Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-15 00:00:00

NORTHERN DAILY TIME, CORRESPONDENCE. Pre do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of i The first meeting o f th e M ar k e t s C omm itt ee , s in c e its appointment by the Council on Wednesday last, was oar earre,scon,dents.] held in the Council-chamber, at the Town-hall, yester day. The members were Messrs. Johnson, Woodruff, Nickson, Shimmin, Ridley, John Buck Lloyd, Kitchen, Cropper, Rogers, and Holden. Mr. KITCHEN , said, as the time was up they had better proceed to business, and he thought they should bear in mind the circumstances in which they were placed as members of the Markets Committee, and whether the committee had obtained the confidence of the Council. It was quite cletr to him that there a strong feeling - against the committee, MARINE INSURANCE. TO TICK EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES Ay attention having been called to the forma- tiou of one gentleman having gone 'so far as to pro pose a total annihilation of the proceedings. He thought it would be well to have the old and new mem bers mixed up so that those who were wanting informa tion might be able to obtain it. They would have to appoint a chairman and deputy chairman, and it was ' their duty to see how far those who had held these offices for the last year had met the wants of the Council. He made these remarks with a view to show how far they had been successful. He was sure there was no gentleman present who had not a sincere desire for the welfare of the markets; and, he was equally sure, they would do all in their power to make them the best in the kingdom. - Mr. RoGEns asked if Mr. Kitchen had anv motion to make ? Mr. KITCHEN answered, that before making any motion, he wished to hear the opinion of the committee. Mr. SnlmmlN said he could speak for himself; and as he had been told that Mr. Gladstone had resigned, because h e pc, ,sl.l c :4,14 t.,GL Lulu ii.aialme a of the committee, he would propose' that Mr. Alderman Woodruff be the chairman for the ensuing year. They really did want some person able to meet the arguments of Mr. J. R. Jeffery and Mr. Gladstone, as these gentle- men thought that nobody could do anything right, except what was done by themselves. He believed thatAldernaan Woodruff was quite competent to meet those arguments, and was not afraid to do it ; but would take that high and independent position which the chairman ought to do. He hoped Mr. Johnson would not think that he had spoken personally. Mr. Alderman J. B. LLOYD observed that he was placed on the committee now as a new member, but he had had a great deal to do with the committee for a long time ; and he certainly, for one, considered that there was a little personality in what had been said. He was quite sure that by displacing Mr. Johnson it (would be a reflection upon him. He had known Mr. Johnson for a long time as a man of business, and one who was mit in the habit of occupying the time of the Council with long speeches, and he could not consent to his removal from the chair. He did not think that because two or three members of the Counci pleased to quarrel with everything the Markets Corn mittees had done, that they should visit the c S on M new member of ti committc THE MARKETS COMMITTEE. I and there could be no mistake about it that there was a very wide-spread dissatisfaction as to the manner in which the late Markets Committee had conducted their business, and a universal opinion that its affairs had not been properly conducted before the Council. Without impeaching the honesty, integrity, and good faith of Mr. Johnson, he must say that he should be very glad to second the nomination of Mr. Alderman Woodruff, whose administration of the affairs of the Select Vestry had commanded general confidence and respect. Mr. KITCHEN said it was quite clear that the gentle men of the Markets Committee were fully aware of the inconvenience that had been felt in the Council by rea son of the dissatisfaction of the public out of doors. All the proceedings of the committee had shown the neces sity for some change, and he trusted there fore that, as the old members of the committee had stated that there was dissatisfaction, although no impeachment of the honour of Mr. Johnson existed, that the committee would elect Mr. Woodruff to the chairmanship. Mr. Alderman WOODRUFF said, before going to vote, he would state that he had for many years been a mem ber of the Markets Committee of the Corporation, during which time he had worked with Mr. Johnson, and he must say, he had ever felt in his mind that there was a ready desire on the part of that gentlemen to assist in any way he could in furthering the interest of the estate. Certainly the late committee had been placed in a very unpleasant position, with regard to the defalcations of Luya, and other matters during the past year, but, still, he had always heard Mr. Johnson express a great anxiety for the good of the markets. As to the blame attaching to the chairman, in reference to Luya, he (Alderman Wood ruff) felt that, as deputy-chairman, he could not shrink frOm taking 41-4, The late Markets Committee had had many difficulties to contend against, and he should be very glad if Mr. Johnson was re-elected to the office of chairman of the committee. Mr. ROGERS said it was not so much culpable neglect in the administration of the affairs of the markets as a want of information, and the ability to give expression to that information, that the Council complained of. He was convinced that it was not that anything was neglected by the chairman or members a the committee that the Council complained of, but the chairman, it was felt, did not possess, or, at any rate, did not give that information which the Council thought they were en titled to. Mr. Alderman WOODRUFF was then elected chairman, six gentlemen having voted for him. Neither he nor Mr. Johnson voted on the occasion, and two other gen tlemen did not hold up their hands at all. his claim, LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.--YEsTERDAY. (Before Mr. MANSFIELD.) CHARGE OP ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.—Charles Dolan, a very respectable-looking man, was charged by' Ann O'Donnell with an- assault on Friday night week, at the corner of Johnston-street. Mr. Parker defended the prisoner. It appeared that, on the night in ques tion, the prosecutrix came to the prioner's house, and, being under the influence of drink, refused to leave ; the result was that she had to be forced ont of the house, and she afterwards fell in the yard and cut her face. The officer having given the prisoner an excellent cha racter he was at once disharged. RETURNING FROM A WEDDING.—Pat Conlan, a youth about sixteen or seventeen years of age, was charged with being drunk and disorderly on Sunday night, in Byrom-street. The youth urged in his de fence that he had been at a wedding with two . of his cousins, and had taken a drop, too much.—Mi. Mans field : Let the prisoner be discharged, and beware of taking too much the next wedding you attend. A POLICE-OFFICER SUSPENDED.—AIfred Bolton, a beerhouse-keeper in Peter-street, waS charged by officer 753 with having, on,Saturday night, assaulted a man opposite Bolton's door; and the prisoner was also charged with using abusive and .irritating language towards the officer. Mr. Bolton, in explanation, stated that three drunken sailors were perpetrating- a nuisance opposite his door, when he was at supper; and that being made aware of this fact he came out, and pushed one of them into the street. The policeman during the time never considered it his duty to interfere, but after that he (Bolton) had cleared the' sailors from the pre mises, the officer then came up and took him br the , neck, tore the collar of his shirt, and throttled him. He also spoke in most derogatory terms of his (Bolton's) wife. The' officer then dragged him to bridewell.—Mr. Mansfield to. the officer : What,right had you to take Mr. Bolton into custody? he' was only discharging his duty in clearing the premises of those drunken sailors. Police officer: I never ill-used him, nor did I speak disrespectfully of his wife. —Mr. Mans field : You had no right to interfere at all, much less to take Mr. Bolton into custody. I consider your conduct very . reprehensible, and will suspend you for the present. BRUTAL ASSAULT .ON A SEA CAPTAIN. - Thomas Kelly, of 53, Eldon-street, was brought up in charge of officer 468, for brutally assaulting Captain John Beers, a master mariner, .at Wellington-bridge, on Sunday morning last. The prosecutor stated that he (Kelly) knocked him down, and also a women, who was in his company. He (the prosecutor) also dreaded at the time the prisoner would have robbed him. Mr. 13luelc defended, and addressed the bench at some length in behalf of the prisoner, who, he stated, was most respectably connected. The prosecutor had not produced any corroborative evidence, and was beastly drunk at the time. He was sure his Worship would discharge the prisoner. —Mr. Mansfield said, in the absence of corroborative testimony, and the prose cutor being under the influence of drink, the prisoner must be discharged CASE OF STABBING.—Patrick M'Kenna, a lumper, was charged with having stabbed John Lynch, who was in so precarious a state of health, that he could not attend the court. A witness having been called, deposed that on Saturday night last he was going along Chad wick-street, in company with Lynch, when coming up to the door, he bade the man • good night, the prisoner came up and struck, at them with a knife, which cut the witness severely in the arm. He (the prisoner) next struck Lynch in . the left side with it. In reply to Mr. Bluck, for the prisoner, the witness said the injured man was a plumber. The prisoner was not drunk, nor had there been any quarrel between the parties previously. He had not seen the prisoner before that time.—Mr. Mansfield: Let the prisoner be remanded until Saturday. A SCENE.—CASE OF FELONY.—Sarah Smith, Julia Ward, and Margaret . Henry, three disreputable looking young girls, and who resided in Tarlton street, were charged by James Woods with steal ing 'his watch from his person in Leeds-street. The case' having been clearly proved against Smith, the principal actor in the scene, and the other 'two prisoners 'as accomplices, Mr. Mansfield very properly sent the three for trial. The scene that followed was of a humiliating character. The prisoners began to scream in a most terrific manner, pulling to pieces the, front of the dock,' which they rent asunder like a spider's web; . and it was only by force from the officials inside that they were at last compelled to yield and walk beneath. AN INDISCREET YOUNG MAN.—James Gurney was charged by Harriet Prescott, of Hotham-street, with stealing from her room the 'sum of Bs. 6d. in silver, on the night of the 12th instant. The prisoner appeared to be a very respectable-looking- young man, and the prosecutris a fine dashing young woman. Mr. Bluck appeared for the prosecutrix, and Mr. Cobb for the prisoner. The case was one of those unfortunate displays arising from prostitution which so often characterise the Police-office, and the prosecutrix had two of her own wretched compeers in the defendant's barque, The Crown, running into the plaintiff's schooner, The i'acific. The collision took place outside the river Mersey, in the Channel, and therefore came within the provisions of the Dfiersey Jurisdiction Act. Mr. Cobb appeared for'the and Mr. Harvey for the defendant. Mr. Cobb stated that the collision referred to had taken place on the 9th of the present month. The reason the ease was brought into this court was, that the act of Parliament empoWered the magistrates. to adjudicate upon cases of collision where the damage done amounted to £.50, but not when it went above that Although the damage sustained in the pre sent case amounted to above that sum, yet, as the defendant's vessel was about going to sea, and not, having time to bring the case for trial in the County Court, - they had adopted the prestont proteedings. They thought it better to forego the remainder of their claim. Mr. Harvey (for the defendant) said that would be a very important point to have decided ; and he contended that where the damage exceeded £5O the magistrates were precluded from dealing with the matter. Mr. Wyberg having been applied to on the subject, said the magistrates could not interfere when the sum exceeded £5O. Mr. Cobb -had stated the sum to be above £5O; and he thought, on this ground, the act could not apply. Mr. Cobb—Our claim is only £5O ; and although we suffered damage much above that sum, we forego the remainder. We have issued the summons to recover damage to that amount only. Mr. Wyberg stated,. as his opinion, that the magis trates could not interfere in the matter when the damage exceeded that sum. °^M , p , ..tion has never ham.n boon rujoud before the magistrates, and it is a most important one, more particularly for the owners of ships, to understand. We did not go to the Court of Admiralty, as I am aware of the proceedings in that court. 'lt is not r the first case I haVe lid tried there. Mr. Preston—l think Mr. Mansfield should try this case, as it is one that has never come before -us before. I should like to have Mr. Mansfield's opinion on the point, as to whether we can entertain the case at all or not.—Mr. Mansfield, having been consulted in regard of the meaning of the act already referred to, gave it as his opinion, that when the amount sought for did not exceed £6O the magistrates could try the case. Mr. Cobb then' stated the case. He said, on the 9th November last the Paciflo, the plaintiff's vessel, was outward bound, from Liverpool to Naples ; and that Captain Fay's vessel, the- Craven, was also outward bound. The complainant's vessel was on her right tack, and the defendant's vessel, coming into close collision with the Pacific, although having been hailed when some cables distant from the plaintiff's, did not port her helm, the result of which was that a collision ensued. Captain , James Thomas, having been sworn, deposed to the above facts. The Pacific was in this side of the light-ship, about 12 or 14 miles down the Channel. The collision occurred after noon. His vessel was on the starboard side, and the defendant's was on the port tack. His vessel was on the right tack. "The defendant had sufficient time to port his helm, so as to bring his vessel under the stern of the Pacific; and had he done so in time aftei being hailed the collision would have occurred Mr. Harvey—l admit it was my client's duty to have ported his helm; when hailed, bat I deny that he heard the party hailing him from the Pacific. Mr. Cobb said there was sufficient time for the de fendant to have ported his helm. Bentley, the pilot, gave similar testimony, as did also several other witnesses on board the Pacific at the time. By Mr. Harvey.—l cannot say that the accident was an unavoidable one ; but if the defendant had ported his helm in time the accident would not have occurred. John Rowan, carpenter, of the Pacific, surveyed the vessel ;' and,- although the repairs were not yet complete, the damage she sustained would amount fully to £5O. Mr. Harvey addressed the bench at some length, during which, he contended, that the accident was an unavoidahle one in every way it was viewed. The channel was narrow, the light-ship was a-head, and a vesselin stays lay before the Crown. He could adduce indubitable evidence on this head. Capt. Fay was then examined. He stated that there was a pilot on board, and the wind was N.W. by W., but it was very variable at the time. The day 'was very clear, and the two vessels went down tack in tack. Had the vessel in stays not been before them they would have cleared the Pacific. • The schooner was considerably on their lee bow before they heard the cry of "Port your helm." Immediately when they saw the danger they put their, helm hard to port ; had the Pacific held her course:and net luffed-up they would have gone astern of her ; they were about two and a-half cables from the Pacific when they were hailed. Tames Casebrick said he had been a pilot for eleVen. years. He saw the danger, and ran to the man at the helm. He had the helm put hard to port, and ordered the yards to be squared, and the misers sheet to be slack ened. The accident was an unavoidable one. Mr. Cobb haying spoken to evidence at some length vice to support the charge. It also appeared that sailor on board her Majesty's ship Hastings was with th prisoner on the night in.question; The as this disagreeable case is concerned, was anything.but pleasant to listen to ; and which we shall not insult our readers with. Suffice it to say, that after an able and_ energetic defence by Mr. Cobb, in behalf of the prisoner, REPORT OF THE POLICE ESTABLISHEENT , the painstaking and upright magistrate' dismissed the AND THE STATE OF CRIME. case, but not without first delivering a salutary lecture FOR THE YEAR ENDING 29TH SEPTEMBER, 1859. to the prisoner. The prisoner was, consequently, dis- The Watch Committee for the borough of Liverpool charged. recently presented their annual report to the Town (Before Messrs.S. HOLME, WILLIAM PRESTON, and Council, Which has' now been • printed and circulated. A. CASTELLAINE.) FRENCH v. RI SBY .—Th e pl a i n tiff was steward of a It consists of a short prefatory report by Major Gr e i g , the head-constable, and twenty-four very' elaborate tables of criminal and police statistics f or 4859, pre trading vessel, and the def en d an t was captain. Th e summons was brought to tec over th e sum o f £ 1.7 2s. ceded by a succinct analysis thereof. It a pp ears th a t , for 'wages due to the plaintiff by th e defendant. of there has been a great decrease in th e num b er It appoared th a t th e plaintiff had engaged with th e - "indictable offences," but th a t thi s d ec r ease firiFIPSI from the operation of the principle, re defendant in Bombay, on the 9th of June last, to act cently adopted, of inflicting longer periods of im as steward of the defendant's vessel, at . the rate of prisonment,—the ultimate benefit o f w hi c h cannot yet .be ascertained,—but the only im me di a t e e ff ec t o f wh i ch £4 10s. per month. French took ill d u ring th e vo y age , . yet, agreeably to the regulations and p rov i s i ons o f the is a diminution of the c r i m i na l popu l at i on at large. Marine Act, he was entitled to his full salary.—French, The total number of case s o f cr i me reported to the 'police was 3,901, and the a pp re h ens i ons 2,564; for the having been examined, stated that after hi' s e ngag e men t with the defendant he had taken ill i n a b ou t n i ne or year 1858 there were 5,012 o f th e f ormer, and 2,968 of the latter—a decrease of 1,111 i n th e num b er of cases, ten days after his engagement, and he could not discharge the duties devolving upon him for the rem ai n d er of the and 404 in the number of a pp re h ens i ons. T here has voyage. The captain gave him full access to the been a great increase ins those offences whichbring, upon medicine chest, but this was of little use to him, as lie. the police the most disagreeable duties—acts of 'violence could not prescribe for himself —To the Bench :It was caused by drunkenness. These numerous assaults have in consequence of a severe wetting on board that made operated injuriously on the force in various ways. The me incapable of attending to my duties.—The captain number of offences determined summarily have ,said that, before engaging him, the plaintiff had been greatly increased, being 34,857 for the present year lying ill in the European Hospital in Bombay, as compared with 29,714 for the previous 'year,— from the effects of which he had not recovered.—The the principal increase arising , from tases of drunkenness, Bench : Then you should have been more circumspect which have increased from, 9,829 to 11,037, of whom, before entering into contract with a party in that post- 6,158 were males, and 4,879 females, and from assaults; tion.—The Captain : The medicine chest was at his no doubt mainly caused by drunkenness—indeed'all the hand, and he had full and free access to it. I also dis offences which, for the most part, have their origin in covered that he had a badly-maimed arm, which he could drunkenness; have considerably increased. It is satis not use well. I made entries in the• log-book to this factory to observe that cases of shmiting at, wounding,- effect.--Plaintiff: That is true enough, aad.you ordered and stabbing, "have 'decreased to 23 of both' aexcaz--a f me to the forecastle.—The Bench: We are satisfied that a proper engagement was entered into in this case, and n o o st 59 males and 36 females. 'There is a decrease in a cmom great decrease, as the previous year showed a retur l we must order the plaintiff to be paid the full amount of all classes of offences for which prisoner sw As ere to till. mitted for trial to the assizes and sessions. . decrease — IMPORTANT ages—there has been a scarcely perceptible t under 16 year the number of apprehended persons u Y. • it is four net tom, age ; and as to educe 3laintiff issued against much the same as it ha s i beenn pt.( ding years, i n th The magistrates said they were of opinion that the accident was an unavoidable one, and was not caused by negligence ; they would therefore dismiss the case. COLLISION IN THE CHANNEI evidence, so far LIVERPOOL POLICE rd that it NOVEMBER 15, 18 P. fectly, 2,011 could read, and 9,360 could neither reed nor write. Of the juvenile offenders 101 have this Mr been sent to the Reformatories, and considerable aorta have been made to carry out more efffciently the beni ficial provisions of the Reformatory Act. As n further means of diminishing juvenile crime, an excellent system has been introduced for neutralising the facilities for the disposal of stolen property, afforded by marine stores and second-hand dealein. The number of brothels and prostitutes have slightly increased. The number of depredators, offenders, and suspected persons at larger within the district, is 45 males and 116 females (of whom 87 are prostitutes) under 16 years of age—and 261 malea and 2,803 females (of whom 2,496 are prostitutes) above 16 years of age. The number of prostitutes taken into custody for being disorderly in the streets is 1,419, al iu the number of apprehensions 2,69 B—being an avera i l e . of about twice for each. There are 1,478 housesa l d fame, including 178 public-houses, 60 beer shops, all 46 coffee shops. - The police-force has been increased during the year by nine men—making the whole number 982. T he Superannuation Fund exercises. a marked influence ° II , the men for good. The ave r age l eng th of service 13 six years and seven months. Three have bee ° superannuated during the year. The rewards give s: " the Watch Committee amount to £37 Is., and those hi civilians to £250 12s. 3d. The number of flues the year was 185,—almost the same as last year. „„ o .' police found 1,454 doors open, and in each noir' sent a note' to that effect to the owner or 00.- . There are 1,494 public and 893 beer-houses within;ii ts -cal n l u e m d, be a r y 2 h l e 32 g o e f u w er h al ich lic s er w in e borough-17 new licenses having been gran t t i w ee o me r n e the year 825 children were found wandering eit streets, of which number 781 were owned parents, and 44 were sent to the workhouse. 'j'7 -- f have been held 641 inquests, at an average cost ° licensing session f s a ess ta i l. ll9. 11rIng tite £1 19s. Itd. each, or £ 1,253 ss. 4d. in all. The nom, ber of persons who arrived from Ireland during the 7.1 0 amounts to 76,003, being considerably less thal u any year for at least tea years back. The number of men bill e t e d on pu bli c a nd h 6f. . houses has decreased to abo u t one -f our th o f w hat it i P for the previous year. The Library, expected t°, llt established, was liberally contributed t o at first, J ' e, for many months past no gifts of books have been Very few complaints have been made by the P ub li of violence on the part of the officers. Colonel Woodford, the Governm en t Inspeev° „ : t he pressed himself in high terms of a pp ro bation 0 ' 1 4 appearance of the men and their conduct, and referrtio to the cordial co-operation which exists between county and borough police-force. COUNTY COURT. ,--YESTERDAY (Before W. A. HULTON, Esq., Judge.) BUSINESS OF TUE COURT.—The following Ls a ;g business before this court, for the fortnight co 0 , Friday, the 25th inst. :—On the 16th, 18th, 17th, 21st, and 22nd, judgment summonses and 140 or i r o cases each day; on the 23rd, insolvency and gaol 09 40 , on the 24th, 19 cases, £lO and upwards ; on the 2." adjourned cases; making a total of 859 cases. •A. BUCKMASTEIt a'. FISHER.—His H ono ur gave PI; ment 'in this case, which was tried on the 21til d October last. Mr. Hime appeared for the plaintiff, f or Mr. Grocott for the defendant. The claim Wa s t he £2B 17s. Bd., founded on the non-fulfilment of ; he provisions 'of the indenture of plaintiffs son, by t defendant, to whom he was app r e n ticed. -111 5 11(111 , o 5 said—ln this case the only question reserved *l4";p, the construction of the indenture of a ppreaf ic l , e : By it the apprentice bound himself to' serve t ", 0 4; fondant' in the sea service for the term of fi'LTijot and in consideration the defendant covellailw: ntic® during the said term he wou ld provide the tf ) ; „' re ,„., and with sufficient drink, meat, lodgin 0., and vrA s `7,i' pro' pay him the sum of £35 i n c er t a i n a null- eas ioa 6, portions. It appeared th a t o n' two °e, „aork when the ship's port of discharge was the apprentice had visited hi s p a rent in Liver' at pool, but that such visits were with the ex press c ° " of the master. The claim was for compensati on f°l. jo board and lodging while he was on these visi ts ' The strict law I consider the claim well founded. ,ieo arentice was virtually in the performanc e of his & I ' , while p en these Visits, and the servicci u tller the iadvloe ture was withheld. There can be no d oubt that ief deduction would have been made from his wages 4 the time during which he was so absent , and 1 f ll , l- 4 that by the language of the indenture the boara6,s'-ei lodging was to be paid eq uall y with the wages. -1-"„ re are equally a compensation for his labour. I there';ar direct a verdict to be entered for the plaintiff ' • £23.45. 4d. t og LANDLORD AND TENANT.--RiGgy V. EL I . tilL s 10 'NCI AND CATILERINE INUL—The plaintiffo-00 case applied for an o r d er for possession of b . a. O S 'Liverpool; under th e statute 19 and 20 In tenan t sec. 50, which en ac t s th at when the term °f slic: shall be dete rm i ne d b y a notice to O t t, throllg' tenant, or any p erson h o ldi ng o r claiming "Yinsseisi°ll' or under him shall refuse to deliver uP pint sue' the landlord may enter a plaint either, as and Prie°; tenant or against such person so refusing' nu oru_ e ceedings may be thereupon had to obtains i fer_ t of possession. The " circumstances of this s i s ter o u , peculiar. In December last, Mary In c u ll '„V se ( ti l er the defendants, was the tenant of the frerc i tion, arid she receiv e d a no tic e t o quit frch-opirqA e ,j, landlord, ;the, present laintiff. That notic e , had d ' et June last, but . befo r e f i ts e3Eration Mary Ilic e a fterf ei and on the plaintiff's agents alling at the 11 °T tt . V tia death he found the two defendants in Poss e ! jeafef lo t made no claim to the house, but declined w_,„,feal„e the ground that they could not find another _uul residence. The' plaintiff: summoned them, I ,f t he trial it was objected that they were not witnT fato : t i lat T O h n e eons defe id n e d r a a n t ts ion a , I ppe4r th e in d k to the ob be me r e ttrioetsipasBwv7ll.os; f g ,. ati persons bolilinsr or claiming under the foratits. either by way - of representation or as sub te' must, therefore, eacline to make the order. WATER COMMITTEE• o 0 -- .0 et. - t he The first meeting of the committee sin' ° I . ,at,,. 0 , r Town-hall. The members present by the Council was held yesterday aftern ° _,... — Det . ies wer. chat. Hodson, Vernon, Crellin, Jeffery,' Farnworthi'oei-ifilf Turner, Alderman Bennett, Wm. Earle, I 3e ' ded 14 staff, still, and Rae. peen- On the motion of Mr. CUAS. Tun-snit, e -- so' haiiir ' Mr. CRELLIN, Mr. Hodson was appointed e - A A by fr On the motion of Mr. WAOSTAFF, SCCOII." 0 0 -' ALDERMAN WOODRUFF, Mr. William Be rle dab' pointed deputy-chairman. „ n tbilif The following gentlemen were appointed -,Thicr i lia committees :—Messrs. Farnworth, Crellint o pte e ._. de e, Woodruff, Vernon, D. Rae, and Beloe, to;efeepnw l :.... , . Works and Finance Committees. The dpeeia' f e llosga. with reference to metres, was constituted 0,,„ a or- - „ ii - Messrs. Farnworth, Bennett, Jeffery, Vernon , the (1 11 ; 0 0 The ENGINEER, Mr. Duncan, reported the," ic eolc e " cl tity of water received' from 'Rivington las' poi n rq 38,841,406 gallons, and 'that there had beeA , ol l, :i i e from the wells 29,169,765 gallons—tot e.l, , 0 , f9r458, gallons. The excess, as rain -fall, at Riling.":(f.iif t e a low-lyin ,, field, first nine months of 1859, over the saine'P erl , wan e " had been 3.38 inches. On the pipe line titc, had ' at ' s two leaks near Platt Bridge, neither of 11;11,n-being in of a serious character; but the last, by ''''' 3 1 tilos' ble ' getting the repairs done. h a d been 3 Mr. JEFFERY asked if the engineer --, re' decide as to the capabilities of the -works . c . a kiog Nbe Mr. DUNCAN replied that he had beenln' it onl rations for the purpose of testing them , tw- "Deg ale to report in a week. occupied more than the usu. 20 be bY bri Mr. BENNETT asked if this test was , to ... 0 ? ' Mr, DUNCAN supposed that was the War. Tl,;e mac fill the public business. the water to Liverpool, and stopping the mg"' ie new Ocean Marine Insurance Company, in London, with a large c apital, and a board of directors of the highest respectability, I am induced to offer a few remarks in the hope that the mercantile community here will immediately form a similar institute for the profit t accommodation of, as well as The shipowners, merchants, and others. reason assigned by the gentlemen in London, in bring ing ' before the public ,the above:named company, is, that the commerce of the country has increased of late years three-fold, and that the marine offices, established in lAndon prior to the year 1825, have realised a market profit of 265 per cent., besides handsome bonuses, on their shares ;—a sufficient reason, no doubt, on,their part, when all these companies have been so prosperous; yet, in my humble opinion, in Liverpool far greater success has been achieved, when I state, for the information of the public, that in less than six years the Marine Insurance Company (the under writing department of which was confided to my Dare) realised a ml.rket profit on their shares of 500 per cent., besides dividends. I hope, sir, that the merchants and shipowners will not now permit an im nvirinn incur.".—* to be rliv,.-f.A 4 London and elsewhere, but that they will show to the world at large that they have sufficient enterprise to form a marine company for the commerce of this, the greatest shipping port in the United Kingdom. Ey inserting this letter la your valuable paper, you will oblige, sir, your obedient servant, W. T. MouLI Liverpool, Nov. 12, 1859, RIFLE POLICEMEN, TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, ms to me very singular, now that so many advocating the formation of Volunteer Rifle Corp; that the authorities do not train the police force to the use of the rifle. We . all know that the Liverpool fore is considered one of, if not the first body of men iu the kingdom, and can anyone doubt but that it would be most efficient in case of an attack on Liverpool ? There are thousands of rifles belonging to Governme Ind out of such numbers surely a sufficient supply might be spared for the purpose I haire mentioned If Liverpool would only set the example, I feel confideui other places would soon follow, and we should thee ly of " blues" not to irpa,ssed by any i the world , SIT, yo. Li7Tpool, Nov. 12, 185 _.__ ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER, Among the items of intelligence in our ye ! tey- Ziy'Slate editions, was a notice of the Reserve Force of Royal Naval Volunteers, which her Majesty's Government, with the sanction of Parliament, have determined on establishing. The force is to consist of seamen trained to the use of arms ; and having been favoured with the official notice of the same, we are enabled to state that any seamen possessing the following qualifi cations, may be enrolled as Royal Naval Volun teers in this Reserve Force, and will thereupon be entitled to the advantages, and be subject to the obligations mentioned below. The enrolment, we understand, is to commence on the Ist ofJanuary, 1860. QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE RESERVE 1. A Volunteer must be a British subject 2. He must be free from infirmity. 3. He must not be over thirty-five years of age. 4. He must within the ten years previous to his joining the Y:eserve have been five years at sea, one year of that time as an A. 8.. , ADVANTAGES OF THE REST 1. A Volunteer will at once receive an annual pay ment or retainer of £6, payable quarterly. 2. He will, if he fulfils his obligations and is in the Reserve the requisite time, receive a pension of no less than £l2 a year whenever he becomes incapacitated from earning a livelihood, or at sixty years of age if not previously incapacitated. 3. He may elect either to take the whole pension himself, or to take a smaller pension for himself during his Ife, and to allow his wife a pension after his death, for the remainder of her life. 4. He will not, on account of belonging to the Reserve, forfeit any interest in any Friendly or Benefit Society. 5. His travelling expenses to and from the place of drill will, when necessary, be provided. 6. He will, during drill, receive, in addition to the retaining fee, the same pay, victualling, and allowances as a seaman of the fleet. 7. He will, if called out on actual service, receive the same pay, allowances, and victuals, and have the same prospect of promotion and prize money, as a continuous service ,seaman of the fleet, and he will on joining receive the same clothing, bedding, and mess traps. 8. He will, if wounded or injured in actual service, receive the same pension as a seaman in the Navy of the same rating 9. He will be eligible to the Coast Guard Service and Greenwich Hospital. 10. He may quit the reserve, if not at the time called out for actual service, at the end of every five years; he may also quit it f when not called out, on paying back the retainers he has received; or, without payment, if he passes an examination as a master or mate, and ob tains bonti fide employment as master or mate. OBLIGATIONS OF THE RESERVE 1. A Volunteer must attend drill for twenty-eight days each year ; he may do so, so far as the convenience •of the public service will per m it, a t a ti me an d p l ace convenient to himself; but he cannot, in any case, take leas than seven days' drill at any one time. Re must not, without special permission, proceed ° 11 ;: T i zag m e us t t ha a t will occupy more than six months. in ever six mo gear before some shippi ng m aster once y must unless he has leave to be abroad longer, and he ,_port every change of residence and employment. 4. In order to earn a h( p ens ion, i : lB hilli t is c t om co p n e tin ten u t e in o the reserve as long serve, and he must also have beeil years if engaged above thirty, or twent Y, itualaitnntlgftttegeei(l under thirty. In reckoning this time service in the fleet will count double. 5. Volunteers may be called upon for actual service in the navy by Royal Proclamat ion. It is intended to exercise this power only when an emergency requires a sudden increase in the naval force of the country. 6. A Volunteer may, in the first instance, be called out for three years. If there is then actual war, and he is then serving in one of her Majesty's ships, he may be required to serve for two years longer ; but for the ad ditional two years he will receive 2d. a day additional pay. r. Volunteers when on drill or actual service will be subject to naval discipline. 8. A Volunteer who fails to fulfil the obligations of the Reserve, will forfeit his claim to retainer and pension, a►nd if he fails to join when called out for actual service, may be treated as a straggler or deserter from the navy. ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY. —ELECTION OF Asso- Clir ES.—We understand that the Royal' Scottish Academy, at the annual general meeting of the Acadenucians, held in their library on Wednesday, elected to the rank of associate of the body the following painters, viz - - Mr. Hugh Cameron, Mr. John C. Wintour, and Mr. William APTaazart. made these remar but as he had Markets Committee before, and had quite curred with Mr. Johnson, he could not pass the over 'in silence Mr. RIDLEY thought that Mr. Johnson was not up in all the markets proceedings, and there were many reasons why he would like to see somebody else chair man. Mr. Johnson was not the man to meet the opposition offered to the committee. It would be in the recollection of many that a select com mittee was formed to investigate the manage ment of the markets. That committee brought forward a report which was adopted by the general committee. The whole of the committee was for the appointment of a general inspector of the markets, with the exception of the chairman and vice chairman, and from that other things arose. It ulti mately turned out that Mr. Luya was a defaulter; and, when that came' to light, the chairman did not do as the chairman ought to have done, for he went to the market and did not find him at his office, an I then he sent him a note, or left word for him, to meet him at his office. - Mr. Luya did not go, but Mr. Hutchinson went, and the chairman then wrote to Luya suspending him. The fact of his sending that note was quite sufficient to show that it was intended that Mr. Luya should make himself scarce. Ile (Mr. Ridley) had heard that Mr. Luya sent a note back in reply, to say that his health was very bad, and that he was going to the country for a time. They had no record of this correspondence whatever, and he thought the whole of it should have been laid before the committee. This, in his opinion, would be ,in itself sufficient to justify them in not reappointing :Mr. Johnson as chairman ; but there was also another strong reason : he thought that no member of the Council who represented Lime street - Ward should be the chairman of that committee, because there was an influence brought to bear on the people. Mr. Alderman LLorn—l have been the representative of Lime-street ward, and I can say say that no beef was ever bought for me. Mr. RIDLEY proceeded to say that Mr. Lloyd was an exception to the general rule. He thought it would be saving Mr. Johnson a great deal of trouble, as it must be clear to himself that his endeavours had not been successful, or satisfactory to the Council. Mr. CuoppEn said the greater number of gentlemen present were old members of the committee, and he 'hoped they would inform the new members what was the feeling of the old committee, because that would help them in their decision. Mr. Holden, Mr. Shimmin, and Mr. Woodruff were old members, and if Mr. Johnson would not take it as at all personal, for it was not meant in that light, he should like to hear their opinions. - - Mr. Swmrsint said he believed Mr. Johnson did every thing in relation to his office to the best of his ability, and perfectly honestly. Mr. HOLDEN said, that as a member of the old com mittee, for his own part he had every confidence in Mr. Johnson, but still he had to consider the Council in this matter. The members present knew very well the opposition that arose at every meeting of the Council, and remarks were made, reflecting on the committee, that were really astonishing. On the whole, he should be , very sorry to lose Mr. Johnson as chairman of the committee ; but there was the Council to consider. Mr. ROGERS, as a member of the Council, was com pelled to say that the Markets Committee did not possess the confidence of the Council, and the result was, that generally a very successful opposition was made to the confirmation of the proceedings of the com mittee. He thought, without any invidious feeling towards Mr. Johnson, that it was very much to be re gretted that Mr. Johnson did not make • plain and ittelligible statements to the Council, as the chairman of so wished important a committee should do. If the com ofuttee he Council, and' secure if they t t h h e e y . confidence hed to of do the the townvery best they they could for th e wished large eis i t t ate which was committed to their care, he ' policy that some other gengtlemaitn should'would be judicious ° chairman. Personally he had no invidious febeelinao.ppoin.tedt against Mr. Johnson. He must altog e th er disclaim an of that sort, but, he felt bound to s a y t h at he sho y uld vote g for some othergentleman than Mr. Johnso n as chairman. Mr. NICKSON said in reference to the question before them it was necessary and inevitable that they should waive all personal considerations. Being a new member Of the Council, he could not refer officially to any of the facts alluded to, indicating the incapacity or otherwise de chairman of the Markets Committee, but ne thing they had to grapple with, the state of feeling out of doors, there was or and that was Mr. jOIINSON moved, and Mr. RIDI Mclennan John Buck Lloyd be tl onded, that deputy chairman Alderman LLOYD suggested that an old member Of the committee should be elected. Mr. ROGERS moved, and Alderman LLOYD seconded, at Mr. Ridley be the deputy-chairman. Mr. JOHNSON said he had acted for many years with Mr. Alderman Lloyd upon the Markets Committee, and that gentleman had paid more attention and shown a greater interest in the affairs of the market estate than almost any other member. Mr. CROPPER said there was a very good reason why the deputy-chairman should be au old member of the committee. Mr. Ridley had opposed the late system of management, and therefore it was due to him that he should go to the helm as second in command, for under an entirely new management they might get on better. Alderman LLOYD said he felt he should not be doing his duty to the Council, if he did not . at once accept any office that the Council placed upon him;. but there were things which had been under consideration for some considerable length of time, and he would very much prefer that those subjects were brought under the notice of the new committee by some member of the old committee, and therefore he begged that Mr. Ridley might be elected deputy chairman. Mr. Ridley was then elected; there being 6 votes for; and'3 against him. The CHAIRMAN briefly thanked the committee for the honour that had been conferred upon him, and said he trusted the committee would work harmoniously to gether, and give satisfaction to the Council and to the public. The following sub-committees were then formed : St. John's and Fish. Market—Messrs. Johnson, Shim min, Holden, Cropper, Kitchen, and Lloyd. St. James's, Gill-street, and Cleveland-squave-- Messrs. Holden, Shimmin, Rogers, and Cropper. St. ,Martin's Market—Messrs. Houghton, Haydock, Nickson, and Barton. During the election of members for the Si. John's Market sub-committee, Mr. Cropper suggested that the same objection that had been raised with reference to Mr. Johnson being placed on the general committee, would apply equally to his being placed upon the sub committee. Mr. JOHNSON very warmly expressed his astonishment at this remark, and said it was almost too contemptible to reply to. Mr. SHIMMIN expressed his belief that Mr. Johnson would never exercise any influence that he possessed in Lime-street Ward in an improper manner in refer ence to the market estate. A , market constable, named Bevan, was reported for drunkenness when on duty in Cleveland-square Market on Saturday evening. The committee decided by 8 votes against 2 that he should be dismissed, as an example to all the other servants in their employ, and it was intimated, through the chairman, that the committee were deter mined to commence a severe system of discipline amongst their officers and servants, and that any one found drunk would be immediately dismissed from his office. The CHAIRMAN said the next subject for consideration was the scheme for a wholesale market.• The matter was referred to a sub-committee of the whole committee for consideration and a report. Mr. JOHNSON said he doubted whether any site that might lso propoood to the Counoil would be entirely satisfactory to that body. A suggestion had been made to make a wholesale market on the outskirts of the town, but that, he considered, would be an entire failure ; and as something had been said about the continuation of Gill-street Market to Pembroke-place, he had asked the surveyor to give the committee a sketch of it, and he found that the whole would give an area of between 7,000 and 8,000 square yards. The SURVEYOR produced the sketch, but said he had no idea of the value of the.property. Some conversation took place in 'reference to the servants of the committee entering sick clubs, and some members expressed an opinion in favour of such a movement, but no steps were taken in reference to the matter. The Manager of St. John's Market was instructed t o prosecute Mr. Robert Isaacs, a twilit in the St. John's Fish Market, for causing an obstruction by piling up hampers and boxes of fish opposite his shop. This was stated to be a common offence by the, tenants, who refused to abate the nuisance or to pay toll for the accommodation. Mr. RIDLEY drew attention to the present state of Cleveland-square Market, and the attention of the sub committee was directed to the matter. On the motion of Mr. KITCHEN, a copy of the report of the special committee, of which Mr. Bowring was chairman, was directed to be sent to each member of the committee. On the motion of the -CHAIRMAN, each member was ordered to be supplied with a copy of the markets' bye laws. 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