The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-03 00:00:00

E CONVICT PALMER. ned letter 1 to i -mPeach las been addressed by Mr. John to a London morning journal et the rcptita , ion o Lt does not of Palmer's guilt. It also of the movement If. The communication of your recent article ,t, Wm. Palmer, I still ce and fair play that ntific dis qui- nor the verdict .bout to state facts trial, and upon theso .es of the case I con- generally rfect absorption, as ew and hypothetical, not been proved by any o those of the late John ,ot now be of the dec from proles- the rec been exercised in two ❑ea with a for pardon, nay not ce ; I only ask that d until a commission as may be thought 'y of Dr. Taylor's a by tt a n ..Or c . sent , for if [in..,pat ,in G • oa's deliberate. It Y Of t for the c SHIP n, upon I . 1_ In af minutes A _ Prot !na, Grf to Port 6'.. 1 and Y 49 da THE BIRKENHEAD DOCKS' BILL. (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MoNDAY NIGHT. The Select Committee on the bill promoted by the Liverpool Corporation for the completion of the Birkenhead docks, re-assembled at twelve o'clock to-day, Sir William Chy in the chair. The other members of the committee present were Sir E. Dering, Sir Joseph Paxton, Mr. J. C. Ewart, and Mr. Esmonde. The room was much crowded throughout the day, the local parties interested from Liverpool, Birkenhead, and Manchester, swelling the number. Amongst others in the committee room during the day we noticed Mr. Charles Turner, Chairman of the Dock Committee, Mr. J. B. Lloyd, Mr. John Laird, Mr. James liolme, and Mr. Thomas Bold, in addition to a host of engineers, who seemed much interested in the protracted examination of Mr. Rendell, C.E , against the plan of the promoters of the bill, as designed by ol.r. Hartley, the dock engsneer. The examination of Mr. Rendell was resumed by Mr. Webster. His testimony to-day had mainly reference to the estimated cost of carrying out his (the witness's) own plan, consisting of the great low water basin and approaches, as compared with the cost of the plan of the promoters, designed by Mr. Hartley. He showed by a comparison of figures that his (Hr. Rendelk's) plan would cost £200,000 ess to carry out than Mr. Hattiey's, that is, that his low voter basin would cost less by that amount than the ;onstruction of the locks as proposed by Mr. Hartley. t two o'clock Mr. Mc:r ewether commenced cross- examining the witness. He was first interrogated as to the arrangements of the railway companies, in connection with the south reserve, at Woodside. In answer to certain questions, he said that the railway companies had no par► liamentary powers to use the south reserve, but that arrangements were in existence by which they did use a portion of it. The cross-examination was next directed to the mode of working witness's plAa ; more particularly with regard to keeping the low water basin, and the entrance from the Mersey, free from silt and mud, by toe action of the tide. He stated, in answer to questions from the learned counsel, that, in his opinion, there would be much greater security for the entrance to the docks being kept free from mud, by retaining the low water basin, than by abandoning it. The cross-examination closed about a quarter past three o'clock, when the room was cleared for the committee to Oa the re-admission of strangers, the Chairman said that the committee did not wish to have any further evidence on either side, as they considered the whole case was before them ; but they would be ready to-morrow to hear the counsel in opposition, after which they would decide as to the preamble of the bill. THE TOWN DUES. LOCAL CHARGES ON SHIPPING (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY. The select committee, appointed to enquire into the local charges on shipping, met to-day at twelve o'clock. Mr. Lowe in the chair. The other members present were Messrs. Aorsfall, Hardy, Beamish, Milner Gibson, Vance, Watson, Lord Hotham, Bouverie, Moffatt, Duncan, and Sir John Duckworth. On the asssmbling of the committee, a letter was read from Mr. Lloyd, of Birmingham, enclosing one from Mr, Halliday, in reference to the evidence given before the com mittee, on a former day, by Mr. Lloyd, in which that gen tleman stated, on the authority of Mr. Halliday, that there was a firm in]Liverpool which was in the habit of forwarding goods in the name of one member of the firm, who was a freeman, for the purpose of evading town dues. Mr. Halliday stated in his letter to Mr. Lloyd that the latter had altogether misunderstood him in reference to the firm in question, and that he was not aware that they were in the habit of evading town dues in the manner alleged. Mr. Lloyd, in his letter desired the committee would strike out this portion of his evidence. The letters having, been read, strangers were ordered to withdraw for the committee to deliberate. On the public being re-admitted, it was stated that the committee had resolved to have both letters entered on the r. Shelley, of the treasury, was called, and stated that the amount paid out of the consolidated fund to the port of Liverpool for defferential dues, levied on foreign ships, Was, for the year ending December, 1855, for pilotage, £7,129 18s, 64., and for anchorage, £l9 ls. 63. In 1854 fur pilotage, £8,589, 13s. 3d., and for anchorage, £25 7s. Witness then read the acts under which these sums were paid, commencing in 1819. The amount, he said, was primarily ascertained by the Trinity board, who paid the money. Mr. J. H. Butterfield, of the Trinity house, was the next witness called, and described how the amounts due fur deffe re3tial dues at Liverpool were ascertained. His evidence had reference mainly to anchorage and pilotage. Mr. Henry Bremner, solicitor, of Liverpool, was the next witness called. By Mr. Lowe : I believe you appear before the committee in support of the retention of the pilot dues levied at Liver- pool ? Witness : I do. I appear on behalf of the Liverpool Pilots' Commissioners for that purpose. uld be spar a man rie ought to be appointed by d shown to be so, hi will have been solved, and be innoe, at, then would every d not been sacrificed to an on's grave and the whole be the veriest imagination, ndignat ion upon the question? udges and the juror ? If the vents conducted by impartial men be confirmatory of Tonal j let the law take its course, and a P.', place, .e, then, for idation of science, for the the. Publ, not for this generation, but of th, to come, ic ought to y be granted for the purpose L nquiry liner live for I ais own sake, nor yet for his vshed by early sorrow and dishonour, but for ) ugh ni dearer) and more comprehensive JOHN SMITH D, &C., leen•street, May R ON BOARD A ivenin ae ship Runn eyrnede, or in the Sound, bound River, was this afternoon, )erate murder corn- a command, superior Acting- lobinson, both belonging to the .e 30 in all on board nt for Nevan. and While ivan for parade, lock for examination and put a cap on his art of the way up the lar- on the ;., fired at the sergeant, board side of the poop. n two allivan's firelock 1 off two of Robia- Robinson, lot ; Oh God ! I am It appears that fhe Dartmoor prisons, rl that the latter, .t Robinson had ,r children RALIA vas co and the out. cried at the statement routo to Aus- of the East India Co the meeting, informed the d to carry passengers ae, without transfer o d that he would undertake ails to Australia in for t7-nine ) at thi ands of Canary, St mstown (from which letters could Ltal, the Comoro Islands, and the Ile would then go on to King George's Sound °ll 'place letters might be forwarded to Western Adelaide and Port Phillip, forwarded to Tasmania, and thence to lieh l etters could b While the outward voyage the homeward trip would occupy Aery Zaaland IS' Pool 11 / 4 411 1cr 101 day - ' at sea, the average of the Blaekvvall ships being 181 days By the precise nature of which he at erec 'orla the Sou known—he would make the reland to Port Philip 11,864 ore stated that he had been P 4 Years in command of vessels, that he knew the ' "rolv t he a route, and that he had a steamer of which 4% 44 , willingly take the command, if encouraged to Conclusively prove that he could successfully A meeting is to take place on a sing the subject. A. ti e h , commod ' 4 3', for the purpose of diseu3 Siox FIRE DAMP IN A COALPIT . 11 " ( laY afternoon, between one and two o'clock, 4°ll of ire rip occurred in one of It. James LS, a t led. It Glodwick, by w hich three men were '3 that two " getters," named on. and Thou( old being to Is Hilton, had been directed to run," or road, at the bottom of the pit, lake use of their picks only in the not to use any powder Contrary, however, d with a recklessness too often y procured some powder, to foci their labours, and one of )p off his safety lamp for Immediately on his doing accumulated in the place winch had been 1 a loud ?losion. The two men at once took 3alc the way, and insixad of nade a way further into en by the afterdamp, and aan, named 3 at the time of the explosion of coal to the bottom of the red, the fire damp having Lim rath7r seriously, besides 1, by which he was rendered nd the waggon he was push and thrown a considerable of the explosion. When the acei mg man, named Will, son of John was in a passage be- nd the " run' in which rving from the flame he ran at by his orders the old " run' I with life, he sent for, and was speedily 1 remedies were applied to are now in a fair way of Mr. Bremner, at the request of the chairman, entered into a history of the Liverpool Pilots' Dues, and read the various acts of parliament under which the dues were levied. In the course of his evidence he stated that in the last ten years the total amount paid at Liverpool in pilots dues was £556,995. The Liverpool corporation did not receive a farthing's worth of benefit from these dues. By the Chairman : If the differential dues in pilotage at Liverpool were abolished it would effect the working pilots to the extent of £3l per annum per man. By Mr. Bouverie: By a recent arrangement made by the pilots' committee, sea-going steamers were not now liable to pay pilotage, and this had reduced the annual amount paid in pilotage to the extent of £4,000 a-year. Mr. John Shepherd, master of No. 4 pilot boat called. He said, in answer to the chairman, that he was anxious to give evidence to the committee against the proposal to abol ish the differential dues paid in pilotage at Liverpool, and in lieu of them to pay the pilots out of the consolidated fund. The witness detailed the heavy duties and responsi bilities of the pilots with reference to sea-going and inward bound vessels, within the boundaries of the Mersey and the port of Liverpool. By the Chairman : It requires about twenty-three men to work each pilot boat. By Mr. Moffatt: In the vessel in which he was master, be had invested £1,400. The return for his outlay was from seven to nine per cent. Mr. William Hughes, first master of No. 1 pilot boat, was next called. The charge for pilotage on British vessels, at Liverpool, was 9s a font, and on alien vessels 12s a foot, inwards, and outwards 7s a foot, coasting 4s per per foot inwards, and 2s per foot outwards, steamers 4s a foot when they took a pilot, and is a foot where a pilot was within a reasonable distance, but it was not compulsory. There are twelve pilot boats in all at Liverpool. By the Chairman : The average earnings of the twelve boats, for the last ten years, was £55,926. By Mr. Horsfall : The master of each pilot boat have to pay the damage sustained by a vessel whilst in their charge. At different times I have paid a deal. If the whole of the differential dues were abolished, including those countries with which we have no reciprocity treaties, the loss in pilotage would be £7,142, and to each pilot about £34 per , re they had been severely annum By Mr. Vance : I think that it is desirable that the sale and purchase of the pilot boats should be confined to the because, as the pilots are constantly risking their lives in the boats, and, therefore, they have the greatest ir.terest_in keeping the boats in a state of efficiency. Mr. Joseph 'CoCike, superintendent of pilots at Liverpool, was next called and examined by Mr. Horsfall. The witness gave a history of the mode of licensing the Liver pool pilots, and afterwards he gave it as his opinion, that the pilots of Liverpool were considerably underpaid. He (witness) would not undertake the job for double the remuneration received by the pilots. He therefore contended that as the Liverpool, pilots were much under-paid already, it would be an act of injustice to take away still further from their emoluments. Ile thought an alteration ought to be made in the manner of levying pilot dues at Liverpool. At present the system was this— the dues were calculated and levied upon the draft of a vessel. Now, he was of opinion, that it would be more equitable if the dues were levied according to the tonnage o . f a vessel, b ecause man y vesse l s o f large tonnage drew as It water as vessels of a quarter the tonnage. Mr. M'Adam, a merchant of Belfast, was next called, and gave general evidence as to tee injurious effects of the Liverpool town dues upon the firm with which he was connected. At the close of this witness's examination the Speaker was announced at prayers, and the committee adjourned to Thursday next. SHE N . ORTHERN TIMES SOCIETY FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF CLIMBING BOYS The attention of many benevolent individuals having been recently drawn by painful circumstances to the • fact that, notwithstanding the provisions of the Chimney Sweepers' Act, 3rd and 4th Victoria, c. 83, the practice of sending boys up chimnies to sweep them still exists, a society has been formed in Manchester, to take steps for the suppression of this violation both of law and humanity. A meeting was accordingly convened in the Bible Society's rooms, Slater-street, last night, for the purpose of taking measures to co-operate with the Manchester Society, and to consider the best means to be adopted to ensure the strict observance of the act of Parliament. Among others, the chimney sweepers of the town were invited to attend, and a large number of that body were present. The chair was taken by Mr. John Cropper, who read a letter from Mr. Wiliam Rathbone, expressing regret that lie was unable to attend a meeting upon a subject which had interested him for more than thirty years. The chairman then briefly introduced the subject of the meeting, and expressed the gratification he felt at seeing so many of the body of master sweeps present. He declared that he did not blame that body generally, for the great and degrading evils which sprang from the practice that meeting desired to abolish, so much as he blamed the owners of houses. He did not know how far the practice existed in Liverpool, of employing climbing boys, but he had no doubt that it prevailed to some extent. The Chairman called upon those present, who belonged to the trade, to co-operate with the originators of the meeting, in getting rid of the practice, a practice which he felt certain the former were as anxious to have abolished as any other class of the com- munity Mr, D. Rowlands proposed a series of resolutions, expressive of the opinion of the meeting, that the busi ness of chimney , sweeping was unnecessarily degraded by persevering in the practice of employing climbing boys instead of the machines, and condemning that prac tice as attended in every way with evil effects. Mr. Adam Hodgson seconded the resolution. Mr. William Wood, secretary to the Manchester association, supported the resolution, and expressed his conviction that in nine cases out of ten, where masters had given up the practice of employing climbing boys, the found themselves benefitted by it: Several of .the . master sweeps present made some remarks on the subject, and the general opinion seemed to be, that only an agreement among all the members of the body would be likely to prodnce the desired result. The declaratory resolutions were put and carried unanimously. Mr. Dillon, master sweep, then proposed a resolution to the effect that, the members of that body present, approving of the resolutions passed, pledge themselves not to use any climbing boys, and to co-operate with the public in obtaining an abolition of the practice : and in order to protect themselves against others who might use climbing boys, form themselves into an association, for the purposes mentioned. Mr. John Walsh seconded the motion. Mr. Samuel Smith expressed his opinion that itinerant hawkers, who cried about the streets, were the parties who employed the climbing boys, and that until the system of crying through the streets was put a stop to, the system would prevail. The speaker strongly denounced the inhumanity of the practice of sending boys up the chimnies, and drew a painful picture of his own early experienee as a climbing boy. He showed that the practice was ineffective as well as barbarous, because he declared from his own knowledge that the hands of the poor boys were too much weakened and scarred by climbing to use their brush and scraper. He exhibited a specimen of the soot-covered rags worn by these chil dren, and indignantly demanded if American slaves were treated as cruelly as English climbing boys. The speaker exhorted his hearers to use only the machine ) and resumed his seat amid loud applause. Several speakers expressed a similar opinion regarding the system of crying an,' hawking through the streets. The resolution was carried unanimously. A committee was appointed to draw up rules for the formation and conduct of the association. The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. A resolution was also passed, on the motion of Mr Whitehead, calling on the public of Liverpool to dis courage by every means in their power the employment of climbing boys. BIRKENHEAD PARK CRICKET CLUB v. ST. HELENS CRICKET CLUB. A match was played between thesa clubs on Thursday last, on the ground of the termer, but was not played out. Birkenhead, however, had a decided advantage at the close of the play. The St. Helens were got out with tha small score of fifty, Mr. Langton's bowling being too good for them. In the second innings of Birkenhead, Messrs. Hornby, Pears, and Horner, played well for their respective BIRKENHEAD, ist inu. 2d inn. C. E. Hornby, Esq c Wil on b Callou 1 bH. Tickle ..... 49 C. Owen, Esq., 1 b W. H Tickle W. Horner, Esq., b Callon W. T. Pears, Esq., bW. Tickle l7 c Webster, b Wilson 45 W, P. Lockhart, Esq., run out G. Buxton, c J. Caliou, b W. Tickle.. 11 IL Vyvyan, cJ. Callon, bW. Tickle.. 16 c Wilson, 'u H. Tickle 7 P. Poole, jun., b H Tickle St. C J. Byrne, not out 13 c Fidler, b J Callou.. 0 A. Rowe, c Fidler, b H. Tickle W. Langton, b. J. Callou 6 W 4, 1,1 b 4 Total 156 Innings ST. H LENTS. W. Callon, b Langton .. • ... It• Mather, it w b Langton .. H. Tic'le, run out.. E. Fidler, b Langton W. Webster, c Lockhart, b Langton J. Callou, c Vyvyan, b Langton W. Tickle, c Rowe, b Langton it. Penis, run out.. J. M. Wilson, run out 11. Johnson, run out Burrow', not out W 4,1 b FRANCE The Emperor left Paris on Sunday evening for Lyons, to preside in person at the distribution of aid to the sufferers by the inundations in the south. He passed the night at Dijon, which place he left at eight o'clock this morning. The Paris correspondent of the Times states, that the coolness between the French and Belgian Cabinets is over. The latter has undertaken to bring in a bill to render the law on the press more stringent. M. Place, the managing director of the Credit Mobilier, is a defaulter to an enormous amount. 18,000,000 francs is the smallest estimate of the deficit. This gentleman was elected administrator of the society at the last general meeting. He lately went to Spain to negotiate the establishment of a branch Credit Mobilier there, and he was about to proceed to Constantinople on a similar mission. M. Place was presented to the Emperor by M. de Morny only a few days ago as one of the leading financiers of Paris. According to the official return, the average price of wheat for the month of May for the whole of France, was 28fr. 83c., being 79e. higher than the preceding month. The letters from the Continent express anxiety regard ing the effect of the weather on the crops. The con tinued Hoods in France threatened damage to the, wheat ; and from Milan a considerable rise in silk is reported to-day by telegraph, also in consequence of prolonged rain. ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES. The Times regards the recognition of General Walker by the Government of Washington as an alarming mani festation, leading to most disagreeable anticipations as to the possibility of an amicable solution of any dispute with men who seem to recognise no other law than their wishes and their fashions. The government of Walker is founded by America's own citizens, in defiance of the law of their country, and in contempt of the treaties by which that country is bound. such men have no right to any favour—not even toleration—from a government which understands its honour and it duty. Neverthe less, the Times does not consider this premature recogni tion as a case of war, nor even necessarily a ground of diplomatic complaint. The Clayton Bulwer treaty had not been in terms violated, and it is not expe c t e d t o incur the risk of introducing fresh difficulties into a dis cussion already sufficiently perilous, or give an excuse to those who are even now only too ready to seek an occasion of quarrel. If war does come, we must meet it as we may. DISASTER AT .SEA, The mackerel boat Liberty, ' of Penzance, reports that, on Friday, when the Lizard bore W.S.W., distant thirty miles, she saw a barque go head foremost. The barque was about 600 t ons b urthen, an d h a d h e r h ea d east vvardly under all canvass , the main royal being set. Another fishi ng b oat had been cruising round tor hours. t o n A , t a nndonlogoK9. o f n or g, sick re . ights for England were 80 s. per The affairs of the Chinese firm of Nye, Brothers and Co. are far woisd than was generally supposed. Their liabilities are 3,500,000 dollars, and the assets probably less than 1,500,000 dollars. .---LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY, (13 ^F I ORE ?IR. ADD RMAN TURNER.) d Elien, Thomas, two detec- POCKET PICKING•—APCuII O c lives, brought up three persons n and Mary Fitzgerald (well dressed persons) on a charge of picking pockets in Bold-street on Sunday. One ease was folly established by a Miss Wilson, and the prisoners were.committed—Ellen for two months, and the other tWo prisoners for one monto race. REJOICINGS. — James Barnett was charged with stealing a watch belonging to Thomas Finlay, of Kent terrace. On Thursday night the complainant went out to see the "rejoicings," and the result was that he lost his watch, the " remnants " of which were found in the prisoner's possession.. He was sent to gaol for two months. CHARGE OP EMBEZZLEMENT.—A young man, named Richard Radcliffe, was brought up by Inspector Murphy on a charge of having embezzled_439 odd, the monies of his employer, Mr. John 0. Lever, of Manchester, corn merchant. Inspector Murphy said the case was not quite ripe; he would only offer evl ence on one charge - • - and ask for a remand. The prisoner had been in the employment of Mr. Lever five or six weeks, and that he acted as quay clerk in Liverpool for him ; and from the evidence of .a DIT. Liee, it, appearcu tplak : p... prisoner the money for which he did not account to his employer. The inspector said he suspected there was another :person concerned in the affair. Mr. Lever said he had given about £4O to the prisoner, for which he had not accounted. The prisoner sai lost the money, as he had .not spent it, as reman away with it. EMISEZZUM yen day OCIET Y Tradesmen's Friend street, was brought charge of having embezzled a of the society. Mr. 'Thomas q of the Liverpool rout £1,500, P. Gilt, a s the society, proved the constitutior the ptisober was the secretary that January last 36 from the ettts CY4TY year and seven months ago he borro society, and he had paid it back by instalin week ; he never missed a w2ek ; the last was paid on the Ist November last. (He produced his p ass b oo k, which showed the payments to be correct.) In reply to Mr. Wybergh, the witness said he paid the money to the prisoner Knaggs. Mr. Williams, the present secretary of the society, said £6 of the money had only been accounted for by the prisoner. Mr. Thomas Fernihough, a publican, residing in North John stieet, stated that he borrowed money at the office (X3O) and had repaid it all. In this case the prisoner had only accounted for £9 18s of it. Mr. Thos. Gill, a shopkeeper in Great Crosshall-street, said he borrowed four sums of money at the office, all of which he repaid to the prisoner. None of these sums were accounted for; the witnesses produced their pass books, which contained entries of the payments. In reply to his Worship, Mr. Gill said the prisoner should have accounted to the treasurer for the' money. The treasurer, at the time alluded to, was dead. The present treasurer proved that the money had not been accounted for by the prisoner. Mr. Clough said the police had been looking out for the prisoner for several months, and they at last got him in Manchester. The prisoner, who declined saying anything, was fully committed for trial. BEFORE S. HOLME, ESQ Two Iturra.ws.—Patrick Greeny and Joseph Conner, two most ruffianly looking fellows, were charged with fighting in Great Crosshall-street on the evening of Sunday last, about eight o'clock, and causing a great disturbance. The two defendants presented a most horrible spectacle, one having his nose awfully cut, and the other his cheek much injured from the effects of the contest. Mr. Holme said that in this case he should pursue the same course as Mr. Mansfield did, for annoy ing the public on the Sabbath, (particularly at the time when persons were leaving pieces of worship,) which was, that they should each pay a fine of 20s and costs, or be committed for one month. They were committed. A QUEER SAILOR.--John Dawson, a person of very great• statue, and of a most forbidding countenance, was charged with assaulting a police officer in the execution of his duty. The officer stated that he was on duty at the Sandon dock-ga!e, when the defendant came up and requested to be admitted, but, as he was in a state of intoxication, he was refused. Before this, the defendant, who represented himself as a sailor belonging to the ship John Jane Boyd, said all he wanted was, to go to his ship. Mr. Holme : What do you say you are ? D3fen dant : lam a sailor. Mr. Holme : Yon are a most queer looking sailor. Defendant : lam a sailor, and I came with the ship. Mr. Garnett : He belongs to an American ship, and they are most of them queer looking fellows. Mr. Holme : Yon must learn that in England you are not allowed to knock o:r police down like balls, if you do so elsewhere. You will pay a tine of lOs and costs, or be collimated for twenty-one days' imprisonment. • , , ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. —A female named Jane Jones, was brought up on a charge of having attempted to commit suicide. She alleged that treated by her husband, and anout to try to get to her parents in WA., and most positively denied that she evor d.i.tempted to destroy herself. Mr. Holmes ex pressed his regret that the mother of a family should by'her own accord, attempt to rush into the presence of the Almighty, with all her sins upon her head. having pledged her word that she would not a s _ an attempt upon her life, but go home to her parents, was diseliarged, PALMING —A fareigne rain make who described himself as a singer, and who gave his name as John Passe, was charged by Mrs. Collins, the keeper of a stall, in St. John's Market, with attempting to steal a sovereign... .Mrs.: Collins stated that on Saturday afternoon, the defendant went to her shop, for, as he alleged, the purpose or pur chasing a bath. She showed him one, which he said was too large, and Ale got him another. Having just counted out 100 sovereigns for the purpose of taking them to the bank, and the defendant apparently not knowing bow to give her the price, Bs, for the ham, she took one of the sovereigns from the hundred, with half a sovereign and 10s, and was endeavouring to explain to him how to give the charge, when he took up the sovereign, and threw 7s 6d in silver and 6d in copper into the drawer. She believing that all was not right, caught hold of his hand, and took the sovereign from it, he having previously placed it between his fingers and bound his handkerchief around it. The defendant, in Italian, attempted to explain the matter, and after some little consultation, he was discharged. BANKRUPTCY COURT.-.YESTERDAY (BEFORE MR. commiS9loliitit IERRY.) IN RE JOHN RICHArtDSON.—The bankrupt, who carried on the business of a timber merchant in Liverpool, applied this day for his certificate. He was unsupported. Mr. Etty opposed on behalf of the assignees, and directed his Honour's attention to the fact that not only were the trade expenses in excess of profits, but that the bankrupt's personal expenses amounted to the sum of £4OO. His Honour said he could only grant a third-class certificate, which should be suspended for twelve months from that dav, but with protection. IN RE WILLIAM SIIERRAM—The bankrupt, grocer, of Crewe, passed his adjourned last examination, and the 30th of June was fixed for the certificate meeting. IN BE WILLIAMS & ROBERTS.—The bankrupts, who car ried on the business of joiners, near Mold, came up on their last examination. The case was further adjourned to the 14th. Mr. John Wright, for many years chief clerk to Mr. Day, late messenger, has been continued in the same office by Mr. Ayres. Mr. Wright deserved this mark of the appreciation of his services, not more from the inti matO knowledge of the duties of his office than from his unvarying attention and courtesey. APOTHECARIES' HALL.—The following were amongst. the gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Friday last :—Mr. William Palmer Rowe, Liverpool, and Elisha Hodkinson Monks, Wigan. A PUBLIC TEA PARTY.—The peace was celebrated at Stamford by, amongst other things, a monster tea-party. An immense urn was placed on the middle table, from which pipes ran the length of the marquee, and at equal distances were taps to draw off the beverige. The tables were superintended by 130 ladies. For the tea 200 stones of cake were provided, and the whole was consumed or carried away. .500 gallons of tea were made, and 10 gal lons were left. , ANTICIPATED GRAND SOMMERS' CONTEST.—A challenge is about to appear from Henry Kelly, of Fulham, who defeated John Mackinney, of Richmond, last week, to James Messenger, the champion of the Thames. to row from Putney to the ship, at Mortlake, for .elOO a side. The men are to meet on Wednesday evening at the Feathers, Wandsworth, to discuss the matter. Should Kelly prove himself the better man, Messenger's aquatis honours will have been as short lived as his predecessors APPREHENSION OF BURGLARS.—On Friday, a gang of six burglars, whose depredations have recently been carried on to an alarming extent in the West Riding, wer e arraigned before the Bradford magistrates on several distinct charges. During the last six months the inhabit ants of Bradford and the villages adjacent 'la almost weekly alarmed by the news of hov breakings and extensive robberies ; _ and, a few we borough police obtained a clue to the detc At tly- house of Brigs, one of a dark lantern, pistol, ,keleton k nave been were found centre-bit, and all terrible weapons in the f with strong but pliable handles and each heavily loaded at one end with a leaden ball. It was conclusively proved by the fact that portions of the property stolen from par ticular premises were found in each of the prisoners houses, that they had acted in concert only too success fully. The magistrates committed the five prisoners for trial at the next York assizes. ROYAL OAK BURIAL SOCIETY The representatives of this society attended in the County Court, yesterday, at ten o'clock, before His Honour, J. Pollock, Esq., judge, for the purpose of hand ing. in the draft of rules drawn up, for the proposed future guidance of the society Mr. H nil, solicitor, appeared for the committee of investigation, and Mr. Martin, solicitor, for the office-holders and collectors. Mr. Joseph Shepherd, Scotland-road, Mr. Curry, and other members, were in attendance, Mr. Hull stated that the parties had respectively agreed upon the rules handed in, with three exceptions. These were the rules which referred to the holding of committee meetings in a publichouse, to which the parties he represented were opposed ; the restriction of the number of collectors to fifteen, which they considered should be altered, in order th-it a greater number of collectors might be appointed, as they believed such a step to be necessary ; and the continuance of certain perquisites to the collectors. He stated that Mr. Shep herd, who was more fully acquainted with the details, would explain the points to which the committee objected. Mr. Shepherd stated that there was a growing feeling among working m - n, against having their meetingsheld in publiehonses, as they believed that such a practice led to very objectionable awl dangerous results. The com mittee were of opinion that the society was one of suffi cient importance, to have offices for the conduct of its own business. The committee were also of opinion that of the borough, and the growth of J , rendered the restriction of the number of ors, open to very strong objection. They also the propriety of allowing perquisites to col- the increasing sin the sock collec di~:put~ the transfer of names to lectors, new books, fees for turnisliMg cards, and fees for copies of the rules. They contended that the society itself paid for the cards, and that members were therefore indi- itlually entitled to reedy a card each, without paying for it a second timo. They conceived that it was neces vary every member should be provided with a copy of the rules, and that the demand of a perquisite threw an obstacle in the way of members possessing copies, inas much as a great many members belonged to the humbler classes of society, to whom even twopence were an object. His Honour: Suppose members were furnished in the first instance, each with a copy of the rules gratuit ously, but if any member lost his copy by carelessness, or wanted a second copy ? Mr. Shepherd said in such instances, he admitted, that the card ought to be paid for. His Honour : As regards the first point, which is really the most serious of all, that, regarding the place of meeting. Is the objection founded upon a general dislike to publichouses, as leading to expenditure in drink? Mr. Shepilerd : To expenditure and drink, and dissi• pation which necessarily follows. I may here explain, as having been connected for 25 years with working men's societies, that they have all generally felt the evils of meeting in publichouses, but there being no places for such societies convenient to meet in at a reasonable expense, the generality of such societies have been compelled to take refuge in some publichonse, or other wise they would have no place to meet in at all. We _ . think, now, that this society is of sufficient magnitude in itself, to warrant its removal to respectable offices. We are in a position to pay a respectable rent for oar offices, and we consequently think there ought to be no temp tation offered to members. His Honour : Has the habit been to have refresh ments at the meetings of the committee ? Mr. Shepherd : Not during the committee hours. His Honour : But I suppose it has frequently happened, that members of the committee sat after_ wards ? Mr. Shepherd : Decidedly, and stopped all night sometimes. Mr. Curry That I deny—t deny the stopping all Mr. Shepherd : I don't allude to Mr. Curry's house in particular. His Honour : You are talking of the evils which sometimes arise from such a practice generally. Mr. Shepherd : Yes, believing that the same evils to some extent exist in regard to this society. Mr. Shep herd also urged that the present sub-treasurer should be subject to the same annual election, as future sub treasurers. His Honour: You have the power by the first rule of removing him at a general or special meeting, which has virtually the same effect. His Honour asked what might he earned by an active, intelligent collector, under the rule of the 25 per cent. __ Mr. Shepherd said, the collectors at present upon an average would make lOs or L 3 a-week, by dilligent work. Some made much more than that, but some made less. His Honour : The real welfare of the society, or at least its progress, must in a great degree depend upon the collectors. They therefore must be, and ought to be, respectable men, and thoroughly trustworthy ; and if men are respectable and trustworthy, they ought to he well paid. How they are to be paid is another ques tion. Undoubtedly you ought not to expect to get men who, from their character, intelligence, and activity, would be really valuable, without a proper remunera tion, Mr. Shepherd said it was the desire of the committee id members generally, that the colLetors should be 7ronerly paid Mr. 'Alartin replied to the objections on the part of the collectors, &c. He contended that the colleemrs and Mr, Curry should be placed in 'the same position -ules as under the old. He denied vn by Mr. Shepherd, from the under the new r the inrerenee dr fact of the pia of meeting being a public house. "here were rooms fitted up there as offices, for the society. Members did not go there to pay their sub scriptions, as the rule was that the collectors should receive them. It was not suggested that the house was conducted improperly, or that the relatives or friends of deceased, who came there for their money, were induced or invited to drink. His Honour said there was no allegation of the kind. Mr. Martin said, if any of the collectors or committee who met in the house did occasionally drink a glass there, he did not think it was a matter which called for interference. He denied that the allowances to the collectors could be considered as perquisites, but con tended that they formed a portion of the salary, fairly earned and paid. The collectors who bad to go into the country were entitled to receive some allowance beyond those who collected in the town. The penny charged on a card was only charged when the old card had been filled up, and a new one was furnished. Only one copy of the rules was charged for, even where half a dozen members of a family received them. With regard to the transfer money, the collectors' books were audited every half year, and new books had to be prepared. The collectors had to transfer, from the old books, the whole of the names, streets, and numbers, and to calcu late and transfer the arrears owed by each member, which was a work of considerable labour. For this I they received lOs per 1,000 names, including streets, numbers, &e., which would be found, on calculation, ' to be below the sum allowed for legal copying. Another allowance objected to was, what was called Thursday money. The collectors had to come to the office every Thursday, to have their books and the amount of claims called over. It had been the pra:tiee for a considerable time that each of the fifteen collectors should take it in turn to assist the secretary in calling over the books and enter ing the amounts of claims in the claim books. For this duty lOs a week was paid to the secretaries in rotation, and if the practice were discontinued it would be necessary to have an assistant secretary or some such person appointed, while he contended that the collectors, from their knowledge of the books, could do the work much more rapidly and effectively. In all these matters he argued that the collectors should be allowed to remain in the position which they had for so long a period occupied. Finally, he contended that if any increase hereafter became necessary in the number of collectors, the proper way to make the change would be by calling a special meeting of the members, for which there was machinery provided in the rules. Mr. Hull briefly replied to the arguments of Mr. Martin, and urged upon the court the points already stated. His Honour said be presumed the intention was, after he had looked over the rules and signed them, as having been submitted to him, to lay them before a general meeting of the members, and then forward them for the approval of Mr. Tidd Pratt. Mr. Shepherd replied in the affirmative, and stated that the next general meeting of the society would be held in July. His Honour said he would therefore look over the rules, and state the results of his consideration within ten days or a fortnight. All Parties then withdrew. Mn. BARON PLATT. —We are happy to learn that the health of this learned and estimable judge is much improved. NEW SERJEANTS AT LAW.— On Tuesday next, Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Parry will be called within the bar cf the Court of Common Pleas, having obtained the coif, COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. Christopher Temple has bean appointed a puisne judge of tho Supreme Court of Ceylon ; Mr. W. G. Forbes has been appointed govern. ment agent and fi sc al for the southern pr ov i nce ; Mr. W. Morris has b een appointed government agent and fiscal for the eastern province.—Civil Service G a z e tte. ~. .._ .-1 he Limerick Obs6rver mentions as a rumour that Mr. Smith O'Brien's return to Ireland will be delayed for some time by a tour on the Continent with his eldest son, and it is lUrther said that his arrival at Cahirrnoyle, his seat in the county of Limerick, will be strictly private. If this latter rumour be true, the good taste evinced by Mr. O'Brien cannot be too highly com mended. 50 g I I a M BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS An adjourned meeting of the board of commissioners was held last evenin*, at the public offices, Hamilton-square. This was the last meeting held by the board, as at present corkituted: In the absence of the chairman, Mr. Rae presided. The other commi sioners present were—Messrs. M'Whirter, M'Donald, Gutuborne, Bell, Willoughby, Hornb.oNer, and Hind. d the minutes of the last meeting, eded with the minutes ere corfirme RE LIGHTING AND WATCHING COMMITTEE. i nothing of _ relative to the alterations ca), and were confirmed without the The proceedings of this committee cont )f any pu c interest made in the polio it comment THE MARKET MMMITTEE This committee's proceedings were cinfirmed, Mr. M'Whirter stating that the tenders for painting the market had ranged from £175 to £560, and that a tender at £360 had been recommended to be accepted. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE, The proceedings of this committee having been read, - his regret that the attendance blind that on two occasions only had been so small, for h one member had been present eport, and iat the duties of the committee being merely to vote 5, were so light, that members thought it scarcely worth attending. Chairman said it was most satisfactory to find that a healthy state, THE ROAD AND I EMENT COMMITTER after a few mine of the [-road; which c po ors of the )icct was ,d Offtit, s of tb I until it t 1 the inhabitar of the :la were rs AF the land in front of the road, would contribute towards the penses of making R. the road wider Ti i ,7 Chairman explained that the demanding of the sum was rather i;:2u.sual, as the owners of land ha heretofore given the land, atai al&o contributed to ilk cost of making the road Mr. Bell did rot. see the necesift . y of prersirig the matter, as there was another road about being r`z,sf mod, which might be deemed more advantageous than that referred to. Mr. Goulborne thouglit that what had occurred on that occasion might lead the landowners of Oaton, and beyond that township, to ci me forward and assist in making the road, as it would be much more to their advantage than to the township of Bir.,enhead. The proceedings were then confirmed. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE The proceedings of this committee were confirmed, it being stated that out of the whole amount of rates, namely, upwards of £12,000, only £llO remained nncollected,which was chiefly due to the exertions of Mr. Galloway, the col lector, whose services were most deservedly acknowledged by the board. THE FERRY COMMITTER The proceedings of this committee only contained the usual routine business, and the follOwir;7 statement of receipts and expenditure, which were as follows ; —For the month of May. in the year 1855, £2,329 19s 2d' and for the same month in 1856, £2,&69 23 sd. The weekly rea is from the 24th of April to the 31st of July, for the two 7,:ciras were, in 1815, £2,756 is 2d; and for 1856, £3,232 lOs Id. The expenditure, for, the last mentioned periods, were—for 1855, £1,121 17s ld; and for 1856, £1,t,93 11s Id. ' This concluded the general business of the board. The Chairman then read a report, Rhich.he said had been agreed to by the sub-committee then in London ' and who were watching the progress of the Birkenhead Dock Bill then before parliament. The Chairman moved the adoption of the report, and in doing BD explained (from the plan) the nature of the , •ecommendations in the report, from which it was manifest 'gest vessels afloat could be docked at low water. He stated that if Mr. Hartley's plan was not carried, the entire bill would be thrown out, and that Birkenhead would again be thrown in the back ground. He mainly explained the advantage that would be derived by the adoption of the present plan, which would obviate the necessity of passing ever the deck bridges. It was proposed that they should have a landingastage of 1,000 feet in length, a 'portion of which was to be appropriated to the use of the railways, and that as the depth of water would be thirty feet at low water, the largest vessel could discharge its cargo at low water. To this plan the Corporation assented, but it was opposed by the railway. He concluded by saying that the advantages derivable from the proposed plan were so great, that he thought the board would be --fling the interests of all parties if they were unani. that the lo mously to adopt it. The report was unanimously adopted by the board. VOTES OF THANKS. Mr. Willoughby then - proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Rao for hp h4a rendered to the board, which, I,A-in°. been seconded up AL ifitttvl risTu The board then adjourned. ELECTION OF BIRKENHEAD Co'l\l - The annual election for the choice of commiioners to of the township for the ensuing year, ~ Some' little excitement has been orti,on of the rat payers, and two lists of liefore the public, the one aoreed to have Friday night last, at which most, of the took a part, and another list,' called , -h has tlrth under the "4: of the transact this day a meeting held o present commissio gentlemen who retire by rotation from. - the have signified their iuteuion, of resigning, n ,- or who Bradley, H. Cirry (resigned Tames Ja ilornblowe ti Whitt Willoughby, and Win. Lockhart (resigned). 21y the above vacancies, the following names have been selected by the present commissioners : —Messrs. Bell, Bradley, S. T. Conway, C. Higgins, G. Meakin, J. Park, Charles Verelst, Thomas Wilkinson, and C. 0. Baylis. The " independent list," consists of the names of the following persons :—Messrs. E. G. Willoughby, L. Horn.. blower, E. Bretherton, S. Bailiff, W. Bailey, W. Hender son, Thomas Evans, Thomas Wilkinson, and Thomas Reeve. _ - _ Messrs. 1, John ward ( — The voting will commence at eight o'clock this morning, when some little excitement is expected to be manifeod as to the result. _ VIOLENCE OF THE TURNOUTS AT MANCHESTER. At Manchester a Serious misunderstanding between bricklayers' labourers has led to violence, and very nearly to loss of life. Dissatisfied with the terms given them by the bricklayers, part of this body of men hare struck work, but have found a considerable number of their fellow workmen unwilling to follow their example: In the early part of the week they commenced the system called " picketing" the " knobsticks," and a labourer named Cox was followed to And from his work, and r epeatedly threatened with violence. The police inter but on Thursday f e r e d and protected him in the day time, n ight, some men assembled before his re:idence, and Is a t the th r ew up two boxes filled with explosive maters. w indow of his bedroom where he and his wife .: le P t : One of them exploded like a shell. Had the missit..:" entered the window, it is probable that either C o x or his wife, or both, would have been seriously injured Of killed, but fortunately the boxes 'struck the window frame and fell back in the street, after breaking four squares of glass. The miscreants escaped. On Friday the turnouts proceeded in a body , upw ards of NO strong, to a large building erecting at Piniz.llll Brow, and there attacked the masons and labourers at work, beating three so ssverely, that they had to be removed to the infirmary, whilst several others, carried to their' homes after the affray, lie in a dangerous state. Many of the workmen only escaped severe contusions from biickbats hurled at them by rushing through a canal near at hand. In the subsequent part of the day, the police apprehended sixteen of the men concerned in this outrage, who were brought before the magistrates on Saturday, but were remanded. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO WELLINGTON COLLEGE. Yesterday morning her Majesty the Queen left London, for the purpose of laying the foundation stone of the now College, which is to be erected near Sandhurst, in honeut of the late Duke of Wellington. Her Majesty was aecom. panied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Regent of Baden, and several of the youthful :members of the royal family. At oue.o clock the Earl of Derby, the President of the College, the governors, and their friends, assembled at, the Royal Pavillion, and very shortly afterwards her Majesty,s arrival was announced by a royal salute from two batteries of artillery. Military bands were in attendance, and played sei9 her Majesty, ral enlivening martial airs, The noble president presented an aujless to It eulogised the character of the late Duke; of Wellington] of and augured the happiest results from the foth2. 4ati°n this noble monument to his memory — an institution ~; ch was designed for the education of the orphan sons of the. gallant men who had fallen in their country's service. Her Majesty most graciously received the address, and Sir "George Grey returned a suitable reply. The Archbishop of Canterbury having offered up prayer, her Majesty laid the foundation stone, having previously td been made in it, a glass ae current - coins of the iption engrossed on vellum. deposited in an a tube containing need th ceremony etiou of the After luncheon her Majesty reviewed the troops from Aldershott, with two batteries of field artillery, and the Grenadier Guards (the late Duke's regiment,) Vie whole being under the command of H. R. H. the Duke of Cambridge. Her Majesty and the Royal party afterwards returned to town.