The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-29 00:00:00

CHESHIRE ASSIZES.—The assizes commence on SI
next, before Mr. Justice Coltman and Baron Maul(
following are the particulars of those for trial :—int

females, one of whom is charged with poise
and sister at Malpas, and the other for destro

rT her is

at Macclesfield ; receiving stolen goods, 4 ; arson' 2 ; forgery
1; perjury, 1; unnaturunnaturalcrime with a man, 1; rape, 2
stabbing with intent, 2; bigamy, 2; base Coin, 4; hors,
stealing, 3 ; burglary, 21 ; highway robbery, 7. ; manslaughter
8 ; sheep stealing, 7 ; manslaughter, 5 ; sentence for murde
of the Sandys' children deferred from last assizes), l

LIVERPOOL ASSIZE.—No cause in the second cr West
Derby list will be taken until Friday next. The total number
of causes entered in the Salford hundred list, was 58; in the
West Derby hundred list, 90; total, 148.
Professional Gentlemen and Strangers attending the Assizes,
are respectfully informed that every description of BATH,
Warm, Shower, Sulphur, Vapour, and Medicated, as used so
generally in London and on the Continent, may be obtained
on the shortest notice, at the Victoria Baths, Cases-street,
three doors from Clayton-square, near the Railway Offices
and St. John's Market.

SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS.—On Wednesday, in the
House of Commons, Lord Saudon presented a petition from
the members of the Literary and Scientific Society of Liver-
pool, calling the attention of the house to the burden under
which literary and scientific institutions laboured in being
subject to the window-tax, if they had a person within the
walls for the purpose of taking charge of their property ; they
therefore prayed that the house would take measures for the
exemption of such institutions from local and assessed taxes.
THE PROPOSED EXPORT DUTY UPON COALS.—We no-
ticed in a recent publication, whilst calling the attention of
the public to this injudicious measure, that deputations from
the coal trade and the shipowners ill the North of England
had proceeded to London to remonstrate with government,
and to represent the injurious effect which the imposition of
the duty would have upon their interests. The deputations
in question, we learn from the Newcastle Journal, were
treated with marked respect and courtesy. by the Prime
Minister and his colleagues, their case and opinions in refer.
ence to the threatened tax being urged with-great ability and
energy by Mr. Bell and Mr. Hodgson Hinde, who conducted
the conference in behalf of the respective bodies. They
pointed out. at considerable length, by facts and calCulations,
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the injury that, in their opinion, would arise if the proposed
tax on coal was adopted. Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Gladstone,
and the Earl of Ripon, asked several questions of these gen-
tlemen, and appeared to take a great interest in the inquiry.
Mr. Gladstone, in particular, exhibited great acuteness in the

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matter, and throughout the interview .as actively engaged
in committing to papei*all that transpired; Eventually, Sir
Robert Peel assured OA deputations that no further progress
would be made in the measure until the Bth of April, and
that, in the meantime, the fullest consideration should be
given to their representations. Beyond this the Premier
made no promises, but some of the members of the deputa-
tions entertain the belief that, from the facts laid before them,
his views on the subject would undergo modification, and
that, at least, a beneficial change will be made in regard to
the duty on small coals. The deputations almost immedi-
ately set out for the North, strongly impressed with the great
service which their case had received from the zeal and able
expositions of Mr. Bell and Mr. Hinde, and with the con-
sideration and attention which had been exhibited towards
them by the Ministers of the Crown. We have reason to
believe that, at least, a higher rate of duty will be charged
upon coals shipped in foreign bottoms to ports not their own,
and not belonging to countries having treaties with Great
Britain, than in British vessels: In reference to this subject,
and confirmatory of the views which we took upon it at its
first proposition, it appears, from a statement recently put
forward by the mercantile bodies in the North, that of
1,155,487 tons of coals exported from Newcastle-upon-Tyne
and Sunderland in 1811, 865,500 tons were shinned in 'Eng-
lish vessels. The returns from the whole of the United King-
dom have not yet been received ; but the relative proportion
of coals shipped in British vessels will be larger in the other
ports than in the two above referred to. The maritime strength
of the country has been increased by the employnient given
to British sailors. The raw material requisite for our manu-
factures has been imported at a cheaper rate, in consequence
of British ships loading coals as an outward cargo, and
foreign vessels, when employed in bringing such raw mate-
rials to this country, taking back coals as a homeward freight.
The constant communication with foreign countries to which
this large export has given rise, and the opportunity it has
furnished of shipping goods has given great additional facili-

ties to the sale of British manufactures. The revenue and
trade of the country have been greatly benefitted by the im-
portation of articles requisite for the mines, and the popula-
tion dependent upon them. The customs' duty at Newcastle
has risen from £288,777 in 1833, including the then duty, to
£409,815 in 1841, without any coal duty. In no other ar-
ticle of export does labour form so large a portion of the value
as in coals. These advantages have been realized without in-
jury to the English manufacturer, the great bulk of the coal
exported being for steam, gas, and household purposes. A
reference to the places export will show that the countries
whose manufactures compete with those of England are not
large coal importers, they being supplied from their own
mines. We may add, that in the opinion of the same par-
ties the effect of the duty of 4s. will be to strike a heavy blow
at this important trade.

THE MASONIC FUND OF BEN EVOLENCE.—The fund of
benevolence in connexion with the Provincial Grand Lodge
of Free and Accepted Masons for the Western Division of
Lancashire, to which we lately adverted, as intended to he
raised and designed for the relief of widows, orphans, and
decayed members, seems likely to be greatly aided and aug-
mented by the free benefit to be given at the Royal Liver
Theatre in its behalf, on Tuesday evening next. Many of
the brethren of the various lod,;es in Liverpool, and some
unattached members, have already put down their names for
handsome subscriptions, others have undertook to defray all
the necessary expenses, and the tickets 'are already in high
demand. In order that the public generally, as well as the
craft. may be accommodated, that as much money may be
raised for the charity as possible, and that the affair may go
off with ecldt, it has been determined that the pit and boxes
shall be thrown into one, after the plan observed at the sub-
scription concerts, and that the price of admission to the
gallery shall be raised from sixpence to a shilling for that
evening only. No tickets will be issued for the gallery.
The plan will be opened from ThursdaY next, for those who
have taken tickets to select their places in the boxes or stalls.
A BATCH OF PICKPOCkETS.—Five well-dressed men were
placed before the magistrates, on Saturday last, charged with
having attempted to pick pockets. Police-officers Maguire
and Grisenthwaite stated, that between six and seven o'clock,
on the evening of Good Friday, when numbers of Persons
were returning from excursions in Cheshire, they saw the
prisoners prowling about Chapel-street in company, attempt-
ing to pick the pockets of several ladies. The following was
stated to be the modus operandi :—Two of the party placed
themselves before one or more females, and, by walking
directly in advance of them, contrived, not only to regulate
their pace to the desired degree of slowness, but also to at.
tract their attention. One walked immediately behind, and
he, covered by the other two, rummaged the pocket or pockets
for money or valuables. In this manner several pockets were
tried, and at length the officers pounced upon them and took
them all into custody. They were committed for three
months to the House of Correction.
A DISHONEST SERVANT.—Margaret Hughes and Ellen
Smith were, on Saturday, placed before Mr. Rushton, charged
with having robbed Mrs. Spears, of St. Jude's-terrace. It
appeared that on Good Friday morning, Mrs. Spears got up
between six and seven o'clock, and looking from her window
saw her servant, Margaret Hughes, in conversation with the
other prisoner, Eliza Smith. She saw sufficient to render
her suspicious. She went down stairs, and found that her
servant, Hughes, was intoxicated, upon which she ordered
her to quit the house. The girl went out, but shortly after-
wards returned for her shoes, when Mrs. Spears heard a silver
spoon fall. She immediately sent for an officer, who brought
with him Eliza Smith, and a bundle which, on examination,
proved to be filled with provisions, wearing apparel, plate„
&c., the property of Mrs. Spears. The prisoners, it ap-
peared, bad been making exceedingly merry that morning at
Mrs. Spears's expense, having drunk half-a-dozen bottles of
porter. They were committed for trial.

A WARNING FOR THE EMISSARIES OF
.PASSENGER
BROKERS.—Two men, of the names of Rae and Frankland,
the former a car-driver, and the latter a clerk in the service
of Messrs. Robinson, were placed before the magistrates on
Saturday, charged with having obtained, under false pre-
tences, £7 from Thomas Jacob Clithero, a very simple fel-
low, from Clitheroe. The complainant had sent a pound to
Mr. Byrnes, passenger broker, to secure a passage on hoard
the George Washington, for himself and child, and arrived
bete on Thursday, as the vessel was advertised to sail on
the Thursday. He engaged the prisoner Rae to drive him
to Mr. Byrnes's office, in Waterloo-road, pointing to the
address on his luggage, and giving him particular directions
several times over. Rae, instead of doing as be was or-
dered, drove him to the office of Messrs. Rohinsons, also
passenger-brokers, where Mr. Clithero was introduced to
the prisoner Frankland. Believing that he was in Mr.
Byrnes's office, he opened his business, and expressed his
readiness to pay the whole passage-money. Frankland said,
Mr. Byrnes was engaged just then, making a motion as if
to indicate that Mr. Byrnes was within and close at hand.
The Passage-money was demanded at the rate of .1;:t 10,

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per head. The complainant demurred to this, and reminded
the prisoner, whom he took for Mr. Byrne.i's clerk, that
the 'agreetttfit-was for £3 3s. per head. He was producing
the letter in proof of his assertion, when Frankland said,
" Oh, never mind the letter; I know all about that, as I
wrote it myself." In his hurry the complainant paid the
whole £7, forgetting to mention the £1 which he had ad-
vanced. A ticket was drawn out for him which, on examin-
ing, he found was for the Hope. He pointed out this as a
mistake, as he was to go by the George Washington. That,
they said, was an error, as there was no such vessel as the
George Washington in port. Finding, subsequently, that
the Hope was not to sail for a long time to come, he was
induced to make further inquiries, when he discovered that
the office to which he had been taken was not that of Mr.
Byrnes, but of Messrs. Robinson. It was shown, that the
Hope has not yet cleared, while the George Washington
was in the river at that moment, ready to put to sea. The
prisoners were committed to take their trial for the misde-
meanor. As the offence is bailable, Mr. Rushton said he
should require from Rae two sureties in £25 each, and him-
self in £5O. and from Frankland two sureties in £5O each,
and himself in £lOO.

MORTALITY CI LIVERPOOL.—The site of Liverpool is
low; and we regret that, upon examining the returns of the
population for 1841, and comparing them with those of the
births, marriages, and deaths, we should have found such a
startling result, a result not so surprising to us as it would be
had we not seen some of the older returns. In 1662 the bap-
tisms were 30 and burials 30 ; in 1700, as above, the former
131, the burials 125 ; in 1800, the baptisms 3033, burials 3157.
The births registered in 1839, when a close approximation to
correctness in the returns took place, were 7128, deaths 7437;
in 1810, with a population of 223,054, the returns showed 9990
deaths to 9925 births. We then went further, and made cal-
culations upon a base every way favourable ; for we applied
to the population returns of 1811 the registrar-general's re-
turn of births and deaths for 1840 in Liverpool. Conse-
quently we applied them to nearly the tenth part of a clear in-
crease more than we ought ; and the result, compared with the
mortality of England, exckisively of Wales, made from o table.
in which the decimal surplus population was deducted from
England alone, gives the following figures

,
Birth v lieaths Marr. Births
Population of ell Eng-1 to pop.. to pop. to pop. to mar.
land,reduced toJune Ito 31,07 lto 44,45 1t0125,29 4,03
30, 1840, 14,767,751.
Liverpool, 223,051 to 22,47 Ito 22,82 1 to 60,6 2,6
Here are puzzling anomalies,—double the deaths and mar-
riages, and little more than half the number of births ave-
raged in the totality of England. This statement we have
been the first to give so minutely on the returns of 1841 ;
and we submit it with regret to the high-minded and public-
spirited inhabitants of Liverpool, for they may, perhaps,
probe the cause. It is evident that the increase of 4:821 in-
habitants in the last ten years must have arisen from the in-
flux of new residents. Manchester and Salford increased
nearly 26,000 in the same space of time, on a population of
262,000.—England in the Nineteenth Century; Lancashire:

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..!rgy of the ►metropolis adopted a plan, which,
owed, would be productive of the most bene-
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week, aid have explain

in a series of lecture-

sermons, the fundamental doctrines of the church. Some of
them have taken the Articles, some the Homilies, others the
. We should be glad to see this excellent
ollowed in other parts of the country.

Liturgy, &c
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THE COUNTY CONSTABULARY.-At the annual sessions
for the county, to be held at Preston, on Thursday next, a
motion is to be brought forward for the abolition of the county
constabulary force. Thci magistrates for the Kirkdale division,
at a recent meeting, resolved that such abolition is inexpedient,
and they determined to support the resolution of Lieutenant-
Colonel Austin for remodelling the force.

COMMITMENT.—Yesterday, a man named James Grey,
was committed to prison for three months, for obtaining a
quantity from a seaman's chest on board the Lord Seaton.
He would have been sent for trial to the sessions, but the
vessel is on the eve of sailing.

IMPORTANT TO MASTERS AND APPRENTICES.—Magi-
strates have for some time refused to interfere in cases of dis-
pute between masters end apprentices, unless a premium had
been paid upon the binding of the apprentice. On the 23d
instant an act received the royal assent which gives magistrates
power to adjudge in such cases, though no premium has been
paid.

STREET ROBBERY.—A woman named Margaret Williams
was, yesterday, charged ,►t the police court with robbing a
man named Henderson of his watch. Police constable Robin-
son, about ten o'clock on Sunday night, saw the prisoner and
Hendersn struggling together in Elackires-hey. The prisoner
ran off, but he secured her, Henderson having said she had
robbedehim of his watch. ''He took her to bridewell, and re-
'turned to the spot at which he had caught her, when he found
a Watch without the outer case. Ile got a candle, and on
,searching, found also the case. The complainant owned the
property, and the prisoner was committed for trial at the ses-
sions.

Mr. John Dixon, who, for the last five or six years, has
been engaged as engineer on the Chester and Birkenhead
Railway, has been appointed general manager of the Bir-
mingham and Derby Railway. The success of Mr. Dixon
is the more honourable as the number of candidates for the
vacant situation was very large.

MELANCHOLY .ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning, a man
unfortunately fell overboard from the ship Mersey,, lying off
Egremont, and though a boat was immediately put off to his
rescue, the tide was running so strong that he was taken
rapidly up the river and met with a watery grave.
BODY FOUND IN THE RlVER.—Yesterday, an inquest was
held before Mr. Curry, on view of the remains of a man
found on Sunday floating in the river near Seacombe. The
features, from long immersion, were scarcely distinguishable;
but the body was recognized by his mother, through the
clothes, to be that of Richard Thomas, one of the pour boat-
men who, it will be remembered, were drowned about nine
weeks ago, by the upsetting of a boat opposite the Clarence
Pier. He was 19 years of age, and resided in Fisher-street,
Tosteth-park. The jury returned a verdict accordingly.

MEETING OF THE BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS OF LIVER-
POOL TO OPPOSE SIR ROBERT PEEL'S NEW TARIFF.—A
meeting of the masters and journeymen boot and shoe makers
was held yesterday, in the large room annexed to the York
Hotel, to express the sentiments with which the proposed
reduction of the duty upon importation of foreign boots and
shoes is viewed by the trade in this town. Upon the plat-
form we counted about eight individuals, chiefly the movers
and seconders of the resolutions; and the body of the room
might contain 300 or 400 masters and journeymen, princi-
pally the latter, connected with the trade. On the motion
of Mr. Heywood, , seconded by Mr. Cadley, Mr. Thomas
Turner was called to the chair. After this gentleman had
briefly detailed the objects of the meeting and particularly
dwelt upon the importance of the various speakers abstaining
from the introduction of party politics, Mr. Sumner read to
the meeting several co.ninunications which had been received
from the organs of the trade in London, expressing their
opinions as to the course to be pursued in the present crisis.
Mr. Harris also read a letter from the Journeymen's Asso-
ciation in London upon the same subject. Mr. Stout then
rose to propose the first resolution, which was seconded by
Mr. Harrison. In the course of his address the former gen-
tleman dwelt particularly upon the injustice of interfering
with the boot and shoe trade whilst the corn and sugar duties
were left untouched ; hut intimated an opinion that, as in
the case of the reductimi of duties upon silk goods by Mr.
Huskisson, the trade would not sustain the amount of injury
which in the first instance they dreaded. He repudiated as
unfounded the assertion that the public had derived no benefit
from the reduction in the duty upon leather. The trade
assembled would agree that although, quality taken into con-
sideration, little difference in price had taken place, yet that
goods had been sold since much lower than before that duty
had been reduced. They had not much to fear from the
introduction of French goods, for since they had come into
this country the style of English goods had materially im-
proved, owing to emulation which had been incited, although
the quality of the goods made lied deteriorated. After three
or four years of free trade, lie bad no doubt the English
manufacturer would be able to compete with the French:
The resolution was seconded in a rambling Chartist speech
by a Mr. Harrison, a journeyman. Toe second resolution
was moved by Mr. Robinson, who intimated that those
who talked of free trade ought to he prepared, as this meet-
ing was, to reduce the expenses of royalty, and to " go the
whole hog for a new constitution." We should state that a
master tradesman here protested against the conduct pursued
by the speakers, and called upon the chairman to keep them
from party politics, but was put down. The remainder of
the meeting partook of the character above described ; but

in the end, notwithstanding that one or two remonstrances
were offered to the party tone in which they were 'urged, the
resolutions, which will be found in our advertising columns,
were passed. A Charti,t amendment was moved by a jour-
neyman named Jones, upon which, and in consequence of
the irrelevant topics gone into by other speakers, Mr; Turner
vacated the chair in disgust, and was succeeded by Mr. Stout.
The amendment, after some stormy proceedings, was ulti-
mately negatived and the original resolutions carried. The
meeting occupied upwards of three hours.
THEFT FROM A SHOP.—At the Police-court, yesterday,
a little girl, apparently a mistee, named Susan Gaskell, was
charged with stealing some handkerchiefs from a draper's
shop. A boy in the service of Mr. Poynton, draper, Para-
dise-street, said that about nine o'clock on Saturday night
he saw a piece of carpet hanging from Mr. Beckwith's shop
window opposite, and in which there vas a broken pane.
The prisoner and another girl were standing near the window,
and he saw the prisoner take some handkerchiefs out of the
broken pane. The other girl covered her with the carpet
whilst she took them. The prisoner ran away, and witness
.gave information which led to her being pursued and secured
in Peter's-lane. Afterwards, when in School-lane, she
dropped the handkerchiefs, which were identified, and stated
to be worth £4. She was committed for trial at the sessions,
being an old offender. •
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—An inquest was held yester-
day, before the borough coroner, on view of the body of Mrs.
Sarah Atterby. It appeared from the evidence that the de-
ceased, who was the wife of the Rev. Atterby, (of, we
believe, the Primitive Methodist Connection,) was, about a
quarter before four o'clock, on Saturday afternoon, in the
act of crossing from the bottom of Dale-street to Shaw's.
brow, when a shandry was passing in-the transverse direction;
from the. Old Haymarket •towards Byrom-street ; and the
deceased, in endeavouring to get out of the way, was struck
by the breast of the horse and knocked down. The off wheel
of the shandry, in which were Mr.' Barnes, his wife and
child, passed over her body. She was immediately carried
into Mr. Rogers's, the Earl Gray Tavern, Dale-street : me-
dical assistance was instantly procured, and she was shortly
afterwards conveyed home, but died in about two hours after
the accident, which it was found had caused a mortal rupture
of the liver. No blame was attributable to Mr. Barnes, who
drove the machine, 'and who, it appeared, did everything he
could to avert the catastrophe. The jury accordingly re-
turned a verdict of " Accidental Death' The deceased
was forty-one years of age.

EMBEZZLEMENT BY A CAR-DRlVER.—Yesterday a --car-
driver, named Davies, was charged at the Police-office with
retaining a certain sum received for a fare, and not account-
ing for it.—Joseph Smith, car-owner, said he had employed
the prisoner for the first time on Sunday to drive one of his
cars. He saw him at eight o'clock that evening in Bate's
public-house, Elbow-lane, and asked him what fares he had
taken. His reply was, " only one fare to Vine-street for
which he had received ls. 8d.," and he tendered 2s. in pay-
ment, which was refused, Mr. Smith having heard that he
had also got a fare from the Clarence Dock.—Joseph Pen-
dleton, another driver in the same employ, said that he and
the prisoner were plying at the. Clarence Dock ; that each got
a fare thence to the same house in Hoke-street ; and that he
received six shillings for the two, half of which he gave to
the prisoner. The officer who apprehended the prisoner
found 3s. 9d. upon him.—He was committed for trial.

EVERTON TOWNSHIP MEnTtNG.—Yesterday morning a
meeting of the inhabitants of the township of Everton was
held at Mr. holiday's, the Everton Coffee-house. for the
purpose of examining the .accounts of the surveyor of the
highways for the last year, and electing officers for the ensu-
ing year. About 20 gentlemen were present. Mr. Radford
was called to the chair, and having briefly opened the bush
ness of the meeting, requested Mr. Shaw to read the sum-
mary of the accounts, which was printed, and distributed
amongst those present. In the overseers' accounts, the prin-
cipal items were the payment of £650 to the treasurer of the
West Derby Union, and of £999 18s. to the high constable
of Liverpool, for watching rates for two years. The amount
of poor rate collected in 1841 was £llO2, The balance due
to the township is £312. On the surveyor's account the ex-
penditure had_ been for the year ending 25th instant £2073,
and the collections, &c., to £1591, leaving a balance due to
the treasurer of £485. Mr. Blundell moved that the accounts
read do pass. This was seconded by Mr. Lightfoot, and car-
ried unanimously. The meeting then proceeded to the elec-
tion of overseers, and the gentlemen who bad served the of-
fice in the past year (Mr. Ledson and Mr. Ledger) were re-
appointed as was Mr. Shaw, assistant overseer, and Mr.
Griffiths, collector. The same auditors were also reappointed.
Mr. Marshall then proposed that Mr. Thomas Carter should
be the printer for the township during the ensuing year. This
was seconded by Mr. Tory. Mr. Blundell proposed Mr.
Thomas Taylor as printer, which was seconded by Mr.
M'George. Mr. Ledger proposed Mr. E. Shaw, seconded
by Mr. Baines. The chairman received the votes for each
respectively, and thenumbers were :—For Mr. Carter, 10 : for
Mr. Taylor, 7; and for Mr. Shaw, 4. The work will conse-
quently he given to Mr. Carter. The business here con-
cluded, and the meeting, after passing a vote of thanks to the
chairman, disperged.„4
ROBBERY OF A DRUNKEN MAN.—Yesterday, at the po-
lice court, a woman named Emma Minton was charged with
robbing a young man named Charles Bothwell, of several
,articles of wearing apparel, taken from his person. A female
' who lives in Redcross-street said that about eleven o'clock
on Saturday night she heard a noise in the yard, and on look,
ing out from her bedroom window saw the prisoner and a
drunken man in the yard. He was sitting on some mats,
and she saw the prison'er put her hand into his pockets, and
she 'afterwards took his boots and stockings from his feet and
his hat from his head. The person robbed was the witness
then present. A bricklayer, who lived on the premises,
heard a scuffle and on going up the yard found the witness
(Rothwell) on his back, without hat, stockings, or boots.--
He called a police-officer, who had him conveyed to Bride-
well for safety. The officer said that after sending the wit-
ness to Bridewell, he found the prisoner at the top of the
street with the hat in her hand, and the boots and stockings
in her apron. Mr. Bothwell said he was out of business,
and lived in Birkenhead. On Saturday he got intoxicated,
and was in the prisoners company, but recollected nothing
more until he found himself on Sunday morning Bride-
well. The prisoner was committed for trial,

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ICI e Uardens, was

%1 meeting of
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of the Common Coon-

cil; relative to the proposition made-to them, and to consider
the propriety of selling the whole or a portion of the gardens.
The attendance, though highly respectabk, was but slender,

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commit-

and opened the

The committee_ being empowered
to communicate with the council, had propoSed to sell the
gardens to them at a price•that would coverthe existing debts.
This had not been acceded to; and application was then made
to sell them the'reversion of the leas, for the sum of 4000
guineas. This was also declined, as was shown by the fol-
lowing resolution4assed at the meeting of the Finance Com-
mittee, laid on theildth Feby. last :—" Resolved,—That the
committee regret that they cannot recommend the purchase
on the terms propOsed." The committee of the proprietors
exceedingly regretted this, for they were of opinion that un-
less they could devise some means to liquidate the debt of the
institution, they could not efficiently carry it on. The sum
required to be raised (we understood him to say) was between
£3OOO and £4OOO, and the expenditure exceeded the present
income. They had also the pain to announce that 68 shares
had been forfeited in the last year; and that, though the com-
mittee had viewed the subject with the most anxious atten-
tion, they were not prepared, after their unsuccessful efforts
to redeem the institution, to submit any specific plan of pro-
ceeding. The only alternative seemed to them to be to dis-
pose of the gardens, as the best step they could take under
the circumstances.. A proposition had been made to dispose
of a part of them ; but this they conceived they could do only
to a disadvantage as regarded the property, and to the injury
of the gardens. They, therefore, thought that the best course
would be to offer them for sale.

A PROPRIETOR remarked that he considered the Common
Council did not contribute a proportionate sum for the
opening of the gardens two days in the week to the public.
The total annual income was, it appeared, about £774, in-
cluding their £lOO. They ought to contribute one-third
for that privilege, and the closing on Sunday • for many
parties declined to subscribe in consequence of that arrange-
ment. They ought to give £309 annually towards it.
The CHAIRMAN said it would be difficult to sell any part
of theland, as proposed on the east or north sides. They
would require a road on the east side as an approach to
houses built there, which they must pnrchase from the
neighbouring proprietor; and on the north side the houses
would be at the back of the hot-houses, and would not there-
fore beyopular.

Mr. BARCLAY said, that on the north side they could
spare a depth of only 40 yards, and great part of the ground
was wanted for the maithre and composts. The building of
houses or, the ground was, moreover, a strange proposition.
They had left another site to avoid the smoke ; and they now
proposed to bring the Smoke back to the Garden.
A GENTLEMAN remarked that he saw no prospect of con-
tinuing the gardens, unless some private individual would
purchase it, and dedicate it to the public use and enjoyment.
I‘ll. YATES thought no injury would accrue to the garden
by a strip of forty yards in depth being taken off for build-
ing-. The parties who built them would require no gardens
of their own, as they would have the use of the grounds.
It was here remarked that a survey had been made of the
disposable land for building, and that the whole amount that
could be got for it was only about £7OO.
Mr. T. B. BARCLAY was of opinion, that if they sold the
Garden at all, they should sell it at once.
The CHAIRMAN, in reply to inquiries as to whether any
estimate had been made of what the Garden would bring,
said that Mr. O'Kill considered it an exceedingly valuable
plot, suitable for the site of ten or twelve good villas, and
that together with the sale of the plants, &c., it ought to re-
alize £B,OOO.
Mr. HonT still considered that something effectual might
be done to enable them to cantinue the institution. It oc-
curred to him that before they abandoned it they should
make a strong and final appeal to the public ; and that they
might even prevail on the corporation to double their grant
for its support. _ _

Mr. BARCLAY said there was not, it appeared to him, the
same necessity ti)r the garden that had existed some years
ago. There was now a great many private gardens in which
there were plants equal to those in the Botanic Gardens ;
and there were several fine nurseries in the immediate neigh-
bourhood replete with choice plants, so that hs did not see
why they should feel any excessive anxiety for its continu-
ance.

The CHAIRMAN said there were many most valuable and
rare plants in the Garden ; and he should the more regret its
abandonment as they had received many valuable specimens,
and had a promise of additional donations from the first
botanists.

The llev. Mr. Brio°Ks said, that no doubt there were in
the nurseries many of what might be called " popular"
plants, but he considered the Garden aimed at a higher
object. as, in fact, being appropriated to the promotion
of botanical science ; and in this respect it undoubedly stood
at the head of all the provincial gardens in the kingdom. It
was deeply to be regretted that it was not adequately sup-
ported. The committee had put invention to the rack to
save it to the. public ; and the only way was by additional
subscriptions. They bad exerted themselves to the utmost ;
but so far as his own experience had gone, he had found
parties extremely cold-shouldered towards it. He looked.
upon this not only as a misfortune, but as a disgrace to the
town. Three-fourths of the proprietors did not seem to care
one farthing about it. and many continued to subscribe
merely from &bile feeling. He did not relish the idea of
a )andoning it; but when he found the t.B shares had been
forfeited, and that every year increased the number of de-
faulters, the conviction naturally forced itself upon them
that it must be disposed of. He had rather, however, that
the proposal to that effect had proceeded from any other
quarter than the committee. •

- The CHAIRMAN said that their last. appeal to the public,
in its behalf, produced little more than £lOOO.
A.gentleman remarked that that was .the fact; but that
many had promised their support if they saw that the
nqu►site funds could be rased to carry it efficiently.
Dr. DICKENSON, M.D., noticed the great advantage that
would accrue to young merchants and others, by raising tro-
pical productions, such as the tea-plant, &c., in portions of
the ground ; but from the want of funds nothing could be
done.in this way. ,
Mr. Holz said that the existing debt was now only £2700,
whereas; some years ago it was about £4OOO. Their present.
position was, therefore, an improved one. If the uncertainty' •
of carrying it on were removed, he thought something might
be done by a strong application to the public, and he still
thought it likely that the corporation might be induced to
Sometimes an effort, even in despair,

double their

proved to be:elle

The Rev. Mr. BROOKS remarked that they were certainly
mainly indebted to Mr. Holt for raising the sum of £llOO on
the last appeal ; but he apprehended that gentleman, in his
anxiety for the preservation of the institution,
sanguine in his expectations. The motley already
was praiseworthy
too
raised had, it might be said, been wrung from reluctant par-
ties ; and what were they to do with the bank, which was
urgent for its money ?
Mr. TURNER said that some parties objected to subscribe
under the mistaken impression that in becoming proprietors
they rendered themselves liable for the ' debt already con-
tracted.

The CHAIRMAN said the committee had taken every pains
to explain to the public that no such liability would be in-
curred.

•
The Rev. Mr.' BROOKS observed that the eztablishment
could not be carried on. Without considerable expenditure, at
present exceeding the income. Repairs of glass, &c., af-
ter a hail storm, were wanted, and the general expenses were
necessarily considerable. If they could obtain an income of
£lOOO a year they might go on, and gradually pay off the
debt. The interest taken in the garden was, however, la-
mentably lukewarm.
The CrimaitrAN, in reply to a question, said that the num-
ber of proprietors was 400 this year, and that they contri-
buted £630, at a guinea and a half each ; and there were but
twenty subscribers (not proprietors) at a guinea each.
A conversation here took place between Mr. Falkner, Mr.
Holt, and others, as to the respective proportionate privi-
leges enjoyed by prorrietors who annually paid ai,guinea and
a half, and subscribers who paid only one guinea. It was
the general impression that the mere subscribers had privi-
leges quite equal to those of proprietors who paid the higher
sum, which was considered impolitic, as holding out a pre-
mium to the latter to relinquish their shares.
The Rev,. Mr. .Bnoorcs noticed the pressing calls on the
pablic at the present .time for the support of the public cha-
rities,' (which could scarcely be kept up,) as militating against
their hopes in making a further appeal.
Mr. HOLT then moved a resolution (for which see the ad-
vertisement) to the effect that a final appeal should be made
by the proprietors amongst their friends, before it was finally
resolved to sell the garden,—the result to be laid before the
next (adjourned) meeting on the 2d of May. This was se-
conded by'Mr. Yates, and unanimously carried.
After some further discussion, in which Mr. Isaac Had-
wen and others took part, Mr. Robert Mather moved, and
Mr. Joseph Dickinson, M.D. seconded, a motion to the ef-
fect that no share be sold under ten guineas ; and that each
proprietor should henceforth pay an annual subscription of a
guinea and a half; and subscribers (not proprietors) be ad-
mitted on payment of two guineas per annum. This was
also unanimously carried.

Thanks were then ',ioted to the Chairman for his conduct
in the chair, and the meeting adjourned to the 2d of May.

THEATRE ROYAL.—A " Midsummer Night's Dream"
was produced last night at the Theatre Royal. It is splen-
didly got mp. The scenery is extremely beautiful. We shall
notice it at length on Friday. Nothing equal to it, in splen-
dour and general effect, has yet been seen in this town.

OPENING THE LOCK OF A SHOP DOOR, WITH INTENT
TO COMMIT ROBBERY.—A wan named Henry Bailey was
yesterday charged at the police court with this offence. It
appeared that tlukTront shop of Mr. Jones, in St. James's_
street, was on SA*rday night,. between eleven and t4velve
o'clock, locked up and secured as usual, none of the parties
residing on the premises. On Sunday evening, between
-seven and eight o'clock, Mr. Jones's daughter happened to
be near the shop, when she saw the prisoner standing at the
door, close to the lock. She went quietly behind him, and
saw him operating iu some way. on the lock with a niece of
iron or something resembling a key, and she clearly beard
the lock turn. The door, which was fastened by a small bar
inside, as well as by the lock, was not opened. She naked
the prisoner what he was doing, and he turned and spoke to
her, so that she knew him, as she had often seen him before.
Another man came up, and she was afraid to attempt to de-
tain him, she having.a little child with her at the time. The
prisoner left the shop door, and she went to her father's for
the key, with which she locked the door. She afterwards
gave information to a police officer, who apprehended him.
On hearing the charge against him, he said, " Is that all ?"
and when in court he said that he had nothing in his hand
When at the shop but his pipe. He was committed for trial.

" REVOLUTION " TRU ORDER OF TIIE DAY.—The times
are decidedly " revolutionary" ; yet, though we are sanguine
of many national and individual advantages, we by no means
imply a sanguinary acceptation of the term. Everything is,
however, taking a " turn," we trust for the better; and a
NM is, cceteris paribus, a " revolution." The conservatives
have, in our recent municipal and. parliamentary elections,
gratefully felt the influence of the movement. They have
been - re-" turned" by'all intelligent constituencies. They
have not, however, turned " their coats, which are still
" true blue " that never stains. They have not, Jim-Crow-.
like, " turned about," but stuck to their colours like men.
The whigs (always fond of " revolution ") should.beenguraelalyt
grateful : they too have been " turned "—that is, about
their lisiness. The " principle " has affected the physical
and mechanical, as well as the moral world ; and " the
tgilonbetry, fugleman. A
itsrlf,"byits diurral motion, acts as grand " revolu-
oman can't get up of a morning. in.
deed, without " turning" out, nor retire to repose without
" turning" in. Huge ships navigate the ocean by. the
" turn" of a paddle-wheel, and boxers cannot fight without
" turning " to (too). Merchants and brokers watch the
" turn " of the market. A gentleman has just taken out
a patent for a " revolutionary " or rotatory steam-engine.
Even with shopkeepers things are taking a "turn." The
goods in Mr. Woolfield's windows keep " turning" all day
perpendicularly, and__
,tose in our neighbour Mr. Eastee's
" turn " horizontally , all with a view of " turning the
penny." We have seen also a handsome " turning " or re-
volving gas-lamp in Cable-street, which is no inconsiderable
attraction to a dram-shop. We hope these novelties will
" turn" to good account, and that, as one good " turn "
deserves another, the industrious classes will feel thankful
to Sir Robert Peel, who, revolutionising in his " turn," has
Spared them by " turning" the cannon of taxation exclu..
sively against those orily who can paythe shot.