The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-26 00:00:00

THE EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT: - • - Last evening the Liverpool Early dosing Association held theirsfirst anniversary Stleetikg at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelion-streets Thomas B.,Horsfall, Esq., M P., Presided on the occasion. The following gentlemen were also present—The Revs. Poston Posen, J. S. Howson, A.M., and V. M. White, LL.D. ; Messrs, Thomas Stam ford Raffles, Adam Hodgson, Joseph Iltibbaok,. F.' A. Clint, George , Nickson, Clarke Aspinall ; Major Walters, 4th L.V.A. , and several Other gentlenien, who occupied the :platform ; and the body and the eilleriei of the hall were filled with a large ,nsiniber:of tii% 'Work ing classes. Precisely at seven o'clock the above gen tlemen, With a iiiimber Of ethers, appeared upon the Platfortii, and Were received with the Most hearty cheering. T. B. PIoasPALL, Esq., upon taking the chair, was greeted with the most enthusiastic cheering. He said it was with the greatest pleasure he accepted the honour of taking•the chair on-that ecoasion ; for_ although he knew comparatively little of the details of the proceed: jogs of the early closing movetheat, be *at - atiximis to express "his most. cordial concurrence In i'rio 'great works of social imprOseliient . *hi& 'Characterise the present 1 : 1 4Y. There had been, .he bad been told, some little Misapprehension as to the objects of that association. Be thought from that time forward ; at 'toast, there Would be no mistake ? bCco.4s.el . ne had received, as lie had Ilt . d n oubt all o 4 :ders had received, a circular, fully ex ? 1 Lig the objects of the association. He would read it to them. First, an abridgment of the hours of labour iLlt all • departments : of industrial life, where necessary. Secondly, the adOption of a Saturday half-holiday s when i•acti&able. Third, the early , payment' of Wages, mirth, the abolition, of Sunday lrading "(liar, - bear, and load cheers) With, regard tO the early closing • of the - shoisi As it general principle, he could not see 116* ttere could be any diversity of Opinion, on that subject. (Cheers.) He did not mean to Say that there might not be occasions when it might be necessary to keep open shops and offices to a late bar, but, as a general principle, there was no neces= sity to keep up the late hours. (Cheers.) At the same time they must acknowledge that during the last thirty years very great improvements ha v e taken p lace ; but they must still go on for making all the imp - tote- Meats they could for the present time anti for future generations. (Cheers.) The only exception he hid to take to the proceedings of the committee—but which he considered was a very little one—but still he mast' take . the exception, because he did not like pledges S—he tans not fond of giving pledges, but the edninlittee had endeavoured to extract it pledge from the ladies not to go shopping alter five o'clock. (Cheers.) He thought that the much better course would be for them to invite the ladies to work with them—not by the extraction of a pledge. (Cheers.) He was one of those who had extracted a pledge from a lady. (Laughter.) Many of, those present, be had no doubt, had also extracted the same pledge-(laughter)—and he hoped that' there would be many more who would very .shortly extract the same pledge. (Loud cheers and laughter.) Well, as to the object, the early payntent of Wages. There could be no dilterence of Opinion on that point s (Cheers.) It was most important to the *ork lhg classes that they should be paid their *Ages in good time, that they Might make their phrehas'es in proper, time. He really thought that it would be a great bene fit to all classes • if 'both the markets and shops closed at an earlier - hour.' Cheers.) Thefe was another point Which had , not been noticed by the committee, but which k 0 had ad doubt had engaged their attention, which was hot only most important to the working classes, but to the whole community, and that was the earlier closing of the public-houses. (Cheers.) The next object was the Saturday half-holiday. There was no doubt but this was a most desirable thing. Ile knew when he was a school-boy how much he enjoyed the half-holi day on the Saturday, and he had rio,doubt that newt' enjoynietili would:be felt by •the same relaxation in the resent day by all. But he felt bound to say that, since is meeting had been called, although he was in favour it, there were some of the public who said. it -was impracticable, and could not be carried out. ,He Would say that there were occasions when working men' would not require it. • For instance, When they worked at piece Work. (Cheers.) Therefore ) as a general principle, it could not be adopted, ntor was it desirable that it should, because many who were thus working *mild prefer to work on the Saturday afternoon father than loose earning their money, because they would be looking after their own interests. On the next point there could not be the slightest 'diversity of opinion—the abolishing of the Sunday trading. (Cheers.) , Now, during the last session of Parliament, a bill was introduced into the House of Lords and.was passed, and it - cattle doivn to the House of Commons, and that bill went to legalise Sunday trading. That bill sanctioned the trading in articles. That bill was brought down to the Manse of ComtnonS, and he thought it was his duty to ,gi've notice that it should be read a second-tune that day sil months, which really amounted to the fad that it should be rejeCted. The persons who had the conducting Of ?fiat bill thought— Without fighting it in the House, ‘.3oninions—to with draw the bills (Cheers) The bill itself was one of the Most absurd that he liottd ever heard of. It was contended that the spietion for' Saiiday trading had been recog nisei, because it had sanctioned the sale of certain Otte es on the Sabl s ath, such as the necessaries of life, milk and which were perishable articles, but in the recently introduced the sale of. all kinds. of periodi cals was introduced ; but the most absurd clause of any, omitting the 'sale of periodicals, was. that which gave powers for the sale of stamps and envelopes; although there is no post out of London on the Sunday, What ever could be mole' absurd or nionstrous.: • HoWever, if a similar bill should be introduced at another time, he should • most assuredly,. take the same course as he did before ) and move its rejection.' (Cheers:) They were all aware that the report had been published in all the newspapers, and he would only refer to one point in it, the one ich he considered the most im portant. The great principle on which the association Was founded was for the improvement of all. (Cheers) Now,. why were they to have free public libraries, and evening schools, if there was to be no opportunity given to the masses to improve thenaselVes by such institutionaj, (Cheers.) They had been toll that if parties were allow the early Closing Movement, they would abuse the eon& game that was placed in them. Such might be, the case, bat upon *hem would the responsibility rest ? For his bait 6 was n,ot, one of those who believed that the *orkikig classes would abuse the confidence reposed in them. (Cheers.) But the responsibility rested on each. It the employers gave the half holiday, andthe employes abused it, the responsibility tested with the employes : but, if the employers did not grant their request, and the employes could not obtain the information they asked'for, then the blame would be on the: other side. (Cheers.) He had, however, no doubt as to the result. (Cheers.) Mr. Horsfall concluded, 'ainiclat much cheering, by stating that the society had his full and hearty support, and that he would do whatever he could to promote its objects. (Applause.) He called upon the secretary to read the report. Mr. BREWER, the secretary, then read • a number of letters of apology from gentlemen who had been invited to attend the meeting, amongst Which was one from Mr . . S. It. Graves, which was as follows ,: Sra,—ln consequence of having to leave town, I am unable to be present at the anniversary.meeting of the association this evenin g : Concurring as I do in the' desirability of reducing the hears of labour on the Saturdays, I . will be glad to assist, by every means in my power, the Early Closing Association in Promoting so important an object, At thus moment the question is a serious one, for, as a Volunteer, I do not hesitate to express my conviction that our. efficiency and permanency hinges to a large extent on securing for drill the Saturday afternoon, and I earnestly hope that means will be found for ensuring • this object without encroaching, on the productive Powers of the industrial masses of the, country.—l am, dear sir, your obedient servant, S. It. GRAVES. Charles Brewer, Sec. Early Closing Association. Also letters from Mr: Adam Gladstone,. 34 Steains, J. A. Picton, William Brown, .R. A. Macfie, and the Revs. Dr. Hume, APNeile, Taylor, and Raffles, each 'of whom expressed their cordial and earnest desire to give their support to the association,' And regretted their inability to attend from.various'causes. Letters 'of apology were also read from The' Mayor, Messrs. Estill, W. Rathbone, and 3. J. Stitt (who presented a donation of £5), and a telegraphic inessage from J. R. Jeffery, each of whom expressed his - inability to attend the meeting from unavoidable -circumstances. • The Secretary then read the first report s which has already been, published, and needs ,not. a repetition. The Rev. J. S. Howsois then moved "That this. Meeting rejoices in the progress of .the early closing movement, and earnestly urges the abstaining from late shopping as necessary to insure futaire suecess." In doing so he made a most impressive speech, and said that there were only two classes of the community which were recognised, the - one was the industrious and-hard working class, to ,which the chairman and himself be longed, and the - idle, dissolute, and vile class. None who . were present, he believed, belonged to the latter class, or they would not be there present. He assumed that the association would fully carry out their Objects, and advised that all' who should enjoy the relaxation of those hours should spend their spare time in, 'improving their minds in the study of natural history, and, what was Of far more importance, the Word of God, by which' all would be benefited. - Mr. CLARKE, ASPINALL, in seconding the motion, by his eloquence and his sarcasm created the greatest amount of interest. There was not a sentence which he uttered that was not applauded, and we only regret that our space will not allow us to give his speech in full. But under these circumstances we can only give a digest of it, which was to the effect—that although not old, he was_not young, and he could speak from experience; and that was, that 'when be was an apprentice boy be had to work from nine o'clock in the morning till nine o'clock at night, and whatever they might say of physical labour, he always had enough of it. He did not mean to say that his profession was like many others, because it was the driest, the dirtiest, and the most abominable of any profession in the kingdom. But still hi had his experience. For his part, be perfectly agreed with the early closing movement. He thought it was right both to. the master and to the man, and therefore he had great pleasure in taking the course he had adopted. Mr. Aspinall then humorously explained why he had come forward on that occasion ; it was simply because he felt it his duty after what he had suffered during his own apprenticeship to limit the hours of labours. (Cheers.) It was now his duty to refer to what had taken place in reference to the closing of the markets. There had been a great deal of noise about that, but he for one had always stood out that the markets should be closed even at an earlier hour than they were at pre sent. But what was the point ? , When he su pp o r ted the closing of the markets at ten o'clock—and he begged to say that he had the honour of being a town coun cillor, (laughter)—he supported it because he thougt it was right. Some of the town councillors thought he was a young, rash, and inexperienced individual. Let them think so. He knew his duty, and he had per formed it, because, from the first, he had voted in the Town. Council that the markets should be closed at ten instead of eleven o'clock. He knew that he had met with every opposition ; but, notwithstanding that, he believed that it would be for the benefit of all classes that it should be carried out, There had been much said, because peti tions bad been sent in from the tenants of the markets ; • but why was that done ? There was outside influence in the shape of public houses. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He did not think that that was any recommendation. (Laughter.) But he believed that if the public was con sulted they would not for one moment entertain the idea of keeping the markets open. He then went on to argue that he had done his utmost in the Council to have the markets closed at an early hour, but that the 'petitions from the outsiders kept continually pouring in ; and While at the first divisions of the Connell they had a large majority in favour of the early closing movement, from the agitation which had taken place, at the last division there was only a-majority of.one, and.hewarned. the ratepayers to be on the alert not to forbear agitating this find question ; for if they did, they might them selves in a minority of one instead of a majority of one. He concluded by saying that, although he had spoken j • .. 6it.P y he had done, he was not about to be rejected, although he had, when expressing his opinion in the Council, had handed to him an austere note,—" re- .collect that St. Martin's Market is in your ward." He did not care if all the markets were in the ward he represented, he would do his duty. (Cheers). Ile con cluded by seconding the Motion. Mr. T. S. RAFFLES, Who Was received With great applause; moved the following resolution That, in the opinion of thiS Meeting., the P4tilent of !Wages Oil Friday evening, dr A early hour dil Saturday, ads beneficially both t'si the Working classes and to the shop heOPers." He believed this association would exercise a very important influence on all classes of the community morally and socially. If its efforts were successful, they would find that the advantages now offered to the working classes by . the Free Library and Reading-room could be fully appreciated. • In• connection with crime, also, he had no doubt that they would find the influence of early closing very be4eflPial:.l;lt, was dnring the latter hours of the eyeiiiiig that the greatest amount of crime was Cdriiiiiitted; and he was sure that if the public-houses could be cloSed only one hour earlier, there would be a great improvement in the morals of the working classes. He was glad to find that there were men among the licCnsed victuallers who were open to conviction upon this subject, and who were willing to close their places. There were also publicans in this town who did not avail themselves of the permission to keep open on Sundays, and closed their houses during that day, (Applause.) He thought that something in the proper direction could be done by large commercial firms. This was not only a working man's association, hilt one for cuinmerpial men alio, ,and bp i thought their regPect'ed Blitiirnian had considerable, influen'ec„ which , Might, be , exerted with good effect Aim establishments like his own. He could make every allowance for differences of opinion between the employers, and their employes, but he thought that if both sides would . but fairly discuss this question, they Would speedily come to a right determination, which determination would undoubtedly be that early closing would be for their mutual benefit. With regard to the first part of the resolution, that referring to the payment of wages on Friday evening, • it was quite , clear that it would be productive of very beneficial results. In many cases those who received their wages on the Saturday carried them to the pliblit house. ,The dbiisetineilee.Was that, they were tined *chit on a SMidaY rnornin 6 in a state of, drunkenness, iid4efe brought before him, on MondaY morning. The fa,rail..Y Went:WithMit:niprieY in Cditoeiinenbei and the ,mail Was probably litmight tip again Charged with beating his wife. These there plain facts. He believed that if the early closing movement were but fairly established, it would have an immense influence upon the evil effects of drink. He concluded his observations by wishing the association every success. _ _ Mr. Nrcxsorr seconded the resolution. It was with great pleasure that he complied with the request of the committee to attend that meeting. As one practically acquainted with the evil of long hours of business, he had the greatest pleasure in appearing there to give his testimony to the fact, that no movement was so ; likely to benefit the . working Classes as this: The dbject of the £o3b . Ciati6li *fi;3 to shorten the hours of labour, and to afford opportunities for self improvement. And the manner in which the operations of the scociety have been conducted was such, he thought, as to • warrant the confidence of . the public. The main difficulties which stood in the way of its adop tion by the upper and middle classes of trades and pro fessions appeared to be now surmounted. But there were still serious obstacles to the adoption of early closing on the part of the small tradesmen. Public opinion had been all-powerful with reference to the higher classes, and with reference to the middle classes; but - the case was different With the lower classes. Public opinion, with them, was almost powerless bat, throngla the agencies now in operation, he hoped that the efforts of • the (society *mild be drowned with snedess: One of the greatest difficulties td the general adoption Of the system was the reprehensible practice of late paynients of wages. He did not believe that the common objection that the working classeS would get drunk on the Saturday had any foundation. He believed it to be a siniple,.d.saliinption, and a libel on that class. supported the movement on grounds.of morality, because he believed it was calculated to benefit net only the working classes, but the public generally. • The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, which was carried unanimously: • Major WALTER =lie for*a.rd to move the next resolution. • He was received with great cheering and enthusiasm. After apologising fof appearing in uniforni, which, he said, Was owing to his having been summoned to attend a meeting of his corps since the present.meet ing Was convened; he proceeded to move the resoldtion, which was, " That this meeting Considers that the requirements ,of trade do not prevent, and the public goOd will be benefited by the adoption of the Saturday half holiday, iti ffiereantile and other offices, and the large retail establishments of the town.''There were possibly few persons who knew more of the excellent results which had followed only a slight adoption of the movement, in the case of clerks, than he himself. It was of that class that the corps to which he belonged Was principally composed: (Applause.) He had had to call. upon several employers, to get some relaxation of the hours of labour, and he believed that, without any exception, this relaxation had been productive of good in every way. He believed, further, that every employer who had ' consented to such a reduction had found increased industry in the young men to whom he had extended the privilege. He believed the same thing would occur with the work ing classes; he had great faith in them. Re had been in distant parts of the world, and had been in a great measure dependent upon them, and as the result of his experience 'he could give an expression of the great est confidence. (Applause.) He was warmly and deeply attached to the association, and he hoped that the observations they had heard would produce a proper effect. After the retharks 'which had been made by the respected . magistrate, it would he:presumption in him to attempt to add anything ; but he might say that he had the very beet authority for saying that those haunts of vice, which used to 'be frequented by the young men, were now almost entirely deserted. (Applause.) Mr. F. A. CLINT seconded the resolution. In the coarse of his observations he alluded to the fact that there are in Liverpool 1,672 public-houses and 894 beer houses, out of which number only 77 close on Sundays. The resolution • was put and carried with applause, after which, The Rev. VERNER WHITE moved " That this meeting rejoices in the early closing of the public markets, especially on Saturday night, and earnestly urges the Town Council, in accordance with the feeling of the following memorial, not to alter the present time of closing." He stated in his observations that p, canvass had been made amongst the p ublicans of the town, which resulted in 700 of them having signed a paper, the object of which was to abolish Sunday trading. There would have been even more signatures had the persons applied to been owners; about 254 objected to sign. - Mr. Adam Hodgson seconded the resolution. The petition was as follows :-- PETITION TO THE TOWN COUNCIL. In favour of the present bye-law for closing the Markets at 10 o'cloCk on Saturday nights from a public meeting of the i n habitants of Liverpool, held in the Concert Ilan, October 25, 1860, Sheweth,=--That your petitioners regret that efforts have been made to induce the Council to return to the old hour of closing the markets on Saturday nights, viz., 11 o'clock. That in answer to the assertion made to the council, that the present hour of closing' on Saturday nights is injurious to the mterests of the working classes, and that therefore they are opposed to it, your petitioners assure you is totally unfoluided. That your. .petitioners trust that when you consider the pre sent prosperous state of markets, cou pled with increased rentals, you will reject, the fallacious, objection urged, " that closing at ten o'clock is a hardship' on dealers in perishable articles ;" especiallY as the same objection w ould apply with equal force to eleven o'clock. Also, your petitioners would strenuously urge you to adhere to the present bye-law, in consequence of the undeniable fact that its tendency has already proved so beneficial to a large class of the community outside the markets, as is witnessed by very many establishments now closing an hour earlier than they did when the, old bye-law was in operation • by such adhesion to the present bye-law you w ill assist in developin g those principles of early closing which latterly you have ex tended throughout the Corpbrate Estate, you will relieve vast numbers from the drudgery of midnight toil, and give a stimulus to a movement which has for its object the common good. And your petitioners will ever pray. • Signed On behalf of the Public Meeting, T. B. nonsrAtt. • A vote, of• thanks was then' enthusiastically passed to the chairman, who in reply thanked the meeting for the warm vote of thanks with which it had honoured him. He was most gratified to hear that a majority of the publicans were in favour of closing on the Sabbath. If a local act of Parliament were required to bring such a thing into operation, he would say, as one of their representatives, that nothing would give him greater, pleasure than to take charge of such a bill. (Great'applause.) This concluded the meeting. WORKHOUSE COMMITTEE. The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held yesterday at the Board-room, Brownlow-hill. Mr. Churchwarden Smith presided. The other gentlemen presentwere Messrs. Owens, Byford, Goodacre, Broom, Shaw, Peck, and Atkins. The Vestry Clerk read the minutes of the las meeting, which were confirmed. The Governor of the house reported that the number of vagrants relieved in the sheds were 224 men, 135 womea, 27 children ; total 386, showing an increase of 32 persons during the week, and as compared with the corresponding week of last year, an increase of 57. The numbers in the workhouse was, this week 2,095 ; and for the previous week 2,048 ; being an increase of 47 for the corresponding week of last year 1,820, being an increase on the year of 275. Mr. PECK—Is it not most. extraordinary that while pauperism is on the decrease in almost all parishes, that it should be on the increase in Liverpool. The out-door relief inmost enormous. The CIIAIRMAI,T—There is certainly a great decrease in the manufacturing towns. Mr. PECK —The question is, are our officers doing their duty in reporting the proper cases for the house ? The CHAIRMAN —Do our relieving officers recommend all the cases for the house that they should do ? The workhouse is the proper test, and it should be applied by our officers. Mr. GoomieuE—There is a great difference between a commercial town like Liverpool and a manufacturing town like Manchester. The CHAIRMAN—Is the trade worse in Liverpool than it was, Mr. GOODACRE—I think it is rather worse. The CHAIRMAN—No doubt the trade is not so good, but is its depression equal to the increase in the amount of pauperism? Perhaps our vestry clerk could give us some information upon the subject. The Vestry Clerk then quoted an official parliamentary return just published, from which it appeared that during the past half-year £11,574 10s. had been expended in in-door relief, and £15,546 9s. in out-door relief—total £27,120 19s. In Manchester,•during the same per i o d, £7,443. ls. had b een expended in in-door relief, and £6,549 Is. in out-door relief—total. £13,992 25.; while in Bristol the in-door relief had been £3,989 11s., and the out-door £5,863 15s.—total £9,853 6s. The Clerk said, that in that e x p en dit ure on l y a portion of the e xpenses of the vagrant sheds was included in the amount. • Several vestrymen expressed their surprise that there should be such an increase of pauperism in Liverpool, while it was decreasing elsewhere, and the subject dropped. The Medical Officer reported that the total num ber, of paupers under treatment in the workhouse was, remaining per last report, 547, new cases, 195, cured and discharged, 144, deaths, 17, now remaining under trea tment, 592, of which 36 were fever cases, and itch cases 27. There was no other business of importance before the committee. SPECIAL VESTRY MEETING. Yesterday, at noon, a:Special Vestry meeting was held in St. Nicholas's Church to consider an application by the . Burial Board for leave to go to Parliament for au act giving compulsory powers to purchase further land, &c., required for tile doritpletion of the new Anfield park CenieterY. There Nbete little inure than a donen .gantlenien .presenh.and the Chair *as taken by the Rev. Rector Campbell. . Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE said they ,were aware that in consequence of the. Burial Board having expe rienced some difficulty in 'securing such property as they considered necessary in order to complete the new cemetery at Walton from obstructions throWn in the way, they had deemed it desirable to seek compulsory powers under the Act of Parliament to effect that par denial. object: They all knew very well that going to Parliament to obtain a bill ova: an tinpleasont,thing,,and it was very properly esteened by, most peoPle to b'e a ' very expensive proceeding. But in the instance to which he wished to call attention on the present occasion, the demands, particularly in one case, that of the Messrs. Ranthmell for their property, which ran into the very heart of that which they had already bought, were so exorbitant and so extrayagantsomething like 100 per cent. more than what they had paid to other parties whose land was of as great value, if not more so,—that the board did not feel themselves justified to negotiate • on the only terms open to them without coming td the *es,try,, and asking their sanction for the purchase a the vAiole amoiiii—ftir the difference matedb etweenat Messrs. the e n s e r t s h the opinion of the vestry that it was ne t Worth. inßganlitkhemxell,Oaoloidtetli4e6,b9,ooarQ.d.iwrl t e * st a l- a their while to go to Parliament, then the purchase might he concluded for the sum named ; but, on the other hand, if they thought that the board, after having employed Mr. John Stewart to negotiate, and since then Mr. Harvey, the clerk of the board; and all their endea vours having failed, that they ought not to yield to the ' .. iiravagant rate demand 4 but that they slioubi obtain the prdperty On fait and madetafe term asked .the •+eatry td Sitrietidn their applieation in the ensiling session tor the netesaall poiterlidt Obtain 4,---thpti he that particular PropertY,thilY, for there might lie other property of Use to the board. init to inchide such Other prOperty as lnight be ile&sSarY, tlie.ceniefery, it WaS quite true if it Were the Of the i . estiV,l,t was undesirable to make such plichase, and . £hat the bOard should not incur the expense of going to Parliament, it was possible they might make an arrangement with the Messrs. Ranthmell ; but they must bear in mind that if they came to that decision, they should be placed at a very considerable disad vantage. In the first place, the law required that they should not approach a private residence within 100 yards. In the second place, they should be compelled to erect walls round the property of Messrs. Ranthmell, the cost of which could not he set down at less than £6Oll or -4360 Q ; and he asked whether it would be a Seemly thing to introduce into the heart of the eernetery, perhaps an unruly and disagreeabe difference between Messrs. Ranthmell and them, was confined to between £3,000 or £4,000,-4hat was, between them as buyers and sellers,—but, so far as he was concerned himself, he believed it would be extremely Wrong to yield to such a principle. They were dis posed to give a fair marketable value for the land, and even more. They were anxious to get the groUnd into condition speedily, with the view of erecting the different places of worship, the walls, gates, lodges, &o. He might mention that the chapel for Dissenters was on Unconsecrated ground, upon an arrangement which had Been already thoroughly described. He believed it stOodnpon the &mind of the Messrs. Ranthmell, and it would be a .Yery difficult Matter indeed Arithotit that site, to make anything • like a harniorfising effect between the three places of wdrshilh , It appeared to hint that if any gentleman would look . at the plan, he would see that that property of Messrs. Raiithinell was necessary to the full and satisfactory, completidn of that great work. TheY wished to go to Parlianient with the sanction of the vestry. They were anxious to avoid further expense;- but for the- sake of a.few thousand pounds they felt they could not conscientiously pay, without the sanction of the vestry to their doing so, the obstinate, and unjust, and exorbitant demands which had been made upon them. He begged therefore to move : " That the Burial Board . for . the parish of Liverpool be and are hereby authorised, if they in their discretion See fit to do so, to apply, to Parliament for a special act, conferring upon the, said board compulsory powers of purchasing all such iand and hereditattietits in the neigh bmirhood of, or 6ontigttotts td, the intended Cemetery of the said parish, at Anfield' Park, in the parish of Walton-on-the-Hill, as the said board may reqiiire for the completion of the said cemetery." kr. S. B. hoittorr seconded the motion, and wished it to be understood that their . going to Parliament to obtain those powers did not involve their purchase of any property, or of all the properties,;for they could not purchase any of those properties without coming to the vestry for their sanction. They had therefore just to ask them to put them in a position to deal with those properties upon fair terms. They were much encouraged by the result of enquiries which they had made on the subject throughout the country. The Corporation of Leicester, which acts as the Burial Board there, were placed in a similar position to them selves. The Earl of Dysart would not negotiate with them for land which they required ; but on going to Parliament they obtained the powers sought without any diffiCulty.• It was necessary that this should be proceeded with now, that they might be going on with the work, and that the necessary Parliamentary notices might be given. The embellishment of the ground, and selection of sites for the chapels, would have to be delayed till this was disposed of. Mr. GLADSTONE added that, as a rule, the principle which the Burial Board would act upon in regard to outlay in churches, lodges, walls, entrance gates, and so forth, would not be on an extravagant scale, but of such a character as to be not open to criticism. It was not their intention to go on the principle which had been adopted as respects St. George's Hall, and other things. They should markout a course, and should have economy, but not mistaken economy, in view; and he thought that would be approved of. The ChUirman then put the motion, which was passed unanimously ; and, after a vote of thanks to the chairman, the vestry broke up. the purpose, in accordance with the provisionsof the Liverpool Improvement Act, 1838. On the motion of Mr. Sheil, seconded by Mr. Beck with, the prayer of the report was unanimously adopted. THE STREET RAILWAYS, . A letter from Mr. Bushby. on the Street Railways was referred to the sub-Committee, Mr. Bowring being informed that the joint committee, to which it had ptevionslY' been referred, was still in existence, and must report tirton the matters (as a joint committee) to the Coiinbil. A 1640 fc'OniNtr: wiliiani kirk. making a oTtijiirgiit against ThOuikh Surveyor, ,astd a Wall being taken crown near his oil inillS .in..great t He:ward:street, Was referred to the .Courts and AlleYi Conimitge.: THE HEALTH COMMITTEE. The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held yesterday at the Town-hall—Mr. Alderman Dover presiding; and the other gentlemen present were Messrs. Sheil, Haydock, Crosthwaite, Crellin, Nickson, Stitt, Bowring, Steel, Beckwith, Avison, Job, Barton, and Ridley. The borough engineer, building surveyor, and inspector of nuisances, reported various particulars of the operatiOns in their several departments during the week, from which it appeared that 184 nuisances com plained of by inhabitants, had been inspected, and means taken to remedy them, and 1,387 houses in the unhealthiest districts, containing 4,297 apartments, and 815 cellars, had been put under examination, with the view of improving their sanitary condition. The Medical 'Officer of Health reported a continuance of the low rate of mortality which has prevailed sine the spring of 1859. The deaths registered in the week ending 20th inst. were 172 ' • while the average, without correction of th e same wee k of the preceding ten years, was '209.--showing a difference of 37 in favour of last week, and of 61 as comparedvith the corrected average, In the parish the deaths were 124, and in the out-town ships, 48. Of 36 deaths caused by zymotic diseases (the average being 76), 12 were from diarrhoea, 8 typhus, 5 scarlatina, 2 measles, 1 diphtheria. From diseases of the lungs, the deaths were 59, nearly the average of the season. During the quarter ending 29th September, 2,423 deaths were registered in Liverpool, including 212 sudden and violent deaths, and deaths in hospitals. The mortality was lower than that of any previous, quarter, and the actual number of deaths fewer than in any previous one, with the exception of the June quarter of 1850., The deaths were 748 less than the actual, and 1,002 less than the corrected average of the correspond ing period of the preceding ten years ' 499 fewer than in the same quarter of last year, 932 less than in that of 18.58, and 1,006 less than in 1857. The mortality from diseases of the zymotic class was likewise lower than in any corresponding quarter of former years. The deaths were 528 ; the actual average (which in this case differs little from the corrected one) being 1,186. There was a decrease in all the principal diseases of this class excepting measles, which caused 84 deaths against 16 in the same ,quarter of last year. From typhus the deaths were 75—a smaller number than in. any previous quarter, with two exceptions; from scarlatina 32, (average 145,) dysentery 27, Cholera 7, croup 19, diphtheria 11, pooping cough 11, (less than in any previous quarter,) syphilis 15, thrush 6, scurvy 4, Carbuncle 2, purpura 1, quinsy 1. Not any death from small pox was registered throughout the quarter, being the only instance in,which this has been observed since the Sanitary Act came into operation. The mortality from bowel complaints was lower than in, any previous summer quarter, diarrhoea having caused 222 deaths, while the .smallest number ever previously registered was 319 (in 1848). The deaths were less than one-half of those in the summer of last year. This low mortality from bowel complaints was undoubtedly due to the unusually low temperature of the season, which was more than 11 degrees lower than any previously recorded, nearly 5 degrees lower than last year, and 3-1 degrees below the average of the same period of the preceding ten years. Notwithstanding the low temperature the deaths from diseases of the lungs, which - were 694, although 16 more than last year, were about 20 less than the corrected average. The mean temperature of the quarter was about 571 degrees. Rain fell on fifty days to the amount of 9.30 inches, a greater number of days, with one exception, and a larger rain-fall, with two exceptions, than in any previous corresponding quarter. A memorial was read from the collectors of the rates, requesting' that the preparation of the half year's accounts might be dispensed with for the present, as it would interfere with their collection at this time of the year. The matter was referred to the General Purposes Committee. The report from the General Purposes Committee stated that they had passed a resolution to the effect that the thanks of that committee be presented to Mr. Sheil, the chairman, for the admirable man ner in which he had discharged the duties of the office for the last twelve months, and for the great trouble lie had taken in gaining thorough information on all subjects coming before the committee, and for the sound judgement he had displayed in forwarding the. business of the com mittee. The thanks of the whole committee were accorded to Mr. Sheil. THE CORNWALLIS-STREET OFFICES. ' The •following report was read from the sub-com mittee That this committee cannot conclude the business of the present municipal year without expressing their regret that means are not taken by the council to P rovide them wi th pro p er accommodation for t ransact i ng t h e • bus i ness entrusted to them, althotigh Parliament, more thou two years since, re cognised the necessity for same alter tion and sanctioned the purchase of land for the erection of new buildings. The present offices at Cornwalli s - s t ree t h ave long been found inadequate for the wo. k to be performed, and the evil becomes daily more pressing from the increase of duty which is taking place in every department located there, consequent on the enlargement of the occupied area of the b wough. Th e committee can only repeat the c o mplaints, already o ften stated; respecting the Inc nivenience to which the public and t h emse lves are now subjected. Th e comm ittee are pre vented from exercising that supervision which could other wise be effected, and great vexation and loss of time are caused by the servants of the corporation being called away from their places of business, where the public properly expect to find them, to attend committee meetings and other engage ments at the Town Hall. The committee are of opinion that the public interests ren der it absolutely nec essary that suitable accomm o d a ti on should without . further :delay be provided on the land purchased for THE DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1860. THE ANNUAL VOTE OF THANAS. Mr. STITT then in the most complimentary tefins pro posed a vote of thanks to the chairman, Mr. Alderman Dover. They all knew how much the interests of the town were dependent upon that committee, and also with the efficient services Mr. Dover had rendered them. By his good management in the conducting of the Imsiness, he had save the committee much time, and Inid,hen,eflted the town. Air. had meth pleasure in seconding the vote of thanks. The CHAIRMAN in returning he wag much obliged to the committee for the; manner l fh which they had passed the vote of thanks, and also for the complimentary manner in which it had been proposed. ' He then stated that had he ;not had the support of the committee, which from the unani mity that existed amongst them, might be' called " the happy family," he should not have been able to go on as he had done. He thanked them for the the compliment, and also would say that he could not dildw the opportunity to pass without saying a few W.OrdS;for the able agsistandehe had received from the chairman ,of the . 4enefal Ptifp,dses eortitnittee, Mr. Sheil, and he cordially, concurred in .the, vote df that had .heen passed to that, gentleman, and also for . the valuable assistance rendered by Mr..Beckwith in the Smoke Prevention Committee,. and likeviise ,to Mr. Crellin, the chairmanof ,the .Courts and, Alleys ,dora mittee. He then referred to' the .members Of) coat- mittee 'wen' retiring on theist an'cl gal there were no less than eight; and if all those eig& 14e're rejected, and other persons elected in their places, it would be like forming a new committee of persons who clid not know anything of the affairs of the town, and would ; therefore, he perfectly inefficient as compared with that which existed. It had also been said thatthe Health CoMinittee had done nothing but they had reduced the, death rate from 300 1 0 to' /7,0617. He admitted that some of the rates Nieie rathet highet than usual to the parochial rate when ihVg.i.eat ikprOipmeirta ate con sidered, he did not think that the nould be considered higher than necessary. He conch red by ,proposing a vote of thanks to Mr. Shell for the personal iinctiiesS he had done him in presiding at the meetings While : he ./as on a bed of sickness, and also for the great assistance he had rendered at all times to the committee. Mr. NicKsox seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation. Mr. Simi, briefly acknowled ge d th e com pliment, and • the committee broke up. MERSEY HOCKS AND HARBOUR BOARD. At the weekly nteetitig df this board, , yesterday, Mr. Charles Tamer presided, and the 6thei MemlielS present were —Messrs. Holme, Rounthwaite , Monde liicrian, Littledale, Boult , Da rb y shire, Tobin, H ubbac ' t , worth, Smith, Forwood, Shand, Langton; and Eyre Evans. • THE WORKS COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee comprised a tecommendation to accept the following tenders:— Messrs. Roberts and Gibson, for the supply of eight tons of sheet iron ; W. H. and A. Higgins, four boxes of tin plates,; Messrs. Houlgrave and Co. ' 100 barrels of British piteli ; Messrs , C hhdwick and Taylor, four tons of Cotton waste; Mess rs. Sohtt Bibby and Sons, half aOn Of sheet Copper Messrs. obti Matthews and Co., four tons of boiled linseed oil ; Messts..Higgins arid liettell, for a stipply siiiphate of Copper; and Messrs. 3. 11. arid Sohnsett, for a supply of five Cwt. of sulphate of zinc` It Was fnrther recommended, on a report of the engineer, that the.board should rock and pave the roads and quays on the Margin of` the Great Float, Birkenhead, between Duke - street a'rid Gill Brook, at a cost of about £ 10,550. .Mr. "LW, it appeared, had moved in the committee for a return, showing the expenditure on the various works at Birkenhead, as contrasted with those on the Liverpool side of the river; and directions bad been given that the return should be furnished. Mr. RANKIN having moved the confirmation of the proceedings, Mr. EloutT wished for information as to the real state of the Works at Birkenhead. There was a resolution on their books that on the 88th the. Morpeth hock be run dry, with the view of letting the *ater into the Great Float. He was there the other day, and came away with the impression that the Float could not be used for a month. The walls, certainly, were completed; the roads were nothing but soft mud; the rails were not laid; the turn-tables not made, nor had the shed, which . was to give such a large addition to the warehouse accommoda tion, been raised. And then there were the working of buoys at the bottom of the Great Float. The CHAIRMAN did not think Mr. Boult could go into the subject, for they could not rescind a resolution without giving aweek's notice. Mr. Botta said it would be too late then. .The proceedings were confirmed. MISCELLANEOUS. The proceedings of the Warehouse Committee, which comprised a recommendation to increase the salary of Samuel Stephens, the dock gauger, from £lOO to £l2O per annum, were then read and confirmed ; as were also those of the Marine Committee, which included a recommendation to appoint William. Lewis, a seaman, to the North-West light-ship. The proceedings of the Pilotage Committee Were next read. They comprised a recommendation to appropriate £lOO 165., out of the license fees, to the Examining Committee. This was agreed to, with the understanding that the grant should not form a prece dent for p a y in g any of the officials of the board by fees. The proceedings of the Dock and Quays Committee w‘sre next read. They included a letter from Messrs. William Inman and Company, complaining of a pre ference given to the steam -ship Armenian, on the ground of her tieing a mail steamer ; on consideration of which it had been resolved that the practice pursued of giving facilities to the postal authorities could not be altered. The proceedings were confirmed, as were also those of the Master Porterage Committee. MR. MAC IVER AND THE NEW STEAM DOCK. The following letter was read by the secretary, Mr. D. Mason : TO THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR BOARD. GENTLEMEN,—That you may understand what it is I am speaking of, when I beg that you will not appropriate the new steam dock, without reference to my necessities for increased accommodation, I would suggest that you visit the Husliisson Dock, arid see the fleet of stea mers there under my charge ; you can then realise for yoursel ves whether it be true that I am, as regards space, even half as well off as.some others. At the present moment, without recko nin g the coasting-steamers and-r my charge, I have in the port of Liverpool of foreigntakes going steamers 22,000 tons ; and next week, though it one steamer off, will add three others. If so many of our mail ships were not kept in the river, owing to the tides, although at great disadvantage to ourselves in carrying on the work, it ivotild be a utceter allotted ly impossi to ld us in e can, it on at all with the limited quay sp the Huskissos Dock. Those YeFsel • now in the Huski4on Dock are all running ships in actual employment, and I may mention that in addl. tion to the tonnage now being p ushed forward, undaver contract for delivery the. middle of the co ming year, we he within the last week contracted for several other vessels of large tonnage for our foreign trades. Intending to be absent for two or th r ee months this winter, I think it right to send you the foregoing, trusting that you will not appropriate the new steam dock to other applicants h o wever importunate, without giving m e an opportunity ot having my claim for increased accommodation fairly considered. I have no objections to be put on the same footing as others (relative requirements considered), but althongh not that yOu will ,troubled you unnecevarily on the subje ct, I bcg not assume that my necessities are the less urgent on that account. I an", gentlemen, your Obedient sn'val , t. C. MACIVER. & Co. P.S. Without the extraneous help which we our set ves turii.ah by our large barges and river tenders, our accommodation at smaller, not only our Huskisson Dock would be quite inadequate for even half our 11 4 r a v t e e n o d u e rn work ; and, as, our, ships are not getting Own wants, but the wants of the steam trade generally, w ill space every day become more urgent ; and, although we Selves tried to overcame deficiencies by barges and rev still it is very expensive work, and the pr , sent quay would not admit of even the extension of that. British and North American Royal gait steamoa 25 c , ket Company Office, 8, 'W a t er - s treet, Liverpool, Oct. 1860. The letter was referred to the Docks and Quays Committee, with an instruction that Mr. Mac Iver should be written to, that his communication would receive every attention, —Mr. E vans observing : he should take a share of Birkenhead, and not have all on this side." (A' laugh.) THE SHEDS . ON THE STEAM DOCK. 'Mr: SMITH then brought forward the following motion, of which he had g iven notice .—" That the resolution of the board of the 27th September, 18 60, by which it was decided that the sheds on the sides of the new Steam Dock be only one storey, be rescinded." Mr. Satiric, in a speech of great length, and which was delivered with considerable animation, addressed the board in support of his motion. A languid debate ensued; hut as the subject had be en already exhausted in the previous discussion of the matter, we do not find it necessary, in the crowded state of our columns, to present a report. It may suffice to state that on a division Mr. Smith's motion was lost by a majority of seven to six votes :-- For—Messrs. Boult, Ffolme, Littledale, Monclel, Rankin, and Smith. Against—Messrs. Darbyshire, Forwood, Inman, Langton, Rounthwaite, Tobin, an d the Chairman. The closed the public business. COURT OF PASSAGE. The business of this court commenced yesterday morn ing in' the Civil Co tiff Peorge's, Hall, before Edward James, QC., issessor. nuinh , er, of nnde-' fended cases (which presented no features d 14M inte rest) having been' disposed of, the court proceeded' to try the defended causes. CLAIM FOR ILLEGAL DISTRAINT.—FEENY V. GREEN. ---Mr. Aspinall appeared for the plaintiff in this case, and Mr: Temple for the defendant. The action was bicinglit to recover compensation for damage which the plaintiff had stistained through the defendant's breaking flto' his "mdse. Tile defendantfir plea was-- - -not guilty. T i appears that in October,the.plaintiff, who car ries on blisinesi in this town, as d pro - Vision therehant and elilpgtoie d4er, became the tenant ,of Mrs. dreeni in a house • Wishinkton-Street:. He MOVed froni the house shortly after Wards as in High Park-street, Toxteth-park.. In the Present -year, on the 10th of July, being. one day &foie the third quarter's rent for the house in Washington-street betarrie due, the defendant sent bailiffs to the plaintiff's residence in High Park-street, with instructions to distrain for the rent for the former house. The plaintiff prayed them to gcl to the defendant, but they refused ; be then went him : Off, btit could not induce her to remove the limbs of the law frem his premises.. They remained in his house. for five days; and; the landlord Of bi N present house, in High Park-Street; becoming suspicions; also ptit in a distress for hii rent, which, according to' the agree'm'ent; was to have been paid in adianee; The' plaintiff was thus sub jected to considerable inconvenience; and for this he now sought compensation. The jury fonild a ierdidt for the plaintiff, damages £3O. MULMATTON V. CAMPBELL. — In this case Mr. Teniple represented the plaintiff and Mr. Scott the defendant. The plaintiff sued for £27 7s. 6d.,.the money due under an agreement which was entered into on the 20th June lasts On the day named the plaintiff contracted with the defendant to convert a stable into a cottage, the defendait hailit to simplyp the work and materials at the end ,of each Week. The Wcrrk had been done, but it was alleged there Was the,stini,of .01 Is. gd: still due j for niateriais. which the defendant not supplied. On behalf of th e defendant it w a s urged that the Work was llddly done and alsOthat the original contract was to do the Wciik iii 19 dais, which was not fulfilled. Neither side, however, prcidiiced the Written agreement, and the jury found a verdict - for tile plaintiff to• the amount of £2O. M'JANNET v. MEEK.—This was an action upon a charter party to recover damages for a detention occa sioned by the defendant's non-fulfilment of his part of the contract. Mr. Aspinall appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Deighton for the defendant. It appears that the plaintiff was the proprietor of a ship called the New York Packet, which the defendant was desirous of char terin'g. He did charter her, and the stipulation in the chatter' party was that she was to be loaded in fifteen running d'a'ys from the time she was ready, and in a loading berth find` ready. At the time the charter party was entered into, the feSsel was in the Brunswick Dock. She remained in the dock, and Was lying bow on to the east quay. The cargo with which she ifas to: be loaded was coals, salt, and sugar pans. Notice viad.gifen by the captain of the vessel that she was ready for loading, but on applying at the defendant's office, that gentleman being out of town, his clerk said he understood she NMI to be loaded in one of the north docks. The charter party was referred to, and found to contain 10' such stipulation. In consequence of the ' refdsal of M e ssrs. Laitd; the gentlemen who were to supply Ole Coat to' lead the Vessel in that, dock, the ship had to be tettioied to' the' Stanley Dock. This occa sioned a detention of ahou't seven days, arid the plaintiff now sought damages for that detention': On behalf of the defendants it was stated that the Vessel: was not in a loading berth when in the Brunswick Doelc. The dock gateman who was called stated that for certain cargoes the east quay of the Brunswick Dock could be con.; sidered a loading .berth --such cargoes, for instance, as salt and coal, which could be wheeled through the bow port. Sugar pans, however, could not be so loaded, neither, in fact, could they from the position which the vessel occupied .when in the Stanley Dock, as at first she was loaded from lighters. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, dainages £42. Hunzt Vintli. --This was an action brought upon an interpleader issue to try whether certain goods were the property of the plaintiff or the defendant. The goods in qtiestion belonged to Mrs. Caruthers ; the defendant had - taken them in execution; the plaintiff, however, also claimed thern i becatise he said he had purchased them 'for £4O, allong the td remain in Carothers' posses sion for a consideration of Lt per month. The jury found for the defendant. ROYAL AMPHaHEATRE4 Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer's highly interesting play, "Money," was performed last night; Mr. Barry Sulli van taking the part of Evelyn, which he rendered with great ease and spirit, to an elegant and impassioned Clara Douglas, in Miss Laura Gray. The attraction was very great, and the house was very full. Mr. W . Cooper made a capital Sir John reseg, and Mr. F. Neville a good Sir Frederic Blount. Mr. Blakeley was very amusing in Graves, and he was well supported by Mrs. Walton as _Lady Franklin. The whole perform ance went off very well. "The Lady of Lyons" will be played this evening. THE A NNIVERSARY OF TH E BATTLE OF LEirsic.,-- Advices from Munich state that the anniversary of the battle of Leipsie was celebrated in most of the towns of Franceriia and Bavaria by processions by torchlight and bonfires on the hills. The fete was particularly bril liant at Augsburg; Nuremburg, and..Bamberg, which were all illuminated. Similar m anifestations took place in different towns in the Grand Duchy of Baden. CONSUMUTION, COUGH, ASTHMA, AND Bacnicnins CURARTAI. —" I believe that the preparation of Balsam of Horehound and Aniseed (as prepared by Mr. Martin, (122, Copperas hill, Liverpool,) will prove of snore value, In ca , es of bron chigs and incipient consumption than. any other remedy extant. It relieves the most irritating 4 ough ma few minutes; and, although it contains no preparation of opium, it induces 'sound and rireshin Y re stores the healthy sleep, soothes the nerv ous s y stem, and action of the lungs." Recommended above all other medicines by Sir Alexander Tralles—see Thomson' jfateria Ilferlica, page 175, vol. 2. The followi n g is from Dr. Brett, the eminent chemist :—" I consider the balsam of hore hound and aniseed, as prepared by Mr. Martin, an elegant and efficient cough remedy, and I fully agree with sir Alexan der Tralles and Dr. Anthony Todd Thomson, that, in conjunc tion with cod liver oil, it is an admirable remedy for con sumption and delicate constitutions."—R. H. Brett, Ph. Dr., M.R.C.S., late Lecturer on Chemistry and Medical Jurispru dence, Liverpool Royal Infirmary. The balsam of horehound and aniseed is prepared only by T. Martin, chemist , Cop peras-hill, Liverpool ; but, owing to its great and increa sing sale, agents have been appointed in all 22, Cop principal towns and 'cities.' It can be procured wholesale from Raimes and Co:, Edinburgh and York, from Sutton and Co. London, West macott, Manchester, and wholesale and retail from the manu facturer, as above. Price, Is. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4 s. 6 d. each , The lozenges in box at Is. 10 • e free by post, Is. 6d. COUNTY COURT.-YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. W. A. HULTON.) JURY CAM—HICKEY v. CAMPI3ELL.—The plaintiff resides at No. 3, Hurst-street ; the defendant is the well-known attorney, Mr. John Campbell, of No. 6, Castle -street. The action was brought to recover the sum of 130 and costs, under the following circum stances: .oti the 9th of August the plaintiff was bound over for two months for assaulting the police in the execution of their duty. While detained in custody a watch was taken from him, and, at his own request, Passed over to Mr. Campbell for the pufpotte of obtain ing necessary bail. From the evidence of the defendant it would appear that he experienced great diffictiqy itt getting sureties; but at length a man named Dac consented to act as bail, on condition that he received indeninity for the amount. The defendant had re ceived directions to take any steps he thought indispensable in order to secure his indemnity, and accord ingly drew up an assignment of his (the plaintiffs) goods. Another man, named Woodhouse, on simi lar terms also became surety. After the plaintiff's release• from gaol, Mr. Campbell was desired to return the watch; but he would not do so, without — first, the written order of the plaintiff; and secondly, on any terms at all. He was threatened with an action in the County Court, but he still kept the watch. On the 27th Sept. a summons was taken out by the plaintiff for the amount already named ; the bail did not expire, however, until October.—The plaintiff's wife iris exa mined, and she stated that she had given a written order from her husband to Mr. Duke, for the purpose of obtaining the watch from the defendant.—Mr. Black hurst (who appeared for the defendant) : Did your hus band speak to Mr. Campbell ? • No, sir ; I would not allow my husband to do so.—Mr. Blackhurst : But you have spoken to him. Yes, sir ; I can speak to him at any time, but I would much rather speak to a gentle man.—Mr. Campbell expressed his willingness to give the watch up, asserting that he had always been pre pared to do so upon the defendant's personal order. He, however, maintained that his expenses should , b y agreement, have; been paid .from any amount for which the watch might have sold.—His Honour, in addressing the jury, drew attention to the , fact that the watch was given to the defendant for a specific purpose—viz., the procuration of bail under indemnity ; and directed them to give a verdict for the plaintiff, with damages of ls. if it were handed over this day, or £3O and costs in any other case. ensamns v. HARRIS.—Mr. M'Coubrey appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Groeott for the defendant. This was an action to recover damages from the defendant under the following circumstances :—Germain Charles is a Frenchman who has carried on business in 5, Port land-buildings, Lime-street, as importer of fancy goods. Harris is employed in the same occupation. In 1857 the plaintiff bought No., 5, Portland -buildings, from Mr. Teuton. Failure in business compelled bins, at the latter end of that year, to give up his interest in the property to ithe defendant, introducing, however, a suc cessor in trade in the person of Mr. Clunah, who was no more fortunate than himself.. At the latter end of 1858, at the plaintiff's suggestion, the business was made over to a Mr. Morin, who, however, consented to keep in safety for the plaintiff a quantity of household furniture, valued by the latter at £32. Difficulties beset Mr. Morin in 1859, and at Christmas in that year ihe pre mises, including the business, were conveyed to Mr. Harris, the defendant in this case. Morin sold the stock by private contract to Harris, who was told by the plain tiff, previous to the sale, that a portion of the furniture in Nos. 2 and 3 floors, as well as the kitchen utensils, were his property, and he warned hint not to buy them. Harris is said to have remarked, "Very well, 1 do not want your furniture." Mr. Teuton was also stated to have been perfectly aware of the fact. Mr. Teuton, who was called on behalf of the plaintiff, deposed that the sale of the premises to Clunah did not realise as much as Mr. Charles owed him. In consequence of a system of per secution Clunah was glad to give up the busine s s in favour of Mr. Harris. Witness did not remember having been told that the defendant had any furniture on the premises ; and remarked that Mr. Harris (who had since left the country) had complained that Charles had not left household goods enough to enable him to prepare his food. Mr. Wm. Midgley, who had transacted Mr. Morin's business, affirmed that the furniture in the house was the property of the plaintiff, bought from Mr. Morin, and paid for, to his knowledge. Mr. qarris contradicted the whole' of the evidence, explain ing, however, that sonic broken cups, paiis, and fixtures, belonging to the plaintiff, were bought for £2 10s., and a sausage machine. Mr. Howell, auctioneer, prove having made a valuation and a sale of the property. TheM'Co u h b o r u e s y e household reduced utensils a r i e m a i t s o e d thf6va2lusa. tio 6 n d. of M th%' auctioneer, merely remarking that he could not _do otherwise in the face of the evidence. His Honour, after making a good many remarks on the case, non suited the plaintiff. CULTIVATION OF COTTON IN QUEENSLAND (AUSTRALIA.) The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce have received some interesting information relative to the resources of Queensland for cotton cultivation. Mr. W. Brooks, in a paper read on the 3rd July last, before the Queensland Philosophical Society, stated that the whole of Queens land lies within those degrees of latitude where the cotton plant grows luxuriantly. Wherever cotton has been tried on the coast of Queensland, the yield has been plentiful, and the quality excellent. The peren nial nature of the plant in this locality would much lessen the labour of its cultivation. Mr. Brooks esti mates that a grower in Queensland could, by selling the cotton at 10d. per pound, realise £125 per annum from five acres of land, an amount exceeding., considerably, the produce from other crops. Mr. Clegg, .cf .Man chester (a letter from whom Mr. Brookes read), h as offered to pay 2s. per pound for Queensland cotton of the quality which has been so far produced. :,VVBitEVO_L POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. RAFFLES.) A 11'14 COVE-4 DISCOVERY. John Hines, a youn g ag e iti eman Conveyancer,"` who looked very like an Egyptian niu t eniV ryas charged' for h a yi n g attempted to rob th e till o f Ali:Frederick Rugh tiorth's 1)F —the " Atlantic," in Robert-street North. The pieSeentot, stated that he was in the snug bistiele the bar about sigivt o'clock on Wednesday night, along with a friend. There Was no one in the bar at the time, and his attention was diawn to a shadow that was passing to and fro in the bar. Re. went into the bar, and there saw the prisoner indulging in a somewhat rather curious freak, to wit, loOking the money drawer, in which he had his hand, havingalreailq opened that receptacle for the precious metals. Not relishing this s6rt of uncalled for freedom, he enquired what brottght the prisoner there. and what he was doing ? The prisoner fiery coolly replied, I am drawing a glass of rum for myself, and I want' to know what right you haie to interfere with me ? The prosecutor, thinking he had the best right according to law, as it at present stands, td be in the har, disputed his claim with the prisoner, and by the aid of a policeman lodged him in the station-house. Mri Raffies Was he drunk ? No, e sir, e h s e s was mquite Rafflessob e r : , I b v u h t a a t it e w r a t s h a i t n he thfeigned d o r unlnyka few shillings, as I had emptied it a short time before. The prisoner said he did not remember what toelt place, and his worship was about to deal with him, when trio persons who were in court, recog nised him 'as the fellow who had brought a crucifix into a house a day or two since. It will be remembered that a heerhcarse keeper in Rupert-street, named Thomas Garside; -a'nd his servant, had been remanded on a charge of heing concerned in the stealing of a crucifi x (as reported in our paper of yesterday), and the two persons who recogniiged the prisoner were attending as witnesses in the case when they saw him. Ile was then ordered down for the present. At d subsequent pert of the day he was brought up along with Garside and Anne Almond, his servant, on a charge of being con cerned in stealing the crucifix. In addition to the evidence, published in the Times of yesterday, Mrs. Guy, broker of Copperas-hill, stated that the wife of Gatti& Came to her, and wanted her to buy the crucifix, the female prisoner was with her, but she did not say a word. The witness sent the article out to inquire the value of it, and then Mrs, Garside ran away, leaving the prisoner Almond in the shop. A witness named Tidd , said he was in Garside's house en Tuesday evening, and saw the prisoner Hines there, and saw the crucifix with the teniale prisoner, and Hines took it out of her hand, saying they were going to sell it. The witness was called cat of the kitchen to look at the crucifix; and he saw Mrs. Garside and the female prisoner go out with it. Detective-officer Cozens was examined as to the statement made by Garside, which was the same as already published. Nike-officer Swain stated that the female prisoner told him the crucifix was in the house of Garside since last Saturday. The female was then discharged and put into the witficsq-box, and said the prisoner Hines brought the crucifix to the house. Mr. Raffles said Garside had placed himself in a position of great suspicion. From his conduct, and the conduct of bis wife, he had little doubt that the house was a receptacle for stolen property. He did not, however; think the evidence at present sufficient to warrant a Conviction, and therefore he would discharge him ; but he hail better be cautious how he acted in future. He sent Hines to gaol for three months as a rogue and vagabond, for being found in Mr. Rushworth's bar. file is well known to the police.] (Before Messrs. R. GLADSTONi and HORNAT.) CHARGE OF ASSAULTING THE POLICE. Thomas Nowlan, a respectable-looking young man, was summoned by police-officer Greenwood (128) for having assaulted him. Mr. Cobb appeared for the defence. The officer stated that on the night of the 7th, in nose-place, the defendant, with some other young men, were rather the worse for liquor ; they were making a noise and insulting several persons, when the officer wanted them to go away; but as he alleged they would not, and after an altercation he stated that the defendant assaulted him. For the defence Mr. Cobb called several respectable-looking young men, who swore quite the opposite of that which was sworn to by the policeman; but the magistrates believed the case made out by the officer, and fined the defendant £1 and costs. CAUTION TO EMIGRANT RUNNERS. Emmanuel O'Donnell, an emigrant runner, was sum moned under the 75th section of the Emigration Act, for not wearing his badge. Mr. Povey, the out-door officer of the Emigration Officers, stated that he saw the defendant escorting emigrants without wearing his badge, contrary to the act. The defendant did not appear and the magistrates fined him 10s. and costs. HENGLER'S CIRCUS. Mr. Hengler, who bas,become as it were, on;' or our permanent institutions, has returned to town for the season, and opens the circus, Dale-street, to-morrow evening. During the absence of the company the circus has undergone thorough repairing and decorating, an d has been fitted up regardless of expense, and with the view to afford every facility and comfort to all classes of visitors. As Mr. Hengler has made Liverpool his head quarters, he has accordingly ° conc entrated the forces of his talented and extensive company here, and he opens for the season with one of the largest companies and most splendid stud of the noblest and best trained horses in Europe. With these adj uncts, and with the a pp lause of the public, the season will commence to-morrow even ing. In addition to old p ublic favourite performers, many celebrated artistes ha ve been added, and nothing has been neglected to ma ke all the arrangements per feet. We are glad to find our old friend and general public favourite, Mr. Russell, holds his wonted pl ace i n the management; and we are sure the opening night will be a buniper. AUSTRALIA. Messrs. Virirsort and Chambers have received the fol lowing telegrani NIA Messrs. James Scott a n d C o ., Queenstown : "Red Jacket off at 4 p.m .; landed passengers, and proceeded." October 25, 1860. -LATEST NEWS. (BY BRITISH AND IRISH AIAGIsiETW TELEGRAPH.) THE ENGLISH VOLUNTEERS UNDER FIRE. THEIR REVIEW BY GARIBALD!, AND HIS ADDRESS TO THEM. The correspondent of the Daily Xews at l Taples says that Cri•Friday last the British Legion 'ere • under fire for the first time. The Royalists cal l , out in strong force, and the English were opposec , to them, and drove them before them within the walls of Capua. Two of the Legion were killed. 1 The Journal des Defiats says the British Legion is immedately attached to Garibaldi. Garibaldi reviewed the men. In the name of Italy he thanked England, in the persons of her volun teers, for the great sacrifices she made in men, arms, and money, to uphold the cause of national independence ; and concluded by saying it was the proudest moment of his life that he had under his command, and for his support, a legion of the free children of England. A Naples letter says that Mr. Briggs, a mer chant, of Manchester, has sent to the Dictator a present of 400 knapsacks complete, besides a con siderable number of tents and other articles of military equipment. Mr. Briggs had afterwards the honour of breakfasting with Garibaldi. SPEECH OF VICTOR EMMANUEL TO THE NEAPOLITAN DEPUTATION. The following is the substance of his Majesty's address Austria continues to threaten me. Not long since, I received a note from her through the Emperor of the French, which was full of passion. Austria is preparing for next spring ; but then, with your assistance, I shall have four hundred thousand men in arms. I shall perform my duty as king and soldier : let us all do our duty as Italians. The Pope himself now writes to me with kindness. The Powers of Europe are displeased, but none of them, except Austria, threaten." EXPECTED MOVEMENT ON THE PART OF AUSTRIA. The Opinion Nationale says everything con firms the belief that Austria is about to cross the Po. We are 'even assured that within the last few days she has notified her intention to France and England. COALITION AT WARSAW AGAINST FRANCE. An immense sensation has been created in Paris by an article in the Opinion Nationale headed " The Way to Prevent War." It shows that great anxiety is felt in the highest quarters about the Warsaw conference. The article com mences by asserting that the meeting of Sove reigns at Warsaw is nothing else but a con spiracy against France. The English Cabinet, aided by Prussia, has acted as a go-between in this bastard reconstitution of the Holy Alliance. Austria will not wait to take offence in Italy now that she is assured of a certain amount of support from Russia and Prussia ; and, indeed, why should she defer the attack on her enemy until he has three hundred thousand men to oppose her. Her plan is to occupy Modena, Bologna, and Florence, and then to ask for a Congress to re-establish her in Italy on a footing little different from that of Villafranca. Once Austria mistress of Florence and Bologna, Victor Emmanuel has only the sea by which to get to Turin, there would be an end of the unity of Italy, and then all the idea of restoration would come victoriously uppermost. It is hoped at Warsaw to intimidate France by the phantom of a European coalition, and to force her, out of fear of a general war, to look on passively at the shameful spectacle of an Austrian restoration in Italy. To crooked manoeuvres let us oppose well defined situations. Let France recognise Victor Emmanuel as King of United Italy ; let her tell Austria that any attack against Italy will be con sidered by France as a declaration of war, and followed by an immediate intervention, and then we venture to say that all the warlike propensities of Austria will evaporate. THE WARSAW CONFERENCE. EUROPEAN CONGRESS PROPOSED. PARIS, Oct. 25. The Opinion Nationale says it is asserted that the Rusian chary(' d'afaires at Paris, yesterday, received the following despatch :—" At Warsaw everything goes well. The principle of an Euro pean Congress has been adopted." WARSAW, Oct. 25. At 9.30 a.m. to-day the Emperor of Austria paid a visit to the Emperor of _Russia, at the Belvedere. The three Princes and their ilinisters afterwards held a conference of one hour's dura tion. The Emperor of Austria will leave to morrow with the Emperor of Russia and the Prince Regent, for Skcernewiez, on a hunting excursion, and is expected to arrive in Vienna on Sunday next. The shooting match, which was to have taken place in the camp to-day, has been countermanded. TURKEY. RIOTS AT THE ELECTION OF THE GREEK PATRIARCH. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 20. A great fight took place at the election of the Greek Patriarch. Prince Couza left Constantinople on the 17th instant. Nothing important was done during his visit. The Grand Vizier is said to be favour able to a forced loan. Ali Pacha has been named Minister for Foreign Affairs. The withdrawal of Riza Pasha from the ministry is expected. The British Government has proposed to the Porte an amendment of the commercial treaty of 1838. Exchange is rising. AUSTR I A. CORONATION OF THE EMPEROR JOSEPH AS KING OF HUNGARY. VIENNA, Oct. 25. Preparations are being made by the authorities at Vienna for a solemn reception of the Emperor on his return from Warsaw on Sunday next. The Cardinal Primate of Hungary has been ordered to commence preparations for the corona tion of .his Majesty as King of unar, which is to take place at Presburg next H spri g ng. y FRANCE. An imperial decree rises the price of tobacco in France 25 per c.'lnt• THE FRE',NCII FUNDS. Oct. 25, 3.20 p.m. The Bourse has been very dull. Renter closed at 68f. 85c., or the same as, yeuerday. retiring from office last year, was nominated an extra knight by command of her Majesty. The trial of 'Mullins commenced yesterday morning, and is not likely to' be concluded in one day. The following appeared in our later editions of yesterday : THE CORN TRADE AND THE FKEIG•HT' MARKET. It is stated that from A merica the breadstuffs are coming chiefly on consignments, so that, except i n a f e w instances, engagements are made for shipping on the. ?ther side. The Ameri cans having such excellent businescs breadstuffs and cotton from their own ports, decline tilt- rates pal ing to Australia, India, and China, as not nn el 'ng any inducement to go on long voyages, conse quenaT a very large amount which was g enerall y in the marke is not available. The grain freights from the firm for •ext season. Prospects on the whOle are favourable 1., the shipping interests. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. BENEFICES AND APPOINTMENTS VACANT. ARCHIMACONR Y. Bath : val. 415: pat. Bithop of Bath and Wells : Ven. W, Otmlng, dee. PREBEND. Compton Dandon, in the Cathedral Church . ORARY-CANONRY of Wells. lION In the Cathedral oh4rch of Norwich : pat. the Bishop • Rev. W. H. Hanson, dec. DEANERY-RUAL. Whitchurch, dio Salisbury : Yen. . R Gunning, dec. RECTORIES. Halsham, co. and dio. ; fork : vat. £760 with residence : pat. J. Dyneley, Esq. : Bev. J. lon, dcc. Hockwold, w. Wilton V, Norfolk : dio. Norwich : val. £530 with residence : pats. Gonville and Caius College, Cam bridge : Rev. W. H. Hannon, dee. Westwell. co. and dio Oxford : val. £159 with residence : pats. Christ Church, Oxford :Rev. J. E. Bode, prom. VICARS. Buckland-Newton, ta. Plush C, Dorset : dio Salisbury £496 : pats. I). and C. ofWell : Yen. W. Gunning, dee. Ilemiugbrough, en. and dio. York : val £B5 : pat. the Crown : Rev. J. lon, dec. Huntingdon, St. Mary, C. St. Benedict R : dio Ely : val £162 with residence : pat. Lord Chancellor : Rev. R. C. Black, prom. LECTURESHIP. Margate, Holy Trinity, Rent : dio Can terbur y : Rev. H. T Veness, prom. CHAPLAINCY. Winchester, St. Cross Hospital: Rev. A. N. C. Misclachlan , prom. CURACIES. Axminster, Devon, dio Exeter: with a title. Beckley, Sussex : din Chichester: stipend £lOO. Bitterne, pants : dio Winchester. Burgh-Apton, Norfolk: dio Norwich. Catton, co and dio York. Chelsea„Middlesex : dio London: stipend £l2O. Chessington, Surrey : die Win chester : stipend £5O with title. Chester, St.. Mary : stipend £lOO. Chipping, Lancashire : dio Manchester : stipend £5O with title. Creeting. St; Peter; Suffolk : dio Norwich. Denton, Kent: dio Canterbury. Ely, Holy. Trinity; Cambridge•shire : stipend £ 6 B with title. msworth, Hants ; dio Wnchester. Pritwell, co and dio OxfOrd. Johnstone tv. Steynton. Pembrokeshire : din St. David's. Haselbury-pluc,knett, So merset: dio Bath and Wells. Lakenham, St. Mark, N orfolk: dio Norwich. Lancaster, St. John : dio Manchester. Lanehester, co and dio Durham. _, Leighton Buzzard, 13cdforelshire : dio Ely. , Le „, zaYre. Isle and dio Man : stipend LSO. 'flarstonMontgomery Derbyshire : dio Lichfield. Newingtein, l:ent : din Canterbuiy : stipend £9O. Northorpe. co and dio Lincoln. Pakefield, Suffolk : dio Norwich. Radford Notts : dio Linaoln. • „ Sheffield, co and dio York. Skipsea, Yorkshire : dio Ripon : stipend £4O. ' • Trotterscliffe, gent : dio Canterbury. - ge : salary EMI with board and -Watford, Bert' : din Rochester. Wetheral and Warwick, Cumberland: dio Carlisle. Co s s ll c e n oo l, Herts : salary Westmor . :l 3o a i n `ICE-PRINCIPALSHIP. , MASTERSHI is P . 9°l'S capitation . fees : testimonials l adiirce'aid CBaierromkdhodarairitilgls.etendT, linuirnnite Kirkby 3elt(ie r s : L t he e in s: d : anlsce,anliaarl salary Grammar b z e f s o o re a n N sd o e v i; before Nov. 15. G RA ND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY OP CANADA. — Traffic for the week ending October 6th, 1860, and corresp ondin g in 3 1 i g e D r 9 , eh : an — dise; &a. Total Miles p a te. No. Amount. Tons. Amount. sterling. open 00 16819 £5717 19 9 164 74Z10827 18 9 £16545 18 4 970 assenger w s, eek &c. 1859 15747 4568 8 9 12087 7472 15 9 12061 4 6 880 Increase £4484 13 10 90 ia mfh it appeared oaoaw:niisropniareti Hughes, caaasmrlho: d iendp i di e ,nbts d nho ma i au n rt adgsi t hit h ae the' nheS,l consequenceiL o o tl phufetreshosadymle called FATAL ACClDENTS.—Yesterday a sailor, named John edoniteillos:Dittalhoue.gmlailas s e ct: had stle , and been and,re.. . ceived such injuries that he died in consequence.—A cfdki,iendwj injuries sb received e n he the eei vfer ad c S bt Southern ea t h d ehrins fall. collar bone, and received considerable injury on his head.—A boy named Moore, 11 years of age, who be longed to the Industrial Schools, and who was a very active lad, was unfortunately killed at the school yester day. He was at practice on the model ship, and fell from the mast on to the deck, and received such injuries as caused his death almost immediately. TUB MAINE Ls.w.—The annual meeting of the local association for the introduction of the Permissive Bill was held last evening, in Hope-ball : Dr. Welsh in the chair. The officers and committee far the ensuing year were appointed; and the report read and passed. From the latter we find that during the year the receipts amounted to £32 14s 3d, the expense to £33 is nd, leaving a balance of 7s 2d against the society. After the business had been transacted, a fluent and impres sive address was delivered by General Riley, an American, who related the history of the Maine Law and the liquor traffic of the United States, affirming that it was a comlete success. He was applauded througho ut. A OOD-SEND POR 'THE SULTA N.—A Constantinople letter says :—The basnader-hanoum (lady treasurer) of the Imperial palace has just expired. She leaves an immense fortune, estimated at 150 millions of piastres, the whole of which falls to the Sultan. Although a slave, she possessed great influence in the palace, and her name has often been mixed up with Ministerial intrigues. Her fortune is quite agod-send to the Sultan, who was on the paint of sending his plate to the Mint,. A grand field day took placeon Wednesday atViroolwich in honour of the Grand Duke Michael of Russia. The Imperial party afterwards visited the gun factories and other departments of the Arsenal. Several extensive failures are reported from Janeiro, and the total liabilities of firms suspended during the last four months amounted to nearly a million. The general prospects of the country are, however, described as highly satisfactory. The railway concessions to Adam i and Co., of Le g horn, have not been revoked, but confirm ed with modifications, as it was important to look to the means of employing the volunteers when the revoldtionary struggle in the Two Sicilies is over. arrest of a - sentinel placed Major Styles was put under Major courts Immediately on the landing of the British Legion at fullest enquiry. The reception of the Legion at Naples placed at the door of his hotel. fajor_Sqles . _ lie g up a subscription t o getting was brilliant, kind, a nd courteous. The National Guards of Naples w ere g present a British flag to them. London, and they will receive Our readers have only to send their address te: D..T. 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It is announced that the Egyptian Government intends to carry the railway from Suez along the African shore of the Red Sea as far as a point which would be within a short steaming distance of Aden. The overland journey to India will be shortened by five days. The danger of the Red Sea avoided passengers will escape the worst part of the voyage, and the Peninsular and Oriental Company will save the great cost entailed by necessity for a coal depot at Suez. MURDER OF ALDERMAN SHEEHY. LIMERICK, Oct. 25. It would appear from a statement in last evening's Chronicle that there is now no doubt whatever but that Mr. Sheehy was brutally mur dered. This account says that when attention was first directed to the house of the unfortunate deceased, on Tuesday morning, the door was found to have been forced in, and his body, minus head, arms, and legs, discovered under a heap of debris in the passage which led from the sitting-room to the outer door, and beside it lying were the hands of the decased stretched out. Where he fell were his pistols, which he must have taken down from the chimney-board to defend Li.aklf from his assailants when he heard the crashing of the outer door. A gun-shot wound was discovered on the side of the trunk, and marks supposed to have been made by bullets were found on the walls of the cottage, which, coupled with the other cir cumstances, demonstrate that the deceased was shot, and that then the murderers set fire to the cottage. It appears the , deceased had not retired to bed, as the remains of ,his trousers were found upon the portion of the legs which escaped the fire. The Chronicle denies that the cause of this inhuman outrage was the eviction of tenants from his land, and says , that with the exception of one incorrigible character he never so acted since the property came into his possession, and that what have been misrepresented as ejectments .were merely summonses for trespass. The reports which have reached here this morning confirm this statement, in the main, and further add that considerable traces of blood have been found in certain portions of the ruined cottage. THE SUSSEX LIF,UTENANCY AND THE VACANT GARTER. The Earl of Chichester will probably be the new Lora-Lieutenant of Sussex. The vacant Garter will fall to the Earl of Derby, who, on LORD 'PALMERSTON AT LEEDS. (By British fend Irish Magnetic Telegraph.) Lord Palmerston roceived a deputation on the subject of the bankrupt and it , solvency law. Previously to the deputation, a meeting of delegates from the Corporations of Leeds, Halifax, and Slaoßeld, the Chambers of Com merce of Bradford, Hull, Sheffield, Huddersfield, and Badley, and the West Riding Protection Society. After some discussion the following resolution was nnani- mously adopted :—" That this meeting desires to express to the first Minister of the Crown its strong sense of the most unsatisfactory state of the bankruptcy law, ibs general approbation of the principles of the bill intro duced in the late session by the Attorney-General, and its earnest wish that her Majesty's Government will cause a measure, founded on similar principles, to be introduced at the earliest period next session, and, supported with all the influence of Government." The deputation were introduced to Lord Palmerston by Sir John Ramsden, in a brief speech, in which he referred to the number of the gentlemen present as a proof that deep interest was manifested in the Bankrupt and Insolvency Bill. The Town-Clerk then presented a memorial on behalf of that body ; another was presented from the Sheffield Town Council ; and the above resolution, on behalf of the Chambers of Commerce generally, was presented by Mr. D. Lupton. The memorial urged in strong terms the importance of amending the Bankruptcy Act, and expressed regret that the general principles embodied in the bill introduced into Parliament last session had not been made into law. Several members of the deputation addressed a kw words to his Lordship, to a similar effect. Lord Palmerston, in reply, said he was sorry that, owing to the time of parliament being occupied with other important matters, the Attorney-General's bill had not been considered, as it had been necessary to with draw it; but he hoped—indeed, he felt convinced—that next session the House of Commons would be able to pass a bill which would satisfy the just expectations of the commercial interest, without doing injustice to any interest. (Applause.) In the evening of the same day (Thursday), the noble viscount presided at the annual soiree of the Leeds Mechanics' Institute and Literary Society. The soiree was held in the Town-hall, which was crowded in every part, about 2,000 persons being present. The tickets of admission ranged in price from 10s. 6d. to 2s. 6d. The society on behalf of which the soiree was held are making efforts to procure funds for the erection of a new building, and it is possible that they will realise from £2OO to £250 by the sale of the tickets. Amongst the distinguished persons present, besides the noble lord, were Lady Palmerston, Countess of Essex, Right Hon. the Earl Fitzwilliam and Countess Fitz william, Countess de Fontenelle, Hon. W. Cowper, First Commissioner of Public Works, Right Hon. Lord Wensleydale, Sir J. P. K. Shuttleworth, Sir J. Emma - - son Tennent, Sir J. W. Ramsden, Mr. and Mrs. Rams den, Sir P. Fairbairn, J. F. Marshall, Esq., F. Crossley, Esq., R. Neils, Esq., Mr. E. Barnsey, a S. Bee croft, Esq., H. Childers, Esq., M.P., J. Salt, Esq., M.P., and many others. Mr. - CV. Beckett, of Kirkstall Grange, introduced the noble lord to the assembly, amidst enthusiastic cheers. Lord Palmerston rose to address the meeting, amidst loud cheers. Silence having been obtained, the noble lord proceeded to deliver a very felicitous speech, which was frequently interrupted by warm applause. He commenced by expressing the pride and pleasure which he felt in having been allowed to preside at a meeting so numerously attended and so distinguished as the present, held in one of the first towns in this great empire and for purposes so honourable to the town, and which he had no doubt would be attended with success, and wou ld confer great and lasting benefits on the town.. (Applause.)a After passing a warm eulogium on Dr- Birkbeck and Lord Brougham as the founders of. Mechanics' Institutes, and adverting to the efforts of the latter (Brougham) for the abolition first of the slave trade and afterwards of slavery, and for the promation of civil and religious liberty all over the world, he said that it had fallen to the lot of the noble Lord Brougham to do more than other men to promote the diffusion of education amongst his fellow-countrymen. He had passed a hie in acquiring—but not in acquiring only, but in diffusing knowledge,—and thereby conferring great benefits on others. (Loud cheers.) There was one important difference between the present time and the past ages. There had in the past bean many men eminent for knowledge, and for their discoveries in science and philosophy, but then tha great men of the nation were involved in comparative ignorance ; and long after the days of Newton and Bacon, the absurd notions of astrology and witchcraft prevailed. Now knowledge was spread throughout every class of society, and not only has individual happiness been much in creased, but the greatness and welfare of the nation has been greatly augmented. (Hear, hear.) One of the most useful of the means for spreading this knowledge was mechanics' institutes. (Applause.) Yet some persons had objected to these institutions, chiefly on the ground that the men whom they were designed to benefit could only obtain from them a superficial knowledge, and the trite aphorism came into play—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. For a little knowledge was a bad thing. That was, it was a bad thing that a man had only a little learning, but what was still worse than hav ing a little learning was having none at all. (Hear.) His lordship proceeded to speak of 'the value of mecha nics' institutions, and gave some hints how such associa tions might be made most useful to their members. He spoke of the proper place which works of the imagination ought to occupy—of the importance of knowledge of chemistry—and of the importance of an acquaintance with the fundamental principles of science as applicable to the ordinary avocations of life. It was an interesting study, said his lordship, to witness the infinite variety of the animal creation, beginning with men and descending to animals which required the power of the microscope to render them visible to man. The contemplation of these organic beings, said his lordship, must fill the mind with admiration of the power, skill, and wisdom which had directed the lower creation. The contemplation of the descending scale no doubt tended to make man fancy that he was the lord of the creation ; but he hoped that the institution would also direct the mind to the upward scale. He trusted that they would not only attend to the elementary principles of geology, but also the general outline of the planetary system revolving round the sun. They would then see what a comparatively insignifi cant portion of that planetary system was this earth, which the ancients used to think almost the. whole of created universe, which would abate those feelings of pride which perhaps the contemplation of the descending •le might have been calculated to inspire. (Applause.) Sex, was no reason why the working classes should There not learn : he general outlines of a still higher science ; and, he thong. learn main principle of the organism of learn that the innumerable bright the universe, and . h e spots which bespangle b. sk , y ts of of a clear starlight night the heavens, but were not simply orname._ of suns, of ns, many of that these consisted of minim.' and yach them sur them far larger than the earth, (Hear, rounded by a planetary system like our t.' wn • plations hear.) While, on the one hand, these contra . by enlarging the human mind, must tend to abt.:te the pride and vanity of posterity ; on the other bsmd must tend to calm and console those who might thli labouring under adversity, by letting them see that the affairs of this world form but a minute part of the general dispensations of the Almighty ; and that all those great arrangements, whatever might be their practical and temporarary effect, were destined, in the main, for ulti mate and permanent good. (Cheers.) The noble lord dwelt upon the advantages of learning in promotis hap piness, and leading them easily and usefully to r esults which had been acquired by deep study, but long con, - tinued labour was necessary that those attending lec tures might derive the full value which they were intended to effect. A valuable system of voluntary com petitive examinations had recently been established in connection with mechanics' institutes. (Hear, hear.) The three sources of knwledge—the lecture given in the general, the subsequent study ca rrie d on by the individual, and the test put to them by the examiner— vies a complete system of instructio n, which, if pursu e d, as he had no doubt it would be, not only in Leeds, but in other parts of the country, mus t t en d rapidly to improve the intelligence and condition of the p o pulation of the united E m pi re , and by improving their intellectual condition add to their happiness, and promote the greatness and prosperity of the empire to which they belonged. (Cheers.) After cordially wishing success to the scheme for erecting a new building for the Mechanics' Institute in Leeds, his lordship sat down amidst prolonged cheering. It was subsequently announced that the noble vis count had subscribed £5O towards the fund for building the new institute, and the whole subscriptions amounted to £5,000. Sir J. K. Shuttleworth, the Hon. Mr. Cowper, and several others of the gentlemen mentioned above addressed the meeting, which terminated with a cordial vote of thanks to Lord Palmerston.