Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-14 00:00:00

ItniE, MERSEY DOCKS •& -it ARI3 - 0 - IJ - IT BOARD. It h 0 *A 1 .,, - ineeting; of this Board was held yesterday, 4 ' t ''''' °- I ' -hair. The other members present, 14, . Turner m the ~.- • Pvang, RounthWaite, Tobi n , Were—Messrs Bow , Sham-- '-' l 4, Mondell, r /loss, Rubback , Bushell, Lockett, Arm,.- '-d, , Farnworth Forwood, A nderson, Segar, Bold, Led-- 1101 me, Rankin , Graves. -WORKS -0030,1ITTlig for acce 1 The f o ll ow i ng tenders were recommeridea f P eS tau ß ce:-- Tender of Mr,. James Thompson, to -supp.,,, 7* ol P r thi' telegraph line ; Messrs. Gilbert En arson on d t, • , . rothers, to sup p l y . 40 A mer i can b lack spruce poles ; t h e ender of of the li a yt er G ran i te Co., to supply a quantity; ranite. The proceedings of the committee were confirmed. l'zteth Dock _ Directions were given for running the water Out of the; beinorP on. 9 ins t.., the 18th • -t to allow of the gates c..repaired. WARBROUSR:COMMITTEE conei n proceedi ngs o f thi s coimuittee, which not any feature of public interest, were read and THE MARINE COMMITTZR. which he proceedings of this - committee were rea d, f rom sub mitted it appeared that the surveyor had prepared and .te the committee, diagrams, showing th e r i se a nd fill o f the tide at LiverPOol. The tender of Messrs. tida"n c roft and C o . t o su p ply 2,00 gallons of olive Oil was "thaended for acceptance, _and that of. Cato, Miller, anc,1...C0. for the repair of the _Bell beacon.' Ito Chairman said, before' the confirmation of the Proceedin.s, he might state that there were certain sreturns for 1.858, of an interesting nature, giving a num:Lary of the services of the life-boat, the number of Wrecks that had'oecinTed, &e. The returns were read. tliamtttere. mondell moved that' the'proceedino-s of the corn be confirmed ; but, previous to that, b he proposed' Messrs. Brocklebank and Ilubback be appoinfed - a tlspecial committ ee t o act 'with 'the . marine committe e i n lo d o h u perintendenc e o f th e arrangements f or la yi ng Tile the teleah to Holyhead. h.airm gr an p could see no objection to such a com m being appointed. - th l ' afr d he should like to ask the chairmin of e c ommitte e , if it was probable the committee would, conside r the propriety of keeping the river clear for: B'ietttntu•s? if it was not, he should give notice of a motion u pon this subject for next week. They had now, he believed, power to make a bye-law upon the subject. The Chairman : Yes. Mr. . Mondell : I 'think the power of the committee consists only in the removal. Mr. Laird: If the committeewill consider I Won't trouble about giving notice. Mr. Mondell : When the telegraph is laid, I think it will, be 'necessary to prevent - vessels anchoring 4n proximity to it the question,' . . Mr. Bold : Due care will be taken to :preserve the • 'cable. Mr. Graves said, when he had the honour of being a member of the marine committee, there was some conversation about a dock line of telegraph. lie asked the chairman of the committc early attention to give the matter his The 'Chairman : You me quays. a line along the dock Mr. Mondell : I shall be very happy, as cbairman of the Committee, to give it immediate consideration. The resolution, appointing Messrs. Brocklebank and llubback a special committee, was then carried. The Chairman said-he thoughtii would be necessary to alter one of their rules, so as to make it apply to the branch porters, who should be worked under t taittee. 118 coni- A. conversation followed a Porters, engaied at the piers and lauding stages, should come under the marine committee or the master-porters' committee, and-ultimately the Chairman said the matter, must stand over until next week, when they could decide the question. • PILOTAGE COMMITTEE. In the proceedings of this committee, it was recom -mended th a t David Rowlands be appointed secretary at a salary of £285 a year, with res id ence , gas, and taxes aleporteowed The committe e s t a t e d th a t th e secretary had ' rd to theta the death of Mr. Joseph Cooke, late superintendent of pilots, and a letter of cond o l ence h a d m been ordered to be written to the widow a n d f am il y, and eetitnlgle uspeoenretary was directed to report t o th e next the prospects of the family of the late superintendent; and the committee asked for power to eic)r.",letra successor to the late superintendent, should it be _ed expedient to continue the office. the c moved-the confirmation of the proceedings of LUC :LA The wu Chairman said a letter had been received from one of the to the master pilot s , wr i t i ng on their behalf, referring death of Mr. Cooke, and stating that the master Pilot of each-boat had acted as his own superintendent mfoirttsiZethtieme before the de a th o f M r . C oo k e, an d su b_ propriet y of g the office of suerin tendent, and asking that the abolishin master pilots might be p called before the committe e , to.show. how. all th e d u ti es cou ld be performed Witho u t a superintendent. Mr. Shand said the Dock Trust had now three .daties t o perform, though he thought they might have been performed by other gentlemen outside and fitted for the work ; but he was quite sure the duties would be conducted by that board with efficiency, and he had no doubt many facilities and considerable relief Would be afforded by the way the business would be Conducted. They had decided to go on in the offices' at the Old Church-yard because they considered that the Most convenient place ; and they had re-appointed the the secretary, but had not yet re-appointed the treasurer of the body, who, he was sure, would receive the fullest consideration from the board. The proceeding of the committee were then confirmed. DOCKS AND QUAYS COALMITTEE The proceedings of this committee were read, and con tained the following report from the harbour master : • Harbour Master's Office, 11th January, 1859, to furnish you, for the information of th.Anolrae quays committee, the following p ar ti cu l ars o f the vessels named in Mr. Edward Chaloner's circular of the 31st ultimo, 1858 : Dec. s.—The brig Souvenier entered the Coburg Dock, and left for the Toxteth Dock on the 13th, when she was berthed the same day. No application in the Coburg Dock for a berth. Dec 1 7.—The Bolivar entered the Coburg Dock, and left for the Toxteth Dock on the Ist instant, when she was berthed the same day. No application in the Coburg Dock for a berth. Dec. 18.—The Earl of Harewood entered the Coburg Dock and on the 28th the officers applied for a dischar g i ng berth under the hydraulic crane; this could not be granted, owing to the four large vessel4 - being berthed to discharge. The Earl of Harewood left for the Toxteth Dock on the Ist instant, and was berthed the same day. Dec. 20 —The Itosita entered the Coburg Dock, and on the 4th instant left Tor Torteth Dock, when she was berthed the same day. No application for a berth in Coburg'Doak. Dec. 22.—The Isabel entered the Coburg Dock, and was berthed on application 'on 'the 23rd, to discharge spars, grain in sacks, and deals: ' No application having,been made for a berth for the EarPof itarewood before the 28th, when the Isabel had com menced discharging. Jan. 3; 1859. The brig Mary W aug h en t ered the Coburg Dock, and was berthed under the hydraulic crane on the 7fh inst., the day of application for a berth. The Isabel having discharged her deck load of spars and some grain, and not continuing her dis charging, was removed from the berth for the accommodation of the Mary Waugh. I may here remark that, owing, to the late and present depres sion of the shipping interest, light unemployed vessels have not only obstructed the business of the Toxteth Dock, but more or less all the docks on the Liverpool side have been obstructed from the same cause, and the breaking up of the firm engaged in the mahogany, trade on the Birkenhead side of the river, has also tended to increase the difficulties at the Toxteth Dock.— I am, sir, your obedient servant, iiigned THI - Y3. HODGSON, Harbour-master • Mr. Lockett said, the committee sat yesterday for several hours,, and examined into the whole. of the coin- plaints made by Mr. Challoner, and they were of opinion, that if application had been made to the consignees of the cargoes of the vessels that more vessels might have ten discharged, and time saved; but they were far from thinking that Mr. Challoner's complaints had any just foundation. From the width of the Toxteth dock only being 66 to 67 feet, they do not put, two vessels to dis charge to the north and two to the south side, or there 'would be no passage between them. The north side believed generally used by • coasters ; and he veliered there were at the top of the dock at the present time four empty vessels, but what power had they to remove them ? The ship Adolphe went into the Queen's dock, and applied in the morning for the use of the cranes, but Mr. Challoner told the master he must 'not go there, but into the Toxteth dock. On the sth December a vessel arrived in the Coburg dock, and stated that they did not want a berth, but that they were going. en to the Toxteth dock, and there made applicatir:;„ for a berth on the 13th. Mr. Lockett then quota the the cases the Isabella, the of the Bolivar, the Earl of Harewood, th that there was Rosins, and the Mary Wall, to,sslor.,w Rona a, of accommodation for them 'it the time they required 1t but not at one particular place ; and it was absurd for an one to suppose t.3';at he could have a particular dock all to his Own MO- because it happened to be near his Place to btl 1,„„ f Monday n.hi which I, of / aw l ness Tere was, then, a ssel of -et s berthed at our h o c o -tad not discharged her cargo of mahogany at that moment. (Hear, hear.) He quite agreed that if all 1 4 1 1 1 , .?"'-sary facilities for carrying on the mahogany - trade not exist that they should endeavour to provide; ut he said it did exist. (Hear, hear.) Were other t a lmes to be prevented going into the Toxteth Dock ec ause Mr. Challoner happened to have a place of business, near it ? Mr. Challoner had published the book Which he (Mr. L.) held in his hand, stating th9.t the port l - ' ol nuaodati.4l, that Liverpool hid ,t - the 1116 7 , titles uceded;*aUd he had publishea. 4,:01c to the rains without' Demerata at .435 6d to' S in Xs lane, )rted without Yerp at 45s to• m.siness cola Necrunsie at 4:1 to 50 tons les of Pots at st 155 to 16s iff prices are are reported own Tartar, t Arabic at per cwt.; Ll2i has been , t, at £4l ; in vious rates. •f Lard have at 5s 3d, per dl faults), at ►t 54s 3d, per eed at 54s 6d at £l5 108 to uet market 1, prices are Jincludinr 0 to lOid ; 500 are on. ry limited Corn were nil, and air , d the public offee : This te tradc will lents of tha• pices The are scarcely ited. Rice' sold at fullt her articles Diationsof small, yet a clearance er. From 'eP,and 98, 200 from from the following' L Y.C., on arch onln very firm, ing stocks. It Consols, in q uired h business d hands at Ly quoted as a large T. Barley r. Beaus .day, and ring tlicse 3., quoted ceE.- iarlestoa r Orlean* Bilbos • . Aterdala Ostend Ostend &Wander ...Mobile avannab • Seville Jamaica Trinidad Rio :w Tort' ioon to . rly thy n ship last, in to pal aghaal, )r Neu' 1, limn ). The Is Dec. planks ti icon, in the )owns. Buena , 3, atter THE NORTHERN 2'l VIES,. FRIDAY, lAISrVARY''I4,-.1856 world, its statements being, no doubt, calculated to mis lead persons at a distance, (Hear, hear.) Mr. - Tobin said, so far as the statement he had made. was concerned, it was borne out by the harbour-maSter's - report - . - He simply stated what he found to be the ease when he visited the docks. It was quite true, no doubt, that vessels had entered the Coburg dock, and, being anxious td get to the Toxteth dock, did not, perhaps; make application to discharge in that dock; -butrwhen they found there Was no chance of getting. to the Toxteth dock, they mad e a p p lic a ti on. He ivould''say; because he considered its Allowance was an injury to commerce f ithat if there was one dock in Liverpool where empty - vessels should not ,be allowed to remain, it was in the Toxteth becanse half a dozen empty vessels entirely destroyed the - u • se . of it. Empty vessels ought nat_to_he allowed td remain thm,^. as they greatly restricted th e use f u l ness o f the' dock. asked to hear read a printed letter; Mr: Farnworth had sent round to the diffe ren t which. _Mr. Challoner 1 round,in Mr. members of the Board. . • Thei chairmannan said, ~the lettn Was sent . Challoner's circular of the date Dee. 01 st. Mr—Fairnworth said, the letter had bee.. 7 üblished in - p the Newspapers: • - - The leitei was read and stated, that during the Tear the timber trade here had fallen otf from 12 to 15 1 - pei - - cent. Mr. Farnworth said; it Was alleged .in the letters of' Mr: Cladßoner, ' that the falling Off was' attribtitable to the inconvenience to which the timber trade - -here- had- been put during the - past-- year , - - He- differed with that inference a week age ; and as he knew the - letter would go throughout the country, he .Nlt it his duty to state what the facts were. -LaA week ha wa.S . not: in'a position to do 'so, but he now had information which enabled him to reply to the statements of Mr. Challoner. _lf was quite true; that the timber trade in 1858 had fallen offl3* -to 15 per cent in Liverpool. Upon that they were perfectly agreed, but note with regard to Mr. Chal loner's explanation, it, as he stated distinctly that the -latter was the falling off in the mahogany trade; and he cast inipiitatiOns Upon, his. (Mr. Farnworth's) assertions. That evils had existed, and that the timber trade had been inconvenienced for years past, was well known to him self ; but that Mr. Clialliiner was worse off than any one else, he - denied - the inconvenience '' 'could not apply - especially, to -the mahogany - trade. He said -lie was prepared to prove that while the general timber trade had fallen uff;as he had stated, it could not.apply to the mahogany trade, as the falling . ..off was much greater. But that any falling off at all had arisen from want of facilities, was a statement which- he - considered should be corrected at once. The falling 'off Was not in conic -oenee of want of facilites in the-Liverpool Docks, but consequence' of the depressidh ortrade, , arising froM the Panic of laSt year, and other causes, which injuriously _effected not ouly. the timber trade, but every. other branch of commerce. At other ports where there were facilities, and where there was no dock board, and no such difficul ties as existed here —or as were alleged to exist—in the .Clyde, for instance, where every facility was said to be granted for coMnierce, there the falling off in the timber trade, last year, was 593 per, cent, (hear, hear) ;. and in London, which was considered the model port, and was held up to other, places for admiratien, the falling - Off was 114 per cent. The statistics from( Hull and the Bristol' Channel he had been unable to obtain, but' had little doubt about their , nature. 'The decrease in'the mahogany trade in Liverpool and London,' he' would now state, and the fact of this being the State of the matter in Loadon ivas sufficient. to p rove that it did not arise, for. want of faculties. In Liverpool, that trade had fallen off 40 per cent. in the past-year, and in London 314 per cent. As those were the two great mahogany markets; they might well believe they had been 'similarly operated upon by similar causes. (1:1A . 54r_ 1 TT. boa fi,„„..1,4. to correct a misstatement wiiich had been published, and which, if allowed to go uncontradicted, might seriously mislead. Mr. Boult seconded Mr. Lockett's motion, and said, it was his feeling, after having sat at the inquiry yesterday, that Mr. Challoner had no just cause of complaint whatever, if he had availed himself of the facilities open to him. It might also be well to state that in removing empty vessels from the Toxteth Dock, which was an isolated dock, great expense had to be incurred in ballasting and tug hire, an expense;ein all cases, it _would not be wise to incur, as they would positively exceed their dock dues ; yet they were almost expected to do that in order to allow certain persons to use .one particular dock. The complaint could not Le sustained, and must fall to the ground. (Hear, hear.) The proceedings of the committee also recommended that the hydraulic cranes be allowed to lift 12 tons per lift at, 20s. The prOdeedings were confirmed. MISCELLANEOUS. The , proceedings of - the ' Master Porters' Committee were read and confirmed. £3O was ordered to be contributed, - as usual, to St Ann's Dlspensary: _ A letter from sir. J. Leslie, asking the price of a piece of land at Birkenhead, was referred to the works committee. - A letter was read from Captain Brown, of the ship J. H. Boardman, claiming £lO ss. for expense incurred in consafuence of having been improperly waiting outside the Birkenhead Dock. Referred to the dock and quays committee. Mr. Laird gave notice that, nest week, he should !hove that a committee be appointed to confer with the Customs authorities as - to how far it may be desirable - to extend the present working hours' at the custom-house, and how it-is possible to increase the working power on the docks and quays. In answer to Mr. Monde], Mr. Hubback said the platform scales at Stanley Dock, would be duly accredited in a day or two. This concluded the public business. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASSOCIATION. The monthly meeting of the committee of this body, was held yesterday forenoon, at the Society's Office, Basnett-street, Mr. William Coward presided. There was a fall attendance of members. At the last monthly meeting of the committee, it was resolved to concentrate the whole trade of England, to influence, as far as possible, Members of Parliament who were favourable to the abolition of the billeting system, and this was adopted by the present meeting. Mr. Atkinson remarked that there was now accommo dation at Rupert-house for 160 recruits, and the recruit ing staff of Liverpool. The beds and other necessaries, for the men, were far better there than in the low common lodging-houses through town, and yet the re cruitingstaffandrecruits preferred the latter to the comforts of the former, for although 160 men cou ld b e we ll l o d ge d in Rupert House, yet not more than 40 beds were occupied nightly. There were six staff recruiting sergeants in 'Liv er p oo l, an d on l y t h ree l i ved at Rupert': house ; the others preferred going to billets, for twenty '?ht nights, for the express purpose of seeing how much money they Could inalie out of it , and this (lie said) explained the reason why ser geants and recruits preferred going to pnblic houses, where they got sums of money, for what was called the "paying out." This was a su bj ec t th a t t h e committee should turn their serious attention to, and communicate with the Secretary at War in reference to it. Mr. Lomb said he had a man billetted at his house in Vauxhall-road for 31 nights, a short time ago ; he got a bed, and in the morning be asked how much money he would get to go away ? Hi s (M r. L um b' s ) s i ster - in-law told him he would not get any money; as lilac was a bed for him, and that was all he would get... He then gave her all sorts of insolent abuse. There was no doubt that the object of the recruits was to get money in the way stated. Mr. Howe bore testimony to the facts stated, and advised the publicans, by all means, to provide beds for recruits, and by no means to " pay.them out." Besides, there was a penalty of £5 on any publican so dgijig., (Hear, hear.) On the motion of Mr. Atkinson, it was rwlyetl that the Trade Committee of the society be directed to communicate with the Secretary of War on the subject. AST:gVERSARY OF THE THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH 110...PITALbg FOUNDATION. Anniversary . of the Foun dation not be Hospital, B the trustees e l i s I 7 t ! o r f d a t yC lie °l4A L ei i Til l t p h o e ol l rlu tl e determined that 'so important an c;ectuno;: allowed to pass over unmarked by any kind ofeetion• Accordin;!Y7 measures were taken to ensure an appro priate celebratou - the Bishop of Chester havi ng b een io •-b preach at a applied to, kindly and reatt,.., consort t special service in honour - of _the : event.. Yet.. - ay. at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, the §e "vice took place at St. Peter's Church. Previous to th::t hour a procession was formed at the Town-hall, in whictL the Mayor, the Bishop of Chester, , the Rev. Rector Campbell, the .. Recorder,- the trustees of the Instittition,.:the co'rpo rate officials, a large ,number of Town Councillors,- and the pupili .and inmates ,of the pNb'Coat Hospital took their places: ''The procession . moved . toward St. Peter's Church, which was filled by a large concourse of persons. A special service was performed, and the Biskop_ of Ches ter preached the following . , SERMON. r His lordship selected his text from the 3rd verse:of, the sth chapter of the•Lainentations of the Prophet Jeremiah —" We are .orphans and fatherless." - • - His Lordship said —We are assembled .here, in :the it ouse of God, to render thanks to • him fez' all his merclei; , .and, in a more especial manner, for the, long continued prosperity with which he has blessed our Blue-coat Hospital for orphan boys and girls. This it the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of its tution. • When we look. back through that:long vista of years, what reflections crowd upon our . minds ?. What calls for thankfulness have the inhabitants of Liverpool for thatrapid influx of presperity' which 'has made their town one of the - most populous and - opulent in the kingdom—their port one of the greatest centres of com merce in the world. The noble vessels continually entering your river, the long lines of masts that fill your docks, the busy scene of life and motion on your landing-stage and in your streets-:--all bear _witness to your prosperous state. Long may it continue ; still may it increase ! Among many; obvious reflections sug gested by such a scene, we may remark.how striking ail example it affords of the bcnificent., operation of God's Providence in the ordinary government of the world, and the daily course of human ,affairs. . The rich and the poor meet together ; the merchant, carrying on his • schemes of honourable gain • the labourer, earning with the AtWeat of hit brow his gain; 'bread; each actuated by motives of private and personal advantage —yet both contributing to the:common stock of soc i a l com f or t . and general happiness arid national wealth, cis effectually as it they had no other object in view than the.promotimi of the public good. . Thus,.even self-interest beco mes th e handmaid to social happiness. Some in this way acquire fortune; multitudes gain their livelihood. But, beneath this general strface of prosperons industry, how many casesef privation and suff ering l ay concea l e d ? T o speak for a moment, in passing, of the lowest class of all: . What numbers are there, unable to work for the support of their 'families? At 'tithes it May be (harder still) bOth able and willing to work, but unable to find employment. , The mild and gentle spirit of our laws has provided, so far as is practicable, a remedy for these - evils. Whether in poverty or in 'sickness, in the deerepitude of age, or the helplessness of infancy, there is no native of this country, not one, not: even the lowliest of the low, but, Uy the merciful, provision of the law, can have, food to Support and a roof to cover him. Not only is relief thus afforded to the: bodily wants of the destitute, but care is also taken to give to the children of this class of the poor the benefit of a useful and religious_ education. This is an instance of enlightened policy, no less than of Christian benevolence. It is not merely a remedy for present, but a preventitive of future, evils.- Without such timely care the children of the poor would grow up in ignorance of all that is good, and would eventually prove not only l a burden, but a pest to the community. Whereas now they are trained up in useful knowledge, orderly habits, and sound principles, so as .to be capable, Under God's blessing, of proving ;serviceable and peace able members of society. Bat there are other classes of the young as destitute almost as those of whom 'I have now spoken, yet challenging, from - peculiar con siderations, some more gentle and delicate provisi on than the law has made for the common necessaries of the lowest description of the poor. There are many cases , of- families who have occupied a creditable statio n and maintained a decent appearance in the world. The parents may have been industrious, and prudent, and respectable ; and yet, b e fo r e th e y could lay by any savings, or Make, any provision for their children, they may, both of them, have been taken away by early death, leaving behind them a family Of helpless orphans, without a protector or a friend. Ur even when there is not this total bereavement when the mother still sur vives—yet, what desolation, what distress is in the dwelling, when the father, on whom the family depended for support; enters no . More at the, accustomed. hour, with • light step and cheerful countenance, and happy heart, to to meet tile welcome that rewarded all his toils ! Or if it be the other parent that is taken away—though the father still survives to toil—yet how great, how sad the loss to the 'children, —no • mother's eye to watch over them—no mother's gentle hands .to check their thought less wanderings— • No mother's care To shield their infant innocence with -prayer It is to relieve such cases of distress as these ; to afford a refuge:to the orphan, the' fatherless, the motherless," hat this hospital throws open its doors and gives its kind welcome. At its first' commencement, indeed, the hospital was not confined to this class of cases, but had a more general object, It was intended generally as a charity school for poor children. The commemoration of this day earries back our thoughts to its origin, and invites us briefly to trace its early history : at once the simple annals of,the poor; and the memorial of a good man's life. One hundred and fifty years ago, a merchant of Liver pool, Bryan - Blundell, honour to his name, acting in concert with one of the rectors of the parish, obtained subscriptions_ from the Mayor and some of the respectable inhabitants 'of the town to establish a school for the children of the poor. Apparently there was none in LiverpoOl at the time. lie led the way. in this great line of Christian benevolence. With what he collected and what he gave himself, there was built (smile not at the small beginning) a little school room, which cost £35. Fifty poor children were received into it, to he taught and clothed. Bryan. Blundell was, as I have said, • a merchant, the captain of his owtt - trading* vessel; and, being frequently absent on long voyages, he was unable to undertake management ONhe chatity himself. His friend, the . rector, was appointed treasurer of the funds ; bUt lived to hold that office only -four. years. "Anximis for the success of the new institution, goOd Mr. Blundell left off his sea-faring -life, that he might take the concerns of the little school under his own imme diate care. Shortly afterwards, having seen sonic of the seholars begging in the streets,, because their parents were_too,poor to give them bread, he formed the idea of renioVitig them from their *retched hoMes, andktting 'them bread and lodgings as well as clothing, and instrue don. He appealed again. to the Christian liberality of his fellow-townsmen ; obtained fresh subscriptions ; and by means of them the more ancient part of the pre sent hospital was built,' at a cost of between two and three thousand pounds. At this period, he gave to the charity £750, being, to use iris own words, " a tenth part of what it had pleased God to bless him with ;" and he also determined in his mind to continue to give the same proportion of whatever God should add to his store in the time to come. He goes onto say, in a little record which he has-left of his proceeding's, ". So great, has been the mercy and providence of God in prospering me in business, that - I have made up the £750 to £2,000 ; and my children, six in. number, the youngest of them now more- than thirty. years of awe, are so far from wanting, or being wo rse f or w h at nav e- g i ven to the school, that they are all benefactars. to it; some of them of more than £lOO at a time, I may truly say, whilst I have been doing for the ehittlreu of this, school, the go o d p ro - , vidence of God bath been doing f o r mine ;, so that I hope they will be benefakors to this chilaity when I am in m y grave." A beautiful picture W s ' o f a p i ous an d benevo to men. By con lent mind ; grateful to Gq4, tinned perseverenee he s of scholars to one l 'aundred—seventy boy s and .thirty • girls —" a got:, he had much and earnest y desired to see ba!, re he'died." Having held the 'office of treasurer for forty-three years, this good man closed his peace ful, useful life. Two of his 'sons filled in succession the same office, and followed their father's good example in their zeal for the proniotion of the charity. M. friends, I think this is a little history, in which every man in Liverpool may look back with pleasure. ";fi e see the merchant of former days, the captain of his 'own good ship, but a man with a heart as large, as warm, as generous, as noble, let me say, to crown all, as truly Christian, as beats in your own breasts now. Who has been a benefactor to Liverpool, if he has not ? Whose me mory deserves to be cherishecl,whose name to be change.honourtfi - if not his ? In one respect hi s institution lut3 ndergone a partial lt is not P.'4 1 4• op e n i n di scr i m i nately to all classes s pq,h Children. Such little objects of compassion bte saw begging in the st ree t s for bread have now, sion made for th to Pao said before, a sufficient provi it,. maintenance and education by the public laAiv 5 - 1 the land. The hospital, by a judicious l u o4 ific' 4l 'on of its original design, is now appropriated orphans of whom I spoke ; whose parents have y(O.-_,,e a good character and filled a decent station, but have been unable to leave behind them any maintenance for their children. Last year, there were in the hospi. ! t: , l 356 children-250 boys and 96 girls—of which nums for 91 had lost both parents, 250. were fatherless, one motherless, and there are four who have both paretitg living, but have been admitted under aped - ill circum stances, as exceptional cases, In the hospital they find, a home, are clothed„ and fed, and lodged ; ar e s h e lt ere d from the hardships and shielded from the teniptations of the world; are trained up in useful knowledge snch as may fit them for the duties of the life that now is, and especially in the knowledge which is able to make them wise unto salvation, and fit them for the life that is to come. Their admission into the school has ' nothing - in it to degrade them. Rather, it is a mark of credit ; an indication that they have been born, though of poor, yet of honest When they dam • they a re p4ents. receiired with kindnes; ; whilst they' refutan in it, they are treated with kindness ; and when they leave it, there "re friends of the school who still keep them in sight; them froni time to rtinie:in their new Abodes ; pilot visit first launch into _the world with friendly them at '• oer _ them - with generous _encouragement. counsel, and . followed by kind farewell. Year Thus kind welcome ii t -;one forth frimn the sc h oJ l to after year many haverthus b methbkrA' society, become, ;by. God's .bles,ingritb. ' Own in toinfort and have- lived to-train up families Of - some and credit, in honesty,. and purity, and g:odllu ss•even, by industry, by integrity, by superior ability, have raj.: el themielves to distinction. If, -with6ut violating ; the humility-,-of the-Christion character, rzOl's heart May fora moment be permitted to kindle with a glow of honest pride,- none, I think, can have mor e ng , to indulge such amen:Lotion, than they who can look bo. se ''; from their present prosperous condition to tbe• schonA of their. early years, and feel that they have reflected credit _nn_ it by _their_ good_ conduit__ and _ success: Certainly, nothinc , can be more graceful' and honourable than the ,requital which some of them have made by becoming themselies benefactors to the, 'Hospital, rn thus gratefully repaying its fostering care, Ido not like making comparisons between the. , claims of our numerous and various • charitable institutions. iII rejoice to plead for them. all. But I may .sap that there is no cause Which has a stioriger 'claim, than the cause of the helpless orphan. Lam .happy to add,. there is none which receives from you a more prompt and kind response.Orif3; — g - this piWed'hy the — liberal support always given to the Blue Coat Hospital: it has bean proved also, in a most conspicuous manner,,hy the recent establishment of another asylumn, in the higher part of the, town, through the liberality of many kind contri buters,-but <mainly through-. the exertions <and< liberality of , one, whose name, though I forbear mentioning _it, will be mentioned in future jubilees of that institution, with honour such as we pay to the name of Blundell now. But whether we look to that. Orphan Asylum, or this Blue Coat . Hospital, or to Whatever* charitable institution we look, we find in the list of contributors a large proportion of the names the same in every case. They. are names that have become stereotyped in our charities. • They shine in every subscription list. Would that the light of that examplentight:lead.. others to follow in the sam e track. Th ere are ' man y wh o might join - in these good works, 14, do not. lam not saying this in the tone of censiire.,or x:eproaoh. I belie— ... reason is, not \t their - -.yr LL _ ...arts are closeu against the sympathies of h uman it y , b u t th a t, am id st the din of the busy world, the faint cry of the orphan escapes their ear. ,In.- regard to them, some word of ex hortation might be appropriate—might be. able, might even be taken kindly ; : but they an. not the persons of whom this congregation is . composed. Your presence is in itself a proof that you already take season- an interest in this institution, and do not need to have its claims pressed on . your notice. Yet, lest I should myself seem wanting in the zeal that Such a cause ought to inspire,' let me dose with'n few Words'in commenda tion of its object. Many of you are parents.---God has blessed the vine upon your walls, and the olive branches round - about your table. It is •in your hoMe: that you: find your happiness; where every toil arid care of the busy day is sweetened at its close; where every joy of success is made brighter, because reflected from the looks of- those you love. You delight to see around you the children who are growing up in the freshness of . youth, advancing in goodness as in age, in wisdom as in stature, and, as you pray and hope, in favour with God and man. Bright, peaceful scene of domestic union. Far distant be the loaf that shall cast a shade over this sunshine of happy hearts. And yet the hour must come to all of us. How soon, we know not. My friends, I would hot touch one chord of tender feeling in your breaSta than does not 'vibrate in my own'. hspeak as a parent to parents. Were it, then, the will of Providence, that any .of us should now receive the summons to• set onr house in order, and prepare for our departure no doubt it would be our first duty, and, I trust, our first impulse also, to look up to God with reverent submis sion and with humble hope through faith in the *atone ment of our Lord and. Saviour Jesus Christ. But while we thuS looked up, we should also tenderly brid fondly look around on those we leave b e hi n d. Whil e lif e and sense remains; the fluttering heart still beats; the last fond look of a parent's eye is turned upon his children ; the last accents of his faltering voice breathe blessings on their heads. The closing scene may, through God's mercy, be full of heavenly peace ; irradiations of comfort from above may cheer the bed of death ; yet still, let me not say an anxious, but a teo4er sadness must be mingled with the parting hour;, vrhen we leave our children .to the trials, the temptations, the vicissitudes of this changeful world. Our support is in the' hope that our prayers for them will be heard ; that though their earthly parents are removed, God's fatherlyrhaud will hover over them, his holy spirit ever with (Mtn, to protect, to guide, to save, And by the bounty of his providence most of us are able to have—not wealth, indeed, that may be far from our lot—but such a com petency of this .world's goods as may place them above want, afford them the decent comforts of life, and the benefits of a good education. We leave them, too, with friends and guardians, able and willi ng t o su ppl y i n some degree (faint it must be) the loss of our own affection and our care. But what must be the harrowing feelings - Of the parent who leaves his young family without provision, without protection,—destitute, home less, friendless. lie sees no path marked out for their future courses, no refuge provided for their- present want, except the shelter of the common workhouse. And yet his station in life encouraged him to picture to himself a happier, prospect for his children.; en couraged him to che r i s h a reasona bl e h ope t h a t , if he had been spared - to them, he 'might, by honest industry, have trained then up in credit and respect, till they were able to make their own way . in the world, and, after his example, prove useful Members of society. If there is anything of earthly comfort that can cheer his anxious heart and solace his last hour, it is the existence of such an institution as the Blue-coat Hospital. There his -orphan, may , find relief •without humiliation.. There gentle pity will soften the. abrupt transition from their former homes ; there Christian love will watch over their tender years ; will teach them the words of eternal ,life ; will, with the blessing of Divine gram, train . them up in the fear of God, in the faith of Christ, in the wayS of piety and 'peace. After the service,' a substantial dinner of roast beef and plum-pudding was provided for the children of the insti tution, -- - - - - - DEJEUNER AT THE TOWN HALL The Mayor having invited a large number, of those who took part in the cerem on i a l s o f th e d ay to, a 'defamer, after the conclusion of the service, a numerous party assembled In the Town Hall. ' After the company had partaken of an elegant and well-appointed champagne dejeuncr, the chair was taken by his Worship the Mayor. The Chairman gave " The Queen, and Prince Albert, and the rest of the Royal Family," which were received with enthusiastic honours, , . . The Chairniali 44ii4 the next toast which h should have the honour to propose, was One'which would receive, no doubt, the cordial response of the geiitlemeu assem bled. It was, tc The health of the Bishop and Clergy of the diocese."' (Applduse.) The Bishop of Chester was ready upon all occasions to lend his valuable aid and assistance in promoting all object's which involve 4 the [social moral, or religious - -interests of the country. (Hear, hear, and applause.) They were all very much indebted to his lord s hip f or th e ki n d an d eloquent addl.-vs which he had delivered that. morning, ally he Mt no doubt that the charity weal honeP2 . . by . it. (Hear.) With respect to the clvtrv. of Liverpool, no voice could sufficiently euloria^, thefr faithfulness; their devoted ness; and their successful labours. (Hear, hear.) He, therefore begged to p r opo se , t Th e Bishop and Clergy of '.7;le Diocese." The toast was drank with all honours and amid loud applause. _ _ Isis Lordship, the Bishop of Chester, on rising, was re ceived with renewed applause. He said he heartily thanked the Mayor and the gentlemen assembled for the kindness which had been shown to and the honour which had been conferred upon the clergy and himself by the manner in which the toast had been proposed and received. So far as the Mayor had spoken of the clergy of Liverpool as being faithful, devoted, and untiring us the performance of their duty, he begged leave to echo the sentiment. (Hear, heal.) For himself, he could only say that the Mayor had eulogised more than it deserved the readiness which he felt to make himself useful; so far as he could, in every public object which could promote the social, moral, or religious welfare of the town of Liverpool. When the request was sent to him to come over upon the present occasion, he felt it both a duty and a pleasure to undertake the charge which was urged upon bum, provided he could get clear of all other engagements. Ile accepted the duty, not bemuse he attached any importance to himself sonally, but because; 'holding the office lie did. he het that it •was his '.• - - ame with the gre 1: P i aid, the LONG MEASURE A minute was read regarding " lopg measure," which was explained by Mr. Atkinson, and meant that some persons in the trade were in the habit of giving nay, some gave to the quart, which wq, course, to the fair trader. . „ 2, Mr . .Aorgan said a person brought back a qUart or am to him, because it contained only four gills. He asked what was wanted and the reply was "Five gills, at least.” He told the person to go to where such could be had, but he would not do so. (Hear, hear.) After a short discussion, Mr. Lnmb suggested that circulars be sent to the trade, and that the subject be referred to the Trade Committee of the Society. This was agreed to. The Secretry read a letter from Mr. Mathew Atkinson, Windsor, referring to what he had done in having , the question of who was a bona fine traveller, set at rea, by the proceedings recently held in the Queen's Bench. The Secretary also read a letter from the Licensed Victuallers' Association of Manchester, inclosing tickets for the Victu a ll ers b a ll i n that city, and calling the attention of the committee to a plan by Wholesale, who were selling by retail, to' b e • consume d o ff the prem i ses, and compla ining that the excise authorities did:.not do their duty. The subject was referred to the trade' c ommittee. Some other communications were read, and the r,utine business having bqn transacted, the nuldt;- result was to. himi highly _ _gratifying.. He had been fled more than he could express by seeing file large.. eta. lance in - the church that Morning; wh ere so many E at e n,. -rineipal gentry of Liverpool were gathered of Itlie-l.: -rre knew very well what it was for them 'to ;ng,. when they had so m any very i to i g ve eth u er p . , A tiorh.. 'ttend to ; but he felt that it was important concerng o ~ oive• up that on e morn i ng t 4- well worth their whiled , f'' c, klunzhty God for to express their gratitiglik to - "„ mr,Q,_ having made them _the instrznaents of so ...11.44, , , _-_,_. , ings iirongh:the - iniediuni of such i~i~titutii6li;: to honour and a great gratification to be invited to take"paii in the present &jetvier with the, 'utry .of Liverpool whom n„ t ; _ saw around . _Jle - br rged to 'express hi strong kind reeep/ionii'hich hactialwas His lordship spoke in Mityor 'always et greeted 'a in .liyerpoot terms of the manner in which t hibited his.. readiness to aid an in ‘-.Liverpool, and concluded h'y proposing , the heal "the Mayor of Liverpool end his family.'• ' -The toast was drunk. with all the hotionrs. The • Mayor thanked the company for the kind matin in which his health had been proposed end received. public Objects , :n 43 L . -, , -:- -, 7 v:.'_:-__,. waSA - iiotirce of ()Teat r-,...- cation to him that he had the .....t. t octuAl. privilege, the- exceedingly Great privilege Of' Cntertai n i n ( • such a company, and • he thanked them - very cordially fti] the kindness with which they had received him. The next toast proposed, was-the "d3lue Coat Hospital,'! with which' his :Worship coupled the :name of " Mr. William Langton," the hon. treasurer: . Mr. Langton n1111:01 thanks in a few words, in which -lie-observed that the trustees of the institution felt bound ~.,...,3, to let.such an l ocCasion as tbg present anniversary pass r y ,, ;: . -- ithont" some special celebration; and expressed sat fac i°A that the prew ress , pos i t i on, and• prospects of is f the., hospi )., ' - al fully justified the" steps_ whi c h th e trustees had taken to welcome ;is a jubilee' th e c o m i ng of the 150th annivcrs...'7. - • - • The Chirmart' then . gave "The members f or th e with. . county," coupled name of . Mr. William Brown; M.P. The toast was receive with acclawation Mr. - Brown rose amid 'loud 'applause; After thanking the company for their reception of hi m , h e:sa id h e f e l t bound to take that opportunity of stating that, as soon as the present Parliament should be •dissolved, it was his detertninationas time would not wait for him—to make his bow to them'in respect to the representation of the county. gg felt that he could not keep the Mato hours which the dulties . of a representative rendered necessary in, the House-.of Commons,. and therefore he should be obliged : to • _neglect the duties if he were to continue any longer to hold the office. of their representative' -He was quite aware that he might be returned again without opposition, as he had been upon former occasions (hear, hear, and loud applause) but, under all the circumstance s , h e felt bound to make the announcement he had done He knew it was the practice at that table, and a very good custom, not to introduce ,politicaLsentiments, yet le could not help.expressing his great regret that the country seemed at present to be upon the eve of war, by which, if it should occur, a great deal • . of the means would be wasted which promoted such . in stitutions as that they were now met to celebrate. (Hear, heir). That fact . alone was a matter of 'deep regret, independent of the lives And the treasure which must be wAstesl in the event of such a calamity. Ile feared they 14ere-smriewhat too pugnacious, and t h a t th ey could not let the people of, the continent go to war without having themselves a finger in the pie. (Hear, hear.) Passing on to_ancithor subject, the meeti ng would be glad'to hear that the Social Science Conference which was lately held in Liverpool, had spread its influence already over the western world. He had received letters froin America, begging that all the documents.published upon that occasion might b e transmitted there. (H ear , hear.) They wanted advice in America, how. to proceed upon many important matters—such as the arrangement of towns, the sanitary condition of the country, and particularly ' that of 1 , N7 York. It .was a deep source.of regret that New York, With so rawly advantages, was still the most unhealthy city in the States, notwithstanding that Charleston and New Orleans, and some other southern towns, were almost periodically visited by fever. lie therefore trusted that the Social Science Conierence, in Liverpool, would be productive of equal advantages in the weAcrn world, as he felt convinced it would be in this country: Mr. Brown then again expressed his thanks for the honour which had been paid to him, and resumed his seat am id The assembly then broke up. . . loud applaus HEALTH COMMITTEE, The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held yesterday; Mr. Dover in the chair. The other gentle- men present wore She Bowring, Hodson, Stitt, Gladstone SANITARY OPERATIONS, . , The Borough Engineer, Building Surveyor, and Inspec tor of Nuisanc es re p orte d var i ous particulars of the operations in their several departments during the week, from which it appeared that 143 nuisances complained by inhabitants had been inspected, and means taken to remedy them - ; 1,249 houses in the unhealthiest districts, containing 3,910 apartments and 956 cellars, had been put under examination, with the view of improving their sanitary condition ; and 117 lodging-houses had also been examined and reported upon. lIEALTH OF 1E TOWN The Modica' Officer of Health reported, fist week of 1859, the mortality of the borough,.attaou still slightly hitcher than the avArn crP Wflg Pnrzirlarni t in the - - uAc, wua ,on,:utrauly lower than in the previous week. The registered deaths were 260; being 46 less than in the last weak of 1858, and eight more than the corrected average of the same week of the preceding ten years. The deaths in the parish were 166, and in the out-townships 94. The improvement, as compared with the previous week, was owing to the decrease in the mortality from zylnotic diseases, each individual of the - class ha;ing• participated in the reduction. The total deaths were 65, against 106 in the previous week ; being fewer than 'in any week of the six months preceding. • Scarlatina caused 30 deaths against : 39 in the week previous; fever, 10. against 14; hooping ..congli, 8 against 15 . ; measles, 7 and .13 ; diarrhoea,' 3 and 7; smallpox, 2 and 5. No fatal case of diphtheria was recorded. From diseases of the lungs, the deaths were 97, being the same as in the previous Week. An artisan, aged 28, died from delirium tremens. The temperature was higher than the average, on every day except Saturday, when it was 51 degrees below it. The mean of the week was 41 9-10 degrees, nearly 11 degrees above that of the same week of the thirteen preceding years. The atmosphere was damp; but no rain fell throughout the week. • A sub-committee reported that in the case of the warehouse of Messrs. Robinson and Co., in Argyle-street, which was reported by the surveyor to be in a dangerous state, that the committee might allow the warehouse to be prop rd up for a few weeks at the request of the company, but leaving all the responsibility with the owners. Mr. Civlliu remarked that as they had had two acci dent 3 since they last met there, they should be '•ery careful. In reply to Mr. Crellin, the surveyor stated that he thought the committee might allow the property to be propped for a short time. He did not think there was a great weight on the floors. MR. M 4 GOWAN'S EXPLANATION The Doputy Town-clerk said he had a wish to move One motion to the committee, on what had occurred in reference to a speech which had been made by Mr. J. R. Jeffery, at the Council, on the previous day. A gentle man had called at the offices in Cornwallis-street, and directed his attention to a paragraph in Mr. Jeffery's speech alluding to him, and asked what he had been doing to 1 4 alio(' out. For his own part, he had read the remark, and it appeared to him that his name had only been used as an illustration. If it was so, then there was no eenalme en his conduct ; and if the committee were of the Same opinion, ho need not refer to it further. Mr. Robertson Gladstone, and several other members of the Council, said M`Gowelfs name had only bowl Mentioned. R 5 an illustration of a system, - - The subject then dropped. TILE REMOVAL OF THE PUBLIC OFFICES, Mr, Hodson said, in consequence of the amendment he had proposed in the Council on the previous day Navin; been adopted, it was t h e n the business - of th e c ommittee to carry it out, and to do so they must procu re the plans, & - e. In order that there should not, b e any further delay; and he really hoped that there would not, he would move the appointment rhea sub-committee, committee pleased, for . carrying it out, namely,— Chairman the Dcputv-chairman, and Messrs. Robertson Gladstone, Stitt, l3owring, J. Holm, and, if the himself. __. ... . • Mr. Crellin did not see any necessity for the appoint ment of a sub-committee, as the business could be done by the re„,mular committee. M r. Hodson thought it was usual to appoint committee for such purp oses a 80- w. Sheil said that, usually, such works were submitted to the parliamontar T su b -committee. The Chairman said he was also the chairman of that committee, and he was sure that that committee would have quite enough work upon its hands during the present session. Mr. Gladstone thought that when the plans had been got and sanctioned, it would be quite time enough' to ntmoio!-. a „„, ir. livilson no objection 7,, ' O , l l t sc; , ik. wa done, so that there was no further delay. lie did not viishlcThaWirdelayed for three' or four, at udis Inure. The subjeet;tbeirdropped. '-' THE RECENT ACCIDENT IN GREAT GEORGE-STREET, Mr. R. Gladstone said the late serious and fatal acei : - dent in Great.Geor toot, followed 50, close as it did • • • • that of a similar nature, would. naturally le a d people to think and ask:6* it couldhat'eocenrrecl, It was, how ever, impossible that itr: Risliton could be in all parts of the towii, but he ata .nob Know, how tar it or not fortb,, • constables. on dray to asslst him by time to time. He Would like h i t en .riTcci Mr• theat 4 t c h e e i4e t 7 l , troL airtidmaned.l,agertoeulysA . I , : 7 he s e; a i h d e h he heard i; * ,: - li fs explained to the committee that wentg g tb l e vn p e l the accident entirely Arose from the great :number of bricks Altioh had been continually placed againit a wall in the Upper story, the joints of which Were weaker .than any a th o ,r, With regard, to the.police, he could on l y say. that, since the accident on London-road,, they had ren dered hin very efficient set viees.for the re was scarcely' a dill „Used over lint he had 'a report from that body;• at. lit, &lay all ha could to stop the accidents. He 'concludedalmost fr.ai by saying, that hp, was ask the committee.for further assistance, but yet be wag;• anxious to do it,..lckst; in the ease there should be any More" accidents; he should be blamed for it, although it was impossible that he could do more than he had done. THE MORE RECENT ACCIDENT IN TITHEIURN STREET. In answer to Mr. Crellin, Mr. Risioton said, the accident that had taken place that morning i iu Tithebarn street, had been cau s ed by a mos t t r ifli ng incident. One of the'worknien was . - eMploYed - on a wall, and when .he found himself abont to fill, he jumped into the floor, to save himself, but his weight had caused the door to fall in, and he was killed:- • - Mr. .Newlands corrOborated th e s t a t e mcnts:made vy Mr. Rishton, in reference to the two accidents, and bore testimony to the valuable assistance rendered 'by me. Saperintendant.Hewitt and the fire police, who were at, the flaw on parade Seal-street, in rescuing the bodies from the ruins. • • •'" Mr Stitt wished to know whether the committee had . not the power of compelling p ar ti es to give notice When. they Were about to pull down or alter their premises. • • The Deputy Town-clerk replied that the committee' - had no power - of interfering., under the Act of Parliament, until the parties begau to build. • . Mr. Bowring wished to know whether Mr. Rishton had ever inspected 'these premises. Mr. Rishten 'replied that he - had, bat not lately, as the -ill-3 had been going' on ever since the ations and r month of August *last Mr. Crellin said he had understood that Mr. Lewis had been his own architect .as well as builder.. . lotion, of .1). „ ..irkaustoae it was then d ec id e d that Mr. Rishten shank! haVe The additional assistance of two men for one month . :in:Order to as s i s t hi m i n getting through the great amount of work that he had at present on hand. There being no other business, the committeee ad— j ourn ect INTELLIGENCI LIVERPOOL POLICT BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD. DunDrnLYsts.—An old woman, who has for years been known to the police as • the keeper of an infamous house of •ill-fame in a C our t o ff G as e o y ne - . - street,in - which - several sailors and others have been robbed of large sams of money. In the month of October a person. was :robbed, And .a warran t was i .issued for her apprehension, but she was not caught until the previous night when she was apprehended by • police-constable 449, to whom she admitted that she had kept the house for upwards of twenty years, but had recently given it up. Mr. Bluck attempted to show that no offence had been. Committed, as the woman was not then keeping the house, but Mr. Mansfield thought that she might have been enjoying. the proceeds of the robberies, and as she' kept the house at the time of the robbery, he should order her to be committed for trial. . . CAUTION TO AP HVENTICES.—A laa, named Arthur May, was summoned -by Mr. R. C. Seraggs, a printer and stationer,. livin?. in Renshaw- s t ree t , f or having violated the tenur e o f leis indenture, by absenting himself from his , work without the consent of.'his,,ma§ter. Mr. Clarke Aspinall, solicitor, appea re d f or Mr. 'Serag„ms, and Mr. Cr? fir the gnartlians of the apprentice, In OW • - • - -•- ease a dispute arose between the parties under the follow in, circumstances : —The lad was apprenticed for six. years (without any premium), as the indenture stated, to learn the business of a letter-press printer, stationer, and bookbinder, and for the first two years to go of errands alternately with another apprentice. The guardians of the lad complained that he was not properly taught the letter-press printing, and, after repeated complaints, instructed the lad to absent himself from his employment, which he did. Mr Scraggs was called, and, after detailing various acts of insubordination, said that he had taught the lad all the branches of the letter-press trade, but it was impossible that he could ,do the same in regard to the, stationery unless the lad was in • the shop, where he refused to be ; and he regretted' to say that his guardians were his structors in his disobedient conduct. Mr. Cross admitted that the lad had acted under the instructions of his brother, who was a p ar ty t o t h e i ndenture. Mr. Mansfield said, there could be no doubt but the lad was Placed in a painful situation ' • lie had hi s master—to whom he was legally b oun d to obey— advising him one way, and• his guardians: who should know - better, telling him aneassisting him to act diametrically opposite. If the difference could not be settled, he - shOuld say that the best course that could be pursued would be for Air. Scram ° gs to sue the parti e s f or the indenture in the C our t of Passage, when the case could be legally settled. Mr. Aspinall said that if this summons did not succeed, such a course would be adopted. Sonie conversation then took place between the legal gentlemen, but no satisfactory result could be arrived at, until Mr. Mansfield said, under such circumstances he had no alternative but to send the lad to gaol for four months, because there could be no doubt but that he had committed an offence which could not be justified. It was then decided that the lad was to return to his cal ploymcnt, and act , under his master's instructions, and obey him in all matters connected with the trade. The then left the court, Newall, STEALING HlDES.—Three, men, named ..Wrh John Taylor, and George TaYlor, were charged by Police constable 164 (Arniour) With having stolen alarge quan tity. of hides, the property of Mr. Nicholson, hide mer chant and tanner, carrying on business in Blackstock street, in this town. From the information he had received from the owner of the property, he had for some time past been on the watch, and on the previous evening he had seen two of the prisoners, Nowall (who was formerly employed there), and Taylor (the owner of a small tanyard in Maguire-street), leave the' premises, with a hand cart, on which were a number . or skins. Shortly after • they had left, the other prisoner (Brocklebank), who was still in the prosecutor's employ,. followed the others, and on getting up to the cart, said to on n e b m e e h n i , n ‘ d ‘ . go a i - v h i e le a n d n t i i i- ey bo3 g -s o , t it o i p s a t l o l a the re n in d i pu se s she in d after prisoners' thelll a gu policei s tre took et, them auto occupied by searching. the houso found several articles, which left no doubt oit c t u h s e t otdwy, two firstand named their minds of the prisoners guilt. As there are other persons implicated in the affair, the three prisoners were remanded, Mr. Black observing that, on the nest oc casion, he should have an opportunity of addressing the bench. TILE ASSAULT ON TILE POLICE BY Two MILITIAMRN: —A few days since we recorded the facts, of a mo4t shatheful and unprovoked assault, having been made some of the police. Constables by two , drunken m ili t i ame n , near the Sandon Dock gate. Two men, Patrick. 0' Shanghneicy, and Daniel Ryan,' `were • placed - in the dock, charged wlth the offence, whi c h was proved police constables 748 and 22 9. They admitted their guilt, but said they were drunk at the time, and did not know what they Were about. Mr. Mansfield ordered them to pay a fin e Qf 4os, or b g w i p r isonod for ono mouth_ TIEFORE MR. RANKIN CAUTION ' t k ) Ammas ATTENDING THE HAT-mAx- KET. Mawdsley, farmer, of ... William Johnston, farmer, of Bold, and Joseph Johnson, also a fa rmer , of the same place, were summoned by the authorities of the hay-market, for having remained in that market beyond the hour authorised by the regulations, namely, half-past one o'clock. In each case, the facts were proved by the market Inspector, and the magistrates fined the parties 5s each including the costs. A COWARDLY . WIFE BEATER.—A man named Samuel Thomas, a plasterer, was charged with assaulting his wife. Mr. Gluck appeared for the complainant. In this case it appeared that the parties had been married about six years, during which time they had repeatedly separated, but had come together again, althought the defendant was in constant habit of ill-using her, and they were living together on last New Year's Day, when violent screams o f the murder"his hand threatening to stab his u w se er tl e i they found d a t n h d e u d p e o f n en ; i h a e nt ne wi igl fl boors into whose conduct was rather asked whether he wt.'s' tenance, but :Wm 'Woolf-A - u knife in The .. dt, ..aicrous in the court, efendan was —a allow his wife a separate main wis he refused to do until Mr. Bluck w i hc;: he upon an his cr being bound. over to k ee p th e * peace, Ie would pay her eight F.1,1' u i beg to y, an4l said, rath er t h an go to goal, v.- Der week. , , insiø frota lice; nice, ria ;