Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-08 00:00:00

..... 1 PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY. For:10 185 7 lecerobeg OrieP tiii itic ow, rs of kn the poi °at' 1 0° no °T o , roceo" lill 0 I dus k. dis :; 11 ". Vic ol 2,. 'lee; 20Ib Peol J# tbe .ad u°".9 co o - 4 4 1 vis i !" a yt I Cow— ug to . ani ,les sPal ige ter a P - 40 )01$/e' DO', 00 sig . pd s th fo" 14+ csi , g 5 08 , r icte tile I . ; i'FiT• iderablf W. lol ' o l alsti 6i f f aks " 0 )0 fray' tos 5 r A t 00/ 00' 1 l e l gte 00/4 , JO' HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY. Th. Spsaker took the chair at four o'clock. 'PEW MEMBER. NEW WRIT. T hi Lord Chancellor took his seat at five o'clock. ittl _ Ra rl Saint Germans brought np the answer to the 0;71 in which her Majesty promised her cordial co onati in carrying out all the measures for the lat age of the country. : 4 2 1 Granvtl• e, referring to what took place on a gone night's debate, declared that he was in a position eal ltradiet two statements advanced by the Earl of Derb y . The 1 1 one, that General Heresey had been reprimanded Lord Canning, for promoting , on his own authorit y , a im, 4 7er of a native Sepoy regiment ; and the other, tb:".st a pplication was ma•le by the president of the T/Soard of Control, to the Peninsular and Oriental steam-packet a l Pnny, fur the purpose of ascertaining - whether they ~.._ , d forward troops to India in a certain way, when, in the company had before announced their ability to 8 0. 1 3 . he Earl of Derby referred to the communication from 7 1 Canning to General Heresey, and persisted in consi -7411 it as a reprimand, though the Government micat Dot .rega r d i t i n that light. With regard to the ocher 141 :Ject, his information was derived from one of the imagers, and had been confirmed by the other Ai:tanager. u nder the circumstances he was certainly surprised at the talltradiction of the ne tsid earl. After en. farther remarks from Earl Glanv ille and the D "% of Argyll, the subject dropped. The Lord Chancellor read a message from Her Majesty, commending that some provision should be made for Havelock, to the amount of £l,OOO a year, for die l'alguished services in India. Earl Granville gave notice, that he wou ld move that the subject should be taken into consideration tomorrow. he Earl of Ellenborough in moving for returns relating /4) the press in India, of which he had previously given tletice, and explained the introduction into his motion, of Papers relating to the Arms Act by stating its trovision that every European s hould carr y arms, il d given rise to great indiviatio n amon g st the h uropean population, and it . reas expedient that their to rdship3 should have the i•pportanity of considering it. T he noble earl then proceeded to refer to the press of 'did, stating that in Ir.iia there were Indian papers "illicit was the press of the natives, and European papers, sihich being print& in English, had no influence upon ti l • people, and, wah the prospect of the mutinies spread -411 he thongb. , the Government was justified in stopping t he publication of anything which might have an injurious 4 ndenny. The act, however, under which this was e stried oat he considered to be injurious in many respects, 141 d calculated to defend the Indian Government against IQ criticism. Earl Granville concurred in Many of the remarks of the Earl of Ellenborough, but defended and eulogised the conduit of the Governor-General. Earl Grey considered that an expression of distrust of t he Indian Government at the present time might have very I Nurious effects. The Earl of Malmesbury could not give his assent to the doctrine laid down by Earl Grey, that the Indian Govern tent should be exempted from all criticism. The Marquis of Clanricarde entirely concurred in the (*serration of Earl Grey, as to the inexpediency of allow an impression to get to India that the country was d issatisfied with the management of public affairs. In his °Pinion, a free press and a free sale of arms were incom patible with 'he satisfactory action of the Indian Govern-. Inent during a time of civil war. The Duke of Argyll defended the conduct of Lord Canning, The Earl of Derby reiterated some of his accusations against the Indian Government. The motion was Agreed to. Earl G:ancillo annannoecl that a +olarstrMn TriAqqsrul had been received, containing intelligence to the effect that tir Colin Campbell, on his way to Lucknow, had arrived It Cawnpore on the 28th of October, and that convoys oft provisions had arrived at Lucknow on the 4th November. The house adjourned at 7 minutes to 8. Mr. A. Russell took the oaths and his seat for Tavistock. The hon gentleman was introduced by Lord Jchn Russell and Mr. Hayter. On the motion of .Mr. Hayter, a now writ was o;dered to be issued for Scarborough, in the room of Earl Mul pave, who has accepted the office of steward • or bailiff of Ilerupho BELFAST RIOTS. On the motion of Mr. Cairns, a copy of the report made by the commissioners for inquiry into the recent riots at Belfast was ordered. Lord Castlerosse brought up the following reply of her lajesty to the address of the Commons : " I have receive, with much satisfection, your loyal and dutiful address. It is my own earnest desire, a , all times, t ° improve the condition of the country, and to promote th e security, welfare, and happiness of my people, in every \ Part of my kminions." In reply_l;o Mr. Warren, Sir Charles Wood said, that the attention of himself and hie colleagues had been drawn to -the courts martial upon officers of the line, and they had bean pained to hear that an officer cf thirty years' standing should have placed himself in the position of incurring the censure of the Board of Admiralty. He Should, however, state that whei Captain Freemantle . .Went to the Australian station, h 3 recsived a letter 2rom 'the -Admiral, drawing his attention to the relaxation of `discipline at the station, -and he (Sir Charles Wood) was convinced that Captain Freemantle could be actuated by 40 other motives in these cases, than the strict discharge 'of his duty. Had the Juno remained in commission, he 'should undoubtedly have superseded Captain Freemantle, but as the ship was About to be paid off, it was thought that the public interests would be best served if he were 33,0 t at that time removed from the service. In reply to Mr. Cairns, • Mr. Labonchere said the refusal of the Bombay Govern kent, to allow labourers to be engaged from Aden tO serve in obtaining guano on the Kooria Islands had 'been brought under the attention of the Government, and a representation on the subject had been made to the Indian Government in this country, but .no reply had been received. In reply to Mr. Bagwell, - Mr. H. Herbert intimated his intention, during the re cess, to propose a measure upon the subject of reformatory eehoolB in Ireland. Mr. M. Milnes inquired whether any further informa tion, had b.en received by the Government in regard to t he British subjects detained as prisoners by the King of Lord Palmerston was glad the question had been put to h im, as ho had received information somewhat modifying th at of which he was in possession of on Friday.. It a ppeared that the engineers, not knowing the Rev. Mr. Igb, feared to expatiate to him upon their imprisonment, but had, on being visited by the acting consul and the father of one of the prisoners, entered into a full description 01 their treatment, which showed that if they had not been tortured, they had suffered from being handcuffed and strapped, and that they had been confined in dark, damp, 1414 dismal cells. With regard to their present state, the report el the acting consul tallied with that made by Mr. Pugh, that there was nothing in their present treatment which cool I be complained of. Lord John Russel asked whether there would be any objection to the production of the despatches of the Acting Consul. Lord Palmerston did not think there could be an:i jection. He would look carefully through it. Mr. Conyngham wished to know whether ar,:f steps were to be taken to obtain the release of thaP: e men. Lord Palmerston said t'ney were waiting their trial, and all that could be now done., . 1 0y the Government was to secure to them a fair, opft'ii, and speedy trial, and the use of the best, legal advice. Lore, Palmerston then went to the bar, and being called u , ;o tt by the Speaker, brought up the following message from her Majesty, which was received by the Speaker : VICTORIA REGINA,—Her Majesty Using desirous of con ferring some signal mark of her favour and appro bation upon. Major General Sir Heary Havelock, K.C.8., for the eminent and distinguished ser vices performed by him in command of a body of British and Native troops in India, and particularly for the suc cessful relief of Lucknow, recommends the House of Com mons to make provision for conferring upon him a pension of £l,OOO per annum for the term of his natural life. (Loud cheers.) Lord Palmerston moved that her Majesty's Message be taken into consideration to-morrow, and the motion was agreed to. B INK ISSUES INDEMNITY BILL . On the motion for the second reading of this bill, the subjezt to which it relates was taken into consideration, and a further discussion took place. Mr. Gladstone offered some comments before the passing of the bill, which were principally, however, only of a tech nical nature. Sir H. Willoughby wished to know whether the Bank of England had shown fair play in the case, or whether the intention of the Government had been divulged to serve particular interests in th? Money Market. Mr. Cayley having offered some remarks, Mr. Conyngham expressed his general approval of the measure. Mr. Malins regretted that the Government letter had not been issued earlier, and that steps had not been taken to meet the emergency of which he had given themwarning Mr. Crossley said the manufacturers of the North felt highly indebted to the Government for the course that they had taken. He, however, thought some scheme might be suggeste, upon the plan of a sliding scale, to meet a monetary crisis, without the recessity for Bills of Indemnity. . Mr. Newdegate concurred in lauding the conduct of the Government in the matter. Mr, Buchanan attributed the crisis to want of credit— not want of currency. He believed that the Act of 1844, although it had been beneficial in diminishing the issue of notes, had operated injuriously as regarded credit. The Chancellor of the Exchequer replied to the arguments raised in the course of the debate, and crntended that the currency had suffered no depreciation by the issue of notes under the Government letter. Mr. Spooner expressed an opinion that as there was a sufficient currency to carry on the trade of the country, in paper convertable into gold, the Government ought to issue a national paper. After a ftw words from Mr. H. Ingram, The bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. On the motion of Mr. H. Herbert, le ave was given to bring in a bill to amend the laws in force for the relief of the destitu'e poor of Ireland, and to amend the act of 15 Vic., providing for the better distribution, support, and management of medical charities in Ireland. In reply to Colonel French, Lord Palmerston said that telegraphic news had been received frcm India, not by the ordinary fortnight mail, but by a vessel which left Calcutta last month. The statement was, that the convoys of provisions had reached Lucknow, that there had been a good deal of fighting, and that Sir .J amen Outram had bac. Ito could no , help thinking that this related to a convoy of provisions that left Aluaibaur, and was only the echo of a former despatch. The House adjourned at a quarter past eight. The Emperor Napoleon baring been present et 'the Grand Opera at the seeend representation of the ballet of a Somambula has sent to Madame Rosati a magnificent bracelet ornamented with dirnonds, rubies, and enteral-kis. DEATH OF RAUCH, THE SCULPTOR. The eelehretel statuary, Bauch, died on the 3rd inst. at Dresden. He was born on the 2nd of January, - 1777, at Orolsen. 1811 he was sent for to Berlin to ornament the monu ment of Q teen Louisa, but his most important work is ;he monumet of Frederick the Great, at Berlin. Tara Bereesawreerme OF TIIETFORD.—The acceptance of the Chiltern ,Hundreds, by the Hon. T. Baring, for so many years one of the representatives of this quiet little borough, has suddenly entailed mom the electors the necessity of choosing another gentleman to supply the -vacancy. The event, however, has causad no excitement in the borough, and there is little probability of a contest. The only addresses which have been published have been issued by fir. Baring and his son. Mr. A. Baring. CAnEsa OF A CONVICT. —At York assizes, on Saturday last, before Mr. Justice Williams, James Ainswortin 29, who pleaded guilty of having. on the 17th of August last, been unlawfully at large at Hull, after having been trans ported, was brought up for sentience. The circumstances of this case aro of an extraordinary character. At the assizes held at Lincoln, in March, 1841, the pAscner was transported for life for burglary. He called at the Hull police-office on the night of Monday, the 17th August last, and he asked Inspector Cockin if a sergeant or icepector wee in. He was told by Coekin that he was an inspector. The prisoner then said he wanted to give himself up as an eseepecl C3HV et, and the in peter took down the statement of the prisoner to the following effect :—" My name is James Ainsworth. lam twenty nine years of age, and am a native of Leeds; and was born in Grantham-street, n e a r th e S e lby R a il wa y Bridge. I was transported from Lincoln on the 12th of .liarch, 1844, along with a man named William Johnson, far housebreaking in Great Limber, in Lincoln shire. We were bath sentenced for life. I was removed to Millbank Poison, and was sent out in the ship Hydera bad to Norfolk Island seven months after I was con evicted. I landed there in January, 1845. I served there two years and eight months, and there was tried and, convicted of attempting to murder my overseer, whose name wee Skinner. I was sentenced to two years and nine months' extension on the -island for that offence. I was sentenced to two years' more extension, and was flogged several times, for other offences. -I remained on the island nine yeare, and was then removed, by order of Government, along with others, to Port Arthur, a penal settlement. I remained there four months, and was then transported to the barracks at Hobart Town. I was shortly after handed over to a master at Spring Creek. I remained with him about a month, and then assaulted him. Iwas tried and sentenced to three months in a chain gang, and removed to another part of the settlement. I shortly after wards made my escape and took to the mountains, and worked for myself splitting timber, and made about £BO. I then got myself disguised, and went to Hobart Town and Laun ceston, to try to get a ship, but could not get one. I then returned to Hobart Town, and paid £6O to go in a ship to Melbourne, in Australia, along with thirteen others. I went from thence to the diggings,' and made a little money there. I then returned to Melbourne, and got a skip to go to Calcutta, in the East Indies. When there, I shipped in the barque Ocean Eagle, Capt. comes for New York. I went from New York to Boston, and paid my fare to come in the Niagara steamer to Liverpool. She put in at Halifax the next evening to receive the mail bags. I went on shore there, and fell in with two men, one of whom I had known as a convict. They proposed that we should go to Windsor to rob a schooner lying there, that had money on board. We went, but did not succeed in robbing her then. I got engaged on board to assist in getting ber down the river,. and when at Blackrock I robbed her of £175. I then went to Halifax, and was taken there, and committed for trial to Kentville. I wag sentenced to three years' to Halifax Penitentiary, and I remained there thirteen days, and then made my escape. I then came to New York, and joined the American Union, Black Ball Line packet, for Liverpool, and arrived there three months ago. I have been travelling about the country ever since. I came to Hull at seven o'clock yesterday morning, from Grimsby. Ten pounds reward has ben offered for my apprehension" WATERLOO AND 4.ELFORTII BOARD OF HEALTH. Last even • .V, the usual monthly meeting of this board was I ;.eid the Public Offices, Waterloo. Mr. James Smith t i the chair, The other members present were— N'resrs. Theakstone, Ridley, W. H. Jones, Kilshaw, J. Schofield, and R. Houghton, jun. The board first proceeded to the election of a collector and office-clerk. The salary is £7OO a year. There were originally 38 applications, and a committee had recommended six candidates for selection. The choice fell on Mr. John Aspinall, of Orrell. The nuisance committee recom mended the acceptance of Mr. James Leatherbarrow's tender for emptying the middens in the district. The proceedings were confirmed. The Finance Committee reported that the clerk, Mr. Meson, had submitted esti mates of a general and special district rate over the whole of the district, for the purposes therein expressed'; and after the same had bean carefully examined and considered, it was moved by Mr. Ridley, and Eestonded by Mr. Jones, and unanimously resolved that the following estimates be submitted to the local board, and recommended for their adoption, viz,—For expenses incurred within th ) last six months, chargeable upon the last general district rate, which was insufficient Co pay them, £22 2s 8s ; repairs of highways, £450 ; contracted for emptying middens, &c., £lBO ; salaries of officers, £3OO ; rent of offices and board-room, £25 ;. lighting the whole district, £9O 8s 3d ; survey and plans, £2O; lithographieg plans, £26 7s; printing and stationery, £4O; contin gencies, £5O; total, £1,238 17s 11d. Estimate for a special district rate ovel the whole district: —l'o the perma nent expenses in the purchasing and fixing additional lamps and lamp columns in the district, £7O. The general rate would be one of is 54 in the pound, and the special rate 14 in the pound. The proceeding were confirmed on th,a motion of Mr. Houghton, seconded by Mr. Ridley. Mr. Kilshaw then moved that an inspector of lodging-houses be appointed, in consequence of the board having received a letter, some time ago, from the General Board of Health, representing that, as cholera might soon visit this country, it was very desirable that all common lodging-houses should be inspected regularly, with a view to having them kept in a cleaely state. In answer to the chairman, the Clerk said there were only 18 of these lodging-houses in the district. The motion not being seconded, fell to the ground; but the clerk was ordered to inform himself of the powers that the board had to enter and cleanse the dwellings of the lower classes. A complaint from Mr. Samuel Peck, that the night soil collector neglected his duty, was read. The surveyor bad already wrieten to the contractor on the subject, and was now ordered to see him personally, and represent that the numerous complaints made to the board regoind an immediate remedy. Tao surveyor brought up plans for the sewerage of the district, which were re— ferre Ito Mr. Newlands, the consultiug engineer. The hoard then adjourned. THE NORTHERN TIINIF,S.---LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, DECENII3ER 8, 1857. SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW. Saturday was the final day for the admission of cattle and other stock for the ensuing cattle show of the Smithfield Club, and as evening approached, every avail able space throughout the vast area of the Baker-street Bazaar was occupied by the various specimens. Whether regard be had to quantity or to quality, it is stated that the exhibition of 1857 will surpass anything of the kind ever witnessed in the metropolis. Amongst the certificates of entry received with specimens during Saturday in the cattle clas es were the names of Prince Albert, for cattle 'rim the Flemish Farm, Windsor; Lord Sondes, the )uke of Beaufort, Lord Fey ersham, Sir J. Whichcete, lam, Lord Berners. the Earl of Leicester, Mr.T.W. Four sere, Mr. J. Stratton, Mr. J. Coate, Mr. Lee, sen., Lord Vals:ngham, Eaal Radnor, Earl Darnley, Mr. Samuel ?tinton, Earl Spencer, Mr. S. Grantham, Lord Scutlaarap tm, Viscount Elmsley, Mr. William Heath, and other eninent graziers and noblemen. In the sheep classes wire certificates from the Earl of Chichester, Mr. J. ()ismer, the Marquis of Ex:ter. Mr. Twichell, the Earl of Leicester, Lord Berners, Mr. G. S. Foljambe, the Maquis Camden, Mr. W. Rigden, of Hove, Earl Radnor, Shit,. 11. Throckmorton, and Earl Darnley; and in the pigelasses the Prince Consort again exhibits specimens, as 4so the Marquis of Downshire, Mr. Coate, Mr. S. Drop, Mr. Majoribaulv, the Parkhurst Prison Farm, Sir T. A. Cathcart, Mr. L. W. Booth, &c. The -implenAit galleries are crowded beyond all prece- I dent. The exhibitors of the "Bcobliguagiati" specimen of agicultural produce are in great force. In addi tion to the stand of iqessrs. Thomas Gibbs and Co., the seelsmen to the Royal Agricultural Society of Englcml, there are those of Messrs. Page and Co , of Soathanpton, on which may be seen an " Imperial Orange Globe" neangold — wurtzal, weighing 44 lbs. imongtt the other seedsmen, &c., arc Messrs. Skirving, of Liverpool; Messrs. Peter Lawson avid Co., of Edinburgi.- ; George Gibbs and Co., of Down-street, Piccadilly ; any,, in 'I the west gallery, the stand of the Royal Dublin Society, which is itcatly arranged nude: direction of Mr. Cririi,- 4 ais, the curator, The specimens exhibit the capabilities of the lan! of the sitter country under proper culture. There are spedrnens of roots, -samples of cereals, pulse, wool, butter, &c , lot exhibited for trading purposes, but to show the power of production by Ireland, contributed by the Duke of Lenster, the Earl of Charlewont, Colonel Kane Ban bury, liarquis of Waterford, Major Quentin, Dr. Taylor Lord T lbot de Malahide, the Commissioners from the r Board °National Education in Ireland, and other members of the (=tuncil and patrons and friends of the society. Amongst.he implements are Crwskill's and Burgess and Key's Prze reaping machine; the, various machines e xhibited by Clayton, Shuttleworth, and Co ; Mersrs. Dray, eladCo, Garrett and Sons, Smith and Ashley, WedlAce'sy winnowing machines, sowing machines, saslge machines, and machines and utensils of every descri)tion. Tae judges made their awards yesterday. 1r day's show will be open to the public, and continue open'ach succeeding day till :Friday, on which evening it will6ually close at ten o'clock. The Aberclee Herald says : " Our townsman, Mr. John Phillip, AP A,, who has for some time been ergrged in paining a portrait of Prince Albert for the Town Hill here, was honoured with the final sitting on Saturday." PropErty to theomount of £50,000 changed hands in the Incumbered S tates Court, Dublin, !ast Friday, before Mr. Commissioner Hargreave. The rates of purchase were pretty much tie same as those which have ruled the madretab:o value of land for some few ye q . 3 The estates were situate in Mayo, Galway, LonAfort!, and Cork counties, Tun " STARVATION JIIRERS SYSTEH. —The " wisdom of our ancestors " Wad never more questionably displayed than in that relic of it which has been handed down to us, and is still preserved us a part of our legal pr.cedure, viz., that by which a jury vho, after hearing the evidence, and cannot agree as to the .r verdict, are ordered forthwith to be " kept in sone Trivtta and convenient place, without meat, drink, or firing, candle-light excepted," until they come to a common understanding on the case before them. The theory, dotbtless, was that by withholding food and drink.they wouli be all the more anxious to sound the depths of the evidence, and arrive at a decision, in order that they might be the sonar released from the'r responsible duties ; whereas, if the 2 were well fortified with a good dinner or other refreshmats, the more obstinate among them might hold out agains their brethren for an indefinite period. So much for the deo*. ; what it is in practice is someling very different ; or, so far from the systemof "starving out" being con,duciveto genuine unanimity, we verily believe it tends to execerlate the differences; of opinion that exist, and, in many saes, leads.to a positive sacrifice of honest conviction in elference to the intractable obstinacy of a prejudiced minoity, It would be far more consistent with justice ant sound sense to discharge them when it is well ascertaited they cannot agree, than to endeavour to produce nnaniaity by semi-starvation. In the action brought by Mr. Zitchell to recover the price of an opera hex, and tried a 'ew days since in the Court of Common Pleas, a striking llustration was afforded of the wretched system under whih juries now perform their duties. The evidence being scnewhat cmflicting, the jury, after con sidering some tiae, intimated they could not agree, and, therefore, an olher was sworn to keep them without food or drink, as Afore stated. It being, however, past seven in the °ming, a juryman innocently inquired " 'whether his lordship would not order them some refresh ment." The exiensted juror might as well have asked whether his lordship zeta not direct thepi to be supplied with half a doze { of champagne at the expense of, the county. The anseer of the Chief Justice, nevertheless, was not a little ed.fying. Hie lordship said, "he could not comply with their rag:test, such was the state of the law, and he was ashqnzed Oa. He had himself introduced a clause in an act to give sude power, but it had been struck out in the passage of the act hrough the Houses of Parlia ment." It seems, then, that tie Legislature still has faith in the doctrine that the best mote of dealing with jurymen who differ is to starve them unit they agree, forgetful of the fact that there is no necassay connection between the lack of food and a just verdict, however likely it may be to ensure a lying semblance f unanimity to avoid the pains and penalties of absolutt starvation. Probably, if some of the wiser senators who struck out the clause re ferred to by the Chief Justice 'Fere made to undergo a deprivation of food and drink lir twenty hours, as many juries have been, they would cote to a conclusion that a change might be made more in tecordance with humanity and common sense than the pracice stupidly acted upon, and, strange to say, upheld by the" collective wisdom" of Parliament.—Landon Paper, BURIAL BOARD. The weekly meeting of the Burial Board was held in the Workhouse Board-room, at ten o'clock yesterday ; Robertson Gladstone, Esq., Chairman, presided ; the other members present were—Messrs. Bairstow, Jackson, Corbally and Thornley. Reports were laid before the Board from Mr. Newlands, Mr. Wylie, and Mr Beloe, in reference to the Newsham House Estate, the, Walton Cemetery, &c., which contained the following extracts : Liverpool, October 29, 1857. Sir,—ln pursuance of the ins:ructions of the board, I have carefully examined the condition of theoNevvsharn house estate in respect to outfall, and have taken such levels asienable me to report, i❑ general terms, on the means by which effectual drainage may be obtained. The following modes of obtaining a drainage outlet pre sented themselves for consideration : first, an extension of either of the Liverpool outlets at present in course of con• str►►c:iou ; second, the natural outlet of the surface drainage by Dig-brook and Tue-b . ook. It the first of these modes had been possible, the problem would have been easily and satisfactorily solved ; but, unfortunately, neither of the outlets are deep enough to overcome the disadvantage of the inward tall of the country. I have shown, by a blue tint on the plan accompanying this, the limit of the area of surface drainage for which these outlets are available, and also, by the deeper tint, the limit of drainage area at the depth of ten feet below the surface. The natural drainage or the ground lying to the east of the Liverpool ridge is by Dig-brook and lue-brook, which latter falls into the river Alt, near Clock-house bridge. The ground throngh which Tue-brook runs is nearly level, and the course of the brook is very circuitous, and its fall very slight. If it is unnecessary to have a covered conduit as an outfall for the purßoses of the board, the section A B, across the part of Newshana-house estate, which ?ccompanies this, shows that the brook will afford an outlet tor its drainage to the depth of ten feet below the surface. But if it is necessary to provide a covered conduit as an outlet, then the course of rue-brook is not the best line that can be adopted ; for, by a cutting of no great depth through the high ground which connects the rise of Walton with the summit immediately beyond the Borough Gaol, a much shorter, better, and less expensive outlet, can be obtained—one which would serve for the greater part of Waterloo, Seaforth, Linacre, Bootle, Litherland, and Orrel, Walton, Fazakerly, and West Derby. The gradient of this outlet would be 1 i❑ 240. The objections to this project, considered simply in reference to the requirements of the board, are its mag nitude and cost, for its cost cannot be less than £12,000. But if it is regarded in the light of a great sanitary measure for the districts enumerated, and as a means of making the Corporate property of Newsham-house avail able for building purposes, and if there were any means of obtaining contributions from the owners of property to be benefi' ed, commensurate with the advantage afforded, I think it recommends itself forcibly to the consideration of the board,—l have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant, _ JAS. NEWLAND3, Borough Ecginaer. To the Chairman of the liuriat Board. Borough Engineer's Offlei , , Liverpool, 10:11 November, 1857• . _ _ Sir,-1 beg to lay before you the folio wing supplimented report on the nature of the soil in that part or the New sham house Estate referred to in my former report. Referring to the accompanying tracing it will be seen that six:7pits':have been sunk to a depth of 13 feet 6 inches, and in such situations as fairly to test the nature of the ground. It appears that the pits one, two, three, four, and six, the soil is stiff clay, so that it may! be fairly concluded that all the upper portion or the ground, or about three-fourths of the whole, is clay. In pits three and five sand was met met with, in tha former at the depth of eleven feet six inches, and in the latter at nine feet six inches; but, again, in No, 6, the pit was sunk in clay throughout its depth. There is thus only a very small portion of the whole land in wt , :icti sand is found, and that only at a great depth. The nature of the soil therefore, And the difficulty and cost of drainage, render the land trieligibl3 for the purpose of the Board.—l have the honv,ur to be, sir, your most obedient servant, ,JAress NEWLANDS. To the Chairman of the Bu'..ial Board. Warwick-chamber s , Hanover-street, Liverpool, December atl, 1857. Gentlemen,—Agreeat, i ly with your instructions, I had several pits sunk in tine land adjoining the west side of the Walton Ccmeter . y ; and in all of them, with only one exception, the `sub soil was found throughout stiff retentive clay One of the v.mts was sunk to a depth of 13 . feet, and the others averf.,iing from seven to ten feet. In one of the pits, nearl' i one half of its length was sunk through clay, and the other portion through sand. This pit was sunk nearly ./ eight feet deep, but this was evidently only a small ba , s'in of sand, embedded in Ihe clay field, as water par ef.,lated through the veins as time pit was sunk. The land was not tested by boring, as from the deep pits it was evident the strata was precisely similar to the land in the Cemetery enclosure, and the only diffmence was that the land to the westward sloped gently to the west, while the Cemetery tended to slope to the east. , . . The 1e hilt of co-nuorst to thrt r if e beinE , sunk without compensation, which was promised him, his claim being two guineas.—l am, Gentleman, your obedient servant, THOMAS WYLIE. The "Lands Committee" of the Liverpool Burial Board. Liverpool, Oct. 4, 1857. Dear Sir,--I address you as chairman of the Burial Board, in the reported proceedings of which body I observe that negociations are on foot with the Corporation for the purchase part of Newsham House Estate for a cemetery. _ _ However eligible the site may be, I venture to protest against any such purchase ; and I do so upon two simple grounds:-Ist. That the Corporation can only be con sidered owners of the Newsham House Estate as trustees for the benefit of the inhabitants of Liverpool. 2nd. That if it be competent for the Corporation to present the town with a site for a custom-house, a sailors' home, or a park, it is equally competent for them to give that which is required for a cemetery. I would, therefore, respectfully urge upon the board, through you, the importance of conducting any negotia tion with the Corporation for possession of any part o; Newsham HouSe upon the principle that the ratepayers of Liverpool have a right'to the use of their own property, when required for public purposes, without taxing them selves to payfor that which the Corporation can part with without loss to the. borough fund, inasmuch as the rent is only nominal; and I would, further suggest that, if it be needful to comply with legal requirements in making such an acquisition of land, the payment should be a small ground rent over a period of 75 or more years.—l have the honour to be your obedient servant, To Robertson Gladstone, Esq. HENRY C. DELOE. Tho Clerk stated that a revolution had been received from the Finance Committee of the Town Council, stating that, in the event of the Burial Bard purchasing part of the Newshaln House Estate, the Council would ba prepared to join in any general system of drainage, Mr. Jackson said, that was not what the Board wanted Mr. Bairstow moved that Mr Newlands, who was present, be requested to report generally upon the various sites in the vicinity of Liverpool and their suitability for the purpose of a burial ground. The resolution was agreed to. Mr. Thornley moved that a communication be addressed to the Government, requesting to know whether in all cases covered drainage was requisite. This motion was also agreed to. Mr. Jackson gave notice of a motion to be brought forward at the next monthly meeting of the Board, to the effect—that if the Clerk could discover no legal difficulties immediate steps be taken for the transfer o the Walton Cemetery to the Burial Board. The Clerk gave it as his opinion, after having carefully considered the act, that, although the terms of the clauses ware not very clear in their applicability, there was no legal difficulty to such a transfer. The Board soon after adjourned. FXTRNORDINARY BIRTH.—On Wednesday, Mrs. Gray, of 19 Oakfieid terrace, was safely delivered of four daughters. The mother and family are doing well.—Glasgow Paper. LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. —The monthly meeting of council was held yesterday, Christopher Bushell, Esq., the vice-president, in the chair. After the routine business had been disposed of, the resolutions of the general meeting, as to the proposed amalgamation of the East Lancashire with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, was referred to the committee on dock arrangements and export trade. On the motion of Mr. Danson, seconded by Mr Cooke, it was ordered that the petition praying for the insertion, on the proposed committee of the House of Commons, of the names of a large number of members connected with, and known to possess an extensive and practical knowledge of the manufactures and commercial. interests of the country, be forwarded to the borough members, for presentation to Parliament. The resolution of the Chamber on the Bank Acts of 1844 and 1845, was referred to the Committee on the Monetary System. It was referred to the Communi cations' Committee to suggest napes for a special com• mittee, to consider the re-organisation of the government of India. On the motion of Mr. Macfie, seconded by Mr. Rawlins, a special committee was appointed to communi cate with the Exchange Buildings' Committee, on the sub ject of the improvements in the Exchange Buildings. The committee elected consists of the President, Messrs: Dan son, Hubbaelc; Made, Gibb, Lamport, Loutham, 8. Boult, Totiason, Rawlins, and Bouche. Among the communi cation received, were letters from the General Post. office, on the postal arrangements with the Continent : referred to the Postal Committee;—and from the Foreign Office, and Omani Sabine, as to the proposed survey of the Zambesi river. CHESTER ASSIZES v -_ESTERDAY♦ (BEFORE MR. BARON CRANNEL.) PosT-OFFICE ROBBERIEX—This morning, John Owen Jepson, one of the chief clerks at the post-office at Chester, and who had been in the service of the Government at Chester for nearly 28 years, was placed in the dock on the charge of defrauding the revenue at the Chester post office, by stealing a number of postage stamps. Mr. Welsby con ducted the case on the part of the prosecution, and, from his statement, it appeared that the prisoner had for a long series of years, in the course of his duties, received money for postage stamps at the post office in Chester, and had been in the habit of tearing off defaced stamps from letters and placing other stamps upon them, stating that when these several letters came into the post-office at Chester they had no stamps upon them. In many cases it was charged against the prisoner that when one stamp had been originally placed on a letter, he had affixed several. and in this manner had from time to time accounted for the stamps embezzled. After the C 390 had proceeded for some time, it broke down, the prosecutor not being able to bring the actual enbezzlement home to the prisoner. A verdict of acquittal was therefore taken, and His Loe.ship ordered his immediate discharge. It appears that the prisoner is highly respectably connected in Chester, and that from his great length of servitude under the Government, in the Post-office department, he would have been entitled to a retiring allowance in the course of a few months POST-OFFICE ROBBERY AT BIRKENHEAD.—Andrew W. Tucker, a clerk in the Post-office at Birkenhead, was charged with stealing a silver pencil-case, the property of the Postmaster-Ganeral, at Birkenhead, on the 15th of February, 1857 ; and also with stealing a letter, containing half a-sovereign, the property of the Postmaster-General, at Birkenhead, on the 15th of October. The details of the case appeared in the NORTHERN TIMES, when it was be- fore the magistrates at Birkenhead. The prisoner was found guilty. Sentence deferred After two other trials, which possessed no features of local or general interest, the court adjourned to this morn ing,-when velien the Bramhall parricide case will commence. We understand there are thirty-eight witnesses on the part of the prosecution, and that there is little or no probability of the Case terminating before Wednesday evening, although it is not intended to call any evidence on the part of the prisoner, but to rely on the speech of Mr. Sergeant Parry. LANCASHIRE WINTER ASSIZES. M O N D A Y. Mr. Justice Wightman took his seat in the Crown Court this morning at ten o'clock. Michael Silver, aged 27, a sailor, was indicted for having committed an abominable offence on board a ship on the voyage from Calcutta to Liverpool. The jury, having been locked up for three hours, acquitted the prisoner. Tns BOLTON MURDER CASE.—Aaron Millar, aged 33, a besam-maker, was pieced in the dock, charged, on tha coroner's ingeisition, with having willfully murdered his wife, Ann Millar, at Balton, on the Ist of October. Mr. Sowler conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Fearnley defended the prisoner. From the statement of the counsel, in opening the case, it appeared that the prisoner was charged with the willful murder of his wife, under circum stances of a:most appalling nature, and he thought that, from the evidence he should adduce, there could be no doubt, on the minds of the jury, as to his being the guilty man. The prisoner and the deceased had be .m married about five years, and the result of that marriage was the birth of two children. They lived very unhappily together, so much so that the deceased had to ga and live with her mother, taking one of the children with her. He then proceeded to state the facts of the case, which will be found, in detail, by the evidence adduced. Ann Moloy, a widow, residing in back Crown-street, stated the deceased was her daughter. [At this stage of the examination, the witness caught sight of the prisoner, and was most deeply affected, so much so that she had to be conveyed out of the court. On her return, she said] — My daughter wept to lodge with a man named Cunning ham, but had her meals at my house. On the night of the murder the prisoner cams in, and said, " How long have yoe a mind to stop here 7" She said, " Till you fetch me out of it." He then asked her if she could go home that night. She said she had no hame to go to, as there had not been a fire in the place since she left. She then said that she would take Tommy and keep him. He said, " Will you take him to-night ?" He then went out, but soon after returned and shut the door, and asked the deceased to clip him, as he would . not hurt a hair of her head. She told him to keep his hands off her as he had his kaite about him, and said, " I know you." He then left, and soon after the witness and the aeceased went out also. While they were in Crown-street, the p,i.- so tier came up to theineand asked where they were going. The witntss told him to gee seine bread for the children's supper. I lei: them, but I heard him ask her if she would g.) home with him, and site said "yes", and that was the last word she heard. Tne prisoner then turned round and said, `• Go back, I am not married to you," and after that he said, " U.) !lice. or you sa in. ue curry iu cbta3 ata, did go away from them. William Hampton, a porter to I a shop in Crown-street, said : On the Ist of October he was ill a pissage in that strew, about ten minutes before eight o'clock, when he siw the prisoner talking with two women. Tae prisoner said to the old woman, "Go away, or you will be sorry far it." Tae old woman went away towards Back Crown-street The prisoner and the deceased went toviards Deansgate. While they were going up Crown-street, he heard them grumbling and tel ing out. He saw them near a shop, and the prisoner tapped the deceased on her shoulder. She turned round and asked hiva what it was for. They then went into Deansgate, when he tipped his hand on her shoulder again, and offered to strike her. She turned round 'and gave him a shove with her elbow. He stumbled against a ring, but he did not fall. They then went on a little further, hiving some words. They crossed over the road, and had some more words there. They then went near to the spirit vaults, when the prisoner struck the deceased several times. They walked on a few yards, and ha s:ruck her again, when the witness heard the deceased call out murder. When he got up to them two men pulled the prisoner off the deceased, when he saw that her throat was cut. The -prisoner was taken to the infirmary. A lad named Duckworth, was in Deansgate Bolton, on the night in question. He saw there the prisoner and the deceased, who had a child in her arms. She said " She would do something when she got home." He said " Will y.n." She replica " Yes, I will." The prisoner then put his arm round the deceased and drew a knife out of his trousers pocket and commenced cutting her throat ; they both then fell on the groun I. He saw the prisoner use the knife on the deceased's neck. He gut up to them as soon as be could, and pulled the prisoner off, when he drew the knife across his own throat, and placed the knife by the right side. Some person took the knife away from him. The prisoner looked very wild, and had had a sup of drink. He did not see the prisoner clip the deceased round the waist. Thomas Slatters was also in Deansgate - on the night of the murder. He heard a shout from the direction of the old shambles. The deceased was lying en the ground. Taro men were bolding the prisoner, and he picked up a knife from his feet. Tee po'ice-constable saw some persons carrying the deceased to the infirmary. He produced the knife, which is such an one as is usually used by besom-m , ikers. Another police-constable was on duty in Deansgate on the night in question. He heard a cry of murder and went up, and saw the deceased being held up. She was bleeding very much from the _tight side of her neck. He also saw the prisoner, who had a cut in his neck, and he was taken to the infirmary. John Garrett, a tinker, had known the prisoner for many years; they were together on the morning of the murder, when he saw the knife in the possession of the prisoner. Cross-examined : The prisoner had been kicked at different times about the head. At times he did not seem to know what he was about. He thought the mind of the deceased was affected from the blows on the head. John Segar, a surgeon, of Bolton, said : On the night in qu.estion the deeeascd was brought to the infirmary, and had a very large wound in the neck. 1 hat wound, there was no doubt, was the cause of death. It had been made in three cuts, and the implement had entered the spinli marrow. There were three cuts, and they could be made with a knife like that produced. This concluded the case for the prosecution. Mr. Fcarnley then hri,fly addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner, urging upon their minds that iu this case there was the greatest difference to general cases of murder, as, instead of its being done in secret, it was done in the open day, in the presence of a number of people. There was no proof that there had been any disagreement betNeen the prisoner and the deceased, except a slight difference, but not enough to attribute to the prisoner sufficient malice t,9 make it a ease of wilful murder, with which he was charged. He then went on to say, that at the time the offence was committed, there had bten some quarrelling, and that the prisoner had, while infuriated by drink, and suffering from injuries he had received on his head, attacked his wile, and had c !used her death, but'as it was done in the height of passion, be urged upon the jury that it could only amount to manslaughter. His Lordship then summed up the evidence, and said the prisoner at the bar was indicted for the crime of wilful murder of his wife, one of the most important, and at the same time most painful, investigations a jury could be engaged in. If they were, however, satisfied that a murder had been committed, it was their bounden duty, irrespective of consequences, if they had no reasonable doubt, to find a verdict to that effect; but, if they were not so satisfied, and that there were some circumstances in t h e ease w hich would reduce the charge from that higher crime, they would return a verdict of manslaughter, but they must be satisfied of the facts. His Lordship then recapitulated the evidence adduced, upon which he commented and explained at considerable length, and left the jury to say whether this was a case of murder, or of manslaughter; indeed, whether the prisoner had received such provocation as would justify him in inflicting that wound, if so, it would be manslaughter ; but if no such. provocation had been given, it would be murder; and if if they had no reasonable doubt on the subject, then they would .return . a verdict of wilful murder. Toe jury, after a brief consultation, expressed a wish to retire, and after an absence of about half an hour, returned a verdict of " Wilful murder." His Lordship h av i ng placed the black cap. upon his head, amidst the most pro found silence, then preceeded to pass the sentence of death on the l:ismer, in nearly the following terms P—Aaron Millar—The jury, after a careful consideration ( f your csse, have c toe to the conviction that you are guilty of wilful murder. All who have hard this distressing case must be satisfied that they have come to a right verdict. It appears that, from some feeling of irritation, arising from your wife having left you, you committed that dreadful act which immediately deprived - her of life, and have placed you in the position in which you cow stand, In this case, although your counsel has urged it, there is no reason to believe that you were incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong—that you were an irresponsi'ule being; neither is there any evidence that you had received any provocation that would have justified you, for that could not be, but might have been in some decree in mitigation of the crime you have committed. I will not make any observations to aggravate your !resent feelings, but I hope that you will make the most of the time that will be allowed you to remain on earth. The nrisoaer My lord, lam a murdered man. His Lordship :It is only my duty now to pass the sentence of the law upon you, which is, that you be taken back from this puree from whence you came, from thence to the place of execetion, and that you there he hung by the neck until • ea are dead, and that your body be buried within the precincts of the gaol, and may the _Lord have mercy on your soul. The prisoner was then removed from the dock, and stepped away with a light and buoyant step, and nodded to some person in the lardy of the hall, which was crowded throughout the trial. ASSAULT AT InvnePona.—Patrick Cloyne, aged 25, a carter, stood indicted with having, on the 26th of_ August last, unlawfully assaulted Elizabeth Brownley, et a public house. The pro:ecutrix and the prisoner lived together as man and wife, and on the day in question had some quarrel, when thcalatter struck the former a violent blow on the face, which laid her up for between six and seven weeks. Guilty of unlawfully wounding—six email's' imprisonment. GARROTTE ROBBERY LIVERPOOL —John Peckavance, aged 37, stood indicted with baying, on the 17th of August last, feloniously assaulted William Barnsley), and stealing from his person a gold watch, five sovereigns, and other monies. In this case the prosecutor was passing through Elliott-strest, when a. person, who he states was the prisoner, went up to him and sail, "Tour friend is waiting for you in Wiliamson-square," end then got him into Upper Dawson-street, when he was ctt eked by two others who threw him down a:al robbal hum of a gold witch an I other property. The prosecutor fully identified the prisoner as one of the parties who had aiackeil him; but, for tee defence, an alibi was set up for the purpose of proving that he was elsewhere. This failed, and the prisoner was found guilty. 'He had been 13 tiny,s slm tnarily convicted. Five years penal servitude. WOUNDING ON SHIP BOARD. —James Smith, aged 26, a sailor, stood indicted with having, on the 2ad of Novem ber, stabbed Henry J.tnes, on board the ship Ueiverse, with intent to do him some grievously bo lily harm. The prisoner admitted that ha had stabbed the man, but said that he was sorry for it. Guilty of unlawfully wounding; sentence deferred. HOUSEBREAKING AT MANCHESTER.—James Price, aged 20, a hawker, and Robert M'Mullen, aged 18, a fustian finisher, stood indicted with having on the night of the 7th of September last, feloniously and burglariously entered the shop awl dwelling•house of John Husworth, and stolen therefrom 101bs. of tea, Gibs. of tobacco, 3 pairs of scales, some Spanish jeice, a basket and about £3 in money. In this case the prosecutor kept a shop on the Chester road, in Manchester; on the night in question he went to bed about eleven o'clock, but was called up again Ify a private watchman, 'when he found that the shop had been .broken open, by re moving a square of glass, and the articles m=otioned in the indictment had been stolen. The private watchman, who first discovered that the premises had boon entered, had Previously seen seven or eight men near tin spot, amongst whom was the prisoner M‘Nlallen, who walked a short distance, when ho was heard to say, ' He is still watching," and then they all went together towards Ellesmere-street, where a police-coustable, Robinson, saw them by the viaduct. The prisoner Price was there with a basket in his hand, which was identified as tiv3(3,ae that had been stolen, as was also its contents. At that time Price was then rescued by the others, but sitoqiently the two prisoners were apprehended, with ano'r.he,* who had since been convibted on another charge: Ira the possession of Price was folio , ' a farthinf:, which was also identift):l by tha prosecutor as a portion of the maney OlOICLI• , , „ • :•....••••., vions conviction was provel Santenced each to 4 years penal servitude. T.lo court adjourne:l, shortly after six o'clock, until this morning at nine o'clock. LIVERPOOL QUARTER SES3IONS, The general Quarter Sessions' of tha Peace for the Borough of Liverpool camnaenced yesterda , ', in the Nisi Pries Court. St George's Hall, before Gilbert Henderson, Esq., Recorder. The calendar contains the names of 181 prisoners for trial ; .123 felonies, and 53 for misdemeanors. The following gentlemen were s worn on the Grand Jury W. M'Gregor, ironfounder, Vauxhall-road—Foreman. Thomas Adli , on, share-broker Dale-street. James Alexan ler, merchant, Dale-street. E. Balman, merchant, North John-street. George Thoker, merchant, Rumford-place. Thomas Briscoll, oil merchant, Seel-street. G. R. Clover, shipbuilder, Baffin-street. H. K. ClAypole, merchant, Lord street. R. W. Dagleish. merchant, Harrington-street. F. Darcy, merchant, Coventgarden. E. Eales, merchant Chapel-street. E. Evans, wholesale druggist, Hanover-street. R. Gill, jun., broker, Chapel-street. W. Hoaro, soap manufacturer, Vauxhall-road. George Melly, merchant, Water-street. JohnNewall, broke; We-street. J. T. Naylor, merchant, South Castle:strest Charles Henry Percival, broker, Ex 3hanga-street. Alexander Taylor, merchant, Launcolot's-hey. His Worship delivered to them the following carne : G-entlemen of the Grand Jury,—Although seven weeks' have not yet elapsed since last sessions', you are called upon to dispose of a list containing the names of 181 parsons, sent for trial. Of this number 123 are charged with felony, and strange to say, the majority of these are women ; so that the degradation of the sex in this town has reached such a pitch that the maj part of your felons are likely to be women. This is a state of things quite unprecedented, and unparalleled, I venture to say, elsewhere. There are 53 persons einarg-A with misdemeanors, many of the offences being cases in which knives and other dangerous instruments have been used with unlawful violence; still, gentlemen, I may observe as to the calendar generally, and especially with regard to the felonies, that there is a total absence of serious cases of house.breaking, embezzlement, plunder from quays or offices, or warehouses —she most important cases with which this court has to deal ; and, therefore, I do not think it necessary to particularise any case, or to give you any special direction with reference to any of them. Looking at the large demands that have been made on the time of pa sons in th s Court of late, I cannot help feeling some regret that the acts conferring summary jurisdiction on magistrates have not been found more effectual here to lighten the calendar lam quite aware that it is a very difficult and delicate point for me to express an opinion upon how far it is possible to do more than has been done. At the same time lam quite aware that the acts in question have been extensively put in force by the magistrates, still if more co&cl bo done, I am sure that it would be desirable. _ _ The grand jury then retired to their room to consider the bills. Tule REVENUE FROM OM NlllCsta :OM C the year 1856 the revenue derived from th. 3 duty on omni buses within the metropolis amounted to £74 270, against £85,065 in 1855, and £108,451 in 1851. The revenue fr'im cabs in the metropolis •was £82,110 against having county n stoppedt oyu apprehended, onlse,tohfhtahve £75,281 and £64,210 in 1855 and 1854. ged APPRg/lENSION OF A Iltaaw Viga.N.—Oil Friday night magistrates, the z f r la‘t, a notorious highwaymen, named George Fletcher, llw e i o g ge at d a c C y l a li l l ' s a i s e o r n t fi lk e t l h e d i : highway, near Ballow, on Tuesday last, about three o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Clark was in a gig, and c b w l e i a f a s o r Fletcher painted at him a pistol. and another at the horse. The man threatened to take Mr. Clark's life, and male him stand up in the gig and show that he had neither watch nor money. All the cash Mr. Clark had was lls 90, and the prisoner compelled him to th-ow it on the ground to him. On Mr. Clark's asking the man to give him six pence to pay his bars, he refused, and told him to drive on, and he would be safe. When apprehended the prisoner had upon him 2s 4d and a small signal whistle. The prisoner denied the charge, and was remanded until Wednesday,