The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-12-19 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

On Wednesday an adjourned meeting of the Town
Council was held at the Town-hall.

Mr. S. HOLME, in moving the confirmation of the pro-
ceedings of the Improvement Committee, stated that that
committee had decided upon expending some money upon
the improvement of the east side of Lime-street, and that
afterwards they intended to improve Elliot-street and
Dale-street. Proceedings confirmed.
The Education Committee reported that there were 1019
children in the North School, and 722 in the South.

The Town-hall Committee recommended that Mr.
Wharton be appointed keeper of the Town-hall, in the
room of Mr. Solomon, at a salary of £2OO per annum ;
that Thomas Edwards be appointed keeper of the Judges'
lodgings, at two guineas per week ; and that John Jones
be appointed Mayor's servant, at £5O per annum.
In reply to a question from-Mr. H. Hornob_ _

The MAYORstated that Wharton and Edwards had
each promised to allow out of their salaries £3O a year to
Mr. Solomon, and £l5 a year to Mrs. Solomon, during
the lifetime of the latter.

This promise was considered unsatisfactory ; and upon
the motion of Mr. Hornby, the whole subject was referred
back for consideration, with instructions that no allowance
be made to the outgoing officers by the incoming ones.
The proceedings of the Water Committee gave rise to a
very animated discussion, in which the Pike scheme was
again discussed, and the probability of the income meet-
ing the expenditure was commented upon by Mr. Nicoll,
Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Harbord. Eventually the proceed-
ings of the Committee were confirmed.

The Committee on Local Rates recommended that the
Corporation bear half the expense of promoting the bills
through Parliament, for the rating of the Corporate and
Dock Estate.

This recommendation caused a long and somewhat
angry discussion to arise.—Mr. T. B. HORSFALL opposed
it strongly, and with great eloquence and ability ; so also
did Mr. AIKIN.—Mr. S. HOLME supported it, and
eventually an amendment, moved by Mr. HORSFALL,
that the subject be referred back, was lost by a majority
of 30 to 15.—A memorial from the operative porters was
laid on the table.—There were four motions on the
paper; but, at half-past five o'clock, there not being
twenty-two members present, the Council were counted
out, and the Mayor announced that, if these motions
were to be revived, due notice must be given of them for
the meeting in January.

CIRQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS, ROYAL AMPRITHEA-
'rm.—To-morrow will take place the last two perform-
ances of this season ; and the public cannot do better than
avail themselves of the only opportunity left of witnessing
the unrivalled artistes of this celebrated troupe. We feel
quite certain that M. Dejean cannot fail to receive in the
metropolis that full reward which it is in the power of
London to compensate him with. In comparison with
last year, the attendance at the Amphitheatre to witness
these performances, has only failed so far as the boxes are
concerned. The pit and gallery have been equally as well
attended as before. We remarked that the Earl of Sefton
and his family were in one of the private boxes on Friday
evening. Several novelties have been introduced during
the week in addition to the usual routine of the perform-
ances. The comic Pas des Grosse Vies is a highly divert-
ing scene, and the expression of the huge masks is most
admirable. M.M. Newsome and Andre acted their parts
capitally and kept the audience in a convulsive state of
laughter, and the whole of the effect was so droll upon
the young children that they seemed struck dumb with
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GEOLOGY OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF
LIVERPOOL.

rcughly discussed in your columns, on sound practical.
gra unds.

- Mr. Dunn is personally unknown to me; but judging
from his occasional communications to the Mining Jour-
nal, his opinions demand every consideration and respect.
I have long entertained an opinion that the plain be-
tween Bidston and Kirby is a coal field, independent of
the Dee field ; and I did commence an examination of the
district, with a view to satisfy myself, as far as possible;
but my design was frustrated by engagements requiring
me elsewhere. I fear I have lost the notes and sketches I
made; but if 1 can find them, I will give them to any re-
spectable competent person, who may be inclined to make
use of them. A bore, I have been informed, was made in
some part of the district; but the party who made it,
for reasons which can, I believe, be satisfactorily ex-
plained, abandoned operations. Perhaps some of your
readers know the party, and may be able to induce him
to make known any particular facts he may be in posses-
sion of.

I have a dou'A in my mind, whether the red stone on
the Liverpool side of the Mersey is not of that thickness,
that coal seams lying under it would be so much com-
pressed as not to be worth working. I would, therefore,
suggest that an endeavour to obtain an approximate esti-
mate of the thickness should he made, before a boring is
determined. Mr. John Formby, I believe, made a bore
in the red stone in the vicinity of Aintree, and he is a gen-
tleman very likely to have kept a good record of his pro-
ceedings.

Is not Mr. Dunn in error as to the coming in of the
throws at Torbock and Ness ? He says they come in
south and north. I should have expected the seams to
have been cut by the red stone coming from the west in
one place, and from the east in the other, or nearly so.
Indeed, I do not see that the principle of his diagram can
be correct on other conditions.

Your local geologists have now a very excellent oppor-
tunity to display their talents on a really practal point
of geology, and, consequently, to lay the comm'nity un-
der great obligation to them.
Mr. Dunn, as well as Mr. Gladstone, deserve especial
thanks for the trouble they have taken; but certainly
priority of publication gives the merit of the suggestion.
to Mr. Dunn.

As this matter has been discussed so far under real
names, I do not think it right to address you anony-
mously. I am, yours very obediently,

Glanadda, December 15, 1848

B. DONBAVAND.

P.S.—lt occurs to me to ask if a pit has nDt been sunk
with success, recently, some distance east of the Old Ness

collieries ?

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
have had my attention drawn to a paragraph
in the Liverpool Albion, copied from the Manchester
Guardian, which is calculated to mislead the public, as
to the conduct of myself, and certain of the committee of
the Liverpool Stock Ilichange, in reference to a member
of that P and I }-

association ; Deg, with their unanimous con-
currence, to make known, through the medium of your
paper, some facts as a justification of the line of conduct
which I and these gentlemen have thought proper to
adopt. The party in question has failed twice as a mem-
ber of the Liverpool Stock Exchange. On the occasion
of his last failure, in October, 1847, the committee, as
the guardians of the interests of the association, deemed
it their duty to institute a strict investigation into the
character and extent of the dealings of the defaulter,
shortly prior to and at the time of his declaring himself
unable to meet his engagements. In the course of the
investigation it came to the knowledge of the committee,
that with a capital, on the 30th of September, 1847, of
under £l6OO, which capital, according to the insolvent's
own statement, consisted of cash, shares, houses, &e..
(the house property being overvalued at £l2OO, and un-
available) he had an open account in the Liverpool and

London markets of upwards of 5000 shares of.paid-up
London and Midland stock of the value of £Booo—of
65,000 consols, and 5000 Mexican bonds. It was also
ascertained that the party in question had a balance sheet
drawn up for him for each account, and although with
this document before him, and a constantly falling mar-
ket, he continued to increase his liabilities by opening
further contracts with fresh parties. Under these cir-
cumstances. the committee, so far from (as stated in the
Manchester Guardinn) reporting favourably of the honour
and commercial integrity of the insolvent, very naturally
came to the decision, thrt any one dealing in so reckless
and unjustifiable a manner, on such very equivocal means,
was not worthy of reinstatement as a member of the asso-
ciation, and they accordingly declined to reinstate him.
The f

_cove statement, together with the As that the-
last composition of ss. in the pound, accepted by the
creditors a year ago, is still partially unliquidated, and
that the defaulter had never for twelve months applied to
be reinstated, or tendered the necessary securities as a
member, will, probably, disabuse the public mind of the
impression which the article alluded to is likely to pro-
duce, as to the implied harshness of the committee to-
wards the defaulter, or of their inconsistency in retiring

from office when their decision was reversed.—l beg to
remain, yours, very obediently, D. NEILSON.

Eitstrat

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The directois of the " Lind " concerts for the Manches-
ter Infirmary have already lodged £2OOO in the bank.

The British Archaeological Association have finally de-
termined on holding their next Congress at Chester.
A YOUTHFUL DRUNICARD.—A lad named John Wil-
liams, who stated his ago to be fifteen years, was charged
at Manchester, on Wednesday, with being found " drunk
and incapable."

NOTICE TO BEER RETAILERS.—At the Borough Court,
Manchester, on Friday, whilst hearing the summonses
against beer-house keepers, Mr. Maude stated that the
magistrates were about to take steps to prevent beer re—
tailers from coming before the court so many times. They
were going to keep a register of the offences, and any

be dii-

beerseller offending more than three times, would
qualified from keeping, a beer-house.
THE CHARGE OF SwINDLING.—The family of swind-
lers, Maria, Ann, and Joseph Whitehouse, otherwise
Green, whose exploits at Chester, Birkenhead, and else-
where, having rendered them so notorious, were again
brought up at the Borough Court, Manchester, on Mon-
day. Mr. Maud discharged the prisoners on the ground
of non-jurisdiction, leaving Mr. Reay, of the Guardian.
Society, Liverpool, to pursue his own course in again hav-
ing them apprehended. Mr. Reay had the daughter again
taken into custody.

On Friday week, a man named Parry was poaching on
lands in the occupation of Mr. Jones, farmer, of Poulton,
when he observed a hare in the hedge, which he made an
atcempt to shoot, but the gun hanging fire, he resorted to
the butt end, with the view of striking it dead—the muz-

zle of the gun necessarily pointingin the direction of
himself. While in the act of raising the gun, it acciden-
tally went off, and the charge passed through his groin.
He was found shortly after in a helpless state through loss
of blood, and he lingered until Tuesday.
..•. . _ _

A JUDICIAL LECTURE.—At the Chester Assizes, Mr.
Baron Alderson, in sentencing the chartist named Mantle,
said, " It was you who made seditious speeches, and
were a party to the conspiracy and riot. It is true you
were not at the latter in body, but your spirit was there.
You sounded the trumpet, but you were not in the van;
and it is always so with people like you, quacks leave
their dupes to suffer. You are a young man with a very
voluble tongue and an empty head—just such stuff as
mob orators are made of ; with enough of plausibility to
make what you say dangerous, but not enough of wisdom.
to make it safe. I advise you to study more and speak
less—to know, if you can be made to know, that a boy of
twenty-two is not the person to alter the constitution of
this country. You must be made to feel that burning
brands are not to be tossed about with impunity ; that
our towns and cities must not run the risk of being placed
in flames; that society at large must not suffer from the
acts of a madman, a child, or a fool."

--AFFRAY WITH AND CAPTURE OF POACHERS.—A
desperate affray took place on the grounds of T. F.
Brockholes, of Claughton Hall, near Garstang, on Sun-
day morning week. The visit the poachers intended to
make had been anticipated, and keepers to the number of
ten had been employed. A little before 3 o'clock that
morning, it being known that the poachers were at hand,
immediate pursuit and attack were determined upon.
The poachers took to flight, but their retreat was cut off,
and they made a stand in a lane. and armed themselves
with stones, which they threw at their pursuers, and.
severely wounded two of them on the head. They then
presented two guns, and threatened to fire ; but the
keepers closed upon them, and three of them were
secured ; a fourth, who ran off, was afterwards caught in
a ditch. They were taken to Claughton, and the guns
were found to be loaded. On them were found nets for
taking hares. They had two hares and a rabbit. Orr
the Monday they were taken before the magistrates, and
proved to be all Preston men. One of the watchers had
five wounds on his head, and others were badly hurt.
They were committed for trial.

ROBBERY, AND RECOVERY OF THE PROPERTY.—OIt
Saturday week, M. Gregson, Esq., of Liverpool, arrived
in Lancaster, and at seven in the evening started for
Caton, in a phaeton. A portmanteau containing valuable
property was placed under the back seat. In Bulk, a lad
was seen to get up behind, but no notice was taken, as
those who saw him thought he merely wanted a ride.
On arriving at Caton the gentleman found that his port-
manteau had disappeared. The Lancaster superintendent
of police was apprized of the loss, and bills were printed
offering rewards for the recovery of the property. The
articles consisted of gentlemen's and ladies' clothing, a
sum of money in notes and gold in a bag, books, &c.
Nothing was heard of them till Sunday afternoon, when,
about four o'clock, several lads, of ages varying from 8 to
12, were amusing themselves rat-hunting in a field at the
back of the Lady's Walk, close to Dalton Dam, when a
dog that was with them was observed to be snatching and
shaking at an object, which, on being examined by the
boys, was found to be a canvas bag—the canvas bag, in
fact, which had been described as being in the pocket of
a dressing-gown. This bag contained at that time £475,
viz., two paper packets sealed up, each containing 10G
sovereigns, one paper containing 15 sovereigns, and ano-
ther containing 10; besides £250 in Bank of England
notes. The boys ran off to the Aqueduct, and got into a
hollow to divide the spoil. The notes they considered of
no value, and some of them were torn and thrown about;
but the sovereigns they divided, taking them for bright
farthings or medals : one got 43, two 30 each, one 44, one
21, one 454, and one 30 ; and amongst them they had also
one £3O note, ten £5 notes, two £2O notes, three £lO
notes, and half a£s note, all in good preservation. One
of the boys, on going home, exhibited his share to hie
mother, who sent for his father out of church, and he
gave information to the police. Other boys, hearing of
the affair, went and gleaned up fragments of notes, which,
when put together with gum on tissue paper, made up au
additional £45. Out of 225 sovereigns, 212 were reco-
vered; and with the notes restored, Mr. Gregson is less
annoyed at his loss of money than the loss of his account-
books. Persons were sent to watch the spot where the
bag was found, in hopes that the thief or thieves would
return, but without success.

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