The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-19 00:00:00

GENERAL MISCELLANY.

Two young fishermen last their lives at Margate last
week by the upsetting of their boat in a squall.
The Times states, that it receives on an average 130
letters a-day, ,

The River Weaver Trustees have declined to comply
with the request of the Anderton Carrying Company, to
allow traffic on the river on Sundays.
FOREIGN CATTLE.—The week's arrival have been
seventy-nine head of oxen and cows, and fourteen sheep,
from Hamburg and Rotterdam.—Hull Packet.

Three carriage dogs of great beauty, presents from
Queen Victoria to the King of Prussia, are at preseht in
Hull, for shipment to Berlin.
The young surgeon about to marry Miss Burdett Coutts
is a Mr. Brown, of the ho use of Tapper and Brown, Bur-
lington-street. He is to take the name of Coutts.
Two brothers quarrelled, at Road, in Somersetshire,
on Tuesday, and went into a field to fight, whe❑ one of
them received a blow which caused instant death.
ECLIPSE OP THE MOON.—There will be a total and
visible eclipse of the moon late on the night of Sunday
the 24th, and early in the morning of Monday the lath
instant.

It appears, that, fifty years ago, the celebrated Lord
Stanhope used a screw as a means of propelling a vessel.
The celebrated Brindley ab solutely used a paddle-wheel
on the Duke's Canal about the same time.
CAMRAIDGE CAMDEN SOCIETY.-At a General Meet-
ing on Thursday last, it was announced in the Report that
the Society would no longer be responsible for the Eecle-
biologist .
Considerable importation's of onions are taking place
from the continent to Hull. The Emerald Isle landed
on Wednesday 624 (bushel) baskets, and the Helen Mac-
gregor 75. The other Hamburgh steamers lately arrived
have brought parcels of onions and also of potatoes.
The Board of Guardians of the Anglesea Union, by a
majority of 40 to 3 have negatived a proposition to build
a new Union Workhouse, though strongly urged by Col.
Wade, the Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, who at-
tended the Board.

A report has been in circulation for some time that Mr.
R. Scott is about to retire from the representation of
Walsall. In the event of this retirement, Mr. Forster,
the banker, will be the conservative candidate, and Mr.
Littleton, eldest son of Lord Hatherton, will represent
the liberals.

LIVES OF THE ENGLISH SAINTS.—We are requested
to state that Mr. Newman is not the editor of the series
of Lives of the English Saints now in course of publica-
tion. His responsibility as editor ceased with the two
first numbers, as he expressly stated in the advertisement
prefixed to them.—English Churchman.
DREADFUL CASE OF SlTlClDE.—Yesterday morning an
old man, at Dalkeith, nearly 80 years of age, formerly a
miller, cut his throat from ear to ear, completely dividing
the windpipe. The only reason assigned for the rash act
was the intemperate habits of his wife, a woman 70 years
of age.—Caledonian Mercury.

HARBOUR OF REFUGE IN THE FRITH OF FORTFI.—
The proposal of a Harbour of Refuge for the shipping on
the east coast of Scotland, to be situated in the vicinity of
Granton, has been for some time under the consideration
of many influential parties in that quarter. The project
has been received in the most favourable manner.

DREADFUL. SUICIDE.—A wretched individual, of the
name of James Smith, who carried on apparently an ex-
tensive business as a flesher and ham curer, at Paisley,
succeeded in putting a period to his existence on Tuesday
last, by shooting himself through the head, in a shooting
saloon in that town.

THEFT BY A LADY.—Mrs. Jane Tyrwhit, the wife of a
gentleman of extensive estates, residing at No.l, Charles-
street, Berkeley-square, fondon, was on Saturday last
held to bail at Marlborough-street Police-office, on a
charge of having stolen a microscope, value 2s. 6d., from
the stand of Miss Lewis, at the Soho Bazaar. In another
part of the Bazaar, she had paid £9 for a grey parrot.
ANOTHER STRIKE AT STOCKPORT.—On Monday week
the factory workers at Stockport struck for wages, and not
less than sixteen large mills were at a stand. The men
having submitted to a reduction of wages during the re-
cent period of manufacturing distress, think they ought to
partake of the profits of this season of prosperity. The
spinners ask for 10 per cent., and the self-acting piecers
for 20 per cent. advance on their wages. The masters
have offered 5 per cent.
CHILD KILLED BY A FERRET.—A child about three
years old, named Charles Flitton, was killed by a ferret
at Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, last Sunday night. The
mother occupied a room in the old workhouse, and left
the child asleep in bed about seven o'clock in the evening,
at which time a ferret was in the room in a box, through
the lattice of which he could pass. On her return about
a quarter past nine o'clock the mother found her child so
wounded by the ferret that lie died a little before three in
the morning.
RURAL SIMPLICITY.—Last week a farmer's wife called
her servant girl, 13 years of age, and gave her a watch,
bidding her take it and boil an egg four minutes by it :
she shortly returned with the watch (which had been pur-
chas 11 only a few days before tor £8) on a plate, well
boiled, instead of the egg, stating she had boiled it exactly
four minutes by the clock. Another servant stood by and
saw her place the watch in the pan, and said it was wrong,
she was sure, but allowed her to proceed. All the parties
reside in Bewdon.—Blackburn Standard.
LOCAL LEGISLATION.—The Gazette of Tuesday night
extends to the extraordinary length of seven sheets, and
is almost entirely occupied with " notices " for Railway
Bills ; among which some others of greater interest are
not likely to escape observation. The New Zealand
Company are to apply for enlargement and amendment
of the powers conferred by their charter and for the
granting to them of " further and other powers, rights,
and privileges; " and also " for regulation of the convey-
ing of lands in- the colony to and by the Company."
THE HOP DUTY.—The return of the hop duty on this
year's growth was issued on Saturday. The total is
£265,240. 15s. nd., of which the old duty amounts to
£140,322. 17s. 21d., the new duty to £103,716. 17s. 11d.,
and the additional duty of five per cent., per Act 3d
Victoria, c. 17, to £12,201. Os. Old. The chief districts
are fixed as follows :—Canterbury, £38,637. 15s. 6d. ;
Hants, £11,083. Bs. 111(1. ; Hereford, £25,1,12.35. 111 d ;
Isle of Wight, £7,296. 17s. Sd. ; Rochester, £113,960.
18s. Od. ; Sussex, £49,857. ss. 21d. ; and Worcester,
£5,265. 17s. 11d.
HAND-LOOM WEAVE RE.—The following statetxient may
give some idea of the excessive toil and low wages of which
the hand-loom weavers complain :—Some of the manu-
facturers of Wigan have been in the habit of making check
cuts, 67 yards long, 44 nicks in the inch, for'which they
paid the weaver ss. 6d. Out of this he had to pay lOid.
for winding. Thus he had to throw his shuttles 106,128
times, at the rate of 1105 times an hour, for six days to
the week of 16 hours to the day, for the small remunera-
tion M 4s. 71(1. Deduct Is. for rent, 6d. for fire, and 6d.
for tallow and candles, and then you have his net weekly
income for the support of his family.—Halifax Guardian.
VILLAGE MISERY.---A case was brought forward at
the Bicester Petty Session this week which displayed the
wretchedness of agricultural dwellings. A young woman,
of the name of Biggs, was charged with having left the
charge.service of
From
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youngwh o attenddwidomnsont,sstat e
statement,
it
appeared
support
that the wife of the complainant had used her in a fair
proper manner. The Rev. A. H. Matthews, one of the
magistrates, advised the young woman to go back, and to
stay if possible, as he knew how distressed they were at
home. It appeared that two families of eleven persons,
male and female, slept in one and the same room !
SIIA xEsrEARE.—A curious and interesting discovery
has recently been made, which will probably throw con-
siderable light on the text of one of the most popular
plays of our great dramatist. A contemporary manu-
script of Henry IV. has been found in the archives. of a
family of title in the east of England, atin3au3dnNptheeimwtogmrhau.aamtrsFkeoaebfrtwetieih—aenes.
tmhoestpu r liberallypose placedof
publication.in th eh a niid se oufndhe.lrrs.toHodalltiwhaetll
this
unique relic, which contains numerous important varia-
tions from the play as we now have it, will be shortly
printed by Mr. Halliwell, under the auspices of the
Shakespeare Society.
EXTRAORDINARY Sroii.F.—On Tuesday week, in a
small cover called the " Links," near Newmarket, his
Grace the Duke of Rutland, Colonel Anson, Mr. Stanley,
and Mr Farlie, with only four hour's shooting,rabb rabbits, 80
pheasants,' &c.'
the extraordinary i
shooting,
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portion
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Newmarket,—
namely,
rheihelbyoue,utvrhee'disns
to the tenantry, tradespeople, &c.—Leicester
Journal.

Nov. 19, 1814.

AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATIL—The Rev. Rowland
Hill, who has been residing at Bowness, Windermere, for
the last three months, was suddenly taken ill in the shop
of Mrs. R. Barrow, draper and grocer of that placer
about half-past twelve on Thursday, when with, great dif-
ficulty he was carried into an adjoining room, and he wasattended immediately by two medical men, but expired In
about half an hour.
WRECK AND FOUR LIVES LOST.—On Monday nighl
during the tremendous gale, the smack, " Jane and
Lenny," in ballast, belonging to Port St. Mary, Isle of
Man, was wrecked at Bispham, near Poulton le Fylde.
She had on board twelve persons, the majority of whom
were passengers from Ardglass, Ireland, to the Isle of
Man. It was about high water when the vessel came on,
and she grounded within about ten yards from the shore,
when four passengers, three women and one man, anxious
to get from the wreck' forthwith got into a small boat, and
in consequence of the heavy surf she was instantlf
swamped, and the four ill-fated individuals were drowned;
the remainder who staid on board were all saved. The
bodies were subsequently found on the beach, and were
interred at Bispham, on Wednesday last.
RECOVERY OF TREASURE.—America is no longer a
safe place of refuge for swindlers and robbers on a large
scale. Burgess, a clerk to the Bank of England, and
Joseph Elder, who assisted him, not long since, in the
fraudulent transfer of £B,OOO stock and obtaining gold to
that amount from the Bank of England, were captured,
last month, in Boston. It appears, that, having packed
their ill-gotten gold in a portmanteau, they came to Liver-
pool by railway, and went immediately on board the Bri-
taunia steamer, which set sal, in a few hours, for Halifax..
Forrester, the officer, was soon on their track. He set (11
by the next steamer, (the Caledonia,) and traced the fugi-
tives to Boston, New York, Buffalo, Canada, Niagara,
and back to Boston, where he found that one of them
lived in a house which he bad purchased, and the other
at
an inn. Elder was immediately taken into custody. and
Med ' on
n thelich partwas of
lodgedtheßank of
in a bank
England.to E
their crelddietr,
clai was
taken before one of the tribunals for examination, and
was remanded. In the course of the night, however, be
hanged himself with his pocket handkerchief. Burgess
contrived to escape by running out at the back door of
the
inn without hat or coat. He got into a boat, and managex
to get away. Upon Elder were found 400 sovereigns, an
amongst the papers of Burgess were found 200 more.
THE LATE FORGERY OF BANK NOTES.—Since the
particulars of the recent forgery of notes belonging to the
Stockton and Durham County Bank appeared four per'
sons, whose names are Henry Russell, formerly a school-
master ; Matthew and James Watson, (father and son)
brewers and cornfactors ; and David Buglass, spirit dealer:
have been, after an examination which lasted several days,
committed to Durham gaol for trial at the ensuing
Winter
Assizes. On the last day of the examination Russell made
a full confession, and gave a statement of their operations.
He said they commenced forging in May, he being the
sole originator of the proceedings. The two Watsong
assisted him, and the plate from which the notes were
printed was engraved by the electro-magnetic process,
with the exception of the managing director's name, the
name of the person entering the dates, and the numbers,
which
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chased for the purpose, by a small press like a linen pro"
—4O had been printed, but they had only -succeeded in
issuing 20. Buglass was in company with the Wean°
when one of the notes was passed. Only eight of the
notes have yet been found, and they were all passed in the
neighbourhood on the two days preceding their appre-
hension.

THe BANK OF ENGLAND.—The Bank of England IS
about to charge a commission on the sums remitted to
various parts of the country by means of its branches.
First, with respect to remittances.—All sums advised for
the credit of a person leaving a drawing account at the'
Bank, or a branch, are to be subject to the charge of 6d.
per cent., the minimum charge to be Is., and every frac-
tion of £lOO to be considered as an entire £lOO. Thus
£2OO will pay ls., and £3OO will pay is. 6d., £4OO will
pay 25., and so on. Secondly, with respect to payments.
—Where neither party lodging the money nor the party
receiving has an account, the charge will be
per cent.
on sums not exceeding £5OO, the minimum charge being
2s. 6d. On sums exceeding £5OO but not exceeding
£3OOO, the charge will be per cent. on the first £5OO,
and k per cent. on the remainder. When the sums ex--
teed £3OOO, there will be the above charge for £3OOO, and
Is. 6d. on the excess. If, on the other hand, the party
4-
lodging the money have an account, the commission on
sums under £lOO will be 2s. 6d. per cent., the minimum
charge being Is. On sums of £4OO, and under £3OO, thin
charge will be 4s. 6d. per cent. ; on sums of £3CO3 and
cot exceeding £3OOO, it will be ls. 6d. per cent. ; and On
sums exceeding £3OOO, it will be Is. per cent. The mea-
sure will, it is understood, come into operation irnrue—
diately.

FOREIGN FRUIT.—An experiment of considerable im-
portance is about to be tried in the fruit trade. The
Eleanor, Captain Wickham, from Fayal, has, it seems,
made the passage to Southampton in eleven days with t!
cargo of oranges. Arrangements have been concluded
with the dock and railway companies, in virtue of which
the said cargo will be landed there, despatched at once to'
London, and deposited in the warehouse of the brc,ker
charged with the disposal of the consignment. In beM7'
or otherwise adverse weather, it is no uncommon occur-
rence for vessels to be many days beating round to the
port of London, which, with cargoes of a perishable na-
ture, is a matter of serious moment. By the discharge"
at Southampton nearly the whole of this time would be
saved, and vessels employed in the trade may be dismissed
without an hour's delay for fresh supplies. Three voyages-
will, on the new system, be effected, where hitherto only
two have been practicable, a change which secures a sav-
ing not in point of time alone, hat in port and dock dues,.
lights, and insurance also. The tleanor made her ap-
pearance on Saturday at Southampton, between twelve
and one o'clock, and by the hour of six in the afternoon,
her cargo, consisting of 960 boxes, had been landed, and
despatched to town ; so that, but for the intervention of
Sunday, the brokers might have been proceeding with the
sale of it in London twenty-four hours after it was landed
at the out-port.—London paper.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—An inquest was held cm
Friday in the Borough, London, on view of the body of
John Thomas, lying in Kent-street. The room in which
it lay was one of the most horrible dens that ever met the
human eye—almost denuded of furniture, and full of filth
vermin, and cobwebs. The body presented a dreadfully
emaciated appearance. Ann Nash stated that she had
lived with the deceased, (as his wife, but not married) he
was a shoemaker, for 12 years ; and that he always pleaded
extreme poverty, although she knew him to be in receie.c-
of 15s a week from his friends, who were respectable, by
lived somewhere near Newmarket. He was of filluY
habits, and would never allow her to wash his clothes, a
which he always slept. She had had a child by him, "°°/
ten years old. She and the boy over that long period
frequently tasted no food for two days together. Wh,ee,
he took ill, (from shere want) she called a surgeon who
paid him every attention, but on returning from purehes:
ing some articles ordered, (for which he reluctantly gel:
her 6d.) she found him quite dead. Four shillings ear,"
then found on the table, and four half-crowns and a sh":
ling in the bed—his last weekly payment. There was r'
doubt but that the final disease of deceased, (hernia, On
which inflammation and mortification ensued) had been
caused by want, through his penury and habits. Thejuri
found a verdict accordingly. The Coroner and jury ex-
pressed their surprise that any woman could submit for
so long a period to-such privations and wretchedness. She
stated' that he would never permit her to apply to the
parish, or to call in a doctor when he was ill.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A NEWLY-MAP.
RIED MAN.—On Wednesday week, Joseph Ames, who
has been for some years a bookkeeper at the Bull, Ala-
gate, was joined in wedlock in Whitechapel Church, by e
young woman, several years his junior. On leaving the
church, Ames, addres.ing his bride, said, " You want to
i
go to the west-end of the town, don't you? But rain'
and be back in an hour, and then perhaps we may go out
together." The bride promised to comply with his re-
quest, and was about to part with him for an hour, 'she°
her husband, as if recollecting himself, said, " Here, take
care of this, you may want it, and it may be of some ser-
vice to you ;" and at the came time handed her a bag'
containing 120 sovereigns, and also the marriage certifi-
cate, observing that the latter might be of use to her also;
Mrs. Ames proceeded to the west-end of the town, an
returned within the specified time to a public-house which
her husband had taken, and in which they were to coro:
mence business on the following day ; when, to her grem
surprise, she discovered that her husband had not beep
there. She remained for some time in the greatest possi-
ble anxiety for his arrival, when a messenger brought
her a note, written evidently in much haste by her 110,,s"
band, informing her that there was £l3O in the ban"
which she could have, together with some more nionq
in his trunks, and stating that she might have all, as wen
as his clothes ; and that, in all probability, she would'
never see him more. It seems that he has kept his vier;
for up to yesterday no trace of him had been discovered
—Times of Thursday.

DREADFUL STEAM-BOAT EXPLOSION.—NINE
SONS KILLED.—A frightful accident occurred on Toes" 81
evening last, off Blackwall, on board the new iron steao3:
boat named the Gipsy Queen built by the firm of SairinN.
and Co. (the senior of which, is the chief victim), for
Waterford Navigation Company. I t appears that,
a partial trial in Bow-creek, the vessel came out Of
tb
creek about half-past three o'clock on Tuesday after-10';
under the command of Capt. Price, and, with Mr. Jac°,
Samuda, the constructor of both the boat and the engi`i,-;
and a friend or two, made her first trial trip down 111-
river, as far as Woolwich. She returned at five o'elncl
and was moored to the buoy off Blackwall, the result
this trial having been satisfactory to the parties on boar
As soon as the vessel had arrived at Blackwall, it cv_3(sl
determined to try the boilers at a pressure of 251 b., 31,1,0
it is said the safety-valve was set accordingly, not t".
least danger being apprehended, as they had been 01/13:
structed to bear a pressure of 401 b. on the square inc„
Mr. Samuda, with the engineer, the foreman of his fay'
tory, and a number of fitters and others, were present,l„
the engine-room to see the operation, when, about
minutes after. five o'clock, the unfortunate catastroPn'e
took place. The vessel having been boarded, five went
found on the deck dreadfully scalded, and their statene,fle
was that th,y had escaped up the ladder at the time of t: e
explosion, and had left several of their companions itl„.l'e,
engine-room, amongst them Mr. Samuda, sen. u.,s
that place was sufficiently free from steam for the perso",,
on deck to descend into it, it disclosed the bodies of seed':
men in the most glia,tly condition. They were quite deal,'
and lay in various positions. On examination, it wool
appear that the accident was caused by the bursting !3
the steam from the main pipe, at a joint. The steam, ~,
its course, it is evident, must have found vent here ; alt
without any warning, must, in its bursting out, nave de
a..
the disastrous consequences which the floor of the engin,e,
room presented. The injured persons were taken to
London Flosidtal, where two of them died bhortly after
wards, making nine 'Tic inis in all.

Nov. 19, 1844.

COUNCIL MEETING.

W as 0
n Wednesday the adjourned meeting of the council
held.

CLERK OF THE PEACE.
The TOWN-CLERK said, that among the Mayor's com-
munications there were applications for the office of Clerk
'of the Peace from Mr. Peter Wright, Mr. Henry Heath-
Ycote Statham, and Mr. Benjamin Ellis, which he read.
e also read two letters from James Clarke, Esq., the
late recorder, conveying in highly eulogistic termsthat gen-
-sman's opinion of the character and qualifications of
Ellis for the office.
pase
Mr. LLOYD said that, having at the last meeting pro-
thereter Wr as a fit and pro per rson to fill
office of Clerk ofight the Peace, and a postponement of
rthe election having then been made, with the view of
n.t ena-
til'lg the Town-Clerk to consider in what way the reso-
ons should be framed, he had now to repeat his propo-
a,;tion. and to express his regret that the applications from
;5e other candidates had not been read at the last council.
The Town-Clerk having considered the appointment, and
particularly with respect to the act of parliament likely to
be passed in the next session, whereby clerks of the peace
could be paid by fixed salaries, had drawn up three reso-
lutions, which he (Mr. Lloyd) now begged to move.
They were to the effect that Mr. Peter Wright should be
appointed Clerk of the Peace, providing his own office,
jerks, &e, and being at liberty to practice private busi-
Vesa; and that, if requested, he should advise the Mayor
in the absence of the Town- Clerk.
Mr. HARDORD seconded the resolution.
In answer to a question from Mr. Procter, the TOWN-
CLERK said that he would not be occupied at the Court
of passage more than a few hours every Thursday.
Mr, MOORE was of opinion that it would be derogatory
to e
te Mayor to have to send out of the Town-Hall for
staff He thought there ought always to be a sufficient
ff. within the building competent to give advice.
HuGH HORNBY asked whether the resolutions
wfoul d be binding on Mr. Wright with regard to amount
t.). salary ? He recalled to the attention of the council
that they had agreed
upon the last day that some docu-
Inent should be obtained from Mr. Wright, whereby he
should limit himself to the £5OO a year.
Mr. LLOYD said the Town-Clerk had since ascertained
'that acts of parliament, passed previously to the Munici-
Pal Act, bad debarred the council from any arrangement
to salary. That arrangement could only be made after
the James Graham's bill had passed. In the meantime,
ue Plan suggested by the resolutions was the only legal
'one to adopt.
Mr. THomrsoN stated that if the council thought tbe
tees attached to the Clerkship of the Peace too large, they
had the power to reduce them, so as to prevent them from
exceeding the amount of Mr. Wright's salary, £5OO a-
The resolutions were adopted, and Mr. Wright was ac-
cordingly appointed Clerk of the Peace.
ACCOMMODATION AT GEORGE'S PIER.
teMr. NoaTH exressed a hope that he might be permit-
to ask a question of the Chairman of the Dock Corn-
inittee. He wished to know whether any measures had
as yet been taken to provide better accommodation at the
George's Pier
„Mr. Moo •said that, according to the late act, the
RE
ii,ock Committee were under an engagement to provide
tanding-slip at George's Pier. The question had fre-
'aentlY come under the consideration of the committee,
arid great difficulties had arisen in carrying out the provi-
Ift of the act. The committee, according to that pro-
iAnsi.,l3ll, were tied down to give a sufficient space for the
do dent' of carriages. and horses, and to make an inclina-
„„"" ot one inch vertical In twelve inches horizontal. To
~":'etniaplish this, they would have to take an extensive
Ereuit- They would have to come near the Corporation
atba, to make an elbow at the George's Basin, and to
(t),,eeay about 100 yards of ground ; and this would have
be arched over, so that ladies must pass through a dark
itunnel and be subjected to a continual dripping. The
eet Committee wished to overcome, if possible, those
that and annoyances. (Hear, hear.) The fact was,
t they bad not sufficient space to carry out the inclined
pPane mentioned in the act of parliament. The subject,
us ever, as he had said before, was frequently under dis-
cnssion, and, at present, a conference was appointed to
earv.rY out some new arrangement.
tr•HARBORD asked whether the Dock Committee
intended to obtain a new act to overcome the difficulty ?
IVir luT
con ~,00RE said not, but repeated that they had been
TP'ed bY a clause in the last act. Their Cheshire
.e'ahbours at Birkenhead. in their great modesty, had
'tecautteted this particular pier for their own use. He did
sent ,e 'chat the Dock Committee could do more at pre-
the pti"a" they had already done; but if they could alter
Within t' he hoped the accommodation would be afforded
N e appointed time.
If he mp'tl'n said the explanation was quite satisfactory.
effect, -"th'gbt throw out a suggestion, it would be to this
tirkencaat the Dock Surveyor and the surveyor of the
on the subs Commissioners should communicate together
mr.
Nlcot,
been observed that Mr. North's suggestion had
carried out the day before, and that the two survey-
-1:),.15e were at present in communication with eacb other.
thought a miscalculation had been made by the fra-
wtners of the act with respect to the inclined plane, for it
ould require the whole of the quay to be appropriated
to the tunnel, and, in the opinion of Mr. Hartley, it was
considered impracticable.
Mr. MOORE said that, even if the tunnel were lined
With zinc, the dripping would not be prevented.
The MAYOR said the discussion was extremely satisfac-
tory, inasmuch as it would show the public, in the first
Place, that the Council bad nothing to do with the mat-
ter, and, in the next, that the Dock Committee were
'doing all they could to provide a remedy. (Hear, hear.)

THE MAYOR'S COMMUNICATIONS.
Mr
BIRKETT moved that the usual summons should
.contain under the head of " Mayor's Communications,"
a notice of all the communications received by the Mayor
Previous to the summons being sent out, and which were
intended to be brought before the Council; and that no
et
ecTzunication subs4qiiently received should be submit-
th Council,, unless it was inserted on the notice-
Paper to be submitted to the Council not later than half-
past ten o'clock on the morning of the meeting.
Mr. NORTH seconded the motion, which was adopted.
Mr. JA THE EDUCATION QUESTION.
order, nh-scts nitANcKER moved that the 38th standing
any school except
provided that no grant should be made to
except it was the property of the Corporation. or...unrder its immediate rontrol,"be expunged. (Klaugh.)
THORNHILL seconded the motion.
Mr.compliance with a request from Mr. Hugh Hornby,
compliance
withdrew the motion.
The T HUSKISSON'S STATUE.
°WN-CLERK read a letter which had been written
by the late Mayor to Mrs. Huskisson, and, also, a letter
written by Mrs. Huskisson in reply. The Mayor's letter
s to the effect that the site selected by Mr. Gibson for
raedt:eection of Huskisson's statue in the Custom-house
en declined—that the Council expressed their re-
ggerestteqrat difficulties had thus arisen—and that they sug-
placed, the Long Room of the Custom-house as a proper
fors its erection Mrs Huskisson's reply was of
considerable length. She ;aid she had been given to
understand that the light in the Long Room was defec-
tive, and that more than one spot could be found in the
oPen area surrounding the Custom-house for the erection
Of a statue in bronze. She, therefore, requested permis-
sion to Withdraw the marble statue of her lamented hus-
band, for the purpose of having it cast in bronze, and,
When cast, erected in the area outside the Custom-house,
the exact site being left to the selection of Mr. Gibson.
The reading of the letter was followed by loud cheers.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said it contained a most splen-
did proposal, and one which he had not words to express
his admiration of. It completely cut the gordian knot of
the difficulties which surrounded the Council with regard
to the site ; and he thought they should hasten to convey
to Mrs. Huskisson their sense of gratitude for her noble
gift.m He therefore moved the thanks of the Council to
Vs; Huskisson, with an intimation that the Council
M, °°l," take care that the site that may be selected by
"113,•on should be made suitable for the reception of
its inagnificent gift, and that the Council would express
be t)hPe that the inscription to be recorded on the statue's
will not omit to remind the public of the party to
NIT it is so much indebted."
t, • SANDS seconded the motion, which was unani-
"slY carried amid loud cheers.
The THEATH FTE TOWN-CERK
add lowN-E CLED
ttx read al letter fromL Mrs.. Radcliffe,
for ~ssEd to the Mayor, expressive of her sincere thanks
w;„ 'tie resolution of condolence passed by the Council
stl:n respect to her late melancholy bereavement. She
or,e,d, to the devotion of her husband to the affairs
domesticLne CorpCorporation, and his almost entire deprivation of
efo comforts, must be attributed the premature
ku.:":ltig of his earthly career, and that his death had left
a"‘., ,and her children to mourn the loss of a kind husband
an affectionate parent.

EVIDENCE ON THE DOCK BILLS.
1:Mr•
nitte.
SHEPPARD asked the Chairman of the Dock Com-
r whether he had any objection to send to the news-
or the town a copy of the minutes of evidence
11430r,oefore a committee of the Commons on the Liver-
tEtkp Dock Bill, and also a copy of the minutes of evidence
Bill re
a committee of the Lords on the Birkenhead
Doak Bill
ofilithr.,MooßE replied that it was not within the province
Publie Dock Committee to supply such information to the
the c roetns, but that he should be happy to do so on
read Present occasion, because the more the evidence was
tient the more full and complete would be the justifica-
Coe. of the Dock Committee and the Council for the
hear's,e they had each thought proper to take. (Hear,
nap *) If any member of the Dock Committee should
ahjei that the evidence be sent to the news-rooms, he
4"1 have no objection to the motion being passed.

.ty L
ELECTION OF DOCK-COMMITTEEMEN.
Nx,n the motion of Mr. MOORE, seconded by Mr.
rueitl the following gentlemen were unanimously elected
thuers of the Dock Committee :—Mr. Ald. Houghton,
of 14 Place of Mr. Evans; Mr. Wm. Mann, in the place
of V.r. Barclay ; Mr. Thomas B. Horsfall, in the place
of• Bulley ; and Mr. John Nelson Wood, in the place
~,.tr• Holt.
"e Council adjourned at half-past twelve.

DOCK COMMITTEE.-THURSDAY.

too regent—Messrs. Moore, (in the chair,) Nicol, Middle-
ton' Royden, Bold, Kendal, Tobin, Smith, Aikin, Chit-
Wo'n nd Messrs. Houghton, Henderson, Mann, and
to hhd, four of the newly-elected members.
ise SottrranY thanked the committee for the increase
ply C salary, and said he would try to deserve it. In !e-
-° Mr. Aikin said he understood the in-
oreas, . • Nicol,
the ~v lo the salaries of the officers was to take place from
;Late of the last quarter day, the next payment to be
',Ve at the increased rate.
bridne contract of J. and D. Walker, for the iron swing
Tee nto cross Regent-road, was accepted.
eltp p clivEYon submitted the model of a new landing
Lor the North Docks, which was approved of.

Upon the application of Wood and Ritson, slides were
ordered to be placed on the west side of George's Dock,
it not being desirable to erect a new shed there.
The SURVEYOR submitted a report as to the state of
the Prince's Dock gates. He said he found them in a very
dangerous state, and it was astonishing that some serious
accident had not taken place. He suggested an examina-
tion of the dock gates, at least every three years.
A report from the Marine Surveyor was submitted,
stating that on the 12th instant, being the highest tide,
the water on Victoria bar was nine inches deeper than on
any former occasion.
The MARINE SURVEYOR reported the services of the
life-boats during the iate storm. He stated that on the
10th the Magazines boat was launched to theassistance ofthe
Theodore and the Fortuna, two vessels which were on
shore, but which floated the following tide. On the 11th
the Magazines and Liverpool boats launched to the assist-
ance of the Barque Brazil, which was afterwards got off.
On the 11th the Point of Ayr boat put off to the assist-
ance of a vessel from Waterford, ashore on the Middle
Patch. The master and one of the crew of the vessel were
saved, but when the life-boat returned the vessel had dis-
appeared, and the rest of the crew, seven in number, pe-
rished.
The CHAIRMAN was authorised, upon formal applica-
tion being made to him, to give copies of the evidence on
the Liverpool Dock Bill and Birkenhead Dock Bill to the
News-rooms and Underwriters' Room. The CHAIRMAN
stated that Profesgor Lewis considered the evidence of
such a scientific character that he was desirous of analy-
zing it and publishing it, provided he should be encouraged
by that committee and the corporation 'taking copies. It
was resolved that the Chairman should make some inqui-
ries as to the expense. .

The CHAIRMAN gave notice that it would be necessary
to reorganize the whole of the committees at the next
meeting.
A letter was read from Rankin, Gilmour, and Co. com-
plaining of an information which had been laid, by direc-
tion of the Dock Surveyor, against them for allowing tim-
ber to remain on the quay. After entering into many par-
ticulars, they added that they stated these facts when the
information was heard, " but, as usual in such cases, they
were not even listened to." The letter was referred to
the Harbour Masters' Sub-Committee.