Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-19 00:00:00

- LIVEIsPOI'I, WINTER ASSIZES. CROWN COURT, YESTBURAY. (Before Mr. Baron MARTIN.) ARsoN AT TOTTINGTON-LOWER-END. -- JOShaa Coop, (60), was indicted on the charge of having at Tot ting-ton-Lower-End, on the 21st November ' 1859, feloniously set fire to a barn and shippon, with intent to injure Edwin Coop. Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Font blanque conducted the prosecution. The prisoner was undefended by counsel. Mr. Wheeler stated the case to the following effect:—ln Tottington there was a farm called Booth Farm, which since the year 1813 had been occupied by the prosecutor Edwin Coop, a brother to the prisoner. Before the occupation of the prose • .tutor, the farm had been. in the possession of his father, who he believed died in 1813. The houses on the farm consisted of a dwellincr-house withstab ling , two barns, se and a shippon all under one root; the whole forming an extensive building. On the night of the 21st Novem ber last, about twenty minutes past eight o'clock, Mr. Edwin Coop, the occupier, went round and examined the premises, =1 found all safe, and there was neither sight nor smell of fire. He went to a neighbouring cottage, but. he had not been long there until he was alarmed by the sight of fire at his own premises, and on hastening over he 'found them in flames. The fire was first discovered in a por tion of the stable between the old and the new barns. There was some clover hay in the loft of the stable, and that was on fire. The prosecutor at once proceeded to the barn, and, on opening the door, he found it also on fire, as well as a quantity of wheat and oats which it contained. The fire was burning from the bottom up wards, and there was someday in the new barn which was burning in a similar way. Farm produce was de stroyed by the fire to the value of £4OO, and about £lOO damage was done to the building. These fires being discovered burning at three different places and at one time, under circumstances which rendered it impos sible for the fire to have communicated from one place to another, showed that it had been the work of an in cendiary. In consequence of various threats made by the prisoner, suspicion fell upon him. The prisoner went to America some time ago, and, after remaining there for some years, he retu rn ed t o thi s coun t ry i n 1856 , when he went to live at the farm then in the occupation of his brothers. From the time he went to live at the Booth Farm frequent quarrels took place between the brothers, and great dissatisfaction appeared to exist in the mind of the prisoner, who considered that he was entitled to the property or a share of it. He male fre quent threats towards his brothers, and said he would burn the place to the ground. Some time before the fire occurred the prisoner went to live at a beerhouse known as the "Traveller's Joy," where he was often ,heard to say that he would burn the place. On the night of the fire the prisoner went to a shop kept by William Dearden and purchased a box of matches, and shortly before the fire broke out a farm labourer saw the pri mer go in the direction of Booth Farm. A man was seen to cross the fence leading to the premises, and clog prints were found on the fence exactly corresponding with the clogs worn by the pris oner w h en t a k en i n t o custody. Abox of matches and a piece of paper burnt at one end was found on the prisoner after his appre hension. The paper was rolled up, and on being opened some grains of wheat fell out. Witnesses were then called to prove the above statement, each .of whom the prisoner cross-examined. He stated that this was but one of a hundred times when his bro ther had persecuted him. lie had been unfortunate in Ameriea latterly, and went to his brothers for some pro tection, as he had been badly used. His brother told him he would neither g ive him protection nor anything else, and that he could set the bull-dogs on him at any time, as he was not an Englishman. His brother also told him that he (the prisoner) would be banged if he did not go back to America. - His Lordship said there was no evidence of the -man's guilt, and the jury returned a verdict of "Not guilty." The learned judge observed that it was the most suspicious case that well could be, and if he had it in his power he would order the prisoner to keep the peace, which would be some protection to his brothers. Mr. Fonblanque : You have the power as a justice to . bind the prisoner over. to keep the peace. His Lord ship : On what ground ? Mr. Fonblanque : On coin plaint being made. His Lordship to the prisoner : Have you any person who will become surety for you ? Prisoner—l dare say I could get some person, but I have none 'here. All who are here that ought to be my friends are my enemies. His Lordship : You will remain in custody until you find sureties. You are to find two sureties in £5O each to keep the peace, which they will forfeit in the event of your misbehaving yourself. You may have your sure ties given before the magistrates at Bury, where, I suppose, you will have some friends, and Mr. Shuttle ' worth will be good enough to let me know of it by this day week. You must remain in custody until this is done. I would strongly recommend you not to go near your brothers at all. If anything of this kind occurs to you again, the probability is, that there will be stronger evidence against you, and if found guilty you may be sent to penal servitude for life. ANSL A.UGHTF.R AT LIVERPOOL.—Timothy Crosby was charged with the manslaughter of Patrick M'Daniel, at Liverpool. Mr. Aspinall prosecuted, and Mr. Wheeler defended the prisoner. It appeared that so long back as the Bth June, 1855, the occurrence took place which was the cause of the present indictment; and the cir cumstances were, that on the above date the deceased went to a public-house in Great Crosshall-street, kept by a person named Moss, where he met with the pri soner's father, with whom he had a quarrel. The prisoner's father left the house, and returned soon after in company with his son who stood at the bar for trial ; . • and from the conduct of the prisoner, on going into the , • house, it appeared that his father had made some strong inflammatory statement to him, and the prisoner told his father to go away and leave him to deal with the decoased. 'A quarrel ensued between the prisoner and the deceased, during which the former struck the latter a blow on the head with a soldering iron, from the effects of which blow he died. The evidence of the witnesses called did not agree as to who struck the blow, and Mr. Wheeler contended that there was no *evidence to convict the prisoner. The jury found him guilty of manslaughter, and he was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with bard labour. ASSAULT AT MANCHESTER. Four young men, named respectively Williamson, Connolly, John Tinker, and James Tinker, pleaded guilty to assaulting Peter Royal, at Manchester, on the 11th December, and were each sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Maarsian MITER AT' MANCHESTER. —William Kel sall (25), who had been out on bail, was charged with the manslaughter of James McLaughlan, at Manchester. Mr. Wheeler conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Souler defended the prisoner. It, appeared that on the 10th October last, the deceased and his wife were going to Blackburn, and went to Salford in order to get a ;,. • train. When they arrived at Salford, they found that /).; no train would leave that evening, and they went to a public house in company with a man named John -, ll.annigan and his wife. After leaving the public hem, the deceased and Flannigan walked arm in arm Until they came to Manchester ; and just as they came to the' corner of a street, the prisoner met them, and he kflecked , down the deceased, who fell with much force • on the, back of hi s h ea d aga i nst the pavement. He was taken up and conveyed to the Infirmary, where he died. It was contendedfor the defence that the deceased and his companion pushed up against the prisoner, who in his turn gave the deceased a push from him, when he fell.—The prisoner was acquitted. . . • • MANSLAUGHTER AT BLACREURN.--ThOlnaa Wilcock was indicted for having at Blackburn caused the death of Hannah Anderton, on the 10th September last. The deceased with a party of friends went on the 4th of September to a friend's house at Longridge, and aft er staying there a part of the day, they were returning home to Blackburn. On their way home they called edat different public-houses, where they had some gin. They had got some distance through the toll-bar of Black burn, when a veichle was observed coming at a very rapid rate behind them, and in order to avoid collision, the conveyance in which deceased was being driven, was pulled to the left hand side of the road. The car- . riage which was coming up behind was driven by the prisoner, and on it coming up with the one in which deceased sat, it struck it with great force and knocked it over. The deceased . was taken up very much hurt, and she died on the 10th, six days after the occurrence. • The defence was that the woman met with her death entirely through accident, and not by any carelessness or neglect of the prisoner. The jury found a verdict of " Not guilty." ROBBERY NEAR MANCHESTER.—Peter M'Penthany ( 33 ), was charged with having at Levens Hulme, on the 29t Nov. last, stolen from George Robertson's house Li in money, and several valuable articles. Mr. Pope prosecuted, and Mr. Hopwood defended. The prosecu tor is the landlord of a publichouse called the "Jolly Carter," on the road between Stockport and Manches ter ; and about half-past four o'clock on the 29th Nov., the prisonef n ent Into the house and ordered two pennyworth of rum. While he was drinking it in the bar-parlour the landlord went in, and they began to talk. During the half-hour they were so engaged, two men kept Mrs. Robertson, the landlady, in conversation at the bar. She saw a man coming down the stairs which led to the bedroom where the money and other valuables were kept. The two men at the bar prevented her going near the man until he escaped out of thedoor, and then they both made some excuse about being late for a conveyance and decamped. The prisoner was still in the bar-parlour ; and when the landlady told her husband that site suspected there was something wrong, the prisoner jumped up and pushed him to a seat. Mr. Roberston asked what he wanted, and the prisoner cried out, " Two-penny worth of rum," and made off. lie was afterwards apprehended, and some pieces of money, which Mrs. Robertson identified as her property, were found in his possession. It was contended, on behalf of the prisoner, that he was not one of the per sons who were in the house at the time of the robbery. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and ho was sen tenced to 18 months' imprisonment, with hard labour. This concluded the criminal business. NISI PRIUS COURT. (Before Mr. Justice WILLES.) WOOD AND ANOTHER v. DINGLEY AND OTHERS.— This was an undefended action on a bill of exchange, dated 29th August, 1859, drawn upon the plaintiff as the Hingley Green Coal Company, by Messrs. Dingley and Co., merchants, of Birmingham, for £269 3s. A verdict was returned for the plaintiff for the amount claimed, with interest, making £271 14s. BOYD v. M'GEE. This was also an undefended action. The' plaintiff was the owner of some land, en closed by a hedge, at Helling, Wigan, and the defendant lived at the same place, and was one of the heirs to the property adjoinidg the plaintiff's land. It was stated that the defendant had set up some claim to the latter property, and, in order to exercise the right, pulled down part of the fence and wall. The plaintiff therefore brought the present action to challenge his claim. The jury found for the plaintiff, with 40s. damages. PHILLIPS V. WRIGHTLEY.—In this action the plain tiff, who is an architect and builder, of Manchester, sought to recover compensation for a loss sustained by him, and occasioned by the defendant's detention of some timber he (plaintiff) had purchased. Mr. Monk, Q.C., and Mr. Overend were for the plaintiff; and Mr. E. James, Q.C., and Mr. Brett for the defendant. The defendant carries on business as a timber sawyer, also in Manchester. The plaintiff has for some years been in partnership with a man called Tickle, but their connec tion has recently ceased. Shortly after the dissolution of partnership, Mr. Phillips ordered a quantity of tim-4 ber from Messrs. Houghton and Smith, of Liverpool. The timber was sent by the Harrington Carrying Com pany to the saw mills of the defendant, from which place he expected to receive it after it had been sawn. The timber, however, was not received by the plaintiff, and upon his inquiring concerning its non-delivery, he was informed that the defendant had been authorised to detain the timber until the demand of the Harrington Company for carriage had been paid. The value of the timber thus detained was about £72. The defence offered by the defendant was. that he, as the agent of the Harrington Company, had exercised the right of lien, and by that right was perfectly justified in detaining the timber. The jury, after a lengthy deliberation, returned a verdict for the defendant. BRIGALTO V. CAIVIALICH. —The plaintiff in this case was formerly captain of the brig Azov, of which the defendant was the owner, and the action was brought to recover wages and certain other sums alleged to be due by the defendant. It appears that the brig was built iu January last, and went to Constantinople under the command of the plaintiff. Previous to starting for Constantinople, the defendant persuaded plaintiff to take his wife with him, which he accordingly did. When they arrived at Constantinople, the plaintiff was unable to obtain a cargo in consequence of the war which had broken out between France and Austria. The plaintiff, however, exerted himself, and when the armistice commenced he was enabled to obtain a cargo. The defendant, however, thinking that the delay might be attributed to the presence of the plain tiff's wife, and that he (defendant) had neglected his duty by giving pleasure parties, &c., wrote a letter to the plaintiff ordering him to send his wife home, as she must have turned his head. The plaintiff wrote in re ply to this, saying that he would not send his wife home, and telling the defendant that he had better get the idea out of his pumpkin head about plaintiff's wife having turned his head. The plaintiff did not send his wife home, partly because he had not a sufficient amount of money, and partly because he thought the defendant's accusation to be entirely false. He brought the ship to Liverpool, but upon claiming his wages a sum of £2B was deducted for the board and passage of his wife. The learned counsel for the defendant argued that, as the owners had expressly ordered the plaintiff to send his wife home from Constantinople, if be per sisted in bringing his wife to Liverpool, she should be charged for board and passage as any other passenger. The case occupied about five hours ; and the jury, after some consideration, returned a verdict for the plaintiff to the full amount of damages claimed. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.—SATURDAY. (Before Mr. J. S. MANSFIELD.) A NARROW ESCAPE.—William Dodd, a clerk, lately in the employment of Messrs. Evans, Son, and Co., wholesale druggists, Hanover-street, who was brought up on Monday last on a charge of obtaining money from Messrs. Santa Maria and Co., on the pretence that he was still in the employment of Messrs. Evans, was dis charged to-day, in consequence of Mr. Raffles, barrister, appearing to-day in court, and stating that several cir cumstances had come to the knowledge of the prosecutors which had induced them to drop the prosecution. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.— George Pearson, a commercial traveller, in the employment of Mr. Woods, fruit merchant, 30, Mathew-street, was brought up charged with the embezzlement of £2OO, the money of his employer. Mr. Bluck appeared for the defence. Detective-officer Carlisle stated that, in consequence of_ information received from Mr. Woods, he apprehended the prisoner the previous day in Birkenhead, when he admitted that he was behind in his accounts, but if allowed to go home would make it all right. He had £3l on him at the time. Mr. Woods said he-caused the prisoner to be apprehended in consequence of receiving several letters from his customers complaining that several amounts which he had asked for had been paid to his traveller. He admitted that, hitherto,• his character had been that of a honest, straightforward man. Mr. Bluck asked his Worship if he would take bail for the prisoner. Mr. Keogh objected to bail being taken, as it might give the prisoner an opportunity to keep back some witnesses. Mr. Mansfield said that bail was simply for the purpose of ensuring the prisoner's appearance when called upon, he would, therefore, admit him to bail in two sureties of £lOO, to appear on Saturday next. WIFE BEATING.--JOllll Williams, a surly, down looking fellow, was brought up on remand, charged with assaulting his wife. It appears that they reside in a cellar in Kirlulale-road. On Saturday, the .28th of November, the prosecutrix remonstrated with her hus band upon his inattention to work, and the consequent condition of the family. He replied •to her remon strances with blows, and again, on . the following Monday evening, he knocked her down and inflicted several wounds on her with a knife. The police man who took the 'prisoner into custody stated that when he entered the house the woman was lying on the floor; with only a small piece of calico for a covering. On raising this her body was discovered to be covered with blue marks, her head was out, and en the lower part of her body two wounds inflicted by a knife. Both the wife and -husband were drunk. The prisoner stated that the marks on her body were caused al a fall a few days previous, when she was tipsy. A surgeon stated that the wounds were so numerous, that they could not ha ve b een ca u se d by a f a ll. The prisoner was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. MUTINY IN A Yu ma, IN THE Rivnu.--Jamee Til -1 bury, John D. Gordon, Collingwood Walker, and James n, were brought up on the Trainer, all American se am , charge of mutiny on board the American ship Roswell Sprague, lying in the river ready t o put to sea. it ap pears that the prisoners ha d b e en on shore, and gone on board in a state of intoxication. They had scarcely set .LI foot in the ship till they commenc ed to go on i n th e mo a t riotous manner. Remonstrance only added fuel to their fury. They drew their knives, threatened the officers, and attacked the peaceable portion of the crew, several of whom sustained severe injuries at their hands. I n _ formation was accordingly sent ashore to the pollee offices, when Inspector Home and Detective Carlisle, accompanied by ten police-constables, went on board and apprehended the mutineers. These statements were sustained by the evidence. Tilbury, Gordon, and Trainer were fined £5 each, or imprisonment for three months, and Walker was ordered, to find two sureties in £5 each to keep the peace,, or go to prison for two months. VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT. GRAND REVIEW. Liverpool has unmistakeably taCen the lead in the volunteer movement. Not a day passes which does net add intensity to the patriotism of our townsmen and strength to the rife or artillery corps ; and, already, the volunteers here muster a formidable and imposing body of men, whose soldier-like bearing proves the wisdom of that impromptu loyalty which called them into ex istence. As the preliminaries are settled, and the drill in the various corps progresses, the finishing touches are given, and company after company takes up a perma nent and recognised position amongst the acknowledged institutions and defences of the country. One of those interesting events took place on Satur day afternoon, at the Prince's Park. It was the occasion of the presentation of a beautiful silver bugle, by Mrs. A. Gladstone, to the Fifth Lancashire Volunteer Rifle Company, which is under the command of Captain A. Gladstone. But the ceremony assumed larger pro portions, and developed itself in a review of the various volunteer corps that have already been enrolled in the town. Although a keen, frosty day, the weather, considering the season, was very favourable ; and as the sky was clear, and the sun shone brightly, the most important element in an out-door demonstration was not wanting. The parade ground in Prince's Park, on which several tents had been erected, was the most suitable that could have been selected, for it afforded excellent ground for military manoeuvres, and every facility for the lookers-on. The ceremony ap peared to have excited a widespread interest; and long before three o'clock, the hour announced for the arrival of the various corps, the park was crowded with eager spectators belonging to . every class. Inside the enclosure there could not be less than 6,000 people ; and probably twice that number might have been counted outside. A considerable number of the fairer por tion of humanity graced the occasion with their presence, and lent au additional attraction to the novel demonstration. Shortly before three o'clock the strains of martial music were heard ; and soon afterwards several companies marched on to the parade ground, preceded by the Pensioners' band. The other companies arrived •in succession ; and when they were placed in line, they presented a splendid and formid able front. The mounted field officers were—Colonel Rogers ; Lieutenant Hill, of the Lancashire Artillery; and Major Chambers, one of the deputy lieutenants of the county. The men were put through various evolu tions ; and it is sufficient to say that the exactness of their movements, and their general soldierly appearance, were themes of universal commendation. In the unavoidable absence of Mrs. Gladstone, it was arranged that the bugle should be presented to the Fifth Company by her cousin, Mrs. Stewart. Accord ingly that lady, accompanied by Mr. Stewart, T. D. Anderson, Esq., the Mayor, and several ladies and gentlemen, took up their position in a central part of the parade ground. The several companies were then marched past, and saluted the party in the following order :—The .Ist Company under the command of Captain Bousfield ; the I4th Edge hill Company, under the command of Captain Bright ; the Birkenhead Company, under the command of Capt. Caddie; the Oxton and Claughton Company, under the command of Captain King ; the Wallasey Company, under the command of Captain Chambres ; the 4th Company of Liverpool Volunteers, under the command of Captain Jones; and the sth Company, under Lieut. Tinley, who commanded in the absence of Captain A., Gladstone. The total strength of the companies on the ground was estimated at 560 men. Having been placed in the customary position, the front post being of course given to the Fifth Company, Colonel Rogers called upon Lieutenant Tinley to step forward and receive the silver bugle on behalf of the company. The bugle, which was manufactured by Boorse, of Holies street, London, bore the following inscription Pre sented to the sth Company of Lancashire Volunteer Rifles; by Mrs. Adam Stewart Gladstone, December, 1859." Mrs. STEWART, having placed the instrument in the hands of Lieutenant Tinley, proceeded to read the following address, on behalf of Mrs. Gladstone "MR. TINLEY, AND GENTLEMEN OF THE STH COMPANY, " I am sure you all share the regret I feel at the absence, on this memorable occasion, of the lady in whose name I come before you to present your company with this bugle. That the gift would have been more wel come at the hands of Mrs. Adam Gladstone—for you are, no doubt, all aware she is the donor-1 cannot but suppose. A sad domestic bereavement has rendered it impossible for her to be present to-day, and I have, therefore, to claim your indulgence should I perhaps fail to perform the pleasant duty allotted to me, as thoroughly as your patriotism and the importance of the occasion deserve. " I am certain, gentlemen, I need not use many words to assure you of the great pleasure I feel in taking a part in this ceremony, and, at the same time, I cannot refrain from expressing a hope that this bugle will not be the less acceptable to you because you receive it at the hands of a soldier's daughter. " I have watched with the greatest interest the pro gress of your corps ; from its first beginning in the month of June, when it scarcely numbered forty men, to its present very efficient state, and I trust your future career will be as bright and prosperous as the character you bear and your position as English gentlemen warrant me in anticipating. " It were needless for me to repeat on this occasion the exhortations to loyalty and patriotism which have rung through our island like a trumpet, and have been responded to with one heart and one voice throughout the length and breadth of the country. You, amongst thousands, have offered your hearts and good right arms to strike in the defence of liberty and our native land; but among those thousands who have come forward in the cause, I feel sure there are none more devoted, none more brave, than those whom I have now the honour of addressing. " Take, then, this bugle ; in obedience to its silvery note, study the science of the profession you have volun tarily adopted ; and should it please an All-wise Provi dence to visit dear old England with the horrors of war, I pray that you may be enabled to do your duty to the Queen and country, and prove to the world that you are the worthy descendants of our noble ancestors, the guardians and preservers of all that is truly great and good." Lieutenant TINLEY, in returning thanks, said—ln consequence of the absence—the unavoidable absence— of our esteemed captain, Captain Adam Gladstone, I am in sommand this day ; and I have the pleasing ditty to return thanks for this great mark of interest that has been bestowed on the 6th. I have also first to thank you, Mrs. Stewart, for the trouble you have taken; for, knowing as I do, that you have only recently recovered .from a serious illness, we feel very much flattered ; and I am sure I express the feeling of the sth, in stating that they are . exceedingly gratified by the compliment you have paid us by appearing on such a cold day. We were afraid yon would not be able to be present amongst us. And as regards Mrs. Gladstone, for whom you act, I have to express the warm sympathies and heartfelt regrets of the company that she could not be here in consequence of a recent bereavement, for we very much sympathise with her. We will say this, that we hope we shall ever deserve the praises you have bestowed upon us. It will always be our endeavour to do our duty as Englishmen, and to promote this good cause. This bitgle is the more gratifying to us, as, it shows that the fair sex are:,, taking an interest in this great national movement, for without their assistance—without their encouragement and support—it is impossible it could take those large proportions that it ought to do. And when we consider that we are enrolled to defend our native land; and all that it holds dear, I do hope the ladies will continue that support, and will encourage their husbands and brothers to drill, and that they will spare the hOur' or two of an evening necessary for the purpose. I have to thank yea., on behalf of the company, extremely, and I think I cannot 'do better than employ 'the words r a friend, which are—" That, as the shield to. m the s Spartan, and the eagle to the Roman warrior, e bugle sh a ll be to the fifth company ;" and in ear "" i e t hese , n an es invader should dare to place a hostile foot upo - a i . shore s , h e never shall pollute or tarnish the this bugle so l o ng as' here is one man of th% T lustre of V i ,. pany left. I h ave t o th an k you. lfth COW At the call of Lie u t enan t Tinley, three hearty cheers were given for Mrs. Gladstone, and a sir filar con t ipliment was paid t o C apta i n Gl a d s t one and Mr Lieutenant TINLEY continued--I nave one other duty to perform, which is to thank (11" .r brother volunteeis NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. who have come here to-day. I think they have shown great friendship in coming ; but I was satisfied nothing would prevent them : they considered it their duty, and were determined to come, if they were wet to the skin. On behalf of the Fifth, I have to thank them very much. This brings me to the last, but not the least, propo sition, which is, our sincere thanks to Colonel Rogers, for the interest he has so taken in us in drilling a set of awkward fellows to a great extent. lam sure it is a great pleasure to us to hear his firm word of command, and I trust, on many a summer evening, he will endeavour to make soldiers* of us. I only hope he will succeed. (Cheers.) Colonel Roaans—l cannot allow you to rejoin your company without expressing to you what pleasure it has given me to see so fine a body of men under arms. I have rarely seen a finer body of men; and with res pect to your drill, you have surpas se d an ythi ng I had any idea of. You have made great progress; and I am sure the countenance you have received this day from the ladies of Liverpool, will induce you to persevere, if you need inducement, in your efforts. But the volunteers have received the coun tenance of one higher than all—they have received the countenance of her Majesty herself; and I now pro pose three hearty cheers for her Majesty, and God bless her. Three loud cheers were the response, the band striking up " God save the Queen." COL ROGERS having also been greeted with three cheers, he added—Volunteers, I thank you for that cheer. By last night's Gazette, I r e ceived intimation of my promotion ; and it is a pleasing thing that the first duty I have been called upon to do, is to drill the volunteers of Liverpool. This terminated the interesting proceedings; and the volunteers were marched off the ground in companies. In their progress through the streets, to the various de pots and storehouses, they occasioned many an impro vised burst of enthusiasm from the people. Major Greig, with an efficient posse of policemen, kept excel lent order on the ground ; and the completeness of the arrangements were also due to the efforts of about 100 men of the Fermanagh militia, commanded by Captain Barton, and a body of the Northumberland militia artillery from the North Fort, in command of Captain Stanhope and Lieutenant Gethen. MEETING AT AIGBURTH. A public meeting of the inhabitants of the township of Garston was held on Saturday evenin€ , at the Aigburth Hotel, and was very numerously attended. J. A. Tinne, Esq., as senior deputy lieutenant of the county, occupied the chair, and among . the gentlemen present were— the Rev. H. T. 'Hecker, Dr. Thompson, Messxs. J. Bramley-Moore, Kennedy, H. Sutton, J. Sutton, J. W. Morris, Josiah Booker, Robinson, S. R. Graves, P. H. Rathbone, Joseph Hubback, Heyworth, Mors, Penny, flingley, Cox, Leyland, Watts, Chantrell, Mewburn, Maddox, Rotheram, and Gair. The CHAIRMAN thanked the meeting for the honour which had been done him, and said he felt called upon not to be backward any more than any of his neighbours in fulfilling what he considered to be a great duty. He felt that, perhaps, one of the only occasions had arisen when the office of deputy lieutenant could he made use ful ; and he felt also particularly rejoiced that it had fallen to his lot really to have the first opportunity of performing effective service in the office which he had the honour of filling. (Applause.) Whatever position he occupied, whether the honourable one which he now held, or whether as magistrate, or as a resident in the neighbourhood,—perhaps one of the oldest resident proprietors in that district,—(hear, hear)—he felt that he should be wanting in a, duty with re gard to that movement which he saw partook so much of the sympathy of all in that district, if he did not come forward to shew his sense of duty in the performance of a necessary obligation. (Applause.) He wished he had had ample opportunities of communi cating with gentlemen in that district, f or then he might have explained to them more fully matters which would be brought before them; but he was quite sure the matter had been ably dealt with by Mr. Sutton and Mr. Cox, who had taken sa much pains in promoting the movement. He could not but consider, viewing that large and respectable assemblage, far surpassing anything he had any idea of before he came into that room, that they would be enabled to form one of the most creditable sub-divisions of the volunteer force. (Applause.) His own idea was, that as regarded the township of Garston, they would form a very small sub-division ; but he did hope from the attend ance which he saw there, and knowing that they possessed in their body some of the finest men that were, perhaps, to be found in that part of the country ; that they would be able to form a most impoitant branch of any sub-division, but, at the same time, they would form a less effective body if they did not co-operate with neighbouring districts. He was glad that the movement had got to such au extent that they would be able to accomplish their object by uniting with the corps of the neighbouring districts, and he did not see any reason why they should not form as able a body of riflemen as any of the districts surrounding Liverpool. He was sure that any gentleman who might have had the good fortune to witness the demonstration which took place that day in Prince's-park, could not have come away without being struck with amazement at the wonderful progress which had been made by our young men in military art. He did not think there was anything to lead any one to suppose that in that demonstration there was any thing that could in the least show that there was any desire to go beyond their intention of defensive objects, and he was sure there was not one young man there that day but who, if the occasion did arise, was ready and prepared to do his duty to his country. (Applause.) He concluded by calling upon Mr. SUTTON, one of the secretaries, who read letters of apology from Mr. S. Job, who subscribed £25 ; from Mr. Watt, of Speke, who subscribed £2O ; from Mr. J. Ireland, Blackburn ; from Mr. Gilbert Moss ; and from Mr. Edgar Garston. .The Rev. H. TEUSH HECKER moved the first resolu tion, as follows ;—" That in the opinion of this meeting it is desirable to establish a volunteer rifle corps as a permanent institution in this country, and that to this view one or more companies be formed in the township of Garston; in connection with the neighbouring districts." Ho was, he said, placed in a very unaccustomed position, for he was not accustomed to speak of wars, or arms, or anything approaching to fighting ; his mission was to oppose it if possible ! but he did not think he was going out of his way in being present at that meeting, although he was a minister of peace. (Applause.) They were not going, he understood, to form a rifle corps with the desire that their services might ever be called into effect, but that really they might be preservers of the peace of this country—(hear, hear)—and in order that they mid' ut be preservers of the peace, they must take care that 1,,,„ were ready to defend themselves and others if fleecy (Applause.) That it might be necessary, he thou ge now ht the complexion of the world and of things as they • were piing showed, and this made them think the they were not altogether unjustifiable in supposing thr At it might be in the mind of one man to do us soy were possible. He said not ; but they must take care that what he said comes true, by showing that we were ready and able to defend ours elves. (Applause.) It was for defence and not for aggrs aggression,, if for ssion that this movement had taken place. If t wars he thought that it were int/ . ...laded to injure another country, he would have noth' ing to do with it ; but it 'was for defence, and he 1. ,elieved that''every man in England, be he layman or be he clergyman, was justified 111 defending the WWI c—ry which he so dearly loved. (Applause.) The blear i • were great, and he tt' tot l i t g t that not the least of these os 'which we had in England blessings was that r Ad had given what was called in an old piece ef poet" and those hrt' '0 s were thankful to God for the many blessings h r "English hearts, English hands," w--: ich He had given us. And these b u eurts .. wc t i?' ad bleed if they saw those happy to defer'4)/ d those- women who were given them them, and those children ' who were about county'exposed to the horrors of war as in other even .ies.: Those hearts would bled then—they bled now—at the very mention of the idea.; but if God gave thOse English hands the power, such , t). _dugs should never happen. (Applause.) He hoped those English'hands would be always ready, in order that they might always have God's blessing given to them— the power to defend what our hearts so loved. (Ap plause.) He concluded by moving the first resolution. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE, in seceding the resolution, said he cordially agreed in every 'word that had fallen from his reverend friend, who had expressed his (Mr. Bramley-Moore's) feelings much better that he could have done himself ; and in more appropriate language. He thought after what had been passing around them, and in the present state of Europe, every one would sec the necessity for England arming and putting herself in a defensive position. (Hear, hear.) They could not . forget that, on a recent occasion—in January last— the Emperor of the French said that his empire was one of peace, and how soon those memorable words were obliterated from his memory, and he plunged the whole of Europe in war. In dealing with a man of such stability it became us to be always aware and on our guard, and if unhappily we were found at any time asleep or napping, that would be the very time he would take advantage of the opportunity and pay a visit to our shore But if the movement con tinued—and he was happy to say it had already had a considerable influence in France in stopping the war fever —it would be the best guarantee we could have for the preservation of our liberties, and also of the peace of the world. (Applause.) He need not tell them who were as well informed on these matters as himself, that the whole world looked upon England with envy if not with hatred and malice. (Hear, hear.) Unfortunately many parts of Europe were governed by despots, hence their hatred to this free country, where a man can speak everything he thinks proper as regards his own opinions not only in politics but also in religion, and this was one of the greatest causes of the hatred of Continental Europe and of despots all over the world. (Hear, hear.) He could see no reason why that movement should not progress. It had progressed in the Unit e d States, and had become a permanent institution in the country, and nowhere had he heard more of the rattling of the drum, or so much soldiering as among the citizens of the United States. (Applause.) Their hearts and souls seemed to have entered into the movement ; they had always been prepared to defend themselves and their country, and it was by the formation of such corps that they got their independence and had maintained their liberties. (Applause.) He thought that hereafter, see ing the zeal that had been exhibited in this movement, that they might rely upon themselves,—if they did not they could rely upon no one else to defend them. (Hear, hear.) The introduction of steam had altered the state of things entirely throughout the world. There was a time when the supremacy of England was universal, and especially upon the sea; but the introduction of steam, and the science which had been brought to bear in mo dern warfare, put other nations more upon an equality with us than they were formerly, and, therefore, it be hoved us to exert every possible energy that we pos sessed to maintain the superiority which we had hitherto maintained. (Applause.) He was sure that every gen tleman in the room was animated by the one sole desire of doing what he could to promote the object which they had in view. (Hear, hear.) He need, therefore, say no more on the subject, especially as his friend Mr. Graves (applause), who had already embarked in that excellent movement, would address a few observations to them, which he could in such admirable style. (Ap plause.) He hoped the Garston Rifle Corps would be such as to reflect honour upon the district. (Hear, hear.) He had had the pleasure of witnessing the ma nceuvres of the rifle corps in Prince's-park that day; and he was sure it reflected the greatest credit upon those young men, not only by their military appearance, but by the way in which th - ey acquitted themselves. in per forming their exercises. (Applause.) He concluded by moving the resolution, which was put, and carried unanimously. Mr. JOSIAH BOOKER, in moving that a committee should be formed, with power to amalgamate the pro posed corps with the Childwall Rifle Corps, said he had been a soldier for thirteen years, and was old enough to have ,been one of the volunteers in 1812. The volun teers served upon principle ; and he hoped to see that principle exemplified by those brilliant, shining, fine-look ing youths before him. He did not think that Napoleon or the French were likely to forget that we had beaten them ,at Waterloo, had possession of Paris for several months, sent the Emperor's uncle on board the Belle rophon, and sailed him to St. Helena. lie bad not forgotten these things ; he had caused the St. Helena medal to be struck ; and, notwithstanding his declaration that the empire was peace, he was making preparations for war. His navy was about equal to ours, and he could always call up 60,000 trained sailors, and, besides these, he could command an army of 700,000 men. He did not see why the English should not make rifle shooting a pastime. The Kentucky rifle was one of the causes of American independence, and they had all read what might be done without firing a shot at all. The speaker concluded by moving the resolution, and reading the names of the . gentlemen proposed to form the committee, which comprised most of those whom we have named as being present. Dr. TifoarrsoN seconded the resolution, and said that if they wanted evidence of the true feeling which actuated all classes in this country, they had it in that meeting. Not only the prince, but the peasant was coming forward to join the movement; and the interest manifested in its progress must be taken as evidence that it had the people's sympathy. If we were a nation of shopkeepers, we had something besides shops to keep—we had the liberties our forefathers committed to us, and we should be resolved to hand them down to posterity undesecrated by the • interfer ence of any foreign country. (Applause.) He hoped the movement would go forward, and that they would soon see a million of rifles, and a pair of hands to every musket. (Applause.) He was not one of those who feared an invasion ; but if the French did come, and if we only put our trust in the God of battles, he had no doubt there would be a good day's shooting. (Laughter and applause.) Mr. GRAVHS, having been called upon. by the chair man, said, that living as he did in a neighbouring portion of this district, he should not have thought of intruding upon their presence that night, if he had not received an invitation, and a very cordial invitation too, from the gentlemen who had originated that movement in that district ; and while he felt on the one hand that that meeting should convey to the public the expression of the inhabitants of that district alone, he felt on the other hand that it-might be attributed to apathy or indifference, if he refused to accept the invi tation which he had read, to come there that night. (Applause.) It was quite unnecessary for him to add any argument to show that the movement they had originated in that district was a desirable and a ne cessary one ; the speakers who had. preceded him had ably put that -before them. Indeed, it was a subject so thoroughly ventilated, and so th oroug hly understood, a _subject on whieli every man had made up his mind, that it was. unnecessary to say one word in addition. If there, Was any one. in the room whose mind vas not made up, he did not seek to address him, for he believed that man would never be convinced at all ; but, in, za few words, he would just show his ideas, in establishing this movement. On the one hand, b,e believed that it would tend to preserve this count - x v from insult and invasion —(hear, hear) ; and he } aelieved on the Other hand, that it was likely to produce a - great ; social ,good. (Hear, hears) He be liev it would draw into closer union the upper, the D'addle, and the lower classes of this country, by forming them into a band of brotherhood, free from sectarian influences, from all political prejudices, and from narrow and petty jealousies—(applause) ;—it would form them into one brotherhood, the strongest of all brotherhood —the brotherhood of arms. (Applause.) With these feelings the corps, which was called the Childwall Rifle Corps, sprang into existence. He thought it might be desirable, and perhaps interesting to the meet ing, since the resolution 'involved the question of amalgamation with the Childwall Rifles, if he informed the meeting what were the views of those gentlemen who so far had been getting up that corps, and if he should tell them its position, and as far as he:, could, its objects. The origin of the movement in his neighbourhood was confined very much to the district of Wavertree and Woolton, but the utmost aim at that time was to form one company of the gentlemen resid ing there. They started' and were encouraged by various • suggestions, hilt they' fOund they were starting upon tool narrow a basis, and that if they must be successful they must take in the whole parish of Childwall. (Ap T ; plause.) Their name was therefore changed. He &di think that in the movement which was going on, mote! consideration was paid to numbers than was paid to flu*, great essential in every movement—permanency. (Alp plause.) In the formation of those corps, to make them successful they must aim at permanency. It was pro posed to form four companies in the district—two cosh' posed of gentlemen who were prepared to pay for their" own equipment, the other two of those who were unable to do so ; and it was proposed that in each district there' should be all the necessary appendages of a -40 ground, rooms for drilling, and sergeants attached to enbh :j —in point of fact, that there should be local compßlies forming .a federal union for one common purpose, and if the Garston corps decided on becoming, part And parcel of the Childwall corps, he had no doubt they would succeed in raising a corps which would be a 4edit to the neighbourhood, and which in case of necessity would prove as valuable as any in the district. (Ap-, plause.) In order to show their desire not to move too hastily until they `had ascertained the feeling of the Garstonwilling . ttn g ohi e gej n hor t ite l n e ci m enpa e ntt a hi doe o nt j oee t fs h u eekt e h.h s ea dbnThj been c eme t e , ne u t s they y ff do rrarh ad drill alm ost thosel va d i C wo e ohsn n ioe o t euw h vp i ee n or c e as which 'a great deal of feeling had been expressed. Some were for dark and come r were for light ; but they felt tliat n ivhatever uniform they should deeide, there ~- Monday, December 19, 1 851. should be no distinction between those who could pal and those who could not pay. (Applause.) The nada° would be .brought to the lowest possible point that would be consistent with a soldierlike appearance; aua as to the colour, although some , gentlemen thought they looked better in dark, and o th ers i n li g h ter colours, 3 very old Gaelic proverb was brought to their notice: and was very likely to decide th e co l our . H e w ould give it to them as nearly as possible : A black dog is bright On a meadow that white, A white deg is seen On a meadow that's green ; But were I to stalk the deer on the hill, I'd choose the dog that was reibrach still. Reibrach meant lark colour, or brindled, a colour diet was of all others the least distinguishable, and, there" fore, best suited for the uniform of the rifle carps. ll' did not think it necessary to trouble them any longer , but would be happy to give any information that Ay desired. (Applause.) Mr. MEWBURN, of sale, said that before the motio# was put he should like to say a few words, and having expressed a wish that a corps to be formed in lis le would be allowed to join the Garston corps, he in a Teri able manner and with a good deal of eloquence advocill?. the extension of the movement, and pointed out 'Fa' way in which some difficulties might be overcome. The resolution was then put and carried unanimous) i% and on the motion of Mr. H. A. Rathb one , secon ded Mr. Sutton, it was determined to open a subscriptie ° list. The Rev. Mr. HECKER said that, although he If° not a fighting man he might perhaps be allowed to be $ member, and he would therefore offer himself as th e first volunteer—an offer which, of course, was a t once accepted, amidst much applause. The proceedings then terminated, a vote of thatiki to the chairman, moved by Mr. J. G. Morris, O w seconded by Mr.Hubback, having been carried by acels' matiou. SPECIAL VESTRY MEETING IN TOXTETH-PARK. On Saturday, upon the requisition of a number e ratepayers, a special vestry meeting of the inhabits? of the extra-parochial plac e o f T ox t e th-p ar k was held st the Public-offices, 24, Park-pl ace , f or th e purpose of taking the necessary steps to obtain a clause in the - hi s about to be brought before Parliament by the Londe and North-Western Railway Company, directing . tli'" the company shall provide a passenger station wive' the said extra-parochial place. Mr. Hilton Halhead was called to the chair, st ea l amongst those present were M essrs . M. G regs on, 1" Robertson, J. Wilson, overseer, Joseph Harrison Thee' Rogers, G. D. C ar t er , S amue l Sidd e le y , Willi' Baynes, Alexander Miller, overseer, Richard Jan! _ . .,e'r N. Croft, L. Williams, and S. Cordon (with the puts' of the projected line.) The notice • convening the _meeting having, been resai The CHAIILMA.N said he thought they world all fee t obliged to the overse ers an d o th er gen tl emen w ho lise" convened the meeting, for the question they had met t° ' consider was one of very great importance to‘Textets' park. The only difficulty that he saw in the matt er was this, that the line chosen by the promoters o f this ( bill did not happen to t ou ch on an y cen t ra l part Toxteth-park ; but they all knew thi s , th a t if th er new get even something like what they required, it did rit._°, prevent them from taking action in the future to brat a passenger station ne ar e r t o th e wan t s o f the. peeP,,r/ than the proposed good s . terminus which was south ' - ' s Park-street. They all felt that south of Park-strec„ would be an inconvenient site for a passenger sta nk for the great bulk o f th e p o p u l a ti on o f T oxtet lY-ps!" . but, at the same time, all the parliamentary not r e having been given, and: eve r ythi ng required -byt.• legislature for the present parliamentary year he, been attended to by the ra i l wa y com p an y, th e •sehn could not be altered. They must tak e th e sc hem e d es l e was, and he, for one, was of opinion that, if a respectst deputation waited upon the directors, they would' i . a . inclined to listen to the wants of th e p o p u l a ti o n, se _.., 11 -• as they could give them anything at present,. by Pi e viding them a passenger station whenever it migh t thought by these gentlemen desirable. A prelina9t meeting was held on the preceding day, and it was thott or desirable to hare before the meeting that day, a plan b i s the intended railway, and it was now on the t-L• for inspection. It would be seen that the preP', line went to Efigehill, and. after that joined the tt . senger station in Lime-street. There was a.b r anch coming front -Ronny-lane ; with deep cuttings in . Pi; places and tupnels in others, passing through DitKi lane, High -Park-street, and coming. close mum' e t a Horsfall's few, and the east side of Sefton-st re ad would terminate to the south of Park-street He we invite discussion. al Mr. HA.Ttp.ISON, as one of the requisitionists, sal ~,,it had all seen in Texteth Park with -what- apathy n e ", movements,jao far as progress was concerned, had made. ?-There had been much talk,. but 10 little done.. ' For years past they had had. Ys e lt,b coMpanies„p.roposing to : bring ;a station to TosTie-g Park ;, but - whilst those bodies had been fig? e . amongst themselves Tateth-park had got, not e With a peptllation.of 80,000, it was row. high tit:ol 4 l helped themselves, and ceased .to wait-for assistanes,. l ; s i others. ' . He had' - been told by some of the rsu - ,. 1 0 4 authorities 'that-if the public men of- Toxteth- per k s t been but half as zealous and as vigilant as eLel s o, Birkenhead; they would have had a direct - haat* urs'fee and: so nn' toy London ere now. (Hear, heat.) foul ngb the decline of the shippiusinees,:they had fonsr i be necessity of bringing travle to the south end, and could te ll 'them that, although he. did not like the rife' posed line, he would take what: he ooald get nevi% ~ t he . had been advised by a gentleman connected wt „t' tfsp rp L e o l n yilu d teis on ir a to nd ...sw . h N aoi o ut r l,d th ;p W boen es s te Le en ril ‘b- id lta to c il , h w o an 3 r F d a os tha de t t p h a u e ta re i ng Fd .sr it, of the line in London, • and ask the ' board t'fi l ies him, ti give Toxteth-park that which was its t b i bo t passenger station at the south end. 'He km" ( 1 . 00 0 1 Speks)land Hale his own: people and his f r iends to eoute-;,to Liverpool market much' rather, than. e .- $e Warrington if there was, aline direct to this telrtSpl e knew that the board *Ould.do something for the r r . of rateth-park, but iflhey, should not do- so e tb rj then; he would athirst) ;the township to oppee e ;_,i t it i ' in Parliament.' 'There 'utas'`su ffi cient public MI O t o l f Toxteth-park, and helvasAertain. that a vok ol— ioti would - be granted by the ratepayers for the Prw's" , ._,, thait own interests., - ' .1. 1 , •• - _ , Os' . The CHAIRMAN , " suggested that -the loca l should be first seen before other steps were take or Mr. MI 4su said he thought there could be (1 .,. i i air opinion with regard to the benefit which they T s 105 rive from the proposed. ; project. The utility ...,° a v ie : ing-stage, &c., would then be quite apparent, --,, to Ili folrow as , a matter ef 'necessity. With regar,„ e ie„ improvement of the town, there was no one vit;,oetw e nOt'agree with them in Saying that it was die sa t some movement. should be made ; but, St iA e irsPi time, . they might' to-be extremely cautious, s es ,.-- - ,A Net speak so " disparagingly of their P?!`:,,eightli :_least not so much so as some done, r tetb)-i gentlemen in the ~ newspapers had So e f ;asserted that there :w ere 800 ;empty hotte d . . s stol e o. =Park, - and made it appear as if they were t o t he cbt bankruptcy. 'Now, he denied that such o de toig, 7,lle,beheved that, howevEr lovithe state of t . 7, e , terL iß be e a h t a t a he an p o r t e h se e n r t m m a p te e r nt; to it b - w rin oul g d thon&ht would nothenut of Place. :Nile inh a : 0 30 1- ii* D .s Afober the e t p ri a c rp t h o a s d e . of formed muut th on emse g l l oca vea bv i ee :f u r to e p sT ro tall y :7l 7 biW oo ll: t a : -. :1 . 0 7416 -watching over the interests ofthe toWnsgP , - 7 , r. d . had been deputed by that association to, - ~ - .1 , t oe g; 2 4 a -appreciation of the motives and vielan•: . .i, t i tt g,i th oe "tlemen who had called :the - ilreseut.:• l ' to w it/ ' a is 0 gentlemen t e h n at in the an y w y er m e benefit the inhabitants. - - , ' dii but ' one ofli is Mr. ROBlystrseix isid there cantang er Ott; b o u t a t a " eng late f tios oee T teth-park, and he did not thin it too .. ... e: ci . _,, e j 91 parishioners to take steps accordingly.. u l - ',.; f, tbs I °iit gw lf oul th d e , I re' ° '..e.,P_' -6°: +`; e h r° o l . l: .; -7 t °r s shoilld,be brought-iinder the consideratio._..bool!A e oavnxemioeusnt"tciwoQhm-_92)orainwit. tegjoi directors, to th e d e sirabil ity -prompt answer, they could then dete e , re d t' e ' et ol not they would oppose the bill. - 11 ,4 / N al lore deputation be appointed to wait upon 11 _.„. the to.head-quarters in of .the company, with a view td Obtalt" 6 t. 06 ,4 object. F il'e 9 n c l i tl h d em a o : in e . n unanimously agreed to. . ' ~0,90 ) 01 The, following gentlemen were apyw..- Gregsoa, .a tation : , --Messrs. Halhead, Robertson, 1,09 ,r ,a with die • book Ilarrison, and Baynes.' view wi . % t 0 e el Its as agreed that an. inter _ __ Aa , oe e , 0 -fir. BAYNES seconded the resolution, vr hi a 7 alef fir sittingat Lime-street Station on Tnur s _ 4 ',4 lo o c 1 be had if possible, and the vestry au. , Friday nett. ^ - . 14 4 ` l ll 41. N r, 4 tt ::% 1