Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-10 00:00:00

WEST DERBY BOARD OF G'O'ARDI. The usual weekly mee , ing of the memb , we of this Board of Guardians was held on`Vi 7 ednfsday, at the Board room, Mill-lane, Everton. The Rev, Mr. Badn- 411 presided. The other gut' dians present w , re—Messrs. I I. Edwards, Abrahams. Ledger, Sh4.w, Pitts. W. Parr, R. Mawdsley, 0. Robert, P. Almond, J. R . chmond, W. C ►wen, S. R. Clarke, Weosley, Medeaif. Reyes, Birch, I Edwards, Taylor, Sagar, Davi., and the lit-v. Mr. Tatter sail. OFFICIAL RETURNS. The blaster of the Workhouse repor'ed, tat last week there were 587 Dupers in the Workhouse, si nee when 16 had been admitted, 2 born, 38 discharge d, 3 deaths, l e aving for this week 564; and for the corre: ponding - wetk last year there were 612. The Master of the Hospital reported to tat last week there were 104 in his establi-hment, since when 8 had been admitted, 9 discharged, and 2 deaths,. leaving this week 100; .nd for the corresponding week. .of last year - there were 82. Cheques to the amount of £144 were -voted to the relieving officers, for the maintenance of the out-door poor within the districts of the union. THE TOXTETII PARK OVRIMMFS., At the last m --- eetiZg a-- oi the Board, it wil.l be reco ll ected that many of the guardians expressed the ir disapprcbrion at the way in which the overseers of Toxteth-park had treated them, in not having marks any reply to the r com munication, relative to the proposal to maintain their paupers. It was then resolved that, before &reeting that all the paupers in the workhouse should be discharged, another communication shun d be made to them, th-3 result of which was a letter, addressed to the Board from itir. Rowlands, and dated Public-offices, Toxteth-park, only 4th. It was to the effect that the overseers had received the resolution of the Board, and that he was desired to state that the overseers (as far as they were empowered to do so) beg t-.> express their approval of the terms contained in that reolution. The CHALRYaN That id satisfactory. Tx . E. PCNDS. The CLi wK announced that there was £1,164 in the hands of the Treasurer. The CHAIRMAN': Is there Sliffielent to meet the cheques? The CLERK: All the townships have paid up their arrears, and we can do so. T 11? -ETON 7. -YARD. Toe CLERK read a report from Mr. Hamilton, the superintendent of the stone-yard, from which it appeared that no stones had been sold during the past week. Mr. H. EDWARDS : What quantity of sty ne have we in the 3 and nos'? I think it is too bad to keep that mat', when we have nothing fur him to do. I think we ought to sell the stones by auction and discharge the man. Why should we pity him 30s. per week, and he have nothing to do for it? Mr• ABKAILUIS : Ile has to look after the wethic g machine. Mr. EDWARDS : I will move that all the stones be sold by auction The CLERK You can't do that without an order from the Poor-law Board, as he is one of onr regular, paid servants. Mr. ABRAHAMS : Last year it was said that the weighing machine paid for itself—th , -refore, we can't get ri I of him. Mr EDWARDS withdrew his motion, and the subject dropped.. _ THE NURSES. A letter was read from the General Board, relative to the assistant nurses, as rtferred to in the inspector's repo-f, but, at the suggestion of the chairman, the clerk was in structed to write to the Board, stating it as their opinion that the present Fystem adopted of having assistant nurses from the psupers had been found to act well, and that no alteration should be made. A LITTLE SCENE. At this junction of the business all the members of the Finance Committee retired into a private room, for the purpose of holding a special meeting on some tuhject, the nature of which did not transpire ; and on their re turn, _ _ . Mr. TAYLOR (who appeared much excited on taking his seat) said, I wish you would be more partieuhr about your dates. I wish the reporters had been present that they might have heard the speeches, and then they w ,uld have gone forth to the public. Ido not like this private way of doing business The CIIAIRMAN : Say no more about it. Mr. TAYLOR: I say it ij not fair. Mr. PrrTs : Order. Mr. TAYLOR : Sir,l will not be called to order by you. I will not be called to order by you Alio keep pigs here. (Laughter.) The CEIAIRM4N : Do be quiet. Mr. TAYLOR : I will obey you, but I will not be called to order by him. THE AUGMENTATION OF TU BOARD. A memorial to *the General Poor Law board from several of the guardians and ratepayers of some of the townships connected with the union, praying that addi tional guardians should be appointed to some of the town shipq. Some conrersation followed on the subject, the result of which was, that as it did not appear that the foun dation for the applicaion was based on tha amount of population, bus on the amount paid to the rates, the subject, on the suggestion of tie Chairman, was postponed for a week. Ttit COURIAR" AND TU BOARD. The following letter was read from Mr. Tinling, the pro prietor of the Courier newspaper, complaining of the system of sending the advertisements from the Board to Mr. Greenwood, which it was stated was injurious to newspaper proprietors. TO THE CHAIRMAN OP THE WEST DESIST SMASH OF GUARDIANS. Rev. beg to call your attention to the followin4 statement respectin; the practice connected wit , i th 3 advertising of contracts, Sic., of the West Derby Union. It was, until very recently, the custom of the Wee' D rhy Board to Ilene all their advertisments to this, and is the other newspaner offices in this town, for insertion in the re:spelt:ice newspapers, to which cus tom, I believe, all other public bodies have, and do still adhere. Be' LH' some reason requiring explanation, the advertising business of the West Derby Beard has been transferred to the hen is of a Mr. Green wood, primer and stationer, in Liverpool. Now, I beg respettfully to mac, that it is not the usage of the new3paper trade to accept adver them nte from eny local agent whatever. For why? Becan•e the news caper proprietor or proprietore employ solicit , r 3 to conduct their advertising business or bn , inesseF, and, therefore, a loss would be 'entailed upon proprietors lied t'tey to p iy commission to an agent fir that which could be better performed by their own employ& Here Is a case in p•int, of cross negligence. According to the book entry in the el, re's office, there was ordered to he inserted in the different local newspapers an advertisement, calling for estimates for the falilment of a contract for lime washing; the Liverpool Courier being one of the newspapers Faceted. The solicitor for the Courier, upon making sreplicetion for the advertisement in question, was told that Mr. Greenwood hal orders, and hs would send the advertisement to the office of the Courier. The advertisement was to be inserted on the Ist of July inst. /laving waited until tile last momen'T on the night previous, and as the advertisement, even then, was not forthcoming, it wos do'errninsd to give. it insertion. Aftetevard3, the account' for the sum charged for the. advertisement (4), was sent in to Mr. Green wool's place of baiinees; bat payment was refused. on the groucd that that sum was an overcharge. New, alr, the charge was no more than it has al ways been—the nsnal charge eceerding to the scale of the Courier, the Jferc'ery, the Albion, Ma 7, and the other newspapers in the town. I have no hesitation in saying, that it is so much money thrown away in the shape of commission to Mr. Greenwood, he not being recognised by any of ;he Liverpool newspa , ,er proprietors as an advertising agent. I have no wish to orejudics the Bar lagainst Mr. Greenwood, bat surely it is reasonable that we should be paid our proper and just charges. Permit me to ask that this communication be read before the next me ting of the Board with the view of its receivi 'g that considera tion to which it !s fairly entstled. In eonclusion, allow me to add that I have not the sma'lest doubt Istsfsve-, that the clfferent newspaper proprietors in Liverpool would fully bear me out In what I have herein pat forth, and woul t not hesitate one moment to show, in nnmistakeable terms, their desire to hare a stop put to a system which 1, as unprincipled as it is injurious.— I am, rev. sir, yours, [For CIIARLBS TOILING.] ROBERT HADDfi 1. Mr. SHAW hoped that the Clerk would give some ex plaination on the matter. The CLERK was rea ly to do so if required by the Board. Mr. SHAW wished to know why the advertisements were not sent direct from the Board, instead cf through Mr. Greenwood. CLIAYER said, the same system bad been pursued for the last three years; and had been found most ex pedient, and had given the greatest satisfaction to all parties, indeed, their hid never before been any complaint, as not a single miEtake had ever been made. Before, the advertisements had been so sent to the different newspapers, the mistakes were innumerable, as he had had bills frequently sent in twice, and even three times, after they besides a discr e p ancy had been paid, in the charges. Re thought tha . Mr. Greenwood was well known in the tr,wn, although he had been designated as a Mr. Greenwood ; and rather than the present system of sending advm-ti.-e -ments through him should be discontinued, he (the Clerk) would pay the trifling commission Mr. C got, out of his own pocket. Mr. TAYLOR t hen moved that in future ail adverti men ,„ i „ be sent direct from the clerk of the Board, and not through Mr. Greenwood, and that the Board name in what papers the advertisements should appear. The CHAIRMAN said the Board always did so. The motion having been seconded, Mr. WENSLEY moved as an amendment. That the same c.•rrse be continued as had been adopted with such goad Feet The Board after a brief conversation divided, alien Mr. Wensley's amendment Was carried by a large majority. THE PENDING LIBEL CUM A letter was read from Mr. Edward', a solicitor, of Preston, requesting on behalf of the defendant in an action then pending for libel, to have permission to inspect the minutes of the proceedings of the Board, in all matters appertaining thereto. Mr LEDGER said he had understood that the Board had nothing whatever to do with the subject. The CHAIRMAN said all they had to do with it was, that the affidavits for the plaintiff had been laid on the minutes of the transaction of that Board, and therefore it was only fair that the defend.snts 'should have an opportunity of replying to those affidavits, which he could not do, unless he had the same facilities afford d him. Mr. FDWARDS moved that the request be complied with, which wA s eecanded, and un.nimonily adopted THE " RATTLE HIS BONIS OVER THE STONER" INQUIRY AGAIN. TRIUMPH OF DP MINS At the last rneetiog of the Board, it was, at the request of the Goneral Poor law Board, agreed that this subj Pet, which has so often been under discussion, should be again taken into consideration , and, consequently. the-following circular, as read by the clork, was forwarded to each of the guardians of the unicn : S r,—The Ponr-late Board having requestel that the sub ject rrlitive to the resignation of Dr. Nevins, medical officer at the Workhouse, should again receive the consideration of the guardians, I beg to inform you that no:ice has been given by Mr. L , der hat he will, at the next meeting of the Board. on the Bth inst., take the following mo:lon, viz. :—" That Vris Board, having full confidence in the skill sod attention of Dr. Nevins, request the Poor-law Board to sanction the con tinuance of It's ecrvices Ps medical officcr of the Workh , uts of the West Derby Union."—l arm, sir, your obedient WILLIAM CLEAVER, Union Cleat. servant, Liverpool, 2nd July, 1857, Upon. the circular Having been read, Me. LEDGER said : Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen—l had always understood that it was an established rule of this Board, and also of all other Boards, that at the time of giving notice of a motion, no guardian should at that period make any observations, but should wait unTil such time as the matter came on for discussion. That rule has been violated, at the last meeting of the Board, by Mr. Whitby and by Mr. Shaw. The remarks made by those gentlemen pilaw, whether intended or not, that it was their desire to prejudice the memorialists in the eyes of the public. Mr. Shaw had on that occasion said, " that there were state ment s in the memorial which could not be borne out by facts ;" but I will soon show the Board that every statement made in that memorial can be borne out by facts ; and I will defy any man to contradict one fact that is there stated. (Hear ' hear) Therefore, I shall proceed t o p rove th a t every fact stated in that memorial is true. (Hear, hear. ) It had been stated that the names of some of the guardians who had signed that memorial had been surreptitiously obtained ; that he denied, for he would be one of the last perons that would attach his name to any document. But to the paint—l will quote from the NORTHERN TIMES what took place after the letter from the Baard had been read. I said— nAt the next meeting this Bor•rd, I shall move—and I now give notice—that this • has full confidence in the ability and skill of Dr. Nevin and that the General Po o r-l a w B oar d be r,quosted to cqntin , his servi,as as one of th e me di ca l offiv.ra of the West De:. y Union Wo:khouso.—Mr. Whitby : I think we hava had quite enough of the matter, and I shall move that we proceed no further.—The Chairman : We can not have any discussion on the subject now; and I suppose that will be your amendment.—Mr. Whitby • It will.—Mr. Shaw: Ihe letter that has been read is in answer to a resolu tion sent from this Board. It mentions something about a memorial having been sent. That was a private communica tion, and the Board have never seen it. I think that memorial has a right to to be laid before the Board. I have had the privilege of seeing it, and there are certain statements in it which canno' be borne out by facts. I do hope that the gentle men who sent it will place it before the Board. N.st week I shall he prepared to make some observations upon it. The metnori,l had ben called a private communication. If it hal been a private communication the Board would not have answered it. Bat how did it stand As soon as Mr. Shaw bad carried his motion, by the majority of one, Mr. Pitts said he should give notice th a t a memor i a l wou ld be sent to the Board, bet the Chairman told him it could not be done. But, Mr. Shaw had written to the Board-- did he get an answer? 80. Then that might be consi de,ed a 4 a private communication ; but the memorial was answered, therefore it was not considered as a private com• munication. But it had bisect bruited about by some of the opponents of Dr. Nevins that the signatures to the memorial were surreptitiously obtained, and that if the Poor-la si Board had known that they had been so ob tained, they would not have noticed it. Now, sir. lam not disposed to sit down quietly with such aspersions, and shall proceed to prove beyond contradiction, that no thing whatever has been concealed from the Poor-law Board from first to last. Mr. Shaw stated they had not seen the memorial, but all the guardians knew about it, for more than half the Board had not only seen it, but had also signed it. But, sir, it is not usual to send memorials to opponents, but it was placed in a situation where all who liked could sign it. Bat it was not customary for whig, tory. or zadicals, to send their memorials to their opponents. I shall read the memorial, and I shall be glad to hear any objections that may be made to it, and I hope Mr. Shaw will, when he is dealing with it, do so on the great and broad principle, and with liberality, and without cavilling or ictroducing irrevelant motions. Mr. Snew : I rise to order The CILUILVAN : You must not make such remarks as those. Mr. LEDGFR : I ask it as a matter of right. I shall now proceed to read the letter I read to the Thud. It was as follows : My Lords and Gentlemen.—l am desired by several guardians of the West Derby Union, respectfully to call your attention to the following fists relative to the case of Doctor Nevins, and earnestly to request you will suspend your decision until you receive the memorial in his favour, which will be transmitted as soon as the necessary signatures can be . obtained. At the weekly meeting, yesterday, the following resolution, moved by Mr. Shaw, and seconded by Mr. Isaac Edwards, wes cart ied by a majority of only one :—" That, in consequence of Dr. Nevins hating failed to send to this Boatel an ample apology for his conduct, as condemned in the letter from the Poor-law Board, dated the 25th ult., the Peon-law Board be requested to call upon him to tender the resignation of his office as medical officer of the workhouse " Mr Hayes pro posed, seconded by myself, and supported by the Rev. W. A. Tattersall, Mr. Ab'ahams (Chairman of the Workhouse Com mittee for the Sick), Mr. Pitts, Mr. Wensley (Chairman of the Visiting Committee), Mr. Birch (Deputy Vice-Chairman of the Board), and other., as an amendment :—" That the letter of D. Nevins be received as an ample apology.' For the motion, eleven; for the amendment, ten; and I have the authority of the chairman, the Rev. W. Baduall, for saying, that, had the votes been eqeal, he would have given the cast ing vote in favour of Dr. Nevins. Besides, of the nine members far Toxteth Park, five were absent, and four voted for the resolution ; but these genlemen, in consequence of the secaration about to take place, will soon cease to belong to the Union, and consequently have neither voice nor interest hi the question. The late Chairman, Mr. Hurison, was from home, arid the present Vice-Chnirman, Mr. henry Edwaids, was prevented by illness fiotn attending; but they will sign the memotial, and other members who were unavoidably absent will also sign it. No privacy in this. Taking these fac's into consideration, Icoufilently venture to suheuit,that Mr. Shaw's re olutio - n does not in reality convey the sentiments of the West Derby Board of Guardians. In all pi obability, after the sepat at'on of Toxteth Park from the Union, the officers of the present establishment, with very few exceptions, will be retained by the West Derby 'Union, and it is the anxious wish of the guardians who requested me to address your honourable Boatel on the subject, and especially of all the guardians who hold official situations, that the valuable services of Dr. Nevins tshould be continued. He has been upwards of ten years medical officer of the workhouse, anti during that long time wrr s always in attendance, morning, noon, and night, whenever his services were required. During the discussion yesterday, it was admitted on all sides that no chargo of neglect was ever brought aaainst him ; and that he is emi nen t i n hi s pro f ess i on I cannot be denied. t was not without cause that he Was pro voked at the conduct of a section of the Board, for, on several occasions, they overruled his suggestions, although approved and recommended by the. Visiting Committee. At that time all parties agreed that additional medical aid was essential; and the dispute was merely whether a properly qualified medical man or a dispenser of medicine should he engaged. Dr. Nevins certainly a more competent judge of the wanes of the sick than any of the guardians — . recomrnentlid the former, and as he could not meet with a dispenser on the terms laid down by the guardians, he, in his anxiety for the welfare of the sick paupers und er hi s care, paid for the assistance of a surgeon out of his own packet. In this dispute the only objectionable part of Dr. Nevins's conduct is the authorship of a satirical article on !he section of the Board by whom he thought lie had been unjustly dealt with ; it was published in the Liverpool NORTHERN Thies, a hasty and injudicious act, which he regrets, and nob dy attempts to vindicate, hut for which, in the opinion of !he ten members who voted for him yesterday, and of those who will attach their signatures to thememoriah next week—no privacy in this—he has been already severely and sufficiently punished by the publication of your letter of censure in the same newspaper ; and as he has inoee than once amply apologised, they are unanimously of opinion that to demand any further apology would show vindictiveness on the part of the guardians, and a vain attempt ; to exact what it is respectfully,mevide n t no pro f ess i onal gentleman o f di st i ngu i s h e d character and standiin y society could possibly submit to.—l am, v er y tervant. lords and gentlemt n, your most obedient WILSON LEDGER, Guardian. The Poor.law Board, Whitehall, London. Everton, Liverpool, 19 h June, 1857. 3fy Lords; and Gentlemen,—ln reference to my letter of the 11th instant, I beg leave to inform you that the nsemo, islets have requested the clerk, Mr. Cleaver, to transmit the THE ORTHERN TIMES.-LITERPOOL, R I DAY, JULY 10, 857. memorial to your honourable Board. Thus stands the case in regard to votes, independently of its merits : For Doctor Nevins' Against, because Doctor Nevins has diF.m iss al. amply apologised. Richard Shaw aTlenry E 'wards, Vice Chairman Isaac Ed wards James Birch, Deputy Vice-Chairman J. W. Tzylqr James Wensley, Chairman of Visiting It. Mlwd a l e y CoMmittee ... - John Whitby John Abrahams Chairman of Hospita' Wm. Roscoe Committee ' T. W. Medeaif • Rev. W. A. Tattersall, M.A., Clerk *W.. A, Jones James Reyes * r}crnas Evans Wilson Ledger *W. Baynes. jun. Jackson Sagar *Alfred Pickup-11 William Owen De , hint those marked George Pitts ' *, " as they ate S. IC Clatka no toner guar- aHenry Morris dians-4; which aOwen Roberts leaves 7. For Mr. ShaA's motion • 7 Against Those marked " *" were guardians for Toxteth Park, but thy are not now members of the West Derby Union ; and those marked " a" were absent, but signed the memorial this week. 'I he late chairman, Mr. Harrison, is anxious to sign it, but he is from home, and cannot return till to-morrow ; and the present chairman, the Rev. Wm, Badnall is disabled by a fit of the gout. If these gentlemen cancot sign the memorial in the course of a thy or two, it will be transmitted without their signatures. l respectfully submit that this statement clearly shows a mjnrity of more than two to one of the present guardians of the West Derby Union in favour of retaining, without any further apology, the valuable services of Doctor Nevins.—l am, very respectfully, your most obedient servant, WILSON Lammn, Guardian. The Poor Law Beard, Whitehall, London. Signatures to the memorial transmitted 22nd June : Rev. Wm. Baduall, Chair- Jackson Sagar man William Owea Henry Edwards, Vice-Chair- George Pitts man S. R. Clarke James Birch, aputy•Cliair- Henry Morris man Oxen Roberts James Wensley, Chairman of John Davis Visiting Committee George Green John Abrahams, Chairman of Samu4 Siddeley,lateChairman Hospital Committee of the Visiting Committee, John Han iso 1, late Chairman by letter to Poor Law Rev. W. A. Tattersall Board, dated 27th of June James Reyes 1857. Wilioo Ledger Mill-street, Toateth-park, Liverpool. My Lords and Gentlemen,--Having been absent at the time the memorial lately presented to your honourable Board in favour of the retention in office of De. Nevins, medical officer of the Workhouse of the West Derby Union, was signed, and having seen a copy of the memorial, I am desirous of adding my testimony to the truth of whit is contained in it, and my respectful request that Dr. Nevins mly not be removed from his present offic . It may not be improper for me to add, that I was Chaining of the Visiting Cemmittee of the Workhouse during the past year, and consequently had the fullest knowledge of tho whole matters in dispute between Dr. Nevins and the Board of Guardians.—l am, very respectfully, my lords and gentlemen, your most obedient servant, SAMUEL SIDDELEY. To the Poor•law Board, Whitehall, London. June, 27, 1857. My Lords and Gentlemen,—We. the undersigned members of the Board of Guardians of the West Derby Union, being dissentients from the resolution passed at the last weekly meeting of the said Board relative to the medicil officer of the Workhouse, beg most respectfully to request that the Union may not be deprived of one of its mast able arid meritorions officers in consequence of what we coNcerve to he merely an act of indiscretion, to which he was provoked by a vexatious and unreasonable opposition on the part of a section of the Board. Mr. Shaw would not say the Board were right in referring to .fa recommendatien emana ti ng f rom hi mse lf , an d' backed by the Visiting Comm:ttee, who, it cannot be denied, were the persons best qualified to form an opinion as to i!t; merits. We feel not only justified in making this appeal to you, but consider it an act of du y towards Dr. Nevins, from the fret that the proposition made by lfrn was not to secure any advantage to himself, but to promote the waste of the s'clt committed to his care, and whose numbers bad increased to an extent which require' more time th to he could possibly devote to them, and cAlled for a sacrifice of other duties for which his remuneration was altogether inadequate. We submit that Dr. Nevins could not have given a more convincing proof, not only of the necessity for the additional assistance he requested, but of the sincerity of his concern for the sick committed to his charge, than he has done in providing, at his own cost, the assistance which he required at the hands of the Guar. dians. With reference to the reasons upon which the majority of eleven against ten have hneg an excuse for requiring the resignation of Dr. Nevins, namely, that ho has not made an " arnple apology," we consider that Dr. Nevins made au apology as grac-fol in its manner, and sufficient in its character, during the investigation by the Inspec'or, as any one gentlemen, or body of g •ntlemen, could expect from another ; and this, in our opinion, s'iould be more high'y esteemed, inasmuch as it wes purely voluntary, and not ex torted by fear or threat. It is true that Dr. Nevins has not retracted the assertion of truths which can he proved not only by every member of the Board, -tut also by the minutes of their proceedings; but having elven utterance to those truths in a form which has p oved offensive, he has amply apo'ogised to ail those who have felt arrieved thereby, and we should consider him unwo 'thy of the high position he holds as a distinguished member of an honottlable profession if he were to compromise his voracity by ignoring the truth of assertions which are patent to o'here as well as himself. Dr. Nevins his proved himself an efficient and faithful servant for upittrds of ten years, during which time no complaint has been made spins: him ei; her by guardian or pauper; and we trust that the single fault now laid to his charge will not be visited with the highest nenaity which offences of the gravest character alone wou'd justify. ' Signature; to the memorial, transmitted 2nd June, 18.57 : Rev. Wm. Badnall, Chi►- Wilson Ledger man Jackson Sagar Henry Edwards, Vice-Chair- William Owen man George Pitts James Birch, Deputy Vice- Stodart nu herrord Clarke Chairman Henry Morris James Wensley, Chairman of Owen Roberts Visiting Committee John Davis John Abrahams, Chairman cf Gelrg • Gre n Hapital Committee Samuel Siddeley, late Chair- Joseph Harrison, Chairman of man of the Visiting Com- Finance Committee mittee, by letter to the Peor Rev. Wm. AI, ed Tattersall Law Board, 27th June, James II( yes . 1857. LTDGER continued : But with regard to the memo rial, I gave it to Mr. Shav for him to look at, and he only, as I thought, objected to two passages is it. The first passage was—" Merely an act of indiscretion, to which he was provoked by a vexatious and unreasonable opposition on the part of a section of the B , ard." Now, that was not a statement, it was merely an expressed opinion, for we say " We conceive" it to be so, and we think so still . (Hear, hear.) The other passage to which he objeced, was But of the sincerity of his con cern for the sick committed to his charge, then he has done, in providing at his own cost, the assistance which ho required at the bands of the guardians." Such, again was the opinion of the memorialists, and it could be borne out by facts, as he had paid for assistance out of his own pocket. Bat eighteen of the guardians had signed the memorial. I sh 11 not make any further observations, but shall hope that the minority shall be subservient to the ideas of majority, and then they will bring peace and happiness between Mr. Nevins and the Board, and with regard to the fact, that eighteen guardians had signed the memorial, he could say to the eleven who had voted for Mr. Shaw— " Till he can rend the sell front off this bond, Ho but offends his lungs to talk so loud." He concluded by moving the adoption of the resolution. The Rev. Mr. TernmsALL said he had much pleasure in seconding the resolution He explained that the reason he had voted for Dr. Nevins on a former occasion was from the arguments that he hsd heard adduced ; and as to the memorial being signed surruptitionaly, he could say that if he had known of such a procedure, or be'ieved it, he would never have signed it. When he first went into the room he was a stranger to the subject ; he was a new guardian, and, therefore, could not have any interest in it, and was determined to be guided by his own judgment, after hearing what bad to be said on the matter. He had been asked to vote for Dr. Nevins, but had declined until he had heard the arguments on both sides, and . then he had decided. (Hear, hear). After the very able manner Mr. Ledger had brought the subject forward, and the excellent speech he had made, he should only e ay that he would second Vie motion, and that he did trust that it would be unanimously carried ; and that after that day, they would hear no more of the afni*, but wool i each do their u'most to facilitate the interenet of , all parties. No other guardians rising to speak on the motion, Mr. &taw said, I rise for the purpose of moving an amendment to the motion which has just been read, but before doing so, I must express my surprise at some of the remelts which have been made by Mr. Ledger. Mr. Ledger has stated that I made some comments last week. I did not do ant such a thing. Hr. Whitby had, but all I said was that I should have something to say next week. I ask you sir, if I made any comments. The Cuatamax : No, you did not. Xr. Silaw : That really was a violation of the truth for r Mr. Ledger to say that I made any comments, and I state now that it is not the fact. Mr.-Whitby did say something,- but I did not, and I hope that when- Mr Ledger replies. that he will admit that he was wrong. Now, with regard to the Noarnicita Totes, which has been so much quoted, I care but little about it. I heard last night that yesterday there was a leading article in the NORTHERN Times, com menting on my conduct, but I care but little about th lying, slanderous remarks of Mr. Charles_ Willmar. (Cries of " order, order," and " chair.") The CHAIRMAN : That is wrong ; let me caution you not to use such lang ,age. Mr. SHAW : In that paper I have been called a coward. I do not know whether he means physically so or morally so—that I do not know; bat I dare such a hireling slan derer as Mr. Charles Willmer is to prove me a coward in either one wry or the other. Mr. IL EDWARDS : We have nothing to do with your dispute with Mr. Willmar here ; keep to the point Mr. SHAW : You have allowed Mr. Ledger to speak, and I claim a right to do the same. Several Guardians : Keep to the question. The CH AIRAIAN : We shall never get on with the business if we do not have order. During the time that Mr. Ledger was addressing the Board there was the greatest quietness, and I do hope that you will bs equally quiet while Mr. Shaw, or any other gentleman who may differ from him, is speaking. Let there be the same impartial attention on the one sde as the other. I will do my endeavours to keep order, and if not, you must appeal to me. Mr. DWARDS here made some observation. The Climatic's : This Board has nothing to do with any personalities between Mr. Willmer and Mr Shaw, and the less that is said about it th o better. I shall esteem it as a personal ravour if you will keep quiet. Mr SHAW: I appeal to y ou, sir. This is not the first-, second, or third time that I have been insulted by Mr. H. Edwards. I. never come into the room .but he says something insulting on whatever I say. I do trust that you will protect me (Cries of question.) Mr. Eowanes : I think it beneath my notice to notice him. Mr. TAYLOR : You Aught not to allow Nfr Edwards to interrupt, but allow Mr. Shaw to proceed. The case must be a rotten one if you are afraid to hear him. The CHAIRMAN : Sit down, sir; I am doing my bast to get him heard. Mr. EDWARDS : He is so much beneath my notice that I never take any notice of him, either when he comes in or goes out of the room. (Considerable confusion.) The CHAIRMAN : Recollect, gentlemen, we are before the public—the eyes of the public are upon us, and if you do not keep order I must leave the chair. If you do not support me in keeping order, I must leave the chair. Let me entreat of you to go on qu etly with the bu.iness before us, We have nothing to do with personal matters, and should have no personalities. Mr. SHAW then went on to say that the memorial was a private communication to the General Board, because it did not emina+e from the Board of Guardians. Mr. Pitts had given notice that it would be sent, but that did not make it a public document. Mr. Ledger had said that he had written to the Board, and had got no answer. How did Ma Ledger know that? But I will tell him that I did get an answer, and that answer is now at my house. Then again, with regard to the signatures having been surreptitiously obtained. That was the first time hat I ever heard such a charge. I now refer to what has been said about my motion. I can say that I never wished to have Dr. Nevins resign. He was asked to apo logise, and because he would not, I made the motion I did. Mr. Ledger has made a great deal out of the guar dians for Toreth Park not being a part of the Board. I might also complain of it ; but why did Mr. Ledge!. get Mr. Siddeley to write to the Board. and leave all the others out. I might complain on the same grounds. Well, but I will now g,o to the memorial: Now, it has been said that that memorial was hawked about for signatures by an officer of the union. (Cries of " Name," and Mr. Taylor shouted out "Silence.") I say it is the opinion of j many that a certain officer hawked it about—an officer who had great influence over some of the guardians. (Confusion.) The CHAIRMAN : He states that such is reported—that is all he says . Mr. Straw :I do not know that it is so. I deny that "it was a section of the Board, &e." The fact was, that Dr. Nevins had applied for certain assistance, and that was granted him ;- but it appeared tbathe was not content with having it granted him, but he must have it granted in his own way ; and because it was not, he satirised them in the newspapers. t should like 'to know what they would think if any of the other officers had done the same. With regard to the " apology," he had made no apology, but after the Poor-law Board had proved that his accusations were unjust and unfounded he reiterated his former state ments. With regard to the resolution that had been move .1 by Mr. Ledger, he did not think it was any answer to the Poor-law Board—for they say— "lf after what has passed, the Guardians think that Dr. Nevins, by the way in which ho has acted, has placed himself in such a position as to make it impossible for them satis factorily to continue to act with him as their medical officer, the Board will feel bound to require his resignation." The Board think it right to state that they have received a me morial strongly in favour of Dr. Nevins, signed by the chair man, vice-chairman, deputy vice-chairman, chairman of the Visiting Committee, and thirteen of the guardians of the West Dolby Union. Looking to this circumstance, and the fact that the resolution applying for th,l removal of Dr. Nevins was `carrLd by a majority of one only, at a meeting where but twenty-one guardians of the union voted on the question, the Board are desirous that this subject should again receive the consideration of the guardians, and that before doing so, notice should bo given to each guardian that the question is to be brought before the Board of Guardians. If the majority of the guardians should then be of opinim that it is impossible for them to continue to ac' with Dr. Nevins, Vie Board re quest that the guardians will so frame their resolution, and will transmit a copy of it to them for their consideration. —.I am, sir, your obedient servant, In thst there is nothing about his attention to the sick, or his medical experience; and of or repeating his former opinions on the various parts of the proceedings from the commencement of the affair to the present time, moved the following amendment:--" This Board is of opinion that the res lotion moved is not a reply to the question raised by the Poor-law Board's letter of the 30A ult., for the reason that this Board never raised the question of Dr. Nevins' " skill, or attention" to the sick poor; and the Boarl is of opinion that they cannot satisfactorily act with Dr. Nevins as their medial officer. as he still continues to assert his accusations against the Ceuerdians, which accusa tions have been proved to be unfonnded by the report of the Poor-law Board's Inspector, Mr. Manwaring." Dr. Nevins had etwed that I should have said that there never should be a eecend medical officer in that workhouse. Me. Harrison had disproved it, but still Dr Nevins had never apologised to him for making sash an assertion. But Dr. Nevins had been like a spoiled child who had done wrong, for he had been virtually dismissed, and now Cloy were asking him to come back again. I say he has never made any apology, but I disclaim any personal feeling towards Dr. Nevins. But it appeared that the question they had to decide waQ, whether the Board of Guardians were to manage their officers, or their officers to manage them. He concluded by moving the amendment. Mr. TAYLOR seconded the amendment, as did also Mr. Isaac Ed wards No other person rising to make any remark., The Chairman was proceeding to take the votes, when Mr. AftitillANlS said: I thick there has been enough said on this matter already. (Laughter.) At the same time, I beg leave to remark that f feel perfectly sati , fled with the apology that has been given by Dr. Nevins—(hear, hear) and I do hope that the motion wid be carried by an over whelming majority, and thus show to the Poor-law Board that we have added to our respectability and integrity. (Cheers.) The eIIAIRNI4N : I hope you will withdraw that last expression ; here one is as respectable as the other. AnaaitAms : Well, I will withdraw it if you like. The Board then div.Ped, when Mr. Ledger's motion for the retention of the services of Dr. Nevins was carried by a majority of 5, the majority being—for the motion, 13 for the amendment, S. Th 3 guardians p:esent voted as follows , For the motion—Messrs. HeTe4„T. Birch, Owens, Clark Tattersall, Pitts, Wensley, 0. hol;eris, Davis ; Abrahams, Ssgar, H. Edwards, and Ledger. For the amendment--Messrs. Shaw, I. Edwards, Bich nalud, Parr, hlaw,!esley, Taylor, Almond. and The result of the division was received with great ap plause. uNIFORMITY OF WEIGHTS. Some short time since this subject WAS brought before the BJard, by a circular from the Central Farmers' Club, when they were requested to answer the following quesri 3118 :- Ist. Is it in the opinion of your 80,r,l dcsirable that the diversity of weights awl measures now existing should he abolished, and a uniform standard of wei;ht or int a.;tuo estab lished in lieu thereof ? 2nd. Would you wake this uniformity compulsory on every market throughout the kingdom 3rd. Would you ',refer ruevslres of weight suitable to each varie'y of corn ? And if so, what weight, to the best of your kidguirrv, from the grow.li of your neighbourhood, an average of years, and the variety of seasons, would fairly represent an imperial bushel —of wheat, bialey, oats, rye, beans, peas, and tares ? 4th. Or, do you consider i! more deeirablc to sell all deszcipirons of corn by the imperial bushel only, without any refcrer c 3 to weight ? Or, do you approve of sale by the itnperial bushel, but at the same time the seller stating the natural weight of tbo corn offered, and delivering the hulk in accordance with this statement—as is the practice in some districti ? Ft h. What other means 'would you advise a, the best and most 'feasible for attaining some uniformity of system ? 7:11. Wonld you be wiling to co-operate in the movement. and to confer with your representatives as to . the poliq of brining the question before Government ? At the naf4ating held this day, it was unanimously agreed that it would be advantage3us to all parries to have all ageicul ural produce sold by one standard weight, and the court WAR instructed to reply to that effect. There being no other business, the Board separated. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-YISTIODAY. LIVERPOOL. Eqlirve MR MANSPIFLD. AN A.PISTI'eitATIC BURCIGAR. John Wilson, an aristocratic loekirg fellow, v ith moustache and other appendages of hair about the fees, -nd very well dres , ed. was brought up on remand, ch erg d on suspicion of being concerned in several burglaries that took place lately in different parts of the town. Mr. Block was for the prisoner. The facts connected with the case ware very singular. About a week or more age, a woman named. Wilson, said to be the wife of the prisoner, was arrested on a charge of having picked pockets in two or three places through the town. The officers ascertained that the resided in Bittern-street, and suspect ing that they would find something there, they went and searched the honse. They got a large quantity of most extraordinary tend ingenious instruments, made of the fines'; steel,- and it appeared that with such tools a number of shops, dwell:ngs, and warehouses had been enteral and robbed, as the police had many reports to that effect, and on fitting the implements to doors, &c, :hey were found to correspond exactly with the holes, &c., made. In extent, variety, and usefulness—so far as the wor l usefulness could be applied to the most extraordinary and effective inventions for breaking into houses—the articles f mud were unrivalled. The prisoner a.clmireed that he had charge of the things, but said some person whom he did not know left tte-ru in his care. Several persons came forward and said th sir houses were broken into, and the marks on the doors, and other pieces by which entrances were effected, corresponded with the instruments found with the prisoner. Inspector Kehoe asked for another remand, but this was strongly opposed by Mr. Block, on the ground that there was uo evidence to warrant his detention. The prisoner was, however, remanded Again for teven days. A HEARTLRS3 SCOUNDRIL —A fellow of rather good lo ling appearance, who was dressed as a sailor, and whose name was given as John Thompson, de scribed as a " very bad charseter," was charged under the following outrageous circumstances :—lt ap peared from the evidence of a nice looking young woman, named Anne Doney, a native of Plymouth, that she kept a school in that town. About five weeks ego she met the prisoner at a party in her naive town, but how he got there she knew not. He paid attentions to her, and saw her home that night. He called on her afrenvarde and in duced her to ssll her hou , e and furniture, and to pack up all her move ;blew, under floe promises of marriage, saying he had a nice p ace in Liverpool, and that he would make a real lady of her. She sold off her house and furniture, and packed up all her moveables in a chest. She gave the fallow the money she had received for the property, and they came to Liverpool on Friday last. In place of marrying her, the blackguard got all her money, and not satisfied with that and her ruin also, he made away with the chest and its contents, and 1-ft her without a farthing. He was subsequently tr ;cod on board an Australian vessel, when he was given into custody. He was fully committed for tr.al at the sessions, and his Wor ship, kinls told Mr. Kehoe, the inspector, to have the poor young woman properly attended to. TIIG TOUTING SYSTEM AT THE POLICE COURT. THE MYS rE RIES OF BRIDEWELLS. some time ago we publi , hed the details of a scene that took place in the Police Court, when some persons were charged with touting and o her disgraceful practices at this court. From what took place on that occasion, which was fully reported in our paper, it was supposed that the dis reputable practices were pat an end to ; but the following case will show that the evil still exists, and that nothing but the strong arm of the law and the prompt energy of the magistrates can abate this fearful public nuisance, which is calculated to reflect disgrace on the administration of justice, and shake public confidence in one of the most important branches of the legal tribunals of the country. J. R Buckley, a man well known about the Police Court, was put to the felon's bar, charged before Mr. Mansfield (yesterday) whith having obtained several sums of money from a gardener named Walker, who resides at Kirkdale. by falmy representing to him that he was the head clerk to Mr. John Cobb, an attorney, having offices at 10, South John-street. At first Mr. Kehoe, the inspector, conducted the case for the prosecution, but subsequently it was (at the request of Mr. Walker) taken up in court by Mr. Goodere, who, it appeared, was already made aware of the facts conuectel with the case. Mr, Walker, on being sworn, said, I gave the prisoner Buckley into custody last night, for having obtained money from me by false pre tences. Mr. Mansfield : How, false pretences? He repre sented himself zo be the head clerk to Me. Cobb, and I paid him several sums of money. I paid him 3s. 6.1. for writing this letter for me. Ddr. Mansfield : For what did he write letters to parties for you ? I had something to do with Mr. Cahill in this court, and on that oceasion he wet:ea to Mr. Cahill, and I paid him 3s 6i for writing thct letter. When did he write that ? After he lefr, Mr. Goodere, and went to Mr Cobb. He told me he was chief clerk to Mr. Cobb. I met him first in the Manchester Arms public-house, in Chapel-street. I had previously eugsged Mr. Goodere to go on with the case, bat he did not like it; and refused to go on. I told the prisoner about it, and then he said he would get Mr. Cobb to go on with the me, as he was Mr. Cobb's heed clerk. I saw Mr. Cobb after that, and the day before yesterday I put the question point blank to Mr. Cobb, and he told me the prisoner was not his clerk. Mr. Cobb : I beg your worship to observe that it was the day before yesterday I first heard of this, as the witness tells you. The witness read a letter, written by the prisoner to Mr. Cahill, dated 17th June, and signed John Cobb, per J. R. Buckley." Mr. Cobb said the prisoner was not authorised in any way to use his name, and he (Mr. Cobb) knew nothing about this letter. He had cautioned the prisoner not to use his name, and had discharged him from his service on the day when he (the prisoner) was formerly before the court. (This turned out to be on the 17th June, the day the letter was written.) Mr. Goodere said he received a letter from the prisoner, signed by him for Mr. Cobb, demanding 10s for Mr. Walker, and 3s Gd costs. In reply to Mr. Man field, Walker said all the dates on which he paid the prisoner money were on a piece of Paper, which the prisoner had. He certainly paid him the as Gd for the letter on the 17th June. Mr. Mansfield to Mr. Cobb : Did you get that 3s 61 ? Mr. Cobb : No, he did not pay me, nor do I know anything of it. Mc. Mansfield : If he were rot in your employment on that day, he received the money under false pretences ; but if he were in your employment, and did not return the money, it is a clear case of embezzlement. Welkersaid he paid prisoner .E 3 on account of Mr. Cobb, and Mr. Cobb admitted that he received that sum, but the prisoner was emeloyed by him then. In reply to Mr. Goodere, Mr. Cobb said he did not know of a writ issued by the prisoner against a bawdy house keeper named Trouton. Mr. Goodere : Were you in the Manchester Arms public house yesterday, with Buckley ? Yes ; I went to look for him there. I kno w Jackson, the inspector, on the Exchange flags. Mr. Goodere : ad you pay lOs to a boy to compromise a case where Buckley had taken money in your name? There was some charge of that sort made, but. I had nothing to do with it. Was it not settled in your office ? Certainly not. Hare you a book ? Yes. Do you write what you pay your clerks in it ? I don't keep any cash book in reference to the business of this court at all. I should say the prisoner did issue a writ in my name, and Fletcher and Hull are the defendant's attornies. I took instructions from Walker in a C9.'6 myself, and he was brought to me by Buckley. Mr. Goodere : Were you induced to come to practice in this court by the prisoner Buckley ? Yes ; I certainly should not have come here but for him ; but I am now sorry that I did so, for I have got quite enough of it. Mr. Goodere : Well, althou g h I am f or t h e prosecut i on, I must say, to give the devil his due, you are acting very unfairly to that fellow Buckley. (Lend laughter.) Dd you receive money from him cn last Saturday ? Yes ; When did yam discharge him, or for what ? I can't tll Mr. Garnett (chief clerk) : Was the money received by him on Saturday last for your account ? Mr. Cobb : It was. Mr. Goodere : Did you send hue fora guinea on Saturday week to the Grand Junction ? Yes. Mr. Goodere : Then you kept him as long as he could tout for you. Mr. Mansfield: It is plain he was in Mr. Cobb's employment at the time he got the money. Discharge him. CASH AND DEED BOEFS.—The next important thing to the posses sion of ash is, how (when you have got it) to keep it safely, either in the counting-house or at home. The same remarks apply to deeds and other valuable documents. We have seen a large and varied stock of both these desirable articles, manufactured expressly for Mr. E. T. Hall, of South John.street. that challenge attention. Thee boxes are made on new and admired principles, and possess patent loaf, s, which defy the ingenuity of any "pick-lock" in the world to open, except with the legitimate key. To merchants, solicitors, and others, these new safes, on a small scale, must prove vuluuble udeed —Northern Daily 2mes, 21st May, 18$7, THE CHARGE AGAINST MR. GOODERE. This case stood over at the Police Court from Malicials and yesterday the cetirt was crowded to excess, even from an early hour by a respectable auditory, who came to hear the details. The case, so far as it went on last M onds9 , appeared in our pap er o f T ues d ay , b ut t h e whole detail! are given below. Mr. Dodd was for the prosecution, and Mr. J. B. Aspinall, barrister, defended Mr. Goodere. Dodd opened the ease, stating the short facts, which will be found in the evidence. He wound up by saying that he did not wish to inflict pain on Mr. Goodere by any obser vations of his, as no doubt his present position was painful enough, and therefore he w ou ld at once proceed t o call wit; nesses to establish the ease, and then leave it in the hands of the Bench to deal with as his Worship saw fit. He called Jane Houghton (a pretty young_ woman)woman) who said : I s° the wife of John Houghton. He was charged with felony here in the last month. He was engaged discharging $ ship for Messrs. Byrne on the 9th June, and he was take up on a ch a r ge o f stea li ng somet hi ng from the ship. taken was taken into 'custody on that day, and brought up at this c met on the 10th. I was in court that morning. aloof with my sister-in-law. I was here with her when I hest° my name called in court, and I went to the door, and 1 4 . 1. ' Goodere spoke to m e , an d as k e d i f my husband was 0 , prison ? and I said " Y es ," Mr. Goodere asked if I bed any one to defend him ? an d I sa id " No. " He then sate, " I have been to Mr. Byrne, and he sent me to Ye_ ll , to engage me to d e fend him. I sa id Mr. Byrne could We` have said so, as I already told him I could not afford t$ engage an attorney. I asked him his fee ? and he said guinea. I said to my sister.in-law, what shall we do; we have no money, and she said she could pledge watch when she went home, I asked would he take Dr, the money ? an d h e sa id y es , if I cou l d not get it Pa She (the sister-in-law) pledged the watch, and I gav e the 15s to Mr. Goodere. I thought perhaps Mr. Byrne be d sent Mr. Goodere, and I said perhaps he (Mr. Byrn.ei would be good enough to assist us. I would not have p si the 15s if h e h a d no t sa id h e was sent b y Mr. Byrne. .00.1 husband was brought up that morning, and Mr. Goodere peered for him ; my husband was remanded for seven days' saw Mr. Goodere twice in the interim. At the expiratioll of the second day. I came here and saw Mr. Goodere. 0,6 less said there was no u se i n s p ea ki ng , as my h us b and guilty, and had pl en ty o f w it nes s es aga i nst hi m. He Wes then in conversation with the witnesses against my h . O band. Up to that mome n t I was un d er t h e impression that he was acting for my husband. He did not ask ie for any more money that day. That was the first infinity tion I had that he had abandoned my husband. CroS s 7 . examined by Mr. etspinall : I wa s very angry w h e n . saw him speaking to the witnesses, and I thought he h sold me. I employed Mr. Cobb after that. H ow did ti happen ? There were two or three men standing by, 0 .4 I said " What shall I do?" and one of them os l , o he would see if Mr. C o bb wou ld ta k e up the case. Thinks it was a man name d B uc kl ey, but wa not tell him about Mr. Goodere. Saw him on , ince and spok e t o hi m . Did not te ll M r. Cobb absll, Mr. Goodere. Only saw Mr Cobb once since. My bt band was taken up on the 9th of Juno, but I did not him at all in Bridewell. First saw Mr. Goodere outsi de l the door, and he asked if I was Mrs Houghton ? said is your husband in prison ? and I said yes. you swear he did not say that he had seen 9 ° , l a husband in prison? I w ill no t swear that ;b" did not say that my husband wished me to , t 5 to Mr. Byrne to try and ge t hi m to withdraw do prosecution. H e did no t use th e wor d " prosecution? : did not mention Mr. Byrne's name, nor did he ask me if „ l bw husband was in his e m pl o y. H e sa id I h ave btu to Mr. Byrne, and he has sen t me to you to engage me defend your husband. He did not tell me that he ol my husband in presence of on e o f th e o ffi cers o f the lare,t,t well. I had come from Mr. Byrne's, but was in O w e some time befora I was called out. Re did not use 42 4 name of Breen. I am p os iti ve o f th at, a l t h oug h sounds Byrne and Breen are like. lam certain he I f , Mr. Byrne, and not M r . B reen . I emp l oye d and pa id Cobb. My husband was sent to the seseione. Did I I j see Mr. Byrne after that until Tuesday in this week. 4 went to speak to him about my husband's character, lil jd then I asked him if he sent Mr Goodere to me. It on my husband's private affairs I went (Here Buc . idB- who was a p r is oner i n th e d oc k, c h arge d w i th obtalo7o money by false pretences, was put forward, and the valtri a a identified him as the man who had procured Mr. Cobb et her) Don't know Breen, a Bride srell keeper, nor tle, v g t saw him. Sarah Houghton, th e s i ster -i n- l aw o f the f a! witness was examined : I was with the last witness Whin she saw Mr. Goodere, who said, " Your husband is prison ;" and she said, " Yes." This witness corro , n rated the evidence of th e l as t w it ness. Th e w i tnes s 0. 1 ; 1 4 , if Mr. Goodere had no t s t ate d t h at h e was sent by "P;', Byrne, she would not ha ve emp l oye d hi m. Went ttsa_ a, after that to Mr. Goodere's house, No. 1, Bold-pit; Cross-examined by M r . A sp i na ll : I can ' t te ll w ho !. 1 ` 0 " g witnesses were to whom Mr. Goodere was speed on the second day. He said there was no r a d in his appearing for my brother, as he b ad plenty of witnesses again s t hi m , an d t h at h e wou ld s on'l t him. lam sure ha said he would convict him. I thou it was very wrong f or hi m t o b e t a lki ng to the witn7,o on the other side. I have menti one d th e name o f 1 3 Y% )1 two ways ; but I am sure it was Byrne and not Bryan be Breen. (Here Buckley was agai n pu t to t h e b ar, an d la identified him as the person already alluded to, and r ei t she saw him befo r e on th e d ay i n question.) Mr. Ano r do Byrne was examined : I remember the prisoner, Houghs wife calling on me, and my impression is that it was ' OO day after he was arreste d. I was not called. et by Mr. Goode re th a t d ay . I did not called, Mr. Goodere to call on Mrs. Houghton, as r ef scribed. He detailed the case o f t h e i n t e rvi,,, / with Mrs. H oug ht on , an d d en i e d t h at h e ever gave 7 01 directions about employing a n att orney . Th e first with he was re-called, and, in reply to Mr. Mansfield, said s t o thought it was a matt er o f c h ar it y t h at M r. B yrne shoes send Mr. Goodere to her. Mr. Aspinall said the case one out of the ordinary course, but he would call a with and he had no doubt when his Worship heard his evides he would at once dis c h arge M r , G oo d ere from all bile 6 as it was &early a mi s take o f a name on the part o f witnesses. He then called James Breen, who said : I h ie charge of the prisoners below in this dock. On morning of the 10th June, a prisoner named Houghwj wished to speak to me, and he said I am in trouble' wish you w ou ld ge t some one to p l ea d f or me ;bil have no money, b u t m y w if e w ill pay t h e a tt o rnieS• said, don't be in hurry about attornies, if 9 ° .„ 0 wife knows you are here she will send o s:ja one to look after you. He knocked at the cell door ar o and said he wanted to see Mr. Goodere, and that gentle!, coming down to see another prisoner, I told him Hough_,' wanted to see him. Mr. Goodere then got an order e, saw him, but I did not hear what passed between th!,'; I knew Houghton from his childhood, and told i l r e Goodere so, and that I was quite surprised to see P c a locked up in bridewell, as he was always an honest Si g Mr. Aspinall said after that h e wou ld put it tSP, of j Worship if there was a case to go t o a j ury. He diet."o at all blame Mr. Byrne, who had only acted quite ilg, When he heard that his name was used, as he heard, l e e properly, he came forward to have the case le d , tigated. He contended that the women had been ang"i' i j and imagined that they were sold and deceived, Iv they saw Mr. Goodere speaking to the witnesses at other side, and it was clear they had made a mistakeos the name between Mr. Byrne and that of Breen. 0 0 argued on this point, and contended that no jury 0 0 a convict on such evidence, as the r e was no ground 'em al ever for sending the case f or t r i a l. M r. Mansfield BAG, no no doubt the woman thou g ht th ey were act i ng b ona fi at , but there was clearly a mistake in the case, he there to ordered Mr. Goodere to be at once discharged. {That, popular dem o nst r ati on man if es t by app l ause i n COtl l hut of course it was at once suppressed STREET MUSIC. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. • d. Sir,—Withi n !h e l ast f ew Says two or threo letters Wit' amrared in your c o l umns un d er th e a b ove title. I: writers of th e t wo first assailing street m us i c ; the l est intending to give their ffa ~'" ts, the c ou p d e gr ace, clapping his hands end shouting "Bravo !" Now, sir, I don't mean to say !hat the music perforol eu in !he street is exactly what it should be, but I do afa r n f that much of it, instead of bein g a nuisance, is a sourc e ; pleasure to many thousand s ; an d that., were the music iO 4 driven away like the " rogues and vagabonds," Z" 11131;e 0 mention of, much enjoyment would be taken ow ty fro those who want it. Drive away the German binds if 1 ° 46 like, ft. thq c?rtainly are not very harmonious, but i s6 e those p nv fellows v, , ho " grind" fo: their living to ear '6g their calling ; for their music, in most cases, is anyti lifl but a nuisa nce , t h e organs being p!casing, and the g ele-e ' tions good. If crabbed crusty "Z." (his letter shows that b e ig it such) wishes to be undisturbed, " a f t e r a d a y's tor lit of business," let hill tell the muslaian to quit, and won't prevent him from sl ee pi ng , I^tbiut give h i t • copper; for surely the person who " might have 1051100 magistrate it he'd liked, can atlrrd one ! At all e v , b e let him consider that his dislike for music arises frora ,he peculiar malformation of his owa ears, not from the se° itself.—Your , , &c., IslY° ll Liverpool, July 7, 1867.