Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-29 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL LAND & HOUSE-OWNERS' ASSOCIATION. A public meeting of this association was he, 1 ,1 yester day evening in the Clarenlon-rooms, south Jphi street,- for the purpose of receiving the. report of the provisional committee, and electing the officers and council of the association. Among those present we obieeved Messrs. Owen ull, James Rowe, Bremner, Martin, J. B. Hughes, Williams,dhentrell,.J. Harrison, Smith, Balmer; William Williams, Atherton, Hay, Geldrick, Denton, Hill; Thompson, Shorthouse, Ho worth, Dalton, &c., &e. Mr. •Owen Williams was called to the chair, on the Motion of Mr. J. B. Hughes. • The CHAIRMAN said he regretted. exceedingly to find himself in that position, seeing there were many gentlemen present much better qualified to discharge the duties of chairman of such an influential meeting ; but ,he would throw himself on their indulgence, and claim their assistance. He was sure • they would all agree with him that aggressions had been made upon property from time to time, and that owners of property had been passive, but the pressure had come to that point that many must feel the time had come when they must be active. He could not but believe that. the Health. Committee were moved by the very best motives. He believed that the committee thought they, were serving the working classes—that they were serving that dais which was least able to assist themselves,—he meant that large class numbering 36,000 individuals who had been moved out of cellars in narrow courts and narrow streets. • There was no doubt that these people had been moved, bUt the committee had not stopped to ask where 'these people were now located. He would ask the building surveyor if a single house has been built under the modern legislation, that had been tenanted by one of those people who had been accustomed to pay for a cellar from ls. 6d. to 3s. per week. He felt quite sure that there was not a single' house built on that principle in which any one of these 36,000 could now be found. Of course, the annual report was published and the figures were 'patent to all ; but he thought that it could not be shown that these houses were occupied by any of these poor people. They were to be found in rooms and garrets, and these rooms had become so crowded that Rathhone had taken occasion to force the necessity of the committee looking upon houses so occupied as lodging houses. The inspector was to be sent with his bludgeon to try to scatter them again. Where were they to go to ? They could not go into cellars ; add, of course, they would have to go to rooms elsewhere. There was no doubt 'that th e Public health had been much improved of late, and le felt it his duty to explain how that had come about, and see if the Health Commit tee or, their acts had . been the Cause. If gentlemen would go back to the time when the rale of mortality, was very greet in this town they would fi n d th a t th e p eo ple con sumed only 171bs. of sugar per head, while last year they consumed 3511b5. per head. Tea was only consumed in 1855 at the rate of '1 lb. 3 oz. per head; while 'in 1858 the consumption was 21bs. 7 usa. per. head. Another matter wa.s to be looked at to which he asked attention. BUtehers' meat had gone up 2'd. .per lb. ; bacon, the poor man's luxury, Was much dearer ; and butter had gone up 3d. or 4d. per lb. FrOm thatlie considered it apparent that the purchasing power for these: commodi ties had been much improved, and the people had been better fed and were, consequently, more healthy, so that the rate of mortality was lower. This was a thing that was' not found in the speeches of the members of the Health Committee ; but he considered that the health, of the people had been much more improved by the power to purchase those articles than could have been done by driving the people from garrets or cellars, or even by draining. Then, Again, they. were to take the honks , as they were constructed at present. If the Building Surveyor or the Borough Engineer would take his .tape-line, and measure from back to, back of the houses, he should find' that there was as much space as, from front to front; and if ten yards were enough for streets, then there was too much room between the houses at the back. If they wanted more room for the prupose of. promoting health, they should make the streets wider. The effect of what the committee were attempting to do now would not be to benefit in the slightest degree that great class of people that were to be found at the Exchange when an easterly wind -was blowing, or who were affected by the changes of commerce. Nothing had been done for this class by the Health Com mittee. He would say that the Health Committee should insist upon houses being built for such people, or themselves erect "a few model cottages, such as could be let for 25., 2s. 6d., and 3s. per week. 17ncler the present legislation houses could not be erected at such rents: It would be impossible for a builder to build the houses of. the required dimensions, and let them at such rents, _even if he did not pay a penny for the land. It seemed to him that the Health Committee were teasing and annoying the owners of property for no object that could lead to any. good. The committee were not-going to allow any houses to be built in future unlesS the laud was bored. It was well known that the land, or a great poition of it, at the North end, which was built upon, was made land.. 14 was not a matter of theory or speculation, but he would ask 'the Building Surveyor to go and look how many of those houses showed fractures, or how many had given way ; but supposing a fracture was to be found, the Health. llommittee had the power to order it to be made good; or have it taken down if there was danger to life. That, however, did not appear to be enough for them. When a house should have given way a little, the ihopeztrwas-only•A' little -depressed in value , -- but he maintained ,it was no part of committee's duty to protect propertk or sustain it in value, inure than it was for them•to - sarthata - person should not invest - in - Great Eastern shares. Again, it was required thitt no house should be built unless the Yard was seven yards deep; and if the houses were built back to back it made at least fourteen yards with a passage, while the streets were only ten yards wide. Then, no house could be occupied unless the building surveyor should certify that it was fit for human habitation. It appeared, .however, that there was nothing dearer to a man than his health, and as most otthe l poor were able to read And write, and fwd aiutlginent of their, own, he thought every man would be more likely to look after his own health and see that the buildinc , *as fit for his habitation than the Intildinli surveyor was likely to take the trouble of doing. The medical officer of health had the power to go into any house and certify that 'it was unfit for a human 4welhq,''afidlhen it was paused' to be closed up,'Which he considered was more' power than ought to be given to any officer. :He might say that, before these bye laws came before the people,Mcgreat number of. house holders had deteimined' to 'lnake an effort to protect property from unnecessarr, interference. A meeting ,was heideia the , Philadelplua!' Chambers, and an attempt 'was made to form an assobiation for. that purpose, before eves the litre heard of. A provisional corn .ndttee was appoiuteVto Ow up a report,,WhiCh they had done, and he would read it to the meeting. THE PEQVISH/NAI. COMMITTEE'S REPOB.T. • At a Public Meeting, heldat the Philadelphia . Chambers, on •IVadnesday - evening, 'the 'l4th instant, an . Association was formed,.. called ' 4 ‘ The Liver Pool Land and Rouse Owners' Association ;" and it wag...resolved that a- Provisional Com mittee be formed, to sketch.the outline of the principles upon which the :Aroti*ean i i s; worjced, and. to draw up a report to be submittedt ao' !cadre publid meeting, to be called at as early a day as•poseible. Two THIMEIVES Oa influential provisional committee meet ings were subsequently held at the Crooked Billet, Exchange , etreet,East,.when the following report was adopted, namely : 1. That the Liverpool Land and House Owners' Association shall ,haveiforAtsioWeOs ,th e promotion of, the iieterests of the owners of warehouse,. mAau f a cturing, house, land, and other property: the protection or such interests front. titin ec ,,, ary interferenie by parliament, or by public Re . private bckliej and, also, to afford assistance in, rempdying evils, by petitions, niemPrl4l.si 4pAtations to parliarieeety.ane otherwise. 11. That the cpu,ncil of the assOciation cOnsist of the president, treasurer, solicitor, and thirty gentlemen to - he selected from the the following classes, as nearly as possible in the. proportion of three of each class, namely : , --Architects, attorneys, land owners, house owners builders, estate agents, chairmen of building societies, warehouse owners, manufacturers, and ' secretaries of building societies. That oneLthird, r or one of eaciaclass, retire annually, and that a successor be elected from earf.i class ; the retiring,nrembers to be eligible for re-election. That the council shall havepdwer to elect committees, for the more convenient ilisPaeh of , busbies:el and that a meeting of . the council be held monthly, or Oftener if necessary, for the toitlienatlon or otherwise of their committees' Proceedings, and the despatch of businesh;• 'The Council and committees to ex their own•thiees and - places of meeting. 111. That Mr. William Williams, of Maly Ann-street, Everton; be nominated treasurer. That the . annual subscription be not less than ten shillings, to be due on'the Ist -January and July ; payable by' half-yearly . instalments. • • • • • • V. That Mi. William Josies be nominated' secretary, at a, salary of. £39 per annum, in 'addition to- which he is to be allowed 14 per • cent. upon all snbscriptions collected ; his otlice to b e in some Natal situation, such as the association will apprOve "`•- • • • • VI.---That the solicitor be nominatedby the council, subject to the approval otaznibLemeeting. - `II,---That the'i•Feigident for the first year be elected at the public meeting. vw...—That the sub-cinntuitteee memorial in reply to ‘. the nyA Not saws," for Pntriimi to 'die council, as read, be approved of, a- - ,d read at the public meeting. • •• - Leg p.Fo oo " , ni be taken to °noose or aid hills in Parliament, tvllic•ii will entail great expense, witAtkut the sanction cif two-thirds ofmembers present at .a public meeting, which shall have been specially . called by—printed circular, stating the'objeet of the meeting. 'X. That the public meeting; to receive the Previsional Committee's report, and for, the' election-of President; Trea surer Secretary, .and the Coineil, be held at the Clarendon buildings, on Wednesday next; at eye o'clock. The adoption of the report was moved by a gentleman whose name did not transpire. Mr. J: B. HTionus, in seconding the motion, said, he thought it would be well that theyunderstood thoroughly what they were going to do. They did "not want to oppose sanitary measures that were useful, but sought,to protect themSelVes and their property.; and, he thought, they had been more hardly dealt with than any others in the town. He remembered well that, when the opposition was , got up in 1850 to the owners of small property being compelled to pay the sanitary rate they, were told that if they withdrew that opposition, and allowed them to pass the bill; the rate would be one, shilling insteadof two. He stoke of Toxteth-park as he was more acquainted with that district. In 1855 the rate wail ls.' , 11,1 d.; in 1856, ls. 110. ; in 1857, ls. 111,c1:; in 1858, it was 2s. 43,1, and this year it is 2s. 9d. That was how they were served. It was a fact that could not be denied that every house had to pay more than :was sufficient to construct the main sewer in front of it. Sanitary reform was a very good thing, bat it was quite possible for them to pay too clear . for their whistle. It was quite reasonable t o thi n k that theloye-laws Could be adopted in country towns, where the people could afford 'gardens, but in Liverpool the principal expense ih building was the purchase of the land. Small houses were in great demand in Liverpool by people - who were not able to pay large rents, but the actions of the Health Committee had been, the cause of the owners of property to increase the rents on the working classes, otherwise they would be losers. It was a well know - n fact that cottage property was very much at a discount, by' people leaving the small houses 'and joining together to take larger ones.' He believed that, if every family had a house of their own, morality would be improved as well as health. He hoped the associa tion would show by their acts that they were a body who ought to be respected. . . Mr. BANNISTER thought, among all the injuries that had been done to the owners of house property, there was none to be compared to the first resolution that was passed by the Health CoMmittee, the, effect of which was, that the owners of a certain class of property shonld be whollY exempt from any compensation for any injury done them in consequence, of the operations of the Health Commitee. The report was then adopted. Office bearers and a council were . appeinted, after much talk. Mr. TT-romp - sox remarked when this had been done, that he did not think either the meeting or the corporation had taken, a proper view of the matter, for it appeared to him that: if the bill which the committee were trying to saddle upon them were passed; not one of the houses in the best streets in town could be, re-built, supposing they were destroyed by fire. A great portion ,of the property in the town was held by corporate lease, but if snch a law was brought into operation, tile Corporation would haie no power to renew the leaseS. He did not doubt but when it was looked at in that light, it would not be attempted to get it passed. ~ Mr. WILLIAMS said the bill was ignored by everyone., Mr. THOMPSON—It's an ugly child that nobody will father. (Laughter.), A deputation was appointed to wait on the Health Committee to-day, and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting separated. WEST DERBY BOARD OF' GUARDIANS. The menibets of this board met yesterday in the Board-room, at the Workhouse, Mill-lane. The chair was occupied by Mr. Pitts, the other members present being Messrs. Ledger, Whitby, Wensley, Heyes,'Rain ford, H. Edwards, Abrahams, Pilling, Wareham, Gar rett, Parkiri,t Medealf, Roscoe, J. Edwards, Mawdesley, Smith, Shaw, Roberts, and Bolshaw. 'Mr. Geugh; the governor, reported that the numbers in the house last week were 680 ; admitted since, 11 ; born, 1; discharged, 17 ; died, 2 ; in the house this week, 673, of whom 3.9 belong to Toxteth-park. During the corresponding week last year there were 721 in the house. In the hospital there Were last week 110 • admitted since, 24 . ; discharged, 17; died, 1 ; in the house this week, 125, of whom 48 belonged to Toxteth-park. In the corresponding week of last year there were 109 in the hospital. Cheques for 'the following amounts were signed for out-door relief :—Mr. Potts £126, Mr. Olney £3B, Mr. Lythgot £22. Dr. JonNsoN stated to the board a case which had come under his notice, where a man of the name of Patrick M'lcally whose wages varied from twenty to thirty shillings a-week, had been relieved by Mr. Bram ham, and he . (Dr. Johnson) had been ordered to visit him. He wished the board to decide whether such eases' were proper for relief and medical attendance. Mr.' BRAMAAM having stated that he was told that the man had been out of employment for three months and that he *as ignorant of the facts stated by Mr. Johnson, the chairman thanked Mr. Johnson for bring ing the case before the board, and the "subject dropped. A letter was read from the Poor-law Board enclosing a copy of a letter which had been sent by that board to Mr. Allen, relieving officer, in reply to his 'metnorial. The board stated that they had'considered the expla nations which Mr. Allen had' submitted to them, but under the circumstances they were of opinion that he should . no longer continue to hold the office of 'relieving officer, and they therefore requested that he would blithe diately fors6rd his resignation to the West Dbity Board In accordance with this request Mr. Allen forwarded his resignation, 'which was accepted, and Ledger' gaffe notice that at the next meeting-he should move that a eaccessor belppointed. •Mr. ABRAHAMS moved that the thanks of the board be given to the Earl of Sefton for the Christmas tree, and to Mrs. Pemberton Heywood, and the other donors of toys for distribution among the children at the work house. He was sure the guardians who were present must have been delighted with 'the scene, which pre sented itself in the board-room on the previous evening. It was very gratifying when they found the noblest of the land encouraging innocent recreation and amuse ment among the children of the poor at this season. Mr. H. EDWARDS seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Mr. WENSLEY havinc , moved that Messrs. Lodge and Rowlands; the medical officers of the board be appointed vaccinators for their respective districts, Mr..W - urrarr Said the board was about to do one of the most unjust acts which it could possibly do, by ap pointing other persons to fulfil a duty which had been fulfilled by Dr. Chalmers for twenty years, without . any cause of complaint. The CHAIRMAN said they might have requested Dr. Chalmers to resign, but they did not do so, and he thought they were showing treat courtesy 'by allowing him to continue as vaccinator after he had resigned as medical officer. The appointment of Messrs. Lodge and Rowlands was affirmed. An application for an .increase of salary by Mr. Hamilton, superintendent of out-door labour, was not entertained. The remainder of the business was unimportant. PORTUGAL AND .THE DECIMAL SYSTEM.—The use of the decimal system, as regardS measures of length, is to be obligatory in Portugal from the Ist January next. Dusiscrilow or CRIME.—In no county of England has the diminution of crime during the past seven years been more marked than in Gloucestershire. Within a year or two, four prisons—Lawford's Gate, Littledean, ,Glouceste r ci,ty, and Tewkesbury—have been elo4ed Tor want POsimie . i-ii m and as the ' County Jail for some time past has not been more than half occupied, it is understood that at the quarter seasions, lo'be held the first week in January, an order will be given close ,the two remaining batik s of correction at Northleach and Horsley. Thus no less th an s i x pr i sons w ill h ave been cJosed in two years, and . there is still' "lodgings to let" at the_ County Jail.—Bristol Times. NON-UOMBUSTIBILITY OF CRINOLINE.--At the meet ing of the Pharmaceutical Society, a few days since, in Edinburgh, Dr, Stephenson Macadam' exhibited a crino line dress, one :half of which had been immersed la a : solution of sulphate 'of ammonia, in order to testite . tion Combustibility. On a light having been applied to the erinoline t ,the part of it which had not been steeped in the solution 'Nyas at once enveloped in 'flame ; but the Only effect which the light had on the other part was to char it; This was considered' a sitisfaotory experiment; and it was stated that; as, ammonia was only twopence. per pound, it was accessible to the humhlest. elaises. It was. stated that the crinoline used in 'the reyal'hOuse was. stepped. in a totally difft:ren`: solution ;, but that, its cost' preven.til its gpi.eral that the ebeitr 2 er solution was equally effiCacious, NORTHERN LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.—YEsTERDAT. (Before Mr. J. S. MANSFIELD.) ASSAULTING TWO POLICE OFFICERS.—iohn O'Brien, a person residing in Norbury-cOurt, Sir Thomas's buildings, was brought up on the charge of assaulting police officers 53 and 614, and John: Dyson, a beer house keeper in Peter-street. Mr. Muck appeared for the'prisoner.• It appeared that several parties had been playing at cards'in Dyson's house, on Tuesday evening. A'row took place in consequence Of an attempt at unfair play'by some.of - them, The landlord took part in it, and. O'Brien threatened to assault him with a very for midable-looking bludgeon. The two • policemen were called in, who took him into custody, and on the way to bridewell he kicked them violently. Mr. Mansfield ordered him to pay £5, and costs, in default imprison nient for "three months. SAVAGE ASSAULT.—Thomas Hilton, a flatman, a rough savage-looking fellow, was charged with commit ting an assault on a man named Mathew-Henry Monks. r Police=constable4so said that the assault took place on Tuesday abbut midnight in Vauxhall-road. He saw the prisoner attack Monks, whom he knocked down; he then jumped upon him, besides kicking him several times upon the head in the most brutal manner, leaving him in a statenf insensibility.—The prosecutor presented all the appearances of a man severely battered, his head being bandaged up, and his face covered with blood. He said that the attack was made without the least provocation on his part, never having seen the prisoner before in his life. The prisoner was - sent for trial to the sessions. • - OBTAINING 3110147EY ON FALSE PRETENCES.---WiniaM Dutton was brought up on remand, charged with ob taining money on false representations from several parties in Manchester, Bolton, and elsewhere, to whom he gave receipts in the name of Messrs. Bellairs & Co., in whose employ he was at one period. He was com mitted for trial. - CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AGAINST A CAPTAIN. —Alfred Heyes, captain of the ship Grand Trianon, was charged with embezzlement by the owners, - Messrs. Coltart, Sons, & Co. Mr. Deighton appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Raffles for the defence. .In open ing the case, Mr. Deighton said that the ship Grand Trianon had made a voyage' to Sydney, and returned to Liverpool in Oct. last. Onherarrival at Antwerp the owners asked the defendant for a statement of his accounts. After considerable delay, he furnished them with a statement in which he debited himself with £250; as the amount of passage money lie had received from Keppel Bay to Sydney, and making Messrs. Coltartand Co. £278 Bs. 7d. in his debt. This account being unsatisfactory, they requested him to send them another. He did so ; still, however, stating the amount of passage money from Keppel Bay at £250, but reducing the gross amount owing to him by Messrs. Coltart' to £9B Os. 9d. This was still far from being a correct statement, for, instead of Messrs. Coltart being indebted to the defendant, he was indebted to them in a verytailisiderable sum. The passage money from Keppel Bay to Sydney ought to have been correctly stated; and they would be able to show, beyond all doubt, that the sum he had received was £30415. 10d. —Mr. Raffles said if they could prove this, his client had no objection to have the case tried in the court at the other, end of the ,building.--Mr. Deighton said it was very easy for a man, when he saw criminal pro ceedings taken againSt him, to wish it tried as a civil case.—Mr. Coltart 'was then called,..who said the first account from Captain - Heyes was received by the firm about December 12. —He mentioned to him that it was unsatisfactory,. and especially 'pointed out the item re garding the passage-money from Keppel Bay,. giving him to understand, at the same time, that he was.in possession of information as to the exact amount he had. received. A few days after a second account was sent in, still stating the amount at £250. He mentioned to Captain Reyes that he knew his feeling . on the matter, and his disinclination to take any criminal proceedings against him. Since then, a third account had been sent, in which the amount was correctly stated at £304 - is. 10d. This account, however, he had informed the defendant he would not admit.—ln answer to questions by Mr. Raffles, Capt. Heyes did denybe had ever received the £s4ls. 10d. After showing him the proofs that he had received it, lie was obliged to-admit it. The third account was, so far as he could :remember, sent - on Saturday - or Monday. —Henry Clarke was called; who said he was first mate of the Grand Trianon on her voyage to Sydney. He received the money for-the passengers front Keppel Bay to Sydney. It amounted to £304 ls. 1.0 d., Which he handed over to the captain.—Mr. Raffles contended that there was no case made out against his client. It was not to be expected that a Man in. Captain Heyes's posi tion could keep books in the same style in which they were kept in a merchant's office, and nothing was more probable than that discrepancies should occur. In this case' the captain must have forgot the amount he had received, and accordingly debits himself only with £250. When he goes to Messrs.' Coltart he finds that the ac count' is not satisfadtory to them, and after enquiry he makes out a final account in which he debits himself with the correct amount £304 ls. 10d. ' Now mere unsatisfactory statements in an account will not con stitute embezzlement. Before proceedings in this Out had been taken he had sent in a corrected account, acknowledging the £304. " He therefore submitted that this was not a case for this court. If they can show that Mr. Heyes is owing them a sum of money let them summon him to the other court. Mr. Mansfield said he did not consider there wail any intention to defraud, and did not think the case was one which called for any further investigation. Tan LINEN , DRAYBRY "Rommax.-a-Thomas Heike, W. K. Linnett, and R. G. James, all lately in' the employment of Mr. Wynn, linen draper, London-road, were brought up on the charge of robbing their em ployer of a large quantity of linen-drapery goods. The tsfro-former were on remand from Friday last, the latter had been apprehended since in Bath.—G. T. Ross, tailor No. 10, Circus-street, deposed that James had brought to his place the box of gloves which was left in Mr. Danson's public-house Scotland-place, and a number of other articles which were found on his own premises, all of which Mr. Wynn swore to as being his property.—Mr. Wynn, after identifying the articles, said that what was in court was worth above £3O, but he was convinced that the prisoners had been robbing 'him for a considerable time, and that there was some person whom they had not yet found out who was in the habit of receiving the goods from them. Mr. Keogh stated that James was only nine days in a new situation in Bath, and there was a case against him there already, a con siderable quantity'of goodi having been found in his possession. The prisoners were committed for trial. THE CLAIM AGAINST A BURIAL SOCIETY.—This case was again heard yesterday, preparatory to being sent for trial. Mr. Deighton appeared for the Royal Oak Society, and Mr. J. B. Aspinall for Patrick Cearns. The evidence adduced differed taiinti essential point 'from that given befOre the magistrates" last week s a which we gave a full report. The case was sent for trial to the assizes, Cearns to remain at 4arge'on the same bail that be gave the previous da y. CHARGE OF FORGERY.—Peter Pa was brought up on the charge of forging . a foreign b ill of exchange, with which he went 'to Jeremiah Charles, Chapel-walks; and wished him to discount it. He 'received a upon it. The prosecutor having made7enquiries regarding the bill, found 'it 'to be a forgery, and accordingly gave the prisoner in charge. A person who was in' r. Charles' offiee at the time he was' away for a police-officer, ap pered,' and stated that the prisoner admitted to him that the bill was 'a fraudulent one, but that'he did it under the pressure of adverse circumstances. He was com mitted for trial to the assizes. (Before Messrs. BERN and Itor.ourox.4 SANITARY INFORMATIONS.—Mr. Higgins, inspector of nuisances, summoned'thirty-eight parties for sundry infractions of the Sanitary Act.: Several of these cases were for letting off cellars as. separate dwelling places, which was not 'in conformity with the law. Various pleas were set up by the defendants, but many were 'fined in imal! sums. One person,' named Patrick Kee na'n, for letting off a cellaz below ui house 10 Court, Eldoti-street. 'He acknalted that he let the cellar, but the - ncciipiers used the garret as a sleeping place. A. question arose as ,to `whether parties using cellars for 'cooking and eating ; and who had a separate sleeping apartment, ,eanae within the law. Mr. Higgins said everything was. done by parties occupying and letting cellars in order to evade the law. 'After some con versation, the magistrttes decided' that, as the cellar was coupled - with a gars' t; and not separate, the case should: be olismissed. A Trra,-L-M:r. Wybergh said ho wished to remark that Mr. Htgins had no right to 'report. to the Health Committee; as he had done' at their laeA meeting; that *veva tases had been postponed by hi'i (Mr. WybergW )) a dvi°'-% - He did not advise the mivaistrates on the sr a b_ joot, and it was not by his advicee - that the case, were ll arrA not aware that . , I did al • ' — ut M m r. y il du ig ty gt . n - 8 11 Wybergh You hive no right to comment on - consulo,:atioris. It was a ;pi ece o f great iiripertineftee.—Mr V . Kfiggias : I coalered it ray .ioysttPheinngedb. DAILY - TIMES. duty to report to the committee what took piace. : —Mr. Wybergh : But it was not true.. You have to attend to your duty, and you have no right to go beyond it.— Mr. Higgins : Since I have been in the habit of attending the police court I have not gone beyond my duty that I am aware of.—Mr. Wybergh : I am in the presence of Mr.. Benn who was here on that day, and I. appeal to him if I advised the magistrates to post pone the cases.--Mr. Benn : I did not speak to Mr., Wybergh that day upon the subject.—Mr. Wybergh I hope you do not charge the magistrates with stating what is not true.—Mr. Higgins ; .-I mean to do no such thing, and I only mentioned what I heard. Mr. Wy bergh : If he does so again, I shall ask the magistrates to turn him out. You have no right to ovcrhear a con sultation between the magistrates and myself.. You have only to report the decisions. You have .no busi ness to hear what you ought not to hear ; and you have no business.to report upon it. Eaves-dropping cannot be allowed here, and if it be persisted in, the court must 'be cleared. The matter then dropped, and no business of any public interest took place afterwards. WATER COMMITTEE. At the weekly meeting of this committee yesterday, Mr. W. Earle presided ; and the other members present were Messrs. Beloe, Rae, Wagstaff, Woodruff, Estill, Farnworth, and Bennett. THE RMNGTON SCHEME AGAIN CALLED IN QUESTION. Mr. FARNWORTH wished, to ask. a question with respect to the colour of the Rivington water. Several gentlemen had spoken to hinr as to the, state of the water ; and be, as a 'membpr of the committee, could not understand how it was that the water was worse in colour, now that the proportion of Rivington to well water was as 51 to 32, than it was when it was only about one-fourth' well water. Mr. DUNCAN replied that, there were two. reasons. The first was that they had had two stoppages on the pipe line, and that necessitated their' stopping the water off partially at night. The consequence was that when the water was turned on in the ,morning it carried the sediment along the pipes. The other reason was that in the winter the water in the reservoirs was much darker than it was in the summer. Mr. FARNWORTII said, they were always led to unden stand that the water:would improve 'in colour when the reservoirs had been some time in use.. According to' the engineer's showing, the Water was getting worse.. Mr; DUNCAN said, it was unquestionably worse thair in the' summer, and, in his opinion, it must of necessity be so. In the autumn floods they got down the heather bloom from the uplands ; but, of coUrSe,. When that, subsided the water would become pure by precipitation. Mr. BENNETT—WiII the engineer' tell us how the tinge is more deep in December, 1859, than it was in, December, 186$ ? Mr. DUNCAN stated that the additional tinge , might be attributed to the scheme he had to have recourse to of turning off the water at night. Mr. BENNETT—And though you have an> increased supply in the Presccit reservoir close at hand; you are obliged to turn the water off at night ? Mr. Deseix wished to state one ParticUlar to the committee. The Present reservoir Was barely sufficient in height to supply that part of the town of Prescot now laid on. They had not yet had time to put up the tower at Prescot, in order to' supply the whole place from . that tower; and he was therefore obliged at pre sent to keep one reservoir well up at ' Prescot,. and this deprived him of - the supply Mr. Bennett had alluded to. Mi. lUrtii - Err—The fact is, with all these additional resources, and with the great addition pumped from the wells, we are Obligld to have the water off at night: DUNCA4—Bot wholly off. Mr. pinomi r ri—SO much off as to cause the discolour— ing of the water. It shows that an immense amount of sediment must be in those pipes. Mr. FARNWORTH asked the engineer whether he• considered the filter bedS'perfOrmed their dutieS:now 'as. well as they did at first. Mr. DUNCAN said they had not ; but he had been endeavouring to remedy the evil, and thought that in a, short tithe he would be able to report to the committee that he had' been successfid. The filters were better than they were a month ago. Mr. FARNWORTH did not think the water was so well filtered' as before. Mr. BENNETT—Are you not using the whole-of the , six filters ? Mr. DUNCAN.--Yes. Mr. BENNETT—Was it not Mr. Hawksley's intention to use only three for the sixteen million gallons a-day ? You are now using the six for ten million gallons. Mr. Duziotor—l do not believe that the filters will pass that quantity thoroughly. I have heard, that Mr. Hawksley said the three would be sufficient, but lac never said so to me. Mr. FARNWORTa asked were the out-townships and the town of Liverpool supplied from the same source ? Mr. DurreArr replied that ,they, were not. At Aig burth they got well water from the Park-hill reservoir, and for Mosley-hill the Windsor engine was turned round, so that well water was supplied in that direction. The CrimaxA.N.--Some gentlemen may be. 'very squeamish. I find the water good enough at my house, but I don't know where it comes from. Mr. riutliwoßmi said the colour of the water was certainly very unsatisfactory. The OGA/RWA.N—The 'Pike water is perfectly fit to drink. It is not pellucid ; I have never said that it was, but it is certainly good' water, and for it other parts of the country would be extremely thankful if they could get it. Alderman BENNETT asked what steps were being taken to supply the town with Rivington water only ? The -Exonsana said lie reported when the reservoirs were full, but the committee had made no order on the subject. He should not now advise the supply of Riv ington water only. - The Engineer reported that the quantity of water re ceived troll -Riyington during the week ending 24th of December Was 54,891,030 gallons, and that the quantity pumped from the wells was 37,814,179. gallons, making a total of 92,736,209 gallons. . Mt..Dunean further reported as follows: , The depths of.water . under the. overflows of the undermen, firmed reserroira'were, on the rnernizig of the 24th instant, or 3. tabulated under : • • - • Dec. 24. Dec. 17. Rise. Fall. .ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. Roddiesworth 9 7 ... 8 7 ... 0 0 ... 1 0 Rake 9 . 0 ... 8 9 ... 0 0 ... 0 3: Anglezark lO 3 910 0 0 ... 0 5, Rivington Preaoest (No. 1) 0 2,} 0 6 ... 0 4 ... 0 Prescot (No. 2) 11 10 14 4 ... 2 6 ... 0) Os PIPE LINE. Appended is a copy of a report 'received from Mr„ Charlton, superintendent of the pipe line; narrating the particulars. attending the recent breakage near Ashton : "I am of opinion that, in order to lessen the risks.ou that portion of the line near the self-acting valve reforred toOtt will be advisable to. Place - an escape calve on the4iigher side •ell the momentum valve; as thereby the shook on the latter :sheik ting .would , much be diminished. On two former oteaffielio a, similar •breakages have at this point , been eaperienced)., damage to the cottager partially flooded has.not i Intider4 nd, been of monsent.: '1 purpose going over thoground toinllar andshall exarninetheinjuries dune (if al, It appear s that ' • the pipe which first- Ore wayovas thinrsided, and! y split from end Wend, :.- the second,'vfhich, was of agerage c#ip thy, ;, a , a burst out; front this; however, not nauCh.water s ear In compliance with the resolution/of. the Waterßo' the 19thinst., I have further to reposttthat tho.flw ,t intithatier, I harbor the accident was from Mr, charlton,, tour s nigh pet. I imraediately instructed Mr. Dunaansori Jo, ay awes pipelayevs t0619t0 asehit. in-rep ig in*, atth half a Ste breakage andto proceed to Ashtoni ., rendeia alt the '3B/' ,stance he could , " aura 'rePost en his return, to me4 lll . l,o ,__ . ,htlisft lie reached there shortly before the , men, and. reinaumig. ' until they procured everrthing necessary for the crimpled" r of the work.. The men continued at work until .Sunda,'y rnorstir When the work was completed and the watek:•flowedi ..ough the pipes: ' With reference to the position of thePieso across the Lancashire aid : Torkaldre Railway at 111/1,0,y,.10 not apprehend any damage to this work by the a:tiara of host, for, as long as the orate/ continues to flew through the 'cubes' at a temperature above freezing,. there can be, no *to' o pa g a ; and when, by accident; similar to the last...the watsr • ceases to flow, the pipe at this will be empty In this ' ' to whotn I hare spoken. „ari Lam borne out by Mr. Hayksley • the subject. Mr. Was:mat:oT viar - d 'the report was a full ex plicit one. Mr. Alderman WOODRUFF said more expedition should have brorie used in repairing the damage, and immediately Oie accident was discovered, .a special messenger raYould have been Sent to•the' engineer. fir• l3ll4 /..0e concurred in this remark, but said it aPPenie 4r all had been done . that was necessary to stop thee, of water along the pipe line. - Mt . ATderinan'Wdoraterf• said 'that Mr. Charlton boa been guilty of a great dereliction of duty, and ro')ved'that 1 - :e be requested to attend the next meeting 'of the' committee, and explain why he did not take' more prompt measures to - .inform the engiader Of the accident. •• • ' • Alderman BENNETT suggested that a reprimand would answer the purpose. The ENGINEER said he had reprimanded Mr. Charl ton already. • , • The question then dropped, and the committee shortly afterwards adjourned. DESTITUTION IN WICK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE . We have been requested to call the attention of the public to the following statement and appeal:—ln con sequence of the partial failure of the herring fishing on the' coast of Caitbness during the last three seasons, and the fact that the fish-curers have on hand a super abundant stock of materials for next season, the greater portion of the coopers (who number in All about 400) have been out of employment since the commencement of October, and the result has been greatly to affeet•the other operative trades of• the place, to , throw,the trades men out of employment, and to reduce many families to a condition of entire 'destitution. Winter has also come ,upon the place with premature and severe rigour, and the result is that the unemployed in the locality are brought to a. condition of great want, much beyond the ability of the more favoured inhabitants to relieve, and likely to continue for four months to come. Hitherto the destitution has' been partly mitigated by private benevolence, but its proportions have now as sumed such a form that an appeal to the public beComes imperative, to secure such aid as shall, along with local subscriptions, enable the committee appointed for the purpose to devise such Measures as will, as far as pos sible, afford relief to the hundreds of families now suffering severe privation. It may be proper to remark that as the average wages of coopers, when in employment, do not ex ce ed 12s. per week, it is impossible for them to provide for such a contingency as the present, and that taken as a whole these industrious men are sober and industrious in their habits. It is also considered desirable to state that the town was visited with cholera about the middle of Sep tember ; and that while it has pleased Providence in the' meantime to withdraw that deadly disease from the loeality, it is the opinion of Dr. Littlejohn of Edinburgh, and others of experience, that, in the circumstances of the place, a renewed attack of the drusease is possible in spring, and that it is of the most vital iiiiportance, with such a possibility, that work be secured for - the an— employcd, oo as to obtain a good nourishing diet for themselves and their families, and bring their systems into a sound and healthy condition. With such a view the present appear is made. It is not intended to apply the subscriptions in eleemosynary relief; but to set the unemployed'to work on some public improvement, so as to prevent them fronr being placed in the position of recipients of charity, and enable them to maintain their industrial independence, without at the same time promoting any private interest. At a'meeting held in the•Tbvrn-hall, on Saturday, the 17th December, a subscription was set on foot, and a committee, composed 'of the- clergyhen, magistrates, and other inhabitants, was appointed, to dispose of the same and of any sums which liberal-minded . parties at a dis-. tance may kindly forward; and it is fervently hoped that the present appeal, will receive a , liberal response from those whom Providence has placed in a position, of comparative abundance and comfort. It were enough to add that after the meeting. of Satur day relief 'was afforded to many famili es with whom neither food nor fuel was to be found,' that in three 'days no fewer than 843 individuals were relieved, and that the committee believe there, are out of a - population of about 7,000 inhabitants, more than 1,200 men, women, and - childien'in a state of destitution. A. Zurich letter states that a convention has been con chided between' Sardinia and Switzerland to facilitate telegraphic correspondence with 'Lombardy. THE SNOW DROWNING OUT ENGINE EIRES.—The engine-driiers in winter, when snow falls , heavily, have an: enemy to contend with which few people would think of. In driving through snow of any considerabladepth, the•snow aceumulates in a heap. under the engine, the onward motion of which presses the heap upwards-against thelfurnace bars, and literally droving out the fire. This took place a few days ago between:Arbroath and'Guth.-. rie station, and brought the engine to a stand-still.— Airtirentla Guide. Tlts 'FINANCES OrTHE Unrrsn.STATss.—The.Trea sury Secretary at Washington has made the following statement t 0 the nous& of Representatives • Sue t —Agreeably to the joint resolution of Congress,. of Ja nuary 7, 1840, I have the honour to.transmit,.for the informa tion of the Hoare of Representatives, printed estimates of the appropriations prop4ed to be made for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1861, as follows :--- ' Civil Lists, Foreign Intereourse, and , Miscel laneous, including. expeiases • of collecting the revenue from sales of public lands and dots. expenses of Courts. • 10,225,625 79 To supply deficiencies in the revenues of the General Post-office Pensions • 543,000 00 Indian Department 1,918,502 38 Army proper, &c., including miscellaneous objects Military Academy .Fortifications; Ordnance, &c. Naval Establishment- 11,244,545 63 . Total It appears by the statement of the estimated balances of existing appropriations. which will ,be unexpended , on Stine 30, 1860; the sum of 1,207,278 dollars 45 cents may be :tarried to the surplus fund. , Aecomp•anying the estimates there 'are - simdry . papers Airnished hy the several departments, containing explinationsin regard to them . .." It appears. that • the annual and permanent Miropriations required 'for the service ofitbe year end ing June 303 1861, exclusive of public debt, amount to' 51;065;85.5 dollars 70 , cents. ' • Fox, OR A TOUGH STORY;—In a recent , lecture, iippn his experience in Arctic life, Dr. Rae Said. theloiirney I saw a 'very ctirious• instance' of the. sagacity of the Arctic fox. Conscious :that , I was. aiming at him, he tucked hig tail iind.er chiS legk 'cocked up his. ears, and enilavoured to leek; as like a hare as. possible (which is au' eemParatively worthless). Another fact of this kind occurred to • me, whilst 'being detained at a particular plade, where our , Ifavourite amusement was trapping wild aniinels. Our -Mode' , Of doing this:was With a spruig gun connected With a., bait, which, when touched Produced{ 'the ' e4plosiOn. One instance showed `us 'Wet a fok,' either from , observation 66'do1rnianiPre's fate, or from hard-earned 'experience, Kati gone up, to the gun, bit tiff•the cord -connected.' With the-bait, .end' the danger being averted; l 7-went and ate the Meet in Undisqurbed comfort. And , ft_is a common occurrence for the fox 'to make a trench tip to the bait, seize 'the bait,. ind permit the charge to pass: over his. head;" MaitUtlai CRIME. The Court of Assizes of the Bouchesdik.-:,Rhone, sitting at Aix, has jastbeen occupied intnang a man, named Boyer, for a ':trouble murder anal obb,ery. The, .victims were a carrier and his dater. ;Nilo. had, been to garseilles with a quantity of '" , and , were ~.returning, home, with the Money for w4sOlt they haft-sold tbeni.„,,Oii the Morning of the 12th Otte4'.ier their...horse and. cart were perceived un- Ideal on thi highway near itagnac, by setae, Men at WO rk:on the road. : On examining' he cart, the inurdered ddies of a man and a young vretaait were 'found 'in It,; ;and. the: police soon ascertained that the deceased .had.-stayed the previous night at an inn by 'the roadside, and , left, in the, ,morning, accompanied by a man who was travelling in the same direction. This man, the prisoner Boyer, was immediately suspected of the murders, and, the people, af,the inn, gave so accurate a description of,him, owing to a male on ; his face,lhat. he was soon 'after arrested at,.-Marseilles. A 'hamnier,_ with ,which he had committed the murders, was food in, the cart, and it was clearly established that Boyer had purchased it of a marine-store dealer at Marseillei, ,It was proved also that for some time before the Murder .Boyer had been in great, destitution, but soon after he. was seen inpossession of 1,500 f. or more, the origin of which. he could not explain. The pripner Jittempted to set up an alibi; but without success. Ihe - jurY, brought in a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was condemned to death. THE PROTESTANTS IN AusTßlA.—,The two Austrian Protestant communions of the confessions of Augsburgh and Geneva having been-informed by their consiatories that the! government was meditating improvements in their position, they availed themselves of theopportu 'hit), to 'hold a common assembly, at which a memorial was drawn up stating the changes which they think desirable. In the first place, they insist on the necessity!: of extending the representative constitution-of the Church by councils of elders and general synods, embracing all - the congregations of each province, and if possible of all the Sclavonian and 'German countries of the empire. ' Secondly, they call for smile share in the selection of the persons chosen by the state for the supervision-of the Protestant communities.: Thirdly, they pray tote placed 'upon the 'same 'footing as the Roman, Catholics with, respeat to mixed marriages -and •conversions from one religionto another. 'They also require the suppression .6f certain restrictions in forming- new :congregations, and' claim a right for all Protestant churebses to-share in the subventions 'of the state. Lastly, they peint out certain 'abuses in the 'selection of school inspectors, and propose that in mixed schools, attended by both Roman Catholics and Protestants, the teachers HO longer be exclusively Roman Catholics; also; that a - Pratesta.nt • nnis'ersity shall be founded, or. Protestant professars added to the Roman Catholic ones. - Thursday, December 29, IS r. LAW INTELLIGENCE. EDINBURGH COURT OF SESSION. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24. THE LIQUIDATORS OF THE WESTERN BANK V. THE LATE DIRECTORS OF THE BANK. This important case has occupied a considerable por- • tion of Lord Kinloch's attention during the past week. It was stated by Mr. Shand, one of the counsel for the pursuers, that a number of preliminary'pleas had been stated by the defenders which it was very desirable to have disposed of as early as possible, so that the parties might be enabled to reach the merits of the question between them. Amongst other prelijninary pleas, it is maintained by the defenders that all the principal officers of the bank, the Boards . of Directors at Edinburgh and Dundee, and a - number of the bank's agents in different . parts of the country, ought to have been called as defenders. This morning, when his Lordship intimated that he was to pronounce an interlocutor repelling the plea, and called upon the defenders, in terms of the statute, to say whether they , intended to acquiesce in the judgment, or to 'reclaim against it to the Inner House. They stated their intention to reclaim against it. The note by Lord Xinloch states that the present action has been raised by the liqUidators of the Wester% Bank, as representing the Bank, against the directors in office for a nuMber of successive years (or their repre sentativeS), and alio against the late manager, and the representatives of a former, in order to obtain reimburse ment of the loss alleged to have been caused by their mal-administration of the' Bank affairs. The ,plea, as stated in the defences and argued to the Lord Ordinary, is, that certain individuals; whose names are specifi cally given, officers of the company under various desig nations, local agents at different branches, and members of local boards, ought to have been called, as defenders, and that the- action cannot proceed in their absence. The pursuers do not charge the individuals in question with any participation in the wrongs of which they cora ' plain. or is-their statement such as infers such partici pation by any necessary implication. It is difficult to perceive why the pursuers should be held bound to direct, , their.action against Persons whom they do not seek tomake liable, and against whim they set ferth , no ground Of liabi litY. . The defenders themselves do not allege any culpa bility against the persons whom they contend the pur suers-should have. made defenders. They merely state i them. to be officers- of the bank fir Various positiesS , In, so far as the action is laid on fraudulent=mrit e sentation or fraudulent concealment; there is the further answer to the . plea,. that the pimmers:were not bound to call any other wrongdoers (supposifigthere were others) than those whoni they chose to select. The plea that all interested, are not called has mil); place where either the contract shows on its face other parties.than those called jointly bound with them, or, at all events, where such joint responsibility is necessarily implied in the nature of the case set forth. The lord ordinary can dis cover nothing of the kind in the preient case in the statements either of pursuers or defenders. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22. TROUT V. SALMON FISHING IN SCOTCH RIVI:1 1 : - IMPORTANT DECISION. LORD sontEßvrux AND OTHERS V. SMITH. In giving judgment in this case the Lord President . of the Court stated that 'this case "involved iiiipartallt . questions- as to the extent to which property in sal mon fishings may be interfered with by the - pro prietors on. the opposite side of the river in; the exercise of the right of trout-fishing. No 'question i 5 raised as"- to Lord Somerville's right to the saknon fishing, and it is not-now disputed, 'and could not well be disptited, that proprietors have a right of &out' fishing ei'iidverso of their lands, anti . that those' having leave from them. have a right to fish for trout. The case related solely to the' mode in which trout fishing could beexereiSed. The Prayer of the original' petitio° was couched in very broad terms, and it was against standing: on the property of oilier proprietors,. u° d . against using any rod or line fer taking any kind o f fish; 4... proof had. been allowed: 'Which related to wading' and .the mode of fishing I am not aware of anyslaw , for holding that fishing in a salmon is an illegal act on, the part of •it trout-fisher, unde r , all circumstances, and whatever-- be the nature ' his right: - Salmca-fishing is an important right. 'T he fish may be in various parts of the river, and the Salla'n— fisher:is-under no restraint . that E krt3vr of in regard to Where he fishes in the river. Nor am I aware of law-far restraining a trout-fisher from 'fishing for 0 0 ' 4 1 wherever they are to be found:. It is said ill °nem . the: pleas here that the proprietor on one side u. no entitled to cast his line' beyond the centre . 0 ' the Hier. I not aware of any law for that eitllß r i Smith viiis.andng for trout with tackle properly suite d for: , trout. 'think . there is. no ground for suppurl that he was fishing for salmon, and, although he , -D heeled a salmon aceidentalln. that could not have oor t :elusively showed that his ob'.eet •was'to lei= salmon+ ,„:; is not said he is One oCthese dexterous anglers-l+ 'Mr. Perdie, .who can kill a:sabnon with a single low: :hair ; and therefore, we cannot hold that, under. 1/r e , tence of 'fishing'for trout, his object was to diStilrb* Salmon. The question is.limited to whether pa/ties the opposite side are entitled to fish far trout (whatev e r may betheir rights) in salmon pools that are- tu" rd° his (the pinsuer',s) side of the river:". r:"• are the leading points. described: let, o That on)the particular.-occasion referred to the defen d , was.net wading hi the- river or trespassing on the loll: of the•noblepursuerbut was' on the' opposite or 5 0 .. 11w side of the river -;2nd; ; That the defender was not of' ing foe Salmon, or- with a rod , adapted for s alin s o % or with tackle Suitable for 'catching salmon, did not Catch 'or raise - any salmon, but was lt~ l ing for trout with a very small rod: a d a pted a i V e . Tor that purpose ; and with : the ordinary ta g 0 % for fishing trout; ; 3d, That lie was. so, fishing for tr"ta in a part of the river which is- within, the limits of, ri pursuer's ,ohthif'grilnion-fishine. ands ez adeerso 01 ,„,,t lands, and which is sometimes frequented by salmon/ 3 in which the defender had previously killed trout, 7 in which, on the occasion in question, he did kill t r io. That it is not proved either that on the occasion i n l ti as tion the defender trespassed' on the pursuer's tishi re r alleged, or,tished in the manner mentiOned in the to of the or:, petition,. or that he had been in. ! 9 ,„ 0 - 'do so previously: In point 'of' law, that in thesel-r; ato t stances the pursuers are not entitled to interdict sP7 the defender as prayed for: v101 (0 4 MDRDEN.ROBBJERY, AND INCENDIARISit -- : -The,Court of Assizes of the Gironde, held at B o lutail was two days :ago occupied with the trial of .a_ct named Vinson, on a charge of murder, robbery , 1 1 ,;t oandiarism. ,it apeared from the indietmellt , led the 23rd of October last, a man named MasSierflain at the house of a farmer, named Moulineau, .re s ,t o r,. be the village • of, Azac. Oa approaching the "_.„ saw a very, thick smoke rising from the ebilli.if4re thoagh the place was on fire. Having knockaeaSeeed ceived no- answer, he and another mall, Yill' ) ;_"4, 1 ,:ollt/ to come past at the time, opened the door, Whi o eu. L.. bo dice on the latch, and were harrer-struck at seei% .1, 11 : o f the of the farmer and his wife lying in tho iuwat' d by th e room on a-pile of burning straw and favot-wo flames of which they were half consuma Th e e 'botl i nation of the bodies proved that they had killed. by blows from some heavy instrument/el-e. ill! derer afterwards making the fire to conceal the ° e ll o u' f cupboard bad ;been broken open for the 4 p purpose St e ? d. e d bery; as several coins were found droppo 2 10 _ he Suspicion , fell on a man named Vinson , " 1 , 0 fro; near the house, and was the terror of the p his h os, his. bad character. He' was arrested, and v °h_i whic h being searched, several things were disco hes l 7, Confirtned , _ , ,the • ed: iron bar was found, which had been recent'''. P__lf - Y o ki. o u t first entertain to ,remove stains, and some articles of el tnl,-,4 si o t bore marks of blood. There was also foall, (1 . 0t 200 f., for the' possession of which he couT.nued tha t ; factorily account, 'and •- it was also as ceri.7 2o f to o • on the day after the murder he had gi!,',,, n „d pia o t iti g woman whom he wasabout to marry, an d been p be huissier named 011 ires Which bau the cri tl '; of since, : lBs7. - Vinson, _ vrhe did not • deny , he ho five .had committed, stated that he had gone to to recv o l Moulineau in the evening• by' apPoln tni f e e n ,ta hie 3 ' 3 teet 2001., which the latter had promised to rder to pr o hie taken an ion bar with him in himself in case the should have been. u ° _t e t f t s ta el t ? o lik p eeP . ,way n home. • Monliiaeau,' however, lea d -his promise, saying that his wife_ objec ni L e v ii 7, r o yeu t pate, having arisen, he had,; in a w ° haviugyertl ie c committed. the murder, admittedturned a and ho 467 f. from the caPheard. The jug. I.,, tf iticeel .0 guilty, guilty, without- extenuating: cireuwe was, condemned to death, °t oth at Or I °leeed rtfu se !rood s opened "HMI The B—c PER s/ ARAB] AsiA t4NA] E URO] AFRIc AE R AR M E A e AN AI tUROI :ERSI .‘A/ER.] AfilA A k UNAI Th e a ndeti h ousr.• Pet4 B cc, th T e 11 31 E Lah,tin" •for WiArc--T ij alew 7, a n "k) thrt,i i i aDDlygto TI/ E -__ dui ' te t 3 (111,,Am and Shj "Ni tequir watch terou:, ' t hy gx their r ~-