's public-house, in Vauxhall-road., There tile/Pit,
that the prisoner had run into the parlour and put best) or
bundle. The keeper of the' avern believing her to,
..noltlf
proper character ordered her out, and the left the riatie
fiheinddbhyerm.
islst wHaoslydweleivue.redrruhpe !poittshoenceorastable an,nitte4'
wits con,
trial., t gr, „art,
STRANGE PROCEEIMNG.O.B Wednesday ots,;
sent. Harden applied to Mr. Rushton. at the 11/41.M41°,ite
under the following circumstances :—Mr. Donal' woe fir
or
who was his (Mr. Hardens) client, and whe, 't 40/tott
be denied, was a man of most respectable charsete ol
nierly and for many years mate of the ship Pirrge slier
of this port, by which occupation he amassed a "f coos
money. Some time back he married a widoW °f both
ear
able property, and, by the advice of the friends ° 004) vo
ties, commenced a pawnbroker's sliop i but, c vo6 °t
of his intention to continue a sailor, the liee"lfitise cc el
out in the name of John Booth, who was a re:ot
wife, and who was to act as her assistants. s"'1o1
until early in this year, when, in consequence .01
to retire from that line of business, some s'll 40:•°,°;itie'
fi
place, which resulted in his client's, being ne(l,ours
assault, and ordered to find.hail, of which '24 cool' fit'
was to be given. He did not complain of this_'saroe ors
for it was according to the evidence ; but the et IN1411;stol
nesaes who had before 'Mr. Rushton sworn 10;04
was a trespasser on the premises in which he t'befoll°,oosr,
his capital, swore at the Court of Requests, 0"„.. iii, ("alakse;
week, that he was the ostensible plc priet°"ots •sra
quence of which. an order for £7 for serv.'s
was made on his client. When his client obefort
of the assault it was- on a Saturday artel.nie°3,ej 10°
was therefore not possible that he could he fenridoe,"3.lr;
Monday but when lie was taken to the
was stripped 'of his clothes and placed in a felon "0
Rushton here wished to know if in his aoOlicaty3oatild,
anything embodied,' on which he aas a magistrate „it 0.100 c:
dicate? It was not just that lie should allow s:ni tlo'
statements to be made, calculated, for anYth'" 014 I:), WI
only to serve private interests ; but the latter it ss
statement should not go without enquiry, and it or I",e
nd pe oicareole
it would certainly shake the confidence 9
placed in the hands of the Bridewell-keePe°l,t ber°bef°r°
almost unlimited. It was bringing a staten'eg ...se o /16
die "
public that was, he believed, as unfounded as 11-b°°
them. • Mr. Rushton themordered the Brid:!we sco 0 tvc°4
sent for.—Mr. Harden continued :In cassette° °ye sod ;t
proceedings, M'lntyre found it necessary to rttiq• 'rho bah
the goods, part of which waS the pledged proPeivre,
this property was a writing-desk, which
3
now a publican, had at his house near Seat 'lir,
eta at
which had been removed, and since seen at ijosaa 01.7,
The books were here produced, when Mr. Pair 0,:,
theytlaat niotasducilluathpitraigsoctioulddrehave ocNcturred at the Pit I,lootl
mistake—l meant the daseosl.,--I\,' litiu3srltaltern,i oittrl'ela(;:trori/j;
ordered Mr,' ighton to be sent for, 3fiu rge, JO;
val he, was made acquainted with the ehsfooas Gr
stated
' that M'lntyre was not put in the, mists. gr4,l
but in clothing appropriated to untried Pn'". tea °ls
co i
examined by Mr. Harden.—The dress e°n greY
t ti
trowsers and waistcoat, deep blue
stockings, and clogs. The stockings had „',.-paolt Ph-stli„eft.
on them, but it was to distinguish them as r-
-0 „t
There was -also, we understood him to say, " to
the collar of the waistcoat. Ile had seen Ai 'l"o.ol4!jerlt Cr
but it, was Optional, though he would IRA the '; to
that option was made known to M'llitYre,",„3,,a SO; sswije
ceived him., He was not aware that-he ateeri. 0,1
'form any nienial•office the chambers of the
ouch'ila'.ll
He was wider the more immediate care of otil
hoof orei;,,
Harden contended that it was a case of. grel °,l, Pp,
one it, which no man merely in default Ile place f
he had 24 hours' notice to give, should °°
Rushton said it was in accordance with the Gelevel.l
await, and read the following seetion froin the, ,"`he
betted
elPiot
chap. 64—" But no prisoner before trial sh,e:tijes beroldell
to wear a prison dress unless his or ber I,seseeotro-
insufficient, or improper, or necessary to tals
the
,purposes of justice; and no prisoner, ottl'e,i jall
convicted of felony, shall be liable to be ol", baie ;10,,a18
coloured dress, but if it be dee:tied expedictit,te oloeotalvti
dress for prisoners not convicted of felonY tn, were lieft tot
plain!' Mr. Harden contended that the clotl"',-, tot hot
Mr. Rushton was of opinion they were. :Vl,ll,:ti
wanted Mr. Rushton to grant him a . sea
obsel,.eil,
the desk b•fore 'alluded to, but he declioed, it v$?'0',411100
by his own showing it was disputed Pr°PertYlool Potil°
a felony or it was not one. If it was not he the (10 "11'4
tion, and if it was, any officer would tae, .s
0
charged into custody, but Mr. Ilartlen or s
take the responsibility of such a proceeding,_,.e
authorise it. Mr. Harden again alluded to t" hat ..!!Deo '
saving the case was one of e•t e h3rdshiv.,
~;,i1
a 0
ta m lento • cc:, co
ton said ha, thought it one of great , ti
Harden left tine eourt;Qie said he was not oi'!-:r,te,,t9',srr,°lo'
the parties.eorineeted with the prise''
at law.-2:-YeSterday hatattectieln'T d'ecs°l
on the charge. of felony, was ~a
The articles which it was alleged he -hd st°leybe opoo r
• tkig desk alloded to, and a 'wiodow.blind• i!!
Inqrre Went to show that tlia: 'desk
hisi, it haying :been in the po,,ession (.?t_.ance river itte
inarried,her ; it app;,ared froni the 'o' hos 00,iod
aud another female, that it lizid belonged ti
band, and tliat 'shortly after. his death slit pu 11,0bij,•
Booth, and finding it at her present liti)J".tid,
,•'‘ ot
had Sent it to tlie prisoner. Mr. Ruslato o
.1 d die • 01 ee
all the evidence, that the case as regar-e tO ot ..00
was too trifling to notice, and with re'r cborge_ yri?
as
sestkt
htlaiderebeveviatsprneovi,gmrosulynd vvhatever for 40, .11 01'„1)ce;
The prisoner was then di snSalergaedP.resiNe!"`t.k.•
sent, and complained of M'lntyre beit)7, aped '
t.
out of his premises, and of the pled :1".... 011 oel,
away by Booth, while the money to olVI,ato"
was all supplied by his client. Mr"
, interfere.

utarewood ti
ibr)
14, ..o.gititte.
rota, ~,,,a, 0
y.7--On Saturil3y,. F. 141, be gr,
I.l.l"utera, empl:)yed on the estate. of MC:.. vatting Etild Il‘tos
severalter steps -cut in
within the prec.;ucii of an , itt:' ive ayd' -v a :', co
~e -Dic!
*lntige, near Breckn• 11, 4-ere cl''' -did off) V
for the porpose 0 Inyi„L, (;::,:sviti6; to con
cent -of "I'
the earth, at
rettervoir in the park, they discovered A deicivitiOlidoit -eIY
II C appeared an opening sufficiently' 13'-ipiore j ti6liier
person passing I the te0:.,,,,, to ajoe o.l)thel
through'. One of the 'lt eit '901,0°
long for some yards,. bur 'fee•i i .ornewhat• Woo 0,, to oel
I his companions being" linclinedg' to velit"'": , (10",1000,
they refrained fro • lon g"`e7 cire itae g
lod„e . . in proceeuir4,,, tint .pd 0,, jet ,i 0 j
„at their dinner hour. they menton- 100301,0 F
to, Mr. Staines, the house steward, who aceoo s 01,1°,3
few
the spot, taking with liiin a small latol• ive oveortlii'l to
yards he emerged into rather an e:cte.' bald:, cir,rior;
apparently by nature, in the side of a high res 01 c jllt,oo,
poied of rock, through' i aarow fi"•1 • , til lie ii,e
several n- vonitoor,,,do oe ,4
daylitcht w• • •
as dimly admitted. Ch' e'bodY' coo ;11 11'
he l''
s, ,„!scovered, the remains of a Imolai) . jell b 3 ,t) tiii,l iii.t.,
..K`.1.11 and principal bones, several of v"'" 10.0 latortetei ''it
tacked, through the length of time tlic!i, tely iae,,,v ltr
pair of old fashioned steel spurs. eGoil-",e ,tleale i71.1,,,g
ta
h,
dand which, from their positin, I_a_tl.,;l, v0t,030°,30,,101
c e to the feet of the I • a--ed, alt"'were 1. tlir'oc)3
t ecc s aline'!, O5, 1) or
vestige of '
either boots or straps repo, .. of vis isrge ,i• ,t,
teller with the barrels and locks of Pat 001 00%001
f which had lop • cl off. "e i bo. beu
g since rotte ~., stee of t
and a number of what appear to . dresD
might probably have been attached to the bone.'
r the
were ikewise found mingled 50000' -

SINGULAV. DISCOVER'

MtETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL

The rnonthly meeting of the Town Council was held on
Teilnesday, in the Town-hall. The M.r.” ••••-""

Tie Deputy Town-lerk read the I
trance Committee, which, among athp
recommendation that the talm
peg
Surveyor's department, b
er annnou.
thMr. G. 11. LAWRENCE,
e proceeding,, mentioned

of Mr. I

ill movin

the u urge-8 Pier were now C(
T'oock Committee would lose nt
Per share towards the improvem
he recommendation for increasin,

nece3
sa

).ver till t

ngs of the I

s, contained a

mfirmation of

oefor -......cr regulation of ammo,
the repoe the committee for the last tim,
rt. The committee had grantt.
eerned proper, to keepers of weight Store dealers, dealers in second hand
to c
within the old parts of the borough.
confirY observaions, Mr. Lawrence conch—
rmatio of the proceedings.
Sir TnAs BRANCKER seconded the motion.
~ Mr. BoatILEY-Moonc, in the course of some obserhvaad-
",?ns, expressed an opinion that in some cases licenses
improperly withheld from keepers of marine
-tr. G. H. LAWRENCE explained that th
vvithlield in cases where the -
victed of receiving stolen property.
After a brief discussion the proceedings were confirmed

ere included in
ses, where they
chines, marine

:nods, and butchers,
Alter some explana-

,d by movitig the

bad been only

parties had been recently con..-

THE FIRE BILL

_ ..11r. %Reeler, in pursuance of notice, requestsd
onrtision Of the•council to bring forward the followinglmoti
relative to the Fire Bill, before the other business on the
tePriPaPer-•14 That the resolution of the council of the 26th of
l relative to the withdrawal for the present seesiotntoof the
ire. Prevention Bill, be rescinded; and that, subjec
proceeded as the council may deem necessary, the bill b
receeded with in the present session."
sec. he
pellker•
;PeoeTen. objected to the application, as did Mr.
l'r when
Mr' 81°1(Peer contended that the matter was of the great-
eeetp_l!,°usible n. egency, and that delay. would be fatal. He
if ••T'l . Pon the Town-clerk to explain to the council why,
eue Maher teen- . proceedings were taken, they should be corn-
lieetw_ithNote the smallest less of time.
eleceentieeertveceen.e. then mentioned that after theapgreenvtisoeins
council he immediately wrote to his
tpetdanoen.totsp the second reading of the bill. On the ae-
to ea -of Jr.▪ si Birkett's notice on the books he wrote again
Peruse certain how far it was probable that, on application, the
rnitotbfeCommons might forego the standing orders, and
the e... °I to proceed. He found that it was
ee itie:.u.se. would, on an occasion of this sorteanlloevthem to
probable that
the present
ee3ie7 Tonaittee, as there was a precedent i
coed': for r• t like proceeding. Notree, however, of the se-
to
ought to be given immediately.
hoe, andiltlttTT was then permitted to proceed with the 'no-
found
ae he commenced by saying
of the
hersstee"°Pinion very prevalent that, in consequence.
that when in London he
they mode
in which they had dealt with the bill,
firesthat
which h It'', apathy on the subject of
Liver a occurred. There had been a general feeling in
the alarming
404°°1 that the warehouse owners hail been the means of
throw that
oet the ill; but such was not the case, though Mr.
Ilehad rees'emn tt°,_ll to his surprise, had spoken on that
had e. however, to believe that Mr. Harbord had
renee of fires,
vies. In consequence of the frequent emoterecur-
walou.,""' the premiunas of insurance had tecreatsheed
ttroaadne
, atilt:mint, such as could not fail to injure
'
calcu-
hoed `°wil. In fact, he did not know any thing
Ite.e..im as,ist the views of those who favoured thseolnland
ardrv-:uiat'tge 13thieliraessetilieshenhigh rates. Mr. Birkett proceeideewd
of.to
g of the resolution,
that
nulti !.:t Mule satisfactory arrangement of measures
of the ~' e greater security to the whole warehous P
eirV‘ LOw n.
ut. t. ARLE said he would not oppose the motion, for the
• ould be
etiet°'t,oces were materially changed since the former reso-
Cape t
Ilw as passed. Amongst other things, they
~,„tegelPon to proceed on the practical observations of two
the
14,1_`: men who had been the
appointed to survey
q,',lle ef_ t re warehouse property in Liverpool.
read' the
said this would be a proper time for him tou
othaitih;:tr. thureee
iiii nanunications whichfrhuemhad received o
the warehouse
prw..re s and keepers'al TIT f(trommerntali'llsast India. Association,•e
utleueziblitg. that lemslative enactments on the subject might b
kr. Aid. ,
might be, he
ti;cise to ppnseveAniestsa,id, however. unpopular
4,e,.recenti
1.)0(1)1di:ed elaborate of the council, after a.n
•iliaese itjunaPat to rescind a, rslutifomn which had
disYeuslsirugne marsrtiol
memorials from Public
went seitki4,eltsvere generally Caused by one individual, who,
!later ef ee‘ !torn one person to another, and was the °rip-
shiorn the whole. In the case of the dock warehousesthne
their este:hill tehe. In
persons who had a direct interestMr.l
Itirkett h --"n'ent, were made to appear against them..
getitleliee ad stated that the trade would leave the port lecen.,
ramie_ of the warehouses here net being under similarbut_ene •
tirliett °Cl!1? Docks surrounded with warehouse*. 1.51. r.
Nell. si under private management.] That was etc-
" a- pubs
management ; for theyunder one own.
were
.
eerpslul.bieti:ntid that ownership was so large that it. was virtually.
94 94 the e,Vnaternent. Mr. Evans was proceeding to remark
heese
o:oiect of dock warehouses, and to call on the
use
d nen! to release the town from the obnoxious clauses
wen
sidacilltebill, when he was called to order by the Mayor,
er. fe
!ewes departing from the question.
deide ~``•.o• LAWItENcE regretteil that the bill was so sud-
rejee:ti't at the former council. He believed that to the
Lae prosf that bill they owed the lii-,h premiums which
"Faber
of illiPesed. IVIr Lawrence read a letter: from
_a
Poititto
f-je "rliament who took great interest in Liverpool,.
to the ,e.„ nt that further measures were necessary in addition
xt. v‘littte:r tele
not duel 'A"' 'rag Of opinion that the insurance offices had
I_ e their dut •
provision by law, regb-
oe tile dis.. ). There was a
"' elleed
eiences that turpentine and tar distilleries. should
°ltaht t • vetrorri other buildings. The insurance
.agets
teireerin:' LlaVe exercised ei e circum.4pection regarding the,_
lei‘iirreitra(u'oi cttypetroa Lees,
meoeoeitt.iciudstsan.oei;l.:er similar places, as regarded
offeree init'iShitty.
1 he had heard no valid reasnns.
'l'l4l. Pre favour of rescinding the resolution of the_ co, uneceiln
eeki wore
t:•ei,his °pillion that all the recent rives h I b
,111giv,i,'f incendiari„. lie urged the necessity ofa time
eittiir• N,nur further consideration. .1 .
er,„:"ltieg rite supported the moeion, and. po.intoeod_ohudtl,tliine
lende(lueeeelj had experienced in framing a d
he
(.. every 141
ithe number of persons eeho steppged fraommebhei
b •Idrr.ei,r,f(o)ce: '' h egging that their particular interest Might
tIY tle bill • Pointed out the number of interests affected
_
''e nee, .! With the d .- • f hasty. legislation, and urged
:The ratty ee ~e,,, . eti,er o o
4)41 t 4 Al'oll. ruez:(1); memorial which he had just received
e-tlekestierl44ilierican Chamber of Commerce, offering several
leet re'e*tid for for the adoption
firelte Tuazicres for the prevention of fires.' ,
of prompt and
ee,
..ie
,teeks It, supported the motion, observin that the
ted'„;'. warehfee°°*-lane, which passed across theg,etrre.et to
. tetezuses, showed the necessity of the measure.
9 e
tve,,,e.
belief i ''rged the necessity of proceeding,•el
n.promp-
,• -eel
As
4 i.. ijust ler ugly,
loite 11 stance
that t the eagle position thie time next Y r
sent
would be turned from the poite,ah.e said
, !the (lee ''',lf sent aea -,. f rto Bristol, because
()•,::Ir tee eerellee in the ratel).;(,)f of
there,
eon'ltNeePtoY, while in Liverpool it was a shilling. He
where it was
tvi4h,
ttuekt et there was a necessity for erecting warehouses
_
he l'l4iourcina/s• It- Mr. Birkett wanted to cover himself
en sieterit ~ he wonld give way upon this point, at least to
1 .NCik, t° eliat!liciwie the sheds nn the west side of Prince's
It up into evarehouses•
‘it'e'll;. 8A,.14°'-i 1. II o Lett at orted the, motion at some
mite P4,41'..ie slid that the. attapek made oh Mr. Birkett, by
e'ar.,:tvin::, Na.its most iriconsisteet and uncalled for. (He.ari!
ii .._h.olim, bill bargedop the whole opposition to theeoc
tet,cieet gin
,ett
leman, and seemed to consideritßut
hie t. Mr. i;%11.- Eirkett defending his own propertY• `t
(1.131 teeit., -vans been in a similar position ? In suppoe .
(1.131 tee eitli.,•e had he not been its beginning and its. end !,
,iere • ieivane met on every side and in every position .
granpiiite ret !e position of that gentleman
in
the Dock
theteirte ee
t, ''loded him of the eastern fable, of the world
?teoi_ot 4 tqr.oll%lJAnk of an elephant, and the elephant crl
.(i)l,l:lilittz,d
oLniiii-e•
b(ale„aufehter.) Jest so,. the welfare ofthe
helittlateee "44 011 lc
C. ()t.the dock committee, and the dock
(Loud
I'D
f “ Th,t
.the back of Mr. re Ev._ .
'D lii 11e,,,,
.e,rntletn:in seemed qutte petrined at the
1":11'41eli tit
rescinding a former resolution.. He lifte
iir tii, , (\I po horror, and exclaimed rescind a. reso-
rtrt' t:l()rtliy ,ili IL) hoped that at that most pathetic part
'44tl,t toPu t ' ertnan's speech, the reporters would recol-
-414a 11.0 , leest three notes of admiration. (Great
W. ht the '". del he need t remind so shrewd a gentle-
ile
Ilse t
erire was
nti
old
so .
e h proverb which said—
'rrerNerrl' thee,ha.rige their op onions, but fools never do.''
1414 tejec':' t"t, council vri)ould 't
once acknowledge its
said—
t, l'Ak
_ting the bill d a•
le 3
til t..t4
I: CC
sale
el. reri retrace its s. P •
hi"' tv,)l,l,l'?ee twei"v ".:•V had the %.vater bill, wt•llichgavewthhiecmh
,iiiplie or ?. be elvo_e,itiocli. !pains in the strec st from
An'', ght o'lle were?_eese 'lse rater, enough,tiu'on.wash away
er'N tee'llis ees e'i"ou sin course of erer, He e still
i ..'a tkii InSnre,, ' tOzether a question between the insurers
',tie 'owed su. He was sorry Mr. All Evans had not
11144. 'in hell"' Proceed, ;is he thought they would
.fiave
titere4'e theeesteitoething relative to the true state et the
41. tl, , vspeciulin
ntl,i,,ere ought to be .otne sacrifice of self-
-1;e1t. IPelb,he goetceollgst-gentlemen who stood up so much
,ti,...l4tire.'fAe 1n:
ti,ll. tit' 'urstat""mts said he had the authority. of Mr.
11,eignot.re eeniciog thin if the bill were again brought to.r.
lee,thee„,! 'Mixt b oot be tinie to consider it in the council ;.
,h4lithe ;Int lean). e considered. in the House of Commons.
414 Darell'st. ()err of the chiral., very outraeeous, and the.
\v, • hi, 1 4geous bill that ever was 'framed, and it
eOlll4ll, e. 'e„,leartY opposiiio
eiilleSejtj tithe -‘)*PsoN asked t'lll.. Tow lerk whether there
treTtittle •ur the hill to 'comet befonrecthe council to be
'6 I.,,,'T.tick\‘'N•e, I,
ihp,,P'4 .4(11u; 't.tß: said there would.
ire,ll4, iie,"%ct ,htN 'aid it appeared desirable that they should
la ht.ilrtiie h"re'ianre, and one which when passed they
eh 4 ric, leit•ee lie.,,hoped, therefore, there would be no
111)t that
mieht, by too , et t bill i
tbeY would wishmuc thh eybaste g
bad taken more I

ti Aft.
ea 04)
geti e
t, ft, •

rot
AitiN !l -90,1
otiolen n"ISCIIS3
there,
appeared Bin
,KETT replied, and
ile
Age
tIt•• • • • -

................. 31
' • • • • • • • .................. 12
''i,k,;14.14e Norit ,
•%, ~ kl '•Otio, --Y for the motion .......... 19 ,
1.441(1et1, fifth,
;.:Messrs,l/.•- Shand, Houghton, Preston, Ld-
/'.art. l'l4,,i'kett ,mes, Sands, .;kin, Holmes Priestley,
I'4 t' 'l` `" S'll' `44,Pton G. If.. Lawrence, Lace, 'frot-
. 9t„,tl:tiet. CiPPard, Sm'ith Barclay, •Bulley, Griffith,
ktc'klll9ei,4!"ilti,:k lt, Nieol 11,1 Aloon 'Chilton, Sir
/11611/t 4orha,l the 'lliay°orY."euxi '
\tt, tit. '`tll' ''.---Niewsra. Isaac HOlnies, Thornhill.
tt124;•1,;;44,:,41,14'°'1, Wood, Procter, Lloyd, Kilshaw,
'44sitMtltl'lls ttrii'!3'. IY-1 QV re. and Evans.
.'o4,i,.4..thertno,77..stl'tlf‘at the Fire Committee be in-
'l7,_itt.q..oba-.,;!!!iar'llentc,.lll's.l.te nl.ea3iires for obtaining the p.
.14:4Yr* k‘iiers' I,rocee`tri..2l hill for the protection or prof, .
,on, and tha
1,:, iitlilt
,!!..title,te iiir,,
,iii the n:•-•
- 4 t o any
Iktrt,(7Y be ,‘. 1 tk. .t 1,,..

-",
H; 1 hie ft, t:
141 • , taS rilay
- to utuKe such k
ti 4 Qltti_eo the
co_n ,-erned by there advisabl,
4. eo„ded 11, ell before it
ty
~tte 'notion.
i„' Pry 11(u< l'iourtt„' 11 said the,-
r5h,14,,,..k h. ..ee

remain

PAID OFFICERS' COMMITTEE

Mr. AIKIN inquired respecting the proceedings of the Paid
Officers' Committee, which seemed to have suspended opera-
tions. .

LLOYD rep.

here wou

WORTS' OF LAW

lea report in Jtily

Towx-ctrux read the,;proceedings of the
Courts of Law Committee ; and
Mr. BoLlfl in 'moving their confirmation, said
the.course.which he was abourto pt rstre rendered it neces-
sary that in submitting the motion, he Mould precede it by .a
few remarks. He had frequently been tolicited.to become a
candidate for a seat in that council, and when he did consent

to come forward he was supported by men of all parties in
the ward which be had the honour to represent. There were,
however, circumsfances connected with the peculiar nature
of his professional avocations which had. fettered him consi-
_ he now found would prevent him from
...s any longer a member of the • council. He found
although he could not take a contract under the corpo-

derably,•and which

ration, be might take a sub-contract, but that appeared to him
like a direct evasion of the spirit of the law. lfe had been
placed in this peculiar position uiore
.than once; but when
the contract for the execution of the new assize courts was
advertised, he found himself placed in a still more singular
position. During the time the matter was pending he
studiously kept aloof from the tradesmen who were likely to
tender; and it was well known that neither himself nor his
brother could themselves tender to execute the work. • As'a
member of the committee he felt the peculiar delicacy -of his
position, and before the tenders were. opened, he would have
retired from thelOom, but his wish was overruled. Previ-
ously to the tenders being opened, and in the presence of the
whole committee, he .had taken the opinion of the Town-
clerk whether he could execute any portion of the work, and
the Town-clerk stated that he could legally, as the corpora-
tion would contract with another individual and would have
nothing whatever to do with him. This was the answer
which he expected from the Town-clerk, it being a question
with him on a legal point, upon the letter, and not the spirit
of the law'. It so happened that Mr. Tomlcinson's was the
lowest tender, and after a few days that gentleman, in con-
junction with whom he had done some of the largest wiorks
in the kingdom, and with whom be had been long and honour-
ably associated, appliedto him to know if he would execute the
brick-work of this building. lie (Mr. Holmes) told him he
placed him in a peculiar position, to which he (Mr. Tonikin-
. son) replied that the specification would cause him to go on.
so quick that he had no other resource, knowing the extent
of his machinery and means, and requested him to become
thecontractor provided he could do so with honour. He stated
he was about leaving home for the continent, and could 'not
give him an answer theu ; but he then wrote to Mr. Earle,
to ask him whether, in case he acceded to Mr. Tomkinson's
wishes, he considered it would be the slightest invasion or
infraction of the spirit of the act. Be did this because on
the one hand Mr. Earle was chairman of the committee, and
upon -the other he was a gentleman from whom he (Mr.
Holmes) differed on political points. He received from Mr.
Earle a gentlemanly, kind, and courteous reply,- in which
Mr. Earle gave a distinct opinion that it would be no in-
fraction either of the spirit or• the letter of the act. He
declined, however, giving Mr. Tomkinson a final answer till
he returned from the continent; and in the meantime he
ascertained that, as a member of the corporation, he would
likewise be in the same position again with reference to work
for the dock trust, for he was advised that; as one of the
members of the corporation, tie was a trustee of the docks,
and, therefore, in the same position. And, really, the
ramifications of his own business were such that he assured
the council solemnly upon his honour that it was quite
possible for• him to infringe upon the spirit of the act, and'in
many instances be totally ignorant that lie was doing so, be-
cause it was impossibe for him to know all that was going on
in an extensive employment like that of his firm. He there-
fore carne to this resolution, that to accept Mr. Tomkinson's
offer would not only be inconsistent with his remaining a
member of the committee, but most inconsistent for him to
remain a member of the council; and he would frankly tell
the council that whilst be was desirous of doing all in his
power for the benefit of his native town, (and, whether as a
member of the council, or as a private individual, he would
do so),,at the same time he should not be acting a prudent and
judicious part it' he sacrificed the interests of those dear to him
at the shrine of popular favour or personal ambition. (Hear;)
Ile would not, he trusted, willingly injure the reputation he
had hitherto enjoyed; and as he recognised the principle that
every man was accountable to his fellow-men for the judi-
cious exercise of the privileges he possessed, and as he recog- .
nised the principle also that a man's character depended not
so much upon his legal rights as upon the honourable, the
open amid the discreet exercise of those rights, so he thought
it would be neither just nor hodourable in him to remain any
longer a member of the council if thereby he infringed even
upon the spirit of the act of parliament. (Cheers.) He
begged to say, that he valued the honbur of a seat in that
council as much us the most wealthy and most intelligent of
its members; .and much as he regretted that the decision
which be had come to, and the line of duty which he had
chalked out to himself, would put a constituency whom he
respected and admired, and with many of whom he was inti-
mately acquainted, to some ihcchivenience, he had gone into
that room, this morning, with the intention of frankly and
openly stating to the council the difficult position in which he
found himself, and he had come to the resolution of stating
these facts, and leave the council to say whether, under the
circumstances, he ought to retire or not. But he thought,
at the same time, it was more a matter for his own feelings -
than for the opinion of the'council ; and he trusted he should
.never do a single act which any friend of his might be
ashamed of, which. would be a deep infliction upon him ; and:
therefore he had come to the resolution of retiring from the
council. This was no sacrifice to him personally, nor would
the sacrifice of the loftiest situation to which he could be
elected, if principle called for it; and while he had had the
pleasure of acting on. committees in perfect harmony and
concord with gentlemen- who differed from him on many ;
points for the general good of the town, it would be to him a
matter of serious regret, not only upon account of the con-
stituency he represented, but upon account of many gentle-
men with whom he had acted on the committee, to leave the
council; but his impression was that he ought not to remain
there, and he would not remain there, unless in the honotir- •
able, upright, and independent position in which lie had
hitherto stood, and in which he was determined always to
stand. He repeated, therefore, that it was no sacrifice to
him when principle called for it ; and expressing his hearty .
good wishes, and his hest feelings to every gentleman he saw
around him, he begged he might now be considered as ;no
longer a member of the council,, and he begged leave, repect-
fully, to retire.

Mr. Holme, whose address was received with the most
marked attention, was about to retire, when be was invited
to remain till the close of the proceedings.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said that Mr. Holme had referred
to a time when he had been invited to a seat in that council ;
he had also referred to the honourable manner in which
he had been retvrncd as the representative ..of -St.
Peter's Ward, at the last election, but with how much
greater'pride might be look back upon his conduct this day !
With how much greater satisfaction would he remember the
noble manner in which he bad now .come for Ward, not
screening himself under an act of parliaMent or the strict
letter of the law, but at once coming forward and saying
that his own feelings—guided as he was by his own sense of
-what the spirit of the' act was rather than the letter of it as
promulgated by the Town-clerk—lead him to think he could
no longer, with propriety, hold a seat' in that council.
(Hear, hear.) In that feeling he (Mr. G.-H. Lawrence)
fully concurred ; he fully concurred in the propriety of the
Course which. Mr. Holme had taken, but not in the Town-
clerk's view of the law, who said that, although Mr. Holme
was not competent to undertake the work as a contractor,
he was as a sub-contractor under Mr. Tornkinson. That
Might be true according to the strict letter of the act;
but he (Mr., G. Fl. Lawrence) should be sorry if Mr.
Holme exposed himself, the council, or the great con,
servative' party to which he belonged, to what they
would be exposed if the law, as expounded by the Town-,
Clerk, were correct. The law was not well defined; but he
contended, both from the municipal act arid the amendments
in the act of Victoria, that Mr. Holme could not, so long as
he was either contractor or sub-contractor, hold a seat in
that council. He regretted to lose the services of Mr.
Holme, and he sympathised with the electors of the ward,
who were about to be deprived of the great ability of. their
representative. The corporation was deeply indebted to
Mr. Holme for many valuable suggestions, and no One
amongst them would regret his loss more than himself (Mr.
G. H. Lawrence). He honoured him for the course he had
taken, and he wished that, under all the circumstances, it
could be avoided ; but as it could not, he (Mr. Lawrence)
was sure every member of the council was satisfied his con-
duct would bee mutter of satisfaction to his own mind, and
they cordially wished him every success in the great contract
upon which he was embarking. (Hear, hear, hear.)
Mr. Btakerr considered that Mr. Holme had put himself
into the hands of the council, whose opinion he wished to
know.

The MAYOR said he understood it to be Mr. Hobite's in-
tention to retire.

• Mr. AIKIN said he should have been inclined to think with
Mr. Birkett, if Mr—Holme had not said that his own feel-
ings, his own sense of honour, and the propriety, which had
characterized him throughout life. told him he could not re-
main. If it had been a question whether a sub-contractor
did come within the spirit of the act, that might have been
settled by the council, but it had assumed altogether a dif-
ferent shape ; for it was a matter of feeling, and of that de-
scription of feeling which, the moment it crossed the: mind of
a man, prevented all further consideration of such a question.
He was satisfied that Mr. Holme had come to a right con-
clusion on reading the first clause which Mr. Lawrence
had read, for it was provided that any man having an
interest either indirectly or directly, was thereby deprived
of the position which Mr. Holme had held With so
much credit to himself, and with such great value to
the council. Perhaps be (Mr. Aikin) might be tole-
rated for one moment, as a political opponent, in- giving.
expression to his feelings, as he trusted that • rood would
hereafter result from it. Mr. llolme was a striking instance,
among a great number of others, that, whatever political
controversy might take place, however bitter passion might
reign, the moment men of sense and men of business got
into that council. and applied themselves to the affairs of the
town in the various committees, there all political feeling
merged in the duty which it was incumbent upon each to
discharge. In the instance they had just had—perhaps as
strong a one as could be produced—Mr. Holum had been
distinguished out of doors for giving an• honourable and sin-
cere expression to his political feelings, and he had, in con-
sequence of those feelings been filling some considerable
space in the public eye; but he (Mr. Aikin) was satisfied he
spoke the sentiments of his own party, when he said
they could not have had in that council-room a more value-
..

ble man than Mr. Holme, not only from his honesty of pur-
pose and intention, but from his intimate knowledge of the
businesi of the town, his scientific and professional know-
ledge,' and the varied practical views which he could ut all
times bring to bear upon the 'questions placed before him.
(Hear.) So far be (Mr. Aikin) did a expre.s sincere and ho-
nest regret that the council were about.to lose him ; but, at
the same time, he trusted the day-was ant far distant when
men would be elected for. their merit, for their fitness for the
duties to be imposed upon them, and less, as hitherto, froth
their taking one political side or the other. In giving ex-
pression to this feeling he knew he should be twitted and
retorted upon by its being said he was suggesting a course
which his party, in their dominancy, did not adopt. They
certainly did not to the extent he could have wished, but he
trusted that bad then would never be an excuse ID do evil
now. lie trusted the day was not far distant, as be said
before, when men, from their respectability, the character

would be selected and elected; and be declared publicly in
that room, as he had verbally stated in all the committees of

irty, that he would rather vote for a respectable politi-
cal opponent than for any man, although a political suppor-
ter, with no degree of respectability in character or conduct.
He hoped that. that feeling (and it must come from some
I earnest. I source) not

be general; that the council should no longer
)e distinguished as a political body but as men determined
to fulfil • their municipal duties conscientiously. Ile had
seized an opportunity, which be trusted might not be consi-
dered altogether irrelevant, to make these observations ; and
on behalf of a great number of political opponents lie pre.--
suited to Mr. Holme their thanks for the excellent example
he had set in that council-room—so well calculated to allay
all bitterness and bad spirit. (Hear, hear.)
[Mr. Holme then handed a cheque for £3O to the Mayor
as the fine on relinquishing his seat, which being accepted,
he shook hands with the Mayor and Town-Clerk, and left
the room.]
Mr. Alderman EvANs concurred in all Mr. Aikin had
said, in expressing his regret that the council were abput to
lose so valuable an acquisition as Mr. Holme had been ; but
there was another part of Mr. Aikin's observations to which
he could not assent. He (Mr. Aikin) had made a kind of
confession of judgment against the party to which he (Mr.
Evans) belonged, for the course they had adopted in nomi-
nating people to that council. He (Mr. Evans) had uni-

formly met that argument with the necessity of the case,
that they were right. They had their own partizans, who
helped to get the reformed constitution of the town ; and it
was impossible they could leave those who had achieved the
victory.to. go. to those who were wreaking from the conflict
in opposing the acquisition of that very constitution. lie
contended also, upon the phrt of the liberal party, that they
never had offered any candidate, in any part of the town,
who was Pot creditable to the• council. Under Present cir-
cumstances, sufficient time had not elapsed in which all the
parties of Liverpool could be fused into one common mass,
and they . could draw
..out of the whole of them, without
reg. st eligible

and to political princlules, those who were n 1
way for public offices.

Mr. .SANDS.—Then we are to go on as we have done
(Loud laughter.)

MARKETS COMM ITT E.

The proceedings of the Markets Committee-were next read
and confirmed. The proposal to increase the salary of
Robert Golding from Ns. to 15s. per week was affirmed.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

The proceedings of the Education► Committee gave the
following return of children in the schools:—

Nortli Schools.—Boys, 308; girls, 243; infants, 182.-
785.—Number o❑ the books, 973...
South Schools.—Boys, 201 ; girls, 169; infants, 182.
Total, 552.—Number on the books, 700.

GARDENS COMMITTEE

Mt% ISAAC HOLMES, after the proceedings of the. com-
mittee had been read, called the attention of the ChainfiaO of
the Fjnance Committee to the fact•that new iron ptilinss
would shortly be required upon one side of St Jagneal.s
Walk. The experises would be about £3OO, which he hoped
would not be grudged like the last.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE replied that the expense was not
grudged, but he complained that the commisee had abso-
lutely set the railing on the wrong side! (Hear, hear.)
Mr. ISAAC HOLMES defended the proceedings of the
committee.—Confirmed.

MAYOR'S COMMUNICATIONS,

Mr. R. V. Yates returned thanks to the council for the
handsome mannerin which they had granted him the us© of
the Exhibition-rooms to display the plans for terraces in
Prince's Park ; of which, however, owing to their being
occupied by Dubute's pictures, he could not avail himself.
Mr. J. G. Jones thanked the council, in the name of the
committee of the Collegiate Institution, for having placed at
their disposal for the ensuing Exhibition the valuable por-
traits in the Town-ball.

.A memorial from the' minister of and several pewholders
in St. Luke's Church, praying for certain alterations to be
made therein, was referred to the Church Expenditure Com-
mittee.

A memorial from certain inhabitants of Paul-street,, Lime-
kiln-lane, complaining of a nuisance opposite Spring-place,
was referred to the Finance Committee.

An application from Susman Solomon for compensation
for leaving his house and shop in Elliot-street was declined.
Messrs. Mather, Dickenson and Co. presented a memo-
rial, complaining of the conduct of the stipendiary magistrate
in adjudicating on a case in which they were concerned.
The memorialists were directed to he informed, that the
council had no power to interfere.