The Northern Daily Times. — 1857-05-07 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1857.  THE DAY'S NEWS.  The usual Monthly Meeting of the Town Council was held yesterday. It was expected that the report of Mr. Duncan (the water engineer), on the Rivington Works, would have been discussed ; but the consideration of the matter was postponed, it being understood that a special meeting of the Council would be convened for the purpose. We are glad to see that something is to be done towards removing the abortions surrounding St. George's Hall. Yesterday, two models, having that object in view, were exhibited in the CouncilChamber ; and Mr Picton explained the models, and expressed himself as not seeing any reason for maintaining the present enclosure round the Hall. The St George's Hall Committee intend to reduce the levels around the Hall materially, and it is really time that something was done. Mr. Alderman Holme is again about bringing forward his former plan for a high level bridge across tho bottom of Shaw's-brow With respect to the rumoured intention of Messrs. Bibby and Co to remove their steam fleet to Southampton, in consequence of there not being sufficient dock accommodeion in Liverpool, the Chairman of the Dock ommittee. Mr. Charles Turner, admitted that the Messrs. Bibby had reason for complaint; that the accommodation for steam was not suf ficient; a.nd that he really did not know when it would be—alleging as a reason for such a state of things that the shipowners had,themselves to blame, having united in opposing, and successfully defeated his pet.R4 000,000 scheme. He hoped that when the Dock Committee again applied to parliament for powers to erect new docks, that the parties interested in the welfare of the shipping interest of Liverpool, would find it their pleasure to aid and not oppose their schemes. The inauguration of her Majesty's statue at Salford took place yesterday About half-past nine o'clock in the morning, Prince Albert, aCCOIII- in the Royal carriage by the Marquis of Abe;corn, and the Mayor of Manchester, entered Peel Park On approaehing the building his Royal Highness was received by the Mayor of Salford arid other members of the Corporation, and was conducted to she spacious reading-room, where an address was presents-.d by theM.iyor, to whom his Royal Highness gave a gracious reply. The Prince, after being conducted throughout the gallery of local artists, proceeded to the site of the Sunday School Memorial of her Mjesty's visit in 1851. An address from Sunday School scholars and teachers was presented to his Royal Highness, who expressed his pleasure of seeing a statue of her Majesty Contributed from (such a source. The proceedings were of a most interesting chrac ter, and the day being fine, the concourse of persons present was large. The fate of Mansell the murderer, which for some months has been hanging uncertain in the balance of the law, was yesterday decided by the, udges of the Queen's Bench. Those learnel persons were unanimously of opinion that Mansell had a fair trial, according to law; and as he was found guilty, be is now orderei to be hanged on the 18th of this month. The suspense must have been of the most painful kind to the convict; but, although his counsel raised points of error as to form, which are pow decided to be not error, nobody, we believe,