The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-03-23 00:00:00

ill-provided, as the-Great Tasmania was for such a purpose. 'The proceeding throughout, inaeed, is one utterly at variance with the whole 'spiiit of the Christian religion. " Even " the scrjeant -major," it was further testified, an officer *hoin one would have thought might, under any proper -- diseipline, have been restrained in so -disgraceful a course,—eVen " the sergeant-major, wh9 was in charge of the canteen, made them take drink wad charged exorbitant prices for . it. 'He made an amazing profit out of them. It was impoSsible to keep them sober ; there were upwards of 1,000 men there." The serjeant-major was evidently a mueirmore important and influential person-age than the regimental chaplain. Of the existence , of the latter, indeed, we hear not a word from beginning to end; and judging - from the evidence with which the case abounds of the awful pre ponderance of those vices which most degrade human nature, and for 14 hich religion is the 'only really restraining inflnence, one cannot but conclude that a minister of religion had been thought to be a totally needless ineumbtanee •to their society. And in the same godless spirit they appear to haVe embarked.. A thousand men, —Christian Englishmen in name and reputation, ,yet infinitely more vicious and immoral, appa . rently, than the same number of he atheirm cn would. be likely to be,—embarked upon a long voyage, most of them sick, and many of them dying, w l ith even less provision for their perishing souls' health, than that of their emaciated bodies ! There was a doctor on board ; but where was the chaplain ? "The number of men that died on the voyage was MY-two." And how died ? There are cir- Malst ancese eve all know, in which the wretched 1. ' ca n meet Death with gladness, while to the ha ppy he is terrible,Leircunastance - s in which he conies a s • "-- the true comforter, the friend of all Who have no friend beside." Would one might hope that Death vas to some ' at least, of those to whom he came, on board the 'Great Tasmania, such a comforter and friend. The ease, viewed in this light, then, affords 4fiether grievous example of the little regard that 18 too generally shown to the highest interests of t hose who are our countrymen, whether at home lar abroad. , This very week, some of the most IVacious public halls of our town have been made to echo with exultations at the great things lvbich,,,through English missionary efforts, Chris tianity is doing among i the natives of various tribes and nations in Africa and in Asia.,, Fifteen thou 4and Christian converts here,' eighteen thousand V i ereolnd twenty thousand 'elsewhere, are boasted 'of as the recent results of 'these efforts,—all, we assured, " regularly accredited members of Christian Churches, • and admitted to the _Holy Co mnzunion." Now, if so much can be done 'among the heathen tribes of other lands, how is it that nothing is' done for equally heatheniSh "People in and belonging to our own country.? Would a body of Pagans, of the same amount, have been guilty of greater excesses—have e xhibited more degrading vices—than these thou 'sand Englishmen of the Great Tasmania are repre -Seated to have been seen and suffered, to do—the 'soldiers and subjects of a' Christian Government ?' Verily there is still only too great need, that our eharity should at least begin at home ! LATEST - NEWS. BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.] Rechberg, in which. the, Federal Council l'S.rotest, to the powers who transacted treAtiet of Vienna against any meastre k - I*.laVing• for its object the incorporat t ion ; n Cliablais and ,Faueiggly with the Trent hmpire. • - Count Reehberg replied, that Austria reserves her definite reply until she has learned the disposition of Europe; but he reminded -M. Steiger that last year, when the French troops were conveyed by rail from'Curzog to Chanibery, the Austrian dtbinet in vain re presented to Switzerland., as Well as to the ()Teat Powers. that the neutrality of that part of Savoy should be •respeetel. Ry the passage of the- French troops ) that neutrality, was openly vio, lasted, contrary to the treaties of 1815; SARDINIAN.EVACUATION OF SAVOY. PAnts, March 11.. The Patric of this evening says the Sardinian troops have commenced - the evacuation of Savoy. The trot detachment of the French troops are returning from Lombardy, and will arrive is ,‘SAVOY On the 25th instant. : • RECEPTION OF IIARON RICASOLI f BY: "TIE' KING. ' l -T . ' " lurch , , , , , • • Baron ticasoli arri , Vea here to . -dAY, and was received' by the liitkg; kkt roar o'clock. His Majesty, in reply: to h, congratulatory speech of tapn Ricasoli, said—l accept the vote of Tuscally, which, "having ,been expresscd, - the Na4onal Assembly, now, confirmed by, the ,unanimity 'of the, popular suffrages. Tuscitn3) . • •in associating her destinies . 'with thOgo of Piedmont, far from ren b Onnetng,• 'continues her glorious traditions, and augments their im .portarrce. .by 'uniting them to those of the other parties of the State. The Parliament in which the representatives of Tuscany- will take: their seats beside those of Piedmont, Lombardy, and the'YEMelia, will bring the laws of the:coun try, into -conformity with the fruitful 'principle of liberty.' Thus Tuscany will enjoy the bleSsin7s of administrative autonomy without breaking the union of power and the national will upon which the prosperity and independence of the country, are principally depHidant.—The Icing • then signed the decree annexing Tuscany, to Sardinia ANOMALY IN THE NEW INDIAN TARIFF. The Times remark's on the anomaly of imposing a duty. of 10 per cent. on the initiormtion of t*is and yarn into India, at the morneitt *hen the last vestige of a protective system has been abolished in this country. The result is tocon felt:a bounty on native productions. There *ill be a tieblo .advantage enjoyed by India in com peting--with Manchester, namely, -buying the cotton at their own doors, saving the freight from Etirope of the 'manufactured .goods, , and a fiscal hoinity of 10 per cent. If condition of India is, favourable to - these manufactures, the first two might be considered to present a sufficient stimu lus without the 10 per cent. protective duty. A. thity had previously been impos:ed of 10 per cent: on shirtings, and.the.system therefore takes an important range. -MEETING OF THE LONDON TEA TRADE. The l.ond,on Tea Trade met yesterday, to take into consideratioh the prObable effect or the neW financial arrangeMents on their business. A tesolution: was passed, to the effect 'tint the •proposed half per cent., on all customs Chines will - beo . With. pecuniary hardships .on the retail dealers, while the Merchant and wholesale dealer would escape free. The impost will amount' to 7„id. or Bd. per. chest, and • a dealer who sold twenty chests . per week would be' subject to a tax exceeding £32 a year. A resolution was passed, pledging the meeting to use every exertion to preVent so grievous an injury. . . News has been received of, the death of the Shah of Persia: A St. Petersburg despatch states ,;that' appear are not. in favour df an early opening of the navigation. A small quantity of tea, from Japan, is shortly expected to arrive. The quality is described as very common. General Sir G. Brown, the new. commandfT of the forces in Ireland, .has selected as his aides de camp Capt. EdWard Blackett and Capt. Kingseole. Both officers are in , the Rifle Brigade. IMPE RIAL PARLIAMENT. FRENCH FUNDS. • • PARis, , Marck 22. The - • Bourse remains. inactive.: Rentes close , at 7f. 90c., or 10c. higher than yesterday. • The Moniteur publishes a decree fixing the interests of ,the Bons de Tresor at 2 and 2 per .H6ITSEi OF 'LORD&—YESTEROAr. In reply to the Earl of Ellenborough, .• The Duke of SOMERSET stated that there was at 1i00,r.; Kong an ample store of provisions for the troops id China. In reply to the Earl of Derby,. •• The Duke of NEWCAST LE said that the house would adjourn for the Easter holidays, from the 3rd of April to the 17th: Lord TEYNHAM moved the second reading of the Qualification` for Officer's Abolition Bill, the' object of which was to relieve 'dissenters from` the necessity of taking oaths on their appointment to municipal offices. Lord .CdEr.AdAtono opposed the bill, as 'disturbing existing arrangements, because thbre was at present no Practical frrievanceto' be removed, and because it would authorise attacks on the Established Church. The Duke Of NEWCASTLE supported 'it, as removing unnecessary prohibitions and restrictions. . • The Earl 'of DERBY said that the declaration now taken by. Dissenters implied a recognition of the Estab lished Church, which ought not to be abolished. After some further discussion the House divided, and the hill was negatived by 44 to 22. The Medical Acts Amendment and the Packet 'Ber vice (Transfer: of Contracts) Bills were read a: giird time THOUVEICEL'S 'CIRCULAR NOTE. and pa . s`sed. The Xoniteur also contains the circular note of Their lordships adjourned at qUarterpast seven. 31 4 ,: Thouvenel, 'of the 13th March, explaining to the Powers who signed the 'Treaties of Vienna, that the aggrandisement of Sardinia renders it neeessary for Trance to obtain more important ( serzeuses) frontiers: France, he says, does not Pursue this annexation in the name ofnationali "es,hut only as, a guarantee for a better frontier. COUNT CAVOUR MINISTER OF MARINE. TURIN. March 2L 'lt is asse rted that Count Cavour will take the portfolio ofithe Marine. PRINCE CARIGNAN. The Opinions states that Prince Carignan w:ll leave for Florence cia the 26th inst. • THE EMPEROR'S OPINION ON EX , A The .4.lfonzteur o N N f this TlON.morning contains the 'peeeh which the Emperor addressed yesterday • to the deputation from Savoy, the tenor of Avhich tigrees' with' that of the niessfl.ge sent last nights - His Majesty said ; ' , besides everybody in Europe - who does. not yield to the spirit of antagonism 9f another ePoeh, .considers this anneation,of terri, tory as. natural and equitable. ; • FRENCH REPLY TO SWISS PROTEST. The llintitettr alSo contains a despatch of M. Thouvenel addressed to M. De Turgot, and reply ing to the proteSt of Switzerland. M. Thouvenel 05Epresses his astonishment 'at the steps taktii by Switzerland, and says, that Switzetqand, who haS receiv ed 'so many proofS of the friendship of the Emperor, ought to have placedher conficleace:in, France.,.' M.'Thouvenel then , examines the,ques ton of right, denies the validity of the treaty, and says, that the neutralisation of chub : - 1 54 and Faucigny was made in.favour of Savoy. The .F e de ra l Council interferes without auy legi th.eate reasons in the arrangenients which France and Sardinia are about to conclUde. M. Thou venel-acknowledges. that the Powers could exa- hie the Stipulations of the treaties' of 181.5, .and eeea not hesitate to say that Fiance-is-dispose" d tt?:adopt any medium :course 'suggeited either for the general interest or above all for :theinterest of Switzerland. HOUSE OP COMMONS.---YEsrEurhtY. The• e SPwc.En. took the chair at four o'clock. A discussionarose on a motion made by Mr. Paull, that Government, prciers of, the day should take prece dence of notices of motions on Thursdays, instead of • Fridays. Tile.object, was p get rid of the interference of the discussions on .the notice, for adjournment till Mondays now., taken on Fridays with public business. Various Private members protested against this measure, as obstrUcting their proceedings, and ultimately the motion was negatived without a division. Mr,' iNdiJAlea, in reference tO . the public' interests, and not, he said,. with any reference to the reform dis ieu&ibil.; (postponed his':motion' tespecting Savoy 'and Nice till Monday. i\t v pmtp: T L, after a vain attempt to obtain a imorningi , sitting xi Tuesday, for the consideration of his 'bill - to amend the law relating to the tenure and improve ment of land in Ireland, fixed its introduction for Thurs . Mr. HORSFALt- obtained to introduce a bill to amend the :pct for better regulating the business of pawnbrokers. . , The adjourned debate on the Aleform Bill was resumed DISSOLUTION OF, THE FRENCH LEG , C TIQN AT FLORENCE.. •,..Ek§ soon as the annexation of Tuscany to t 7 1edmont s h a ll have 'b ee n pieroulgated, the Ftreueh legation at Florence will be dissolved;and horsenloyes will in the meantime, retire td Leg= i, aceorda ' nce with the last inkructions received from Paris. .P• • isna T . - Mr. STANFIELD, 'who protested against the conduct of Mr. Disraeli in objecting so vehemently 'to the bill ; ' arid_yet taking,no open steps againstit. The bill fah : filled the pledges of the Government ; it answered the. expectations, if not the desires of the country, and went as far as Parliament under any circumstances would, at present, permit any measure to go. He examined the clause of the bill relating to the extension of the borough franchise, denying that it would have any revoliitionary tendency, or seriously interfere with the present charac ter Of the legislature.:" Holding advanced opinions on the subject, he yet'approyed of the bill as a prudent step for opening the right of admission to the franchise of the working classes. He regarded this measure in no, way as a final one, but as a commencement of a new order of things. He 'denied that the supposed apathy On ,, the subject' had any reality. Let the' majority of the House, .oppose reform, and the people would soon awake from the present calm attitude. But the people had confidence in Parliament. They had a more efficient press and greater calmness than heretofore. Tliey had assurance of improvement in ptiblic affairs, and there-. fore 'they no longer matife>ted the same excitement.' He might wait for a . more extended measure, but he would not, as he had 'no wish to , see popular. demands extorted from the fears . of those who rule... He had full belief in the progress of opinion; and "believed that the I success of the provisions of this' bill would in a few Years make them ,a,ll reformers.. The hon. member con cluded this his Maiden speech amid much applause. • Sir J. PAIPNGTON quoted the opinions ; uttered during the debate, to " sbew that the bill was regarded by Reformers as only a step in the right direction—a temporary measure till they get something .better. His , own opinion was that it was a miserable bill, and he could only account for so meagre a production by sup posing either , that it was a compromise between divided opinions in' the' Cabinet, or the 'result' of their being distracted between home and foreign questions. It was only'redeemed froth contempt, inasmuch as while it was powerless for good it was potent for harm. He had hoped that a large, comprehensive, and statesmanlike measure would have been produced, _which would have settled the qUestion. He looked at the bill as really of importance in one of its 'propositions (the extension of the borough franchise), and that extension . would, he 'believed, overwheltn' . .the 'influenee of tee property. and intelligence of the country. lie . questioned . the returns, which Lord John Rtissell had taken as the basis of his calculations, and contended that a. much larger number than was stated'by the noble lord would be added to the constituencies. He 'urged the House to' consider the disaiisfaeiion of the educated classes,. if they. found the single'working class 'everywhere predo minating and monopolising power. He protested against proposal which was likely to draw them into the .objectionable system. of government of the United - States. He .protested against a proposal, Meagre in all respects expect one---a proposal which overwhelmed property and intelligence by the force of numbers. He, denounced the follyolgiving;the monopoly of political Power to the working classes, 'or to any single - claS's whatever. lie quoted Mr. Bright against the pre- LIS,BON 'NEWS.. rf ,;: SOUTHAMPTON,' March 2g. ,TheLEuxine has arrived. Her ,dates, are Lis -0.011, :March 17th; Vigo, 18th • and Oporto, 18th. Lisbon exc h ange, 53 1 to 531: At Lisbon were her Majesty's Ships Reral -Albert, Edgar, Aboukir, Queen, "Donegal, Mars, slid Algiers, her Majesty's frigale Melpomene; and two Dutch frigates. DAMAGE TO A STEAMER. • ' The Milford Haven steamer Brazil, from Rio, , hen thirty miles from Cape' Vincent, • was obliged- to make for Lagos Bay-on the I,4th instant, owing to damaged of fuel.machinery and want LOSS OF THE MENDP,OO.—FORTY-FOUR LIVES LOST. The Mendego was lost in the Indian Ocean. She left Singapore on the . 20th Dedember, and foundered on the 22d of January, with forty-four hands. . Sixty-six were saved by the .American 81 3.4 Ariel,, which took them to the Mauritius. 111 E WITHDRAWAL OF THE. FRENCH TROOPS FROM ITALt PAUis, March 22. T▪ he Constitutionnel publishes an article signed Grandguillot, of which the following is a " n inlary withdraWal of the French troops ' t ° ll l' ItaV; most net be considered a sign of Coolness between France and Sardinia.• Franc e l▪ eaves .Lombardy because the independende is irtevocably assured. Austria only intends to g et iu defence of ,the frontier of Venetia., The l oyalty of th e . F renc h policy. could not „occasion , e r,auv embarrassmenton the subject. The with-. dra w „ of her army from Italy is, therefore, Of '3,1 a n approaching solution of the question 3. and not a of complication, which the l wisdom as' Well as the interest of PiedniOnt Will know how to prevent. • ITALIAN SYMPATHY. WITH NICE. TURIN, Marchsl22.l.' • A deputation of th e S oc i ety o f the Unione Liberal e has paid aorisit to the deputation from, Nice. Cheyalier, Buoncompagni, as president of the, society, expressed the sympathies of .Italy in the cause of Nice, and encouraged the deputies in their e ff orts, wishing also the inhabitants of Nice a -P o l,llplete success. Signors Beroni and IVlasuin returned their thanks. • SWISS PROTEST AGAINST ANNEXATION:, VIENNA, Mardi 21'. M. Steiger, the Swiss Charge d'Affaires at this court, has presented a circular note to Count dominance of classes, and Mr. Cobden cg,dr st cumulative .seats. •He thought that a plan adopted -on- the Acts of , Frankfort was a good one ; that if a .borough, 'for I instance, had three members,- one should be elected by freeholders of ;10 and do w n ward, another by hoiiseltoldett between LlO- , and £ 2 5,-and the third ty. above_£2s. • monopoly to He urged the 11-',te, rather thug p_ts's a hasty measure, to refer, the whole question to a committee- of the Privy Council, who should.utalie inquiries aml propare ti bill aLteptable L-to all, parties. Ile' urged - the policy of ttrum - dger franchise of the bill of last year-, which Nyould have added a large ntimbcr of persons-to the ionstitliency;nOt of one' and 'Omiticittly fitted for the franchise. ,He etkeWise advoc a t e d the-adoption of a cating, rath'er than a rental, franehise, which, Wthild . pnt a. MO to manly inequalities and irreguklariißt Btill he could not refuse, .t 6 theto ' , '" , •o to a second reading, admitling • • ls le 'did the expediency,- of e xtending the franchise. He therefor& waited the disinssien Of the hill in com mi4ee, ; trilsting r to tliti 4onimon • fiene of tlie,goiise to come to the rescue, ie Was most anxious for a broad • and tficia , l - extrusion of the'franchise, but one which could be . adopted with prudence and safety, _ Sir G. Gney'observed that-the two right hondurable gentlemen on the other side had characterised,the bill as mischievous, uncalled-for, miserable, and contemptible, and. yet. they abstained trent opposing the second read ing. Was this a dignified at Proper 6`4Se 114 felt that if they aPpoted the: 'hill they would be defeated by all immense majority. He ridiculed the nation of referring the subject to a committee of the Privy Council. 'What 'a pity this had not 'been' thought of by the Government of Lord - Derby before their bill. Hej defended the propoSitions of the - present bill as adopting and extending theprinciples of- the- existing law. He contended that the present was the most opportune time for passing a Reform' Act. ' 1 Mr. ADDEaLEY said' that there could be no doubt as t o the source from whence this bill was derived: It was the hon. member for Manchester-=.. • •Here an attempt was made to 'Coda out tile itoilse, there being only tWerityllve members present. On the bell being - rung several members rushed in, Lord J. Russell among the number, who was loudly cheered— more than forty members being present a,t the count,' Mr. AtSDERi.EY continued. He said that what hid occurred showed how little intereA was' felt by the country in the bill; and. he believed that the bill was the refleX of the pantry: He'proceeded to argue against the , bill, which exteMiled ,the . franchise on unsafe -principles, reducing it to those 'claSses' open to improper influence,' anti who: not give an independent vote. 1k was himself anxious to spread the roots . of the Constitution among the working clasiet. He would give it to those sufficiently careful to invest money, but he could not consent to give it to mere tools of demagogUes:,. He trusted that the right principle of representation *mild act be introduced in corninittet - ail - ltir. MASSEY, admittin , 4 the apathy. in respect ot the bill throughout the country, said that it was none the less one of great importance. It would not impair the Constitution ) While it would settle the question for as long a time as reasotiible 'men could expect. • Ile trusted tinit the arrangement which should, 'be'-eim 'claded.on the 'present occasion, would set the question at - rest for years to. come. ll?, higbly apprsved of the enfranchisement clause as ample 'and liberal, • admitting a large portion of the working Classes., of ,whein, judging from his experience, he was in no way . afraid. - But the arringement for the distribution of seats was a mere colourable- pretext. , He instanced • Salford;the boiagh he reptesrm!ed, *Mai with a popu lation of 100,000 returned 'but a single member.' How could he go to his constituents and Say that a hilt which left them in that condition- was a settlement of the question ? ,Admitting that it, was _,impossible to -give direct representation to ,minorities, he, thought tirlt it would be better tociivide the large boroughs into electoral wards, This would obviate the inconvenience of iminetise constituencies, would tend-to bring nierubersinto direct intercourse with their constituencies, and •give the elector an interest the exercise of his franchise This plan had the sanction of the high authority of .Mr. Cobden. :He further• advecdted the introduction of the lodger franchise, and strongly recommended the noble lord to con-ides theso'suggestions, so as to make his bill a worthy supplement to the great measure of 1832. Mr. A. STEWART said 'that the bill . would have a most pernicious effect upon the.borough constituencies. He defended at some. length what had been. called the fancy franchises ,of the bill .of last year: He wished that a resointion had been proposed .condemn ing ' the 'bill unless its omissions were supplied. lie r should move an instruction to the committee that clauses be introduced giving the franchise to persons having invested in saving banks, occupying, lodgings pf a certain rent, and others of a similar nature. If the bill passed, it would greatly strengthen. the Democrac party in that Home, and constitute Mr. Gladstone, backed by 11ir Bright, as its leader. Mr. F. CROSSLEY traced the immense progtess of society under, all its aspects daring the last thirty-years, and said that the altered condition of the country demanded a change in, the representative system. The proposed reductions in the franchise were satisfactory, and would settle the 'question , for some time to conic, though he did not expect that it would settle it for ever. He advocated the admission'of forty Shilling copyholders and: other extensions or the franchise, and eulogised from his own experience the conduct of the working classes, declaring, them perfectly-' competent'-to exercise the franchise. Mr. IZER,SEYMOUR said that it did not follow because the Reform Bill 0f,1832 had turned out Well, therefore all reform bills would turn out well. He instanced the last strikes to show the follies and impradeue.s to Which the working classes were subject. They must be careful in committee to provide against the undue preponderance of any one class. He took up the argument of fitness, and not numbers, declaring that he did not care how many were admitted if they were fit, or excluded if they were unfit. He asserted the independence of the county constituency,' iMptigned by Mr. 'Bright;. and'said that there -was-an independency in the yeomanry ; opposed to the Liberals, which was the reason of their dislike. • Mr:RAINES contended that the bill would only admit the working class, in the proportion to the other classes, of one-fourth, whild they formed three-tenths of the population. Was such a bill one to be alarmed at? He entered at considerable length into the proof of the great improvement of the social condition of the' nation. WHITEstop nr , ed that the bill would be used a s a tool 'by agitators to demand greater' and more eaten , sive changes. , The country had, no doubt, improved in' steamboats and railroads ; but he donbtect whether they had improved on the wisdom of their ancestors. At no time in ,the history of the Constitution did they take numbers as the basis of the franchise. Independence' and free:will' had alwayS been the qualities to which they confined the trust of political power. Had any proof been — ottered that the working classes possessed political capacity? It did not follow that because man produced an excellent fabric, that he was therefore a judge . of. the qualities necessary for a member ,of Parliament: They had shown great capacity for organisation ;' but it was not 'probable, from their past conduct, that they would use that organisation to a good end. In proof, he - went at some length,into the history, of the lite strike, and contended. that would be dangerous to entrust the working classes with political power in their present state of knowledge and feeling. Let them reflect whether a new parliamentary system would maintains the high position to which the preent,parliatneiAary system had ,raised thecountry,( ..The.debate was then.adjourned till Monday... The. Endowed. Schools, Bill, from the Lords, .was passed through committee, and 'the house adjourned at half-past twelve delook. THE LIVERPOOL TRADESME VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS. . • This corps mustered at their drill-station, Gill-street Market, qn.Tuesday,night. Considering that they have: been only a fortnight recruiting, the muster was very, respectable, there being nearly 100 members present— strong, athletic men. One of the members appeared in the full dress of the corps, which was much admired, and was acknowledged by all present to be the handsomest uniform that.-has yet , been seen anyvvhete in this neigh bourhood. The Exchange - COMpanyi under . the COM- TrlZldely, marched Captains of Bright and P arr , an d Li eutenant MOlin to, fraternise, and after expressing the satisfaction' they felt in the handsome dress a; the tradesmen's corps. and the martial bearing of- its mem bers, stated their desire to be united with them as one corps, and then withdrew with' their .company.. The members were afterwards addresSed by two of their number, haepir p y Messrs. Mayer. and Dansou, their usual effective style, and compli mente d o n state •of drill. They th en unani mouslyhtforward and agreed to alter their present titl e t o t h at of "The Liverpool Borough Guard, " so that, after the lapse of more than half a century, the old Borough Guard is again revived ; and it is to be hoped the movement, on this occasion so well begun, .may go. on increasing to such an extent as to make it worthy of its name - and the great commercial interests' of the port, to defend which it has' been created. This 'corps', being composed of the master tradesmen and their assistants, who clothe and 'equip themselves, it is only fair and reasonable that those of this important body• who 'cannot give their personal service should be liberal in contributing .to its funds ---annually to assist in defraying. various expenses absolutely required to make its members thoroughly efficient as a'Borough Guard,' and to insure its permanency as the most Important local defence institution of, the day. Three times three for the Borough Gaud; .and success attend them Orders have been forwarded to all the naval yards to cease working extra hours after the 24th of the present month. The Globe states that the Rev. Joseph Cotton N will in a ll pro b ability succeed ter ; and th at the Rev. Thos. ------- V igram, Guider will be the new Dean o f Lincoln. o i c f h l e i s o t e e i r i , es 'A western , editor ap olo g ises to his readers somewhat to vacant o I' see C h after this fashion :—" We expected to have a death and a marriage to publish this week, but a violent 'storm prevented the wedding, and the doctor being taken sick himself, the patient recovered ) and we are accordingly cheated out of both," ~f t Ir_ .awww IHE DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY: MARCH 23 I.MO LOCAL NEWS. • DrATir v ( ite'm • AN . . A.etaiaitret.-- , -11 ty Wilkinson ; the mall who was hdrt l iit tho ; Exchatig6 on Sitturday, erred on Wednesday night dl thb Nditherii Iltlital. cc InEirk. , -- - -3i ichitcl White, .rt .tabcitLier, - .Liidahg in Oarleton-street, received, yesterday, a severe scalparOund on board tire 'shit) Dreadnought, in Wellington Dock, by a blow of a winch hauclle.. . , „ .. , . T j k ' WTI • •-- Alth.rrnEnitr:-z- , , a:-_ - nig_t - a j ..p.e• i louse wit nessed Sir William D.ues.ntost succes4ul first represen-- , tationg Lo i pg Pow ovidl in the " Pilot." TO ,night is tidy 'Don's .6enefit. 'The '' 'Pilot '' will 'be' refitted toz-norro* utiit, , ‘, . QUEENSTOWN, NhR. 22:--The Liverpool, , New York,. and Philade'phia Company.'s screw-steamer Nangaroo ArriVed I fibre frolkLiVerpcdl at 1.31i,j ) .m. td-i14,1 ti:iik ilimengers . and lateSt telegrams, and sailed for Xew Ydrk a 3 - .0 p.m. The Montreal Ocean Steam Naviga tion Company's steamer Canadian arrived here at four .p.m., received: on - Ward - mails and pas , Angers 'at 3 30 p.m., and sailed again. . , , , ST. BtatirAnxb' Scuoorm,.l—Mr. Beloe delivered bis 'the Wedn(ll4 letttilbg 'JO .n cro*tiWsimiteiieb. subject Was ." Three weeks on the Continent " and 'in a brief space of time he took his delighted hearers to Rotterdam, the Vague, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Han over,:lluttiburg, Berlin, Po(sdani, Brunswick, sad home byway of Antwerp. , .The lecture was illudtrated by a profusion of views of the different towns, as also of the costumes of the people, and seemed to giie great satin- faction.; - . : ' ' ' , •- r niE EntcA.Tioi4 . OF THE lOTJNG.-:ertwitet, Charles Hodgson, Rector .or la.r ban-le-street, ',rOrldliire, his ofered priies Of-150, £2O, 1.16, and 10espeCtivel, fdr essays " On the best method of infusing a missionary spirit into the education of. "the young.!l r ?The essay!;, which must be sent in before the end of next September, will be adjudicated upon by the Rev. W. W. Champney, prebendary Of St. 'Paul's Cathedral, the Rev. C...A10rd,• principal' Of. the" Highbury (MetroPolitan) Tk;aining Institution, and the ltev: J. Gabb, of Castle. Ifoly,ard - ,. 'domestic chaplain to 'the Earl Of Carlisle. A Goon HINT ,TO THE GOVMENMENT.- ,, At the;con elusion of theinnatify on VedneSday night, in,r6 erertee to the tnortalityog i board t i he Gi - tat: Tasiinthla i l e)nry i appended to ther •vefdlet the folloWing presenta on :-- t i "The jury think it an imperative ditty to urge tipOri - the Government the . necessity .Of such , e , ,change in the systemo iiii4t4-y. ins ect Mid supply ,of clothing before soldiers leave Judie-, orany other foreign countiy, whether they are still in the service or have had their 'discharge and are receiving a • Government passage' Home, as"slie.3l - prevent ineoin future arriving in England in cold weather, so, insitfficiently ,Clothed - as the men Who ' have arrived. by the Great Tasidania " , ' Wonieitotst Coif:Artmt.—The -weekly meeting or; -this-contratittenwasheld in the board-room at theTafish-- offices, Brownlow-hill s. y.terday forenoon. Mr. Church- ! warden 'Cropper', presided ; , and the other members _Present: were Messrs. Scott ; Critchley, Syred, Peck, E. Byford, and Afßyford. .Frikin the weekly retain of . Mr. Carr,' the 'grivernor of 'the Worklinese, it appeared that the total number. of ,paupers ,in the establishment last week, was 2,185 ;. this week sras 2,139; -number ha the corresponding week last 'ear 2,195. The Medical officers reported that the rinmber Of paupers in the sick wards last Week,. was d• ; new cases since 181 ; 'cured add diseharsted 138; died `,.)1: noW'rdnitairlitig tinder treatment. 675; including 9 lever and . 23 itCh cases._ ~ The - 'maSter of the - vagrant sheds reported that the_. number .of -destitute,persons.relieved in , that department during the, week - ending the - 18th inst.' was 167 men, .69 women; ~and 17 children, total 203, .showing, an' .increase of 30 persons during the week, and i as compared With the oorresponding week cif" last , year an iderease .. of one person. . - - SlT,Ticious DEATii OF ONE OF TIID TASMANTA , MEN.', —About eight o'clock yesterday morning Wm. Oibotne, one of the discharged Indian soldiers 'who returned in I the Great Ta'imania, - was found dead at Michael Gill's ! beer-honse, '2l, Midghall-street, under suspicious cir- I cumitances. - It appears that the deceased underwent an examination yesterday. by the surgeon for the o,oth regiment:of foot, in which. be had enlisted:3oth a -rain named Wald', a, pensioner. Walsh, - Who - slept with bidi oil Wednesday night, states that deceased_ got out of bed 'several times, in the course of the night,: and complained of illness.. -Next. morning a . girl named Bridget Killburn:ibund -him on his face in bed in a - pool of blood,- apparently dead. Mr. H. R. Watters, of the Vauxhall 'Dispensary, was sent for, and he pro nounced life extinct. • Saw PATEN-N.—List of • 'pritentS, amongst others, - which passed the Grvat &al during the week ending Martill 20, I t5O Ilertry Taylor; dt " trrini•oVemEnts in. the mode of securing the bolq in fish-joint and other fastenings for rails on railways.k!— James"Wri'ght, Improverifents in the construction of carrigeS, cinches, omnibuses, and other.. such con vey:mos" (a communication to him from 'R. S. Pelt. Mare, of Lvons).—li. J. Warlomont, '"lmprovement4 in apparatus to be employed in the manufacture of zi - dc.": - -Edward ' T. Simpson, "Improvements in apparatus for condensing distilled fatty matters.7 7 l, -George and .Tarrins Gibson, ,"Improved machinery for ra:sing and-removing soil or cartbfrom sewers and other eicarations."--John Gordon, " Improvenientsin machinery or appnratesAir I pulping coffee,".—James tivernddi, " f mor,',;ie ntents in of applierible to packages for containing batter, lard, and cothpr articleS."--:Cokihaviiidtaft '0 id. ;', 7 ;. , o . pla s foe Pmetering Patens, 4, eltlyOn-sltitfil FIRE ar PRESTOII.-A great fire too ptace at Preston on WednesdaY morning. involving the loss of. two lives, and serious injury to three others. The fire broke: out . at' about one o'clock a.m". on the . premises of Mr. T. B. Dick, - grocer,,Market-place. The house was four storey high. Three of the inmates leaptifrom the third storey into the street---Ir. Dick, with an •infant in liis'arms, and a servant' woman. Mrs. Dick had iefitoet6d her escape by the back part of. the premises. in the front room of the uppermost story were sleePitig andther female- serratt and the elderehild - df the ..The greatest efforts•iare niade to save these, hut in vain. By ten minutes' to two the fire was subdued; but it, had progressed with more than usual speeds in so brief a period. The flames had•not touched the top part of the building, where the sleeper§ lay; but the aseending smoke and heat had'dOne their fatal work. .The little boy lay dead in his crib, in one corner, suffocated ; and in the other corner lay the 'scorched corpse of the woman, who had fallen down whilst 'atteinpting to reach the windoW. Mrs. Dick is out of d anger , as also is the servant woman; and the infant is expected to recover. Mr. Dick is in a precarious condition. • NEWS Cr CAPTAIN' .11ARItI,ON'S. DEATH IN. AMERICA. —The death of Captain Harrison seems to create as much • sympatly on the other 'side of the' Atlantic as here, where he was known so well. Col. Hiram Pullet', the author of the " Belle Britton Letters," Sparks from a Locomotive," &c., speaks the sentiments of many New-Englanders in an •eloquent' tribute whieh appears in the special correspondence of the, new Orleans Picareq. . „ LANCA.SILIRE ARTILLERY VoLUNTRY;II3.. Yesterday:evening the !members of the thirA division of this company entertained their officers at supper, which was provided by Mr. Barrett, in his usual excellent ; manner, at the London. After supper the usual loyal • toasts were drank ; after which "The Army and Navy"' Nratc - propa3q,,,and.dulfrvsponded to. " The,Officersiof N. . was, next given, audit was f'olloweit by • that.pf " Xhe' 4,th Companyrif Lancashire Irptigiteere,7 "The ith — DiviAion o,f. the, same,": and " The Volunteer Movement?! "3 1 The:members, who ritimbored . tipwardi'M fifty, then concluded the evening's. entertainment by singing' the' NatiOnal Anthem. , .I( AIEMEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR ,BOARD, Mr. Charles Turner presided 'at the weekly_ meeting of this ho'ard yesterday ; and the other members present were Messrs. litthhaek, Farnworth; Ranlin,'Mondei, Graves; DadayShire, Mime, .11,uutliN'vaite, - , jriman, Brockle.bank, Moss,, Segg, Ferwood, Evans, Lockett, liutel , Langton, Shand, and Tobin. WORKS COMM ITT CE - The proceedings - of Coininittee- - -"-firWorks comprised recommendations to accept tender for the supply of hard coke for general- purposes ;:- Tor constinEting wood slides for dock shedi; for paving tbe h roads on the timber ground east of HuskisSon DoCk ; to build an office at the south end •of Prince's Dock, to be rented by the Pilotage Committee ; and to issue an advertisement inviting applicatiOn s -t o rat or lease land tin theatforth side of the Great Float, Birkenhead. On the motion of Mr. Brocklebank, seconded by Mr. James Holme, ,the prqccedings were, e i onfirmed, Mr. Holme rernarkino Mat the land to tiojet on the Great Float had a water privilege and a railway running at the bank of it'-) ' WA REHOUSE COMMITTEE. The proceedings of - this 'committee were next read ; and they . wele _confirmed. withont, .comment, on .the motion of Mr. Fflibback;seConded by Mr. Segar. MAILINE Qp,M,MITTEE. The proceedings of the Marine Committee comprised recommendations to accept tenderaforVepaira and altera tions in Queen's Channel hell beacon ; for a new iron belfry to ditto ; and for repairing a wreck buoy. A letter was submitted. in reply ,to the acting conserva tor, upon the memorial - (if the Birkenhead Commission ers, enclosed by him to thp, board, and ordered to be sent to Rear-Admiral Evans, the Conservator of the Mersey. , T Mr. Mdi , TDEL moved the confirmation 'of the pro ceedings. Mr. Moss Wc.Otildedtie motion. • • In answer to Mr. Graves, Mr. MaNDEL stated that the, alteration in the"-new bell beacon did not arise from any defect. in the princi ple, which was novel, but excellent. The new bell beacon worred inosradmirably. The proceedings were confirmed; PILOAGE COMMITTEE,. The proceedings of this committee,, which presented no_ points of public- - interest, were: confirmed motion of Mt. Fakworth. DOCKS AND QUAYS COMMITTEE.. The procebdings of the 'committee for the management of the docks and quays, comprised recommendations to grant a donation, ,of- £25 to the widow. of Or late superintendent of the north division of sweepers ; to superannuate a' dock • .gateman; to appoint threA dock gatemen to fill vacancies, and to increase the salary of the Wellington : book Master ; from £l5O to £lBO per annum: • • • Mr. LOCKETT moved the, confirmation of the pro ceedings. .Mr.,RA.irini wished to know whether the committee had considered the propriety of increasing •the salaries of the whole of the dock masters. He thought the dock masters were much under paid, for the duties they had , to perform, r;l:t! . ri E... Atli 1 .e:•-: dealers on Saturday next, to allow a deputation ftiomll it was•strongly opposed lythe Radicals. . Mr. .Livesey the board of directors to wait 'upon them on, the same was a particular friend of a person named Waugh, whose day and he would be glad :to be informed on \vhat f . Wile and ehildreu had been left dhargoabi:a to the Parish, terns the 'Mersey board would -root to the, company "and a shameful affair it was." The witnesg had been 4, portion of the dock (gays'. at .RirketilieUd i together anspeetini. of writing -the libel, and was served with a itith sdnie Of theeits4,,i- mid ltalt htiso 1 ropost , 4 c q be, *it, bat ii-,:yrri3 ; )vithdrawn, because, as the defence . 6 •ee,te.d. by. the hogcl.-- 7 -Mr. Tobin thought it wonlil b in-inatittd, . Vie yfitntA,,gaVa inforinrition against the itjiAntfer of Conve,nionee to reeeive . the deputation ofthe. .present.defenciant. • direetors'at the nle . cting► :on Saturday; alorig with the'' Mr John Turner, printer,' Of RoeUdale'; s,4llhePripted coal dealers.--31r. Rrocklebank was of cpinioa that itl the ja..Litard containing the libel; tll.e manuseriptteirlg would.l)c desirable to sec the parties separately; and, on furnished by the. witness Niohols - oa: his r sinestion the, letter was rcierrect to t 4; Works Mr. Livesey, the plaintiff, was then oalle, merely, it ~ ._ . Cdminittee. Appel/roc!, to be examined by the othei; .side. Ile was ..... An appii4 ,tion, for an jitercase ,of ,salary was read r,kont Mr. Fov 'Wellin t ; ton Dock, on the groundic, dock master' of. th of low* service, and that e had *‘ a trge and increasing etrnily."--Ntrc -Evans=We shall s')on 'haie the laigCgt farttilf tdfatiihioA anybody ei.r ceept Athun. (Latighter.)--zflic letter wag rell'orcd to . the Dicks . and Quays. Corcvnittee • and a siiniiar appEe tion from Al . .. Johnson, superintendent of. the tele:.Taphi ill Wales, was referred to the . Marine - CO.umittee.. This conelmled the public lmeinesi. • very much - Oirir,iged,trud flirt at the ConVerSaiion respect ing personal aggrandisemout. Mr. John Helgate and Mr. Roberts, ,g"cdicitors, of Rochdale, were, then examined ; and they denied that they had ever received any bribe from Mr. Livcscy in . retartt fOtseciiring his election as guardian. Mr. Moii4. up the. case. tiirid the 'defendant dare not-venture to come into tlie , -Piitr, His Lordship' recommended the jury to give feasona ble damages, in; order to cotupensate the plaintiff for his. appearaneein that court. neju r y.found.for the plaintiff;: 40s. damages; they ha+ing ascertained. that "was the lowest amount in' this particular cask, t Ould carry'eosts. la the case of ' Rattigan and Another .6. 13d mondson," a verdict was taken by consent for the amount claimed. SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES. 4 The Ass i zes :.-cenmenced here yesterday, Mr. JuStice fill piel4ding in the Crown Court, and Mr. Justice filackthird iii the Nisi Prius Court; , The follo*ing ,gentleitim , were sworn the drrid Miry - • ,„ Sir Thomas B. Birch, The Idats4es, Pte - cot, (Foreman). Thomas 1). Ar.dcrson, E-q., The• Dinglt, 1.1 4 .;erp Charles .Ellis Ashton, Esq., Woolton-hall, LiVerpool. Thomas Rynier Boorpe, Esq'., Liverpool. James Bourne, Esq.; Ileatlifi,id hous, , , Liverpool. THE LICENSFD YIOTUALLERS. - 4 - 11I 5 ORTAilt MbEitiNG ItSTERI)A4 large and influential theatingent . the Lidensed_Vic-. thallefs of.this town Wa:s,heldieeiteiday, CternMon Hall, Illackin's:be±: Ttifs hiequigelyas e conVened by the committee of the association r and was called-tor therm pose of considering the bill that has lately . - hen Intro diteed for the extension of wine anti spirit licenses to refreshnicnt-rooins. Among the gentlemen on the platform 'were 11. Daimon, James Sykes T. Carter,,._B. Balretow, bomb, W. Coward, G. Entwistle, J., Smith,l e urnb, 1. rarbeek; W; Cole, Air; Bair 4esi, Look the chair; and ; iii,Ebe flint Mace, Galled upon . the seeretMl td reed the eh-Cider Convening the rtiteting, `tiftr - Wifiell he err/ iiieeediftely - stiffs , that some . gentlenimijnore able than. myself ha; not bt.en Called Upon to preside over the dtttY . , "heW 'kireirj. of ev.ere;• .17:;rglii.thina0i . 'take 'his Pe.4 fu a . good Work, and .th&efdlq, , ; legated the pffice, We are called together to consider the hill for the lieensing of refiVshnient houses to sell wine which has ibeenT intro hood--by .the...,present: nicht: SarrOunded ass 4:: am by gentlemen who are sp, much more- -able and much better acquainted withi'thE's/flteet than' Myself ; 1 Think it will be better to curtail niy, OWII rentaTtis dramiirg e thi sproce4dings to-day. This question, I think, is equallytntt•re,ffing to the 'public as to ourselves, and it is well knoWn that the public have for the last few years taken a.great interest, 1 is it. I can only look upon this, bill simply -as an extension of the heerhouse system, and 'I think the public Mitst loek at it in the same alga. The question has bebn taken into .Coneitleration ; the public are wide awake its itriporinee, - chief the have directed their attention to it. We hate had oc . _l4t6fhoilgt sr - sorti inquire tuto~ r bßei - sons well versed in the tatibtis posltigni of its Operationi l mid, a, Measifre vas ultimately brought .:forward - to. rep:lath eale df;tsvints' and spirits, As I said before, I look upon . a - coball as an extension of the beerhouse system, for it is well known that if any person, who ,occupies a boerhpuse' likeseto leave the remnants of his. dinner in the window, and ;unit a - refreshment . house, be can get a license for the sale of This. question be viewed also from our own'peenliac fO:nt tit . tit;sy ; and in this respect we occupy a position which has men toit,ed titot:t,ns ttv the public,. and by the restrictions Parliament has Oecesl upon us from time to time. We have each an mon - netts amount of capital invested in .our business, and the public have. thought proper that our sales should be tinder many, restrictions. ..They haVe made 'these restric ' andt egtilattd ain't as they pleased, and now they seek, to ruin. our bttsiness by inserthig the thin end of a wedge : which. Must tiltinititely dd so. Yon all ittritrtbat me. so lithe ago th 6 Ve9riki.pgluettion in this town carne into such a state, that thrOuthh be interference of the magistrates it was made much worse than clot". trade was thrown open, ,and weSaye four or five public houses almost almost nekt'door to each other. This state of things being, so unsatisfactory, Parliament appointed a committee which submitted a report, according to which hOweVer they had net the reanlilleSs to act. But I trust, gentlemen, Aitin taking the matter into your considera , 40t1,,Joit Will to-clay look at it all Its hearings, and whatever yditf. Wisddirt Ott thiiik , proper: to do onthis occasion. . let it be- nut cnlr fit .otir:oWn, inteiests, but for the interests of the public at large, I Will now Ball upon Mr. Denson to move the first resolattioli. • --- filr.l3/otsoNib — iiiTgeT and after reading tale resolution—" That thiS . :ineeting is of opinion that the hill_introdueed into the House of Commons .by Govern ment, entitled 'Refreshment Houses and Wine Licenses Bill," is calculated to destroy the property of Licensed Victuallers, the great majority of whose houses are _held at high - rents, under stringent agreements, and for long potiOds, ; in em additi to being subject to' heavy penalties incurred fen. atiy iriffactioit of the laws relating to liCenses. The meeting is thriller' of opiniqn that the experiment, is unwise and unjust, has not Veen-Balled for by any public requirement, and will disappoint the, , - expectations. of its promoters," said--I have been requested, by 'the committee, to move this reso lution, and our :object upon.- this 'occasion lgo:.- - ing to express our-opinions upon those principles involved in the mode 'of legislating. upon the licen'sing system, I trust yon, will all agree to it. As many of you as have read the very talented inernciri;ii which has been drawn up onthis subject,;will see , that it is there emphatically stated that evil must result from a constant, tinkering with the ,question. It certainly is tinkering to. see it ./iist taken up by .total abstainers, then by the magis trates, and then hi , • Mr. , Brown ; and if thake gentlemen had not heen predeterniirled to oppose the licensed victualler, they would have ,been conviticed that the question, if it required to 'be dealt with at certainly:required a very different mode_of operation, to that which had been followed: , It .is intended that .this hill shall be read a second titne On Friday night, and it is therefore very desirable that no time should be lost ; and as we are expressing our opinion to the Chan cellor of the Exchequer and the House of Com Mons, it is 'also desirable that we should be most explicit and determined in oar ebjections, that 'they may mot be able • to say we are interested from purely selfish Motives. This is always th 2 case with regard to the licensed vie tuallerS ;-' they can never say anything about their busi ness but they are called "a selfish lot." This is not the case in most of the other great interests of the country. In the Chamber of Commerce, for instance, they talk of the great concerns of commerce, and their i m p or t ance t o the empire,. These matters are dwelt upon; and very properly, too, without the cry: of selfishness being raised. But I' siippose the people think that licensed victuallers' ought -to trade, not for - profit,:bur - Ter honour and' glory 'and the good of mankind. Do they suppose that because a man sells rum and brandy and wine he does so solely for the benefit of the public ? If they do think , this they have a much higher .ptulon ' of us than even we ourselves have. Now, 6 - ee e ntlernen, for a number of years I have endeavoured toliglit your battles, and I belieVe I have done it' consistently; and I have always been ,encouraged in supPorting . - 7 yOur laims by, the conviction that I was ale's advocating that which would he for the good of society in general'. The measures I have supported have not only been fOr tsur,in s ,terest, ,but for the welfare of the publio also. Before proceeding further I must say .;that we have-great reason to complain of the Chancellor of the"' Exchequer's •e'cinduct, for the, .great want of faith he'has exhibited to us in this matter. He told us most distinctly, and reiterated his promise over and over again, that the bill should be considerably amended, and that .we would have ample tint a to-. consider its provisions and make 'suggestions thereon. Thisewas told us so distinctly and so frequently, flint/ I am 'Sere everrgentleman feels with me that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has - departed frOuilaiiPrOmiSe. In nine daysethie bantling of the legislature was. to he brought forward for a second reading. Was 'that giving us ample time for consideration and suggestion.? Suell proceeding may be honest in official life, but we simple people cannot 'call it so. I contend that it is -simply dialßafeSt; forlie told us we should have_plenty_ofitime, and' now be allows it, to be.hrought forward for a second reading. nine days after its first. And now we atel4r6 . met T-together, a very hae,ty niantidt; to 'consider What steps we may, take to convince the Government that they are inflieiw , a great wrong upon a large and important 'section - of the community.. 'We told the Chancellor of the'Exchequer 'that there . 'Wislittle dWerence between this bill`and the beer 'bill. maintain that, this is only extending the worst. evils of „the beer hill in their most objectionable form. ;The; twelfth clause of this' hill shows npon what gronnels • Any 'person can obtain a license You will, see : ,that there is no definition of a refreshment room. ,A man has Merely - to send in. an application, to' the rriaVist,rates 'and to the • supervisors of excise, which must: lv,,aceompanied.by a • description of his premises. Mr. Gladstone told us that ' definite questions should be answered as to the character of the person applying for 'license. , l3tit'NChat is the condition ? , It IS simply this, that the magistrates may object, ,On, the ground of character, within, thirty' days 'from the application ; or they may do so if they think the house is note proper one. But the magistrates are not forced to do this--the Making of the objection is left to be optional on their part; and from what we have seen, of the conduct of magistrates in such cases, can we say" that this is a sufficient safeguard ? Do you believe that any bench of magistrates will take upon themselves to object to an apparently respectable petitioner on the ground that he is an improper character ? there • is no attempt whatever made to force the magistrates to make the objection even though they believed it to be A good - dne:l-'So . that a man had only to Whitewash' his Charectei,'and make the house look as busier as-like as possible, to obtain a license to sell wine ! The very next day he might turn the house into a brothel, and at the end of the year his license is, of course, taken away ; but' a pal of his own, with a similar character, takes the , place, and thus the proceedings are continued from year to year. The license is given to the man, and not to the honk, ,as it is with the licensed victuallers; and the pro perty, thei'efore, cannot be seized or destroyed. In the case of these beenlicenses, , therefore, a man may spend a great deal in fitting up his house, because he knows it eamot be seized, and at the end of the year he changes the name, the house being, of course, the same as ever. The magistrates have not the power to, shut n it up. 'The licensed -victuallers, on the contraryt ; are placed under greatrestrietioni; *and I do not complain of thew, because a man maieget anhonest living notwithstanding. But what we CoMplain of is, that these reserietions have been placed upon us to damage the business Of the very men who have been sanctioned by the State for the last two centuries. The old licensing system was not in any way found wanting, but was quite equal to the requirements of the ease. Bpt they say we are always complainiug of Jaw, but of that tinkering with. the legislation which something. 'Yes, we have been We conip d l o ain n i o n t g e , o no inp t l ‘ a o i f no e f the manner in which-theY hav e t te h t e nn f o e t g. ti t t p i r e ( ,n )d s u ; e b ti u r t e o o f f been carried out. ,Many of our friends have been ago:: nished that the Chancellor of the 'Exchequer s h o uld allow men who take beer-licenses to be also licensed to pointsell` vitle. This lnarl Y. Pressed upon notice w" zt ' t our interview 'with him Chairman ieing. i r n e t m ro a d r u k c e e d a , but ,he merely answered, " Gentlemen, I have nothing to do with .beer." All our efforts turned now tieing th' k out to be vain ; and, as :the w th h e ic t h hin wo . ed ui g d e e o v f en t t h u e a i l l y ved r g u e in ly t a h s ei fi r p business, 7 • ;however, that the complete wedge is being introduced; which will be followed in no long time by.a larger and more destructive one. The Chancellor of the Exchequer Adam Gladstone, gsii., •Liverpool. , Robert Gladstone, .Esq., Manenester. :- James Heywood; Ear., Ardwiek• Green, .Manchester. . . __ . Ti)Toinlis Cittledale, Eeq.. Liverpool. Frederick Avon, Esq.;. Li therland,. Liverpool.. Duncan 31! Vico i*; litq• i A bere to it bie-squate, LiVerpool.-• Tlioni is LO. wardsiatiTs4,;• Esq.,. lionv , halt, Reili€rt Peter Ontro , 4'Esq),;Ohanaber-liall; Bolton-to- oar:: Theodore Woohnon WailibOne,:Etiq., A lleit on , Priory, Liverpool Henry , Royds, Esq., Elnihouse, avertree, Liverpool. _ . Franca Shand; Esq:; Wootton Wood, Liverpool. • Sanctil Henry Thomson ; Esq.; Liverpool. .lAne,S Tob.n, 11,, q. Li reroool.. , Charles liiiner,;Esti., Dingle•Heittl. Liferpoot: ~!, , ; John G orge Woodhouse. Esq:, Liverpool. Warr or Shand, ESq.; Liva'po . The proclamation against:vice and immorality having been-road, . - • - His Lordship addressed'the ,rand jury as follows Foltraii - atlet ClOgtitlerrtett of the .; Urand - Sttry,--- 7 The ealendar_which_ is__about to occupy itotif Attention, althongh,not light initself, tither. as'respeott the number of prisoners contained therein, or the character of, the offences which it more; particularly designates; yet I am informed that it is . lighter than the calendar usually is, in this diVision .of the county at this season of the . Year, This in itself is a matter of much congratulation. , I am happy to think - them is no case in the .present Calendar ititested'*ith any partictile legal diffichlty, on' which it.. Will lie riedeSstify tot me to- offer obserYatiens. There are .two cases in whiff pei ions are Chaigkid With nittidef. Otib of these; NO.: 0 the calenclaF, arose thit of n niere broil in _.a in which one . of tlieunfortnuate inmates tell a victim and was killed. The only question in this case is, whether the-crime amounts to' manslaughter or murder ? That One woniari,met her death through the violence of the prisoner is perfectly clear from ,the deposftions; but it does not appear that the prisoner used any deadly weapon. If . Yinfr thA the . offencej , s, pot 'Murder, yon will not find . ktrue eliarge, but pray to have _the indictment altered to "one_Of - man, slaugter. If, however, upon inquiry, you think that . the 'charge of murder ought to be further investigated, you Will return a bill accordingly. . The other case is one peculiarly deserving. of your attention. It is No. 66 in thecalendary in which a Mother is charged with having murdered her child in drier to tonteal its birth. The eir= ennistanees depOsed to by the witnesses shot a clear ease dfCotieealdieht Of birth: Belt, if the stirgeen; Whose depo : sitiana are now before-me, is Called as a Witness, ilier6.is no evidence whatever to show either murder ot man slaughter ; because this witness says in his depositions, —" My opinion is that the child died from suffocation, which might have been produced by neglect or helpless ness On the part of the mother." -by that if death . was produced by helplessness on the part of the mother, ther6 . l9"no pr6tenbe for chargifig her with - murder;"dud i,f this fact mil out oh the tridl bereft the petty jury, should dert 4l,ll 2?- tell iiii3itiailt4.o9tild ria,-eonviet, Theyo, is also one case -in the .*.alender WhereA rildri belonging to the coal pits is charged With manslaughter, in couse.inenee of raising, the' engine without giving a proper signal. In' snelveases the rule efthelaw is, that ( c)Q person charged . with manslaughter Must be guilty of culpabe There is a class of cases to which I. need not more particularly ref 6-, namely, that of outrages upon wonien, which alway s call_for partienhir attention tr.?m,the grand jury. For, unless there are strung grounds for a etnigiction, it most undesirable to bring the case into court in consequense of the !rude disclosures Which must there talo . place. You will, therefore, I am sere give particular attention to these cases, especially when the 'prosecutrix comes befdre you herself, and you have a better opportunity of ascertaining the justice of her. charge, and considering the probability of her story. His lordship then went on to' say that he 'was not awarobere were any other . Cases uPon which it was necessary for him to remark ; and he would advise the. jury to consider the smaller - eases first;- inrerderAhat -the trials mimlit be proceeded 0 with. coltWs - douta FORTNG A BlLL.—Peter Papist (32), a French nian, was placed .t the bar en a charge of having felonimisly uttered a promissory note for 800 francs, Witlleintent to defraud. Mr. Damon appeared for the prosecution. The, prisoner was undefended by diinfisel. The' -Cirennistanees 'of the ,Case .are as follow :,- 1 -The ' prisoner had been acquainted with Mr. - Charles, - com mission * agent, ,Chapelwalks, for about twelve 'months, and on the Ith. of November last called upon that gentleman. who is in the habit .of. , negotiating • foreign bills, and presented to him a bill or note bearing the signatures of two p€rsons residing in Paris, for the above-named amount.. Believing'the signatures to be genuine, Mr. Charles advanced £S on the bill, which he irrimediately..;rternitted to Paris, • Whence . he shortly receive il...,tice.ompanied by .an..intintatian_ that the -signatures Were forged. fie saw no more or the prisoner till the 28th of December, when he met. hi m in Castle-street,,,44.had him immediately apprehended. everal wittiessos,were called, Who deposed that they had 'heard the prisoner state, after 'he was' taken into custody, that he regretted very much what he had done, but straitened circumstances, forced him to it. The pri soner,read a long and elaborate address to the jury;' it was, however, rather a history of his life than a 'defence of his c'ondu'ct, which he'did not deny, hut only-endea voured to extenuate by holding out that want compelled him to have • recourse to that mode of raisiog- money. His lordship, in summing up, • said that the prisoner had had opportunities of expressing hiniseif to the jxry. He cOnsidered him more sinned against than sinning, his circumstances being such that he had only two allerna lives:self-destruction, or, forgery. ,Of two evils he chose the least. 'After a short consultation the jury returned a verdict of guilty. , Sentence : deferred. •,:' , A 114:ritterhe.-- , =-Caroline Brocklebank, - 07) .was charged,with.the,manslaughter of her mother, Catherine Smith, on the 28th of December last. Mr. Conway condtded,.the prosecution..,—The. Prisoner- ..was •ttot defended by - counsel. ;The prisoner, it appeared, was a widow, and resiffett iirth her nuither in Boundary-place, Dl}ke,itreet,7on-the afternoon of thOth of - DgeaMber - , she cama into :,the house and sent ',heti mother for some • ham. Oil.. her, return the . ;prisoner charged her, with keeping7it'portion of the money she hind given' her. They qharrelled, and the' prisoner knocked her Another (IMR..who fell on the __corner of-the fender, receiving several cevere wounds arid:coptusions about the head, and- h , cleep gash over the eye. On recovering a little:from the effects of the fall; she 'arese and went out, and tOund several hours after sitting in the, street : iu,,a : eXhalisred A policeman conveyed : her to the .vorkhouse, where she died -on the 28ft - of - December. .The prisoner visited her. on the 24th,. hut the old woman either could not or would, not speak to her, and when going away she expresaed a hope that the curse •of Almighty God might rest upon her mother. In her dying deposition the deceased distinctly charged the prisoner with knoeking.her (town, but said she did not think she would have done it had she not been taking liquor.—The jury returned a verdict of guilty. Sentence defeired. SIOP BREAKING,--James Conley (19) was indicted for bigg,lariously entering...the shop : of Ann -I‘l‘Ca_hpMersek, stet on the 21st of ,December, and stealing therefrom a bottle'of sweets. 'Peighton,proseented, 'hut the prisoner was'Undefended. The eireunistatices,.as,brou'ght out-in eviderioe,- are. as follow-i—On the •rnornii+ of. the 214 of Deceinher; the policemen Ott the beat in Mersey strekt bad ilia attention attracted- by a noise reseinbliiii the-breaking of glass. On inli"ceeding in the 'direction the'hoise, he found a shutter off the window of the shop of the proseentrix, and a pane broken. He apprehended thee prisoner in a passage about ten yards'off, with the bade in his possession, ,which was swoni to by the prosecutrix. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the: prisoner-Wag sentenced to six Months' imprisonment with-hard labour. , • NISI PRIUS COURT. • (Before Mr. Justice Blackblern:J , His lordship opened the court at twelve o'clock, and proceeded to try the . • ROCHDALE LIBEL CASE: •:: : .•:' . In this ease, Mr. Thomas Liresey, a ;retired cotton= si:tinner . ; . ald an alderman of Rochdale, Wa:S the plaintiff; ~- ; ,nd'the defendant was Mr. Phillipps, •a schoolmaster aid new slaper correspondent. The cause o , action arose out of the proceedings. connected with an 'election of guardians for Rochdale;- in the spring., of 1859. 'At . that time tae plaintiff was a candidate for the office of guardian ; and the libel *complained' of appeared in a handbill, which was circulated in the town.--Mr. Monk, Q.O , wit whom was Mr. Melluish, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Bdward James, Q.C., for the defen- dant. Mt. Monk said the plaintiff *as a gentleman who had devotel much of his time and attention to the pub- lie affairs ef Rochdale, and had filled, with the single . , exception of that of ',Mayor, all the , offices of public: importance, in the town. Some time previous to the election it 1859, Mr, Roberts.(of the .firm of Reigate and Robens),' who had previously been clerk to tile guardians, was appointed auditor of accounts to that board, his partner *Mr. Helgate, succeeding him as clerk to•thc guardians: In this affair it was alleged Mr. Live- sey's inteut was paramount; and it was 'said that the arrangement had been made by him fora,peenniary,pur pose. Th: allegation .was repeated, in order to dannige . the plaintiff at the election of guardians, that "he and his cew "' had sacrificed the public interests for personal ggrandisement. The libel stated that the party had r,:ceived bribes during the year, and said that 'MASTER PORTERAGE COMMITTEE. ' ' Mr. Liveser had been openly charged with bribery, and The "prOeeedings of .this committee were neit'read ~* • had not chted to go to trial: This was the libel col-n -and, on the motion of Mr. Rounthwaite,.seconded by ' plained of, and Mr. Livesey was: compelled to take pro*-', Mr. Segar, the proceedings were confirmed. ceedings tc clear his character. Ile did not. wish to •• , ••• , 1 -COMMUNIcATIONS TO TIIR ‘ BOARD ; i ri i ,' ~- put 'none) in his pocket, and, if he did so, th e pr os p ec t A letter was read from her Majesty's customs, stating!, , of receivirf. any from* the defendant, was anything but that this board had approved of ? the transit sheds good. hieed, he had offered to withdraw c± record situated on the north b ide of the Wellington Dock and if the libe) was:‘publicly retracted, but that offer was east quay of the Huskisson Dock. * : I rejected. Fiven now, however, lie was willing to accept A letter was read from/ Mr. Charles. Mason, the such a vodict merely as would -reimburse his costs in Secretary of the e Birkenhead Railway Company, stating . the case.- that the direetors ; of.the company were making arrange- The evilence for the plaintiff was then proceeded ments at Birkenhead, before the Great Pleat was opened with, but tie' case possessed very few features of interest. for a more,expeditieus and economical method of Ship, Afr. H. ',Nicholson, a witness - for the plaintiff, was ping coal from railway trucks info*, vessels., He; wished! severely c-oss,examined, by Mr. james as to ,his. conduct to know whether it would* be convenient for tb..e,sub- in the nutter of the libel. Had heard of the removal • comutittae of the board appointed to receive the coal of the reprters' table in the guardians' board-room, and LOcIi.ETT said that the whole . questi on h a d b een carefully considered by the committee, and they came to the conclusion that at - present they could 'only recom mend an increase in oiie case. Mr? EVAils 'obj etted superannuationto the allowance, and the donation of 25 • recommended., After same genera' debate,, the were confirmed. IA I;i► IV! 044) . . also' iold' us that lid' was otily anifi etis ain' sort of experiment -', 7 - ie that' which may b atn6ement• and. au experiment to him is death to sz.s. We look. upon' the question: in a very different lisfilS, .--nd we contend tild stlitss ought to be no experiniettai le,„eislatiOn. But if it IY ditavojdable that eiperimCnts shotild-bn made let them be ,confined le small and comparatively unlefr_ portant interests. 'Now, 4'itbl referenb e -t o the beer house system, I am anxious to ish6V.', you' the Complete identity:between that and the present MM/l ; and that titlt . - Refreshment Houses Bill is nothing More er le;s', than, die' keershottse Bill in its most pernicious ,aspect. The Chaneellot of the ExChe'quer had urged that the penalties clause 'wodcl have great effect in restraining, evil results. But You Milsl reilollect 'that the system of fines is conducted in this bill on precisely the same principlple as the :beerhouse regulations. Now.. I am prepared to show that that there' are nun.bers of I eesshops in ;this town which , have an a c 'ululation of tines which the magistrates cannot .recover from them.' These fines are feetttraity"of More value than' the whole of the property, au i n , ome .Crises Mase,qual to nearly half the value of, the •frechoid itself. When; that, the system of fines has been found 'so inoperative and IiSCICES hi on e . caw, 4 it not : dis graceful to attempt to palm itpott the country an extension of the same principles. , • A t a t Ages and police hive -shown us that it is impossible t o h ave a :large amount or this low trading without its being p ro d uc ti v e .or Cinch evil. Does any man think that in opppsing - this measure we are, actin, to 1 ... girt quite convinc e d th a t the betishop keepers ? the licensed victuallers are fie anxions for the welfare .of others as for their own'; hut this lytil rsii not only injure our trade, but society ingeneral. - Tei, sreit v bsseVitient when We consider that it contains the most objectioeable features of another measure, which has of itself beat produetive of many bad results: To attempt fo' palm such a measure upon .the country at this time is, f hpeaC ii most.t• disgracetal proceeding on the part of •its promoters anti on I contend that the bill 'ii;not . only objectiotiable in itself, bq giving facilities to p4sentiof,linproper character to get licensed, b ut i t is also intfodneed at a most inopportune time. you know very well that *Hit. censidei!liblv dearer ' now than it was some time ago, and ycki also know that it is 'allisOst impossible to geta, pure wine so tia to sell it with any Profit. • So that, ie point of • fact, it is an imposi tion to reduce the duties on . French wines ; it will , and it certainly will not *et benefit the public; benefit its. With reference to this subject we subniitted . a propoSsition to the'Clineellor of the Exch equer , which, :thou - ever, ne ineTtiot thought; proper to adopt. We told him that there WCte 2,04110 shops( with wine lieenses, ' . and 36,00 without. • if e;pfoyosed to!' make the w i ne liecisis compulsory on . these 36,0 M. 'Thus, there woui4 be- so 'noir a;d4itiend - licenses, the number- of which . would be quite suificidit to' tify the experiment uOit-at first. It would, besides, hate • iiitiele . a handsome additions to the revenue,' while it woUltriOl ess.,much hurt the licensed victualler as the other schetneS, _ Th al scheme, as 'we well ,know, will be highly injuriou'ln our own,mrteresto.: Dot I want this meeting to - confine itself to to fad thwt the measure is simply an extension of the pernicibtis hhe'Ssisesto:. system: Now ' let us drill this fact into the heads of (be'wiembers of Parliament, and I feel sure it will do great good' tee our . cartse. Mr. Danson then proceeded to point out rttanf Oth'es rea s crns . , ' why, the Bill should be opposed. He then referred tes a ' • statrmentthat had beeu.drawn up from the police statistics • Iliff this lserongh, - This statement showed that in-last year only f d of the licensed victuallers out of iik6 were fiffed, if allYtllltig 'wag - wanting - to support the ' i lesVectabilqy. of thetictiallets f .ho tho u this state r.:ittaii'iati qtige sidtcient to stipplT:is. c ompare this 'With the bectithops : out of 77 0 informations daring the same year,, 428, .or mote than half. were - convicted. Could'stronnr arguments than Moe fie chi - dittoed to con . -Vince theZiernment of the low cliaractem- *he- cent. pie& such places, and the great harm WhiCitsin &tension of the same thing must inevitably produCeS The same ' statententshowed that there were 178 public-houses known of thieves an d p r o s ti tutes. to the perlie's to' he: he resorts But, he waiiitraeli f Whegate, them a license, and continued it from year to year. Whd but the magistrate*---the very individuals who,. by this Refreahnient AL t J, were expected .to tender objections on the .score . of %Morality against - applicants : ! From these facts it must b e ev id en t t h at the licensed victuallers were the most reputable indi vidnals.in the whole trading community; bearing in ' mind also . , timed all others they are the most closely rtatcheth . Ihe statement view on to show that there 6d.beeihoitses and 46 toffeesshops-resorted to by thieves .prostitutes. If this wets the ease now . what svos - .ld and s, it be when, instead of I.6o*ff of 1,100,:. there would be 3,000 or 4,000 of them ?. What an additional amount - ..11 ofpu i blic axpenditire would it not. require tei.Vrope y superintend these places ? But he believed their case was 411W - strong enough wittint theit- eimsiderifions. The great point to impress upon the public/was, that this bill'Avould virtually, extend the beershoP system in its most pernicious shape. He would not ask them . to Opp* the keneral interests - of society, but he would aSk thenitii Oppose this measure, which was not' only injurious to their estils interests, but highly pernicious to society in general. 1 Mr. Lusin seconded , the motion, , and it was carried by acciamation.• - • - The petition, of Which' a copy will. be seen in acts advertisement columns, was next read by the secretary ; after which, - .. Mr. ALL/SON moved—" That the petition just read be adopted by this meeting, that it be forwarded to the borOugh mothers for presentation, and 'that they be fespectfullyreqiiested to support the same." The ilieltioii was. seconded and carried unanimously. Mr. ATEIINSO maven the n'ext resolution, which was —" That this tpeirnit; iitiftb? Jii6d?..es 'Well, to use all legitimate means to prevent the Sit - id bill p.ssiigiuto lavS; and that these resolutions, with/ the 'petition, ebe advertised in the daily papers." He had eft-044 himself in, London on their behalf, and would con 'line his remarks to that part of the subject which Was disouseed • there. With reference to the effect of the measnre, it had been so' ably dealt with by Mr. Damson that he could say no Mete on that part of the subject. They might, however, like to km) . * something ,of the character of the man with whom they had tOdeal, He eould'tell' thern that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had pesitiVely ststired them he had no intention to take any advantage of theM in paint of time. But this had not been the case. The hill was not in the hands of the members of the Roue of Commons..until Friday morning, and on Monday night - the second reading was moved. This was clOne in spite of ~ repeated assurances to the contrary. So far, indeed, was this the case, that so late 45 ten o'clock on 'Monday night they received an assurance Ithat iti• iecond'seadines would not be moved' that night. I Fearing Jest the contrary should be the case, they per suaded'Mr. James to remain and oppose the motion, should it be brought forward. Their anticipations turned out coil ect,' for Shortly before eleven o'clock that nisht Mr Lain • - , . • g moved the second reading. of the bill. Mr: Jame ', opposed the bill, and succeeded,'' after much diaicalty, in getting it • dt F ••cl the great consideration P the y had •d ' , receive from the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He thought that Mr. Gladstone had never hen -he assumed that committed greater a of6 , s 4 fallacy, than drink French wines': Il se ' country' - w ould _ t was, , that France hat very- little surplus w' ine-- to export. The Chancellor of the Exchequ er ' so cheaply, the' , consumption would -. 1) 'z'a d ' • millions to thirty s six million- would he h • Ise .front six happen ? They knew that tbehin•lie L f -1 ow could this drink more wine' because of its cheap ness, casse! would " neither Would the middle class, while the lower orders would: al w ays prefer beer•-toswine. They might wonder house should listen to so fallacious an ar,suni that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had resorted to flt as the foTwarel and suppertins , the, bill'; bra:, as on in bringing Parliament had said, he _believed...o o , ja e meinber of anything for Mr. Glutiztono,-4p.chiChe worn -to w in t er of to transport the licensed SsiridatierYs for ten rear;, the houses-amid immediate)y tranapert 'Em fo i. '... t e Ile ts?iiicludcd by urging: the necessity ' for • • t r i Y. ltnrne Lately opposing the measure. .. .. The motion was secondediand 'carried. . IL., cs e nrge Howe mweed; and Mr. Coward seconded, "'That the best thanks of this meeting . be., given t o the Chairman, for hissvaluable services in presiding." The . meeting conclitded • With a vete of thanks to Messrs., Danson, Atkinson, and H. Lumb, for their valuable services to the trade whilst in London. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.---17 1STEftDA Y. • (Before Mr. RthUs.)'- - • COTTON STEALING.--William Waugh. marine store de;iler,'"Williain Bibby. and Thomas Bibby, labourers, were charged with stealing a bale of cotton, the property oflfr. Edward Eccles. The' eotton was taken from a cart between Bramley-Moore Dock and Paisley -street Yesterday, and conreye.l to Warigh" s storehouse.. -Police constables .Layeock and Patrick saw the offence com mitted. The hag containing . the cotton was-marked "E. E. - . The prisoners were remanded till to-day. Strhf W-EA it I 'lt@ rA Er - 7 --fliVabeth Williams was brought up 'on 'three charges of 'sttaling wearing appall]: Three coats, three trousers, and a waistcoat were.stolen from a box-in the house of Richard Barnes, where at one time. the prisoner lodged.. The goods belonged to men who are at sea. Shoes, shettsrand nine AO articles were stOlen from George Burton, 9, Ch'etipSicle,. Where the prisoner lodged from the 3rd to the -, 19.th: of March: -Rosanna, washerwoman, lost also a quantity of shirts. - All these articles were fotind in various pawnbrokers'', shops. The prisoner was sent for trial. . THE MOCK-AUCTION SYSTEM AGAIN.--bne of the "sweeteners" at. the Byrom-street auction-rooms,•named Peter McGrath, a gaudily-dressed' fellow, was brought up on it charge of conspiring to defraud, &c. The prisoner', it appears, was in court at the time of the tr i lial of his colleagues on Tuesday. Mr. -Kehoe ordered 'an officer to secure him, and lie immediately vaniSbed.- Aniafflcer'diseovered him, however, in 'an .auction-room in Park:lane on' Wednesday ,evening, about half-past nine o'cloCk. The door of the room was closed on the approach Hof the constable ;' - hut he Managed, however, to secure the',prisoner and take him toluideWell. McDonnell, the peiaon who bought the watch at the Byrom-street auction-rooms mid-da y on --Saturday, identified the prisoner ,as one of the sweeteners" in attendance.. Mr: Snowball. appea'red on behalf of-the prisoher, who was remanded untifTuesday. • STEALING A WATCH.—Elizabeth Ell , illy, domestic servant, pleaded guilty to a charge of itealing a watch from a dwelling 'house, the property of Margaret Par nell. The prisoner. lodged:at the housc.—Sentenced to bur months imprisonmen'. JAW BREAKING. Blas Herr Ricalda, a Spaniard, mate of -the Victoria, was put upon a charge of breaking the jaw of Elizabeth Westwater, an unfortunate wothan, living at 3. Norlinrv-street, a house of ill fame. On the night of the 10th . of 'March, about half past twelve o'clock, the woman was, endeavauring to got the prisoner from Linie-street into her house, against his will. She wa.s,,drunk; .and fell CM the street She got up again and followed the prisoner,. Who struck her in the face, her, with t h e grou nd. . !Her jaw was broken. A 'surgeon attends her, and she remains in a very pre carious state, no hopes being entertained of her recovery,. prisoner was remanded. • • (Before Messrs. lli7TcnisoN and BENN.) r 'UNWHOLESOME Mrar.—WilliardKelly, for exposing 66 unwholesome veal for sale in St. Martin's Market, was fined 40s. and costs., George Redwood, for &nosing for sale ` , 5 Mi.. of unwholesome beef in St . James's Market, was fined 20s. and costs. Johtr Ntitt en , , for oNposing for sale in St. John's Market, a' quantity FAA Unwholesome flukes, was fined .20s. and costs. WAGES CA SE. —Nasi Rosario, a man of colour, sum moned P. 0. Brien, captain of the Fort William, for for.,wages. Claimant was engaged as steward on the 1901 of day for a .voyage to India, at £3 s s , per itnonth:" - litss. had been advanced; and the claimant admitted having received 14 rupees also. For the defence it was submitted that the claimant bad been -dlscireffed on account of general incompetency at the dud of si rzariths from the date of the engagement, and the captain offered him for the remainder of the voyage, *hi& occupied three months, £1 ss. per month. It was also stated that the claimant had broken a quantity of crockery ware, and destroyed other ship commodities, fur which the ciVendants sought compensation. Mr. illuck appeared: for the claimant, and Mr. Cobb for the defendattt. The bench- ordered payment to be made at the rate of X 3 ss. for the sip months, and £2 10s. for the three months. BRUTAL AaSAULT Sr EtiSllAND. — William Francis, oAtlk)r, residing at 5 Court, Herlihy-street, was sum moned, at the instance of his wife, for assaultinn , her on the night of the f4th inst. It appears that the defen dant returned borne in a state of intoxication, and set about . beating, his wire who was in bed. He dragged / 1 " by' the. ler, out of bed, and shamefdlly abused her. The wife, whoi was nearly choked with tears, desired a separate rriaintenanee, and Bs. a-week was settled upon her by the magistrates' order. LIVERPOOL COUNTY COURT.-YESTERDAY. (Before WILLIAM A. Huvrox, Esq.) ELLEN CARTER (WIDOW OF JAMES CARTER) 17. HENRY ODLE, SECRETARY OF TILE LIVERYOOL ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY.—This action was tro - aght to recover £lO, the ftmeral allowance made by the society's rules for deceased members.. Mr. Roby appeared fur the p/aintiff, and Mr. Hime for the defend ant. - After a lengthened hearing, the case was adjourned: till the ;loth of. April. A TEx4 von ANNEXATIO:sT.—St. Luke xi. 17. The liitartfl Duke Nicholas of Russia has passed through Strasbufg eau-his way to Nice. 31ustc.u,-SocrErtO LONDON.—The second concert tlig4eason of the Musical Society of London took place on Wednesday night at St. James's Hall. THE SPEAKER'S PARLIAMENTARY DINNER. —The Right Hon. the Speaker gave his eighth parliamentary dinner on Wednesday evening. A THEATRE BURNT.—A fire broke out three nights' ago in the theatre at Namur, which was being fitted up fora masked ball. Count Dc Mosbourg, who occupied the post of charge' d'affaires in Tuscany, has engaged a suite of apartments in Leghorn. On Thursday, the 29th instant, Mr. Lindsay will move an addtess to the Crown respecting the differential 'duties levied on produce imported into France in British ships. ON SATURDAY, APRIL 7,, WILL BE PUBLISEED No. 1 OF THE LIVERPOOL WEEKLY TIMES,;' JOURNAL OF POLITICS, LITERATURE, SCIENCE, , AND ART "THE LIVERPOOL WEEKLY TIMES" will . be devoted to the Entertainment and Improvement - of the Million. "THE LIVERPOOL WEEKLY TIMES" will ...contain tic advertisements, but will be exclurivelv• devoted to NCITC. "THE LIVERPOOL WEEKLY TIMES' will; be an 8-page Newspaper. `=THE LIVERPOOL WEEKLY TIMES" will he Published every Saturday Meaning, in time for despatch by the Early Mails. "THE LIVERPOOL WEEKLY TIMS" be Published try W. H. PEAT, at his Stearn. Printing. Works, 40, Leigh -street. "THE LIVERPOOL WEEKLY TIMES" will be Sold Everywhere, PRICE, THREE -HALF-PENCE. 41, LE/OH-STREET, LIVERPOOL. ULKINGTON AND CO., i_j PATENTEES or THE ELECTRO-PLATE, LTA Crcanco SILVERSMITHS, BRONZISTS, &c., Have added to their extensive Stocks a large Variety of N ENV . DESIGNzi in th,, HIGHEST CLASS Or ART, which obtained for them at the Paris Exkibition the Decoration of .the Cros; of fire Legion of Honour, as well as the Grand Medaille d'Hon nedt';' the only one accorded to the Trade. The Council Me was also accorded them at the Exhibition of 1851. Each Attidl•l4 , ars their mark, E. and Co.. under a Cronn, and Articles sold Irv. other parties as plated by Elkintraore. P.tent process afford nO Guarantee of Quality.- - - Estimates and Draicings seat . Free by Post. Re-plating aucf Gilding as usual. • The Public is invited to ttsit their Spacious SHOW• ROOMS, 2 5 , CHURCH-STREET, LTVERPOOL. N.E.—Many Parties having. been misled ' the Public hi , informed that E. and Co. Manttfacure every Article required: bt SOLID SILVER; and they have always on kind, at their New Establishment, a mot extensive Variety of SOLID SILVER WARES. Small Parcels of E. and Co.'s Manufacture mar be penchased On'the 'same advantageous terms as larger cre.amities. ARTIFICIAL-TEETH, GUMS, AND PALATES. PEOTEtTEI) DT DER MAJESTY'S ROYAL LETTERS - PATENT. ESSRS. GABRIEL DENTISTS, ggr 134, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL, Opposite Berry-street: ftW --- 33. LT3D GA T LONDON WEST-END BRANCH, ' 110, REGENT-STREET. Observe Numbers particularly. • ESTABLISHED 1815. —Six. DIPLOMA. TEETH, THEIR LOSS. And as now restored, on the new principle of self-adbesioir and capillary attraction combined, by insane of a soft flex iblo lining, with CORALITE 6D31-CDSOIRED INDIA-RrDBER in )ien of bone or gold, without springs or wire, and with ant any operation; THEY AIM WARRANTED PrRE, WHOLE somt., itsio ENTIRELY rat/: FROM ; they are easy and conifertlble.upon the most sensitive gums, and may he Worn for man?' rears without being in any way affected. The materiels used are of the best quality, the workman ship of the first order, and are supplied at less than half orditiary-eegt— New Edition,.ju , t published " Gabriel's Treatise is of importance to all requiring the ~,clentiat's aid, and, emanating from such a source, it may be• confidently relied o n."-United Service Gazette. " Thousands requiring artificial teeth are deterred from consulting a dentist, fearing the anticipated cost or dread of failure. To all such we say, peruse Gabriel's treatise." Service Gazette. Published IV Messrs. 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