Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-22 00:00:00

THE RIFLE ;CORPS •MOVE NIENT. • MEETIIi3r AT WAVERTREE LAST NIGHT.• )Gast evening a public meeting was held at the Lamb ini,'•Wavcrtree, for. ,the purpose - ot promoting the formation of a Volunteer Rifle Corps orcputlernen residing in Wavertroe, - Ilroolton, and the vicinity. The attendancer was considerable, and a promisimi enthusiasm apileared`to pervade the meeting throughout,. S. ,R. Graves, Esq., Was, called to the chair • and am o n m s t ,the Other gentlemen •.present T. B. y. Collet, FOTP7OO4, Bell, Royd s , MacGr.wr..NPActam Stuart, MTh, Stolterfoht, Nash, E. Senior, F. Lowndes, Hilton, Dodge, Janion, W. A. Jevons, Swinton; Matheson,.P. H. Ratlibotie, Rev. 5.., Fenton, Higgins, C. F. Came, H. T. Wilson, James Steel, Ando- I ton Captain Ryder, It.N.; and J. A. Picton. - ------- The CHAIRMAN said, my first duty is to express my regrettliat some one More able to fill this chair has not. been placed in it this evening: I see here this evening gentlemen who 'are accustomed to take their share of all matters' in which the welfare of the public are concerned; and I think it would - have been much more fitting to haveplaced some of those . gentlemen, Snell as Xis Bar- claY:* the chair this evening ; but sinte you have.been pleitietttOinove me info the chair, I will endeavour to, execute the 'task impoSed upon me to the, best of my ability. It is scarcely necessary that I should tell you the object, of the meeting this evening is to promote, a Movement which I believe is a movement ofppe culinr'!interest to England at the present moment. ;'- indeixt might almost say that it is the greatesCl mofictieht - Ifiat in our day we have witnessed, because in former periods of tho history- of this country, ,when invasion was spoken of, and the people of this country were called on . to defend .themselves, England' was mistress of the seas. • But now, from what policy or whit system it is not for me here to discuss to-night,, our naval armaments have not kept pace with the improvements that have taken place in modern warfare ; our seamen have 'been allowed to. deteriorate, and our fleets haVe'fillen behind hand. (Hear, hear.) While we find the navies--of—othtir countries developing them:if/I*Si 'and :advancing to 'a' dangeiOns extent, • I ' think it is only fair that we may conclude that there will, be. an effort . and an attempt 011: the part of hostile nations to-contest with. England that for which we :have spent; our best. blood and treasure, the maritime ,supremacy of the 'seas, whenever this country shall be called upon to engage in a naval war. (Hear, hear.) It is, gentlemen, for.this reason I . say that Ido not know that in the annals of England there ever has beertAt• movement *which .shall be attended with more momentous results than the• movement we. are balled upon here to-night to promote. It is imposhi'ole t'or• .ut.onr eyes to the fact that on* the continent of Europe there' are influences and elementS at work which, if allowed to :remain unchecked,. must prova daager- . ous to the best interests of. this country . . _(Haar, hear.) Nation s are arnaing.a.netuad•zus, and it behoves England, if she is to, retain the foremost position in the councils of the nationssoC the world, and if , she is to retain' her own .as isnation, -to-he - prepared 'for any emergency. which may arise. (Hear, hear.) country with one voice has proclaimed that the best preparation which we can have will be :the promotion of the volunteer movement—(hear, heir, - and _cheers)-4-the country, with. one Voioo has declared that to the volan— teers. is. 'mainly to be Left the honour and the glory of defending the shores of Englands--(loud applause)—and believe I am .not far wrong, when I say here this evening . that von the ,complete suecessot that movement hangs at thopresent moment the issues:of peace or war. (Hear.) War. we do not want, for the policy' of this country has never been an oppressive policy. ; (Hear, hear.) Peace we do - want, because the prosperity of this. country mainly-,depends on peace. (Hear, hear, and applause.) And, gentlemen, I may say that the strongest and surest guarantees that this country - can have for .peace . is the enrolment of w couple of hundreds of thousands volun— teers throughout the country. (Cheers.) With such force as that, we shall be not. only., secure ifrom attack' .from. every side,. but - we also insure, that: which is: as. equally. important. to a great and, important country like England; and. that is; that • she shall . rest--that she 'skill repose in security, and that her commerce shall net be embarrassed—shall.; not be paralysed by every idle rumour th a t is flashed acrotiethe continent of Europe. (Cheers.) I am re joicek' to see that this feeling has gone through the countr=y, and' that the 'organisation of. the volunteer movement is spreading through the 'length and the breadth of the land. Liverpool has nobly responded to the calL,eind I may say that the. out-townships are not behind'hand. We - have residing -amongst us gentle men who were the very fipt to lend a hand in fostering this movement in our town; and,.. in consideration of: this, I 'cannot help saying that We, must, regret the unavoidable absence to-night of Captain Gladstone, who was One of the first to start this movement. (Hear, hear.)'' And, if we may judge by appeerances, I think lam justified in saying thutthe good - old town of Liver pool, as well as the conntrratiargervilrnot need de fenders, should the necessity ever. arrive 'for" its Wanting. protectioru (Hear, hear.) . Rut', while we have iii our own ncighbourhiod. given bur fair quota teethe corps . already established, it is also- felt that; in'a large and populous and wealthy district like Wavertree, and in the populous and rural districts of WooltOn, Childwall, and Aigburth, that there is a sufficient element to forin a dis tinctitewrgS3? and.-it is also felt that, considering 'the population; the intelligence of the people of - these places, that it is. necessary and - desirable to identifythose places with the:movement, 'by the foirnation of distinct; corps. (Hear, , hear.) -It 'is also thought, that by the formation of these corps, and byth'e strong local ties and by the encouragement which it would receive throughout the localities, that a greater amount of in terest will attach to those corps—that we shall not want for the . ymig- men to come- - fot-warek--4--sufficient numbers, and that we shall not want that co-operation.— I speak of the - sinews of War—Which is always necessarin tate y this kind. ii.eshall not longer detain you, because I .feel' I am am anticipating the views -and arguments of . those ipealtfr,si . who have - to.follow me, and f will. now merely close my remarks by calling on the. secretary to read letters from those gentlemen who have been pros vented by various engagements from being present this! evening. — l . rejoice to see so influential a meeting as is here to-night assembled,..and JL rejoice to see so'nmelf intelligence as I.notice around me: • • I trust- before we separate this evening that we shah) have done the cause some good by furthering a movement which cannot fail, to receive considerable assistanceif the: localities that I have named, and which. aro. represented here to-night, will oply heartily, as Vbelieve they will, co-operate. in the object. ive all. have in . view. '(Cheers.)'. .. .. Mr. JEVONS read letters of apoTolgy from Mr. C. W. Newmann, Mr. Hornby, , Capt.-A: S. 61adAtene, Mr. S. Holme, Mr. T. Littledale,'.'Mr. Lace,' and Mt. Joseph Ilubback, all expressing•concurrence in the objeCt of the Meeting. Mr. W. AfacGumoon moved, the first, resolution. • Feeling. as he did, that the Movement was one which, to a country like, ,England, with possessions ,e,xtending almosCover the 'face of the globe, is most important, that he willingly gave his support to the Movement. Was it not our duty to be prepared for invasion, if such a thing could possibly occur such danger, W h y If there •should b- no could, we not -convert this movement into an object of social meeting -amongst ourselves ? (Hear, hear.) Why could we not march up and down the strect4, And- tire fora prize cup or something of that kind, and:bring togeth t e n r , t p h t e h ri c h and the poor, the high i • and theitow, and join social unison, (Er •ect attain. ear„ hear.) „If L ip other 'Obi ed,•that would be a great Matter. ..(ffear,:hear z ) Ile - lidvocated the adop tion ofl a g i nple and ecnornical, system of clothi n g, an d a noneinliliy moving . th,qollOwing resolution : That . \ it is desirable :to establish Voluntee r. Corps as a pe r manent . institution for the defenc e of this and th;tt-the.prisent State of European politics renders. bl the iminediatearid . eteasive adoption d estra e.• " Mr. ,B.kneltav briefly secended• the resolution, stating that their btisitiesi was not - to talk, but to act. t. The 'resolution was put, and carried by aeclama ;on. Mr. Piurownioved the next resolution. Having Con gratulatid the meeting in having secured the cha:rman at th ~i, l of the movement; he said' he thought_ - the , ni')ventent was one. which, l whatever might oe the ea-so elsewhere,. there-would be little or 'no difference .of .Whether they were„Liberals. f ey,Conservatives, ChurclinAp:Dissenters, theylliad:ime:thing at least iglu common,ther were all Englishmen—(hear)—and in that term he of course includ4lrishmen, Scotclunen, and Manxst&tr,'M'compatriots ; they, all:: felt, he trusted, a warm intmist t in eye.gthing that concerned th e.we lf are , o f ! their c9/466/1 country. " At the first 'blush, it appeared a monstroViihin g th a t ; . a t this tinie of, day —beyond the middle of 'fhb nineteenth century—with the world 'l advancing • in that can give honour and dignity:, T .- 0 - a lj -everythins• eePte, that they , should have to mee t together for the purpose of organising 'means to repel au unprovOli and freebooting a. ,,, iression upon the shores • (:7 of our common country. He denied that the martial spirit of the country had at all deteriorated ; and ex pressed his opinion that in order to avoid- war, the best plan was to be ready for it. (Hear.) But the move ment was particularly useful as a discipline and an exer cise. He should like to see the rifle corps part of the permanent institutions of the country; they should take the part of the trained bands and the armed retainers of olden times. EverY man should be able to use arms ; for we all bear allegiance to our beloved Queen, and our common country. • Breathes there a max with soul so dead ' ' Who never to himself hath said, • .This is. own,.my native laud. . .He believed there Was in the mind of every native of this country a feeling of patriotism which only required . circumstances to bring it out, and which existel amongst us to a greater extent than any other nation in the w orld. - .He had' great pleasure in moving the following resolution :—" That with the view of promoting the' object of the last resolution, it is expedient to form a *Volunteer Rifle Corps of •gentlemen residing in Waver tree, Woolton, and the neighbourhoed." Mr. •JAN - roN• seconded the resolution. Amidst con siderable applause, he declared it was his intention to become a volunteer, not -as a captain, but -as a full pri vate, and to help the moVement With the fulness of his heart. He felt persuaded that Napoleon was a very clever man, and knew his own imperial position too well to ever dare to plaee his feet upon these shores. • If ever he entertained 'such a notion, the volunteer movement would have changed his mind. (Hear, hear.) Mr. P. H. 'RAHBONE, in a very effective speech, heartily supported the resolution. He hoped this would be a 'permanent-movement; and he really believed that the rifle movement would ;PI) on; and that they would gather health for their bodies, and . give vigour to the voice of the country in the-councils of Europe. ' Mr. DODGE, haying admitted'the advisability of" the movement, said they must now look for the sinews of war, and moved the following resolution "That a public 'subscription be opened in aid of the formation of the projected corps." Mr. ROYDS seconded the resolution. Mr. STOLTEItFOIIy supported the reselutiOn.. He urged the necessity of being prepared for war as the 'best preventive of the evil. - _ • Mr. JEVO*S, , the secretary, explained that :it . was not contemplated - to' make this - an . exclusive' corps: It was intended that all the members should.- provide their . ow- uniforms and equipment 4 and pay, an annual subscriPtion of a. guinea; but it was thought proper that those who wished to 'provide their own rifles' might do so. ; He believed the equipments, if economical, might be 1(4/it cloWtito 13. The'resolution was passed. l‘fr WILSON •moved, the Appointment of a committee, to take, such steps as might be necessaryto - carry out the. 'object, and with full power to extend- the mov , nient.tO. other townships, or to amalgamate with other. corps. Mr. CHARLES MELLY seconded the. resolution.. He detailed the uses of the rifle, ss , lie had 6bServed them . in a recent visit to Switzerland. The Swiss riflemen ,spent Very little time in their drill, but a very great deal of time in learning the, use of their weapon. The folloWing gentlemen were appointed an executive committee, with -the full powers of the general Commit tee, and with power to add to their number :=Messrs. Graves, T, D, Lowndes, Stolterfobt, P. H. RatlabOnt - i, Jevons, Gair, C. P. Melly, H. T. Wilson; H. F. IlernbY, Royds, Badnall, Anderson,- Barton, Wrigley, Brandon f . and R. C. Janion. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro ceedings. • Another meeting in promotion of the same object will be held at Viroolton on Wednesday evening. pIPORTAN I' TO COUNTY COURT SUITORS. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, -WESTMINSTER, . • .18TH Nov., 1859. . . . . . , . (Before ti;e Lord Chief Justice and Justice.; Grotedcr and Byles.) • . . • ROBINSON against . : LORD VERNON.—This was an appeal from the decision of Mr. Yates, the judge of the Macclesfield County Court. Dr. Wheeler (instructed by Mr. W. P. Roberts, of Manchester) appeared for the appellant, and Mr. Powell (instructed, by Messrs. Col Ville, Parrott, and May, of Macclesfield) appeared for the respondent.—lt appeared that the action had come on for trial on the sth of May, 1359. The plaintiffs were John and Ralph Robinson; executors of their deceased mother. • The action was brought to recover £5O for permanent improveinents, . payable according to the custom of the country to out- going tenants of farms, Lydia Robinson having been for :many years Lord Vernon's tenant of a farm at Poyntoti, and he having; after her death, ejected the plaintiffs, ' and refused to pay them the customary Compensation,. At the trial tOrd Vernon's attorney rested his defence on a release which he had obtained the day before the trial .from the plaintiff John. The counsel for the plaintiff, at the trial, claimed .the right -of, calling evidence to . prove the circumstances under which the release had been procured; but the judge refused to allow it to be done, and nonsuited the plaintiffs, who now appealed ' from his decision. . . • Dr. Wheeler opened the appellant's ease, and emi r tended that the plaintiff's counsel was clearly . entitled ' to examine the teleasor, for the purpose of-ascertaining under what citCarnstances, the defendant had Obtained the release—Whether, in fact, he had obtained it by -*and., • Mr. Powell, for the respondent, contended that the judge acted properly in refusing to allow the plaintiff's counsel - to examine the releasing plaintiff; The court . (without eallinc , for a reply) held that the plaintiff's counsel at the trial had the right, the exercise of which was denied to 'him by the county court judge, and they gave judgment for the•appellant, with. costs. The Oserrer believei that now the rifle volunteer movement is fairly afloat, by next spring there will not v be less than 500,000 vo l unteers ready for service. 1 The Germans of Parii coMplain.of the great ihipedi -1 meats offered by the French Government to the cele , b_ ration of the • Schiller Pte. ! n I,E3COLITION Or AN IRON-ROLLING Mai. IN I SOVTii i STAFFORDSHIRE.-'=GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND Loss OF Lau.:—About eleven o'clock on the night of Friday last, a most destinctive accident occurred at L'Lthe extensive ironworks of ,Messrs. Gibbs' Brothers, r' Deepfields, near Wolverhampton,. by which a large iron-rolling mill was levelled i *ith the ground, one man killed," and several others severely. Injured. A number of lie work Men fortunately had . gone,to supper, and others were disengaged whilst some ' alteration was being made in the rollers, when suddenlythe large driving - wheel, - some tons in weight, btOke into:frag-, meats, which were propelled on all sidea' with great - force. Several of the, iron pillars that supported the roof, the 'principal iron beams, and several of the lesser ' ones were broken, and :the entire roof shortly afterwards came dOWn. Of the men who were in' the mill at the time, one, named John Taylor, was dug out of the . de'bris insensible ? and expired shortly aftCrwards; three others sustained severe fractures andlother injuries, and two or.three escaped unhurt in a manner little short of iiiiraMous. The whole place looks as if it had been blown up with gunpowder; and the damage-is estimated .at about £3,000. • • _. • LIFE-BOAT SERVICES.—It appears that during the present year the lifelboats of the Royal National Life . - boat Institution haVe,, at various points of our coasts,' 'been actively calledinto operation on fifty 7 Six different occasions. The result has been that 134 lives have been saved off twenty-three wrecks, besides assisting five vessels safely Into happened thatOn -three • occasions when the life-boats had Put off in.rePly to signals of di stress, u t e h a e vessel either got out - of or the crew was rescued danger b t y other means. Again, crews assembled several times to give assistance, but were not required to put off services the crews were Paid nseeaak Poi these valuable these services took place in storm I weather .Nearly all 'seas; and often in the dark hour oaf night ;and heavy single ae6derit haPpened to either of the life-bZt. t s il o t r ) to one of the gallant fellows who had put off in them. On , -these and on'occaSiOns of 'quarterly exercise, these life boats were manned: rohably:by no less than- 4,000 per sons. Siich'ptieticaLproOfs as these of the great value of the Royal N.atiOii4l'Life-boat Institution in a mari time emintry like ours, 'cannot possibly be over-rated, • "and surely ft bas,the highest !dal* on our support , and the more we 'hear of its operations on various , p a rts of the coast,..the more we feel urged to.press its, elauns on public notice.. Contributions in aid of this philanthro pic. Bankers of this ' cause . May be' paid into any of the . town, or sdrit direct to the - . Secretary ofthe National 1‘ Life-boat Institution, - 14, ‘rohn-street, A.delphi, London LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. • (Before J. S. lIANSFIELD, Esq.) A VIOLENT AND DA.NGEROUS - OHARA:CTEIL—James .Mason, a disreputable and - ditrigerous character, was brought rip; charged with haying committed aWanted and grievous assault upon officers 43- and 351, in Carlisle. , Street, on Saturday evening l as t ; also for assaulting Mr. IlUichins and his servant girl. The prisoner having been asked by the magistrate what he had to say, said he could not account for it.—Mr. Mansfield : You must: pay a fine of ,£5, or be .committed for two months. 44SAIILT AND ROBBERY.—SamueI Hodgson. was brought up by officer. 144. on the charge of: haying robbed James MacGowan 0f.45., and stabbing him with a knife... The complainant stated that he had only left the hospital that morning. The-assault and robbery took place at Gibraltar-row on -Saturday everiing:last. The case haVin* been, proved against the prisoner, he was committed for trial. at the assizes. A - DISOBEDIENT SiamlN.—Captain Richard.' Lebb. charged a stout-looking man, named Carl . Rossman,l . under the 243rd` section of the Merchant Shipping; Act,' with wilfully disebeyine. orders.-L-Mr. Cobb appeared for the prosecution, aneMr. Black for the - defence.=—lt .appeared - that' the prisoner shipped on board the brig Providence, of which the complainant was master, as an ableseaman, - for the voyage from LiVerpool to the Coast of Africa. On the 23rd of August, when the vessel was in Lagos Roads,' the crew were called .on deck . to put in a quantity of the ship'4 cargo, which was brought alongside, when the prisoner rcfused to,work,. and threw off his coat to fight the complainant. During': .the 'remainder - of the voyage the prisoner conducted himself in a disgraceful manner; and he was at last put off duty inconsequence of his had coriduet.H-Mr. Black Contended that, as the day on which it was alleged that his client first refused to work was Sunday, it ought not to be charged against him. It might have been the custom of the port, but it was a' bad one. The corn plainant admitted to having presented - a gun at the pri soner when the, - .quarrel: took jplaee t .and , 'Mr.' Blttek thought if .there were blame existing at all, it was on . both sides.—The prisoner was sent to gaol for, two .weeks, and to forfeit two days' wages. . WIFE BEATING AGAIN.—A - wild looking fellow, ap ;pearently about forty years of age, was charged by police-officer 513, with committinga brutal assault on his wife. ' The, officer said he was on duty on Saturday night.' and on passing a court off Rathbone-street, where the prisoner lived, he heard a great noise like a woman - screaming: He went to the house from 'whence the dcreares proceeded and found the door locked.. He-then :looked 'in through ;the windaiv:aad saw the priSOner standing' over his wife who lay prostrate on. the floor, and beating her with all his might. with a chair. He got inside, and after taking the man into ousted) , took' the woman to the Southern - Dispensary to have her . wounds' dressed. -The surgeon who dressed her wounds was ocn attendance, and - he stated that ,the woman - had received a contused wound 'in the arm, and a 'small artery'was cut, causing an extravasation of blood, besides' several other injuries. The prisoner set up the usual defence;—that his wife sold and pawned - every thin;, and that he could not pay the debts as fast as s h e contracted them.' Hewas sent to gaol for a month. RousEsit- Or £lOO BY TWO SHEFFIELD BOY - S.—John Pickering, aged 14 years, Nids: h . Falglit up by detective officer.W.CollOch, char&edWith - haVing,"in company with' lad named Barker, robbed inreek captain of £lOO on Friday week, in Liverpool. : . The facts,of the case are, simply,,these.: 7 ---The lads, during.the course of last week, applied" to 'e Greek captain healed Nikolarery P. Keleadrh, ,whos,e vesselwas lying in one of the LiYerpool docks, for a passage to Greece, offering to work their passage over, . and were' accepted to till the place of cabin boys. On Friday last they made their way. , into 'the captain's apartments, and finding a sea-chest o_2en ; they at once proceeded to examine its contents. . turning,oyer some; minor arlicles ' they found a bag.centaining - .4100 in gold, which - they divided, and the same night started • to Sheffield. The robbery haring. been discoYered, traces of their whereabouts were 'followed up, and the result. was that the captain and a detective' left„Liverpool and arrived in Sheffield next day, The matter was reported, to Mr. Jackson, the chief. eonstable_of Sheffield, as well as the detectiYe-force, bat ,every aVailable means to de tect them was fruitless. On Sunday afternoon, detee .tiVe-officer Leonard, of Sheffield, secured Barker ; and," althoUgh the 'other prisoner had been in. his company only a few minutes previously he was no where to be foam!. Barker was remanded by- the magistrates at :Sheffield . to the magistrates here, and on Friday last the Other. prisoner was arrested at Doncaster by M'Culloch, one of the Liverpool detectives. The result of . this arrest was that Pickering'gave a full explanation of the robbery to the detective-officer at Sheffield. A greatportion otthe money had been expended by the, prisoners in chasing cheese and being swindled by sharpers. 'previously to their arrest; however, £54 of it has been recovered. He was remanded' untilVednesday, when Barker will'. also be brought up. The whole case reflects much - credit' upon detectives McCulloch and Leonard. ASSAULT AND Rcinany.—A man named Daniel.: Atkins was charged With having assanited- James M,GOwan, on - Saturday night. It appeared that M'Gowan, who:resides at Birkenhead, was somewhat under the influence of drink and on his way to the land ing-stage, on. Saturday night; about twelve o'clock, he passed down Gibraltar-row, where the prisoner resides. He was knocked down by a blow 'he received on the right side from some person behind. He got up On his' hands - to see who it was that had knocked him down, Whew he received three kicks on the-right ear, but did not see who gave theni.to . -Police-officer 'l44'was attracted td, the Spot by the disturbance, and When within a few yards of the prostrate' man, he saw' the pri - - :sonar kick him,on the ear. The officer took M'Gowan to' the Northern Hospital, as he was i.Completely insen sible, but on his way he recovered his senses again ; arid, on searching his pockets, found that a purse containing three shillings had been taken from him. After leaving the man -at the hospital he returned to the prisoner's house 'and found him standing - on the cellar steps with a shoemaker's knife in his hand, and when ha told him that he (police-officer) had come to arrest him on the charge of having assaulted M'Gowan : he refiised to. go, to the bridewell. There were about twee ty persons on the street, nearly all women 'or bc:ys'i , at the time the assault was -eonsiritted: The surgeon who attended to the.cpmplainant, stated that - when the. 'man was taken. to 'the ,besjoital . he Waa-bleeding : profneely from the right ear,' and 'partially insensible, but he could not say whether:fro - in the' injuries or from drink. 'He complained very much of a pain in the head. From the symptoms it was likely that the man had received a 'fracture of the internal ear; and if that were so, it was possible that inflammation might set in, and in all proba bility death would ensue. The prisoner was sent -for trial at the assizes, and the complainant was taken back to the hospital. • • • . The tirst, of two steamers; intended for the navigation of the Ganges, is now ready for launching from Mesirs:' Reid and Co.'s shipbuilding-yard; at Port - Glasgow; and is.inimediatelfto be towed-round to Liverpool'f6;receive •ler engines, Which have'been , construeted by - • Messrs. Fawcett and Preston; the eminent engineers. • A communication from ' , nem* in . the Cologne da:ett'e, states :—" The Austrian naval authorities seem' inclined to 'introduce. the French invention of gunboats plated with iron. At all events, an experithent with that view ,baS been-Made. at Maria-Zell, in Hungry, by covering with iron plates a large chest made of thick planks, and then firing 48-pound balls' at it from a distance of 400 yards. - -The effect is said to have been astenishing; as the balls were shattered to - pieces without breaking any of the plates." , THE PRETENDED "REFORM" COMPACT WITH THE DERBY MisisTity.—The interesting addition to the controversy which Mr.:Miller, M.P: for Leith, provoked, on this subject,hae now,been published, in the shape of a.correspondence - between Mr. Lindsay and Mr, Disraeli._ The hon. Member for . Sunderland was alarmed lest his constituent "should continue to think that hi s y o t e .i n support of the Couservntive gover 'lent had.no reference whatever to the subject'ot Parliamentary Reform," and. he, therefore,. requested Mr. Disraeli to - state whether there was not "an understanding, in regard to two great public questions, which was put:by me .into writing, read to you; and discussed .on various occasions with yOu ;" and whether it,.. was not , on the of . that being married • out, .(if your Govern- . went was - kept in otlice),•and for no other consiaeratiOn, ' that 'we agreed to vote against those who - desired to overthrow tlfe then existing Administration." Mr. Disraeli, in 'reply,- stales that such an understanding did exist, and that the Goyerriment gave ,a pledge.that, in dealing - With the :question of : reform, they "should not hold themselves hampered' hy the bill - recently rejected; but should - deem themselves free to make such a pro .position as the requirements of the country, with a clue consideration of the recent expression of. public Opinion, ..might fairly warrant." But no.. document appears to havewghatt been ise . signe stated at the h a e nd Li t ve o r r p d D ool e b rb an y ci i u s et t justified in . hus - WATER COMMITTEE. The _weekly meeting of _this committee was held „in the To Fit Clerk's room, at the Town-hall, . yesterday,. Mr. T. L. Hodson. presided; and the other members present were Messrs. Crellin, Woodruff; Turner, Jeffery, Rae, Wagstaff, Estill,_Farnworth, and Earle. Before the regular business was proceeded -with, ' Alderman WOODRUFF to. have some informa tiOn in. reference to a report passed by the committee, some time ago, recommending the discontinuance of the practice hitherto- adopted of allowing discounts '.uPon houses of £l3 and upwards. He for one was certainly not prepared to go the length of the report ; and he had been given to understand that the matter could be re considered. -He thou.-lit it'ohly fair to reconsider the question, in justice to the large number of persons in tereited in that class of property. Tlie„Cfrf A TR Mit N . I.tilerstaocl-that. _the ._wholo-Jaestion was TO - be gone i ‘ nto by the new committee as soon as it, was formed. • Mr..- 7 114,-4---thought- the--matter---had —already---been definitively settled by a resolution of the Council. - Mr. JEFFERY said he understood that a; deputation of persons - out of doors would be received bythe committee. The OrintßmAs said they could have no objection to listen to a deputation.; and the, subject then dropped. , Mr: C. TURNER. said he had, a-complaint to make of the charge for water made to the Dock Board. They paid 13d: for the water used at the Albert 'Ware house, which was equivalent to 2s. 30., where the town paid 9d. They, also Paid 3d. at the Stanley and Wap 7 ping - Warehouses, which was equivalent . to Is. ltd.. The Dock Board were. therefore paying : in one case more than one-half , more, and in : the other case more than double what was charged to the manu. .facturers in town. That supply was for the hydraulic machinery at . the,docks. He was sure the committee Would consider this question. Mr. DUNCAN' said the aiuounts charged were properly stated by Mi. Turner. Mr. TURNER said thaVoriginally, the Water -com mittee laid down certain pipes, and did certain extra work, but the additionaL eharge put upon the Dock Board had amply made up - fdr - thilexpen T ditUre ; and he contended that the board should now be put on the same fdoting as the :town was charged . for manufacturing purposes. The CHAIRMAN quite Concurred with- -Mr; tinier that the Dock Board should not be charged - mote than other parties were charged. Mr. Dungan undettook.tO bring up a report on - the whole subject,-and then, the committee would .be in a position to deal with it.. Mr. TURNER hoped that the •committee would.•-;allOw the D'oek Boatd to put ordinary taps On the fountains re cently erected along the docks. The water engineers hag suggested the intermittent tap, but that was a tap which was frequently, out of order. It was understood that the request was cOMplied with: - In answer t6 , Mr. Jeffery, the Chairman stated that he understood the charge of a guinea a' year" for each fountain was for a .continiious supply of water. From the weekly statistics of Mr. Duncan, the engineer; it appeared that the total quantity of water: received from Rivington during the week was 43,853;866-; quantity pumped from the wells,' 36,765,745 ; total, 80,619,611 gallons. In washing out mains and sewers,, .Bcc., 1,500,000 gallons of water had been u'Sed during the , week. It was further reported that.the rainfall for : the week ending the 19th instant, in the district of Rivingthn, was 8-10 of an inch.: The Roddlesworth reservoir had fallen 3 inches ; the Rake, 41 inches ; the Auglezark, 1.51 inches ; the Prescot, 'No. 4,1 1 - inches ; the' Prescot, No. 2; had risen 1.6 i inches, : and the !tivington, 0.71 inches. The :engineer added , " I hiVe carefully considered, the, question of supplying the town exclusively from Rivington, and will be - ready to comply with any order the committee may cliooSe to give on the subject by the end of neit month, trusting by that time to have the pipes, referred to put in. ; The reservoirs were last up.to the ordinary top water line in the beginning of May, of the present year; and as, an unmeasured quantity of water was run to waste in February; March, and April, and a considerable quantity of rain is yet due on the year (about eight inches), any statement as' to - the quantity which has been received and passed through the reservoirs, up to the present time, would not be fair. As soon asthe circumstances are parallel, this subject will be resumed; and particulars submitted to the committee." This concluded the public business before the com mittee. • WOitKING MEN AND TAXATION.—It iS said that statistician, wishing to illustrate the wealth of the city r of London,.oloServed to a friend that the average income of the persons standing- out of the rain under a parti cular archway was £30,009 a-year. • The persons under the archway proved to be Baron Rothschild and . a ney sweep. The - Viorking classes in England have assuredly the chimney,. sweep's share in tax paying. - Whatever be the immensity of the taxation which presses on the easier classes, it is no.extravagant paradox to. say : that the English labourer pays nothing- at all. ,lie .pays nothing on his bread, nothing en his meat, nothing on his clothes, nothing on his house.' Certain indul gences which come near being nedessariestea, beer,-and . tobacco—still hear, it is true, the burden of some not very heavy iniposts ; but everybody knew loitg. ,before thi Liverpool. agitators took up the matter, that whenever the expenditure of the . state could he. reduced, the duties on-these commodities' would be thefirst to go.. At the -present Moment England is, we - believe, the only country in the whole world in which a man can support life without paying-any taxes whatever. COMpare the - position , of our working man with - that of the,Piench labourer, whose government levies protective' imposts on every single. article' he• eats or puts, on, with petroi duties in addition, if he lives in a town, on the very Vege r tables which form the bulk of his meagre fare. Compare the English operative 'with - the - Americhn citizen, - who, '' without one lord to oppress hivi froniCanadd to Mexico, has nevertheless to pay tribute on his - . clothes to the Lowell spinning companies, and on iron,. the. first neces sary of production, to the' masters of the Pennsylvanian forges. Of course there is no one in any country who -is net more or less -affected by the remote and indirect operation of taxation. But the English mcohanic really -Only. feels it so far as it limits production, and thus curtails employment. That does not,. however, alter 'the fact that the working class has here beep relieved from immediate contribution to the public, purse with . a solicitUde unrivalled in the history of the world.— Satyrdeii/ DEATH OF ,TAMES 'R.A.,—Jamos Ward, the Paul Potter of the Englishrschool, and the oldest of the RuYal Acadenticians,, died on Wednesday evening, at the patriarchal age of 91. James Ward was not only an artist himselfi but the centre and . representative of a family of artiste. lie was the brother-in-law of Mor land; the father-in-law of Jackson, the father of George Raphael Ward, _the engraver,- uncle of 'William Ward, the engraver land grandfather of Mrs. Edward : M. Ward, whose works are among the delights of female artists' .genius in our, daY. . Ire began . life as an engraver, ,in which profession he obtained a first-rate reputation, and his . engravings are still highly valued .by connoisseurs. One of his mostcelebrated .prints is after R,embratidt, " Cornelius . the Centurion.:' It was comparatively late in life when' he became an Academician,-as he had taken up the professiOn of painting when he was verging ,piymiddle. age. The success which he gained as an antmal.paiater was signal;. he,was what we should now: coll. the -Landseer of, his.day; .and in the zenith of his :reputation, earned- his £5O , and sometimes-,XZQ a-day by his ,portraits 'Of horses 'and bulls. Not- content r with animal painting, and . being ambitious to distinguish;. .himself in high historic art, he competed fora-,: large :picture of the ‘,Tritimph of ; the , Poke of Wellington," painting avast gllegorical work; and,:earried the _day over the ;heads ,of - Hayden l and : ,11iltort; 7; _ This _ work is ,now in ,ChelseA l lloSpital, for whichiinstitution -it was- painted. ,The Ivo& of his which the public - of fifty years ugo-m6st adniiied„ And- the one which. procured for hint the general designation of the English Paul Potter, is the-marvellous picture of ." The Bull," which picture. is now the: chief ; attraction, of the Crystal Palace picture: gallery.—Athoi&Ppn. THE WIFE-MURDER AT ,COVENTRY. • John Kington, weaver, at Coventry, was charged on .Saturday; before the city magistrates, 'and T; Loden, Esq., mayor, with the wilful murder of Elizabeth Ann Kington, his wife; on the . previons Saturday, 'under the following - circumstances :--Having. been married.to•his victim in Easter. week, 1858, she 'had - the same month a, child, which is.still DifferenceS appear to have arisen lutieen the couple soon after their marriage, for they separated ,and.lived apart. In June last they be came reconciled:. In August . the wife applied to the ma ' gistrates for protection against her husband, on the ground that he had brandished knives before her inbed and threa- . tened:to "do for her." Not finding sureties; he was committed - to prison, but was liberated, on finding bail, on the 23th September. From that time he - never ceased to request her to go and live with him again.. She _refused to return to him; and, on Saturday morning week, he met Ilk by appointment on the outskirts- of Coventry. She had taken the precaution to have with' -her her brother ;. but Kington struck him, and told him to go away,, the boy having, as the prisoner says, pre viously asked his sister to "leave that villain." After iiranglinglogether for some time, he reproached her with - infidelity, and.seized her savagely. - She iMplored forgiveness; but the murderer, - telling her he had 'for given her " times enough," pushed her down, and cut her throat across with a table knife. On being taken lilto. - custOdy;-lie Made .no Secret of his crime.• • Walter Holmes deposed that he went with his-sister, • Ann Kington, to meet her husband, on Saturday . week. He struck him. Prisoner—What did I " hot" you for ? Witness—l never spoke, but I saiv you pulling her about: • Prisoner—You interfered with us on Friday night. Holmes-LI, did ; yes. - -- Prisoner--Didn't I tell you to go to your work, and didn't you say to: my wife, "Come away from that vagabonal?" The witness-denied that he did. , Prisoner—Have you not stopped in the street, pulled your handkeichief out, and spit in' my face ? Witness—l never interfered with you or your affairs. Kingtou—You are, all capable - of sivearing anything. James Jones,' labourer, was called, and said he saw the murdered woman run away 'from the prisoner. Prisoner-- 7 She never ran a yard from the time I took her from Arnold-row to when I killed her. (Sensation.) You never saw me put the knife at her throat. ' The Mayer—Yea must Confine yourself' to the evi dence. The witness thought he saw you do it. -, Prisoner—l have a right to speak for myself when 'a lie is spoken against me. 'Didn't you hear my wife 'say, - . ".Oh dear! master, take care of 'me ?" Jones—l did not. Prisoner—You went from the middle of the field into Pain's-lane, and When you came lack I had murdered her there. When did you see me ? Witness—l saw you first when:you. were kneeling on your miStress: , Prisonei-;--Hadn't you been watching me ? ' - Witneis—No, I had .not.. I was - never nearer than 20 yards. The little girl diq not call to me. Prisoner—She did. I speak the truth, 'for I. know it is no use telling lies. _ The Mayor,-,-I am afraid that your questions will not ( assist you. Prisoner—l don't want to be assisted; Iwislito die. Mr. Roe, watchmaker, said—On Saturday last, he heard Jones cry out "Murder," and -on proceeding to the spot, he saw the prisoner cutting his wife's throat with a knife. He raised himself up a little and pointed the knife at him (witness). Prisoner—l never saw you. I never saw you in my life , b - efOre. Witness-1 know you well. John Edmonds- 7 I heard the prisoner say if the knife had been sharp enough he would have cut the woman's head off. Police-constable Jackson spoke - to securing the knife, which he found dose to the body. It was bent at the , end. Mr. ,Dresser, surgeon, gaV6 evidence as to the con dition &the' body. There 'were - three - gashes on the neck, and one of tlxe hands was cut, as if ;with grasping some sharp instrument. The Mayor—You have now heard the evidence, prisoner. YOu have nothing__to _fear from any threat, and nothing to : hope from any favour, ,which may have been holden out to you. Have you anything to say ? Kifigton. (coolly)—I have nothing -,to say, until my - trial. . 11he prisoner was then taken into Coventry Gaol. He will not _be removed thende to Warwick until the 15th of December. It is said that Kington has been feur separate' times in gaol. prior to this. In June, 1854, he was corn :mitted for stealing a handkerchief ;• on the subsequent October for stealing a waistcoat since that for as saulting a female ; and on the 15th Aug'ust for threatening. his wife. He has a most repulsive look. No soliciter has been retained by his friends, as, he enjoys sufficient self-confidence to wish to "qonduct his own case." • . n .::•(.91r • . Ora :NATIONAL DEFENCES.--Fingland! ifiguld 'plate` reliance-only inner own measures tct provide:effectually - for: the Safety of the state ;,.and, In aealisei so righteous, put her ; trustin Almighty-God, that, he ,will. bless with. , suecesOlie . :Plans armed ;by human skill, with the ap plianceg - of human, Means, to enable her•to,repel any. improvoked aggression that maybe attempted against her. independence, and thus avert from this highly favoured land the greatest of national caiiiiiiiffa , To,put England in a state of . perfect •seCurity, in the Manner stated in this paper, there must be ; as has been said—lst. A standing navy - fully adequate to the proteetion of her colonies and her commerce • in every region of the earth, and moreover to maintain -a decided superiority in the Britis,h2;,Chane.l;. ' 2ndly: Theie" Must - be . an efficient army at ; home, subject to 'reduction on: a peace establishment in proportionaethe naval resources of the_ country are developed, that developinnat extending to the full of what may be ; required ,in . a state .of, ,waro 3rdly. The militia, must be completely:, enrolled by resort to 'the ballot, all trained by rotations Of 'regiments • during, peace, and be ready for - embodiment: 4thly. The irregiilar forces' of the-Country, all enrolled and compldtit , 'ori" :paper,' ad 'eterciii4 in • - their peCulii duties, miist be ready to'spring into ractiVo existence by proclamation- sthly. ' The naval arsenals,-: harbours,- and roadsteads must .be well fortified,.: equipped, and garrisoned. The capital covered- and protected from insult in the best.4iiannet:that military'lleitlerienee 'can Sugge,st, c .egmsistently . with the means:•at s;)Air • (Its-, posal, and with the general defence and safety ..cif the, country. 6thly. The military arsenal, or arsenals., niust ber-eStablished in the most coni'enient point 'or points 'in the inteiior Of the country, .• Coast roads and , railways must •be constructed along' the -shores most accessible to the - enemy, and' the moveable • batteries of ordnance- must: •r be stored'. - in rstations close :to ,the I lines by which thoSe batteries,:may - ; be rapidly moved to _threatened points. 7thly.--Forts and fixed bat teries must be constructed - for - Ae!.tiefencerof :all the great, eurnmercial cities and, communities through out the .kirt(rdoin- 7 -- i phrtibularly ,on . the 'Mersey; the Clyde, the Tvne.,: - and- the. Forth. These, 'must be laid .out:-•by ailfidAittgineers, and armed - with the'; •powerful- . ordnance:of the 'present day ; they must bey: • manned; by Volunteer geriners, raiied;:by the- •pUblie- spirit of those commercial communities, and their.eri;: - ercises for instruction must continue without inter mission-even inlime :Of pence ; 01614 1 -will- tiiiii be left -available for •the.defenceiof,the naval arsenals; harliory and rOidafeags„,Tand for, service. of . th? a,•VnY P',, , T?:" field, all the:well-trained artillerymen , 0 ! s%.' l :lr- 0 ,4'."- ) r ru e! b : i ic . l , , • T t h h e_ ti countrys i)te a r ex. clein,fii.T a n tn. e t re ci p_ ir e r b i c :s s h t:crt a herte e s u u rea. tri o al c_4 s en oirf t . Britain 'Will h e anapproachabl.e, her !Il.pre,s,i.,4ext) foe,gnable, -Etightnd be made i n vineible.—Fforif Ob s ervations - on' , 11-od&21 Systems of -ql7 ,ca tonv the' interior"Of the • country- impenetrable by a and__ I HoWard Douglas, Bart.. • THE AMERICAN MINISTER AND THE . CHINESE OFFICIAL A correspondent of the Journal of Commerce, writing on board the United States ship-Pewhattan, under date of the 15th of !lily, gives the following account of Mr. Ward's interview with the Governor-General of one of the Chinese provinces :—" The conference was novr opened, being sustained entirely on the one side, and mainly by the Governor-General on the other, the second red-button Mandarin only occasionally joining it. The Governor-General was neatly but plainly dressed, easy, gentle, and polite in hiS bearing, and, however 'earnestly speaking, using but 'little gesticulation. age is fifty-two years. He is moderate in stature and size,.and altogether, xentally, physically, and in Manners, in a good degree of harmony with Bute poll ideas. Different in all respects was his associate , _ a stout, gross-built man, mid his face indicative also of grossness of mind, cheerfhl and even laughing' and considerably -boisterous in conversation, which he wi g ' iened.and enforced by.the use of muc h ges ticulation' From his appearance he m'alit,be. judged to be abo ut forty years old. As soon as they we re sea t e d in di e room the Governor-General 'asked' the Mi n ister What had brought him to the north. He re pli e d th a t he /se on his way to Pekin, there to exchange th e r a titicatiosl of the treaty. The Gev - eiricii, ...--s,eneral-ask.ed _if lie ha d heard of the battle T.which' lied )recently. taken Pl° with the English. The niter replied, Yes.' I : he Governor-General then asked if the Engli s h -h a d not at e d veryhastily. and improperly. The Mini s t er replied, These.,, difficultiea - must be settled by th emse l ves. H e 1' pursuing the course marked out by th e A mer i can tree* that he hoped and believed that the Chinese Gain client would abide by the stipulations of th e t rea ty, en furnish him with the means of .going to Pekin.' T he Governor-General replied that : the treaty was t o be er changed at Pekin, but that the:Minister could not go t° Pekin until the arrival of the commissioners, o ° l Shanghai, who had been appointed by his Majesty to con' ' duct him there. Our minister said that,itr,tas a matter t ° him personally of no hive - nal:foe' Where he remained, b ut it was not respectful to th - e nation -- he represented t ° 'keep him :Mere than a month off the coast, awaiting the arrival of the commissioners, and that. heshauld so report it to his Government. The Governor-General asked at What point he Would prefer remaining until th e arrival of the commissioners. Our Minister - replied, 'ln Pew' or on' board his own 'frigate.': ' The GOv e r nor -Gencre' then :proposed, that :if neither. of - the commissione rs arrived within ten days, of that time, our. Ministe r should. then proceed to Pekin, and there await the arrival of the commissioners from' Shanghai. T o thi s our Minister assented, and' subsequently all prepare' tions were made for Mr.lrad aid : hi) . _ party by the Governor-General. The hall soon became so crowd ed with Mandarins of various ranks, all desirous t ° ,see : the strange sight, - and - to :hear, even if they could not understand, all of them standing throug h the whole session;-, that they obstructed the eirenie' don of the . air, and made the heat oppressive. It was estimated that about fifty of these . officials O re present in this contracted room. It seems Ito he privilege among The Chinese to attend upon such ever sions, showing that there is a democratic element eve n under this despotic government; and it is said to' bees' tensively, diffused, and sometimes quite rigorous, t he people Of a i neighlionrhood or district even pos 6 ' l ! printed notices and 'Calls for" crop meetings,' to get ' 4 ; petitions :and remonstiances against'the wrongs they ly e be suffering from. he Mandarins. Refere nce was n ia , t , in the conversation to the recent action at the Moe" of the Peiho, when 'it was remarked by the G o verao7 General that the hasty and rash conduct of the Eng lLs had produced all the' mischief, attempti ng to , 1,, that the Chinese officials- had been highly ih r , b rat ing and entirely unexcepti ona bl e . It 'was e"e that his Excellency and others were quite an; in contemplation - of the Past and the tl ittl "; and were even alarmed by their victory. This o i.e especially,' evident when the Gove r ne r in qu i re d about t u a English fleet, and was told ithat bothithe French an d English Ministers had left the -Gulf of Petcheelee an gone down: to, Shanghai. Obviously they desired to con' - ciliate the good opinion -4 Mr, Ward and: the Coniine: dore, and secure .their interposition and kind office'! though they' did not avow this. Some notice of the Chinese military; as they appeared on this occasion, Iney not be - out Of place. The troops through which the cave" cade passed seemed to. be of two kinds. Those .on th e right of their line, which rested on the hall of conferenc e ' were dressed in a uniforni which, frOm its uniformity e fa ei..ga r hi f bn r o o : m uinaig lin be i_f ; :_ithoe, in wear and tear, seemed to have but recently coo )e 'into use, consisting of a short - bitte - Cetton blouse, wi th lappels and cuffs of ,red, - while a sort of medalh h °ll o in ChineseMaracters was worked in, white. itni s tg breast. 'Mosi - of them were armed with spears, the 7 3, e l x l e e t h e e n f r o e :m: e t h h e u e l l e d ~unpainted, and apparently new. The heads were of son, ~unpainted, st, size, with smooth. faces, : indicative..of occepatioo ' r e l o f a and quite rusty. ii d am if ere wil o nh o d: oi r otii s rateoa r mwf a if,i t on: s h aes e e.di r y:_l.i t ys h ot.orrc a to n iuiet. : s u ru ne t p h 4p a nii n ih:ga rt:,:zaoop_optkt two-thirds a s, .rif c ,,ei d .t he They were stern and 'steady in demeanour, ha vi a. ri u• : air of regalar troop s , th oug h w ith ou t pretens ions '' ° l3.l ,ot ropeari drill. FourLfifthi - wer e a rm ed With ille tc heo s. muskets and ,swords,... - and the_ remainder With The; archers :seemed. to have been selected for stat ure strength. They were not in uniform, except Pat ne we r all; Wore black leather boots, reachinr* to the 1 - ° fiait of the calf of-the - irr ---- Th - e - rp tri-vorece;i,.. with broad AailAri n is, To - r - '4'enixtiditi_lll er r : c if. so as to ri;e above and conecaL the to p of the OP' cumstanep which led _some of, the English soldiers , got close np fo,the forts,when the ! attempt was made storm them, to illicit( that they- wore „their black; er , plaited,. and standing straight up fromtheir heads• pe e, haps these troops were Mongol Tartan. The cenfe re so l -which laited about two hours, ended with th e 11 . t he Ceremony: of Or leave-taking , w he - / A l a ad inipister Commodore, and their attendanfs, l crow de : v io 'squeezed again Into (their moving dens, and the o ' e r ,eade returned to theiktty and jhrilcs 7 iiith th e ve iW i monies already described. In passing down the . _ rejoin the , Toeywan the party was saluted by abq' oe r . cavalry drawn up on the left bank .opposit6 the eer too wan ; they were mounted on !pall horses, but .! w eat / distant for close inspection and intelligent ceni ni New Pork Times. f .411.114.. 7 1 . a1 11 °`,„10 1 The head mastership of HarrsW -- School , ez o o rt'-; vacant by-the resignation of.the Rev.. Dr. , L ''6e lP- 0. _„„ - Who has held the-appointment during tiA laOlt o atev' has been conferred, Upon. the Rev. Henry *Butler; 8.A., Fellow of-Trinity College, Canibr /or , THE BRIBERY INQUIRY AT NORWICH.---- 1 1 1 •Al 0 1 : with Liberals have carried the internecine pelitilatur fare still further against their opponents. On - to i 13i f g o, ; day, suninionses were issued .against,. Sir .Ss nold, who claims One of the seats at i present of Norwich, and the Rev. S. F. resterifa giant e t shall, Norfolk, one, of : his 3013.9, • to: answer an f e e t j tion charging them with conspiring to l a st, `;'; -S,ainizel's return at the general election, AP' io ns t ir 'bril3ery-fend ill sal 'practices. A secod ea°, of Si r =also „,,ta issued : against Mr. J. Jr. Bigno , the Samuel!s sons,' .ollargiN : him with bribery elli er dinan io occasion ; a third Summons against,Captain , t ',lves,' of a'- similar - charatter ; and a fohrth WS! against -•,:Mr; 7 .James: ' , Hardy' anti Mr. Ge°l i , nel • 131 f0 charging #Nrilwith,;eenspiring.with_ Sir 'S s "_. s al on 4 nold and, the iltey..S. Biold, to effect •'L b ri n return;-at fife, general election in April las n t, i tg and improper means. All these gentleirie c 'lll°lt' 4-1-ens 'iritinenee in the Conservatives..,er9.l? the - There are now no less than five leading - 1 -'_7 3w pat Seven Conservative.; summoned, and 5,.!.x 0. 5 " decision of the inh.giatrates. -- ~~ ~: ~ tL E ittn DT( the • Q u a Whi el 6qp, , theil ' , on; It Or 1 %kip el te P l tOod: 1, 4 s 41,t,i, N(NA R 4 4) e P 1 the i t 4, th ai ••••\ • t JU G 414 NORTHERN DAILY TIMB. - - NOVEMBER 22, 159.