The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-07-08 00:00:00

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY.

An adjourned meeting of the Town Council was held
yesterday in the Council Chamber, for the purpose of
concluding the business left over from the last monthly
meeting. At the usual hour (eleven o'clock) for com-
mencing business, there was but a very thin attendance of
members, and it was not for several minutes after that a
sufficient number of gentlemen arrived to form a Council.
JOHN BENT, Esq., the mayor, presided.
Previous to the commencement of the proceedings,
Mr. BIGHAM asked whether there had been a clause in-
serted in the new bill for public prosecutions, now before
Parliament, empowering the Council to appoint the ma-
gistrates' clerks in Liverpool. As the Council had to pay
these clerks, he contended that it was but right they
should have some voice in their appointment. He wished,
therefore, to be informed whether such a clause had been
inserted in the bill now before Parliament.
The TOWN-CLERK stated that no such clause had been
inserted in the bill, nor was he aware that any instructions
had been given to that effect.
The matter then dropped.
TOWN-HALL COMMITTEE.

The proceedings, resolutions, and minutes of this com-
mittee were read, but, as they contained nothing of in-
terest, they were passed without discussion.
THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.

The proceedings of the Health Committee comprised
the usual monthly report upon the sanatory condition of
the town ; upon the state of the baths and washhouses,
together with the usual reports from the medical officer
of health, from which latter it appeared that the town is
in a very healthy state notwithstanding the increased
warmth of the weather.
Alderman PARKER, in moving the confirmation of the
proceedings, said that their business for the past month
was of such a nature as to require no explanation from
him. The only point upon which he had to offer an
observation was in reference to the law regarding the
adoption by the Council of new streets within the borough.
He would ask the Town-Clerk to read the law upon that
point.
The TOWN-CLERK explained that, according to law,
the Council, as soon as new streets were properly con-
structed and named, were bound to adopt them ; and that
for that purpose a register was kept, in which they were
duly entered. it was unnecessary to read the names
of the streets.
Alderman 'PARKER had no further observations to
make, but he would be happy to answer any question
which might be put to him. He would, therefore, move
the confirmation of the proceedings.
Mr. JAMES HOLMES briefly seconded their adoption.
_ _

Mr. AVISON called the attention of the Council to the
present state of the Saltwater baths at the Pierhead. He
said that the baths there were now in so wretched a state
that it was impossible for any gentleman to frequent
them. He complained of the Health Committee that
whilst they were doing a great deal for the extension of
baths, they had not paid attention to one class of persons,
namely, those who were able to pay for a good bath, if
they could get it. At present the baths at the George's
Pier were in a very bad state, indeed.
Mr. PARKER explained that the committee were now
engaged in improving and repairing them ; and as the
matter was in the hands of the sub-committee, appointed
to superintend the baths, he did not like to take the
matter up ; but he could assure the Council that they
would do al in their power to render them as comfortable
as possible.
Mr. BIGHA3I hoped that the chairman of the Health
Committee would not forget, whilst he was making the
Pierhead Baths comfortable, that they were making the
Paul-street Baths as uncomfortable as they well could be.
He certainly never saw a more dilapidated building in his
life. The interior was in a wretched condition,—the
woodwork was broken and worn away; the paint was
worn off; the plaster was falling from the walls, and
what was worse still, the water was so filthy and so dirty,
that it was improper to allow any person to bathe in it.
He had spoken to the keeper of the baths, and that party
informed him (Mr. Bigham) that he had frequently repre-
sented the state of the building to the Health Committee;
Mr. Newlands had reported upon it, and yet week after
week the matter went on without remedy. The chains
were broken, the sofas were rotten, and in fact so
wretched did it look that no one would believe it belonged
to the rich Corporation of Liverpool.
Mr. PARKER thought it was the greatest compliment
which could be paid to a committee to be found fault with
by Mr. Bigham. (Laughter.) He could, however, assure

,
the Council that therewereimprovements in contempla-
tion which would remove all grounds for complaint upon
this bead. He had, however, never heard of a complaint
being made against the Paul-street baths before; and if
Mr. Bigham had taken the trouble of looking at the
visitors' book, he would have found that there never had
been a complaint entered there.
Mr. FERNIHOUGH suggested that there should be a
separate Baths' Committee, and that so important a
branch of the public business should not be conducted by
a sub-committee of the Health Committee.

Mr. THOMAS LLOYD was of opinion that Mr. Bigham
had given too high a colouring to his statement ; for,
although they knew some repairs were necessary, the
building could not be in the state which he represented
it. They had received an estimate from Mr. New-
lands, as to what the proposed repairs would cost; and
he had no doubt but that when they were completed all
cause of complaint would be removed. He could tell the
Council that there was no appearance of rottenness in the
wood work, and, as for dilapidation, he (Mr. Lloyd) never
saw it. As for the water, he feared that Mr. Bigham had
visited the baths after one of those free schools, from
which 70 or 80 boys were bathed gratuitously, had been
there. Ater one of those schools had been there, he
granted that the bath was not fit for any person to go
into ; and that would be the case so long as those children
were allowed to come•there and bathe.

Mr THOMPSON was of opinion that no better proof
could be given in favour of the utility of the baths, than
the fact that these children were so dirty when they visited
them, and that the water was so dirty after them. It
shewed they required washing ; and, so far as he was con-
cerned, he hoped that they would not be sent away from
the baths, but that they would be there cleansed, and
kept clean too. (Hear, hear.)
After a tem words from Mr. HODGSON,
Mr. JAMES HOLME said that there was an item in the
proceedings which he wished to notice. There was a re-
commendation to spend £370 in flagging Lightbody-
street, which be wished to object to. This was to be
done on account of the Dock Committee, but it appeared
to him to be a folly for either body to put down flags in
that street. It was well known that it was a street where
there would be a number of yards; and it would, there-
fore, answer all public purposes if a kerbstone and pave-
ment were laid down until those yards were opened up.
He did not see the necessity for so much expenditure
and therefore he would move that that part of the pro-
ceedings be referred back for further consideration.
Mr. THOMPSON seconded the motion of Mr. Holixe.
Mr. PROCTOR hoped the attention of the Council would
not be diverted from the question which Mr. Avison had
brought under their notice, in reference to the saltwater
baths.

Alderman COOPER complained of the state in which
the Pierhead Baths were kept, and also drew attention to
a memorial which appeared amongst the proceedings,
complaining of the great weight of metal which builders
were compelled to use in the construction of the doors of
cess-pools and privies.
Mr. AvisoN moved that the attention of the Health
Committee be directed to the state of the salt-water
baths.

Mr. PROCTER had great pleasure in seconding the mo-
tion, which was agreed to.

Mr. J. HOLME having pressed his motion to a divison,
it was carried by a majority of 24 to 6. The following
gentlemen voted

For :—Councillors Chalmer, Thomson, Bigham, Wood-
ruff, Atkinson, Nicholson, Avison, J. Holme, Gladstone,
Wagstaff, Fleming, Jones, Picton, J. B. Lloyd, Freme,
Beckwith, S. Holme, Fisher, T. Lloyd, and Gregson,
Aldermen Cooper, Procter, J. H. Turner, and the Mayor.
Against :—Councillors Hodson, Hornby, Fernihough,
and J. Niaolson, Aldermen Holmes and Parker.

Mr. COOPER then moved that the memorial of the par-
ties complaining of the great quantities of metal which
they are compelled to use in the construction of the
doors of the privies and cesspools be referred for further
consideration to the health Committee.

The motion having been seconded, was put and lost on
a show of hands.

Mr. A. HENDERSON inquired what quantity of water
was used in the Paul-street baths, and what sum the
Health Committee paid the Wpter Committee for it ?

_ .
Mr. PARKER said he could not tell how much they
used ; but, whatever amount it was, they paid nothing
for it.

The proceedings were then confirmed.
HACKNEY COACHES COMMITTEE

The resolutions and proceedings of this committee
contained no item of interest. They were confirmed
without comment.

THE WATER COMMITTEE.—CASE OF MR. M'DONAID.
The proceedings of this committee comprised several
reports from the engineer of the Water Works, Mr.
Duncan, in reference to the late proceedings in the case of
Mr. M'Donald. The engineer reported to the committee
that it having come to his knowledge that Mr. M'Donald
had been making reports in the newspapers in reference
to the present state of the water supply of the town, he
deemed it his duty to suspend him. At a subsequent
meeting of the committee, it was resolved that the sus-
pension be approved of ; and, at a still later meeting, it
was resolved that Mr. M'Donald be dismissed from his
situation under the Water Committee, in consequence of
this alleged breach of duty. The minutes of the com-
mittee's proceedings showed that at several meetings Mr.
M'Donald had attended to explain his conduct, and to
offer an apology if his acts could be construed into a
breach of duty ; but neither the explanations nor the
apology were deemed sufficient atonement for the alleged
offence, and the committee now asked the Council to
confirm their dismissal of Mr. M'Donald. The proceed-
ings further stated, that the act complained of arose out
of a conversation which took place in the office of the
engineer, on the evening of the sth of June, and that on the
next morning a portion of
the information discussed in
that conversation was published in the Liverpool Courier.
Immediately upon the appearance of the paragraph, the
engineer called upon Mr. Kave, of the Courier, and
learned from him that it was on Mr. M`Donald's autho-
rity that the paragraph had been published. The pro-
ceedings having been read, the
The TOWN-CLERK read a memorial from Mr. M'Donald,
setting forth, that for years past he had bean connected
with the water works of the town ; that in the years 1848
and 1849 he took an active part in promoting the scheme
for a local supply; that he had been dismissed his situation
in consequence, and
that after a lengthened InTeetigatiou

Jay s, 1561.

thst
the Council had been pleased to re-engage him. and 111
in so doing they had accompanied that engagement 100_,
a stipulation that upon public business none of their(
wants should write in the newspapers. He reaPc:nt
assured the Council that he had never violated this 1101111
tion. He indignantly denied having ever availed himt,
of any conversation held in the engineer's office to coo7;s
information to the newspapers, He did not for a mom ea
anticipate that he would be committing an offence
he communicated to the editor of the Courier
which he never imagined was a secret, inasmuch as it 70
known to many besides the memorialist ; but if in —,,
doing he had done that which was offensive to the co;
mittee in any way, he deeply regretted it ; and now, t0!,I,
all due submission, respectfully asked the Council na'
dismiss a long tried servant, whose only error was one
jndzment.
The Town-clerk next read the following letter from gr*
Kaye, proprietor of the Courier

"(copy.) I Wl'
"Liverpool Courier Office, July „,ittee
"DEAR SIR,—As the proceedings of the Water Con,i,":.acil
for the past month will necessarily be submitted to the ilree
to-morrow, and as those proceedings will, I presume, e.n4,00t
a reference to the statement which appeared in the Lte,fi tet
Courier of the 18th ult., relative to the present suPPIY
for the use of the town, I should consider myself widinet•
candour, neighbourly feeling, and moral honesty, if 'of the
unhesitatingly and unequivocally, adopt my full share
responsibility arising out of that transaction. tom,
"The alleged facts, it is very true, were communicated to.atet,
in a very brief conversation which I had with Mr. Wl}.2„"tban
and if there was one element in his statement which nic-d the
another gained my confidence as to its correctness, and
propriety of giving currency to the facts, it was the be.;',, the
unreserved manner in which it was made, together
c( distinctns assuranceiderthathe w agiven
violatingm e bya
1111
yI
unctionj.lllDo al do,f tthhaet he um' t tee.
inco Anett
in communicating the information. If I could have I°l'o
that any such breach of confidence was involved, or tha
M`Donald was jeopardising his own interests, nah hWonld
Pecuniary existence, in making the communication, 1`,....,01 01
never, you may rest assured, have appeared in the co1111:ted,
the Liverpool Courier, in which nothing has ever been 51a
ponroaceneodniynmgsooufs
tauthority,
itlh.at might be supposed hostdoeftpn:
"If I could have foreseen what would be the result ,
lishing the information, and had withheld the name nft:tio'n”--
formant, what evil, I may ask, would have resulted to th
from simply showing the present supply of water fro i'o"—aa
sources? I can easily imagine that information giv,"orsn'
opposite negotiating party, in the incipient stage ca. y,
saction,.may be detrimental to the interests of a public WO
I submit, however, that no injurious consequences,,stiono
possibly arise out of such a statement as the one in clil,:ttatioll
even on the supposition that an isolated case of DePdn%
might be pending, inasmuch as the communication, b theoar
a large local supply of water, was calculated to placeirstied
mittee in a more advantageous position. In short, I P,un,;ablie
the statement under the impression that I was giving the e„aor
what was legitimately their own ; and if I had now the liniifes
of a seat in Council, while I should do homage to the lola
which influenced every other member of that' bodY•flasld
claim for myself the right of declaring, that Mr. .NE'''.-T;g, is
was, under all the circumstances, entitled to a bearitasell
order that he might have an opportunity of justifying I cos-
by proving the truth of his statement. On this point, t. the
ceive, sf.
the question ought to turn : for, notwithstancllll,
M'Donaldbat,
restriction
uansd
placed,e rwhich,it asis itquitewillpossible,
doubtless be all 4
nay
.certain one--
according to the view—it may have been a mletakenactieg
which betook of his position and responsibilities, he was tbst
in strict conformity both with the letter and the spirit e..; very
restriction.—l have the honour to be, dear sir, Yen'il3.
faithfully, " THOS. KA
"To the Worshipful the Mayor of Liverpool." seed'
Alderman COOPER rose and moved that the PO
ings of the Water Committee be confirmed.
Mr. A. JONES having seconded their confirmatinll' t
Mr. Tnomso:v rose and said that he expected tbabieh
should have to move an amendment to the motion vrt SO
had just been made. He would, therefore, move tha 0
much of the proceedings of the Water Committer:ea;
referred to the dismissal of Mr. M'Donald be notcoo,6rh the
and that that part of the proceedings, together wit „no.
memorial of Mr. M'Donald, be referred back to the 704.,
mittee for further consideration. in moving this to
ment he was far from being desirous of giving
stag it
the Water Committee ; but he could not help Plaiciwell•
in their power to reconsider the case of an old and jig'
tried servant, before they came to the resolution t°

miss
M him from their seriice. A cork'
Mr.' HENDERSON seconded the amendment, em's atoe
tended that Mr. M'Donald had not been guilty tiS
thing which merited such severe punishment at the
of the committee. He had heard from Mr. Cooper 000
self that the Everton reservoir was in such a 9,t4m ;
they were obliged to cease pumping into it • and con'
M`Donald's letter said no more he (Mr. Henderson)
ceived that he was perfectly justified in stating what he
Mr. COOPER—I never stated anything of the kill b the
Mr. HENDERSON was surprised at the course wbictie
committee had adopted ; but as he did not wish t° the
up the time of the Council he would at once secood
amendment of Mr. Thomson. cell?
Mr. JOHNSON asked for the resolution which the,
mittee had come to with reference to " the writin;joi
newspapers by their servants." The resolution bs
been read, nf
Mr. T. L. HODSON moved to have the whole
minutes in reference to Mr. M'Donald, since be "'oyes'
the servant of the Corporation, read, but this was
ruled. oela
Mr. JAMES HOLME said that he was certain thelfotig
give him credit for sincerity when he assured there ''.019,
was with feelings of deep regret that he rose to 01)100
appointment of Mr. M'Dotiald. He was convince .010
if he did not believe it to be his bounden duty to do;(909
would not vote in that Council for the discharge a •
man. He felt deeply in this matter ; but still 544
duty to perform, and in the performance uf'that 07a be
had come to the conclusion that if Mr. M'Delnthe
retained in his situation there will be no Peace —oosl'
Council. He (Mr. Holme) knew that he had e„r,e,.:Poibi4
ble duty to perform, and feeling the responsib""sl, 000
situation, he would not be satisfied till the Counowbieb
body, was freed from bickerings and heart-bureings
anted
had been their ruin and disgrace so long. They
wattaid
peace, and until the Council made an effort t° id be'
that, their business would not be done as it o°lll3o e
In regard to what Mr. Henderson had stated, be.„, the
statement in his hand which would at once brl7,itte°at
question into this issue—Whether the Water Cone o
or Mr. M'Donald were to be believed ? He bed g°°o
morning to the Water-office, and he had made soteert the
morandums, which he would state for them, and thor isfr,„;
question was, whether they would believe bira P—,t
M'Donald ? In the first place, then, Mr. Dell„—, bee„"
been up till five o'clock for two mornings, and .11,;ot V,rl
up for three others at that time; and when he Is 'rese';
Mr. Fazakerley has to take his place. None of tbetecee
voirs have been anything like supplied during the
hot weather. a
Mr. BECKWITH.—From what cause ? (10911
Mr. HOLME.—In consequence of the amount of rese1.,
and the scarcity of water to give a supply. The topol
voir at Kensington was constructed for the
(Mr'
50102„ey
of extinguishing fires, and at present he (fflr'Are
would be greatly afraid of the consequences if aJ. thelfj
place. He was of opinion that they were not doillciag
duty to the town if they allowed such a state of
11—
(Continued on page 8.)

CORRESPONDENCE.

7,021
TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL SV„-h' 13131,,g,
SlR,—The Manchester Guardian has, at..„,"";lectur,,2l
homage to the doctrine I have enunciated igr„;es On%
That doctrine maintains that all indirect '„-rer4. Doge
ultimately fall on consumers and not on protl%-e- -beco`e,
ing the last week the Guardian raised its Pti'l3ecollLo
paper has risen. Why has paper risen ? „chew",
although the duty on raw cotton has been remit,',' fgeoig
the cotton refuse and sweepings from the row' op,
verted into paper, that paper is loaded with a 04heeil
cottonix inon
sweepings per cent. on its value. American buyers have 7foct,
se
consequently ssfoo‘;
fohiwam,uluaaatatvtshsut
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oehrwoa
:gdaiaolohldri
wmfne,
added
the
tadtottshi
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shlxoxypi lsehot
woesffeiar scarceteytihhisvaiuieemnsl
tskiwbennel
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knowledge,
Tawinenanhlhsnedei
hddcgeccpveohainap
sustainingusrse
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docm,fehlai
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fLoarnlceargsheigreoafoortitthiees
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modity—and the Guardian, enlightened by my on to t.,1
aeenpdinhgasve;
hcoenieefl, feared
purchasers of his broad sheet. After having thus P.O tlia
could 4.be
uuc
common gratitude demands that he should cease,u' yollyj
ing me as a hawker of the " veriest trasb.:6Al4.
respectfully, JONATHAN DI-4'

July 8, 1851

!Local 43.6356.

wavertree has been brought under the operation of the
'llk Health Act.
b:1:4; M'Neile will preach, on Thursday evening, at St.
`aa,lB Church, St. Paul's-square, on " Infallibility."
ane 91st Regiment left this town, on Saturday, for
Ce2Bstetrend their place is supplied by a few companies of
iko hThe ex-Queen of the French, the Duchess of Orleans,
nelsaer children, arrived at the Adelpbi Hotel, on Wed-
en route from Killarney to London.
of Ellel-hall ; W. Elletson, Esq., of
oPfouvvult!:rd, Esq.
; and T. 'B. Potter, Esq.. (brother to the Mayor
totzti.chester,) have qualified as magistrates for this
,ioll:llea:weatber is not now so intensely hot as it was pre-
h,,'q• Sunday was fine, but cloudy. Yesterday, we
teTret
as e rain
little and the growing crops will be greatly
ed
to • new auxiliary steam-ship, the City of Manchester,
sail between this port and Philadelphia, will reach here
71ailti the Clyde about the 17th or 19th instant, and will
4,f America on the 25th instant.
toile steam-ship Atlantic is expected to leave the dock
tZis week, and will sail for New York on the 23rd instant,
fi'.3Aretic following the week after as an extra steamer.
if Atlantic has now accommodation for 200 passengers.
Pro
seller, for the Liverpool and Charleston trade, is
QrlY frauaed at Greenport, L. I. Her dimensions are—
'l4ll of keel, 200 feet ; breadth of beam, 37 feet ; and
'rf hold, 30 feet.
to ti: -ND BOWLING MATCH AT SEACOMBE.-We beg
irect attention to an advertisement announcing a
of of bowls, which we learn will attract the attendance
A°,,,nle of the best players in this district.
ee-Ceetioe of about. a hundred clergy will be held, this
Lae b, at 'Weston-Super-Mare, and the Rev. Dr. MNeile
Alit been invited to address them. The rev. gentlemanto.
toopi.,;B° Preach in the Parish Church of that town
Tr, (Wednesday.)
Clab n,ext sailing match of the Royal Mersey Yacht
341,61'111 take place on Saturday, to start from New
Yacht a and sail the Queen's coerse. All clas_e! of
being- will sail together in competition, allowance of time
~ ta..,ade for difference of tonnage.
Itobu wednesday morning, a fine youth, named Wheeler
Ilobert, about seventeen years of age, second son of Mr-
erowehrtsl 'Sea-View-road, Liscard, was unfortunately
Cliesi;N while bathing near the Red Noses,. on the
attacked 4e tore,s owing, it is supposed, to his having been
Eftmp.
t;L.,
,eelebrated clipper . M`Kay, o'
steam toston, has lately hut of a propelle
lioerncer, 2,500 tons mean rst of the ne
kes,°` steamers from B. —,werpool, owned lay.the
be -r s• Train and Co 1 erpool and Boston. She is to
sea te.d Charles Co.,
an.
el,;Anior member-
-71 their pastor,
stetibnZ last, with a
it tag on the Ps
'heir Z,en of their
tated°-deation fo
to th
Oo ern win
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(iov'llernet
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Float ahead ;
844.1:01.,4,ne

',builder, Mr. D. M'Kay, of
down the keel of a propeller
aroment—the first of the new
ton to Lie"-

Saints

Congregation pre-

the Rev. Henry Marlen, on Tuesday
valuable set of books, including Hen-
lms, and Olshausen on the Gospels,
steem, and as an acknowledgment of

instruc

ions corn muni-

for their confirmation.
-vessel, of about 400 tons
built for the Russian

aird, was launched from his yard,

ed into

at each

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and
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tAosed t th tth au exceedingly pie—
uis apartments : and may, should they feel
.dis-
ith;, carry
with 'them a variety of amusing articles
c:with to surprise their friends at tor
of ui%„.4s. or MERCY.—These
fo 41ISS Sellon, have an establist
for ,r,ttlation at Bristol,' and nP-
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will -be driven with

friends at-home

43 ladies, under the head-

went in the course

ciations are proceeding
ers to Liverpool. At

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erection,

id are in their possession. They
buildings lately occupied as 'the
so rapidly are they absorbing at
the neighbourhood, that before
There are now

ss into their hat
nel;on" nt Plrittri

people call
'b,41% air?
_ young
1-"ge f •rciung, although some of .them have, if we. may
terie....!°,,To their appearance, passed their grand climae-
Zeu 4-lilrnouth Paper. .
ItekrtalC4L GARDENS.—Thisbeautifulqanedsefahsheivoennaibnlge
'?.ast Ivi_as trowded with gay assemblog ..
M eM
rk Lemon's
'rtoilwee'• Two new farces, viz.. - I.' ac,ms Apart-
,iente:ty is the best Policy, and 'Mr.
713hriesu5evening the
44)4 aro both highly spoken of..
N'de,,alice -societies celebrate their anniversary in the
d last night
'with ':' :rile two new pieces were prod
:riifeteia4 Meet, and gave the utmost satisfaction to the
15- eharaqtaudience. We understand that Miss Kenneth,
„",o add 4 vocalist and actress from the metropolis, has
-"'' isir ii: t‘o the already efficient company of preerrfoarrminegrsa;
,fblimbe;
r,--ricserstaiy, a well-known artist, is P
..r:a, Ale ta-,,' 116 W scenes to give additiona_l_esffsecici
etnoreththe
'''lla `Fresentations of the company. 3,13
piece entitled
" r. PPear i or two, in a new
rbitiie ~, . n a day
t,..4 tit 17 rict -61/I•'' WEST ;13 ERgy. —There. are,
-^0 -00.01.1ERSIIIP FOR
IlitlilannhdidateS now before tlitehePulabmlienc ftoerdtdbeieseismsepooifttahnet
his,tejlx, rendered vacant by
-114,01-TIO Reyes, Esq., namely,—Mr. Driffield and Mr.
has been for several
Nil the The former gentleman
firs
deputy-coroner for thishundred, per-
Pranduhpaosnthe ti„„s.
_,
.ge po .
(11' '''' a lar rtion of the work devolving
ek'. oaring that time. He is a son -of the late car of
114 Prat' and has been for same years a
-practising solicitor
liciaZot, which is a central position •for the average of
'4
-."' nd. h. I conßequently, reduces the amount to
Itri).ahld bY thew la
It' for' mileage' We ,undershtanEdartlhoatf
beicriffield has securedu the entire interest of t
-r,telpjc; Mr..Blundell is, we believe, connectednewdeitihis,thoef
forsl,-;kul? and well-known family of the 131
~4: 8,4 4,., lie has been practising as a solicitor in this town
It was
l'encive-d'a` Years, and resides at Birkennead.
-ati iet-e: to holdthe election atNewton, but some obstacle
lealL'itui's,°,!ed to,prevent this.
beeT, coat k 7' A LIVERPOOL Frnm.---TATe regret to
Co. of thistown, haveo
the enTiukie!rs.lames Starkeyand
tra . ire d._.a to suspend payment, in consequencet anf
aL
to nctsco, hsuruction of their stores and property 1
11,,,Proteet thY fire. We understand that they were unable
tiotirtSeS were eiPselves by insurrince,aaltrheough -their ware-
in a similar poissih-
„tab,. The r 'refl.: the shipperswas
the
14, ish,„__ Ouse, webelieve,sn first.taEfn
Francisco, and 'l. .
,7:_oreetecrt launched,.l at failure
tis'el2ated
te.a..llle y feeling ad
sympathy. Their Tsrsan.
Letters from San .
18 sit'e,ln the''.4lo,o, 00 dollars.
14 N th,t sit vte lork Journal Co.
Commerce, say, . it
144 kerqb, i.l(ey Brothers and Co. were in the receipt
14 1)4, . Y income for rents of 10,000 dollars. 'hey
-I)tiei Just earn 1 d
li 1, (Alt iron
___
.P.et.e and. m_ oayed into their newc,
-mad
oil-." evenin waieholse, and h d given an openin,
the
foht`l't bacileCs previous, which was spoken of by
ndid affair. They bad over 2000
11,1,41:(If Rc'`l'ls in the wsUalreehouses, all of wlii? were con-
tiVlE -‘\74stlY belonging to En liousse4,
101,1,18 so gh4...Ti CAirrs.—As regularlyglish summerof
the
re,,,,'. Y are the complaints of the tradesmen
Its' orr.ed of insufficient supply of water. for the pur-
ti elttli ttlgatinz our dusty streets. During the past
'4l ese co - •
of frequent recurrence,
hp,
,01,,,, the inplaints have been
tttl last d, terms employed been measured ; the
11% N allays have especially been obnvoexriyous to the amen-
of'
1441 hay.,, anathealaS of injured shopkeepers,_ m
Pros err, ~beoun to think that Mr. Macdonald must
Ws (A 'n the 1 t.
,of „._ . ca. a rom
N, It,
evo4r immediate and
f which he deduces apparent
proximity to fathomless wells
to
134eafewn_sPlilence, meditated perversion
111:JcisZthje:'ilfwdliisopseersterTutari wuldliavebeen extremely
esChourch-street, Lord-street,re
‘leillk th,efit. and other overplaces where costly goods
superfluouswe
kei:Nts'oPr'd and depreciated in value by
krilt.,,4. ti thd,u't• On Friday, from the long-continued
4111C0'"e, ''klgot, the dust from the streets was most de-
. tiiPloee Yet no water-cart appeared to mitigate the
(Iti •s•rtp
14a,11 Peri' I'IG• PRESENTATION.—On Saturday week, the
4i Ali per
lately pr'euared for confirmation at c_hrii‘t.
ti4he, ,120•Nrited to fhe excellent curate, the Rev: H
ktill„fop jr,'l.e valuable books in testimony of their gr'ati-
%s,,LOs4 "I indefati. ble and patient labours in a two.
(: '"tt eurse 'a• • - patient tion The bool
, otil„ cl of four preliminary instruc .. VII '"tit volumes of Patrick, Louth, and Whitby's
'''ith't con, two volumes of Kitto's Biblical Cyclopedia,
N)41•1 iu 2,.°f the Greek Septuagint, all ha.ndtso noes,
ah4ot„q"•
_. Prom this, and other similar i
al. th'lltety, 'l,l. painstaking ministers must derivues strong
11•eetlioel _llt in the holy work of instructing tthheeyyoung
per-
114 l,),,
re B„°_e,Oinitt9.] to their charge, 114.14 e. ecNerr`erq, lualawdliitcili theirteachinsawrehaemost inva-
k)pos at V.e believe the'ree gratitudee they seldom fail to
tkttlive
-tatse about one hundred young
d L, aChrist Cli rch confirmation class this year,
iti 'Ole urd that a irit pervaded them all, of
44itoe teess the paiialebsepstowed upon them, and a
(Nttl'e °f by I),Y their 4 attendance on this impressive
ittk, IR , uo Church.
fllio-ro c',. TRA I) p ' - -E • OF MESSRS. FINCH'S
th:iE'' 414 ----A Son ---'lh
13}.Gt.nz of the creditors of
ado 4 alld I'9"a"t
&lief
'tits, took place at the
atlit,eadiriooolBotl,!rc!n ere
he Friday,
T principals of many of
*ltti le souses in the various
tt4settlie
~ chaiocs
, 'l4 s 'I to thi 'lardy, of te I %mum- Iron IN.Torks,
ironj districts were pre-
li tic thteN c chair. Mr. Ambrose, Lace, solicitor,
A4l''il' citiri ent of accounts, as prepared by. Mr. Bewley,
• Ities tant, fro
0)03, . 1,1 the firm were £lOO 118, and
P. `l's'lB of tt. °ill which it appeared that the total
1-aqil and Iv 1.? loss to the firm by the stoppage oti;emaessssersts.
14:41(141.riar.. nleY was eq. at d £43,443, and by another
41'4 ec°l"ern, at ' r reFtoen, at £14,473 : fhese,_ wreltal!
414 tonal lisiderable loiises and dereciation of _
al.
tqlll4',..litleat
.I,,ital,Dia'loll,),erty: were shown top have absorbed
tk_ges,in‘iatq. 4reduced the available assetsn to the
and
1,,,ut4„, g ri,,,._ pare house being of long stanch F,
Oht:lhid7c 471 Y uable connexion, a strong desirewas
..
A' lloqi,e leading creditors that the business, it
best
-11(1' be continued ; and to afford to Messrs.
tl'ltt by Sons a
j 4, 1)14., vvhichill opportunity to make some arranged-
-411061Y to .t.,ft.ls alight be effected, it was resolve
.ulourn the nwetjng to Friday, thg jBtii

PASSENGERS PER ROYAL MAIL STEAM- SHIP AMERICA.
—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, Miss Spear and two servants,
Mrs. Mary Boyd, Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Barnes, Misses
Mason, Finch, and A. C. Eastman, Mr. and Mrs. J. V.
Sharp and child, Mr. and Mrs. W. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Knight, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Adams, Mr. and
Mrs. Jamison, Messrs. W. Chadsvick, Morrison, Charles
Spear, Wm. Jackson, E. Jackson, jun., L. Greenshields
and Son, George Thompson, W. B. Lang, John Finch,
Miss Spencer, Messrs. Ossian, E. Dodge, James Waddell,
John Fraser, H. N. Titus, Thomas Bailey, Whiteford,
George C. Beckwith, Aaron Foster, John Carter, Charles
H. De Wolfe, J. P. Graves, S. Gordon, M'Kenzie and
Son, S. G. Gaspar', C. Lignon, G. Goyethe, Francois
Victor, Guth, L.O'Callaghan, J. H. Ryan, J. J. Lyttleton,
H. Lyman, Carloss, Caro, D. Robertson, G. E. Castillon,
May, 0. S. Gildersleeve, William Lamb, S. F. Comer,
William Prehn, G. Jevons, Ogilvie, Dennistoun, John B.
Lenon, Schueizer, Durand, Hill, Mrs. George Seymour,
William Roy, jun., William Featherstone, David Reese,
William M. Hunt, W. H. Cowan, George Denholme,
A. W. Peabody, James R. Orr, and William Glen.
From Halifax.—Messrs. William Blake, Charles G.
Barclay, W. Murdock, Miss Murdock, Mr. Brookfield,
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell and niece, Mr. Brecken , Mr. Vaughan,
Miss Hare, Mr. M'Kean, Mr. Carrells and servant, Mr.
Gray, and Mr. M'Donnell.

RAMSEY V. THE LIVERPOOL CORPORATION (special
jary).—The case was tried on Tuesday, at the County
Court. The plaintiff, Mr. Wm. Ramsey, is the owner of
a front house in Bedford-street, Toxteth-park, and of a
row of cottages in a court adjoining, and he sought to
recover damages from the defendants in respect of an ori-
ginal negligence in laying down the water-pipes in the
court in question, which pipes were now the property of
the defendants ; and not only for the negligence, but also
for the defendants permitting them, after they had come
under their management, to be in an inefficient state.
The damages were laid at -X5O. An objection was raised
by Mr. Blair, on the part of the defendants, who con-
tended that, by a special clause in the original water
company's act, no action could be brought against the
company, acting in pursuance of that act, for any injury
committed, if such suit were not brought within three
months of the time of the alleged injury taking place.
His Honour thought Mr. Blair's objection fatal to the case,
and, after some evidence had been taken, he (the judge)
intimated that there was scarcely sufficient evidence to go
to a jury. He directed a nonsult. so as to allow the
plaintiff to take further proceedings if he thought fit.

CRICKET MATCH.—On the afternoon of Saturday
fortnight, a match was commenced between the Vernon
and the Birkenhead Victoria Cricket Clubs, on the ground
of the latter, in Birkenhead Park ; but, owing to the
heavy thunder storm, could not be finished on that day.
On Saturday last. the play was resumed, when the match
terminated in favour of the Victoria, with three wickets
to spare. This result was rather unexpected, the betting
being, in some instances. as high as 10 to 1 on the Vernon.
During the innings, the " fielding" on each side was
somewhat careless, indeed, at times, very ordinary, several
good 4' catches" being missed, and " overthrows" made.
The following is the score :

First Innings

VERNO

ruia out

•ond Innings

Mayd, c. Bevis, b. Hore..
Lawrence, b. Fox .....
Broad, c. and b. Griffiths

5 c. Bromfield, b. Griffiths 1
5 b. Griffiths
12 b. Bromfield.
12 c. Hore, b. Evans
0 b. Griffiths ll

M'lnioy, b. Griffith
Steel, b. Griffiths ..
Keyworth, not out

1 (Bake: for do.)b. Bromfield 1
5 c. Glazebrodk, b. Griffiths 4
0 c. Bevis, b. Bromfield .... 1•

H. Griffiths, h. Alay'd

3 c. Jones,

R. Glazebrook; b. La;,vrence

J. Bevis, run out...
S. Bromfield, b. Mayd 5 run out
E.Gaskell,c2Baker,b.Lawrence 6 leg bef. wicl

G. Fox, b. Mayd
A. Hore, not out
E.Glover,c.Martin,b.Lawrence 0
B. Haram, run out
Wood, (Evans for) c. Copeland,
b. Lawrence
Byes, 6; ,wider, 23

11 not out

4 c. C 3

ieland, b.'llaycl

Byes,4; wides, 3.

EXPLOSION 'OF A LOCOMOTIVE -NEAR LIVERPOOL.—
On Thursday, a fatal accident occurred at the Edgehill-
station of thelondon and Northwestern Railway. An
engine was attached to a luggage train which had come
from the Wapping-station, to proceed to Manchester,
when, owing to some cause which we have not as yet been
able to discover, the boiler exploded with a terrific crash,
blowing the fireman (Griffith) and the engineman (Valen-
tine) into the air, and spreading confusion and dismay
along the line. When the volumes Of steam which spread
in all directions had cleared away, the fireman was disco-
vered up to his armpits in the roof of a two-story build.
ing near. The line was strewn with fragments of the
broken machinery, and the firebox was discovered in a
field at the distance of 60 yards from the scene of the
accident, ono half being buried in the ground. Valentine
and Griffith were taken away as soon as possible to the
'lnfirmary, where the latter died about ten o'clock, the
base of the brain having been fractured and the whole
body very much bruised. Valentine, the engineer, is also
severely burnt about the head and chest. Griffith has left
a wife and two children ; the engineman is also a married
man, and has five children. The north mail-train had
Passed the goods train, and stopped at the station a few
seconds before the crash occurred ; had it passed simulta-
neously with the explosion, a fearful sacrifice of life would
doubtless have been result. An inquest was held on the
body of Griffiths on Saturday. The driver of the engine
deposed that the water was supplied in sufficient quantity
to take it to Manchester about a quarter of an hour before,
and he was unable to account for the accident. There
must have been a greater pressure on the boiler than they
worked at, but he could not account for such pressure.
Considering all the circumstances, he was of opinion that
at the time of the accident there was not a-sufficient quan-
tity of water in the boiler. The jury returned a verdict to
the effect that the deceased died by the explosion, but by
what means the boiler exploded there was -no evidence to
show.

FREE TRADE AND ITS EFFECTS.---A very important
and instructive document was read at the meeting of the
Town Council on Wednesday last, the details of which
we have been kindly favoured with. It is a comparative
return of the increase of British and foreign shipping, in
ships and tonnage, in the port of Liverpool, from the
year 1848 to 1851, inclusive, the dates being the 24th
June in each period. It is as follows:

BRITISH. FOREIGN.
TEARS,. SHIPS. TONNAGE. SHIPS. TONNAGE.
1848 .... 2,564.... 880,060 1 198.... 499,439
1849 .... 2,623.... 995,822 1,254.... 595,355
1850 .... 2,853.... 975,243 1,244.. .. 541,213
1852 .... 2,953.... 966,319.. 1 694. .. 755;839
The result, as the reader will observe, is this :—Compar-
ing the year 1850 with 1851, as regards British shipping,
the increase of ships is exactly 100 ; the decrease in ton-
nage is 14,924. On the other hand, and for the same
comparative periods, the foreign increase of ships is 450,
and the tonnage 214,626, These are facts, and we leave
the political economists, and all the advocates of com-
mercial changes, and national prosperity, to draw their
own conclusions. It appears to us that Liverpool is fast
becoming a foreign, or rather an American port. Whether
this is desirabie, or likely to contribute to the future wel-
fare of this country, we leave to all concerned to decide.
We now come to another subject, but one intimately con-
nected with the foregoing return. The quantity of corn,
flour, &c., imported into Liverpool, for the fortnight
ended the 2nd July, is as follows :-
204,178 bushels of wheat.
39,311 barrels of flour.
7,377 sacks of ditto.
153,684 bushels of Indian corn.
2,084 sacks of ditto.
7,656 bushels of peas.
75,570 ditto of beans.
23,360 ditto of barley..
1,032 boxes of cheese.
Now, it should be remembered that these are the rem-
nants or scrapings of former harvests. At this very
moment the Americans have the crop of this year ready
for exportation to England—alas, also, to Ireland ! In a
few days, or rather in a few weeks, we shall have a more
important story to

HOUSEDREAKEREXTRAORDINARY.—Wright, the keeper
of the Rosehill bridewell, was surprised on Saturday after-
noon by being called on to place in custody an offender
of a species not hitherto recognised in our criminal code.
A constable and several witnesses brought a monkey to
the bridewell. The police-officer contented himself by
simply stating his charge, and urging that his prisoner
should be booked for felony ; of the Christian or surname,
however, he was quite ignorant ; the witnesses, though
very circumstantial in the details of the case, were equally
ignorant on this point. The charge, therefore, had to be
entered against the prisoner, leaving a blank for his name,
of which the culprit himself was as ignorant as the other
parties. It appears that the diminutive criminal is the pro-
perty of a gentleman named Byrom, who lodges in Soho-
street. On Saturday afternoon pug contrived to break
from confinement, and, as many of his fraternity have
done before, proceeded to " see the world," and his first
introduction to society was rather obtrusive, being effected
by himself sans cerenzonie, and by a mode unprecedented
in the polite world. The novice contrived to surmount
the difficulty interposed between his master's house and
that of a gentleman named Shaw, in the shape of a high
wall, and thee. by a process for which the explorer deserves
more praise for agility than grace, he walked on a clothes
line which led him to an upper room window, through
which he speedily entered, not without leaving an orifice
in the brittle material, corresponding in size to that of his
body. Once in possession, pug proceeded to examine the
articles of furniture with great care and gravity. In the
course of his investigation, he fell in with half-a-dozen gold
studs and other similar articles of value, which were at
once appropriated by the Intruder. By this time the
occupants of the house had:a shrewd suspicion that some-
thing illegal was going on, and accordingly prepared to
capture the thief, as they called the visitor; he was too
nimble of foot, however, at once to consent to this arrange
ment, and vanished by the top of the house. In a short
time he returned and broke a looking-glass ; he was then
captured and handed over to the police. While in the
Rosehill station his movements were almost as erratic and
eccentric as they had previously been ; he escaped once,
but was re-captured by Wright, and was only saved the
disgrace of taking his place in the police dock yesterday,
through the kindness of his friends, who beCame reaper).
Ible for the lose sustamed by Mr Shaw.