The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-10 00:00:00

l t:J: anttb. LIVERPOOL DOCKS. LOANS OF MONEY. THE COMMITTEE of the LIVERPOOL DOCKS do hereby give Notice, that they are willing to receive LOANS OF MONEY, on the Security of the Bonds of the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, at the rate of 10s. per Centum per annum interest, for periods of either Three, Five. Or Seven Years. All offers to be addressed to GEORGE V. TAN- InveEsq., Treasurer of the Liverpool Docks, Dock-o ffi ce, Liverpool. —By order, DANIEL MASON, Secretary. Liverpool, February 10, 1853. LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. AGENERAL MEETING of the GOVERNORS of this INSTITUTION will be holden in the CLARENDON /00ms, South John-street, on MONDAY, the 23d inst., between the hours of Eleven and Three o'clock, for the purpose of ELECTING Two HONORARY MEDICAL OFFICERS, in Place of Mr. Long and Dr. Sandie, resigned. Gentlemen intending to offer themselves as Candidates are tegliested to 1S send in their Diplomas and Certificates to the PENSARIES'-OFFICE, on or before SATURDAY, the 21st inst., at Twelve o'clock. ...To prevent any misunderstanding on the Day of Electi3n, liovernors will please to observe that no Vote can be received ?I' Proxy, excepting from Ladies, and those only in their own h andwriting, presented by a Governor, nor can any Subscriber vote if his or her subscription he in arrear. Subscriptions re ceived a t t h e Off i ce, 21, South C ast l e -street , d a il y, f rom T en to Eleven, and Three to Four o'clock. By Order of the General Committee, J. WHITBY WILLIAMS, Secretary. 9th Mal, 1853, POL DOCKS. A LIVER rI DITING THE ACCOU NT O S OF THE DOCK ESTATE. THE Commissioners for Auditing the Accounts of the Liverpool Dock Estate do hereby give Notice. that they" are desirous of Engaging the Services of a Gentleman to Ell the Situation of SPECIAL AUDITOR. The Salary will he 'e3oo per annum ; and the successful Candidate will be required to devote the whole of his time to the duties to be performed by him ; further particulars with regard to which may he ob tained from the TREASURER or SECRETARY of the DOCK ESTATE. i A pplications, with 'Testimonials sealed, endorsed "Special Auditor," must be left at the Office of the Dock Secretary not later than 4th June next. T he Commission ers w ill fi x an ear ly day for taki n g th e sam e into c onsideration, but Candidates need not attend until re quested to do so. (Signed,h JOHN GORDON, Dock-ow Chairman of the Commissioners. 4th May, 1853. WALTON-ON-THE-HILL. A T 81'4E c:IAL PARISIT MEETING. a mat Meeting of the Parishioners, held in this Church, on Monday, 'the 2nd instant, to receive the opinion of the Venerable the Archdeacon, on questions Which'had been submitted to him relative to the validity of a Certain Faculty, dated in 1809, under which the Galleries in the Said Church had been erected, and Pews purchased and let in the said Galleries,—such opinion being adverse to the Legal Validity of the said Faculty, and to the power of the reputed thvners of such Pews to claim under the said Faculty any - such Tight in the said Pews as could entitle them to Let or - other- Wise Dispose of the same, but recommending an amicable a djustment,—. It teas Resolved, " That a Committee be - appointed for the purpose of receiving and investigating the nature of any Claims for Compensation which maybe made by - the reputed Owners of Pews, and of making a Report thereon for the consideration of the next Meeting, to be c a ll e d fo r MO NDAY , the 27th day Of June next, It. b eing understood that the omission to present any such aim faun may to the Chairmen of this Committee, Mr. -JAMES Mon ratan, 45, Church-st ree t, Li ver po o l, on or before the 30th t be interpreted as a voluntary cession thereof in avour of the Parish" Q,NOTICE IS, THEREFORE, HEREBY GIVEN, that ~ ,YECIAL MEETING of the Parishioners will be held in this 1-,tinurch, for the above purpose, on Mosovr, the 27th day Of De next, at Ten - o'Clock in the Forenoon. R. FORD NORTH,eChurchwarelen. JOHN JOHNSON, Sidesman. • • Date Walt-en-on-Me-Will, this 4th dare May, 1853. THIS DAY. AI3AZAAR for the SALE of USEFUL and ORNA ERE,,MENTAL ARTICLES. to aid in Defraying the Cost of 110 0 ,ING WINDSOR STREET CHAPEL and SCHOOL- Cli u ,,'"; will be held in Mr. WALKEa's New Rooms, 55, occ a e u - srarET, (which has been kindly granted for 'the tnst n bY the Proprietor,) THIS DAY, (TrEsDAY,.)-the 'loth poor ,,, Whith the Friends of the Religious Instruction of the and S ete earnestly solicited to favour with their Attendance ,urip oft . • e Tw Half-price Is.; after Fonr o'Clock, 6d. Children under A dmi 'Pickets to be had at the Doors of the Bazaar. TO CORRESPONDENTS. /r, e shall be happy, at all times, to receive communications ' :)1 s ubjects of local or general interest ; and if ourfriends will be good enough to authenticate the same by their signa tures, for our own satisfaction, we shall feel obliged. Xibtrpooi -:::z)tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY : 10, 18'53. TIDE LIVERPOOL PETITION. THE selection of a Committee of the House of Commons to investigate the 'merits of the'Petition against Messrs. C. TURNER and FORBES \MAC. ENEYE, as Representatives of Liverpool, has been fixed far Monday, the 23d 'instant. It.has been generally supposed that the - proceedings have been carried on more with a view of extorting a com- promise than with any reasundble hope of success ; and the unscrupulous means which have been re sorted to, in order to obtain -evidence, will serve to confirm this view of the affair. We could refer to several instances where Conservative electors have been called upon by persons 'falsely professing to be - inthe Conservative interest, in order to entrap them into admissions in seeming confidence. In One case, the Radical emissary gave different names at different times, and narrosviy escaped incarcera tion. on suspicion of felony, as a great coat had been Missed from the house, where he failed in getting anything else. Such attempts only prove the desperate nature of the cause which requires to be bolstered up by falsehood and trickery. THE INCOME TAX MAIJORITY. T HE'Government has carried the main point of their Financial policy by a larger majority than was antici pated, but it is a majority gained at the expense of P r inciple, and the probable consequence of which is by riu means of a formidable character. Whether we take the Budget of itself, or the speech bywhich Mr. -I) lnn.kmir exposed its inconsistencies, we •shall find the same leaning towards a system of Direct Tax tinri, as though it were a settled principle, the Wisdom o f w hi c h cou ld no t b e ques ti one d. B o th tid es seem to have agreed that there is a general demand for an extension of this system, and the only subject of difference is as to the :man ner of the extension. This, however, is jumping t o a conclusion with a precipitancy in no way in dicative of political wisdom. It will be 'found .that, like Free-trade in -Corn, Direct Taxation has been demanded by the .same practical hands in popular agitation and has only received attention by the loudness and perseverance with which it has been clamoured for. Parliament would seem to be no longer a deliberative assembly, but a tribunal to r egister the decisions arrived at by popular meet ings ; and it is this abrogation of its proper func tions which constitutes the danger of modern legis lation. We commented last week upon the desertion of principle by many professing Conservatives, and the division on the Budget has shown the desertion to be much more extensive than was then supposed. Our surprise must be, however,consicierably mitigated we consider the wretched example which was a :_ t _ e ri le 5' the Peelite section of the Cabinet, and we aut MY left to regret that the career of treachery begun by the late Sir eliciftreudits. productive of bittere Sir ROBERT PEEL has been so the Budget has The discussion upon unworthy of observatiseme points which are not on ' the Legislature could and it would be well if be induced irrevocably committin g i tself pause before to to there would be no h ope of a syste m f rom w hi c h escape. When Mr. GLADSTONE proposed his ren ewal of th e P roperty and Income Tax for seven years, at a Very s li g ht graduated reduction, he endeavoured to show that the Finance Minister of 1860 would he • in a position to abolish it at that time, his disposable means being partially dependent on the improvements in the productiveness of other taxes in the mean time. But he did not attempt to explain what should be the financial policy in the interval, Or he must have stated that every year the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would be called upon to appro priate any accruing surplus to further reductions ; so that the end of seven years would see him in no better position to abolish this impost than he is at the present ti me . Thi s i s one o f the evils arising f rom not grappling with the subject at once ; and t he Budget would have been infinitely more satis factory, had it proceeded to devote a portion of the saving to a partial reduction of the Income-tax, instead of pretending to let the higher classes have some share of the boon by taking the duty off Rose- Water and lowering the Assessed-taxes on Horses, . Ca rriages, and Male Ser v ant s . Wh atever may be the reasons for continuing the Income-tax, it can °llly be justified on the ground of necessity, for . :9„Le_yen its advocates have ventured to deny that o'clock, mpanies, various late Fire unswick• ently. me, Boat Tacks, hers.. it, when N OF istant, at rly Two highlY , a large )eautiful scripture -yard, by Life, by `)e whole irt. instant, Ltalogues ITURE, USCEL !MAISS days, at I'TURE ,hose of a and Tea 'able and on, seve od Case, few Ar- Pair of o Cada' Pork, $[C.• )OLLEN I Cloths,- mp Bed , Feather quisites, y, Brus )rawing- ecretaire Tork Ta- Couches, - 2urtains , one, Gas ney and ad Cull- FannlY en Cata• ntv Lots WooD !omplete r to the 'clock 1 n-street, ship of ortheast oad, OP' ntaining and in With the , one o ' , aer is 0 ECROF / lAKERt PAINT' NJ, 0 0 reciEME )r ibout 40 . emoved variety Booth Dittor iboganY id other rawer* I Can / enders,. les MAY . After to con- rbu'l es, an" side 11 nd cOl.l - la ''ol 7 S l3 r SHO P ,: e bac— VieS s r 6 ' Glass o nee'• most RES'. ~-~: THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, it is inseparable from inequality and injustice; and the Budget would therefore have been entitled to more favour, had it made such a tangible provision for its ultimate extinction as a present partial reduction would have implied. In this respect Mr. DISRAELI'S financial policy was far preferable, inasmuch as it lowered the tax on Incomes derived from Trades and Professions to 51d. in the pound, whereas Mr. GLADSTONE retains the full seven pence, and comforts the afflicted by telling them that the owners of realised property actually pay ninepence; and in proof of his sympathy with the latter class, thus taxed beyond the nominal levy of the law, he adds to the burden by an additional Two Millions in the shape of Legacy Duty on real property. Who, then, are the classes benefited by Mr. GLADSTONE'S Budget ? Not the higher, for the reasons above stated. Not the middle classes, because he retains the full sevenpence on present incomes, and makes a new levy of fivepence on others down to £lOO a-year. It can only be the lower classes, who are exempt from both, and this favour we have a right to attribute to motives which point them out as the political supporters of the Radical party, which, in spite of contrary profes sions, essentially constitute the present Government. miralty, had a certain amount of influence in the appointments to vacancies in the dockyards, and this he executed without always taking the recom mendation of the Surveyor of the Navy and the respective superintendents. This independence of action, in the exercise of what he believed to be a privilege belonging to his office, constitutes the gravamen of the charge, as it was alleged that Mr. STAFFORD was solely influenced by political mo tives. Admitting such to be the case, it amounts to a very slight offence that a Conservative Minister should bestow his patronage on those who enter tained the same opinions with himself, in preference to those who were opposed to him ; but when it is remembered that the men whose recommendations he is accused of slighting had been themselves appointed by a previous ministry of opposite opi nions, it would have been more a matter of surprise had Mr. STAFFORD played into the enemy's hand by endorsing their proceedings. It is, after all, a mare's nest which these political purists have dis covered, and only proves the unscrupulous means by which Liberalism seeks to maintain its ascen dancy. THE BIRKENHEAD DOCK QUESTION. WHATEVER may be the advantage of transferring the Birkenhead Docks to the Liverpool Dock Trust—and it is manifest that it would be great to both interests—the terms which have been pro posed as the basis of the negotiation seem to evince a determination to render any arrangement all but impossible. The representatives of the Birkenhead proprietors have not only demanded a return of all the capital which they have embarked, including the large portion unprofitably expended, but also arrears of interest, making a total of more than two millions; and for this they modestly propose to accept bonds of the Liverpool Dock Trustees, to bear interest at the rate of three per cent. for twenty-five years, If nothing less than twenty shillings in the pound will satisfy men who other wise could not obtain three shillings in the pound for their property, we would suggest to them a modification of their demand, which might assist them in the realisation of it, They should ascertain the actual cost of the property which they have to convey, not including the expendi ture for which they have nothing to show, nor any arrears of interest, and, at the same time, not confining the estimate to the present actual value, as would be returned by competent surveyors. Having agreed as to this amount, which would be considerably below their present claim, though much beyond that which they would obtain if the property was to be disposed of to the highest bidder, they should make an offer to the Liverpool Dock Trustees to accept bonds bearingtinterest at one per cent. for the first five years, and increasing one per cent. each succeeding five years, until it reaches four per cent., and they may have a chance of their proposal being listened to, and make a better bargain for themselves than they will have the remotest possi 'bility of making under any other circumstances. We are (firmly of opinion that it is to - the advantage of Liverpool to accept atransfer of the Birkenhead Docks even at some sacrifice ; but the terms at present proposed are so manifestly absurd, that the offer betokens a foregone conclusion on the part of the Birkenhead Dock 'Proprietors that either the Liverpool Dock Trustees are insane enough to accept -such extravagant terms, or the former are in a state of similar obliviousness .to their own interests. CHARGES AGAINST THE HEAD CONSTABLE. WHILE the efficiency of the Police force •depends much on the position which it occupies in public opinion, there seems to be a disposition in certain quarters to throw its authority into contempt, by charges of the most con temptible character, which could only have been dictated by a mania - for manufacturing grievances. At the meet ing of the Town Council, on Wednesday, a member, whose propensity to grumble is too notorious for his com plaints •to have the slightest weight, made a rambling charge against Captain GREIG, the Head Constable, and a Saturday contemporary has endorsed the charge. The simplest answer to the accusation is, that it is not true. If the policeman had any complaint to make, he should have reported •it to the proper authorities; bat without doing so, or even. confining his 'information to any mem ber of the Watch Committee, he appealed to the grievance-mongers' Attorney/General, Mr. BIG .11104, a selection which we can only attribute to the latter having resigned his place on the committee to become a candi date for the office of Head Constable, and being defeated, <has since endeavoured to appease his mortification by 'ingenious discoveries against his more successful competi tor, Captain GREW. Another charge was that Captain GREIG had refused -to give the man a good character, and had prevented his obtaining another situation, by sittply writing on his-discharge the two complaints which stood on the books against him , unqualified by any reference to his good conduct in other respects. This charge is but a colot:rable adherence -to the truth, as Captain GREIG wrote on his discharge the length of time he had been in the force, and that the complaints alluded-to were the only ones that stood in the beaks against him. Another of Mr..I3IGIIANf'S grievances-was, that the man was so per secuted-for the information he had given, that he was com pelled to leave the force a fortnight before•the , expiration of his notice. This is simply untrue, as the man remained till the last day. Another charge against Captain •GREIG is, that the men are dispirited and disgusted by frequent and fatiguing drills, the only ground for such 'an accusation being, that the men are drilled for half an hoer twice each week, their exercise comprising the simplest move ments. ConsiJering the source of •these complaints, we should have deemed them unworthy of notice : ; hut, uncontradicted, they might tend to throw discredit on a body of men, the best proof of whose afficient manage meat is shown ,in the diminution of crime, and like generally peaceful state of the town. NEWSPAPERS :SUPPLEMENTS & ADVE•R• TISEMENT DUTY. t o *p p p o i s n a g l o G f a th z e et c te ha t n h e e follo wing eiioro f the B ic ioeuxstrrezerat arks s m o n t I t i e h OS, proposal judicious Exchequer, to repeal the stamp duty on Newspaper Sup. plements containing only advertisements. It is to be hoped that every member of the House of Commons, not under obligations to the Government, nor under fear of The Times, will attend, and vote against this proposition, so that the English Press, as well as the Government, may be spared the degradation of such a manifest cause for recent unscrupulous advocacy. Our contemporary says : " There is much being said about that part of the budget of the Chancellor of the Exchequer which proposes to repeal the stamp duty on newspaper supple men t s which may contain advertisements only, with the view, as alleged by Mr. Gladstone, of affording newspapers the means of increasing their advertisements on the reduction o f th e duty thereon. The whole case lies in a nut-shell. If M r. Gladstone will repeal the law which limits the size of news . papers to a certain number of superficial inches, he will do that which he professes to do, and give a fair field to a ll papers to enlarge as they may require increased space. A s to the placing advertisements in supplementts of news. papers, we are only surprised that the public can be so misled as to the advantage of such a questionable mode of publicity. We believe we are within the mark when we say that ninety-nine in every hundred who read The Times newspaper never open the supplement. They are frequently not delivered to the purchasers travelling i n railway carriages. We have been informed that the news _ venders at the several railway stations dispose of the un opened advertising sheet by the hundred weight, to th e purchasers of waste paper. Repeal the silly superficial inch ' law, and the advertisements can always appear-- as they should do, to be of any service—on the same sheet with the news, for which the paper is purchased." Our Representatives must also adhere to the resolution for repealing THE WHOLE OF THE ADVERTISEMENT DUTY a measure which will interfere very little with Mr. GLADSTONE'S calculations, as the sixpence was only retained in order to enable him to pay the boon to the leading journal. By retaining, however, the stamp, and abolishing the whole advertisement duty, justice will be done to both parties, and the revenue secured from loss. T H E CONDEMNED CONVICTS , Ter rell and Williamsnow lying at Kirkdale Gaol, are to be trans p orted for life: AN EFFORT is being made by som e benevolent parties in Liverpool to raise a sufficient sum of mone y to l iberate from slavery the wife of Charles Hill, a coloure d man' who was brought to Liverpool three w eeks ago by the ship Parliament, from Boston. Mrs. Hill, it is alleged ' is held in bondage by the Rev. Mr, J0'141013? rreebyterian =alder, of Baltimore. THE GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENTS. WHEN the Earl of ABERDEEN published his political manifesto, which was to reconcile the apparent inconsis tencies of a respectable Minister fraternising with Whigs, Radicals, and Romanists, he declared his coalition with Lord J. RUSSELL to be based upon the conviction that the latter was a Conservative; and he stated, moreover, that his policy would be that of Liberal Conservatism. One of the proofs of his sincerity would have been an impartial patronage of the newspaper press with reference to the Government advertisements. But what do we see ? Since this professing Liberal Conservative, with his Con. servative Liberal allies, have been in office, the Govern ment patronage has been ALTOGETHER WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSERVATIVE PAPERS throughout the country, and confined to the channels in which it flowed when Liberalism and Radicalism was the avowed policy of the Cabinet. As far as it affects ourselves, we care little for this one •sided liberality ; but we have alluded to the circumstance as an illustration of the fact that Lord ABERDEEN'S professions of Conservatism are as baseless as Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S patriotism. WHO ARE THE CONSERVATIVES ? WE asked this question last week, and the first division which took place on the Budget has in no way served to elucidate the mystery. After the arduous struggle which took place at the last General Election, the triumph of Conservative principles was alone rendered nugatory through the treachery of the PEELITE section, who belied all their professions, and abandoned their principles, in order to gratify their personal spleen. Even then, with all the advantages of a coalition, it was delay rather than defeat, until the recent division afforded the lamentable evidence that the treachery was contagious, and that to a far greater extent than the most desponding had dared to anticipate. Whatever may he the merits of Mr.GLADSTONE'S Budget, as an exercise of financial ingenuity, it was manifestly an emanation from an anti-Conservative 'Cabinet ; it was brought out under the auspices of the avowed Liberals, supported by the various sec tions of Radical politicians and as a compromise of principles, to speak the best of it, was opposed to true Conservative policy. When, therefore, it was known that the proposal to extend the Income tax to Ireland would secure the opposition of a portion of the Irish members, the Conservatives had but to remain true to themselves, and the defeat of the Coalition Ministry was certain. But so far from this result having been arrived at, the Ministry obtained a majority of not less than seventy-one:.; and an analysis of the division has shown that this unexpected triumph was obtained by the desertion of more than that number of pro fessing Conservatives, so that to their own treachery may be sdlely attributed the defeat of the -Oppo sition, as had - they remained true to their principles the majority would 'have been against Ministers. It is well, however, that -we should be able to dis tinguish our friends . from our foes, and we -subjoin the list of those, who, having been returned to Parliament by Conservative electors, make use df their power to walk over into the- enemy's,camp. The following are their names, to the number of sevenirlour The 'Right Hon. H. Goulburn, -Sir F.'Lewis, J. S. Wortley; Earl Jermyn, Viscount Monk (who is an Irish Peer); 'Lords Norreys, R. Clinton,'W..Powlett,'Emlyn, and C.'Wellesley ; the Hon.'F. Baring, H. Fitzroy, Col. Lindsay, and M. L. Mostyn ;*Sirs T. D. Acland, J. B. East,J;W. Hogg, R. H. Inglis, J. Johnstone, rJ.lOwen, R. Peel,.R. Lopes, and R. Price; Admiral Gordon; Cols. Harcourt, Mure. Peel, and Pennant; Captain Gladstone, and Messrs. A'Court, H. B. Baring, Beckett, Benbow, Bramston, E. Dering, Christy, Cocks, Cubitt, 'E. B. Dennison, H. Drummond, 'W. T. Egerton, .E. C. Egerton,'W. J. Evelyn, Greenall, T. Greene, G. G. Har court, •G. 11. W. Heneage, G. F. Heneage, Hudson, Hughes, Johnstone, Laing, G. C.J.,egh, A. E.'Lockhart, Lowe,J. Macgreggor, Masternnan. R. M. Milnes, Wilson Patten, J. H. Phillipps, R. J. Phillimore, Pritchard, P. Rolt, Sandars, J. G. Smyth, Stephenson, Stirling. H. Stuart.' G.T. Vernon, Walter, F.R. West, H. W. Wizk ham, W. Wyndham, and B. T. Wood. `NATIONAL EDUCATION. THE promised measure of Lord.JoHN RUSSELL, -to provide more extensively for the education of the rising generation, has made but little progress since its first announcement, owing to the lengthened discussions on the CHANCELLO& of the ExcHE QUER'S 'Budget, and the episodes -to which it has given rise. Eufficient, however,"has transpired to -show that the ;whole plan is comprised in an exten -sion of the aid granted to schools conducted under the existing regulations of the Committee of Privy 'Council. From the discussion which has taken place on the subject out of Parliament, it would appear that this will merely involve additional expense, without in any way meeting the difficulty against which it ,is proposed to provide. Schools have been already established to a very great extent, efficient instructors are being trained under the grant already voted by Parliament, and the want more often apparent is scholars rather than the means for their instruction. So long as ,parents, from ignorance., or cupidity, or carelessness, see no necessity nor advantage in their children 'being educated, their hapless offspring will grow ,up in ignorance and its attendant crime, notwithstanding the many schools that may be open to receive them, and the earnestness of the invitations to them-to enter. Even the required penny a week will, in too many cases, prove an insuperable obstacle; where that would be overcome, the necessary neatness and cleanliness will be withheld, and there are the further hindrances of many being occupied in labour and often begging, and the unwillingness of parents •to restrain the natural inclination of children to play and idleness. All these aids to ignorance will not be overcome by building schools and making grants of money to maintain them,. What is really required, whether practicable or not, is the compul sory instruction of all who need it, and Lord JOHN RUSSELL will never accomplish the object which he professes to have in view unless he can devise some means by which every child shall be compelled to receive the education provided by the State, unless its parents provide for it by some other means. This was partially attempted during the administration of Sir ROBERT PEEL, by the bill which proposed to forbid the employment in fac tories of any child who had not a certificate of having attended a certain time at school ; but the Dissenters took the alarm, and commenced such a vigorous agitation against the bill that the Ministry gave it up; but something of a similar nature, though more comprehensive, will have to be done before a step will be made in saving the country from the fatal consequences of its poorer popula tion growing up in ignorance and infidelity. GOVERNMEN C PATRONAGE. A COMMITTEE of the House of Commons has been sitting day by day, to investigate a charge against Mr. STAFFO RD , th e l a t e S ecre t ar y o f the Admiralty, of having corruptly exercised the patronage of his office, last election. There is such a morbid pretension to purity of mot i ves in every admissio n made al r p i n r o g f e t s b s i e n g i n g ß u a i d r y i c a b l a s s , b t e h e a n t eagerly seized upon as a b t - h p e a e ed p a ~t of froof the Committee is that of political enormity, Chairmanisan Lord SEYMOUR , no op portunity has been neglected o f making the case as black as possible. After all that has been elicited, however, even including the examillati' • on of the accused, who delivered his evidence with an unre served frankness that was refreshing, the mountain has brought forth but a mouse, whatever m a y be the decision of the petty inquisition. It would ap pear that Air, STAFFORD ) AS Secretary of the Ad. SALARY OF THE TOWN-CLERK. THE recommendation of the Finance Committee, to in crease the salary of the TOWN-CLERK from £2OOO to £2500 a year, was brought before the Town Council at their meeting on Wednesday, but, in pursuance of the standing orders, the confirmation of that portion of the report was postponed until the next monthly meeting of the Council. As the question involves an additional ex penditure of £5OO a year, it must of course receive the opposition of those few Radicals who deem they are doing good service to the ratepayers by objecting to every pro posal for increased expense, without reference to the justice or necessity of the case. The Council have, however, a duty to perform, from higher motives than mere petty saving, and the majority of their constituents will coincide with the opinion that the truest economy is to pay a fair remuneration for efficient services. In the letter which the TOWN-CLERK has addressed to the Finance Com mittee, he has very fairly stated his position, and shown, by reference to the offices which have been abolished, and the duties which have been thrown upon himself, that a considerable saving has been effected since the time of his predecessor, while, at the same time, the business to be performed has been largely augmented. He has shown that, notwithstanding this immense addition to his labours, requiring unremitting vigilance and mental and physical exertion, his remuneration does not now exceed, by more than £lOO a year, that which he obtained in 1835, when he had the prospect of a yearly increase from private practice, from which he is now debarred. If the profits of his office were estimated at the usual profes sional charges paid to attorneys and solicitors, for the business of the Corporation, as is done in most other boroughs, they would have amounted to a net income of about £14,000 a year, a sum which bears no compa rison to that which is now proposed as'the increased re muneration for services which it is not disputed are effici ently performed. In a case of this kind a system of niggardly parsimony would be the most wretched econo my, and though Mr. SHUTTLE WORTH has the honour to admit that the refusal of his request would be attributed by him to a sense of public duty, it is neither to the honour, or the credit, or the advantage of the borough of Liverpool, that one of its most important officers should be inadequately remunerated, and placed in a situation which does not give the Corporation a fair claim to the whale of his undivided energies. In all public offices, whether of the State, or of municipal institutions, it is by far the best course, and the truest economy, to command the highest talent, and the most efficient services, by adequate compensation; and we feel convinced that the members of the Town Council, at their next monthly meeting, will best consult their own sense of justice, and 'the interests of their constituents, by agreeing to the recommendation of their Finance Committee. NEW CHAPEL AND SCHOOLS IN WIND SOR-STREET.-I3AZAAR, YESTERDAY. Some years aro a number of young gentlemen con nected with the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, in Bedford-street, Toxteth.park, opened a ragged school for the children of the lower classes residing •in that neigh bourhood. 'Other schools in connexion 'with it were -subsequently opened in the district, and at length a chapel and school have been erected in Windsor street, capable , of accommodating from 400 to 500 children, which is 'intended to be open'for the admission of children of all 'religious denominations. In aid of the funds of the new building, a Bazaar was opened yesterday, in Mr. Walker's large and , commodious -rooms, in Church-street, which that gentleman had kindly placed at the disposal of the committee for the oocasion. Although the day was exceedingly unfavourable, the attendance of visitors =at the bazaar was very good, the -rooms being frequently crowded, especially in the after noon. The display oflancy and other articles was choice and varied ; and, amongst the specimens exhibited, some were exceedingly valuable. There were six stalls, besides -the refreshment stall, at which the following ladies of. ficiated 1 Stall.—Mrs. and the Misses Davis, Mount gardens ; Mrs. Davis, Washington-street:; and Mrs. ;Lewis, Great George-street. No. 2 Stall.—Mrs. 'Rogers, Wellington-place ; Miss Hughes, Mount-street ; and Miss Jones, Hope-place. No. 3 Stall.—Mrs. Hughes, James'-street:; and Miss 'Hughes, Southampton-street. No. 4 Stall.—Mrs. and the Misses Williams, Breck 'field-road ; and Mrs. Thomas Williams, St. ;Domingo road. No. I Stall.—Mrs. Jones, Berry-street.; and Mrs. 'Rogers. Parliament-street. No. ,6 Stall.—Mrs. and Miss Roberts, Hope-street; Miss Reece, Mrs. J. Roberts, Huskisson-street, and Miss Gibson. The 'Refreshment stall was ,under the management of Mrs. Jones, Bed ford-street ; Mrs. Reece, Everton-terrace ; Miss Pryde; and Miss Brown. Miss 'Brewer, the celebrated Welsh harpist, was sta tioned in a prominent part of the zoom. and enlivened the company -by-the performance of several popular airs during the day. The receipts of the day were very satisfactory. It will be perceived by an advertisement that the bazaar will be continued to-day, and to-morrow the chapel will be opened for divine service, when we perceive that sermons will 'be preached by Dr, Raffles, the Rev. T. R. Welsh, and the Rev. -C. M. Birsell. THE NEW SHIP EDWARD STANLEY. We have been much gratified by a visit to a new vessel, which arrived at this port a few days ago frona the United States, and which forms a noteworthy addition to the White Star Line ,of packets, for which our townsmen, Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson, are the agents. The Edward Stanley, so called after the great leader of the American Whig party, was built by Messrs. Horey, Reed, and Company, of Waldoboro', Maine, United States, under the personal superintendence of Captain Robinson, now her commander. She is 190 feet in length, between perpendiculars 185 feet, and her breadth of beam is 40 feet. She is square fastened throughout, and is a vessel of great strength and beauty. The 'tween decks are nearly eight feet in height, and are excellently ventilated, both from the upper deck, by means of unusually wide batches, and by a plentiful supply of air-streaks. She is fitted up with Sutherbarq's iron berths, which are .exceedingly capacious ; and such is her breadth of beam, that a wide passage is left in the centre as a promenade for the passengers. The strength of her build may be judged of by the fact that the backbone of the vessel — from the bottom of the keel to the keelson—is nine feet deep. The bilge keelson, up to the lower deck, varies from 9to 15 inches—being mostly 15 inches. The wood employed in this fine specimen of naval architecture is mostly white oak ; the knees are built of hecmatac, and much zolid hard pine has been used in her construction. One feature, which is quite a no velty in our port, is the mode in which the pumps are worked. They are all concentrated in a machine placed amidships, the manufacture of Messrs. Moulton and Co., of Bath, United States. The patent water-tanks are placed on the main deck, and there are a plentiful supply of life-buoys and six life-boats on board. There are also ten water-closets, and other sanitary agents, far exceed ing the number generally provided on board the trans atlantic packets. The first-class berths, which are con structed on deck, are a picture of neatness and comfort ; and throughout, as may be inferred from the hasty details contained in this paragraph, the accommodation for the emigrants is most unexceptionable. For width of beam and beauty of mould the Edward Stanley is a model ship, and we are not at all surprised that the government inspec tor should have pronounced her one of the best that ever entered our port. Her worthy commander, Capt. Robin son, is justly proud of her, and we wish him a most suc cessful first voyage. SOCIABILITY OF THE ROBlN.—There is now in the hall of Mr. W. Dickinson, ironfounder, Preston New Road, Bradford, a nest in which may be daily seen a robin and five young ones. There are now a great number of workmen busily employed on the premises. LUNCHEON.—Those who indulge in this intermediate meal, or are content with a simple draught of some re freshing beverage, may do worse than pay a visit to Gar raway's, in Union-court, Castle-street, the attractions of which are given more in detail in our advertisingcolumns. THE MAGNIFICENT IRON CLIPPER-SHIP called the Martaban, which we mentioned in our review of Clyde shipbuilding last Tuesday, intended for the East India trade, was launched from the building-yard of Messrs. John Scott and Son, at Greenock, on Monday last. She is the first iron sailing-ship ever launched at Greenock, and is chartered by Messrs. Miller and Thompson of this town, to form one of their " golden line" to Australia. MORE CONVERSIONS.—At St. Paul's Church , Liverpool, on Sunday evening, the Rev. G. Read, one of the incum bents, received into the Protestant Church three families, and a few other individuals, the total number being five males and seven females, who, on this interesting occasion, publicly renounced the errors of the Church of Rome. The anthem " Fall of Babylon" was sung with much power and effect, and a sermon was preached by the above•uamed clergy faku Mau 2 Theo. U. 3-8. MAY 10, 1853. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE REV. DR. WNEILE AND MR. JOHN MAC DONALD. 67, Combermere-street, Toxtetb• park, Liverpool, 4th May, 1853. TO THE REVEREND HUGH M'NEILE, D.D. REVEREND SlR,—Your extraordinary zeal in religious con troversy renders any apology unnecessary for troubling you with this letter. A number of Catholic laymen, duly appreciating your desire of enlightening their benighted intellects, have unanimously resolved on presenting you with the long-desiderated oppor tunity. Arrangements have been made for " two great meetings" to be held in the "Tabernacle," Bispham street, at each of which meetings you are hereby most respectfully in vited to preside. A chair will be expressly provided for you. and every precaution adopted to show due deference to your calling and position. Half of the platform will be allotted to the use of as many of your godly brethren as may choose to accompany you, and a fair proportion of time allowed them for speaking. _ _ At the first meeting, which will be held on the evening of Tuesday, May 10, at half-past seven, you will be called upon to prove " Who sent you to preach the gospel ? and your authority for styling yourself a Catholic Priest." At the second meeting, which will be held on the Tuesday following, at the same hour, you will be required to disprove (or defend) certain " abuses, errors, and corruptions of the Church of England." Your opponents will be laymen, the writer amongst the number ; but he feels assured you will not object to discuss with him on that account, but show yourself a practical be liever of the gospel precept, " ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you." He is convinced " that a man professing to be a teacher of the religion of Christ, will not avow himself so utterly destitute of the mind of Christ as to be unconcerned about any one." He believes " that a professed Priest of the Catholic Church will not be so dead to the high obligations of his boasted mission as to tell a man whom he con siders an idolater' that he is not of such importance as to deserve his attention." " Affected dignity has been long the convenient plea of impotence, but neither its loftiness nor its trappings can any longer conceal its weak ness." He confidently trusts that you will not treat his com munication with "affected contempt," but answer him in the true spirit of "brotherly kindness and sincere concern," thereby proving that your zeal is "according to knowledge," and not the false fire of an " interested hypocrisy." The "servant of the Lord is gentle unto all men; in meek ness instructing those that oppose themselves," and always " ready to preach the Word instant in season and out of season." " God is no respecter of persons," and it would ill become his professed minister to give a contrary example. No man should be turned aside from the performance of an obvious duty by the sinful promptings of pride, or the weak vanity of respecting merely conventional distinctions. " All men are equal in the sight of God." Hoping that you will prove yourself on this occasion the true disciple of Him "who will have all men to be saved, and come to a knowledge of the truth," I am, Rev. Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN MACDONALD. TO MR. JOHN MACDONALD, London, 7th May, 1853. SlR,—Your letter of the 4th instant has been sent after me to London. lam pressed by many engagements ; still, I can not hesitate to send you an immediate reply. You inform me that arrangements have been made for two great meetings, at which a chair shall be expressly provided for me, and every precaution adopted to show due deference to my calling and position. You further inform me that you and your friends, the Ca tholic laymen who have made arrangements for these meetings, are kind and impartial enough to have fixed upon the precise subjects which lam to discuss. At the first meeting I am to prove "who sent me to preach the Gospel, and my authority as a Catholic Priest ;" and at the second meeting I am " to dis prove, or defend certain abuses, errors, and corruptions of the Church of England." You then proceed to urge upon me the duty of not treating your letter with disrespect, or yourself with unconcern ; and this you do by Christian arguments taken from my letters to Mr. Power : arguments which, though they have hitherto failed to produce any salutary impression upon one of your own Priests, you think, and justly think, arc such as cannot fail to take effect upon me. I recognise their cogency ; and, although I have not the ad vantage of knowing who or what you are, I give immediate attention to your communication. In the first place, then, I rejoice to learn on such unques tionable authority as I am bound to suppose your letter to be, that " a number of Catholic laymen duly appreciate my desire to enlighten their benighted intellects." This is a step in the right direction. But now, as to the best mode of aiming at the attainment of this highly desirable result, permit me to invite you to consider how very superior PUBLISHED LETTERS are to speeches delivered at large meetings. Such letters possess these advantages. They contain all the reasoning, all the facts and dates, all that is calculated to en lighten, without any of the noise, or confusion, or misunder standing, or misrepresentation, incident unhappily to con troversial meetings. This is something ; but, in addition to this, such letters attain at once, and with correctness,that wide-spread publicity among thousands in diverse places, which speeches cannot attain till published, and seldom attain with such strict accu racy of reporting as our sacred subject demands. Moreover, letters, calmly and deliberately composed, secure impartial fair play to sound reasoning and convincing facts and arguments, by depriving a ready and eloquent speaker of the unfair advantage he would have at a meeting, over an oppo nent equally well informed. but not equally practised or ready in turning his information to extemporaneous account. I might add other reasons, but these are sufficient to express the grounds of my preference for publications rather than meetings, for such purposes as you say you have in view. There are indeed objects for which meetings are preferable,—for which meetings are indispensable; but for purposes of serious reli gious controversy, where the object is to enlighten, and the risk is to irritate, I hope you will not consider it disrespectftil when I say that I prefer publications to meetings. It was to this peaceful mode of discussion that I invited your Priest. Instead of getting up noisy, and perhaps angry, meetings, to attempt to screen his refusal, you should go to him and urge upon him the discharge of his high duty as a watch man among you. If he can't perform that duty, you should gravely consider whether he is any longer entitled to your con fidence. Now, with regard to the first thesis which you have assigned to me,—viz., "My authority as a Priest of_ the Catholic Church,"--It is simply this : I was ordained in due form by a Bishop, who was consecrated in unbroken succession from the inspired Apostles of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It is true that in the course of the succession some of the Bishops who formed links'in the chain were not, in their opinions or practices, orthodox Catholics. They had, in a greater or less degree, fallen into those errors which the Church of Rome, at the dictation of Pope Pius IV., and in defiance of the decrees of (ecumenical councils, arranged into a Creed, and imposed upon her Clergy for subscription in the year 1564. But though in error as individuals, they were in unbroken succession as Bishops. The errors I refer to, both in doctrine and practice, were exposed and reformed in England previous to the imposition of the NEW CREED of the Church of Rome. In Rome the channels were so obstructed by the traditions of men, that the waters of life could not flow freely through them. In England the waters were purified from human corruptions, without any break or interruption in the channels. From this source, clear in its spring from the Apostolic fountain, muddy in its meanderings through mediaeval corrup tions, cleansed and purified by reforming fidelity, I have re ceived, by the laying on of hands and by prayer, my authority, as a Priest of the Catholic Church, to preach the glad tidings of free salvation by Jesus Christ, without money and without merit in man, and to administer the ()ply sacraments which Christ ordained in His Church,—viz., Baptism, and Lord's Supper. If you deny this authority, please to chew where the succes sion failed : at what link the chain was broken. Perhaps you are aware that some persons, who still assert that there was a break in the chain in England, acknowledge that there was no break in Ireland. I was ordained by an Irish Bishop. With regard to the second thesis which you have prepared for me,—viz., "To disprove, or defend certain abuses, errors, and corruptions in the Church of England." As you do not specify what these are, I cannot enter into particulars. But this I say. If there be errors, or abuses, or corruptions, in the Church of England, I protest against them as sincerely as you can do. I am not at all concerned to defend them. There is no sinking weight of boasted infallibility hanging around our necks. Into the human administration of even a divine thing, errors will find their way: and against any errors, of any kind, which may have thus found a place among us in the Church of England, I protest. I have no desire to de fend them. I wish to see them as effectually reformed as the grosser abuses which prevailed three hundred years ago were reformed. And if you ask me how I can belong: to a Church in which there are any abuses, my answer is—because I belong, as yet, to a fallen world, wherein nothing is perfect. Any change of Church which 1 could make in this world would be a change for the worse. My only escape from abuses altogether is to go to heaven, where I may yet have the happiness to meet you, and Priest Power also, if you and he will truly repent of all your sins, steadfastly purpose to live a new life, have a lively faith in God's mercy through Christ. with a thankful remem brance of His Death, and be in charity with all men. I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, HUGH AVNEILE. P.S.--As I must decline private correspondence on this sub ject, I send your letter and a copy of this reply to the news paper. I shall desire that a copy of the paper may be sent to you on Tuesday morning, and I hope you will read this letter to your assembled friends. THE DUBLIN ' E XHIBITION . —It will be seen .., h y a n b A t r a c in h e e d r announcement in our advertisement columns that season tickets, both for ladies and gentlemen, may be obtained in Liverpool. Mr. Grantham and Mr. T. C. officiate as localsecretaries forthe town and neighbourhood. SALE OF PICTURES.—An extensive and valuable collec tion of paintings is about to be sold by Mr. Branch, at his rooms, Hanover-street. The collection includes some first-class productions by Teniers, Rembrandt, Sir J. Reynolds, Gainsborough, Nasmyth, Van Haack, Etty, and other ancient and modern masters. w a THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND INSTITUTION MENTAL IMPROVEMENT CLASS. SOIREE LAST NIGHT. Last night the annual soiree of the members of this institution was held in St. Andrew's school-room, Slater street. Mr. Mitchell. chairman of the class, presided, and there were about 200 persons present, a considerable portion of them being ladies. The proceedings of the evening were agreeably diversified. A party of glee singers was present, and Miss Ashworth sung several popular airs with much taste. Mr. Stott presided at the pianoforte. Tea being over, The CHAIRMAN addressed the company in an appro priate and eloquent speech. It had never, he said, fallen to his lot to address any meeting where there was such a display of all that was charming, inspiring, beautiful, and pleasing, as was to be found there. (Cheers.) There was one feeling, which, as chairman, he could lay claim to, and that was an earnest and sincere desire to see the intellectual and moral elevation of the members of the Church of England Institution Mental Improvement Class. (Hear.) The idea and the aim which originated the class was the mental improvement of its members, an idea as inspiring as the aim was worthy. (Loud cheers.) Considering, then, the object at which its members aimed, it ought to commend itself to the approval of all. It was enough to gladden the heart of any one who felt linked to his kind by the common sympathies of humanity, that institutions and classes such as this had been established for diffusing knowledge and multiplying the channels in which its streams might spread abroad their fertilising influence, and cover the waste places that lay bleak and desolate with the verdure, the flowers, and the fruits of cultivated intellect. (Laud cheers.) After dwelling in eloquent terms on the acquisition of knowledge, he urged upon the members of the class to address themselves still more energetically to self-improvement. Knowledge was essen tial to their advancement, yea, to the maintenance of their present position. The strife of our country was an intellectual strife—a strife of principles—an appeal to reason—a reliance cei the results of the closest thought. The brain did more than the hand. The slim youth of quick intellect could outstrip the robust and untutored of his own age. (Much cheering.) The pre cise object of the class was the mental and moral elevation of young men, and the prosperity and usefulness of the Church of England Institution mainly depended upon themselves. (Hear, hear.) The chairman concluded his interesting observations by saying—" Let our motto be, prosperity to the Mental Improvement Class of the Church of England Institution. Devotion to our Church—attach ment to the doctrines and principles of the glorious Reformation—friendship to each other, and to all men— love to our country, and loyalty to our country's Sovereign." (Loud cheers.) Glee—" Here in Cool Grot." by Miss Ashworth, Mr. Stott, and others. Song—" Friend of the brave," by Mr. Jonathan. The following report was then read by Mr. P. L. Stubbs, the secretary : " In presenting the third annual report of the Church of England Institution Mental Improvement Class, I am happy in being able to congratulate our members and friends on the happy results of the past session. " The unity, good spirit, and energy that has accom panied us amply compensates for the paucity of members, our numbers being only twenty-six. " Of individual progress you must be the judges, but certain it is that similar classes have done much for our country, by fostering great talents which otherwise might have slept in obscurity ; we therefore confidently believe we are engaged in a good work, and aspire to attain an honoured position in our town. " The lectures delivered last year in connexion with the class, have this session been entirely under the ma nagement of the committee of the institution ; it would, therefore, be out of my province to say more about them, though they have afforded much instruction to the class. I must also state that the essays have been likewise dis continued ; but I am glad to see there are promising hopes of a revival. " Our implements to attain mental improvement have, therefore, been confined to conversation and debate. In these forms we have embraced most important subjects, in history, politics, and economy of nations. We have consi dered the poor in Ireland and the juvenile delinquents at home. WehaveexaminedJesuitism in England, conned the movements in parliament, and pulled wry faces at France. We have upheld our State Church, and strongly setforth the beauties of our Liturgy, and, like dutiful children, we have not forgotten our parent society, but have prognosticated a glorious success to the Church of England Institution. It is with such occupation that we hope not only to im prove the mind, but to instruct the genius and refine the taste ; and by disclosing the beauties of an innocent life we teach each other true satisfaction, and breed a disgust for the more violent pleasures. It is therefore with com plete confidence that we appeal to the ladies fot support, for by thus contributing to the happiness of our fellow men, we render the heart more susceptible of emotion, and we fit the mind for a clearer conception of the wise, the good, and the great. And with this glorious prospect before us, I boldly say to the young men of our town, Come and join us. Though you may not, by nature, be endowed with the eloquence of some, Yet much depends, as in the tiller's toil, On culture, and the sowing of the soil.' And there is an old English proverb which promises you success— ' As the old cock crows the young cock learns."' Mr. GARDINER, one of the members of the class, then delivered an interesting address on '' The influence of music ;" and was followed by Mr. PICKERING, another member, who addressed the company in a strain of lofty and fervid eloquence, his subject being " Uncle Tom's Cabin." The speaker pointed out, in forcible and graphic terms, the moral and religious influence which " Uncle Tom's Cabin" must have upon every civilised community ; and concluded his observations amidst the warmest demonstrations of applause. Song—" Oh ! charming May," Miss Ashworth. Addresses were next delivered on the following sub jects :—" The Young Men of England," " Education," and " The British Constitution," by different members of the class ; and the proceedings were brought to a close by the singing of the National Anthem, the company joining in the chorus. The refre=hments, which were supplied by Mr. Mill bourne, confectioner, gave every satisfaction, more espe cially to the ladies, who must be regarded supreme judger in such matters. POLICE COURT . -YESTERDAY. -Y ESTERDAY. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT AT THE TUNNEL HOTEL.— Thomas Lyons, a servant man employed at the Tunnel Hotel, Edge-hill, was charged with stealing the sum of £6. 2s. from the housemaid at the hotel. The prose cutrix stated that, on 'Wednesday afternoon last, the prisoner went up stairs, under the pretence of washing himself, and remained there for some time. During the time she thought she heard him in her bedroom, and called to him to come down. In the evening, the prisoner paid the master some money which he owed him. He had no money in the morning, when the master asked him for what he was owing him. On Thursday morning, on examining her box, the prosecutrix found that it had been broken open, and the sum of £6. 2s. taken from it. Another witness, a young man, proved that, on the evening of the robbery, the prisoner asked him to go with him to a public-house. He had several sovereigns in his possession, and witness saw him change a sovereign, Another witness deposed to the prisoner stating that he had borrowed the money from a young man stopping at the Tunnel Hotel, which was denied by the person in question. The prisoner, who had nothing to say in his defence, beyond denying that he was in the prosecutrix's bedroom, was remanded till to-morrow. POCKET PICKING IN A ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL DUR ING SERVICE.--Alad named Robt.Muliclowney was charged with stealing a pocket-handkerchief from Wm. Flinn, on Sunday morning, in Copperas. hill Roman Catholic Chapel, during the hours of divine service. The prosecutor stated that whilst in the chapel he; detected the prisoner just as he had succeeded in abstracting his handkerchief from his pocket. Peter Noonan, the clerk at the chapel, stated that on the prosecutor informing him of the circumstance, he considered it his duty to have the prisoner taken into custody, on account of there having been so many rob beries committed in the chapel during the time service was going on. Scarcely a Sunday passed without some pockets being picked. Last week, one poor woman was robbed of fourteen shillings, and the week before another woman was robbed of eighteen shillings, the money being, in both instances, the earnings of their husbands. Wit ness asked the prisoner what he had come to chapel for, and he replied that he had come to Mass, on which witness remarked that he appeared to be paying more attention to the prosecutor's pocket than to Mass. The sermon was proceeding at the time. The prisoner, who said he had come from Kilkenny to Liverpool to seek employment, was committed for a month. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF A COIIIVIERCIAL TRAVEL LER BY A. PROSTITUTE.—A girl named Caroline Smith, who is engaged at one of the dancing saloons in William son-square, was charged by Mr. William Jackson, a commercial traveller from Hull, with robbing him of a gold watch, a diamond pin, and about £lO in money. The whole of the stolen property was valued at about £4O. The prosecutor stated that on Thursday evening he went into a dancing saloon in Williamson-square, and met with the prisoner, who stated that she was engaged there as one of the dancers. After the rooms had closed, he went with the prisoner to a house (one of ill fame) in Mason's-row, Gloucester-street, kept by a Mrs. Bell, where they remained for some time, and afterwards he went with her to a house in Northumberland-street, Toxteth-park, where she said she resided with her mother. He remained with her during the night, and the most part of Friday. Whilst the prosecutor was in company w ith the prisoner, she frequently got hold of his diamond pin and jewellery, but he did not look upon it as anything more than play. In the afternoon he went to sleep, an d when be awoke, the prisoner had left the house, and he missed his gold watch, diamond pin, and money. Tile prisoner's mother said that her daughter had gone down to the dancing saloon, to dress for the evening ; and on the prosecutor demanding his Property, the mother said s h e would go with him tgporssoaesl e eo co l u l n e t hr nr da aa u sck g l h nb t g, er about it, and t w h h e e p re ris t o h n ey er s f a o w r t t h h o ey pr wi s e o n n t the o d n an t c h i e n the property, she said it was all right and safe, locked up at home. Finding that he was unable to get ion the property, l ie gave i nformation to the polipcoes,seanssdthe f prisonei. In an prisoner was taken to a questionnintocusto from thedy,char magistrates, prosecutor state - 171 that durin the time he was in company with with the prisoner, he t c h o h a p v a t i n n h y g e stolen t spent net less than from £5 to £6, and in addition to that he had been robbed of £lO or £l5. Mr. Parley, pawnbroker, of London-road, produced the diamond pin, which the prisoner had pawned for a pound. When taken into custody the prisoner admitted having pawned the diamond pin, and stated that the prosecutor had made her a present of it. The gold watch, she said, had been sold by Mrs. Bell to a person at Mr. Anderson's beer-house, in Hotham-street. In her defence the pri soner said that the prosecutor was drinking with her from Thursday night until after twelve or one o'clock on Friday afternoon. They were drinking brandy, and were both drunk. She denied having committed the robbery. On the application of Mr. Clough, in-door superintendent of police, the prisoner was remanded for seven days, in order to give time to recover the remainder of the stolen property. lately larg e Nate!' ssion, iUgg , -osbie,.; :c., 0 " PantrYt .00) 6 1 Floor ; terate. d, an d ntS C't c o 01 Rey'• A l'' Losf 0 - r d iS 't r eo $ll l5 B".C. i silY ted; ,icl , eeast,