The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-03 00:00:00

s s ~.4,_ th ',a their assurances th a t h e i s acceptable to them, an d A n a ," t her listen to him with confidence, and with advantage. i' if thi s b e so, what must be the sentiment with which a tasrgYinan receives such an address as you are now presenting haYuarininister, at a time when, for conscience sake, he 0., r."Peetfully, but candidly, declared that he entertains miens wide] • different from those avowed by the majority "his brother clergymen ? What, I say, must be the regard 1 4 IPeople for their minister, and of . a . minister for his of a P , e ' w hen, after expulsion and denunciat h io o n at the hands should have beena;ll, influential teachers of relion, bean Is auPporters in the truth, he finds who who know coal , Most intimately and who hear him most , frequently, and unqualified teeti'eg forward to bear their distinct th e te , e nY to their sense of the honesty of his Sir, _ 1 n Nit). truthfulness of his teaching ? .this easitios, course,.. s.s and am and this, I take it, has been the ac.ion ot y y o o u ur m se e l e f t , ke woitfhthe c ongregation whom Sou represent. B°aiet , sYrhpathy on my return from the Liverpool Clerical _lt@ r saill d s unjust expul s i on . You support by the basest calumnies and the als m est h d o et a r r a e ct m ion os s t . i e e ti ll n lleer m e that you, w with the assurance frielidately acquainted with me, otistill regard me as your te e • . and resp ec t me as your minister. Thus you salute ealr a a d, thank G o d , I can respond to your salutat i on w i th teisaebrow and with. a steady heart, for my fail own . co m n y - I may in e aG e tells Inc that, however peelriours. my purpose is as honest and as disenterested as les „ h e n - What have I to gain by any.saethtieemvopotsaptreuipardoieoets an'd "' e er what I regard as the mt ponents themselves he Persititions of the day ? Let my aios til ji s e dgee, while they declare that " book on h e (la ruined my prospects of prmefyerment. meatT"hlenysPmiraay . , or • ri ght th ey may be wrong, in this their o shtaatvee beeo ' but I can hardly be suppos_ as ~,:igilorant that the authorship of such a volume s et r-e;ie, Wou ld , at the very least, imperil—if it did Thus Nin. lnY professional prospect , ' tele, h t f eel, in my conscience, . tiridi eensideration into the posit-- o th, r y a l 'P r eas your trust in me ; and in denah,,, the b 010,.. Vio l w , Ire said, and may say, you j,„ mob I have sought and the commend candour with . which I tr Zg . ivTen utterance to what I believe to be . most important N ilo s appreciate your generous and sincere f fri m en y dship 1- , r you for your help From the bottom o . ' thank . , you. to adopt such And I thank God that He has dtsps_ trd e ' a manly and noble course. the v e loan to Personally, I can gliage with which to give adequate expression . esti alue I attach to this address and testimorn 1 sid „ „ s , your . h ave d .l eiineavour to show my appreciation of what you is e n; bY employing —as long as I may g table 0 h • in the corn. posi t i on Y t , ti are given me, as an instrument . _ live—the writ tend in 0 that which, however weak it may be, shall yet Moe', so small measure, to the establishment and pro_ Iso rd _ n °f the true, the manly, and the generous—in genuine reli gi 3 o , to tbe furtherance and propagation of the other Th a , ti c of Our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. good ',.. e s r myself, and for my family whom you have been Preveat uut tg l3 ! to mention, I rejoice in the object of our h aa been tneet t,ng, and in the manner in which that object large eenettained. by the almost unanimous voice of our m ere :- gregation. There is, however, another,and a presents it, elf tau° Portant object, in which the matterwhole . Nit bermn'T mind, and with reference to which I will, with is), yission,say a very few words before . l rsum . e I nediei a s t. .Tile day has gone by when in chemistry, in be apiageeihln agriculture, or even in politics, a scheme could of a few • b Y tile prescription of authority, for 1 mankind. Is all ~, In defiance of truth, and to the injury of th at if The arts and in every science it is now established, tia d tyro eatl s u e Youngest journeyman, or the least pr„v4est an Beat new method which is a dem p o r n a s e t or in of old at, as lessening risk, accelerating production, 04;Y cheapen' and 1-able ini be ing results —such improved method may Who ha, aaopted, though it was not originated . by one are ia,:is.Previonsly achieved celebrity. On all sides men on th e Bugging and forming their judgments,l am ebte ra r ere dictation of by-gone ages, Be it obse rved 'able natures and relationships of things. but on no the actual Clip, wh , . vv,. 0 are not changing those natures and relation ourdeelre icsi God has created. We are not falsifying the Laell.t W hich the Creator has inscribed, true that On theas His Will . and face of His whole Universe. It is n have now t o ile nu once moved round the Earth, and that we Cen tre ~, .atised that great light to stand still and be the olir p r : 1 Pi:antary movements. It is only true . tha_t, w .. he_reas_ statietsaerenrs erroneously thought that this E l art e li m w er u e 3 ac i cr tel Y , tined tl'at the sun moved round us, we have Poes aal Y observed, and have more justly from the to read ana of nature, or, in other words, we have learned st... reasoned titalter and interpret more ' correctly the ever open and tr i a l_t ti tle fr ed Page of the starry world. Or, to take an illus _ me °m another quarter —whea we send a youth to s t , Li l 7 ofa es u,!, lve do not say him that he shall never to R thee eattisease, or of any treatment except according thehim by a i : (1 or Galen and Hippocrates. We do not bind do a e ot e'e 7f a s e to b p li r f i a n t g ie n never to deviate from the ancient the effusion of blood by cautery : liciNeellarge him to eschew the neology, or new vi, and jenaad Practice which have been introduced by Her. t° an per, and Bell, and Liston. Rather, we say to him I le s ien en 161'44 carefully what all the best masters of you t r i ler s„„ s :are either in ancient or in modern days, recorded bor4 Inst'ruction. Observe how far their teachings s or abands°,llstsby facts, and how far they must be modified use Your eZu. Learn from fall who will teach you, but rea on; • " 13.., ejel; judge for yourself ; exercise your own Of the ~. in truth a rationalist, and show yourself worthy we a n name 0f a rational being. In a smiler manner for an join a student to proceed in his preparation•hat all tr uth 7_ of the other callings of life. We believe t t hat 'a clii:ooabajieecaeivee,. ,hdaesfinite, and perfect ; but we also believeo.i yet attained a full grasp evptn is the it duty of of objective truth. We believe it lligence and nsLeaell man to advance the conquests of Of th'eq"iestnesS further and further into the vas i t n te e rritories fresh olAervae,t.lll unknown. In this manner we encourage ill e rtions.of facte, and new generalisations of principles, —the tr eat y : B tY smence except one. In that one men l e fich has to d s wit_nd most important of all —the sciencedw with our elatia„.„9od, with His will towards us, an this ors to d+ -L u itn, and to one another, and to eternity—in stadene. science the general mode of proceeding, withbothmo,e Of wh',. B , and with professors, is entirely opposed to the re _ol e_ ter lee ' t u o u we have been speaking, as that pursued with r ne w meth a e ll the other sciences and see. In theology, dm any )vhieh ayes:-:--or even the attempt to restore an ol d thod, go, h a , .ael hasps happily practised thousan s ofears eoade_6 which nce fallen into desuetude— at once dißeo,tuened, denounced, and put down, if it be n i o s tclearl Rerib..,rable as one of the formulas which, having been pre.. pa e cl _; 4o tne two or three hundred years since, are already ae„ articles of permissible under the several creeds, confessions, er ' itn a ticles of the various sects of Christendom. and e a r° reMent in theology is held to be terrible, D he is re e t o i r c e a r l dt thi n : na hle, if, indeed it be not impossible and absurd. That all the moment show ent an effort is being made to pa tiler e truths and principles of theology are contain t e_d e . iirts„nraelnrirto.ithe national church, in the compass of the 1.3 or i what' for ie e ' No appeal must be d jag the the ekplanatio of the articles. Not . withstan made, even to ___, . n atterfint ..being siz‘b article says on this very subject, the . _ orthed": t. 111 . ade to narrow the compass of English th e ts . Y o a rigid i nterpretation of the letter, rather than God knows, 0 spirit of the Thirty-nine Articles. I have, 44,0eYamathy his case, With the particular views which G t h o ave been as t fisted by Archdeacon Denison, but I refer lint l y: as ll °w being dealt with by the Archbishopoof method, e thod, or th em, proof that a new method, or a restored dealt ~.- Pgtzing is not at present, and has no hitherto, Ith eth "ith 1311 the merits of , the case. The questiopisnot, Or th e t he new or restored method is true and profitable,_ 44.7 contrary; but all that is asked is, whether . the method ia litre consideration is capable of being ni g re Articles. If it es ,, terms and expressions of the Thirt_ve !tated grammatically, th ( ;;'" OW this test, then all is well. If not, then woe to hei,eri°ll)dbe-improver, tri„.l?iland must suffer all that implied by that dread . or restorer, is ordiscoverer , 1 He is a youth is about to begin his stadiesaole. Similarly, w . hen . !not s_RPreParatory to ordinatio a n ? the w c o h r a k r s ge w g hi i e v h en h t a o ve hi h m ee i n s ritten e'ad allsorts of theological of Germany, osh ael e ra uy masters in the science—read . the Fathers, the olopans Aea eri en, the Reformers, lip u i , e a , and England —read a th n e d carefully Ne examine all these eh, test. their value, or their worthlessness, by your own etvation of human ' nature, and by your own . study of revelled reli auch 'ratio g i °u, as it stands recorded in the Bible. No si Divinity ,s, ; but, bound and to the young student P A ':edged, b y a dee e i n ar the to otaherfahvoaandr, of he theis rrhuty-rane _rticles, that he obiserve i n the d i: r ib s: l :o t t n o , and l io will not, whatever he may i man, think otherwise in rse igion than did Crannie; and Peter Martyr, and lißucer, ea German) and a fe w other's of the Reformers (English a. t he clo .of the 18th century. And similarly, too, t N eon : °f his theolo,ical studies, and when he is ab . out . to the a teacher of theology and a preacher of Christianity, teadl'"ng Man is bound afresh neither to think nor to hie anYthing, except that which has the imprimatur of . in ollurch's creed and confession. He is not to speak neeording to what he finds in men, in his own heart, and th e ,L h e, lioly Scripture ; but he is to interpret all fr o : °Y the Articles. The results to be expected franc such system, when rigorously enforced, are fahuletrY, imbecility, and hypocrisy, and it would be pain -1 - 7 e ast to show how the brightest and best of our theo °gllna ' Zeave, -- Including men like Dr. Arnold and Dr. Chalmers struggled and suffered to escape from these results, lNitiej‘slet,theYyielded to and followed their pious and happy fell . to teach and preach Christ's glad tidings to their i s '' ° w' men. Now, sir, it is my firm conviction that the day th at am en ' Now, it be not already come—when every religion 4. attempts to stifle enquiry and to gag the utterances of , ruth ea the experience and reason, will utterly lose its influence not e Anglo-Saxon races of mankind at all events. Ido Ci; speak unadvisedly, when I say that the general impression my *Vni;ng educated and thoughtful men, who have read '', Was expressed by a barrister at Bristol, the other day,. o,°_,ad,—" It is not that there is much in the book which hi : did not know and feel before ; but the wonder is, that a vter fr , RYtnan should be found with pluck and candour enough ~•"" 6 aY it gut." Believe me, for I speak what I know, and what tee`nYou also know to a considerable extent, men's distrust of our t dogmatic teaching is great. The impatience with thuieh. they have irrational and Unlovely dogma inflicted on i the la greater still ; and, unless we mend our way of learn • 'ng and teaching Christianity, the days of England's that I hare beer on 1 now ied you THE E3tablished Church are numbered. The ruin may set in through the rapacity of some amongst our prelates contrasted with the penury of some among our hard-worked curates. These may be the weak points through which a people's anger may first make the breach ; but the real emptiness of the vessel—the real hollowness of our theology—the irra tional system of teaching the dead letter of other men's formularies instead of preaching to living men's heads and hearts from truth, as it is seen and felt in life and in the Bible—this is the real, and this is the only real weakness that threatens a collapse, not of Christianity, but of that lurch of onr nation which we love and which we would fain 1. Thus essential to our church's existence and is well as essential to the raising and purifying of - —as well as indispensable to the legitimate progress s Gospel, do I hold a free study and a free teach an 1 scriptural theology. I reasonable, intelligent, say that it would be well for us at once to tear away from the national church all the restraint which our present mpose. This relaxation—especially if suddenly mankind of Christ') troduced to a dangerous and most undesirable reaction of rash thought and unwary discussion ; but I do say that the Creeds and Articles must be most liberally interpreted—that the utmost width of opinion which will bear itself to be restrained within the limits of the Articles, when those Articles are interpreted, as they themselves say they should be, in accordance with the broad and many-sided truth of Holy Writ—that the ut most practicable freedom of theological investigation and instruction is indispensably necessary for the preservation and welfare of our national church. It is because I recog nise in your address of sympathy for me, and in your whole proceedings on this subject, an appreciation of this the church's need of truth boldly sought, freely uttered, and lovingly received—it is because I see that you are bent on promoting such a safe and wise policy in things ecclesiastical—it is because I understand you to mean this, end no less than this, by your address and testimonial—it se broad and public considerations that I espe most unselfishly rejoice. That any number of in ers of the English establishment should be erate, in such a spirit. for the strengtheninl, on her proper scriptural basis, would be a spectacle affording to me the purest gratification wherever it might be presented ; but that such a movement should take place amongst you, my friends, to whom it is my duty and m♦ pleasure to be a suggester of thought, in hopes that we may, by thought, be led to truth—in this I glory as in one of the greatest earthly happinesses which I can conceive of as falling to the lot of any Christian minister. On this ground, then, even more than on those personal considerations to which I have already alluded, I tender to you my heartfelt thanks. God speed us all. May we have from him the increase of faith, hope, and charity. May we learn to be more tolerant towards those who differ from us. May we learn to be more diligent, fearless, and candid in our pursuit of the truth as it is in Christ. May we be very zealous about our Master's work wherever we shall perceive that it calls us : and thus, with reference to the grandest of human vocations, may we realise and exemplify those words of a true poet Let us then be up and doing, With a heart for any fate ; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait. The Rev. Gentleman, throughout, and at the conclusion of his address, was most enthusiastically applauded. The Rev. William Wilkinson moved the thanks of the meeting to the committee, for the manner in which they had carried out the wishes of the congregation. He expressed his hearty concurrence in all that had fallen from the chairman and Mr. Unwin, in reference to Mr. Macnaught and his labours in the ministry, and declared that, as a Christian minister and true Englishman, he heartily sympathised with him in his trials. The resolution was unanim ,, usly adopted. Air. Birch replied on behalf - of the committee, and vindicated the congregation of St. Chrysostom's Church from the charge of heresy. Mr. Braga moved the than' s of the meeting► to the chairman, for the manner in which he had presided over them. The motion was unanimously adopted, after which the meeting separated. THE FINANCIAL REFORM ASSOCIATION The day for the weekly meeting of this association has been changed from Saturday to Thursday afternoon, with a view to the greater convenience of members, and the ob taining of a more regular attendance. At the meeting on Saturday last, Mr. Francis Boult was deputed to attend the Free Trade Congress, which is to assemble at Brussels on the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of the present month, that gentle man having most handsomely volunteered his services; and it being obvious that the substitution of direct for indirect taxation—one of the two grand objects of the association — presents the only means of obtaining perfect freedom of trade. The probability of a reduction of taxation next year, and the certainty that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will select the Property and Income 'Fax for his operations in this wly, if left to himself, have been discussed, and the propriety of a decisive expression of opinion from the mer cantile and manufacturing classes in favour of a reduction of customs and excise dutis in preference, has been urged, it being capable of demonstration, that by reductions of prices consumers will save the amount of their tax, whilst to the community generally the benefit from the extension of commerce and manufactures, consequent on reduced or abolished imposts, will be incalculable. The council has been recently favoured with the views of Lord Stanley on the subjects of Taxation and Financial Reform. In a recent letter to the secretary, his lordship says:—" I agree in the preferability of direct over indirect taxation if two conditions be conceded—the first, that of equality between classes, which, by the capitalisation theory, seems attainable ; the second, that of accurate knowledge by government of the amount of private incomes, which I know no means of attaining. It is this latter difficulty, more than the former, which prevents many public men from acceding to the prin ciple of a large extension of direct taxation. With regard to economy on the administration of the national funds, most reasoning persons are agreed up to a certain point. In reference to the military and naval expenditure, the Association have it in their power to do good service by showing that a large price is not necessarily an efficient one, or an efficient price necessarily a large one ; that the chief colonies are capable of contributing more largely than they do to their own defence in time of peace ; that a militia may at all times furnish, at small cost, a large reserve for the army ; and that a smaller number of officers may do the duty now performed by a larger number, if they be made to study their profession, and if more idlers be ex cluded. In the civil service, I believe, the reform most wanted is to open it to competition, which will enable the government to dispense with a considerable portion of those employed, and to pay the rest suitably." The council has determined that the next tract shall be devoted to the fiscal proceedings of the last session, with a view to show the absolute necessity of the appointment of a permanent finance committee of the House of Commons, now the only body in the country which leaves the levying and expenditure of public money entirely in the hands of paid officials, )3ESSEMER'S pATENT A. further experiment on Bessemer's plan of converting pig into malleable iron, without the intervention of the puddling furnace, took place on Monday the Ist instant, on the premises of the patentee. St. Pancras, in the pre sence of some sixty or seventy gentlemen c,nnected with the trade, from Wales, Staffordshire, Yorkshire, &e. The metal experimented upon was No. 2 Blaenavon cold blast, a quantity of which was melted in the common cupola, and from thence run into the refining furnace—the blast having just previously been turned on, and which w s kept at a pressure of nine pounds to the inch. In a very short time, viz., eight minutes, the stream of cAd air thus passed through the fluid metal, caused it to commence boiling ; in ten minutes more it was boiling furiously, throwing of quantities of scoria, with a slight explosion like the errup teen of a volcano—in twenty-three minutes from the first, the flame emitted showed the metal to be of a white heat, and in twenty-six minutes, the whole of the carbon was consumed, as was immediately perceptible to the eye and ear, the flume and noise having ceased in a moment. The metal was then run out, but owing to a slight acci dent, it was impossib!e to ascertain the loss by the process. The produce was, of course, the subject of much curiosity, this being, according to Mr. Bessemer, malleable iron, ready for rolling into any desired form of rail, bar, &c. There was a good deal of difference of opinion among those present as to the truth of this, some thinking that the experiment had resulted perfectly, and others, and more CuUtiollB and practical men, thinking that the result was only a sup( rior description of refined metal. From the fracture:the writer is inclined to take this view himself ; but even then a very great step had been made, as to make refined metal, without the use of any fuel whatever, and consequently at a greatly reduced oost. and of immensely improved quality, is a fact of the greatest importance, and may be of immediate use to tin-plate makers, wire-iron m i k er s, &c. Without doubt the invention is most valuable, and will no doubt in time accomplish all that is claimed for it. Jt was stated on the ground, that an eminent firm in Wales had, unknown to the patentee, been making their own experiments, and were so satisfied with the result, that they have taken a license for fourteen years from Mr. Bessemer, paying him XlO,OOO, cash down.—Correspondent. ALLSOP'S WAX-WORK EXHIBITION, TEUTONIC -HALL, LIMB -STREET, LIVERPOOL.—DOVE, THE MURDERER.—Th e e only correct lik e n es s of this criminal is to be een at t h above exhibition, an d is placed by the side of Palmer. Both these poisoners are full-length, and are acknowledged by all to be perfect likenesses. They are surrounded by upwards of 100 wax figures, large as life; together with 500 statues, busts, casts of heads, &r, • &c.; also a great number of Ster eoscopic and other views. The proprietor begs to state that the likeness of Dove and Palmer are most positively the only true ones taken. Palmer was modelled by Mr. George Ewing, of London, during his trial at the Old Bailey; and a sketch of Dove was taken by Mr. John Storey, of York, and afterwards modelled expressly for Mr. Allsop, by Mr. William Leland, of Liverpool. Open from ten, a.m., till ten, p.m. Admission, Sixpence. A quadrille band in attendance. Observe the name of Allsop's Wax work on the two lamps over the entrance. NORTHERN TIMES.-- SELECT VESTRY.-YESTERDAY The usual fortnightly meeting of the Select Vestry was held at ten o'clock yesterday, in the Parish Offices, Brownlow-hill. The chair was taken by Mr. Church warden Woodruff. The other members present, were— Messrs. Bairstow, Owen, Chesney, Mellor, Gardner, Denton, Whitty, Bold, W. Jones, Satchell, Shaw, Syred, Crellin, Taylor, Critchley, J. Jones, Luff, Jackson, Brancker, H. Jones, and Smith. WORK HOUSE COMMITTEE, The minutes of this committee were read. It appeared that the numbers admitted during the week into the vagrant sheds were 287 males, 71 females, and 30 child ren—in all, 388. The number of sick cases in the house on the 27th ult., was 480, including 16 fever and 37 itch. The total number of inmates in the house on the 27th ult., was 1,946. Air. Shaw moved the confirmation of the minutes, which contained nothing of importance, except the appointment of a committee to consider the propriety of abolishing the lock wards within the walls of the work house. The proceedings were confirmed INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS COMMITTEE, The proceedings of this committee were read, and contained no matter of public interest. Mr. W. Jones moved the confirmation of the pro ceedings. A sh - ort conversation took place in reference to the appearance of dry rot in a portion of the girls' school rooms, and as to the removal of some pauper girls from the schools back to the workhouse. The minutes were then confirmed. FINANCE COMMITTEE The proceedings of this committee contained the following resolution Messrs. Cotten, Downes, and Thompson, collectors, having been called before the corn. mittee and heard, in reference to the circumstances respecting Mr. Gardner and his tenants, as reported in the newspapers—Resolved, that it appears to the com mittee that Mr. Gardner never denied his responsibility to the collectors as to the payment of the rates, but omitted to make the payments in consequence of peculiar circumstances which the committee have no right to enquire into." The minutes also contained a letter from Dr. Thomson, medical officer, soliciting that the deter mination of his appointment might be suspended until the close of the present year. The committee, however, resolved that the application could not be entertained. Mr. Shaw moved that the proceedings be confirmed. Mr. Gardner said he was rather surprised to see the report in the newspapers respecting his tenants being before the magistrates, and it showed the animus. He did not know who was the overseer at the time, but he had no right to hear any statement made in his (Mr. Gardner's) absence. If the overseer and the magistrates had understood their duty, they wo ild have known that they had nothing whatever to do with the matter. He was not a party to the matter at all, and they had no right to listen to it. The only instances in which addi tional rent was laid upon them by him was in the case of two or three courts, and it was on account of the sanitary rates, not the poor rates. When the landlords' were compelled to pay the sanitary rates, he told those tenants that they must have an increased rental put upon them to meet that payment. He should be very glad if the overseers and the vestry would only introduce a law compelling the landlord to pay all the poor rates. He had been for four years one of the advocates of such a measure. As regarded the poor rates in the instance referred to, he had nothing to do with them whatever. Mr. Bairstow said he happened to be the overseer who was summoned to meet the magistrates on the day in question. It was exactly that day fortnight. Important business at the board prevented him from going to the court before half-past eleven o'clock, having been sum moned for eleven. When he got into the room Mr. Maxwell was the only magistrate present, Mr. Dickson having gone away. Mr. Maxwell made a remark of this kind—" We have had a pretty expose of one of your select vestry ; but we took good care that the inhabitants of the town should know of it, for we sent for the re porters, and it will be all in the papers to-morrow." The business then went on, The question was then particularly put to a great number of tenants with regard to the rate and several of them said that they formerly paid 3s. 6d. per week, but that the rent was now raised to 45., on condition that the landlord was to pay the rates. He (Mr. Bairstow) then said to the magistrate that there was something which needed enquiry, and that he would bring the matter before the finance com mittee. lie did so. The finance committee enquired into it, and passed the best resolution they could adopt in reference to it. It certainly had nothing to do with the landlord, and the collector should be blamed for not having issued the summonses at the usual and proper time of the year, when all other parties in default of their rates were summoned. Mr. Brancker thought a vote of censure should be passed upon the collectors for their dereliction of duty. He had brought forward a resolution to that effect at the committee's meeting, but it was negatived, and by some omission, was not entered on the minutes. He would now move its adoption by the board. Mr. Brancker then moved the following resolution—" That the vestry consider that the collectors have not exercised due diligence in the collection of the rates in the above cases, having allowed them to remain over twelve months after they had been due." Mr. Denton said this was the only exception they ever had before them, and he thought it would be very injudicious to force the collectors into a position by which cruelty would ensue. They had experience already of cases where the collector had been obliged to use such harsh measures to the poor, as had caused great complaints. He hoped the board would not enter. tain the resolution a moment, but would allow the question to go before the finance committee, and let the subject be properly discussed and settled there. If they forced the collectors to collect the rates, by using as much vigilance as the board might wish, the result would be nothing but cruelty to the poor people in the collection. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Mellor said if there was neglect on the part of the collectors, it was because the beard would not allow them to do their duty. The Chairman thought the collectors should not be condemned unheard. There was no evidence that they had neglected their duty, and such a resolu tion ought not to be passed without giving them an opportunity of explaining the circumstances under which the matter had occurred. (Hear, hear.) He should be the last to screen any cottage collector, or other col lector, ip any neglect of duty, and he thought they ought to collect from the cottage or the warehouse, from all who ought to pay, to the fullest amount possible. (Hear, hear.) In this instance, however, he did not think any neglect of duty had been proved. Mr. Jones thought there was another reflection to be entertained. Tt was very well known to every member of the board, that at the end of every year large arrears took place ; and unless Mr. Gardner had undertaken to pay those rates himself, be could not see how there was any particular dereliction of duty upon the part of the collectors, unless the board inferred it from the fact of there being arrears, for which he supposed the collectors would be able to gi4e satisfactory reasons. Mr. Jackson thought Mr. Brancker was perfectly justified in his view. For aught that was known at present, the matter appeared upon the face of it to be a ; t f e-e!ietigap of duty. He had no doubt that the collector was a very vigilant collector, but that, in that particular case, he had been influenced by the 'copsideration that the party indebted to the parish was a member of the Select Vestry. (Cries of " No, no.") He had not the least doubt, that upon investigation it would be found come leniency, some consideration, had been extended to the party from whom the rates were duel upon that ground. (Hear, hear, and no, no.) He thought such a thing ought not to be. Whatever the motives which might have induced the collector to grant a longer period for the payment, he thought such indulgence should not be allowed in future, but that the collectors should deal with all cases, whoever the persons might be, upon one principle, and not make, to use a common phrase, " fish of one, and flesh of the other." _ _ _ Mr. Jones asked whether Mr. Gardner had made himself responsible for the payment of the rates ? The Chairman: I think ;mi. Mr. Jones remarked that such rates were very often not collectable except by distraint, and frequently the value of a distraint was not on the premises. Mr. Bairstow could contradict that impression in the present instance, for many of Mr. Gardner's tenants were very respectable-looking persons, and had paid op all their arrears Mr. Brancker : I think, Mr. Jones, that answers your remark ? Mr. Jones : It certainly does. Mr `Witty thought it would be well to have it dis tinctly understood, whether Mr. Gardner had made himself responsible for the payment of the rates or not. If he had done so, then the Chairman was mistaken ; if not, the resolution passed by the committee was uncorrect, Mr. Bairstow said all the collectors stated that Mr. Gardner promised to pay, but always put them off, by saying that he had not the money at present. Mr. Brancker finally consented to withdraw his motion, and the matter dropped so far as the vestry was then concerned. The proceedings of the committee were confirmed APPOINTMENT OF MEDICAL OFFICERS. The board then proceeded to appoint two medical officers for the put-door duties, to fill up the vacancies caused by the termination of the engagement of the pre vious officers. Out of the candidates before the corn. mittee the following names were selected ;—William Palmer Rowe, Edward Davies, Francis Ayrton, and William Sayer—all of Liverpool. A letter was read from Mr. Ayrton, stating that his friends had induced LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. him, in consequence of the state of his health, to with draw his name. IMr. Denton expressed his regret that Mr. Ayrton had ithdrawn, and declared his belief that that gentleman had been induced to do so, in consequence of statements made, that there was a partiality felt towards him by many of the board, and similar allegations. Mr. Shaw and Mr. Owen stated that Mr. Ayrton dis tinctly informed them that his withdrawal was only caused by the state of his health. The Vestry then proceeded to a vote upon the three remaining'candidates. There appeared for Mr. Rowe, 21 votes ; for Mr. Sayer, 13 ; for Mr. Davies, 12. Mr. Rowe and Mr. Sayer were accordingly elected. Mr. Chesney's name was placed on the committee, to which Mr. Hastings, his predecessor, had belonged. Mr. W. Jones gave notice that, at the next meeting, he would move the appointment of a committee to consider the propriety of making owners of all property of the value of £l2 annually, and below that amount, rateable for poor-rate, on the same principle as owners were held liable by the Town Council for sanitary rate. The business then concluded. ROYAL OAK BURIAL SOCIETY. (BEFORE J. POLLOCK, ESQ., JUROR) ORDER OF THE JUDGE.—At the County Court, yester day, Mr. James Currie, on behalf of the officers and col lectors, and Mr. Shepherd, on behalf of the committee of investigation, attended to explain the steps which had been adopted in regard to the proceedings in this case. His Honour made the following order :—ln the County Court of Lancaster, holden at Liverpool, between Joseph Shepherd, Henry Taylor, and Francis McPhillips. plain tiffs, and Moses Cullen, William Jenkins, Edward Farren, William Finn, James Hiles, John McComb, John McFarlane, John Marsh, Peter Golightly, William McConnell, Thomas Trevitt, Rob rt Ward, John Pinnington, and John Fullarton defendants. Upon hearing this cause, at a court holden at number 3 Lime street, Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, on Monday, the twenty-fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. and upon hearing Mr. Segar, of counsel far the plaintiffs, and Mr. Brett, of counsel for the defendants, other than Thomas Trevitt, and Mr. Bremner, solic'tor for the defendant Thomas Trevitt: It is ordered by the court that the defendants be restrained, and they are hereby restrained from I acting as officers and committeemen of the Liverpool United Legal Friendly Burial Society (except as herein appearing.) And it is furthered ordered that until the meeting hereinafter mentioned, shall be held, it shall be lawful for, and this court doth nominate the said Moses Cullen, to perform the duties of presi dent of the said society, at the remuneration mentioned in the rules of the said society in this behalf, but subject, from time to time, until the Said meeting, to the orders and directions of this court. And, it is furthered ordered that, until the meeting aforesaid shall be held, it shall be lawful for, and this court doth nominate, the said William Jenkins to perform the duties of secretary of the said society, at the salary now paid to him, but subject, from time to time, until the said meeting, to the orders and directions, of this court. —And as all the annual offices of the said society are now vacant, by reason of the ommission of the said society to appoint persons to fill these offices at the annual general meeting of the said society, on the 21st day of July last, or any lawful• adjourn ment thereof, it is further ordered that a general meeting of the adult members of the said society, who have been twenty-six weeks members of the said society, and are not then out of benefit, shall be held at the Concert - hall, Lord Nelson -street, in the borough of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, on Monday, the 22nd day of September next, at the hour of eight o'clock in the evening. —And it is further ordered that the said meeting shall be advertised in the news papers, and by placards, in the Same way in all respects as by the rules of the said society an annual general meeting of the said society is required to be advertised. —And it is further ordered that the advertisement calling the meeting hereby directed may be signed by the person hereby authorised to preside thereat, and shall state that sueh meeting is convened by order of this court.—And it is further ordered that the business to be transacted at such meeting shall be such matters as might have been brought before the annual meeting on the 21st day of July last (save as to the appointment of a person to preside and tellers, respectively hereby provided for ) And it is further ordered by the court, that at such meeting William Pilkington , of 19, Flurlington_strect, in Liverpool aforesaid, and John Carroll, of 132, Vauxhall road, in Liverpool aforesaid, and two of the collectors of the said society, shall act as door keepers, and no person shall be admitted into such meeting without producing to such doorkeepers his or her card of membership, save the said chairman, secretaries, tellers, reporters for the press, and such person or persons as the chairman shall• direct for preserving order.—And it is further ordered that Timpron Martin, of Liverpool aforesaid, attorney-at-law, shall act as chairman ' at such meeting.—And it is further ordered, that Richard Teebay and Frederic Shepherd Hull, shall act as scrutineers at such meeting, for the purpose of taking notes and correctly reporting to the court what are the results at which the majority of members present entitled to vote at such meeting shall arrive.—And it is further ordered, that George Smith, of Spekeland buildings, in Liverpool aforesaid, agent for the East of England Insurance Company, and William Bowen, of Liverpool aforesaid, excise officer, shall act as tellers under the direction of the said scrutineers, for the pnr• pose of counting the votes given on each side.—And it is further declared by the court, that this court will treat as a contempt any breach of this order.—And it is further ordered, that a report of the proceedings of the said meeting be made to the court, by the chairman, at a court to be held on the 26th day of September next.— And it is also ordered that the costs of Messrs. Fletcher and Hull, solicitors for the plaintiffs, and of Messrs. Neal and Martin, solicitors for the defendants, of and incidental to the matters in question in this suit, and the carrying out of this order, shall be paid by and out of the funds of the society.—All parties to have liberty to apply to the court from time to time.—Given under the seal of the court, the 25th day of August, 1850. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS The above commissioners held their usual monthly meeting last evening, at the Public-office, Hamilton —square. Mr. J. Laird occupied the chair. The other members present, were— Messrs. Willoughby, Park, Goulborne, Bayliss, Bailiff M'Donald, M'Whirter, Harrison, Verde, Meakin, Hind , and Keeghley. The minutes of the last meeting having been read, the board proceeded with the business. LIGHTING AND WATCHING COMMITTEE The proceedings of the committt comment. THE MARKET COMMITTEE. were confirmed without The proceedings of this committee contained no notices of public interest, beyond the fact that the Town-hall had been appropriated to the use of the Hamilton-street Chapel, for the holding of a bazaar. Mr. Goulborne objected to that portion of the minutes which related to giving a tenant of the market (Corkhill) notice to quit his stall in the market, and moved- that that portion of the business be referred back to the committee for consideration. Mr. Willoughby seconded the amendment. Mr. M'Whirter justified the course adopted by the com. mittee, with regard to the alteration in the stalls, contending that Mr. Corkhill would not be injured by the alteration that he was requested to make for the accommodation of another tenant (Whinn). He also contended that Mr. Corkhill was not the tenant. Mr. Bayliss stated %hat a letter had been received from Mr. Corkhill by the committee, informing them that he was bona fide the tenant of the stall in the market, and, therefore, had no right to be removed The Chairman thcught it would be a harsh procedure on the part of the committee to oust an old tenant who had regu larly paid his rent, which Corkhill had always done. Mr. Willoughby spoke in support of the amendment. The amendment was carried by a majority of five votes. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee were adopted. THE ROAD AND IMPROVEMENT C )MMITTER. The proceedings of this committre were confirmed without comment. The Chairman then explained that the notice of the erection of a wall by the railway company, had been left to the surveyor to the hoard, and to the company's engineer, and that he had no,doubt but that the matter would be settle]. He conceived that the committee had acted very properly in the course they had adopted in protecting the township from any encroach ment. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee contained a letter from Mr. Charles Gore, offering to purchase certain portion of the foreshores, for the sum of £2,300, to be paid in certain instalments. He also decided, on the application of the post master, that the post-office was not rateable property, being used exclusively as a government office. The proceedings were adopted and confirmed, Mr. Aailia referred to the financial statement male by Mr Ale at the last meeting, which he contended contained many and tended to give misrepresentations to those who were outside of the board, and regretted that Mr. Rae was not present that he might have asked him a few questions. The Chairman explained that the whole subject would be discussed at the next meeting. He then alluded to the selling of the foreshores to the Woad& and Forest, which he conceived omissions a very great improvement. THE FERRY COMMITTEE The following is the statement of the ferry receipts for August, in 1855, £2,638 9s. 7d., and for 1856, £2,789 3s. 3d. Receipts froth the 24th April to 31st August in 1855, were £10,922 16s. 6d., and for 1856, £11,304 lls. 1 , 1. Expenditures, from the "4th April to 31st August, 1851, were £7,212 4s. 7d., and for 1856, £6,234 18s 10d. Mr. Harrison, in moving the confirmation of the proceed ings, said that in consequence of some a lterations that had been made, the statement did not contain an exact gate of the accounts, and would not until jaauary next. The proceedings were confirmed. TRB DOCK WORKS. At the request of Mr. Aspinall, some letters were read, and The Chairman explained that he thought the arrangements that had been made were extremely satisfactory, but he thought that the board had a right to expect to be supplied with a plan of the works. He then directed the attention of the board to the crowded state of the landing stage on the Liverpool side of the water , and stated it, as his opi n i on , that the traffic would be much augmented when the new landing-st.ge would be completed. He thought that the time was come when the board and other parties on that side of the liver should step in and claim greater accommodation, and suggested that the ferry committee should have interviews with the railway companies, and other parties, and then wait upon the corp orat i on and dock committee v with some welt devised devised plan. H e agreed that the increased scoom d ' ation would be as groat a b enefit to Liverpool and Manch ester as it would be to places on that side of the wat-r. Mr. Har r i son sa id t h e su bj ect s h ou ld b e considered the com m itt ee , an d a report prepared by the ne by xt meeting. The board soon after adjourned, - • .~. POLICE COURT . A FAITHeut. FRIEND ! —A woman, named Mary Glynn, was charged by a Mrs. M‘Nulty, who said she went to the Isle of Man, to see her daughter. She left the prisoner in care of her shop, l eav i ng , a l so , 30 s w orth of goods in th e shop window for sale. The prisoner, it appeared, took so much care of the "goods," that she disposed of all in about half an hour, and instead of swing the proceeds for her friend, she called in her rhums, got up a glorification, ani spent the money in drink. She was not content with that, but she went to Mrs. M'Nulty's grocer, and "raised" Os or lOs worth of stuff," and also at a public house, she got a quantity of drink on the strength of the prosecutrix's credit. One would think the prisoner should have been satisfied -vploits, but she was not, for she broke open _, and stole a gown out of it and pledged it. The prisoner was remanded to Thursday. •A. WHOLESALE ROERP ith thes —A Spaniard, named John Thomas, a sailor, was bronght up by officer Barrow, 7, on a charge of having robbed several boarding housis of clothes belonging to sailors, and also a Russian bill, value £2O, from another sailor. The constable produced a quantity of clothes that had been stolen by the pri soner, and the owners identified the garments. The sailor who lost the bill said, he left it in a pocket book in his boarding house, from which it was stolen. The constable said he found the bill on the prisoner. His Worship said, if the men who owned the clothes were not going to sea, he would send the prisoner for trial, but he would send him for three months, with hard labour. SUGAR STEALING.—James Parker was charged with stealing 9 lbs of sugar from the ship Blanch. A police officer apprehended the prisoner leaving the vessel, with the sugar concealed on his person. He was sent to gaol for twenty-one days. _ STEALI/i 3.—Two youths, r and John Willock, were c trousers, valued Bs, from the shop d of Whitechapel The prisoners went to the d a pair of elieasky, complainant's shop, where the garment was hanging, and ran away with it. His Vi orship said that shop keepers were very much in the habit of putting goods outside their doors, and this tempted unfortunate boys and others to run off with things. He repudiated the practice. The prisoners were sent to gaol for three months. STEALING WEARING APPAREL. —Alice Berlick was re manded on a charge of stealing a larp quantity of female wearing apparel, bed-clothes, &c , found on her at three o'clock in the morning, in Baptist-lane, off Gerrard-street. (BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.) BENEVOLENCE.—Mr. Inspector Chew begged to hand to bis Worship the sum of £5, which he had received from James Thompson, Esq , of 46, Rodney•street, who had requested that the amount would be applied for the benefit of the soldiers' wives who had applied to his Worship, a few days ago, for relief. Mr. Mansfield said he felt much obliged to Mr. Thompson for his benevo lence, and ha was glad to find that the subject had attracted notice. THE ORGAN NUISANCE. —Three fellows, who it was said gained a living by playing upon organs, were eharged with having assaulted one of their companion; to such an extent, that he was confined in the Northern Hospital. In consequence of the surgeon not being able to attend, a remand was asked, b u t 3 Tr . Campbell, who appeared for the der- . a eu.r th, y might _endants, re be admitted out on bail. Mr. A' proposition, because he thottgl conferring a great benefit on the town - , by locked up, if only for one day STEALING TURNIPS.—A 1" ping them , named J days, and — ,to h-i n Kelly, was tely whipped, for stealing turnips from Rupert House, Everton. A BAD SAMPLE.--,Vgirl, nulled Sarah Smith, living with her widow mother, in CollingvvOod-street, was charged with an assault. The mother stated that the girl had become so undutiful, that she could nut do any thing with her, and that on the previous night she came home and struck her. Her conduct was very bad, and, as she had three children younger than she was, she set them a bad example. Mr. Mansfield ordered her to be committed for six months, and be kept to hard labour. A MERCANTILI FRACAS AT THE PARENTAL CRUELTY At Stilton, a few days ago, a young woman, named Martha Crewe, was taken by force from her father's house by the clergyman and constable. On breaking into the house, the poor girl was crying bitterly to be taken away, and asking for food, her sisters holding her back. She appeared to be almost starved, and looked scarcely like a human being. The two sisters clung to her very tenaciously, and would not give up their charge without a severe struggle. The constable, however (with assistance, which quickly flocked to Crewe's house), got her away, and took her to a lodging house. The girl, we understand, is a most piteous object. She is about 19 years of age. Her flesh is all wasted away, and she is a complete living skeleton. Her bones are said to protrude through her skin in several places, and made her so sore that she cannot lie down The thick part of her arm is scarcely the thickness of a man's two fingers. About two years ago the parish officers broke into the house for the purpose of satisfying themselves whether she was dead or alive ; they then found her in a very emaciated condition, and apparently suffering from indigestion. When an offer was made to Crewe to supply her with medicine at the parish expense, he refused to allow her to take any, and returned that which was sent with a saucy message. It is now upwards of two years since she was seen out of the house, and it was kept so close that no one on any account was ever allowed to enter it. The poor creature says the food her father supplied her with was dry bread and a little salt and water to drink, and a very small piece of mutto n a b ou t once a fortnight. Mr. Wright, surgeon, of Stilton, has been attending the girl since her release, and hop is, in the course of time, to bring her round. The two sisters era stout and healthy, and apparently have wanted for nothing. Crewe and his two daughters have been apprehended on a charge of misdemeanor, preferred at the instance of the parish officers, and are now in Fleton loek•up. A crowd of women smashed the windows of Crewe's house, with stones, and set fire to the window curtains. THE BELGIAN TRANS'ATLANT'IC MAIL STEAMERS. SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 30.—The steam-ship Belgique, Capt. Tack, belonging to the Belgian 't ransatlautic Steam Navi gation Company, sailed to-day, for Antwerp. This steamer, it will be recollected, put back to Southampton from an last, sh e and is n h o a w s e a v t t e e r m spitneede been e N r e r w e p Y s i o r r s k , at t pronounced to be in a sound and seaworthy condition. An in t h j i a s n n u o a r r t y . examination into the state of the vessel proved her to he more extensively faulty than was even at first reported, the defect being in the primary construction of the ship. The repairs that have been effected here by Messrs. Summers and Day have been of the most extensive and costly nature. The caulking of the iron plates and the riveting had to be renewed almost throughout the entire ship. Two new pistons and cylinder-covers, with new bilge pumps and pipes and a pumping engine, have been fitted to the machinery. A new three-bladed screw propeller, and a stern pipe, with new screw shaft and couplings, have been added. The boilers have been strengthened by additional stays. The iron lower masts of the ship have been lifted out and strengthened The hull has been strengthened by stringer plates, and many improvements made both in the ship and machinery under the superintendance of Mr. Jobling, the surveyor of Lloyd's at this port. At a trial trip in Stokes II y, on Thursday last, the B , lgiqae attained a speed of 10.192 knots, the engines working with great smoothness and efficiency. We understand, after her arrival in Antwerp, the Belgique will be place I upon the Antwerp and New York route, to be followed by three or four other ships of a similar class—viz., of 2,250 tons burden, and 300 horse power. The whole of these steamers, immediately after the disasters which happened to the Belgique, were withdrawn from the proposed line, and were placed under a course of repair similar to that adopted in the case of this steamer. Should the ships under their new conditions of efficiency prove successful in their passages, there is no donbt that a good traffic in passengers and freight will be secured at Antwerp, where the want of a direct communication between that part of the continent and the United States of America has lung been felt. AN INSURANCE STORY Within the last few days the " assurance world " has been canvassing the merits and bearings, pro. and con., of the following exceedingly interesting matter :—Towards the end of last year a gentleman in proposed, through the local agent of a London Life Company of modern date, and which has achieved some popularity, to assure the life of his wife, whom he truly represented to be in a delicate state of health, for the sum of £2,000. As the law very properly prescribes that no one shall assure the life of another for his sole benefit, except he have an interest in the duration of the life equal to the amount proposed to be assured upon it, the requisite particulars to sustain such an assurance were sought, and it was discovered that the wife held a life annuity of £5OO, which he believed was destined to pass at her death into the hauls of_ trustees, whilst the husband possessed an income of £BO only. Thus the proposed assurance was amply sufficient to satisfy all the scruples and requirements of the law, and consequently the assurance was completed and made in favour of the husband ; the rates for six years in advance of the age of the wife being charged in consequence of the unfavourable state of her health. In July the lady died, it is said, somewhat suddenly, and the chief medical officer of the company was immediately despatched to , to make inquiry into the whole of the circum stances, and to report thereon to the directors. It'appears that the agent advised the husband to consent to a oom• promise, as there were dark hints afloat, and that, in several respects the office had been deceived. The husband imme diately expressed his desire that a post mortem examination should take place, as well for the sake of his own character as out of regard to the memory of his wife • and in order that time might be afforded for this, the arrangements for the funeral were deferred for two hours beyond the settled time. The doctors were in attendance with the requisite instruments, but they were requested to wait until the agent had a further interview with the husband. After the lapse of an hour he succeeded in inducing the husband to accept £750 in the nature of a Compromise. £4OO was paid on the spot, and the agent gave his bill for the balance. The coffin lid was then screwed down, and the postponed funeral took place, the medical officer of the company saying, after the business had bee a brought to a close, that it was now his firm belief that the death of the lady was perfectly natural ! The agent has since applied for compensation for the adroit and clover way the company was, through his instrumenta lity, saved £1,250 ; and, as if to add to the discomfiture of the husband, the will of the wife left be entire bulk of her property to him. The promoter and manager of the company, which has a clause in its deed rendering all policies the moment they are issued 'C indisputable " and " indefeasible," contends that this compromise is a complete violation of one of the leading principles of the association, that the £2,000 should have been paid in full, and that the higgling over the poor dead wife's coffin would be a reproach and a disgrace to the meanest burial or sick club in the land, and, if made known to the world, would infallibly damage the association beyond all cure. The directors stick to the compromise, being pleased that the money has been saved to the company. Upon this the manager has resigned.—The Reporter of Provident Institutions. ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN AND ROYAL FAMILY OF OUDE IN LONDON. Lownow, Saturday.—The Queen of Oude and her retinue of attendants arrived at the Waterloo station of the South- Western Railway this evening, by special train, which left Sout"iampton at 8 p.m. Her Majesty, with her attendants, left the station for Harley House (New-road), the late residence of the Duke of Brunswick, in a number of closed carriages, omnibuses, and other conveyances into, which the female portion of the company were removed with the usual Oriental precautions against displaying their features. The ladies of the suite stepped back mards out of the carriages of the railway, in order to prevent the railway officials and the crowds assembled from having the pleasure of seeing their faces; but it was remarked by many of the spectators that however strong may be the objections to displaying the ()harms of an Oriental face, the same degree of anxiety by no means existed with respect to the lower extremities, so carefully c.incealed by the ladies' dresses in western countries. The Queen of Oude wore a silver grey silk train, and gold anklets about her feet. Her Majesty was carefully packed in a carriage, the blinds of which were secured, lest a rude breath of air should blow them aside and reveal the beauties which they were i n t en d e d to hide, The illustrious group was accompanied by Major Bird, and a smith army of officials and atteneants, who so far departed from Oriental Customs as t o p arta k e , i n a by no means sparing manner, of the delicacies which Mrs. Clarke's refreshment rooms afforded. GEORGE HOTEL ASSAULT BETWEEN MERCHANTS, - -Yesterday, the police court was unusually crowciel by mercantile gentlemen and other persons from '( tracted in consequer between 1 had t en place B. Fox Howa the det ing magi,trat re Alder turner Mr -- - Mr. G,llow summoned Mr. Fox for an assault Snowball appeared for the defendant. The complainant said : On the last Saturday but one, I went into the bar of the George Hotel, Dale-street, where I am in the habit of stopping when lam in Liverpool. It was about one o'clock in the day. I was speaking with three or four parties, and had my hands behind my back, leaning against the bar, when I saw Mr. Fox entering the bar. He was not two minutes in the place when he came over to me and struck me a blow in the face. Alderman Ifolme : Was there any quarrel before that between you ? No ; but a day or two before that, a person named Younkers asked me if I knew anything. about Fox? and I replied I knew enough of him, not to have anything to do with him. Mr. Younkers asked me what it was, and I merely replied "I would advise you not to have any thing to do with him." Mr. Snowball : You say von are a merchant? Witness: I do. Mr. Snowball • Do you swear you are a merchant ? Witness : I have sworn that I am. Mr. Snowball: Do you know the usages of merchants? Witness : I do. Mr. Snowball What merchandise do you deal in ? Witness : Salt and corn. I was not more than a minute or a minute and a halF when he struck me. I did not mention the name of Mr. Fox first to Mr. Younkers. Mr. Snowball : Do you, sir, swear that positively ? Witness : I do sir: lam certain I did not. Mr. Snowball : Did you not say to Mr. Younkers that you were quite astonished to see him walk with Mr. Fox ? Witness : No, I did not. Mr. Snowball : You swear that ? Witness : I do swear it. Mr. Snowball: Did you not say that Mr. Fox was a most disreputable character, and that no gentleman would be seen walking with him ? Witness : Not to my knowledge. Mr. Snowball : What do you mean by " not to your knowledge ? " Could you have used such words without your knowledge? Witness: I will swear I never used such words. Mr. Snowball : Did Mr. Younkers ask you what you meant, when you spoke of Mr. Fox ? Witness : No, he did not—l refused giving him Fox's character. Mr. Snowball : What did you tell him ? Witness : I told him that I would advise him strongly not to have anything to do with Mr. Fox. Mr. Snowball: Did you not sneer at the name of Mr. Fox ? Witness I did not snee name, but I gave my opinion candidly. He s from a minute and a•half or two in the bar Mr. Wilson, who sa examined. He said : I came into the bar of the George Hotel, about half-past one o'clock on the day in ques tion. I was there a short time, when I heard a noise, and, on turning round to see what caused it, I saw Mr. Pox draw his hand back after giving the blow, nut the actual blow itself, I did not see. Mr. Snowball addressed the bench and said, on the part of Mr. Fox, he at once admitted that lie had broken the law—that he admits, but, from the evidence I will produce, and the witnesses I will examine. I will show that this fellow Gillow, most richly deserved what he got, and a great deal more if he got it. What are the facts ? This fellow Youukers in the street, speaks disrespectfully to him of the character of Mr. Fnx, when Mr. tounkers asked him what he meant? The fellow, instead of answering the question, sneered, and refused to tell what. he meant. The fellow takes away the character of a respectable man, and does it behind his back in a , h eh e a at ra o e f te th : cowardly and malignant manner:tie:cid wwhitehnaheviwleenint inter! tion. Now, Mr. Fox tells me a different story, an d I believe him before I believe that felloA i ' i : t t h h e e t Mr. Fox was assailed by the fellow, the hotel and saw his traducer there, moment he did strike him, but he did bloody nose nor a black eye, m, r .,,, n° give him a pardon, I got a black E very glad of it. I am utilow : I beg your )Wball: Well, I am vay that the fellow Fox broke the was served right, but -1 lavv; yet, afi Dan to Beer )rry that low should he kicked , from from John o' Groats to the Lands —and it would be only serving him then called Mr. Younkers, who said : I am merchant. I have employed Mr. Fox occa-• wally in my business. I have walked with him several times. I remember meeting Mr. Gillow, when he said, y s o a u w . ' y ou ' w w a a l s k n o g t then w ithFox, and I am quite astonished at Mr. Fox. I as k e d M r . o a w re what ihat he M m r. e G an i t li r when Gill ow he said, " I would , advise you not to have anything to do with Mr. Fox, but don't ask me any more about hi m. " I thought it my duty to tell Mr. Fox, and I did te ll hi m. I repeat, I did not then know that Mr. Gillow knew Mr. Fox. lam a German merchant. Mr. Alderman Holme : It was quite voluntary on the part of Mr. Gillow to tell you what he did ? It was, sir. Mr. Alderman Holme : You did not ask him first? I did not, certainly. Mr. Alderman Turner: Did it all occur at the bar of the George Hotel ? Yes, sir. Mr. Snow ball : That is my case on the part of Mr. Fox. Mr. Alderman Holrne : Aft er th e e vidence given in this case, we think there was an assault committed by Mr. Fox, but we also think that the grounds of provocation were very great, and we will mark our opinion of the whole case by fining Mr. Fox the lowest possible penalty, namely, Is, and is costs. The fine was at once paid, and the court was soon cleared of its large number' of visitors,