Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-06 00:00:00

:DECEMBER 16, 1 860. 4 1 the speech to•which we have referred, so justly a bserved, that such an outlay in prospect should tiot operate upon negligent and worthless parents as a premium to their unnatural indifference. The danger would be that such ,n opportunity of t eller from the natural obligations of provision by Parents for their children, might hold out a temp tation to forego duties belonging to that relation shiP, by throwing them upon the care of society and such excellent institutions as that to which We now refer. It is certainly absolutely ne cessary that the parents of juvenile criminals should be obliged to contribute according to t heir means, funds towards defraying the ex penses of inculcating those habits of industry and tiorality, the want of which, in most cases, has been induced by their own disregard of the duty Of instilling right principles into their offspring. 80 , such parents will find no inducement by being relieved of the expense and care of rearing their c hildren to permit their becoming the inmates o f such establishments. Let us hope that these guards and preventions from crime may in a teat measure diminish the necessity of Juvenile I teformatories ; but in so far as they are a valuable kid indispensable method of dealing with juvenile 4 iininals, let us see that they are most carefully and judiciously administered; and thus the object °f all punishment will be attained, namely, the r eformation of the criminal, and the example to the ill disposed, and the removal of the culprit from the possibility, for the time at least, of i nflicting injury and loss upon society. MR. BRIGHT AT THE PHILHARMONIC- HALL. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) [Although not agreeing entirely with the follow ing view of Mr. Bright's recent oration at the Philharmonic-hall, we yet gladly . give insertion to so able a commentary on his appearance 11 ,Upon that " great" occasion.] E cannot but say that Mr. BRIGHT made a Pore conscientious and steady effort than usual, t° come down to the level of reasonable and mo tlerate persons on Thursday night. One must 41 raire his exordium,—though between that and t he peroration, there is so much to question, b l ll l ll d, in many cases, deny. His assumptions, and e d, of' the question, were, as usual, many ; and his conclusions were too often and too st raightly:,, arrived at, by the convenient method omitting the one condition or qualification, Which would entirely alter the argument. Yet, We might accord our approval of the spirit with Which the speaker professed his wish to approach 't hei t . subject, and to be met by his critics. When „ . 1. - BRIGHT recommended his audience to lay 7 1 cle prejudices and jealousies, and to look at, What we, confess to be, an important question, ~ With the eve of men of business and common sense,_ -wiih that kind of faculty that we endeavour to bring to bear in our own business, When considering the course we ought to take ;" ; s ve recognise claims to our attention which we 414 ve been too o hear from that quarter ; we recognise an appeal to those better been too and sens ibilities whi c h M r . BRIGHT has too accustomed to treat with a rude neglect. s attributing the distaste for his schemes, mani fested by a large proportion of his fellow-coun lqmen, among whom may lie included the h ated and deno unce d " u pp er c l asses ," to their t oast of information, afforded a strange contrast the stock accusations of selfishness, rapacity, fo nd oppression with which more congenial plat rxris have been so often made to ring. Nay, /',° are even more startled and delighted to c) ' - erve the burly traducer of his fellow-citizens 'aect to credit even the landed gentry with one a miable and unselfish trait. They do not 0 b 'edit Mr. BitiGHT's harrowing representations, e tause they are too monstrous for a tender n ature to believe possible among a humane an d l ,,, a civilized people. It remains to be seen. tether Mr. BRIGHT'S pretended challenge it `° th e s y m p a thy an d the re a so n of his critics, Jails to secure an easier acceptance of his theories ... I lia suggestions ; but one thing we are at least " 4 e of ; if he will adopt this course with more I L'ilsistency and more conscience than he has 'ex hitherto given to, he may at last find out the -Su resth way of gaining a favourable and patient earing. If he be6ins his crusade by too freely V l laouncing his ultimate design to be the extinc °4 of a class—no matter what class—of the , li?Pulation of the country, and turning into com ttete disorder existing relations in the State, ° throws an obstacle in his way which a tt'eater pretension to logic, and a more solid Wer of argument than his will find it hopeless tO remove. It is unsafe and suicidal for even E t revolutionist, unless he is at once prepared with t he overwhelming argument of force, to inaugurate e contest by setting against him all thinking "a nd, moderate people. There may be many t'ao possibly would be with Mr. BRIGHT, Tl l t whose emnity is guaranteed at the outset. V ll ere are some who might be disposed to go with 11 part of the way, but are shocked out of hing with him one step. While it is not diffi cult to conceive the probability of there being averers who, judging of the general character 0 , s theories from the harsh complexion of most hs 'his random utterances, scarcely know what he i rearis, and take for granted he means mischief nd confusion. However wise and virtuous Mr. l IIGRT may think himself, he will find his best fr ee in carefully eschewing class hatreds. A 4 7e country with an easily led population cannot 'Ord the civil war even of the platform. Nor till h ones t an d loyal people feel disposed to lend b h eir wits or their attention to one who is a fire and though without arms, and,in the respecta -4.e, character of 'a Quaker. Let Mr. BRIGHT, therefore, go on and learn a neW lesson of moderation. Let him not forget that t he Z re i s no l o nger, for stage purposes, a cons.pi 'Y in this country and its senate, of the rich I ,lainst the poor ; let him drop the stock character the bl oa t e d l a ndowner from his sanguinary rol e, no r ev e r b e betrayed into reproducing it even t e Tre the most ignorant and besotted audience. him shut up, without more ado, his chamber bf norrors, nor hold out any more invitations to andand savage tastes. Let the few retractations eo vt the modified sympathy of last Thursday's Qfession be taken as an announcement of his gt appearance in the old character, OR this or yit stage. We'may, perhaps, then begin to look t e L h some discrimination upon an animal of such t e - i;LTzlable and repelling proportions ; and the old ro u gh s u aeum kin we may be induced to hang up in a it W e wish we could believe it. Had we not seen at We could not have believed how moderately tr active .even Mr. BRIGHT himself could show B n elf by dropping 6, little , of the demagogue. of t i s lotwithstanding - the characteristic incaution cl i4 is reckless dispenser of dangerous and incen 40t . 3 , 7 ambiguities, he sometimes shows that he is Itlle t estitute of a wily . knowledge of his audience ti e , the occasion sufficient to keep his rude facul- Ilr es 11 1 restraint. We fear that when he next It euts himself before a more congenial audience, Regill be in the old blood-red guise, and that bf° i came to the northern emporium not only ri e '4e ° fo n l,.nierce, but of more gentle manners, it will' Luici he mere-y laid by his cleaver in some convenient place. Yet, we do not care on the whole, giving this slight acknowledgment of any sort of concession to the more honest, and proper feelings of Liverpool politicians of all classes. It was not unpleasing by contrast to hear Mr. BRIGHT, though still on the roar, doing his little best to roar, after the manner of Bully Bottom, " as any sucking dove." It was curious to note the self-consciousness of this restraint, not unmixed with a peevish resent ment on some imaginary tribunal, for imposing so much decency upon him. Yes, Mr. BRIGHT dreads—not for himself, not for his country, but for the " upper classes,"—the day when a " ruder voice" than his own shall demand concession, and a " ruder hand " than his own shall be laid on the citadel of their power. In what unimagined de mocratic depths we are to look for this ruder voice, it is difficult-to anticipate. The arguments of revolution arc pretty well exhausted. But there is certainly one fear • and that is, lest there should ever be a time of distress and discontent in this country, when the accidents of the moment shall put into the hands of a BRIGHT, power equal to his intentions,—an influence against all that is truest in the political and social fabric, adequate to the envy and hatred he bears it. THE LATEST NEWS. [BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.] FRANCE. PARIS, Dec. 5. The Patrie of this evening says we are assured that most of the European Powers have given in their adhesion to the Congress. The Juge d'lnstruction has decided that there is no ground for further proceedings in the affair of M. Girardin's pamphlet, entitled " Napoleon et l'Europe." The copies seized by the police have been returned. The Pays states that England - has consented to take part in the Congress. The Pays also believes itself in a position to state that the difficulties between Piedmont and Tuscany, on the subject of the regency of M. Buoncompagni, are not yet removed. It is certain that England has agreed to the proposal that the Congress shall be held in Paris. The Einivers, of yesterday, contends that eccle siastics always has and always will administer better justice than laymen. THE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, Dec. 5. .12.15 P.M.—Funds are steadily improving, and Rentes open at 71.20. 3.20 P.M .—The Bourse has been rather animated and continues quiet, and closes at 71.35, a further rise since Saturday of nearly I per cent. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Dec. 5. The Prussian Moniteur contains the appoint ment of Gen. Von Roon as Minister of War. ITALY. A Turin journal announces that the British ambassador at that court is to be henceforth of the same rank as the English ministers to the Great Powers. The Paris correspondent of the Globe suggests the nomination of Cardinal Wiseman as Papal plenipotentiary at the Congress. AUSTRIA. Le Nord says that 30,000 additional troops are to be sent to maintain order in Hungary. THE SAN JUAN DIFFICULTY. General Scott has arrived in the Oregon terri tory on his way to San Juan, and the Globe announces that General Harney had left San Juan. PRINCE DE JOINVILLE'S LETTER. All the London journals of Saturday were seized at the Paris post-office, on account of the Prince joinville's letter. THE LIVERPOOL MERCHANTS AND THE EMPEROR. The letter of the Emperor to Liverpool is the principal topic in the Paris journals of last even ing. The Patrie says it will contribute not a lit tle to allay the uneasiness of the English people. In the history of the rerations of France with England, it will remain a testimonial of the mo deration and magnanimity of the Emperor. The French journals had not, up to last night," been furnished with the text of the letter from Liver pool. They display the usual inaccurate ortho , graphy in publishing the names of the four writers. -+.-. THE GLOUCESTER ELECTION. The Gloucester Election Commissioners have lield a meeting to-day. Mr. Philip Rose of the -irm of Baxter, Rose, and Norton, who acted as gents for the Conservative party, appeared for, he purpose of repudiating certain statements, I imPlYing that he had a lmo .71 , 2,1 of acts of bribery at Gloucester, The Commissioners adjourned till Friday, to allow . Mr. Julian Bar nard another opportunity of vindicating himself from contempt of the Commissioners, by avoiding, giving evidence. IRISH RIFLE CORPS IN LONDON. This afternoon the Marquis of Donegal pre . sided at a meeting at the Freemasons' Tavern, for the purpose of forming an Irish Volunteer Corps in London. He announced that Lord Palmerston had given in his name to them as a recruit, The first resolution was moved by the Marqui3 of Conyngb am. LONDON, Dec. 5. A Cabinet Council has been held this afternoon. The Paris correspondents of two different London journals surmise that, since the resig nation of Garibaldi, the Pontifical Government has become much less tractable and less disposed to reforms. The following appeared in a Portion of our im pression of yesterday : THE BRAZILIAN MAIL. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] LISBON ' Dec. 4.—The royal mail steamship Oneida, with the Brazil mails, did not leave Lisbon for South ampton till 7 o'clock on the morning of the 3rd instant, having been detained coaling. SPAIN. The letters of invitation to the Congress have been received by the Spanish Government. THE WAR LN MOROCCO. MADRID, Dec. 4.—The loss of the Moors, in the at tack on the 30th November, was 600 killed and 1,500 wounded, but no prisoners. Since commencing opera tions against the Moors the Spanish have had 86 killed, 644 wounded, and 73 contused. General Zabal has made a recognisance against the Moorish camp at Tetuan. MAIL NEWS. The" Oneida, with the Brazil and River Plate mails, may be looked for on Wednesday next. The Ripon, with heavy portion - of Australian, Bombay, and Mediterranean mails, may be expected on the 11th. HUNGARY. The Post's Paris correspondent has heard that a Cabinet Council, at Vienna, has been held, to take" into consideration the necessity of placing the whole of Hungary in a state of siege. NOR:I , IIERN DAILY Tiffittg;.•,i FRANCE. PARIS, Sunday.—The Minister of Marine has ordered quartermasters and marines, who shall have completed a period of forty months' service on the 31st of the present month, to be immediately discharged and sent home, whatever may be the period of service accom plished since the - last levy. Commercial confidence has been somewhat restored in France within the last few days. This is attributed to the circular of the Minister of the Interior, recommending mo deration to the press and to the convocation of the Con gress. It is noticed that the French press generally, at present, earnestly combats everything which would seem to endanger the good understanding of France and England. The Herald's correspondent says, the Liverpool letter was communicated to the Paris journals by the Govern ment, and expresses the opinion that the letter proves nothing at all, and will convince Or one. The Paris correspondent of Times, in noticing the Emperor's letter to Liverpool, asserts that the invasion epidemic, so far from originating in England, was caught from France, where something like premonitory symptoms appeared nearly two years ago in the Moniteur, in the form of certain military addresses ; but the correspondent of the Times disavows the slightest wish to throw doubt on the pacific declarations in the Emperor's letter, and indulges the hope that he will act upon them under any circumstances. However, whether his Majesty's intentions were pacific or hostile, the question is asked, could the reply to the Liverpool letter be otherwise than what it is ? LORD PALMERSTON AND THE CONGRESS. The Advertiser says that it will finally be determined at to-day's Cabinet Council whether Lord Palmerston goes to Paris as first British plenipotentiary. The Times regrets to hear that, after a full discussion of the subject by the Cabinet, it has been determined that Lord Palmerston shall not attend the Congress as the plenipotentiary of England. It adds that no pleni potentiary is to be despatched to Paris. Lord Cowley being already there, merely attends as a representative of England. A part of the public will be glad, after all, that it comes to this, that England merely out of international courtesy puts in an appearance, and leaves Italian affairs to be settled by those more immediately concerned. The Times had hope that the Government would' be able to bring forward the minor measures at the outset of the session, and that the Reform Bill and other im portant business might be deferred until the return of the Premier. Ministers have, however, thought this would not be consistent with their duty. The wool sales closed on Saturday. But for the continued activity in the woollen districts, the Times says we should have severely missed the want of foreign support. It is stated in naval and military circles that the French expedition to China will be the most complete and carefully calculated that ever left France. The combined forces will amount to 30,000 men. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. A good Playing Card for ls. 6d. Sold by Mawdsley and Son, 4, Castle-street. d 22 FATAL BURNING CASE.—Yesterday, Susan Watson, of No. 1, Court, Maguire-street, fell asleep near a lighted candle ; her clothes ignited, and she was so severely burned that she died after removal to the Northern Hospital. VOLUNTEER RIFLES ON LORD ELCHO'S PLAN.—From an advertisement, it will be seen that a preliminary meeting is to be held in the Common-hall, Hackin's hey, on Thursday evening, for the purpose of taking steps to form a volunteer rifle corps on Lord Elcho's plan, which has met with so much approbation in Lon don, and also throughout the country. A MAN POISONING HIMSELF.—On Saturday night a man named Peter MoOnan, of 49, Bamber-street, died suddenly at his residence, from the effects of poison, which he is supposed to have taken on the same day. The deceased had been employed for many years as clerk at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Chapel, Copperas-hill. The poison from which he died is supposed to have been cyanide of potassium, a quantity of which was found upon him before his death, and which his wife im thediatelv destroyed. An inquest will be held to-day. taPOSTAL ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND BURY.—We have been requested to give publicity to the following letter, the , contents of which are interest ing to the commercial community here : Bury, 3rd December, 1859. DEAR Sta,—The Post-office authorities have been persuaded to despatch a mail. from here direct to Liverpool, at 18.0 a.m., and one from Liverpool, direct to Bury, by the 3.50 p.m. train. Please make a note of this at your office, and, if you can, put a paragraph into the Liverpool papers, announcmg the addi tional postal accommodation, so that parties may make use of it : for if they do not, our postmaster hero will be glad of any excuse to get it knocked off again. Yours, very truly. W.W. LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.---Number of patients durin&- the, past week :—New cases received'adrce . and medicine, at the institution : Northern, 267 ; Southern, 161: total, 428. New cases visited at their own houses and supplied with medicine : Northern, 85 ; Southern, 72 1.57. . Total for the week, 585. Rev. Rector Campbell, A.M., president. Captain Bounie, vice-presi dent of North Dispensary. Mr. Charles Booth, vice-. president of South Dispensary. . Mr. Francis Mill, trea suier. Mr. F. H. Langley, secretary. Office : Leith offices, Moorfields. BURIAL BOARD, YESTERDAY.—The monthly meet ing of this board was held at the Parish Offices, Brown low-hill, yesterday forenoon, Mr. J. R. Jeffery pre sided ; and the other members present were Messrs. Jackson, Bairstow, Corbally, Thornley, and the Rev. Rector Campbell. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. In answer to a letter from the Home Secretary, to know whether the Burial Board, had any objection to the removal of the remains of Mrs. E. Oliver's father to Toxteth-park Cemetery, in obedi ence to her application, the clerk stated that he had written to the effect that the board saw no objection to the application being carried into effect, under the direction of the officers of the Health Committee. A similar application having been read from Mr. Oxley, for the removal of the remains of a relative from the Scotch Church, Oldham-street, the clerk was instructed to say that it was not usual for the board to advise in such matters,' and that the regular course was in the AFst instance to apply to the Rome Secretary. ExAmntrz YOUR SALTS.—Late on Saturday evening, a young person under the impression that she was taking a dose of epsom salts, swallowed upwards of half an ounce of oxalic acid. On the mistake being discovered, Mr. Vincent, district medical officer, was called to the case, when.by the prompt use of the stomach pump, and other means of an antidotal nature having been employed, she was, after several hours, pronounced to be out of danger. LECTURE ON ART.—The third of the course of lec tures on art, by Mr. William Collingwood, was de livered last night, in the lecture-room of the Collegiate Institute. The well-known abilities of the author, and the high position he holds as an authority on this sub ject, drew together a select, if not a very numerous, audience. The subject in all its bearings, so far as touched upon by the lecturer, was illustrated by very fine specimens of his own work in water colours. After enforcing the necessity of minute observation as to how objects in nature were affected by time, light, position, accident, &c., he went on to discuss the choice of a subject for a picture, what generally determined the choice, and the method of dealing with it when chosen. He pointed out forcibly the many fallacies and mistakes into which. amateurs usually fell at - first ; and having dwelt upon the necessity of beginning rightly at first, of advancing step by step, and adhering to matter of fact, he went on to illustrate the laws of perspective, composition, &c., and the easiest and most effectual mode of studying them. The lecture was a most interesting one, and was warmly applauded by the audience. The next will take place on Thursday, the Bth inst. THE PEOPLE'S LECTURES.—CONCERT-HALL.—DR. LANRESTER ON FOOD.—Last evening, Dr. Lankester gave the second of his series of lectures on food, at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street. The subject of the learned doctor's discourse was " Starch and Sugar." Mr. James Percival Campbell occupied the chair, and there was a numerous attendance.—Mr. Bushby (who was loudly cheered) said he had endeavoured to procure a number of samples of sugar; which he hoped would prove interesting to them. It was a very difficult task to follow such an eminent scientific man as Dr. Lankester, whom they were all pleased to see amongst them, and who had taken that fitting occasion to tell the meeting his valuable opinion on the Pike water—a subject which much interested them. He should only allude to the science of sugar, and not to the philosophy of the thing. There were upwards of 1,800,000 tons of that article of commerce alone produced annually ' • and of that amount 400,000 tons were produced in Europe, 400,000 in Cuba, 400,000 in the Brazils, 100,000 in Porto Rico, 50,000 in America, 200,000 in the Mauritius, 115,000 in Java, and in Bengal and Madras a considerable quantity. Of this amount we ourselves consumed 460,000 tons, France 270,000 tons, United States 400,000, and North, South, and Central Europe 400,000. We received our supply of sugar chiefly from the West Indies, Cuba, Porto Rico, and the East Indies. After producing several specimens of sugar, from different parts of the world, and explain ing their various qualities, he concluded by lauding such a movement as " Lectures for the People," and passed a well-deserved eulogium on Dr. Lankester, and to their indefatigable honorary secretary, Mr. Samuelson. (Ap plause.) Mr. Macfie, in laudatory terms, moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Bushby. Mr. Reid seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation, and the proceedings terminated. KIRKDALE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY CORPS. Yesterday evening a public meeting was held in the Kirkdale School-room, Everton-valley, the object of which was to administer the oath of allegiance to the members of the above volunteer corps. His Worship the Mayor was present, and also the Rev. J. M. Lester, Captain Gibbs, the Rev. Mr. Bartle, the Rev. Mr. Appleton, Captain Weir, the Rev. Dr. Hillcot, Mr. Councillor Crosthwaite, together with a large number of respectable tradesmen belonging to the district. The corps is composed of artisans, and their appearance gives promise that they will be equal to the duty re quired of them, being, as they really are, part of the bone and sinew of the good old town, and in case of actual invasion, the very class to be depended upon. The oath was administered to three companies, of about eighty men each, and were attended by the Kirkdale band, and by the kind permission of Captain Pagett, the band of the Wellington Rifles. The first company was commanded by Captain Thomas Dyke ; Ist Lieutenant C. Greenwood ; 2nd Lieutenant C. Jones. This second company was under the com mand of Captain Leynolds, Lieutenant Strongfellow; and Lieutenant Jones. The third company was com manded by Mr. J. Manger and Mr. P. Bewley. The corps having been sworn in, The MAYOR rising, said—Officers and men of the Kirkdale Volunteer Artillery Corps, I have, during the last fortnight, had the pleasure of addressing a number of volunteers who have enrolled themselves in the different corps of the town, and have sworn them in to defend our sovereign against every attack on her person, Crown, and dignity, and I am sure there will be no corps more ready to do their duty, if occasion should require it, than the Kirkdale Artillery Corps that I now address. lam aware that the Kirkdale Corps has been organised for some little time, and that you have been under drill, and it is owing to my not having had time to come to swear you in, as the committee were anxious I should do, that you have not been sworn in sooner. I beg to thank you for the.manner in which . you have come forward to assist the volunteer movement. So much has been said already, that it appears difficult to say anything new on the subject. I observed a letter in the Times this evening, containing some very good re marks, and I will give you them, though not perhaps in the words—still, in the spirit.: The writer stated that a conviction had been growing in the minds of the people for the last twenty years that the advantages of our insular position have been very much reduced; and he says that this country must adopt one of three courses : that we must either be eontented to lie exposed to the risk of a blow from a prepared enemy, or we must keep up a large standing army, or we must accustom a large portion of our people to the use of arms. Now this latter appears to me to be the best view of the question. There are some who are willing to run the risk of being unprepared, but I am glad to find that their number is getting smaller every day. I do not think that there will be many prudent men willing to run the risk. (Hear, hear.) There are others that wish to increase' our navy and have a large standing ' army. It remains to be seen whether the people will come forward and support the movement that is going on at present, to have a large volunteer force to protect our country. If this be so—the growing opinion in the country—it appears 'to me that it is necessary for the volunteer corps to be organised, and thus get into a settled system, and that I think we must do quietly. Our object now will be to organise and to settle all that we have been doing. I am afraid that probably, from the excitement that has been going on, we may 'have made some mistake by going to rather too much expense ; but if the movement is to be organised and become a, permanent one, all these mat ters will be arranged. I do not think I will say anything more, as it is very difficult to say anything new, but I thought the remarks in that letter were so good, and put the question in such a very practical view, that it would be desirable to give it to you. 'I congratulate the officers on the appearance of the corps they have_ brought here this evening. lam sure it must have cost a great deal of pains, and I congratulate the men also on their ap pearance, and the readiness with which they have collie forward to assist their officers. (Applause.) Mr. Councillor. CROSTHWA ITE next addressed the meeting. He said he felt proud to be present on an occa sion like this. It was a most interesting, as well as a solemn one : the volunteers had come together to swear allegiance to their Sovereign, and to defend their Queen' against the invasion of any foreign power. He was glad to see that the men of Kirkdale had come forward in such numbers, and though his expectations with re gard to their patriotism were great, the enthusiasm with' which they had embraced the movement even exceeded his most sanguine expectations. He would not have thought that Kirkdale could muster such a number of fine looking young men as he then saw before him. He thought that if every township would .only follow the example of Kirkdale, they might defy any foreign potentate, were he ever so powerful. They might defy an enemy to set foot in England, much less enter Liverpool. The present corps was an artillery one, and he felt sure, from the appearance of the men, that they were well qualified for the duties which would devolve upon them. He thought that the present corps, from the fact of the majority of its number being working men, would be found a much more efficient one than many of a similar character which existed in Liverpool. Many of the young men' who had entered the various artillery, corps of this Own were quite unfit for the heavy duties pertaining to such a body, and he felt con vinced that when the Government' Inspector came to Liverpool, he would reject three out 'of every ten, artillery volunteers, and this rejection would be more on • account of the bodily constitution of the volunteers than of any fault in their energy or patriotism. It might be said that they had no patriotic feeling in Liverpool, but if our enemies could see how this movement is going on in ,Liverpool ; if they could see these young men so nobly coming forward to defend their country and their homes, the enemies of England would soon confess that there was patriotism, and that, "too, of the most enthusi astic character, in Liverpool. Who could say that - England would be invaded when a feeling like this was being evoked throughout the country. Within a few weeks a force of upwards of 3,000 men had bsen raised. These men had come forward to fight for their homes and their families ; and in doing so, they were fighting for their country also. They had now sworn to defend their country against the ambition of foreign potentates. And who would say, after seeing all these men come forward thus boldly and thus manfully, that England was not a country of which we could be proud Englishmen only required to know that their country was in need of assistance, and they would always come forward in the same spirit as had actuated these men. He felt proud to see that they had come forward in such a manner, and he hoped that they would go on as they were—it was only that which every Briton ought to do. (Loud cheers). The Rev. J. M. LESTER then came forward in answer to the call of the chairman. He said he would not offer many remarks ; but there were one or two points upon which he wished to speak. The present corps was dis tinguished from all that had preceded it, inasmuch, as it was solely for the working classes of the neighbour hood. There were also some important qualifications with regard to the admission of members into the corps. Of these qualifications, the first was that the man should have a good character, so that the fact of a man belong ing to the Kirkdale corps was of itself a sort of testi monial to his honesty and sobriety. Another qualifi cation was that the applicant should either be employed at the time of his admission into the force or have a good chance of getting work within a short time. By this regulation they would exclude the idle and ' disorderly characters, while those who were honest, though they might at the time be out of work, would, by endeavouring to gain employment, soon show what • sort of characters they were. Many of the men might ; be unable to read or write, and he, in conjuction with some others, had therefore proposed to open a night school for such as chose - to attend, and he had no doubt that it would be in every respect successful. They also proposed to devote the school-room for divine worship, so that they might enjoy spiritual as well as temporal provision. The rev. gentleman concluded by moving a vote of thanks to the chairman, for having so kindly I consented to be present. The Rev. Mr. BARTLE, in seconding the vote of thanks, said such a meeting was very gratifying in many respects ; for, notwithstanding that they were divided and sub-divided in other respects they were united in the one loyal object—to teach their Conti nental friends that Britain still belonged to Britons ; to teach them that the time had nbt yet come when they were to have everything done according to their own will and pleasure. The movement was not for aggres sive measures, but for the sole object of defending their Queen, their rights, their country, and their homes. He was quite sure that England would never interfere with France or any other country, provided they did not interfere with her. The Emperor of France had been very busy for a long time, making very active preparations for war both by land and sea. and the question was, who were his weapons intended to be levelled against ; and if against England, she should be prepared, and prove that her people were more than a nation of shopkeepers. He concluded by second ing_the vote of thanks. The MAYOR replied that it was not the first time that he had had to thank them for acts of kindness, and he wished to thank them most sincerely for the thanks they had voted to him. He had felt very great pleasure in attending several meetings in town of a similar kind, and to swear in volunteers, but at none had he felt greater pleasure than he did at the present. (Applause.) Three hearty cheers were given for the Mayor, and three for Captain Dyke, and the corps was dispersed. COURT AND OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. The Queen and Prince Consort, the Princess Alice, Princess Helena, Princess Louisa, and Prince Arthur, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household attended divine service on Sunday morning, in the private chapel, Windsor Castle. The Rev. C. F. Tarver officiated. His Excellency Hassan Ali Khan, the Persian Minister, accompanied by Mr. Edward B. Eastwick, had an inter view with Lora John Russell, at the Foreign-office, on Saturday, to take leave on his departure. Mr. Samuel M. Mellor and Mr. Henry Gaskell, of Liverpool, transacted business at the Foreign-office on Saturday. Mr. Consul Petherick had an interview with Lord J. Russell, on Saturday, at the Foreign-office. The Lord President of the Council returned to town yesterday, from Brighton, to attend the meeting of the cabinet ministers. The countess, we are happy to learn, has slightly improved in health during her brief sojourn at Brighton. Lord Brougham left Grafton-street on Wednesday evening, for Paris, en route for his chateau at Cannes, Var. The noble and learned lord looked in excellent health and spirits. The family of Prince Czartoryski, the Polish emigra tion, and, indeed, the whole of Poland, has just suffered a painful loss by the death of the Princess Anna Sapieha, mother-in-law of Prince Adam Czartoryski. This noble lady breathed her last in Paris on the 26th of November last, in the 86Ch year of her age. Their Serene Highnesses Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar left town a few days back for Bimbol ton Castle, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Man chester. The Duchess of Sutherland left Stafford House.. on Saturday to join the noble duke and family at Trentham, Staffordshire. The Duke of Devonshire and Lady Louisa Cavendish and family have left Hardwick Hall to pass a few weeks at Chatsworth. _ The Earl and Countess Howe have returned to Gop sall Hall, Leicestershire, from Brighton. Viscount and Viscountess Curzon and a select family circle have assembled at Gopsall. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon, and the Ladies Villiers, have been among the company visiting the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, at Kimbolton Castle, Hun tingdonshire. Earl Cadogan, and Ladies Augusta and lionoria Car digan, have arrived at Dover, where his lordship con templates passing the winter._ _ _ _ Sir Robert Pe - el, Bart., M.P., and Lady Emily Peel, are expected to leave Drayton Manor shortly for town, on their way to Switzerland. The marriage of Mr. Egerton Harcourt, youngest son of the late Archbishop of York, and brother of Mr. G. G. Harcourt, M.P., with Miss L. Milner, daughter of the late Sir William M. S. Milner, Bart., takes place to day. The marriage of Lord Vernon and Miss Boothby, daughter of Mr. Charles E. Boothby;of. Burton-upon- Trent, it is stated, is fixed to be solemnised on the 14th instant. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. We are happy to learn from letters received in town at the close of the past week, that the Bishop of Peter borough was going on as favourably as could be ex pected after his lordship's recent severe accident. Some weeks must necessarily elapse be!ore the right reverend prelate-can be enabled to discharge the active duties of his episcopate. PARDONED cxe asntr hay : roe r o aed : n;s v b t a e -From yrst Green, —ecunin,FubroLoevlreinryoneafrnmp successful eo o no ffi ti c , iwAalesps extract Assizes, of "appeals" a I t t s h h, o e, .ntunber of free pardons granted from London within of men wrongfully convicted :—Cosoyave, b tfo:h u Bnie r sl ; bl : v l e a shi g tnLags , ifaenev "several others convicted of crime of ; ' T. R. Mellish; London,' 1852 ; Jeremiah Smith, Mayor of Rye, 1854; John Haggard, policeman, per pry ; W. IL Barber, solicitor, 1854 (compensated).; A. W. G. Alleyne, betting case, 1856 ' • A. E. Tennant, criminal assault, four years ; Wells, : twolve,years, for rape ; .W. Smith, Liverpool Assizes, robbery—six years' penal servitude ; Thomas Gentles, Falkirk, bank clerk ; Thomas Pooley, Bodmin, 1657 ; G. Nash, trans- 1 fer shares, four days, 1854; John Markham, 1857, forged cheque, four years; Mileton Garai, Spanish w sa o il u o n r, th L n i g v e ; r Al pool, ir e l d Bs s 9 k ; e n C e a , p t t a im in b L e r e e, fr S a tu. fraud, e B l s la, 9. 185 1 9, In addition to which there were the recent remissions of sentences on Kirwan (Irelaud), Strahan, Paul, and Bates, and Dr. Smethurst: MURDER IN WICKLOW. The Irish papers contain accounts of a frightful out rage perpetrated at Mucklow, in the county of Wicklow. The evidence taken at the inquest held ou the body of the victim, an old man named Michael Boland, a farmer under Lord Fitzwiliam, brought out the follow ing story : It appears that Lord Fitzwilliam's agent wished to " square" the two adjoining farms, held respectively by deceased and the accused, a man named Richard Behan, also residing at Mucklow, who holds two farms under Lord Fitzwilliam, one of which adjoins that of deceased. The agent wished to " square" the two farms, so as to make them look better and tidier. Behan objected to the arrangement ; in consequence of which he was served with ejectment notices for both farms, and decrees were obtained at the quarter sessions at Tinahely. On Monday last Mr. Lawr,nson, the receiver to the estate, sent the surveyor and bailiff, with other assis tants, to take possession of both farms. They went to Behan's house and demanded possession, producing the decrees. Behan was at home at the time, but did not appear at first. His wife, however, pre sented herself, and spoke to the bailiff, abusing him, and saying, " Although you have mea at the bawn ' gap, I was never afraid of a man yet." The bailifrreplied that he had a duty to perform, and that he should do it. Behan then appeared, and said to the bailiff that he might take , possession, as he would not offer any resistance. The bailiff then sent his men to drive the stock off the farm. Mrs. Behan then came out with a pitchfork in her hand, and asked the bailiff "did he think that would do ?" After these words the surveyor and bailiff went to take pos session of some cottier's premises, and on their return towards Behan's house they found Mrs. Behan in the act of sharpening the prongs of the fork on a " bank." The husband was in view, and he asked the bailiff to feel the " prongs" (by way of threat), which he• did as ho was passing. She then said that he might be the first himself to "get it." The bailiff passed ou and took possession of the dwelling house and holding, and put a man in the house to keep possession. After they had got possession of all the tenements Boland (deceased) was sent for to get pos session of Behan's land which it was intended at first to add to his farm. At this time there was a crowd of twenty or thirty collected in the field all on Behan's side. As soon as Boland entered the field, Behan and wife, with several others of the crowd (Mrs. Behan holding the fork in her hand) rushed down upon the old man, and forced him violently over the " fence" oit to the road. Behan also shook him violently on the road. During these proceedings the surveyor, bailiff, and an assistant endeavoured to keep peace and protect the old man, who came at his own request "by him self." "When Boland was rescued from the hold of Behan the bailiff strove to get him up the fence again to take the possession. Mrs. Behan met him on the top of the fence with the fork in her hand, and kepi. " thrusting" it at him, but did not actually strike him with it. The bailiff helped him up the ditch, and the assistant (Gilbert), who stood on the top of the ditch or fence, took hold of him by the hand to "haul" him up. While these exertions were making on the poor old man's behalf two young women (on Behan's side) were not idle, for one of them exerted her strength in pulling him down by the skirt of the coat, while the other pushed him back, and, jostling Gilbert, took the stick (a small walking stick) out of deceased's band. At this time the deceased was noticed by the surveyor to be in a fainting state and to have completely lost the use of his limbs. On examination, he was found to be in a dying state, and he expired shortly after. When it was found he was dying, Behan danced on the road and clapped his hands with joy, thanking God that he had "struck him dead" before "he got possession ;" and while being carried to his house, five or six of the women were seen kneeling on the road, praying that he might never recover, and that he might never be forgiven ""in this world or the next—the priest-selling dog !" I should have mentioned that the deceased had sawyers cutting timber for the purpose of roofing an outhouse, and one of the women said, on coming up the road, that the sawyers were " cutting the old do g 's coffin." This was said before the row commenced. Before possession was demanded, Behan got £l5 from the agent, as he (Behan) said that he had paid some arrears that were due on the farm. The inquest is still proceeding. It is supposed that the deceased got serious kicks, which must have caused his death, but no more than the foregoing has as yet been given in evidence. There are six persons in custody—viz., Richard Behan, son, and wife, and three other women. We (Athenteum) are glad to hear that the Russian naval department has taken up that wonderful inven tion of Mr. Piazzi Smyth, for making astronomical observations on board a rolling ship, and that the Pul kave astronomers and mechanicians are now engaged in manufacturing a large free-revolvinF apparatus for observing altitudes-0f stars at night without the aid of the sea horizon. The Capitol at Washington is nearly ready for the reception of the American Congress. The apartment in the senate wing, for the use of the President, is more than half done. The ceiling is embellished with historical and emblematical paintings. The Intelligeneer says that " hundreds of visitors circulate through the Capitol daily, feasting their minds upon its glories.' THE RELIGIOUS DISSENSIONS IN ST. GEORGE'S-IN THE-EAST.—On Sunday something like peace was res tored in this hitherto excited parish. For many weeks past the battle at the eleven o'clock morning service has been for the choristers' seats, and in many cases the malcontents have succeeded in taking possession of them, driving priests and choristers to perform their part of the service as best they could. An attempt of the same sort was made on Sunday morning, but Mr. Churchwarden Thompson gave strict injunctions that they should be kept clear, and that no one should be allowed to stand in front of the chancel. Every person who attended was offered a seat, and in every case of re fusal the offending party was ordered to leave the church. The 'Rev. A. 13. Machonochie performed the service throughout. There was the usual amount of coughing, and every now and then the rev. gentleman was hissed, especially when he ascended the pulpit in his surplice. The afternoon Litany service was interrupted through out. Some sang, others said the responses, and the re sult was, of eourse, a most indecent exhibition. The seven o'clock evenini , service was commenced in the midst of confusion, which was, however, peremptorily checked for a time by the churchwardens and police. The Rev. C. F. Lowder preached. Taking Sunday's services as a whole, they were far more orderly and decent than the Parish Church of St. George's-in-the- East has witnessed for many months past, and it may fairly be hoped that the agitation is now dying out. DEVELOPMENT OP EAST INDIAN PRODUCTS.—Coin cident with the departure of the Right Hon. Jas. Wilson to prop up the finances of India, it appears by Tuesday's Gazette that a company has been formed to bring home the many and important fibrous plants of Indian growth, and subjecting them to certain patented processes to feed our textile fabrics to an almost unlimited extent. Plants with called rheea or Assam grass , Neilg,herry nettle, plain tain, and aloe, which can be had in great abundance, ti a t l i p it a e c d a, fo a r nd sil m k oh o a r ir, wo a ok er or mix sub jectedeing to those processes, to • produce an a p paren tl y fabulous profit. They have be en a l rea d y tested by gr eat manufacturers in th e N orth of England, and the results are most sa ti s f actory, with a strength fibre hitherto rarely silk may o be r wool, sub s found. The field of operation is e largenough—especially as China appears to be united I to India in the act of parliament which this company is , seeking to obtain—not to confine it to the few large capitalists, who will try under their patent to make it a monopoly. We hope that other companies, if they have been dexterously kept out of parliament and com petition this year, will be prepared to go also for acts of incorporation' and powers to take lands and advance money to zemindars and others- next year. The arena is large enough for all, and we do not think it should be subject to a monopoly, which one company alone would be.— Shipping Gazette. ` -------- lIIINTING APPOINTMENTS. CHESHIRE lIOUNDS. Wednesday Dec. 7 Oulton Park. Thursday Dec. 8 Duddon Heath. Saturday . Dee. 10 Manor House. At Half-past Ton o'clock • LATEST BETTING AT TA'PPERSALLS.- - NIONDAY, THE DERBY. 8 to 1 against Umpire (o) 100 to 8 against Buccaneer (o) 25 to 1 against The Drone (t) 50 to 1 against Paleface (t) 1000 to 10 against Oliver 12 to 1 against Thormanby (t and o) 20 to 1 against High Treason (t) 33 to 1 against Upperhand (t 40 to 1) 50 to 1 against Restes (t) CROYDEN STEEDLE-CHASE.—The stewards have adjourned the consideration of this disputed race till Monday next, December 12th,