The Express. — London, England, 1851-01-10 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE THIS DAY. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. bwroar Ma. Comaramovaa Evans. Is An Umasow. The baakrapt. T. Gannon, wu deuribel as a core dealer, of Mark lane. He case up for kb but examination on a balanes.sbut prepared by Mr. Hatton, of Bueklersbure. which sh,med u , secured debts to the amount of 1,2601., and only VI. of swat.. A further nu of upwards of 3,0001. was giving to crtdaora who held security. Torte was so opposition, and the bankrupt passed us- Apposed. Ix Rs Carr. Tais was the arljnursed wieetiog for tho last nassinatian wf S.asel Alfre I Warrior, described as a projoetil• mato- Ihrtarer. of S )utaseaptnn-street, Strand. Toe atoonnta pro. Dared 11 adinar and Pollein, cf Orest.ass-street, had hum fi led in use., and the brwar.ce-sheet,whith extend e d aver ths ars ..rdin.ri:y long period at nearly twenty years, Was js U. f-rai : From W I.c sf lata. 1831, toast 71st Oct, IS% To enshtors —• 0 To tigto kW 14 1 To Onto boldlart swum lllll 0 0 To o,tto hAotho We donowesse relative Woom7olldas on Le rortmowse Owswarelot • ..... 10. 3 410 0 0 To surpWs, in 7, 11.11 To groom treated be the English borer • rier7est towards lb. mouse of toe eaparmwat at estooek Chase To allt.- 11. 1 sto ' 41 9w 1 1 Woe Willhea 1,000 0 0 Twee n 7 boorttewb fur F. . Chet. bwreohatektt 1,000 0 0 Copt. (3.WJoe --..--.... 300 0 0 -- 3,700 0 0 To Ilateihtmeo, mad pat pats £36,999 13 9 D, oropery lieiil Wit creditor 5O 0 0 lly car . ee. ii t taro; ! in in „atilt es pediments. chitty tut the ont.rotion cd t..e 4.nltllsh gnerontot... ... 13,077 5 5 By ammo incurred in 'he crevice 01 the hemmer gewrearat, uvoe • 4.eli 1 /we • akin to 49,0001. nod 17 per.' interest . —..........— ....... 13,0 1 10 0 0 By Fiersnotl Impart —.— ... „ 6,424 11 0 10 1 . 1,111 K Ol3 ti 0 /14 hews Dy Isooste —... lO7 II 10 Ity haellese.astl sot contra,,,„, ... Ile 19 6 436.996 13 .9 triter the km' of " Esprament Ameast" was — tae lot tewu.o "twines!: " From 1830 to 1546 1 made nurneroue mow Lame et die wittiest of the late king, the goes/item ot, ad many enblew a .ad gentlemen esseemed ads govern. Mat. Ihe reou.t of these experimests was generally highly station ry ; eon nn two omasi ins a day war appointed on which h agetot me were to be made for pavirtit go. aninteat to seireei.• of my inanition', and tor 'scenes to we the r ramie roCon, sea. 300.000 L, and as annuity of 3,0001. 1 atiendel Owes app iinticents, bat It ins frets ato. :s se. t soy ernsgement concluded. Upon these uprise it's 1 kiwi .prod. d 12,0771. 10e. 3d. ; and the eddy vent 1 n n I vie iced from government wee a sum of ',prof. towards the I nt exper.mests at Chanted' Cease " Under member bird, that of " Patera's, Ezpedi.ios," the Makrept meth .h following ',stoniest : "la us,'ar 1 e. 12, by the advice of his Into Majesty King WILKIE the Fourth, oi..t Sir Kiebard Keats, I entered in , tan ansermeet with Hoe Pedro's WlTerilillent for the pur ples of pmg out to foliage!, t destroy the fleet of Limn Kissel. I too. dimly went out with a man of war schooner, fitted oat with gala, asimanstion, end stores, messed and • d eattrely at my oat express ; but wain I got there the eseuat'e Set bad lain up in the Tahoe, white prevented frits effectuot my purism. I was treinfore induced to go umbra at Op-rto, to command the batteries, wash I did, sad esstribeted to the restoration u 1 the preseet Queen ut rortugal. "In April, 1633.1 returned to England with unlimited lastrution* boot 1/4n Pedro to At oat a steamer, ; hat was pnvenWel pone oat &gala by the commas I of the King (William the Foor , t.). In th is txpedihon 1 expended 33,0601. My remand! ,tiott wm to b• three times the amount I *speeded, locate with a boss of lumuul., making 4:0,0141 Tee contracts, earl ether domments, relating to any claim, are held by t he Earl if Talbot." le the con as.ount the Mamas tetra octal ea the credit Md. • 11432. Preen the middle el the year 1830 till tee middle of I wee soesiontly imaged in waking eiperisouts Dolor. ha Keats and Sir J. Hardy, by c aniseed of the Km!. I Ly the potions 61 toils, the enemy of My in/ca tcall. The number of trWe was very great, and lour re ports weer sr ao to tle King of the most sata'actory elm meter. 7be lint report wr in Joao, 1832, sad ie prised la my sweetly,. Ti. cost of siariels, burs of labourers Ind mentions, +lnd ndme IMCOMM, camases, lenenety groat, eertaeo an , less Hos 3,7001. "16.31. By the advice of his late Majesty and Sir P.. Keats I litoe 'Amer, to eaar ham arrangement( with loos redoes e..r.raeuret for the patina ad (going oat to Por- OOnroe Don laosnere Sat. tins particul•re of = to if —WI. II ere it.CMI ec . .vs.) Iler. 14:19.—Li..1. Webster wee appointed by Lord KeIA t orand-sioner, to WHIMS' non r•-poll upon • opsti ion - el the e sputa the 1 had made before bit I. nerdy .r.el the K Keno Tease trials were very Onelierollll, end oC , ,,oird ...oily "eves easetha, at• rust of et least 1,7001. " Jul', 13411 —Cost el as experimeut is Wenetead peek, Ulm Sit I; roue Ceekhuin bird Ihrilwicke Lord lag, To. C•ivenk Breton, Co m mander W. toter, end others, wheat I, , rd H ordoitthe at I the Cs it world gins a ail.. 81 softy, w Mteemet Ali hall his domiandis, to paces .n mei ...; rice ld , arse Cockbara wrote • letter to lad M ibour,e, areal' Inc imp:l4E4llsta cat tenant With in.. The wh ot the afh re present afterwards waited oa Lord Eleibpor,.., are arse his tutibutit of the contract of theists king; ao the flict ul the haventions lentil into the hands et amutmy w ull b. LLe 1,..82 of Keglena • sovereignty of the are. Ibe e.ni. of the red, moo, Opp/akin, &C., wee not Imo thse tow/. - - _ Islu r.... year I had wade preparations for s experi. Swat to ho male, briar. Adair.' Sturs•ord. This was re. vested b. lon completion by Me &dismal being seat Wavily IS take tosamai,4 ue the Mediterranean H. et. 1 had, how harr, Sutured sa eapease of at blast WU!. Tatra were 'Arius. r item, of a hke nature, staking oven in the balatite..hest as the rum esp.nded. The bat krupt poised unopposed. •le referrerr to the. new, *byre w, the r.Lowing statement by the tot.t• 1.1 : "I tlet..i;..t eats the art of recut tty for ant 41 to no ttom tins• to tone, all tim tune ram- twd other &gelato, reLerre to illy CLAWS la the 'Vont* .ye THE CASE OF THE SLOANES. TM DAY. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. Prtdss. nut Cul, ll.amt kriu Ma. Jrnice Timm. lioud I stoat applied to the wart to Rive the amount r.l roc,. to Incas th .t should be entered into by Theresa Hoare. 'he veto. of I.l,orge Sloane, against whops the grand jury ha.linlurriert a tree hill, for their servant, is the evert her beine taken. Its. Chu I baron direeted that Mr. Sloane should tinter into . ..nee of 6C01., aid that she should &W and two osoms Its .:001. each. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. TIM DAY. now STREET. GOhn:uY" TO OBTAIN Foou."—John Wilson, a very he. firm u-en, who was dressed in the garb of a country labourer, o charged with robbery. A p bee conwahle said, yesterday afternoon his attention was avracts.l to the prisonir, who was standing in the door- way of t I.e ship of Mr. Dintdale, a hosiir, if N 0.12, Charing (rms. Wititem watched him, and he coos afterwards took three ra,tway wrap en, which were tied up is • bundle, exposed in the door way for sale, and walked off with them. Wither..., pad him, and the prisoner, who appeared very much dietressed, mid t►e times wet. bad, and he had stolen the wrappers to procure food. The pi isomer, in mower to qaestioas by the magistrate, said be waii upwards of 70 years of age, and had come from Buffdlk. He had coma to London three days since, to seek for work, which he was 'usable to obtain, cad he was stare. tog. Ile one* had a booth., living in Lindon, but he had ascertained gists hi. Luisal that he had died *owe months ago. Mr. Jir.line slid it was a shear cm* of Minty, and the prig: oar sea committed for trial._ BOUTUWARK. rlkkt•ki Foca Z in:l Jones, well knows to the feuleee, wen charged with stealing a elk pocket hand• kerthiet from the perms of Mr. Bean, in 1 3 / a rksaa-ehisat, Borough. A constable said %bats little after is o'relock last evening he was on duty in private clothes, near the police court, at Stonit's-ead, whim Im saw the prisoners &flowing a retitle maw Ile waterbed then, and f gat as they went parsing the Polies-mmart Webb took a Iseckerchief from the gentle. pe.clut, while his ail:opal:Lion convened with hiss. They then walked away in different directions, bat whams mould Webb with the handkerchief in his possesakm. He said that It wale kis own, sad that he had bed it for mom than viz m rots. hassewirsorared by soother constable.. l'onecutor identi fi ed the handkeschief as his pr iperty. It ars sate is his pocket a minute before the constable stopped Lm Tee r 7 iintlf re. who declined tanking any dame, wets comralit,d for vW. __ _ it . 1, sad ✓. AP Dortneld, two of the wiggling, went List charged with etealiaga handkerchief from a labouring Lab aamed Ala:ander, in the King John's Had, IMP landity. Pr..seco.ot was standing at the bar last night, with his hardk•rchief aostaining some rovistors on the main, when the primmer' wereeeta to snatth it from the make d run away. Committed for trial. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 9.—A pronainsm—Mastas' Atminsmi. : Joba A. O. liorgas, to tits Atha ; Thome D. litchoJaott sad T. H. Altos, to the Spy ; F. &Callao, to the Celaawr. -- hitad Masten . Lewis U. Fisher, to the Bionahotnii and M vibe, Richards, to the Spy. Chin la thugs : 0. W. Anderson, to the Spy. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1851. ADJOURNED INQUEST ON A PAUPER LUNATIC AT PECKUAIL Yesterday, at ten o'clock, the inquiry into the caste of death in the ease of Mows William Barnes, late • pauper lunatic la Peckham Hones Asylum, was resumed at the Rosemary Breach Tavern, Peckham, before McCarter, coroner for the county. Toe names of the jury having been called over, the set. dines woo proceeded with. William ktnr.caster, sworn.—l am an attendant in the service of Mr. Armstrong. I ksew the deceased as • lunat:c patient. 1 knew him for nearly eight mont►,. C ironer—De you know anything about the cause of death Witnees—l knew that he had fits and • bruise. I first NIP him standing buid• the fireeguard in the infirmary. Samuel Hill called my attention to the bruise. The haws eras oa the right um jest shove the elbow. lam wrong : it wee the lett. It was about Unr inches in length. Coroner—What took place then/ Witness—Hill said that the patleat had met with • very serious accident. The arm was broken and the shoulder out of pace. I hove not the least idea how it happened. I said It must be reported to the doctor. I met the doctor but did not report it to him. Hs went in and I followed Lim up stairs. I; was Hell who ',ported the •ecidoat. I was not pres•mt whoa he did so. The doctor celled my attention to it instantly. That was Mr. Horton, who said it was • very eeriest eau, and ask , d his It happened. I said it appeared as if It bad teen does two or three days. Hill sect he could, not imagine Low it had been done. The patient was then ordered to bed. --- AiOtiet .-- I;toiLiiaa Mill continuid la the infirtaary alter the nottlest I—No. More you any knowledge why be wee ',moved —No. Coroner—Yon saw him on Siturday ?—Yee. Was he hart thee ?—No. Were the patients ever left to themselves ? —Sometimes the keeper left them for a moment or two. Hill attended him at the bath on Saturday. By Mr. Law—lt was Hill's duty to have reported an au (debut immediately. My impression on the obligatioa of my oath is, Hill told me the tee.° when he informed, me of the accident, and that he had not discovered it previously. The circumstance might have occurred without his knowledge. The accident wee entered by Durriagton, mean keeper, atter the commissioners came. Mr James Hill, @turn's, sworn—Was medial 'Medea' at the say WEB Lnss low at 98, Albany •rvad, Camberwell. I Sae attendent for was years up to the 20th December lair. I sew the deceased on 114 27th'Ildecember. He was then in bed. I examined hie left arm and found it traetured. It sea much swollen and bruised in different puts, especially on the beck part ef the 'builder ; also on the fore arm. I cen eluded that the patient bad struck himself in falling. The braise extended to the lore part of the chest. The upper um presented a peculiar appearance, sad jibed ken bruised by the suers grasp of another person's baud. I discovered ' RO ether meek of injury at that time. I inquired how it arose, first from the patient himself. Coroner—We cannot take that. Witness—l also inquired from Hill. The injury had then been in existence certainly two or three days. Hr. Law —C.,uld the deceased during those two or three days have dressed himself T—Certainly not. I 14 , 1 him on thou day., and be was droned sitting one form, and pre- tested nothing sensual in his appearance. It wu Hill's duty to dress him occasionally, assisted by a patient, or if aseusary by another attendant. I saw Hill on the 2lth and 26th, and he mid nothing to me abut Barnes. Winn I arks to Hill 'bout it, I said Toni is a sad occurrence: the man's arm is broken, and he states that it wee you who did it." Hill replied, " That is quite false; I never injured him see lilted my hand to him " I said, " 1 am scary to hear you so acenutd." He replied, " I assure you I knew nothing about it until this morning." I then said, "It certainly meet have horn done tao or three days ave." To which he replied." I have no l.nowledge of it." I did not Pion it peeper, for various runes, to make further inquiries. I kaew a patient named Donnelly. Li common oonverutioti he is rational, but labours under delutioos. He is a decided Lusa* Mr. Law—Wouhl you trust the account he pre of this tesesaction ? Witnem—l believe that Its told me the truth, but I do not chink I should trust him implicitly. Thera are hundreds of palmate to the asylum who koow well what is going on am and them, and could give a rational account, and still are decided lunatics. . . _ . Conner—ll be committed a violation of the law, would bo he ate matable ? — Wits;- --- (Yeitaialy sot. But his mount wee Ersiphr fermsed, sad I believed it to he perfectly cocsistent with troth. Colllllll,—Thes we cannot take it. Mr. Law—Thew any * injury way be done in a lane': asylum. and U there be Done but tuns, meta% the iodated p.rty io the lout protector of Use Quito's subjetto. I leader the witness Donnslly It-re, and shall don r!oe whore, al bough of course I bow to your &e'er*. The ow , ' boa beta ruled by Duos Aldereln, who took the eel. donee of twa lunatics, and convicted on it. The Corester—Tbe question is, was the am so rational es to viva a tree savant ? Witty—Certainly, I b. Here he wee. The Jury were strueiey of opinion that the evidence soaiht to be tesoinal. . . The Cor, nee relayed to " Phillips's Law of Evidence," sad rationed to be of opinion that Dannelly's evidence ghoul I not be moved. He baked what wee the nature of D &Imams ? . . . . . . . . - Witoess—lie fancied he bad 'pints in his head, but in ordinary conversation he was perfectly rational. lie made no observation to me until &ter the man was hurt. The other pinatas were questioned u well as Donnel4, and their w.ounts coincided perfectly with his. On drat asking Donnelly, be said he had no recollection of the Met, but on citing him up to the patient, be ircolleeted all about it, and made a cleat ar d e iherent statement. — Coroner —Did Hill tippler to nst any mentos over Dos. only ?—Now whatever. The Coroner said that seeing that Dismally was not a resporteible agent, and that the inquiry was to go to a sew rim court, where the Commissioners of Lunacy might tender what evidence they pleased under the direction ut the judge, he should take spoil hineselt the responsibility of &aiming to tike al *Mammal Donnelly in the present case. Even the statement of till patient would not Lave been admissible, seeirg that be had no showledge that h, VII on the point of death. This proper couhe will be to take it to sniped., c .urt. Mr. Law—That course will be taken. Mr. Swan Flower, rergeou, swore I examined the body of the deeenoid. 1 lowed the arm bone fractured .but hall an inch below the capsular ligament of the *boulder joint. The head of the bone remained in its natural position, the joint itself being an tique!. The lower end of the fracture wu driven into the 'silk under the arm. It was • comminuted fracture, and in my opinion must have been caused by conaderabb violence, and attended with great pain from the head of the bone mating on the asillary plexus of nerves. On removing the Ain from the arm, from the shoulders down to the knuckle! of the left hand, there wu great extravustion of blood, which must have also been the mutt of violence. On removing the akin from the right side over the saw and seventh ribs, there melba mark of the braise internaliy, SOmr what larger in extent than eke bonne oaths external seitarea On opening the chest and examining internclly the ribs, the sixth and seventh, as well as the eleventh and twelfth, were found to be (fleeted, the two Luau projecting through the lining membrane of the ribs. Coroner—What do you believe to have been the imme. diate clued of death? _ _ Witness—The injuries le had received, fracture of the left arm, fracture of the sizth and erventh u well as el b and tweltth ribs, and the shock that the nervous system must have susta in ed therefran. Toes' had bleu no attempt at reparation by nature subsequent to the inittrite. The injuries be received were more likely ¶0 be fatal in bis cue than in that of a strong man. die wee a man of a low vitality. I have no doubt whatever but that he died in consequence of eh act of violence. Coroner—Do you attribute that violence to perms.' ac tion or to a tall ? Witness—By either; but it mast have been an tatrsor• dlnavy fall. It might h►re been blows, thrusting ageinst as iron bedstead, or otberviolenee... Mr. Law—Do you think the patient Wing of himself would hove received such tojurire? -•-- - - • . Witness—l do not. It might have arisen from a despe rate struggle with another person ; but there must hare herrn tremendous violence. They might have arisen from blows of a powerful man. The Coroner then shortly summed up, and the jury found • 'melte% of Manslaughter against some pence ere persons makatown." PROTOSED SAILORS' Ho= AT LEITH,—A public meeting was held on Monday in the Mariners' Chapel, Leith, to consider the advantages of Sailors' Hoses, and the propriety of establishing such an institution at that port, and to hear Captain W. H. Hall, R N., and P.R.8., on the subject. Captain Hall was commander of the Nemesis war steamer daring the last China war ; and since the termina tion of the war be has been instnemeatol in establishing sailors' homes at various porta in England and Ireland— Liverpool, Dublin, Portsmouth, Belfast, &a. He is at peasant on a tour through Bintland, with the view of estab Miss similar institution' at the various ports in that wasatry ; and he bait already mi.ited Glasgow, Greenock, Marsoway, Invernma, Banff, Peterhead, Arbroath, Kir ks*, Aberdeen, Matron, Dundee, and other parte, where stops Lava been taken to carry the views of the gallant swain into effect. WINDING-VP JOINT STOCK COMPANIES.—Ont of t,120 gaiety and Joint Stock Companies now being wound up by order of the Court of Chancery, upwards of 40 are almost entirely in a state of suspension, either Irons the parties petitioning neglecting to proceed, the solicitors having liens upon them declining to give op papers to the I aMeleil managers without being paid their costs, or from the parties conducting the proceedings being bought off from prosecuting the inquiry. To meet this state of things, the 41st section of the Joust Stock Companies Winding-up Act declares that in default dale diligence in the prolecu lion of pronediap under the order, it shall be lawful upon applitstins to the Muter to commit the matter to any other esetributory in the company in the event of the original party not proceeding. Considerable delay in these proceed ings generally is also occasioned by the present unsettled slate of the law of liability in connexion with Joint Stock Companies. His Honour Master Brougham has issued an order to*, effect that ell ofhlial managers of the compa nies he is wintrag up shall leave their accounts in his office Mle pared and waned three times • year, ,in Jan . Jam, and November. AR AND MIDDLESRIOI7OR ReIVKAT.—On Maeda? the branch lice connecting the free stone works at idea Nab in North Yorkshire with the Middlesbrough and Maims Railway was opened. DOOM-MEETING OF BOND HOLDERS. Yesterday a meeting wee held at the London Tavern of the bceldholders in this tudertaking, for the pur pose of receiving the report of the committee appointed to inquire into the pleition of the property. The chair was taken by Baron L. GULDSMID, who, tiler °burying that the only reason he had been called upon to fill the chair was the very lugs star he held in the concern, aid—fie bad only one Draw* to make, which wu that it was of the Lit im portance that, considering the time the subject had been under consideration, they *tumid no longer defer coming to some final determination as to the tutors course they should panne. The committee had entered into the subject very fully, and he hoped in addition to what they had published in their report, thateome members of that body would state what their ortnion was. . _ F. IL GOLD 81111), Earl , oae of the members of the committee , hen formally presented the report , which, having hies already published, was taken u read. He afterwards read the terms, which appeared is the Es press yesterday, after wtich he said he would detain then oily to give ea erase of the rations for the reeotameetlaUse of the report that thi s Mee I tag do &aerate theme terms, these reasons being fully stated In that document. They would ahem es that the committee had had occasion to comment strongly on the conduct of ince ividuals, but they had not don . so gratuitously but because th, y felt that such eon:agate were essential to a right decision on the question at issue. When the committee commenced their investigation they found the affairs of the bondholoers in a state of great embarrassment, and that perions who bed had the conduct of them from the first, sod who he wouid not say had produced that embarrassment, but had had the manaoe• cant during the period when it had occurred, still exercised a predominating tofiuence in their affairs. And inasmuch as one of the propositions before them we,, in effect, a charge sgaiust that management, they would have shown a went of proper courage had they shrunk from entering fully and fairly into the question vet how their property had been brought into its present unsatisfactory condition ? Tee answer to that question was simple. In the year 1844 certain works were eanctiostel by parliament, the cost of which was estimated at 400,0001., and within a few weeks alter the passing of the sot the whole of that money was lest and paid, notwithstanding which the works re mained up to the present moment uacompleted. It Imglit be said that mtaturtunee of this kind often an se from some inaccuraey or deficiency in the estimates of an gingers; but that could not be the cue here, for the mines hed ascertained that not ute.balf of ins tco,oool, which had butt raised under the act, had really torn expended on the works. The purposes to which :he other portion had been diverted were fully set forth iu the report. In the first places there were two large items for which probably no blame could attach to at., one — certainly nuns to the engineer—ein , 20,0001. tOr p .mo mentary expenses, aid about 20,0001. for interest paid to bondholders, this last being perhaps the most aatia:llX. tory item of the whole, being so much of their own capital returned to them is the shape of interest. Teen they came to certain items, with regard to which it ce old not be said that WM, did not lie somewhere. The fleet of these was 7e) 0001. expended in wotksnot authorised by the act of parliament. For some reason or other it appeared that the gentlemen to whom the management of these tuna. was entrusted thought proper to authorise this amount being expins'ed in other works. Next, they came to 00,0001. by the same managing body improperly and without soy authority, which amount was utterly last. Trey would remember that the execution of the powers panted by the act was entrusted to a body of gentlemen not elected by toe boodholders who had advanced the money hut by the ratepayers of Birkenhead—the township of improvement commissioners of that town—and who were, for the purpoeu of their new duties, constituted "C tnimiseionen of the Bit enheed Docks;" their funds and Imo:tithe as Improve ment commissioners sad os duel( commierioners being kept distinct, although the bodies ware,with enme slight exception, identical. Yoder the chairmanship of hir. Lord, the sum of 55,000 i , part tit the and raised under the act for carrying on the works of the duke, was lent by one of these bodies to the other—which he would not say was lost, lot he hoped they might yet recover it. Here they had accounted for the espenditure of 165,0001. to purposes apart from those contemplated by the act. In addition to this, when the stoppage of the work' tools plate in 1847, there were plant and materials which coat 60,0001., and of which the works had had party the benefit, out of which one-halt, or two-thirds their melee, went to the service of ether work. in which they were subsequently employed. Taking this into acT nint, they wooed find that at hat one halt of the whole 100,0001 raised hod hems diverted to other purposes than the works intended. It was not therefore on soment of any di Wine, in the estimates of the engineer that the money bad been all spent without the works b kg brought to a state of completion. But when the works were stopped for wont of fund', ii. 1617, upwards of 60,0001. was calmer on account of an impreper transaction of far greater stunt tude than any he had ye; mentioned. Shortly after the act of 1614 was passed, the Ilirkentue,d Dock and Warehouse Company was projected, and some of the comndasioners of the Birkenhead Docks we re &Lodi/sou:nut the new commo.y Tnis intended company, for it was not at that time leg oly e company, Led entered into large coat:sailor the purchase of land, lied at a meeting of the shareholien authority woe given to the directors to burrow money for the purpose of completing thee' purchases—not, however, as had bus stated in a pampa's', issued by one of the purl.., authority to borrow the money which might be tem:rued to mesa Cie money in the betas of the dock coin. 11111SiOnlITS, but simply an authority to borrow money. Shortly after this, two of the directors who were also rota suissienen t together, and they resolved that e 65,0001. should be borrowed tram the funds in the hands of toe dock czaninisaion; in fact, that them muds which boa be. a eels. d under an act of parliament for a dificed and specific purpose should be lent to so unoicorporated body. The application for this purpose must have been stscoe , sinl, for the cemeeitte IJ sound that shortly after, viz in Dumber in the same year, 200,0001. had b. en woolly len.. (" Hear, hoer," and shame.") Bat in this cep., the bondnoldees might perhaps well congreralete themselves that toe matter au not foe bed the Dock Company not b come crated, he knew not where they would hive had to lock for repayment of any of this mossy. He now came to the question ',higher the proposition now suldnitten in the report was one that they ought to adopt—(heat)—whether it wouid be beneficial both is regard to the management of the property, arid in its pecuniary results. Statinneuts had been ironed at the instance of the trustees, bedding out hopes that the bondholders might obtain their interest by some other means: it be thought there was a chance of elicit obtain ing it from the works now in progress, he should say do not in that ease issue preference bonds ' but he feared there was ions . (Hear, bear.) They had it'd a statement, 1. was true, from Cap'. flukey, showing that an income of 30,0001. a year might remit from the completion of the preemie works; hut on outdoing that calculation, he found it was 'eased on the number of ship that could poesitey mane into the docks, not up' n the trade which was likely to come. There was also a plan brought forward by Per. Abernethy, the engineer, at the instance of Mr. Laval, for reducing. the low water Win, and carrying out toe works generaLy on a reduced mile, which plan they were tell might be completed for 1`26,0001, kneed of 280,0001 which would be required for completing the tatter works as origiaally proposed. The committee, not being engineers themselves, called in Mr. Heeded, and his opinion wail that the plan of Mr. Abernethy would not answer the purpose inhneted, and that it could not possibly be completed for anything like the sum stated. With this opinion boons them, cotfirmed u it was by tee evidence of Mr. Cubitt and Mr. R. Stephenson, given in 1844, they did not feel justified in adopting the proposal of the engineer of the trustees. And, is fact, they had Mr. ' Abernethy's own evidence in tavour of the orminol, and against las own plan; for in his evidence before the Board ed Admiralty, three years ago, he stated that the original plan was a noble one, perfect as a whole, but imperfeet if taken in put. But supposing the present management to remain, bow would they obtain the eves for these reduced works ? The notion that the Dock Company we the bondholders would *dunce money under the pretest system of management was absurd. (Hear) The arty vurce to which the trustees could look (Cr the means of construct leg such works was the south reserve, which, as they were aware, was a mere piece of strand, which, valuable as it would be undoubtedly when the yolks were completed, was worth nothing now. The plan and estimate of Mr. Aber. way here evidence of haste and incompleteness on the face of it. He begged, however, to say (and it was necessary he should do so in consequence of a statement in Mr. Laird's pamphlet) that the committee bade tot no censure on Mr. Abernethy. All they said was, that they did not think his experieoce and medico; in his profession ought to Indus them to prefer his opinion to those of sack men as Mr. Rendell, Mr. Cubist, and Mr. R. Stephen. son. Another objection to Mr. Abernethy's design wee, that it cou ld not be commenced before le6l. His advice to the bondholders, therefore, was not to sanc tion any departure from the original plan, and he might remind them that, by a singular coiceidenee, wheaten it was proposed to take mope to carry out the worke, es sanc tioned in 1844, some suggestion came from the trustees to divert their attention, and to occasion delay. He believed if they rejected the Dock Company's offer now the effect would he to leave the management of their affairs in the hands of the present trustees, and efts etually to prevent their prop ray attaining its proper value , If the works were left iormo. piste, with only one entrance to the docks, it would be impossible to draw trade to them against the competition of Liverpool ; but if, on the other hand, they completed their works, they would have a dock of 150 acres in extent, and be able to offer accommodation to shipping far superior to any that Liverpool possessed. Their only chance, therefore, of obtaining their money be believed to be by the completion of the original plan, and with that view he moved the seam tion of the report and the recommendations of the con nate*. _ Mr. W. ELLICE, late chairman of the Dock Trust, could not concur in the resolution. He entired into a de. fence of their proceeding., and expressed an opinion that had the committee inquired into that part of the sublet-, they would have round that there had been neither neubct nor improper et unnecessary expenditure. After se.m. fur- ther conversation the question that the repdrt be rec, ised, and the recommendation' contained in it adopted,:was put and carried, as was another resolution sanctioning the bill of the Dock Company. CATTLE SLAUGHTERED IN LlVERPOOL.—Yeatortlay at the meeting of the Liverpool Health Committee, Mr. Fresh, the inspector of nuisane , e, suburste6 a retort showing the number of cattle slaughtered in that borough in 1850 : I Beasts, 35,299; calves, 17,364 ; sheep, 163,309; lambi, 11,742 ; pigs, 21,249 ; =shut, a total of 242,963 animals slabs for local consumption This is an aggregate of 16,305 man than were slaughtered in 1819—a gratifying proof of the increased comfort and prosperity of the people. THB MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. FOUNDING OF A FREE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM AT MANCHE:3TM MANCHESTER, JAN. 8. Several months back I gave an account in the Express of a scheme originated by the Mayor of Man. cheater (John Potter, Esq.), for establishing by misers of a public subscription, a Pillow Free Library and Museum for the working and other inhabitants of tuns borough. His worship has so far matured the scheme as to venture to bring it before his fellow-townsmen, to day, at a meeting in the budding which is destined to become the receptacle of the library and museum. That building is calltd the Hall of Science, and was erected not many years ago by en luso- Mated body of working men preening pedalos' principles. It Is a large brick building 'Lading neatly fronting to St. Matthew's Churcii, in Camp-field —a site which though not so central as might be desired, is yet in the midst of • dense population of the dance fur whose use it is principal., designed, and will be conveniently accessible to a popuaeion of more than Ito,ooo. I proceed to detail the result of the mettinr this morning, for the founding of the Free Library end Museum. Among the gentlemen present were :—The Mayor of Manchester, the Lora Bishop of Manchester, the Very Rey. the Dean of Mancheet.r. the Mayor of Salford, Joe. Bro therton, E.g., M.P.; J. A T , Esq.; Thu. Bosley, Eq.; W. U. C ; Richard Birley, Esq.; Heokson, Esq.; J. Faraday Smith, Esq.; and • cotaideraelo number of clergymen, ministers, and other leading inhabitants. Toe MATURsaid, you will all readily acknowledge that those who are interested in the welfare of the working classes, of Manchester could not have viewed with anything like indif ference the efforts that have been recently made in Belford for the promotion of their well being ever since the establishment of the Peel park free library and museum. It has appeared to me • matter rot of caoice, but of absolute linearity, that something should be done in Manchester of &similes , de scription, mid for a c...caiderable length of time I bad not turgotrn the matter—l have been on the lock out for an opportunity to attempt something of the kind here. About ibis time lot year it was suggested to me by Dr Watts, who, I believe, is at all times very anxious to promote the welfare of the working climes, and who has been much associated with them, and really been the means of great usefulness in Manchester—(chess)—it was sug gested by him that this hell was well calculated for the pur poses of a library and museum, and that it might be p -.imbued exceedingly cheap. I had previously received an 1114.111114011 from the overseers of Manchester, that they were themselves very anxious that something of the kind should be done, and they further intimated that they were prepared to Appropriate a sum of money which they had at their dis posal, tor any good purpose which was essentially and entirely a public purpose, without distinction of any class of the community or beet of tie community, and that they acre willing to appropriate a considerable sum to aid in nything of the kind. I then had a further communi• cation from Dr. Watts, and ascertained from him that toe history of this out:ding is certainly a melan choly cue as for as the workeog classes were concerned in it, is I tear it has at least cost them between .5,000 i and 6,0001. They have frequently been in v.ry coesiderable difficulty, and testy have been anxious to dispose of this building. I have certainly felt it a gratification to myself to hope that the future purposes to which this building will be adapted be likely, in their results at least, et any rate to repay the wetting classes in some meant* for the sacrifices they have made in • pecuniary point of view. (Cheers.) The sum which was mentioned as the price was 1,206 L, and 1 immediately felt it my duty to pat myeelf in comenuoicaion with Si r Oswald Moseley, who holds a chief rent of 911. 6s. on this nilding. I felt that without his liberal sedum:me it was very doubtful whether the matter netted be carried through; but Sr Oiweld M in the most prompt mariner and with the most mun:fisent liberallly—ezprelearl his nordi tl approval of the object to which this budding was to be devoted, with an ezpres,ion of regret certainly toat the purposes to which it had pre viously been appropriated had not resulted in good to the worilleg classes. tie at once said that he should value the chLt-ll nt at 20 years' purchase, and to show his sanction and approval of the project, he would return us cue half of the purchase money. (Cheer-) I think we must scarcely regard this as enure present of 9131.; for I think every one acquainted with the value of property in Manchester will bur me out in saying that the chief-rent of this land, secured in it is by a building on it, is fully worth twenty.four I year,' purchase. Thtrefore we must consider Chet he has commenced this good work by giving us upwards of I,AtOr. in its aid. Well, I felt that this institution could yin ba successful if I did not assure myself that it wool i also hay, the support and cordial concurrence of our excellent Whop. The bishop, with that kindness which he has Always manifested towards me, and for which I eanrot be sufficiently grateful, at once assured me of his hearty con. carnet. in my views, and also insured me that he would do anyeffirg in his power to aupport the scheme. (Cheers) aneationed it also to many other friends and to many of my iri,nds among the di.sentiog ministers, arid from all I re calved the same encouragement and approval. Atter this I considered it my duty to devote the little leisure I lad at various intervals to endeavour to popes* this measure as much as I possibly could. 1 have not raked the assistance of my teliow-town , men up to the present time in ai 1 of this cenvase. I am ex , cedingly happy to say that I have a list before me of 76 gentlemen and firms who have given me pen 4,319 L, to which must be added the Mai of 2,0001. whoa has been appropriated by the overseers to this purpose, believing, as they do, that it is essentially a public purpose and Inc the public advantage. Now from what I have stated you will observe that the money which has been paid tor the building amounts to 2,1471 Thin building and the freehold is at peseta vested in myself. I do not Snow who her tag gentlemen here have viewed the balking at prune, bet I am anxious that they should look over it be ide' they leave it, in cyder that they may see its peculiar 'deputies, with as outlay ei not a vary large sum of mummy, for the purposes of such an institution u that contemplated Oar idea at present is that the room underneath tins should be appropriated as a roading-room, to contain newspapers and magazines, freely open to the public; and that In the lower room there should elm be • circulating library. Now, of course the whole scheme Is to some tenet au experiment. The circulating part of the scheme is entirely an experiment in England at present ; but I cannot believe myself that any pubic library cannot meet the exigencies and claims upon it, nor csznot be productive of its full naefulnesi, if p.sria who Uteri:ulna take the trouble of ebtalnieg information within its walls cannot take thou books of entertainmeat and amusement which they may select, and read them at horn amongst their laxities. I do not see at all why they should nut be as anxious to preserve those valuable books which may be entrusted to thins, as the population of eiiLer Freon or Belgium, and I think it only right that we should try the ezeeriment. (Hear, hear.) This room it is proposed to devote entirety M th purposes of a library of reference, and it is thought that with the space nude' the gallery, and between the two windows. there will he c suv.anence enough for a very valuable library. Above stain there is a very large room to which access at present is very inconvenient, but which we shell be easily able to place within reach, which is 67 feet by 29, and 11 feet in height. Of course the adaptation of this room will be for the consideration of • committee, but I myself think it would be trremely wed aoepted for the purpous of • mechanical museum. (Cheers.) I think it would be very p.teresiing to this commonly if we could get together the models of all the machines that have been in use since the .• ton trade was commenced in these districts. (Hear, hear.) I believe that we shall also have to mike arrangements for various conveniences, such as lavatories, and various other things, as a residence for at least one servant, or porter to the institution, and a room fur the labia rim, for the reception of books, and a committee room In order to make all these preparations, which I think ar - r. ally indispensable to the success of this institution, and which must be done at once, as we must not have the wo7k irg of this institution interfered with in a few year., in order that any enlergsment may be made, we must immedi ately make it as perfect as circumstanc• a will allow us. I think the alterations in this building will not cost less than between 1,7001. and Leal I think that will be the very smeller. sum that will be sufficient. So that the total cost of the building may be considered as 4,0001. That would I aye us at present a margin of 2,3001. for the supply of baths and periodical+ for the library. Of course this is not sufficient. I thought a few days since that if we could raise the sum we now have, 6,3001., to 7,0001, it would be suffici. rot ; but I am how inclined to believe that we must necessarily increase that to 7.5001. I don't think that will be smatter of very difficult accomplish ment, I have been enabled to get 6,3001. myself, and I shall now venture to call upon a committee to assist me, though I wall still do my best, in continuieg the mess., to get at least 7,5001. (Hear, hear) My idea is that the circu lating departmeir, and the library of reference must be kept entirely and absolutely distinct, and that there must be no consexion whatever between the two. We have exeended, say 4.0,101., which perhaps may be increased a little by the necessary fixtures of shelves and the necessary protection to be afforded to the bo-lts. Then, say, we appropriate 2,0001. to this library of reference, in this room, and I have reason to believe that Twill give us at least 8,000 of the very best w- eke. That will make 6,0001. Then we can appropriate 1,0001. to the library for circulation, and of course the boa ks there will be those which can easily be replaced. There must not be one of •series which would hoof immense value, and which, if one was lost, we could not replace. Of CMOSe we must be prepared for some loss and damage, in trying this experiment of circulation. However, we must have a library of books that can be essay replaced; therefore. if we apply 1,0001. to I have reason to believe that we shall have 5,000 volumes of good, strongly bound books, fit far circulation among the people. Therefore, I do bops that at any tate, brturs the let July, if this ishenie still meets with the general sanction it has received up to the present time, we may look forward to the commencing of this *satiation within this hall, the hall in thorough repsir, the architecture ornamental and a credit to the town, and books of a real botrafide value—not trash, not rubbish, not the worst parts et the fiction of modern days, but really use ful books, which cannot be read by an individual without improvement. (Cheers.) I called at the Peel-park library this morning, to ink what the attendance had been. It happens that it is just • year since that the library was opened to the public. During that period there has been an Wile of 27,282 volumes, which have beaa read by the people them. But this does not at all give an lade: to the num nbiort go of ptoeopreleadatbtonLing, and various publications of that nature. I am told that te . tat b elfi a lrnewepa thm pe an re and as in y ae w s h z ? ines do , at thi l e ela P t ee7-p .l: has brought . at iti l ei east an d d onb ad le va t n h u at g. num w be h ich a large number of the withinduring t t h h e e ir la rm st hy.earlaf it l am ed th emse l ves of a the s o r p y o t p e p h a v e b e e t tt therod residences i liiing or is thi no w t or su kin rro g tus ama ded by of the population, I do hope and expect, end believe, that before we have been a i, t e. le o lt ir. l63 ( f h O ein of ) our Much apple..., and said: Mr. Mayor, you have so ""e r as he bedit Lo llnia r e d wy ß iella is hr lm airn p e th o ava f il M ilbe hN duill t ien k ag E se, MANCHESTER then root, amid admi rably, and at the same time so entirely, explained the subject on which we are met this morning, that there remains little for me to do but to express say maim concurrence in every word that has fallen from you (Hear, hear.) I have never stood before a meeting in Manchester which has given me hneater Rectification than I led at this moment, though I ave hed to address many meetings, of, I may say, perhaps fifty times the rise. The object for which we are met is one so good, se calculated to be extensively useful, that, impressed by imperative convictions of duty, I should at the same time feel an unmixed pleseure and satisfaction in being permitted to co.oparate with those who are carrying it on, while its importance makes me feel the responsibility of undertaking to give any council connected with it. I heartily concur with the remarks which have been mare with reference to the temper and disposition of the people, of the operatives of this county, and of this country generally at the present time. I believe it has been a libel, wrath and *Rein re peated and circulated, that the trash we see in a great num ber, perhaps too nisei, of the windows ot the smaller book shops, is the real literary food cf the working people of England. Now my own observation, whilst assisting to establish a small library in Birmingham, some years since, the books of which were of a useful and pri fitable, and some of them of a sup,rior description, —an :trait which was attended with full semen, the great number of books taken out, the regularity with whichthey were returned, and the care and respect with which they were used, all warrant me in saying that I can personally recommend and encourage the experiment you intend making. But that is not all. I have privately is (pitied from every one of good authority on the sutject in Manchester with whom I had the opporunity of communicating, as to the character of the hooks whites circulate among the working population, end I have con. elusive evidarea, from these on whom I can rely, that many of them are of a very sup Iri3r description. Nor is that eh I either. I have received invitations within the lest her weeks from no less than nine mechanics' institutions in die (trent parts of the country, though I have only been able to attend one or two of them; and I have found on inquiry that those institution are rapidly improving, that the cir culatioa of books is greatly increasing, and that the interest taken in them by the winking classes is of the most satis factory description in every case. The right rev. prelate then moved the following resolution :—" That this meeting hoe heard with much satiraction the statement made fry the mayor, in reference to the predict inry steps which have been taken to establish a public free library and museum. That, in the opinion of this meeting, such an institution is calculated to ,be extensively upend to the community, and to be productive of most important and bete ficial remits; toad that is is deserving of the cordial support of al: classes." The Rev. W. HUNTINGDON expensed his concurrence in the propriety of the object contemplated, and seconded :he motion. He thought there would be greet advantages att. nding the better education arid the improvement of the working classes, eepecislly the mechanics. He thought mechanical improvements might not hare pregreesed so much as they would have done for want of a sufficient corn bination of the practical and the scientific ; and now that we were about to have the hiehest scientific talent in conuexion with the new Owen's College, whose profe,oors were Inns amongst the principal men in the Universities of Lund. a and Cambridge, the better education of the workirn tine, and their advancement in intelligence bringing the two mare intimately into connextun, mitt!,t be of great advan tage. He believed that many valuable discoveries had been lost for wart of this. (ile.r, hear.) JOSEPH BROTIIERTON, Esq., M. P., had great pleasure in oSerkg his congratulations to the mayor on the tenets§ which had so far attended his efforts, and ex..reteed his belie:, from what he had already witnessed of the working of the public library in Seltord, that such en in. *Stollen would be attended with great tenefits to the working classes. He thought the corporation ought to avail themselves of the power the legislature had given them to raise money to purchase the building by meats of a halfpenny rate. (Hear, bear ) Mr. Councillor ADSIIEAD expressed a hepe that the effort would not atop here, tut that en attempt would he mode to secure the Natural history Sociity`e ;1111341m for the public. The two might be made auxiliary to each o.her, end would be a great boon to the erAking classes. The 31A1 OR said he had already communicated with the general purposes committee of the corpe.rati..n on this sub. jrct, and the lineation IFII that as soon as the public library was establit lied it should be handed over to the melioration in trust for the inkabitants—(hear ' bear)—and that the corporation should make provision for its futun support. lie thought it eery desirable also that tsar Natural History Society's museum should become public property. The Sent -tint /inlet. ; hail already given the whole of the it eel leeti .n of specimens to the Natural History Society's museum, on eosielidon of the public being seannited to view them frn of charge, and he thought it would soon be FOOD that great distatistamion existed it the public, atter walking through one.helf the institution free of charge, were re quired to pay for admia.ion to the other half—alrhosigh the charge had barn reduce 1 to M. But there were many of the proprietors wiling to give their anent to the museum being made public property, and be believed others would follow them if there wee security given that they should be made avellale for public use. There was auotivr thing, to did not wish to see the hestithul gardens of the Betorde &den lost to the town. lie had reason to know that the pro. prietors had the greatest difficulty in carrying on these gar dens, aed why should not tbey be secured to the use of the public like the new packs bad been t (" Hear, hear," and Nichol...) He was sure it would he a ream .4 great enortificate.m to the town is after times it either of these institutions were lost. Wel), Ito believed all this could be done, and done most easily; and he thought if they could be secured and hauled over to the public, the corporation might, perhaps, bo induct to apply to pediment Inc pow,T to levy a small rate to support them. (Chan) The oast 'o the inhabitants of maiutainieg them by a halfpenny rate would only be fivrpnce per annum to tbo 101. householder —(hear, hear)—and he should be glad to co operate with Mr. Adsbead at a future day in any scheme which maht be likely to accomplish such an excellent objet, (.Cenn.) The resolution was mend ueanimuusly. Me. THOS. BAZLEY, President of the Chisel:v.l of Commerce, moved :—" That the following gentlemen be appointed a committee, with power to add to their number, to authorise the necemary *iterations In the buildtoc, to pre... pare the Tales for the ri gelation of the institution, to appoint a librarian, and generally to promote the speedy es ablish sent of a free library and museum:—The Mayor, the Right Bev. the Lord Bishop of Manchester, the Very Rev. the Deer of Maathester, the Riv. T. R. Bentley, the Rev.' Robert Vaughan, the Rev. William Idlierrow, the Boy. George °shwa, the Rev. J. J. Taylor, A. J. Scott (principal of Owen's College), J. G. Greenwood (professor of duels.; Owen's College)„ Joseph Brotberton, M.P., Mr. Committed Bowker, Mr. Councillor A. lleywo.il, Mr. Couhcillor Thaekray, Mr. Cotten:Atm Nall, Meein. Thomas Begley, E. T. Rllhonse, Alfred Binyon, John Dodashon, William Entwistle. Samuel Fletcher, J P., William Foyster, J. B. Grew, J. C. Grundy, John klarlaed, James Higgins, B. R. Lingworthy, John Leigh, W. B. Leming, Jelin Lowe, Thomas Liege, Malcolm Rom, G. Faraday Smith, James A pivot Turner, John Watts, A. Watkin,W. C. Williamson." Mr. B zley eepresaid his warm approbation of the scheme. He believed that co-it:hetet with mechanical ireprov3nents had been the increase of employee , nt to the cp.:retina of L.ncashire, end, therefore, be had greet pleasure in support. log a schema like thir, on which the intelligence of the week , Jog claire, and the advancement of our manufacturing skill st much depended ; and he expressed his opinion that the operatives would enter moat cordially info the spirit which dictated such a movement. (Appleure.) The Rev. J. G. RODBERDB seconded the motion, and it was agre.d to unanimously. .. •W. Mr. It. CALLENDER and the Very Rev. the DEAN of . . . . MAW:MISTER moved that the proceedinies be silverusetL The MAYOR then announced that the I.flowing r.ubscrip. lions had already been obtained through his own personal canvass :-John Potter, Maycr, 1001.; Sir B. Heywood, Bart., 1001. ; Sir E. Armitage, Knt., 1001 ; William Brown, M.P., 1001 .: Alexander B ,nry, M.P., 1001.; Samuel and Thomas Ashton, 1001.; H. Bannerman and Sons, 1001.; Thomas and It ibert Barnes, 1001. ' • Birley and Co., 1001. ; Samuel Brooks, 1001 ; Edmund Buckley, 1001.; John Dug. dale and Brothers, 104 ; Samuel Fletcher, 1001 ; Robert . Gardner, 1001 • Gardner and Batley, 100 1 .; Wm. Grant and Brothers, 1001 ; J. C. Harter, 1001.; Thomas Hoyle and Sons, 1001.; Edward Loyd, 1001. ; Loyd, Kota. isle, and Co., 1001. ; J. and N. Palls and Ca, 1001. ; Schunck, Souchay, and Co., 1001.; Sharp, Brothers, and Co., 1001. ; J. A. Turner, 1001 ; J. P. and E. Welthead and Co., 1001 ; Edmund Wright, 1001.; the Dacca Twist Company, 601.; the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Manchu. err, 501. ; the Right Hon. the Earl of Ellesmere, 601 Robert Barbour and Brother, 601. ; R. W. Barton, 501. ; Binyens and Hunter, 601. ; ames Brown and Co.. 601. ; Butterworth and Brooks, 601. ; Callender, Sone, and Hodgson, 501 ; Lieutenant Colnnel Clown, 601. ; Thomas Crompton, 601. ; Findlatar and Mackie, 501.; Heald, Wilson cud Co., 601. • P. M. James, 601. ; Jones, Brothers, and Co., 601. ; Kershaw, Leese, and Sidebottom, 501, ; John Mayans and Co., 501.; A. and G. Murray, 601.; John Peel, 501 ; Sills Schwabe and Co. 601. ; Edward Toots], 601. ; W. 8. Stell, 60/.;W. B. Watkin s and Co., 501. ; Thomas Worthington, so t ; Miss Eleanore Atherton, 301.; Thomas Cooke, jun., 251, ; Henry Co, ke, 251. ; George F. Cooke, 261. ; S. D. Dabiseire. 251.; William Fairbairn and Sons, 251. ; R. H. Greg, 251 ; Gorge Hadfield, 251. ; Thomas Hunter, 251. ; E. R. Laneworthy, 251 ; James lilluren and Nephews, 251. ; Nelson, Knowles, and Co., 261 ; Joseph an d George peal, 251. ; George Smith and Sons, 261. ; Robert S•ewart, 261. ; Wood Gibson. 211. ; James Heywood, ALP., 201 ; S. L. Behrens, 201. ; James Constantine, 201 ; A Friend, 201. ; Charles Hickson, 201. ; Mr. Councillor Nall, 201. ; Ellis Cuoliffe, 101. 10.. ' • Edmund Potter (Hinting), 101.10 a. ; James Hutchineon, 101. ; Mr. Councillor Goadaby, 61,- Mr. Councillor Dearden, 21. _ aanousounanta were received with loud cheer,. The mayor said there were 77 subseribers, and the total amount was 4,3601., independent of the 2,0001. given by the overseen. - (Cheers.) A WOW Of thanks was given to the mayor and carried by acclamation, and the meeting then, with the exception (4 parties who remained to impact the b uilding and examine its capabilities, separated. DIET OP MILIT•RY PRISONERS. Thu subject, we understand, has been lately under inres•igation by the military authorities, and the Secretary at War, lifter having had under his consideration the reports from the governors and medical officers of the several military prisons at home in regard to the effect of the reduced diet for prisoners, which has been in operatioa since the let August last, has coma to the conclusion that generally it is sufficient, both in quality and quantity, to maintain the prisoners in heal* to enable them to go through the discipline of the prison, and to return to their corps, at the termination of their im primarsent, fit for duty. EFFECTS OF THE PAPER DUTY ON PAR- TIC ULAR TRADES. It M not neceeeary to occupy apace in elucidating an obvious proposition, that the repeat of the Excise Lew' affecting paper wel, by reducing the price, stimulate the demand for that article. It is sufficiently proved by the results of the alteration made in 1836, by which the duty upon all ci I paper was rqueleed. In Ib3l, when the firsteeivs papers paid 3i. per lb , the amount of paper paying duty was 70,589,000 lbs., tail the interne for. several previous years tad not be. a greater then wan prop,r;:onate to the increase of population. In 1846, after the :fleets of the reeuctioa bad been fully tested, the quantity upon I which duty was paid amounted to 127 000,000 lbs., showing an increase eBO per cent. Smiler results con be shown as following the repeal of the dues' upon elmanacks, upon gleu, upon bricks, and upon other articles. It is proved beyond doubt that a reduction of plies on useful articles invariably increases ecniumption. There are, however, other evils attendant upon the paper tax besides the increase of price. and the limited demand occasioned by it, an 4 which affect the manufacture very materially. Great impediments are thrown in the way, sad serious ruk: are incurred by the manufacturer, arising from the mo Is of charging the duty, the neendance and lance of the excise enigma. the del eye onuoioned, and the penalties to which he is subject from sty act of negligees:el or ignorance on the part of his servant,. The regulatiose enforced, and which ore necessity to enable the officers to col act the tax, aild very considerably to the cost of the esta blishments where paper Is made. Besides, it is well known that ill exam duties encrurage iilegal practices, whice, apart from their de moralisteg off, cts, give an advan tage to the dishonest man, Ana inflict an injury upon the man who respects the law. Mr. Cromp.or., who, as a paper maker ut m .ny years' standing, and who has neci manly a large amount of experience, explained at the meeting at Manchester the many ways in which the act of parliament operated to the disadvantage of the trader. The provisions of the act may be very bre, fly described. A person tint cominectieg business as a pspermaker must apply to an excess other r to survey the premises in which ha intends to eseduct his business. The officer pro ceeds to number every room in them, and to mark by letter or camber every implement which is intended to be need in t:.• various preceeses of paper-making The act now in face, and which was passed on the sth of July, 1b39, &wain@ sixty nine clauses, many of which are penal. S,ctien 3rd requires paper makers not only to make an entry of their premises, of "all tools and implements, but of any descrip'ion of paper, or buttoobcsrd, mill board, or maleboard, ' and to delivor the same to th, excise officer in whose "barmy " the mill and premises may be situate ; in which entry every " engine, chest, ma c bine, vat, and prise, shall be detinguisbed by a pare:Mar num ber or letter, or aninhen and letter , ;" in oefauit of which er every unenterwe mill or implement the manufacturer peen forfeit 2001., "together with all paper, buttonb oar d, =inboard, paste board, cr sealeboard, and all materials Sound therein." A similar penalty is imposed in caw the marks upon the /event things mentioned do List agree with the entry given, so that it the cumber or letter were by any chance removed, whether by accident or by the malice or earelcisneas of a sereent, the einem can declare the mids or premises un entered, and enforce the penalty of 2001., Lod resist upon the forfeiture of all the goods at that time upon the pre mium By . section 9of tee same act, the heeds is'ued by the COMBILIVIOtkrs ere made as valuable as bank notes, es a tine of 101. is imposed fur every label delivered to any manufacturer, end for which " a receipt shall not be giveu, or which shall be cacceled, obliterated, or cecroyeti, old or disposed of, or improperly used or prod eced, or net eccounted tor,' when demanded by the excise officer. As these labels have to be entrusted to workmen in considerable quantities— very often to the extent in value to the manufacturer of 10,0001.—a great risk is encountered from the un faith tutee's or ignorance of tLose employed. By section 15 of the net, a cried of 48 hours is consumed atter paper is ready fur de livery into the mukve se it is required that a certain notice shall be given to the Excise cffieer ; and teat a certain ems must elapse after the weighing end Gauging it with duty, before it leaves the mill. This time would be sufficiect, Mr. Crampton says, for him to purchase the reps ie elan chaster, etrry them to his mill at Yaruwertb, manueut etre them into paper, eael ceevey the article ready tor the market to any part of the kingdom. Tele could, no doubt, be done, were it not for the Eloise regulations. Bach restriettous cripple the manufacturer, arid there is no other manufacture with which there is such urjustiti able interne...nee. The paper maker is subject to all liaise annuyacces to enable the excise officer to collect the duty. It has a been alleged that such 'eternise ce is necemery for soy other purpcer. ,w, write public opittion has condemned, and government has given up, atter another, various excisable articles, se that, out of thirty existing at tits beginning of the pr. cent century, only five tar six femme, way sheuel this vexatious duty be continued? Why should the paper maker b• subject to delay, to detention, and to hiss, lieu which o her manufac turers are tree? It is cert.= that such a system would not be permitted to continue among the cotton minutes toren tat Manchester, or the woollen manulacturers of Yoikshire. It may be useful to refer to particular cases. Mr. James Baldwin, if Birmingham, a paper manufac'urer, " it costs me shore 100/. per annum to help to charge myself with the duty eta p yer. I make about 12 tons a week, and, in cons. quence of these excise hew". have to lei ugh every ream hour (knell .11-t, btAilltll taking the e units r of every ream and writing the name on each." This ie an example of its operation in raising the cost of p rode, ion. Let us look at another instance. Mr Ciliates Cowan, M.P., at the meeting at ins Loudon Teee rn, h. id en the 4th lest., exhibited a sample of paste board made fr.-in row. and ' , thigh, from the anan.rial having to be made into pulp, was de. seed paper. The cost ef the material was 2s. per cwt., and the duty upon it, when made into pasteboard, was lie. 91. He preeenteu .ano - her lereiee very rimier to millet aid, but stated his ignorance of the material from widen it wee manufactured. It was merle in the dry emu., and was cone quietly not cinsidered paper. It was exempt from divy, and had superseded the Sr tole made from straw for all the purposes to which the termer is applicable. bu'ati tette, for paper are continuelly produced, ad much liku the article itaelt that toe excise ofeice a a nuot detect the differenm; and this again increasca the dillimlties and I tn harreeameats of tho fair trader, and diminishes his profit,. The .inly rethei:y is teat of breaking down restric'ime, and thus placing the paper maker in a position to employ bis skill and inmetry to the greatest advantage. Another inconvenience to which some breaches of the trade are subjact requires particular notice. Mr. Baldwin furnishes so example. lie maculactures, mainly I,r t xpor fatten, an attic!: called eau wadding. This is mode at his mill, but the rimier laws will Let permit Lim to cut it up at the place of manufacture. lie is compelled to comply with the Act of Perlianiset, sod keep a , other eats blshinent, at a distance of one mile from hi. mill, and at an expense of 1501 per emouro, to prepare it fur the market. This regulation is enforced in mill r instances, especially upin these who mactifecture Jacquard boards—an article which is now extensively used in the fancy weaving. The makers have to keep separate estebliehments , or making the board sad for cutting it up into the sizes ready for UM. The pries is greatly increased by this absurd regulation, and many evils bribe Insides that of the attempts at ovation, which in many cases ate &maculal. In the single article of gun-wadding, Mr. Baldwin says that he could export three times the quantity be is able to do now were It not for the duty, 51,1 of course he width! be able to employ mare hands. Paper is used in sheathing ships and preparing them for copper bottoms. How does the duty op, rats as an encoutagement to saliva skill and industry is this case ? The owners of vessels arc known to send them out to America, where th re is no psper duty, taking oat as ballast the copper, and get the work done there, by which th ey save Lately in the cost of that ope ration. Than, again, the tax operate's.: premium to foreign manufactures of paper, and artichs made from paper or pasteboard. Ornamental and fancy article, arc sent into the British Porte, and from thence into the British colonies, free of duty, thus superseding the home manufactures; and it has been shown that paper byes can be imported from Paris, and, after paying the import duty, they undersea those made in Leaden. This is a crying injustice, while compl.ints are made on all hands of the want of suitable employment fur women and girls, and while hundreds are starving on the wages of dart making. or driven to disreputable sneers of earning a livelihood. Barely it is a grave error to withhold from them, or to narrow, for that is the effect of the tax, • field of employ ment which might be cultivated to an indefinite extent, and which would furnish a lucrative business to at least 500,000 persons, in addition to those already engaged in the paper trade, or in connexion with its various branches. BI7TCHERS' CHARITABLE INETITL'TION.—Lent even ing the annual meeting of the members of Otis society took piece at the Filleollll4lWe Tavern, Great Queen street, Lin coln's-inn-fields. Mr. .1. Sharp, the president, took the chair, and to opening the proceedings stated that the society had been more prosperous during the past year than at any former period ekes its formation. He had mach pleasure in eanouscing that the institution, which had been in exist ence upwards of 22 years, was now becoming one of the most important charities in the metropolis; and it war also gratifying to him (Mr. 81torp) to be enabled to announce that Prinse Albert had condescended to become the patron of the institution, and had forwarded a donation of 20 guineas. The report was then real. It stated that mar., new sub•cribers had entered their names during the year, and the total amount of subscriptions received was 1,3491.155., being cm:ail/Tab!) , beyond the receipts of any former year. The sum collected at the lot annual dinner amounted to 6181. 13e. 6d. At the last annual election 10 additional pen sinners were admitted to the ben-fits of this institution. A mum of 3001. had been invested in the Three per Cent. Con sole, making • total of funded property amountieg to 12,0431. 7s. 7cl. The financial statement atm , ed that the receipts for the past year, including legacies, interest of mosey in the funds, balmier, at bankers, ite. ' amounted to 2.5501. 122. 31, and the expenditure to 1,6871. 10e. 44. leaving a balance of 8721. le. Old. in the hands of the bankers. The report, together with the statement of ac counts, having been received and adopted, some formal retolutiens were passed, the clams for the ensuing year wore appointed, and the meeting separated. - - - - - SOUTEIWATiK VEBTRY.—A large meeting of the parishioners of St Saviour'e, Southwark, was held in the veatryroom yesterday, Hr. B. Richards, warden of the great samunt, in the chsir, for the purpose of considering the sub ject of the window duties, and the expenditure of the county rates. A petition to Me House of Commons fer the repeal of the window duties was unanimmuly adopted, and the mem bers for the borough were requested to support the mine. A further resolution pray ing for a control by the rate payers over county spenditurs wu unanimously adopted, and the meth* separate& _ `1 : '1