Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-10 00:00:00

LATEST TELEGRAMS. TURKEY. MARSEILLES, Feb. 9 Advises have been received from Constantinople to the 2nd inst. The reserve of the Turkish army has arrived, but such i s the want of money, the arrears of the pay of the forces in Asia , and also th e Government employees have remained undischarged for eighteen months. I , er 10 - cent. has been offered to the creditors 'of the civil list, which, however, was protested against by them. T he Sultan has ordered magnificent fetes to celeb rate the occasion of the new marriage. suit Lamong h e contest among the Ministers in the Divan Continues. s I( Ybryslie Pacha denounced the conduct of afetti .Pacha. , of According to a report from Persia, the populace Th ; ll , e rail Herat had expelled the English Com -481011,m ,-, ONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 2 (2nd Telegram). Etham Pacha has been sent to the Principalities us E xtraordinary Commissioner. , T wenty battalions of infantry, together with 4 V e necessary artillery, will be despatched to the al lubey and placed at the disposal of Etham "ail', who, in certain exigencies, is empowered to •order the troops to enter the Principalities. THE .FRENCH FUNDS FARIS, Feb. 9 Rentes have been done at a rise of per cent 'Mee yesterday, and are now quoted at 68f 60c. At 1.17 p.m., the Bourse opened firm and ealimated, and Rentes were quoted at 68f 50c. At 3.22 p.m., a slight reaction took place towards 1 ,.. 11 e clos e of the Bourse, and Rentes were 68 f for Money, and 68f 45c for Account. 9[l 4e Railway Shares were 5f to 10f higher than Yesterday's closing quotations. THE EMPEROR'S SPEECH The Paris correspondent of the Herald says that the ;1 111 Peror's speech is considered in political and official :cies as more ominous than by the general public, but °lie acquainted with the state of opinion in Paris can II to perceive that it has greatly damped the confidence °f the friends of peace, and has revived the hopes of the ha at party. The former expected that his Majesty w ould explicitly stated that he had no intention of having r ecourse to arms for the settlement of the Ital ian q uestion, "'la he evaded this point. The French journals of Tuesday night contain the Ispeech, in extenso, of M. de Moray, the President of the Legislative Body. He quotes a sentence from the Imperial speech, in which the Emperor said—" Peace 'could only be disturbed for the defence of great national s the deputies to ;gather closer round the throne, and then be the future what it will their co-operation would give the Emperor greater authority to negotiate, as it was; and, if need be, give him greater power to conquer." The Herald's corres pondent states that, •at the Chamber, this speech Was considered as confirming the warlike interpretation put upon the Emperor's discourse. The Paris correspondent of the Times, writing on Tues -44Y night, is of opinion that if any slight change has taken place in public opinion it is perhaps more in favour of a p ac ifi c than a warlike interpretation of the Emperor's s peech. It is said that most 'of the ministers, if not all Of them, look upon it in a pacific light. On the whole, perhaps, nearly the same uncertainty prevails, although the alarm is not increased. s ans The Post' P. • correspondent says that, on the whole, the e general impression is that Europe will be kept in the la . p.e state o f anx i e t y a b ou t It a l y un til som e a cc id en t " r igs on the terrible alternative of war. Austria is °l)P4sed to a congress—she says she w i ll not f orm one o f JurY bout on her own death. Th e th e 1 , emperor's speech is commented on by several of t, a , ri t j o urnals of Tuesd ty, but th 3 const i tut i onnel, the Tr o.i• - , Vs, and others have abstained, from favouring th e ~.7,1 0 with their views. By their silence toethy allow u nor : r "ke hints of Cie Prase and the Siecle exercise fr s ed influen:e over the public mind. ea e B iecie describes the points which particularly te e These were the applause of the Senators and Deputies. Wh enever the remarks that the interest of France exists .oi l ‘ there is a just and civilising cause to be carried „ a The allusions to the Piedmontese alliance, the Russia ph on Ital and the observation that France and had been in accord oa all points in discussion, ,• ted, accordi ng to the Siccle, a marked sensation. the le Patric says that Europe will learn once more that to rr ui peror secretly d es i res . peace, but a peace which "Ponds the interest of his honour to the legitimate - _ic y :ndeur o f his influence, and the cause of civilisation u the entire world. Bp Ile independence Beige observes that the Emperor's bput engages.him to nothing, and compromises nothing, . o lea ves thing s i n th e state they were two days bei7l. Usly, T hose who hope for peace, and those who ev e in er n war, have equally found in the speech h ove` ents in support of their views. The Independence, t in 'ex', considers that the party have lost ground. The I talia n proclaims the necessity of a solution of the Who I.question, and this strengthened the views of those think that war alone can solve the difficulty. and coun TUB WAR QUESTION do.&esecordsing to the Times city article, although there 411 aPpear to be any intrinsic revival of confidence, rao l3el.B°°B arc disposed to consider that a respite of a s up lit o l l or two is obtained, at the same time this delay is p ra P sed to be rather for the purpose of enabling Russia, x ot l } l l % and Sardinia to raise the necessary funds. Ic . et ; ,,: . t a .i l r i d e B, CeSm a t t ! l g but a diminution of,the army of France, and d, ck ion of the urgent preparations in the arsenals and can now, it may be hoped, put the money mar ercial classes of Europe off their guard. News city article the opinion is expressed ha le ilatl l aulte l a g mi h lY the policy of the Emperor Napoleon may B ubj er :', ee n modified in consequence of the protests of his Pr t i ß - ; ' s against war, and the attitude of England and f ace w s 'a, yet confidence cannot be fully restored, in the hi,. °f the angry attitude of France, Sardinia, and Aus forces The disbanding or remov al of the large military Ti ' 8 now req u i re d t o g i ve a s ti mu l us t o commerce . re fu to Post reports the city opinion to be that, if Austria °f treaties come to a satisfactory arrangement on the basis ,ril already in existence war will ensue. ( M et e d If eraki says, on the Stock Exchange general dis tbaueu totte respectingan unfavourably the tendenc of nfluence foreign politics con exercise e i. IM I I ERIAL PARLIAMENT. The SOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY. Elie ?Deaker took the chair at twelve o'clock. `Vestminster Improvement Bill was read a first Petitions, loftrep:eaev,era petiti ons were presen t e d , p ra yi n g for the 1.. the T Paper duty, and the abolition of church rates. It e f or u • Ewart presented a petition from the Liverpool . 1404 _ al Associ a t ion, praying for an alteration in the °f keeping the public accounts. Q Shipping. Were il_ or the m reotion relati of ng Mr. Insham, a number of returns ded to shipping. Funded _Debt. order°ll the mot i on of Sir S. Northcote, returns were d beb,e showiu b r , the amount o f the capital of the Funded p e i r c• on the Ist day of J u ly, 1858, an d on the Ist day of at tb il arY, 1859: on the amount of the Unfunded Debt same dates : and of the amount of Exchequer July. s which have been funded between the Ist day of d, 1 858, and the Ist day of February, 1859 ; the a ate s of such funding ; the rates at which the conver- I ns Were effected ; and the prices of Consols and of Exchequer Bills at such dates. Supply. aS he report agreed to. of The committee of supply n o was brought up committee to sit again Friday next. Army and Navy Estimates. aPdr il tile motion o f Si r St a ff or d Northcote, the usual taint ; to the crown was agree d t o , praying that the b e i t %rY and On be naval estimates for the onsutng year mi g ht -41 ° . Colonisation in India. th l e pn the mot i on of Mr. W. Ewart it was agreed that elect comm i ttee on Colonisation and Settlement , Il tha) should consist of eighteen members : Mr. Willi am or wart, Mr. B a illi e , Mr. Campbell, Mr. De `'ere, Mr. l e g s °n, Mr. Kinn a i r d, M r . K n i g ht, Mr. Lowe, Mr. ~, g° 11 ) Mr. Arthur Mills, Mr. Nisbet, Sir Erskine Ben jamin Mr. Rich ar d son , Mr. Danby Seymour, Mr. John and Col one l S ykes. Namin Smith, Mr. William Vansittart, Mr. Vilitors, Ihehouse adjourned at a quarter-past twolYe cIiNIC, ST. ANNE'S DISPENSARY AND EYES AND EAR INSTITUTION The annual meeting of the subscribers to this charity was held at the Board room of the Institution,. yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of receiving the Treasurer's accounts for the past year, and for electing a committee for the present year. The Mayor W. Preston, Esq., pre sided. There was a good attendance of the subscribers present. The - President called upon the secretary, Mr. J. Kitchen, to read the, annual report. which was as follows . . " The committee of the St. Anne's Dispensary and Eye and Ear Institution, in submitting a report of its proceed ings for the past year, are happy in being again able to congratulate the subscribers and donors on its continued usefulness and prosperity. The former has been shown by the increasing calls which have been made upon its resources by the class for whose benefit it was especially institued, and the latter by a new feature in its financial contributions, which will be more fully referred to in a subsequent part of this report. " The cases prescribed for and seen at, their residences 'amount to 12,851 ; whilst the surgical - cases continue as heretofore to form a large portion of these, some of which were of a very serious and important haracter, requiring the highest skill and care on the part of your medical staff. _ _ - " The Eye and Ear Department of the Institution continues to receive a large number of applicants for relief. The following table -will give some idea of the progress and utility of this institution,' and of the important and arduous duties of the medical staff, viz. : TEAR. PATIENTS. EXPENDITURE ' 1849 '' 4,005 £417 19 3 1856 ' 9,000 ' 456 15 7 1851 9,200 1852 9,283 , '1853 9,610 • 393 15 6 1854 11,04 - 606 5 5 1855 11,310 1856 12,325 1857 12,515 ' ' 509 13 0 .1858 12,851 " The number of deaths during the year have been 320 ; average age 14 years and 11 months; being one death in every 41 patients relieved at the institution. This, how ever, is important in a sanitary point of view, as compared with the year 1853, when the rate of mortality was then as low as 13 -Years and 9 months. " The income of the institution for the same period has been as follows : SUBSRIPTIONS. DONATIONS. TOTAL. 1849 .... £126 4 6 .... £239 13 0 .... £415 7 6 1850 .... 185 19 6 ... 195 12 8 331 18 6 1851 .... 205 12 155 11 8 .... 391 4 Oi 1852 .... 203 16 6 .... 333 13 1 .... 537 11 7 1853 .... 202'11 9 .... 268 11 7 .... 371 3 4 1854 .... 208 14 3 .... 194 2 402 17 11 1855 .... 256 11 0 .... 231 11 3 .... 438 2 3 1856 .... 251 0 3 .... 281 18 6.. 531 18 9 1857 .... 258 12 5 .... 260 17 11 .... 513 10 4 1858 .... 257 18 9 .... 378 5 10 .... 636 4_7_ " In the last year's report, your attention was called to the number of accidents brought to the doors of the institution. These still continue in the same large pro portion to the cases otherwise admitt e d ; . and your committee, therefore, again avail theinselves of this renewed opportunity of pressing upon the subscribers and others contributing to the funds of the institution, the importance of enabling them to appoint a Junior House - -non, so as to secure at, all times the rofesence of an officer duly qualified to deal with such cases. Your committee, therefore, indulge the pleasing hope, .that in their next report, they will be enabled - to state that this most important addition has been made to their ordinary staff. "In dose connection with this subject, or rather in forming an essential element to its full and proper out going is, that also last year referred to—the erection of a few beds in the dispensary. Some of the cases are so dangerous in their character, that the hazard of remov ing them, even to the nearest hospital, is so great as to be attended with the most serious effects, independent of the time which is lost and the prolonged suffering which is entailed, which would be avoided if the dispensary possessed such means of accommodation. It is net meant by this to alter the original character of your institution from a dispensary, but chiefly to afford in extreme and emergent cases , such temporary aid as would shorten suffering, and sometimes, perhaps, secure the continuance of life itself. _ "Looking forward to this important addition to our present means of usefulness, your committee and the hononary surgeons have carefully examined the house at present occupied by the Dispensary, and they were obliged to come to the conclusion that it can hardly be made available for the purpose. They have, therefore, put themselves in the way of hearing of any house in the same locality, which could be had on moderate terms, which would be suitable for all the ordinary requirements of the institution, and also be made available in the event of your committee being sanctioned and enabled by you to carry out this arrangement. It, therefore, gives them pleasure to be able to state that such a house . . . . I's at present to be had in St. Anne-street, which, with ample accommodation, they believe can be obtained on very moderate terms. They, therefore, beg to call the serious consideration of the subscribers towards so impor tant an object. "An impression has prevailed in some portion of the public mind, as well even amongst members of the medical profession, that this institution, and others of a kindred nature, wore often resorted to by those whose means of securing for themselves medical attendance and relief were very different from that of the class for whom it is intended. Your senior honorary surgeon, Mr. Harris, for some time kept a series of statistical tables of every particular, as far as practicable, connected with the condition and history of those who applied to him for medical aid ; and from these he has come to the con.. elusion that, although there may occur —as, indeed, in every other human institution —instances not coming within the direct intention of the subscribers, its benefits, as a whole, are confined to its contemplated objects. " The sum yielded during the past year by the penny contributions amounts to £l2O 4s I Id, a sum important in itself, and going seine way towards the support of the dispensary; this yoar committee regard as an increased proof of the soundness of the principle which led them them, four years ago, to introduce it. It originated with themselves, and its adoption by other similar institutions, with similar results, is an additional evidence of its pro priety and beneficial tendency. The sum is so small as not to be beyond the means of the poorest ; aad whilst it contributed sensibly towards the support of the charity, it exerts, they conceive, a more important influence over the minds of the patients by depriving it of any pauperizing tendency, which continuous charitable aid, however wisely administered, has often a tendency to produce. " Your committee have great pleasure in announcing, that the recently-adopted method of conducting the elections for honorary surgeons by voting papers, instead of the former one of canvassing, &c., has been found to work most satisfactorily. By it the electors and the candidates have been alike freed from an annoying and troublesome practice, and in almost all cases most dis tasteful to the latter ; whilst the interests of the institution kave rather been advanced than otherwise by the change, and to its superiority over the former modes of election the unsuccessful candidates have borne the most unqualified testimony. During the past year a new feature (as has been already adverted to) has been added to the ordinary modes of contributing to this charity, by no fewer than four legacies, amounting in all to £l7O, having been bequeathed to its resources. They regard this with no ordinary satisfactiori, and trust that it will only be the commencement of a series of similar dona tions towards the continued usefulness of so praiseworthy an object as alleviating the distresses of so large a class as the poor, though we believe not forgotten portion, of our fellow creatures. "To the ministers of religion who have during the past year, as on former occasions, so cheerfully and liberally by their collections contributed to your funds, your com mittee beg to tender their warmest thanks. " Since our last annual meeting, the institution has suffered by the death of Mr. Gilbert, one of its earliest most zealous, and benevolent supporters. " Your committee would conclude this report by recording their entire approbation of the manner in which your honorary medical officers have discharged their most onerous and important duties. These gentle men, amidst the calls of extensive and private practice, have ever been found ready also to those of humanity and kindness, to carry into ,the homes of the desolate and afflicted those skilful appliances and cheering influences, which under any circumstance are so grateful and consolatory. They have ever been and will ever continue to be the most liberal contributors to the charity. We and you can only leave them to that highest of all human rewards—that of a justly approving conscience." From the report of the Treasurer, it appeared that the income of the institution was £717, with a balance due to the treasurer of upwards of £4O. Mr. Middlehurst moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mr. Curry, and duly carried. Mr. Woodruff moved a vote Of thanks to the medical officers for their services during the past year. Mr. Haydock seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. . . Votes of thanks was then passed to the president, vice president, and committee, for .the past year, and a similar vote was also passed to the ministers of religion, who had advocated the claims of this charity. Mr. Barton, then, in very suitable and eulogistic terms, proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Kitchen, for his great exe rtions on behalf of the instit u ti on , and hoped he might long continue to exercise these services. Mr. Watt briefly seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted. Nit c: l 4 9 returned thanks lii a . uit4l4lo language, expressing the pleasure he felt at rendering his assistance to snick a charity, which, since his establish ment, had been the means-of relieving no less than 90,000 patients. The officers and committee for the ensuing year were then appointed, after which Dr: Hume; proposed a vote of thanks to the Mayor• for his kindness in presiding at the meeting. Mr. Woodruff seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation. The Mayor briefly returned thanks, after which the meeting separated. THE NORTHERN TIMES, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1(Y, 1859 INDUSTRIAL RAGGED SCHOOLS Yesterday; the annual meeting was held, in connection with the Soho-street Indnstrial Ragged Schools. Among those present were—Rector Campbell ; Revs. Thomas Moore, Dr. Hume, J. Lester ; Messrs. Heath, Andrews, Martin, Melly, Clint, Dawson, and Gillespie, Rector CaMpbell was called the chair. After the meeting had been.constituted witb.prayer, The Chairman said : I have great pleasure in being able to attend this Meeting,. because I am exceedingly anxious to give every encouragement' to such an institu tion. It is calculated to reach a class of society which can be reached in no 'other way—the class which may be called the greateSt in the land. The streets of our cities are the hot beds of crime, and anything that can be done to rescue these unfortunate creatures, must be a good work, and in , spite of . all the discouragement which meet 'us in our paths, we hope, by God!s blessing, to succeed.in the end. There is not a sufficient degree of sympathy--I am afraid there is not sufficient public spirit to assist us.. There "is another difficulty under which we labour: If those establiShments were multiplied to a great extent, it would be very difficult to get the children into them ; and, Unless there should be legislatory act upon the 'subject, a vast In my dmolmt of vil would contiod to exist efforts to build churches, .1- know that I have been met with : «What is the use of intilding more churches when you have more than are filled." The same will apply to the' schools. I know one that is not full ; but I will go on to the best of my ability building churches wherever they are wanted, and I will build one near where we are —a free church, for the use of the poor —a church which they can call their own. (Applause.) We have appointed a building for the use,of public worship for the working classes. That building is only calculated to hold 170. The curate tells me that he has frequently 240 standing there to hear the gospel preached, and he thinks if ho had a church, he would - have a congregation of 500. The same I will say with regard to the schools. Although some of them may be empty, I will multiply them as. far as possible, in the hope that they may be full at some period. It will be very difficult for'us to get children into those school; and I think it should be a matter for consideration with the legislatti , some compulsory Means. It may by - would be a want of Bert,' e to us said. that th in this would security of personal property is liberty " whiell . does not 'exist at present. In the 27th year of King Henry VIII., an act was passed empowering the parish officers to take up all children above the age of five years, and to teach them some useful labour or craft, and if he would run away he might be whipped ; and that law was con tinued, in the glorious days of Queen Elizabeth. And again, if an able bodied man was found begging, he was to be publicly whipped for the first offence, for the second offence he was to have his ear split, and for the third offence he was to be hanged Now, that was too bad, but I think we ought to have a mitigated act, such as existed in the days of Iteary VIII. He concluded, by calling upon Mr. Hubback, the secretary, to read " THE REPORT "In presenting this, their tenth annual report, the Committee of the Liverpool Industrial Ragged Schools desire to congratulate the donors and subscribers upon the present efficient and prosperous condition of the insti tution. After an experience of ten years, the committee have become thoroughly satisfied of the necessity for such schools in Liverpool; and that the institution in Soho street, to the extent cif its means, is well calculated to meet that necessity: "In all large densely-peopled towns like Liverpool, observation and experience has shown that there are chil dren which the National, Congregational, and Parochial Schools, or such establishments as the Blue Coat School, and the Orphan Asylums, cannot effectually provide for, or even bring in any degree within their influence. For these helpless little ones, ready to perish,' and aptly styled city Arabs,' Industrial Bagged Schools have been expressly opened, and, in Liverpool, have been found admirably adapted. " The following will show how the work is carried on, and what the result has been, not only during the last year, but generally, from the opening of the school. ATTENDANCE AND C)NDITION OF CIIILDREN "On the roll December 31, 1857, 88 boys, 71 girls admitted in 1838, 116 boys, 51 girls, making a total of 326. Of these there were 156 boys, and 89 girls born in Liverpool ; 21 boys, and 16 ,oirls born. in Ireland ; born in other places, ,27 boys, and 17 girls. Above the age of ,12 years, 91 boys, and 53 girls ; under that age, 110 boys, and 69 girls. The average number on the roll throughout the year, was 9 2 boys, and ' 67 girls, making a total of 159. Average daily attendance was 81 boys; and 59 girls. Number on the roll on December 31, 1858, 96 boys, and 67 girls. Removed during the year, 108 boys, and 55 girls, making a total of those removed 163. There were 16 children with both parents 'dead, 10 of them boys, and 6of them girls. There were 107 with mothers only alive, of these ,71 were boys, and 36 girls. There wore 10 with fathers only alive, 4 boys, and 6 girls. There were 61 children deserted by their fathers, 37 . boys and 24 girls ; 40 children with worthless parents, 25 of then boys, and 15 girls. There were 45 with parents alive, bnt sick and disabled ; 30 of these were boys, and 17 girls. There were 16 fatherless children with worth less or drunken mothers-7 boys, and 9 girls. There were 8 children whose parents were in prison-6 boys, and 2 girls ; eight children whose parents were blind 5 boys, and 3 girls.. There wae three children —one boy, and two girls—with stepmother only alive. There were seven boys sent from the police-court; three chil- dren whose parents were in the lunatic asylum—one boy and two girls. The average number of children who slept in the house wag 24. EDUCATION AND PROGRESS OF THE CHILDREN "In the boys' school, at the 31st Dec.,1858, there were only 11 unable to read, and during the year 55 of that class had been admitted ; 29 could read a little when admitted, and 30 were able to read a little at the present date ; . 12 could read pretty well when admitted, and 55 were able to read. pretty well now ; 66 had been unable to write when admitted, and of these there were only fifteen. Twenty-three' could write a little when admitted, and now there were thirty six. When admitted, there were' only two that could write pretty well, and, at the end of the year, there were forty-five of whom the sane could be reported. There were eighty-eight boys admitted who could do nothing in arithmetic, and, by that time, could do a little. Now there were only sixteen who could-do nothing, fifty could do a little, and thirty were proficient in the elementary rules. The total number of boys in the school was ninety-six. In the girls' school, during the year, there had been admitted fifty unable to read, sixty-four unable to write, and sixty-seven could do nothing. in arithmetic ; fourteen could read a little, two could write a little, three could read pretty well, au.l one could write pretty well. At the end of the year only twelve could not read, twenty-four could not write, and • only fifteen could do nothing in arithmetic ; twenty-five could read a little, thirty could read pretty well, nineteen could write a little, and twenty-nine knew a little arithmetic; thirty could read pretty well, twenty-four could write pretty well, and twenty-three had gone so far in arithmetic as to be proficient in the elementary rules. The total number of girls in attendance was sixty-seven. Then followed a time table, showing how the day was appropriated in both schools, with which most of our readers are acquainted, as it has been published in our columns before. INDUSTRIAL TRAINING "The department of industrial traininc , is one on which, .0 under the blessing of God, the committee depend, in a great measure, for the success of their, labours. Indeed, the beneficial influences of the work-room can scarcely be too highly prized ; for it has been found that, as soon as the child sees the result of its labours, and thereby knows and feels that, with its own hands, it can do something profitable, a new spring . of action is elicited the germ of self-respect becoming apparent, and is rapidly followed by a desire for self-improvement. A wish to learn appears, and gradually the little outcast, and unprofitable member of society, becomes aself-sup porting. Throughout this process, he forms an example to those less advanced ; and thus, while improving him self, affords an apt means of improving others. The following will show how the children have been indus trially occupied EMPLPYSIENT • " 16 boys employed in the printing rooms, 40 in making paper bags, six in the tailors' room, 8 in the shoemakers' room, 2 as assistants to the cook, &c., 4 as doorkeepers and messengers, 20 sorting bristles, &c.,making &c., a total of 96. Of the girls, there were 3p employed in making clothes, which were sold to the children at reduced prices, 19 were engaged in making corn sample bags, 10 in washing and household work, and two as doorkeepers. The band continues to be a source of great attraction. At present it consists of 18 boys. Its effect on the young untutored mind, in softening and opening it to good influence, is marked and gratifying. During the past year, the net earnings of 0.19. Ehild Q Amouut ti 4 £l3O 12s. 2d. This result of their 1a our, however, is independent of a large quantity of needlework done in the girls' school, the money value of which is riot ascertained, as it is for their own use, and that of the 4oys, viz. : 153. shirts, 143 chemise, 85 petticoats, 37 frocks,. 144 towels, 131 aprons,. 24 pinafores, 24 bed-ticks; 36 pair of sheets, 22 pair stockings, knitted. It will be noticed, in referring to Table 1., that 326 children have been in the schools during 1858. 'Only 163 are at present on the roll, leavinc , 163 to be accounted for. The followin g table will show what has become of them : " The following is the manner in which the children hare been disposed of who have been admitted : 38 boys aiul 20 girls have gone to situations . ; four boys and one girl have gone to the workhouse ; five boys have gone to other schools, their condition having improved; three boys and one girl have left Liverpool ; 46 boys and 29 girls have left school of their own accord; one boy died, and 11 boys and four girls left sick. , "The Committee desire particular attention to the fact, that since the schools were opened, no less than 530 had obtained situations out of them. " The committee rejoice in being able to assure the public that a very large projertian of the children who have been inmates of the institution, and are now in situations, are conducting themselves in a manner per fectly _satisfactory to their employers. At the annnal Christmas dinner, given on the 28. th December, several of the old scholars were present. Among .them there were two boys, who had lately returned frOm sea: After dinner, both boys, now almost men, addressed the children in most touching language, told them how they them- , selves .had once been ragged and destitute, and of the benefit they had received from attending the Soho-street schools, and urged the scholars present to persevere in regular attendance at school, and in the course of .good conduct it was the purpose of the schools to train them to. "The committee are sorry to report that,,by a late minute of the commissioners of. Privy Council on -edu cation, the very serious reduction of the capitation. fee from 50s to Ss per annum will take place in March next. So large a diminution of the support previously granted by government to Ragged (feeding) Schools, and without any assigned reason, has called forth remonstrances from all parts of the kingdom. The friends of the ragged school system entertain the hope that there may yet be a favourable modification of the questionable minute. But in the meantime, the committee trust that all those who are satisfied as to the good which such schools are accomplishing, will continue their individual support, 'and, if possible, enlist that of others. "The committee desii e to express their acknowledgments to the executors of the late Israel Barned, Esq., for . a legacy ,of £lOO ; to the , executors of the late George Maxwell, Esq., for a legacy of £5O ; to the trustees of Philadelphia Chambers, Hackin's-hey, for. a donation of £lO, being a proportion of surplus rents; . to T. B. Horsfall, Esq., M.P., for the children's Christmas dinner;, to 'G. B. Denton, Esq., surgeon, Abercromby-square, for gratuitous advice and generul attention to .the sick children ; to Mr. Taylor, of St. John's market, for the liberal manner in which he has supplied the schools with vegetables ; and to .the following friends, who have kindly permitted donation boxes to be placed in their shops and offices, viz. Mr. Manger, coachbuilder,, Richmond-row ; Mr. M'Bryde, tallow chandler, Rich mond-row ; Mr. Harrison, grocer, Fox-street ; Mr. Fisk, confectioner, Castle-street ; Mr Horsfall, confec tioner, Church-street; and Mr. Makin, grocer, Elliot-street. :The committee desire again to record their entire satis faction with the unwearied attention of the superintendent and matron, Mr. and Mrs. Orris. All the other officers of the institution have, each in their respective depart ments, given satisfaction to the committee. To the various parties who continue to supply the schools with work, and to those who have so kindly contributed old clothing, which is at all times most useful, the committee feel very grateful." The Treasurer read the financial report, which showed a balance on hand of £907 10s. 2d., which he said arose chiefly from legacies, left to the institution last year, and the two or three years previous. Mr. Danson moved the adoption of both reports ; in doing so, he said, the annual report was one that ought not to be passed over in silence. He would speak of one portion of the report, and that was the excellent arrangements in . the schools. Much as had been said in favour of reading, he would say that there ought to be more taught to a child than to read and write, and cast accounts a little, for in doing nothing more for the child, they were doily , him an injury. , It was necessary to teach the child to be industrions in his youth, so that he ,maybe useful to himself afterwards. Dr. Hume seconded the motion. Mr. Clint moved a resolution that, as Industrial Schools have been the means of reducing juvenile crime, they well deserve and demand the support of individuals and the State. Mr. Steains seconded the resolution, which was passed by acclamation. _ . _ Mr. Melly moved a resolution to the effect that they desired to express their recret for the reduction of the government support ; and he took occasion to remark that, from £6OO, they would, in a short time, be reduced to £9O. . Vv Mr. Heath seconded the resolution in a very able manner, which, upon being put, was unanimously carried A vote of thanks . was passed to the ladies for their assistance, and also to the chairman, which ended the bu.siuess TILE LADIES' CHARITY The sixty-third meeting of the subscribers to the Ladies Charity, or institution for the relief of poor married women in childbed, was held yesterday, in the office of the Blue-coat School. The chair was occupied by Henry Royds, Esq., president. The Secretary read the following REPORT " The committee regret having again to deplore the small revenue arising from the annual subscriptions, which only amounted la the past year to £391 19s 6d, a smaller sum than any received since 1800 (except last year, which it only exceeded by a few shillings). In that year, when the charity was in the fifth year of its existence, the objects of relief were only 954, against 1,531 during the one now under review. "This, they are sure, might be obviated if each indi vidual subscriber would exert herself to obtain a few more subscriptions, as they feel certain the object of the charity must call forth the kind feeling of all the well disposed: "The committee, on the other hand, have to congratu late the subscribers on the very handsome legacies and donations received, amounting to £720 15s 2d; and they .„ take the opportunity of tenderin(r their grateful acknow - - 0 lodgments for them. • " The committee beg to call attention to the increased number of cases in which relief has been afforded during the past year, and hope that by an increased income, the charity may be still further extended. In 1868 the number of patients relieved was 1,513; in 1857, 1,414. The number of children vaccinated in 1858 was 1,151 ; in 1857, 971." From the statement of accounts read, it appeared that the total income of the charity, from all sources, was £1,313 .5s sd, leaving a balance of £lB9 in the bank, after investing £5OO in a dock bond. Mrs. Shuttleworth moved that the report and accounts now read, be adopted and published. Mr. H. Banner seconded the motion, which was carried. .4,1. • • • The Chairman moved that the thanks of the meeting be given to the lady patroness and to the ladies' com mittee. Mr. H. Banner seconded the motion, which was earried. Thanks were then voted to the medical officers ; the committees were appointed; and thanks were voted to Mr. Royds for his kindness in presiding. LAUNCH AT CARTVALIL -On Saturday afternoon, Messrs. Blackwood and Gordon launched, from their building-yard, at Cartvale, a large iron screw-steamer of beautiful proportions, and built with a view to tarp carrying capacity. Notwithstanding that the enterprise of Messrs. Blackwood and Gordon has. rendered such launches from the banks of the Cart no novelty for years, still there was a large concourse of spectators assembled in the yai.d . and on both sides of the river. All preliminaries having been completed, theword was given, and the vessel glided majestically into the river, amid the cheers of the spectators. As she left the ways, the vessel was named the Kurrachee, by Miss. Mary 11°dg-eft, daughter of John Hodgart, Esq., Bombay. The Kurra chee is of 54,2 tons burthen, old measurement, and will be fitted up b t v the builders with a pair of direct-acting engines of 120-horse power.. She has been purchased for the Bombay Steam Navigation Company, and will be employed in carrying mails and passengers from Bombay to Kurrachee, and other parts of India. The vessel seems well adapted tor her work, us she has a large and handsome deck cabin fitted up amidship. She will be barque-rigged, and will proceed to India under canvas, lier engines ar nearly finished, at Messrs. Blackwood and Gordon's A.bercorn Engine-works, and she will very shortly be ready for sea. The Messrs. Blackwood and Gordon. have also on the stocks a very beautiful screw steamer of 200 tons burthen, which is likewise intended to proceed to the East Indies, having been purchased by Mathew liodgart, Esq., Paisley, for a diarent company in India. She is to be fitted with direct -acting engines of 30-horse power, and will, it is expected, be ready fgv launching in about UlO4l, • 9tortf gait, LIVERPOOL POLICE,INTELLIGENCI i3EFORE UR. MANSFIELD, &must: BELLS, &e.—Rose Fitzpatrick, John Binson, and JOhn Walker, were brought up on the following charge: Mr. Bluck defended the woman, who is a marine-store dealer, in Northampton-street, and who seemed' respectable. From the evidence of officers Bibby and McCulloch (detectives), it appeared that; An. some time past, a number of unoccupied houses , in the neighbeotirhood'of Cannino•-. ? street, Upper Parliament street, and the adjoining localities; had been entered, and gas-fittings, bells' and - bell-hangings; water-pipes. and such like property was stolen. They were on ' out; and on the previous night they saw the temak prisoner in .the locality, with .a quantity of gas-fittings, bell4ires, bells and.. the like, and they took her into custody, as she could not say where she got them. They then went to her shop and saw a female there, who told them the prisoner had purchased the things from two young men, whom she expected soon with more. They waited,..whcn the tiVom male prisoners entered the shop with a quantity of the:same sort of articles, and were in the act of putting thorn into a scale to weigh, when they arrested them. There was a quantity of the like articles found in, the female prisoner's place. In reply to Mr. Black, the officers stated_ that the girl at the store told them the truth. They did not know of anything against the . female prisoner, as she was only a short time in business, and they believed she had come recently from America. There Were some of the things that she had purchased front the'other prisoners entered in her book. She had entered the brass at fourpence per pound. The prisoners were remanded ; but, on the application of Mr. Bluelt:11is Worship agreed to let the woman out on bail of £20.. Their were onn a the loot ROBBERY or Corro.q.—Edward Trainer; damaged cOtton, dealer, of Silkhouse-lane, Margaret O'Neill, a forewoman in his employ, and George Riley, a cotton porter, Were charged with being in possession of cotton for which they could not satisfactorily account. Mr. Pemberton appeared for the prisoners. Detective Lay- Cack stated that in consequence of information received at the police-office, he and Detective Patrick went •on the previous evening about six o'clock to watch the premises occupied by the prisoner Trainer. Seeing a man carrying two small samples of cot ton. enter Trainer's warehouse, they followed, and found • two 'parcels of cotton, - similar to those which they . had seen in the man's possession, lying on the floor, but the man had escaped through another entrance. The female prisoner was watching at the doer when they arrived, and when asked by whom the two parcels of cotton were brought, she replied, that they ,must have been brought 'there by some one in her ab sence. Witness and Ins brother officer concealed them selves, and in a few minutes R!?ley entered, carrying three samples. The officers immediately presented them solves, and asked him what he was going to do with the cotton.. The prisoner replied that . he was in the employ of Mr. Beasley, and was ordered to - leave the cotton in' master's room, which is in the same building ; but he . . 'subsequently stated, in the presence of Mr. Beasley's clerk, that he received the cotton from one of Mr. Beasley's men, 'with instructions to carry it to Mr. Beasley's ware house. Ho could not tell the man's name, or anything about him. Upon a further search they found two large bags of cotton not stiohed up in the room, and. on inquir- in from the female who had brought tnem there, she said she did not know. Detective Patrick having corroborated the preceding evidence, said that he fouu a number of bags of new cotton which had been recently sewn up. Haying taken the prisoners to the police office, witness subsequently saw Mr. Trainer, who stated that he had purchased the cotton from a man named Parry, a twine-maker at Kirkdalc, who was intro duced to him as a respectable man by a person named Goodall. Mr Trainer and witness were searching for Parry until a late hour on the previous evening, and not succeeding in meeting with him, he locked Trainer up for not accounting. Mr. Beasley stated that Trainer rented the room he occupied from him. The cotton produced was quite perfect, and worth about 61d per lb. Patrick Kehoe, warehouseman to Mr. Beasley,"said that the prisoner Riley was not employed by him at any time. At the request of Mr. Pemberton, the man Goodall, who, the prosecutor stated, had introduced him to the party for whom the cotton was purchased, was called as a witness, and was highly indignant at some questions put by Mr. Clough as to his antecedents, protesting that a respectable man like himself shoUld not be called upon to answer such questions. Mr. Clough stated that no doubt inquiries would discover the owner Atoll, and for this purpose the prisoners were remanded. Trainer being released on entering into his own recognizance to appear that day week BEFORE MESSRS HUTCHISON AND CASTELLAINE. SANITARY AND SMOKE NUISANCE riA SES.—The owners a large number of bellars were summoned by the sani tary. officers for having let them for bedrooms. The magistrates in all cases inflicted fines, so that it would be much cheaper for the owners to have left them without tenants. IMPORTANT TO BAKERS.—FIRST PROSECUTION UNDER TILE Acr or 1851.—Mr. McGowan appeared on behalf of the Health Committee, to proceed against Mr. Robert Sheraton, a baker, having his bakery in Heath-street, and who was summoned by Mr. Wignall, the smoke inspector, under the local act of Parliament passed in 1854. This was the first proceeding under the act, and caused a good deal of attention, as there were a number of bakers present. There were two informations preferred against the defendant by Mr. Wipell, but although he (defen dant) is not the actual occupier of the premises in question, he is-made liable under the act, and the Health Committee had the option of taking either the owner or occupier, as will be observed. In .opening the case, Mr. McGowan said the information ' was laid, and the summons brought, under an act of Parlia ment obtained by the Corporation in 1854, which was specially procured for the purpose of dealing with a nuisance that was much complained of, and arising out of bakery establishments, from the ovens. For :long time the nuisance was complained of, but a difficulty arose as to the carrying it out ; but he would now lay evidence before the Court, to show that there was no difficulty. The Health Committee, after some time, made enquiry in London as to 'the working of the Act of '53, and it appeared that it worked admirably. The Health Committee then sent some of' its members to Landon to see and enquire into the matter, for they were very unwilling to proceed in any seeming harsh way against the tra°ders'Of Liverpool, but they saw in London that the thing could be very readily done, and what was done there could be done in Liverpool. The Health Committee then sent their officer to the bakers to explain the matter, and to point out the. apparatus'that could be used, so as to destroy the nui sance ; but, with some half dozen exceptions, the bakers refused . to adopt it, and remained wedded to their old system. In Liverpool, the practice of the bakers was to heat their ovens with what is called "chaffers, • and this caused a vast deal of smoke. (He explained it.) He then called attention to the 24th section of the act, which dealt with the offence of smoke, &c., and provided a penalty of £5 for the offence. The act mentioned a " furnace," and Mr. M‘Gowan went on to say that the bakers had got some one who had given them over-ingenious advice on that point—because the " chaffer ". was a move able thing they said it was not a furnace. If it was not a furnace, it was a nuisance, so• that in either way the act of parliament, caught them. Neighbours did not like to proceed against neighbours, although there were hundreds of complaints; yet, when the officers asked them to come forward, they were usually met with, "Oh, we don't wish to appear against our neighbours, although:we are much annoyed by thenuisance." However, in this case, the people in the locality could not bear withit any longer, and as the act gave the authorities power over the occu pier or owner, he (Mr. M‘Gowan) thought it better to bring the latter before the bench, as he understood the tenantry in the case of bakehouses was very short.. After some further observations he called Mr.. Inspector Wignall, who said, ou. the 27th January he saw dense volumes of black smoke . issue from the defendant's bakin g premises from 2.1 2 to . 2 . 26, and it continued without intermission all that time. He went inside on the premises, and found a furnace with a " chaffer." (Described it.), From ex periments he made, it was utterly impossible to preventit smoking, as, at present made. Efforts were made in Preseot-street to do away with the smoke in one of th d h ese, but it utterly failed. Saw the other apparatus that a epormepvleanitntoofsmfrookint,itand Itbeierreewasceirtiasdossenviockrale, a rn n i t ne a d' re t top of the l bt o e h f e t ae t t nt e h r h e s Peu n f from per s ons j:lco nuisance in this n akse the . neGigalvibeoutolmicodno,ticooemipnla June,ining and drotohme windows, November, and on the occasion of the present complaint, d a e n p cl ut b y a r rehous de a r' of w ( a l s efe e n l d a id the chimney caahlnmidno;Pate y s m e n i a a t r e ly l level d t house, h e d When the wind ponies that way, we can't keep the bee. room windOws open -it is a very great nu i sanec. _ smokeimt 0 11 e a y n y it has not been so bad lately, as there is now a sometlo)ao than the chi:lneyeOf on the top, but still it is extremely bad. The em t i h t e mor e e ll w pr as ivate tw g e . l e v ntlem f a e n et . d high,fen defendant said, d sa n i o d t , iangyeri great nuisance l. from it s n i az a o : s There h b e e r l e c! l s g .A a i n r. ord A i still. Sarah Mason, cook in r. A- - that the clothes, furniture, bed elotrna I s house, proved London, rooms, quite dirty with the smoke. Anne t, an(iis, &c., were two or three other servant maids li v i ng i n the locality, and their evidence went to o that were examined, prose s great. Thomas William vtiar _ at the nuisance was , froze was amined, and his evidence went tq show that be is all oven-builder e . I !eltie4. goTcllitTiciit in re v:€l. fa the queitimi in London. In the latter- he had put up six rr seven thonsand ovens, and it.was no disad vantage to bakers, but a great advantage to have them. These ovens were put up by him in - Paris, Gravesend, and other places, and there was nothing but complete success attending on every one of them. lie described his appa ra t us , which is simply 4 side furnace, which can heat any part of the oven ; it would only take three quarters of - an hour toheat it with this, whilst with the chaffer, it could not be heated under two or three hours ; it was ten per cent. cheaper, and ten per cent. cleaner them the chaffer, and did not generate any smoke at all. The cost has been from £2 108 to £5. In reply to the defendant, he said he had a pateht for this apparatus, but there were nine other patents as well as his. Mr. M'Gowan said the Health Committee had no wish' to punish the de fendant, but hoped it would go forth to the public, that the bakers ,eould not be allowed to create and sustain a nuisance, by being too much wedded to their old system, whilst they could prevent the nuisance. This was for their own benefit, as well as that of. the public, and he hoped they would, in future, see the necessity of adopt ing a remedy—he cared not what remedy —that would benefit all. Mr. 'Wood, a baker, " was examined, and he proved the 'superiority of the furnace over the chaffer. lie did, not think it was so good, perhaps, for the bread, but it was a great saving of fuel, heated the oven much sooner, and was very much more clean. In reply to the defendant, he said his did not cost £lO. Mr. Gardiner, a baker, said the new f far superior to the "chaffers." Mr. Salt ranee was a baker,, Mr. Charles Wye Williams tlemen, were examined, Ind several other gen aud the to prove the superiority of the furnace, and to condemn the "chaffers." Mr. -Wifruall proved having served the several notices on the defendant. After some desultory conversational discussion, the magistrates "decided that the case was proved beyond a ll doubt, and fined the de fendant £ and hoped the bakers would be guided in future by ie decision. The fallowing cases were then dispose Messrs. John Pearson and Co., soa . ire charged for an offence on the 22nd Januar inufacturers, when, tea minutes, there was dense volumes )f black smoke from the premises. In this case, the defendant had three notices. The ease was proved by Insp:)ctor Wignall, when the defendant disputed the charge, and called. one of his men to prove that there was no smoke, but he failed to do so, and a fine of £5 was imposed. James Swallow, engineer and millwright, of Wood street, was summoned for a like offence. lie admitted the charge, and was fined £2 and costs. The North Sliore Rice Mills Company were charged for a similar offence on the 15th January. Inspector AVignall said, the works Were the,best in town, and it was gross negligence that caused the nuisance. The company had six notices previously to abate the smoke. Fined £2 and costs. Richard Thomas , Bond-stroet, cart owner, was charged the defendant admitted ti with a like offea and was fined £2 and costs. Mr. Slater, saw mills, Seel-street, f fined £3 and core George Segar, and Co fined £5 and costs, for a similar 'offer Mr. Wignall was examined, and" prov( brewer the parties how to destroy the neglect on the part of the defenda he c like offence, )11 Bush, In each case, at he showed it was THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY AND THE MANOR OF WEST DERBY. TRE EARL . or SEFTON AND OTHERS F. TUB MARQUIS OF SALISBURY.—This was a motion in the Vice-Chancel lor's Court, on Tuesday, on behalf of the several plaintiffs to restrain Lord Salisbury, as lord of the manor of West Derby, near Liverpool, from taking advantage of any for= feitures of the copyhold tenements of the manor, and also from in any manuer interfering with the quiet enjoyment of the plaintiffs and the other copyhold tenants according to the custom of the manor, as the same should be settled in the suit, and that in like manner Lord Salisbury might be restrained from prosecuting the action of ejectment against Mr. Gladstone, ono of the plaintiffs, and from commencing or prosecuting any other action of ejectment against any other copyhold tenant of the manor. The bill alleged various customary rights in the tenants of the manor to dig for marl, gravel, an d s t one , t o f e ll t i m b er and erect buildings in and upon their respective copyhold tenements. The plaintiff, Mr. Gladstone, had purchased a copyhold tenement in the manor . for the purpose of making bricks with the soil' and getting stone. Lord Salisbury, as lord of the manor, had served Mr. Glad stone with notice to desist from digging and carrying off the soil, and that., in default of compliance with the notice, proceedings would be taken against him to enforce the forfeiture. Similar notices had been served upon the other copyholders, and Lord Salisbury had commmenced an action of ejectment against Mr. Gladstone for the purpose of asserting his rights. The other tenants being anxious to have the questions between themselves and the lord as to the custom settled in one suit, and to avoid being exposed to a succession of actions, had joined in filing th present bill, technically known as " a bill of peace," and now moved in the terms above stated. Mr. Rolt, and Mr. E. E. Kay, appeared in support of the motion ; the Solicitor-General and Mr. Wickens for rord Salisbury, contra. The Vice-Chancellor said that the motion must stand till the hearing of the cause. There was no authority for what was sought by this interlocutory application— viz., to restrain the lord from prosecuting his rights in respect of a forfeiture and against a particular tenant, who might prove to have nothing in common with the other tenants. The motion must therefore stand over until the hearing, and the particular action against Mr. Gladstone could not be restrained. IMPORTANT TO MACHINE PRINTERS. TRUMBRILL AND ANOTHER V. TALLIS. This was an action in the Court of Common Pleas, for a 'nuisance, brought by the plaintiff, who resides in Arundel-street, Strand, against the defendant, who is the proprietor and printer of the Illustrated .21'ews of the World, and the printer of the Daily Telegraph, carrying on his business at the corner of Water-street, and 199, Strand. The plaintiffs complained that by reason of the noise and vibration caused by the printing press of the defendant, their houses, let as lodging-houses, were dete riorated in value, and that those who lived in them were kept awake all night by the noise. The case was commenced on Monday, and concluded on. Tuesday.. There was much conflict of evidence, the defendant's etidence being that there was scarcely any appreciable vibration, and that the noise of the coal waggons and Smith's news carts in the morning was far greater and more disturbing than his printing press. At the close of the defendant's case, the learned counsel having conferred together, it was agreed that a nominal verdict should pass for the plaintiff for 40s, the defendant undertaking to adopt such mca- sores as might be suggested by a — compete - nt person, to whom the matter should be referred, as far as possible to put an end to the inconvenience. DISCOVERY OP HUMAN - S ICE LETONS .—TWO perfect human skeletons have been dug up by the railway labourers employed in excavating the earth for the abut ments of the new railway bridge over the Severn, near Pitchcroft meadow. They were lying side by side with. their hands crossed over their breasts, as though interred in an orderly manner, at a depth. of twelve or thirteen feet, in a deep bed of dark clay, or silt, which bore no appearance of having ever been disturbed. They were skeletons of rather more than the.average height, and in both skulls the brain remained: in a pasty mass. The teeth were nearly perfect. Ore the breast of one of them was found some small leaves, apparently time emai lis when of t r men e of the salix (withy or osier), which were to all appearance as fresh and as green asthough but recently placed there. It is thought they were among the slainat a er e at the the r the skirmishes at the siege of Worcester, but the mo s t feasible conjecture that th t e he r y iv r ere is drowned in locality where they were fo und ' was a morass. S who were Some tne ago, near the same spot, at a, depth of twenty-one feet, was turned up some river silt, with layers of broad and. narrow leaved salix and orle, and which favour this supposition.—/m.„. • vh am D a i ly Post. . would therefore A LION HU ;q..—The AT SR 7. ..—The Himalaya, which to arrived at Spithead on Sat he4ldhy morning from Malta, Gibraltar, and Tan g i er and wild animal s sent i , on board presents of horses rent the Emperor of McQocc) to her Majesty, Consisting of one. lion, one leopard, six ostrichca, one gazelle, six. horses, two mares, and an animal called by the Moorish attendants, " irwy," hut whirl' in appeaof Ctglifornia rance much resembles the mountain sheep , known by the trapper - name of " bighorn." The. horse s and animals have come to England in chrr l of• four Mo ors , w h o . f orm no slight att r a c ti on , d r es s ed in their Moorish costume. The somewhat unusual spectacle of a "lion hunt" took place on board on, the 2nd inst. One of the Moors was engaged in feeding the lion through a door which opened for ilia purpose in a part of his cage or den, when, with a sudden spring, thy/. annimal dashed through the opening on the steamer's. main deck, which, as may be imagined, was soon "cleared." The hatchways were at once closed, and measures promptly taken by Commander Seccombe to secure the. animal as speedily . as possible. For this purpose the commander, with the senior lieutenant, boatswain, scrjeant of marines, and two men, descended to the main decic, taking with iem the end of a stout line; this was riven throug h a ringbolt in the deck, and a running noose formed with the end. After some considerable manoeuvring the noose was thrown over the lion's head, the word given to the hands on deck, who ran away with the other end of the line, and the lion was pinned down to the ringbolt in the deck. His legs were immediately soured, and 40 'as drare4 o back to tits don in safor, be" beer 4 . 10 - 19e u t he r t ougb, ~ be ta be t btl p,tioo -4 tb° • M; Nttici.