The Press. — London, England, 1857-02-07 00:00:00

Earl of Cork Duke of Cambridge Lord Chancellor Marquis Townshend Earl of Harrowby Earl of Yarborough Marquis of Clanricarde Earl Spencer Earl of Airlie Marquis of Lansdowne Duke of Argyll Marquis of Ailesbury Earl of Shelburne Earl of Abingdon Earl of Clarendon Lord Lilford Lord Ward Lord Byron Viscount Falkland Lord Broughton Lord Glenelg Lord Stanley of Alderley Lord Panmure Viscount Enfield Lord Monteagle Viscount Sydney Earl of Bessborough Lord Overstone Lord De Tabley ' Viscount Torrington Lord Camoys A CABINET COUNCIL was held on Saturday afternoon at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing•street. The Ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl of Harrowby, Sir George Grey, Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Secretary Labonchere, Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, and the Duke of Argyll. A COURT lop PRIVY COUNCIL was held at Windsor on Monday. THE QUEEN has appointed the Duke of Rutland to the office of Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, vacant by the death of the late Duke of Rutland; and the Earl of Yarborough to be Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, vice the Duke of Rutland, resigned. TILE newly created office of Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education will be filled by Mr. Cowper, who will be succeeded as President of the Board of Health by Mr. Monsell, late Secretary of the Ordnance. THE INCOME TAX.—Public meetings conlinue to be held throughout the country. protesting against the continuance of the war 9d. beyond April next, and petitioning for the total abolition of the tax in 1860. At Chesterfield, Berwick, Morpeth, and Weston-super-Mare, crowded meetings have been held, and resolutions and petitions in accord ance with the above unanimously passed. On Wednesday a crowded meeting of the inhabitants of Chelsea was held at the Assembly-rooms, Sloane-square; Mr. R. Maims, Q.C., M.P., in the chair. Resolutions in favour of the immediate removal of the war Od., and condemnatory of indiscriminately taxing precarious and permanent in comes, were carried unanimously, and a petition to Parlia ment adopted. A meeting of the Town Council of Colchester was also held on Wednesday on the subject of the income tax, when it was unanimously resolved to affix the common seal of the corporation to a petition praying for the repeal or modification of the tax. At Worcester Town Council, on Tuesday, resolutions were passed con demning the continuance of the war Od. beyond the sth of Apnl next, and a petition embodying the resolution and praying for the revision of the tax was agreed to. TILE QUESTION OF THE PAPER DUTY was brought before the notice of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Wednesday by a deputation of members of the Society for Promoting the Repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge. The deputation was introduced by Mr. Milner Gibson. Mr. Alderman Baldwin replied to several questions in detail from the Chancellor, who, in conclusion said :—" Ho would not fail to bear in mind all that they had said on the general subject. They had brought under his considera tion many facts bearing closely on the question ; but all he could say at present was, that this moment was not a very favourable one for entertaining the question of a reduction of duty, so far as that was likely to entail a diminution of revenue." CONVOCATION assembled at Westminster on Wednesday. Both houses have been mainly taken up with questions of Church discipline. In the Lower ilcuse the Rev. Canon Selwyn gave notice of a motion in support of a revision of the Bible. Archdeacon Denison and Canon Wordsworth gave notice of hostile amendments. FEBRUARY 7, 1857. Hittropolitan. THE BISHOP or LONDON presided at a church exten sion meeting at Stepney last Saturday. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., was present, and moved the follow ing resolution :—" That separation of rich and poor, by their several residences at east and west of London, demands the active interchange of love and co-operation to sustain real Church membership, and that every work of the Church of England in educating and teaching the poor and crowded population has a claim upon the assistance of the richer numbers." The right hon. gentleman then delivered an eloquent address, in the course of which he said—" It was an unquestionable truth, and a necessary result of the laws by which societies were constructed, that every house which was built for the nobleman, the wealthy landlord, the banker, or the merchant in Belgrave or Eaton squares, did generate a certain amount of popula tion who were cast upon this eastern district, who were removed out of sight, and therefore unhappily out of mind. of the wealthier class. This was a serious and appalling state of things. It was scarcely possible to hope it should receive more than mitigation, but great mitigation it might receive." The Rev. F. D. Maurice seconded the resolu tion, which was carried unanimously. TuE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS have decided that immediate measures be taken to form two parks at the northern and south-eastern parts of tho metropolis. The northern park is intended to include Hampstead heath. WHITECBOSS•STBEET PRISON is undergoing certain alterations with the view of a classification of persons con- fined for debt. It is in contemplation to classify debtors throughout England and Wales. . _ TIJK SECOND — MATE, Mr. Campbell, of the American ship James Bogart, charged with shooting one of the crew in the fracas on board a week or two since, has been committed for trial. The first mate, now in hospital, will be examined on a similar charge, when recovered. THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL have presented the Rev. P. P. Gilbert, M.A., rector of St. Augustine and St. Faith, Watling-street, to the vicarage of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, rendered vacant by the resignation of the Veil. Archdeacon Hale ; and the Rev. W.. 11. 11. Milman, student of Christ Church, Oxford ( son of the Dean of St. Paul's), to the rectory of St. Augustine and St. Faith, rendered vacant by Mr. Gilbert's promotion. MRS HAYDN has written to the papers to state that her late husband received from the Literary Fund 2001. THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S RETURNS FOR THE WEEK exhibit a steady average,—the deaths, 1,209, being within a few of those in the previous week. The births amounted to 1,762. THE PRESS. Vrairinual. SOME SINGULAR BEHAVIOUR of a servant girl named Linda IVilson, in the service of Mr. Claxton, farmer, of Stoke Holy Cross, Norfolk, is related. She recently absconded with DOE. belonging to her master, and having adopted male attire succeeded in getting away. The character assumed by the girl seems to have been that of a " fast" young man. She travelled twice by railway from Lon don to Edinburgh, and laid in a liberal supply of clothes, two church services, and other books. A. day or two since she arrived at Great Yarmouth, where, still playing the part she had undertaken, she incurred a considerable tavern bill, bought cigars, and indulged in the usual diversions of youth. On Friday, however, her career was cut short, the police taking her into custody on the charge of robbirg her master. It was found that the foolish girl had dissi- pated nearly all her ilbgotten money. AN EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE took place at Manchester on Friday evening, between the committee of the late Manchester and Salford Education Association and certain gentlemen of the National Public School Association. The proceedings occupied upwards of three hours, and the results appeared to be satisfactory to the supporters of the measure. THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE WAR TROPHIES i 8 under consideration, and Lord Panmure has promised that the inhabitants of Edinburgh will be gratified by a gun from Haugo if they prefer it, but certainly by some suitable acknowledgment in this form of the heroic part played by the Scotch regiments in the late struggle. THE LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE held their seventh annual meeting this week, Mr. Charles Holland, president. The report enumerated the various subjects which had occupied the attention of the council daring the year. THE REV.W. H. BATESON, 8.D., has been elected Master of St. John's College, Cambridge, in the room of the late Dr. Tatham. The present Master graduated in 1836 as forty-sixth Senior Optime, and third in the Classical Tripos. THE WORXPEOPLE OF OAKENSHAN in the employment of Messrs. Rippon and Burton were regaled by Mr. Rippon, last week, at one of the most splendid entertainments of the sort given by any employer for years past. Mr. Rippon, upon making his appearance among his men, was received with enthusiastic applause, and one of the happiest days in the lives of both employer and employed passed off with out a single mishap. Baba! anb Vilitarg ntalligtna. REAR-ADMIRAL PETER RrcirAnns has been appointed Commissioner of Greenwich Hospital. Admiral Richards was frst•lieutenant of the Queen Charlotte at Algiers, and has won his way to his present high station solely by his own unwearied assiduity. IN addition to the changes which we announced a week or two since in the personnel of the War•offices, further alterations, for some time past virtually determined on, are now formally carried out. General Storks will be Secre tary for Military Correspondence, Colonel Douglas will be Inspector of Militia, Sir Thomas Troubridge Deputy Adjutant• General for Clothing at the Horse Guards, Colonel Pakenham Assistant Adjutant• General ; Lieut.- Colonel Pipon will shortly leave the Horse Guards staff; Captain Caffin becomes Director of Stores and Clothing at the War•otflce ; and Mr. Ramsay Assistant Director. The office of Deputy Quartermaster• General will be retained for the present. LIEL'TENANT•GENERAL SIR NATHANIEL THORN died suddenly last week at Taunton. COLONEL Wysnuot dropped dead on Tuesday while walking on the banks of the Serpentine. cSatu an tiolite. JOHN PAUL, late clerk of the London Union, was tried on Thursday at the Central Criminal Court, for his various frauds on the Union, found guilty, and sentenced to fourteen years' transportation. BACON AND HIS WIFE were re-examined on the charge of murdering their two children, on Wednesday morning, before Mr. Elliott, at Lambeth Police-court. No new facts of any great importance were elicited, though the evidence was strongly against the prisoner Bacon. A MURDER occurred in Manchester last Saturday night. Two men, Collins and White, were quarrelling on some trivial matter, when Collins rushed with an open knife at White, and stabbed him in the stomach. White died in forty eight hours. Collins has been arrested and committed for trial. THE GREAT WEBTERTON O. LIDDELL CASE Will be finally heard before the Privy Council Judicial Committee, at Downing•atreet, on Monday next, at 10 a.m. AsnEasom AND &WARD were examined on Thursday with respect to the forgery of the Ipool. cheque upon Messrs Kinnard. The document was proved to be a forgery. The prisoners were remanded till Wednesday next. PETER M`CLEAN, convicted of the murder, on the 15th of November, of one Maxwell, of Bathgate, was executed on Monday at Linlithgow. THE UNPRINCIPLED NATURE OP THE CUSTOM or "Aoivi.o CHARACTER" TO A SERVANT TO GET RID Or Him was singularly illustrated in the trial this week at Westminster of " Parker v. Shadwell." Mr. Latin celot Shadwell, a barrister residing in Nottingham place, had in his service as butler from November 6, 1855, to April 1, 1856, one James Parker. When Parker was about to leave his service at the latter date Mr. Shadwell went over the plate with him, and found that articles were wanting to the value of 171. lOs. Mr. Shadwell refused to pay the man the balance of his wages, amounting to 81. lOs. After various discussions, one of which took place at the station-house in the presence of the sergeant, Mr. Shad well offered to compromise the felony, and not press the criminal charge if l 11. were handed to him. Parker's wife paid to Mr. Shadwellsl. outside the station•house door, and subsequently borrowed 61., which she also gave him. These two sums, together with the balance due on the wages, brought up the amount to 171. lOs., the value of the missing plate. The action was now brought by Parker to recover this money, and compensation for false imprison ment. In the course of his cross-examination Mr. Shad well was asked when he first believed the man was guilty of felony. His reply was—" On the 2nd of April 1 had consulted the inspector. lam certain he stole the plate now, and I was quite certain when I took the money. I believed him to be a felon. I gave him a character." A ver dict was entered for the defendant on both counts, leaving it open for the plaintiff to recover the 111. by law. THE case of " Harrison v. the Marquis of Bath," tried in the Court of Queen's Bench on Wednesday, offers a singular instance of a peculiar species of extortion practised upon noblemen and others in town. Harrison, the plaintiff, belonged to that peculiar class of " touts " usually infesting great towns. In 18:74 he was caught, convicted, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment for kidnapping a young Belgian girl, Alice Leroy. In April, '56, upon coming out of prison, he endeavoured to make a little capital out of his previous experiences, and com mencer) a system of extortion by threatening to declare publicly that the gentleman applied to had been in the habit of visiting the little establishments in Pimlico. Success emboldened him, and he resolved upon a soup on the Marquis of Bath, Lord Somerton, Lord .Bateman, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. To each of these distinguised persons he applied for the payment of large sums of money for wines supplied at 8, Denbigh terrace. The Marquis of Bath being first on the list, first resisted the claim, and an action was brought. It was tried last Wednesday, and the plaintiff in his cross examination prevaricated to such an extent with respect to the quality of the distinguished persons charged with having ordered wine from him, and proved himself to be such an intolerable liar, that the counsel for the defence thought it unnecessary to address the court, and the jury without a moment's hesitation returned a verdict for the defendant. Lord Campbell, in a few emphatic words, characterised Harrison as " a most dangerous member of society." His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Lord Bateman, and Lord Somerton, were on the bench during the triaL FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE Tuesday, February, 3, BANKRUPTS.—Jones Barka, 8, Dyer's•buildings, Holborn, electro-plater and cutler—Ssmem. BAKER, Birmingham iron. founder—Josnrn CURTIS, Wharton, Stourbridge , licensed victualler—Wituast TYLER, King's Bromley, Staffordshire, miIIer—GEORGIC WOODALL, Carlisle, grocer—Jot:lN ALFRED HATFIELD, Bradford, Yorkshire, draper—Jona HOLMES, Brain. ham, Yorkshire, builder—Jona WILES, Whitby, Yorkshire, butcher. Friday, February 6. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.--JouN FRANCIS DiLST, Bird nil nghain, scrivener. BINKBUPTS.—THomas EDWARDS, Eversholt-street,Oakley square, china and glass dealer—CHAßEts ASRFIELD, Home terrace, Hammersmith, boot•maker—WlLLxAHc PEACH, Derby, coal merchant—CATHERINE H CMPHRZY, Baker-street, Portman square, bookseller— ALEXANDER OLD£IELD, 17, Devonshire street, Queen•square, Bloomsbury, bookbinder— FRANCOIS PERRIN, Cleveland-street, Fitzroy-square, Middlesex, dealer in foreign woods—JOSEPH Dickenson, Harrogate, lodging•house keeper. THE STAGE is a profitable profession. It is quite a mistake to suppose that actors and actresses do not get well paid for their services. It was only the other day (Monday) that the following event in support of our view occurred at the Lambeth Police•court. Mr. James Rogers, the well-known comedian at the Olympic Theatre, waited on Mr. Elliott, and banded to his worship the sum of 13s. 4d., with the following note : Sir,—Allow me to present to the poor-boa the inclosed 13s. 4d., being the amount I received for performing at Windsor Castle on Wednesday evening last.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, JAIIE S ROOEHS. Elliott, Esq. Mr. Rogers requested his worship would, with his usual kindness, acknowledge his small donation in the usual way, upon which Mr. Elliott said he would give a receipt for it ; but Mr. Rogers replied that that was not necessary. 131