The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-17 00:00:00

rE CORONATION OF THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. THE CROWNING. a lt o nd"WI", S eptember S.—To enable the English read er lat erstand the outline which it shall be my endea - ar to g i ve of the august ceremonial of yesterday, it wall be necessary, in the first instance, to sketch slightly .h . the d ifferent, although con4iguous, localitiesin which the various porti ons o f the imperial programme were :!rried out. F ar within the battlemented walls of the Aretnii asth n, and sur rounded by large public buildings, such sour e Sen ate and the Arsenal, is a rather contracted t, three sides of Which are mainly occupied by the the Ilspeuski Sabor, or Church of the Assumption, of the Ihnrches of the Archangel :Michael andlin Palaces. 1,1:11ilooiation, and the old and new Kremlin which in itsitnfettrth opens upon an extensive esplana o ,-;.rat commands the Moskwa river, and beyond . it one 'e finest urban panoramas that can possibly b in e itlasitlect. Were it not that it would be a mistake central art to direct the attention from the great Po int in my picture —the coronation itself—whole I_,ttsiba Might be written about the innumerable gilded spires, inan e grotesque glance' lens that y b e taken in from cupolas, and spo p t al a a t tia a l this . ;tin scatter ed m as a- th e y are in rich profusion on the ac me bank of the modest . river that gives its But nn7 !o the ancient capi t a l of Russia. tio r a b Z ines s is with the important events ofthecor p o r n o a s - - - 1, and all concerning magnificent . raptures The t Pee k t 4 s aMtittosnt be reserved for some future occasion. Ch urch , as all the world knows, in the ma st O r the Assumption, and about ta this the reader et. -stltes a' something before he can follow theelab to or o a n te r Z '401410r which it was the scene. According akic't4lielliit'e,fchurches, the interior of the Uspenski abor is 41 111 . 'need, scarcely accommodating 500 persons give e bu it t k 14,161taitrett height and deep intersecting arches . . ‘ and . Posing appearance, while the byzantine picture s Raclin,. . . . and the 5 With Which its walls are entirely covered,. anbd"e cog shrines and monuments which it contains, heir material pl - ,, e d e t be Mind by the sheer force 1 4 , e-'ollr, and leave one puzzled as to of f he t th h er he ought to their t a : Liti le ttt their barbaric taste, or reverently bow saintsawi,:t,ie sYMbolism. Two or three thousand p o i w ctures of /41-:ts Mad heroes stud the walls so closely,that no ie e can be detected between their heavily gilded which forma - es) and . of the dim lantern , from the centre . . len gth tile tl on his, at sole means of illumination, a colossal half all: s t the Saviour looks down ben: nand y The to iieittol sincerely reverent worshippers below. wholly out of th p ' o ° I Ported by four immense pillars, to p k rt i t °4 to the dimensions of the church,covered from ' , h ares " oottorn with the frescoed traditions of the Greek o tl h r a ell ' a PPed, as it were, in a gilded scroll continuously . thee"' thevreutnference. Within these fourp t i o ll o a k rs stood sindeestlY estrade upon which the ceremonial tees the decoration of which all the art taste, a v n P e d l i -a v i e . c e e t -: ttir _s °ear tithee, empire had been lavished. Crimson tsl d bro gems of immense value, gold C a z n a d r, silver con- hi:al:elle, ,includingi the ancient throne of the ~ sore • swell the magnificence of this small inclo- Peode'dand, over head hung a . gorgeous canopy, sus 'Nth bY numerous gold and silver cords from the lofty ho t , -- d g ' A heavily gilt and massive balustrade sur ne was to enter lo t th : l this estrade, within which toetr itiperor and Empress, the of h oPolitan of Moscow, and, at one moment, the ladies Empress-Mother, the be d e4 ,ar who were to arrange the small crown on the 1vi 4 4 1 : e ' the Empress. On one side was a gallery h coveredeother, 4 :starlet cloth for the diplomatic body; kit: l 2 l ' l r one for the ladies of the great eccle o si n as t tical dig th:',le4 (i f the empire ; and at the back of the thronea k ‘ i ti t "' f or the have noblesse, and such official notabilities the kr ~,4 4„ the Privilege of the entree. With the church ingeofrti!f steps;grand iii.ek-.111 Palace communicates, exteriorly, by a _. a nd if you add a broad . platform, extend IN ; a l the base of the point of junction, and making a and thus gl i , we eP to include the exterior esplanade,.. e the tor oa ' People an opportunity of ‘, assisting " at the %l er etie ta of their sovereign, you will be able to form a col 1 4111 Y correct idea of the site covered by the cerem d o .: t i k (4 ...which I am about to attempt some imperfect e lio n t should add that, for the purposes of the corona :Pora's he fourth side of the court had been filled by a tem d pierced Znithrita:Geincifetaysereen, handsomely draped, an gatewa s through one of . which the 'tokinat Procession emerged at the termination of the 'to the r 'n, and by the other of which it returned en route At tt, l( rerolin Palace. In this court were the galleries which Wn s , h e el ite of the spectators, the admission to to ProrY tickets, the price of which varied according eveall7sitY front tw enty-five to fifty, and for one gallery N s One hundred roubles. Six o'clock in the morningby 144; 0 early hour to be afoot for people exhausted hance of ltde,;_°tl.4 BPeetacles, but any later hour the c ..11 04 *ltch Was exceedingly problematical ; and even then 44 °et e e titrali ee - gat e of the Kramlin was a scene of the `et ~,,h.ltrae.rdinary confusion, in consequence of a rule ell e telt n ' Th ealY had before heard, refusing admission to ha scent . t hose who came in carriages and pairs. did' With .hose trouble, procured a most unpretend ichtli Y ' bai l a regular pugilistic encounter with the hot kn a lk bef ore I moment do got through, and to this an kti l iliV Whether I may not be the defendant in cione Iki thi l for assault, battery, and forcible entranc r e e . crowds of * ell ' the scene was most exciting. There were pelotons 144 -dresed P a ople, groups of mujiks, Cla v 1,4111, 'nixed up in the most admired an confusion. tan et Y side drum were beating, colours flying, and . I „ rit Pet s b . s - th raying the various notes of command peculiar lamedle eitesstan service. The whole of the esplanade t,sTatd with parasols, above which here and there to erect the banne r of some guild whose privilege i ' et tao e i t s thus near the grand ceremonial, and i whose al 4 ` ) dal p a „ t and costume reminded me strong 41 % the"wv Procession in England. Here an y d there w.ry littl e k e Wiry little Cossack, mounted on his equally k e a . ia t or"ra, vvounc in and out through the crowd, keep - tae s ent de r 13 best he could, and constantly exchanging with t he th-ees, obviously not taken from Chesterfield, s ace CO,opoeetltors vvhon a he disturbed. For this outerp taore tkkets had been issued, and if you add 2o,oo owa i t ? ) , Y'oulvvh,einetther evaded or forced or bribed their way 11111 ans h Ca me pretty near the actual number o %U. As for Were spectators of the coronation proces :nl A d:.?" the military of all branches of the service, e l g at e n it n i' a t e _es, I make no attempt to count them, but 'Wi tted k TerYwhere in close masses, and . must have the crowde°4lPlete army de parade. In the inner court . to hav e i; wa s much les, th price of tickets seeming b ut st'll a rather as co olingeffect on public curiosity, Peopl e lap t here w as 4 ber of fashionably dressed with -ainbetliteeroggaellisee r 1 0 e 0 ss largean thedinu inumber flagged centre was filled k uord s e 4 e heVal and am pied, Cossacks, C o o f ss l a a c d k i s e , s, gentlemen, Tcherkesses, ite Pl atfor ' eegraes, priests and military bands. On t 'Fern:tit:4 7 14 ° 1 I have ' before mentioned, none were tee n , . ‘1) walk but persons in uniform, and here I othee'4'sed M. William Gladstone, Mr. Banker (an flaiii t sti f the St. Jean D'Acre), and two or three other 1444 died, w ho, In virtue of their yeomanry', or *ith the -auiliments had been permitted thus to mingle . fiere;e Russian na ' ilitaires, and to emulate them in 'IN 8 of strut, and brusqueness of soldierly g ean° ur. At ' An a seven o'clock a salute of twenty-one the fro ol the walls of the Kremlin announced that th e great the of the day was about to begin, and u ncial s % I 1 threw open that gate of the church by Neer' Public functionaries and ambassadors were to th.. 11 Th e sweepers and dusters had just given f athe r terior the last finishing touch, and a reverends pl ac e ' :bight be seen hurrying to the corner in which fori thed the silver coffin of St. Philip, of which he was oat the to be the guardian. Ilia reverence took his seat ..1e steps but every moment had to rise and lift the pon oeroa . , in L. 8 silver lid as a smartly dressed official, or fierce d _ e_4lll general came to bend low before the shrine, or 147:utly kiss the effigy of the departed saint. The holy " W as most polite and communicative to strangers, but as he spoke in Russ, while they spoke English, you may imagine the additions made by the interlocutors to their respective stores of information. One little incident in this sacred corner was strongly illustrative of the spirit of toler ance which honourably distinguishes the Gt'i While the Russians only approached the shrine humble and o' k church sequious manner, ba: turing to touch t covered steps with their :emed to he Princess of Min- THE NORTHERN TIMES.-=-LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY: ,ely requested to sit thereon, and notice of the incongruity But I must still much to be told The privile. to drop in, and one of the first was I grelia, Who has recently arrived in invitation, and who is one of the r, place. Her highness, who is a remarkably fine woman, of about thirty years of age, was gorgeously dressed in gold brocade, with a broad blue sash, cu the shoulder knot of wore the Order of St. K itherine iu diamonds, on her for her distinguished feats of arms when of the which Omer Pacha ravaged her mountain kingdom,•and on her head a splendid coronet of emeralds and rubies. She was accompanied by her son, the reigning prince, a fine little boy, eight years old, dressed as an aide-de-camp 0.1 eror, an honour which had been conferred on his ..e highness only the previous day. Hearing that some correspondent" had ventured within the sacred precincts, her highness sent her interpreter to the repre e of a well known continental journal, requesting a tes conversation. It is needless to add that the in question was only too ready to obey the d was excessively surprised to find that her " spec summons fully acquainted with and duly appreciated he value of the Fourth Estate. She told him in excellent French that she hoped herself and her dress would be noticed in the journal he represented, and detailed her heroic struggles against Omer Pacha, who, she said, had plundered and ravaged her little kingdom. Her highness, then returning to the great question for which the news paper plenipotentiary had been summoned to an audience, highness NI said, with much naivete, " Comment me trouvez vous ?" The gentleman was of course ebloui, and the interview terminated with a pressing invitation for self and friends to the chateau in the Caucase, if he ever should happen to pass in that direction. The church now began to fill. Lord and Lady Granville, accompanied by the Marchioness of Stafford and Lady Emily Peel, were amongst the first arrivals; Lord Wodehouse, accompanied by Mr. Julian Fane, came shortly after, and the doorway was soon com pletely filled by the French Embassy, in brilliant uniforms, and mingled with them were Sir Robert Peel, and one or two other English faces. The Count de Morny took the right, next to him Lord Granville, then Prince Esterhazy, and lastly the Prince De Ligne, the other Ambassadors getting seats as best they could without any order of precedency. Immediately behind Lord Granville sat Lord Wodehouse and Mr. Pane, and on the same and hinder benches the ladies of the several embassies. By this time forty Bishops of the Empire had assembled between the great altar and the estrade, and, assisted by their atten dant priests, were invoking heaven in favour of the Emperor. Nothing could be more magnificent than the robes, nothing more venerable than the appearance of these prelates. At their head was Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow, the most distinguished name in the Russian church, distinguished for piety, for learning, and fur the physical vigour that at ninety years of age e bles him to continue in the active discharge of his episcopil duties. shrine of the Virgin lay open, c ininz her portrait, said to be painted by St. Luke, and studded with jewels of immense size and value. Wa: tapers were burn- ing, incense was rising in clouds; unseen choristers were chaunting most heavenly music, when the hum of the peo— ple without, and the roar of the artillery, announced an imperial arrival. It was the Empress Mother, who, although broken down with ill health and sorrow, had come thousands of mile to assist at the coronation of her son. Nothing can be more touching or creditable to the Rus sian people than the affection and respect which they always exhibit towards this illustrious lady, and never was it more conspicuous than on the day of the coronation, when, both within and without the church, she was almost overwhelmed with demonstrations of attachment. Her Majesty, who was accompanied by a brilliant cortege, immediately took her seat on the throne allotted to her on the estrade. There was now a slight stir at the side door. It was the Turkish envoys asking admittance. They were obliged, however, to go to a gallery specially prepared for them outside, as the rules of the Greek church do not permit the entrance of any one who cannot kneel before the true cross. Another salvo of artillery, another chorus of almost divine harmony from the invisible choristers, and the Emperor and Empress arrived at the grand grille of the church; His Imperial Majesty wore a general's uniform, and marched under a magnificent canopy supported by sixteen of the grand dignitaries of the empire. The Arch bishops of Moscow and Novogorod proceeded to the gate to welcome his Majesty, bestow a blessing, and sprinkle the imperial pair with holy water. They were followed by a gorgeously attired cortege, amid which might be recognised the Panins, Dolgourokis, Gortchakoffs, and other names familiar to the stu tents of Russian history. The gallant defender of Sebastopol looked as well and as young as when, four years since, he stood over the open grave of the Duke of Wellington in St. Paul's Cathedral. Then there were the Asiatic tributary princes, in their magnificent costume ; and, finally, the generals who had the right to occupy so distinguished a position. At the entrance, the Emperor kissed the hand of the prelate with the palm upwards, the mode in which this salutation is performed in the Greek church. The Empress was followed by a fair bevy of maids of honour in Parisian versions of the Russian national costume. They looked most captivating in their kakochniks, but the fairest of the fair was the young Princess Sherematieff, the grand daughter of a serf. The Emperor and Empress having duly made reverence at the sanctuary and before the sacred images, now slowly ascended theestrade, and the ceremonial of the coro nation commenced. For the circumstantial details, I must refer you to the programme which has already been pub lished, confining myself to the more remarkable incidents of the day. The Imperial pair being seated on the ancient thrones of the Czars, the regalia was properly arranged, and another burst of devout harmony came from the invisible choir. The Metropolitan then presented a pro fession of faith, which his Imperial Majesty must read, and which he did read on this occasion with due emphasis and discretion. The document, which was exceedingly lengthy, took upwards of ten minutes in the reading, dur ing which the most profound silence reigned in the church. Immediately after, the Emperor was invested with the state mantle, and here followed the most interesting fea ture in the day's proceedings. Taking the crown, an im mense one, blazing all over with diamonds, up with his two hands, he placed it ou his head ; thereby intimating that from no earthly power, priestly or lay, did he receive his sovereignty. Then making a sign to the EMT) ;, who knelt submissively before - him on a golden cushion, he just touched her forehead with it, and immediately re placed it on his own head. This was a moment of intense interest. The Empress-Mother, who had borne up with immense fortitude, burst into tears, and the whole of the congregation, as they fell on their knees in honour of the rite, sobbed and cried like children. What a history did not that tear of the Empress-Mother recall ! More than a quarter of a century before she had received a similar honour from the greatest sovereign of his time; had for years after shared his thoughts, his joys, and l sorrows; had been the gentle spirit that softened the iron-firmness of his character ; and now she stood alone—that great man had passed away, and to other hands Was about to be confided the powerful sceptre which it had been so long her happiness to share in wielding. This was the culminating point of the ceremonial. Then came the anointing ; the administration of the Sacrament, to the Emperor in both forms, the Empress in one ; the Mass, and other ceremonials purely religious ; and, finally, the congratulations, which the Emperor received with great dignity and self-possession. At the same time his countenance wore a care worn and saddened look, and ho seemed like one who felt oppressed with the scene of an awful responsi bility. Now came the moment for which 70,000 people outside had been waiting with exemplary patience. A gor geous procession issued from the church door. In front was a splendid canopy, under which walked the Emperor, with the Imperial crown upon his head, and wearing the Imperial mantle. There were the standard, the seal, and the sword of the empire, the great functionaries at a respectful distance behind, and the dismounted gardes a cheval, in their golden cuirasses, lining the way. From a hundred bands pealed out at once, the national anthem— " God save the Czar," and the shouts of the people I formed a tremendous accompaniment to the music. The countenance of his Majesty was most solemn ; he bowed repeatedly but never smiled, and the cheers seemed to die away for want of the imperial sympathy. It was a strikingly oriental spectacl great Czar with his immense crown pagoda-like canopy, the e c rown of diamonds blazing in the sun, the many orient a e l whi o c s i lu l ms,and the bearded mujiks, all formed a picture shall not soon forget, but which I feel I have but weakly attempted to preserve for the English reader. SUNDAY SCHOOL CANVASS MEETING A public meeting of Sunday school teachers, can vassers, and friends of Sunday schools, was held in the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street, at seven o'clock last night, for the purpose of receiving the report of the executive committee appointed to organise the canvass for Sunday school scholars. The chair was taken by the Rev. Dr. Hume, chairman of the executive com mittee. Among those present were—Rev. Messrs. Birrell, itarcus, Hugh Stowell Brown, V. M. White, Scott, Johnston, Orr, L. Thomas, Aspinall, W. Hunt, Cowan ; Yevsrs. Mounsey, Breeze, Pilcher, Mallett, Buckley, Brown, Hall, Dalton, Mitchell, Perkins, M`Diarmid, R. A. Macfie ; Rev. Messrs. Pain, Bannerman, Dewsnap, Forfar, Webb, Railton, George Scott, Preston, Joseph Fidler, A. C. Smith, incumbent of Macclesfield ; Mr. Alexanfler M'Farlane, Leith ; and Mr. Samuel Holmes, Young Men's Christian Association, New York. The proceedings were opened with a hymn and prayer. The Chairman called upon Mr. Edward Mounsey, one of the honorary secretaries, to read the report, of which the following is an abstract : The time which can be spared to-night for a report on the canvass is necessarily limited. We therefore propose to proceed at once to present you with some statements which we trust may serve as a brief history of the canvass, showing the kind of machinery employed and the results obtained. We believe that Birmingham has the honour of originating the movement which has since been taken up by so many other large towns, such as London, Bath, Manchester, Edinburgh &c., for bringing tinder the blessings of Sunday school instruc tion the large number of young children who have not bee❑ in attendance at any school, and many of whom have hitherto been totally uncared far, and appear only to be training for our prisons and poorhouses. The first steps towards the canvass of Liverpool were taken in November last, when a number of persons representing the largest schools of all denominations met in the Reference Liherary of the Sunday School Institute on the invitation of the committee of the Sunday School Union. After fully discussing the whole subject, it was resolved that it was desirable that a canvass should be undertaken. A commit tee was formed first of all, however, " to obtain the statistics of the youthful population at present attending Sunday schools, and to ascertain what accommodation these schools could provide for an increase of scholars." After four months' labour, this committee presented their report at a meeting of ministers and delegates of schools, held in Hope Hall, on the 18th of March last, at which Dr. Raffles presided. That report stated that from returns obtained it appeared that in 122 evangelical Protestant schools in Liverpool there were on the books the names of boys and girls amounting to 23,376, and attendance on Sunday afternoon, the 16th of Dec, 16,551. Adding 8,000 to the number on the books, as an estimate of children attending Roman Catholic and other schools, it gave 31,376 as the number under instruction. It was also esti mated, from Horace Mason's statistical returns, that the num. ber of children of the industrial classes, who might be in attendance in Sunday schools in Liverpool was 66,804. It thus appeared that 33,428, or 53 per cent of children of the working classes did not belong to any Sunday school. The schools applied to also stated that they had further accommodation for an increase of 12,459 new scholars. In these statements there were, therefore, good grounds for undertaking the canvass, and it was therefore resolved that " a simultaneous canvass of the parliamentary borough for Sunday school scholars be at once undertaken on behalf and by the joint co-operation of all evan gelical Protestants." An executive committee was unani% mously appoin.ed, comprising representatives from nearly all denominations of Protestants. The committee so appointed at once proceeded to perfect the plan which had been laid before the meeting at Hope Hall, and generally approved of there. The boroughs was divided into fifteen districts, generally coin cident with the municipal wards. Each school in the districts was invited to appoint two teachers to act upon the district committee, and meetings were held in each district, when the committee were organised and received their instructions. The duties of the district committees were principally to obtain canvassers, allot their district to each pair of canvassers, who were to be of different denominations, if possible, and generally to superintend the work in that district. In laying before you the statistics showing the result of all these labours, the committee much regret to say that many of the hooks are most imperfectly made up. They have reason to know that in many cases the district secretaries have been quite unable to make up from them the proper returns. Some of the canvassers appear not to have lead carefully the instruc. tions in the " Street Record Book," which the committee fa,,cied were models of plainness, and in which a specimen page, showing how each column was to be filled up, was given, in tho hope of securing uniformity of entry. This is much to be regretted, as to that extent they cannot gi vo the number as correctly as they could wish. These remarks apply principally to the number of families visited, the number of children aged from 4 to 18, and the number previously attending school. They can give, with considerable cerrectness, the number of children and young people promised, because they have their names and addresses. The following, then, appears to be the result : _ _ RETURNS OF SUNDAY SCHOOL CANVASS. 1856 a . s7l kt e 4 • :4 to' ° `r z • .-• ---1 Remarks District. District Secretaries Kirkdale.. Evertou Scotland, E .... Ditto, W Vauxhall and St. Paul's 1301 2501 3360 2030 721 Exchange and Castle-st 110 i 1599 2700 1183 302 Sr. Peter's and Piet-st B7i 1 6 49 1882 1368 274 Great George Rod n ey-street Abercromby go 2675 2592 1650 337 Lime-street .......... 292 6350 .. .. 721 St. Anne's.. ..... 135 6070 .• .. 784 West Derby North Tosteth. - .. 770 South Toxteth l3Bl 6000 5041 It is here only right to mention that Mr. R. A. Made, in addition to a donation of £2O towards the expenses of the canvass, handsomely offered to contribute one tenth of the expenses, for two years, of any new schools the committee could establish. Applications have been received and grants made as follows : LIST OF GRANTS OF BIBLES ---- -----. Bibles. Testaments, St. Columba's Church School, Pleasant-street. 30 St. Mathew's, Toxteih park Soho-street Chapel school 36 Prince Edwin-street School Walm4ey-street School Bond-rreet School . . ... Claremont Chapel School, Kirkdale St. Paul's Church Sunday School Hanover Chapel Sunday School ... lB 203 110 There is one feature in the Liverpool movement which deserves notice, and to which the chairman of a London canvass meeting referred the other day. It is its Catholicity. The Churchman and Dissenter have canvassed together, and united in its management. And why should it not be so ?—tbe men are Christians, and this is much better than being merely Churchmen or Dissenters. "He that loveth not his brother whom he bath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen ?" One of the last acts of the committee was the ap pointment of a sub-committee to confer with a sub-committee of the Sunday School Union, with the view of agreeing upon a basis on which all the evangelical Protestant schools in Liver pool could combine i❑ forming a general union. These sub committees have so agreed, and will report to their principals at the next meeting of each committee. It is most desirable such an organisation should now be formed, so that a right use may be made of the present canvass movement, and other steps taken in the future, if necessary. Mr. Buckley, treasurer, briefly stated the position of the accounts, from which it appeared that £143 had been received in donations, subscriptions, &c., and there had been paid out £ll9, leaving a balance of £24. The Chairman addressed the meeting, recapitulating the principal points of the work which had been done, and urging that the object should be not only to break new ground, but to cultivate to the highest extent the ground which was already under tillage. He expressed some surprise at the fact that the English Church had not yet given as much attention to the department of Sunday schools as to other branches of her ministrations, but hoped the time would come when all denominations would be found equally earnest in endeavouring to pro mote the spread of intellectual, moral, and spiritual instruction, by means of Sunday schools, now 75 years in existence, and entered into a statistical comparison of the extent of the system among the different denomina tions of Christians. The Rev. C. M. Birreli addressed the meeting on the necessity of the extraordinary exertions on the part of superintendents and teachers of schools, to secure the attendance of the young children and young people who had promised to join in the good work. The Rev. V. DI. White spoke on the subject of " The teacher in his class." The Rev. Mr. Minton delivered an address on " The teacher in his work out of his class." The Rev., J. B. Lowe, Rev. Mr: Scott, Rev. Mr. Harcus, and other gentlemen, having addressed the meeting, the proceedings closed with prayer. THE LATE MOCK AUCTION CASE TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—ln reference to the case, under the above heading, which appeared in your paper on Monday last, I shall be glad for you to state that the premises occupied by me, at No. 44, Lime-street, opposite the Edinburgh Castle Hotel, have no connection whatever with that pro ceeding. In consequence of a misunderstanding as to the exact premises, it leas, to some extent, injured me, and, therefore, trust t o y our usua l d es i re for fair play, to insert this notice.—Yours, &c., HENRY HALSTEAD. 44, Lime-street, Sept. 16, 1856. COVNTERFEIT BANK NOTES.—A writer in yesterday's Times warns the public against "a really well executed forged £lO Bank of England note. It is numbered J. B. 61104, dated October 3, 1856, and signed, as is now usual, J. Ferraby." SELECT VESTRY v E S ER D AY. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Select Vestry was held in the Board-room, Workhouse, at ten o'clock yesterday. Mr. Churchwarden Woodruff occupied the chair, and the other members present were—Messrs. Shaw, Bairstow, Jackson, Chesney, Taylor, Whitty, Mellor, Nickson, Fenton, Smith, Crellin, 8011, NV ; Jones, John Jones, Brancker, Syred, Owen, Satchel!, and Wise. WORKHOUSE COMMITTEE The minutes of this committee were read. It appeared that the numbers admitted last week, in:o the vagrant sheds, were 246 males, 54 females, and 40 children—in all, 340. The number of sick cases in the house, on the 10th instant, was 496, including 34 fever, and 29 itch. The number in the house, on the 10th instant, were 2,012. Mr. Shaw moved the confirmation of the proceedings, which contained nothing of public importance. ‘ Mr. Bairstow seconded the motion, Which was carried without any discussion. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS' Co MAIITTEE The minutes of this committee were read, and their adoption moved by Mr. W. Jones. Mr Whitty objected to an outfit, amounting to only £1 10s , being allowed with a boy apprenticed out of the schools to a tailor, while in the case of another boy apprenticed to the same trade just before £2 had been allowed. He moved that the former sum be increased to £2, but the motion, after a short discussion, not being seconded, fell to the ground. The proceedings were confirmed. FINANCE COMMITTE From the minutes of this committee it appeared that the measurement accounts of a portion of the workhouse buildings were furnished by Mr. Weightman, and having been laid before the committee were referred by them to Mr. Wylie for his examination. A resolution was passed that the clerk write to the Rev. Rector Campbell, stating that the committee were anxious to ascertain from him, either by a personal interview or by letter, according as he might desire, under what regulations, as to charge, the interment of paupers, if sent to Walton Cemetery, would be carried on ; and seeing that this cemetery was provided by the parishioners, as an extension and continuation of St. Mary's and St. Martin's Cemeteries, in what respect, if any, the fees to be paid in future, at Walton, would differ from those hitherto chargeable at St. Mary's and St. Martin's. Mr. Wylie was called before the committee with reference to Messrs. A. and G. Holmes' accounts as certified by Mr. Weightman, and having stated that they were correct so far as the contractors were con cerned, but that he (Mr. Wylie) had no means of check ing the remaining portions, it was moved by Mr. Satchell, and seconded by Mr. Mellor—"That the sum certified by Mr. Weightman to be due to Messrs. Holme be paid." It was moved as an amendment, by Mr. Bairstow, and seconded by Mr. William 3ones—" That Mr. Weightman be requested to attend this committee to give an explanation as to any check which he may have had upon the said bills through the clerk of works, and as to the sum of £4OO claimed by him on account of commission," and the votes being taken, the amendment was carried by a majority of three against two votes. The question mooted at the board regarding the rating of cottage owners was postponed, in consequence of the absence of Mr. Brancker. It appeared from the minutes that a warrant officer, named John Kirkman, was charged with having demanded 2s. 6d. for a summons where no summons had been issued, and suspended for a week. It was also stated that, upon the representation of the outdoor inspector, each of the newly appointed medical officers was required to provide a waiting-room, or some such suitable accommodation for pauper p a ti en t s applying to them in wet or inclement weather. Mr. Shaw moved that the proceedings of the commit tee be confirmed. Mr. Nickson seconded the motion. Mr. Denton said he was very glad that shelter was to be provided for persons at the medical officers' houses. The poor people were often very much to be pitied, having to stand out in the rain for hours together often, Mr. Whitty referred to the case of the warrant officer suspended, and observed that, if he were justly accused of that offence, one week's suspension appeared an extra ordinary slight punishment. Mr. Shaw stated that the whole matter had been re ferred to the sub-committe to consider it, and the officer was only placed under suspension, pending their report, Mr. Whitty expressed himself satisfied with this expla nation. The following letter was read from the Rev. Rector Campbell : Altyre, Forret, September 13, 1856. Dear Mr. Hart,—l have received your letter of the 10th, and in reply to the question of our Finance Committee, desiring to ascertain under what regula•ions as to charge the interment of paupers, if sent to Walton Cemetery, would be carried on, I beg you to present my compliments, and inform them that I am entitled by law to the same fees in Walton Cemetery that I am entitled to in the ancient parish church yards, namely, two shillings and sixpence for breaking fresh ground, and three shillings for every burial—two and sixpence for the burial, and sixpenco for the registration ; but that if they will send their paupers to Walton (and I cannot coin prebend why they have not done so already), I will, in the burial of paupers, forego entirely the claim to two and six pence for breaking fresh ground, and reduce the burial fee from three shillings to one and sixpence—one shilling for the burial, and sixpence for the registration. The clergyman's fee for the pauper burials in the Smith down-lane Cemetery is one and sixpence, and, as far as I can see from the table of fees in Baker's book on the burial laws, the highest fee for paupers is two shillings and sixpence, the lowest one shilling, to which I have no doubt will be added a fee for the registration. If the Select Vestry think this reasonable, and the requisite consents are obtained, I shall be happy to co-operate with them in endeavouring to make this arrangement binding under the authority of the General Vestry, the Bishop of the Diocese, and the Church Commissioners. I shall be home probably about the end of the month, but, wishing to avoid delay in meeting the friendly communication of the Finance Committee, I have hastened to reply by this letter, which I beg you to lay before them.—Yours, very truly, AUGUSTUS CAMPBELL, Rector C. Hart, Esq. 9 Vestry-clerk. _ Mr. W. Jones said he was very glad to perceive the spirit in which the Rector met the ratepayers. There could be no doubt whatever, that, in the mind cf the Rector, he was entitled to receive nearly double the amount he intended to take. If so, he showed a dispo sition to concession to a very great extent ; and he thought the board would be only doing their duty by expressing their opinion upon the spirit of that letter. The letter was referred to the finance committee to report to the board. The proeeedings of the committee were then confirmed. NOTICES OF MOTION Mr. Shaw moved, according to notice, that the salaries of the relieving officers be increased by .£l.O per annum. He said he hid no doubt that every gentleman present was aware what the object of this motion was. It was, that the relieving officers should be enabled to insure their lives. The Vestry had two very distressing cases a short time ago, in which the families of officers were left destitute, and the board could do nothing for them. Mr. Satchell seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. The Vestry proceeded to elect a rate-collector to fill up a vacancy. The committee had selected, out of a number of candidates the names of John Rogers and John R. Thompson, already employed under the Vestry as cottage collectors. A poll was taken, and Mr. Rogers was elected by 15 votes against G. Mr. Shaw moved, that the financo committee be in structed to select and recommend two names to fill up the vacancy caused by this appointment. The motion was seconded and agreed to. TENDERS. The Vestry then proceeded to the consideration of tenders for the usual six months' supply. The following were accepted :—Groceries, Henry Tate and Co. ; hay and straw, James Ratliff • coals, Taylor and Son • milk, for Industrial Sch oo ls, W. Harvey ; candles and soap, Glendinning and Wilson ; drugs, Clay, Dod, and Case ; pease, W. Hope; printing and stationery, M'Corquodale; beef and mutton, Hall and Son ; potatoes, James Ratliff; butter and cheese, Pearson ; timber, James Johnson ; ironmongery, William Shaw ; drysaltery, Johnson and Co. ; brushes, Morgan; outfits for boys, Peter Williams. The board then adjourned. BIRKENHEAD FERRY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,--As your paper is read extensively throughout Birken head, perhaps the following will meet the eyes of those for whom it is intended. Would it not be advisable that the captain of the boat leav ing Liverpool for Birkenhead, at twelve p.m., should have instructions from the Commissioners to detain her for a minute after the bell has rung, when he sees parties on the stage wishful to cross by her? As an instance of how matters are now conducted, I cite the following—Last night a party of five ladies and three gentlemen arrived at the landing-stage as the bell just ceased ; the landing plank was only drawn up, and the chain just put on, when we reached the edge of the stage from whence the boat starts. We could have stepped on board if the captain (i n o b e di ence to orders, no doubt) h a d not called out ". go on ahead? , I asked hi m to l et the lad i es step on board fir s t, b ut he took not t h e s li g h test not i ce. T h i s i s no t exactly right, w h en , if it hail, rain, blow, or snow, you must perforce w a i t an hour unt il t h e next b oat starts, an d th er e is no place in the neighbourhood to obtain shelter. Again, the faro is increased six fold after twelve, which makes it anything but agreeable for contractors to pay 6d each, instead of crossing free. This ought to be remedied, and would, if some of the Commissioners were compelled to suffer the inconvenience. Yours, &c. ANNOYED, Liverpool, 16th Sept., 1856. FINANCIAL REFORM ASSOCIATION.. We subjoin a sketch of recent discussions at the weekly meeting of the conncil of this body, which now takes place, as our readers are probably aware, on Thursday, instead of Saturday afternoon as heretofore. THE INCOME AND PROPERTY TAX. The attention of the council was called to an article in the Atlas newspaper, showing the necessity of devising measures to check fraudulent evasions of this tax through false returns, by means of which dishonest per sons avoid paying their fair proportion of the public burdens, and throw the share of it, which they evade, upon the shoulders of their more conscientious neigh bours. It was remarked, that there was another part of the subject to which the Atlas did not advert, viz , the almost innumerable instances in which lodgers and other persons, having no settled domicile or place of business, are never called upon to make any return at all ; and it was suggested as highly probable that, if all persons liable, were made to pay, and paid fairly, the tax would be twice as productive as it is. The article in question, was prepared by Mr. Henry Lloyd Morgan, from Blue Book No. 354, Session 1852. From this table, it appears that six persons who returned their incomes as nil, were assessed respectively at £2,000, £l,lOO, £l,OOO, £7OO, £5OO, £3OO, and all of them paid on those amounts without appeal, excepting one, whose assessment was confirmed. Four others, who returned their incomes as £5OO, £5,300, £2,000, and £5,110, were assessed at just double those amounts, and paid on them without appeal. One person, the number of whose assessment is stated to be 417, was modest enough to state his income at £5OO, was assessed at £15,000, and paid on £14,000 ; another re turned £15,000, was assessed at £30,000, and paid on that amount—great stress was laid on the danger to be ap prehended, if the impression that there is any unfairness in the levying of the impost becomes general. And it was considered very deplorable that her Majesty's ministers, with the single exception of Sir George Grey, should have set so bad an exariiple to the people in seek ing fo evade pai;;;:fpt of the stamp duty of about £2OO each, by negleeiing to t a ke o iLt the customary patents on their appointments to office. The preside^t urged the importance of making the property tax fair, Z." l universal ; and also of endeavouring to remove popular prejudice against it, by showing that it is only through such a tax that the rich can be reached, and made to contribute fairly according to their means. He also alluded to the difficulty which very many persons, hon estly disposed, experienced in filling up the printed forms for returns in their present shape, and the neces sity of taking means to procure proper returns from all persons, so that neither lodgers nor any other indivi duals fairly liable should be enabled to avoid the tax Another member stated that he knew a wealthy man in this town who had never filled up one of the papers sent to him, from first to last, but left the commissioners to find out his income as they best could. They assessed him ; and he always paid on their assessment, which he certainly would not have done had they gone at all beyond the mark. It was suggested by another member that the object which all honest men must desire would never be obtained until the rendering of wilfully false returns was made a felony, or misdemeanour, punishable with fine and imprisonment. HOW PUBLIC SERVANTS EMPLOY THEMSELVES, The Caledonian Mercury has announced that a curious collection of official letters, consisting of correspondence ' between a Secretary in the Customs' Department and the Editor of a London newspaper, has fallen into its posses sion, and promises to make the whole of it public. The following extract from one of the letters of the official is given as a sample of the way in which paid servants of the public employ their time :—" I have been so busy since I had your note that I have had no time to reply till now, having had to write a long leader in reply to the Daily News, besides three superannuation ones, also a little one." On this the editor (Mr. William Dawning Bruce, founder of the Civil Service Gazette), remarks :—" Comments on such conduct would be superfluous. Here will be a fine case for Mr. Robertson Gladstone and the Liverpool Financial Reformers." The president expressed his conviction that private indivi duals could he found who would undertake to do all the business of the civil service at less than half its pre sent cost, giving security for its performance, and doing it much better than at present. As a specimen of official hours and industry, he stated, that when in Lon don, lately, he met a young man formerly in his employ, but who has now a situation in the Statistical Depart ment of the Board of Trade. Entering into conversa tion with this person, lie was informed that the office hours were from about eleven o'clock in the morning till four in the afternoon, and that for this service the youth had a salary of £3OO, which he thought rather low. Another member mentioned, as a fact within his own knowledge, that in a certain public office, the clerks protested vehemently against the conduct of one of their number, who had actually written six letters in one day, telling him it would never do to begin working in that way. HOUSE OF COMMONS. In reference to a passsage in Mr. Roebuck's recent speech at Sheffield, the president and other members spoke of the immense good that might, and would be done, by only forty members, banded together to support good measures and oppose bad ones, and pledged always to be in attendance to make a house, and prevent its being counted out, whenever ministerial tactics ren dered either expedient desirable, for the purpose of evading unpleasant discussions, or getting rid of un palateable measures. AN INDIAN ROMANCE A romantic story of an adventure in the East has come to our knowledge, and its interest will be enhanced to our readers, from the fact that a B3lfast gentleman is the principal actor in this strange Life Drama. The chances and changes of Oriental life are proverbially extraor dinary, and the history of the gentleman we refer to seems like a stray leaf from the Arabian Nights. Early in the present century, a gentleman, named Orr, left this part of the country, less with the vicw to "seek his fortune," as the story-books have it, than actuated with a desire of adventure, and a love of travel. Mr. Orr was remarkable for many qualities ; athletic, tall, and talented, he was fitted to excel in deeds of daring in the field, or shine in the council. His were literally the " Fleet foot on the corrte, Sage counsel in cumber;" and on occasion, nn; doubt, his also would be the " Red hand in the Foray." His wanderings brought him to India, and caring little, or perhaps desirous of daring the dangers that surround the court of an absolute monarch in the East, he visited the Court of the King of Oude. Here he was an acceptable visitor ; his abilities were those of which, at that time, the tottering throne stood sadly in need, and he found favour to a high extent. His progress was rapid, and he ultimately espoused an Indian Princess, and became himself a principal personage at the Court at Luck now. He was blessed with a numerous family, nearly all of whom were daughters; and, respecting his children, a strange incident of Oriental custom is nar rated. On the birth of one of his daughters, the seventh or ninth, we know not which, the native priest, accord ing to a custom to the observance of which the highest importance is attached, required the infant to be devoted as a religious sacrifice. She was to be thrown into the sacred stream and drowned ; but the feelings of the father prevailed over the bigotry of his adopted country, and he saved his offspring by substituting another infant in her stead. The little innocent was murdered with the due solemnities ; the Pagan deity was appeased ; and the child of our countryman, after having attained childhood's estate, was sent to Europe for education, provision having been secretly made for her future maintenance in this country. Of the events which brought about and accompanied the deposition of the late King of Oude we have already informed our readers ; but before that crowning or rather uncrowning occcrrence took place, one of the sisters of the child who so narrowly escaped immolation had become the chief vi ife of the heir to the throne, and should the appeal which the Queen Dowager of Oude is now prosecuting, for the restoration of the crown to her family, turn out successful, we shall have the satisfaction of hailing the daughter of a Belfastman as Queen Reg nant of one of the richest and most extensive kingdoms of the East. The father is now, we believe, dead, at least we are not aware of his existence ; and while one of his daughters is wife of the heir expectant to the Throne of Oude, the other—the child he preserved with so much difficulty—lives in retirement and untitled in the vicinity of her all but Royal father's birth-place. " Truth is stranger than fiction" is an old saw, but we have rarely seen the force of the adage exemplified more fully than in the narrative which we have just laid before our readers, and of the truth of which we have been assured by the most reliable authorities.— Belfast Paper. SUCCESS OF NEWSPAPER PROPRIETORS appeared before Mr. C omm i ssioner Holroyd, and stated tha t h e had been connected with th e At the Bankruptcy Court , Londo n, on Monday, T. Mor tinier, ct the Strand, publication of the British Army Dispatch and Britannia e This was the examination meting The ne wspapers. . accoun t s , extending over a yea r an d a half, show a cum of £2,743 due to unsecured creditors, w ith assets returned at i n a l so property,liabilities f property 2,2s it heldwhie which by the bankruptcreditors, chiefly as su re ty f or other parties. The profits are w iT£nh e 6c r e3u e rreir st d a s. ted at £714, including £2B 10s. from the British Army Dispatch, and £204 from the Britannia. The losses bad been £5BO ; expenses, £1,261. The bankrupt was in a deficiency a t the period the accounts commence of £1,851• Under th e h ea d of liabilities the following entry " Prowett, Chas. G., Ring's Bench-walk, Temple. last Mr. Prowett, who is editor of the Britannia newspaper, obtained an injunction to restrain me from publphing . a am liable in newspaper called the True Britannia. I is not at respect of costs therein, the amount of which unopposed. present ascertained." The bankrupt passed applenarAsp7ll THE NATIONAL SUNDAY LEAGUE A public meeting of the members and friends of this association, established for the purpose of obtaining the opening of the public museums, galleries, libraries, and gardens on Sunday, with a view to afford the working classes the opportunity of mutual improvement and inno cent recreation, was held at St. Martin's Hall, Long-acre, London, on Monday evening. Sir Joshua Walmsley, President of the League, occupied the chair. He con gratulated the meeting on the presence of so many ladies, and regretted that Sir J. Shelly was unavoidably absent. He was happy to say that, whatever had been accom plished in the movement, had resulted from the labours of the working classes themselves. He regretted to say that numerous misrepresentations and cal urnnies had from time to time been promulgated as to the proceedings, the objects, and the intentions of the association: He could not allow that opportunity to pass without reiterating what had been frequently stated by the advocate s o f th e league, namely, that it was the desire of the m em b ers and friends of that body to sustain the right of private judgement and of religious equality, and that in reality was their aim. Their object was the elevation of their fellow-men and the advancement of piety and virtue, instead of, as was imputed to them, the weakening or removing those religious land-marks which all denominations of Christians must desire to maintain. The League contended that innocent recreation wis not only compatible, but and they courted discussion, whether public or private, as it was calculated to elicit truth. His opinion was, that one of the most efficient means of improving the feelings of the working classes would be the throwing open of the public institutions of the country for their enjoyment ; for he believed that by closing them they might he increasing the attractions of the public.house. They might surround the enjoyments of the humbler classes on Sunflays with penolties, but these, so far from promoting the interests of true religion, would only conduce to organise hypocrisy. The upper e,lasses, in the plenitude of their own enjoy ments, should not forget that recreation was absolutely necessary to the man who was engaged for six 4 .vs in the week at hard labou r i n f ac t or y or wor k s h op , With ---to the effect of those SdA n th-d a y amuse at most of the musical bh o a t l s, f. he H could kflar his personal t e sti mon y i n th e i r 7s, and could eat() gatherings in the parks on Stu, influence m e ec h l a d d been confidently that they exercised a human,.7.l". in accordance with the Scriptures, on the masses, that the conduct of the multituo, assem bled was orderly, that their appearance was neat, an:." that parental care was exhibited by those who bad the care of children. Mr. W. Snoden moved the first reso-' lotion, that, in the opinion of the meeting, the opening of the public museums, galleries, and libraries on Sun day, would improve the social habits and morals, and, increase the happiness of the working classes. Mr. R.: Cox. of Edinburgh, seconded the motion. whereupon Mr. Lindon moved an amendment to the effect that the meeting cheerfully accepted the decision which the House of Commons had come to last, session, on the subject of opening public places of amusement on the Sabbath, but at the same time pledged itself to use every exertion to obtain the opening of public institutions more frequently during week days, in order to enable the working classes to avail themselves of their benefits. This gentleman proceeded to address the meeting amid considerable uproar and frequent interruption. Mr. Girdbottom seconded the amendment. Mr. Wilkinson, M.P. for Lambeth, addressed the meeting in favour of the original resolution which was almost unanimously car ried, after which the meeting separated. LIVERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCE (BEFORE MR. T. BOLTON.) RonnenT.—William Moore was charged with having robbed Edward Reilly of £2 lOs and a silver Watch. The complainant said he came from the harvest. and went to lodge at a friend's house in Woodstock-street; where he slept with the prisoner, and he alleged that the prisoner got up early in the morning and took the money and watch. The latter was found pledged in Fishwick's, Tithebarn street, for 15s. Mr. Block, for the prisoner, cross-examined the prosecutor, and attempted to show that the latter had given the watch to his client to pledge. He contended that there was no evidence as to the money, and the only thing the court could do was, to deal with the case as for not accounting how he came to pledge the watch. The prosecutor was recalled, and, in reply to the court, gave a confused account of the affair. The prisoner was fined £2, and 15s, the amount got on the watch, for illegally pledging, or to be imprisoned for two months. ILLEGAL PLEDGING. — Hanna Cooper, of Upper Liam-street, charged Ellen Coffey with illegally pledging two and a-h cif dozen clothes. Remanded for a week. THE ROBBERY OF MR. SMITH'S CASH-Box. — James and Thomas Burns, who were remanded on the above charge, were brought up by detective officer Scott. Mr. Block defended. The facts of this case have already been published a few days ago. In addition to the evidence already given, detective officer Laycock said he found a file in the prisoner's cellar, with which the cash box had been opened, as the marks on the box exactly corresponded. Mr. William Postlethwaite, cash keeper at Mr. Smith's, proved that one of the ten pound notes changed by the prisoners was in the bra at the time it was stolen out of the office. Sergeant ReCia oK the East:lndia Company, proved that, on the Monday evening after the robbery, the younger prisoner had a fist full of gold in th e Vi ctor i a Tavern.A boy, son of the eldest prisoner was produced, but be was totally ignorant as to the nature of an oath--he knew nothing about God, never said a prayer, never heard of rewards or punishments hereafter. It was truly lamentable to witness the ignorance of the boy. He was, of course, not examined. Mr. Bluck said, all he had to say was, that his clients told him they were perfectly innocent. (Laughter.) lie would not say more, as he strongly suspected his Worship's intention was to send the pri soners for trial. Mr. Bolton : That is my intention, certainly. Mr. Block : They want me to tell you a story. I would prefer saying nothing, but they wish for it. He then told a story about how the prisoners found the tett, pound note (so they told him). Mr. Bolton said, he would give the prisoners the full benefit of that before a jury. He fully committed the prisoners for trial. A Suspicious Cass.—A fine-looking young woman, named Anne Jennings, a resident of Mason's-row, was charged w ith h av i ng sto l en f our sovereigns from Henry Jones, Leicester-strect, Birkenhead. The complainant said he was passing by the Adelphi Hotel the previous night about twelve o'clock, when he met the prisoner. with whom he had some whisky. She then abstracted four sovereigns from his purse. The prisoner was dis charged. ROBBERY OF AN OrrrcE.—Detective officers Thompson and Scaife, brought up two persons, named James Fay and Mary M'Carthy, on a charge of the following de.. scription :—lt appeared that, on the Bth instant, the offices of Messrs. Major and Co., shipbuilders, of Light body-street, were entered, and a quantity of tools stolen therefrom. The female prisoner pledged at Howard's pawnshop, Christian-street, some of the stolen articles, and more of the property was pledged at Grunrly's, Richmond Row, and several of the articles stolen from the office were found concealed in Fay's room, and pawn tickets for others that had been pledged. Mr. Howard was called several times, but did not appear. The prisoners were committed for trial. ROBBERY ON SHIPBOARD.—MichaeI Finn, late second mate of the British ship Calista Howes, arrived here from St. John, was charged with having robbed the boatswain of the ship of about £lO. Mr. Campbell ap peared for the prisoner. From the evidence of several witnesses, it appeared that the men belonging to the ship, lodged what money they had with the boatswain, in order to keep it safe until they arrived here. It seemed that the prisoner found out that the money was so de posited, and, from the evidence of the steward, it ap peared that he broke open the box, and committed the robbery. A note that belonged to one of the men was identified. The prisoner was committed for trial at the sessions. , (BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD t o l e i e , ‘ v v e a s s s es l u , m f o m r o i n 7 e d l2 b s y , S EAM AN'A WAGES. - 1 11 r• George Ruxt on , s hi p bread alleged balance of wages. Mr. R o b y was for the com plainant, and Mr. Hime d e f en d ed. The case of the Thomas,baker and Foster,o ne t r h e o f b t o h a e ts s w h i a p in ß o o r s c complainant having been proved, the defence set up was, that the boatswain abandoned the shi • p, contrary to articles, and that damage was done to the vessel in con sequence of his conduct. Evidence having been given to sustain the defence, Mr. Mansfield held it was a good defence, and dismissed the complaint. . ASSAULT ON A N O FFICER OF TILE COURT. — Mr coz!nS, one of the court criers, (a highly resp William named ant ectable, obliging, .__ and intelligent officer,) charged a person Keever, who resides in No. 5 court, H o tham-street, with having assaulted him. Mr. Bluck &fended. The officer prisoner to serve a summons, went to the house of the when h e was attacked an d brutal l y assaulted b y th e prisone r , t o whom he had not offered a shad ow o f ,provo cation. The defence , or 1 rat ter apology, set up b y Mr. Block was, t hat his client directed him t o say t h at b e was drunk. Th e prisoner was fi ne d £ 5, or in default of payment, two months' irnprisonnant. INDECENCY-- A fell ow, named James Turner, war sent to gaol for three months, with hard labour, for having acted in a brutally indecent manner towards some ladies near Kirkdale. PROFiTABLE! — Mr. J. Doherty, corn merchant; had a number of complaints preferred against him by the police for allowing corn, &c., to accumulate on the dock quays beyond the limited time, which caused great obstruction to the loading and unloading of other vessels. Fines to the amount of £6O 13s were iuflicted on him, and Mr. Poole, the collector of fines, stated that within the last eight days fines to the amount of £lO2 had also been inflicted on Mr. Doherty for like offences, [A profitable trade 1 this corn business must be !]