The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-26 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. presented a striking contrast to the conduct of clergymen of other denominations. Mr. DRUMMOND considered that the hon. member for Warwickshire, was entitled to the thanks of that House, for moving that question, but at the same time he declared that they might look in vain for religion without priests and sacrifices. He urged the impossibility of legislating for a people of mixed religions upon sectarian principles, but yet he admitted that immorality was taught by the Romish priests, and he wished every Roman Catholic, as a man, to dispute the superiority of the priests. He con sidered that the best way to promote the cause of educa tion, and to get rid of the influence of the priesthood, was not to remove, but double the grant to Maynooth. Mr. NEWDEGATE supported the bill, declaring that though he would give the grant freely to the: Roman Catholic laity, he would not agree to the expenditure of money for the inculcation of doctrines subversive of loyalty. Mr. Bland, Sir John Pakington, Mr. Horsman, and Mr. Bowyer opposed the bill. Mr. SPOONER then replied, and the House divided. The numbers were— For the amendment Against it Majority The amendment was consequently lost. On the question that the bill be read a second time, Mr. BOWY ER moved the adjournment of the debate. Mr. SPOONER hoped her Majesty's Government would not support such a proposition. Mr. H. HERBERT said that in the early part of the afternoon, when the House was perfectly empty—(loud laughter)—or nearly so—it was understood that the de bate should not be prolonged. The honourable gentleman proceeded to speak amidst the great merriment Of the house " against time," and was stopped at a quarter, to six by the Speaker, in accordance with the standing orders for Wednesdays. The debate was then adjourned amidst loud cheers. The Intestates Personal Estate Bill was read a second time. The Exchequer Bills Bill was brought in by the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, and read a first time. The House adjourned at ten minutes to six o'clock. LICENCED VICTUALLERS' ANNUAL GALA I AND SOIIIEE. Yesterday, the annual gala and soiree of this extensive and respectable society, was held at the Zoological Gardens, a❑d on no occasion, for some years, was there a, more suc cessful gathering of the society. The gardens were laid out in most 'attractive style, and the day being unusually fine, the iatendance was numerous and rust respectable. The promenade was filled during the day, and as three o'clock approached (the hour for the entertainment) the influx of persons to the gardens was enormous. The• most influential members, who take an active and zealous part in this excellent charity, were present, and'.we 'cannot avoid saying, that the conduct of Mr. Thos. Carter, of Hanover street, the efficient and active honorary secretary, contributed much to the comfort and enjoyment of all pre,ent. This was the general opinion, and, for ourselves, we cannot help saying that Mr. Carter well deserved theligh compliments paid to . him during the evening, and that his attention to the Press, merited . and commends its warm thanks. The company having enjoyed themselves in strolling about the gardens, and listening to, the dulcet sounds of a splendid band during the afternoen, , proceeded to the theatre of the gardens shortly after three o'clock. where a sumptuous banquet was prepared for about 400 guests. The theatre, converted into a banquetting hall, was laid out in a style of elegance that elicited the admira tion of every one, whilst the utmost comfort was afforded to every person in the place. In this respect the committee and Mr. Carter left nothing undone. The room was beautifully and appropriately decorated with flags, banners, &c., and about the middle of either side were placed the chair and vice-chair. When the dinner was announced, John Laurence, Esq., T.C., was called to the chair, and James Thompson, Esq., to the vice-chair. " Non Nobis Doinihi" having been chaunted by the choir, the company proceeded to deal with the " good things of this world,;' which indeed were provided in profusion—the wines of the best quality and different vintages. This part of the proceedings having been disposed of to the entire satisfaction of all, The Chairman gave the first toast of " The Queen," and said, as a wife and a mother she was a pattern of virtue. Air—" God Save the Queen" by the whole company. The toast was drunk with rapturous applause, The Chair man then gave " Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family." Air—" Spring Delights." The next toast was proposed by the Vice-Chairman, and was " The Allied Armies and Navies." He said he felt great honour in proposing the toast. If the army had not done their duty better than he did in making a epeech, we would not be there to tell the tale. (Loud cheers and laughter.) He had seen the grand naval review, and he had no hesitation in saying that that fleet would beat all the enemies of England in the world. (Cheers.) lie trusted in future, however, that in place of exchanging cannon bal!s with Russia and other nations, we should be exchanging manufactured goods for the benefit of, and the good of all nations. (Loud cheers.) Air—" The Soldier's Love." Mr. Carter, the Hon. Secretary, then read letters of apology from his Worship the Mayor, regretting his absence, but enclosing a cheque for £2O. The announce ment was received with loud and prolonged cheers, From Messrs. Charles Turner, George H. Horsfall, James Tyrer, Major Greig, (per Mr. Quick) all regretting that they could not be present, as business had taken them from town The next toast was proposed by Mr. H. Denson : Mayor an I Mayoress of the Borough." He said, as it was inconsistent with the order of the chairman, a member of the town council, to propose the toast, it devolved on him to do so. The Mayor was:absent on most important busi ness connected with Liverpool, and, but for that, his Wor ship would have been present. (Hear, bear.) In proposing the toast, he coupled the name of Mr. Alderman Cooper, who was present, and who had, by his honest industry, realised an independent fortune. (Cheers.) He then alluded to the conduct of the Mayor, who was no-v reaping the reward of a long and laborious course of life. (Loud cheers.) He then passed a warm eulogy on the Mayor and magistrates of the borough, and proposed the toast, coupling the name of Alderman Cooper. Air—" Awake ! lyre." The toast was most enthusiastically received. Mr. Alderman Cooper returned thanks. He felt deeply grateful for the manner in which the toast was given and responded to, and regretted that his Worship the Mayor was not present to thank them also. (Hear, hear.) He said it was the anxious desire of the Mayor, the magistrates, and the countil to do their duty honestly and faithfully to the people. (Cheers.) He then alluded to• - the town dues, and said the corporation and the people of Liverpool had as good a title to that property as any nobleman in the country had to his estates. (Loud cheers). If the property was taken from the town, the proprietors of estates in England would be deprived of their property also. They had as good a right to the town dues as her Majesty had to the throne of England. (Great cheering). He did not approve of the town council having purchased Birkenhead docks ; and then, having thanked the company in suitable terms, he sat down amid loud cheers. The Chairman then proposed the " Liverpool Licensed Victuallers' A.sociation, and the Health orthe Chairman and Committee." He said, the present was the twenty sixth meeting of the society since its formation, and although they had had a great many difficulties to contend with, and obstacles to get over, yet they had surmounted them all, and he was proud to say that to-day they were in a better position than they could ever before boast of. (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) He alluded to the house in St. Anne's-street, and said when it became too small for the acecommodation of the charity, the committee had erected the beautiful •building just near the gardens—(hear, hear) —capable of containing forty persons, and where there were fifteen persons residing at present — (hear, hear.) He passed a well merited compliment on the society, and proposed the toast amid loud applause. Drunk with all the honours. Air—" Willie brewed a peck o' " The malt." Mr. G, W. Hunter, the chairman of the association, returned thanks. He said although the duties of the committee had been arduous, yet they had succeeded, and the society was never in a better position than at present. (Cheers.) He then drew attention to the recent attacks made on the vested and individual interests of the trade, and how the society had succeeded in repelling the attacks made on them. (Cheers.) He called on the 1400 Licensed Victuallers of Liverpool to unite and repel any attacks made on the trade, and then they could defy their enemies. (Loud cheers ) Mr. M•lienzie also replied to the toast and said all they wanted was unity to meet the enemy. (Hear, and cheers.) An attempt had been made to degrade the truth, by making them low, even by legislators of Liver pool —(hear, hear)—but he pointed with pride to the bene volent institutions belonging to the society, and challenged any trade in Liverpool, or England, to produce a score noble, or more charitable, institution than they could boast of, and which was an ornament to the town. (Loud cheers.) He repudiated the foul calumny thrown on the trade when it was said the interest of the publican was to make people drink. He denied the oft-refuted slander, and referred to the support the society had received from the late venerable and lamented Archdeacon Brooks, and said that venerated man would not sanction drunkenness. The speaker, after some other appropriate remarks, thanked the company, and sat down amid loud applause. Mr. James Morgan proposed the next toast, " The strangers who had honoured them with their presence." He spoke briefly, but appropriately, in introducing the toast, which was drank with all the honours. Air—" Gaily still the moments roll." Mr. Hillier, of Birkenhead, and Mr. Watkinson, of Manchester, in brief and appropriate addresSes, returned thanks. Mr. Rymer (attorney) proposed the .next toast : " The Trustees, Treasurer, and Committee, of the Association." He passed a well-merited compliment on those gentlemen, and said the present very prosperous condition of the society proved how well and ably they, one and all, had performed their duty. The toast was drunk amidst long continued applause. Mr. Henry Dawson returned thanks, and felt very grati fied for the honour conferred on them. The society had honorary members connected with the church, the b ir, and the medical profess'on (cheers) ; and he said that Mr. Charles Turner was one, and that he had given them an opportunity, when he was in the House of Commons, of what he would do again—when he became a member of Parliament. (A laugh.) He did not care about Radical ism or Toryism. .is long as members of either party per formed their duty to the society, 'they deserved the thanks of the society. (Hear, hear.) He then, in su;table terms, returned thanks, and sat down, amid loud applause, but again rose, and proposed the health of the Chairman, who was connected with the oldest firm of Liverpool. (Cheers.) He was very glad to find the old traders of Liverpool assisting the society. (Hear, hear.) The toast was most heartily received, and rapturously responded to. Air—" Come, Boys, and Drink About." The Chairman returned thanks, and was enthusiasti cally greeted. He felt reluctance in taking the chair, as he did not feel himself competent, but he thanked them for taking the will for the deeds, and therefore he heartily thanked them. (Cheers.) Mr. John Atkinson proposed the health of the vice chairman, as one of the most liberal and consistant sup porters of the charity in Liverpool. (Cheers.) He referred to the honest industry and upright conduct, always pur sued by Mr. Thompson, and said, as a good citizen, as a a charitable man, his name was never absent from any good cause, or where his purse and presence were necessary. (Loud cheers.) He then gave, the health of the worthy vice-chairman, which was most warmly received. Air—" Mynheer Van Dunck." Mr. Thompson returned thanks, and stated that he always endeavoured to do his duty towards the society, and should always feel the greatest pleasure in doing whatever. he could for it? tenefit, (Loud cheers.) He then returned thanks, and fa.t down amid loud applause. Mr. Dawson proposed the health of the worthy hon. secretary, Mr. Thomas Carter. (Loud cheers.) He said, when the society wanted a really valuable man, Mr. Carter stepped in, and without fee or reward, brought the society to its present successful state. The toast was drunk with all the honours, amidst loud and con tinued cheering. • Mr. Carter returned thanks, and said he felt extremely obliged for-the honour conferred on him. (Elear, hear.) Whatever he had done for the society, was for the benefit of the society (hear, hear) ; for he, felt that if such an institution was to exist, it ought to exist in usefulness, or not at all. (Cheers.) He returned thanks in suitable terms, and sat down amid rapturous applause. The last toast was " The Lancashire Witches," drunk with all the honours. In the course of the evening, there were the races, fireworks, and other amusements, and the whole wound up with a brilliant ball. We are happy to say that the 'Utmost' feeling, and harmony, prevailed during the day, which "will be long remembered as one of the most successful - add happy returns of this annual festival. . A meeting of the 61erks and porters engaged in the strike was held in the Hope Hall yesterday. The meet ing was summoned for two o'clock, but that .hour had long-pasied before the 'proceedings. ,cpmmenced. The attendance wag. not,io nurneionS as on former occasions, being, perhaps, •the thinnest which has been yet seen. At twenty minutes to three o'clock the chair was taken by Mr'. George Wlikrrie. The chairman requested that any party connected with any ether meeting sympathising with the strike, Who happened'tn be present, should come upon the platform. We did not observe that any one came forward in compliance with this invitation. • The chairman stated, that the deputation had called upon their respected and venerable t own sman, Mr. William Rathbime, that day, to request that tie would act as mediator between themselves and the directors. That gentleman told them that, as his memory was fail , ing, he wished them to appoint some other gentleman to act with him. The deputation told him, that whatever gentleman he was pleased to appoint, would be quite agreeable to them,.as the 'feeling and disposition of the men were such, that. they. were willing, as one man, to act according- to the decision of these . gentlemen. There was to be a meeting of the board of .direc• tors to•morrow, (this day), and he , hoped the result would be satisfactory, but whatever the result would be, he hoped that - God would bless the gentlemen who had taken such an 'interest in 'them. (Hear, hear, and cheers) The chairman stated that he had received information that day, from an omnibus proprietor in town, that he paid his • men 3s 6d per day for seven hours. • This would show the injustice of the railway directors, who would not .pay 4s . per day-for thirteen hours. (Hear, hear )- • Mr. Swan • -next addressed ' 'the nieeliiii,.and stated that he was informed by an influential gentleman, that a great number of shareholders and merchants of this town, were in favour of the men, and that one gentleman especially, stated that it was a "damned' shame" for a handful of directors to keep out such a lot of men, for the sake of £9 a week. Mr. Sergeant replied at some length, to an article in the Daily Post, in reference t) the strike. The speaker stated that the reason why several of the men who were present on previous days were then absent, was, because they had been so fortunate as to obtain advantageous employment in the town. (Hear, hear.) A resolution was then proposed and adopted, to the effect, that the deputation wait upon some of the princi pal merchants, brokers, and shareholders of the town, for the purpose of aiding them to bring the strike to a mutually satisfactory concluiion. Mr. Solon urged the meeting not to waste any further time in making speeches, but at once to apply them selves to carrying into effect the resolution which had ust been carrried. The speaker stated, that many of ie men bad got employinent, that many who had served icir •apprenticeship as seamen were going to sea, and lat others were preparing to go to another land, where heir services would be justly appreciated and rewarded. (Cheers. , Tbe Chairman stated that -he was informed Mr. Maefie _did not wish to lend them the use of that hall any !king& for the'purposes of their meetings. A voice: There is no lending about it—he is paid for The Chairman : He is our friend, any way. (Hear, aear.) The Chairman said he could easily understand why Mr. Macfie, who had . 800 or 900 men in his employ ment, should feel reluctant to have the strike meetings held in his hall. It was then agreed that the next meeting should take place at two o'clock this day in the Parliament fields. Mr. Solon remarked _that as there was no very important public announcement to be made at this stage of the proceedings, he did not think the reporters of the Press need trouble themselves to attend the meeting in Parliament fields, If any important meeting was to be held, they would give notice of it to the Press. The meeting then broke up. THE RUMOURED STRIKE OF THI3 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY PORTERS.—Upon inquiry at the Tithebarn-street station last evening, our reporter was informed that all the porters had continued at their em ployment,.and it was believed that the—little differences that existed had been settled. • TO R. S. CARTER, ESQ Sir,—l intend to leave Liverpool for a short time in the course of a few days, but cannot hold myself free to do so until I have expressed to you my feelings with regard to the " strike," which, to all appearance at present. has ended fatally to the interest and future destinies of 700 or 800 of your fellow-men,—men possessing the same sensi bilities, and the same strong feeling of regard for the well -p eing of their wives and their little ones, as yourself. And I wish here to remark, that it is not my intention to defend the step taken by those men, on Tuesday last; on the contrary, I believe that they acted under the influence 9f a momentary impulse iu leaving their work, and with out that deliberate or serious consideration which the importance of the act demanded. But,`orl 'the other hand, I cannot be the apologist for the part you have acted in this fearfully important business,—and here I must crave your forgiveness, if I should happen to express myself in terms which, under other and less painful circumstances, might ill become the employee to use towards the employer. But, sir, the exigencies of the case, in my opinion, demanded that the truth should appear in its plainest garb, especially so when I perceive it has gone forth to the public, through the medium of some of our local papers, that the clef ks late in your establishment had no just cause of complaint—that it was merely a dread of something we imagined to be "looming in the future"—and not from anything the manager had already done—caused us -to get up the memorial to the board of directors on Tuesday last; and, certainly, if we may take the explanation given by those gentlemen, as the facts of the case—which I would not be understood as doubting--we have nothing of which to complain, in-so far as they were concerned. But the question arises, how were those explanations to be reconciled with your actual management ? and on this point I can only regret that my remarks must necessarily be of so personal a character. Bat, as I before stated, where the interests of more than one hundred of my fellow clerks depend on the issue, .I have yet to.learn the propriety of -concealing , the truth, or expressing that truth in' terms which may not be fully understood. And with this apology, allow me to state, sir, that until some explanation be given, I must regard the statement-made by you to myself, on a private interview, and that made by you in the presence of the Board of Directors .on Tuesday- last, 'as standing in direct antagonism. In order to- defend this position, allow me to call to your remembrance the interview I had with you in your own office on the 30th of April last, when, after stating my case relative to the stoppage of my advance of salary, and telling you that I was very anxious to know the real cause, and whether it had any reference to my character as a servant, you replied in these words, " oh, no ; none whatever, it is part of a general plan now under consideration of the directors ; " and added, " that is all I can say." The directors positively stated, on Tuesday last; that theyhad in no way interfered with the minute of 1853, in virtue of which that advance was expected: Vou then stepped forward and explained that you were only waiting to ascertain our characters, &c., in order to present our case to them for Confirmation. If this was truth, why, sir, did you not tell me so on the 30th of - April last ? I would then have waited patiently six, or even twelve months for your investiga, tion, although I must be - allowed to say that the heads of departments ought to be—and I, believe are —men upon whom you might have relied for such information; and, upon enquiry from ours you would have found, that for the last ten months I had been performing the duties of senior clerk, in the branch with which I was connected, at a scale of remuneration of .e 5 per annum less than the man who was acting as junior clerk or assistant at the same branch. But, sir, you not only did not tell me so, but you stated the very reverse, which statement has led, amongst other things to this sad and painful result, and I must now be allowei to say, that whatever evils may befal so large a number of us and our families, in conse quence, or whatever amount of censure may be heaped upon us for the part we have acted, those evils, and that censure, must fall back upon you as the primary cause, unless, indeed; my judgment misleads, 'or you can offer some plausible explanation, which I patiently await, and should be glad of an interview with yourself and the board of directors, to-morrow (Tuesday), And now one word in justice to myself. I wish you to understand that I never took an active part in this deeply painful matter, until the crisis had arrived, and it was not until Wednes day last, after the men had turned out, that I was in duced to make any remarks upon the subject.—l have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, EDWARD lIOLT, P.S.—lf I do not receive a reply to the above, it is my intention to make it known to the public through the medium of our local press.—E. H. th, Gibson-street, Toxteth-park, June 23, 1856, TIIE MANAGER'S REPLY TO MR. IiOLT. Sir,—l am in receipt of your letter of to-day's date, which shall be laid before the directors to-morrow (Tuesday).—Yours respectfully, R. S. CARTER. Station Manager's Office, June 23, 1856. THE LONDON! SHRIEVALTY,—On Tuesday at a Common Hall of the Livery of London. John Joseph Mechi, Esq., of Tiptree Hall, and Frederick Keats, Esq. (of the firm of Fortnum and Mason, Piccadilly), were unanimously elected Sheriffs of London and Middlesex for the ensu ing, year. IHE SEES OF LONDON AND DURHAM.—We understand that Dr. Blomfield has sent in his resignation, owing to continued ill-health, as bishop of the metropolitan diocese. The Bishop of Durham, it is said, contemplates the resig natian of the see which he has occupied for so many years.— Sun. Letters from Hamburg mention that immense quantities of silver, in bars, amounting to several million thalers per week, leaves that city for Austria and the Northern States of Europe, which has for the time raised the rates of exchange on commercial bills at two and three months, as high As 7 per cent. A FIENDISH MURDER IN SPAIN Mt. Nartzs supported the second reading. The grant 1143 made for the purpose of giving gout and enlightened Ed ucation in Maynooth, but it was perverted to the teach ing of ultramontanism; and he contended that the House , as the representatives of the people, had no right to vote aw ay money granted for one purpose for a directly dif ferent object. The right honourable gentleman quoted 'evidence :in proof of his statement that ultramontane doctrines were taught. There was another part of this question still more important than any other, namely, that of the canon law, by which the consciences of the lai ty were coerced. If there was any sincerity in the resolution the House adopted the other night on a different su bject, they . would be very careful what course they took 1113011 this this question, for there could be no possible doubt that the canon law of Rome grievously coerced the con. sci ences. of the people. (Hear). The class books in use in t he College of Maynooth quite indicated the dangerous principle involved in that canon law. If that House V as serious in treating this as an educational ques tion, Why should not the object be accomplished by an a nnual parliamentary grant, by which means an annual theological discussion would be avoided ? Parliament W ould have hold of an educational - grant, and, by exami rthin, inspection, or some other such mean s, would have Col titlued and permanent control ove r it. (Hear, hear.) T he State had a conscience in this matter, and that, to us e Words of another, was, "an operation m ore divine th an breath or pen can give expression to." The State, the n+ n, in the exercise of that conscience, should resist this Coaching of Roman canon law. They talked the other 3 ' of the. A us t r ian Concordat, and later tha n that, of the. rights of conscience, parental a u t horit y , and civil :7, t" . " religious liberty, and yet, by this grant ° M aynooth, they crippled the rights o f conscience, over pn,.Parental authority, and violated civil and religious liberty .(Hear, hear.) Other subjects had been mixed up With this, and it had been said that if the Maynooth Gr ant Were withheld, the Irish Church would be de stroyed. He believed that the permanence o f the Irish Ch urch rested upon eutirely different grounds, and he "id at o nce say , th a t if that Church could only be main tained by keeping. up the bondag e u p on the Roman Ca tholics of Ireland Which Maynooth imposed, he would I _ a Y ., "let it go ." (H ear , h e ar.) He was very anxious to re the I r i sh Church become the bulwark of Protestant -6j3'loivhile it held out the right hand of brotherly love classes of the community ; .while it ta u g ht such ;titl es, and adopted that principle, he believed that it °lll d stand upo n a rock, and that it never would b e ba to 4 cv x ed • (Hear, hear.) But with regard to the g rant aYnooth, he held that it was incompatible with t 4 genius of the State that a religion sh ould be tau g ht held lch was in direct antagonism to th at which the State tn be true, and that it was in opposition to the Act 4 : nl °n, which recognised only one endow ment. As an ti unal grant, he held that it had entirely failed. His royal highness Prince Albert, in a speech delivered not 17 lu ng ago said, when speaking of the church, " I have uo the ;:r Whatever for the safety and ultimate wel fare of u urcb, as she holds fast what our ancestors gained vitts us after th e R e f orm ation, namely, the Gospel and the tte red right of its use." Upon that principle the chu rch Of Ireland would take its stand. ( Hear, hear.) 1%1 r-M ikoarxitE vindicated the College o f Ma y nooth and t he R oman Catholic religion against the calumnies that had been thrown out against both, and said the hon. tale bee for s ou th W arw ickshire had been deceived a nd le d iluevervthing connected with the Roman Catholic Chur ch i 40 n Irel an d. If h e believed the teaching at May veryh undermined loyalty, he k Mr. Maguire) wo uld he the o first to cry " Down with Maynooth , " b ut the re p ort of the commissioners showed the contrary, both with regard to that a n d the teaching at Alaynooth g enerall y ; had h e contend e d th a t a report of that kind oug ht to cave f eat " weight with the members of that House than and hasty statements made, during the heat of so ate, t o th e contrary. If the teac hi ng a t Maynooth was a d as had b een re presented, and those who were Edu cated there so i mmora l, the hon. member for South war wickshire and his party deserted their duty in not endeavouring to wrest the 3,000 national scho ols in Ire land front the management and control of those p riests, and 0 .not leave them as w as proposed by the insidiou s motion before th e House a few n i g ht s since in their hands. - also def en d e d th e Church of Rome f ro m the charge of o obstructingth educati in among the poore r classes belonging Ito at church and ex t o ll e d th e genera l c onduct of the Mall Catholic priests towards the poor, which he said In the town of Jerez-de-la-Frontera, near Cadiz, in Andalusia, a crime has been committed, the cowardly and wanton inhumanity of which we can scarcely con ceive. An aged. and poor woman came into a grocer's shop one morning and asked for alms. The grocer refused ; and the woman asked him to give her at least a glass of water, because, as she said, she was dying of thirst. "That is another thing, the grocer answered, " I will give you something delicious to drink." He then went out of his shop, and soon afterwards he returned, and offered her a glass of liquid, which looked like sugar and water. The woman swallowed it eagerly, thanked him, and walked out ; but she had not gone far in the street when she uttered frightful cries, felt as if &he had a fire burning in her bewels, and vomited with great violence. The neighbours took her to the hospital, where it was at once discovered she was poisoned. She died a few minutes afterwards in the utmost agony. The grocer was arrested, and he confessed, with an impudent indifference, that he had given arsenic to the poor old beggar woman, to get rid of her, because she often came to ask him for charity, and he had found her troublesome. The police have since ascertained that she was the sister of his first wife; he has had three wives, who are all dead. THE PENINSULAR MAIL, We yesterday announced the arrival at Southampton, of the Tagus, with the Peninsular mails. The Tagus left Lisbon on the 19th inst. Among her passengers is the celebrated Bathes, the French exile, and several Crimean heroes. It is believed :that Fontes will join the present Portuguese Ministry. It is believed that Sanchez influences the finance department, although his name does not appear as one of the ministers. It is certain that some addition will be made to the present cabinet. Several places in the Portuguese Ministry are only held temporarily. The works of the Central Peninsular Railway are going on. The principal English engineers have, how ever, been. discharged. Fontes' contract with Shaw will it is believed, be seriously altered. The result of the change of ministry has proved the strength of the progessista cause. although Thornar and his party will be a dangerous opposition in the House of Peers. It is believed that the peers will oppose the second article of the Thornton contract.- Our Lisbon correspond , nt says, " The article is regarded as a nominal matter, which circumstances will never allow to be realised ;" it is as follows :—" In addition to the above, a certificate shall be given entitling the holder of every £lOO Three per Cent Stock to one per cent annually, or any smaller sum that may arise from surplus profits of the railways to be constructed out of the proposed loans, i. e., such surplus to be calculated on the basis of the annual cost of interest by which the capital has been raised for their construction." The Thomar opposition intend to make this a point, and the government being most anxious to arrange with Mr. Thornton, have prevailed upon Mr. Rurnball, a relative of that gentleman's agent at Lisbon, to proceed to England by this steamer to consult upon the propriety of omitting the obnoxious clause. There can be little doubt that the best policy for the bond holders will be to meet the views of the government, otherwise there are the chances of Thomar's opposition, said to he in majority on the point, and of the new elections on the dissol ution of the Cortes- after the 15th July, when the measure, if procrastinated, will have to be debated de novo by the new Chambers, and there may then be fresh complications. Saldanha has threatened to resign his post as Field- Marshal. This has created a great sensation. All grain, except Indian corn, is to be admitted at a nominal duty until December, 1857. Exchange at Lisbon on London, 30 days, 541 to 54i ; 90 days, 51t- to 544. Paris, 100 days, 520. Hamburgb, 3 months,' 49. • Amsterdam, 3 months, 431. Genoa, 3 months, 517. There has been more demand for- paper on London this packet than there had been for some time back, and business closed with money over at 641 for 90 days. On the other places no transactions of any importance have occurred. DEATH o SIR JAS. HuNLoKE.--This venerable Baronet, the seventh of, that line, vied at Birdholme, Derbyshire, on the 22nd inst., in his 73rd year. He was the last male representative of an ancient Roman Catholic family of great wealth and respectability, and had only succeeded to the title on the death of his nephew, the late Sir Henry John Jos. Hunloke, in the month of February lest. He was born in 1782, and, as he never married, the title has become extinct by his decease. • THE CRYSTAL PaLscx„*The anniversary dinner of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufac tures, and Commerce, took place on Tuesday, at the Crystal Palace, under the presidency of Lord Ashburton. The toast of the evening, " Prosperity to the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Com merce," was proposed in an eloquent address by the noble chairman, who descanted at length on the advan tages of affording sound practical education to the artisan, manufacturer, and tradesman, with the view of fitting them suitably, not only for their ordinary stations in life, but also for promoting their social happiness and advancing our general mercantile prosperity. Dr. Booth, in responding, intimated that the society was never in a better position, either as regards members or pecuniary resources ; while its progress was amply demonstrated by the success which had attended the examination recently instituted ; persons in humble walks of life— the draper's shopman, the merchant's clerk, and the schoolmaster's assistant —having competed, and exhibited the satisfactory results of a diffusion of knowledge, The other speeches comprised those of Mr. Ewart, Mr. Gassiot, Colonel Sykes, Sir C. Fox, &c., all of whom bore testimony to the benefits conferred by the society, and the useful influence it has exercised.: The company separated early in the evening. MINING P R OPERTV.—Yesterday a public meeting, con vened by circular, was held at the London Tavern, o persons interested in mining property, for the purpose of taking into consideration the prejudicial tendency of a bill, lately introduced into Parliament, entitled, " a bill to amend the law with regard to the assessment of mines, other than coal mines, in England and Wales, to the relief of the poor." Mr. John Taylor, jun., was unanimously called to the chair, and, in opening the proceedings, showed the in jostice of assessing mines producing tin, copper, and lead to the poor-rates, and cited the opinion of the great Lord Mansfield in furtherance of the argument. Mr. J. Watson mo ved the first resolution , which declared that the bill now before Parliament was unsound in principle, calculated to discourage legitimate mining, and injurious to working men. Mr. Thomas Field seconded the resolution, which was spoken to by Mr. Rarrison, and Mr. Boyle, who con demned the bill, as totally devoid of principle, and only to be met by public condemnation. Mr. Ttte, M.P., Mr. Stokes, and Mr. Ilubbersty, having addressed the meeting, the resolution was unanimously adopted. A petition against the bill (to be entrusted to Mr. Masterman, M.P., for pre sentation to the House of Commons) was agreed to, and a committee to watch the progress of tha measure was ap pointed. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-I.7VEDNDAY The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. The Stirling and Dunfermline Railway Bill was eon eidered and ordered for third reading. Butterwick's Estate Bill was read a second time, PETIT/OPTS ~ Petitions were presented by Mr. Roebuck, from the C ivil Servants of Cork on the subject of the Supernnua tion -"lnd ; by Sir William Verner, from a place in Ireland, against the Maynooth Grant ; by Sir R. Bignold, from p l aces in Norfolk, suggesting alterations in the Mercan tile Law Amendment Bill: by Mr. Spooner, from various Darts of the country, praying for the total repeal of all ( grants and state endowments to the Roman Catholic reli !011 ; by Mr. Hadfield, from the mercantile interest of 'heffield, praying the House to reject the clause in the Mercantile Law Amendment. Bill which relates to the Statute of Frauds. WINE DUTIES OLtvieaa, gave / notice th It on the Bth of July he W "id gad the attention of the House to the high duty ella r , ged Upon foreign and colonial wines, and would move, w ith a view to promote increased commercial relations W ith Pianbe, Spain, Portugal, and other wine-growing eo untries,•that the House would resolve itself into a e°rTnittee to take into consideration a reduction of the MAYNOOTR COLLEGE BILL I ‘Ir• SPOONER, in moving the second reading of this bill, e ntered into an explanation of its prov isions. It repealed the Maynooth Act of Incorporation , and left that institu tion t o _ be supported by private means. It would repeal t he grants to Maynooth, with the single exception of the allowances made to the existing students and professors, b at at their death, the grant, under the provisions of this t in, would entirely cease. These were the simple pro visions of this bill ; and, since the doctrines taught at May n ooth were idolatrous, at variance with the principles of 411 0 religion, and diametrically opposed to the constitution °I the country, to pay for the propagation of the Roman Catholic religion out of the public purse was to forego the t ights o f property, to endanger the estates of the realm, 110 d to undermine the best interests of the community. Il e therefore called upon the House to speak out upon this question, and to-determine whether the system should 4° ll ger continue, or whether, as he wanted, the Roman C atholics should be left to their own pr ivate resources. ti need say no more upon the general principle of the k _ .ll, and it remained for him to state that the bill itse lf gall been drawn up by one of the ablest lawyers of the da y. (Cries of divide, divide.") 1 s irW. VERNE xt rose, amid vociferous cries of " Divide," ' 0 second the motion. It had been said that the bill was a n insult to the people of Ireland, but that was a propo lition he denied. The only question the House had to lt it was, whether Maynooth and its m ana g ers had. acted i t a manner that rendered it undeserving of any further aid from the State ? The hon. baronet took the negative 0 f that proposition ; and by way of supporting it, read l a Midst repeated and most determined calls for a division) oath of allegiance taken by Roman Catholic priests, t?ether with the evidence bearing u p on it g iven b y Dr. 1101 4 Dr. Doyle, and other prelat es, who were examined bethre a committee of the House of Lords. [While the 4°l :L baronet was reading these documents he was assailed Wi th derisive ,cheers, and cries of " Oh, oh," " Time," cc Order," t , Agreed,' and "Divide." One hon. member, : 4 the production of the bulky paper which it was pro v4ted to read, profanely exclaimed , " Oh Lord," amidst 11 ° 0 11ta of laughter.] 41 -r. JArdxs M‘GREcon said he should support the second reading, r , of the bill, believing that the p rinci p les tau g ht at ,7 4 3 7 n00th were inimical to political as w ell as reli g ious li berty. He was of opinion that the teaching of Maynooth ' w as very injurious to the peace of Ireland, and that the People of Ireland would be as loyal to the throne and lo s • titutions of this country as any Protestants, if they were left alone. kr. H. HERBERT expressed a hope that the House W ould come to a decision at once, and for that purpose moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. THE RAILWAY STRIKE WEST DERBY UNION The usual weekly meeting of the guardians forming this board was held at the board room, in Mill-lane, Everton, yesterday. The chairman, the Rev. William Badnail presided. The other guardians present were— Messrs. H. Edwards, S. Lunt, J. Abrahams, M. A. Johns, J. H. Morris, S. Siddeley, Joseph Wilson, Wm. Elias, W. Leyland, D. Craig, Thomas Evans, E. Wat kinson, James Wensley, J. Heyes, J. Sagar, and Callis. • The clerk' reported 'that 'he had examined all the books kept by the several officials of the union, and found them all correct. THE RETURNS ' The master of the, hospital reported, that last week there were 95 paupers in the house under his controul, since when 16 had been admitted, 16 discharged, and 3 deaths. This week there were 92, and for the corres ponding week of last year 39, being an increase of 53. The master of the workhouse reported, that last week there were 617 paupers in the workhouse, since when 26 had been admitted, 23 discharged, and one death ; this week 619, and for the corresponding week of the last year 663, being a decrease of 56 paupers in the house. Cheques to the amount of £202 were voted for the relief of the out-door poor within the jurisdiction of the union. DISORDERLY CHARACTERS. Amongst the relief cases brought before the board by the master of the workhouse, was that of three boys who bad been on the previous Monday before the magistrates, and discharged, with a recommendation that they should be taken into the house. A discUssion ensued, as to what fund they should be chargeable to, in the course of which the master stated that he had ascertained from one of them, that they and others had been engaged in many robberies, consequently the police had called upon him to request that they might be detained in the house for a short time. Mr. Shaw and Mr. Callis contended that if the police had any charge against the lads, they ought to take them into custody, and not put the board to the eipense of their maintenance. _ _ . v. This opinion was overruled by the boatd, and it was decided to charge them to the public fund. One of the lads, Mr. Mansfield had promised to fit him out .for the sea, as soon as he could get a ship. MI:;CELLANEOUS The reports of the visiting and hospital committees were read and adopted, as was also that of the finance committee. The report of the superintendent of the out-door labourers was read and adopted, and he was instructed to get some more stones in order to employ the paupers. Mr. Jones, a contractor, applied for the sum of £45, which he cAleged , ;was due from the board to him for certain sewerage works he had done about four years since in the township of Bootle. After some conversation, in the course of which it was stated that he had already threatened the board with an action, which the clerk had recommended them to de fend, the whole matter was left in the hands of the clerk, the finance committee having agreed to resist the claim. THE CHURCH RATH QUESTION, Amongst the other correspondence read, was a letter received from the overseers of Everton, Messrs. Kirk and M'Connell, in answer to an application from the board, requesting to know why they refused to permit their collectors to collect the church rates on behalf of the churchwardens of Walton ? The reason they assigned was, that they withheld their sanction on public grounds —that the subject of the legality of church rates was a disputed point, and they thought they should not be discharging the duties devolving on them by talking about a disputed question, and neglecting other duties which especially belonged to their office. They also contended that the legislature did not impose such duties upon the collectors, and that the item " church rates" bad on previous occasions been surreptitiously intro duced into the collecting papers. The overseers hoped the explanation would be as satisfactory to the board as it was to themselves. Mr. Whittv denied the assertion that the collectors' time would be further occupied in collecting the church rates more than any other rates, as the collector would, it being a voluntary rate, only have to ask for the amount, and if payment was refused, ho would have to strike it out. He designated the letter as the greatest piece of balderdash he had ever read. They had then to collect the poor rates, the county rates, the highway rates, and yet the overseers refused that the collectors should receive the church rates. A. brief conversation followed, in the course of which Mr. Callis, Mr. Wensley, Mr. Abrahams, Mr. Ed wards, and several other guardians took part, and it was unanimously resolved to request the Poor Law Board to permit the collectors to receive the church rates of persons who were willing to pay them. After transacting some 'routine business, the board adjourned. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MAIL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. The ordinary general meeting of the Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company was held yesterday at the London Tavern. The report of the directors set forth that out of the monies in hand and those due from government, the directors proposed to add to the suspense account a sufficient sum for the payment of ten shillings a share during the ensuing month, and the directors asked for a resolution of the proprietors authorising the same., The report also stated that, in conformity with the resolution adopted at the last general meeting, the directors had applied to - the Board of Trade for an extension of the Company's charter ; no reply had, however, yet been received, and the directors were not without hopes that they will be enabled to submit a plan for the dissolution and winding up of the affairs of the company, which will be approved of by the shareholders. From a supplemental statement of accounts, it appeared that the assets of the company showed a total of £6B 961 13s. 2d., including assets of doubtful value amounting to £24,428 7s. 2d. The liabilities on the 21st inst. amounted t 3 £14.339 4s. 6d., leaving a balance of assets of £54,622 Bs. 10d. A motion was made by a shareholder to reduce the allowance to the directors to £450 per annum. An amendment was pro posed that this question should stand over to the next meet ing. The amendment was carried, and, after a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting separated. THE AFRICAN MAIL. PLYMOUTH, Wednes:lay Morning.—The Ethiope has just arrived with homeward mails. Her 4dthates L are—Fernando Po, May 3rd ; Cameroons, Old Calabar, 6th; Bonny, Bth; agos, 12th ; Accra, 14th ; Cape Coast, 15th : Liberia, 21st ; Sierra Leone, 28th ; Bathurst, 31st ; Goree, She June 3rd Teneriff full e, 11th ; and Madeira , 15 :h. brings a cargo, 28 passengers, and 2,360 ounces of gold. By her arrival we learn that affairs on the Coast were more satis factory. There have been no recent disturbances. Business on the Gambia was still dull, but is expected to revive very . soon. A. B. Fenton, Esq., the Queen's Advocate at Bathurst , died on board the Ethiope on the 11th June, whilst on his passage to England. The Hon. Mr. Roe, Acting Chief-Justice at Cape Coast Castle, had succeeded in arranging the dispute relative to the Assim territory. Important results ate likely to follow in conseqc.?nee. The country round Bonny is quiet. Disputes con tinue between the King and the ref rchants at Lagos, where the prices for palm oil range high. The import duty has been reduced at Accra, and the poll-tax is not yet levied. Trade had improved at Cape Coast Castle and at Liberia, Her Majesty's brig Childers sailed from Lagos on the 10th of May. The Scourge and Electra were at Cape Coast Castle on the 15th of May. The Philomel was to leave Sierra Leone for England on the 25th of May ; the Hecate, for Spithead, on the 28th, The mail packet Gambier had left Liberia for the Leeward coast. SUPPLY.— A parliamentary return issued on Tuesday shows that the 'total sums voted in supply for the army service in the year 1854 were £8,810,059 ; and in 1855, £ 1 8,789,532. For the navy in 1854, £12,874,505 ; in 1855, £21,394,216. For the ordnance in 1854, £ 4,583,701 ; in 1855 , £10,047,103. The total supply services voted in 1854 were £39,785,19 0 ; and in 1855, £64,307,264. The chief items in the miscellaneous supplies were :—Public works and building, 1854, £815,829 ; 1855, £746,760. Salaries, &c., of public departments, 1854, £1,241,182 ; 1855 ) £1,315,390. Law and justice, 1854, £2,327,703 ; 1855, £2,245,287. Education, science, and art, 1854, £721,551 ; 1855, £831,670. Colonial, consular, and other foreign s e rvices, 1854 , £ 333,461 ; 1855, £328,344. Superannuations and charities, 1854, £216,331 ; 1855, £218,342. Miscellaneous, special and temporary objects, 1854, £708,066 ; 1855, £720,269. Civil contingencies, the same in both years—viz., £lOO,OOO. ® POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY (BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.) . . SERIOUS CHARGE.—A powerful-looking man, named Robert Fleetwood, a cart driver, in the employment of Mr. Thomas Swithhurst, was charged under the follow ing serious circumstances :—From the evidence of a police officer and two other witnesses, it appeared that, about seven o'clock on Tuesday evening, a spring cart was standing in Church-street, Everton, and in it there was a lad named Joseph Crone, the son of a custom house officer residing at No. 21, Douro-street. The prisoner, who was drunk, was driving a lorry ; and it was stated that, by the most culpable neglect, he drove the lorry against the cart, whirled it about, flung out the youth, who fell on his head and was seriously in jured. The prisoner ran away, but - was subsequently taken in Washington -street. The police officer produced a certificate from_ Mr. Evans, a surgeon, which stated that the boy was suffering from concussion of the brain, and was in a most precarious state at present. In reply to Mr. Mansfield, the prisoner said he had not tasted drink for . the last six months ; and on Tuesday he was moving furniture, and he got some drink, but he did not know what happened ; he was willing to pay any damage he had done. Mr. Mansfield said, unfortunately, Ire could not pay damage to the boy with money, as the lad might probably die, and, in that event, the prisoner would be placed in a very serious position. The prisoner was remanded for seven days, in order to ascertain how the boy would progress in the meantime. ASSAULT BY A PENSIONER.—Luke Kelly, a pensioner, was placed in the dock charged with having assaulted one of the officers connected with the depot at Islington. It appeared that the prisoner went on Monday to the office, and demanded to be paid his pension, but that he was refused in consequence of his having wrongfully obtained money from the office at Chatham a short time since. He therefore became very violent, and com-_ mitted the assault with which he now stood charged. He was remanded, in order that enquiries may be made into his case. ' SAVAGE ASSAULT k middle aged man, an operative at the Mersey, Steel and Iron Works, named Kenneth Pike, was brought up on a warrant, charged with having grievously assaulted John G. Donolly', watchman at the same . works. The prosecutor was one of the Light Cavalry Brigade, and took•part in the charge at Balak lava, where he was wounded. On his return home, he o btained employment from, the Messrs. Horsfall ,as watchman at their foundry, his duty, among other things, being to report such of the men as should appear drunk and disorderly. On Monday the prisoner came to the works drunk, and when .reported by the prosecutor, threatened to be revenged on . him. Aceord ingly, on - Tuesday he went up to the prosecutor, as 'he was sitting in his box, and struck him in the eye, breaking, at, the same time, the bridge of his nose. - The prisoner was remanded until this day, in order that the medical gentleman who attended the prosecutor may speak to the extent of his injuries ; but at the same time Mr. Mansfield intimated that under any circum• stances he would send the case for trial at the sessions. - CACTION TO OWNERS OF FEROCIOUS DOGS.—Mrs. Rose Carmichael, of Great Crosshall-street, was fined 20s and costs for allowing a ferocious dog, which she keeps on her premises, to be at large. In the course of last week the dog bit three persons, without being in any . . way annoyed`by them.- , UNPROVOKED Asskuvr.--Turn young men, named John Anderson and John Smith, were charged with assaulting two - Coloured • scamtn in Vauxhall-road on Tuesday night. , The prisoners' were drunk at the time, and through' their wanton and blackguard conduct the com plainants unhappily lost their ship. One of the seamen complained, that Anderson had given him a black eye. (Laughter.> .They were fined 20s, or in default, two months' imprisonment. , (DEFOE& MR. ALDERMAN HOLMTL) BURGLARY By A BOlL—Richard Benson, a boy about _ sixteen years of age, was charged with having broken into -the St. Andrew's School, Fleet -street, and stolen a box containing lis od. The lad was discovered in the school, which had been broken-into, and on his person there was found ripping chisels, and 'house-breaking implements. He was fully committed for trial. A LITERARY THIEF.—John Creer, late a porter in the employment of Messrs.. Philip and Sons, booksellers and stationers, rlouth Castle-street, was charged with having stolen a - quantity of books, maps, stationary, and a variety of other articles, belonging to his employers. Mr. Bluck defended. Patrick and Laycock, two detect tire officers, went to. the lodging of the prisoner, in a court, off Mann-street, in the Park, where they found a variety of property (produced) of the description above stated, and this was identified by the owner, as having been stolen from his premises. Mr. Bluck endeavoured to show that the property had been sold, but his wor ship said, although the defence was very ingenious, it would not avail. "The prisoner,was sent for trial. PLUNDER BY A. Snomoi.—Henry Haukin, late a shop-r. man-in the employment of Mr. Naylor, draper, No. 25, Church-street, was brought up by M'Cnlloch and Povey, detectives, on a charge of having stolen a quantity of bankerchiefs, gloves, and other property, belonging to his employer. The detectives receive-I some informa tion respecting the prisoner, and they watched him to a pawn shop, kept by Mr. Gossan, in Mill street, where he pledged some handkerchiefs on Tuesday night. They then watched him to the Theatre Royal, and from that to his lodging, No. 2, Jones's-street. Park, and another lodging which he had at No. 69, Essex-street, and there they dis covered a variety. of property, which was identified by Mr. Naylor, who said it had been stolen from his shop. The prisoner had been in his employment for about a year. The police found In the prisoner's possession about 150 pawn tickets which related , to stolen property, and they asked for a remand, in order to make enquiry i about the property. The prisoner was remanded to Saturday. _ _ . EMBEZZLEMENT. — Joseph Beely, late in the employ ment of Messrs. Fryer and Harris, Seel street, cigar makers, who was remanded on a charge of embezzle ment, was brought up. The details of this case appeared in our paper a day or two since. There were sixteen charges preferred against the prisoner, and some five or six of them being clearly proved, the prisoner was sent. for trial. MU EWER NEAR DERB\ surgeon, Spondo. A brutal murder was perpetrated on Monday evening last, on the turnpike road between Derby and Nottingham, in the parish of Spondon, about two and a-half miles from Derby. It appears that about eight o'clock on Monday evening, Enoch Stone, aged forty-seven, residing in Church-street, Spondon, left his home for the purpose of going to Derby for some linen belonging to his son, who is living as servant at Appleby-hall. About twelve o'clock the same evening, Stone was found lying by the side of the turnpike road near to Spondon village, having been most cruelly ill-treated and robbed. The poor fellow was conveyed to his home, and Mr. Cade,- was soon in attendance, but at once despaired of his life, and ho died about six o'clock on Tuesday morning. lie never spoke, but remained insen sible from the time he was found until his death. The ill treatment the deceased had received was brutal in the ex treme—his head being completely battered in. There were no less than eight deep wounds, which had evidently been inflicted -by some blunt instrument. There was a large pool of congealed blood on the turnpike road, where the body was found, and about eight yards nearer Derby there were t•vo lesser pools, and it is supposed that deceased watt-• dragged from the latter spot to the former, where -no -tieto:,t his murderers left him. At Cherry bill, about 200 yards nearer Derby, was also found a pool of blood by the side of a stone wall, whilst one of the stones hail marks on it that would have been caused by the firing of shot. That plunder was the object of the murderers is evidenced. by the feet that the murdered man was robbed of his hoots (odd ones), and there is no doubt that they took the linen he was carrying with him, as an empty hamper was found on the turnpike road about 200 yards, from where the body was found. Mr. Stone was a quiet, harmless, inoffensive man, and has left a widow and five children to lament his sad fate... Information of the murder was given to Mr. Jones, superin ndent constable of the district, who early on Tuesday Morning apprehended a woman on the road .near .to Spondon, who had been seen in the company of two suspicious charac ters late en the previous evening. She gave the constable such a contradictory and incredible account of how she had passed the night that it is strongly suspected she knows some• thing about 'this foul tranQaction. The greatest excitement Prevails in the neighbourhood. CHURCH. EXTENSION IN THE METROPOLIS.—TheIIO3 of Bedford and the Marquis of Westminster have contributed each £lO,OOO towards the erection of new churches in London. THE REPRESENTATION OF MALDON.—The death of Mr. Leonard induces Mr. Mechi to again announce to the electors of Maldon his determination to go to the poll at the next election, as a candidate for their suffrages. ROYAL MATRIMONIAL AERANGEMENTS.—Amongst the marriage stipulations of Donna Aimlie and Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, is one to the effect that the wedding shall take place at Madrirl, and another that the princess shall not be followed into Bavaria by any Spanish lady—all her present attendants being destined to leave her at the frontier. THE SOsPICIOUS DEATH OP A. LADY AT ILKLEY.—A detective officer has been sent down by the home secretary, and the greatest exertions are being made by the local police. A man named George Holmes, well known in the district, was on Monday taken before Mr. G. F. Billam, a magis trate at Otley, on suspicion of having.been concerned in Mrs. MAinight's death. He was apprehended on Saturday, for garroting and robbing a girl at Burley, and it was then found that his appearance and dress corresponded with that of one of four men, who were seen in the neighbourhood of the Cow Pastures about the time of the supposed murder. He lives at Hawkesworth, about midway between Bradford and Otley, and has for some time led an idle and dissolute life, lie was remanded for further evidence,