The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-15 00:00:00

-_ _ _- -- LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. COLLEGIATE GIRLS? SCHOOL.—We beg to call the attention of parents lo the advertisement announcing the annual meeting and prize giving of this excellent school, which appears in another column. TOXTETH GUARDIANS;—The weekly meeting of this board was held yesterday, in the Public-offices, Park road. Mr. H. S. Alpass presided, and the other members present were—Messrs. Harrison, Baynes, Ogden, Lea, Hunter, Johns, Miller, John Wilson, Joseph Wilson, and Carter. The usual formal businers - was transacted, bat the general business was of no public interest. EXTRAORDINARY OCCURREXCE.—Vi e understand one of the lionesses in Hander's Menag(Tie gave birth to six cub lions at Morley, in Yorkshire, on Wednesday, the 13th inst., an occurrence most unusual as regards the number. The cubs are said to be doing well. It is now generally believed that Mr. 'ganders has the finest collection of animals in Europe. JUVENILE BALL.—Mr. and, Mrs. Aiolyneux gave a juvenile ball to their pupils yesterday, at the Royal Assembly Rooms, Great George-street. There were about 120 children, together with a large number of parents and friends, present. Dancing commenced at two o'clock, Mr. Cannon's st ring band performing. The children, whose ages varied from five to fifteen, were Yery tastefully dressed; and the ease, grace, and vivacity • • Which characterised their movements created general admiration. BIRKENHEAD. - At the Birkenhead Police-court, yes terday, two men, named Matthews and Morris, were charged with stealing iron, Talue 155., from the railway station at Bebington. Mr. Bretherton prosecuted, and Mr. Pemberton defended. The prisoners were com mitted for trial.—Elisabeth Hughes was brought up on a charge of stealing a shirt from a line, the property of Thomas Phillips. 'The offence was proved, and the prisoner was sent to gaol for three months. SUDDEN DEATus.,—Yesterday a female named Mar garet M'Carthy, 19 years of age, .the daughter of a ship carpenter, in Wolfe-street, Park, died suddenly. She had been a long time ailing, and death was the result Of natural causes.—Anne Garvey, the wife of a labourer, living in a court off Plumbe-street, died suddenly. It appeared that in this case death was caused by apoplexy, brought on by natural causes.—William Fletcher, 55 years of age, died in the Northern Hospital, rather suddenly, from natural causes. The above cases were reported yesterday at the Coroner's Court ; but on the beadle's (Mr. Blake) report, after inquiry into the facts, they were disposed of without inquests. "GREAT SALE OF SHlPS.—Yesterday afternoon at the •sale.room of Messrs. Cunard and Wilson the following - vessels were put up for sale :—The smack Catherine, 26 tons, novr4ying in the King's Dock ; the American ship Malabar, 648 tons register, now in the Brunswick Dock : the A 1 British built barque Urgent, 355 tons, lying in the Albert Dock; the British brig Tuscan, 250 tons, lying in the Salthouse Dock ; the Ann Armstrong, 871 tons register, now in the Coburg Dock ; the A 1 British built ship Anna Dorothea, 811 tons register, lying in the Albert Dock ; the barque Ellen, 397 tons, now in the Brunswick Dock. For the Catherine there was no bid ; for the Malabar £1,500 was offered, the reserve was 12,300; for the Urgent £2,175 was offered, the reserve was £2,700; for the Tuscan £875 was offered, reserve £1,045. The Ann Armstrong was sold for 4475 ; the Ellen for £830; and the Anna Dorothea for £4,800. The sale was numerously attended and bidding was brisk. EXTRAORDINARY DEATH FROM DRINKING BRANDY. inquest was held at Grappenhall, near Warriag ton, on. Tuesday, on the body of James Randalls, aged tO. The deceased and ;"man named James Parry (both employed on board a flat) had broached a cask of brandy 'considerably over proof, which was being conveyed in the vessel. Randalls drank three teacupfuls of the raw spirit, and Parry likewise took a considerable quantity. Soon afterwards Randalls became deadly sick, and lay down on the deck of the vessel. Previously to drinking the brandy Raddalls had dined plentifully off mutton. This he vomited up: but not' having muscular effort suf- Seient to eject it from his mouth, some of it was drawn into the windpipe, and choked him. After death his mouth was found quite full of the mutton. The other man (Parry) remained for some time in a state of coma, but is now recovering. Verdict— " Died from exces sive drinking." PASSENGERS PER SCREW-STEAMER ANGLO-SAXON, Capt. Ballantine, from Quebec to Liverpool, June 2, 1860 —Captain Colthurst, 17th Regiment, Dr. Ward, ditto, Assistant Commissary-General Robinson and lady, J. M. Grant, Esq., and lady, Miss Grant, Miss Clark, Miss Stewart, Mrs. Cruise, Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs. Eccles, Mr. Johnstone, lady, and two children, Mr. Hodgson, lady, and two children, Mr. Benjamin, lady, and daughter, Messrs. Robertson, Wiley, Evans, Strube, Workman, Eccles, Tylee, Gault, M'Bain, Mr. Fowler and lady, • Messrs. M'lntyre, M'Master, Moss, Stouse, Barberie, Meek, Galway, Harstone, Walker, Allan, Sadie, Bu chanan, Lonsdale, Burkett, Thomson, Stein, Croome, Phillips, Mr. Small and servant, Mrs. Ripley, Miss Small and servant, Miss Atkinson, Miss Ferguson, Messrs. Dunlop, Bedford, Barry, Kough, Kearney, Coney, Brubbs, Mr. Dennis, lady, and child, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Berwick and lady, Mr. Alcock. In the steerage : 68 men, 37 women, 77 children, being inva lids and others belonging to the 17th Regiment and Royal Canadian Rifles. WORKHOUSE COMMlTTEE.—Yesterday morning the weekly meeting of this committee was held at the Parish Offices, Brosvnlow-hill ; Mr. Smith occupied the chair ; the other members present were Messrs. Critchley, Scott, Satchell, Whitty, Peck, E Byford, Williams, Goodacre, and Turner. The Governor reported that the number of inmates in the house as last week, 1860 ; this week, 1826 ; decrease, during the week, 34 ; increase over the same week last year, 29. In the hospital, re maining as per last report, 595 ; since admitted, 144; discharged, 136 ; died, 15 ; remaining under treatment, 188. Vagrants relieved during the week : men, 177 ; women, 106 ; children, 20 ; total, 303 ; showing a de crease of 16 persons as compared with last week's return, and an increase of 42 persons as compared with the cor responding week of last year. Mr. Critchley withdrew the Import submitted to the last meeting by the sub committee (of which he was chairman) appointed to eoesiiiler the question of the dietary of the medical and other ,officers of the workhouse, the matter being in the mean time left in abeyance. There was no other business. TM RAPE CASE.—Yesterday, at the County Magis tutes'' Court, before Mr. Rathbone, Heyes was brought up on, remand on this charge. Before the case was heard,. Mr. E athbone, speaking for the bench of magis trates,. thanked the witnesses who had come forward in this painful case on the ground of common morality. - Mr. Worship again appeared on behalf of the prisoner. The prosecutrix having been incarcerated for two days, 'told the whole story in a very becoming manner, and stated that in prevaricating on Tuesday, she only wished to get the prisoner off on account of her rela tionship to him, and through sympathy for his family, and still expressed a desire to have him released, stating that she would do anything she possibly could in order to effect that object. She, however, denied that at the time the offence was committed she was so drunk as not to know - what ohs was about. The evidence of the witnesses basing been taken, the prisoner was committed for trial, the Bench refusing to accept bail for his appearance. We undetstand that the girl, who, it was stated, had, on the former occasion, been intimidated by one o f her aunts at the Old Swan, will be maintained at the expense of 'the county until the assizes. . Yaw PATBNTS.—The following are the new patents for stile week ending the 12th of June :—John Penw k, of Portsmouth , "Improvement in the constructioi l i c of steer i ng apparatus, adapted for ships and such like navi gable vessels."—Patrick Stirling , of A yr, ~I morove•lnivntg •Inivntg in tracti,”A cueines "—Robert Morrison, of . e N w ,eastle-npon-Tyne, " Improvet.onts in doubl e and single action steam hammers."—Thomas Carr Callard, of Middlesex, "Improvements in preparing wheaten flour." Barling, of Lancaster, "Improvements in pro a:selling venels."—Geo. Leslie, of Middlesex, "Improve ments in preserving casks by means of self-acting appa- Tatus for closing up the holes made in casks, and "'chiding air from such casks when in an empty state." --Charles Hancock, of London, " Improvements in insulating telegraphic conductors, and manufacturing cables for telegraphic purposes."—llenry Stokes, of Middlesex, s' Improvements in boots, particularly appli cable for military purposes."—George Henry Birkbeck, .of Middlesex, "Improvements in floating docks," a 'communication to him by William Wain, of Copenhagen. '---Communicated from the British and Foreign Patent 'ffice, 4, Clayten-sguare. Tux ZEBU OF NANA SAHlB.—Yesterday there was a private view of this extraordinary animal at the Pavi lion. Lime»street, and a large number of gentlemen •assembled to see it, as it was formerly the idol of that most uotorieus Indian rebel. Independently of the inte rest attached to the animal in point of natural history, "there is a goed deal to be said about it, because it is well known, that Sahib worshipped it as his god. The dculty that might naturally arise on this point has been solved by the best authority ; and the documents produced by the owner leave no doubt whatever of the genuine character of the animal. In itself it is worth seeing; and the associations connected with it cannot fail to attract public attention. It is the only genuine apecirien of a real Zebu ever seen in this country. There is a splendid representation of Sahib's palace, and an , interesting and explanatory lecture is given every half hour with the exhibition. No doubt the public will avail 'itself of this opportunity of seeing what oue of the greatest of our enemies worshipped as his deity. The Zebu is a ruminant animal of the bovine tribe, the Taurus indicus or Bos indicus of the naturalists. This bovine quadruped varies in size, from that of a large mastiff dog Ito a full-grown European bull. It is ordinarily furnished with a fatty excrescence or hump on the shoulders, which has been said sometimes to reach the weight of fifty pounds. It is found extensively in India, and also in Northern Africa. It is often called the Indian bull, or ox, and cow. The Zebus are used as beasts of burden, and their flesh is used as an article of food, especially the hump, which is esteemed as a great delicacy, THE BRAZILIAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—Most flattering testimonials from the pas sengers who sailed with him in his last homeward voyage, have been presented to Captain Richard Eus tice, of the screw-steamer Jason, now lying in Haskisson Dock. The Jason is one of the noble fleet of the above company, appointed henceforth to sail from LiverpoOl to the Brazils. These speak in the highest terms of Captain Eustice's kindness and courtesy to those en trusted to his care. BunGLAuv.—On Wednesday night, or early on Thurs day morning, the cellar of the house No. 34, Roscoe-street was broken into, and a quantity of clothes, the property of several individuals, stolen therefrom. The thieves entered by forcing the lock and staple of the door. The articles were left for the purpose of being mangled, and we regret to say that the poor woman in whose charge they were can ill afford to make good the loss, as she obtains a livelihood for herself and husband, who is a cripple, by what she can earn at mangling clothes. LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE.—The annual examinations of the two schools connected with this institute were held yesterday, between the hours of ten and one. The various class-rooms were thrown open for inspection by the public, and the pupils were examined in all the subjects which are taught at the institute. There was a numerous and fashionable attendance, and the rooms were thronged throughout the day. Each of the departments is so well conducted at this excellent insti tution that it is altogether unnecessary to particularise. Great satisfaction was expressed with the able manner in which the system of teachiug is carried out, and with the efficiency of each of the classes. The examination is to be continued to-day. This evening there will be a meeting in the Lecture-hall for the distribution of prizes. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held yesterday. Alderman Dover presided, and the following gentlemen were present : Messrs. Beckwith, Sheil, Haydock, Holden, Nickson, Ridley, Job, Bowring, Steel, Barton, and Crellin. The borough engineer, building surveyor, and inspector of nuisances, reported various particulars of the operations in their several departments during the week, from which it appeared that 212 nuisances complained of by inha bitants had been inspected, and means taken to remedy them; 1,287 houses in the unhealthiest districts, con taining 3,901 apartments and 615 cellars, had been put under examination with a view of improving their sani tary condition. The medical officer gave in the usual report of the number and causes of death during the week. The other business was of the usual routine character. CRUELTY ON BOARD SHlP.—Thomas Gergin, third mate of the Harvest Queen, was brought up yesterday at the Birkenhead Police-court, before the Rev. Mr. Fielding and Mr. J. B. Case, charged with assaulting Henry Barker and other seamen on board the vessel. It appears that a regularly systematic mode had been pursued of illusing all the seamen on board the vessel, and when the ship came into the river the prosecutor swam ashore, and obtained a warrant for the apprehen sion of the prisoner. Some difficulty was. experienced in executing the warrant. The officers on board the vessel refused to point the prisoner out ; the men were intimidated against doing so. The superintendent of the county force obtained the assistance of some of the • men of the Majestic, line-of-battle ship, and the prisoner was ultimately apprehended. There was no corroborative evidence to substantiate the charge, and therefore the prisoner was dismissed. The vessel will get into dock in a day or two, when the men will receive their discharge. What course they will then pursue with regard to the officers is, of course, not known. Probably the charges will be preferred before the Liverpool stipendiary magistrate. LIVERPOOL SESSIONS. The Quarterly Sessions of the Peace for this borough commenced yesterday morning in the Crown Court of St. George's-hall, before J. B. Aspinall, Esq., deputy recorder. The following gentlemen were sworn on the grand jury : George Bailenach, fruit merchant, North John-street, fore man. George Brown, rectifier, 9, Vernon-street. Henry Braun, shipowner, 14, Wilton-street. William Latham Bailey, iron merchant, Tower-buildings, Water-street. Edwin Bigland, broker, 20, Exchange-buildings. Isaiah Ash.lin, merchant, 4, India-buildings. Icalc Bancroft Cooke, cotton broker, 1, Exchange-buildings. Thos. Cliffe, merchant, Audley-street. John Clayton, broker, High-street. William Durking, cotton broker, 6, India-buildings Alexander Duranty, merchant, 6, Rumford-place. James Ew:ng, merchant, Upper Parliament-street. William Ford, wine merchant, 35, Falkner-square. Henry Grazebrook, merchant, 8, India-buildings. J. -S. Gardner, merchant, 34, Dale-street. Peter Houlgrave, tar distiller, 25, Hill-street. Frederick Partridge, 18, .lolyneux-place, Water-street. James Spence, broker, Falkner-square. Edward Graham, tobacco manufacturer, 20, Whitechapel, The proclamation against vice and immorality having been read, The DEPUTY-RECORDER addressed the grand jury. He said they would all concur in regretting the neces sity which arose, in the temporary indisposition of the learned Recorder, for his addressing them on the present occasion. They would find that there was a very long list of offences submitted to them, but he did not think that they could infer from that that the state of the town was at all alarming, as the interval between these and the last sessions was longer than usual. The 200 pri soners, or cases, which would be brought before them did not involve so many instances of commercial frauds as might be expected in a large commercial town like Liverpool. There was u very considerable number of robberies from houses ; persons got into the houses in an illicit manner, and carried off property, which, though perhaps small in amount was a serious loss to the poor people were thus afflicted. Again, they would find that a large number of robberies have been committed in brothels by women. In some of these cases it might be thought that the men were much to blame, but, in a large town like Liverpool, where sailors and strangers come under circumstances which rather excuse their conduct, it was most important that such cases should be enquired into. As an additional reason for care fully attending to such cases, he would mention that they tended very much to increase the number of brothels, as many of the latter were almost entirely sup ported by the proceeds of plunder committed in them. To pursue such cases was, therefore, the best possible way to prevent or restrain the great evil. There was another class of cases—viz., stealing from shop doors, and he thought it was much to be regretted that trades men in their legitimate zeal to show their goods, should place them in such a manner as to afford great tempt ation to a poor person who might be passing, and who perhaps would not have gone into the shop to steal. He thought it right publicly to say, that without wish ing to restrain tnat proper desire which persons feel to extend their trade, and to offer every facility to the public, it was at least desirable that they should do so in a proper way, and not put the public to the expense of prosecuting when the goods are stolen,—perhaps when they were lying in the street. He wished that in such cases the tradesmen could be made to pay the expenses. There were not many cases of larceny by servants. This might show that there were not many robberies, but many persons would rather dismiss, or excuse, their servants to avoid the trouble of coming into a court of justice. He wished that such people would consider their duty to the public, and come forward, for it was very undesirable that those who have begun a course of theft should be allowed to go free, and thus have the opportunity of continuing their plunder. There were some cases of robbery by prostitutes, to which the remarks he made upon brothels were applies hlo Tt was a ipaffor of eonm-atulation that there were so few commercial onei..!es in the calendar ; such cases were generally of frequent occurrence in towns like Liverpool. There were some cases of embezzlement; but, of course, they could not expect to be quite freo. There were two cases which he would specially allude to. In one of these a step-mother was charged with a grievous offence upon the child of a former wife. If the facts stated in the depositions were true, it was a most serious matter. If they were of opinion that there was a print 6 facie case for trial, and, if the facts came out as they are stated in the depositions, they would probably be of opinion that there was, they would return a true bill. Ile was happy to say that such offences were rarely heard of in this town, or indeed in any part of England. When they were dis covered and proved they should be punished with the utmost severity of the law. In the other case, a person was charged with stealing a large quantity of India rubber from his master and selling it. The person to whom it was sold was a man in a very respectable posi tion, which made the case all the more important. In this case, as in the last, they would see whether there was a case to go to the jury. There was another case, which assumed some importance from the amount of money stolen, but he did not apprehend they would have any difficulty in dealing with it. Some of them had perhaps sat before upon grand juries, and would know perfectly well the duties they had to perform. They were to ascertain whether a conviction appeared possible if the facts were not altered on the trial. If they found that it was possible, they would find a true bill, but if the contrary was the case, they would return no bill. The grand jury were then dismissed to their duties, and the trial of prisoners proceeded with. During the day the following sentences were passed : —John Stokely, stealing a coat and other wearing apparel, two calendar months ; John Pye, stealing four brass rosettes, eight calendar months; Anthony Maringo, stealing a horse and harness, eighteen months ; Patrick Hamill and Edward Thomas, for stealing bacon, were sentenced respectively to twelve months' imprisonment and eight years' penal servitude ; Michael Kelly, steal ing a hogshead, eight weeks' hard labour ; Ann Lewis, stealing a mat, six months ; John Murphy, stealing a pair of trousers, six months ; Frances Murphy, stealing a fowl, &c., six months ; Ellen Jones, stealing a blanket, four months ; Ann Doyle, stealing a coat, four months ; and Catherine Marlow, stealing cotton, twelve months, MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR BOARD The ordinary weekly meeting of this board took place yesterday; Charles Turner, Esq., presided. The other members present were Messrs. Farnworth, Laird, Littledale, Rankin, Graves, Hubback, Mondel, Roun thwaite, Evans, Forwood, Arnold, Shand, Segar, Darbyshire, Inman, Smith, Bushell, and Lockett. The minutes of the meeting held last week were read and confirmed. WORKS COMMITTEE. The committee on works recommended that the following tenders be accepted :—Messrs. J. W. & S. Sparrow and Co. to supply a quantity of angle iron ; Messrs. Bancroft and Co. to furnish a quantity of soft soap; Messrs. George Thompson and Co. to " farm" the timber ground to the north of the proposed carrier's dock; Messrs. Thomas Monk and Barrington, to pave the same. This committee also recommended that about 3,800 square yards of the land belonging to the board be let to the Lancashire and Yorkshire, and London and North Western Railway Companies, for the purpose of storing timber at the rate of 2s. per square yard per annum, the land to be given up by them at six months' notice. The • minutes contained a further recommendation to the effect that a portion of the Ilerculanwum estate be let mit to Mr. John Thomson, at the rate of £3O per annum, to be given up by him at any time, subject to three months' notice. Mr. BOULT inquired when it was considered the carriers' dock would be fit for working. The engineer stated in reply that fully twelve months would elapse before it was completed. The minutes were then confirmed. THE WAREHOUSE COMMITTEE. This committee reported that they had declined the request made by Messrs. Zezenia and Co., to use a portion of the dock sheds for the purpose of storing Indian corn. Mr. EVANS, in relation to a subject referred to in the minutes, said he did not like the board to be shuffled into liabilities to which they were not subject. They were rated for their warehouses, but the system was confined to warehOuses only, and did nut include other subjects, such as sheds and yards. Mr. MONDEL called the attention of the meeting to the sale which was about to take place of goods in their warehouses belonging to some persons unknown. Hi s own idea was that they ought to be divided among the parties storing them. The CnArnmAN said this was a matter which must occur with the keepers of large warehouses, and it was generally the case that no owner could be found. Let them suppose the droppings from a quantity of saltpetre stored at different times during twelve months, and they might have a case in point. To whom did those droppings properly belong ? The Warehouse Committee never appropriated goods in that manner except when no owner could be found. Mr. MONDEL considered that the principle on which the committee proceeded was a very questionable one. Mr. LAIRD said it would be seen from the minutes of the committee that they had had under consideration an application from Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., for storage room for 40,000 tons of guano, and had agreed to do all they could to furnish the accommodation required. He was desirous therefore of ascertaining whether the committee would be able to do so within the next two months. He wished also to refer the board to a matter of considerable importance. He referred to the statement put forth by some brokers that they would not consent to their cotton being stored at Birkenhead; and he had no hesitation in saying that if this course were persisted in it would tell against the brokers themselves. The fact was that they could obtain storage room at Birkenhead at a considerably reduced rate of charge, and it was well that the public should be made aware of the real state of things. He would have importers to know that by sending their cotton across to Birkenhead they would get it stored and conveyed cheaper than they could on the Liverpool side of the river. Mr. FORWOOD was certain that the Liverpool brokers were a most intelligent class of men. He did not think, therefore, that they would persist in their disparage ment of the storing accommodation at Birkenhead. He was satisfied that they would settle the question among themselves, and would yet become convinced that Birkenhead afforded greater facilities than. Liverpool. Mr. GRAVES said it was quite evident from the remarks that had fallen from the board, that there was plenty of room for storage at Birkenhead; but he did not think that the board should allow themselves to enter upon a discussion as to . whether it was ,preferable to store cotton or guano. He was desirous of knowing the present arrangements of the "Warehouse Committee with regard to warehouse accommodation. Mr. HUBBACK replied that the Works Committee and the "Warehouse Committee were to meet jointly on Saturday, for the purpose of considering the propriety of building additional warehouses. In reply to another question, Mr. HUBBACK stated the amount of guano expected to be stored during the present month did not exceed 6,000 or 6,000 tons. The 40,000 tons consigned to Messrs. Gibbs, Brig kit, and Co. were not expected until after the Ist September next. He wished them to re member that the committee had not committed them selves to providing accommodation for this consignment : but they would endeavour to do all they could towards this end, as they were very desirous of retaining the trade in this article. (Hear, hear.) He might also re mark that the present charge for storage at Birkenhead was 21d. per ton per week. Mr. BOULT wished to know why the committee was so bent on building at Birkenhead and not on the Liver pool side ? He also wanted to know what was the diffe rence of price for storage between the two places, and he would remind them that at present there were no fewer than 1,350,000 bales of cotton stored at the port, a quantity that never was known befoie, and was not likely to happen soon again. Mr. HUBBACK stated that the additional charge on the Liverpool side, as compared with Birkenhead, was lid per ton per week. The minutes were then confirmed. MARINE COMMITTEE. The minutes of this committee contained no feature of interest. On the motion of Mr. Mondel, they were confirmed. PILOTAGE COMMITTEE, This committee brought up a recommendation that masters and mates of vessels constantly employed in the coasting trade to and from Liverpool, be admitted on the same terms as masters of coasting steamers. • - The minutes of the same committee stated that it had had under its consideration a letter from the Board of Trade (published in our columns on Friday last), trans mitting a recommendation that sonic old captains and others should be recognised by some authority as pilots for St. George's Channel, and conveying a request that the Dock Board would make such observations as they might have to offer on the expediency and practicability of the scheme. The committee were of opinion that the proposal was one of considerable difficulty, and if it were adopted by the board would only be effectual in qualifying the pilots, and in extending the license to the limits of the present establishment. The committee were also of opinion that if the subject was of such great importance there would be some recommendation from the shipping interest with respect to it. Mr. SHAND moved the confirmation of the minutes. Mr. LAIRD thought the wording of the resolution was rather loose. Mr. SHAND said the simple purport of it was that they declined to consider further the proposal of the Board of Trade, and gave their reasons for coming to that decision. Mr. GRAVES stated that a similar letter had been receiveu uy tine sa, Lat,, Uall eOWC resolution to the same effect as that now before the meeting, because they considered that the effect of the scheme, if carried out, would be to lessen their indi vidual responsibility of captains as shipmasters, or their practical knowledge of St. George's Channel. The minutes were then confirmed. • DOCKS AND QUAYS COMMITTED. This committee recommended that Edward Carey be promoted from the post of pier-master to dock-master. The minutes also embraced a recommendation that the committee be empowered to advertise for another dock master. Mr. LOCKETT moved that the minutes be confirmed. Some conversation on the subject of promotion by merit, in which several gentlemen took part, then ensued, after which the minutes were confirmed. In connection with the same subject the clerk read a letter, signed by several eminent firms in the timber trade, pointing out the necessity for appointing an efficient dock-master for Canada Dock. MASTER PORTERS COMMITTEE. This committee brought up a lengthy report with respect to the master porters. On the suggestion of Mr. Graves it was agreed to lay it on the table till the meeting on the 28th instant, to be then taken up and discussed. THE DEFENCES OF THE RIVER. The following letter was then read War-office, June Ilth, 1860. SIR,-With reference to the meeting held at this office on the 24th ult. with a deputation from your board, on the subject of the defences of the Mersey, I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to request you will take an early opportunity of bringing under the consideration of the board the following proposals respecting the sites required : IST. Tilt NORTM OR BOGTLE LAND-MABIS SITE. The deputation having explained that it is not intended or necessary for the ultimate completion of the dock works that the north or sea front wall should be completed in the same substantial manner as the rest of the dock walls, the Secretary of State for War will be prepared to accept the surrender of the site upon the conditions implied in the resolution of your board, dated 20th February, 1860, namely, that the completion of the river or west wall will be undertaken by the Dock Board, and that the necessary right of way over existing or future roads will be secured to the War-Department. It is very desirable that the completion of the river wall should be at once undertaken. 2ND. SALISBURY DOCK SITE. This position being one of considerable importance it is necessary that a permanent battery, to meet any sudden emer gency, should be constructed at this point ; but to obviate any inconvenience to the docking of VeSflels, or catigutry business, the work shall be constructed as originally proposed in 1855, so as to allow free access over the battery to those engaged in the particular duties required. 3RD. SEACOMBB FERRY SITE, BIRKENHEAD DOCK. It is very desirable that this point should be occupied as a portion of the upper defences of the Mersey, and with this object the Secretary of State requests to be informed whether your board will complete a small pOrtion of the dock wall, about 200 feet in extent, at the north end of the Birkenhead Dock, for the reception of guns. 4. With regard to the minor sites at the Prince's, Queen's, and Harrington Docks, the Secretary of State for War, with a view to the convenience of your board, is willing to waive his proposal for the erection of permanent batteries at these points, but would desire that sufficient space for the guns may be appropriated and marked out, and that a sits adjacent to each position may be surrendered to the War Department, who would then undertake the erection of storehouses to contain the necessary armament and material, and lay down platforms and tramways on the existing level of the dock wall, so that the guns might be ready, as far as possible, for immediate service, and expeditiously run on to their platforms from the stores. The details of the above questions will be better decided upon receiving the concurrence of your board to the arrangements proposed, which, if carried out, would supersede those orignially agreed to by the Dock Committee in February, 1855. • It is ; desirable that this department should be supplied with plans of the docks, at the sites in question, showing any adjacent buildings. In reference to a proposition advanced by"a member of the deputation from your board upon the employment of long-range rifled ordnance placed upon the Formby er Crosby shores, I am to remark that the question generally will receive the con sideration whieh its importance demands, but that outer defences would not act as a substitute, or remove the necessity for those already proposed. In conclusion, I am to observe that, while fully prepared to give every consideration to the question, and desirous, so far as possible, to avoid or obviate any undue interference with the business of the docks, Mr. Secretary Herbert cannot consent, where the general interests of so great a port as Liverpool are concerned, to entertain any arrangements that will not effi ciently carry oat the recommendations which have been made, after careful consideration, with the intention of affording that protection which is deemed essential for the security of the Mersey.---I am, sir, your obedient servant, DE GREY AND RIPON. The Secretary Mersey Docks Estate, Liverpool. The CHAIRMAN said they were hardly able at present to discuss the proposals contained in the communication, and he would therefore suggest that they should have a report on the subject from the Docks and Quays Com mittee, the Defence Committee, and the Engineer. The suggestion was agreed to. THE LANDING STAGES.—THE PROPOSED TOLLS. A letter was read from the secretary to the Liverpool Guardian Society for the protection of Trade, stating, that in common with certain , other inhabitants, they had considered it their duty to petition the House of Lords against the proposed imposition of tolls on the Landing Stages. The letter was referred to the Committee on Parlia mentary Bills. THE LANDING-STAGE AT BIRKENHEAD. A letter was next submitted from Messrs. Vernon and Son, stating that they were happy to accept the agree ment with the trust to construct the landing-stage at Birkenhead, for a sum of £75,624 19s. 9d. The solicitor to the board was directed to draw out he contract. A letter was read from Messrs. James Bland and Son, requesting permission to plant a steam engine on the pier of the Canada Dock, for the purpose of elevating timber from the ships in the dock. Referred to the Docks and Quays Committee. A request from Mr. Edward Chaloner, for permission to store cotton in two sheds he has rented from the board, was remitted to the Docks and Quays Committee. OMNIBUSES AND STREET REPAIRS. A letter was •read from Messrs. Gates and Dolby, stating that in consequence of the repairs now being made opposite the Custom-house they were obliged, in running their omnibuses, to take a circuitous route, thereby causing themselves and the public considerable inconvenience. They therefore requested permission to run a short distance along the rails on the line of docks. The ENGINEER remarked that if this request was granted parties in charge of all kinds of vehicles would avail, themselves of the line of rails, and considerable inconvenience might thereby arise. • Remitted to the Docks and Quays Committee. ACCOUMODATION FOR STORING TOBACCO. The following comnfunication was considered as read Liverpool, 13th June, 1860. Sill,—The letter read by you at the meeting of the board on Thursday last, from the lessee of the Tobacco Warehouse, appears to demand a reply from me ; and although I do not intend to be led into any public correspondence or controversy with Mr. Atwool, I deem it right to trouble you with this further communication. I care not to inquire whether, in saying that "the allega tions made •are not founded on fact," Mr. Atwool refers to anything 11 - nay individually_have stated, or to wh a t h as b een said by 'others : but I would remark that my former letter to the board made no mention of him whatever, • the complaint therein being against the "unjust and exceptional monopoly" which heat present enjoys; in connection with which . neither I, `Mir those with whom I act, have any desire to misstate anything, and we distinctly disclaim being actuated by any personal feelings in the matter. Mr. Atwool is wrong in presuming that the "porterage charges" only are "those to which allusion is made," as it is rent, cooperage, and porterage combined, that are complained of, and stated to be excessive as compared with the Victoria Dock charges in London (with which our comparisons are instituted), the rate upon a hogshead of American tobacco at the Victoria Dock Warehouse for twelve months being only 4s, while here it would be 13s, 20 that, though the cooperage and porterage charges there are above those here, the aggregate in London is much below Liverpool ; the charges for the rent on a hogshead of Ameriean tobacco at the Victoria Dock Warehouse is 4s for the first year, or any part of the first year, and in Liverpool the charge is 3d per week; and the cooperage and porterage charge to the importer there is 6cl per 100 lbs. nett, while, here it is 5s 9d per hogshead . ; and in - stating that - the - list of porterage charges under which he professes to be 'working was received from me, he should have added that the same was given to him with a view to his making deductions there from, and that it was notified to him that the importers did not thereby acquiesce in a continuance of the rates in question. He should likewise have stated that after keeping the trade waiting several months for a reply as to "a remodelling of the existing rates, upon the principle of amalgamating the same, with a.fixed charge for rent similar to that in force at Victoria Docks, in London," the offer which he made on the 11th June, 1859, was confined to American tobacco only, and his proposed rate, it was calculated, would yield him upwards of £l,OOO per annum on that description of tobacco alone more than the rates then charged. In order to show that I do not stand alone, and that the position of matters connected with the Tobacco Warehouse may be more clearly understood, I herewith hand copy of a memorial from the American Chamber of Commerce to the Lords of the Treasury ; and of a letter from Mr. Oxley, en behalf of the importers, which accompanied it, enclosing copy of a former memorial addressed to the Commissioners of Cus toms by the importers, to which I beg to refer. The reply from the Commissioners of Customs was altogether unsatisfactory; and Mr. Atwool having rejected the proposal made to him, in accordance with their suggestions, which it was estimated Would yield a gross annual, rent Of upwards of £6,000, besides a nett profit of £3,000 on the working charges, the subsequent application to the Treasury was the conse quence; but to 'this latter, which was only lately presented, no anaNYer has yet laen given. It is not denied that, on taking possession of the warehouse, Mr. Atwool reduc e d th e rent from the rates Charged . by the Crown immediately previously ; but inasmuch as, in reply to an application before made, the Government had stated that the warehouse was ab ou t to be sub-let, when the rates would be adjusted, we had a right to infer that there was he so d m i e understanding that he was t o make such a reduction as d. I confirm what was stated as to the estimated production the warehouse at the pre sen t rates from rent alone, beingf of r the three years of 1856, 1857, and 1858, upwards of £9,000 per annum, and for the year 1859 by itself, about £ll,OOO, and that the nett profits. of, the working charges were £3,000 per annum. The calculations upon w hi c h the three years' esti mate was made Mr. Atwool has been challenged to confute; and as, at the rates charged by the Crown previous to his occupancy, the amount of rent would have been much beyond the sums above-named, it'oannot fail to -be ainatter of surprise that, under the plea of econOmy, Cotaqsaioners of Customs should have sub-let the warehouse for ahont £.4,p00, or about £2,500 less than they are paying, the rent received by the Corporation of Liverpool for it being £6,500. I adduce the following instances of high charges for rent, the particulars of which I have received from brokers here : On 786 bales of the value of £1,991 6s. 3d., the rent was £302 10s. 5d., and on 1,994 bales, of the gross value of £5,969 Is. ld., therent charged to the importer was £727 Bs. 6d., for something less than eleven months ; -besides- in the latter case, an additional large amount had to be paid by the buyer. Under all these circumstances, while conceding to Mr. . —„ Dow ,— regale, hire, 1111:''Whave just cause to complain that the placed the tobacco . trade here so completely and as competitive g6'o'-v-ern---raenlt think in the power of any private individual; warehouses have been allowed both in London and Dublin, the right o f b a ying such in Liverpool cannot surely be longer fused. I remain, sir, your most obedient servant, re Charles Turner , Es q ., MAXWELL HYSLOP. Chairman of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. The' letter was remitted to the Works Committee, and the putlie'business then terminated. - ~ • LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. ___.- (Before Messrs. IlouoßToN and PRESTON.) STABBING BY FEMALES. Charlotte Brown and Mary Parr, were charged for having stabbed a female named Anne Mack. The parties are unfor tunates, and live in Robertson-street, Park, and it appeared they had a falling out and a row, in which, the, prisoners used knives and stabbed the complainant. The prisoners were remanded. ASSAULTS ON THE POLICE. John Marriott, a mechanic, was ch risonerarged with having assaulted police-officers 374 and 470. The p was on De wood, rby-r alled a oad, Bootle, the previous nig ht, with a piece of c "battle-door," like what children use playing shuttlecock, but a gooll deal larger. He was drunk, and coming up to the police, he must have imagined them to be shuttlecocks, for he at once commenced knocking them about with his implement, and they had a good deal of trouble before they could get kiln to the lock-up. The prisoner pleaded drunkenness. He was tined £1 and costs, or one month's imprisonment. James Barker, a sailor, was charged by officer 153 with having assa ulted hits. , The prisoner c ame out of a public-house in Great Howard -street the previous night. He was drunk at the time, and making a noise. The officer told him to be quiet, when lie stabbed him over the eye with a knife. The wound, fortunately, was not dauger . ous. The prisoner was tined £5, or three months' impri sonment. CHEAP JAUNTING ! Clara Lawton, a person very elegantly attired, who said her husband keeps a public house in 'Scotland-road, was charged by a car driver , named William Needman, for refusing to pay his fare, and she was also charged with being drunk. The complainant said, before eleven o'clock the pr e v i o us ni g ht, the prisoner engaged himat WOOd-street,Buld-street, to diive her to Scotland-road, where, she stated, her husband kept a public house. Some persons told him that she did not live with her husband, and that there would be no use driving h e r there. He spoke to her on the subject, and the in n she told him to drive to the Gardens, where she had a friend. On going there she could not find any friend, and then he drove her back to Scotland-road; but she was refused admittance, and not having any money to pay his fare, he drove her to the North Docks station, and charged her, and she was also charged with being drunk. The prisoner said her husband should pay the money. It was stated that she was separated from her husband. The magistrates fined leer ss. for being dsmaii, 2s, 64, for the cab fare, and 011 1 141k§atica to tbv driver. She declared she would not pay, for the best reason, she had no money, and that her husband ought to pay the amount. THE DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, ilB6O. AN UNNATURAL NATURALIST. Richard Jones, described as a naturalist, and dealer in birds and other live things, in Manchester-street, was brought up by officer 240, who said, about half-past four in the morning he saw the prisoner run out of his shop after his wife, whom he caught, knocked her down, and kicked her most brutally. He never saw such barbarous treatment in his life. The wife was not present, as she was afraid (said the officer) to come forward to prosecute. Mr. Garnett said it was not necessary to have the wife present, as the Act of Parliament watmade to punish brutal husbands on the evidence of third persons, and the evidence in this case was quite sufficient without the testimony of the wife. The prisoner, in reply to the magis trates, said his wife was of a very stubborn temper, and he was only trying to get her into the house. The police-officer said the woman was terribly injured, and was now at the house of a friend. The prisoner was sober at the time. The magistrates fined the prisoner £5, or three months' imprison ment. THE PLUNDER AT MESSRS. ELKINGTON'S. The two women, Sarah Perkins, and Sarah Twist, who were remanded !on a charge of having stolen some £2 worth of electro-plated ware from Messrs. Elkington, Church-street, were brought up for final examination. The evidence in this case has been fully reported a few days since. It will be remembered that the prisoners were polishers at Messrs. Elkington's, and in that capacity they had an opportunity of tatting the property, which they pledged at several pawn brokers. The evidence was gone over, and the prisoners having been identified as the parties who pledged the property, they were sent for trial at the sessions. (Before Messrs. J. H. TURNER and HalatLxoN.) CAUTION TO PARENTS. A number of persons, whose children are in reformatories, were summoned for refusing to pay towards their support. It appears that there prevails a notion amongst the class of people, whose children are in reformatories, that they are not liable for contributing to their support, but this is erroneous, as the act of Parliament provides that the parents must pay, as far as their means allow, and where they are able; they must pay the full amount expended on their children. In the cases that came before the court yesterday, the magistrates ordered the parties to pay as much as they could, out of their means. The act provides that in case of non-payment, the parties may be imprisoned for certain periods. CHARGE AGAINST A BEERHOUSE KEEPER. Hairy Brown, a beerhouse keeper in Sparling-street, was charged by the captain of a Prussian ship, for having har boured some of his sailors, who deserted the ship. Mr. Bluck was for the complainant and Mr. Cobb for the defendant. It appeared that ox the 4th instant, some men belonging to the ship deserted, and took refuge in the defendant's house and remained there until next day, but it did not appear that the defendant was aware that the men were deserters, and after a full investigation of the case, the complaint was dismissed. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. MISS WYNDHAM AND MR. C. YOUNG. We have much pleasure in again recording the con tinued success of these very clever performers, who are ably supported by the usual company. Last night's entertainments were most enthusiasticallY'received. To-night they play in " Ladies Beware," " The Young Widow," and "Lucrezia Borgia "—a most attractive bill of fare. THE DEPARTURE OF THE MAJESTIC. It is with extreme regret that we understand the magnificent line-of-battle ship the Majestic, which has been for some time lying in the Mersey, and which has been so universally admired for her beauty and war-like appearance, is about to leave this port, having received orders frora the Admiralty to be in readiness to join the Channel fleet in a short time. The cause of this unex pected order has not transpired. The Majestic will leave this port on the 10th of July, will call at Torbay, and .then join the Channel fleet. The Hastings will probably resume its old station in the river. CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. The Montreal Ocean Company's steamer Anglo- Saxon, Captain Ballantine, from Quebec, arrived in the Mersey at six o'clock yesterday morning. We are indebted to Mr. W. F. Bowes, the mail officer, for Quebec and other Canadian papers of a late date. The news is unimportant, but we select a few items. The statements as to the crops of 1860, from almost all parts of the country, are coming in very favourably. Late rains are said to have made a wonderful change all over the United States, as in Canada. Rafts of new timber are daily arriving. A very large number of ships are taking in cargo, and the clearances up to this date are consider able. The rates of labour operate greatly against despatch. _ All vessels are now free to pass through the improved channel in Lake St. Peter, without paying the toll of 9d. per ton, heretofore levied. • The papers are filled4ith statements of extra ordinary preparations for the reception of the Prince of Wales. The Quebec Chronicle says that the new Parliament House is to be converted into a temporary palace for the Prince of Wales ; that " new furniture is to be put in. Kitchens, cooking utensils, beds, bedding, dining tables, sideboards, pianos, and the full accessories of a well furnished house, are to take the place of desks and office stools ; and there is to be an upheaving of things in general." The late Mr. Zimmerman's house at the Falls of Niagara, now owned by the Bank of Upper Canada is also being renovated and prepared for the Prince's recep tion, whO, with his suite„ s are expected to occupy it a week. De Lave, the rope-walker, and the rival of Blondin, expects to walk across the Passiac River, a short distance below the Paterson Falls. The river at the point selected is 500 feet wide, and the rope will be 150 feet above - the surface.of the water. The feat will be performed in a week or two; A Lowell correspondent of the Boston Traveller writes :—" The greatest activity prevails in all our mills. Preparations are' making to start 200,000 more spindles in other parts of New England ; but I hear of no such preparations here. At the rate at which manufacturers are now progressing, it will not require more than a year to create a rise in the price of cotton, a glut in the market, and a general reaction." THE GREAT JULY ECLlPSE.—Lieutenant T. M. Gillis, U.S.N., and two assistants, left New York on Monday afternoon, in the North Star, for California, whence they will proceed to Wash ington Territory, to observe the great solar eclipse on the 18th of July. The party will land at Steilacoom, Washington Territory, and proceed to a favourable point as far inland as possible, to the centre of the path of the eclipse. A sufficient number of old and experienced employes of the Hudson Bay Company will join them at Stella caom, to cut a path through the forest and properly take care of their pack of animals. Lieutenant Gillis has achieved a good reputation as a practical astronomer in connection with the National Observatory and the United States Coast Survey, and also by his recent observations of a great solar eclipse in Chili. Another party will start, for Labrador next month, .to. observe the eclipse from that part of the world. THE ALLEGED LADY PILFERER. On Wednesday, at the Lambeth Police Court, London, Mrs. Eliza Harriet Mary Feltham, the lady who was examined at the same court, on Monday last, on a charge of stealing an embroidered toilet and a pair of mittens from the stall of Lady. Emily Peel at the bazaar, or " fancy fair," at the Crystal Palace, on Saturday last, surrendered to her bail. Lady Emily Peel was sworn and examined by Mr. zhe said that nn ay nau charge of a stall at a bazaa r , or "fancy fair," held in the Crystal Palace, for the benefit of the schools belonging to the Clerks and Warehousemen's Society. The em broidered washhand-stand doyley produced was part of the things on her stall which had been for sale, and she had not missed it, or the gloves or mittens, when they were brought to her by Bell, the officer. Mr. Elliott here recalled Sergeant Bell, and asked him to describe as exactly as he could the particular part of the stall to which.,9aQ doyley was attached before being taken by the prisonef, and.he replied " the left-hand corner," and added that he first saw the prisoner unpin the piece of embroidery and pin it again, and unpinning it a second time she put it into her dress. The prisoner, on hearing this, clapped her hands together in perfect wonderment, and, shaking her head and laughing, softly exclaimed, " Good God !" It may be stated that she has in the most solemn manner denied to her husband, her solicitor, and friends taking the doyley off the stall, and persists in declaring that she picked it up, and it was when she held it before her to look at it that the officer Bell took her into custody. Mr. Elliott observed that, however respectable the person, it was his duty to see justice carried out, and he must, therefore, send the case before a jury. The prisoner was then committed for trial to the Surrey sessions, but was admitted to bail in two sureties of £5OO each. Sir Robert was bound over for the attendance of Lady Emily Peel. The Commissioners on the National Defences find Weedon unsuitable, in a military point of view, as a second great arsenal, and have selected Cannock Chase, in Staffordshire, as a more defensible position. They also urged the establishment of an arsenal on the Mersey, near Runcorn. MURDER WILL OUT.—The Ost Deutsche Post states that a peasant of Altenburg a few days since presented himself before"the authorities, of Horn, and stated that in the year 1816 he committed a murder. on ,the person of a young woman by drowning her in the river Kamp. The man, who is married and has a numerous family, declared that he had long struggled against his remorse, but could no longer endure the torment he suffered, and therefore gave himself up to justice. When the gill's body was found in the water, it was generally supposed that she had committed suicide to conceal her shame, as she Ras preguo4t, THE NATIONAL DEFENCES. The report of the commissioners appointed to inquire into " the present state, condition, and sufficiency of the fortifications existing for the defence of the United Kingdom," is a document of so much importance that we are glad to be able to give further extracts from it, in addition to the abstract which we submitted yester day. It is laid. down that we cannot fortify the whole assailable portioq, of the coast—and that fortifications should be restricted . to vital points. The Royal dock yards are vital points. " Woolwich, which is at present our only great depot for munitions of war, whether for land or sea service, and the place in which these stores are produced, must also be considered a vital point. It is difficult to over estimate the conftequences of the loss, or even of a tem porary suspension, of . the operations of that great arsenal, as at present constituted, during a state of war. It would be felt throughout the empire. Lastly, we consider the harbour of Portland, from its situation and capabilities ; that of Dover, from the position which it occupies ; and that of Cork, the naval station of Ireland ; to be points requiring more or less special consideration with respect to fortifications for their protection." As to the defence of London, the commissioners say : "The defence of London has not been brought under our consideration, and it is, therefore, only necessary to point out' that it does not materially affect the con clusions we have arrived at with regard to the 'fortifica tion of the dockyards. If London were placed in such a state of defence as to render an attack on it improbable by an enemy established on shore, even in such force as to be able to hold in check any army that could be brought against him, an invader's attention would then be turned to the dockyards and arsenals, as by the destruction of these he might hope to annihilate the naval power of the country, and deprive it of further means of resistance. If, on the other hand, London cannot be rendered capable of resistance after the defeat of the army in 'the field, the dockyards and arsenals, if fortified, become places of refuge from which the defence of the country can be protracted or means of resistance organised ; and unless these are capable of resistance, our naval means fall with the capital, and the whole power of the nation is practically in abeyance. Indeed, the fortification of the dockyards and arsenals by land would aid materially in the defence of London itself ; for whilst by means of the system proposed, the vital points of the empire would be protected against either capture or bombardment, the fortifications by land would set the manceuvering army free to operate against the enemy." There are some works of defence now in progress. " During the last two years, more especially, plans of fortification, inVolvieg an ultimate expenditure . of about a million and a half sterling, have been sanctioned by parliament for works of considerable extent at Ports mouth, Plymouth, Pembroke„'and Portland; and con tracts have accordingly been' entered into for the con struction of those defences, which are now in active progress, and to which we will more particularly refer when considering the defence of each of these places." The commissioners do not recommend stationary floating batteries, but moveable floating batteries are approved of. The following is laid down as the principle on which the proposed, defensive works should be constructed : " The nature of the works which we propose for defence against a naval attack, will of necessity vary according to the locality. We have proposed open batteries, secured against a coup-de-main by a tower or defensible barrack in their rear, wherever they could be made to answer the object desired; but where the sites were so circumscribed as not to afford sufficient space for the requisite amount of fire, and 'in cases where great expense must be incurred in constructing foundations on shoals, it is absolutely necessary that sea batteries should be casemated, so as to obtain by tiers of guns as nearly as possible the same effect till& is produced by open bat teries extended over a considerable length of shore." "The works should be so designed as to be derended by a small body of men against a coup-de-main ; but .they should at the same time have capabilities of resist ance that will enable them to withstand any attack likely to be brought against them. With this view they should be provided with redoubts at their gorge, by means of which an enemy would be prevented from holding • the work if he should succeed in obtaining Partial possession of it. The main ramparts should be capable of affording a heavy fire of artillery and mus ketry in those directions over which an enemy must make his approach ; and bomb-proof cover should •be pro vided for the garrison. In situations where the ditches can be filled with water, no revetment need be con structed; but wherever this is not the case, they should either have escarps and counterscarps, or detached walls of masonry ; and in either case they should be flanked both by artillery and musketry." The next question is the cost. " The' ainount of our special estimate is 40,390,000. To this must be, added £1,460,000 for works already sanctioned and in course of execution ; the whole amount ing to £11,850,000. " It is to be observed that the above sum includes the provision of barrack accommodation, for the most part bomb-proof, for about 30,000 men, with all the space and conveniences provided for troops under ordinary arrangements; and for nearly double that number when the works are fully garrisoned for defence. This accom modation must have been equally provided under any other system of defence, and is already urgently required in many of the places it is proposed to fortify. "Judging from works for which contracts are already undertaken, those which your committee recommend may very well be executed in three years ; but it would be desirable to allow' three years and a quarter for the completion of the whole, in order that contractors may have the benefit of the months from April to June inclusive, in the fourth year. The payments would therefore extend over font' years ; and the reserves, which may be taken at 5 per cent. on the entire estimate, would not be paid until after the completion of the contracts. " With respect to works of land defence which mutually support one another, - such as those with which it is proposed to surround Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Chatham, we conceive that the following principles should be adhered to . := 1. That each work should have its principal salients and flanks partially armed, even during peace : a very few guns will suffice for this purpose. 2. That there should be in reserve in each work, but not mounted, unless the perishable carriage and platforms will be under cover, as many more guns and carriages as will extend the protection of the flanks and faces to what we would term a war armament, as distinguished from a siege armament. 3. Lastly, that there be a general reserve, in some convenient central depot in each position, of a fur ther number of guns and carriages sufficient to complete the armament of any one of the fronts of attack to its maximum or siege establishment, together with the proper ,proportion of every description of store to effect repairs and replace casualties. THE SICILIAN REVOLUTION. The following are further extracts from the letters of the Times' special correspondent in Palermo,:-- PANICS AND EXCITEMENT. Any one in search of violent emotions cannot do better than set off at once for Palermo. However blasé he may be, or however milk-and-water his blood, I promise be stirred up. He will be carried away by the tide of popular feeling. or else the impetuosity uuu variation of this *'rent will produce in him a reaction such as tie rarely felt. The popular proverb has it that no day resembles its predecessor; here almost every hour changes the state of affairs, and with the state of affairs the feelings of 200,000 people change from one extreme to another almost without the slightest transition. One moment all is triumph and hope, and the next all is terror and dejection. One instant the town resounds with cheers, the next you see numbers prostrated before the shrines Madonnas and saints which are to be found in almost every corner. Now and then, between the two fits, there is a short lull—a kind of exhaustion—which is soon, followed by another attack of hope or fear. Themponstant alarms are the most faithful exponents of this state of the public mind. Now Bavarians, as the foreign mercendries are called, have transgressed their line, and are threatening an advance ; now popular terror sees cavalry horses, like nightmares, jumping over the barricades, or the troops at the Royal Palace are moving ; and while the popular voice rolls along this news by one street, in the other an opposite stream comes in, announcing with cheera,that whole battalions of the enemy have come over, that they have abandoned their a l b y e b s t po o t hi s t i e t n i l o s n s e , f n a n a e w d s a r r e e flying qn ay untrue, , and only founded in excited imagination. THE CONVENTS FORCED. On another side of the town the soldiers tried to break into a convent of nuns, t aud all the authority and the 'numerous messages from Lanza were scarcely suf ficient to stop them. Again, on. another side, they carried off the inmates of the convent of the Oblati, a kind of female 'orphan asylum. The Imothers of the girls came up crying. , The thing was not denied, but it was explained that the nuns had gone over of their own free will. Not a moment passes without one or another person coming in wiai a complaint against the excesses of the soldiers. PREPARATIONS FOR A RENEWED FIGHT. It was five p.m. before the conference was over. Returned to the town, every nerve was strained to put it in a state of defence. The four Commissioners who had been named for the four quarters of the town set to work % to strengthen the barricades already existing and to co4struct new ones ; the people were stirred up and made attire of their position, which left no choice hut to fight - or to 'perish, and in this dilemma they certainly displayed more activity and energy than I had expected, "viegts, and children Xii Our readers have only to sends penny stamp and they will receive, free by post, the "Invalid's Own Guide," or natural restorer, without medicine or expense, of, perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, and refreshing sleep, to the most enfeebled, effectually removing indigestion (dyspepsia), nausea and sickness, even during pregnancy, debility, nervousness, palpitation, cow:h, asthma, incipient consumption, dropsy , constipation, flatulency, diarrhoea, dysentery, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, catarrhs, colds, noises in the ears, rheu matism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, ini tability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, b ea d_ ache, despondency, cramps, spasms, sinking, tits, bronchitis • also children's complaints. Accompanied with mne: okc successful cures, which had resisted all medical treatme4 and boon abandoned as hopeless. D. T. Barry, 77, Wieut 'lltreet ,LonilOn. worked at the barricades; stones and other projectiles were taken up to the tops of the houses to be thrown down on the assailants. The Cacciatori, as well as the different squads, were collected and had their stations assigned to them. In all the church towers people were placed, with orders to ring the bells inces santly as soon as the fight began. Messages were sent to all the outlying squads partly to come in, partly to attack the royal troops in the rear, the next day. The committee was urged to get ready as much ammunition as possible to complete the fabrication of Orsini shells ; the guns which had been taken in the town were put into position at the different barricades ; ammunition and provisions were distributed to the men. In one word, an activity was displayed till late at night which promised well for the next day. THE PRIESTS AND THE INSURGENTS. The question was only, .;;;11:1 the townspeople who remained, fight ? Priests and monks, who show themselves as true patriots almost without excep tion, went about the streets, carrying the cross before them, and encouraging the people to trust in Providence and to fight for their lives and goods. The different troops had taken up their positions, and all looked so ready and resolute that I really believe, had the signal been given then, the result would not have been doubtful. But while this was going on outside a change bad already taken place in the Pretorial Palace. Early in the morning Lanza sent a parleinextaire, in which he asked for an escort for General Letizia, who wished to have an interview with General Garibaldi at 10 a.m. There was no doubt it was a request for a further armistice. I happened to be in the room when Letizia arrived. His tone was quite different from what it had been the day before, and nothing could be more amiable and sweet than the manner in which he brought forward his request. PLUNDER BY THE TROOPS. Among those who passed through the town was Major Bosco, a Sicilian, the commander of one of the battalions of riflemen who had promised the King of Naples the head of Garibaldi. He was retained because the Neapolitan outposts would not let a convoy of flour for the town pass. He became quite a Liberal towards the end of his stay. Among those who came over was a Swiss belonging to the foreign mercenaries. He had been a sergeant and was degraded for a small offence, as he says. He told us that there were only about one-fifth of Swiss and the others were a collection of scum from Austria and Croatia, the most consummate set of scoundrels that could be got together. Their only aim was plunder, which had been freely promised by the Commander Meckel. It was not long before the proofs came in of what he had said. They had broken open all the houses which were near to their position, plundered the contents, violated the women, and burnt the houses. In one warehouse they had found a good deal of corn, which they were selling at a cheap price to those who were inclined to take advantage of their neighbour's misfor tunes. They had established a regular fair outside. They were encouraged to plunder in the beginning, and every success found approbation rather than punishment. A day of such treatment, and no power can keep Croats in order. They fight for plunder. There is evidently great animosity between the Neapolitan troops and officers and these coadottieri, and if the former were not themselves afraid, they would, no doubt, be the first to fight them. ENGLISH AND AMERICANS ON THE SCENE. While the Neapolitan officer was still waiting to take back the answer, there was a regular invasion of English and American naval officers, who had received leave to go on shore, and every oue of whom was, of course, anxious to see Garibaldi. The commander of the American ship called in company with the American Consul ; the Swiss Consul came likewise. Garibaldi is no more the Filibuster, but the commander of the national forces in Sicily. And whoever came once was sure to return again, for every one is received with a good word, and every one can see that he is welcome. 1 really believe Garibaldi could soon make up more than the losses he has suffered hitherto if leave were given to recruit on board the British and American ships. It was well that the Neapolitan officers were just in time to see the scene; it will have taught them the esteem they are held in by foreign nations, CONFIDENCE RETURNED. The news of the prolongation of the armistice changed at once the physiognomy of the town. Many of those who had gone on board returned, for this respite allowed them to put their things in better order than they could do in the first hurry• The fever gave way, and anima tion became the prevalent feature in the town, which, as ever since our arrival, was illuminated. Till late at night Butubers of people were strolling about the streets singing and cheering; the itinerant vendors of tunny fish, on which every one seems to live, made their shouts heard, which I take as an indication of a return to a more normal state. Many of the funeral processions have been proceded by crosses, pictures of saints, especially Santa Rosalie, and wax candles, converting them into street altars. The moon shines brightly, and every one turns in with widely different feelings from those with which he got up this morning. BELFAST ELECTION•=This election is fixed for this day, when it is expected that Mr. Samuel Getty will be returned without opposition. He is a thorough Conservative. Henry Francis Richardson, solicitor, was found guilty, at the Central Criminal Court, yesterday, on a charge of embezzling monies belonging to the London Rifle Brigade. There was reason to believe he had embezzled about £5OO. The sentence of the court was four years' penal servitude. A USEFUL HINT FOR SWDINIERS.—A correspondent of the Field says that cramp in the legs may be easily and instantly cured, thus :—" On the moment of its seizure in the calf of the leg, the instep should be forcibly drawn up or flexed on the leg, and the cure will be as sudden as the attack. I have tried this very many times, and it never fails." LONDON CHILDREN. —The children of the poor are to all appearance dirty, but healthy. It may well be that the explanation of this fact is that they are allowed to remain so long in the open air every day, chasing each other about the markets, or " overing" the posts, according to their own pleasure. The London children soon gain a look of excessive sharpness, probably from the difficulty of solving the great halfpenny question with which they are brought face to face at a very early period of their existence.—Once a Week. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Judges : The Hon. Mr. Baron Martin and the Hon. Mr. Justice Wilde. Yorkshire— Monday, July 9, at York Castle. Durham—Saturday, July 21, at Durham. Northumberland—Thursday, July 26, at Newcastle. Newcastle and Town—The same day. Cumberland—Tuesday, July 31, at Carlisle. Westmoreland—Friday, August 3, at Appleby. Northern Division of Lancashire—Saturday, August 4, at the Castle of Lancaster. South Division of Lancashire — Wednesday, August 8, at the New Courts at Liverpool. ,styortiq Ittriliffenct, NEWTON RACES.-YESTERDAY. ST. HELEN'S PURSE. CORRESPONDENCE. BOROUGH GUARD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMES. SlR,—Through the medium of your valuable paper allow me to make a short appeal to the burgesses of Liverpool on behalf of the corps of volunteer rifles named above. Not an appeal to them for pecuniary aid—that we don't want, or stand in immediate need of, for the corps is self-supporting ; but an appeal to them as honest townsmen to come forward and support the dignity and prestige of the good old town, by enrolling themselves in the ranks of our Borough Guard. Liverpool can claim the honour of possessing the Ist corps of Lancashire Rifles; why not lay claim to the more distinguished one of having a strong guard com posed of her citizens ? Such a corps has been formed, and of all others in town none ought to appeal so strongly to the patriotism of Liverpool men—more especially the tradesmen—than this one, the Borough Guard. The formation of this corps does honour to those gentlemen who conceived, and to the committee who have so successfully carried out, the scheme of placing it on a solid working basis. The name at once gives us the post of danger—the post of honour in celebration of any Royal visit, and the same in any important corporate ceremony. lam myself oue of the youngest members, and am actuated solely by love for the cause in making this appeal to our townsmen, to come forward as one man, and make the 66th, not in name only, but in truth a Borough Guard. The offices of the corps are 10, Cook-street, and the stores and drill ground 66, St. Anne -street. I trust, sir, on behalf of the cause, I may be pardoned this trespass on your space.—Believe me to remain, most obediently, ONE OF THE RANKS. Liverpool, 13th June, 1860. 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