The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-07 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PA RLI AM E HOUSE OF LO The LORD CrlA:Ncil at five o'clock. The Rve.►,,...___ -""' -- , ucquer 15,11 time, and the standinr the purpose, it wen time and passed throug AN On the motion for the Earl GR EY deprecated L Ile public expenditure °overntnent had resorted to: C f( lr Milita ry purposes, nearly t bY an increase of the National I After some conversation the b and afterwards passed through NT. on the woolsack I a secon suspended fo read a third the Annuities extent 7. money outlay of £46,000,000 Lirds had been raised and time, i the Turnpike Trusts and agreed to. The report of the comthitte Arrangement Bill was b r o ug ht ul The Con solidated Fund £1,631,000 was read a third a " Passed. Their Lordships ros at seven NIONg ROUSE OF o 'cloc he T SPEAKEIL took the cha k. kr• Ror bee s Rent. 400 toe fremier. h "t °E . a 14 rOOl , or luck l ‘tr• W ILSON udillts referred "alnined, and th, hortly before four 'or the com e°,uutissione. l cm, to inquire tb.. Tr easury there was any 4reasury or the Board :of t ilbt otdi ate attention. 1- (311 , 14 be one of the tne government bl ea at th T a °l 'e had b een done for thi. 111 e long room had been rev', th e clerks had b een i ncrease d. fat, as Th e h on . mem b er must, at. it "" as he h a d the documents before him. at 2 r * Itousr ALL sa i d, as he could not rep l y to the '‘eutent of th e h o n . gentleman, he s h oul d b r i ng f orwar d the subject on an early day. If complaints Leads of bundation, were made to the would receive t all it 'l' port [Mr. Horsfall shoot in to know Gro _ • ,-,O wAN asked w Yerant ent, during the present ses f71.48.11re affecting Life I tY with the recommendation of ti 'nett reported u Mnon that subject in IS the r,r ,-,• N., r asori s: he was not to say whethe cvernmentad intended to bring in any bill on the sub "et Or not. LIFE INSURANCE her it was the intention of the to introduce any Insurance Companies, in con_ select committee 111 a nswer to an h on. member, t io. _ • L ORE said the motion for a committee on the ques -044 the 14thLocai Dues on Shipping, would be brought forward nst. t a . • ALL asked NA hether it is the 3es tY's G overnment to introduce a bill, giving power to th a b oard of Trade, in case of any line of railway tha t I Y be re p o rted unsafe by their, officers, to order all Ittethethe elPense of such railway corn t o i Levitt said it was not the int( lltroduce such a bill. UNSAFE RAILWAYS . CENTRAL A Mention of her of the public n of Government la r eo L r`Y to M r . B AXTER, th e °4l PALM ERSTON said it was not possible to prepare a ster r elating to Central American affairs before the ,er holidays. RICAN QUESTION LETTERS FROM AUSTRALIA shed the Secretary of the Treasury , h 1. 1". I 11'113' L BROWN 11111 P, arriving the le tters per James Ba gelivprnA • Off the Mersey ( Tian' mail packet to London on 41 that day ewed that ther kr. WILSON said the le '4.esdaY afternoon, too latE , ondon be Lo rd ..- opt h 0. RUSSELL then rose to move certain resolutions 6 _•-e subject of education. The Noble Lord commenced question, the ' referring to the difficulties attending the . _ a so Br l ug of which had been attempted but .arOllha Sir John Pakington, h e , s In, and, last session- by Sir by a Whitbread, fa ct that the time was not far distant when a sat.is til'eZY solution would be arrived at. had be e ., ew E ngland States of America, and Switzerland, Austria, Prussia, ~ 8 ~s., necessful in dealing with t1 ,,,-4e41._110 ,,,-4e41._110 thought that in En wk.ce,eoMbined, they ough .„_ nhe had !mentioned i ve nPle. R e eA ..._ a .0 . proceeded tc to " s : tt n in this country. Were3' t hat the statement :I,..etruthrully drawn enrbel Lor d, said that the e,...- 13!INv about• 00 0,000 of childr 2, ,...een 14 and 15 years of a'- v7Uer 0 were entered w ere la attendance, th ey re further enquired into it li , at ate gave a c .. NATIONAL ED e important question land, w *rom auth 1 young person i number about le return books returns mind that ... -... a chooi or e ducation. -- tor s) 2 W hich had been inspected by ti , ei t h th as found to be little more than 5 five and " the number of children in this country between tko 01 ; fifteen years old. There were, he thought, about It o teachers of the church at the 100 schools, who did . ire co _ hol t 'Ye more than £2B a year, and there were women N I . 4 day schools who did not receive more than £2l a tee ei p that there were schoolmasters and schoolmistress': vieek. tr ig lls a week, and others not mord than 8s Woul s i I , al aci it was not to, be expected that such persons e W ould co lt to inculcate useful instruction. Th_ tout 41 Lee of council on education had done much good, ile hoei: le e 839, there had been established 14 normal aed ii and 839, sc hoolmasters of the Church of England, t raini r : tinder sc hoolmistresses; there were also 35 or 36 to thi',:? schools, and he thought the public - expenditure from I‘,..l3urPose was well applied. The noble lord q uoted children Wer e t,'„-Lf_. Aloseley's report of 1854, to show that Nvllieha4en trom schools at an earlier age than heretofore, t eqit ras nano of the greatest obstacles to the imprcive he Lb 13" national education. In dealing with the question, N e '"ght t h , - --ey ought to lay down two great principles— the hereiaae the education of the country complete, and . hie, - t n . to maintain to encourage, and, as far as porn ysi„,,-..lnlProve that Whi-li was found good in the existing . Of the .In Switzerland, and in New England, one in 5 eensiudchildren received education, and he thought that, Ku erin g the position of this country, would be a fair a b le up to adopt. He proposed to go on as far as pos iti li n Po t rt the foundation of the present system, and he v ice e lo "-ed great advantage from the appointment of a I/ resident of the Council' of Education sitting in the eo "" I comm o on.. e He thought that the minutes of the itriptittee of Council s h ou ld b e consolidated and revised,(l,i he proposed, t h erefore, in his first resolution, to tt',, a re that. i n th e op i nion of that House, it was expedient t, 'evise and consolidate those minutes. It was n , cessary C„eXtend the means of inquiry into the state of education, il ( t 1 he proposed, not to increase the number of inspectors, ,)„ the second resolution, which he would propose ' som e future to da7-p,oinwtaso, the effect that it eighty sub-inspectors and and and Wales into eighty educational dis third related to providing schools for -.... n _ and other schools, in pro .ablished Church schools. ' ,, ct t Int the inspectors to form school dis - t ishes ; and the Tallaciou present educated in , rnment inspi 100,000, only one- as " exiedien ti,";"ivide Engit It o ` e ts ; and th 13:.an Catholi ntothei to the ant i fourth resolution_ .ci triet73-ins.pectors +eonststing of totparishe! r ` e Pro vided that the sub-insp. An o ,"lort on the available means i. eff e I n Ruch di s t r i cts. The sixth ► ,gf e e i that it was expedient that the po Aso arities should be extended, and that the funds now cation la their possession should be applied to the edu lt a,V I , of the middle and lower classes. He had thought . (‘e,riSable that where the inspectors reported that in 4 1 „to Darishes and districts the means of education were ,qesa;rient, the committee of privy Council, the ?ewer?ov v - 4r, seßsions of such district, or parish, .should have levy a rate. the amount of which might be fixed sev -- h .l araent, and these principles were embodied in his I nrin ti- ': a nd eighth. resolutions, The ninth related to the „Is° ation of rules and arrangements for the schools.. H . e th e 811e0Posed that the Scriptures should 13e read daily in join No's, but, if parents objected, the children need not gvv_ that part of the instruction. He held . that instruction el ld ' e ? of education could be complete.where instru d c B Yat e .,_ at the age of nine and ten, and he ,propose and e fu teeT T . th h at employers of children, between twelvea d Yearl y ' "2:.° 111 .1 be required to produce certifico exn env. u , their attendance at sehors'- Par ent ' of the instruction - t hat s ; Or e mployer& The Earl of Ellesmere fiad adopted .payth:Lt each child employed by him should *tiaraweek for instruction, and the noble lord did not ald he instructed education of the Con was to the er of the trustees see why this principle should ,not be generally applied. The last resolution which he' had to submit was, that it was expedient to encourage education by the establish• went of libraries, the diminution of school fees, and by other similar means. The cost of. this system of educa tion would be about £3,240,003 annually, and he urged that this was small in comparison with the great object which it was destined to accomplish. . _ Mr. HENLEY commented upon the scheme put forward by the noble lord, which, in his opinion was too general, and added that the great want of success in legislation on the subject of education was attributed to the fact that the plans suggested foi the purpose attempted too much at Lord R. GROSVENOR generally approved of the plans, ut thought that more compulsory powers were necessary D induce parents to setid their children to school. Mr. ADDERLEY thanked the noble lord for the proposi ions which he had made, to which be (Mr. Adderley) was prepared to give his cordial adh esion. Mr. E. DENISON .agreed with the noble lord, who introduced the question, that the way to commence a system of improvement of national education, was to revise and consolidate the minutes of the committee of privy council. He would not discuss the resolutions on that occasion, but he assured Lord John Rusiell that he was ready to lend his assistance in the enterprise upon which the noble lord had embarked. Mr. GEORGE BUTT said he had had some experience of the lamentable working of the present system of educa tion, and he had great pleasure in giving his support to the principles laid down by the noble lord. Hr. ROEBUCK remarked that the Noble Lord experienced the same difficulties that stood in his (Mr. Roebuck's) way, when he propounded "a system of education thirty years ago, but he hoped the Noble Lord would meet with much greater success than attended his previous proposi tions. The religious purpose of education was to make a moral and intellectual man, and he argued that children mictht hP mad , eligiOt spirit testant, Unitarian, did that scriptural asurc which he I the q ie under the eategor ;t been he would give them the earnest consideration that they des?rved ; and it would he his desire to support the reso tions as far as it was id his power to do so, and any pro position to which he took exception, ho would endeavour to amend without departing from the objects that the noble lord had in view. With regard to the religious oestion he believed that the feeling of the country was, 4 the noble lord. He thought that if a system of education was to be provided for by a public rate, it honld be secular, and he stated that resolutions had at 170 meetings in 28 boroughs, to that effect. i'he proposition of the noble lord, and the sentiments of the hon. member for Droitwich approached very nearly the secular system, as they would confine their religious instruction to a mere mechanical teaching of the Scrip ture, from which any one who liked could withdraw. He was willing to support the noble lord in such of his pro positions as were founded upon a firm basis, but he would not be a party to supporting denominational schools, by a public rate, the effect of which would be to make each parish, the hot-bed of religious controversy. He sug gested that secular instruction should be given during the week, and religious instruction on the Sunday, and observed that this principle had been adopted in Man chester, and had been attended with the most perfect success. _ _ _ _ n, and he therefore preferred the de lord on this subject to a system education. could not agree with the propositions 1. Gosso7 , get forth 1 been passed Mr. MXALL criticised Lord John Russell's scheme, and recommended a system based upon Voluntary principles. He held that the want of education was owing to the people not being fully alive to its value, which was conse quent upon the schools not teaching the proper thing. The people should be taught common things, not political economy, which they. had no security against being chanrzed according to the political principles of the Sir S. NoRTHCOTE did not think that the noble lord held out sufficient inducement for children neglected by their - - parents to join the schools. Mr. BARNES expressed his thanks to the noble lord for the atte , tion he had given to the scheme of secular edu- cation, th ugh he did not think that a case had been made , gislative interference. He stated his opinion, islation was considered desirable, the enactments that if 1 should deal with those who did not now go to any school, and should not apply, to those who were at present attend- Mr. BIGGS S that the state of education in this csuntry was a disgrace, and he hoped that the noble lord would be successful in passing a measure on the subject. He ins an advocate for a national secular education, sup ported by a rate as in the United States, and he believed that would be the plan that would be ultimately success ful. Mr. ALcocs did ,not believe that so comprehensive a measure as that proposed by Lord John Russell, would He suggested that the capitation 5s to 10s per head upon meet with success money should be raised &mil r certificated teachers, and that the sum raised should be applied to the benefit of all schools in the United Kingdom, without reference to population. Mars un Lord PALMERSTON remarked that the House must have been much gratified by the speech of the noble lord, (Lord J. Russell) and he assured him that he approved of the course which he had adopted in bringing forward the question in the form of resolutions. All agreed to as to the desirablity of providing a system of national educa tion but all had failed in providing the means to that end, and he only hoped that his noble friend would meet with more success. It had been said that the peo ple of this country were not fully alive to the advantage, of education; admitting that that was the case, he urged that the best way to open their eyes on the subject, was to teach common things, avoiding such subjects as politi h they could not understand. But he ttention he had bestowed would succeed in konottrable my, w 3rd for y hoped that which would 1 ous to the countr'c :ADFIELD was of opinion that if the system were left t would produce results of a most beneficial After a few words from Mr. A. STAFFORD Lord J. RUSSELL replied. In the course of his remarks he said he considered lessons in the political economy of every day life quite as useful as lessons in geography. If it u-ere the opinion of the House that his resolutions should be considered in a committee of the whole House, he was willing to fix that committee for the 10th of April, -"ithdraw his proposition. - , cording!y withdrawn. WORD UNIVERSITY COMMISsION. The motion w Mr. HEYWOOD moved an address to the Crown, praying her Majesty to withhold her approbation from the regu tions and ordinances recently sanctioned by the Oxford Commissioners, and laid before Parliament, tor the amend ment of the statutes of Oxford, such regulations and ordi nances being in many points inconsistent with the spirit of the University Act of 1845, which was intended to improve the discipline and studies , and the government of - the Colleges at Oxford, to ensure that Headships, Fellowships, and other emoluments should be conferred according to personal merits and fitness, and to remove compulsory religious tests from the commencement and the termination of the undergraduate degrees of Oxford. Sir J. FAKINGION moved siamendment to leave out all after the words "approbation" and to insert the words "So much of the regulations and ordinances recently sanctioned by the Oxford commissioners, and laid before Parliament, as relates to the qualification of candidates for fellowships and scholarships.' Sir G. GREY opposed the motion and the amendment. The discussion was continued at some length by Sir W. HEATIFICOTE, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. HENLEY, Mr. R. PALMER, Mr. C. FORTESCUE, and Mr. GLADSToNE. Uttimately the amendment and motion were withdrawn Mr. .I.ILAC . gCBURN brought in a bill to extend the provi visions of the Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1854. The Judgments Execution, &c. Bill was postponed to the 31st March. The Out-Pensioners , , Greenwich and Chelsea, Bill went through committee. The Consolidated Fund, £26,000,000 went through _ committee. The Huse adjourned at twenty minutes past one o'clock VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO THE COVENT- GARDEN THEATRE Yesterday afternoon, about half-pa.t three o'clock, her Majesty, atte , by four outriders, drcve up in a private carriage to witness the utter destruction which has befallen this magnificent theatre. Her Majesty alighted from her carriage and entered the ruins. After having witnessed the fearful havoc caused by the dreadful confla gration, she expressed her regret for the great loss the musical and dramatic world had sustained by this awful calamity. The Quell remained for about twenty minutes, and afterwards returned to Buckingham Palace. St. Petersburg letters again speak of the retire ment of Count Nesselrode. They now say•that it is definitively decided on, and add that amongst the persons who aro spoke of as his successor is Baron Brunow. THE BOROUGH OF NEW Ross. us as J t the House of Commons rose on Tuesday night, a wne writ was ordered o n the motion of Mr. Hayter, for the election of the borough of New Ross, in the room of Charles membe r for Gavan Duffy, Etg., who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds MACAULAY BURNT IN EFFIGY.—The Highlanders of Glenmore, in Inverness-shire, feeling aggrieved and indig at the slanderous charges brought by Mr. Macaulay tessors,in his last volume of the " History assembled together, and headed by a piper March," proceeded to the Black and there burnt in effigy the against their pred( of England," niacin°. tt sof Fxecration. .As the effigy was consuming. Macaulay, Lae Highlands, resided for a considerable time at Glenmore Huuse.—x B. D a c v mad. 14011THERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, J 856. ORMSKIRK UNION. 4 The usual fortnightly meeting of this board was held yesterday, Mr. It. Mawdsley in the chair. The other guardians present were Messrs. W. G. Tilsley, Jenkin son, Baker, Hunt, Alty, Bromley, Norris, Stoner; Parr, Ho'croft, Howard, Clyne, Mercer, and Ambrose. The Clerk, Mr. L. Wright, read the minutes of the last meeting, upon which Mr. Stoner rose to ask for a copy of the same, in order that he might see whether the amendment he had moved at the Meeting, relative to the advertisement which had appeared in the NoRvnERN TIMES for a chaplain to the union had been inserted therein. • From the conversation which followed, of a most desultory character, it appeared that the notice of the amendment had not been entered on the minutes for the reason thatit had not been seconded by any guardian present. Mr. Stoner expressed his indignation at the clerk's neglect for omitting to make the entry, and asked the chairman to supply him with a written document to the effect that such an omission had been made in order that he might bring the case before a higher tribunal, the general board in London. The Chairman replied : I shall do no such a thing, because the amendment was never put to the meeting for the simple reason that it never met with a seconder, and the course I have adopted and shall ever adopt will he, not to put either a motion or an amendment to the meeting if it do not find a seconder. Mr. Stoner : Sir, I say the motion was not put until the mover and the seconder had left the room, and I ask whether that is a proper way to do the business of the board. Are you doing your duty to the ratepayers by such a course ? I say it is a falsehood to say the motion was put. Mr. Hunt : Hold your nonsense about falsehood, Mr. Stoner. We are all sent hero as the representatives of the ratepayers, by whom we have been elected, as well as you have, and we are quite as incapable of telling a falsehood as you are, although you would have the town believe that von alone are in the right, and doing that which is right. will take the whole matterl before the Lion I poor law boari Nit% Stor le Clerk was about to state the estimate of the rate appeared that there was some the usual course not having been little ,inform adopted, the matter, as well as the calls upon the town ships for their portion of the rates, was postponed until the next meeting. _ The ChairmaU then read a letter from" Miss Burgess of Liverpool, applying for the situation of schoolmistress, but as the app`ication had not been received in proper time, it was ordered to lie on the table.. The Chairman next read a letter received from the clerk of the guardians, to the Newcastle-on-Tyne board, in answer to a series of resolutions which had been sent to him by Mr. Stoner. The letter was to the following effect —Assuming that the enclosed document is not what it professes to be, namely, a copy of a resolution of your board, I return it to you in order that you may take such measures as you may deem expedient for preventing the future publication of a gross libel, which certainly has the prima fade appearance of having emanated from the board of guardians of your Union. Such a document can only be treated as the production of a person totally unfitted for the office of a guardian of the poor. Mr. Stoner thought the man wanted common sense who could write such a letter. Mr. Tils'ey: The letter has been read very properly by the chairman, and I think that it had better not be com mented on. _ . _ _ _ _ — Mr:Hunt then moved, that the Rev. Mr. Tatlock be appointed to fill the chaplaincy to the Ormskirk work house. _ _ _ Mr. Baker seconded the motion. Mr. Tilsley supported the same, and in so doing ex pressed a hope that the appointment would be unanimously confirmed, not only by that board, but by the board in London ; and that the matter would then be at rest, and that all bygones would be considered as bygones. Mr. Stoner wished. to know whether, when such a vacancy occurred on previous occasions, an advertisement had not always been inserted in the public papers'? The Clerk replied that such was not the case, and stated that Mr. Stoner had, on a former occasion, proved that it was not necessary by the Act of Parliament. The following was the state of the Union for the past week :—Balance in the treasurer's hands of '1649195• 2/d. The master's journal reported—Number of paupers. in the house last week, 83 ; number admitted, 1 ; dis charged, 3 ; died, 1 ; remaining in the house, 80 ; vagrants relieved, 13. Number of paupers receiving out-door re lief:—Able-bodied, 116 ; not able-bodied, 231 ; children, 328. Mr. Stoner then rose, in pursuance of a notice he had given at the last meeting, to move a series of resolutions condemnatory of the conduct of the Vicar of Ormskirk, the Archbishop of York, the Bishop of Chester, &c., relative to the chaplaincy of the workhouse. In so doing he quoted most extensively, from a pamphlet he bad just published, entitled " Extracts from the Minute Book of the Board of Guardians, &c.," for the purpose 'of proving the position he bad taken, but, concluded by observiug that in moving the first resolution, his sole object was to obtain from the Poor Law Commissioners a copy of the correspondence which bad taken place between the Vicar of Ormekirk and themselves, on the subject of the appointment of the late chaplain. Mr. Baker, and several other guardians, suggested that the wiser course for Mr. Stoner to pursue would be to with. draw all his resolutions, and let the matter, which bad been talked about over and over again, be for ever dropped. Mr. Stoner dissented from that view of the subject, and concluded by 'roving that the clerk should write to the Secretary of State, requesting him to use his authority with the poor law board in procuring a copy of the correspondence before alluded to. Mr. Tilsley, with the understanding that the resolutions of which Mr. Stoner had given notice would be withdrawn, seconded the motion. Mr. Baker then moved as an amendment (which was seconded by Mr. Mercer) " that the whole subject be for ever drooped," for the sake of the harmony of the union. _ r Upon this the board divided, when there appeared seven for the motion and seven for the amendment. . The Chairman said in order to set the matter at rest he would give his casting vote for the original motion, because he thought nothing would come of it. Contrary to the expectation of the board, Mr. Stoner persisted in going on with the other resolutions, pon two of which he spoke atcensiderable length and quoted from the pamphlet before referred to. In each case, however, be failed to obtain the sympathy of the board, as no guardian appeared to second the resolution, which the chairman declared " lost for the want of a selonder." . Mr. Stoner upon this postponed the discussion on his last two resolutions until the next meeting of the board. Several guardians expressed their concurrence in that view of the subject, and hoped that they should never hear any more on the subject. The board soon after adjourned. LIVERPOOL GOVERNESSES INSTITUTION. --- o ANNUAL MEETING YESTERDAY The annual meeting of the members, subscribers, and friends of the Liverpool Governesses' Institution, was held in the Savings' Bank, Bold-street, at twelve o'clock' yester. day. There was a considerable attendance of ladies and gentlemen. The Lord Bishop of Chester presided, and among the . gentlemen" present were the Ven. Archdeacon Jones, Rev. Rector Campbell, Samuel Holme, J. Torr, Rev. Mr. Knox, C. Inman, C Groves, Rev. Mr. Monk, Rev. W. Denny, Rev. Mr. Nott, J. Lightbody, Robert Williams, Castellain, &c., &c. The Chairman said : Before I ask the secretary to read the report to you, I wish to thank you for the honour you have done me by inviting me to come over again'to your annual meeting, and I assure you that it is a very great pleasure to me to receive that invitation, and to obey it. It would be an universal pleasure if it were not an occasion which inevitably calls up a feeling of regret to miss an old and known friend, the late Rector of Liverpool, who was one of the first founders. I. believe, of the institution — certainly took from the first a most active part in it—who was always present at our annual meetings, and even at the last one, I dare say many of you here will recollect, he took a very considerable part in the proceedings, and one hardly knew which most to admire ; the clearness of memory and understanding, even at his great age, or the goodness and benignity of heart he slowed in that and every matter of 9harity he ever touched. (Hear, hear) I feel his one to myself, and I feel that it is every institution in Liverpool with he was connected. I believe he was thought to have the talent beyond many of managing the business of a public meeting, and managing it in a way to prevent if possible needless dis putes and collisions. and smooth any difficulties which might arise. But I think I have never seen him at any meeting with a greater air of pleasure and satisfaction than when I have seen him here at the meeting the Governesses' Institution; as if he felt that there at any rate he could be at his ease, and that these meetings required no manage ment—that there would be no disputes, no debates, no diff erences of voting, but that everythirg would he passed, I shall not say with acclamation, for that is foreign to the gentleness of our meetings here, but with perfect unanimity, ermient, and good will to make everything easy and agreeable (Rear, hear.) I hope the kind work of charity will not languish, although he can no longer take a part in it, be cause I trust to the kind feelings of the ladies whom I see gathered around me now, and whom I had the pleasure of meeting in former years. I see among the gentlemen here many kind friends to this and every charity. My kind friend, Mr. Inman, I may mention specially, perhaps, and I may also join in the special mention my, kind friend Mr. Groves, who has made himself, although a man of business, almost, I may say, a man of business for charity, and for the church ; and who, by taking so much rains with the society, by his purse, and perhaps he will allow me to say, by the example he has set himself, has done as much as, I think I may say more than, any single individual to forward the various objects of charity. (Hear, hear.) lam going, please God, if all is well, to-morrow to consecrate a church in the district of Vauxhall. It is one among many churches which has been greatly indebted to Mr. Groves for the funds necessary to be raised. ((Tear, hear.) His lordship then expressed his sense of the obliga tions which that particular society owed to Mr. Groves, and declared his gratification at the fact that four annuities had already been founded, and that another was about to be established. His lordship then concluded by calling upon the Honorary Secretary, Mr. Lightbody. to read the Et very great to carried at this hour of the day, to attend meetings of this descrip tion. And yet, my lord, permit me to say, .that if we could escape a little oftener from the stern realities of life, to attend meetings like the present, and as laymen to assist our clergy in the good work, it would shine like a sunbeam upon these realities, and we should return to our business refreshed and invigorated, and in the words of the psalm, " What our charity impairs, we should be the better able to make up by prudence in our affairs." (Hear, hear.) Mr lord, our charities in Liverpool have become exceedingly numerous of late, and perhaps I may say as a layman, what many clergymen would perhaps scarcely ike to say, that it is a subject of deep regret to me, that with the multiplication of our charities, we have not a greater multiplication of subscribers. (Hear, hear.) There are mines of wealth in Liverpool yet, among those who scarcely subscribe to any of our institutions. I have stated this before, and now I mention it again in the presence of the public press, in sorrow for those who possess much of the world's goods, and yet have never learned the luxury of doing good. (Hear, hear.) The governesses of the town, and of the kingdom at large, are a class subject to peculiar trials. I know nothing more calculated to excite the sympathy of every christian heart than the trials of ele gant and educated females who have been brought up in the lap of luxury, and who, by the dispensation of Providence, had been reduced from opulence to absolute want, and are obliged to walk through the summer's heat and the winter's snow, as I see them every morning of my life—obliged, I say, to walk through all the incle mencies of the weather for the purpose of earning a scanty livelihood—many of them, to my own knowledge, sharing their scanty and hard-earned money with relatives and friends, who are still more dependant than they are. (Hear, hear.) My lord, it is also highly important that the duties of those who have the charge of our children should be made as light as p - ssible : and it must he cheering to the gover nesses of the country to know that there is a christian sympathy excited in their behalf, and that when their laborious life is drawing to a close there is a refuge provided for t'.em —that there is at least a chance for them of having a living provided in the shape of an annuity for their old age. (Hear, hear.) My lord, our sympathies are excited for the sick and for the needy, and justly so. We provide our hospitals, and we provide our educational establish ments. All these are good. We are likewise providing reformatories for our juvenile criminals. Let us not neglect a class of the community for whom our sympathies should be justly excited, because to the female, the educated female, who has been reduced from opulence to poverty there are few means left of earning a living. Either her needle, to which many of our poor young females are reduced, or education—these are almost the only means the female of that description has of earning her bread. Therefore, I hail with pleasure and satisfaction the estab lishment of such an institution as this. I trust that both the governesses, and those who have taken charge of it, will give it their best charge ; and I humbly pray the blessing of God may rest upon it, that it shall not languish for lack of funds, but that like our Divine Master, to whom we are accountable, and who gave his life for us, we may be will ing to give of our strength, of our influence, and of our means, in gratitude to him whose sympathy was for every object of suffering—if we would follow his example, and, in the end, be received into his kingdom. (Hear, hear.) My lord, the resolution I have to move is this—that the thanks of this meeting be given to the ladies and gentlemen who have bestowed their time and energies to further the objects of this institution, and who have also, by their active exer tions, raised an amount for another annuity. (Applause.) The Rev. A, Knox seconded the resolution in a few words, which was also unanimously carried. Mr. Torr proposed a vote of thanks to the honorary medi cal officers, and to Mr. Lightbody, secretary and treasurer, with the expression of the deep regret of the meeting for the intended resignation of the latter. Mr. Charles G:oves seconded the resolution, which was carried. Mr. Castellain proposed the names of the committee and officers for the ensuing year, including that of Mr. Robert Williams, as secretary and treasurer, to succeed Mr. Light body. _ _ _ The Rev. Mr. Denny seconded the resolution, which was Mr. Inman proposed a resolution embodying an alteration in one of the rules of the institution, to the effect that no member be entitled to vote who had not been a subscriber for one year. The resolution was adopted. It was agreed, upon the motion of the Rev. Mr. Nott, seconded by Mr. Williams, that a list of the subscribers to the Archdeacon Brooks annuity fund be published. The Rev. Mr. Monk proposed a vote of thanks to the Lord Bishop, which was carried by acclamation. The meeting then separated. FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS WANTED ! TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES: Sir,—At the meeting of the architectural society, on Wednesday last, Mr. Verelst invited attention to the magnificent architectural effect which is now realised, by the removal of the block of buildings between the Town ball and Exchange-street East, and regretted that we had no Napoleon in England, who should interfere to prevent such a glory being again ignobly eclipsed. Now, we hear a great deal of the superiority of popular, even despotic, governments, and of the value of the voluntary principle. " Dickey Sam" has a famous opportunity of showing that constitutional Liverpool, and merchant princes, are equal to despotic Paris parvenu emperors. It is only necessary for the unemployed young cotton brokers and share brokers, to canvass for subscriptions, and our bankers, corn mer chants, and cotton men, can find the needful, and never feel it ! It is only £50,000 which are required.—Yours, &c., March 6, 1856. JONAS GREEN. TR:IDE REPORT.—TuuRsDAY. LIVERPOOL. COTTON : There is no change to report in the Cotton market to-day, the demand continues fair, the supply ample, and prices are steady. The sales—including 50 Pernambuco, at 6:d to 6', 2 ,(1; SO Bahia, at q-ti to 67 4 d ; 100 Maranham, at 61-, 1 to 67- 4 4; 1,800 Egyptian, at 61-d to 7i,d, and 1,000 Surat, 441 to 4id—are reported 10,000 bales, of which 2,000 are on speculation and for export. PIG IRON : Our market for warrants closes at 67s 3d cash. SUGAR : We have no change to notice in our market ; the sales are, however, confined to 80 hhds Barbadoes at 38s to 40s, a small lot of Dates at 383, a few boxes Havana at 44s 6d, and 1,100 bags brown Pernams at 223 per cwt, in bond. MOLASSES: No transactions are reported. Rut : The sales are confined to 75 puncheons Demerara at ,revious rates. . . _ r•- - - COFFEE : 50 bags Bahia have been taken at 43s per ewt. TEA : A fair amount of business has been conclud e d i n fine green, but in Congou there is little passing. RICE : The market continues quiet, the business being confined to 1,80(1 bags Bengal,. chiefly damaged, at 10s to 10s 3,1 for sound, and 1 1 0 tierces Carolina at 233 per cwt. I INSEED is lower, 600 quarters Calcutta being reported at 565. RAPESEED : 100 bags have brought 58s per quarter. MADDER R9OTS : 70 bales Bombay at 353 per cwt. LONDON, SUGAR : The market is steady, but less active than on Tuesday, yet we cannot alter quotations. COFFEE : The market is rather dull. TEA : There is a slight improvement in the demand for common Congon, which is firm at 9d. SALTPETRE continues in fair demand. COTTON : 300 bales sold. Tinnevelly sold in public sale to-day at 4:d. to 4d per lb. RICE : The market is dull, and prices with difficulty supported. SA(;o sold with spirit in public sale. Pearl, 24s to 255. SmcEs : A limited business done at previous rates. JUTE sold in public sale from £lO 108 to £l9 15s. Iron : Scotch pig, 67s 6d to 68s. TALLOW : The tallow market, which was extremely dull at a considerable decline yesterday afternoon, is to-day somewhat firmer, lower prices having brought out buyers. Quotations are as follow : St. Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 57s 6d; March, 57s to 57s 6d ; March to April, 53s Gd ; April to June, 525; October to December, 51s 6d. HAY : Mr. E J. Davis reports the supply short, but quite equal to the demand. Prime meadow hay, 1003 to 105 s; superior ditto, 110 s to 115 s; inferior ditto, 70s to 90s; rowcn, 70s to 953 ; clover, 1003 to 130 s; second cut, 100 s to 120 s ; straw, 24s to 28s. WALLASEY LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTIT The ordinary monthly meeting of this board was held at seven o'clock, last night, in the board-room, public offices, Egremont, Mr. Pooley in the chair. Other members present--Messrs. Penny, Hill, Neville, Wilson, Roberts, Odell, and Colt orne. From the minutes of a special meeting of the commmis sioners, held on the 14th February, it appeared that tenders for the draining of New Brighton were ordered to be advertised for, and the work proceeded with as soon as possible. It was also resolved thut the general board of health ble applied to for leave to borrow the sum of £3,000 for the construction of Trafalgar-road, Brighton street, and King-street. The proceedings of the works committee were read, and were confirmed. _ _ Peony, seconded by Mr. Neville, on the motion of Mr. _ _ In answer to Mr. Penny, the Chairman stated that the openings from private dwellings into the main sewers were made by the owners of the property. On the motion of Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Roberts, the proceedings of the finance, watch, and bye-law com mittees were confirmed. They announced the resignation of Mr. Thomas Scamblar, chief constable, after a service of fifteen years. It was resolved that a certificate of character be given to him, and that a person to supply his place be advertised for. 'Mr. Odell regretted that not one of the subordinate officers was fit to fill the situation, as the commissioners would much rather promote one already in the force than appoint a new officer. (Hear, hear.) Unfortunately, however, not one of the men was competent for the duties of the post, and the commissioners could not, therefore, act in accordance with their wishes. The Clerk read the petition of the board, adopted at a special meeting, against the Liverpool and Birkenhead Docks Bill. They based their opposition to the bill chiefly on the fact that no provision is made in it for the representation of the district in the management of the docks, or the right of drainage into the pool. The petition was signed by the Chairman and the other members present, and the seal of the board affixed to it. It was agreed that the difference between Mr. Colborne and the board, as to the rating of the ferries, should be arranged in a friendly spirit by submitting a special case for the opinion of the Queen's Bench on the legal points involved in the matter. The Chairman's communications included several com plaints for excessive assessment under the general district rate, and an offer from Mr. Hewitt, Inspector of the Liverpool Fire Brigade, to construct a fire-engine for the board similar to the one he is about to make tor the Bir kenhead commissioners. They were referred to the sub committee. This concluded the business. A deputation of the Lancashire Insurance Company, con sisting of Mr. Nicholas Heald (chairman) Mr. Eyre Evans (deputy chairm an ), M essrs . K a y, Knowles, B. Hume, and B n y ;g m h o t n li ds on ( . d l ir . ec A t i o . rs), and Mr. James Kennedy (general Mr. J. Brotherton, manager), accompanied by Colonel J. W.lPatten, M.P., Sir M. S. Stewart, Bart ., M .P., Sir James Duke, Bart, M.P., the Gmi.bpson Mr.M J. C. Ewart. M.P. Mr. .G. Greenall, M.P.r. W. Gren fell, M.P., Mr. A. liasie, M.P.; and Mr. Lockhart, M.P., had interview .J P a . ni ' James rkeWrsh. Kershaw, 11 1 ;r " . an on Monday with the Chancellor of 1 the Exchequer. REPORT The duty has again devolved upon the committee of the Liverpool Governess's Institution of submitting to you a report of its proceedings during the past year. The number of ladies who have taken advantage of the home during the year is thirty. Several of these were daily governesses, three of whom are still inmates, and several ladies who entered in the hope of obtaining situations as resident governesses would gladly have remained could they have met with daily engagements sufficiently remunerative to enable them to do so. It will give pleasure to the subscribers and friends to know how warmly many of the ladies have expressed their thanks for the comfortable home they have had, and for the kindness and consideration of the lady superintendent towards them. The registrations are nearly the same as in the preceding year—having been, in 1854, 147, and in 1955, 148. The applications for governesses are also nearly the same—having been, in 1854, 189, and in 1855, 186. Your committee regret that there has been a falling off in engagements during the east year, 37 only having been engaged. . . Your committee have great pleasure in stating that two additional annuities have been granted during the past year. One is that alluded to in the last report as nearly completed, called the " Hoghton annuity," amounting to £18; the other was raised at the suggestion of one of the subscribers, who felt so keenly the distressed state of several of the candidates for the " Hoghton annuity," that he, aided by another kind and active friend, collected the needful sum, and at the request of the committee, allowed the annuity to be called after him, "The Groves annuity," the appointment to which is vested in the hands of thegeneral committee, and amounts to about £27. Your commiti:co have granted relief during the year to ten ladies, to the amount of £36, and have a balance in hand of £5O 17s 3d. The :lease of the house in Rodney-street, which has been occupied by the institution from its commencement, having expired, and there having been some misunderstanding on the sulkct of re-engaging it by the year, the committee were obliged to quit, and have taken No. 76, Canning -street. The change, they hope, may ultimately prove advantageous to the institution, as it is in some respects more suitable, and the tent is lower. Your committee deeply deplore the loss of one of their most zealous friends and supporters, by the death of the late Vener- able Archdeacon Brooks, who was always the first to espouse a good cause. The charitable institutions in Liverpool will, Equally with his friends, feel his loss. Your committee earnestly hope that others will endeavour to forward the interests of an institution which so good a man strove to form and foster. Out of respect to his memory, various members of your sub committee and others are desirous to raise a sum of money sufficient to found an annuity of £2O per annum, to be bestowed ou some aged governess—such annuity to be called ' Arch daacon Brooks's annuity." The amount already subscribed is £2Bl. Your committee offer their sincere thanks to John Mariott, Etq., of Beechley, for his kind and liberal donation of £2O, to he divided between the five unsuccessful candidates for the Groves's annuity ; to Dr. Nottingham and Mr. Taylor, for their professional services; to Mrs. Eccles, for a volume of " The Chemistry of Common Life ;' to Madlle. Talcho, for a present of French books ; and to Miss Hagan, for giving les sons in German to the inmates of the institution. Your committee, in conclusion, desire to acknowledge the goo d ness o f Him without whose blessing nothing can prosper, and earnestly commend the institution to those kind friends who have hitherto so liberally supported it. The Venerable Archdeacon Jones proposed the first reso lution, which was that the report, together with the state ment of accounts, be adopted, printed, and circulated. He said it would not become him, not having been connected with that valuable institution until lately, to enlarge upon any of the r esolutions, indeed, his lordship had anticipated one or two remarks which the reading of the report had suggested to him, especially with reference to his venerable predecessor, the late Archdeacon of Liverpool. As the senior rector of that parish, he was indefatigable in fos tering all the charities within it. His mantle had fallen upon one who would, he (the speaker) trusted, be equal to the task of doing solely what had been done by two most active and zealous rectors previously, and he rejoiced to see him continuing in good health, and trusted that he would be strengthened by the Almighty to continue zealously carrying on those objects which he and his former h i e n a r — t h t o h at report th e which applications he confessed to thehe col league, so long unitedly, harmoniously, and efficiently carried on together. (Hear, hear.) There was one one b d een less numerous d ur in g th e pas t a ta dt i societypoint regrettedco h n year. He regretted that, on many accounts. In thinking over the constitution of the society, one difficulty occurred to him—that was to keep up that respect towards the institution, with regard to the competency of the gover nesses. themselves, which was m os t d es t ra bl e . I n or der to retain a permanent hold upon the public, it was necessary that the governesses should be, in some measure, accre dited. He was afraid that unless the governesses under went some kind of examination, and that they were certified in some way as competent, .a great many persons, who could not obtain situations in any other way, would come to that institution, and ladies who required first-class governesses would find they could not get them there. He urged upon the meeting the necessity of keeping up, as much as pos sible, the high standard of the governesses, and concluded by proposing the resolution. The Rev. Rector Campbell said he had great pleasure in seconding the resolution, and, after what had been said, he would not trespass further dpon the time of the meeting, than simply to express the interest he took in that institu tion, for two reasona—first, the great excellence of the object: to which it was directed; and second, because it was to a certain degree instituted, or, at least, encouraged and promoted, by his late venerable friend, Archdeacon Brooks. (Hear, hear.) The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. Samuel Holme said : My lord bishop, ladies, and gentlemen, it has often struck me that it is not necessary, for the exercise of eloquence, or, even of persuasion, ' and that we must be accountable, not for their possession, but for their use, to Him who gave them to us as stewards,h as a duty, to support every object of true charity and . ene to plead the cause of true benevolence. For if we admit, my for the accountability of man, if we admit that the silver and gold belong to Him who gave them, as well as the cattle upon a thousand hills, then I say we should look upon it as a volence. Your lordship must not judge, privilege rather h t an of the feeling of institution, by the the inhabitants of Liverpool towards this f small numb er o f ge ntlemen who have attended here to-da y , because it is a difficult matter for men of business to escape, YESTERDAY'S MARKETS. CORK CORN : White wheat, 35s 3d; red wheat, 2Ss ; barley, 13s 4d ; oa's, 12s Gd. DUBLIN CATTLE : A small supply and brisk dem an d, an early clearance ; prices firm , with an inclination to advance. The pig market large, the quality i n genera l m iddi ng ; demand for the English markets active ; prices steady. AVooL : Little or nothing doing ; top price for Hogget 21s. MANCHESTER CORN : There was a good attendance at our market to-day, but no disposition to purchase. The few sales made were at a reduction of 4s per quarter on wheat, and 3s per sack on flour. Other articles were offered at a material decline. GLASGOW CATTLE : We have to announce a large supply of cattle, 921 beasts; sheep, small quantity, only 1830 ; demand for beef dull, at a further reduction. Best Scotch beef, 57s per cwt; best Irieh beef, 52i Gd; second quality, 45s to 50s; inferior, 403 to 425. Mutton in good demand, and prices fully maintained, viz., Gd to 7d per lb. A good number of cattle left unsold. POLICE COURT .-YESTERDAY. .--ESTERDAY. .--...._.__ (BF3RE MR. G. GRANT.) CHARGE AGAINST A MARINE STORE DEALER.—PhOANS Kenney, a marine store dealer, living in Upper Frederick street, was charged by detectives Povey and Horne, with having about five cwt. of bale ropes i❑ her store, for which she could not properly account, and which she had not entered in her book. Mr. Bluck appeared for the prisoner, and showed she was a married woman, and was under the control of her husband. On this point she was acquitted, but strongly cautioned as to her future conduct. STEALING TEA.—A young man, named Robert Clarkson, who was employed at the Albert-dock warehouses, was charged, at the instance of hiTowan, the superintendant, with having stolen a quantity of tea from one of the stores. From the evidence of two persons employed at the warehouses, it ap peared that the prisoner was stopped at the gate, when he was leaving work, and a quantity of tea found on his person, and, at the station, bridowell -keeper Campbell discovered some secret pockets about the prisoner's clothes, which were also filled with tea. M'Cowan said he must press for punishment in this case, in order to make an example to the men employed in the warehouse. Tho prisoner said it was sweepings, but this was denied, and he was sent to gaol for two months. HARD GOT, " GUN E."—A young man, named Joseph Stoke, who had just arrived from Australia, charged a very well dressed young female, named Mary Ann Mather, with having stolen his watch, five sovereigns, and two or three pockets' full of gold dust. Detective-officer Eaton said he was at the central police-office, when a pawnbroker's boy came in, and told him a woman was offering, for pledge, a watch which he supposed was not got right. The officer went, and found at the pawnbrokers the prisoner, who could not give any account of how she got the watch. He secured her, and then went in search of the owner, and after some time ho found the complainant asleep in a house of bad character in Hotham-street. On waking him up, the complainant exclaimed that he had lost his watch, money, and " dust." His purse, and some Australian coppers, were found on the prisoner, but the " precious metal" was not forthcoming. The prisoner was remanded, as she said she could bring witnesses who could " clear" her, (BEFORE MR. AIKIN.) ASSAULTING THE POLTGR.—TWO very powerful young men, named George Brown, and William Wallace, were charged with having assaulted a constable named Gray, in a violent manner (particularly ,Wallace). There was also a charge preferred against them by Mr. H. Young, an alehouse keeper, residing in Leigh-street, where they had committed damage to the amount of about 14s. The constable was very much bruised about the head and face, and had evidently been very badly treated. It appeared that the prisoners had been in Mr. Young's house, where they grossly misconducted them selves, and had committed some damage. Air. Young in consequence sent out for the constable, and gave them in charge. On the way to the strtion.bouse Wallace asked the constable to walk into an entry with him, which he did, when he fell on and gave him a terrible beating, and but for Mr. Young would probably have killed him. The other prisoner did not act in quite so ferocious a manner, as he only gave the officer a " tap" or two on the nose. Mr. Bluck defended the prisoners, and alleged, on the part of Wallace, that he was subject to fits, and that no doubt he had one at the time he acted so outrageously. lie trusted the court would deal with the case in a summary manner, and as mercifully as possible. Wallace was sentenced to pay a fine of £5 and costs, or in default to be imprisoned for three months, and kept to hard labour ; and Brown to a fine of 20s, with costs, and the damage also done at Mr. Young's, or in default, one months imprisonment. (BEFORE MR. G. GRANT.)-WEDNESDAY. THE CHARGE AGAINST A SHIPPING CLERK.—Robert Wilson, late a shipping clerk at the Glasgow Steam Packet Company's office, Clarence-dock, came up in surrender of his bail for further examination. Ample details of this case were published in our paper of last week. Mr. Raffles now appeared for the prisoner. Mr. Clough said there was no evidence to add to that already given, although every inquiry bad been made in reference to the property. Mr. Raffles said on the part of the prisoner it was only right to inform the bench that the missing property was not of the sort now pro duced at all. (Heart rugs, carpets, &s., constituted the property found.) The bale of goods alluded to, as that removed by Mr. Wilson, he (Mr. Raffles) thought it right to say had been tossing about the quay for nearly four years and no one ever claimed it. It was taken away with no intention of stealing it, and therefore there was no felonious intention. Mr. Lamont, the employer of the prisoner, was perfectly satisfied with his conduct. He was a man of most excellent character, and be (Mr. Raffles) had several gentlemen present to prove that fact. On the last day of appearing there was some other property found at the house of Mr. Wilson, upon which the police made a charge against him. Now he had persons in court who would properly account for the possession, by Mr. Wilson, of these goods. Sullivan, the detective, who had charge of the case said, We do not go on that charge—we withdraw that altogether. Mr. Grant : You have had a whole week to make iuquiry, and you have not found an owner for the property, nor have you any additional evidence ? Sullivan :We have not, sir, although we have had gentlemen from Kidderminster and other places, but they do not know anything of the goods. Mr. Grant : Discharge the prisoner. SHOPLIFTING.—Two young women, sisters, named Margaret and Elizabeth Myers, were sent to jail for one month for having stolen some cotton fents from the shop of Mrs. Sykes, Elizabeth Carr, a miserable-lookii.g person, was sent to jail for fourteen days for having some German silver tea spoons in her possession, which were stolen from Mr. Stewart's shop, Paradise-street, (BEFORE MR. J. AIKEN.) [Mr. Aiken sat in Mr. Mansfield's court yesterday, in the absence of that gentleman.] A MUSIC.kL SCRAPE.J—Mr. Edward Price, a tailor, resid at No. 26, Cable-street, was charged by police constable 549 with being drunk. In the circumstance of being simply drunk, there was nothing remarkable, but connected with the charge there were some incidents out of the ordinary course, which created some laughter. The con stable said ho was called by Mr. Price to remove a boy who was playing an organ in the street—the music being disagreea ble to Mr. Pike. On going up to the boy, and before he had time to remove or speak to him, Mr. Price, with a stick, struck the boy across tho shoulders, and made a second blow at him, which struck the instrument instead of the lad's head. Tht, officer then saw Mr. Price was drunk, and remonstrated with him, the end of which was that he was t: ken to the station, and charged for being drunk. Mr. Price indignantly denied that lie was drunk, and complained of being dragged through the streets like a felon. Ile produced Mr. Bradshaw, a pub lican, who gave it as his opinion that Mr. Price was not drunk. The defendant offered, also, to produce his son, to prove the same thing, but Mr. Aiken said it was better not to call him. Two bridewell keepers were produced, and they swore that Mr. Price was no doubt drunk wly.n brought to the station. This appeared to be conclusive, and his Worship ordered him to pay Mr. Price complained of the high charge, but at the same time paid the amount, and was discharged. INQUEST.—On Tuesday last an inquest was held at the Glass House Tavern, Old Swan, before C. E. Driffield, Esq., Coro❑er, on the body of Ellen Kelly, aged two years, daughter of Thomas Kelly, Springfield-street, Old Swan, who was accidently scalded by a jug of coffee falling upon her, on the 21st February. A verdict of " Accidental Death" was returned. A deputation of workpeople en:raged in bleach and dya works, had an interview with Viscaunt Palmerston oa Wednesday, on the subject of the Bleachworks, &c, Bill, The deputation was headed by Mr. Chas. Sturgeon, and con. s:sted of Messrs. John Waring (Bolton), C. W. Blatherwiek (Manchester), Alexander King (Glasgow), and Samuel Miller (Rammersmith.) -- - LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY FOR CHILDREN.—Patrons : The Right ion. the Earl of Derby ; T. B. nor:3ton, E.q., M.P. ; J. C. Evart, M.P.; the Venerable John Jones, M.A., Archdeacon of Liverpool ; Rev. Augustus Campbell, M.A., Rector of Liverpool. Monthly Report, February, 1856 : Fresh patients admitted during the month, 64 ; patients who have received treatment during tiv month,l2l ; remaining under treatment, March Ist, 79. Medical Officers : Mr. Stephens, Mr. hey. Surgeon Dentist : Mr. Newman. " WHEN SORROWS COME, THEE' CO3fE NOT SINGLE SPIE;." —James Holmes, a bricklayer, who resides at No. 17, Hart-street, has recently met with a series of misfortunes of a truly melancholy description. On Sunday week, one o f hi s children, a boy, aged seven years, died. On Wednesday last, a second, aged six year , , also died. On Friday last, a chimney fell on the poor man, and fractured his leg and thigh ; and on 'Monday, in this w ee k, a t hi r d ch i l d died. The poor fellow is at praseut an inmate of the Southern Hospital, where he lies in a precarious state. CORONER'S INQUESTS.—On Tuesday the coroner held the following inquests : On the body of Elizabeth Lloyd, five years of age. The child resided with her parents at No. 4 Court, Milton -street. She was left by her mother in a room, and her clothes catching fire, she was burnt to death. Verdict, accidental death.—On the body of Samuel Thompson, eight years of age, who fell into the Victoria dock by accident, on Saturday last, and was drowned. Verdict accordingly.—On the body ofJames Shannon, aged sixteen years. The deceased, who was subject to flt7,.was at work at George's dock, and he fell don - n, supposed in a fit, and died in consequence of the injuries he received. Verdict, accidental death. P 110POSF.D DINNER TO THE Mrmnsus Fon W oLvER . nAmpToN.—We understand that arrangements which had been made for a public dinner to be given to our borough members, in the Easter recess, have been unavoidably set aside by the fact that Mr. Villiers, being called upon to preside over the Crimean Inquiry Commissi on , in his capa city of Judge Advo cate General. It is felt thatl the right hon. gentleman could not with propriety attend a political meeting whereat reference to the subject of inquiry could scarcely be avoided, until after its termination. We under stand the contemplated dinner is only postponed, and will probably take place in the Whitsun week, or on the first convenient opportunity.— IVOlverhamplon Chronicle.