The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-18 00:00:00

The King of Sardinia protests that " the strength of his kingdom is not derived from the acts of a secret policy." Is this protestation consistent with the facts ? Was there no secret policy in the matter of Nice and Savoy ? Is there not yet another secret in " the'hypothetical cession "of Sardinia ? Was there no secret course of policy in the disavowal of 6ARIBALDI'S exi.edition to Sicily? If not, how are we to account for his present avowal that he really approved of and encouraged that revolutionary enterprise ? Owning, as he now does, his res ponsibility for all that GARIBALDI has done to stir up the Sicilians and Neapolitans to rebellion, is it not a mere shallow hypocrisy to pretend that he now enters the king dom of Naples only in obedience to the invi tation of the people ? Suppose a knight of the road sends a few of the more daring of 'his band to enter a private dwelling by force, on the under standing that, when the legitimate owners and inmates have been quieted or turned out, an invitation shall be returned to the brigand chief to come and share the spoil, do we acknowledge his right to enter, or do we denounce him as an acces sory after the fact? VICTOR EMMANUEL is con tent to rest the question, as to the propriety of his procedure " upon the truth of the proposition that ' his "idea" of monarchy is alone "powerful to satisfy the want of a national re-constitution." He acknow ledges that the people of the Two Sicilies "by some acts caused apprehension, lest they should not in every respect agree with ‘- • .Jts policy ;" whereupon he denour . r ees this form of opinion, in so far as It differed from his own, as " the • cattneras of ambitious fanaticism," And yet he tells the people of South Itai; " I do not tome to in ,ow /4,y, •„111 upon you." And, again. e argues that it was his duty to interfere, because he says, " for the direction of that national movement I am responsible to Europe." In one breath almost, he thus attri butes the responsibility of his interference to the people themselves, and in the next he acknow ledges that it is so wholly his own that when there seems any danger of a difference of " ideas," it is his divine mission to "take, with a strong hand the direction." The. Pope's Volunteer army in 'the States is proclaimed to be " a new strange phase of foreign intervention, and the worst of all" —so much so, as to warrant VICTOR EMMANUEL'S interference for their dispersion. But the 'Volun teers who flocked beneath the banner of the Cross of Savoy, whether in Lombardy or under GARI BALM in the south, embracing "an ill-sorted mob of people of all nations and tongues," having done' so in the name of VICTOR EMMANUEL, he has no choice but to join them, and aid them in their armed intervention between FRANCIS 11. and his subjects. The King says, " I have pro claimed Italy for the Italians;' but the next half of the same sentence shows that the. Italians are not to be allowed to judge for themselves, for he adds, " I will never allow Italy to become the nest of cosmopolite sects, assettibling there to hatch reactionary plots, or to further the objects tlf universal demagogy." Is it not by a similar Isttio of phraseology that LOUIS NAPoLEoN.vindi cates his suppression of the liberties of his people P Marching his troops into Southern Italy, under the pretence of maintaining order, and professing to take the vote of the people on the principle of universal suffrage, he leaves them no alternative but submission to his sway on the one hand, or anarchy and confusion on the other. And even were it not so, what chance is there of 'a free and full expression of " the will of the people " in the presence of a large Sardinian army prepared to enforce its royal commander's " ideas "of " order ?" VICTOR EMMANUEL has learned the use of the ballet box in a school which has employed it in a manner insulting to "the people," and an affront to the cause of popular enfranchisement. Alluding to the farce of "uni versal suffrage," the proclamation again cantingly , appeals to Providence and the " righteousness " of " the cause," while the hope is expressed that the " votes to be deposited in the urn may be inspired." In the same tone the King seeks to disclaim " that ambition which is ascribed to his family :" he parades the great sacrifices he has made in parting with poor Nice and Savoy in exchange for the noblest and riohest provinces of Italy : he declares his willingness to " wait tran quilly. the course of events ;" and yet winds up with a confident expression of opinion, that he knows best how to secure the stability of his throne amongst those he addresses, and his determinatien now to "close the era of revolu tion." We trust there may yet be forthcoming some more self-consistent and conclusive vindi cation of VICTOR EMMANUEL'S Italian policy than that contained in the proclamation given at Ancona. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. The annual general meeting of the Queen Insurance Company was held yesterday, in the Queen Insurance Buildings, Dale-street ; the chair was occupied by Mr. Forwood. There was a large attendance of members of the board. Amongst the directors present were — Messrs.. J. A. Picton, K. Dowie, F. A. Clint, Ewing, Kitchen, J. H. Hind, C. P. Hall, of Liverpool; Bruce, Fowler, and Stacey, of London ; Hestia and Thompson, of Glasgow. The notice convening the meeting having been read, the manager and _ actuary, Mr.. Clirehugh, read the annual report, from which it appeared that the fire premium income reached £25,000, and that the pre miums from new life assurances during the year amounted to £5,842 48. The total income for the year exceeded £38,000. The losses by fire amounted to £11,690, and the life claims to £l5O. The amount of the reserve fund exceeded £15,000, whilst the total assets amounted to £66,000. The dividend declared was 5 per cent., free of income-tax. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the confirmation of the report, 'adverted at great length to the satisfactory state of affairs, and he quoted figures, showing that, in almost every department, the business transacted during the last twelve months doubled that of the previous year. The premiums in the fire department' reached £25,000 this year; £12,500 in 1859. The amount of property insured in 1860 was nearly £10,000,000; in 1869, something over £4,000,000. iffe contended that this satisfactory state of affairs was by no means the re sult of accident, but of justice and liberality, appre ciated by a discerning public. Tie then gave the amounts of premiums received 'each quarter during the year, contrasting them with those of the former year, and showing that the increase in business had been steady. In the last quarter, however, the increase was enormo us. Reverting to the losses sustained, he remarked that great success was always attended with proportionately loss ; but he was happy to say, that considering the large number of fires which had occurred during the year IR all parts of the country, the company had felt very little of their effects. He also showed that in the life depart ment equal, or greater, success had attended their efforts in Liverpool, London, and Canada. In Scotland their affairs were not quite so prosperous. He moved the adoption of the report and balance sheet. Mr. BRUCE,. of London, in congratulatory terms seconded, and the motion was unanimously carried. Mr. KITCHEN proposed that a dividend at the rate of five per cent. be paid to the shareholders, free of income-tax. Mr. G. P. FORD seconded, and it was unanimously carried. On the motion of Mr. Lawrence, seconded by Mr. Sleigh, the retiring directors ' Messrs. Kitchen, Heath, C. R. Hall, Ewing, and J. B. Ford, were re-elected. On the motion of Mr. Clint, seconded by Mr. Kitchen, Mr. Bernard Hall was appointed a director. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Picton, Mr. H. W. Banner was' re-elected auditor on behalf of the shareholders. Mr. Banner proposed, and Mr. Dagleish seconded, a vote of thanks to the chairman and the directors for their conduct during the past year ; and £BOO to the Liverpool directors, and £145 to those of London. The motion was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks for the compliment. Mr. 3. A. Picton proposed, and Mr. Ewing seconded, a vote of thanks to the branch boards in Glasgow and Montreal. . On the motion of Mr. Dowie, seconded by Mr. Woodhall, a vote of thanks was given to the auditors and medical officers. 'Mr. HAGUE acknowledged the compliment. A vote of thanks was also accorded to the secretaries in Liverpool, London, Glasgow, and Montreal, on the motion of Mr. C. R. Fifty guineas were voted to the auditors on the motion of the chairman. A vote of thanks to the chairman brought the meet ing to a close. SOUTH LANCASHIRE R E VISION—LIVERPOOL POLLING linmucrs.—Conservatives objected to, 1,398; struck off, 997. Radicals objected to, 876 ; struck off, 86. Total struck off by Conservativey, 997 ; total struck off by Radicals, 578 ; Conservative. majority, 419. Of the 578 objections made by the Emdicals, 492 will be sub ject to the case ; and if the revising barrister's decision Is confirmed by the court, above, the Conservative Majority will be 911. • ' . LATEST NEWS. (BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) NAPLES.—G ARIBALDI AND THE ANNEX-, ATION OF THE TWO ICILIES: Oct. 171 The Patrie says as soon as the annexation of Naples and Sicily to Sardinia shall have ,been proclaimed, Garibaldi will resign his political authority, and will assume,the title and functions of Commander-in-Chic? of the land and sea forces in Southern Italy. Ile will exclusively occupy himself in preparing for "War next spring, and will likewise appeal for volunteers from all Europe. ITALY.-REGAL OF THE AUSTRIAN AM BASSADOR AT TURIN, AND DISMISSAL OF THE SARDINIAN AMBASSADOR AT ST. PETERSBURG. I4ERLIN, Oct. 17. Aceording to reliable information, the Austrian Ambassador at Turin has been recalled, and the Sardinian Ambassador at St. Petersburg has received his passports from Prince Gortschakoff. NAPLES AND RUSSIA. VIENNA, Oct. 17. It is said that Prince Petrulla, the Neapolitan Minister at the Court of Austria, is about to pro eeed to Warsaw, entrusted with a confidential mission from his Sovereign to the Emperor of Russia. STATE OF NAPLES. le The Times h as r e ce i ve d th e rolloviti: ‘,; gram from its correspondent, dated Naples, Tues day, 16th. The pro-Dictator has resigned, and will leave to-night. , The Ministry has also resigned. Garii c j u i to approve +I i desires an assembly ~ • .ale voting, also one for Sicily. Great agitation and discontent prevails. Strong patrols of the National Guard parade the streets. FRANCE AND ITALY. The tone of the French Government journals is becoming more favourable towards Italy during the last two days. FRANCE AND ROME% The Herald's Paris correspondent says, the departure of additional troops for Rome has been suspended. The second division of the army of Lyons, which was to have started on Wednesday, has received a countermand, but it is nevertheless still warned to hold itself in readiness to depart at an hour's notice. THE FRENCH FUNDS: PARIS, Oct. 17, 3 46 p.m. The Bourse continues firm, with scarcely any variation. Rentes closed at 69.10, or a fraction lower than yesterday. PRUSSIA AND SARDINIA. TURIN, Oct. 17. The Turin Gazette says that Prussia has simply made some remarks against the entry of Sar dinian troops into Naples, and that Prussia has made no oommunioatiod to Sardinia: ITALY. The Patric says that 14,000 Piedmontese troops have already arrived at Naples, by sea. King Victor Emmanuel will 'review them, after which they will march to Caserta. The Pied montese who enter by the Roman frontier will join the others. The object will be to cut the Neapolitan line, one of the first consequences of which would be the surrender of Capua. THE BLOCKADE OF ANCONA. It appears to be true that a French merchant man, the Protas, of Marseilles, laden with stores for Gaeta; has been captured by Garibaldi's ships; but as the blockade has not been recognised by France she will probably be restored to avoid disagreeable consequences. ENGLAND AND PRUSSIA. BERLIN, OCt. 17• The official Prussian 'Gazette contains a lead-, ing article upon the interview at Coblentz, in which it says the cordial relations which have ever existed between England and Prussia will continue to ekist if the two countries do not mutually misunderstand their true interest. The relations have become more deeply rooted, and have acquired increased firmness and extension by the conference at Coblentz, and by the ready exchange of views which then took place between the leading statesmen of the two countries. In view of the present great complication in the European political system the more satisfactory it is to be enabled to state that there was a coin cidence between the views and opinions of Eng land and Prussia on the great and important questions of the day. The article thus con cludes : " While the Warsaw interview is a proof of the good understanding of Prussia with her eastern neighbours, the happy results of the interview at Coblentz proves that Prussia under stands how to cultivate the highly important interest by which she is bound to England." ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE QUEEN OF SPAIN. MADRID, Oct. 17. On the arrival of the Queen at the Puerta del Sol, at Madrid, a young man, armed with a small pistol, attempted to shoot her Majesty. The pistol, however, missed fire. The young man is believed to be insane. AUSTRIA. The Paris Pays is informed in a manner almost certain that the Austrian Government has resolved to effect serious reforms, and that the Emperor has caused a Constitution to be prepared based on the elective principle. One correspon dent says that the new Austrian Constitution will greatly resemble that which prevailed in France from 1830 to 1848. PARIS, Oct. 18. The news that Baron Hubner, who is staying here, had been summoned to Vienna to enter the Austrian Ministry, is completely false. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE (via Marseilles), Oct. 10. Reports are still current of new loans to be contracted. Kuprisli Pasha and Riza Pacha are perfectly agreed. Much uneasiness is felt in Moldavia, Servia, and Wallachia, on account of the con centration of Russian troops in Bessarabia. The Karageorgewiteh party in Servia is agitating. BEYROUT, Oct. 8. A disturbande has taken place at Damascus, occasioned, by the levy of the war tax• General Beaufort de Hautpol has distributed relief among the Christians. SWITZERLAND. BERNE, Oct. 17. The note which has been remitted by France to the Federal Council states that, independent of the insult offered to the French flag at Sion, a French subject was maltreated on that occasion. The French Cabinet claims, therefore, that a severe inquiry should be instituted on that point, and expresses a hope that guilty parties will be punished, and full satisfaction afforded to the injured party.' The Federal Council has com municated the French note to the Government of Valais, with a request that the inquiry which it had already instituted concerning the affair of the flag should be completed by an examination of the fresh complaint on the part of France. NEW ZEALAND. The New Zealand Examiner says that General Pratt, when he reached Taranaki on the 3rd of August, found it embarrassed with 1,700 women and. children, who would be unprotected' if any large number of troops were removed to the front to fight. He was endeavouring .to send off the women and children, and reduce his line of defence so as to let as many troops as possible move out to a fresh attack on the insurgents. The Taranaki tribes had erected twelve pahs to the, south of the town, which, it is feared, would cause. some trouble. The same journal has been given to understand that a regiment of infantry is on its way from Calcutta to. New Zealand, as well a half battery of Arm s t rong g uns from England. AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 17. The Liverpool , New York, and C i ty of Phila d arrivede l p hia here this Company morning, s nig screw n, - steamer Edinburgh bringing 206 passen gers and $17,000 in specie. She left New, York at noon of the 6th, and passed the City of Balti more on the 7th, bound west. The 2dinburgh's news generally anticipated. , ------- ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY. GRAVE SEND, Oct. 17, 5 p m . Her Majesty, Prince Consort, Princess Alice, .and • suite, have arrived, and immediately pro -ceeded to the North Kent Railway station, en route for Windsor. Weather ve r y fine. The town decorated as on her Majesty's departure. Lord John Russell returned with her Majesty. The following appeared in our later editions o yesterday . FRANCE. The Paris correspondent of the Times gives currency to a rumour that the proclamation of Victor Emmanuel was sent from Paris, in French, composed, corrected, re v i se d, and ready for is sue. The Daily News, referring to the authentic report of Count Cavour's speech, says it differs most satisfactorily from the versions first given. Count Cavour did not say a word about the question of new cessions to France having been mooted. Mr. Shaw Lefevre has retired from the contest at. Reading. Diplomatic relations arc becoming every day less friendly between the French Government and the Swiss Confederation. The Post's Paris correspondent tekgraphq, that it is rii?vt , more than doubtful whether the corps cliplomatique will saes':. the Emperor of Anssln in his journey to The Court Circular states that on gandaf, white at Brussels, Queen Victoria was confined to her room with a cold, accompanied with sore throat. Her Majesty is expected to disembark at Gravesend to-day. The,accounts from Sydney report the stoppage of Messrs. Furlong and Kennedy, Mr, D. A. Cobb, and Mr. A. Chandler. The first-mentioned firm are millers, and the two latter store-keepers. The liabilities in each case were below £15,000. Mr. J. P. Hennessy; M.P., presided last night at a meeting of Catholics held for promoting a subscription for a sword of honour to General Lamoriciere. Consi derable subscriptions were announced. The surplus is to be distributed amongst the brigade from Great Britain and Ireland, who fought under the Pope's flag. MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR BOARD. The weekly meeting of this board was held yesterday, a day earlier than usual, to admit of such of the mem• tiers as choose joining in the procession this morning. Mr: Charles Turner presided and the other members present were Messrs. Sniith, Varn*orth, Laird; Jiubbaca, Datbyshire, Model; Inman. Rounthwaite, }Julien, Arnold, Rankin; Grates, Htttchison,Brockleliank, Shand, Littledale, Moss, Lockett, Segdr, Evans, and Langton. THE WORKS it appeared.from the proceedings of this committee that a deputation from the Steam-ship Owners' Asso ciation had attended, and having fully stated their views as to the width and mode of constructing the sheds for the new branch steam dock, east of the Hug kisson Dock, it was resolved that the plan submitted be approved of, at an estimated cost of £21,700. The question of a shed on the north quay of the same dock having been considered, it had been moved by Mr. Brocklebank, and seconded by the Chairman, that it be 80 feet in width. On this it had been moved by Mr. Rankin, seconded by Mr. Holm, that the shed be 65 feet Wide: The amendment had been carried by a majority of 5 to 1; and tlioEngirteer had been instructed to furnish an estimate of the , It saa 'recommended that the tender of Mr. James Jack he nedepted to 00- vide and fix 20 turn-tables (of 13 feet) for the kitken.- head dock quays, for the sum of £l5O each. Mr. BROCKLEBANK havin° moved, and Mr. Bushell seconded the confirmation orthe proceedings, Mr. INiktitx moved that the proceedings of the com mittee, so far as relates to the width of the shed on the north quay of the (hick be not confirmed, but that it be an 80 feet shed. The Docks and Quays Committee were unanimous that an 80 feet shed should be con structed. After that the plans were sent to the Steam ship Owners' Association s and they decided that with one or two exceptions as to the openings in the walls, they were as near perfeCtion as could be, The association did not put themselves forward in the matter, hilt had been invited to give their opinion. With the idea that there would eventually be another steam-dock to the north, they were asked would two sheds of 80 feet wide be sufficient, with a roadway of 30 feet *between them. The association were unanimous that a' 65 feet shed would be insufficient for their wants. Mr. ROUNTHWAITE seconded the amendment. Mr. RANKIN said that having moved that the width of the sheds be 65 feet, he should offer a few explana tions as to his views. It was contemplated to have, at no distant day, three steam docks on the Huskiswon ground; and if they had the sheds of that width, they should limit unduly both the width of the roadway and of the quays. Mr. Sitiostn supported the motion for 80 feet. They might put a 60 feet shed about the new dock, when it was formed. Mr. SMITH gave notice that he should, next week, move that the resolution of the board, by which it was decided that the shed on the east side of the steam dock be only one storey high be rescinded. Considerable discussion then ensued, and eventually the board divided upon the amendment, which was car ried by a majority of 15 to 7. Mr. RA.Dritirr then moved, as a further amendment, that the sheds be 70 feet in width on both sides, leaving the roadway 50 feet. Mr. BUSH . ' ELL seconded the amendment, which, on a division, was lost by a majority of 13 to 8. The proceedings of the Warehouse, Marine, and Master Porterage' Committees were then read and con firmed ; as were also those of the Docks and. Quays and of the Pilotage Committees. The latter contained a minute as to the consideration of the application of the funds arising from fees paid by parties examined for pilotage literises. THE DEFENCES OF THE PORT. The following letter on this subject was read, and created some amusement : TO THE CHAIRMAN or THE MERSEY DOCK BOARD. SlR,—Having read some time since of a deputation that went to London respecting the fortifying of the town, I beg to call your attention to the fortifying of the north end of the town at a trifling cost, in two or three {days, without the aid of engineers or any scientific men. - The piers at the north end could be formed into formid able batteries in a Very short time by means of balks of timber. In the plan I have put down two balks of timber for the first or outside wall or bulwark, others to be piled up to the height of seven or eight feet, to be all well chained together. Posts are driven in front or aear. Then comes a space of six or seven feet, or the breadth of an ordinary -sized cart. The inner wall to be compos:d of single balks piled on one another, and chained together, the outside only to be supported by posts. The space inside to be filled with rubbish of any d es cription from different parts of the town. To render the batteries more secure iron plates could be put between the tier of front talks. I don't think any seaport in the world has greater facilities for fortifyi ig itself than Liverpool, and that in an incredibly short time. The dray horses of Liverpool and London are the fineq in the world, and would, if only indifferently mounted, ride down any invading foe. The timber carriages in Liverpool are splendidly adapted for transporting any sized guns, and could in a short time be converted into 'regular gun. carriages. Even batteries of this simple construction, with Armstrong or Whit worth cutting,brro wasudand could guns, w ou ld b e as i nv ul nera bl e as Cherbourg. The space between th e b a lk s cou ld b e filled in by means of carts backing to the cen t re ; the rubbish to be put over all by means of a planks. so . placedT lie balks as ofo resembletim b timber would sides Heel of n o a frigate. To the inner part of this outside wall, strong . t iwers would be set, thus giving additional strength.—l am, sir, your obedient servant , GEORGE HADDOCK. 87, Mulberry-street, 16th October, 1860. COMMUNICATIONO. A letter, was then read from the Secretaries of the Arrangements Committee, enclosing ten tickets for the procession. Mr. nUSIIELL—IIow do you propose to allot them ? The CHAIRMAN said he should leave them on the table. A letter was read from Mr. Mason, manager of the Birkenhead railway, repeating the statement as to the urgency existing for accommodation on the Liverpool side of the river. A letter from Mr. Johnson, secretary of the same company, was also read, complaining of the delay in the completion of the low-water basin at Birkenhead. This was the whole of the general business. THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND. Accounts published to-day are more unfavour able. The natives have assumed the offensive, and have actually placed Taranaki, the capital of New Plymouth, in a state of siege, plundering outlying farms and dwellings• up to the very verge of the entrenchments drawn around the settlement. The town was closely barricaded. Orders had been given for the immediate removal of the families of the settlers. In the first alarm, the women and ehildren were sent to a small military post, considered to be safe, tfit WAR Iv COINA: In the skirrhish with the Taridi edfaihji the Correspondent of the bully Yetis says the French hdd one man killed and fOur or five wounded. The English had one officer, Major Greathead of the Bengal Engineers, and three men slightly wounded.. The range of gingals, estimated at 1,400 Or 1j500; appears prodigious; When it is considered that they at rude N'yeapons with smooth barrels. The attack on the Taku forts was to be carried into effect on the 15th August. These forts lie a few miles up the river, and form probably the first of the series of defences which protect Pekin, lying,sorne 150 miles inland. The TinitLs remarks that if a Chinese campaign dt ail reserrible theS6 of Etirciiie; a few days might bring the allied forces to the capital, Nihere, however, they may find art Emperor without authority, and a Government which commands little more than the neighbonrhood of Pekin. TIJI DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1860. gincne appreciation of his magnificent gift to thd town to whichthey beton.. " - - .• Mr. DANIEL' Z 475. rag - was Very earnest but somewhat t t h h e ank g s en o e n t obaeshalfof donor his of oWnthe then called upon, in a fi e ri d a , t t i iiish ve cvi s iiry p a e r e ki !h a , ,cili reF as r a n ,i e td d o knowing that words were mere effusions teerlay , endeavoured to embody those might be said, and to-morrow revers ' ed —they had g a ho t ti atari b b e le a farm, that in something taking words _ el they had ceased to exist o w f their he gratitude. It was a free- Will °geeing from the sons of toil. The speaker, at some length, exerted his felloaew°rk men to the rigid exercise of self-denial. Power of mind must gain complete vac ' tory tinder sensual appetite, ' and their. leisure• hours instead of being spent in the t room, stridf tr conclusion, he said there must be given to could desir more fervently dan that God nothing they more pleased for long years to pare th e lif e o f the d would be donor, that he might witness in .his own days th e fall fruition of his efforts to do them good, and besought working men to ; show the classes that moved above them—to show fellow-men that they could, that th e y did, acrd that their would appreciate the great gift which had they been made to them ; and their he was. sure th a t their friend, Mr. Brown, would feel the full extentof his wishes accom plished; (Applause.) Mr. 'WILLIAM B Rower, who Was received with the most enthusiastic applause, said, after the cheering had subsided—l have had many complimentary addresses presented to me, but none that I had more gratification it receiving than one emanating from the industrial classes. It is unmistakeable evidence of your desire to avail yoursake of opportunities to improve and cultivate yourminds. When We consider the object that has brought us together to-night, and see the number of distin guished noblemen and gentlemen who have come to assist at the ceremony of opening the leree Library and ' _Museum, it is a most encouraging sign of the times. It shows the strong desire they have to promote by their presence every measure that will add to our happiness and our social position, which are greatly promoted by increased knowledge. We will always find in well chosen books something that bears on our respective pursuits in life, which ennobles us with advantage to ourselves, our families, and our country, to take a higher ,position in the social scale, which adds to oar importance and our usefulness, and also to' the value of our opinions. Every reflecting man must be aware that,when his conduct is good we ' value' and esteem him the more, provided he has culti vated his mind and can impart something to us that is useful. Idleness is the greatest misfortune that can befal any man. Our ebject in meeting is as far as possible to prevent this, to diffuse a taste for useful industry, and put within the reach of everyone intel lectual food of the greatest retro, The society of books never leads us into the haunts of dissipation, but elevates the mind and occupies our leisure moments to the greatest advantage. Libraries are competitors for customers with improperly conducted public-houses. Let us see whether we cannot attract a good many of those who resort to such places to our shop. We hope you will influence your fellow workmen to visit the library and museum. We promise them spacious apartments, well ventilated, comfortably warmed, well lighted, and handsomely furnished, and most intelligent and intellectual society, without cost. Amongst those select friends—our books—there are works that will su it e very taste and meet every requirement. It •is most gratifying to see the demand pro gressively increasing for those of a higher class. We do not value a man in any rank of life for the fineneas of his coat, but for his conduct and his desire to cultivate those talents, as far as in his power, with Which his Maker has blessed him, and who contributes all he can to the comfort of his family and his friends, nit forgetting to give them good moral instruction. Marry of you will recollect the ignorance and want of thought that prevailed amongst a large bCrdy of the working classes thirty or forty years ago. When they had any dispute with their master about wages, or any thing else, they thought they were revenging themselves and punishing him by breaking and destroying his ma chinery, forgetting that his capital and his works were the in s tra r nents with which they had to earn bread for them selves and their families. Far different is their conduct now. Education has made such progress that they are much more intelligent. They see that such suicidal conduct would be as bad as the carpenter destroying the tools by which he lives. It is now pretty well under stood that the more we improve our machinery the more We increase our customers throughout the world, and the' Mute hands are wanted to make articles to meet the demand, We do not give the present generation of working men grifficient credit for their intelligence. They clearly see that accamulated capital is necessary to give them regular employment, and that if by any means that increase of capital was prevented they would be the greatest sufferers. Hence the volunteer mdvement now going for ward is necessary to guard against invasion, which would be most disastrous to both master and men. It would be a very great misfortune if these two parties were inde pendent of each other or of other nations. It would be a very great grievance if I were compelled to be independent of my bootmaker, and I think he would be ea great a sufferer being without my custom. Mutual deparidance of man on man and nation on nation is wisely ordained by Providence. I wish we were more depending on France and France on us. Our mu tual material interests might have relieved us from the anxiety we now feel an to' their relative position and ours. Just Consider the erect of an invasion of our soil from any quarter.. None bas' Mbts to fear from it than the industrial artisans, for our corrivrerce would be para lysed, all our improvements suspended, and hundreds meat, of thousands of workmen thrown out of . opploy without wages; on which the bread of their f a milies and themselves depend. I hope the good sense of those whom I address, and others, will not leave the country subject to the caprim whim, or ambition of any man, bat that they will volunteer their services to pre vent such a dreadful calamity as an invasion would produce. Our library will inform you how despots govern their people, and will teach us the blessings we enjoy under a constitutional monarchy. If we are well armed no one dare desecrate our soil by setting a hostile toot on it. Knowledge is power, and the more we culti vate our minds the better we are prepared to me et any contingency. If we suffered ourselves to be brought under the rule of any continental despot, we would lose the freedom of the press, our constitution, our liberties, and our laws. It rests with ourselves to protect and preserve those inestimable advantages, and continue to. be ruled by the great council of the* nation and our virtuous and noble Queen. The respected gentleman resumed his seat in the midst of the most rapturous cheering, which lasted some time. The MAvoit then briefly introduced Lord Brougham, the chief guest of the evening, to the meeting. • His lordship, he said, had given them something like a promise when here two years ago that he would, if pos-. Bible, attend the opening of the Free Library. He was a nobleman who, during a long life, had devoted his brilliant talents to improving the moral and social con dition of mankind ; and his address that evening would be upon free libraries. Lord BROUGHAM, who was received with load cheer ing, said—Your worthy Mayor has justly said that I came here to-day in fulfilment of a promise which I made two years ago, to be present at the opening of this great institution. I have come at no trifling per sonal inconvenience, from having been exceedingly unwell • and, indeed I came contrary to the orders of m y medical ' attendant. But I could not resist the strong desire which I felt to be present at a meeting held in honour of. my worthy and my esteemed friend—your munificent, not only benevolent, but beneficent fellow townsman—for without that wisdom and good sense and discretion which has directed his great munificence, even his generolity—sianal, unexampled as it is, would not have produced the effect which Providence designed it to have. But I tonsidor that thio is umpot nit plod in the history of human munificence—(hear, hear) —not only in the amount, but in the perfect judgment, the true wisdom, which has directed Mr. Brown's generosity. Ile has founded that which is of inestimable benefit to the working classes—not only, as has been said by those • who have preceded me a library and museum—a library to contain the stores of ancient and modern knowledge—knowledge on all subjects which are most desirable to be considered and studied, not only by working men, but by all men; but the museum con nected with it, wherein those studies may be improved from books to specimens, and the works of the Creator shown forth in the preserved volumes of his bounty, wisdom, and skill. But there is added to that a reading room connected with this library and museum, in which men may obtain the inestimable. benefit of social inter course, of conversation upon the subjects that they have been reading, and upon the subjects of the day that most interest them ; and I observed to-day, just before I left home, that my right reverend friend, the Bishop of Oxford, has lately been assisting at the opening of a library. and reading-room in Oxford, and, that ho sets forth strongly rind justly the benefits of the reading-room as hardly less than the library . itself—for; as he justly observes, reading without reflection signifies little ; and you have a good security for reflection, and for understanding what you read, by freely and unceremoniously holding converse upon it with those who have also studied and who have also read. It has been justly observed by Mr. Horsfall, in setting. forth the merits of working men, that there is Georg() Stephenson, to whom we owe the great advantage of railway travelling.. I could have wished he had als6 noticed another working man, to whom the rail carriage is not less indebted, for without the steam engine it would stand still; and Watt was a working man as well as George Stephenson, only that the one having been a workman in a colliery, the other was a more skilful artisan, skilled in preparing and adjusting mu m_ I vry, from which, being a working mechanist, h e Was induced, he was led to study the. defects of the steam engine, and to apply, triumphantly to apply, the remedy But I also add — by the wa y Mr. Horsfall omi tted to . mention 'Watt—Mr. Guiles, who seconded the addres s to you, and who seco nded it in a ver y a ble and excellent speech. . Mr. Guiles mentioned Mr.: Watt as well as Mr. Stephenson. This morning I received' also, as if there was a presentiment in it that I was about to attend a meeting of working ?lien here, and, that was from a working man who has distinguished himself, not in mechanism, but in a higher order than any working men generally,—l mean a most e xcellent address, well rea soned, u p% a most im portant subject, name l y —the sub j ect of strikes, referred to by Mr. Brown in the statement he has ; ma de. The subject of the mistake s,— grievous mistakes" c ommitted by those who , set tin g labour against capital, as if capital was the enem y of labour, are apt to injure themselves still more than . they injure their employers by violent proceedings , —for I can call th em none less than violent, even though they may be undertaken with out any actual breach of _th e law. I speak of John Plummer, whom two years ago I had to quote - for ano th er pamphlet he wrote. That is a tract h e wrote. He is a working shoemaker in a small town in Northamptonshire, and he ha s p r inted an address to the working men of the great towns in Yorkshire b persuade them of thesinjuries they suffer by s e tt in in themselves against capital. As to the first of these tracts, no man can reason the subject better, I shall - say to come off better ; and I hope my old friends and con. stituents of Yorkshire will give a serio us and calm atten tion to 'Mr. Plummer's lesson. (Applause.) It gives me very great pleasure to attend t h i s meeting. I was lately, about a fortnight ago, at a prodigious meeting of working men in the city of Glasgow, and I felt somewhat of a jealousy of that vast assembly, it haying b een such as I never before seen called together. My jealousy has been very much lessened since I came to this AmPhitheatre,-- for I do not think, though it is always, according to the common saying, odious to make comparisons cannot help saying that what I witnessed at Glasgow, prodigious as it was, did not at all exceed the great, the grand, spec tacle which I have the happiness and the wonder of now seeing. (Loud applause.) Among the great b enefits of a library and museum, coupled with a reading-room, there is One, none the less, which has been referred to by thos e who have spoken before me---4 mean that is tends not only to a useful passing of the evening, but to a harmles s use of the evening, by withdrawing those . and no i who attend it f rom a worse - place, where there is no book to be read, no subject to tbieon whateverdiscussed to that obtained-where, 1 't is Worth diftuasiog won't . say kro ledg in— nothing like knowl e d ge is suckesuckedte is suckedsomthmg else is sa'ked in instead' o f it, (applause)—thee)—the enemye ofall knowledge, the enemy o f a ll i i4 e f tt 4 employmentof time, the enemy of health, health of body and mind—that intemperance which is the ; very curse Of the eduntry, so far as it' prevails in the country, (applause,) , in and which I hope and trust is now On th e decline • .and let us hope and trust, and devoutly pray, that we may live to see it cease. (Loud applause.) The Hon. ALGERNON EGERTON, M.P., next came forward and addressed the meeting. He was received with great enthusiasm. He said he would take that opportunity of thanking the Mayor and the committee for the invitation they had given him to be present that evening on so interesting an occasion. He was glad to . see so large a meeting as the present collected to do honour to a gentleman who had made so munificent a present to th town. Ist was an event we could scarcely hope to see repeated during the present generation. With reference to those who would avail themselves of the library, they might be divided into two classes : First, those who go there for their own recreation and amusement; and second, those who go for their instruc , tion. Those who went there for their amusement and recreation would find their purpose well answered by reading some of the excellent books of travel in which the library abounded. The previous speaker had alluded very eloquently to a time when it was supposed that instruction should be confined to the upper classes. There was a sort of line drawn between what was generally called the aristocracy and the people. At that time it was supposed that the aristocracy were to have a monopoly of knowledge, while the people were to be sunk in ignorance. It was further supposed that if the working classes could by any means be raised, or raise themselves, they would tear the aristocracy to pieces. He trusted that the line of demarcation between the people and the aristocracy was maw broken down for ever. (Applause) His idea of England now was that she was like a pyramid, the basis of which was the people, and which rose as the people rose. There was no line of demarcation in this pyramid; one part depends upon the other, and all are mutually dependent. Eng land he believed to be the first country in the world. (Applause.) Mr. Brown had alluded in his speech to what she had been doing, and he (the speaker) would say that she was doing more by this volunteer move ment, which was spread through all classes, (Applause.) So long as England occupied this position, he did not think any person could take advantage of an opportunity which might offer to assail her. He did not think that that would be the only thing for which her name would he celebrated by other nations. His ambition was that England should be the best educated country on the, face of the earth ; this she was not yet, but he thought we might congratulate our selves upon the progreis she had made. Government had now thrown open appointments to merit wherever it could be found. In every part of the country we hear of schools springing up ; and though there was not at present any scheme which Government could take up and force upon the people, it must be remembered that in England the Government follows and does not lead. A great deal was now doing for education, and he trusted that this town would be as great an example as any other town in the country. He trusted that himself and many others would live to see the day when England shall be the best educated country in the world. After again thanking the audience' and Mr. Brown, on its behalf, the hon. gentleman sat down amid great applause. Mr. PRIEST, in referring to the object of the meeting, said they were not met to celebrate any great victory of either arms or trade. Had such been the case, the occasion might have called forth and jultifiedsome amount of enthusiasm; but in his mind it could not have equalled the institution they were met to inaugurate and to appreciate. He believed the full significance of humanity to consist in the fact of its being devoted to work. And true genuine culture could only be achieved by persistence in hard work. He was fully alive to the importance of those social distinctions which have arisen and are perpetuated by the exigences of human society. But even the distinctions of rank, great as they are, are not, he thought, to .parallel for one moment of time the distinctions of intellect. And if the noble lord who had addressed them would permit him, he would say that though he appreciated the exalted position he occupies in society, he appreciated his intellect infinitely more. (Great applause.) It was his firm conviction that if ever the disparities of rank were to be to any considerable extent destroyed, it was only to be done by that system of education which might exhibit to the appreciation, the contemplation, and the convictions of all, that men stood equal before their Maker and their God if only they cultivated that intellect which had been bestowed upon them. He concluded by observing that this demonstration was unmixed with and unalloyed by any feelin g s of regret such as followed the celebra tions of feats of 'arms. The. Chairman, after apologising for the • absence of Sir Emerson Tennent, called upon GILBERT HENDERSON, Esq., the 'Recorder of Liver pool, who said that he had not come with the intention of addressing the large audience he saw before him ; he had come to enjoy the occasion, and he had done so. There was one part of the plan which had,not yet been at all touched upon. There was in connection with the Library and Museum a theatre in which it was intended there should be lectures and meetings of learned societies. No less than five societies had assisted in arranging the contents of the Museum in the best way. It was most grati fying to every one to witness the feeling with which the working classes of Liverpool met Mr. William Brown on this occasion. It was probably the most gratifying part of the ceremony to him, for it was to them he had given it. Richer men might travel to their libraries and their museums, and with a silver key unlock their stores ; but this was not the case with the poor man, and hence the need. of a Free Library and Museum. He did not doubt that they would take advantage of what had been given them, and they could not avail themselves of those opportunities without great advan tage. Though it was not to be expected that every man could be a Watt or a Stephenson, yet, nevertheless, every man might increase his stock of knowledge, and furnish himself with intellectual attainments, and in that way benefit himself and others. Mr. T. S. RAFFLES then rose to address the audience. After some introductory observations, he said that no one could have a greater interest in the success of the Free : I _•.ibrary than he bad. He was a working man, — as hard s? working man as any in Liverpool, and he hoped that I.`'lig library would have the effect of making the court over which he presided comparatively empty, and that, instead a working man, he would become, in. an idle one. He quite agreed with that respect a t l ea st, the remark o f L o rd Brs.'ugliam when he alluded to the great bane of this countv 7 --the intemperance which :: prevails to so great an extent. He was happ toe think a class of audc from he was addressing a very differ& that which he had before him fro,l day to day. Did they but know so much of the fearful' meets of intem perance as he did, they would at once jot.' with him in trying 'to get men from those haunts of it,'447perance which were so plentiful in this town. He coda .'` , at help thinking that some steps in this direction e i ght be taken, and he 'was glad to see that the noble ler:. 4 behind him (Lord Brougham) had alluded to certain things which could be done with a view to reduce the evils of intemperance. His (Mr. Raffles') attention was called to. this subject by a letter from .a publican in Liverpool, calling upon him to do everything lie could to lessen the hours d ur i ng w hi c h th e pu bli c h ouses were kept op en . H e wou ld certa i nly recommend his fr i end to communicate with an excellent association in this 1 - was convinced that if that movement were promoted, not only in public houses, but in other establishments, the decrease o f crime would • be very considerable, and our jails would be comparatively empty. He was glad to hear some remarks from the member for the county, when he referred to the sort of literature which was very often sought after by the persons who frequent those libraries. The noble member was quite correct when he said, that in the pursuit of recreation you could not do better than go to those historical works which abound in the library. If they cultivated the love tlof history they would never v sint recreation of any further kind. He was glad thisof opportunity of expressing his thankful ness to Mr Brown, and to join in the hope be that this instit u ti on would appreciated, not only by the present, but by other generations of the working classes of Liverpool. (Applause.) Sir JOHN %WRING (who had just entered the room) was the ne x t spea k er ca ll ed upon by the cha i rman. H e was received with great demonstrations of applause. He owed, he said, a hundred apologies for arriving so late ; but when he told them that only last night (on Tuesday) did he receive the communication, and that he started that morning before the rising of the sun, he hoped they would acknowledge that he. had done his best to respond to • the invitation to attend. He had been led to contrast the progressive and advancing state of the public mind of this country and compare it with the country he had lately left. On Monday he was addresSing an audience in Sheffield; on Tuesday evening he had the same privilege at - Warminster, and that evening h& appeared before them. How many weeks would have been employed in China to travel the same distance, which had been here done in so many hours? In China there were no stage coaches, no post. offices, no railways, no electric telegraphs, and no 'William Browns. (Great applause.) IFhen_ he visited, iu Ningpo, a library which was supposed to contain one of the best collections of literature out of the capital of the Empire, he found there were three great faaiilies in the neighbourhood, each of whom had a key, audit was necessary to consult each of. the families before lie could get the key ; hut from his official, position he at length succeeded. It was not in the memory of the librarian that any hooks had gone out. Then, he ventured to say, in any penny newspaper of the present year. and in every speech of the illustrious noblemen behind them, they would find more of that . practical wisdom which they could turn to daily account than they would find . in all the libraries of China, of which, the catalogues only consisted of 120 folio volumes. Whg:they wanted was what we found in this country, growing up more and more every day,—it was that sound practical wisdom which can be turned to hourly use. In China the population made no progress ; they were wholly occupied with the past, which was the age of they 'had not learned that maxim of Bacon, that the present generation-is the oldest, and the earliest generation was the youngest. What he should desire to see in this country was what he had seen in China,—a universal passion, a universal desire for instruction. Now, certainly, that did pervade tie community there, but, the instructors, andl instructions of a valuable character were wanting. A 'half-dozen ' Lord Broughams, what wonders they could work, with a language which 500,000,000 of men could read ! (Loud ' a pplause.) If there was anythingwhich cou ld keep society together in the fearful disorganisation. of that country, when an inter necine war was tearing society up by the very roots— where village was fighting a gainst village, and man with man,—where civil war Ive s s p readin g ever y where rui n and desol a ti on —there was one solitary element of security and tranquility, • tio - , was the great competitive organi sation. Its schools were accessible to every kind. of boy, and the children of the meanest parents often rose rose VI the highest influence, and occupied the highest position. The man who , occupied • the highest position Emperor, uen ava next to the the son of a stationer, who lived in an obscure street, at Ningpo. There was scncely a Viceroy who had not risen from the lowest grades, for office was only attainable in China through the competitive struggi, c - travhich - they presaet for distinction. Tie had seen 0,000 students 'enter for these --not youths, for some were men 70, 80, and 90 years of age. (A laugh.) A province of China ordi narily consisted of twenty million liuman beings, village schools were universal—the cost of education was very small,—and every men however mean, endeavoured to obtain edueation for his children, —for if a child suc ceeded it shed a flbed of light and distinction upon its as well as upon. the village in which • it was born. They made nobility run upwards and not down wards; they ennobled the fathers and grandfathers of these who distinguished themselves. (A laugh.) In argument with him they used to tell him that they had better reasons than we had for the course which they thus followed,—that the descendant of a wise man might be a great fool, and the descendant of a good man a great rogue. (Laughter and applause.) Bat as they all kept records of their ancestors, they knew all about those who had gone before them; and it wag Curious fact connected with Chinese history, that not a man, however poor f did not know who his ancestors were, and these records were given to the chidren so soon as they could understand them. Now, what he wanted to see in this country, with the means of know ledge we have, was the same passion for education and distinction ; while in China it was to be desired that they should have our valuable elementary books, the philosophy, and the advanced civilisation which we were able to give them. H e th oug ht in this country we were beginning to recognise, little by little, that something was to be learnt even in remote countries ; but the only improvement orEuropean origin which he had seen in China was time firelocts. Ile (Sir J. Bewring) had had a curious conversation, the other day, with the Emperor of the French, who said he had received a curious com munication froth' his Ambassador. The -Emperor of Russia had proposed to send the Emperor of China 300 or 400 rifles. " I had better not have them," he said, "for the English barbarians will seize them, and they will have the whole benefit of them." (Laughter.) He (Sir J. Bowring) had a right probably to speak on the improved effects of literature and science upon all classes. He could hardly account to himself for the mar vellous social changes which he had observed, on returning after an absence of ten or eleven years, to his native land. Those who watched' those improvements from day to day:could hardly adequately estimate how wonderful they had been; but he had seen an improve ment amongst the labouring classes which was perfectly marvellous.—a desire for instruction, a gregarious spirit bringing men together for the purposes of better information, a diminution of crime. He found, for example, that in that county to which he belonged, the gaol, which built 25 years ago, and which was sup posed to be too small for the necessities of the case,—that one-third of that prison was constantly unoccupied; and in the county of Somerset, of three county prisons, two, he believed, were abandoned. In Scotland, the profession of a gaoler was becoming a sinecure, and there were many localities in which the prison cells were altogether vacant. Well, these were all delightful results ; and although he knew that was the place not to discuss politics, yet he rejoiced when there was not a section of the old parties, but it was declared that they were all Liberals together. (Applause, and a hiss.) Why, the Conservatism, the Toryism of ancient time was altogether departed, and we might as soon expect to see the mummies of Thebes and Memphis walking the streets, as a Tory of the ancient school. (Applause a n d hi ss i ng .) These were subjects for congratulation; for when people said let us progress, let us move on, the only question was whether the movement should be a little more rapid, or a little more slowly. He was perfectly certain that in this country there was an ener getic forlorn hope, to make a breach into the citadels of ignorance, to unfurl the flag of knowledge ; and at whatever distance might be the followers, followers there would be, and glory and success would go with their footsteps. (Applause.) He felt somewhat exhaused —(Cries of "Go on")—and hoped they would excuse him, thanking them for their kind attention. (Applause.) The MAYOR the called upon Mr. Cropper, whom he said was not only a friend of hi s , b u t a l so a riend of the working classes, and there was not a good work or a benevolent undertaking, commenced or carried out, that his name was not attached to it. (Cheers.) He (Mr. Cropper) would move a vote of thanks to the noble lord (Lord Brougham). and the other distinguished guests, who had honoured Mr. Brown and the town of Liverpool with their presence on the present occasion. Mr. J. CRaPPER then came forward, and was received with the most enthusiastic applause. He said, — Although unexpectedly called upon, he had much pleasure in standing upon, for the first time, that stage. (Applause and laughter.) He had been called upon to propose a vote of thanks to the noble lord and the other distinguished gentlemen, who had come from a distance to be present on that occasion, and he had great pleasure in doing so. He was sate they would all agree in the observations that had been made by the worthy stipendiary magistrates, that they were all working men. Lord Brougham was a working man, and be hoped they would all work together to do honour to Mr. Brown for his munificent gift and liberality. (Applause.) He con cluded by saying that he had the greatest pleasure in proposing a vote of thanks to the noble lord, and the other distinguished guests who had so nobly come for ward. He had no doubt but that all the working classes would most cordially give an expression of their feelings on that point, and he would therefore conclude by most cordially seconding the resolution. (Applause.) Mr. JAMES MULLENEUX said that he had been asked, quite unexpectedly to . himself, to second the motion which had been proposed by Mr. Cropper. . He had the greatest pleasure in doing so, but he was afraid that he should do it but very inadequately. He had been an admirer and a follower of Lord Brougham for the last fifty years. He had always admired him, and during. that time he had had the pleasure of often listening to' his eloquence, and hearing the great principles he had delivered, often in this town. They would all recollect that he was the pioneer of a society which had done a great amount of good throughout the kingdom—it was the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. For that they were indebted to Lord Brougham. (Cheers.) They were also aware that they were indebted to Lord Brougham for the intercstthe had taken in - the Mechanics' Institute—(cheers)—now the Liverpool Institute,—the Collegiate Institute,—and lastly the Free Library which was about to be given to the town by their noble hearted townsman William Brown. (Cheers.) Lord Brougham had been present, and had taken a part in all those institutions ; and be was sure there would be but one feeling, that they would not only carry the motion by acclamation, but that they would give three hearty cheers for the noble lord. (Immense applause.) Lord BROUGHAM, upon coming forward to return thanks, was most enthusiastically received. He said he could but return his thanks for the manner in which his name had been brought forward by the two preceding speakers ; and as one of the distinguished guests, he begged leave to thank them on behalf of himself as well as the others who were present, and also, those who were invited. For himself, he returned his thanks for the warm manner in which he had been received, not alone on that occasion, but on every occasion whenever he had appeared in Liver pool. (Cheers.) From the way he had been received, he could not help looking back—although it might appear, and no doubt it was, a very long period to look back upon,—nearly half a •century—to ••what bad occurred at that time. He alluded to the year . 1812, when he narrowly escaped being the member for Liver pool. He said " narrowly escaped." He said "narrowly" and "escaped," and he would explain it by-and-bye. His friend William Rathbone would know to what he alluded. He escaped being elected for Liverpool. It was about the present time of the year in 1812, in kbe month of October, but a little later, at the end ot . `she week, on Saturday night, after a very severe conte ;i: throughout the whole of the week, that it was tho;Nlit that the parties were running very close, and it was proposed to his party that one and one. Mr. Creevey was with drawn, but it was' . they should rets,'-'- Dot recollected that he had be en returned for Thetford ,"Zlree days before ; and he (Lo r d friends said that they must gd" "straight forward." and they did so, and the expenses were not small. At that time he had occasion to 01 a small estate for £1,600 or £1,700, and he offei-sd them £l,OOO, but they actually refused to receive it. The result was that be did not get elected, and in con:*=querice of his friends having acted " straight forwardly," ho was left out of Parliament for three sessions. That was rather a long time. He should have been glad to ha ;'e been out of Parliament, and escape the labours for the next sessions, for the session before that was one 'of the most laborious that had 'ever been known for many years. For seven or eight weeks they had sat in the house from five o'clock until one, two, three, four, and five o'clock in the morning, discussing the orders in. Council, perhaps the most odious and abominable mea sure that could be discussed, for those councils had the power of making war, and it was through that abomina ble system that they had to go to war with America. (Cheers.) Those orders of Council were however repealed, and a great good was done. (Cheers.) But he had another reason why he was thankful that he had escaped from being returned to that parliament, which was that he had been enabled to gain rest, for, besides attending to the parliamentary duties of that laborious session, he had to attend to his professional duties, and from that time he had ever been received with kindness and friendship by the people of Liverpool. (Cheers.) He had received the greatest possible grati tude and friendship from all. His lordship then went on to review the acts of Mr. Canning and Mr. Huskis son, and said that he-believed, as Mr. Bowring had said, that they were all Liberals now. (Cheers.) He might say that there was net such a thing as a Protectionist now. The last specimen of that antique race might be supposed to have lived 20,000 years ago, and the last that was heard of such an animal was about 3,000 years ago, and if a specimen should be found in some strata of the earth, he will be deposited in the Museum. 'Mr. Brown had kindly left room for all such, specimens in his noble gift. (Cheers and laughter.) His lordship then went on to say that Mr. Huskisson was always a Liberal, and Mr. Canning became a Liberal afterwards, just as. Sir Robert Peel had done. But they had a right to give Sir Robert credit for what .he had done, as be had made great sacrifices. At first Sir Robert had opposed the educational measures, but he hasi afterwards become more liberal. The same on capi tal punishment. He (Sir Robert Peel) thought that persons should be executed for forging, but he after wards came over on that point. Again, with regard to the Catholic Emancipation, that he had been forced to carry, and the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel's own government had carried it, but the delay had occasioned more than 1•,,, misery that had been endured, had the measure been carried twenty years before, particularly to the peo ple of Ireland. But in the measure of free-trade, Sir Robert, when he carried that, had made a great sacrifice—he had to sacrifice his principle, and also his party. (Cheers.) It was a sacrifice for the good of the people. He had made a great diversion from his text, hut he had been led to do so from having gone into his first connection with Liverpool in the year 1812, and he had done so for the purpose of showing that there should be no party fighting—that it was the .duty of all to do away with all political and factious fights, and support those measures which would be for the benefit of the country, the improvement and the enlightenment of the world. (Cheers.) He concluded by proposing a vote of thanks to the Mayor for his kindness in presiding on the occasion, and re sumed his seat amidst the most enthusiastic applause. Mr. Win. Brown briefly seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation. The-MAYOR, in returning thanks, said he felt highly honoured by the compliment that had been paid to him by the. noble lord, and expressed a hope that the work ing classes would show how much they appreciated the munificent gift of the library by constantly attending at the library—even when they left their drill and their meals—amid Mr. Brown would have much pleasure in meeting them at the institution. He begged to return his sincere thanks. Three cheers. were then given for L or d B roug h am , Mr. William Brown, and the Mayor, and- the meeting separated. (Before Mr. RAFFLES.) THE KNIFE. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. We might have this heading stereotyped, for there is not a morning- at the Police-court that two or three cases of stabbing are not brought .before Mr. Ra aes. Something ought to: be done to make a fearful example of persons found guilty of this desperate and un-English practice. Robert Bell was charged by Anne Hanley With having stabbed her in the hand in a dangerous manner: The woman stated that th e p rev i ous even i ng she went into a public-house called the " Blind Beg gars," in Vauxhall-road, where the Prisoner and others were. The prisoner asked her sister, who was with her, if she had not stohn a pair of boots from him some time before, and on that a quarrel followed, when she alleged the prisoner stabbed her in the hand with a penknife. Mr. Parker, for tbi prisoner, produced several witnesses, who stated that the women had a row in the house, and that they flung glasses at each other, and that in the row the woman got wounded with a broken glass, and on this evidence the prisoner was discharged. WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS. An adjourned meeting of the Wallasey Commissioners was held last evening at the Public-offices, Wallasey. The chair was occupied by Mr. Hughes. The other members present were Messrs. Caine, Hill, Hossack, Kerford, Maude, Fishwit . k, Harrison, Holmes, Boyd, Marshall, and Littledale. THE MODELS OF THE BOATS FOR THE FERRIES. At the last meeting Mr. Caine, Mr. Harrison, and Mr. Hughes were appointed a committee to enquire into the respective merits of the thirty-four models of ferry boats sent in for competition for the £lOO and £5O prizes offerred by the board. These gentlemen accord- , ingly submitted their report on the subject It appeared that Mr. George Harrison had been consulted on the matter ; but the models he selected as the most appro-: priate were rejected by the committee, on grounds of economy. Thirty-two were set aside in consequence of various defects in their construction; and two were recommended to the board for adoption. The first model was by Mr. Vernon. Its dimensions were as follow :—Length, 120 feet; beam, 18 feet , depth, 9 feet 3 inches ; draft of water estimated by the builder, four feet when loaded standing room on deck for use of passengers, 143 yar;ls ; sitting room on deck, 122 lineal feet ; floor area of after-cabin, 40 yards ; sitting room at sides, 78 lineal feet ; clear height of cabin, 7 feet ; fore-cabin floor room, 30 yards ; sitting room, 54 lineal feet ; height, 7 feet ; number of steps in entrances, 10 ; glass area for light, 73 feet; engine power, 60-horse; speed, 10 to 104 miles an hour ; landing conveniences, superior; model of hull on most approved plan; cost, £5,000: the model numbered 18. The second model. (No. 19) was by Mr. Coulborne. Dimen ,sions :—Length, 130 feet ; beam, 20 feet ; depth, 8 feet ; draft of water, 3 feet 6 inches, without passengers; standing room on deck, 156 yards; sitting room on deck, 176 lineal feet ; floor area of after cabin, 47 yards ; side sitting-room, 66 lineal feet ; clear height, 8 feet ; fore floor room, 46 yards ; side sitting-room, 66 lineal feet ; height, 8 feet ; number of steps leading to cabin, 5 ; glass area for lighting purposes, 149 square feet ; engine power, 75 horse ; consumption of fuel, 31b. per horse power per hour ; speed, 14 miles an hour; ordinary landing conveniences. On putting the question to the vote, Mr. Coulbourne's model was adjudged the superior one, and the £lOO will, therefore, be awarded to him ; the second prize of £5O was of course carried by •Mr. Vernon. The models will be at the office for inspection until the 31st of October. The builders of Coulbourne's model, are Messrs. Henderson and Son, of Glasgow. Mr. Vernon con structed his own model. ACCIDNTAL DEATH.--Samuel Forsyth, the master of a flat called the Gipsey, fell into the canal on Tuesday evening and was drowned. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS. —M r . Pilling presided at the weekly meeting of this board yesterday, and the other members present were--Messrs. Roberts, Medealf, Ledger, Abrahams, Wareham, B. Edwards, Shaw, Wright, Clarke, Whitby, Smith, Mawdsley, and Rich mond. The following cheques wero granted :—Potts, Roberton, £36 ; Lythgoe, £22. Mr. Smith indulged in his usual display of rhetorical skill,. but unfortunately we have no room. to 7 day to record his eloquence. The clerk reported that he had examined the master's day book and inspected the other books kept by the master and found them complete. THE FREE LIBRARY. GREAT MEETING LAST ITIGHT, IN Tilt AMPHITHEATRE. . . . . Last night a large gathering of the Working classes grid others was held at the Royal• Amphitlitdtre, this being the first event in connection with the inauguration of the Free Library. The object of the meeting was tai giVe the Working classes an opportunity of hearing addresses ffoth Some of the distinguished strangers who have visited Liverpool W Wee. part in the interesting proceedings of to-day. Admissio're Was by ticket, for which a charge was made sufficient to pay eterrs'esr, and the house was crowded in every part. The house pre sented a most brilliant appearance. T. D. Anderson, Esq., the Mayor, occupied the chair; and amongst the occupants of the platform were the Right Hon. Lord Brougham, William Brown, Esq., J. A. Brown, Esq., non. Egetton; M.P., T. B. Horsfall, Eqe Rev. Dr. Hume, Re+, ;I: B:IloVIS .. pn, Rev. Dr. Burton, Rev. J. Robberds, the R e co r d e r, trie Stipendiary, Messrs. NY, natiwone, J. ii,fullineux, J. Cropper";tlirrlea P. Melly, Eyre Evans, P. H. Rathbone, Bramley-Moble, George Melly, J. A. Tinne, R. A. Macfie, W. Earle, Kitchen, Picton, J. B. Aspinall, H. A: Bright, John Lockett, Clarke Aspinall. Lord Brougham and Mr. .Wm. Brown entered together, and both were received with enthusiastic cheering, The Mafedit, in opening the meeting said he knew he Was indebted for the honour of presiding over that large and important meeting entirely to his official posi ' tion ; yet he could assure therm that it gave him very great pleasure to he there' that evening, es one that took a deep interest in all that concerns the social and moral progress and improvenien't of the people - . It would, indeed, be presumption in ltirn it lib' were to' occupy the time of the meeting for one mordent, when so many distinguished noblemen and gentlemen had so' kindly consented to address them. His duty was a siniple as it was a pleasing one. It was to offer to those illustrious individuals, on behalf of the meeting of the inhabitants of this great town and himself, a cordial welcome. (Loud cheers.) A similar meeting to that had been held in that place about two years since, at which some of the noblemen and gentlemen who honoured them with their presence that evening took part.' That meeting was pronounced by all to have been one of the most interesting and delightful that ever took place in this town, and he had no doubt the present meeting would prove equally gratifying. According to the original prograninse it would have been his duty to have intro duced Lord Brougham first; but the noble lord had just come oft a tong journey, without taking refresh - Merit, and se the order of the proceedings had been slightly altered. The' Mayor then introduced Mr. T. B. Horefell, as the mover of the first resolution. T. B'. Illinsiati.; At.p: for the hataugh, when doming forward to Move the first tesohition. wag received with the most enthusiastic che'efirig.- He said that the Mayor would de hini the' and remember that When he was first invited to address the' work ing deists Of lAveepeol, he said he (Mr. Iforsfall) thought that it \fag undesfrable that he should 'do so, as it was with the feeling - that there would be present so many distinguished ~quests that he should not conduce to the success of the meeting, &el he, therefore wished to be silent ; but at the sank time he told the committee that, if they wished that he should address them, he should, as he always was, be most happy to do so, and he consented to address a few words to the working classes.. (Applause.) The pre sent was a most interesting occasion—interesting to the whole town, but more especially interesting to the working classes of Liverpool. (Applause.) If, while the Wealthier classes had their own private libraries, in Which they could enjoy their leisure, no private library was such a treasure ass the public free library which was aboiii ifesonfed to them by their esteemed and valued frierid. (.Chers. : )' lt was twel ve or thirteen years since he (Mr. Hofsfatl) Was ,requested to act as chairman of a committee for fife eollectin o f a fund in this town for a free library, end it leo' so successfully responded, to, that on that occasion frdM• , £1,200 to £1,500 was contributed, and that fund was the foundation of the Free Library in Duke -street. (Applause,) At a subsequent period, the late noble Earl of Derby presented to the town his valuable collection of natural history. That was the foundation of the museum but it remained for their valued and esteemed friend to bring about the climax by presenting, free of cost, that noble edifice, Which Would he one of the finest libraries in the world. (Great applause.) It was not for him to tell the Working classes the vaine of that institution : if they were &sirens to virtue a course of study in literature and science, there the+ would find every treatise on the subject ; if they Were desirous to follow the pursuit of trade or commerce, they would find in that building the history of every trade in the world. But there were some who liked a mechanical pursuit, and there they would find every treatise on mechanics that could be fouqd. But there were some, and he was one of them, who thought there was a higher pursuit than any he had named,—the ascertaining of religious truth,—and there they would have full oppor tunities of doing so; for he found, by a resolution which had been placed in his hand just before the meeting, which was to the effect that, at the meeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society, Dr. Raffles moved, and Mr. Jones seconded, a motion that a copy of the Bible in every language in which it had been printed should be presented to the Free Public Library unon its opening. That Bible had been printed in from 140 to 150. different foreign languages, and that valuable gift would be presented to the Free Library on the following day. It was most remarkable to watch the progress of science for the last thirty or thirty-five years. What great changes had been made in the mode Of our travelling. He then alluded to the history of George Stephenson, who was a working man, and when he was only 17 years of age lie had 14s. per week, and then he considered himself a rich man. What was the first thing he did ? He paid for his own schooling. But in that gene , - ration the working classes had more difficulties to contend against than those-of the present generation, and those difficulties were getting less and less every day. (Cheers.) It was not until 1825 that George Stephen son was appointed the engineer of the first railway in the kingdom—the Stockton and Darlington —at a salary of £3OO per annum; and it was from that time that his fame and fortune was established. (Cheers.) After that he wa s th e eng i neer o f th e Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which was the second railway in the kingdom. He (Mr. Horsfall) had read, that when George Stephenson was examined before a committee of the House of Commons, he was asked by a member what he thought if a cow got on the railway, and he replied in his hard Northumberland dialect. " I think it will be very awkward to the cow." (Laughter.) Mr. Horsfall then read an extract from-a speech delivered by George Stephenson at the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, when he prophesied that, although he feared he should not' live to see it—that the time would come when the mail would leave the road - and the King would travel by rail. All those predictions had been more than fully realised. It might be asked, how was it that he had succeeded so well. The answer was, that he was not intemperate ; 'he Was not extravagant; and he was a most persevering man. (Cheers.) He would not for a moment supp ose that any of those who were then present were intempe rate, as they would not be there if such was the case. But there were some, although receiving, large Wages, had not commenced saving; but when George Stephen son had only 14s. per week he educated himself, sup ported his parents, and saved money . . He was a persevering man, and not afraid to look difficulties i n the face, and that was the way he accomplished go mach. (Cheers.) And now for the most pleasing part of the duty he had to perform, and that was the moving the adoption of the resolution which had been placed in his hand. Mr. Horsfall then alluded to the numerous addresses which bad been presented to Mr. William Brown in 1857, when the foundation of the Free Library was laid, from the various learned societies in the town : there was not one that gav e Mr. Brown more gratification than that from the w orkin g classes, and they were about to present him with a valuable dona tion on that occasion. The resolution thanked Mr. Brown for his valuable gift, and hoped that he would have health and long life and happiness. He called upon the meeting to pass the reNution with three times three cheers, which was heartily responded to, the whole meeting rising en masse. The MAYOR having expressed his regret at the absence of Mr. William Ewart, the M.P. for Dum fries, celled upon Mr. William Rathbone to second the resolution. M r . WILLIAM RATIIBONE then rose to second the resolution. He was received with the most enthusiastic applause, which having subsided, he said—Nothing could be more gratifying to an old man than to see that he stood well in the eyes of his fellow townsmen, and when he came before them, to receive the cordial re ception they had just given to him. He had great pleasure in seconding the resolution which had just been read. He considered that .nothing could exceed the importance of a free library to the town of Liverpool, and especially to the burgesses of , the town. A n , eminent nobleman once said, that if the milk was *good, the 'cream would be good also." They had now, received a great gift in the Free Library o f William Brown. Let us show then how we value that library by the use we make of it. For it might be depended upon that the more we used the library the more knowing would we become. Thus we would be able to send up better representatives; we would also in time get so knowing as not to like long speeches. (Laughter.) A great deal was said in the House of Commons, which was not intended for that place, but for the hustine.s, and was mere clap-trap. We would learn, also, to distinguish the true gold from the mere tinsel. He believed that brevity was the soul of wit, and though he was never unprepared to respond on behalf of his fellow-townsmen, he must say that he intended to speak on another subject. He was happy to second this resolution, more especially because it was given to one who had given us the n oblest of all bless ings, and h a d not merey done good , b ut had do ne it in the right w a y. H e concluded by hoping that they would repent the cordial response they gave to the proposition of his excellent friend (Mr. Horsfall), by again giving three hearty cheers for Mr. Brown. (Applause.) • The Chairinan then read the resolution, and it was carried amid the deafening theers of the-audience. His Wonsuip said they now came to the most interest ing part of the proceedings, that was the presentation of the address by the 'working men of Liverpool to Mr. William Brown. Mr, THOMAS KAY next came forward, and, uncover ing the working men's testimonial, which consists of a handsome clock and a silver shield, read the following address : WILLIAM BROWN, ESQ. Sia,-470n behalf of th e working men of Liverpool we respect fully present for you r acceptance.-- First---A Silver Shield, bearing upon it a view of that temple of civilisation which you so generously purpose handing over to your townsmen to-morrow. second---We hand you a Clock, which, wh ile it chronicles the progress of time, will, we f ee l assure d, never indicate t h a t hour is which the name of William Brown held in rever ntial estimatio n . w ill cease to be These emblems will not, we trust, be estimated with refer ence to their intrinsic worth, but as awindication of the grati tude to which we feel you are so justly entitled. We hope that the institution will confer upon the tom all those intel lectual and inestimable adva n t ages w hi c h 'it has been your object to secure, and desire that you may be spared amongst us for many years to witness the fruits resulting from your o w,, good works. Names of Executive Committee. 17th October, IS6O. Inscription : " This testimonial, the result of a small sub scription collected by the working m en o f L iv erpool, was pre sented to William Brown, Esq., on the occasion of the opening of the Free Library, as an earnest desire of their grateful and FRIGHTFUL RUFFIANISM. - - A desperate-looking fellow, named William Donekey, described as a plasterer, living in Henderson-street, Park, was charged with having committed the following outrage on his wife Jane. The woman was not able to attend, but from a statement made by Mr. M'Culloch (one of the bridewell keepers) and Mr. Cozens, the trier of the court, it appeared that the prisoner is not only a worthless fellow, but a desperate character, and goes about as a pugilist, dog-fighter, and the like. On Monday night, whilst in a state of drunkenness, he took a red hot poker and pushed it into one of the eyes of his wife, inflicting most serious injury, and nearly burning the eye out of the unfortunate woman. The officers said they saw the woman, and that she presented a shocking sight. She was at present a patient at the Eye Infirmary. The prisoner was remanded for the present. THE LATE LARD ROBBERY. Mr. Kehoe, addressing his worship, said—You may remember th a t a p erson nam ed Reed, who kept a grocer' s shop in Limekiln-lane, was committed by you for having received a quantity of lard that was stolen from Messrs. Irving's, of Duke -street. You consented to take bail for him —two sureties in £5O each. There are two per sons here now, who offer to go bail for him, and., if your worship pleases, I w ill exam i ne th em as t o th e i r qualification. Here a person was put Alto the box and sworn, when Mr. Kehoe said : What is your name ? _Henry Taylor. What are you ? A grocer, in Scotland. read. Are you worth £5O over all your just debts, dues, and demands ? Yes. Are you willing to go bail for Reed? Yes. Has Reed's wife shown you a hundred pound bill ? She . has. For w h a t purpose ? I don ' t know. Now, sir, didshe not give it to you to indemnify you if anything wrong happened ? Yes ; something of that sort, I believe. Mr. Kehoe : Was it not stated that if Reed be let out on bail that he would run away, and von would be quite safe to pay the bail, having the hundred pounds in your possession ? Yes, there was something of that sort spoken of. Mr. Raffles : Then I shall refuse your bail. Detective-officer Laycock said : I have two or three other persons to whom Mrs. Reed offered money to secure them if they would go bail for her husband. Mr. Kehoe : We have reason to believe he will run away if let out on bail. Mr. Raffles : Then I will not take bail for him at all. Let them apply to a judge in chamber if they wish. Bail refused. THE POOR-BOX. Mr. Raffles acknowledged the. receipt of ss. for the poor-box from Mr. R. Williams, who received it for his expenses in attending to sustain his vote against an objection that was overruled. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE. The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held at the Town Hall yesterday,—Mr. Alderman Dover presiding. The following gentlemen were also present— Messrs. Sheil, Crellin, Hodson, Holden, Haydock, Bow ring, Steel, Crosthwaite, Beckwith, Barton, and Ridley. The medical ollicer of health reported that in the week which ended last Saturday the deaths registered in Liverpool were 165, being 36 less than the average without correction, and 57 less than the corrected aver age of the corresponding week of the preceding ten years. The deaths within the parish were 91, and those in the out-townships 74. The deaths from diseases of the zymotic cl ass were t h e same i n num ber as in the previous week, viz., 38, less than half the actual average. Of these diarrhoea caused 9, (average 15) ; typhus, 8 ; measles, 8 ; scarlatina, 6 ; croup, 4 ; diphtheria, 1 ; syphilis, 1 ; carbuncle, 1. From diseases of the lungs the deaths were 48, being the exact average of the same week of the prece4ing ten years—one-half the number was from consumption. The Borough Engineer, Building Surveyor, and Inspector o f Nuisances, reported various particulars of the operations in their several departments during the week, from which it appeared that 109 nuisances, com plained of by inhabitants, had been inspected, and means taken to remedy them; 1,485 houses in the unhealthiest districts, containing 4,661 apartments and 909 cellars, had been put under examination with th e view of improving their sanitary condition. The report from the Sub-committee upon Common Lodging-houses was as follows :—Read letter from Mr. Theodore Rathbone to his Worship the Mayor of the Bth September last, and letters accompanying same from Mr. Cross, Captain Elgie, and Mr. Fowler. Also read letters from Mr. Theodore Rathbone to the chairman of this sub-committee of the 20th and 24th September last. Also read letter from Mr. Theodore Rathbone to the chairman of the Health Committee of the 2nd October last,—all which letters stand referred to this sub-com mittee. The same having been fully considered it was resolved, that inasmuch as such letters relate to matters in controverAy between members of the Association for the Promotion of Social Science, this committee do not consider the same a legitimate subject for their delibera tion. This report was received with token of approba tion from the general committee. The Chief Constable appeared before the committee to direct attention to the fact that notwithstanding the proclamation made by the Mayor for the prohibition of the erection of platforms in front of houses to accommo date the public on this day, some were being erected, and were of such a temporary nature that they were unsafe and might lead to some fearful accidents, as they had not, nor could not, be inspected by the officers of the Corporation. The committee passed a resolution that all such erections should be prohibited, and that the police should be requested to prevent their being erected or used in any streets of the town through which the procession passed. • There was no other business transacted. THE PROCESSION To-DAY.—It will be seen by the programme in to-day's Times that Colonel Maclver will take command of the Volunteers for the day. There are no other alterations in the arrangements. THE EASTHA7,I FERRY.—The proprietors of the Rock Ferry boats have, with due consideration for this day, in order to afford every facility to the people in the dis trict of Eastham, put boats on Eastham station this day ; and these will run four times either way during the day, so that people will have an opportunity of crossing to see the procession, and then be conveyed back in due time. Louis Cavanagh, a young sailor on board the Ameri can ship Rattler, lying alongside of the Nelson-pier, being at the time at the ship's wheel, yesterday, hearing the cry of a child being washed overboard from a flat that was lying there, jumped overboard and saved the child, after being carried with the tide opposite the Clarence-dock. ..INTERESTING ARRIVALS FOR THIS DAY LOOK Orr.—Yesterday no less than 24 returned convicts ag i tia t i lalt i o v re n id ! 'morning charged with being drunk. This interesting hatch has come just in time for " operations" to-day. The public ought to look out. PROMOTION OF LIEUTENANT PRlOR.—Lieutenant Prior, the chief emigration officer at this port, received, yesterday, a commission, promoting him to the position of commander in her Majesty's navy. He does not, however, at present, relinquish his position here. The promotion could not have been conferred on a worthier f.ecipient, as NC has justly secured the esteem of all who have official busines to transact with him. Kind and courteoZ:s to everyone, and steady in the discharge of his duties, be ha made troops of friends, both public and private, who a ill rejoice at his well-merited pro motion. CLOSE OF THE REV:SION.—At the closing of the Revision Court yesterday, Mr. Bremner addressed the barrister, and said the revisiOn had lasted much longer than heretofore, but it was :roe from the asperity of former times ; and this was, he raid, due perhaps to the courteous and gentlemanly manner' in which the revising barrister had conducted the -business. He then took a review of the whole proceedings, am? said the course adopted by him was found to be the right one, namely to brim , the voters objected to forward to prove their claim, otherwise they would have been struck off instead of remaining on the registry. After having thanked the barrister, Mr. Brumfitt added that he had pleasure in corroborating the observations of Mr. Bremner as regarded the courtesy of the barrister. The business then terminated. THE Wonxirousn COICOTTEE.—The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held yesterday instead of Thursday, that being appointed as a general holiday, at the board-room, Brownlow-hill. Mr. Churchwarden Cropper presided. The other merobers of the com mittee present were—Messrs. Byford, Williams, Smith, Peck, and Denton. The business transacted was purely of a routine Oar / actor, and the following reports were read :—The medical officer reported that the L umber of persons under treatment was—remaining from last report, 558; new cases, 110; discharged, 110; deaths, 9; now under treatment, 549. There were 35 fever cases, and 31 itch cases.—The governor reported the rejection of two tons of soap, delivered by Mr. H. Tate. Vagrants relieved during the past week-233 men, 108 women, and 13 children—total, 354, showing an increase of 14 persons during the past week, and an increase of 63 as compared with the corresponding week of last year. '['he numbers in the Workhouse were, last week, 1,979 ; the present week, 2,026, showing an increase of 47. For the corresponding week last year, 1,777, showing an increase of 247. The committee then adjourned. Our readers have only to send their address to D. T. 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