The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-25 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES. ---LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. SPEKE-HALL-RETURN OF RICHARD WATT, ESQ Yesterday was a regular gala day in the neighbourhood °f Speke-hall, Garston, and localities adjoining, in conse_ t itlence of the return of Richard Watt, Esq., to his a ncestral hall, and the occasion of his marriage to Miss I ligtiett, of Chester. The rejoicings were of an ample des • criptaon, and the tenantry on the Speke estate, one of the richest and best managed (so it is said) in Lancashire, testified their feelings on the return of their young land lord, in a manner highly creditable to themselves and no doubt gratifying to that gentleman. It may be observed that Mr. Watt will not have attained his majority for 8( w . e few mont h s to come, and t h a t h e has not resided in t he hall, where he was born, for several vars. He has oe e ., " recently married to Miss Ilignett, of Chester , a n d ape • spending the honeymoon he resolved to return to the • and this was the opportunity given to the wealthy sad reseeetable tenantry of the estate to welcome their fut ure landlord. Thi s th e y did in the good old English styl e, V.hich e x hibi te d th e kindly feeling that should alw ays exist between landlord and tenant. From Garston , th e road to th e ancient hall of Speke leads through a Picture sque portion of our suburban districts , and , as for t he hall itself, it is, we believe, the only relic-gem of the Elizabethan style at present in existence. Few, indeed, - sole that so near to Liverpool stands one of the most BP!eniliil monuments unbroken, uncurtailed , and in all i ts 0 glory—if we may say so—of nearly 300 years ago, It is a square building of one story, and the style of areL iteeture at once proclaims the date of its erection. It Is th e mostiinteresting residence we ever looked upon, and o 'u t, t , heat_opinion we are confirmed by antiquarian writers fort° first celebrity. Speke-hall is equally remarkable i ts external appearance, its internal economy, and for ' histori c remembrances—an d b es ides, as we have stated, It 1 : a,, 1 „„ 8 th e only one of the old baronial halls of England " i n existence. Over the entrance is the following ate • ription in old English (as it is called) black letter E sq "This work, 45 yards long, was built by Edward Norris, 1591 " From each end of this front runs two oblong buildings, forming three sides of a square , and at the end 01 1,, it " eB e would appear, in 1605, the same Mr. Norris, or fur answ.?ring to his initials, built the southern end, which Ins the w h o l e i n t o a squa re, entered by a splendid e o fort Way In the centre of the quadrangle stand two tn he largest and most spreading yew tr ees in gla nd• Over the entrance to this portion of the build t,..ll the key stone, are cut, in relief, the letters Of 1 ,,,P 1 * , 1605. M. N." These are said to be the initials 1,,, 8 7r• Norris and his wife. The rooms in the north latrlZl, wing of the building are ample, curious, and Wat"" t elY arranged. They are chiefly cruciform, and ew i reetted with deep old oak, carved in the most curious, pi -u Y , and historical manner. The windows and fire rui).B are wonders of the olden time. It would take w n ‘ e , sPace than we could afford to describe—(which we et ad. certainly very much like to do) — these rooms in suffice it to say, that the furnitnre and the apart gts are i n h armon i o us keeping, and we believe that no man in England can boast of such a halt as that which Mr. b o att has j ust fi xe d o n for his residence. There was a (n ot o a t originally 14 pleasure about the house, but it is now filled up level), and modern art has converted it into flower gardens. The out offices of this unique, it ifol, and admired hall are in keeping with the whole; and we beli eve , w ith few exceptions, that both the hall buildert buildings stand at this moment as the hands of the otk left them in 1595 and 1605. The servants' hall and ; : ' cc departments of the dwelling prove that there was th cheer kept up in this place in bygone times. Above all an tl f,a, we should wish to spend three or four days exploring ai th 'ile nooks and corners of this ancient mansion, for ugh one can appreciate it at the first visit, yet it W4 l -st be exam i ned i n d eta il t o find out all its beauties. yeylantations that surround it are just the same as riot n planted (only about three hundred years older), fore tree has been stirred—it is a linkd glorious ria ,t , la the centre of which stands the that binds , lit so former ages ! So much for the Hall. From the h,„. r nce gate, to the Speke estate, which lies a little 8 - Jond Garston, the road was yesterday: crossed by vi everai , beautiful triumphal arches, which were got up 4 t,,'" a high degree of taste. We believe Mr. Richard tap e was the chief conductor of these really attrac :Te erections, which were very much enhanced by the t ote flowers festooning the pillars and surmounting is aPer. About half way between the gate and the hall, the large farm establishment of Mr. Thomas Atherton, b'm , this place presented an immense display of flags and s a atl nevs, all laid out in te most tateful manner. We j aY here state, that Mr. h Atherton, s and his brother Mr. tta ePh Atherton, not only paid marked attention to sev eral visitors from Liverpool , but their hospitality as remarkable also, and to the latter named gentleman, we feel it would be an act of injustice, if we ( t ) t r `i L l it teil to mention his unwearied and polite attention t o the valuable assistance and information given by him. At " O ir house of Mrs. Edwards, there was also a fine display ft na gs, and all the tenants' houses on the estate At three o'clock, had t ags floating from their summits.a tle lY mounted body of tenantry (as any to be met with England,) collected at the gate, entering the estate, and V i .engst them were the following gentlemen :—Messrs. b . • A therton, jun., T. Atherton, R. Atherton, Holme, Bram -411: John Sutton, Robert Ashcroft, jun., Jenkinson, Wm. Th"thn, Thomas Edwards, John Rimmer, Anderson, 10mas Langshaw, James Langshaw, Joseph Boyes, liabert Edwards, Cartright, Joseph M'Farlane (agent. to M r* ‘ Watt), and several others. The excellent hand of 4t r• elartin, of Liverpool, was stationed at the gate , and t hree o'clock Dr. Ring rode up to the gate, and a.„' o nunced the arrival of the carriage conta inin g Mr. and - Mrs. Watt, and immediately a splendidly appointed vehicle, drawn by four grey horses came up, and the lily pants were received with loud applaus e, the band b:Y. i ng an appropriate air. The carriage was followed (,Two others, the first containing Mr. and Mrs. Hignett 'Parents of the bride) and Mr. Brereton, the late resident O f the hall, the other with Miss Watt , Miss Boland , the Messrs. Gibson and Chambers. When the cheering had subsided, Mr. James Langshaw proceeded to address ,: i r • Watt. He said, on behalf of the tenantry of the ti t ` a , te of Speke, he telt pride and pleasure in addressing bidenoble landlord, and to offer him and his amiable their hearty and cordial welcome and congratula a,"lts on their safe and happy arrival at the hall of his ester s That Mr. Watt and his bride would liv e to ..Pend many years of peaceful and happy life in the hall, o s ,„, • —gst their tenantry, to whom they were endeared, • the ardent wish and sincere aspiration of one and Welcome, the tenants, who now gave them a good and heart y Isar. (Loud cheers.) • Ir. Watt replied as follows : — Gentlemen , I thank y ou f or sincerely, in my own name and in that of Mrs . Watt, the kind wishes and congratulations you have ex 4essed. I feel a pleasure in coming to reside among y ou, Q 1 1 (4 again visiting the scenes of my childhood . We b o T k il do all we can to realise the good wish es f or us k~na, wind most cordially thank you for the manner in which you have welcomed us at .. N7teke. I hope these good feelings will be o , ' :engthened by close intercourse, and that nothing will a , e ur to obstruct the harmony that should subsist between ist'andlord and his tenants. I understand from my agent, d l t M`Farlane, that you have for the day declined the a nn i e r i offered you • but I beg you will only consider it f ct l t i 4 Poned to the nex ' t fitting occasion. In the meantime, wt h ° l 3 e you will walk to the Hall and partake of a glass of / 10 .,,, e, L and wishing you all health and prosperity, I must th; 'id You all good morning. Loud applause followed - rp y. 4 ' Procession was then formed, the band taking up the e a — p tl l , followed by the tenantry on horseback; then the at t :' a ges , and ti long line of pedestrians, which was ea mtnented at every inch, until it reached the Hall. The a b v h a ,lcade then halted and formed, and, amid deafening the band playing " Home, sweet Home," the ha ppy pair entered the glorious old Hall, with as hearty 1 ,,V., 4 wishes as ever greeted a landlord in England. We a• h ,.."" them many years of happiness. There was a splendid l a l-4 er Party (as we understand) at the Hall in the even 14' Mr. Watt is grandson of the late Mr. Watt, of Bishop th A ver leY, in Yorkshire, and we understand the estates of a,P flu Y na °ll . og gentleman are worth upwards of .e 13,000 per BEESTON CASTLE FESTIVAL. reduced—were quite as numerous and as well conducted. Great numbers amused themselves with the merry dance, to sweet music, produced by the celebrated band of Mr. Horribin, the Bickerton band, and a brass band from Manchester. On both days we noticed the presence of Mr. Tollemache and his lady, Mr. and Mrs, Wilbraham Tollemache, Mr. Corbett, of Filson-lodge, and their families, Captain Duff, one of the heroes of the Crimea, &c., &c. The whole proceedings were admirably con ducted by the committee, and on both (lays, as the shades of evening set in, the parties returned to their homes. The greatest credit is also due to Mr. M'Dermott, special high constable of the Eddisbury Hundred, for the assistance he and his force rendered on the occasion, and, no doubt, while two happy days were spent, sufficient funds will be realised to gladden the heart of many a widow and orphan belonging to the excellent order of Odd Fellows. THE SELECT VESTRY.-YESTERDAY. The fortnightly meetinc , of the select vestry was held at ten o'clock yesterday. Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair. The other members present were—Messrs. Owen, Denton, Critchley, Cooke, Smith, Satchell, Hatings, Voodruff, Whitby, Shaw, Taylor, Brancker, Crellin, Jackson, Luff, and Syrel. The minutes of the last meeting were read. WORKHOUSE COMMITTEE. The minutes of this committee were read. It appeared that the numbers admitted into the vagrant sheds duringthe past week were,2oo males, 99 females, and 27 children, in all 326. The number of sick cases in the hos pital, on the 18th instant, was 616, including 40 fever and 29 itch. The total number in the hoase, on the 18th inst., was 2,176. Mr. Shaw, in moving the confirmation of the proceedings, stated that it was the wish of the committee, in consequence of the length of their meetings, to transfer a ponion of their medical business to the finance committee. He, therefore, gave notice that at the next meeting he would move that the out-door medical arrangements be transferred to the care of the finance committee. _ _ _ Mr. Denton drew attention to the fact that a pauper nurse had been dismissed for having interfered with the religion of a dying patient, and improperly sprinkled the latter with holy water. He thought that the public ought to know this, because there was at this time a very great feeling with regard to the Roman Catholics in that house. At one time he was condemned as a bigot and a person who did not wish to act fairly towards his Roman Catholic brethren, and for that reason he wished to point out this case as an instance of what had been the consequences of allowing Roman Catholic worship in the house. Now, while on his legs, he also wished to ask whether it was true that one of the members of that board had been threatened with prosecution for having made an assertion at a meeting of the board. The Chairman : 1 beg your pardon—what has this to do with the proceedings ? Mr. Denton : It has to do with one of the members of the board. The Chairman : But really it does not come before us now. Ido not know, in fact, what your speech has to do with the proceedings at all. The nurse has been properly dismissed by the governor, and I do not see the object of taking any further notice of the matter. Mr. Denton : Perhaps my question may come more pro perly under the Industrial Schools' proceedings. The minutes were then confirmed. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS' COMNIITTEE. The proceedings of this committee were read. It ap peared that a sub-committee had been appointed to investi gate into the circumstances which took place on the occasion of a disturbance between the Roman Catholic and Protestant children, but that on investigating it was found that the inquiry had originated in a total misunderstanding, inasmuch as the only dispute which had taken place was a quarrel between two girls, which ceased as soon as the matron appeared. Mr. Denton begged leave to Craw the attention of the board to the subject which he had previously introduced. During the discussion, at the last meeting but one, a mem. her of the board made an assertion, with reference to the Roman Catholic priest and a bay, having been closeted for a considerably time. The Chairman : Now, I beg your pardon- Mr. Denton : I should like to know- The Chairman . How does this come before us at present ? Mr. Denton : It has reference- The Chairman : There is nothing at all on the minutes relative to it- Mr. Denton : But it regards the truth of an assertion- The Chairman : Yes ; but if you will excuse me, it really does not come before us at all. We must confine ourselves to the proceedings coming regularly before us. Mr. Denton : You have allowed in other cases, where persons had made assertions at previous meetings, that a question should be put as to whether these assertions were true or not: I merely put the question, whether it is the fact that the Roman Catholic priest and a bay were closeted together, and whether there is a prosecution pending upon the assertion made at this board. Now, sir, if prosecution s of this description are to take place, I say that our meetings here become a perfect farce The Chairman : What do we know about this prosecu- tion ? Mr. Denton : I say if such prosecutions are to take place, that free discussion is at an end. If no person can open his mouth without the fear of being incarcerated in a gaol— Mr. Satchell : I am prepared with an entire explanation of the matter if you will allow me to do so. It is a matter of very great importance. The Chairman : Well, perhaps, if we allow you to pro ceed, you can explain what we now cannot understand. Mr. Satchell was then permitted to proceed. He said— He would put the board into possession of the whole of the facts of the ewe, in order that they might see the tendency of the steps taken. They would remember that in a recent discussion as to the religious designations of the children at the Industrial Schools, he had stated that the Roman Catholic priest who attended at those schools (the Rev. Mr. Doyle) had had one or more of the boys iu a dark closet, for the purpose, as he (Mr. Satchell) suppusal, of confesion, and he had expressed his ahhorrance of that system. A day or two after that he received the following letter :- 23, Harrington-street, Liverpool, May 30, 1856. Sir,—l beg to call your attention to a report, of the proceed ings of the Select Vestry, as published in the Daily Post of Wednesday, the 28th May instant, and to ask you whether that part of such report as relates to yourself is a correct report of what you said on that occasion resp:cting the Roman Catholic priest having one of the boys "in the school in a Peculiar position ;" and, if it is not a correct report, may I ask the favour of your stating as publicly as the report has been made that it is incorrect, and that you never uttered the language attributed to you.—l am, air, your obedient servant, Mr. Satchell. GEO. Noutn. He looked in the directory, and not finding Mr. Noble's name in it, he thought the letter was of no importance, and therefore did not answer it. A week or two after he received a second letter, which ran thus 23, Harrington street, June 14, 1856. Sir, —Your not noticing my letter to you of the 30th May compels me to issue a writ against you, and I will thank you to give me the names of your attorneys, upon whom I can call, to prevent the unpleasantness of a person,il service upon your self.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, GEO. NOBLE. Mr. Satchell. This letter was received about four o'clock on the Saturday afternoon, quite too lat.: to take any notice of it that day, but the first thing upon coming into town on the following Monday morning, he (Mr. Satchel]) walked down Har rington-street, and, at the corner of North John-street, he saw up the name "Noble, solicitor.' He consulted with several persons (amongst them Mr. Hart, the vestry-clerk), as to what he should do in the matter, and he was advised to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Noble's first letter. He accordingly did so, in the following terms -48, Lord -street, June 16, 1856. Sir,—l did not reply to your letter of the 30th of May, because, on referring to the Directory, I did not see your name there, and therefore viewed the letter as not important. Upon receipt of your letter dated June 14, I took the earliest opportunity (viz., this morning,) to go into Harringtou•street, and found your name up as a solicitor. Having, as I thought, clearly explained that I believed the Roman Catholic priest had taken the boy to the closet in the schoolroom for the purpose of confession, I am at a loss tc know what you really require of me, and should be glad to be informed.—l am, &c., J. 11, SATCH ELL . Mr. George Noble. The first acknowledgement of this explanation was this note 'rom Mr. Noble 23, Harrington-street, 17th June, 1856 • Sir, —My client is at present out of town ; on his return, in a few days, I will communicate further with you.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, GEo. NOBLE. Mr. Satchell. On Saturday he had received another note from Mr. Noble, making a rather formidable claim :- 23, Harrington street, Liverpool, June 21, 1856. Sir, —In reply to yours of the 16th instant, 1 beg to say my client, Mr. Doyle, has called on me this morning, and read your letter of the 16th. He says if you will publish a letter in the Daily Post, stating your regret at the publication I previously t eferrcd to, and that you only meant to insinuate that the boy was with Mr. Doyle for the purpose of confession, and that you did not intend to convey anything immoral in Mr. Doyle's conduct on that occasion, and pay the expenses incurred, you will not hear further from Mr. Doyle on the subject. The costs of the writ and retainer fee to counsel are five guineas. —I am, sir, your obedient servant, Mr. T. H. Satcliell. GEo. NOBLE. After Mr. Satchell had read the concluding letter he said, I deny that any remarks made by me were intended to c onve y anything more, or anything worse, than that the boy was taken for confession. I do not appear before you thi s morning claiming any peculiar sanctity of character, but I most unhesitatingly declare that the impurity of meaning sought to be conveyed by these letters has never entered my mind : my remarks were against the place and against the practice. lam an advocate for freedom of spe..ch, also for the liberty of the Press, and I call upon the Press, this day, to publish through the length and breadth of Liverpool my unevivocal and truthful declaration, and that I feel m yself injured by an . attempt to put such a construction on my language. Having made tits statement, I have no desire to compr omise myself in this matter ; and I call upon this board to authorise me to defend this action, and to hold ' me harmless from the consequepces. Ido so upon the authority of the following clause in the local act of puha- ment : And be it enacted that nothing in any deed or contract by this rct authorised to be made by or on behalf of the select vestry for any of the purposes of this act shall extend to change or affect the powers of any of the select vestrymen, or their heirs, executors, or admin istrators, or their or any of their own proper lands or goods, with or for the p erformance of anything contained in any such i nstrument, but the amount of all damages, costs, and charges received in any action or suit in consequence of any such instrument, or which any select vestryman shall otherwise be put to by virue of this act, shall be respectively discharged cut of the money which shall be received from the rates or assessments made for the relief of the poor of the said parish, unless such action or suit or damages or charges have arisen in consequence of wilful neglect or defanit on the part of a select vestryman incurring the same, or unless such action or suit have been defended without the order or direction of the select vestry. The Chairman said, it struck him that the matter had better be considered by the finance committee before the board took it up. The whole appeared to him supremely absurd. The board should know whether it was to proceed farther before they pledged themselves to anything. Mr. Jackson thought the words quoted were, unfottun a'ely, somewhat ambiguous; but, after the explanation Mr. Satchel! had made so fully, he hoped that they should hear nothing more of it. Mr. Denton was glad the board now perceived that the affair was one in which he was justified in pressing them to hear some explanation. The Chairman hoped they would hear no more of it. Mr. Brancker : It is nothing more than an attorney's action for costs. The Chairman : If I may be permitted to say a word, I would remark, that this only proves how very cautious we ought to be in the use of language here. I do not myself pretend to he always sufficiently cautious We ought to consider that we are speaking in public, and that it is not at all as if' we were talking among ourselves, but that we are speaking in the hearing of the whole people of Liver pool, and that every word we utter here ought to be well and cautiously weighed. (Hear. hear.) No doubt, to cor rupt and wicked minds, the words Mr. Satchel' used may bear a corrupt and wicked interpretation. I never, for one moment, supposed that Mr. Satchel! could mean to insinu ate anything so corrupt and wicked as the meaning put to these words. Mr. Satchel' : I never even thought of such a thing. (Hear, hear.) The Chairman : This only shows that we should be ex. ceedin!ly cautious in the use of language. although it is scarcely possible to be so cautious but that corrupt and wicked minds will give a corrupt and wicked perversion to the most innocent language. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Satchel' hag diavowed any such meaning, as, of course, we knew he would. He never could have had such an idea in his mind. I should think that nothing would come of it ; and perhaps, for the present, it will be better for the board not to take any notice of it, until we see whether any result will follow from this proceeding. The matter was then referred to the finance committee. The minutes of the industrial scho)ls' committee were confirmed. FINANCE COMMITTEE, The minutes of this committee were read, but did not contain anything of public importance. Mr. Brancker asked if the vestry was near a settlement with the Messrs. Holme ? Mr. Woodruff said, the account for which the vestry had been waiting had not yet been produced. No mord money would be paid until it was produced. The responsibility would, therefore, rest with the Messrs. Holme themselves and the surveyor ; still, it was very desirable that the account should be settled. Mr. Brancker : Certainly. The proceedings were then confirmed. Mr. Jackson drew attention to the clause which it was proposed to introduce into the Dissenters' Marriage Act, requiring the notices of such marriages to be posted outside the registrars offices. Ile considered this a very offensive provision, and proposed a motion to the effect that the board petition against it. The Chairman did not think it was a matter in which the vestry could properly take any steps. He was anxious that they should, as much as possible, confine themselves to their own affairs. Finally, the board divided, whe❑ there appeared five for the motion and nine against it. The motion was accord ingly lost. After disposing of some routine business the board then adjourned. THE MURDERS AT MELTON MOWBRAY The suspected murderer, Wm. Brown, was apprehended on Sunday at Wetherby, near York. From the papers found upon the man, as well as from his description, there can be no doubt of his identity. It appears that the land lady of an inn at Wetherby had been reading an account of the murders, and was directly afterwards called upon to supply a glass of ale. To her astonishmt.nt she found that the man who required the refreshment exectly answered the description given of him in the papers. She detained him in conversation until a constable could be sent for, and he was then given into custody. The adjourned inquest was held on Saturday afternoon. Juhn Brown, brother of the supposed murderer, deposed that his brother William came into his shop a week last Thursday, and witness accused him of running away with his wife. Witness called him a scamp, and said if he were sure he had slept with her he would run him through with a knife. His brother then pulled out a pistol, and presenting it, said, "Look here, this is loaded and capped." Witness then passed it off as a joke. He afterwards examined the pistol, and believ,d it to be the same as he saw at the Melton police station—(the one found near the murdered man). Supei intendent Burdett produced a pair of trowsers, a shirt, a black silk handkerchief, a waistcoat, all torn up, and in a wet sate, together with a black hat. There were spots of blood upon them, and fresh dirt marks. The clothes, which appeared to have been roughly washed, were found on Saturday morning in the hedge bottom, near Mr. Cross's barn, each article at a distance of five or six yards apart. Wm. Moore, baker, of Melton, and two other witnesses, identified the trowsers and waistcoat a 3 those Wm. Brown had on when he came to him. After some little conversation, it was aereed still further to adjourn the inquest till four o'clock on Friday afternoon. POLICE COURT .-YESTERDAY BEFORE ➢IR. JAMES AIKEN THE RAILWAY STRIKE Yesterday morning at eleven o'clock, another meeting of the clerks, porters, and breaksmen, belonging to the London and North 'Western Railway, now on strike, was held at the Hope-hall, Hope-street. About half an hour after the meeting was convened, Mr. Wharrie was called upon to take the chair. There was evidently a diminution in the numbers present, the body of the hall not being more than half full. It was announced that there was a deputation from the dock labourers, which announcement was received with great applause. The Chairman, on opening the meeting, stated that he had hut little to say on the present occasion. He re gretted to state, that up to the present time he had recieved no official communication from the directors, with regard to their memorial. He had reason to be lieve, that the company was very great sufferers, and why they should act so vindictively, was a matter of surprise. He believed that the company could not stand out much longer. In the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES of that morning—a paper, said the chairman, which has been our friend up to this time (great cheering), and which has stood up most manfully in our behalf —(applause)—in that paper was contained a suggestion, he thought, well worthy of consideration. (Hear, hear ) [The Chairman then read the letter which appeared in this journal of yesterday, which recommended that the dispute should be referred to Mr.W. Rathbone.] He was quite sure that a man like Mr. Rathbone, would not damage their cause. He then concluded by proposing that recommendation contained in the letter. This resolution was put from the chair, and carried all but unanimously, amidst the most enthusiastic cheering. Patrick Gregory, a deputation from the dock labourers, was then called upon to address the meeting. He was most enthusiastically received, and said that his mission on that platform was as a deputation from the north dock labourers, in Liverpool, and he might also say of the south also, and he was deputed to say. that those whom he represented gave them their most hearty sup port, and that they (the dock labourers) had agreed that none of their men should turn into the places of the strikers, at any risk. (Applause.) The committee had come to that determina tion last night, and men were out watching, and if any of them did turn into the places vacated their names would be struck off the books immediately. (Applause.) As he had fulfilled his mission, there was no necessity to say anything further. (Applause.) He, and the other person who was with him, came there in consequence of some of the strikers going down to them. (Applause.) He concluded by expressing his thanks, and said that the dock labourers would give them their hearty and undivided support. (Great applause.) Mr. Sollon next addressed the meeting, reviewing what had already been done since the strike. He fully concurred in the suggestion of referring tha subject to Mr. Rathbone, but at the same time hoping that they would not surrender until they obtained their rights. namely, " A fair day's wages for a fair day's work." (Applause.) The Chairman next read a letter which had appeared in the _Daily Post, signed "A Shareholder," which was received wi►h enthusiasm. Mr. Holt read a letter he had written to Mr. Carter, complaining of a personal grievance, and after which an answer, which stated that the letter would be laid before the directors on that day. Mr. Howell expressed his full concurrence in the steps taken by his fellow labourers, and stated that the London workmen were with them. An employee from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Rail way, whose name was not announced, was then called He said that his brother porters fully syinpathised with the strikers ; so much so, that they hid held a meeting and had determined to turn out to-morrow (this day) in the goods department. (This announcement was received with great applause.) The Chairman expressed it as his opinion that such a procedure on the part of the men of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway augured well for their cause. A deputation was then appointed to wait upon the directors, for the purpose of ascertaining whether they had any communication to make to the men in answer to their memorial, and that should such answer be un satisfactory to the men, that the deputation at once proceed to have an interview with Mr. Rathbone, and request him to act as the mediator between the two parties, with a view of bringing the present dispute to an amicable settlement. Three cheers having been given for the porters of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway, the dock labourers, and those parties who sympathise with the strikeiis, the meeting adjourned, for the purpose of hearing the answer from the directors, and as to whether Mr. Rathbone would comply with the request of the meeting. RUMOURED STRIKE OF THE PORTERS IN THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY ~tii/LVVIII. At the meeting of the employees of the London and North Western Railway—who some days since left their employment in consequence of the directors of the company riot having given a pacific answer to a memorial addressed to them—held yesterday, at Hope Hall, the chairman stated that he understood that there were then present some persons corm , cted with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in the goods department, who had some communication to make to the meeting. After some little delay, a person in the garb of a porter, but whose name the chairman declined to announce, because he thought it might, perhaps, be prejudicial to his welfare, came upon the platform. and stated that on the previous evening a meeting of the porters employed on that line had been held, and that it had been resolved, that they should follow the example set by the London and North Western men, and strike at once, and it was further resolved, that they should give over their work on this day (Wednesday), unless the board of directors complied with their demands, which we believe was to the effect, that their weekly wages should he increased from 21s to 24s per week. After the meeting, various doubts were expressed as to the truthfulness of this assertion—some stated it was merely a pothouse ruse to intimidate the other company, but upon making an official inquiry at the Lancashire and Yorkshire station, we were informed, that at a meeting of the porters held at Rivington Bush, on Monday even ing, such a resolution was unanimously agreed to, and that the porters employed on that line will this day cease to work, if their demands are not complied with. At present, Mr. Cullen, the goods manager, is absent from town. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. Up to last evening, the porters in the employ of this company kept at their work. The manager was expected to return to town from Manchester, when it was antici pated that the difference between the directors and men would be amicably adjusted, and thus prevent the loss which a strike must inevitably incur, to both the em ployers and the employed. THE NORTHERN LOAN ASSOCIATION --- The tenth annual meeting of this association was held a No doubt most of our readers are familiar with the far- the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street, last evening. The fa.,,, `u ruin of Beeston Castle , and man y will be aware o b j ect of the meeting was to receive the report and the tha t , for th e last half-dozen years , ther e has been annual state ment of accounts for the past year, and for an nually, l 7 a festival held upon its hei g ht, havin g for its electing the necessary officers in the place of those who o siret, the raising of funds for benevolent purposes. The in stands upon the summit of a high hill, about ten retired in rotation. The chairman of the association occupied ta mps f the chair. ran from Chester, and directly opposite the Peckforton ha e ' on which the owner, John Tallemache, Esq., M.P., After transacting the usual routine business, the Secretary 5 re c t eest ently built a noble mansion—Peckforton Castle. read the following report, which showed that the loans exc ee T l Castle, in ancient days, must have been an advanced during the past year amounted to £20,834 Is 3d, al , uingly strong, as well as royal, fortress. It . was and a profit realised, after deducting expenses, losses, &c,, Beth, from the earldom of Chester by Queen Eliza- of £1,264 18s 83. From the very favourable position of N:0 , Who ranted it to Sir Christopher Hutton, from the society's affairs, the directors declared a dividend of ten th em it is ranted upposed the Beestons purchased it, and from per cent ciear of income tax, and have carried to the reserve About the estate descended to the Mostyns, of Mostyn. fund a further sum of £79 2s 10d, making, with this addition, p t rilt 20 years ago, Mr. Tollemache became the owner by £1,466 6s. tai lehas e , and since that period, every means have heel . , A The report of the directors, after a very few remarks, was tiun en to preserve the ruin, and render the whole one of una ” n e im ssr o s nsly adopted. Ig6ll°st attractive spots in this part of the country. J. Gibbs, Harris, and Horne, were unanimously th e ".: 1 1 ; when an invasion of England was expected by A to alarmt.i.t Napoleon, a beacon was raised on its heights elected directors of this company. The Present the country, should such an event take place.. On the motion of Mr. Brooker, seconded by Mr. Harris, r u u i e n Present proprietor permits the use of the splendid Mr. H. Addenbrook was re-elected chairman for the ensuing •,„ cm occasions like the one we now chronicle, for public year. That gentleman briefly returned thanks for the V, -- "lion, and the Oddfellows of the Peckforton District, honour conferred upon him, and pledged himself to do his i . connection with the Manchester Unity, avail themselves duty to the association. 1 this liberality by a small charge for admission, to raise The Inspectors, Messrs. Horne and Gibbs were re ,llTuis for the benefit of the widows and orphans belonging elected, as were also the Auditors, Messrs. Kewley and 'llhat excellent order nth and the readers will say, not in Morris. la st year When we inform em that since the beginping of This concluded the business of the meeting. wid u Y e ar , nearly xl2O have been distributed amongst , A u ,u's and orphans and some aged people in the parish of i I,: m uurY, although on the three last occasions the weather I nt of the b ri'' been very unpropitious. The present festival took NAVAL PRIZES, BOUNTY, &c.—By an account receipt and expenditure of naval prizo, bounty, salvage, and e n " Yesterday and Monday, under the presidency of Mr. tit' " a wleY, of Iluwardsley Hill, assisted by Mr. Cawley, 1 other moneys, between the Ist April, 1855, and the 31st Pries tland, Mr. Davenport, of Oa ~, klands and Alr. March, 1856, published yesterday, it appears that the total , t _ . , s, of Wardle Hall, as stewards. During Monday i amount of prize money received was £lOB 496 2s ld, of r e r ,ti w . a t r r ds of 3.000 persons assembled from all parts of the number o cap ures i which there remained uncloimed £59,538 16a lid. The Y 11 highly respectable. Under a splendid tent 1 t made under the Prze Act " Russia" 4 th bo l ut 1,500 partook of tea, &c. The numbers yesterday, tl7 Vic., c. 18) was 90, besides a quantity of Russian "ugh of a lower class—the charge for admission being stores. DUTCH RHENISH RAILWAY COMPANY. I through traffic as to enable us to commence the goo , with vigour. ROBBERY BY A BARMAN. —Henry Woodhouse Tom linson, who was dressed as a navvy, was placed in the dock charged with having, on the 2nd of May, 1855, absconded, carrying with him £2O, the property of his master, Mr. Sharpe, publican, Dutton-street. Mr. Clough stated, th.it immediately after the robbery the police had received information of it, but that they had been unable to trace him until last week, when they got word that he was working at Worksworth, in Stafford shire. An officer was then despatched there and arrested him. Mrs. Sharpe, on being sworn, stated that on the 2nd of May, 1855, she gave the prisoner, who was at the time barman in her employ, fifteen sovereigns in gold and a £5 note to get changed for silver, and that she had not seen him since until this day. The prisoner admitted having taken the money, and declared that it was bad company which bad led him to the commission of the offence. He was sent before Mr. Mansfield, who, under the provisions of the new ace, sentenced him to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour. . THE ROBBERY ON BOARD THE ADMIRAL.—John Kemp Lucy, charged with having committed the robbery on board the British ship Admiral, on her last voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool, the particulars of which we re reported in our impression of yesterday, was brought up on remand. It appeared that the captain would run great danger of losing his ship if he were compelled to remain to prosecute at the sessions, and the magistrate was therefore compelled to dispose of the ease summarily. He sentenced the prisoner to two months' imprisonment, and in the course of his remarks, paid a merited compliment to Inspector Carlyle, through whose discreet conduct and intelligence the stolen property had been recovered. ROBBERY ON BOARD•SHIP. Thomas Halley and Thomas Collins were charged by the captain of the ship Pacific, now in the river, with robbing some of their fellow seamen, and also with violent conduct. It appeared that the captain shipped them for a voyage, and gave them advance notes. When they got on board they broke open the boxes belonging to the other members of the crew, taking the clothes contained in them. They also threatened to stab one of the men, and refused altogether to proceed to sea. Halley being the most violent, was sentenced to two months' and Collins to one month's imprisonment. BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD, CRUEL CONDUCT OF A FATH ER. —A man named Thomas Eitchnough, residing in Russell-street, Edge Hill, was charged with having violently kicked and ill-treated his little child. It appeared from the statement of officer 476 that on Monday evening the prisoner returned to his home drunk, and on entering the house comitenced to beat his wife. She succeeded in rescuing herself from his grasp and fled from the house, and then the prisoner, foiled in his purpose, turned his rage upon his little chill, who was at the time undressed, and about getting into bed. He was fined £5, or in default, ordered to be committed for two months. STABBING BY A WOMAN.—A middle aged woman, named Eliza Jackson, was charged with stabbing a man named William Power, under the following circum stances : —lt appeared that the prosecutor was standing in Circus-street on Monday night, and that hearing a great noise in the prisoner's house he entered. He found the prisoner and her son-in-law fighting, the latter's weapon being an iron rake, and when he attempted to separate them the prisoner flew at him and stabbed him twice with a knife on the head. She was committed for trial. THE Loss OF THE ALMA YACHT.—Lieutenant hold, the commander of the Diamond, Belgian mail packet, has made an affidavit relative to the running down of Lord Alfred Paget's yacht, the Alma, in which he declares that the Alma had no light on b ard, whereas he had three lights out, which the crew of the yacht ought to have seen. He further states that he ported his helm, and backed his engines, in order to avoid the collision THE LATE GALLANT MAJOR THOMPSJN.—We have ful authority to state that, within 24 hours of the death of this heroic soldier, his affec ionate and bereaved mother received a letter on the part of her Most Gracious Majesty and Sovereign, so kind, so sympathising, and so nobly and generously expressed, that, if anything could alleviate the bitterness of the loss she has sustained, the condolence of that noble minded lady would go far to render the blow less a 3 icting. The annual meeting of the English shareholders of the Dutch Rhenish railway company, was held in the Clarendon Rooms, at two o'clock yesterday, for the purpose of receiving a statement of the present position and prospects of the line. The meeting was numerously attended. Mr. Charles Holland occupied the chair. The Chairman said—Gentlemen, this is our usual annual meeting, preliminary to the general meeting in Holland on the 30th inst. ; and, although not invested with any official character, it is, as you are aware, virtually (so long as the great bulk of the shareholders are in this country and cannot be present in Holland )the occasion for obtaining your sentiments in respect to the management of your property, and affording you every information in the power of your commissioners here. The general features of our report on this occasion are, I am happy to say, of the most satisfactory kind. The remaining portion of the line from Rotterdam to Utrecht was opened on the 30th of July, 1855, and that from Arnheim to Emmerich on the 12th of February last, and thus completing the whole length of the line, say near 103 miles. The cost,': . including a new and excellent plant, may be called in round numbers £2,100,000, or about £21,000 per mile—a most moderate cost considering the populous country through which great part of it is made, and the heavy character of some of the works. The financial position of the company is equally satisfactory : our credit ranks highly in the mar ket, and is becoming still more firmly consolidated with the daily increasing revetese. The outstanding liabilities, now that the line is thoroughly opened, wiil be fully covered by another call of 41 per share in the course of this autumn. All calls have been paid up, and all contracts for delivery of stock in England are completed, and paid for, excepting six engines. The re-issue of the forfeited shares placed a considerable sum at the disposal of the company after the calls and interest due upon them had been deducted, and about £20,000 remains still at the credit of this account until its future application is deter mined upon. The next subject, and the most interesting one to shareholders, is the traffic, present and prospective. The revenue account for the past financial year, say to Ist May last, is here for the inspection of shareholders ; the balance from revenue account, with the addition of about £5,000 from the balance of contribution from the govern ment. will enable the company to declare a dividend of two florins, or about 3s. 4d. per share, making, with the 4s. already received, 7s. 4d. per share for the year. Although this last year's traffic contrasts very favourably with previous years, yet we must recollect that it is no criterion of future traffic, inasmuch as the Rotterdam line was only completed last July, and that portion to Emme rich so lately as last February; hardly any receipts can therefore appear from that source in last year's accounts. In fact, your line, bear in mind, is quite a fraction of a line until this forty mile gap to the Prussian one is filled up, and no one can say how much increase you will derive from that. We are assured this junction will be completed in September next, when we shall touch the real future source of our large revenue. Meantime, however, I wish to call your attention to the estimates made by Mr. Hesleden in 1852, and to compare them with the present results. That gentleman assumed that when joined to the Prussian line our weekly traffic in passengers would be 42,500 per week, or 4125,000 gross per annum ; and in goods through traffic 41,200 per week, or 160,000 gross per annum ; say gross total 43,600 per week, or 4185,000 per annum. Deducting working expenses 40 per cent, and 4fr per cent interest on our loan capital of 4900,000, this gave about 14s per share on 412 paid. How stand the facts at present? That, as you find by the late returns, our weekly traffic now reaches 43,000 per week, or within 4600 of Mr. Hesleden's estimate ; yet this, recol lect, is without any, or very little, of the through traffic— almost exclusively our own local traffic, of which only a small proportion is for goods. What, then, I should like to know, must it be when you have that through traffic? Every one must make his own calculation ; but I think that we may safely assume that our present passenger traffic cannot be less than the 43,600 assumed as total of goods and passengers by Mr. Hesleden, and that the 41,200 per week of goods traffic will be an item in addition to and in excess of the same, in which case it would raise the dividend to about 20s per share, 412 paid. In short, as that gentleman maintained, I believe his estimates are very much under probable results. I find, indeed, on reference, that of the 200,000 tons that now go up the Rhine to Prussia, and the 300,000 that come down, Mr. Hesleden has only assumed that we shall receive 80,000 in the one case, and 50,000 in the other ; whereas there is every reason to suppose the bulk of these goods will eventually come upon us. There is another comparison that we are enabled to make, which perhaps may be some guide; that is, the Prussian line that we join, costing nearly the same per mile as ours. In 1851, when Mr. Hesleden made his estimates, the gross revenue of this line was at the rate of £2,000 per mile per annum, of which about £BOO was passengers, and £1,200 was goods. By the first quarter's receipt of this year of 1856, it appears their traffic has increased 50 per cent. on that of 1851, and is now about £3,000 per mile per annum, or a probable gross revenue for the year of £510,000 over 190 miles. Mr. Hesleden, you will observe, only assumes £l,BOO per mile per annum when our line is through, or £185,000 gross ; but I confess I see no reason why our traffic per mile should not equal theirs, for our passenger traffic is already much in excess of theirs per mile. It is their goods that give them fully three-fourths of this large revenue. Looking at our command of the great ports, we ought, I think, to have quite as great a glob traffic per mile; but assuming that we had only half as much from goods as from passengers, our results would exceed theirs. Their shares are i at 80 per cent. premium, and they pay a corresponding dividend. I have the returns of the ; Prussian line for i 855, if any gentleman would like to see them. lam happy to add that the weekly revenue up to yesterday, received this day per telegraph, is 43,500; although this has been helped by some festivi ties, I have much pleasure in saying that I am informed, on good authority, that it will not be under 43,000 between now and the junction with the Prussian line. There are several projected extensions in various quarters, all converging to and centring in yosir line, which, if made by other parties, must bring a very considerable addi tional traffic to yours. Some of these are deeply inter. esting to you, and it has been suggested that you might choose to adopt them ; but I think you may safely leave the matter in the hands of your representatives, and that you may rely on extreme caution in any extensions until you have got a handsome dividend. I may now, I trust, congratulate you on the realisation of a return to com pensate you for that very prolonged patience, and the large money sacrifices that you have made for this con cern. The official „management of this important under taking deserves your next consideration. Agreeably to the resolutions of your last meeting, we had deliberated upon this subject, and had agreed upon a plan which we laid before the parties in Holland, in December last. We had every reason to believe that our views were adopted, and would be carried out ; but I am very sorry to say we learned subsequently that, owing to the objections of the president, the rest of the board were prevented from acting upon them. We had hoped that calm reflection and the personal in fluence of two of our body who proceeded to the late meeting in Holland would have resulted in securing harmony, and restoring that unanimity at the board without which there cannot be efficiency. But we were doomed to disappointment; all efforts were fruitless, and the president persisted in opposing the resolutions of the board, accompanied with the intimation that if carried he had no alternative but to retire. The consequence was that at the first meeting of the board of commissaries in Holland the resolutions were not agreed to, on the ground of their not being according to statutes ; but on recon sideration the next day our friends (Nlessrs. Bench and Tinne) gave such explanations, and so satisfied the commissaries of the justice of our views, that the latter gentlemen recommended to the directors to adopt a plan for future management in accordance with that which we had suggested. It now remains for you, gentlemen, to carry out at the ensuing meeting the necessary mea sures for securing unanimity of action at the board of directors, by selecting proper parties to fill up the vacancies. lam not aware that the president has sent in any formal resignation, but I infer from what ho has said that he will not offer himself for re-election. Personally, I may be allowed to say that 1 extremely regret, on many accounts, to see our connection with Mr. Donker Curtuis thus terminating. I have always had great esteem for him, and have received many acts of ki n d ne ss from him. His abilities and high standing aro too well known, and I must bear testimony to his p •st services to the company, and I regret exceedingly the views he has taken ; but as trustees of the shareholders our first duty is to secure efficiency of management ; and entertaining the opinions he does (I have no doubt conscientiously), I think he does quite right to desire to withdraw from the executive. It would be very satisfactory to your commissaries here if, previous to your representatives going to Holland, you would nominate a few of your body here to consult with them on the questions that will come before that meeting, among which are the filling up the vacancies in the board of directors and commissaries. Another question calls for decision. It was ala ays understood with Mr. Hesleden that his services would be properly remunerated when the line was completed, and his salary be made £l,OOO per annum, commencing last May twelve months-'-say last year. Considering that the whole of his time is devoted to the service of the company, and the ability and zeal he has displayed, he is, your commissaries consider, amply entitled to the remunera tion ; and it will, we doubt not, be matter for your future consideration to give this gentleman some practical proof of your sense of the essential past services he has ren dered while in the receipt of a comparatively small salary. Our friend Mr. Tinne, who has just returned from Amsterdam, where he and Mr. Bouch have had a most arduous time of it looking after your interests, will, I am sure, be ready to give you every information as to the feeling in favour of your concern in Holland. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Beloe then read the following Dutch Rhenish Railway, Utrecht, June 21,1856. Dear Sir,—As business prevents my attending the meeting of shareholders at Liverpool on the 24th instant, I feel it my duty to write a few lines respecting the general position and prospects of the company. The balance sheet which has been deposited for the inspec tion of the proprietors, has again undergone some modifications, which, I trust, are improvements, whilst it also exhibits the great facts that all our calls and loans up till now have been fully paid at par, so that no arrears whatever remain. All our main lines are now fully open and in working, the works are well and substantially executed, and our present contracts for works are, with but few exceptions, completed and piid for, „. The construction of our rolling stack is progressing; we are in possession of a sufficiency of passenger c arr iages and goo ds waggons for our present traffic, and the construction of the lattet• will be so far advanced at the o pening of the Prussian The engines delivered up till now work very satisfactorily, and further deliveries will take place in the course of this summer, so that we shall be fully prepared for the Prussian opening. As regards the intervening portion of the railway on Prussian territory, betseen Emmerich and Oberhausen (say about forty-three miles), you will be glad to hear that the first twenty miles from Oberhausen to Wesel are fit for traffic, of which the greater portion will, I expect, be opined at the beginning of next month. The remainder of the line is also rapidly approaching completion, and every exertion is being made to open the entire through communication in the month of September, which may be regarded as easy of accomplishment. Various lines of railway joining our line at the extremities are under serious consideration of independent parties, which, when made, will prove important feeders to our traffic; for one of them, namely, the railway from the Nieuwe Diep to Amster dam, a concession has already been granted. When the important event of the completion of the Prus sian junc'ion, so long and anxiously looked for, shall really have taken place—when the kingdom of the Netherlands, with its rich East Indian possessions, is brought into close commu nication with the railway system of Europe —then I feel satisfied that the extension of traffic and corresponding profits, which have so long been the subject of inquiry and speculation, will he realised to the most sceptical, and that ample remuneation ‘vil be made for the unparalleled patience and endurance with which an English proprietary has supported this undertaking. —I remain, dear sir, very faithfully yours, CHAS. WIA. HESLEDEN Mr..T. A Tinne stated that he had returned expressly from Holland, in order to answer any questions which might be asked of him. The business in Holland divided itself into two parts —one, the audit of accounts, and the other, the question to which the Chairman had alluded, a question of a very serious and very painful character, which had occupied a great deal of the most anxious attention. On ordinary occasions, the duty of auditing, as they would readily suppose, was a matter of a merely formal and technical character. But, upon the recent occasion, they had not long commenced their labours, when they became aware of the spirit to which the Chairman had, in some respect, referred. Of course, with their comparative ignorance of the language, and inability to follow every thing which was said, they took every precaution in their power to guard themselves against being token advantage of. They combated as successfully as they could during the pro. gress of the business any thing which occurred to them, and at the conclusion of their labours, they were pro mised that they shoula have full opportunity to consider a translation of the report, which should be drawn up by their fellow-commissaries. Having had that oppor tunity, they found many points in that report to which they took very serious exception. They found that reflections were cast upon the majority of the direction, for not supporting the chairman. In such comments, they could not concur. They considered that, however differing in opinion the president might be from his brethren in the direction, it was his duty as president to comply with the wishes of the majority. (Hear, hear.) Such, however, was itot the feeling of the president, and he (Mr. Tinne) was sorry to say, that it was quite evi dent to them, that preparations had been made for some time in Holland, to maintain the views which the president took up. When their report was presented to the general meeting of commis saries, the chairman of the commissaries, very unfairly, in his (Mr. Tinne's) opinion, proposed, and it was car ried by a very large majority, the whole of the commis saries present, against himself and Mr. Bouch, agreeing to the previous consideration of a resolution which involved the question under consideration—he meant the question of the general management of the line. It turned out afterwards, that many of the gentlemen who attended there had been told previous to their com ing to the meeting that they would hear things there that would make their hair stand on end—that British influence was too predominant in the management of the line and of the whole concern. They, therefore, thought it their duty, as representatives of the English directors, to find out in what respect the direction of the line had caused that opinion to arise. Mr. Bouch and himself went through every department—they examined the books most minutely—they exam ined the stores at Utrecht—they went over the line—they went from Rotterdam to the extreme end of the line beyond Arnheim—they went from Amsterdam to Utrecht—making enquiries from individuals along the line, and endeavouring in every way to find out where the fault arose. They could find nothing at all but a feeling of jealousy, he was sorry to say, on the part of the president with regard to what he considered a want of spirit on the part of the direction in not sufficiently supporting him. They therefore objected as strongly as they could to the expression of such an opinion as being an opinion in which they coincided: After considerable difficulty, they succeeded in obtaining a majority of the board on the side of their views. The meeting had, he supposed, on the table a repot which would convey to them a very fair and a very full opinion of the state of things which they found upon the face of the accounts. With regard to the resignation of M. Drinker Curtius, be (Mr. Tinne) perhaps, as being compared with the older members of the commissioners, but of recent introduction, could not altogether go along with them in the full ex pression of the feeling to which the chairman had referred. He merely looked at matters as they now came before him, bat still receiving what they said, that they were under a deep debt of gratitude to M. Donker Curtius, he would not gainsay what had been so expressed. At the same time, he did think that when they found that, of 100,000 shares, only 3,000 were held in Holland, they, the English share holders, had a right, and they claimed it as a right, so long as they maintained that position, to exerci ea a control over their affairs—(hear, hear),—and therefore it was the duty of the president, as it would he his duty in this country, on all occasions, to bow to the will of the majority. (Rear, hear). He presumed that the statement, in a public meet ing of the commissaries, o f M. Donker Curtius, that it was his intention to resign, would be carried out—(hear, hear) —and, if he did so, it 'could be the duty of their representa tives, at their approaching meeting in Amsterdam, to seek for another director ; but he presumed, under all the cir cumstances of the case, that it would be quite impossible that their affairs could be managed with anything like efficiency, so long as such controlling and such domineering opinions, for he could call them nothing else—(hear, hear), —prevailed in the direction. The proposed committee of management was none other than what they were accustomed to see in this country, and therefore they could see no reason whatever to object to it. The directors seemed perlec'ly capable of carrying out anything that might de volve on them ; and there was no intention to deviate, in e.ny respect, from the established practice of submitting all that took place in the traffic department ti the general consideration of the board of direction. Mr. Tinne then proceeded to dwell on the prospects of the company, and stated th it when the station at Rotterdam would be made, they would be able to receive any amount of produce that would be offered to them. He expressed it as his opinion that they would obtain a large portion of the traffic of the line, as well as a considerable coal traffic from Prussia, and declared that the line was one of the most promising character, so far as he could judge, and one of the most magnificent undertakings, perhaps, that existed in Europe. And he hoped that the time was come when they were ap proaching the termination of their labours and anxieties, and when they were about to reap the advantage of their investment. (Hear, hear.) Tbey had a line without any competition whatever; they had the command of one . of the main arteries of Holland, and it rested entirely 'eats good management to develope it. (Hear, bear.) On the motion of Mr. Jones, a committee was appointed to advise with the English commissioners, to the re-consti tution of the direction, and to consider in what manner thq shareholders could best testify their sense of their services. It was also resolved that Mr. Beloe should hold the proxies at the ensuing meeting in Holland. Mr. Beloe mentioned, in illustration of the progress of the company, that while, in 1850, their shares were at 75 per cent. discount, they now stood at 17 per cent. premium. (Rear, hear.) Thanks were then voted to the chairman, after which the meeting adjourned. MR. LOWE AS A REVIEWER TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES, Sir,—ln all controversies with the Trinitarians, the Unitarians have always denied the Scrinturalness of the doctrine of the three persons of the Trinity. Mr. J. Hamilton Thom, in his 7th lecture, page 7, of the Unitarian Series of Sermons, published in 1839 by Willtner and Smith, o f Church-street, actually proves that the doctrine, far from being Scriptural, is of Gentile origin. This he proves by quotations from Bishop Berkeley and Cudworth. And now we have the Rev. J. B. Lowe, the incumbent of St. Jude's► reviewing Jlfacnaught on Inspiration, putting down the passage, John xiv. 17,, rendered literally from the Greek " the Spirit of the truth," as a denial, by the author, of the personality of the Holy Ghost. So that when orthodox clergymen are off their guard, and read the original rendered in plain English, and in the plain English character, they actually don't see the idea of the personality in it, and actually charge it as a heresy. I hope, Mr. Editor, that you will, in common justice to us proscribed Christians, give this crude scribble a place in your journal, to see if it will elicit a reply, in the way of explanation, from any of the orthodox clergy. Seeing that ,' Verax," in your journals of Saturday and Monday, has completely brought Mr. Lowe, though unwillingly I admit, to this admission, I remain, your obedient servant, June 24th, 1855 A UNITARIAN,