The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-03 00:00:00

'44. .....00 ighbar . TRESS , ied. ;LANt 'IIIgN rOOl l , will be p er A_ o' MediP' It to till be Re!. restoo, .... _ _" i Ina cote' NOW ° JBD AY' the AY' .0 to o u t , for t"' Tender Wel , )N 410 1 reel° of til e 3 " Milli r: burg h .stree4 lel tW L 13 tour ork to tors 10 )os Offic . dogerr of iti' u s till mines. ,sTA , n tbiS !cool: ant line° ro ell; lat o doe. tire ties [Testa u artf h a ve Ly of v ioo It of ALL, an vide ;heir I be ine• leaf and 8 rdf ine. i 9 C:i ired the [VW eSI i 0 ' oar nee. 3, 18446 ebttration. ULIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION. R. J. A. SHARP begs to announce that his engage ment as M ATHEMATICAL an d N AVIGATION MASTER, at this Institution, terminates at Christmas, af r afte which p er i od he proposes to devote his time to priv te pupils • especially such as are designed for pro lifes:."s in which an acquaintance with any branch of .t theffiatics is requisite. mMereh. a SHAttP It prepare young Gentlemen for the nt Service, for Mercantile Houses, and for Cadet ilkiPs at. the Naval, Military, and E. I. Colleges; and 7thksepitnti these views he will re ce i ve a f ew pup il s a s bo a rders. ton - terrace, Liverpool. MGYi\/TASTICS AND CALISTHENICS. ONS. HUGUENIN begs respectfully to apprise his 8113upils an d the Public, that his GYMNASIUM is t' 3/ LOVED to the COMMERCIAL-HALL, Glouces er..street, wh ere i t will continue Open from Ten in the Morning tilt Nine at Night, Oil MONDAYS, WEDNES- O u ," to S• and FRIDAY" ,and the other d a y s f rom Ten till Six i ,i,.? n k• Ladies' Clas,es on MoNDA g, at Ten o'clock ; HU RSDAY and SATURDAY, at Eleven o'clock, for as usual. GY MNASTICS. MR. CREAC 11 (W ILLY.) late of " Huguenin's," h e rAnPfully informs is Fliends an.] h Pblic that ,e has !likenct the large andh convenient room in u T triton "e". ( I ;%tely used as a Shootine Gallery,) which he in tricis fitting' up as a GYMNASIUM , that shall contain the most approv,d Machinery and Instruments of na ign Pm fessnrs, together with the Modern Improve --en,ts, and such additions as nearly twenty years' study 7121°J.tn" iit)j-ct has suggested to him, he flatters himself he ,1 introduce to notice the most complete Establishment of .11e kind ever seen in this country. A Dressing-rootr, with every convenience attached. the Te ms of S u b scription may be known on application at t Gymnasium. I=N ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1844. DANCING AND CALISTHENICS. M ACADEM Y , 8, RODNEY-STREET. ONS. and MADAME DUVAL, (late of Paris,) .„ PROFMSSORS, have the honour of announcing that iLlilr t,„ ci .M. Cellariu, n ,l A. I.A POLKA DES SALONS in TWO kI ESS— " 8, in the same style as danced at the Salons of ceived this and same Parts, rou f 1 %horn they re too'clock. A c 1 P°Pnlar and fashionable Dance. lo: t t: r e ".‘V for Ladies Tuesdays and Fridays, from Two e same d ays for rnn g s Of the Gentlemen, from Eight to Ten o'clock. Atte n d ance for Children, Wednesdays and from Saturdays, O ne io Tkiee o'clock. The Pouck SOIREES on Monday and Thursday Even ings, from Eight to Half-past Ten o'clock. T .., em us l, Waltzing in One Lesson. ^flown at the Residence of the Professors, 8, Itodriey,treet. Parties for the Polka attended at their own Residences. -----_____ TARVIN HALL SCHOOL, NEAR CHESTER, FOR THE EDUCATION OF RESIDENT PUPILS the fr t i l l und-r the superintendence and tuition of nz resident Masters : le PrtiNcrea.L.—JOHN BRINDLEY,of Magdalen Col- g e ' Cambridge, Ph. D., M.A. of the University of ssen, formerly Second Master of the Grammar Brigg ; and Head Master of the Oldswinford Hospitil endowed School, Worcestershire. AS SISTANT. —CHARLES JONES, Trinity College, FIRST CLASSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL MASTER.— S. CROOKE, 8.A., Pembroke College, Cambridge, in double honours. MASTER,—MONSIEUR BOIN, 8.A., of the University of Paris. GERMAN, DRAWING, AND MUSIC MASTER.—HERR BUELLHUItST, a Native of Hanover. JuNioa MASIER.—Mr, R. K. BROWNE. Datt.t, MASTER, and Play 'Ground Superintendent.— IiERGEANT COX, late of the 40th Regiment. The 'hove Masers are resident. TEACHE R OF DANCING.—Mr. EDGAR WEBSTER, Chester. VISITING SURGEON.—Mr. GEORGE HARRISON, Chester. 1. Thoe. 're oldect s a i me d- at in this EstabliAhment are, Education, a tho roug h S cr i ptural and Gentlemanly underu Matters of hi g h Cl ass i ca l and Mathe tualicat attainments. 2. To provide a sound Classical and Mathematical Ed ucation for pupils preparin g for the Univer s iti es an d learned Professions — en d an equally sound course o f bu siness instruction, with•daily practic e in the ModervCon. tinental Languages for Mercantile scholars. 3. To maintiin in every department the strictest Dis cipline, united with kindness and moderation, and the absence of corporal punishment, except in extreme cases and then to be inflicted by the Princip a l on l y. , 4. Po treat 'he Pupil, as members of the family, pro viding them liberally with domestic comforts at the same table with the Principal and Masters. 5. To include tender one chave every expence both in Educational and Dorne,tic departments, that there may no extras for Stationery, Printed Books, Washing, Medi cal Attendance, nor under any pretext whatever. TERMS: Under Twelve years of age . Forty Guineas per aiinum. Above Twelv e an d un d er Si xteen years o f age.. .Fifty Gui nea, per annum. Above Sixteen years of age.. Sixty Guineas per annum. Private Pupils are allowed a Private Study and seperate Bedroom.. One Hundred Guineas per annum. All payments to be made in advance, either Quarterly or Ultlf-vearly. Niiniber of Pupils now in the School SIXTY-FIVE. Tarvjn Hall,.September, 1844. NOTICE TO INNTORS. Office for Patentv of Inventions VE and Registrations of T HE P 14, Lincoln's Inn Fields. INV ENTrInI"'INSTRUCTIONS gratis, and every in fnrmation upon the subject of PROTECTION for ° NS, either by Letters Patent or-the Designs Actf I n 4 V hr had by applying personally, or by letter 174 i r % t i o nn .M p r ie A ld L s E . ALEXANDER PRINCE, at the. Office, 14, HIME ND 'S PIANO- FORTE AN I A MUSIC WAREHOUSE, 52, CHURCH-STREET. MESSRS. HIME and SON solicit attention to their Estlbli s h ment, where may be seen the most important IMPROVEMENTS in the PIANO-FORTE, T HE EXTRA-S comprising IZED SIX-AND-A-HALF`OCTAVE PATENT GRAND SQUARE, WITH GRAND PIANO-FORTE ACTION.; SPLENDI DLY -FINISHED BOUDOIR COTTAGE. THE HIGHLY CELEBRATED BICH ORDA & VICTORIA REPETITION'GRAND, TIIE PATE AND NT HORIZONTAL COTTAGE GRAND, Measuring sfl. Bin. by 3ft. thin., the manufacture of T. 9, s-r,. JOHN BROADWOoDtt. SONS; THE PATENT 'REPEATER SEMI GRAND, AND MICROCHORDON, of Messrs. COLLARD and COLLARD, with their latest and valuable impiovements; TOMKISON'S NEW PATENT PI ANETTE, and every other variety of INSTRUMENT by the above Manufacturer:. Having experienced Workmen constantly on the pre mises, Messrs. H. and Son undertake every description of Repairing and Tuning. A hirge Assortment for ;HIRE, and a great variety of Second-hand INSTRUMENTS on SALE. -HARP STRINGS of the beet quality, in Sets or Singly; Superior Roman and English STRINGS. *Old instruments taken in Exchange, or Sold on Corn- minion . MUSIC NEATLY BOUND. IV.B.—Musical Works Engraved, Printed, &' Published. A great var i ety o f superior -toned A CC 0 R MONS. We refer those of our readers who are interested to the advertisement of the Anatomical Parisian Venus adver tised in another column. It is a surprising work of art, and well displays every portion of the frame in which either the amateur or the professional may be interested. A VAcT.---In the window of the Servants' Registry td6ce, in Wells, may be seen—" Place wanted, by a young woman, as cook, is a respectable fatmily, where a pious footman is kept of High Church principles." NOT BAIL —A "flying stationer, " who sells ballads by the yard, was crying his catalogue the other day, and after b awlit , g out th e fi rst line of his last song, " Oh ! say not oman's love is bought," immediately added, " for the small charge of a halfpenny !" r. ARITHMETIC AND DYNAMICS.—" If," said the Liberal ird Radnor, to the Highworth labourers, " I could get a a p e rch, and let it to you for 5d., I should make you k prase of 3d." Could Cocker have shown a deeper ,11°.".1,wledue of subtraction, or Archimedes a better ac sg 'untance with the properties of the Screw ?—Punch. AbPL Tl v . PHI HOTEL.—RANELAGH STREET AND PLACE i o B IS name arose from its proximity to the White G a u d e, or, as it was afterwards called, " Ranelagh Tea hear e---," Chelsea imitation of a similar place of amusement stood Cwhheisea' in Middlesex, then in great vogue. It an a ere the Adelphi Hotel now presents so handsome fronrearanee, express This establishment had about 60 yards the and extended to 106 yards in width. It wag built for entert * purpose of affording a general place of fort beallnment for the public, every convenience and corn son •ng Prov ided. It was kept by a man named Gib tiDit:grorate ~ e i . who lived in it thirty-five years. He was brother to %.11 landlord of the '° Folly.' In the centre was a rotunda, d hi the Chinese manner; concerts were given acts' and superb fireworks were displayed between the olir e ,•' h e c ompany as-embled were very numerous. The an ~,e ' l°a was under an Italian, and a person named Jolley, in a r ate ur• The lower part of the garden was laid out of the yes, where parties took refreshments ; at the top ;1R u e garden was a noble terraced walk, much frequented 3 - e a pro was 1 Lte• In the gardens were all descriptions of plied flowers; there was also a fish-pond, well sup with_, toad ' cart , . tench, dace, &c. It was ahcut five yards thZ , and confined by a wall ; the water being ver clear, Dlach 4 was observable, and at all times were objects 4. of thi s f amusement and attraction. The last exhibition at uopegard,n the avourite place of entertainment was in 1760; part of was afterwards maker everconverted into the " White Pla ce Y • A concert was, however, advertised to take Tuestiav oyening by Mr. ClithProe, firework toy the Duke of York, as late as 1766. In Rane h - Zia_ll;street, 1 766, a house was advertised for sale, who I, ~I allied at £l2 12s. yearly. In 1802 it is stated that 'e,r had been a sons hine-kiln in this street tor 30 yep. , rs, 7 0 _vvnTch few peons were aware, it beiPs §eCIAMI:• d * 4`4P,Vd Pipiorie, Liverpool. IMPORTANT MEETING OF i'HE WATCH COM- MITTEE: MANLY CONDUCT OF MR. PARKER, AND TRIUMPHANT VINDICATION OF MR. DAVID HODGSON. Tire general meeting of the Watch Committee of the Town-council was held on Saturday last, at noun. The principal objects of the meeting were to receive and con sider the depositions taken by the magistrates in the case of Mr. Parker's alleged interterence with the police in the discharge of their duties, (copies of which had been fur nished upon the application of the Watch Committee,) and to investigate further, the allegation of the chairman, (Mr. David Hodgson,) at the magistrates' meeting on Thursday last, that the Stipendiary Magistrate had threatened the Commissioner of Police with dismissal if he did not carry out the orders of a previous meeting of magistrates, without submitting them in the first instance to the Watch Committee. The following members of the committee were present :—Messrs. Hodgson, Thornhill, James Biancker, Harbord, Kilshaw, Hugh Hornby, Hen derson, Mann, G. G. Hornby. T. B. Horsfall, J. C. Thompson, Tinne, Sothern, Glazebrook, Jones, and Houghton, sen. Mr. Parker did not attend. Mr. Hodg son presided over the first part of the proceedings; during the others, in which he was personally concerned, Mr. Thine occupied the chair.—As to the reporters for the public press. of whom seven were in attendance, their ap plications for admission acre received and treated with marked courtesy and attention, the committee appearing unanimous in a desire for all their proceedings, in these matters, being known. The admission of the representa tives of the press, however, was limited to this special occasion. VERACITY OF THE " ALBION." Mr. T. B. 11ORSFALL, before the business of the day was proceeded with, wished to ask one question. It had been stated [in the Albion] that application was made at the last meeting of the committee for the admission of reporters, and that the applicttion was refused. Now, he could only say, that he was present during the whole pro ceedings at that meeting, and he beard of no such applica tion. If one bad been made, he certainl , should have supported it; but not having heard it, he begged respect fully to ask the chairman, (Mr. Hodgson,) whether any such application was made, and, if so, upon w hat authority it had been refused ? The CHAIRMAN replied, that no application whatever had been made. He heard, however, before coming into the room, that an application would be made, and he was asked to express his opinion upon it, but he said that being in the chair he would rather that any which he should give should come from the board itself. He there fore expected that an application would have been made ; but none was made. As there appeared to be some mis apprehension on the subject, perhaps some of the reporters now present would have the goodness to state if such ap plication was made, and, if made, to whom? Mr. HARBOR° thought it would be unnecessary to refer to the reporters, as he could afford some explanation. In co nsequence of the article [in the A bionj having been brought under the notice of the daily board by Mr. Horn by, he, (Mr. Harbord,) as chairman of the daily board, considered it his duty to cause an investigation to be made. The result was, that Mr. Walker, who appeared OD behalf of the STANDARD, was requested to attend the hoard on Monday afternoon; and by his explanation, it was satisfactorily proved that no such application had been made to the weekly board. Mr. IA alker admitted that he had made an inquiry only as to whether reporters would be admitted from Mr. Cowan, one of the clerks in the office, who went into Mr. Dowling's office and put the question to him. Mr. Dowling, not know ng the reason for such an inquiry, briefly gave an answer, that it was not customary, and reporters of 'course would not be ad mitted. Had the request been made to the board, instead of a mere inquiry in the clerk's office, there would have been no error in this matter. The statement in the Albion was, therefore, fallacious. Mr. Walker had been asked distinctly to state, whether the proprietors of the STANDARD, which he represented, felt at all aggrieved at the non-admission ; he replied, " Decidedly not"—that he had made the inquiry not in any wish to persist in the matter, without be found the committee had predeter mined upon the admission. He (Mr. Harbord) had also taken occasion to satisfy himself on the point by asking one of the proprietors of the STANDARD whether he con sidered there had been a negative given to any application he had caused to be made ; and that gentleman replied, 1 " Decidedly not." The CHAIRMAN asked whether the board was sitting at the time the inquiry was made by the reporter ? Mr. H A RBORD replied in the affirmative. The CHAIRMAN.—And no rnes.,age was sent in? Mr. HARBORD.—No message was sent in. Triere was nothing more given than the indirect negative, through Mr. Cowan, that admission to re po r t ers h a d not been cus tomary ; and Mr. Cowan gave that answer without com municating anything about the inquiry to the.conamittee duAtig their sAting. He (Mr. Harbord) had no doubt that if the statement [in the Albion] were read, the board would find it, from the beginning to the end, a fallacious statement, to say the least of it. This subject then dropped. case MR. FARMER'S C ASE: THE DEPOSIZIONS. The C H AIRMAN rea d a l etter f rom t h e Mayor, dated Novemb er 29 , i nclosing cop i es o f t h e depos it ions i n th e of Mr. Parker's alle g ed interference, taken before the magistrates. Th ese d epos iti on s were readn. length by Mr. Asl , lll, the clerk; and the substance of them has already appeared in the S TA NDARD. On the motion of Mr. THOMPSON, seconded by Mr. GLAZEBROOK, they were ordered to be entered on the minutes. Mr. THOMP+ION moved that the proceedings which ap peared on the books of the Rose-hill Bridewell be read. Mr. Ghzebrook seconded the motion. The CHAIRAIAIV said he had read those books, and he did not find that they contained any entry whatever of interference on:the part of Mr. Parker. There had been no report furnished to that board of any irregularity what ever. It was the bounden duty of till officers to put4own all events that occurred to them in the discharge of their duty, even of the most minute cbaracter. If a person was found drunk, or in any other situation to bring him under notice, there was a report ade of it; and indeed it was no more than the duty of the officer to do so. There was certainly an entry, on the,sth of November, of Mr. Parker having been twice at the station, but.there was not one word the books (tor he had examined them himself) of any initrference on the part of Mr. Parker. Likewise, there was no report of any information being laid before ihe magistrates of anything chargeable before the magistrates. So that if the officers had avowed inter- ferencewiththern (an offence of a serious character) .n -stead of receiving thanks—as thanks were offered to them by the magistrates—for their resisting an undue inter ferenc,, he thought that the committee would be called upon to reprr:bate most markedly the conduct of their officers for haviog omitted to report to them a matter so importatr, especially when they knew it was the practice to make reports of the most minute circumstances that occurred. Mr. THOMPSON.—Was there no report made of this offence to Mr. Dowling? The CH AIRMAN. — There does not appear to be any re port of Mr. Dowling's. Mr. TIN N B. —Are the officers in attendance? The CHAIRMAN had di►ected the officers to be in at tendance for the purpose of being asked any questions. Mr. AsuLIN, at the request of the committee, then read the whole of the entries upon the book of .Rose-hill station and the central station, on the sth of November. There appeared upon them Inspector Goudy's report of the transactions at Allen's public-house, but no report mentioning Mr. .Parker. In the memorandum book of Rose-hill station, lowever. there appeared two entries that " James Parker, Esquire, had visited the station at a quarter pa-t five o'clock, and again at nine o'clock." Mr. H ARBORD understood that it was not an uncom mon thing fix Mr. Thornhill and other individual mem bers of the committee, :to.be in the habit both in the day time and in the evening of visiting the station houses. Mr. THOMPSON said he had often done so. Mr. THORNHILL said he did so perhaps two or three times a week. He did so last night, but of course he did not expect the superintendents or inspectors to make re ports to the committee or head-constable of every con versation that took place. They were not called upon to do anything of the kind. How this information as to Mr. Parket had come out he could not say ; It must have come out horn an inquiry for the purpose. The CHAIRMAN suggested that, before any further dis cussion took place, Use charge actually made before the magistrates should be read in order that the whole might be carried through. Mr. ASHLIN then read Inspector Goudy's report as to Ailen's house from the Commissioner's books, from which it appeared that Allen had been fined 50s. This book, in answer to Mr. Hugh Hornby, was described as a book of informations laid against parties, which informations are afterwards heard before the bitting magistrate. Me. THOMPSON said that, as there was no information, upon the proceedings just read, of a report having been made in any way to the committee, or to Mr. Hodgson as chairman, on the sth of Novemb.er, of the matter re ferred to in the depositions before the magistrates,—he wished to know from the chairman (as being a magistrate and present at their meetings) in what way the informa tion came before the magistrates, and who was the party conveying that information, in order that that party might be examined before the committee for them to ascertain ;dry the same information was not given to them. The committee had no means of ascertaining the facts from their books, nor indeed had they any other means of arriving at them but by bringing the parties be fore them and taking their examinations. Mr. T. B. HortspAi.e, as a recently-elected member of the committee, was exceedingly surprised to learn that there was no record whatever of the charges that had been preferred against Mr. Parker. Was he to understand that those books were the only books in which such record would be made ? The CHAIRMAN —Yes- Mr. T. B. HORSFALL.—And that there was not a single minute entered of any charge brought against M r. Parker? Was he to understand . that the individual—against whom the constables, superintendents, or whoever they were, had so far neglected their duty as not to enter any charge whatever upon their books—had been puslicly attacked by the magistrates? The CHAIRMAN.—It is SO, sir. Mr. HORNBY asked the chairman if he was able to say for the information of the committee, whether it had been usual for the superintendents and inspectors to place upon the bGoks from which extracts had been read any conver sation that might take place between them and members of the corninitto? Had there been any instance of it since the formation of the committee? He (Mr. Hornby) had been a m em b er o f i t f or two or three years, and he never before b ear d of any charges for neglecting to make such entries bein g brought before the committee. Tie books went , kept tor quite different purposes. They were for the purpose of stating any facts which came under the con sideration of the officers relating to the preservation of the to infurroati ong b e i ng pence, or a ny ot h er matters which mig h t a f terwar d s t en d laid; but not that police officers THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. should be in the habit of reporting any conversation, or ' any interference, that might, or might not, have taken place upon the part of any member of the committee. The object of the resolution agreed to at their last meet ing was, to prevent such interference upon the part of any member of the committee. It appeared now that an interference had taken place. They passed a resolution last week in which they expressed their opinion (and he believed it was unanimous) that any such inter ference as that reported on the part of Mr. Parker was extremely reprehensible. All they bad to do, then, was, in the first place, to ascertain whether such interference had taken place : and if they considered it reprehensible, to express their opinion to that effect. With regard to the conduct of the officers, that was a separate case alto gether. The officers had been thanked by the magistrates for having resisted the interference. They had nothing to do with the way in which the committee kept their books. It was the duty of the magistrates to see that the officers of justice were not intimidated in the discharge of their duty ; and it was upon that ground solely that they had thanked the officers for having resisted the interference which was attempted to be made to prevent them dis charging a calm and straightforward duty. The CHAIRMAN rose to reply to Mr. Hornby's ques tions, but gave way to Mr. THOMPSON, who again said he wished to know how these charges came to be made before the magistrates, if they (the committee) had no evidence of them ? The public prints stated that the meeting of the magistrates was " to investigate certain charges made by some police officers ;" and he wished to know from the chairman, as being a magistrate, and present at the meeting referred to, whether they had any "charges" before them made by police officers? It there was any " charge" it had not been transmitted to the committee along with the evi dence taken. Ho wished them to be informed bow the magistrates came to know of any " charges" against an individual member of that. committee? Before he offered the observations he had to make upon the proceedings of the magistrates, he wished to be informed how they got the information ? The Watch Committee had no means of ascertaining it from their books ; there was no charge there against any member of the committee. Was there any charge made by the police officers, or the head constable, or did the magistrates meet not knowing what they were proceeding upon, and at once investigate the case, without any report? The CHAIRMAN said the usual course of the magis trates w s to act only upon informations being lodged. Upon the present occasion, so far as he was aware, there was no information ; but a statement came from a magis'... trate present; and they then proceeded to substantiate that statement by calling for officers to give evidence (if be could call it evidence) to corroborate that which they themselves had put forward. He believed it was per fectly unusual for magistrates to proceed except upon information ; this proceeding, he believed, was commenced by the magistrates themselves. With regard to the hooks, a question had been asked if it were usual to report con versations. Distinctly, it could not be usual to report conversations that passed in the ordinary way between members of the board and officers ; but it was equally necessary to report anything taking a form in which the efficiency of the force was meddled with by any individual, whoever be might be. If, in the estimation of the officers, there had been anything done with the view of intimi dating them, by any one, either as a member of the com mittee or as a private individual—any meddling with their authority in a way dangerous to the efficiency of the force—it was their bounden duty to report it. Mr. GLAZEBROOK remarked that although there might be some excuse made for the police-officers in not making minutes in the books from a consideration that tires might regard a conversation with a member of the committee differently from a conversation with another person, still that was no excuse if the con v e rsa ti on w ith M r . Parker amounted to an interference. Mr. Parker was charted with interference ; but there was no excuse for the cir cumstances not being stated to the committee, whilst they were made matter for a charge before the magistrates. Mr. THORNHILL suggested, that as they wished to as certain how the matter came before the magistrates, the ' Commissioner should be called in and questioned. Mr. H. HORNBY, as a magistrate, wished to be allowed to make one observation. He did not know that any member of that board was entitled to ask for an account of what had taken place at a private meeting of magis trates ; and he was not quite certain whether he should be acting properly in stating what did take place. Hebe lieved, as a bench of magistrates. no parties were entitled to question them as to the mode in which they obtained that information, or as to the proceedings which they thought it right to adopt when they had obtained it. 'He believed, however, there was nothing which any magis trate that was present upon the Saturday when this in vestigation first begun, would object to have known. In deed he had no objection to say it came out incidentally. The magistrates had met for an entirely different purpose and object ; and the first notice of the subject arose in consequence of one of the magistrates alluding to a letter which had appeared in one of the public prints, and ask ing whether any thing was known about it. In conse quence of that, the Stipendiary Magistrate stated the fact relating to the interference of Mr. Parker by endeavour ing to prevent an information being laid against a publi. can. He stated that this ease had come to his knowledge altogether incidentally.; that he had not heard of it from the Chief Commissioner, but incidentally. When the magistrates heard that such interference had taken place, it appeared to them a case which had a tendency to inter fere with the course of ,justice, and that it was their duty to inquire whether such interference had taken place ; and the constables who were cognizant of the .circumstances were directed to report what had taken place. These, simply, were the proceedings of the magistrates. He did not know whether Mr. Thompson wished to make any charge against them. Mr. THOMPSON.—Certainly not; only wished to know how the information came before them. Mr. H. HORNBY.—The information came incidentally before them. Mr. HARBOWL—It was sought for by the magistratei in consequence of some reports being in -the newspapers. . Mr. H. HORNBY :repeated that the information was conveyed to them incidentally at a meeting called for a different purpose:; and having heard that such proceedings had taken place, the magist ates considered it their duty to inquire into them, in order to prevent their recurrence. He might state that he bad no degree of animosity what everhe pure; he did riot like this to be ma d e a p ar ty ques "'no , a n g o a . i ' n ' s ) t H a e ny w e an e o r u s of t, that their co m p a r ' o it e t e e e e d . ing ( s C s r b i e o s u?d f f t r o om tarek t e he c m a Ta t s h a at • b si o nn ar e d e . x tt p ) re s i l s o io w n fo o r f member of council should p resume opinion t b o u rs t eh t ,o h ut e hi y da o tc u o2 g To h e t upon his position in order to convey any instructions to the officers of justice. Mr. THomesora said the object of his question had been answered. The meeting of magistrates was not to inves tigate charges, hut to make inquiries into the interference. Mr. HARBoRD.—Into the accuracy of certain reports. Mr. H. lIORNBY added that Mr. Parker was not charged at all. A complete mistake had arisen as to any thing being brought against Mr. Parker by the magis trates. The magistrates.had not Mr. Parker in judgment before them. They did not ask for his presenee,,but he requested from the Mayor that he might be present. The magistrates advance d no charge ; they merely investi gated whether any interference had taken place, momat ter by whom ; and they had passed a resolution (which the Watch Committee had confirmed) to preverat such proceedings taking place again. Mr. Parker's name was mentioned, but no charge was brought against him. The CH , IRMAN.—No.; none. Mr. HORNBY in continuation, said they had all their own opinforis whether Mr. Parker's conduct was correct or not. He believed the public and the magistrates had but one opinion. The CHAIRMAN said he must correct Mr. Hornby as to the resolution. The object of it was to prevent inter ference with the officers, but it was merely the reiteration et what formed part and rateel of the whole management of the force under circumstances .of undue interference. The animus of the ruagi-trates was to prevent any impro per interference ; hut they did not pronounce that any in terference whatever had taken place. Mr.*THemasoN wished ti ask one question more. It was said, he thought. that Mr. Parker had interfered in a charge against a drunken man. Mr. H. lionagar. —No ; but that he attempted to pre vent an information being laid. Mr. THomPSON.—That was in the case of the flags. Mr. TINNE.—WiII that account for the Orange flage not being mentioned in the report on the books ? The CHAIRMAN.—The Orange flags are mentioned. Mr. TINNE.—But not in connection with Mr. Parker's name. The CHAIRMAig.—No. Mr, TINNE.—Tben the object of the present inquiry is toured out how the police officers had not mentioned Mr. Packer's name in .connection with the flags, in order to account. for not taking up this subject sooner—as soon as the magistrates? Mr. H. ElortNßY.—l fancy that is Mr. Thompson's ofi, et, Mr. THOMPSON repeated that he only wanted to know how the informations got before the magistrates ? Mr. H. Hort/sit - tr.—lt came out inadvertently. Mr. THOMPSON.—Then there is a mis-statement in the papers. Mr. Tetostmaree contended that the officers were not to blame for not reporting the conversation. Mr. H. HORNBY.—It is rather a delicate thing for an officer to report to this board the conversations he may have had with any member of the board. Mr. TINNE.—Do you not think the officer would be supported by this board ? Mr. H. FIORNBY.—I think he would ; and if I had been an officer I should have reported it. The CHAIRMAN.—But if it is a delicate thing for an officer to report, it is a much more dangerous thing for him to talk elsewhere. If he does not report it, how comes it that he goes out—if he did go—and babbles else where ? Mr. H. HORNBY said he did not appear to be under stood. This matter came into inquiry not from any re port of the officers but quite accidentally. No officer, he believed, had stated any thing of the kind to any magis trate—neither to Mr. Rushton nor to any magistrate.—lt came out incidentally. He (Mr. Hornhy) might state that he happened to call upon Mr. Rushton in the magis trates' room after this information had come to him ; and the chief commissioner coming in, Mr. Rushton men tioned the subject to him. Till that time Mr. Rushton had had no communication whatever, neither with him, nor with any officer ; and lie asked the commissioner whether the statement f what had come to his knowledge was correct, and he said it was. The CHAIRMAN here said he had just received the fol lowing letter from Mr. Parker : " Liverpool, November 30, 1844. " understand, from the notice I have received, that it is intended, at the meeting of the Watch Committee to be held this day, to examine into the charges which have been recently brought under the consideration of the magistrates. Permit me to expiess to you, sir, and to the members of your board, tie sense I entertain of the courtesy I have ever received from tb,e !ward during the litue I Wye had the ,haneur to be a member of it, and my perfect readiness, should you desire it, to attend personally, and to afford every facility in my power for obtaining the evidence which may be necessary in order to elicit the real facts of the case. " I am quite ready to admit, that in the case of Connor, though, literally, only carrying into effect the law in endeavouring to secure his arrest, that the motive of action which was assigned was altoge ther unjustifiable. " In the case of Allen, on the other hand, though the motive, I can conscientiously say, was in this instance good, yet the act itself of endeavouring to influence an officer not to lay an information was, in itself, improper " Having said thus much, sir, I am quite willing to place myself in the hands of the board; expressing, at the same time, my deep regret that I should, in the excitement of an election, have done what, in calmer moments, I do not attempt to justify. " With regard to the course which has been pursued and the spi rit which has been manifested towards me by some of the magis trates, I must, in justice to myself, be allowed to observe, that 1 cannot but feel that the whole affair has been magnified into one of undue importance. " I hare the honour to be, sir, your most humble servant, " JAMES PARKER. •• The CHAIRMAN said be bad also at that moment re ceived the following letter from Dr. Gouthwaite:— . 1/ St. Anne-street, Nor. 29, 1844. " Slll.—As my numerous professional engagements to-mor row wi.l, of necessity. prevent my personal attem.ance, should it he required, before the Watch Committee. to give my evidence respecting the conversation which took place at the Police sta tion, in my presence, between Mr. Parker, Mr. Superintendent Jones, and Mr. Superintendent M'Donald, I beg leave to sub mit the following statement. " It was at my earnest request that Mr. Parker went to the Police station on the evening of the sth of November last. I called at his office about a quarter before nine, and was in formed that he was out of town, at Crosby, but that he was ex pected back every minute. Mr. P. returned in the course of about ten minutes, when I informed him of the report wh:ch I had just heard. that Mr. Allen, of Shaw's.brow, had got into some trouble with the police, on account of having displayed s, me Orange flags out of his win ows on the occasion of the club anniversary, held at his house that day, and that an io for. mation was laid against him at the Police-office, which might, probably, subject him to a penalty. We accordingly went there together, for the purpose of ascertaining the nature of the charges against Allen ; and I was present during the conversa tion which took place between Mr. Parker, Mr. Jones. and Mr. M`Donald. Ha., ing heard their statemei t, the purport of Mr. Parkei's reply was, that lie considered it a very hard case that an information should he laid against Allen f r the exhibition of Orange flags, as, most probably, had th , y been green flags. belonging to any of the Hibernian societies. no notice would have been taken of hem. And he also stated, that he thought that the laving of . uch information would have the effect of causing much political excitement and ill-feeling especially just after the election. I did not hear him say anything which could he construed into a threat, nor see him interfere with the police in the discharge of their duties. Mr. Parker retired for a tew minutes into the inner office to hear the report read. while I was in conversation with Mr. Jones. near the door. Though I did not hear the tenon read, I could hear Mr. Parke , 's re marks, as he spoke rather loud. On quitting the station, Mr, Parker informed me that nothing could be done for Allen, as there was a charge of drunkenness against him, and that the case must necessarily go before the magistrates. " I remain, sir, &c., " THOS. GOUTH WA ITE. "To the Chairman tthe Watch Committee." The CHAIRMAN said they would all have remarked the singularity with regard to Connor's case—that there was no earthly interference. He did not take into account the motive, but there was no interference, for Mr. Parker merely went to ask a question from Boothbv, whe tin rhe had any warrants at all. The warrants were out of his hands; he knew nothing; he had no 'warrants ; they were in the officer's hands; it was nil. He was not speaking of the immorality of meddling for purposes of election, but of the moving cause of action upon the part of the magistrates; and he never was more clear of any. thing in his life than that there was no moving cause for their interference. _ _ Mr. T. B. HORSFALL said Mr. Parker's letter was a manly confession of error, and he thought the Committee ought not to hesitate one moment in accepting it. He had stated the case as against himself fairly and fully. Mr. MANN considered Mr. Parker's conduct, in send ing this letter, manly and straightf'irward. Mr. T. B HORSFALL added, that it must be a source of satisfaction to the board to have heard from Mr. Hornby that the information was not laid by the officers before the magistrates, but that the proceedings origi nated with the magistrates themselves. Th.- committee would have considered their officers culpable if they had na laid any information before them that they thought it necessary to lay before the magistrates. Mr. GLAZEBROOK moved the following resolution:— '• That this committee accept the expression of regret offered to them by Mr. Parker for the part he took on a late occasion, as detailed in his letter, or this day, and that the same be en tered o• the minutes of this board." He would just say for himself that he was not disposed to palliate the fault Mr. Parker had committed, especially with regard to the case of Allen. It was plain he there interfered with the duty of the police officer, although that officer was supported in the view he took of his duty by his superiors; and he thought on his (Mr. Parker's) appointment to this board—a board especially for the pur pose of watching over the eveution of the law, as far as their functions were concerned—he oughr to have been the more particular in the conduct he pursued. He (Mr. Glazebrook) knew there were palliative circumstances, but he was not disposed to dwell upon them, because the person who occupied a place of trust, like Mr. Parker, should be particularly jealous in seeing that his authority was always exercised with discretion and care. Mr. G. G. HORNDY seconded the motion, and it was Passed unanimously. ' VINDICATION OF MU. DAVID HODGSON. The CHAIRMAN, rising, said that as he was sbout to introduce a subject personal to himself, his wish had been that the Mayor should take the chair while it was dis cussed. The Mayor consulted the Town-clerk, and they thought that as it was unusual for his Worship to attend, as Mayor, it would be better for him not to be here. It he could have thought that the imputations cast upon him •of want of veracity—of not having told the truth, in the face of the magistrates—of having imputed what he had not grounds for imputing, upon the occasion of the last meeting of magistrates—might be treated seriously, he would not for a moment have taken the chair tit the sub- ject had been taken up. But he thought he held a posi tion in society, as connected with every gentleman who knew him, to enable him to treat such imputations upon his veracity as deserving of very little consideration. Still, as the subject was connected with one who was acting as their Head-constable, he thought it was of great import ance that the committee early, hale this matter made clear. He ( he•chairman) stated to the magistrates that Mr. Dowling had stated here, and that upon his behalf Mr. Thompson had stated here before the daily board on the 20th November, that Mr. Dowling himself had stated before the weekly board that day week (the 23rd), that his inference wad, from Mr. Rushton telling him if he consulted the Watch Committee, or if he did not obey the orders of the magistrates, he would call a meeting of the magistrates for his dismissal. Mr. Dow ling was called in, and he gave a negative to what he (the chairman) had stated ; and then there was a triumphant taunt, as if he, a magistrate, had told a lie in the magis trates' presence, and brought forward that which he had no authority for stating. Now, Mr. Rushton, the stipen diary magistrate, was told by the commissioner, supported by the opinion of the Town-clerk, that the orders given to Mr. Commissioner Dowling exceeded the powers of the magistrates, and were illegal. A consultaton took plate between these parties ; the Mayor was present. The Mayor proposed to call a meeting of the magistrates to re-consider the subject— Mr. H. HORNBY.—I think Mr. Rushton proposed it. The CHAIRMAN.—No matter; but the Mayor said he would call a meeting. Mr. H A RBORD —A meeting was proposed, but there was not sufficient time for it. The CHAIRMAN,—Yes, it was proposed. The Mayor who had signed the documents [the Magistrates orders] did not take upon himself the responsibility of altering the decision of the Magistrates. But the Stiper diary Magistrate did. He did not leave the matter here; he was not depending upon Inferences ; becanse the com mitter should hear what Mr. Dowling had told them, for he hoped they would have him called in. But was it an unnatural inference for Mr. Dowling to make? if Mr. Rushton told him he wouldcall the Magistrates together, if he did not ca'ry their measures out, pray what could he anticipate but something very much more decisive, there being a decided instance of authority before him, vt hen an individual magistrate took upon him to abrogate the orders given by the magistrates themselves? What in the ordinary course of proceeding could not the stipendiary magistrate have taken upon himself to perform, when he could take upon himself the responsibility of altering the directions given by the magistrates, without consulting them ? And he (the Chairman) did say, that he had a great feeling for Mr. Dowling, in the posi ion in which he was placed., for it was no light matter tor a man to lose £5OO a•year at his time of life, with an uncertain prospect of how to find a maintenance. He knew, too, that upon the occasion when this committee yielded with regard to the Orangemen, they were told by the magistrates they would cliso,iss them, when they found they were belong ing to the Orange Society; a power which the magistrates had not, and a power which was declared to be illegal. Well then might Mr. Dowling, though as a man of the law he knew the orders to exceed the magistrates power, fedr the unpleasant situation of being dismissed if he dis obeyed : it was natural for him, and he (the Chairman) felt very much for him. But he could not consent to jeopardise his position of the chairman of that committee in any way whatever, to serve the purposes of Mr. Dow ling: therefore, hP. should call upon Mr. Dowling. They 'who had heard Mr. Dowling's declarations there, could state what had passed, and what Mr. Dowling really did say. Let it be distinctly understood, that he (the Chair man) had no preference to this body as a body, nor to the magistrates as magistrates; but whether he was with one or the other, his anxious desire always was to support the honour of both—to maintain them in connection with the law they were given to execute—and to express his opi nion fearlessly if they exceeded the limits the law had given them from any fancied notion that they were supe rior to the law, or had any power that the law had not given to them. Their duty (the Committee) was, not to outstep the limits of the power given to them, but to lake care they did not allow the powers which they did possess to he infringed upon by any body, so that the police might not come into the awkward position of being under two masters. We all knew that no man could serve two masters. There must be unity of regulation. If the magistrates bad that power, let them act upon it ; but they had not. The Watch Committee, on the other hand, had the power, and it was their bounded duty to execute it. If it could be supposed that he had any leaning either for one side or the other, it was natural, perhaps, that he should lean towards the magistrates, for he was placed there. in all probability for lite, or at least, during Her Majesty's pleasure ; and it was not likely the Sovereign would take offence; but, as to this Committee, he was there only for a day. Nay, if they believed he was not voracious, lie hoped they would not let him sit there one hour. Nay, unless they were clearly:of opinion that he had stated that which was right, he would 5101 sit there. He would not take up their time further, than to ask that Mr. Dowling might come in—that Mr. Thompson would he good enough to state what he stated to the daily board ( w hich was under the presidency of Mr. Harhord)—and also to hope that other gentlemen, who were present teat dew week. would see the propriety of stating what they then heard. Mr. H. HORNBY confessed he did not see exactly the object of calling Mr. Dowling in, as they all knew what he had stated. Mr. EARBORD thought that, until Mr. Dowling was called in, the chairman was placed in a very peculiar position. The CI :AIRMAN said, the object of the Committee was to know naetlier what Mr. Hodgson, their chairman, had stated to have passed from the mouth of Mr. Dowling, or whether what Mr. Dowling had declared from his mouth was true. Mr. Dowling was exceedingly impli cated. If Mr. Hodgson had stated that which was not true, he was delinquent. But if Mr. Dowling had. in the face of the magistrates, retracted and denied words which he had state.l in that committee, it was a matter of important consideration with regard to the confidence they could place in Mr. Dowling. Mr. H. HoRNBY suggested that it would be better not to proceed with this subject. He was present at the magistrates meeting when the chairman brought a direct charge against Mr. Rushton of having threatened to dis miss air. Dowling, if he did not carry out the resolutions of the magistrates. He (Mr. Hornhy) had not the least doubt in his own mind, that when the chairman made that charge, he believed it to be true ; but it appeared to him that the chairman had drawn an inference—which it was very possible Mr. Dowling or any member of the committee might draw—and substituted the inference instead of the tact. What was the fact? Mr. Dowling said, " Suppose the committee should direct me not to read these proceedings; what am Ito do? And if I do not read them, what will be the consequence ?" What could Mr. Rushton say if a resolution giving instructions on the part of the magistrates to the head constable to perform a duty was not carried out ?" Mr. Rush ton would hive no other course to take than to call a meeting of the magistrates and submit his conduct. If Mr. Dowling chooses to draw an inference that the magistrates had threatened him, he was at liberty to do so; but certainly it was not correct to charge Mr. Rush ton Kith having threatened Mr. Dowling with dismissal. His (Mr. Hornby's) firm belief was, that if Mr. Dow ling had disobeyed, under the delicate circumstances in which he was placed, the magistrates would not have gone upon the extreme ground of proceeding ; but if he chose to make such an inference in his own mind, it was hard to charge Mr. Rushton with having threatened him. Mr. Rushton did no such thing, and he was therefore quite right in denying the charge, but in , bringing it for ward he repeated his belief, that the chairman at the moment fancied it was correct. The CHAIRMAN said be simply wanted the grounds to appear upon which he had made the statement. If he made any such statement as, that represented, it must have struck him forcibly. Mr. HARBORD said, if the reports in the papers of the magistrates' meeting were correct, Mr. Dowling certainly was in fault; and if it should be proved that he had made a false assertion, he (Mr. Harbord) should not entertain the high opinion of him he had hitherto held. It was essentially necessary that they should have as chief officer a man in whom they could place the utmost confidence. He trusted Mr. Dowling would be called in. As chair man of the daily board, he begged to state that the state ment made before them by Mr. Dowling varied from the statement he had made to the magistrates. After several other speakers bad offered observations, Mr. H ARBORD moved, and Mr. GLAZEBROOK seconded, a resolution which was carried unanimously, that Mr. Dowling be called in.—Mr. Dowling was then introduced and lie took his seat n-xt to Mr. Houghton. Mr. Hodg son vacated the chair, and Mr. Tinne was elected to fill it pro tem.—As Chairman, Mr. Tinne told Mr. Dowling that he had beet, called in in order that he might hear what passed before saying anything himself. Mr. D. HODGSON said he wished to be distinctly un derstood that he was making no charge against Mr. Rush ton : he was merely supporting his own character for ve racity. Mr. THOMPSON then rose to state what had taken place previously at the daily heard, and also at the meet ' ing on SAurday last. Mr. Dowling called upon him and expressed very great anxiety in consequence of a resolu tion of the magistrates being given to him for the purpose of being read to the force : he said he was awkwardly placed—that he was between two fires—that if he did not obey the orders of the magistrates he was liable to pun ishnient from them, and if he did obey their orders he might offend the Watch Committee: that he was anxious to do his duty but he was quite at a loss in what way to do it. He (Mr. Thompson) said he thought if the ma gistrates would allow him to lay the papers before the Watch Committee, it might be managed without his being involved with either party. Mr. Dowling replied that he had mentioned the subject to Mr, Rushton, but Mr. Rushton had forbidden him laying the papers before the Watch Committee—that if he did, and did not obey the orders of the magistrates, he would call another meeting of the magistrates. " For what purpose ?" (be Mr. Thompson) asked. Mr. Dowling's answer was "that I may he dismissed." He (Mr. Thompson) told him the magistrates had not the power of dismissal for the orders were an interference with the regulations of the police force, which they could not enforce. Mr. Dowling still expressed great anxiety not to offend either party, and wished him (Mr. Thompson) to attend the daily board in order to make some arrangements that might not offend the Watch Committee : he attended the daily board for that purpose, and those members who were present would state what he said after Mr. Dowling had been examined on the point. With regard to what took place at the hoard last Saturday, as far as he recollec'ed it was this. When Mr. Dowling was called in he did not go to the length of sating that Mr. Rushton had threatened to dismiss him, or that he would call a meeting for that pur pose; but he stated his inference was that he was to be dismissed if he did not obey the orders of the magistrates. It would be in the recollection of the Board that after Mr. Dowling had left, he (Mr. Thompson) immediately rose and mentioned that what Mr. Dowling had stated was considerably modified from what he had stated before, and that it did not bear the same construction ; that what he stated to him (Mr. Thompson) was that Mr. Rushton threatened to dismiss, whilst what he then stated was his inference that he was to be dismissed. Mr SOTHERN said the exact words of Mr. Dowling last Saturday, were that he "he drew his own inference' from Mr. Rushton's expressions. They impressed him (Mr. Sotbern) most strongly that Mr. Dowling ex pected at the meeting of magistrates his dismissal would follow. Mr. T. B. HORSFALL had a very distinct recollection of what passed. His attention was particularly drawn to it from Mr. Thompson having said Mr. Dowling had qualified very much what he had said to him. Mr. Dow • ling said Mr. Rushton did not threaten to dismiss him, but that he " drew his own inference." Mr. G. G. HORNBY said Mr. Dowling was asked the question, " Did you consider teat [from Mr. Rushton] a threat of dismissal?" He :aid, "No ; I drew my own inference." Mr HARBORD gave n long and circumstantial account of what took place both at the weekly arid daily board, confirmatory, in all respects, of the statements made by the preceding members. Mr. GLAZ EBROOK remembered Mr. Dowling being asked whether Mr. Rushton threatened hint with dismis- sal; and Mr. Dowling's answer was, " Mr. Rushton did not threaten me with dismissal, but I drew my own infer ence." Mr G. H. LAWRENCE (who had entered the room during Mr. Thompson's explanations) here said " And a very natural inference to draw ; I know what mine would have been under such circumstances. Mr. H. HORNBY said it was possible Mr. Dowling might have said that he drew his own inference ; but what had they to do with that ? It did away entirely with the charge of Mr. Rushton having threatened to dis miss him. Mr. D. HODGSON called Mr. Homily to order. They were not considerine the conduct of Mr. Rushton, but whether he (Mr. Hodgson) had made a statement upon proper grounds or not. T e CHAIRMAN said he recollected Mr. Dowling an swering, when pressed, that Mr. Rushton had perempto rily told him he must carry out the magistrate's order. Subsequently, a member ot the board asked him if he re garded that tt a threat of probable dismissal, but Dowling did not give a dirrct answer to the inquiry. Mr. DOWLING then said he thought there was very little left for him to say. As far as his recollection served him, gentlemen had stated, as nearly as possible, the words he used. He beliesed he did say—he recollected being pressed upon more than once—as to what inference he drew tram the threat of having another meeting of maeistrates. The CH A IRMAN.—Did you consider that a threat ? Mr. DOWLING.—No; but that was the way in which it was put to me. " I have no doubt of that." I said " that Vint was the impression upon my mind." I drew my own infe enc.., aid I said, " I have no doubt of it." I said I drew my own 'n'erence ; but still I did not state what that. inference was to this board. (Mr. Dowling then withdrew, hut was subsequently again called in, in reference to the conversation he had, in the first instance, with Mr. Rushton.) Mr. THOMPSON.—I stated, Mr. Dowling, if you recol lect, what took place between you and myself. When Mr. Rushton stated to you he should call another meet ing of the magis.rates, I asked you, "What then?" Your answer was, " that I should be dismissed." Were they the words of M r. Rushton, or were they the impres sion of your own mind ? Mr. DOWLING.—Upon my word, I cannot charge my memory with the conversation between you and me, because it was a lengthened conversation; but if I did make use of those words, they could not be in reference to what Mr. Rushton had said, but to my own feelings. Mr. THOMPSON.—It was fAlowed up by my inquiry of what Mr. Rushton had said I had stated that Mr. liusliton had not the power to dismiss you, as it was an illegal order ; and it was in answer to what I said. Mr. DowuNo.—Certainly ; I could not have stated that, because it was not so. Mr. H Altman understood Mr. Dowling to say, that if he had stated those words—that he should be dis missed—he had used them in reference to his own feelings, and not to anything that had been said by Mr. Rushton. Mr. DowLiso.—Certainly. Mr. SOTHERN.—Upon what question was it that you drew your own inference? Mr. DOWLING.—The question was, "What inference do you draw from the threat of Mr. Rushton to call the magistrates together ?" I think it was that. Then I said, "I drew my own inference."—Mr. Dowling then withdrew. Mr. H. HORNBY having reiterated his views of the case, ; Mr. Hodgs.or defended his conduct through the entire ' transaction; and several members expressed their opinion, that Mr. Dowling 's evidence fully ju-tified Mr. Hodgson in making the statements he had made before the magis tra,es. Mr. T. B. UTORSFALL moved the following resolution. •—•• It is the olinion of this committee that the evidence of Mr. Dowling npon the 20th and 23rd inst. fully justi fied Mr. Hodgson making the statement which he did make before the magistrates relative to the threat of die ptissal the stipendiary magistrate ; although thig mittee are now of opinion, from Mr. Dowling's subte quent statements, that no such threat was made." Mr. H ARBOR() seconded the motion. Mr. H. Hororwt , said he was quite satisfied from who( had taken pin- at the daily board on the 20th, that Ms._ Dowling did make statements which justified Mr. Hush son. Mr. THORNHILL remarked that such a resolution VI that proposed would place Mr. Dowling in a peculiar po sition. Mr. HARBORD in reply said the committee did not place him in avy peculiar position ; he placed himself. The CHAIRMAN having put the motion it was carriei unanimously. Some other business was then dischrugta and the board adjourned. The late Bank of England clerk Burgess arrived here in the Hibernia, in custody of John Forrester. He wait immediately taken to Lot : ,don to answer v the charge of forgery. SELF-GENERATING GAS LAMPS.—A simple and beau tiful lamp, which geoeraTes Ds own gas—peculiarly appli cable to places where ordinary gas cannot be procured-.- such as railway stations—may be seen burning at ottr office this day. The principle is entirely new, and tel those who are interested, it must he of great inn portartes. We shall notice it more at length on some future occasion. Sr. GEORGE INN.—There are few in town that have not heard of " Latham's"—it is almost as well kn.wn among those whose business keeps them throughout VIA day in town as the Town Hal, and it will be with satis— faction that n , any will le•srn that he has recently malt: considerable additions to his house all of which tend to increase the comforts-of his customers.—See adv. Assizes.—The special commission will open in Lives. pool on Monday next._ The ing is a summary cY prisoners for trial :—Murder, 3; intent to murder. 2j manslaughter. 4 ; rape, 2; et-ibbing, 3; concealing birth, 4; arson, 2; sacrilege, 1: burglary, 3; housebreakie,g, 1; robbery from the person, 9; foreery, 3; nigrtnay. horse-stealing, 3 ; calf-stealing, 1; mint cases, 3 ; makius false declaration, I.—total 50. HAIR DYE--The great objection that has hitherto been urged against the for the hair is the unnwural red or purple tinge it gives to the colour, but our townsmaD Mr. Evans, of Bold-street, has advertised a new artiebe in our paper of to-day, which entirely obviatPs all pre vious objections, giving. wi,h momentary operation, the. hair, whether grey or red, a truly natural colour. The, experiments we saw tried were as perfectly satisfactory its they could be. DOCK WAREHOUSES AT BIRKENHEAD.—We lear that the Birkenhead Warehousing Corrlviny have engaga by contract the partners of a celebrated brick. making first of the south of England (who, we heliivit, uttie the bricks for the Eastern Counties Railway) fat; the snoply, agaiti4 the next summer, offiflp millions ("ricks, for the build ing of their warehouses on the southern margin of Wel lasey Pool ; and that within the hat week three hundred operative brickmakers lia‘e been sent from Kent to Bit- kenhead, and have already commenced operations. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—We observe that one of the best elocutionists of the day, Professor Calvert, ts about to appear amongst us, when we anticipate the ramai crowded houses which hailed the appearance of Mr. Kemble. The illustration. to be introduced ale ad miratly, selected, and, as recited by Mr. Calvert, must tell eis. ceedingly well. We never heard the " Loan of a grid iron," for instance, so well delivered, riot even by Lover himself, although the se, loos and impassioned may by considered the forte of the lecturer. He always manage to introduce a humourous st , Tv or recitation at the duals of each lecture, so as to send his audience home in perfeett good humour with themselves and him. MONS. HUGUENIN'S GYMNASIUM.—By an advertise ment in another column it wilt be seen that this experi enced professor of gymnastics has removed to the spaci ous premises called the t ommercial Hall, in Gloucesteja, street, which is now fitted up for the purpose with ever apparatus necess , ry for assisting in developing the strength and symmetry of the human frame. We cannot too ears neatly impress upon those who value health to avail them selves of the means offered by Mr. Hueuenin of correctinag by wholesome and well-rt gillated exercise " The ii which flesh is heir to " in localities like Liverpool. 4a.; this moment we have reason to know that much miles of a febrile character unhappily exists amongst us, audit is a remarkab:e fact that it prevals more amongst 01 middle and upper classes, whose avocations are of a 'se dantary kind, than amongst the labouring classes, whoa avocations are of a nature calling for greater bodily exit , tioas. The exercise of the gymnasium, we are confident, will, on this account, be found jast now peculiarly valda ble. Mr. Huguenin has, it will be seen, hours set apit# tor female classes which, we are glad to learn, are we and most respectably attended. For the use of those who object to practising in public, Mr. H. fits up a very neat apparatus, which can be usad in the drawing •roorn yr 010 nursery, and combines every necessary exercise. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT, WITH Loss OF LIFE, IN d RAILWAY TUNNEL. —On Friday morning last, fettnr workmen, Mitchell, Erskine, Blair, and Philips, engaga in the drift mine of the Edinburgh, Leith, and Grant°, Railway, lost their lives by the bursting in upon them ca an accumulated body of water from a higher consequence of the barrier that pent it up being in judiciously weakened. A great mitt of the tunnel. fran the upper end, and under several streets, was finished, and two barriers of rock were left at some distance tti protect the workmen employed in the lower part fr , m th water which was then beginning to accumulate abrive. Through the lower barrier an aperture of about a frq.' tyi diameter was made, through which the water gradual and safely made its way, leaving the men comparative dry. In opening a way for the water through the upi. , barrier, instead of adhering to the same plan, the woeli• men blasted the rocks. and on removing the debris, lan barrier became so enfeebled that it gave way to the vreiaba of water on the other side, and before the unforturealin parties could make the slightest attempt to escape;:ttlg whole volume burst in and eng&pheat them in a watt grave. The bodies of Erskine and Blair were first four lying at the foot of the shaft, the latter candling the I of the former. Mitchell and Philips were found lock • in each other's arms. A boy at the foot of the 811 escaped most narrowly. Hearing the water he hatUtts presence of mind to , eize the bucket-rope, and calUngo) the man at the t p, was instantly hauled uv. In al' instant afterwards the water rushed w'ti, frightful rapidity , to the top of the shalt, and even struck the roof of a she over the eye—neatly eighty seer front the bed of the 0:n8- nel—such was its volume and force. Erskine had 114 reached the bo•torn of the shaft when the rush of ware took place, and while the boy was being pulled up, tap agonizing cries for held were distinctly heard by those # the windlass, but under the circumstances they coulli render no aid. being to run fur their own Haas dat the boy reachieg the mouth of the shaft. The work!! were not injured. HOUSE DRAINS.—The attention of the public beic!g now very much drawn to the subject of house drainage!, it would appear to We extremely desirable that clear view], of the elementary principles of the subject should receite the utmost publicity, to the intent that a better ni od* should speedily succeed the present bad and ineficieet system of building house drains. .1 hey should consist of thick strong cli y pipes, of from four inches to eight inches diameter, well burns and glazed inside, made of an entire piece, nearly of a circular form, and of a length convenient for use, so that the end of one pipe coutel relit into the next without forming a protusion withne it. Drains thus formed and carried in direct limb IN lth regular ire litiatiens to sewers, with proper curved junctions, all properly laid, and with an efficietit and well-regulatt d supply el water, world he t ff,cual tb cat rying off ti.e sulli , -)ge and keeling themselves perfectly free from smrm:Wiens, fer the calibre being smaller, the stream would he mire contracted, and in consequenCe would have greater velocity, The smoothness of surface produced by pl,zirig would vasily facilitate passage through them. With proper apparatus they could MP cleansed if re qu , reet ;It any time, precisely in the same manner as chimneys :ire now swept ; eonst quently breale lug up floors and ratin7. with all the accompaniment!' of foul stench, and natter distributed about, would tre rendered unneces,,ry. The above method would insure :the perfect cleanliness of drains; and a properly con structed trap to every lilt t would be a preventive to ar_ty noxious and offensive exhalations emi.nating from rhea. In laying the tubes, the ground should be cut aq near air rossible to their form, and the lower half should be thinbr - bedded with mortar to u t,onfi ; :e tubesllTa!: vlit w th o . u ir ld re t g i u ie l t a l tities fit have t the cutting of the solid foundation.-7'ke Builder. SECRECY OF THE JESUITS.—ThereiS reason to belieee that many of the edicts, which possess the fo•ce of .lavci among the Jesuits, hive never been printed; and e es the constitutioi s, properly so called, they have seld tit committed t • the press, but in the Colleges of , he Order_ Whenever they ventured to print this work elsewhere, they always took pret autions to secure the whole impres sion. Thouch these precautions ['roved it) vain, and thet enemies of the Order-had found means to obtain cbpi 7 ll of these constitutions, they were never ant horitatively'pro mulgated until 1761, when in the course of the celebrated suit of M. M. Lionci and Father La Valette, the Jesuit** were inconsiderate enough to produce. the my-serious vo lume of their institute. By ill- aid of these authentic r~ cords, the ;nine Wes of their government may be delineates and the sources of their riwer in , eszigated, with a degree of certainty and preccien which, previous to that event,. . it was impossible to attain. But not only were the Jesultt secret with respect to the r principles, they acted ever ire men ashamed of their conduct, and afraid of being Iceowee —moving about the world in disguise, assuming false characters, and adopting fictitious names. History abounds with proofs of this. Mr. Martin, the Governor - of Pondicherry, who had op t ortunities of knowine, speaks much of " disguised Jesuits ' fir re, and " masked Jesulte. there, and says, " Tl.ese Jesuits, disguised and dispers4 - over the whole earth, and who all know each other by signs like the Freemasons, invariably act upon one sys- I tem." Now, why all this secrecy? W hy be afraid of coming to the light ? if their principles were good, they could surely bear the lace of day. If their deeds wert• good, why be so secret—why hire their candle under* bushel in this way ? The :eason is plain enough for thn simplest mind to discern. THEY LOVED DARENBEk RATHER THAN LIGHT, BECAUSE THEIR DEEDS WEI%) Byte. Like bats and °els, and creeping, crawling, slimy things, night suits.them better than the day. Unlike tffe soaring eagle, which bat es its splendid plumage in tb, golden light of heaven, the vul' ure b rood cower on foldel wing in the d.ok ea% ems of the earth. Unlike the honest.- - hearted Christian, v - ho soars upwards on the eines a faith and love, and bathes his sprit in the beams of Divirat radiance, drinkiee in the glorious ligl,t which emanates from the Son of llielve usness, courting too the scrwiey of the world, an d letting his li , lit sh i ne (before men, F. the glory of his Father and his, God the Jesuits gr c o o v u e r l t ll low in earthly pursu i ts, s h unne d t h e li g ht o f d ay, tlisguise and obscurity, or revelled in the murky glare a falie °Onions aryl a vicious philosophy, and hid 'their objects from the geee of mortal man in fear and treyidam. ticß.---4-elter from Malta. .