The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-25 00:00:00

LAVAL REVIEW. ae v r W .. e 8 On b. --- Join the f o ll ow i ng passages descriptive o f t h e e dnesday. le lt W t'c Re J e st Y's train arrived at the Royal Claretrce ' l ng yard at five minutes to twelve o'clock, being wre three , quarters of an hour after its time. The court Itee Lsediatel 7 embarked on board the state barge, and wilt ste ered h_ ' No r . Ca ptain the Hon. Joseph Denman to the a short and Albert,lying in the harbour strain. After tatter! a n d the trumpeter stationed on the Pier guns of artnn unced the approach of the royal yacht. The t hc PI if n -nnla Battery instantly sconfirthed the 4 1 ,1 4 ° n ee) and in a few to hides the Victoria and Albert toaroYilitearned oat of the harbour, and_ glided swiftly the Spithead, amid the enthusiastic acclamations a ll i °4 ltl,i h inb ittl tnaltid d The bands ashore and --P ,, ) ,edh e ri ;s 4 .P the natio u nalanthem, while every vessel , e ,""igo. J i arht th was ordered to salute the instant the royal luoive t t"eri clear of the harbour. The royal yacht -arb 'M eaeil clear em and mor clearly out of the 11114 Eby Yet still no pr o e r aratioos seemed to have been ett f ir !, the fleet toward P s anything like a general salute. lilAeLfothere seemed confusion, but as the men got 31 ' 0 AL... ul t. :Lied into their places, and spread out upon th t whil e ma' marvellous rapidity and regularity of n e 'Da am :Zayre was seen with feelings of admiratio s r'neti the ls "„, l ; e i n t• Hardly had.the men joined ha nds, the i n 1. , - "'" Yacht showed well out of the har bo ur. t,, , ,he avy ua''ant one large dense spirt of smoke dashe d in a aa s' fr°ol the side of, the Duke of Wellington. Ntel Yc i h searcel time sl to perceive it, ere from every 14‘ed j a n, o t u an e the r t i t , cwo l lines came the same discharge, fol ltrlht s ep ort - J f lanother and anether from the same ship s h er Ihe ° the first had time to reach. In a m oment t 4 A Z \ \int], i e , ll 'Y swelling roar came - siillenly up agaius th -i necl i t ,'", e ,reasing as it rolled forward, until the air - ",. % n0e - ;"rate painfully with the tremendous con ik;„il't afe ecands the hulls of the whole fleet, ti i ( 4 l ll . l ll , 6l) ed, in . t s he clouds of white smoke, from Mad R e gular order, from port a nd . starboard, came thtn;Sashes of the discharges like sheets of yellow o ,', g It h a d a g rand and tremendous effect. The th At 1111Yaltasted about two minutes. l) 'mho,past twelve a single gun from the flag -1111 n 111 " ti the ap roach of the royal yacht, which :ten rapidly -- I) king its way to the head of the rtilb-11:etials(tirtnegt-trtln,hlneslizd: e A t m s th a s e o n o e h xt instant the royal salute as the royal yacht 'reached 'll4eil he point of the line, the yards were duy 1. 1 3 4 . ) ' firi:" e F rench Corvette being among the fi rst to 'Mar, nautical honour, and . nothing could sloti `er h in which the opera an t e way ,L et 3 eon., Perfornaed. The Frenchman was also 4 11) wit'h y t ten , ( nts for the rich a . nd' gay dressing of his every b "rs of every possible hue and device, and: 13e 1 .4 3g a -atin n• Next this ship really the most gaily. I ". o tii ,-e - vessels were to the floating batteries, the bright stand in out in light contrast from their gloomy t h,e trr, e n " htillj The ro yal took up a position between i thIPL-11, 8 , (14 drons, hea d and stern , with the two flag chi rEtl Royal George, i n the starboard division, with 4,,r „of Sir George Seymour, the commander in g alovies ; l ie Duke of We l l i ng t on , bearing the white ff e St. George's Cross of Admiral Dundas. z.l a hih 'or some little time, and boats le . ft both the W hich were stated to be conveying the two at h",ml board to her Majesty. '44 to inPast one her Maj esty ' s yacht slowly steamed (r the-, eastward to abo ut two cables' length a-head At thiss(lnadrons, and there became stationary tn.qapah mo ment the whole flotilla of steamers, with f board, decked with Hags of every colour o c tai ""w, and each keeping a somewhat independ . en e t cai n arAe ,,' ca me in sight, and the scene for the first ti m e ,7e, animated. The gunboats were now „',,Png up in succession outside of the port 17 4 seL e ' the fleet, and th . e four squadrons of these tiny '44 H ers death (which look like Thames steam a nd so insiduously carry their heavy armamen t a t !t air of nautical _innocence), passed round Inl tle 4 " of Welling ton, inside the royal yacht, and the - t heir way round the Royal George, skirt i ing an d Btarhoard division of the line-of-battl . e sh ps, The P3B „ si ng on to their allotted station o s om i h n er sho r r a e n . ofir e tte, Commander Risk. one o f o c h o t k he at the outlying e : course and came to take a h l i `,tleit;;l' unprofessional steamers, gave an oppor. n w board of them to r ti Nr number- oafte pas s s u e r vgey ofher construction au take ' 44 : Na l :I T:l e a nt ! ccu A r ta quarter to thee a lVeh•L h e Commander-in-Chief, repeat , ' lll 4° '- ttua line of battle ships weighe t d be auc w ir e G re through in credibly snort wh icb g rob.l-. au the water. with s t i t a a c t e , im or pe t r i gp e tible Y motion thein the absence of sails, gives to them . so gliding ti, ghostlike -- Dee - little time be ore -- ac a tnotion It was some jut fi b was felt 'and the royal yacht. which had .",htin - ..","e outward ' bouud, Was obliged again to lay to, i i a 7: lew Minutes the headmost ships began to t wa a k n : 41 a.c: r ,s. in admirable style. Her Majesty ' s h ' w 3i z ' and the whole proud array of tir y ee ac .d,eckaren ~sartin r. b!ockship and frigate swept out in clo se and '„ lle cession, running straight for the p i vo t s hips 'tatte-of-hattle ships are only fit for " pivot ships l ' k N ' N .E. of the Nab Light, and each column, b afte d r N u _ bet. -een them turned round them. the star oar i b 'ad m t turning to pc:ft and the port column to rt, h3' the royal yacht. The tide was now with a-- Nr,;" Ti o they ran ripidly back to their stations, LWhe n e "Land again manned yards and saluted. 1; 1 01t ttrr Majesty led out the fleet towards the Nab an nn. Transit and Perseverance obtained a good . osi. le d DP ' a 't t P he R o d ney and London p i vot s hip s . Th e skill Paas "l3i on With which the whole fleet turned outwards ;,v nee ( I round the ivot ships—the imposing nppearanc motion p f the lino of battle ships as !hey 1 , - Lort in Clo orde r of sailing—the swarm . of . sailors -e art - pb e ach ve s s e s e i r e tarfilly , - manned her riglting—the t arr 's j: —e ers, w hi c h became truly r musical in their transi a., , th, _ ic f e ", n t dt„c e z W at er, were b turns the subject of commen t Thiswas declared to be the most striking . t tl h _ w o n t ll o U l o l ll s re review w hi ch hid come under the notice ot ti- P r rta,..,_ • es. The ro al salute upon her Majesty's and flerwards . put y in a powerful claim to atten 1. tire r reverberation of hundreds, pf heavy ordnance, ." ° ,'vr l nrld fl ishes seen ;through the smoke, appea le d ,etat. 7;,.'13' to the senses, and terminated the rev i ew h „.'e A tta r Transit and Perseverance, with the Himalaya, 2. 11 4, - ',O, and the other vessels of the wonderful mer ;rate,: (igfeet Of So tharnuton, then slowly steamed u t h e 1),-`,ansds2,11Soleunt, and arrived at Southampton between . tv a liired 7 o'clock. The . weather had left nothing to not „' 411 d the grand spectacle of, the day, it was felt, 2,tht , ',",..ue to fade easily from the m e mo r y. a' 3 r v. - erabl da t the Sovereign's bidding no less than 's-rldear.c`e: l ine of ( i) bat tle ships; nearly 40 frigates, pad dle . "tte r rw; 2 mortar a frigates; 4 wrought iron floating a ', 4 d br,'":„; 5 0 1 3-inch mortar vessels; 20 sloops, corvettes, sai . r r ,",.; and 164 screw gun boats ; in all, upwards of t .''u.oo o Men of war, having an aggregate tonnage o VMS, "Pis, manned by 40,1)00 seamen,. carrying 3, 9c ,4,14 i fi d ri i n r g oi zt one discharge a broadside of nearly 8 O f aol' sittings at a sign he Duke ?oh IL LUMINATION OF THE FLEET. t * t : i B l ;ti s i l t : ul la, Wednesday Night. —This novel feature illy feat rexpected, but proved one of the most „unli t , featur es in the whole of the proceedings. The tae y ard a s t l°Q was effected by simul taneously . lighting up Run Nis 1 (1 Portholes with blue-lights. At nine o'clock . ma gic, ;1. " r ed, and the whole fleet was lit-as if . b y voft. •andl. the jets, one upon another, maintopinast, high teeirc 1 ' d e po rts o f eac h opened, at once showing a r' g are teen Ik e . i ng fro rn the s 'deeks, caused an unusual roal. of which was echoed and given ,this with intensit f ro m the boats of the legion afloat. i glp s, ih the stillneYss of the calm night, had an effegt as the usin g as it w as rare, and cheer after cheer applauded %,4:Peetacte. From nine to ten o'clock rockets were sh ow l e ? thickly from the ships and raised a golden t , tile greatest portio n of the Paris eorrcsnondence o ~"0 Times is devoted to the case of the Danubian Princi• ItAlities. The Independanee of Wednesday publishes the i r e4ty n r Paris, which reached it from London. There , 1 8 1 the same hiatus as appeared in the Daily News, and %Leh has not yet been filled up. ,„ "A.IECWICK3HIRE REFORMATORY, —.4t t h e Warwicksh i re Vatter se4sions, just held, which w as attended by a full encl of magistrates, among whom w ere Lord Leigh, 4 4( 1 Li fiord, Hon. L. Butler, Sir T. G . Skipwortb, f e o rt l &e., the committee of managements of the county arwiek Refo rmatory presente d a report, which set p ort th at t h e first stone of the building, according to a rlt prepar e d b y M r. Hi ll, architect, of Birmingham, was a P i ll Lady Leigh, ard the. building is now in coarse 411 er ection. Th e R ev. J . Penny, of Bubbenhall, has i:a,,_eeepted the office of chaplain and secraary, and a I: st er and superintendent ,of the esta b lishment had n e ngaged, o f w h ose c haract er an d qualifications high d„ st ,iMunials have been received. Mr. and Mrs. Shad loiu are the master and matron, who are engaged at a salary of - £75 per annum. The committe? con '4lktulate the county on their present position. The sums a rheldY received as d onat i ons exceed £2,000, an d the T he al subs cr i pt i ons amount to b etween £3OO and £4OO. the e coM mittee will require about £4OO to complet e tur e, m building, and t o purc h ase t h e ne cessary fo r . t as well as an increase of £lOO er an d nu t m e .? th subscription list. A discussion fopllowe Vireeis e ntation of th e report, originated by the 11 ! v ,' et Ofetiairs Fagged throwing out a suggestion for the establisnme s et ,„ schools. The principle of ragged schools wa e differ en t to reformatories, and he regretted that 111:eminent should withhold its assistance from the for which were established for the prevention of crime, 1 , 1 , 1 , e they gave their support to a principle for the etnonation of criminals. Lord Leigh said he could not rl.,,tiany difficulty in supporting both institutions. Mr. g addressed the court with the view of removing an blOpression that boys were necessarily contaminated by e nn o g sent to gaol. In their gaols no boy had communi aT Li with an adult prisoner, except in the presence of Meer. The report was received. SYNOD OF THE P.IIESbYTERIAN OlititCl4 IN ENGLAND WEDNESDAY'.-EVENING SITTING. The Synod assembled at five o'clock for the eirening The - minutes of the forenoon sittinic *eh read. Mr. Lamont requested to be allowed to put some eines_ Lions with reference to the interpretation of the law passed by the SYnod that morning on the psalmody debate, The Mederator, however, decline d to iriterpret the Vesobition of the Synod. The reading of the eVidence in the cake of the iteV. Thos. X. Anderson was then proceeded with. When the evidence had beeti gelid through. the decision of the Presbytery or Newcastle was read , ado p ted on the 26th of March. 1856. The decision may be thus condensed : the presbytery found generally that the evidence had not been proved upon all the counts to the full extent and in the sense libelled : and in particular that no, evidence had 'been submitted to convict 11r. Anderson of any act of in toxication or drunkenness. In respect to the first and second count, they found that Mrs. Anderson had been compelled to leave her husband's house on two occasions, and on the second occasion under circumstances calculated to produce public scandal; and that no exculpation or extenuating evidence in answer had been submitted. In respect to the third count they found that no evidence had been submitted. In respect to the fifth Count they foiled a want of evidence. On the fourth and fifth counts they found the facts Proven as libelled. They found generally that a strong feeling prevailed in the locality against Mr. Anderson's conduct as a minister, and that a large portion of the Congregation had forsaken his ministry in Contecinence of his laxity of conduct, which wet, far, froM being free fr om an y appearance of evil. they found that there was no hope of his being able to undo the evils produced, or to regain his cengregation and be successful in his ministry. They therefore desired that the tie between Mr. Anderson and that congregation might be undone, but that he be left free to exercise the functions of the ministry in any other place. The Presbytery, therefore, solemnly rebuked Mr. Anderson for the too free and unguarded manner in which he had lived, and warned him to live a more careful life for the future. Against this decision the Rev. Mr. Anderson appealed to the general Synod , and the g rounds of his appeal, with the reply of the Presbytery, were read, and were docu ments of considerable length. A memorial signed by 182 members of the congregation was also read, expressing the greatest trust and confidence in the Rev. Mr. Anr son, and declaring that the charges against him were tdehe offspring of calumny. The hearing of the appeal was then proceeded with. The Rev. Mr. Story, with several members of the Pres bytery of Newcastle appeared at the bar on behalf of that Presbytery The Rev. Mr. And rson appeared at the bar on his own behalf. The Rev. Mr. Anderson addressed the court at consider. able length in his own defence. He opposed the decision of the Presbytery of Newcastle as having been irregular, if not grossly unjust. A strongly hostile feeling to him, he declared, had existed in the minds of some few indi viduals in his congregation against him, which, however did not openly appear until the presentation to the New castle Presbytery of the memorial, or rather the complaint which had been read that day. That memorial, although ' it opened with the words, " We, the undersigned Presbyterians," contained the names of Independents, of Methodists, and even of some who professed no Christian faith. It was signed by only sixty-three names, of which eighteen were connected with other dissenting churches, and eighteen more who were not con nected with the communion of any Christian church. Of all this the Presbytery was made fully aware, but rat they received the memorial. He declared that its recep tion by the Presbytery was unconstitutional, unjust, and subversive of all Presbyterian order. The rev. gentleman went into a detail of the proceedings which took place at the various sittings of the presbytery, and challenged the fairness and legality of the investigation. He strongly inveigled against the steps taken by the committee of enquiry, who had gone through all the streets and lanes of the town hunting up evidence against him, and conde scending to receive the idle tales of the lowest maid servant. That committee had themselves done so much to spread and circulate the rumours against him, that he felt surprised he should have even a congregation of 200 left to him. He charged one of the witnesses against him, Mr. Isaac Freeman, with personal motives in the course pursued towards him, and having used every effort pre viously to remove him from the church. Yet this Mr. Freeman, he stated, had been constituted by the Pres bytery, one of its members, and allowed to act as a judge as well as a witness, until he himself, at the close, re quested to be allowed to take no part in pronouncing the sentence. Another gentleman (Mr. Arnott) he accused of having obtained, by intimidation, the evidence of ser vant maids. The rev. gentleman analysed the evidence of Miss Murray, on whose testimony the gravest charge against him rested, and clearly proving, from her own words, that the charge was a fabrication, fairly argued that the same might be taken to be the case in the matter of the other accusations. Miss Murray gave, as her authority for the statement she made. and which so deeply affected the character of the req. gentleman, Jane Story. Now, Jane Story_ had been a member of the congregation for thirty years ; when he (Mr. Anderson) wrote to her, asking her if it were,true she had made the statement to Miss Murray, she at once wrote to the Presbytery a letter, for the production of which he, with the permission of the court, would call. The Rev. Mr. Story replied, that he had not the letter about him, but that if Mr. Anderson would give his recol lection of it, he would say whether it was right or not. The Rev. Mr. Anderson replied, that in that letter Miss Story distinctly stated that she had never made the bar by Miss Murray ; on the con ?. party who made the state- Mr. Story if that were the statement imputed to rary, Miss Murray was th ;o her. He begged to ask fact ? The Rev Mr. Story answered, that he had no hesitation in at once saying that that was the fact. (Applause.) The Rev. Mr. Anderson, having thus so ably replied to the main accusation, proceeded to the consideration of the other. charges, which he showed were equally base less, and refuted both by their own internal weakness and the evidence of the witnesses he had produced. He showed that be made little effort to meet his accusers—' a wily solicitor and an artful grocer—relying alone on his conscious integrity ; while, on the other hand, they left nothing untried to secure his conviction. He regretted to say, that he had not received that counsel and sympathy frun the members of the Presbytery which he was en titled to expect ; but he conceived they thought it was much better that he should be sacrificed than that they should lose the support of so wealthy a man as Mr. Arnott—of so true a member of the church. (Laughter.) On the conduct of this gentleman he in indignant terms commented, and concluded with an e'egant peroration, in which he protested against the decision of the Newcastle Presbytery, as unfounded on evidence, and unjust and cruel towards him as a minister and man. ( The applause which succeede was seeily checked b y theoderator.) The Rev s Mr. d Story replied on behalf of the Newcastle Presbytery. The Rev. Mr. Anderson briefly, but forcibly, replied. Rev. Mr. Edwards, in bearing testimony to the charac ter of Mr. Anderson, declared that Newcastle was the slaughter-house of ministers, and gave instances in support of the statement. As a long and intimate friend of Mr. Anderson, he declared that there never bad been any estrangement between him and his wife, and that though a frequent visitor at Mr. Anderson's house he had never seen drinking carried on there. He was the victim of rumours, but ,the Synod should sacrifice no man on rumours. The Rev. Dr. Monroe denounced the manner in which the proceedings against Mr. Anderson were conducted by the Newcastle Presbytery as inquisitorial, and declared that Miss Murray, in place of busying herself with the affairs of the congregation, would be much better employed in knitting stockings. (Laughter.) It was unfortunate for a minister to have reports raised against him, but it was not .his crime. The crime rested. with those who originated those reports. He thought that Mr. Anderson had committed indiscretions, and with due submission to all parties, he would move the following resolution :—‘. The Synod sustain the appeal—find there were no proper grounds for the libel in this case, though there may have been indiscretions demanding Presby terial notice in some other shape—find that the evidence adduced is so mixed up with hearsay and rumour as to be greatly vitiated and deprived of legal value—release Mr. Anderson from all consequences of this libel, and the evidence adduced thereon, and reverse the evidence of the Presbytery so complained of." `The Rev. Mr. Murdock seconded the motion. After some discussion, the words " though there may have been indiscretions demanding Presbyterial notice," were struck out, and the words, "though the rumours against Mr. Anderson were in such a shape and to such an extent as to demand Presbyterial notice" substituted. With this substitution the motion was agreed to unani mously. The Rev. Anderson then claimed extracts of the finding, which were ordered. The Synod adjourned at ten minutes past twelve o'clock to ten o'clock Thursday morning. NEW PRESBYTERIAN OHURCH On Wednesday morning, the foundation stone of a new Presbyterian church was laid in Belvidere-road, Prince's park, hi close proximity to St. .lude's church. Nearly all the members of the reverend Synod were present on the occasion, and the ceremony of laying the stone was per form,l by the Moderator, the Rev. G. Lewis, of Dudley. The church will be in the form of a well-proportioned parallelogram, 88 feet in length, by 45 in width, exclusive of a vestry on the north side, and a handsome porch on .the south side, united to an elegant spirelet, rising to the height of about SO feet, surmounted with a gilt cross. It will accommodate 620 worshippers, and the sittings will be let at rates within the reach of the poorest family in that densely populated district. The design is Gothic, from the pencils of the Messrs. Hay. The walls are all to be faced with Yorkshire stone, and the dressings of the fine grained yellow stone from Mr. Wells' quarry, near Wrexham. The timber is all to be varnished, and the whole cost as contracted for amounts to £1,624. TIIIIRSDAY.-MORNING SITTING. - - The Synod of the Presbytery Ch u rch in England resumed its sitting at t en o ' c l oc k this day in St. George's Church, Myrtle-street. The proceedings opened, as usual, with prayers THE NEWCASTLE PRESBYTERY. The Synod then proceeded to consider the appeal of Mrs. Agnes Knox, of Gatehead, from a decree of the New castle Presbytery. This case arose out of that of the Rev. Mr. Anderson, concluded the previous night. The facts briefly were that the lady in question was the mother-in-law of the Rev. Mr. Anderson, and was sum moned by the Newcastle Presbytery to give evidence against him. The lady declared that she could give no bit xamTHERN TIKE6.-LIVERPOOL9 FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1866. direct-evidence on the question, as she could only spea from hearsay,' and, therefore, declined 'giving evidence. The Presbytery declared the lady contumacious, and declared that she be suspended. from all church privileges. Against, this, decree Mils. knox appealed'. The Rev. Profess& Lorimer Moved that the decree of the Presbytery be reversed, that the lady be restored to her church privileges; and that the Presbytery be severely censured for their very tyrannical act. (Hear, hear.) He thought it a ; fiery lamentable thing that the general Presbytery should be niiirenresented by, Such acts of injustice. awl that the cdnduct 8f the businesi of the Newcastle Presbytery-Should appeal to be so much in the hands of brethren who . were yet young in years, and unripe in ecclesiastical experience. The Ex-moderator seconded , the motion. He thought the Presbytery of Newcastle had placed themselves in a most unhappy position, and he hoped that the lessons received the previous night and that morning, would teach them to be careful how they dealt with Christian ministers in the spirit of petty sessions' lawyers, rather than as ministers of religion. (Hear. hear.) When they -entered into the privacy of domestic life, and inflicted an outrage upon a venerable lady, (who for half a century had adorned the church,) they should be made to kno;v that such con duct could not be tolerated, and that if they attempted anything.of the kind again; they should stiffer the heaviest Censure. (Loud 'cheers.) The Rev. Mr. Chalmers did not think the Synod should tolerate beirift called on to be in at the death of some pine, hunted down by the Presbytery of Newcastie every year ; and the very last game they ought to run down, was a venerable lady. The very circumstance of that lady being the mother-in-law of the Rev. Mr. Anderson, should have been to any men of delicacy, or gentlemanly feelinK, not to say Christian feeling, amp e reason for exempting her from being required to give evidence against a relative so near and dear. (Hear; hear.) He thought the Presby tery should be compelled to send an apolOgy to the venerable lady on whom they had inflicted such an indig nity. Hear, hear.) Dr. Mackenzie, Mr. Blyth. and the Rev. Mr. Wrightson, and others, spoke to the same effect, condemning strongly the conduct of the Newcastle Presbytery. The Rev. Mr. Anderson stated that if Mrs. Knox had appeared, her evidence would have been in his favour. The Synod finally adopted a resolution to the effect that the decision of the Newcastle Presbytery be reversed, and Mrs. Knox restored to her full privileges : that the severe censure Of the Synod be passed upon the Newcastle Pres bytery for such a tyrannical stretch of ecclesiastical power : and that the minutes of the Synod's finding be sent to Mrs. Knox, and that the moderator be instructed to convey to her the regret of the Synod that she should have been subject to such a procedure. THE LONDON WALL AND DALSTON. CONGREGATIONS. This was an appeal against the decision of the London Presbytery. The London Wall congregation proposed to remove their place of worship from its present site to Dalston, for several reasons, which were stated at great length. The proposition was opposed and disallowed by the London Presbytery. The Rev. Mr. Chalmers. the Rev. Professor Lorimer, the Rev. Mr. Ballantyne, and M.r. Tulloch spoke at con siderable iength•On behalf of the appeal. The ex-Moderator, the Rev. Dr. Hamilton, and the Rev. Dr. Corey, supported the decision of the Presbytery. After a lengthened discussion' the Rev. Mr. Anderson moved, and the Rev. Mr.. Barns seconded, a motion t a thn it effect that the appeal. be sustained, and the decismn. of the Presbytery set aside. The motion was carried by 57 to 14. THE BIRMINGHAM CHURCH. The next business•was the hearing of a petition from the Rev. J. R. Mackenzie, D. U., Broad-street Church, Birmingham, for aid to pay off a debt of £l5OO on the church, and to meet its current expenses. The Rev.' Dr. Mackenzie addressed the Synod at con siderable length in support of his appeal. Mr. Robert Lamont supported the appeal, and moved that it be received and referred to a committee, which was seconded by the Rev. Dr. Munro, and agreed to. The Synod then adjourned to the afternoon sitting. AFTERNOON SITTING. On the assembling of the Synod for the evening sitting, the service belonging to the ordination of the Rev. Mr. Sandiman, as missionary to China, was proceeded with. The ordination service 'was perfo rmed by the Rev. Mr. Frazer, of Lewick, the Rev. Dr. Hamilton, Rev. D. Menroe, and the Rev. Mr. Anderson. THE ORGAN QUESTION. The next business before the Synod, was the considera tion of an overture, or motion, made by the Rev. Dr. Hatnilton, and supported*by, memorials, calling upon the Synod to declare that the use of instrumental music in church worship was not approved of, and to enjoin all Presbyteries to take order that no such innovation be introduced. In expectation of this question coming on for discussion, the chapel was exceedingly crowded. The papers on the question were read by the Clerk. • The Rev. Dr. Hamilton then proceeded to support the motion. He contended that the very fact that there were people who took both sides of the question, was a reason why those who felt themselveS free to use instrumental music, should refrain from doing so. The very fact, that there were, those who felt it against the genius of the New Testament to employ such instruments. be they ever so benighted, was a reason why their brethren should not employ them. They had the authority of St. Paul, that they should rather give up a privilege to which they were entitled, than cause their brothers to be offended. If they found in their brethren so much tenderness of spirit that they would be wounded by it, he urged that they who felt themselves free to' use the organ, unless they felt themselves con strained by a 'conscientious conviction to use it, were bound by all apostolic and scriptural principles to forbear from the use of it. It was not because he was such a Goth or Vaudall, as to have no ofttase for music that he intro duced this question as part a common crusade against instrumental music. He believed he could enjoy instru mental music in his own dull way as much as his neigh bours. He believed that in other churches both organs and liturgies were tne vehicles on which the devout feeling of many a hearer had been enabled to go up wards. 'But that was no reason why that church should adopt the principle. That church stood upon the simple principle that it had never adopted it. The proof that instrumental music was not approved of was that it had never been employed. He denied that the church should so far adapt itself to the usages of those around as to give up its scriptural and gospel simplicity. He urged that the church should not be induced to put on Babylonish garments which would betray their origin. ,He reminded them of the example shewn by the great American nation which enjoined its representative at the Court of St. James to appear amidst all the splendidly attired ambas sadors of foreign courts in true republican simplicity. He denied altogether that the introduction of instrumental music would tend to elevate the devotional feelings of the congregation, and contended that quite a contrary effect would be produced. If they adopted mechanical mea ens of of musical praise , he did not see wh y they should adopt mechanical means of prayer. They might also get 'for each minis ter a set of neatly lithographed ser mons ; and, finally, they might introduce an automatom , or reading machine. which could just turn over the leaves , of the lithographed sermons, and rattle them out with sufficient reservance, to answer all the purposes of their present ministers. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He opposed the principle of adopting the organ as a means of increasing the numbers of their con gregations, and urged that if they acted on such a prin ciple, they might as well at once have pictures hung in their churches , and even go on to the performance of miracle plays, such as the Roman Catholic friars of old adopted to attract larger audiences, and to obtain more money. Having reviewed at considerable length the principle arguments usually urged in favour of the organ, he called upon those who telt themselves at liberty to use the organ,not to hurt their brethren , by doing what was distasteful to their conscience, and would drive numbers away from the church. He called on them not to do any thing which would cut them off from historical associa tion with the Presbyterians of old England, and from communion at present with their dearly -loved friends in , Ireland and Scotland. The Clerk of the Synod (the Rev. Mr. Duncan) seconded the motion. He said that he telt it was a question or far greater importance than at first blush of it they were ready to imagine. They' seemed to suppose that the introduction of an instrument into their music was a mere matter of accident—a small piece of detail, and that it was a singular thing that so much should be said about a trifle of the kind; but he considered it was no trifle, just because he believed it to be t he first plain, palpable mark of a change in their policy, and a change for the worse. He looked abroad over the whole of England. and seriously contemplating the condition of the religious world and the churches of England, he declared (and he hoped he should not be accused of want of charity) he could not see in all England a church, except their own little church, that was prepared to maintain firmly and steadily every portion of Gods truth without the slightest curtailment — to maintain it boldly and to keep her ministers to it if they should venture to deviate from it. He could see no church.but their own in their position—a little church. exceedingly insignificant in the eyes of the world, but still occupying one of the noblest positions that could be con ceived ; and for them now to begin a• downhill course—to give the slightest indication of swerving from the course which their forefathers had followed seemed to him to have a most disastrous aspect in regard to the religion of future times. ,The Rev. Mr. Wright , of Southampton, moved that the matter be referred to a select comos mit le e on the subject and , with instructions to collect all the information psib to report to the next Synod. He said he was not very strongly desirous for the introduction of organs, nor had he any objection to them. On, the contrary he should say that he would like to see' organs in their churches, and he would do all he could to introduce one into his own c h u rch consistently with the peace and harmony of h congregation. But be would not drive a single individual from his congregation who had a conscietious objection to the introduction of instrumental music into their churches. At the same time they should r emember that there was a very strong feeling among th eir congregations on this sub ject, and that it would not be wise of the Synod to legislate hastily in reference to it. They were told by D ha r. Hamiltheton that in America the introductio n of organs d been destruction of the church there. Now, he had worshipped in the church in America, and he could not see that such had been their effect. He believed that the church had fallen off there from the introduction rather of Socinianisna than of organs among the congregations, and as that belief was shared in by many ot h e rs it showed the nece ssity of having full information on the subject before they attempted to legislate on a matter of such importance the If the Synod now peremptorily decided against introduction of organs, the ministers would go back to their congregations and enforce that decision at all hazards. But, were they prepared for the alternative? Were .they prepared to lose those congregations who NEW UNITARIAN CHAPEL ALLEGED MUTINY ON BOARD A LIVER POOL SHIP , . desired the introdnction of i instrumental music in their churches? He believed that these eonsiderations should secure a general'stipport for his motion ; for unquestion- . Tire usual weekly meeting of this committee was abl3 if they nosy legislated in haste onsubject the held yesterday. -Mr: Alderman tangsdale presided. The , geribus. ~(Hear, hear.) consequences Which they would reap, would be bitter and M•Guflie, it. Gladstone, Beckwith, Godfrey, Crosth- Mr. dlover of fltithlihields, seconded the Rev. Mr. ()thee coniruittee members present were—Messra. Dover, vi aite, Shell, Hodson and Haydock. Wright's motion. Be denied that there was either logic or common sense in the argument that the organ was tem. never used in the early days of the church ;he tdld an e . amusing anecdote of a reverend gentleman to whom some TOE 'Wm DERBY urrr. .• • clerk: minutes of the last meeting were read by the rs" and Messrs. of thp ladies of his congregation presented a pulpit gown. A depUtation, consisting of the following gentlemen— .As be feared there might, be some objection to it, he Messrs. Whitty and Wsnsley, the oversee ; . . stated to the congregation that i r would, not wear the Scone, Bailey, Lloyd, Rates,, Sidney, Yuud. Pilling, and gown until he hid an ciiiptirttin q cif hearing all the Whitman, attended before the committee as the objections to' to it, and he appointed a Miain night to ', sentatives of West Derby, relative to the rate proposed hear the objections. On the night appointed, nd one to be leried on that township. The proposed rate was came but one very old lady. The reverend gentlernan to he 14 Od in the pound, and they wished to have it asked her what was her objection to the pulpit gown. reduced to what it Was last year, namely Is 2d. A' weel," she said, we never heard of the Apostle Paul Mr. Stone, Mr. Sidney and Mr. Witham each wearing a pulpit t gown." " Very true," he replied, "but then we never heard of the Apostle Paul wearing a pair addressed p the committee, with a died' of showing that of breeks." (Laughter.) The speaker took up the argu- • ' d 'poor ' the Increase rates, the increased price of ments of Dr. Hamilton seribtim, and replied to them, after provisions, and other causes, the ratepaye rs were not in Which he seconded the motion. a-position to pay such a demand, and, therefore, hoped The itev. Mr: Donald ivionroe of gunderland, Condemned that the committee would take ' the subject into con irom ._ altog . ether the idea of-judging of this question iicort_,the sidetation; with a view of reducing the stme to Is 2d, elastic principle of expediency too much in use in mOdern which it *as last 'year. timeS, and eSpeeiallY by Modern pciliticiaas. Be opposed ' &Veld others of the deputation addressed the corn altogether the us,e of musical inpruinelits in the church, and contended that the g radual introduction of these 'mittee in the true West Derby st sle, having repeatedly to be called to order for referring to motives perfectly instruments into the Christian Church was Cotem- extraneous to the Motion in question, Which, on their poraneous with the gradual entering of dorruptioni . into that church. This, alone, should warn them against retirement, caused one of the committee to rentark that they were a fiel lot, and should hare been drilled before the pract'cit was, he contended, intrinsically inconsistent with, and opposed to. the simple and pure they were admitftd; as it Was usdal for deputations to principles of the Presbyterian church. What was the treat the health committe L e with courtesy and respect. distinguished element of the new dispensation under which THE . they were privileged to live? Its spiritual character. The more, then, their worship was a purely spiritual one, the more was it in accordance with the spirit of that dispensation. They should aim at having more of that spirituality, which was the essence of the Christian religion, and to turn away as much as possible from those outward adjuncts, which could be attractive only to the more carnal min. The Bev. Mr. M'Caw denied that the question was ode to be decided by a reference to the usage of any other church. The great question was, whether it was lawful and scriptural to use an organ in leading the psalmody of their sanctuaries. The spirit and genius of the Old Testament arid the New were thti same. tinder the Cild Testament he found that the use of musical instruments was sanctioned, and this, he contended, was a proof that it was legal, unless it could be shown to be disallowed by the New Testament. He denied that anything in the New Testament set aside or made unlawful the practice, and therefore contended in favour of the organ. The Rev. Mr. White, of Hanley, said that if the question had been left, as had been intimated, to the decision of minister and sessions, he questioned very much if there ever would have been a second organ in the kingdom. He believed it to be a question that was purely and solely a matter of expediency, a matter of prudent regulation, taste, and so forth. Be held that in the matter the Bible did not require, and that the Bible did not condemn. It belonged to the category of things indifferent, to which there attached a character of neutrality. The • Rev. Mr. Clelland, of the Isle of Man, denounced the use of the organ as unscriptural, and supported fir. Hamilton's motion. The Rev. Mr. Murdock opposed the first motion, observing that if the introduction of anything that had been used in the Church of Rome was necessarily to have a corrupting influence and to lead to the corrupting of doctrine and worship in the Church of God, then the very sa me feeling would have justified those who opposed the introduction of gown and band. He objected strongly to such a conclusion, and to its justness or propriety in regard to the introduction of organs into their churches. After a long and excited discussion, the Synod, at ten minutes to one o'clock, and proceeded to the vote. The motion of Dr. Hamilton for the confirmation of the overture, and that of Mr. Chalmers for receiving it merely, and appointing a committee to consider the whole subject being put as the " first" and " second " motion. The first motion, that of Dr. Hamilton, was carried by 58 votes to 32. The result was marked with loud cheers and hisses. which were checked by the Moderator. A protest &lam Mr. Cromar, Mr. Chalmers, and others, was entered against the vote. The Synod then adjourned. Mr. Gladstone wished to know whether any collector of money was permitted to do other business than that of the committee. He had a case, but, as the collector was not present, he should defer it until the Tuesday's committee 'lnc ing. lie thought it right to mention the subject, in order that gentlemen might consider the matter: The Chairman replied that no collector had a Het to do any crher business, except than that of the board, as the committee paid for the collectors' time. The Borough Engineer, building surveyor, and in spector of nuisances reported vatiocis particulars of the bpetations in their several departments during the week, iii L it appeared that 168 dilapidated privies and ash pits were altered and repaired. 1,162 cesspools had been discharged, 106 nnisances complained of by in habitants had been inspected and Means taken to remedy them, 792 houses in the unhealthiest districts, containing 2,449 apartments, and 279 cellars, had been put under examination, with the view of improving their sanitary 'rood w I condition. The Medical Officer of Health reported that the mortality of Liverpool in the week ending February, was lower than any week of the nine months preceding. The total deaths were 186, being 37 less than the corrected average of the same week of former years. In the parish, 135 deaths were registered, and in the out-town ships 51. Zymotic diseases caused a smaller mortality than in any week (without exception) of the previous three years. Of 31 deaths from this class, 7 were from scarlatina, 6 from typhus,4 from measles, 4 from hooping cough, 4 from croup, 4 from diarrhma and dysentry, 1 from erysipelas, no fatal case of sniall•pox was recorded. From diseases of the lump, the deaths were 73, being one more than that of the preceding week. Of the total deaths, exactly one half occurred below five years of age. The mortality of the more advanced period of life was unusually low, only 17 deaths having been registered above the age of 60. Some routine business having been disposed of, Mr. Gladstone said he wished to ask the Committee a question, namely, whether they thought it would be consistent with their duties to assist the poor and labour ing classes in obtaining from their landlords an agree ment to pay all the local taxes. To the poor this was a subject of great importance, and had already occupied the attention of Mr. William Earle, a member of the town council, who had published the following advice to the labouring classes and to those keeping lodging- houses : Many of you have suffered great personal annoyance in consequence of being summoned for your rates. This annoyance you will continue to suffer until you make your landlords pay all your rates, both of the parish and of the borough. • Many good landlords will be willing to make this agreement with you. and you will compel all landlords to do So if you insist upon this bargain before you consent to remain in their houses. When you are arranging with them about the rent which you are to pay, have nothing to say to them unless they will give you, in .writing, an agreement in the following terms, signed by themselves or by their agent:— " I hereby agree to pay all parish and borough rates whatever for my tenant, living , they being included On Wednesday, the ceremony of laying the founda tion stone of a new Unitarian Chapel, on the site of the old Presbyterian Chapel, in 131aekwater-street, Roch dale, was performed by G. Holt, Esq., of Liverpool. There was a large and very respectable assembly present. Joseph Wood, Esq., of the firm of Messrs. Royds and Co., in a brief speech, presented, in the name of the ladies of the congregation, a silver trowel and a mallet for the occasion, which Mr. Holt suitably acknowledged. He then proceeded to lay the foundation-stone, after which the Rev. W. Smith, minister of the hapel, deli vored a short speech. The following is a description of the intended chapel :—The new chapel will be pointed or Gothic in style, current in the 13th century, when the early English was being fully developed, and was about to merge into the decorative. P will he very simple in character, consisting of a nave and south aisle, under separate roofs, that of the nave being terminated at each end by a gable with a small • bell canopy and metal cross on the apex of the west, and a stone ornamental cross on that of the east gable. In length the chapel externally will be 66 feet, and the width 34 feet. The principal entrance will be at the west end, and over it there will be a large four-light window, with geometric tracery in the head—a feature which will characterise the whole of the windows. The cost of the chapel is expected to be about £2,000, and it will, probably, be finished by September next. The New York Herald gives the following account of an alleged mutiny on board the ship Underwriter, on her passage from Liverpool to New York : Nine arrests were made yesterday afternoon from the packet ship Underwriter, Captain Shipley, just arrived from Liverpool, of parties charged with mutiny at sea. Their names are Silas B. Philips, Joseph Smith, James Reiley, John Robinson, Joseph Gilman, Charles Lester, Michael Mahon, Wm. Welch, and Huron Fisher. They were all taken before U.S. Commissioner Morton, and committed for examination. Tney had been kept in irons on board the Underwriter several days. A more miserable, filthy, and revolting set of whitemen was n ver presented. They claim to have been very severely used by the officers of the Underwriter, and charge that one of the crew was so severely injured by the third mate, that he died during the passage from Liverpool. One shows several teeth knocked out — another a severely flattened nose, and a third a badly bruised head, which they aver were caused by blows received without just provocation at the hands of the officers of the Underwriter. Yesterday, upon counter affidavit of the above-named parties, Wm. Welsh, the first mate of the Underwriter, and Thomas Keel, the third mate, were arrested, the former upon a charge of cruel treatment of several of the crew of the Underwriter, and the latter of murder, in having caused the death of one Johnson, of the crew, by a flogging administered at his hands. The p arties charged with mutiny, together with the first and third mates, are in Eldridge-street Jail. The case will be examined into in a day or two before Commissioner Morton. _ Prince Mensebikoff has been relieved of his post as Governor of Cronstadt. I , is thought probable Mat the treaty of. peace will be ratified on Friday or Saturday. The Blackwall, with gold from Australia, is believe , to have passed Deal yesterday morning. It is officially announced that the confinement of th Empress of Austria is expected to take place early i June. The King of Greece has given a grand banquet on occasion of the peace, at which all the representatives of foreign pow erg were present. EDUCATI )11AL APPOINTMENT. —Miss Victoria Fowler, daughter of Mr. Joseph Fowler, of Newry, has been ap pointed by the Commissioners of the National Board of Education, Dublin, to ta,, e chsrge of the National School at Melbourne, at a salary of £250 a year. BRITISH i MONUMENT AT SCUTARL—The monument designed by Baron Marochetti for the heights of Scutari will always occupy a foremost place in the memorials of the war jest ended. In substance gray granite, in form an obelisk, rising to the height of 100 feet, and surmounted by a latin cross—strange emblem in that land of the cres cent it will be an erection worthy of the event which it commemorates, and of the enduring material out of which it is to be wrought. The base of the monument, or at least a considerable portion of it, is of unpolished granite, whereas the obelisk above is polished. Hence, at once. in the mere sensuous effect, a deeper, calmer, softer tone, which is entirely in unison with the expression of foul angels that stand at the four corners of the pedestal, and give their character to the monument. Although there are four figures, they are all the same in form, attitude, and expression, the artist making a bold use of monotony to intensify the feeling . They are not caryatides, although standing very much in the position of caryatides, with their heads bending under the cornice and their wings folded into a beautiful eclipse, rising above the head and sweeping down to cross below their feet. They are angels of victory, colossal in size, arms falling down and crossed, a crown in one hand, a palm branch in the other; and nothing can be more perfect than the repose of the whole figure—nothing can more aptly express the feeling of the place than the expression of the countenance. The sorrow of the countenance is toned down to solemn thought, which is chiefly marked in the eye ; the exultation is toned down to superb content, which is chiefly marked in the mouth ; and with beads slightly drooping, and masses of hair spread out to over shadow the bust, the four colossal angels are to stand thus for ever at the four corners of the plinth, each with folded wings, and each looking down with the self-same expres sion of divine content. The whole effect is very solemn and suggestive, and he must be indeed a callous man who can gaze on it unmoved. in the rent of " Have this in your possession, and you will not onl save your time and money, but also be spared from a great deal of trouble and misery. Any dispute you may then have with your landlords will be settled either in the county or borough court." He (Mr. Gladstone) had been informed that the form given was sufficient, and would stand good in any court of law, but the town-clerk could give a better opinion on that point than he could. While he felt that they had no right to interfere in private affairs, he would ask the committee whether it would be inconsistent for them to keep some of the blank forms at the offices to give or to retail out to the poor. He had, during the past week, seen hearing cases of the non-payment of parish ates, and a vast number of persons had been before him vho had stated that their rents had been advanced by he landlord, with the distinct understanding that he vas to pay the rates, but as they did not possess any locument to show that they (the landlords) had to pay hem, .vith a document, like the one he had read, in their possession, they would be able to force the payment of He suggestel that some of the forms should printed. After a few remarks from Mr. Hodson, Mr. Sheil, d Mr. Beckwith, the subject was referred to the sub mmittee. DOCK COMMITTEE THE HEALTH COMMITTEE THE RATES. The Clerk then read the annual report, of which the following are extracts : The sub-committee rep irt that the year just ended is the first in which sanitary rates have been levied in respect of snail property under the amendment act of 1854. The effect upon the rates is considerable. In Liverpool the sum rceived during the year from thi: class of prop,rty oar account of sanitary r tee amounted to about £6OOO, in Kirkdale to £4OO, in Everton to £BOO. in West D erby to .'90(1, •and Toxteth-park £2lO0 —making in all £10,200. Thates laid for the year 1855-6 have proved sufficient for the works which were recommended to be undertakes. On the 31st of March last year, the paving rate rar the parish of Liverpool was n debt t t the extent of £17,007, arising front the calamitous visitation from cholera in 1854, wh ch necessitated unexpected works. The curre,,t expenses have been paid, and the debt reduced to £4'.63. In dealing with the sum of £5OOO directed by the Sanitary Act of 1836 to be paid out of the borouvh fund towards the sewer and paving rates for the parish of Liverpool, your committee recommend that £4900 be appropriated to paving and £lOO to sewerage, to gether with the sum of 4375 permant ntly charged on the borough fund by the set of 1854, in aid of works of th! last-named character. g Th ese sums are all taken int o ac c oun t in estonatin the rates h sfo y r th e present year. Your c om m ittee ha v e had estimates prepared the borough engineer showing 111. walks required for theyear 1 856-7. In 1833, the sum of £B' l ,loo was authorised by b the paving c o uncil to he borrowed on the credit of therates. The am ounts raised in pursuance of such authority, and the present condition of the fund, is as follows: Borrowed. In hand. Liverpool £2B 810 Kirkdale Fverton. . 3000 ..... All West Der by . 9000 Toxteth-park........... 13,000 ...... 291 9 4 The sums remaining in hand wit be expended in permanent im provements, and it is recommended that £lO 0110 for Liverpool and £5.010 for Toxteth-park should be borrowed on the credit of .ha paving rates. for those d stricta respectively to be simt many applied. On the subject of sewerage your committee recommend that further loans should be obtained, as the cost of this class of work may fairly be extended over a long period. The sums already bor rowed under this head, and those proposed to be borrowed for the ensuing year, are as follows : Borrowe 1. To be borrowed. Liverpool £15,000 Kirkdale 9670 ..... 6000 Evertnn.... . West Derby..........." 14,300 ......... Toxteth-park. . An estim ite hO3 been prepared by the treasurer Band water engi water fa t £5725 of which the water co m m ittee have approv, showing that the sum £5725 will be required to sec ure a p ro p er supply of p ,blic purposes. This amount includes all e x p enses, and required to he set apart as sinking fund, in accordance with the provisions of the Waterwor ks Amendment Act, 1855. The rrinpro - ciple established by the stet of 1854. of requiring owners of perty availing themselves of the sewerage of th borough to pay a contribution in the shape of frontage fee has now been fairly ousted. Your committee auhjoin a statement of the sums received account since the act came into operation as follows :—Liverpool, £lO5 3s Id; Kirkdale, £ lO i lOs 74; Fverton, £521 2s 8d ; West Derby, £740 13s 4d; Toxteth-park, £l72s°s ld—making a total of £3288 16s Id. In answer to a question put by Mr. Shea, relative to the rating of West Derby, it was explained that at present there was a debt of £4,370 due for paving, which a rate of 8d in the pound would pay off, and that the 10d rate (making in all is 6d), was for the usual annual repairs in paving, Btc. Mr. Sheil said he had no doubt but that the subject would be discussed in the council, therefore it was that he wished to be in the possession of all the facts. The committee soon after adjourned. The usual weekly meeting of this board was held yesterday. Mr. C. Turner in the chair. The other com mittee men present were, - Messrs. R. Gladstone, Shand, Rankin, Anderson, Langsdale, Lockett, Evans, Barber, and Hu bback. The Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting which were confirmed. • The sub-committee of works reported, that they had taken into consideration the proposal from the compass committee, a deputation from which had attended the board, and had agreed to recommend that the compass bearing of the Vauxhall foundry chimney, should be painted on the dock walls, at a cost of £BB, for the pur pose of being a guidance to mariners. This was agreed too. Mr. Gladstone said there were one or two matters he had intended to bring before the committee, but as Mr. Hartley was absent, he should postpone it until the next week. The Chairman reg-etted that Mr. Hartley was so in disposed as not to be able to attend the conammittee. A communication was read from the In inager of the Albert Dock, complaining that they were unable to work the hydraulic crane from the want of water. This Matter had been teferred. to the water works committee, who had reported that it could not be remedied, until they obtained a better supply of water. Mr. Evans : I suppose that we must have the Pike. (Laughter.) Mr. Gladstone : We are promised that we shall have a better supply in July next. Mr. Langsdale: We may calculate upon hiving it in August. I have no doubt but that the works will be completed by that time. It was suggested, that some cranes similar to those hi the Stanley Docks, should be erected in the Albert Dock,. as a very great loss was weekly sustained from the want of water. The Chairman stated that the subjeet had been con sidered, and au order haA been given to have an esti mate of the expense proposed. The Harbour Master reported that the Queen's Gray ing Dock would be opened on the first of May next. Mr. Gladstone wished to know whether a day could not be set apart, for the public to inspect the buildings at the Wapping Docks. The Chairman did not know that any inconvenience would result from it. They were most beautiful build ings, and he did not doubt but that the public would enjoy the treat. He would see and have a day fixed. Mr. Evans: You want to see the bui flings in connec tion with the rounds of beef. (Laughter ) The meeting then broke up. POLICE COURT. ,-YESTERDAY (BEFORE MB. MANSFIELD ) THE VALUE OF " SLUSH'" Augustus O'Del, a black man, late cook on board the ship Cornelius Lawrence, recently arrived here from New York, was- charged with having stolen a barrel of slush from the ship. Mr. Block defended the prisoner. The only question of interest in the case, was this. It appeared that slush is made up of grease, fat, &c., from pork and beef, and the captain of the vessel said that it was a common thing for cooks to make slush' out of the above materials, and cheat the men of theie rations in that way. He understood that the article, in Liverpool, was worth from £3 to £4 per barrel, and he believed the prisoner sold the quantity taken for 30s. In reply to Mr. Bluck, the captain said he had made a condi tional promise to the prisoner of giving him the slush, but not until the ship returned to New York. It was ulti mately agreed to deduct the value of the article from the the prisoner's wages, and he was then discharged. BRUTAL ASSAULT.—A well dressed young man, n , sneel Henry Williams, was charged by a decent married woman, named Margaret Kingston, with having assaulted her on the previous night in Highfield-street. The complainant sated that she went out for a box of matches, and on turning the corner of the street, she watt tuddenly seized by the prisoner, who threw her down, and catching her by she throat with both his hands, he nearly choked her. (She could scarcely speak from the injuries inflicted upon her.) A police officer proved that he saw the prisoner in the act of choking the poor woman, In answer to the charge, the prisoner said he was drunk. His worship sent him to Fiell for six months with hard labour. A TICKET OF LEAVS MAN.—Harry Bryant, a ticket of leave man, was brought up by Inspector Murphy on a charge of having attempted to rescue a prisoner. It appeared some days ago Inspector Murphy arrested a woman. named Leonard, who had escaped from Horsemongerslane prison, London. She was arrested in the Park, in a house to which the prisoner resorted. Whilst the woman was confined in the main hridevrell, previous to being sent to London, the prisoner (Bryant) presented himself to the governor of the bridewell, stating that he was a London officer, and had come down for the purFose of taking the woman Leonard to the metropolis ; he also said that Carlyle had sent him. This ingenious device might have put a less experienced officer than the governor, Mr. Parkinson, off his guard, but that functionary was not to be " done" so easily. The prisoner, no doubt, calcu lated on marching off with his pr'ze, but these arose a difficulty in his way, and that consisted of the doors of the prison, which were immediately closed on him by Mr. Parkinson, who charged with the attempt to rescue the woman from hit custody. The prisoner was comitted for trial. [The woman alluded to in the above case was sent to London, but it appears that she has succeeded in again making her escape from the Southwark Police Court, and is still at large.] (MFORE MR. C. 8. PARKER.) thou LIVE BELOW STAIRS.—A light dapper little yonng man, whose name was entered on the charge sheet as George Cunningham, and v,hose addition was given as vender of newspapers, was put forward on the following charge :—Mr. John Palmer, of No. 79, Shaw-street, stated that at half-pant ,eta o'clock on Wednesday night, from something he heard, he went into his kitchen, and then into the back yard, where he Found the prisoner and threo other persons concealed. He secured the prisoner, but the others got away. He gave hue into custody, as lie had no proper business in the house or yard. The prisoner , in answer to the charge, saidservant"pretty girl,'" who performed all the work at No. 79, Shaw-street ; and that as he was passing " in a very promiscuous" manner along the street, on the previous night, who should he met but that very girl. She invited him to spend an hour or two, as she had already a few friends in the kitchen. He accepted the invita tion ; and as all four men, and the " pretty servant maid," were at " high tea," the master was heard coming into the kitchen, and, not wishing to be found there, bey ran into the yard. The prisoner denied having any bad intention. He was cautioned and discharged ; and, on leaving the office, he was heard to mutter something about the "pretty servant" girl of Shaw-street. STREET ROBBERY. —• Thomas Thompson, and a female named Frances Bennett, were charged with having stolen a watch and gold chain, from the person of Mr. James M'Quinn, a clerk in the employment of Messrs. Vining, Kelly, and Co., of Chapel Street, under the following circumstances. On Friday night week, at a quarter to ten o'clock, the complainant was passing through Rainford Gardens, when he was accosted by a female whom he pushed away. he followed and stopped him for a brief period, when a man came up, seized him by the collar, and cried out " What are you doing here ?" The woman then ran away, and the prosecutor at once missed his watch and chain. He pulled himself away from the man, hot the woman had got off, and in a moment he returned to the spot, where he found that the man was gone also. He then gave a description of the parties to the police, and Povey and NPCulloch, two of the detectives, arrested them on Wednes day at the Adelphi Crescent, and the prosecutor identified them from amongst several persons, as the individuals who robbed him. Pov.)y said ho had known the male p risoner for s i x years, and during that time he had been connected with hou-ebreakers and thieves of all sorts. Mr. Bluck appeared for the woman, and Mr. Campbell for the man, and both crone-examined the prosecutor with the view of showing that he could not be certain as to tho identity of the prisoner, hut he persisted in swearing positively to them, and they were fully committed for trial. A STICK MAN.—James Carroll, a well dressed fellow, was charged by detective officer Thompson, with attempting to break into offices in Sweating street. The constable stated that he knew the prisoner to be a thief. who was up to every dodge in that line. On Wednesday night, at nine o'clock, just as the police were changing, he saw the prisoner (who purposely watched that hour) in Sweeting-street, trying to get into several offices. He at last seized him, and asked what h. was about ? when the prisoner said, " Oh, I am a stick man only." Mr. Parker : What is a stick man ? Thoutp , on : A. man that follows unfortunate females in the street, and when they pick up a man in a state of intoxication, or otherwise, rush at and assault or rob them. The prisoner was sent to jail for , three months: George Hill was remanded on a charge of stealing a cask of currants, the property of Messrs. Startau and Co., of Temple CHORAL SOCIETY. SIDMOUTH.—The first public per formance of this society took place at the London Hotel, ou Wednesday evening 16th inst., before afashi onable audience, there being upwards o f 400 pre f sent. The conductorship was ably perform ed by Mr. Ellis, assisted by the members of several choirs in this town, as well as the leading performers and voices of the Honiton Choral Society. The pieces consisted of a selection from Handers Judas Maceabeus, and Mozart's first service in C. The solos were allotted to Miss Clarke, Messrs. Golesworthy, Catfurd, Clarke, Porter, Beavis, &c., who did ample justice to their respective parts. The trio of three of our Sidmouth friends was highly applauded. 4 3 Lovely Peace," was very prettily given ; and the chorus " Hallelujah, Amen," was given a second time. The second part consisted of the service in C complete. One of the best quartetts we have listened to for a length of time, was the " Benedietus," admirably performed by Miss Clarke, Messrs. Fowler, Clarke, and Catford, The utmost satisfaction was given to all present, and the first performance augurs well for the future prosperity of the Stdmouth society, which we heartily wish all success. Miss Flood presided at the piano, and the instrumental department was greatly assisted by Messrs. Flood, Eames, Murch, Heineken, Creak, W. Eames, &c., &c. BARNUM IN TROUBLE Mr. Barnum has written a letter to a creditor in 'Boston, dated New York, April 5, i❑ relation to his troubles. He tells the story of his embarrassments and sacrifices, and adds : I have got about half a bushel of writs and protests, and am compelled nearly every day to swear before some court that I am not a swindler. It is enough to make any man "swear," without any injunction to that eff_ct by legal mandate. All these things involve heavy costs, which cre ditors must pay, for I cannot do it, my property being taken from me, and locked up in the hands of receivers, trustees, 1 . assignees, &c. It, however, you and the rest of the creditors choose to take my property, you may " divide the spoils" as you choose, without let or hindrance from me This, of course, is all I can say or do. — Your s truly, P. T. BAttrint,