Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-06 00:00:00

gommtnial salts. THIS DA•Y Postponed from Wednesday. ' Tins HAT, the 6th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 18, Hackins-hey, 250 Bags fine new CLOVERiEED, just landed ex Columbia, from New York 500 Bags fine new CLOVERSEED, ex Wyoming, from Philadelphia.—Apply to SLEIGH, GASKELL and CO., Brokers THIS DAY, the 6th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 15 Casks fine American bagged Sperm OIL, landed ex Thornton from New York.—Apply to Messrs. Maclean, Maris, and Co., merchants ; or to J. 13. RAYNER & CO., Brokers. MIS DAY, the 6th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, Chapel-street, 1 Cask Jamaica BEES' WAX, 8 Bags PIMENTO, all faults, just landed ex Duchess.—Apply to Messrs. Bernardi:Call and Co., Merchants : or to GRIFFITH, SONS, and PALETHORPE, Brokers. Tails DAY, the 6th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 30, E xc h an ge-alley North, 1200 Double Bundles PIASSAVA, pow landing ex Canadian Lass, from Bahia, Albert Dock.—For Ituther particulars apply to SHAND, HIGSON, ,and CO., Brokers. On account of whom it may concern. Tins DAY, the 6Office,th instant, at One o'cl o ck, i n th e Brokers' 30, Exchange-alley North, g tt ogsheads SUGAR, all faults, just landed ex Tyrer, from Demerara.—For further particulars apply to SHAND, HIGSON, and CO., Brokers. TO-MORROW On account of whom it may concern To-MORROW, the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the • Brokers' Office, 30, Exchange-alley North, A Quantity COFFEE, Damaged by sea water, per Hersilia and Dolphin, from Colombo, Albert Dock. For further particulars apply to SHAND, HIGSON, and Co., Brokers. TO-MORROW, the 7th instant; at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 30, Exchange-alley North, 50 Casks Ceylon COFFEE, 1200 Bags reetently landed ex Dolphin, from Colombo, Albeit Dock.—For further particulars apply to Messrs. C. W. and F. Shand, Mer chants, or to SHAND, HIGSON, & Co., Brokers. To-moußow, the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, Chapel-street, 130 Bags Black PEPPER, 140 Bags Black PEPPER, all faults, ex Albert Edward and Philip Laing, from Singapore.—Apply to GRIFFITH, SONS, and PALETHORPE, Brokers. TO-MORROW, the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, Chapel-street, 180 Boxes PEARL SAGO, all faults, ex - Ann Nelson and Calphurnia ; in the Albert Dock warehouses, Applylo GRIFFITH, SONS, and PALETHORPE, Brokers. /0-mourtow, the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock at noon precisely, in the Wood Sales Sheds, south end Brunswick Dock, Liverpool, 2,165 LANCEWOOD SPARS, ex sundry vessels. On account of the Importers. contg. super. feet. 1%270 Pieces Merchantable Bright SPRUCE DEALS, 546,994 1,819 Pieces Bright PINE DEALS, 66,721 1,438 Pieces 4th-quality DITTO, 41,741 T,575 Pieces Merchantabte SCANTLING, 30,960 1,755 Pieces DEAL ENDS, 20,000 15,000 Pieces Sawn PALINGS, being the cargo just arrived ex Thos. H. Perkins, from St. John, ;N.B. On account of the Importers. , To the above will be 'added other American and Baltic FIRS, &c., for catalogues of which apply to EDWARD CHALONER, Wood Broker and Measurer, 6, East Side Queen's Dock, Liverpool. TO -MORROW, the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 133 Hogsheads Cotton Seed CAKE, now landing ex Carlyle; from New Orleans.—Apply to J. H. RAYNER and CO., Brokers TO-MORROW, the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at 1, Oldhall-street, 250 Bales JUTE, ex Blackburn, from Calcutta; in Albert Dock.--Apply to HOW and BARCLAY, Brokers NEXT WEEK MONDAY On INIoNDAy next, the 10th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 500 Cases CASSIA LIGNEA, 1,000 Bags Black PEPPER, BROWNE, HUNTER, and CO., Brokers. Apply to ESDAY On Turin .+r next, the 11th instant, at the Brokers• Office, 2, Dale-street, 1,560 Bags Bombay LINSEED, 1,000 Bags Bombay RAPESEED, 800 Bags Bombay MUSTARD SEED, 300 Bags Bombay SAFFLOWER SEED Apply to BROWNE, HUNTER, and CO., Brokers. On TUESDAY next, the 11th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 30, Exchange-alley North, 70 Bales HEMP, • ex Black Eagle, from Bombay, Albert Dock ; 15 Tons HEMP, per Howden, from Bombay, 800 Ballots COCOANUT FIBRE, ex Dolphin, from Colombo, Albert Dock.—For further particu lars apply to SHAND, HIGSON and CO., Brokers. On TUESDAY next, the 11th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 100 Casks COCOA NUT OIL, lately landed. —Apply to J. 11. RAYNER and CO., Brokers. On TUESDAY next, the 11th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, About 70 Tuns Southern WHALE OIL, ex Antilla, from Honolulu.—Apply to J. H. RAYNER and CO., Brokers. WEDNESDAY On WEDNESDAY next, the 12th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 500 Bags Bombay SALTPETRE, WO Bags Ditto DITTO, 49 Bales East India SENNA. BROWNE, HUNTER, and CO., Makers oil damaged, Apply to Postponed from Wednesday, the 29th . ult On WEDNESDAY next, the 12th lost= t,A the Brokers' saleroom, Oldb all-street, 195 Bales Fine Mozambique ORCHELLA WEED, now landing ex Fernandez, from Lisbon.—Apply to Messr Leech, Harrison, and Forwood, Merchants; or to ROOKE, OKELL, and SPENCE, Brokers. THURSDAY On TEIIIIISDAY next, the 13th instant, at Twelve o'clock at the Broker's Office, 7, Exchange-chambers, About 160 Tons Fine MANGANESE, just landed ex Guedo Bodceling, from Huelva, in Garston Dock. COPY OF ANALYSIS MAWS BY MR. GEO. C. MJSON : " Peroxide of Manganese '• Ditto of Iron " Water ••• • • . . 4.0 Selica and Alumina Apply to Messrs. Leech, Harrison, and Forwood, Merchants ; or to FRANCIS J. EATON, Broker. FRIDAY Without reserve. On FRIDAY, the 14th instant, at Twelve o'clock, ,at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 34 Bales HEAP, 38 Bales JUTE. BROWNE, HUNTER, and CO., Brokers ,'apply to AFTER NEXT WEEK On WEDNESDAY, the 19th instant, and following days, at the Brokers' Saleroom, 35, Dale-street, 1,000 Bales East India and other WOOLS. JOHN L. BOWES & BROTHER, Wool Brokers Apply to On WEDNESDAY, the 19th instant, and following days, at the - Brokers' Saleroom, Atherton -buildings, Dale-street, r 4,000 Bales East India 1,000 ~ superior Russia Combing Fleece WOOLS. 600 , Iceland, Egyptian, Syria, and other low 5,60 0 bales.—For catalogues, &c., Apply to ' HUGHES and RONALD, Wool Brokers. On the 20th instant, at Twelve.o'clOck, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, - 809 Banned East India KIPS, 752 UFFALO HIDES. BRO wNE, HUNTER, and CO., Brokers Apply t( Ou Sae. PATENT ASPITALTE ROOFING FELT. A cheap, durable, and perfectly Waterproof Roofing. ONE PENNY PER SQuaar. FOOT. And PATENT nAIR FELT, For Clothing Steam Boilers, &c., by which a saving of one-fourth in the consumption of fuel effected. WM. GIBSON, to W. W. Fownt.r, success°. -- Office and Warehouse -12, CABLz-sT RE El •ON SALE, 100 Tons MANURE OIL CAKE. Pot analysis and price, apply to THOMPSON, BAGNALL, and BUTTERWORTH, Brokers, 30, Moorfields ON SALE, A Cargo of MANGANESE, to arrive, about 160 Tons. Copy of Analysis made by Mr. Gco. C. "(won, Analytical ch em i s t "Tested in the dry state it contains, "Of Peroxide of Manganese ..... "Of water. "Liverpool, 18th Dec., 1858." Apply t o LEECH, HARRISON, and FORWOOD, 37, North John-street TO LOSPANDOWNERS AND FARMERS. CHESHIRE PHHATE COMPANY have constanty ON SALE, Nitrogenised BONE PHOSPIIATE, and other valuable fertilisers.—Saraples and prices may be had at the Office, _ 3 , CABLE-STREET. Works :—LOWER 13EBIXOTON. J. R. CAMERON, CHRONOMETER MANUFACTURER AND OPTICIAN, MARINE SOIYTH CA. CHRONOMSTLE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. ON SALE OR lIIRE. ETERS GOLD and SILVER WATCHES, SEXTANTS, QUADRANTS, BAROMETERS, TELESCOPES, 4.c CHARTS FROM LATEST SURVEYS. W"3l WINTER CLOTHING, THE GENTLEMAN'S OUTFITTING WAREHOUSES, 24 AND 26, BOLD-STREET, P. L. MACTAGGART INVERNESS WRAPPERS. OVER COATS. DRESSING GOWNS. DRAWERS AND VESTS. FANCY FLANNEL SHIRTS. RAILWAY RUGS AND PLAIDS MUFFLERS AND SCARFS. FLANNELS AND BLANKETS. B OYS' WINTER CLOTHING TO CORRESPONDENTS. Under no circumstances can we insert communications not accompanied by the authors real name and address, not neces sarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. CA> Dirkrn Ulinto. THURSDAY, JAN UARY 6y. 1859. THE DAY'S NEWS The monthly meeting of the Town Council took place yesterday. The proceedings of the Finance Committee were confirmed, after a pretty length ened discussion on the recommendation that the Newsham Estate, north of West Derby Road, be put up in one lot, and sold by auctions._ Mr. J. R. Jeffery then introduced his motion, viz.:—" That, in lieu of receiving the gross amount of purchase money or fine upon the granting or renewal of a lease, a rent be reserved, payable either quarterly or half-yearly, such rent being calculated at a proper rate of interest on the amount, of fine not paid. or deposited',. as 'herein after deposited ; and, in addition. thereto, such further rate per eent. as shall be• sufficient; by accumulation at compound interest, to equal at least the present value of the gross fine, the Council reserving the power, in ail, eases to which this principle may be applied, to require payment. or deposit at the time of sale or-renewal, of such proportion of the gross amount of fine as the , circumstances of each case may- seem to require?' Mr. Jeffery, at considerable length, showed the propriety of his motion being adopted. Mr.. Stitt followed on the same side. Mr. Stewart opposed, and after considerable discussion the motion was lost by a vote of 27' against 21. Mr.. Hughes, Deputy Town Clerk, died very suddenly on Tuesday morning. The - Council passed a very high eulogium, upon the career of the deceased gentleman. The case of " Simon v. The Liverpool Mercury," has concluded. Mr. Simon keeps a public-house known as "Dick's Coffee House," in Cable-street, A number of gentlemen, forming the " Harrington Club," were in the habit of dining at Mr. Simon's. One day last year Mr.. Simon missed a " bran new hat," belonging to himself, which had been replaced by a " shocking bad' one. He learned that the hat had been taken away by a Mr. Junker, who had dined with the Club on the day in question. On applying to' Junker for restitution, he was treated with contempt, and he accordingly summoned Mr. Junker for the price of the hat. That gentleman did not appear, and judgment went by default. The Mercury, in reporting the case, stated that Mr. Simon had represented himself as being a member of the Club. The club took umbridge at this, and ceased visiting Simon. The latter averred that he lost £lOO a year by their leaving, which they did through the Mercury report, such report, according to Mr. Simon, being untrue and written with malice. The jury took another view of the affair, and returned a verdict for the defendants. Our readers will remember that, some time ago, the Mercury published the particulars of an alleged outrage upon a Miss Audley, by the cutting other crinoline, &c., &c. Miss Audley complained to the police, and gave the description of two men who she averred had so insulted her. She after wards complained that letters of an abominable character—containing obscenities most degrading —had been put through the keyhole, or under the door, addressed to her. A police-officer was put to watch the house. One evening he saw Mrs. Draper, wife of the owner, enter the house. He then looked through the key-hole and did not see any letter. The next person who called was the milkman, and on his making his appearance, Miss Audley and Mrs. Draper stated that they had received another of these degrading letters, which had been put through the key-hole. The officer went up and they told him the same story. At the time, he knew that no one had passed the door or put a letter through the key-hole since the entrance of Mrs Draper, and he declared his conviction ' to be that the letters were placed inside, and that they did not come from without. But this is not all. What caused the above to be made public was the arrest of a young man, for begging at the door of Mr. Draper, on that night. M iss A u dl e y, a ft er witnessing him being taken off to Bridewell, went there, saw him, and said that he was one of the men who had assaulted her. He was accordingly booked on this second charge. On being brought before Mr. Dixon yesterday, Mr. Superintendent Ride stated that he did not believe the prisoner committed the alleged out rage , as the description at first furnished by Mi ss Audley the was so very different, that there could not be slightest reason for having him charged with the offence. Mr. Dixon took this view of the affair and discharged the prisoner. At the monthly meeting of the Mercantile Marine Association yesterday, the report sub mitted stated that the differences between the London Association and those of Liverpool and Southampton had not yet been adjusted. Mr. Cardwell and Mr. Langston, the two mem bers for Oxford, have addressed their constituents. Both speak strongly in favour of a satisfactory measure of Reform, but do not attempt any very intelligible definition of what they mean. Mr. Commissioner Goulburn gave judgment yesterday in the case of Davison and Gordon the details of which have been before the publi c in many forms. He refused the bankrupts their certificates, but granted protection, the assignees concurring, until further orders. At the Central Criminal Court, yesterday, Roper, the Greenwich corn dealer, was brought up for trial, on a charge arising out of a suspicion of setting fire to his dwelling-house some months ago. The trial, in a certain sense, may be con sidered a cause celebre, and. it is expected to last two days. Sylvester Gale, the wholesale bigamist, who has been figuring at the London Police Courts, pleaded yesterday on five indictments for bigamy, and was sent for four years to penal. servitude. A terrible colliery accident has again to be reported. On this occasion it was not an explo sion of fire-damp, but some negligence with the machinery. The result is the violent death of seven persons—three men and four boys. Fresh accounts from North Italy represent the Austrian garrison in Lombardy as already on the war footing, and the plan of campaign is to involve a large use of the new railway lines, not in exist ence in the day of Radetski. The Milanese district is to be abandoned at the first outbreak, and the strafegetic arrangements imply the relinquishment of the banks of the Adda. Warlike preparations are brisk at Cremona, and great press is at work on the rail from Bolzano to Verona, along which reinforcements from Styria and the interior are to be poured into Italy. Modena is in a fearful state of alarm, especially at the news of General Garibaldi having been taken into the Sardinian staff ser vice with the avowed intention of organising guerillas, in which branch of profession he is supreme. _ _ _ _ Between Spain and Mexico, it is gratifying to know, there will be no hostilities. It is now offi cially announced Ly the Madrid Gazette that Mexico has yielded to the demands of Spain. IT would be gratifying to find from the few remarks of the Recorder of this Borough, which he addressed to the Grand Jury of the Quarter Sessions, as reported in our impression of yesterday, could one only be satisfied about it, that the learned gentleman considered there was a diminution of Crime amongst us, notwithstanding that there is an increase in the criminal business of his Court. Gratifying, that is, we say, if one could really have no doubt about it. But, for our part, we must confess that we are very sceptical on the point. The Recorder declares—and not_ for the first time either—that "the increased labours of his court • seem to be accompanied by a diminution of crime, strange as it may appear. The present calendar is heavy," he adds, "for the space of five weeks, but I see no reason to change my view." Heavy indeed it was—con taining, as it did, some eighty-nine names of prisoners for trial—the accumulation of but a very few weeks. Their offences, it is true, were in no case of a very atrocious character; but then such offences are always taken before other and higher criminal courts ;—and we must examine their records also, before we can arrive at any just and fair conclusion upon the subject. There would certainly appear to be some ground for the Recorder's persuasion, in the fact of the gaol being somewhat less densely tenanted now than it was. During the official year, it seems, " from September 30, 1857, to September 30, 1858, the daily average number of prisoners in the gaol, throughout the year, was. 1,088 ; and the smallest number at any one time was in May last, when the number was 984 ;while last Sunday the number was only 833. This," said the learned Judge, "is a very considerable diminution, and therefore you will. not be alarmed at the extent of your labours ; nay, more, you will see reason to hope that the trouble that you and this Court take, is, to some extent, effectual—more effectual, perhaps, than any other method of dealing with prisoners for the suppression of crime." We would not attempt to dispute these conclusions. We do not deny the effectual opera tion of the Recorder's Court, a the disposal of the criminal cases brought before• it. Rut we must still take the liberty of doubting if there is, after all, any such diminution of crime in the Borough as to be a subject of congratulation.. Eighty-nine committals, in five weeks, in. addition - bathe numer ous cases summarily disposed of,. day by day, in the Police Courts, is too formidable an amount, we cannot but think,, of criminal offence, to warrant any very sanguine hope of a decided diminution of crimp having taken place. It may be quite true that they were "of so light a character as to require no comment" from the Recorder. But they doubtless indicated a deplorable prevalence of what is too apt to be regarded as matter-of-course crime,--though it is still that sort of crime which tells of a sad state of morals, in any community. Let us not, then, deceive ourselves. Let us not be too ready to lay the flattering unction to our souls that we are improving, and thereby realxation of the means of reformation only produce a This is the great mischief that is so apt to be done, in such a case, by jumping to conclusions too hastily and too soon. It is so agreeable, and so satisfactory, to be persucided, or to persuade ourselves, that so great a curse to us all as crime is disappearing, or even decreasing, that the wish is very likely to become father to the thought. And this, we say, is not only most undesirable, but most hurtful. It is not only crying "peace, when there is no peace," but it unconsciously, almost, lessens that wholesome anxiety which one ought to feel about the moral and social condition of those classes which furnish the vast majority of our criminals, and thereby slackens any philanthropic efforts which may have been making to improve it. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Mawdsley's school-boy pocket pencils - in great variety, 3d, 6d, and ls. Also, writing cases and desks, from ss. 4, Castle-street. PRESENTATION TO MR. DUTTON.—To-morrow (Friday) evening, a testimonial consisting of a handsomely bound Shakspeare, in six volumes, and a silver drinking cup, will be presented in the news-room, to Mr. Dutton, librarian to the Free Public Library. TUETONIC HALL.—Mr. J. R. Smith opened his monstre panorama of the grand Tour of Europe, &c., last night, at the above hall, for the first time. To-day we have no more space than to announce the fact, but to-morrow we shall enter into details. The scenery is beautiful and correct. LIVERPOOL FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY.—On Tuesday evening last, the Liverpool Festival Choral Society gave a performance of Handel's " Messiah," which was very well attended, but pressure of matter will not allow of our going into particular details. Mrs. Sunderland, Miss Mr. A. Mann, and Mr. Cuzner, were the principal s i nger s. Mr. Baetens led the band, and Mr. Saunders conducted with his usual ability. HOUSE STRIPPING.---WO are given to understand that persons are in the habit of stripping a number of unoccupied houses, in Bedford-street, awl C4therine street, of the taps, lead, ofanything they can lay their hands upon. It appears from information we can gather, that men are in the habit of going there as if they had been sent by some one to work, and by this means take the opportunity of stripping the house. It would be well if the police would be a little more on the alert in that neighbourhood, as it is a serious matter to the landlord. The lead must be sold somewhere or other, and we think the authorities ought to look after it, as they have been informed about the matter. SERIOUS FALL PROM A WINDOW.—A serious accident occurred yesterday, to a woman named Mary Donelly, residing at 12 Court, Sawney Pope-street. It appears she had been washing, and was in the act of hanging her clothes out at the garret window, by the aid of a pole. She laid too much• stress, however, on the pole, which broke, and precipitated her to the ground. She fractured her right thigh, and received a compound fracture of the right arm. RIOTOUS MILITIAMEN. Several militiamen, whose names we have not been able to ascertain, were drunk last night, at a public-house in Regent-road, where they commenced creating a disturbance. Two policemen, named Todd and Kenny, who were on duty in Regent road, were called in to quell the disturbance, when they were set upon by the militiamen, and kicked very severely. Todd sustained a severe scalp wound, but Kenny is not so badly hurt. Two of the militiamen are in custody, and will be brought before Mr. Mansfield this morning. SCOTTISH NATIONAL MUSIC AT ST. GEORGE'S HALL The New Year's Festival of Scottish music at St. George's Hall, provided by Mr. Reynolds, progresses rapidly in public favour. Last night the Hall was filled, and the dances and music were received with enthusiasm. Mr. Notman's fine figure and graceful action is very effective in the flings and reels, and the audience cannot refrain from joining in with the characteristic " Hoot," as the figures change. Miss Esther Jacobs and Mrs. George Keef, do their best with the vocal portion of the concerts, and all the pipes and violinists are fully up to their work. There is to be another concert this evening. THE ENGLISH OPERA AT THE AMPHITHEATRE. During the week, Mr. Elliott Galer's Opera Tronpe has been drawing good audiences every evening, and we are really glad of it, for they are evidently taking great pains to deserve well of the Liverpool public. The operas performed have been the - ever-admired " Sonnambula," the equally favourite " Bohemian Girl," and Gay's charming Beggars' Opera," in all of which the various artistes have well acquitted themselves. Miss. Fanny Reeves, as Amine, in the former, and as Arline in the last named, is nightly making herself a greater favourite, being invariably encored in the well-known airs. Madame Maud Bishop, as the Gipsey Queen, sings Balfe's music with discriminating taste and good effect ; also, in the character of Polly Peaclaum she displays a true conception of the character, and therefore sings and plays it with credit.to herself and to the satisfaction of the audience. Mr. Elliot Galer, as Elvino and Thaddeus, and Mr. Lyall as Florestine and Captain Macheath, each meet with great success, being loudly applauded in their various parts. We may remark, en passant, that Miss Hodgson makes a good Ilfrs. Peachuna, though, strange to say, we could not find her name attached to that character, either in the public advertisements or the "bill of the play." * CHRIST-CHURCH, HUNTER-STREET.—A circular has come into our hands, issued by the incumbent of this Church, the Rev. J. W. Twist, notifying that a reduction of the pew rents has been made, with the laudable view of increasing the congregation, by accession from the labour ing poor. The Church, it is stated, " although capable of accommodating a large number of worshippers, has for many years past been comparatively neglected by the inhabitants of the district where it is situated, owing, in a great measure, to the want of free accommodation and to the high price of such sitting as were to be procured." It was hoped, we understand, that the pew rents wonld be done away with altogether, but this has been found impracticable at present. The upper gallery, however, the circular states, is free. The devoted incumbent does not hesitate to declare—" I am willing to allow that much of the neglect with which it has been treated in this dis trict hitherto is attributable to the cause already men tioned, namely, your practical exclusion from Christ Church, owing to the high charges demanded for sittings. Having endeavoured to meet and remove this objection to the best of my ability, I hope I may be supported and encouraged by the best sign of approval which you can give me, a more numerous and regular attendance in God's house of prayer." It is to he hoped that he will be supported in so desirable an object, more especially as they are educating, in connection with that Church, from 500 to 600 children daily, and have also a Provident Society constantly at work in the district. In the NORTHERN TIMES, I sometimes read about " Pat Kelly's Batter"—and looking over' it to-day I find some " Irish splutter "—about an Orral Lever line from. Galway to New Yorkers ;—Well, really, now, it does seem. strange, would they the "Liver" fork, sirs ? and roast her,. too, upon a spit to serve out dainty rations ? My friends,. pray know, they are not fit, they yet will get a , thrashing ; for "Jenny Jones" and Dicky Sam" will "speck" with Orral Lever. May be his words and ways are sham, he is not quite so clever.—The ships they boost, from land to land, which make the distance shorter—Was built before the Lever Line was thought of or reported. To " Dicky Sam" they owe so much, 'tis feared they will forget it, for both the ships and engine steuf were made and proved of merit. 'Twas " Dicky Sam" that gave-them berths it was not Orral Lever; he's not the man of such great birth., nor is he quite so clever. But then, 'tis true, I may be wrong, he is a man of spirit— much praise he gets, just now-a-days, by many "Men of Merit." Still, Father Tim,ey. as true as syne, will prove all Men and Mothers ; then let me say, without delay, look out for friends and betters. For " Dicky Sam," and " Jenny Jones," and little "Northern Bell," will make a boat which soon may float, soswift none will excel, And like a fish, yet not a fish, but as a fish does swim, she gets her speed, 'tis true, indeed, she'll be a Naval King. The clock points (I see) half-past ten ; I've something else to do ; excuse me, therefore, gentle men, again I'll write to you.—Liverpool, Dee.. 31, 1858. Tun LATE C. BENTHAM, ESQ.—In our obituary of this day will be found recorded the death of Christopher Bentham, Esq., of Laurel Grove, Bersham, near this town. A local paper in speaking of Mr. Bentham, says— " A gentleman who has been well known i this locality for some years, far the sympathy and support he he has manifested towards all the liberal and en lightened movements of the day, as well as for his benevolence and charity towards the poor, the aged, and the afflicted, and his cheerful contributions towards those institutions established for the succour and support of these various classes, Mr. Bentham was a Liverpool Merchant, and up to the time of his death was a partner in the firm of Bentham, Bowen, & Co. tea merchants, Liverpool. He was also one of the directors of the North and Sonth Wales Bank, in which we believe he was an extensive shareholder. As is well known to most of our readers in this locality, he was a member of the Society of Friends, and, like his brethren generally, he was a strenuous opponent of Church rates, tithes, and all compulsory payments for eclesiastical purposes, and, upon one occasion, suffered the spoiling of his goods rather than submit to these unjust exactions. He possessed considerable power as a speaker, and upon the few occasions in which he appeared in this capacity, he was listened to with great delight ; his remarks, accompanied by a most distinct articulation and enunciation, always being pithy and pointed, and characterised by an entire absence of anything approaching redundancy, His loss will be severely felt by the poor in his locality, by the numerous benevolent institutions to which he was a liberal contributor, and by the friends of civil and religious liberty generally.— Chester Observer. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS. —At the usual weekly meeting of this board, held yesterday, Mr. Edward s occupied the chair. The other members present were —Messrs. Abrahams, Stone, Medcalf, Kirkus, Roscoe, Roberts, Bolshaw, Wensley, and - Smith. The Clerk reported that he had examined the daybook and inspected the other book kept by the Master of the Workhouse and Hospital, together with those of the several Relieving-officers (with the exception of Mr. Potts's, which were not sent for examination), and the books of the Superintendent of Out-door Labour, and found all to be correct. Monthly statements were received from the various Collectors in the township. The following cheques were granted for out-door relief Mr. Potts £125, Mr. Olny £36, and Mr. Lythgoe £23. A letter was read from the Poor Law Board, approving of the appointment of Messrs. Wm. Seward and James Standing, as assistant-overseers of the Wavertree and Garston districts. It was moved by Mr. Stoi.ie, and seconded by Mr. Bolshaw, that the assistant-master of the hospital, Mr. Hall, be authorised to act as master for one Month. It was moved, as an amendment, by Mr. Smith, and seconded by Mr. Roberts, that Miss Hobbs be requested to take the management of the hospital. The amendment was lost ; there being four for the motion, and three for the amendment. It was moved by Mr. Stone, and seconded by Mr. Kirkus, that the wages of 6s per week, hitherto paid to John Kershaw, as messenger at the hospital, be discontinued, and that he be allowed to remain receiving rations only as remuneration for his services. The motion was carried. Mr. Stone moved, and Mr. Wensley seconded, that Julia Ready, cook at the hospital, be discharged at the expiration of a month, on the grounds that she had been reported as drunk, and that Margaret Dickens be appointed in her stead, at a salary of £lO per annum ; also, that Catherine Wattrfs be engaged as laundress , in the place of iliargaret Dickens, under wages of £lO per annum. ibis conclu ded the business. LATEST TELEGRAMS. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. SOUTHAPMTON, Wednesday. The Tagus steam-ship, w ith the Peninsular mail, arrived here at ten o'clock this morning. Her dates are :—Gibraltar, Dec. 21; Cadiz, Dec. 27 ; Lisbon, Dec. 30 ; Oporto, Dec. 31 ; and Vigo, Jan. 1. She brings £1,500 in specie, a cargo of fruit, and 67 passengers. _ No news of importance from Gibraltar or other ports. The schooner Vestal was at anchor off Oporto. ' She experienced very foggy weather in the Channel. SPAIN. MADRID, Jan.• 4 The Gazette announces officially that full satis faction has been given to Spain for the exactions at Tampico. The Congress has authorised the Government to collect the taxes. MEETING AT THE PUBLIC OFFICES, TOXTETH-PARK. Yesterday morning, a meeting. was convened to con sider an objection taken by Mr. Urquhart as to the cost of a deputation which visited the lunatic asylums some time ago. The real objection was to the effect that a deputation went to visit the Rainhill and Lancaster Lunatic Asylums, after which they paid a visit to Bolton Abbey, the expenses of wLich was paid out of the poor rate. Mr. Urquhart stated his objection at some length, urging that the funds had been mis-appropriated; and he thought he would not be doing his duty as a guardian if he did not see that the matter was investigated. He did so upon principle. Although the amount was small, yet, if it was repeated frequently, it would amount to a considerable sum. The accounts, in the present instance, amounted to £l7 16s. 2d., and he would not for £5OO identify himself with such accounts. He thought it his duty, as a membar of the Toxteth Board of Guardians,, to know how that £l7 16s. 2d. was expended. Mr. Cleaver said the account was produced at the time the cheek was paid. Mr. Lees, the auditor, said what he cared about now wag to satisfy himself as to the correctness of the accounts. He then read the different items, which ran as follows : Six fares to Lancaster, £1 ss. He thought there could be no objection to that. Fare from Lancaster, 4s. 2d. cigars, 13s. I • . . . 1 . • . Mr. Urquhart : I object to the last item. Mr. Lees : Cash to Mr. Harrison £1 17s. 6d. 1 must have the particulars of this. It appears from the objections made to the accounts, it will be necessary to go into the whole items, and I must have all the parti culars. Mr. Gough £5 ls. 3d. Mr. Urquhart said, he saw a bill paid by Mr. Gough, which contained many particulars, but not having the bill he saw before, he could not give all the particulars: Mr. Lees : Fares to Rainhil lOs Cal ; toll gates lld ; Raven hotel, St. Helens, ls. 4d ; coaches 8s ; drivers ss. Mr. Urquhart objected to the last item; it was too much for driving only about four miles. Mr. Cleaver said he wrote to the proprietor of the Raven hotel to prepare a large conveyance for a number of gentlemen. On arriving at St. Helens be found that two conveyances had been sent, the land lord stating that he would charge no more for the two than he - would for one, but requested that something should be given to the drivers. Mr. Lees (continued) : Servants at Haydock, 7s. 61 Mr. Urquhart: There is another item which ought to be paid out of the parish money, I object to that. Mr. Lees : At the Raven Hotel'. you engaged two coaches to go from Rainhill Asylum to Haydock Lodge. Mr. Cleaver : I wrote on the day - previous to the Raven Hotel, in St. Helen's. Mr. Lees : Mr. Moss, La 9s. 6d. Mr. Urquhart wanted to see the particulars of this item. Mr. Moss said he had given the particulars on a loose piece of paper. He understood that, in cases of this kind each gentleman had to state what he had spent. As to what became of the account, he did not know, but he gave it to Mr. Cleaver. It was principally composed of railway fares back homewards. He paid all railway fares. back, and an hotel account;, but £6 9s. 6d. was the amount he paid. Mr. Urquhart said he had seen the bill in Mr. Moss' hands. Mr. Lees said he could not adjudicate upon that bill unless he had the particulars before him. The next item had not been paid, which was for Mr. Urquhart, Bs. 6d. ; but as it bad not yet been paid, he must disallow it on that ground. Mr. Urquhart remarked that that was another evidence that the accounts were not correct. Mr. Latham said his money was for cars, but he had made no. memorandum.. Mr. 'Urquhart said his Bs. 6d. was for railway fare and cabs. He had four journeys, but only charged for one. Mr. Lees inquired if there was any hope of being able to get the particulars ? If he could not get them, he would; have to disallow the charges on that ground. He did not say that the charges were unreasonable, but simply from the want of particulars he would have to disallow them. Mr. Cleaver said he could not tell the whole of them. Mr. Moss remarked that Mr. Lees- had come to a right conclusion, and, as far as he was concerned, he would make it his business to write to different parties and try to get the accounts for him. He would like- to make a few remarks on this matter.. Mr. Urqnhart was a man of this description—that he. had, through his life time, made himself odious Mr. Lees : You had better abstain from all per sonalities. Mr. Moss : Nell I will do so. Mr. Urquhart : If you havo done with me I -shall retire, but will return again, if you will let me know the time of your adjournment. Mr. Moss : Your motive may be correct, but I say you are not a truthful man. You come here with garbled statements. Mr. Lees : I feel it my duty to take a course which I can justify hereafter. Mr. Urquhart: After gentlemen producing a bundle of accounts to the amount of £l7 16s 2d, and I being here a second time to object can get no particulars. Mr. Lees : I shall be engaged every day this week, and the first hour I can name will be three o'clock on Satur day. Mr. Cleaver gives me some hopes that I shall get the accounts. Mr. Urquhart : I came here to-day with the full assurance that the accounts were ready, but now I am come they are not here. Mr. Moss : I call upon Mr. Urquhart to produce that garbled statement of his own—that statement you brought into this room. You are an untruthful man, and that is all I can say of you. I knew nothing about the disbursement of this money. I went in an active spirit with the deputation, and some had money, and some had not. Upon the outset, I said to Mr. Cleaver, "Let nothing be done but what is usual ; and let _us see that the interests of the township are not com promised. I have been a member of the Corporation for years, and been with deputations, but I never knew a man to take the position Mr. Urquhart has done. Mr. Urquhart : Mr. Moss has made a statement to the effect, that I tore up the paper. Mr. Moss : When it was proposed that we should travel in a third-class carriage, I put my note with the rest of them. The deputation swelled out to eight, which was more than in previous years. I say it is an honourable account, if you compare it with former years. I was one of the three at signing the cheque, which I felt justified in doing, and say th a t Toxteth Park is not at all damaged by it. The inquiry was than adjourned till three o'clock on Saturday next, for further information. The Statesman announces some new publications of interest : —" Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India," being extracts from the letters of' Major W. S. R. Hod son, edited by his brother; " Lib er ty," by J o h n St uar t Mill, which is looked for with intense interest by the desciples of Bentham ; "Extracts from the Works of Jean Paul Ritcher," selected and translated by Lady Chatterton ; and a work of Dr. Vaughan, to be en titled " Revolutions in English History," the first volume of which will be " Revolutions of Race." Another work by Harriet Martineau, entitled " The Endowed Schools of Ireland ; " a book of travels, " From Hon& Kong to Manilla ;" and one on the same subject, " Inilian Scenes and Characters," sketched from life by Prince Alexis Loltykoff. Mr. Nichol, of Edini;urgh, has in the Press a new edition of Spenser, whie,b is printed after this novel and apparently very judie.'..bus arrangement, that the glossary of modern Englisb runs side by side with the original work, so that orthnary readers may perceive at a glance the full mean ing of what the poet intended to say. Another reprint, now in the course of execution in the northern metropo lis, is Mr. Chamber's " Annals of Scotland," the whole of the first edition of which,' although it was a very large one, was sold in a few months. TOWN COUNCIL MEETING. The usual monthly meeting of the Council was held at eleven o'clock yesterday, in tie Town Hall. The Mayor, William Preston, Esq., presided. DEATH OF THE DEPUTY TOWN CLERK The Mayor said : Gentlemen, previous to the corn* mencement of the business of the day, it is my painful duty to inform the Council of the death of the Deputy Town Clerk, Mr. Hughes, which suddenly tooa place yesterday. The Town Clerk has received a letter from Mr. Hughes' father, which he will read to the Council. The Town Clerk read a letter from Mr. Hughes, sen., which said—" It is my painful task to inform you that my son, Linton Hughes, died this afternoon, about four o'clock. He had an attack of paralysis last night, from which he never rallied.—Yours, very truly," Sm. Mr. John Stewart said, he had only heard, since he came into that room, of the melancholy event which had taken place. He desired to bear his testimony to the satisfactory manner in which Mr. Hughes had discharged his duties up to the time of his being so suddenly called away. (Hear, hear.) He was sure the members of the Council would all share in the sincere reg-ret he felt at the loss of Mr. Hughes, and he moved that a letter of condolence be sent to his widow. (Hear, hear.) . _ Mr. Alderman Holme seconded' the - resolidi on, and willingly bore testimony to the great assiduity and attention which Mr Hughes had paid to the duties of his office so long as he retained his health. It had pleased Providence, a short time ago, to afflict hint with an attack of paralysis. That attack had been repeated until it caused his removal. He was not a very strong man, either physically,. perhaps, , although he was very much devoted to the service of the Corporation; and there was every reason to believe that those attacks, if they were not actually brought on were very much accelerated by the enormous amount of duty, which was imposed upon him during their parliamentary, contests, when a great responsibility was, thrown upon him. He seemed never to have thoroughly rauied after that time. When the Council made him' a grant of £5O, which was gracefully and un-i animously conceded by every member of the Councilt l it was hoped that it might benefit him, by enabling him to seek at least a temporary repose. - However, the result' had proved otherwise. It had pleased God to remove Mr. Hughes, and he (Mr. Holme) cordially seconded , the motion, that the condolence of the Council be offerect to the bereaved widow and the relations; who, he fearedP i were left in very indifferent circumstances. He cordially joined with Mr. Stewart in expressing the sentiments oti the Council upon'so melancholy an occasion ; and. he wa.i sure the vote would be unanimously agreed upon memory of a very-- faithful and meritorious servant. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Ridley bore testimony to the zeal and ability of Mr. Hughes, up to last Monday. On that day, he sat la , that room for more than two hours, and was as assiduoa 4 as at any farmer period, and showing equal attention and ability in the discharge of his duties, altthough obviously by no means strong. The vote of condolence was unanimously agreed to The minutes of the last meeting, and the special meet-- ins, were read. FINANCE COMMFFTEP The proceedings of this committee contained the' following recommendations : " To - Purchase from Mr. It. A. Macfiei Esq., 41 square yards of land, portion of the site of a warehouse on the North side of Tithebarn-street, and East side of Silk' house-lane, for the sum of £500.. "To puichase a Leasehold house in. New-bird-street, belonging to Mr. J. F. Williams, for the sum of £135. t"The proceedings of the sub-committee on the NeWf sham-house estate :_Recommendation that,. in consequent"' of the death of Mr. Fox, the staff of the Surveyor's' office be arranged asfollows 8,. Parry, assistant? with the following duties, viz., the charge of the estate plans the. register of leases, the survey of property fo r new leases, and the- examination of accounts for work done by tradesmen, salary £2lO. Mr. G. 11. Rolleit, as principal draughtsman, with the charge of buildings progress ? and of repairs of property in possession, Lail £210.. Mr. Andrew-Watson, at present and since 1851 , a supernumerary - clerk, as assistant draughtsman, salad £1302' On the 25th of November the sub-committee-met, 0 4 agreed to appoint Mr. Cooper chairman,. and to / fleet every alternate Thursday. The surveyor was. requeste d to confer with the engineer, and to report upon the bes t means of draining the Newsham House estate, and the probable cost, with reference to a road across. it fro o West Derby-road to London-road ; and also' the total cos t of the. Newsham House and Yellow House estate. 0° the 9th. December, the committee recommended that thes e estates should be laid out for building purposes,. and that' , designs be furnished by the surveyor, showing the position of the necessary roads. The. Committee als ° recommended that a system of drainage should 138 adopted available for the sewerage of the whole of the estates. On the 2.3 rd December, it was recomme nded that plans be prepared of the portion of the-estate flat, of West Derby-road, and for the sale of it in one lot, and also that plans be prepared for the sale of that portion e' the estate west of Newsham House. Mr. Stewart moved the adoption of the first specii recommendation. in the Finance Committee's. report, 5 0 " said he considered the transaction would. be an advent° . geous one to the Corporation. Alderman S. Holme seconded the motion.—Carried. A Mr. Stewart then moved the adoption , of the sea l ' special recommendation of the committee. The purchas e of the old house for £135 would be decidedly a go od bargain. Alderman S. Holme seconded the motion, which ic e ' carried. Mr. Stewart moved the adoption. of the third r ecol' mendation. The sub-committee who had been 3,r pointed to consider that matter had had it und er i consideration for some time, and, had been assist by the surveyor and the engineer; and o '4 conclusion the Committee had arrived at was, thought, well grounded. At present, it was proposed t , deal only with that portion of the estate nearest 1 .3 Liverpool, commencing with Bxeck House, and proceeclt eastward to the road. The piece of land proposed to d dealt with, included about thirty acres ; but, dealing with that thirty acres, it was essentri to consider the ultimate appropriation and mode ,; laying out the estate. In order to l a y ou t I,' estate properly, they would have to deal with th e neje; bouring landowners, and. probably in some instances isl i j neighbouring parishes. In deciding on any principle 0 . 1,1 precise mode of laying out an estate, they sheu'o not so act as to leave the Corporation o f some future period at the tender mercies „, of the neighbouring landlords. The inclination of tP te land was to the eastward ; and it would be necessary have a system of sewerage, upon which the sub-coratnit t had consulted with Mr. Newlands ; but the Corporati e t would not be able to carry the system of sewerage ° . ll s alone ; they would have to act with neighbour4 owners of property and parochial authorities. committee was desirous that the neighbouring landoval e te should understand that they we r e willi ng t o co-oper 4i with them with_ regard to a system of sewage. .14:1,6 would find they had some years' work before them in ti :;s disposal of some of the land ; and at present it was n i l o p proposed to disturb the rent, w hi c h wou ld be fully £ 1, ',10 a year or more. Gentlemen wo u ld remem b er that '‘,/ Council had already sanctioned the sale of anotlio portion of the estate, between fifty and sixty acres, 1, 1 which is separated by the great high road to West Der. i , which was to be offered for sale very speedily for Dub ing ground. The land was purchased some years 3 . ,0 r for the price at which (2s. 6d. a yard) it had been rp chased, by a gentleman of whom they took it. _„1. • 0 moved the adoption of the recommendation of, the CO I mittee. Alderman S. Holme seconded the motion. The Mayor : Is it the pleasure of the Council to c'S firm the recommendation ? (" No, no.") Mr. Earle said, as he was Chairman of the ment Committee, he would say a few words 0 0 o a t subject. He was sorry he was unable to attend c i; committee when this plan was considered. The ColTd would be aware the the Improvement Committee hqt been directed to report on certain improvements ill,. outskirts of the town ; the probability of makinc„,i, boulevard, and other improvements, without the to U' At a meeting . of the Committee, they had requested 5 borough engineer to furnish them with, information; 3 tt as soon as it was supplied, the Committee weal° ready to state their views to the Council. t 0 thought it would be ve r y inexpedient t o sell the laud just at the present moment. He was q t so .l alive to the necessity of selling the land, o f, had been long ago ; but, as he understood at prosf e e, the probable boulev ar d, a s sug gested to th e comnlitieo would absolutely come through a part of this 1. property. He hoped that there was public spirit Wilco in the town of Liverpool to make improvements On grand scale, instead of selling this land, in order th at might be at , the service of the owners of cottage proper e lo (Rear, hear.) He thought the town would support t li ip if they came forward with a great scheme forg o t: improvement. (Hear, hear.) Re moved - the Nice' of the r ecommendation. Alderman Bennet seconded the motion. e tt Alderman Gardner said, th ey should Itsok not ei a t i l e to either present convenience or expense, but consider future. „yr Mr. Alderman Cooper via, with regard to the YID', yard, he was quite satisfied that however sanguine views of some gen tl emen might be, that such a plan: 0 not be carried out in their day, or anything at Ai' ctl:. TO ADVERTISERS. THE CIRCULATION OF THE NORTHERN TIMES LAST WEEK WAS 71,322, GIVING AN AVERAGE OF 11,887 DAILY. OFFICE : 19, SOUTH JOHN-STREET, December 13, 1858. THE POPULAR HISTORY OF THE WORKING CL ASSES, EVERY SATURDAY, IN THE NORTHERS DAILY TIMES, PRICE ONE PENNY. AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c.—THIS DAY. THEATRE RoyAL—Grand Comic Pantomime. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE—EngIish Opera Company. ST. GEORGE'S HALL—National Scottish Festival. ALLSOP'S WAX WORK EXHIBITION (Lime-street). LIVERPOOL SOCIETY. OF FINE ARTS (Queen's Hall, Bold-street). HENGLER'S CIRQUE VARlETE—Miscellaneous Attractions. THE PARISIAN GALLERY OF ANATOMY, Paradise-street. CLAYTON HALL—Carter's Mirror of American Scenery. TEUTONIC HALL (Lime-street) —Ascent of Mont Blanc. gar For particulars see advertisements on 7th page. THE NORTHERN TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1859