Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-22 00:00:00

6 SOCIETY FOR MISSIONS TO SEAMEN, MERSEY BRANCH. A aid'i P 'mi2eting, , , to bring before all who':trc inter tstedp7the shipping and commerce of Liverpool the urge Ilhims of this valuable society, was h , ld in the' large` tall of the Sailor' Home, yesterday afternoon. The ditendanee of seafaring men was considerable; and, nu `8 of gentlemen who take an interest in the reli= and.social welfare of our seamen, were also ,presefir His Worship the Mayor, T. D. Anderson, Esq., g. r esided on the occasion ; a n d on th e pl a tf or m werei— . .fessrs., J. C. Crosbi e W. J. Tomlinson, S. R. Gravd; Geo. Grant, Ralph TiFocklebank, P. A. Clint, W. Blhn, Christopher Bushell, A. B a lf unr , W. G regson , Jok.David Rowlands, Robert Rankin, R. A. Payne, W. K Onnhrough, A.,Boyd, Dr. James, Geo, M'Corquo dale, W. Cliff, Adam liOdgson, Parnell, W. Armstrong, BarryrSimoson„ B. Darbyshire, Andrew Conborough, WOM, ltd. Fry, R. Wright, Chas. Bushell; Chas. Tomlinson ; the Revs._Xector Cainphell, Dr. M‘Neile t Thring, J. J. Butlei, B, Dandy,. Buph, C. Lairence,i Cowan, Welsh; Maynard,' Carter, g Wart, F. More, A. Grove, Lane, Wrench. - _ After prayer by the Rev. Mr. Butler, the , eliaplaip of rue ior;' Home, T' 77- no Cum ELM A. N ' said--Gentlemen and fellow-towns men, there is perhaps no society connected. with this great-;seaport town---the first in the kingdom—over whosa, proceedings the" mayor might with more Propriety' be cal/ad:upon to preSide; and .whese- inhabitatits ought t) beonore , ready to come • forward to 'take' a lively( interest in than the one whoseelaims we are met 'to advocate to-day—the Mersey Branch of the Missimia to' Seamen; Feeling this, I have had very great pleasure in aeeeptinc , the invitation of the committee to take the chair Ripon this occasion, and I sincerely'trust that the merchants of this great town may heartily respond to the appeal that is to he 'made td them this day. I need not say that 'there' is no community 'in the world which is more indebted to the seamen than that of Liverpool, or who ought 'to be more ready at all times to come' for ward to assist in everything that is possible to be done fir their welfare. And, though Liverpool has done nnethitig towards this object in establishing a Mariner's Church, a Bethel - train, and the noble institution in ' whielf we are this day met, yet I think we must admit that she. has- not discharged fully her obligations, or re -1 eyed herself of her responsibilities to those to whem the owes soanuch, as the seamen Connected with this port. The title' of the socktv declares its object—missions to . seamen--and its 'printed appeal explains its character. The society; through its chaplain, visits the seaman as soon as he enters the river, and again immediately be fore h%frleaVes it. It shows an interest riot only in his temporalivelfare;butalso in his eternal *elfare. It warns him of-the dangers that he will meet with in coining on shore,An'advise him to place his Money in the Savings' bank, to recommend him to respectable lodging hones in thelbwn, or to our own excellent' institution-=the Sailors' Heine—and in every way tries to assist (though I will.: not particularise -the ways referred to, for they will IA )*ought under tour notice by other gentlemen)— but this-lsociety in' every *ay tries- to assist the sailor ,on coming into port. And, gentlemen, WlThil we know there 'are 40,000 British sailors entering 'this port art- . /really, we can at once' realise the vastness of the field upon which this society haS to operate. and itS im portanee. •• will only °occupy your time fora few minutdPlehger alluding to one thing whch, I )ravt no doubt,- 'some !other speaker will allude to ; but I can not holp alluding to it also, and that is to one who was the first originate this society, and was, I belie)* the first to think of the establishment of a sailor's hOine in this town ; one whose name and whose memory will be always held in grateful remembrance by this community-, and more especially by sailors, and those connected with the shipping of the port. (Hear, hear.) I need not say I allude to the lit; Mr. CeateswOrtli.. (Applause.) It was only a few days before his 'death that, he met me at the Underwiiteis' rooms, and he showed me the testi monials of the late excellent chaplain to this' institution, aid said he tlie4ht he bad found the man that w is exactly suited for our society ; and he was admirably, suited indeed. Although he has left 113, I believe ,we have got a gentlemen in every way as well fitted for the office. I will:not occupy your attention longer, bat call. upon the Rev. Rector Campbell to address . .you: The Rev. Rector- CAMPTiIILL was , loudly applauded. He said: I rise to propose the following resolution : That although , the necessity for iniproving, the religious, moral, and "social Condition of the' British seaman has long been felt, and many valuable efforts have been made in the right direction, yet still,'in' the opinion of this meeting, the c areat . masses of oar seamen have not hitherto been sufficiently ,reached," And the point to which, perbalA I may be permitted to address myself is referred to in the •followin ,, ' passage of the printed appeal : The importance of elevating , the character of our seamen is upon all grounds—religious, national, and social--a: subject of. the. -deepest interest, the maritime strongth and. - commercial greatness of our nation being alike dependent upon this living machinery; while our Christian character :and missionary work among : the heathen natives have, been, and still are deeply.prejadieed by the di elute and degraded habits, of our sailors by whose`conduct we are naturally judged." The s,tate . .of the working classes ,gener4l,ly, in such a • town #ilt i bis ought to be i a matter of ,deep and serious anxiety, pot only to the Clergy, to wham s committed the care of souls, but to every religious aud reflecting mind ; the-state of the seaman's class surely is, a matter of higher,. amounting to national interest,; a matter in which not only oar commercial, but our nationateliara.c ter is involved, without reference to that highest of duties the salvation of souls. (Hear, hear.) If, as we admit n ,righteousuess exaltetb. 'a :natiOn, and, sin is a reproagl to any people, if national honour, as Well as national credit is a thing to be prized, then surely we who beaa k t,that commerce is not only a means of sordid aggrandisement,,but Of spreading the blessings of , lisation,"Christian civilisation I may presume, through out tiri i i . vorld, ought to ,be ashamed that so many of the men who are employed in extruding this commerce should be, as they are said to be, so utterly unwor thy the nation they . represent . or, the religion to which, they profess to belong. It is not my wish to exaggerate acknowledged evils, or bring railing accu sation against any class of men, but, speaking to those who know_ these things_ better than I can pretend - to; do, speaking from hearsay more than from personal know ledge;,kniay be pardoned perhaps from saying, that the blasAenung drunkard and the lawless libertine are hardlyAtting representatives of the merchant , prince, or a ;nominally Christian people. We surely ought to exhibit : a better sample of our home ,productiOn than such as these are described to'be. We are justly anxiolisifor the success of foreign missions, the diffu sion q(biblea t and the spread of Christianity throughout this vast empire - , on the flag of which, as was formerly said of Spain, the sun never sets; but the ;best mode of proselytising is-4,&-4,&, and sincerity. -of our faith by the purity and holiness of our lives ; the best mode of preaChing_ Christianity is to practice what we preach. Andbefore we can expect men to listen to our preaching we must: consider .them as entitled to, ask us, first, whether we are agreed, amongst ourselves as to the form and mode of faith which we require them to,,adOPts and, secondly, whether we not only believe but obey it ourselves ? (Hear, hear.) It is a point of bononr,.then, as well as a Christian duty, to show 'to the world that we are not the selfish; greedy, money getting nation i. of shopkeepers which our calumnious adversaries proclaim us to be. (Applause.) That we have some nobler ob jects in view than the mere acquisitio n of ships, colo nies,that we have a politic s an d and cOMIner.CPA, mission to accomplish, the ififfasionpf that freedom religion which we enjoy at home, and Wish to extend abroad, not by 'the battle of the, warrior; and Conf used noise, iNacl,,garments rolled in 'blood:but by the geatie, arts of peace, that peace by which alone can commerce flourish ; and that. while we have hearts resolved and ,prepared. to guard what has been justly call- .„' L i great*, noblest, and most glorious inheritance in the world, and defend 4o the death otir country, our religion„-and our laws. ; If attacked at home, we are anxious to exhibit ourselves abroad as the missionaries or peaceful civilisation and pure and wide filed religion. (Loud. cheers.) Let, us,- thew endeavour that those who Trepresentlas shouki be the fitting instru ments of sAch an enterprise;- let-there be no ground for the ciiiiihiAtf l eontained in the appeal, no charge of neglect in attempting a remedy forthe evils to which it refers. The , anciety-or missions to seamen promises the best means of remedy ; and I respectfully, but earnestly, recommend it to the support Of the merchants and ship owners_ of this . . great and' wealthy town; (Hear, hear, and applause.!Cannot conclude, sir, 'without some reference to, a leiter which I have received thii ,morning from a gentleman named C. Edward Rawlins, in which, he stir, that tle Perusal_ of the circular has occasioned in him a'Aeli-ng• of great disappointment, not tO say pious indignation, to find therein no reference 'made to the existenV for,nearly:f4ty years at this -port of an inati tutiorf WhietdUring that period hai hien'in operation amonc , the seafaring population, Ile alluded to the Bethel Union ; and lie says "I, , cannot imagine for... ; moment that yen have been the rector of this parish during the whole Of the period, and have been ignorant olthig 'society ; although I have lookedin vain for your name among the Hit of its 'subscribers Or that of any clergyman .)" NoW, I. am afrnidsindividnally I must plead guilty to that which this gentleman will consider a great act of delinquency; for although I must confess I had heard of the 'Bethel Union, yet I • certainly do know' nothing about its operations, however aware I might have been 'of its existence. Being a man, like most . other men, of very limited time, a somewhat limited' purge, and a still more limited capacity.' I really cannot co-operate with all the 'charitable institutions in such a town as this, and, moreover, I made it a-point of daity-to co-operate in no religious societies whatever ,but these, who were •cen nected With the church at_ whose altars I serve. ItApPlause.) And, I haye done this as.a matter of duty, and 'a matter of peass-its-. Tt is impossible for a man to join with every one wbd wishes to do ''' (eed, and my principle has,been to do 'OA to the best of my ability, in my own Way, and to. allow others to do good to the , best of their ability in theirs. (Applause.) Wishing,: therefore, God speed to the Bethel Union for the mood which it has . done; I have confined Myself,. and . ssill continue to confine myself, in inyeneleavoursto do good, particalerly religions good; to that way in which the Church of England prescribes. I trust that I shall not be aucesed of bigbtry, in this. As I said beforetisne, purse and ability are very limited, arid I can only_con-. tine myself to those objects which .I can conscientiously and unreservedly approve, (Applause.) I must apolo gise for having trespassed so long on rthe time of the meetings and I now conclude. (Applause.), ,- Mr`. ItINKIN, who was next called upon, . saecl and gentlemen,—l have very great pleasuse iri, Seconding the motion which has now been proposed by our _Worthy and much respected Rector, the s object in view being to improve the religious, moral, and social position Of the numerous 'seamen frequenting ,this port, by whose service§ I venture to say every individual is direetly or indirectly benefited; and as a merchant .and :shipowner, I feel it to be a duty incumbent on. me to aid in this lendable endeavour. I am not, however, insensible to the difficulties which ,surround the ques tion ; and if I allude' to them, it is not to throw ob-. stades in the way, but in order that the subject may be well digested, so that . the missionary labours may be as usefully applied as pessible, whether on the river. or on the shore. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Rankin went on to say,. that when ships arrived at this port, their object was to, enter into tlie docks as early as poisible. Therefore, it was not upon every occasion that a missionary going on board could have a full, opportunity of performing his duties with sntisfactien. ,When the vessel came to the dOck gates; the "seamen generally left it. , Again, on eM barking, the case was even worse.. They could not come to the seamen till,the very 'moment the vessel:was going out of the' dtick gates; and the confusion which pre-' veiled' at that moment would prevent, religious instruc tionlheing ,properly given. He therefore felt that a great proportion of the labour must be performed on shore ; and it would lie worih''While considering 4), what extent they could visit the seaman in his lodgings.., In conclusion, 'he would venture, to say that, as a reerChant and a shiponer, he should be most happy ' to siubscribe a certain .amount of his means for so 'deserving an object. (Applause.) Mr. W. knows, who was loudly applauded on rising,. proposed,the following resolution That the imports ance of Wvating the character of. our seamen, whether considered on national or social grounds, is a subject of the deepest interest : since the maritime strength and commercial greatness of oar nation. are alike dependent , Upon the physics"' and moral welfare of this. most important class. of' the community." He thought there ' could be no doubt at all that every line of the motion conveyed tethem truths that called upon them to make exertions in order to increase the efficiency of the' ociety. , We were; indebted to the seaman on more grounds .than one. , They feared no danger which duty called them to. Without those hardy sailors, where. should we be ? •• If they had' not fought the battles of the Nile, of . and orCopenhagen, and many other glorious victories which they had achieved, what would have beep our: position now ? The chances were, if fluise'victieriesalind not been gained, we might . have been sant under the despbtie rule of the first Emperor of the French. The services which they had rendered, not only in defending us from a fereign foe, but in increasing the social pin- forts and, prosperity of the country,, entitled the sea- Merit to the greatest consideration. We should do . - all in ' our power to lseneflt. them ' = and he knew of no means more efficacious, than in having a staff that:_svould give the _sailors good advicecand keep them out of the hands of What. were called Ind sharks. ID was sure it would be a great boon to 'every shipewn'er the' Oort, to contribute to the ftindi of the society; and it would be a light tar indeed, if each. those ship Owners wonldpaY l 'sa. to the he knew the Custom-house woida'reollect it with the greatest pleasure—for the benefit of the seamenof the port. (Fleas, hear.) . When they considered the number of ships that came toS this port, they . would that the' small contribution of ss. each would furnish a large sum, and enable the - society to do a great deal ;of good. (Hear,' hear.) Ile could not too strongly impress p,pon his fellow-townsmen and all present on this occasion, the impedance of the object which' the society had in', view ; but the resolitiOn spoke so fully for itself,- that he would, be wasting ,their time in saying anything more on the subject: . (Applause,) Mr: R. BROCKLEBA.Ni seconded the resolution. He said that he came forward on thiS ground, thatlid wished to identify himself,m.ore particulariY . th an he had 'fifth Orto.' done with this 'soCiety. (Applause.) He' Might sat: that he had been a subscriber to this society from the, very beginning ; and although self-praise was no.recOML mendatioa; he had `something - to do in the 'commence ment of that institution \ in which they were to-day 'assembled.' He had taken some part, too,:in fostering another. institution- s -the 016 rd-frigate Conway. _But he still, felt in his Cunicience that he had .not done as much as he ought to have done to promote the' moral, religious, and social comfort of the seamen. (ApPlause.) Now, he was not 'going 'to flatter the seamen. He knew that many of his brother shipowners had ,been put to serious inconvenience—to great loss by the ,reckless- tress of, individual seamen. He did not speak of them as a body, but he spoke of individual seamen having mit him and others to a very great loss from their reckless ness, particularly in foreign ports. Now, he thought that was the best proof he could .give them of the necessity of a most determined effort to carry this society very much further than it had been carried hitherto. (Ap plause.) He considered thataailorg naturally were not more corrupt than other men. (Hear, hear.) . They were Subjected to greater temptation than most of other men. Arriving from a foreign 'port into a place like Liverpool, they were surrounded by men whose - only interest was to, plunder them. - They had, not' those domestic comforts that fell to the lot of most People. But this,society was intended to direct those men when they ;Owned from their long voyages' to such horses, and; to such places, and especially to this Home, where . .they could -live in security ; and where, if they thought, proper =sand he hoped those who heard:him would 'think proper —they. could deposit their money in a safe, • bank. . (Hear t , hear.): Now, a sailor considered, he was .afraid, by the great mass of the people, as a grog s drinking s amphibious sort of being , that helonged to nobody. He did not like to be per but they must excuse him if he spoke of himself. It was now more than twenty rears since he determined that the vessels of which he had the management should on, go to sea without any. grog ,board. board.. (Hear, hear.) They had previously been ,accnitoMed - to take large quantities, and.* saw. no , need of their doing so. He determined that,it should not be carried on any longer;' and he:Aeyer, from that period to this, found a sailor who was unwilling to .go to sea in a tempesance ship. (APPlause,), If they treated _ them liberally, and gave them a reasonable allowance of °then' lignOrs, . they Perfectly satisfied. He, would give them a, case in. point. .1A vessel of his arrived from. Calcitta on the previous day , She had upwards of for ty people on board, and there was onlyone single case of a manbei drunk, and that was, unfortunately, from a temptation put inthe man's •waywheniti a foreign port. lie thong& that this society would be the Jneana Ao a certain extent of putting a stop to intemperance. I (Hear hear.) He mus t say, too, that good commanders and 'good officers made good men—(hear, .hear,)r—for if a.csailor - Was well treated,lthere was no man more amenable ,to kintinese.: With s these few words, be ,begged to Sec i md • the resolution which had been propysed., , The resolution was put,i and carried unanimously. Mr., S. R. Gnaws, who was received with hiud ap platthe, said--The resolution, which, has been placed in, my bands to propose to-day is—" That the influence for. good or.for evil of such a body of men, both in their native land and when scattered over the,world, has not, hitherto, :been sufficiently regarded, and now calls for the practical consideration of the Christian phila:nthrO pist.', It is but a few days since that I had the 'privilegh of being present at the, distribution of 'prizes on board the Conway,: • which Mr. Brooklebank has . slightly referred to. The object of that institution, as is well known to you all, is directly to elevate the character of the British sailor.. We have met here to-day to promote' the interests of a society which' is • essentially a kindred 'society. (Hear, hear.) Welope - through . this society to reach the hearts, the consciences, and the reasons a the seaman—(hear, hear)—and, by making him abetter man, to help to make him a better sailor. (Applause.) Through the other, we hope indi rectly also to reach him, by placing over him superior officers ; and I don't think it is too much to say, or rather to expect, that,' wherever 'the Conway boys may be placed in command, that there should be a consideration paid 'to the social condition of the British sailor, and that there should be a high tone pervading the disci pline, in Whatever ship those' boys . may command. If we refer to the duties of the British seaman = whether as regarcle the defence of our shores, the thonsand of soul's, that are committed to his keeping individually and col lectively; the property that is entrusted to his care;the advantages which he may possess in a foreign port in maintaining, the dignity and character' of the Britiah nation and Of British shipping---(heir, hear)- , -the bone - fit which he may be to his employer, in assisting him to retain . his Position-in that race of competition' with the foreigner, whioltiwe are nowlabouring under. (Hear, hear.). lf we 'consider these duties, say it is not too much to believe that the influence of seamen for good or 'for. evil,- in their native land or - abroad, is no' Small influence. '(Hear, hear, and cheers.)' If, as I see on this . , flag before me,' a ohr sailors are the' Sinews of our commerce," I believe that it is s only a'questiefi 'of time when their 'donclition will become a great social isuestibn, the solving; of which will not only' rest in the handS of the shipowners of this port, but 'will be taken by every ;Tread interested the 'of England. , (Applause.) Every effort' iherefore, I say, should be made,-and mast be Made, to raise the Condition of the British seamen. am aware that much has been done —that legislative aid has been Called in to interfere---. that Bethels; which have been alluded to by our rector,' have been established—that horneS; haVe been established 'in different parts of the country; but yet apparently they 'have not reached , the root Of the soil. More has to be done, and more will be . done, I believe, by the promotion of such societies as we are here to-day to assist ; and ;it is because I believe that the Missionary Society, especially' the Mersey branch, which has been established .in this port is cal culated to do immense good, that I think I am right in appealing to my brother shipowners to assist in main taining that society, and in giving it that hearty and earnest co-operation which I believe it deserves at their hands.- (Applause.) I am not prepared to say from what cause it is that the' British sailor has not kept pace with the improvement which has taken place in other daises around him, net- is this the , proper place to dis 'cuss it, if I were prepared to • say it ; but it is not the less a fact that while other classes are progressing in the race of intellectual improvement, the British sailor has not kept pace, and rather lags behind. I knew there are exceptions, and there are many creep tions. There are exceptions in this.room ; I see them around me- s --(applause) 7 s=but I speak of those whom we are' more particularly interested in' reaching—thoSe 'men whom Mr. Brocklebank has described as disgracing their ' flag in a foreign pert. (Hear, hear.) • It . is of these men I speak when I speak Of the British sailor not keeping pace with the prossresk which 'has taken place in other , classes ; and it is progress' - I believe that the Mission Sciciety. is : eminently qualified' to reach those men at the proper time and at the proper place, that I consider it 'is entitled to the support of my.brother shipoviriers in this town: . (Hear, hear.) .I see, on the other hand; another flag which bears upon it the words of the im mortal Nelson—that " England' expects every man to do his'duty." I don't think it wrong if I should use these words in closing my remailis,' by applying them 'to the shipowners - and' merchants of Liverpool. ( Applause.) I say that their duty to society demands that they should do their duty to the seamen; and the country will expect it of them. (Applause.) Mr. F. 'A. CLINT said he ;felt much pleasure in se 'Conding"the resolution which had' been so well' laid before the meeting by his friend Mr: Graves.; and he 'wenld say, at the outset, that he thoiight it peculiarly 'appropriate that a Meeting 'of this nature should be held at - the Sailors' Home,' originating as the home did in an earnest desire' to improve thee condition of the seaman. The resolution - statedsa self-evident proposition when it stated that the influence for 'good. or for evil of . Such a body of men - as our sailors had not hitherto. - been sufficiently' regarded. When they considered that 40,000- sailors entered into this port in the course of twelve months, they' might readily conceive how great their example was either for good or evil,'as it might: be * . exercised. But when 'we considered :the force ;of their example abroad, in the standard which they afforded to other nations of judging of England generally, they would feel the full effect of the idea expressed in the resolution. He had heard'it said. that some aboriginal people who - only saw the British subject through the sailors, had exclaimed-s-" If - these are your' Christians, then we. prefer to' remain' Is we are." (Hear, hear.). He should be glad to find this Society's operations more generally known,: feeling assured that the more they: were known; the more support they would receive atthe. hands 'of th merchants . and shipowners of the Port: He agreed with. Mr. •Brocklebank' that the sailor. was: not a more corrupt niati . than'any other man ; but: he thought at the :same time that he was Subjected to' . . peculiar temptations. His was a very roving sort of life ; he ,had no filed habitation, he moved about &Om, one place , to another, and did not feel these respon 'sibilities and obligations which' were felt by men Who settled down into regular and quiet habits ; and, there-. foie, he was exposed to 4 •greater temptationsthan other men, and ought not to be. judged uncharitably. The sailor was amenable to kindness, and 'much might be done by kind treatment ; and although there were cities of. great hardship felt by the shipowners, owing 'to' the bad conduct of seamen; yet there were many excellent men among 'them, Worthy of their best consideration. (Hear, bear.) ' He felt personally obliged to thialsociety for having Balled attention to a system which prevailed in this:port, and , which tended much to frustrate' the object of this society. That was the system of crimps Visiting ships on their arrival ; enticing the men away; supplying them with' drink, getting the sailorS into their power, and into their own boarding- henses, and thereby entirely frustrating - the object of this and siniilar societies. He believed it was not generally known that the legislature, with the desire to cure this evil, had put it 'into the power of any captain of a ship today hold of any man who went on board his ship withouthis will, to take him before the:magistrate and to get a heavy fineinflieted upon him. He-would take the liberty to read two sections of the Merchant Shipping stet, which had reference to this subject. Clause 237 states that, " Every - person who, not being in her Majesty's service, and not being' duly authorised by law for the purpose', goes On board any ship 'about to arrive at the place of her destination before her actual arrival in dock or at the place of 'her 'discharge, without the permission of the master, shall for ()Very such offence 'incur a penalty' not exceeding t2O; and the Master or person in charge' of such ship may take, any such person so ghing_on board as aforesaid - into custody, and deliver him up' fOrthivith to any . constable or 'peace officer, to be' byliin taken before a justice or justices, or the sheriff Of the county in Scotlandi ; and' to be 'dealt with according' to the provisions of this act." The' power is that given to the master or the person in charge of the ship ; 'and by the 238th clause, also referred to, it is shOwn that 'if, within twenty-`four hour§ after the arrival of any ship at antport rn 'the !United Kingdom, any person' then being on board such ship -solicits any, seaman tnbecorne a lodger at the house of any person letting ledgings 'fer hire, Or taking out' of such ship any effects of any seaman, except under his personal direction with the permission of . the master, he shalt for every such offence incur , a penalty not exceeding £s.' .He might state that ,there was a movement going on, on the part of the Dock Beard of this town, by means Of which he hoped this evil would be to some extent `remedied : and as chairman of the Watch Committee of the Town-council, he should feel it his duty to render every possible assistance teithe Dolls Board in their endeavours to prevent the grievans. he had referred to. (Applause.) If they found that the sailor, on arriving in this river, before he could reach the Sailors' Home or any respectable lodging, was taken charge: of by those crimps, then he did say the object of the Bethel Union, 'or of this society, or of any - other society, would be almost entirely frustrated. There fore, as a first step, he thought, it highly important that the provision§ of this act should lovarned, out, and that every shipmaster should have bi t s ! special attention called to the power, which the act gave him. (Applause.) No doubt this society would find many obstacles to over come ; but he' would urge theM to persevere, feeling , assured that theTir effotts were well directed,' and that it w" a, nationsH which they hid in view. e would; in ev , nclusion, use - for their encouragement the words of P as wisest-of men—" In the mormng 'sow tl4 seed, and. in the evening withhold not : thy hand, for thou knower' not wheth er shall prosper this or that, or whether both 'shall alike be geed." (Applause.) tie resolution was then put, and 'carried unanimously. NORTHERX : DAILY TIMES. The Rev. Dr. M'NETLE was loudly cheered on coming forward. He said : Mr. Mayor - and gentlemen; the resolution entrusted to me is a sort of peroration; descriptive of all the operations projected by this society. It is "That the machinery now in operation under the . direction. of _the committee of the Mersey Branch of the Society for Missions to Seamen, Which embraces • the visitation by appointed chaplains, of seamen on board their oWla vesselsafloat--for, the purpose of giving:, them religious instruction the distribution of the Scrip tures ; the bringing under their notice the importance of the Sailqrs Home and Savings'. Bank ; the directing., them to respectable lodging-houses ; the urging - their attendance upon religious worship ; and last, not least, • warning them, on their• return from long voyages, of the dangers and temptations to which they are 'exposed in port; these, and similar aims and objects sought to be' aecOmplished by this valuable agency, deserve, .in the opinion of this meeting, the earnest and sUbstantial sup port of every eig in.this great commercial community." Now, gentlemen, before I offer any obserVa.tiOns Upon this resolution, allow me to call. yoUr attention to the position in which 'you are now placed. You have, by , your Own deliberate act and deed this day, uninimously. resolved, ,"that the rent. masses of our Seamen have not hitherto been sufficiently reached." You have unani mously resolved; "That the Maritime strength and com mercial greatness of our nation are alike dependent upon the physical and moral welfare of this important class of the community." (Hear, hear.) You have unanimously . resolved, " That 'the influence for geed - or for evil:of Such a body of men has, not hitherto been sufficiently regarded and has not, had sufficient practical con sideration:" (flear„ hear.) Now; you are English men ; know the meaning of the -English language; you have committed Yourselves to these pro- ppsitions, ani. I tel satisfied you won't go away from this room saying " Ah, well ! It's ,a,ll very well, and serves to spend an hour .at a meeting ; we will do, no more." In conclusion, - 'you aro invited to come to.•this resolution, " That the agency employed by this eoCiety deserves the, earnest and substantial support of every class in this great Commercial community." That is the. point- - -do these things deserve money or not ? Are they worth money ? . For, after,all, th a t i s th e p rac ti ca l point we have to bring it to at last. These operationS cannot be carried on without expenses, and from whence, then, are the funds to be deriVed ? Now, look at what the operations are. They, are of two clasSes—one is to give the men religious instruction, to distribute•to, them the Scriptures, and to invite them to religious worship. This is one branch of the operations, Now, Men - make • Various estimates of the comparative valUe of things. It is not the custom, I believe, of many in our great commercial community to calculate profit and loss.ex tending into eternity ; they. calculate. profit and loS'§'with reference to this world only, generally,. and they calCU _late the profit and loss - connected' with the* sailors by the 'safety of a cargo, the security during the voyage, and they too frequently leave out of consideration altogether the value of the man. Now, gentlemen, if the value of the Men! be left out of conside ra ti on —if the Value of the man's work alone be takeniuto - cbusideration, I beg to remind you that (you. treat the an so considered - a • mere machine. '(Loud' applause.) _ That is the proper estimate,.to make of machinery. (Renewed applause.) Machinery is valUable only' for what it ,will produce, and after it has ceased to be productive it is thrOwn_i on ono side as useless lumber ;7ss(applanse)--not so a, man. And ; gentlemen, We Mast not allow ourselves to be reconciled to the idea for one.inortient, of using any of our fellow creatures as mere machines. (Applause;) They have immortal spirits, and the interests of those spirits. desert e, as the resolution invites it to receive, our practical consideration. (Hear, hear.) -Bet, gentlemen, there' are 'Other objects connected, with this society. which trench immediately upon secular ; profit and loss —to bring under their notice the alvantagei• offered by :the Sailors Home, _the advantages , of the Savings' Bank, to direct - them to respectable lodging houses in town, to remind them on.their return of the dangers and temptations to which' thy are exposed in port. I was very much pleased ;Mcleod by the observations made by the gentleman who last :addressed you on this branch of the subject; !but allow me to say that; in 'my humble opinion; those observations admit of a valuable supplement. Our work, cannot be done; I am persuaded, by 'act of Parlianient-H,- - . (hear, hear,)—and muchas I value the Dock Board, and all its, operations amongst seamen in referenee to their protection from these crimps, I believe it . will not be in the power of the ' most watchful police' to keep the sailors when they land from these 'most watchful men. (Hear, hear.) It will not in the power of the police to keepmen who have been a long , time—ninny months perhaps--at sea, and haie just cothe ashore, from the gratification of some of those : passions which are so strong in everyman that.is not undertho influence of controlling religious principles: ' (Hear.) They are as sure to gratify 'those . passions,, as the. sun is to set in the evening, o r arise in the morning, and no act of Parliainent,% and no DOck Board, .and no efficient' Police, ,can • prevent the men throwing thernselves into the hands of those who have a ready gratification at hand for them.. •,'Aricl there they will go, , unless the men themselves" have in them- - selves the power of resistance- to say to the erimp, " No, no, friend, donq come to me ,• I know better. It is not to the P . oliceman I look for protection ; but it is • here—here, in my own breast, by the grace of Geicl." -. (Loud applasiSe.)' Make the men their own guardians from the crimps, and then you have done the Work ; and not before. And.'here is the agency. I may ,say in the , words of the Pailmist, "I. have been . yoUng and now ant old," and I have liad an enthusiastic affection for seamen all my life, arising perhaps 'irons a 'fact in the early r Part of my history, that ussr not be linoWn to all of you—hamely, that - I was rescued, when two years, old, from the . ;perils of the Irish rebellion by a - Seaman : on board .asinack in the bay carrying - me down to 'a little skiff, and soon board his vessel. We' had just . 0 off the ground s —about five Minutes had we left the shore when the rebelS"toOk possession of the village.. , (Loud and enthuSiastie cheering.) The MAYOR. SRici qie iniich . regretted having to leas6' the meeting; but, as he had to preside at another one at half-past three, he was compelled to do so. ' The Rev. Dr. 111'NEILE again rose, and, inreference, to the letter of C. E. Rawlins, said he concurred in . the obseriintions of the rector. The 'circular 'alluded to had reference strictly to the business before the meeting that day. Mr: BysliEl4 said: I fully concur in the observations which ' have been' made by nay eloquent friend; Dr., WNeile; that there 'is no law that will keep - a man straight in this world if he has riot the law within him self. - (Hear,' hear.) We all know that.' The man 'Who thinks that; because no human 'eye is itpon.hhn, there s fore he may sin, knows nothing of the' true value of the ' law •=s of the law of right • which should be in every man's mind. The object of this society is to Mi . giVe to 'r seamen' this la*; mid >I - trust the ma- chmery which has been so well laid before you by Dr. M'Neile prevefs , to you that . .the•eOniMittee seek to act in a practical manner, nd that both in relition to things religions and th**nlitr the committee 'are endeavour ing to carry out that • object. We do not—God forbid that We - should-wedo not for one single moment ignore the dints' which have been Made by bther societies,. It was because we did not wish to lengthen our resolutions or documents, and fearing that by some omission' we might gibe ffence to somebOdy, that 'id di judo in general t'erms to other ' societies . That'Ve have not . paid sufficient atteriliori to the condition' of our sea 'men is a great fa:cq . rsihielt, 'is not more . apparentto . !any one than it is the ,shipovirnera,theinselves. It l'is perfeetlY: clear tha,f no Class 904 cptnitti i tY has s h 'suffered 'so much destitticok as dui s ' It is equally perfectly,clear,•that spirifual'ilestitaticinleads to moral destitution;'' and frequently tO physical Wane (Heat; hear) Geritthneri, look at the' position of our , seamen.' They are taken at e .their. earliest infancy yery, nearly,=atany - rete, peirl4S, as soon as they leave a pie-, paratory , sehooland are sent on board ship ; they are plunged r in earliest' youth into 'soenes-s—which, I fear, it cannot be denied' too often the ease on board ship— scenee efiniquity. .They breathe an atmosOliere which, it is! initsoisible for theinte escape from. This pursuel . , them throughout the Yilielevoyage they landin foreign _ parts, where our sailors do not feel that : they ought to, be tinder those restraints . which • are imposed upon theine in our own country. •: . (Hear,' hear.) They disgrace `'the national flag of England', by their . heathen condief among other nations, and . they prompt those heathens whom we wish to bringtO Christianity to look at the seamen of thiS'nition as gYi,dencbs - of siliat these - heathens conceive Christianity t`be. If Christi anity.ssere!, Whatit 'appears to be, as in too many of or.- seamery is the case, I do' not wonder at' some of the heathens being proud to say " Keep me from becoming a Christian." Well, now you have heard our Objects. How are they to be applied They are to .he applied by a maehineq; which is. necessarily expensive. We cannots—after making a calculation of what we require, , for the purposes of the work—carry it on sufficiently without a staff of at least three chaplains and a suitable staff of lay agents. To do this we shall require a sum of 'seine thing like £1,260 a-year, and although the committee are perfectly aware that small sums Make in the aggregate Thtrsday,':'.Deeember 22, 1 l'9. a large one, I must honestly and conscientiously tell our great shipowners of`Liveipool, that unless they set a' good and a brilliant example by giving us very . large annual contributions—we don't ask for donations, it is contributions we want to- sustain that machinerY'which, if not sustained, will fall into disuse—we want front 'the large shipowners very large annual subscriptions, and the smaller ones, will give us what they can afford,. and even from the captains and mates, we shall be- glad 'of 55., and 2s. 6d. even, to show their kindly feeling, towards this society, and thus the amount will be swollen to the sum we require —if all do their park, then we shall be in a position to 'deal with this gigantic question effectually. (Applause.) Let me say to some gentlemen present that perhaps tho difficulties which belong to giving, instruction of the 'right kind to our seamen i s muc h greater than that' which belongs to the instruction of any other claSs of people. A manufacturer, for instance, has" his mill near him, and all his people surround him. , I am happy . to say / there are very few instan ces e x i s ti n g in the preSent day whete a large manufacturer has not his school attached-to' his factory, and in many ;instances also his:church. ;:(Applauie.) On hoard a ship of war therb is' a chaplain, but tlid great owners of our Moran tile marine are not to baexpected to supply a chaplain on board 'each of their vessels; but I do trust, 'and I do most earnestly wish, that our great shipowners could impress upon . their captains , and officers the fact that they may be chaplains Of the very boft, kind if they have the w ill an d the 'inclination to fulfil that important duty. (Hear, hear, and 'applause.) I am persuaded there are few men in the 'present day— it has been the case •in times past, even within My own (14—who would repUdiitate religion, ,and call it cant there are' few men 'who, whatever maybe their, inward feeling, - , will declare th a t th ey repu di ate ' the 'influence and the power of religion. I care say th ere '- are Many of them' when at home who call their servants and-their children' together in tke morning and in the evening. and join in family prayer. Subject to deprivation and danger, with only a plank between them and eternity, i and as in a recent melancholy instance we have found, people by, hundreds -hurried into a fearful futurity, if any man should be open. to the influences of religion it is the sailor and those viho go doWn to the sea in ships and do business on the great waters. (Hear, hear.) . I wish that Shipowne rs wou ld i ncu l ca l c at e i n t o th e minds of their captains as far as possible the desirableness of the fulfilment of this duty by. them:. (Hear, hear.) It is the duty of the shipOwnet to deal with the seaman as far as they can, by means of 'finch a machinery as this now proposed for your support. By doing so they 'will afford the sailor the consolation of a visit, on arriv ing at and departing from the port, of a clergyman who will give theta that instruction and advice which they so much require. I glory., in this day, for I am rejoiced at seeing , congregated here so many of the greatest names in the commercial roll of Liverpool con nected with shipping, endeaVoUring_ to do by another means that which they were attempting a few days ago in • another ;directian—giving to our seamen a moral and a religious character, and sedUring ; in them a recogni tion of that duty which devolves upon them, and without which they can have no rosperity or peace. .(Applause.) I hope the day is, 'dawning on a, _great work ;- and, althoun'h rising from this small beginning, for we have ; had only'one chaplain hitherto I hope the influence of 'this great work will sp rea d throughout the world, and that the British seaman will, in future ' be a missionary of God—the living, wa lkin g , p r o o f that there is in Christianity something which' elevates the Man; and that thereby he shall help those who have not, hitherto, had his advantages to walk in his steps. , (Cheers.) The motion was unanimously agreed to. - Mr. It. C. Caosina . inoved, a vote of thanks to the Mayor-. He said it really appeared ,to him than Maya was at all times ready to give his aid in every good cause. (Applause.) . . • Mr. JAMES • SMITIE seconded the motion, which was 'carried by acclamation. • Mr. WANKIN intimated his determination to subscribe t5O a-year to the society durin.• the next five years. Mr. BROCALEItINK said he had at the very same moment come to, the same &termination ; and Mi. BUSHEL'I; stated that, although not a shipowner, he would subscribe' £25 a-year for, the same period. The proceedings then terminated. 4 ' . LIVERPOOL ' WINTER ASSIZES CROWN COURT, YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. Baron MARTIN.) " • - FAMILY DrsrutE.--Knorann v. GORST.—The plain : tiff in this. case was,Ferdinandiliroeber, for whom Mr. James, Q.C., and -Mr. Temple 'appeared ; and the dp fendant was.Mr: Gorst, for whom Mr, : Brett' appeared as counsel. The action was brought to recover money, payable for goods sold.____Mr._T ,emple_ stated the case for the plaintiff, from which it appeared that the plaintiff, 'and defendant mairVed, two sisters, Thee were the: daughters of a gentle Man 'formerly residing at Rock Ferry, who died without a will. By--an understood arrange ment which existed during his - lifetimec his property was divided:amongst his children. The defendant , and his' :wife viciretthontto be marriethin-1840; but as they were not in a position to buy furniture, it was agreed that the furniture belonging to the _plaintiff's wife should be transferred to the 'defendant, at a certain price, namely, 4100, to be paid by instalments ; vith interest at sper cent. A portion - of theinterest *as 'paid in small sums for several years, to the amount of 410, the last amount paid being , The plaintiff wrote *to the defendant several times, asking _ for an arrangement to be made "ne to paying for the furnituie, but receiving no satisfaition t -Mr. Banner;tite• soliciter, was instructed concerning' the :Matter 'Who wrote to the defendant ; :but do 'his letter the defendant made no reply. Mr. Banner again wrote, and received front the defendant in answer that he would act like an henourable man, and afterwards -wrote that' he would come . town arrangement in July. When that time..•arrived, and'no arrangement as to the payment had been come to, Mr. Banner again 'wrote . ; 'but got no answer ; and the plaintiff; thinking it hard that the defendant' should have the furniture, which' belonged . to him by right of his wife, instructed Mr. Banner to take - proceedings ' from which the present action Was brought. Mrs. 'Kroeber was examined at some length, and detailed the circumstances of the transaction; relating to the furniture being .in the ,possession of 'the defendant. 'Some legal argument took place' as to whether there 'was a cause - for the jury. - His lordship consulted Mr. Justice _Wiles on the question, after which the case was proceeded with, an amendment in the form of declaration being made. During the examination 'of the defendant, his lordship stopped the case, on the ground that the claim' was shut out by the statute of limitation, there having been no acknowledgment by the defendant during' the , past six years. A nonsuit was accordingly entered, with leave to move in the court above for anew - trial- of the case. ALLEGED ILLEGATi DISTRAINT.--701LEEN BART.—The plaintiff in this action_ was Joseph Green, a joiner and cabinetmaker in Pendleton,, near Manchester, and also carrying on bUsiness as a pawnbroker in the, latter place ; and the defendant Was ; Sir. Roahk.,rt TolVer Gerard, Bart., high sheriff of the county. The real defendants in the case however, and against whom the action was brought,. were Mesers; Bowrnan, _tobacco manufacturers, Huddersfield. Mr. Monk, - Q.C., and - Mr. Leresche appeared for the' plaintiff; and ,Mr, Sow,: ler, Q.C., for the, defendant. It appeared that' a young ; man, named; EuckleY, who was entitled to, about £B5O on his coming of age, Married. the plaintiff's, d4ughter; in May, .1556, and .with,this. moneydesired to Start in business ; and in order to carry his intention into effeet,.,he iyented a houae,:and shop in Oxford-street l . Manchester, and, in Ort9her ' ; 1056, commenced blisillegt as a' tobacconist: 7 7 Previoust6 his Opening:the shop,„ he emp ' loyed the plaintiff' to fit it up, and also ti.;inake him some household furniture • and. again, in May, 1857, some other articles, of furniture .were Jnade by_ the plaintiff for Buckley. After some time a second shop :was taken; and the plaintiff, was again employed to fit at I •up, until his bill ran up to £167, and became due, in :August last. In that. month somethii4-occurred,whiCh .required the. plaintiff to press for, his Money. - His solicitor wrote to Buckley, .and,, as he could not pay the ;money, a bill of sale was made etit,l)v' which the plaintiff became the possessor of the shopM,oxford,street. The plaintiff caused the bill, of sale ; ., t o o. be., registered ; and,. instead of. Buckley's name, he got:::hikown put over the door, having first got a transfer of the licence. He had possession, of the shop: from :the 7th ,of September to the 6th of October, when the Messrs. Bowman came with a sherlin officer and seized ever-3114g for -a.deht due by Buckley. This,action was therefore brought:to recover damages - for trespass. The defence set LIP 74 5 that the plaintiff ,had nd real claim again this sPRTF7 - law, but that the latter had allowed hyrnip, get a Judg ment against his goods and had them .signed over to him with a view to defeat the plaiOis of 'cal' credi tors. The jury found .a verdict for the defendant. The court then rose. NISI PRIUS COURT. (Before Mr. Justice WiLiaia.) DAVY v. TILE 1,,,cA-HHILLE ANT) YORifiTITESt RAU.- WAY Costrarrx.- r -Mr. Pepe opened.thepleadings, tyis • t case, and Mr... James, Q.C., stated the , caae. .The action was broitgliLlo,..recoverAlamiqes-for injuries caused-ley - - a collision on the defendants' , line of railway. The plaintiff was a commercial traveller residing in Man chester, and, until recently, employed by Messrs. Harri "son and Crossfield,' tea ; merchants, of London, to conduct,. their business in the neighbourhood of Manchester, Sheffield, Bradford, &c. He had been in thei r em pl o y one year, and received as salary about £750 per year. On the 12th day of May last, he had, occasion in the course of his business to go to Bradford, from Manchester, by the, defendants' line. He was returning in the evening by the same line when the train, in. passing through a tunnel, was delayed for some. time.. Another train passing at' the time, a 'collision ensued; and the plaintiff, who was in a second-class carriage, was precipitated from his seat with great violence against the opposite, side of the 'carriage,causing severe injuries • to his knee and other parts of his body. 'The - result was , that he has been unable to follow his usual avocation ; and has received an - intimation from MeSsrs: Harrison and Crossfield to the effect that they considerhiS engage ment with them at an end. ' The jury found for the plaintiff—damages £1,400:' THE LIVERPOOL BOROUGH BANK V. LOGAN AND AN OTHER.—The plaintiffs in this action were the liqui ' dators. of the .late Borough Bank, and the defendants • - Messrs, Logan and Nicholson, merchants and brokers in this town.—Mr. Quinn was for the plaintiffs ;Wand the * defendants were- represented by Mr.' B. James, Q.C., Mi. Overend, Q.C„ and Mr. Brett.—From the state ment of counsel it appeared that in 1854 the defendants • were in partnership with a 'man calla( Nuttall, and the three gen entered into; a joint speculation with regard to the cargo of the ship Aurifera, from Manilla. , On the cargo. of this ship bills were taken by the consigner; and these bills we r e accepted by Mr. Nutter, who requested the Bank Of Liverpool to take up • these bills. In December, 1854, the Borough Bank ad vanced a 'guarantee to the Bank of Liverpool for the payment ,of these bills ; at that time the cargo had not arrived. When the cargo did arrive, it was seen that there would be a loss, and that the proceeds would not be sufficient, to cover the bills. On the Ist of March, 1855, the Borongh Bank holding the bills of lading and. exchange on the aforesaid cargo, Mr. Smith, the manager ' of the bank, had an interview with one of the defend r : ' ants. At this interview the defendant reminded him that they had an interest in the bills. Sometime after this it was intimated to 'Jas. Logan & Co. that they would he held liable to the extent of one-half the transaction, and on the 6th of March a contract was entered into, being written by. Mr. Smith, and signed by Mr. Nichol son, which was that "Tire produce held by the Bank 'on account of S. H. Nuttall per Aurifera, is to be sold to the best advantage by the brokers in whose hands it is now placed, and under the advice of James Logan and Co., so far as- practicable ; and after the account sales are made _up and the -amount guaranteed by the Bank, and its charges dedicted, Logan and Co. will bear one-half of whatever loss may appear on the tran- . section." The sales were.made. at' different times, and were not 'completed till the end of the year, when a loss • appeared of about £4,200. It will thus appear that when the transaction finally closedtb.ere was a deficiency of about £4,000, which would have to be made up to cover the logs, At, this 'time, Messrs. Logan and, Co, had an ordinary current account with the BorOugh Bank, and. • the- bank consectuently did not like ,tp press the fulfil- , meat of the contract, and . it remained open until the bank failed in 1857; and then when a person, by the authority of the liquidat ors , ca ll e d upon th e defendants for payment, he was told that the account had been closed: The defendants further stated that certain gua rantees which were given in'September, 1855, were taken by the bank, in satisfaction of the discharge and all claims by the Aurifera. NoW, at the time when the transaction took place, Messrs. Logan and Co. ,were, as stated above, ordinary customers of the Borough Bank; and, in addition' to the account already mention ed, they' - hid shortly ' . after a second one. The first account was in Logan's name only, the second one was in the name of Logan and Co. Up the 18th' of April these were the only ,accounts between the Brill and the bank.‘,` the,firit. account was in - Credit, the second considerably overdra*n. About the date above-mentioned, the' bank began, to get anxious, as - they bad heard some unfavourable repprts respecting the • i firm of Logan and Co. - The' manager of the bank therefore wrote to Mr. Logan, intimating that he ' wished him to place account number one in the name of the firm. .In accordance with this a third account was ‘, opened in the name of Logan And Co., the former. , account, however,' not being transferred_ to this one. Matteis continued in this unsettled way until 10th Sept., when the partnership was dissolved, and Logan carried on business on his own aceouut. At that time the account of Logan was in credit, that. of Logan and Co' was overdrawn to the ainotnit of £7,000, and the new .6f . thitcl account was 'also overdrawn to about £l,OO-0. Thing, being in this state, the bank refused to give more credit in Legates name, unless he pro - vided some substantial guarantee, .Guarantees. ,were accordingly given for £5,000, and - these guarantees were given up wben the balanCe on the current account, was paid. The whole, case turned upon the question, whothere these guarantees included the claim upon the Aurifera or not. The plaintiffs contended that the Aurifera liability. wag-. not incliided,' and,' if that were so, *they were of course., entitled to the half, viz., £2,100. On the, other liana the defendants argued that it was included, and they were therefore not liable. Verdict for the plaintiffs for the amount claimed--£2,107 1 Is. 6d. , . • . --- WEST ,- DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The weekly meeting of this board was held yesterday' :- the meinbers present' being—Mr. Pitts' (in' the chair), : and Messrs. Shaw, Smith, RiebinOnd, Parkin, Wareham,. , '.. - Whitby, Pilling, Abrahams, Wensley, M edaalf, Edwards, . • and Garrett. : The. Medical : Officer reported .that .the - number ill .! .: hospital, as per last 'report, was 119 ; admitted Since'', 16 ; discharged; 11 ;- dead; I. Al present in hospitals 119 ; corresponding Week last year, - 112; `4B of this number belong to Toxtetli-park. It was also - reported that the number of paiipers In the workhouse-, as per 1W report, was 669; admitted since, 25 ; diScharged, 1 2 ; died, 2. • At present in workhouse, `6BO ; ' corresponding • week I ast - year, 7/3 ;;. 374. of this' number 'belong ' Toxteth-park. • CheqUes'for out-door relief were issues' - as follows : , - . --Mr. 'Potts, . £126- ~Olney, Mr. £3o • and ` . ~ Mr. LythgOe; £2l. • ' • ' -' A communication Was 'read from ` the Poor-law Board , enclosing a copy of a letter frein`Mr. Allen, formerly 3 relieving officer, who had been Sisrpinded in 'consequenc e ' of having been imprisonedfoidebt. -1 Mr. Allen, in h' letter tb the - Poor-re*. BoardattribUted his' difficulti es to domestic troubles,' and to hiihaving become surety for one or two parties. 'No complaint-had been ral ci c e i , ' ,• of the manner in which healscharged his duties, no Ihe therefore prayed tli4 withdrawal of - the siisPension• After considerable discussiOn, : the board' resolved-- ic That • this - board. from their long. experience of the , habitiana ehafidti - Of Mr. Allen, are satisfied that. 1 , 3 ,-e . • is not:a fitting petioiito hold the situation .of telinci! l : officer, . even supposing he. was-- relieied from Pg i t, forthwith; but they'have reason to believe' that he t, . not obtain his discharge from there fOr a considerably. 0, time, nrid' they;rnspeetrully retpieif the iminediat4,. der,r,,e) sion of the Poor-law Board to enable - them to aPP : ' . isk i a successoi" - ' aei ' V I . Mr. RObertion, the storekeeper, was appointed to l i i As relieving- officer until Mr. Allen'S successor was -11) ;', 1 17 . pointed,: and Dr. Lodge and . Mr. ROWlands having be e ,, ' e appointed vaccinators for E'reretin, the prOeeedings tot mutated - . S: + . .. PorsTfars BATE Btyxs.--A case' occurred at Cli,ft,a °l/ on FridaY which might `have. be en attended with fa" consequences had not prempt 'measures been takel!, er counteract the effects •of some, poisonous nit, 1 , used in the composition of Bath. buns, and wnivii.4 nearly cost the lives of six young gentlemen, 11 0 ., in one of the first' boarding-sehook in. the pp nee . The eircumiiinbeS of the case were as . follow : Tel l ,j of the . youths had beezi ; ,watking„,* Redland,: ,_ 5 7 11 Firehased some Bath Inins, al, the .walking: of a confeetar..o named Farr. - In the course of the afternoon til s ` n d 'other lads from the sch?ol'went to the sameitlac e ,4 e ra bought some more buns...ln the evening ;all Si to osH i seized with violent sickness, and:resented the sPLR. W., 1,.,' 'of having partaken of pine poisonous - substance,' ,atliS i hr a Cross, surgeon, of Clinton,o was 'Called in, and prescriu' u i f ig. ''. necessary remedies, but thepatients Continued se 1114 ~ ye. the night that two of them were not expected to our a ll • .Fortunately, however, but after great suffering, t ile ' or - ."iecovered. ' Some of the bins' which hid not been, c oo t . .".iiitined were subjectedlto'analyste, when' it Was PP: h e ad; [ . ,each' of them contained 'seven grains of chrora 37 o l or the which was used as "a'eheap'substi l tutb for eggs' for fort 1 purpose of colouring the butis. Farr, on being S e ticae.)l admitted having used' this' pyTnkatina for. feigt a t li a el without being suppositia tiiitlflalailikei W i . doeib tliiilisnal!r; I carelessneis,liiladeirzi the' buns "IW ilia e'