Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-21 00:00:00

PITT-STREET WARD. : t ~ . _/ -- Last night, a most enthusiastic public meeting of the . • friends and supporters Of Mr. Walter Powell Jeffreys, was held at the house of Mr. Bales, the Norfolk ;Inn t . Mersey-street. There was a very numerous attendance, the room being inconveniently crowded, and amongst • those present we noticed—Messrs. John Rigby, chair .: man; John Rimmer,•vice-chairman ; Councillor Ridley, William Williamson, J. Garner, 3. - Mawdsley, J. _• Bailey, W. 11. P. Bath, R.. E, Clay, William Lloyd, - Samuel Taylor;' Striely, Jennings, Ellistore, Shrapnall, ' • Parker, Wornlev, Sharp, and Pevali. - • The CHAIRMAN said they had met that evening for the ...purpose of thanking their worthy, friend and representa tive, Mr.. 'Walter Powell Jeffreys, for the able manner. in which he had attended to their interests in the Town Council daring the time that be had a seat there, and at the same time to congra.tulgte him upon receiving:one of . the most • numerously signed requisitions which had • ever •becn presented to any man in the Ward, - to again allow :himself to be elected. (Cheers.) -He did. not know upon what ground Mr.. re:Jeffrein' re-eleCtion was sought to he opposed, for : his manner and general conduct lead been unexceptionable, kind and conciliating to all parties in the ward without • distinction. He believed no panty could gainsay that. • It did Seem strange to him that, after serving them 80 faithfully for a period of nine years, any one should have been brought forward to oppose him. (Ch eers .) Before lie sat down he would remind them that they had been favoured in this ward—in common with the other wards in the town—with the pre •sence of a person who seemed to be the factotum . of the Town Council. (Cheers. and laughter.)' For . • his part he thought it would be well and prudent 'for that party to attend•to his own business in his own • particular ward, without venturing to come there. • (Cheers.) He (the chairman) had been for some y ears • • connected with the ward, and had some experience in ,it ; and he thought, from what he had seen in the cOurse • of that experienee, that at least they could do without the assistance of that gentleman, and lie:hoped the time would never come when they would have to be dictated to. (Cheers.) He Concluded by calling upon Mr. Blamer to propose the first resolution. Mr. ItIMMER;. on comMg forward, was received with • much applause. He said he rose with great pleasure to propose the first resolution :—" That the thanks of this • • . meeting are due, and hereby given, to W. P. Jeffreys, Esq., for the very efficient services rendered the consti tuency of Pitt-street Ward, and the town in general, during the last nine years, in the Town Council." Mr. llimmer testified to the manner in which Mr. Jeffreys had always attended to the interests of the ward, and • also the general interests of the public. Mr. S. TAYLOR seconded the motion, and after referring to the very efficient serv'ees which Mr. Jeffreys had rendered to the ward, said he had no doubt the opposite perty were endeavouring to create annoyance, in the ward, in which lie lihped •and trusted they would • • only defeat themselves. (Cheers.) •• • The resolution was carried with vehement applause. Mr. JEFPREYS then came forward, and' was received -with an enthusiastic round of cheering,' which 'lasted for several minutes. After the applause which e-setA him had subsided, he stated' that their kin!''cap tion of him as an old servant who had s' • i t'e• for many years, was deeply gratifying to hi.!: •-• • Their eeenaintanee, as representative and •• es. f dated far back ; and he was proud . to soy t •• present moment, he eculd see in the room those with whom lie had been in the habit u ' •• le from his first connection with the ward. (C - Nine years was along period , to serve any constitneeev, but lie was grateful that during that' nine y: ars, Ire had never • had one single complaitit e • brought against him for any neglect of duty, unt:l he heard • of it last week, at a meeting of . their opponents. (Cheers.): Gentlemen generally were not 'a war e of the amount of - work that was performed in. the • : - Council. That work was not altogether done by. talking; but when •theY found members of the Council • on ten and fifteen committees and Sub-committees 'of the Council, which' was something more than an ' average of two hours a day, persons so engaged could not be very idle. • (Hear, hear.) Mr. Jeffreys hiving 1 stated that he had. been placed in this position, as a Member of the different committees. asked the' meeting whether or not he had perfornied his duty ? • (Loud cheers and cries of "you have.'') Having said this fear= lessly, without the slightest dread of contradiction from anyquarter, truthfully 'intended, he would net detain the meeting longer. As he had to give an account • of his. stewardship—=which • was a very reasonable thing, indeed—he was animus-to do so. As he said before, he 'had never heard a. charge of neglect of duty preferred . against, him, until he read the other day the • : charges which had been brought against .him by the niember for Lime-street Ward. Now, it was a singular thing that that gentleman' and himself were cordial _friends, so far as he was concerned ; they met together, and . worked together.; but the secret was, that he (Mr. , . Jeffreys) was not the - idoltitor of the lord . of Compten . . House. That he had found out loug age. (H ear: hear, and cheer's.) The lord of Compton House said . that he was always ready to run away when any pinch ing question came before the Council. Now be should be ashamed of his name if he could feel himself amen— able to any such charge, and he would rather have left the ward and the town, had he been conscious of any such conduct. Mr. Jeffery, in his speech, said that he made _the remark without any disrespect to him (Mr. Jeffreys.) He was very much obliged to him . for nothing.. Mr. Jeffery was -certainly not ,a very modest man, but he was a very talented man, a very-ambitious man, and—a very tyrannical man, as he.was prepared to prove if necessary. (Loud and prolonged cheers.) Mr. Jeffery said, " thel would be puzzled d to find a great many votes by Mr. *Jeffreys, for he had noticed that when any pinching question arose, that gentleman, who sat near the door, always made his exit." Mr. Jeffreys denounced this statement as a piece of characteristic mendicity, and stated that at the time to which it referred, he was aware from the Town-clerk that one of those tire some speeches of Mr. Jeffery were about to be inflicted on the Council, which at that moment had sat for about five hours and a half, and he did not remain in the room. The speaker, in continuation, defended himself against the charge of Mr. Jeffery, in reference to the proposi tion to appoint Mr. Shell a member of the Finance . Committee in preference to Mr. . Toulmin, and also in' reference to the payment of the organist's salary at St. Luke's Church. He next adverted to the remarks of Mr. Steele, at the :meeting in the . ward, last week, with' reference to the•erection of. improved dwellings for the working classes, and for the establishment of parks and play-grounds for the people; and, with reference to Mr, Steele's statement, that money for theSe purposes might be provided by. a judicious management of the corporate estate,. he said that it would require a borough , rate, but that, if the ratepayers were so impressed with the necessity of it, he should be glad to vote for it. In this partieular,.however, he did not think that full credit had been given to the Corporation for what it had already effected. (Hear, hear.) Their markets were superior to any he had ever -seen in other places, and he had been through the London markets. They had corporation churches, to which any parties might freely go who chose ; and they. had also gardens, free and lending libraries, baths and washhouses ; all of which had been provided by the Corporation. All these were an ample guarantee that,' when the funds of the• • Corporation permitted it, the people would not be neglected. (Hear, hea r .) . H e. next referred to the remarks made against him by Mr. David M'Clel land, at Mr. Steele's meeting; and remarked that Mr. M'Clelland's observations reminded him of the sailors who,- on seeing a certain flock of -birds which they called Mother Carey's Chickens, always regarded them as the precursors of a storm. Now, he b e li eve d that his neighbour, Mr. M'Clelland, could not b u t live in a storm ; for if a storm was not raised for he would raise one himself. ( Laughter.) Having shortly adverted to th: remarks of Mr. M'Clelland, and in a masterly and compr ehensive manner disposed of the charges preferred against him by that gentleman and Mr. Jeffery, he remarked that he had never deceived the electors of the ward, and he was now againhaddispdneoosedto ,„serve them. his • • He had acted fearlessly , and duty towards them to the best of his ability. (Cheers.) If they believed they could &•et any one who would devote more of his time and ability to their service than he, had done, it would be their duty to transfer their confidence to such an individual; but if he had give . n .. them satisfaction, and they chose to re-elect him, he should , have great pleasure in again serving them. He was Am a. position in life to do so, and he purposed to do it (if they should re-elect him,) with the blessing of God, to the very utmost of his ability, Mr. Jeffreys sat down amidst enthusiastic cheering, which continued for several minutes. . The Coma:isms next rose and read several letters of apology for non-attendance, all of which expressed the strongest feeling in favour of Mr. Jeffreys. Amongst them was the folle , ,ving co:nmanication from Mr. S. R. Graves : u to don; Oct. 19. "Dear Sir,----As I have to be-in Paris to-morrow, - on public business,--I-shall-be prevented from attending the meeting of the electors of Pitt-street Ward., . Permit me to express a hope" that Mr. W. P. Jeffreys may again be returned to the Council - chamber, as I have ever found him a useful.. and most willing ~colleague.—Yours, faithfully, • . S. R. GRAVES." Mr. ParHs' moved the following resolution That .this - meeting having heard the sentiments expresset by Mr. Jeffreys, considers him Well . qualified, to represent Pitt,street Ward a fourth time in the Council, and pledges itself to use every legitimate .means te.secure his return. He warmly eulogised • the services of Mr.'. Jeffreys. . - Mr. JENNINGS, briefly second d the resolution. The CHAIRMAN said that as Mr. Ridley had been some little time in the• Council, connected with Mr. Jeffreys, he was anit,ions to say a few words on the resolution li.efere it was put to the meetin g. Mr. , COU NCILLOR. Itimatv,' on corning forward, WAS warmly cheered. He said he was very glad to find that the. meeting was unanimous. He believed that Mr. Jeffreys- was quite as good a man as they could possibly find to represent the ward. He had met him with very great pleasure in - the Town Council, and he had always found him - most anxious to do the - general work of a member of the Council. (Hear, hear) He believed there was 710 ward in the. town which re quired more improvements than Pitt-street "Ward, Mr. Jeffreys had often expressed to him his .desire to _ have those improvements effected, and he hoped they would soon see • the: day when they -would be carried out. The wedge had already been put in, and lie trusted that in a short time this ward would be, in its streets, and iu its squares, equal to any in the town. (Chem.) The opposition got up to Mr. Jeffreys, lie extremely regretted, He had not the pleasure of knowing • the gentleman who was 'opposing. him. Mr. Steele might be a worthy man , an d from . w hat he had heard, he was ; but Mr. Steele's friends ought to have brought him out for another ward. He spoke of Mr% Steele as he had heard of him:: He was toldhe was a very active man, and a very talented. man, and certainly those were essential -ingredients 'in the qualification of- a Town Councillor. But 'he thought and .he • hoped. that Mr. Steele, instead -of being returned to the Town Council, would he returned to the . boscn of his family—(cheers)—and that the next time lie came forward it would be for'some other place, when he should 'he happy to meet him in the. Council, but not as the opponent of their friend Mr. Jeffreys.. (Loud cheers.) The resolution was then passed unanimously. After a few words from the Chairman, urging activity in prosecuting the contest,. . . . Mr. STAVELEY moved, and Mr. JENNIsGs seeonclvd, a vote of thanks to the Chairman, was carrital _ _ . with acclamation. The proaeedings, which throughout were of the most enthusiastic character, •. fore bron;lat to a close. TOXTETII-PARK BOARD OF GUARDIANS.. . _ The weekly meeting of the Toxieth-paric Board of all-,r:lians was held yesterday at the Public-oces, Mr. L. 11pass in the chair. The other membersof the burl present were--Messrs. John Moss, Henry 1,47- 1 .1:::1„i.o:171 Wilson, G. W. Hunter, Joseph Brun'lnt, a tyaes, Joseph Harrison, B, Hughes, Wm. 1, , Joseph - II Ogden, Win. Wain i-ley, and Johns. Worklicruse return showed that the .troll., p mpers in the house last week was 350 ; ISi ititt(,1..i.,(.,! 17; discharged, 12 ; dead, 8; remaining b the house, 355, The:.hospital rettrns showed that I t wo,,k the•:e were 20 in the hou.6e ;: admitted since,' .5; di:charged, 2; cicad, 1; number at present in the 110.11,2, 2R, TF;NTVERS. The CILAIRMAN di;pw .the attention of the board to rs the tenders which had been sent in and opened, "for woollen drapery, and bedding 74r. 111os said, there were a great numher of guar- . dians in attendance, there being I& oat of' 18; present. He did not knoW what it portended, bat he thought they should go into the question of these tenders in as formal and careful a manner as possible.' lie therefore moved that the advertiseMent which had been inserted ' in the napers for these tenders should. be read. After a short diseniskin, in the course of which the 'Chairman said the advertiSemeat had been ie all the Liverpool papers, and must have been, seen by all the guardians, • Mr. Moss said there had been a great'deal of hole and-corner work about it. The CHAIRMAN—There has been nothing or the, sort. I repel the 'accusation. Ur. Moss--;-And I repeat it. The advertisetnent-having been read by the Clerk, the tenders were read. They were from Mess's. Wool right, of Bold-street, Mr. P.' Williams, Pitt-street, Messrs. Allen and Moore, Market-street, Manchester; Mr. T. Rogers, Toxteth-park, Messrs. Adamson and Ca, Old • Haymarket, and Mr. John Basiendale ; Chard], street, Ormskirk: Mr. BRUNDRIT moved, and Mr. LAYLAND SECORdetl, that the tender of , Messrs. Woolrigbt and Co., for £1,068 Bs. 2d., being the lowest, be accepted. The motion was carried unanimously, after a few re marks from Mr. Moss, regretting that the tender of a gentleman in Toxteth-park, which wis only a few pounds more, had'not been accepted. • The tender of Mr. Thomas Dutton., of 42, White chapel, for shoes, amounting to £l3l 15s. Od, was also accepted. On the motion of. Mr. HARRISON, an advertisement was ordered to be inserted in the newspapers inviting tenders for smallwares and drapery. The CHAIRMAN drew the attention of the board to a, letter which had been received from the Rev. Mr. Dun kerley, curate of St. James's Church, who has been, appointed the chaplain to the workhouse. Mr. Dunkerley wished to know when he might be expected to enter upon his duties, with the view of giving the necessary notice to his incumbent. After some discussion, the Clerk was ordered to- write to Mr. Dunkerley, informing him that the board would require his services on the Ist of January next. • A letter was read from the Poor-law Board, inquiring whether two children, the son and daughter of Mr. Holme, who had recently been appointed governor of the workhouse, would reside in the house. Mr. HOLME, who was present, explained that. his son, who was an apprentice at Ormskirk, would necessarily not reside in the house, but that, with the consent of the board,, his daughter would. She had assisted at Ormskirk when he was governor there, and she was of such an age that she might be useful in the house. • On, the, motion of Mr. Moss, seconded by Mr. JOHNS, the. Clerk was ordered to write to the Poor-law Board, informing them that as the board were of opinion that Mr. Holme's daughter would be useful in the house, it was desirable that she should reside there. A letter was read from Mr. Heath, relieving officer, asking for a copy of the evidence taken in the case of ‘Thomas Thompson, in order that he might lay it before his solicitor.—The application was ordered to be com plied with. Mr. BAYNES said that, before the board separated, he wished to brinfr before them a subject . in4hich he had for some time felt deeply interested. It was the subject of macadam for keeping the roads in order. At present they were paying to Liverpool 7s: 6d. per ton for it, in addition to Is. 6d. per ton for cartage. He felt sure they could provide it much cheaper on their own ground. They could save at least 2s. per ton, and provide pauper labour. He suggested that it was desirable to appoint a committee to ascertain if his Object could not be earned out. He proposed that the macadam be deposited in the yard there, and that the board advertise for stores. He be lieved that they could obtain it much cheaper than the Corporation now paid for it, because the Corporation divided their favours between two parties and, there fore,co__ s there was no competition. He believed they u car I t i , a d h g e e ave from I s . 6d. to 2s. per ton, independent of CHAIRMAN —DO you know whether Mr. New land& would be willing to let us part of the yard) Mr. BAYNES—I believe he would be very %lad. ' board, agreed with the suggestion, and. The CHAIRMAN, and several other t el . ; of the Mr. BAYNES gave notice that, next weellc,a.lekey'would bring a motion before the board, for the appointment of a committee. This was all the public business, and the Reporters withdrew. OPENING OF THE RAGGED SCHOOLS AT N ow/No . HAM BY THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY.-011 Wed nesday afternoon, the Nottingham Town Mission Ragged Schools were opened by the Earl of Shaftesbury. There ws a public meeting at the Mechanics' Hahn the evening, (the Mayor in the chair,) when addresses were delivered by the Earl of Shaftesbury and others. HEALTH COMMITTEE. , , The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held yesterday, in the Council-room of the Town-hall, Mr, Ilderinan Dover presiding. There were also present— - Messrs. Shiel, Arison, Bowring, Barton, Anthony, Hay dock, Crosthwaite, Gladstone, Beckwith, Vernon, Stitt, and Hodson. The .Berough 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 180 nuisances com=- plained of by inhabitants had been inspected, and means taken to remedy them ; 868 . houses in the unhealthiest districts, containing 2,433 apartments and 526 cellars, had been put under examination, with the view of improving their sanitary condition ; and 272 lodging-houses had also been examined and reported npon. On the report of the Inspector of Smoke Nuisances . having been read, Mr. BECKWITH eulogised Mr. Wignal for the manner in which he had discharged his duty. He might say that several complaints had been made agnmst the Smoke Committee for pert:Flitting' smoke. It was a well known fact that they had only one inspector; and Liverpool was a very large town. Many a time the Inspector was on the peir-head, or on the landing-stag, when there had been many 'chim neys in the town creating a nuisance by their smoke: They were aware that the Inspector could not he more than at one place at once; and he therefore thought it would be well to have twos so that one could be in one portion of the town, and another in another portion, at the same time. The bakers Of Liverpool had not adopted the improvement in their ovens, which some had introduced; pnd he wished to say that those who created a smoke nuisance, by adhering to the old prin ciple, would be fined if it were continued. These matters were mentioned to show the necessity for an ad ditional. inspector to carry out the provisions of the Smoke Committee. , The - Medical Officer of health reported that diving the weed ending Saturday last, the number of deaths registered was 149, while the corrected average-of the same week during the- preceeding ten years was 233, showing a decrease of B'l in favour of last week:- In the corresponding ireek: of last year the deaths . were 245. • ( - )I the 149 deaths last week, 105 were in , the parish, aril 44 in the 'oat-townships. Zymotic disease s caused 44 deaths, diarrhoea; 11; typhus, 10 ; scarlatina, . 6 ; hoopingr-cough, 4;, croap i , capbtheria, 2 ; measles, . 1 ; chicken-pox', 1 ; cholera; ; diseases of the lungs; 32, including 11' from consumption. Mr. Bowalft-thoughtthatthe remarkable fact reported'. by the officer of health sliest& not be e passed bv-with out some public notice • being ta%en of rt. -He thought the Health Committee had' been'a great moans of pro moting the public health, and when such a document as that was put before them,. ther'had every encoura„o•e meat to go on as they had beenedbing;. and - which had,T . so far,. proved' suceessful i • The blimumAli - said, in. refereite tO.the•public offices, that the hind on which , they Were. to Abe erected had been purchased at a cost of aTew . thorviutis• wiihks the esti mate Of the committee: A letter was read' &Om:. Mr. Chadnick., and als6 - merrtorial, praying to. by relieved fforn his•coutract to malAfeertain sewers in, .Aep,-ent-road, Waterloe , road, &c.; or to' allow him sometlag;additionglifor theii compl e- tioi4 as the ground - liaditurlied out , tv.be roc instead of clay,•• as- he at first, and at the time , ' he• estimated, supposed. Mr. tfhErt.. said the matter had Veen before: the Council. arid so far as thr•acrepting of - Mr..ChadWiek'S contract was concerned, tho-committrio- had nothing. to do with it, as it had been confirmed by afgeneral , counc2. If the ground was composed of stone, instead of clay; that was'lrr.. Chadwick's leek-Aunt, nut theirs ;:.tbrif the, ground had been clay, he-did not suppose that: Mir.. Chadwick would have roducast his contract. - - , Mr. .51‘Gomiii.N observed' , tait; the contractor wa4 willing t) sacrifice all that 1.14-had already.thine, if. the. contract would be taken - off his- hinds. , Mr. Hodson said he therght it strange • that the- Borough Engineer did riot rtia*- some remain referznce• to Mr. Chadwiell s contract whoa it was sent-in: Mr. wtAmos replied that hre made the committee. acquainted with the fact thaw! the estimate , :was-aheut - - one-half what he-had estimatedifisi the work.: Mr. BicKWITI3I mid that the contractor was -the man- recommended by - Mr. Newlands, Mr. HOD3ON remarked that tlie , work,: he understood from the remarks , of -Mr. Newlan4-had been ::stei)ped,. froM the contractor not being' able -.to- fulfil hisi-eng.age— ment. He thought the committee ought -to :have• hesitated in accepting, the tender, seeing it ms , se lower than what flit- work could it done for.. .• Mr. STITT observed that the question which was- , before them to consider was, what - was now to•bb done F•• and he would move that the Borough 'Engineer be in- • structed to advertiae for tenders to complete the work, at the loss of Mr. Chadwick, or his securities., . The Bottooon ENGINEER remarked that the -cony-- mittee had agreedi to take the names of cert . -aid eons-- tractors, and were therefore bound to take the lowest tender. A member asked`: what the committee were abent - to do: • Mr. GLADSTONE replied,• that thaT.were -going to do. what Mr. Chadwickought to have clone. „ • Mr.. Stmt. wished to remark, beke anything further was said, that whew the committee,aceepted the-tender, it was not - so much below the nextr tender as -ntiot! be thought. The motion of Mr.. Stitt .was themagreed to.. With:. reference to. Mr. Tyrer's salary:at , the Corn wallis-street Offices, Mr. STITT saidlthat Mr. Tyrei• had been five or six years connected - with the same• He had been appointed Counterman to receive the funds; and owing to some diSagreement with some individual, he had brought himself into'• a strange•position ;: but unless it could be shown,that Mr. Tyrerwasic competent, he thought it would be •unfair to tlece • a. man: over- his head who had only been about eighteen montlis.inthe office. If, however, the-committee showed that been incompetent, tese would besuffieient ground's. Mr. ANTHONY, as- chairman of the. sub-committee, explained that when. Mr. Tyrer was. appointed to the office which he noiv: holds, it was•directly against the, advice of the Auditors, but under-the pressure of Mr., Stitt and a few other•gentlemen that he was plated there. It was afterwards found that he was. not competent for the situation. Mr. BEcKwrru—lt is all is. a fact. Mr. ANTHONY went on to say that he should be sorry "to reduce Mr. Tyrer's salary,, as he-had been so long in the situation,;, but, from the resolution of the com mittee, he must go. back to his. former situation, and at his former salary. Mr. STrrr wished to know if it was expected of Mr. Tyrer that he should perform the duties of the office, which he formerly held and also the one to which he was promoted ? Mr. AixTuoxy answered that it was not so. Mr. STrrr said he had been informed that the duties were more onerous than they had been before. Mr. Arrruolar said' he had seen the duties pertained at the offices, and he was not quite sure whether Mr. Stitt had. Mr. STITT understood that Mr. Tyrer was exceeding ly , anxious to come befoie the committee and explain the matter, and he would therefore move that the matter be referred back. Mr. CRELLIN thought it would be wise to have the opinion of the treasurer. Mr. BEcKwrrn said if it were referred back, the opinion of the treasurer could be taken. Mr. ANTHONY said it had been referred back before. Mr. Slaw contended that it was the first time the case had been before the committee. • Mr. GLADSTONE said there was one point on whiCh he wished to have the committee rightly informed. He understood from Mr. Anthony' s remarks, that the trea surer objected to Mr. Tyrer. He (Mr. Gladstone) bad voted for Mr. Tyrer, and he did not remember that tte treasurer made any objection further than stating that he thought Mr. McKey better qualified for the situation. He thought Mr. Anthony had gone too far in stating that Mr. Tyrer was unfit for the situation. The matter was then referred back. Mr. BECKWITH expected a report read with reference to what took place at Bradford. lie had seen an ex tract in the papers, and he thought it would be well to have a report printed and circulated among the mem bers of the Council. Mr. HODSON moved a vote of thanks to the chairman for his services during the time he had occupied that position. _ The motion was seconded by Mr. BECKWITH. Mr. GLADSTONE moved, and Mr. STITT seconded, a vote of thanks to the deputy-chairman, Mr. Shiel, and the compliment being acknowledged by these oentlemen, the committee separated. MIRSEY DOCKS- AND HARBOUR 'BOARD. The . weekly meeting of this-body was held yesterday, in the board-room; Revenue-buildin g s..: Mr. , Charles Turner, the chairman, presided ; , and the other meni hers present were—Messrs. Ilubback, Anderson, Arnold,, - Langton, - Rankin, Inman, Roimthwaite, Mime, Little dale, Segar, Mondel, 'Bonk, •Brocklebank, Moss,' For-i wood, Shand, Arnold, Tobin, Lockett, and Bushell. THE WORKS' COMMITTEE, To this committee the Harbour-master had reported that he. could fully occupy the ground to the south of the Harrington Basin, given, up by the Bridgen'atcr Trust.--Powers were'accordingly given. The tenders of the Chillington Iron Company, for a supply of fifty . tons of.pig iron ; and of Messrs. Lockett and Towzcr, for a supply of hematite pig iron, had been accepted, subject to, the approval of the board. , The CitmumAN said the debate.on the approaches to the South Lauding-stage, which had been adjourned for • a fortnight, *should now properly come under considera tion.. Ho had seen Mr. Maclver at Holyhead the day before; who wished, if the board would so far favour him, to postpone the discussion for a week. Mr. RANKIN said he was perfectly willing to post 'pone it. The CHAIRMAN sail there were two letters bearing upon the subject, which he had perhaps better read for the information of the bnard, andlhen they might be referred to the ComMittee of Works. 1 - Mr. MASON, the Secretary, read the foThrsing letters 'O Tx): CHAIRMAN OF THN MERSist'DOCKS . ANVII6ARBOUR HOARD. Birkenhead and Trahmere Ferries,. Oct 19, 1859. • Sra,,--Having observed in the report of your committee's proceedings of the 6th instant that' it is proposed to make some alteration at the north landing stage for the general traffic, and that the heavy tax of 25 or 20 pet , cent. is to , be levied. on, the owners of ferry steam-boats aloes; we beg respectfully but earnestly . to protest against any such' tax; and to sttste that the amount of the present traffic, as furithibed to yowr committee, tech greatly exaggerated, and that a very- considerable portion of the heavy goods is conveyed from Liverpool- to Bir kenhead docks by the flats belonging to OK Bridgorster Trust and others. go limited is the amount of heavy goodt:eonreyed across the river by steamers, that the wh9le of it li,confined to t‘,.O 'ferries: We have never asked for anys!..ch outla and trust yitmi will see the 'injustice of taxing us .Jor the accommodation or anotlier • ferry. We are, sir, your mom obedient sernints, . ' -E. and S. WlLLoranivic• . - TO TurcifiAlall'AM SW TILE MERSEY DOCKS ANIPTIAKEOUR aoMro'. City of Dublin Steam Packet Company's Works,. Clarence Dock, Liverpool, 18th. , -Oet., 1831). Sir,—l have a randel of a proposed pima for , onneetingc Liverpool with Birkenhead, which was exhibited and explained. at the last" meeting; of the Liverpool Polyteche Society, by' Mr. Hignett. The members present haying expressed them:- selves in vetyfavouratifelerms and suggesting'the propriety of a public exlibitionof model, I beg respectfully to ask= the favour oft subrnittitz it to your inspection preparatory to' its being placed In St, George's Hall ; and in the event of your: kind complianeWlivith the'request, I should be glad of an hit t, mation as to when and where you would permit me'to fix it.-- remain, sir, your obedientbannble servant, JAMES Ir4Altlit.:}:. Mr. RouNfErwArru stated that the last TetieT;sas quite a private .matter; mut the writes ought nct to have used the name of'the company. Mr. MONDEL did no t think the boar:l - were calle(fipon to • postpone the disetiSsion on• th approaches to th3 ,- Lan& tog. Stage because an' indivldhai member happened not .t64be present. The same reason might always apply.' • The CHAIRMAN- , said Mr:- BhAell was , not there Mr. Laiid was unwell, and the Vigiriser was , alSo "absent:' • Mr.. INMAN th/aght the matter better postponed. Theti solicitor, in the interitm. might ascertain if they had the power, undir-the 69th section or the Consoli:- • dated!Aet, to execut the werlio-projected_ • TI: (1- proCeedings were 'then, confirmed, as wen- 11Sir those . of the Warehmse Committeei. TILE M'ARINE cosotivriez. The proceedings of , this coramittes- were read, :Ira , Mr. Mendel, in movia their confirmation, &sired that communieations which had ht!,lri , received from 311 - Jesse Fihrticy shouhli , b 6 read - tkey wen characteristic of the mat.' The7 - were ae, follows: TO DA1a)11; AARON, ESCrto-/XICK STtriV.I.:TATM,.DOCK 0471 CE, Deokyarill,. Oct. 15., 1859, Dear Sir,l—Ors reading at' home, '-yesterd lamming, in at paper, the 31,013MdillgS Untraitteee, and remarking:- what had hien-said regarding Point Lynasi.on. arriving here IT , thought it eight to draw :fp iz memernadurn: of what I have had to do with , the lights, and have Ps - deposited in the office here, for reference, if needffiL , '• This I did, and: as I cacao here-. this morningrit has occurred to me that• in, as far as Point Lynes is concerned; it ought to be leidj.beforetto-day's come-. mittee, thoughtrilling as itris.- I have,thirefbre sent for it, and enclose itateyou ' with a-request that yeu.ietll be so kind_ as. to submit it' to the committee to-day:---I ern, , dear sir.- 'cones truly, JESSE. ItAILTL EY. Dockyard;-.l4th.Oetober, 1859. On reading in: a daily paper this morning the remarks in committee yesterday by Mr. Graves. in reference to-the Point Lens Lighthouse, I think it right • to‘put the•follewing on mecca :---In leak. I was ordered to put up la • flashing light at Point Lynes. I heel not seen a flashing light, nor could,' find way reference cif infermatioru referring:- to •exe: 1 t here fore . with some thought contrived aid constreeted the- env which is now there, aude 1 believe, as it now'. is, .ands L do think I lmveseen it morediranonce sineeits completion. Although iu this season of improvement it might be. txpeetedito be super seded by a more simple one,. yet-all 1 il3idthat has 1 ,itherto been said of it is the trouble required to wind-it up, which I then thought quite easy, and :even a desit - able empb )yment for art active man, who: had now ther occupation: than that of attendsng to it. There can be no diffidulty in causing it to re quire much less power; but such will be-at the ea else of time, unless the locality may peocluee the - means. of 'a t 'plying other power of whialx IMR not aware.. It may not be amiss here, 'think, to give a short history of the Liverpool lights since 1824. Immediately in and lifter that year the. Ugh is and buoys were under the direction,of. the harbour- maste: and myself. The fleating:lights were supplied with a cistern of oil, having one large thick wick rising from it, with: plate glass conclave reflectors made of inany,pares ; and altogether 13 oisted up-the mast. My attention was. culled to this,and,lsubst ituted large square conclave refieeters polishisd silver. - plate, • which gave considerable satietaction, and then said:lobe the best lights on the coast. I nevertheless felt a strong desire tesintrodu ce the ,F4ame reflectors and lamie as are in the shore lighth,auses. This- I accomplishcd,_with the.-:exception of the- elate en or the- lamps retaining their oil in them . during- the rollin g and pitching of the ship,. At length I took one of the cistern a ands introduced a numbeeof 'thin partitions alternately fixed. -it the tsp and the bottom of. each cistern,. eo that the passing of the oil over and underthean should retard its activity on the sidden. motions of the ship. I, therefore, had a- single lamp and, burners, &c., fitted up in a suitable case kept lighted, ant: hauled up to the very .top of , the -masthead,. where it was-- under trial for a whole winter - ...-roonth, under the care cr one of the careful masters. This trial having proved to me quite satisfactory, I made all the present lanterns accord ingly, and as I believe ;they all new- are:. In, the midst of rar: progress with thema.our ;then chairman get it into his head, that Mr. Stephenson, .of the Next:hem Lights, could make a., superior lantern. One -was esdered, supplied, and put in , position at a considerable cost- In a. few days after being_ fixed it was considered ~ se muchlinferier Gwen to my forme, mode that it was ordered to be sent to the• dockyard, and there,- broken up. However, my friend: (the then. marine surveyoz, and his successor) never- gave-me the: lust credit for these - lanterns; but when. the American Government wrote to tine . marine surveyor to obtain .plani.n id:all . informaesetie)ioirnengsrenemstprineweting:etlirke: our lights, after obtaining leave from. the Dock Committee, he did so in his own. name, and', the Dock' Committee received; m fro a m rine th s e u m r, lg o te r re. o o t s ,th th ank is w att a na han not dro ce m , was rightly done, atei,l had the-sati;factio.n of the doingatfit.. In proof of the fosegaing, if proof should be needed, there are• documents in this andi in, the secretary's office fully combo,. native of it. I deemeit. right to,p ace this document ont record:, here. JESSE Hare,i 4 m , The proceedings-were confirmed. TIIB:EILOTAAE: COMMITTEE. gt. SHAND. havill moved the confirmatiom u oU the Minutes of this comnuttee) Mr. TOBIN said he heard that a list had bee - nomad at the committee a vessels lying in the track of the. ferry steamers ; but- the only notice appeared to be. that it had been readiand filed., He thought, when a,resohttiqn had been passed by that board, it should be•faithfully carried out ;. and that whenever a vessel WS.S. inloo.red in the track ot the ferry. steamers, the pilot should be called upoudlOr a Alia explanation. Mr. Siro,,,-U said, as their solicitor knew, there was a difficulty which prevented them from coining to the positive conclusions which they might otherwise do. After a short conversation, the subject dropped. THE DOCKS AND QUAYS' COMO...MEE. The. proceedings of this committee having been read, Mr. BUSHELL asked, in reference teethe case of a man drowned a few days ago by walking at night into the. Georges-dock gut, whether the accident had arisen fro% any want,of due precaution on their part ? Mr. Lock Err said there was a double row of ehaff there, and he must either have gone right over or unik.r them. Mr., BUSHELL expressed himself satisfied. The proceedings were then confirmed ; as were also those of the Master Porters' Committee. An application from Elkanah Healey, superintendent and receiver at the Stanley Dock Warehouses, for an increase of salary, was read, and referred to the Ware house Committee. This closed the general business. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF HIGHWAY ROBBERY.— On the Bth instant a shepherd boy, named Scott, be longing to Dumfries-shire, was overtaken by two men,, who robbed him of his money, and stripped him of all his clothing except his trousers. The fellows then took a stick, drove it into the ground to the crook, and with a cord tied the lad by the neck to the crook ; took from his boots the laces, and with these tied the lad's hands ; sewed his trousers together, so that the boy could not stir; and then decamped with their plunder. The lad struggled to get the cord round his neck over his chin and into his mouth, and having accomplished this, he chewed the cord through, and thus got relief. Two Irishmen have bean apprehended ; but the by has been so affected by terror that he cannot yet identify the men.—Scotsman. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.—YEsrEaDmr. • [Before Mr. MA/carom] • IrirE riEStRTIONS.-Arthur Hornsby was' charged with neglecting to support his wife. Mr. Holden, relieving officer, stated, that ,he had applied to him to . support her, and he refused. Coniimtted to gaol for three months.---Joseph( Wild was charged with the same ,offence, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment. SINGULAR CHARGE AGAINST A 'FRENCH WOMAN FOR • ' KEEPING A BROTHEL. Madame • Victorine Edwards, • a _very respectably attired person r of lady 7 like appearance, and about thirty years of age, -wart charged with keeping- a brothel in Gerald-street, Brunswick-road.. Mr. •Bluck, Appeared for the prisoner. Inspector Tomlbron - said he apprehended the pri soner yesterday, on. a warrant, for keeping a brothel in Gerald-street. Cross-emantined by . Mr. muck : I have nothing to do with la , yinfr this information. first knew that aninformatiem had been laid in consequence of a memorial having been sent to the Mayor about a fortni•Oit ago. From the • inquiries I have made, 'I am not in• a position to smear 'that she keeps a brothel; The rent of the house she lives in will be about £f6--Mr. Blaek : Mat is rather a low rent' for a house for persons that dress like ladles, is - it not ?—Officer ; Well, I do nt , know. I have not seen any person going into her houSe at improper hours:. -=-Mr. Black it is some ladies that-are -behind you, suppose, that have laid this inforntatiorrs?-4)fficer : Nor it is the memorial. • ' Mr. ClOugh-4t in; a respectable neighbourhood, is it not ? 7 -officer';. Yes it is. . Mrs: Sarah? Jane. Lythgoe stated that she' resided in Gerald-street..- She• hod been. very much annoyed by : gentlemen. p# ...ngi t to;:lier..lieuse and .enquiring for the prisoner. i # evem* . flieie was a eat came to her (witness's) house' Wlth. fiwe gentlemen in. It was between five an& half-past five in the evening. She (witness) went to' herdoeri. and they appeared to her to be foreigners—like • Americans or Jews. She directed them to the prisoner's; house. They' went in, and . after -having' .beery in about five- minutes they returned. They were in about an hour •altogether.- Another ' evening she (witness)' was standing at. her own door, when a car came: ~ .q) with three ge ntlemen and !Madame Victorine. Ott of the ladies took hold of - the-car-driver,. gave him a squeeze.. !,and then kissed hiin; Another' right -.Madame Vie torine, or one of heriadies, camehinne walking with a gentleinan-;--Of course; . kissing, and . capering; . and when they got to.. their -own! door , they stood,. .• and I suppose she . was - tryin , 4- to , make hint - go. At laet some improper liberties were taken.. She gave hiss a eard r and he wenraway. Before he - got few yards away she called him back, and after having.. spoke to hin - 4. he went away.—Ms:.Clough : How far - is your house freer .her's : = Three doors. There. is•a , lamp facing her ,deor so .that - everypepou can see What takes place below - the lamp without - liesng observed by them. There was not. a..polieenituu 'about ; she te4dione some time previous; but . sbe-did not know hiS nuMber. She did not.tell the policeman ''of 'that instance..—Mr. Bluck : When do you' see persons. corning . into the prisoner'S . house ?=Witness-.7 They are never - to , be seek until after twelve o'clock:: at night.- 11 ;.Bluer What- is your: husband,, pray?—Witness ::. That dtics not signify.—fir~ Bluck Yes , ;: but I Want to know both what your husband: is ; - and. what. you are What do you do out at such honrstt%—Well, wait - tbr my husband coming in, an'd 1 have .a right to de , what I like in my own : house—Hr. muck : .YeS, but you seem to Watch-- other people's hottses. Do you ever peep through the keyhole ? Witness-: No, I don't. , 7-Mr.Bluck : What time does rurinisband come' hoMe in the eVening? • -Witness : does not signify. ---,Mr:- Pluck : Well, I will presume at all. times, anti you Step up, till two o'clock in the mei - ming? Witness :• • Bin& : What • have- you , seen in her house ? Witness-:: Nothing, sir.—Mt.- Black 7. Lave you ever heard' a. noise _in the house? WitneSs : No.—Mr Black:: Have .you any other neighbours witnesses ? 'Witness-: Yes, there is - Mr. jump.—Mr..Bluck 7 Well, and has. Mr. Jump jumped into this court thimnorning ? Witness: No, he's walked.---Mt.'Bluok : I'sle umarried man ?' Witners : Yes.—Mr. Bluck-: he• been out with you ? Witness : No, but he is annoyed.--Mr. Bluck Oh, have you seen any of the ladiei but-herself ? Witness: Yes,. two. . . 1 Mr. Edward .Jump said :h e was . a Scripture reader. He had reason to believe, from what he had heard from the neighbours, that it was a house of ill fame.. He had been- frequently annoyedhy gentlemen coming to his house at all hours—as- far as half-past three in the morning. They inquired for the. French lady: He supposed it was •on account of there being two-mtrabers on his door. One was a brass one--17. That is the right number; .bat he (witness) has-another, number painted on his doOr.. It is was 14, the same nutnber as the prisoner's.—Mr. Mansfield . ; roa are likely to-be annoyed if you keep her number •on your door. Mr: Black : What do you preach—do you preach private sermons ? Witness : No.—Mr. Bluek : Did you join any meeting, at the Old Swan ? Witness : Nol.--,Mr. Black : Are you a revival ? Witness : No, r have nothing to do' . with that.-Mr. Black :- Tell us where you really do Preach? -Witness : Well, it does not affect this case at all.—Mr. Bill& : Yes it does; it affects your veracity. Da you have any ladies-paying a visit to you? Witness--; Well, I don't know that you - have . anything to do with that. Mr. Bluck : Well, but _ I will have an answer. unless Mr. Mansfield stops, me. Witness : Well, I don 4 know that I do.—Mr. 131ack :. .Well, if any of those ladies came to your house, would you read the Scriptures to them ? Witness.: Gtoon, I can stand it all.—Mr.- Black : Well, would it not be your duty to do so ? Witness : Yes.—Mr. Bluck.:- In a. private room by yourselves, I suppose.- , - Police-officer No. 128 • said he has been stationed in the neighbourhood of Gerald:street for the- last five months. He - had often seen cars come, to the end of the street, and he had . seen the misses go in by the front door, and other two . ladies- go round to the back.. The carman stood there• a long while, and he then asked who. he -was waiting of. Ilk- said three gentlemen, but he thought- they had " chiseled" him. = Mr. Black : Did you evercomplain about this lady ?. t : Officer : Not—Mr. Muck : What made you come -here? Officer,: I was forced to come bete ; by order of , the elerk.—.-Mr. Bluek : Did . yott ever hear any noisae inside of the , house ? Officer : No. —Mr. Black (pointing to IVlts. Lithga): Have. you ever seen thati_ady ? Officer : :Never before in my life. —Mr. Block; ; Did you go, to . the house front:twelve to three ? Offici:r.:- Yes I did, but did not - see any . Indies. Officer 621' said he was eat duty in Gerald-street for better than twelve months. The prisoner lived in the street about two months before he left-that heat. He ' had often seen cars come xp,,, and gentlemen get - out at all hours in. the night, but he never heard; any noise. She has two. girls and a servant. Officer 205 said : I havebeen on that beat-a. mouth or five weeks,. I have seen gentlemen e•oing. into her house at all times—from twelve-to two and, three o'clock in the morning.. I" have seen a,girl going.: in as well as the 'servant.—Mr. Mansfieldt: A; prostitute,?` Officer : Yes —Mr. iktiek : How dolouknow-that she was a prosti tute '.Officer : I know, - her whenever I meet her ; I saw her yesterday. Me: Black said a more.disvacefal emispiraey against a women who had left her native country to rob her of her- character, he hadinerer seenin the- whole course of his experience: 1 - Mr. Horn said he.was passing. the street the other night, When one ottheneighhours Caine up and spoke to "him. He stayed; a, few nAtuttes; and he saw several gentlemanlike persons. come. out- of the house. Mr. Mansfield said - he• had seen a great many cases of this description,. and it always turned out that the information, was Laid for spite ; and he had no doubt that it would tarn out that the , prisoner and the informants had had a quarrel, There was not evidence enough beforehim to convict her, but she would be re manded until' Saturday-, As-to-the Scripture Reader, it was entirely hiss awn ibult that he was annoyed, became he put her number on his door, and he, therefore, had no right to- complain. Mr, Black said he hoped he would not remand her, as she was in a very unhealthy state. Mr., Mansfield—Well, I will take bail for her. Mr. Bluok—Well, I hope, sir, that you will let her out on her recognisances. If she does run away to France ' there will be no loss. Mr. Mansfield said he would take substantial bail, two sureties of £lO each. - . AN EXPENSIVE JOKE. John Whitty, hatter, Elliot-street, was John Dumball, 41, Stafford-street , the case for the ithst stealing charged l m in r a Cobb. sbeYt Before the case was opened, Mr. Cobb said wouldpay all the expenses, Mr, o tahp f ep te ep e a l s , don a fe n c:. ! thilleegeoaillliyoptirannitl:gantdho:77 Black e." defended that., if the prisoner . . t t h b e e ch fac ar ts ge. of . prosecution. lie said that, if he failed to prove the Dumball pro n Mr. Cobb then d tt c hg t d a ar il aa e wa d . prisoner--aaiLdetwii f.lony against the prisoner, he would charge him pith .egal pawning.. John Dumb a ll, the c om pl a i nan t, 'then said he fss ,, ;_,eat for the Imperial Fire Office, and had been so arty years. Ile was at the house- of Mr. Coward I t r i i - vaek. He had had a ver y h eav y day, and he ' e ,„ . F.l.eep after drinking some wine . P r evious to going ....eep his teeth were in his mouth, bat in the momrh" ae looked about the house for them 'and c oda hot find them.. He did not miss thern. tt til a the morning after he was at Mr. Coward's. Ire 11 0 not given any one permission to pawn them. issued bills and advertised, offering a reward for ,:" 11 ., recovery of the teeth. He saw the prisoner in ' ye Coward's bense, but,when he avroke.he did not obsec. him. From information he received, he found that ?..; prisoner had taken them away. He received tn,.'e letter : it contained the 'pawn ticker. He went to to pawnshop and found the teeth there. ocd in? s M : a L ns o fi u e is ld— Ly l o Yli n,s o — se m n r a . m m e a a n re sfie th m ey led a he W M itn r es . acquaintance of yours ? Witness : Yea, he had by butkr.e disagreed. w Cobh—You have suffered a great dial fr6ul t he loss of 'your teeth. Witness : Yes, I have. • Mr. Bluck—l suppose you like a good die' i Witness : Yes, and so• do you.-- I Mr. Black : have not a good appetite' at present. Witness : I ' l. the that you want teeth.—Nir: Black: You have ktiol„,„1 prisoner a number of years: Witness : Yes; "We consider him hard up for a couple of poundstAfr, were on very good terms. but not latterly. t , s e Black : Why have you not ? Witnas : Well, I stilt, you want to know the difrerenee bet Ween us ? --- f e tt' Black:: Yes. Witness : Well, I. lent him 45. 3 „ila weeks. ago, and when I asked him , for it he said lie vi be' seeme tiLd first.—Mr. Black; Do' you think ti' s " be' did , it for a joke? Witness : Na, Ido not ; I th bA did , it for malice:—Mr. Black : Malice ? W it° Yes think he did it to Mortify nr: Mr: Mansfield Said the ease Of felony had broke o ',. e Mr. Bleak said he- would admit the- second He said the-prisoner;. being one of theinvited Par* simply : played this on, as a juke. Ms: Cobb—No, lie was not invited. Mr-Black—But he got some wine. gr , Mr. Mansfield—You have not proved your co s e , Cobb. Mr. Muck -Irt can't prove it. ht. .E Mr. Cobb—Yes ; but can do it beyond all doo ge - Dluek said he would: admit that he eculd• The did not wish to place any obstacles in the araf, :n , prisoner offered to. pay the• expenses, and is Noll"' dame now, prisoner than. called M.r. Clough. to Fr6v character for the last thirty years. Ted Mr. Mansfield said the prisoner bad played 3. 0 0 mischievous lark upom the complainant. He n lll4° ' to'releas4 the teeth, and apenulty of £5. tha t Mr. Cobb said, on. the part of the somplainan,., ..i he offered to take the expenses ; and• would have "- drawn the charcre. Mr. Illuck—And on the • part . of the• prisoner, t d o se . say that he has acted very feelishly.. It vvii 3 e simply for a joke.. There is-no doubt the Pn.' ° " honesty. BOROUGH ,SESMONa, ti ro The General quarter Sessions of the Phuee . I° °„. .01 , 0 borough of Liverposl was opened yesterday rser ll , l l the Crown Court, st. George's Hall, before `" die Henderson, Esq.,. R ecor d er . The following °• l. ` u.ames of the GRAND JURY. Robert Mason, Tithebara-st., M-Hyslopw, King,st• Foreman. F. Haigh, Tithebarsrs';‘,E. John At Black, South JoIM-st. Iferbridgei Mn lan d • P. H. Chambers, Tithebarn-st. Frank Walker, Manu -, Z o gr Thos. Cullin, James-st. T. R.. Schofield, 8 3 ..c' A. M. Dawson, Rumford-place. baildings. C. Dean, Tithebarn-at. John Stock, do. db. j o ie + W. A. Furness, Rumford-st. B. C. Nicholaon,Brnar li P. J. Foulkes, Tower-chambers. J. li-Ntatall.,..ChaPe t "' t The calendar contained the names of sixty-fourP: . rs it charged with felony,.and. thirty-two on charges . demeanonrs. , •a: The Grand Jury having been sworn; the t s ia , Gentlemen of the Grand Jury,—The calendareartniber, ninety-six names, which is about the• usual e of after an interval of seven mocks. There is no , eav"The breaking into warehouses or dwelling-houses . . is t most serious, to-my mind, is the case -NI 13, agl'ia German for stealing from a countryman of his-ovi ll a f P .lodging-hmise, a 170 x-of jewellery, value for Xi t tjal i is creditable to the .police here, that within: four the person suspected. was traced through Mancliesw' ,. reA t GlasgoW, and there apprehended the bei and a•,g tag, part of the property. was recovered.: The magis' ' - re b• for some time past, have caused the honses where na beries.were.comitted to be indicted.. This cause ,t 11 0 not only lessened the number of such rchberies , i s i also frequently caused the' keepers to give jai b to r c o i 5 against the thief. OfAhia you, have a" ins m onth s No. 22. There is a person undergoing bon e d, seta e iMprisonment front this court ; who had. purou - 1 for" , cotton, and tried to obtain more than he had Ptl stc . the by inducing the party,weighin& it: to undel s eh iovou.l quantity. - 'You • will see that this Is -a• very al' t wit and dangerous fraud, and; I am., sorry to saY ter seems likely a case of. a somewhat similar ch.a.raT: e y ear be brought before you.. This is the-season of !hand tbe when the annual reports of the Head Constabl e oaf' Governor of the Borough .Gaol are prepared: , f or far: under the direction of the Government, the Yaa r „ t h Segi nishing the statistics,ae to orinio-.enda on the• 3" to r" tember ; theretore I shall take this opportunitY,oo the your attention to a few points.'which will bear, 0 01 report of the Governor of thegeol.. In th coat sr!'„ fortending September, .1858„. 1,265. persons :0111 rial to these 'sessions —a very large number,,,, tb . Central Criminal. Court in London- 7 -a two less than the- number 1,267- sent fer•trial;ch 111 , held twelve times in the year, and Where usual e lo„ courts are sitting; at. a time. In:the year wili c g h last month, in b Liverpool the number. was than previously, the number sent to the session.,' 1,015, a diminution of 2,050: Now;. this Court W We t seems to me to be affected by the.magistrate e e g that power which he has, of .stiminarily-cenvict.io, 111 many cases of felony, as. AS anisdemeanour t .._, so , course avoids delay. It saves a great .deal of n o. / ) . „ trouble to tliis.court, and a great deal.of public. If Lam correct in my calculation, led bJ that no less than £4500 has positively been l o t O P this course during the last year. Novi i . I infer oy decrease. has. arisen in' this way,. beeause number of offences has not decreased- I find 413 caminittaLs to. gaol, which.,, as comp le t last year, shows an. increase.her& th o t call your attention to . a remarkable fact' x iais be b c increase has been inthg number of:females. Th e , s ed of,men cciamitted to.prison laSt year has da% ft , 201 as compared with, the, preceding. year. -I.:iieots ed excessive-proportion .of female offenders is a .1 , 3 " - sho` f t thing in,,this town. At last session, the calenava 2r , oo log y a large number of men,than women ;• and if ) 1 . fel ° ,lo at thissealendar, you.will find more elvirgeE'' o f " 0 1. against women than men.. It is. veryT tra e i d o bis it e• offences,committerl by women are not so- feria is ello so dangerous as those committedbv men but be jos evident that the degradation a the.sex //bast t. 1, 111 ,0 On the e . o .a f it e dangerous. o any society in which it rug e xit ing just point out a few of the inconveniences arts wa s b ot this ; : The gaol, when it was. being construa te „ o o s *. ciliated to .contain more male•than female Pr' - ni ero tt '„ o f the fact now. is, that the women are more 111 . 1 1 1 ‘".e the gaol at its moment than. the men. -41 1- -erc i `for that the number of women sent for Pe 33 olt. r tea ' has been a source Of annoyance to the gover a or osg ° , i 0 some years . past, .not one woman, has been L i ,tor'Ff a ti , across the seas, but have.been kept. in, refoqiieie this con,ntry, after a lodgimprisenment a a ' o llo sits tutions. have been foUnd insufficient. I have°, for P e w) , salting that the number of women sell' o e t°4l , 4 , servitude has been a source of great annola„ es , I government. At the request of the magistra tb ' e so bj ra o corresponded with the Home Secretary oa o f 10 , e cti It is possible, gentlemen, that some questiea and in arise in the course of your investigation ; isto ace a. ease) you wilk bear in, mind that my best a ss your service, • 0 1111 SENTENCE'S. Mary Jones, .alias Johnso n , th ree . years', for s c ,. t arsP efl a shirts.—Alfred Stringer, five months, for stealtrisatoaliu ag goods.—Maigaret 'Amer, one month, f or st! i ieg blanket.-. Mary Ann D owney , four months,ars. lic;r s td f o t wearing apparel.—F ranc i s Smith, four ye ? roo lat e al' a coat and paitof trouSera.—:David Reid , six for s for picking pockets.—Charles Kirk, four inonthsouths,tt,e, mg wearing app are l . —M argar et Earle, f r r ir fi f e aloe stealing a shilling.—William Diekenso 144trici`100°' for embezzle men t. —J o h n Clarke, alias two months for stealing a gig ~h o rnas fo five years, for stealing five shirts. — T!,'sroossi,!,ap ilt three month s , for stealing leather.----Jaal.T._rn.aret mouths, for stealing wearing apparel.— ` ~oj lM d~ one Mouth; for stealing a c heese.--Jam es weeks for stealing a piur of boots.—M7 fourmonths for stealing wearing appa rel a 7 1411 t Pi Akitlll4, As/1 ) 40: kt %4l4 N, eC q o *o l.l 4t h t § kb. p 4lt (411 kI N 11 4 t NORTHERN. DAILY TIMES. OCTOBER 21, 1859,