The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-08 00:00:00

SERVANTS WANTING SITUATIONS PERSONS WANTING SERVANTS, should Advertise in the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, CHARGE SIXPE N C E. Published every morning, at 19, South John-street, Liverpool, and 9, Princess-street, Manchester. .4fprotianti. WWI COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. FABES.—CABIN, (Including Steward's Fee), 125.; §vannAon, ss. Servants in Cabin, Full Fare. • Unless prevented by any unforeseen occurrence, the under-noted or other Steamers are intended to sail, (with or without Pilots), between Liverpool and Glasgow, with Goods and Passengers, as under The Clyde Steam Navigation Company's Steam-Ships, LYRA Captain HARDIE, . , • w 4 \ COMMODORE (Chartered) ....Captain Born, a '' 4 sTAG. (new Steamer) .... Captain MAIN JIM 1-IPOI LYNX, (new Steamer) Captain MILLER., FROM LIVERPOOL. N.B.—Goods for Shipment on the day marked * must be alongside the Vessel three hours before the appointed time of Sailing; other days one hour. OCTOBER. LYRA COMMODORE COMMODORE COMMODORE COMMODORE COMMODORE CGMMODORE Monday.. Tuesday .Saturday .Thursday Tuesday • Saturday ,Thursday 3, at 11, Forenoon. 4, at 9, Evening. 8, at 2, Afternoon ,13, at 7, Evening. .18, at 11, Forenoon. 22, at 1, Afternoon, 27, at 6, Afternoon, . • , The Steamer from Glasgow on TUESDAY, and from Liverpool on THURSDAY, will call, weather permitting, at RAMSEY, ISLE OF DIAN, to land and receive Passengers. Passengers are requested to take charge of their own Luggage, as the Ship is not responsihie in any way for its safety. Horses, Cattle, barriages, and all kinds of Vehicles shipped at their Proprietors' risk. T.• MARTIN and BURNS and CO., 12, Water-street. C. MAC IVF.R and CO., 12, Water-street. Commertfal t aitis. THIS DAY ON ACCOUNT OF WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, This day (Saturday,) the Bth instant, at 12 o'clock, at the Brokers' office, 2, Exchange-court, North, Tithebarn-street, 15 Bales COTTON (all faults,) And a Quantity of PICKINGS, Ex John P. P. liarward from New Orleans. _ _ For further particulars apply to FRANCEYSTCOMER. This day (Saturday,) the Eighth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 100 Barrels American LARD. Apply to WILLIAM GARDNER & Co. Brokers. ON TUESDAY NEXT ON ACCOUNT OP WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, On Tuesday next, the 11th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at S. Dutton and. Nephew's Saleroom, 14, Exchange-buildings, 1854 Sacks partially Damaged Stored SALT, 3011 „ )9 „ Common ditto, Lying at the Sandon dock, landed from the Neva, from New Orleans. Apply to Messrs. Leech, Harrison, and Forwood, mer chants ;or to S. DUTTON & NEPHEW, Brokers. ON WEDNESDAY NEXT ON ACCOUNT OF WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. On Wednesday next, the 12th instant, at Twelve o'clock at the Depot, north end Prince's dock, About 20 tons damaged Plate, Sheet, and Hoop IRON, 1 Ton Australian PICKS, 25 Boxes Tin PLATES, &c. Lying at the Depot, north end Prince's dock, from the Catherine. Apply to S. DUTTON & NEPHEW, Brokers. on WedrKisday next, the 12th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, Exchange-street East, 162 Barrels fine American ROSIN. Apply to Messrs. Franghiadi, and Rodocanachi, mer• chants, or to WILLIAM & JOSEPH WHITE, Brokers On Wednesday next, the 12th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Public 'Saleroom, Exchange-Building,s. 200 Bales Bombay MADDER ROOTS, 500 Bags LINSEED, 648 Bags MUSTARD SEED, 31 Bags RAPESEED, 400 Bags BLACK PEPPER, 2000 Bags MYRABOLAMS, now landing.—Apply to T. & H. LITTEDALE and Co., Brokers, THURSDAY. INONA.MAN" On Thursday next, th e 13th i ns t an t, a t O ne o'clock, at the Brokers' Sale-room, Derby Buildings, Fenwick-street, The A 1 Brig MARY GILLESPIE, 4 . 4k\ i, 264 tons register, built in 1850, and classed A 1 1-N014,..1 for four years ; is sheathed with zinc, and is well - • adapted for the West India trade. Length, 95 feet 7-10ths, breadth, 20 feet 9-10ths, depth, 15 feet 6-lOths. Lying in Harrington Dock. 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All communications, Books for Review, etc., to be for warded to the Editor must be addressed to the Publisher, CHARLES WILLMER, and those from London may be sent to the care of Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. ,Rtirtyttu Rill firm. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1853 JUDGING from the latest telegraphic despatches the Russo-Turkish difficulty appears farther re moved from a pacific solution than ever. If the rumours which so widely obtain in London and Paris be relied upon, then, indeed, doe‘ the aspect of affairs look not only threatening but alarming. Whilst writing, a telegraphic message has been forwarded to our office from our London Corres- pondent to the effect, that the Cabinet Council, which held its sitting yesterday, with the avowed purpose of considering the all-absorbing Question which is now powerfully agitating Europe, unani mously resolved upon supporting Turkey at any COst—EVEN THAT OF WAR ! Great consternation prevails in Paris. The French Government would seem to anticipate hos- tilities, arguing from the precautionary measures it is adopting against any casualty that may arise. It is said that French troops are to be immediately despatched to the scene of action, under the com mand of General CANROBERT. A corps of 18,000 men is to be embarked at Toulon to reinforce the army of occupation at Rome, should such a step )1p deemed desirable We have intelligence like wle from St. Petersburg up to the 24th ult., that xEmPEnoR, by a ukase, issued during his visit to tWeow, 'ordered an additional levy of troops Alstanding the. very threatening aspect which tls Question assumes, we are not yet without hope that the friendly offices of the Great Powers may induce the SULTAN, who, in'declaring war with Russia, has acted against the counsel of his allies, to abandon his decision THE returns of the Trade and Navigation of the United Kingdom, for the month ending the sth of September, were issued yesterday, from the Board of Trade ; and as we stated on Thursday, they shew, notwithstanding the existence of several de pressing influences, a gratifying increase in the Home and Foreign Trade of the country. The exports of our domestic produce and manu factures have materially increased,•not so much, perhaps, upon a comparison with those of the pre vious month as with those of the month of July. They amounted, in September, to the value of £8,297,086. In August, the value was .R 7,995,086, being an increase of £302,000 ; but the increase over the preceeding month of July, is no less than £1,524,353. The following table, however, will clearly shew the progress we have made in the pre sent year January February 6,28 1 )841 March 602,649 Apri1....., May... 7,578,910 June ... ... July ... August' 7,995,086 September In September, therefore, the value of our exports was greater than in any of the preceding months of the year. Compared with the corresponding months of 1851 and 1852, the account stands thus— ' Increase in 1853. 1851. . . £6,645,928 . . £1,651,158 1852. . . 6,870,586 . . 1,426,500 1853. . . 8,297,086 But upon the eight months, ending September 5, of the three years, the comparison is still more in favour of 1853 Value of exports. Increase in 1853. 1851. . , £47,157,984 . £11,000,745 1852. . . 47,008,140 . . •11,149,583 1853. . . 58,159,729 The principle articles in which the increase has taken place are, cotton manufactures, earthen ware, beer and ale, glass, linen manufactures, machinery, metals and various descriptions of silk manufactures. In the articles upon which there has been a decrease, it does not appear that labour has largely entered. As to the import trade for the month, there have been increased supplies of some de scriptions of cattle, a diminution of corn of nearly all kinds, and also of sugar, and several other articles. In tea there have been increased im ports, in the eight months over the corresponding period of 1852, but a considerable diminution com pared with the same period in 1851. The quan tities of all articles entered for home consumption generally, show an increase. The exports of foreign and colonial merchandise from the United Kingdom, shew that there has been an active trade, both upon the month, and upon the eight months. The navigation returns shew that there has been a profitable foreign trade. By the absolute decrease which has taken place in the coasting trade of the United Kingdom, a subject which is just now exciting much attention, particularly in the coal ports of the north. In the month ending September 5, of the present and the two preceding years, the coasting vessels entered inwards, with their tonnage were— Vessels. Tonnage. 1851. . . . 11,890 .. . . 1,149,311' 1852. . . . 11,242 . . . 1,043,980 1853. . . . 11,287 . . . 1,061,433 For the eight previous months in the same years, the entries inwards were— 1851 1852 1853 Vessels Tonnage. 90,627 . . . 8,337,207 89,403 . . . 8,378,310 90,988 . . . 8,687,821 The clearances outwards in the month ending September 5, were in— Vessels. Tonnage. 1851 1852 1853 For the eight months the clearances were— Vessels. Tonnage. 1851 1852 1853 These figures tell their own tale. The superior profits of the foreign trade have led the owners of coasters to accept freights to foreign ports. The interest attaching at this moment to infor mation relating to the supply of grain and its sources, have induced the Board of Trade to an nounce that in the next monthly accounts there will be given a statement of the importations during the nine months of the present year, in which the countries from which the quantities are received will be designated. The importance of this infor mation, under present circumstances, cannot be exaggerated. It is only to be regretted that it is not at once published, for the eight months already expired. But in the mean time a statement is given of the quantities of the several kinds of grain and meal imported in the year 1852. We trans cribe the totals. GRAIN Wheat 3,060,268 qrs. Barley .625,540 Oats 989,287 Rye Beans and peas • 477,306 Indian corn Buck Wheat 8,084 Total.. ... 6,641,729 qrs Wheat Barley 212 „ Oats Rye Pea and Bean . . . Indian Corn Buck Wheat Total 3,866,7] 9 cwts This table indicates very clearly the most impor tant sources of our supplies. We have not space for all the details, but the single article of wheat will show how important are some of those points to which, from other circumstances, public atten tion is now so anxiously directed. We drew, in 1852, from the Russian ports within the Black Sea, 706,622 qrs., from Prussia 451,938 qrs., from France 207,751 qrs., from Wallachia and Moldavia 86,139 qrs., from Egypt 392,746 qrs., and from the United States 483,569 qrs. From the Russian ports con sequently we drew by far the greatest portion of our supplies. It has been frequently stated that the granaries in those ports are now overflowing, but from the local and political causes their re dundancies cannot be applied to our necessities. The criminal folly of continuing such a state of things, whoever is responsible for it, could not re ceive a more practical condemnation. THERE is nothing within the range of thought more curious to contemplate, than the periodical fluctuations in Money matters, and the price of living in this commercial country. :If they shew on the one hand. how far speculative mania and panic may go in some epidemic crisis, so, on the other hand, it is seen with what elasticity and re deeming power, a country of Saxons and Celts, en gaged in commerce, can recover itself and change the whol-e aspect in the relations of capital. This has been rrepeatetlly witnessed in Britain and America. The term " bringing ruin on the country by speculation," is but relative, and has respect to credit rather than to capital. In the darkest hour that has lowered Over Britain in Modern days, and when many went to Bologne and the Bankrupcy Courts, there *as plenty of capital in the country for all legitimate purposes. What are called re vulsions in the course of trade, are tornadoes in the world of fancy rather than iii the world of matter. England, as a nation, is rich or poor just as she fancies herself to be. Hazardous adventures and wild speculations, even when they become a popular passion, and are all preVarent; do but little harm to 'capital, other than to change it from tone person to another; while the panic is brought on by credit being shaken, confidence lost—but not capital. The moment the disease is cured, and crazed men return to a sane mind, the keys of the money-box are turned ) and capital pours out in streaming abundance for all the rational pursuits of business. But we have just now hit upon a time of extra vagant prices for food, and a high rate of interest on money, without being caused by any extraor dinary speculations. The artizans and labourers in the manufacturing towns have had full employ for the three years last past. The foreign demand for goods has been great. Trade and commerce, throughout all their ramifications, have been health ful and prosperous. Such has been the demand for labour, that more than 140,000 able-bodied pau pers have been cut loose from the unions and poor-houses to supply the needful. Add to these, that bullion from the gold-fields of California and Australia has proved to be no chimera—it has turned out a telling reality, manifesting itself by ship-loads in the ports of England and America, and generating a new era in the history of com merce. Amidst all this active bustle of ships and mills, wheels and spindles, pistons and springs, saws and hammers, at home, and the influx of gold from abroad, the Bank of England has raised its rate of interest to five per cent. whilst the stocks are depressed. But from this we are not to infer any want of capital. Both the high price of food and the high rate of interest on money are super induced by the war-panic in the East. The fooleries of NICHOLAS, the Autocrat, have for a long time been inflicting serious evils on Europe. They have compelled Turkey to raise and maintain an armament far beyond the national means. They have kept Westerh Europe in a ferment, led to deep speculations in the corn-market, and are the chief cause of the fluctuation in the money market, and the high price of food. But when the CZAR and the SULTAN shall come to their senses, and patch up those little bickerings about the Greek Christians, this artificial state of things will be over, and the Money-Market will be more redundant than ever. Everything is tending in a direction to produce striking changes in the relations of capital. With an increasing trade and revenue, despite the reductions of duties to more than £12,000,000 per annum—with bullion in bank to a larger amount than was ever before known, and with the certainty of an increasing golden harvest from abroad, we may foresee an approach ing state of affairs, which must awaken the best energies of mankind, and which, if wisely watched, may give an impulse to the . spread of civilisation such as has never been witnessed at any former epoch. The mines of Australia have given a mighty impetus to emigration in that direction; and the reflex action of that movement on all other parts of the world, is manifesting itself with daily and increasing force. Over the whole civilized world, not excepting staid and inert China, the stir is distinctly felt ; and the awakening life, thus mani festing itself at the extremities of the commercial system, is sent to and back from England, the centre, with a more powerful pulsation. Under all these circumstances, the moment the war-flurry is blown over, money in London will be at a lower rate than at any former period in the memory of man ; and as far as we can see, nothing is to inter vene to disturb the tendency towards accumulation. Step by step with this tendency, the rate of interest in this country must decline ; and the question is, what new avenues are there open for safe invest ments to be made, where a return for the use of the money would be satisfactory? We could name many, both to East and West of us ; but we name one to the South, which should no longer be over looked. Go to the River Plate, which, with its tributaries, Parana and Uruguay, penetrate 3,000 miles into the interior, rich in soil, mild in climate, and abounding in products and mineral wealth. There are canals to be opened ; rails .to be laid down; steamers to be built ; coals and minerals to be dug out of the earth; piers, harbours, and docks to be constructed ; cities and towns to be founded and built up ; and other enterprising occupations to be essayed, such as a neglected beautiful country needs, and such as will astonish the imbecile natives. Companies and associations, now formed in England, may clothe themselves with great wealth, by operating upon South America, in like manner as the East India Company rolled up gold by its operations in Hindostan. In many respects the two countries are not dissimilar; but in one particular they essentially differ. Instead of having to fight pagan tribes, for elbowroom, as formerly in the East, English associations to improve the country would be hailed as a boon by the new republics of South America. Go forth ye capitalists ! and test our assurance. The salt water baths at the George's Pier Head are now made tepid. FURTHER MORTALITY AMONGST THE PASSENGERS EY THE ISAAC WRIGHT.—Since Thursday night, up to which our last report reached, five more of the passengers by. this vessel have died in the workhouse, of cholera. One was a woman, and the remaining four were men. FATAL ACCIDENTS.—Garrett Neale, who arrived from Ireland at midnight on Thursday by the steamer Van guard, whilst walking on the dock quay near the pierhead, fell into the Clarence Basin and was drowned, The passen gers were landed on the Salisbury Pier. An inquest will be held'on his body this day. THE " NEW WORLD"—A STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCE, AND IF TRUE, A PAINFUL ONE.—The following strange par ticulars have been communicated to us by a gentleman who heard them from a friend, a passenger by this vessel, recently arrived from New York. He assures us that the gentleman, who communicated them to him, is, in the highest degree, trustworthy, and that, had he not to start immediately for Dublin, he would have called at our office himself and narrated them to us. We cannot, therefore, pledge our selves for their truth; but, under any circumstances, we think that an investigation into the matter is called for : The gentleman states that after being out from New York for some days, two of the crew flung themselves overboard, preferring rather to terminate their sufferings in a watery grave, than endure any longer the ill-treatment which they experienced at the hands of some of the officers on board. He further says, that one of the men was an Irishman, who either shipped at New York as cook, or stowed himself away ; and being compelled to work, and not able to ascend the rigging, the officers used to set a hugh dog to worry him. Frequently was he bitten, and his flesh torn away by this brute, until he was finally driven to commit the fatal act of self-destruction. The other was an American, and before taking the final plunge, he stood on the bowsprit, and waving his hat, bade " good-bye" to his messmates.---This is the story, and as we have heard it, so have we told it. VIE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. AWPUL SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OE THREE HUNDRED LIVES, Intelligence was received in town yesterday afternoon, of the total loss of the emigrant ship Annie Jane, from this port, for Quebec and Montreal, with about 430 passengers, composed chiefly of workmen sent out by Messrs. Brassey, Veto, and Coi,for enlploynient on the Great Canadian Railway. The particulars at present received are very meagre; but it appears the vessel went on shore during a heavy gale from the westward, on the 28th ult.. on the Island of Barra, north-west of Scotland, of the total number of persons on board, only 102; including the Captain, are re ported to have been savedi The vessel was dismasted thirty six hours after leaving Liverpool, and drifted as far as tat. 60 N. After the ship was dismasted three sets of spars were rigged on the stumpS of the lower masts, but each time they were ininiediately Carried away by the Vio - - lence of the gale. The vessel was one yf the first class' and, in addition to the pa,siengeis, she had a very large and valuable general cargo on board. The number of lives lost by this melancholy accident is understood considerably to exceed three hundred. REVISION OF THE MUNICIPAL LI;9:T. The annual revision of the Municipal List Was coninienced on yesterday, at ten o'clock, before the Mayor (SAMUEL HoLluE, Esq.) and John Yates, jun., Esq., and Henry Brem ner Esq., as Assessors. Mr. Bretherton appea re d f or th e Liberals, and Mr. Buckmaster for the Conservatives. On entering the Court, The - MAYOR said—Before the proceedings commence, I am anxious to make a few, obsertations;.which I think my public duty requires. It is with no slight degree both of surprise and regret, that I find objections of a wholesale nature have been made to the extent of 21001 I would really ask the gentlemen what is to be gained by this —not a fair and legitimate expression of public opinion certainly, but an unworthy triumph, reflecting no credit on any party, and displaying personal enmity and ill-will (hear, hear). The legislature certainly never contemplated such wholesale and frivolous objections as have been witnessed hi our registra tion courts. Vigilance is indeed necessary, and even credit able, and either party ought to be watchful, lest by trickery on the_one hand, or fraud on the other, the registry should be swamped by hundreds, or even by one person,. who had no right legally to be placed upon it, But that vigilance is quite a different thing from the wholesale batch of objections which are made against hundreds, I may say thousands, of well-known men, resident rate-payers; and all these notices have been served on them, on the very last day, even the very last night, allowed by the law. That men well-known as burgesses, where there cannot be a shadow of a doubt as to their qualification, by some technical or frivolous objec tion made by the letter of the law being strained in contradiction both to its spirit and essence, should be compelled to leave their avocations at great personal sacri fice, and probably pecuniary loss, to attend here day by day, or otherwise be deprived of their vote, is so unjust that it ought to be universally deprecated. (Hear, hear). Many persons are so annoyed at this system, that they voluntarily submit to be struck off rather than incur the loss of time ne cessary to secure their votes. Can this be right or constitu tional ? I think a man may indeed be regardless of his pro perty, or wasteful of his money, but he is not to be robbed of it ; and though a man may care very little for the posses sion of the franchise, still that is no - right that he should be unjustly deprived of it. Now, I have taken up the list of objections in one of the wards since coming on the bench, and I observe there such names as Mr. Banker, Mr. Bullen, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Horsfall, Mr. Kersley, Mr. Manifold, Mr. Stewart, another Borough Magistrate and Town Councillor ; Mr. Booth, another Magistrate, Mr. J. H. Tur ner, whom I have personally known to have inhabited the same house for thirty-five years; and the names of several others equally well known and respectable gentlemen. Now, I ask are these things fair ? I think in one ward, Rodney Ward, there are 1100 names on the original list, and of these no less than 800 are objected to: I say this is an un fair and most unconstitutional proceeding. The legislature ought to interfere in this matter, and where the objection failed, costs ought to be given in this municipal the same 'as in the parliamentary revision, though I hope the period is not far distant, when one registration will do for parliamentary and municipal pur poses. For a long period, in past times, I was subjected to this annoyance, and I remember that on one occasion I had to make a journey from Scotland to Liverpool to preserve my vote at a period when my parochial assessment amounted to several hundreds a year. lam not sure if an action were brought in the County i Court that one would not get re dress for the loss and inconvenience caused by these frivo lous objections ; but yet I think it would be well worth to try the experiment. I do not wish these remarks to be binding on the two gentlemen who are sitting with me in an official capacity. I take the responsibility on myself in thus saying what I conceive to be imperatively necessary. The wholesale system of objections to men, in the hope that they cannot, or will not attend, and so be truck off the registry, is a foul blot and stain, discreditable to those who do it, I care not of what party they are (hear, hear), and I unhesi tatingly condemn such a system as unjust, oppressive, and unconstitutional. If I speak strongly upon this subject, it is because I feel strongly upon it. We are compelled, I presume by law, to strike off those who do not appear when called upon the second time ; but whenever I am obliged to do so in the case of well-known men, against whom merely technical or frivolous objections are made, or in the case of any man, against whom there is urged no valid objection, I shall consider that my office imposes on me the painful ne cessity of inflicting on him that legal injustice. Mr. YATES said that he had no objection to say that he honestly agreed with what the Mayor stated. The MAYOR said hehOpWtliat the parties who had served the objections, would agree together, and would withdraw crowds of those which would be perfectly futile. Mr. BUCKMASTER said that in Rodney Ward for many years back unity of feeling had existed, and were it not that his friends understood that a large issue would take place, of objections, known to be perfectly frivolous on the . other side, they would not have prepared. or issued objections on their side. An issue certainly did take place,. and they did the same ; but as it would bd a great inconvenience to many gentlemen to attend, he was instructed to make an offer to withdraw all their objections provided the other side did the same. That offer had not been responded to, and there fore nothing remained for him but to persevere in the objections. _ The MAYOR hoped that the other party would now accede to the offer, and he was sure that it would be very creditable to both parties if they did. There was the case of Mr. Turner, for instance—. Mr. BREMERTON said that as the Mayor seemed specially to refer to him, he should say that he could see no dif ference between Mr. Turner and any other burgess in the town. He could not agree with his Worship as to the ob jections being frivolous, and, with the greatest deference for the Court, he should say that his Worship's remarks would be much better after the revision, because then they would have a fair opporttmity of knowing what was frivolous, or what was not ; and by that means the shaft would be aimed at those who merited it, and not in the general and sweeping way in which it had been aimed. He was not called on as an advocate to defend the issuing of these objections, but merely to do his duty; but in doing that duty he would not draw any distinction between Mr. Turner, or Mr. Gladstone, and any other man who might hold the franchise. Mr. Tur ner would come on in his place as any other man ; and he (Mr. Bretherton) thought that the late revision, consider ing that it was the largest revision ever held in this country, was conducted, as the presiding Barrister had been pleased to state, most admirably as to order and temper; and he thought they would not depart from that in this instance. The observations made did not affect him personally ; he was merely an advocate, and in the discharge of his duty he would know no distinction between any men. _ Mr. YATES said he conceived that his experience for twelve years in these matters, enabling him to know what propor tion the valid to the invalid objections should hold in such a list, fully justified him in pronouncing the opinion he had done. That opinion had been expressed by the Mayor, and he (Mr. Yates) should allow it to stand. • Mr. BRETHERTON : But the proceeding which has been adopted is not unconstitutional ; for the only way by which the balance of parties can be preserved, as the present regi stration machinery exists, is the one we have adopted. You must not blame the people who make use of such means, but you must blame the law which adopts such a machinery. You must not blame the men, but the system. The MAYOR : The system I do blame 9 but at the same time I cannot withdraw one word against those who make these frivolous objections, whoever they may be. (Hear. hear.) Everton Ward was the first taken up, and it was resolved that the names should be gone through alphabetically. MR. BAINBRIGGE'S LECTURE.—Last evening, Mr. Bainbrigge delivered a lecture on the " Physiology of the Mind," at the Collegiate Institution. After a brief intro duction, the lecturer proceeded to point out the connection between the mind and the body, and showed how the one could not be overtaxed without the other being propor tionably injured by the exertion. He then dwelt on the importance of physiological science in connection with educa tion, and illustrated his argument by showing how it would lead parents to observe more clearly the tendencies of their children, and thus enable them to develope their good, and check their bad qualities. He then asked what time should education commence ? And he answered it by saying that, though various answers had been given to the question, yet, in his opinion, the earliest dawn of consciousness should be the starting point of education. For, from that period, the mind receives impressions, and we should never teach children what they should in after life unlearn. The lecturer then eloquently pourtrayed how the subtlest truth in meta physics was to be found in the Scripture, " Love is the ful filling of the law ;" for love led us to duty, and, in the per formance of duty, "the law" was fulfilled. Passing from this head, he proceeded to consider the formation of character, and its importance, not only to the individual, but to society. The lecturer dwelt on this head at considerable length, and impressed on his hearers, that as the formation of character determined the fate of the individual, so was it the more necessary that parents and teachers should watch every phase of its development in the child and pupil. The lecturer was warmly applauded at the conclusion of the addresss. COUNTY COURT.-YESTERDAY h is Ilonur, JOSEPH POLLOCK, Esq., sat at ten o'clock. BATEMAN V. JACKSON AND WILDING.---CUSTOM OF A TRADE. —This case *as previously heard, and the particulars published in this Journal. Mr. Bateman, oiner and builder, of Heath-street, sought to recover from Messrs. Jackson and Wilding, hosiers, 1/, as preniium for a plan and estimate which he furnished for the fitting up of a new shop in Ranelagh street, and which were not accepted by the defendant, The case was adjourned to this day for the purpose of allowing the plaintiff to prove that it was a general custom of the trade to be paid for plans and estimates furnished under such cir cumstances, Mr. Alniond appeared on behalf of the plaintiff . . Mr. Bateman was examined, and deposed that he was sent for by Mn Jackson, and ordered to prepare the plan and estimate, which met the approval of Mr: Jackson, but plaintiff did not get the job:—Mr: Almond Is there anything in the trade Nithich entitles a person preparingplans to any remuneration ?—Witness : I know that I always make it a practice to charge for plans.—Court : That is not the question ; the question is whether there is such a custom in the trade. —Mr. Almond : In the report which I have read of the trial, it was stated that it was made conditional upon my bringing the knowledge of the custom directly home to the defendants, which, of course, I cannot_do.—Court : Oh lid, ; *hat I said was; that pill must tither bring home the knowledge of stidh a practice to the defendants, or shew that it was a custom so gonefdl, that their know ledge of it must be inferred. It must be general and well established, and not for a mere partial purpose—so general that you are to presume that all those connected, with that par ticular trade are acquainted with it.—Thomas Bage, builder and joinerj deposed that he was not in the habit of charging for plans, providing, lie did the Wofk, but if he did not do the work he would charge for it.—Mr. Almond: Siippdse you were called upon to prepare a plan for the fitting up of a new shop, and that you sent in your estimate, which estimate was not accepted, id there any custom of the trade to entitle you to make a charge ?—Witness ; I *ould consider myself entitled to make a eharge.—Court: That is not the answer.— You must confine yourself to the general custom of the trade, not what you yourself would do. Witness • I can only say that I have been paid for such jobs, and consider myself entitled to it. I cannot say that everybody does it. I have done these jobs and not been paid.—Court : That is exactly what I expected, some persons pay, and some persons do not.—John Cooper, another builder and joiner, was also examined, but said he could only speak for himself, that he had always charged such jobs, and got payment too, (Laughter). Court: I think you are quite right to make the charge, if you can. Mr. Almond :—I can only corroborate this evidence by other parties—l do not profess to carry it further. Court : I think it is plain the custom is not universal. These gentle• men are all anxious to haVe the jobs, and they are willing to run the risk of the little comparative trouble and expense in the first instance, in order to have the benefit of the job. —Mr. AlMond : Suppose I prove that the plan in this case was actually adopted and substantially used ?—Court : Of course, if vou shew that, a new point will be opened alto gether.—Mr. Bateman was recalled, and stated that his plan remained in the possession of Mr. Jackson, up to the 28th Of last month, and that from his knowledge Of the premises, he believed it had been used in fitting up the shop. On the other hand, the builder who actually fitted up the shop was called, and positively deposed that he never saw the plan sent in by Mr. Bateman at all.—Court : It is my opinion that in small jobs of this kind, persons are willing to send in their estimates and take the risk. In order to establish the case for the plaintiff, the custom stated by Mr. Bateman, should either have been a practice of his own which was known to the defendants at the time of their giving the order, or else,. a, custom so general in the trade, that they must, be cognizant of it at the time they gave the original order. Neither appears in this case. The case was accor dingly dismissed. THOMAS Di 4 CONNELL V. THE BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY.—This was a new trial at the instance of the Railway Company. At the previous trial, the plaintiff, who is a clothier, sued the company for the value of a parcel, containing clothes, and which it was alleged was booked in the office of th eCompany at Liver pool, to be delivered at the Bevington station for a lady named Cartwright, and which was not delivered. The evidence of the plaintiff's assistant was given to show, that on the 7th of August, he delivered the parcel to a person named Bachelor, at the office of the Company, and paid 6d. for it. On behalf of the company, it was denied that the parcel had been received, and it was contended that it must have been left at the landing-stage where the messenger had been upon the same day to deliver other parcels. A verdict was then had for the plaintiff. Subsequently to the trial, the parcel was found in the refreshment-room at the land ing-stage, and the Company applied for a new trial, which was accordingly had. Mr. Hime appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. John Bucke Lloyd for the company. The assistant of Mr. M'Connell, a person named Milledge, was examined, and deposed, that upon the 7th August, between nine and ten o'clock, he took a parcel to the office of the company in Liverpool, directed to Mrs. Cartwright, Bevington station, which he delivered to a person in the office named Bachelor, and for which he paid 6d. He had four other parcels to deliver, one to go by the Birkenhead boat, and three by the Woodside boat. He went to the landing-stage, and put the parcels into the different boats. He did not enter the re freshment-room at that time, nor had he ever been there until subsequent to the finding of the parcel there. He clid,not ask for any receipt at the railway office, nor did he see the parcel marked carriage paid.—Mr. M'Connell was briefly examined in reference to the sending of the parcel.—COUßT : I am very sorry you do not see your way on either side to some arrangement of this case. Of course the value of the parcel is not the consideration. Mr. Lloyd—Certainly not. Co= : My present impression is, having seen the witnesses before, that it would be a very hard thing to impute in tentional dishonesty to any one of the parties on either side, and lam sorry it is put in that way. If you cannot your selves see any solution of the question, without that, we must come to a point which is very unpleasant to decide upon, and which, I confess, I think might possibly be avoided. I would suggest that this action should be with drawn, and that there should be no imputation at all upon the character of any of the parties. After some conference between the parties, Mr. Lloyd offered to give back the parcel, with ou t imputation on either party, and let each pay their own costs. Mr. Hime, after some considera tion of the question, said, he was ready to agree to the offer, and withdraw the action. Court : I have never seen any ground for imputation upon either side. I have seen the plaintiff's young man examined, on both occasions, and I have observed him giving his evidence with apparently a great respect for truth, and a great amount of caution. As to the persons employed in the railway office, I very care fully examined, as well as I could, their conduct and de meanour on the last occasion, and I saw no reason to impute to them the slightest irregularity in any way, or any mis conduct whatever. I am very glad that the matter has so ended, for I have carefully considered the question, and it has given me some subject for thought, and I would cer tainly have felt it my duty, had it gone on, whatever the result should have been, to have given my verdict according to the impression produced upon me by the evidence. I think it is liberal upon the part of Mr. M'Connell, to assent to the proposition as regards the costs of both trials ; and I think it is quite right that he should have credit for his liberality. On the other hand, it is certainly quite right that Mr. Lloyd should not do anything which might impute or seem to admit misconduct or negligence upon the part of the Company. All imputation is Snow withdrawn, and lam exceedingly glad, personally glad, that it has ended. so.—The action was accordingly withdrawn, each party to pay the whole costs in both trials. KERR v. WRITMORE.—This was a case which was ordered to stand over from an early day in the sitting of the court. It was reported in this Journal, and relates to a sum of £3 10s.. which the plaintiff stated he had given to the defendant to get changed into gold, and which defendant did not return. Defendant positively affirmed that he had given the change. Mr. Etty appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Grocott for the defence. The books of the :defendant were produced and examined, and witnesses were about to be called, when his Honour said— My present impression is, that this case had not been made out, but I cannot assign any dishonesty to either party. I have watched Mr. Kerr in giving his evidence; and I am bound to say that he gave it in a very satisfactory manner. The solution of the matter probably is, that the money was put down, and that Mr. Kerr, sitting there and having some thing to drink, and being tired, did not perceive it at the time, and other parties having recourse to the room might have found it. That would leave the balance in the books right. My impression certainly is, that he did not take the money. I express this opinion because I suppose he will be held accountable by his employer, and I am quite satisfied he did not take it. The case was accordingly dismissed, the defendant to be paid the actual costs to which he was put in bringing witnesses. There was no other case of any im portance heard during the day, and the Court adjourned, at its rising, to Monday. LIVERPOOL DISTRICT COURT OF BANK RUPTCY.--YESTERDAY. Before Mr. COMMISSIONER STEVENSON.) IN RE THOMAS JA.RDINE.—The bankrupt in this case was a stone mason, builder, and licensed victualler, carrying on business in Liverpool, and came up to pass his last examina tion. Mr. Martin on the part of the assignees opposed, on the grounds that the bankrupt had lent £5O to a party whose address he could not give; that there were no vouchers for his trade or personal expenses, and that he had not kept proper books. The Commissioner remarked, that as no better accounts could be made out by the bankrupt, he would be compelled to pass them, but the bankrupt must be pre pared to take the consequences, when he came to apply for his certificate. Mr. Evans, solicitor for the bankrupt, ap plied to have the accountant's bill paid out of the estate. The bill contained an item of £4 4s. for making out a second balance sheet. This the Commissioner refused to allow. NEW BANKRUPTCY RULES.—IMPORTANT TO THE PROPES. sioN.—A trade debtor's summons having been issued by the Court, Mr. Fletcher appeared on behalf of the assignees, and Mr. Raffles, barrister, for the defendant. Mr. Raffles said, in this case there was a discrepancy between the par ticulars delivered in the notice and the summons as directed to the debtor. In the particulars of the demand and notice, the defendant was described as shipowner, dealer, and chap man ; and in the summons as shipowner, dealer and chap- They had no erroneous ; we had no particulars if that question were gone into before, selves—we deny that we ever had any sus. The Commissioner : This objection will fall unde " the particulars must be expressed with a reasonable of certainty." This refers to other particulars."' Raffles : The very particulars we require are alleged ff been sent in some other account.—Mr. Fletcher : lars have been delivered to the debtor, and as f requires that the particulars to be delivered n tioned with a reasonable degree of certainty, refer in the same manner as they would be stated in t ticulars of a fiat or declaration, that would do.—The missioner : The question is whether tht. or not, is this statement of particula. Fletcher : We say they have been delivered, prove it.—The Commissioner : You aro referring something for greater certainty - 4-1- - here expressed With sufficient ofli w t h o e u I p d be a a rti cn I n a inconvenient over again certain. ta th i n o the account is a very lon.. one.- Mr. liafh, purposely, beca use it will be -a matter of fact. missioner : It is immaterial- to me whether .4 is cx not. This is the account which ought titulars. I take it the rule seems to require. this should be stated with sufficient certainty., account, as the rule requires, c on t a i n sufficient et to dates and all other matters ?—Mr. the periods between which the date sioner : From one period to another, the goods were delivered.—Mr. Flt livered over this period. The dates 1. analogous delivered in the declaration to an action ; I shall they are quite sufficient in this case. It does not stL amount, and give the dates, bnt it goes into the part' of " goods sold and delivered, of labour and mater . the same provided, and money paid by the credktorr use of the debtor."—The Commissioner : The qui whether the rule does not require this account. tive of anything else, should give the items, of the items which form the demand of the as to dates and all other matters ?—Mr. Raffles would be no object in mentioning all those partial were not so.—Mr. Fletcher : The question is, wilt' is not a reasonable and convenient certainty. The 8 on which the claim is made are stated in every way ja they could be stated.—The Commissioner : You have shown you have referred to particulars which hay already delivered . That al mos t i mp li es t h ere i s some, account necessary to expl a i n th e matter.—Mr. Fin Not necessarily. The debtor having the account, till, meat of particulars sufficiently guides him to know ix claim is.—Mr. Raffles : That is assuming the ? was delivered. We deny we h a d an y accoua":, Fletcher : I can prove you had.—Th e Coiatail This question ought t o b e se ttl e d i n d epen d en t 0' Either the account is sufficient, or it is not, according rule. It is the account itself that must be conform s the rule. My impression is, the notice should be 0 . of the account between the parties, showing ' of the items, and of thq,,goods supplied. I Ulu., sufficient. Even if the account had been dell\ would not be sufficient, and the act requires the par should be sufficient.—Mr. Fletcher : I have nothing to say. When I prepared this I took a different vie in this case I have nothing more to add " to ask whether we can amend in this as wt.. —The Commissioner : No. This goes to the slut,. is not within that authority of amendment.--iu. l then applied to hav e th e cos t s a ll owe d . —M r. Fie 4" of is rather hard to have costs allo w ed on an object° d kind.—Mr. Raffles : We have offered to arrange, a n is an action now pending in the Court of b P a ssage•_ : hardship was in bringinc, us here.—The Commissione r your objection is on a technicality, I do'not think lend costs. I might have done so had it go n e t o the mc the case. It is an advantage you were entitled to tak e ' it is not a matter perhaps by which y ou wou ld be co u l d ceived. It is a good objection, but I thi n k I shoe give costs.—Mr. Raffles : If your Honour _ course we shall be afraid to take a technical obiectio% ie partici lave been de s • suffi uestion is, a my ? —Mr. l.' Fle r i r a"eot i _The ) have t r: It coP, -The Co t : not the dates on tcher They_Wel' vs on w BIRKENHEAD. OUTRAGEOUS Commrer.---Yesterday, before J. S. 1, 11 0 4 Esq., George Martin, captain o f th e ce l e b ra t e d °, 4 schooner yacht Sverrige, was cha rge d w ith d run kenin assault, in Mr. Roebuck's house, Claristian-street. Thy plainant is the proprietor of the vaults of the Carter . 4 and at about 12 o'clock on Thursday night, the 1 111 9 came in there i very drunk. He soon quarre ll e d with et the company, and. n order to separat e th em , Mrs. E,°„4, desired the prisoner to go about his b us i ness . doing so, he seized her by her hair, violently assaulting He then . attempted to get over the counter, three .0r times, and in doing so, broke four bottles of spin made use of very disagreeable languaee. ultimat Roebuck called in the police, and the prisoner Avas„ up in the bridewell. When brought before the magic, he acknowledged his delinquency, and said he was vet) for his conduct. He was fined ss. for drunkenne ssl ordered to make good the damage and loss of spirits 114 caused. His freak cost him altogether LI Is. 6d. ~ ATTEMPT AT INFAN TlClDE . — i n f orma ti on was r ecei the Police Office, yesterday, that a female respectal netted, had made an att em pt u p on th e lif e o f months old, by cutting its throat with a razor. Th e is still in a very precarious state. The mother is 11 ' custody. EXTRA CONSTABLES.—Four extra constahi sworn in at the Town Hall, for the dis - of Claughton ; especially for the win caution was considered nc petty robberies in that neighbourliood. SANrrAuv PRECAUTIONS.—In consequence of the e l ) ; lence of cholera, Inspectors of Nuisan ce s have be pointed who have already visited the locality of Clang SUDDEN DEATH.—Emma Doncaster-street, a woman of sli went to bed on Thursday night somethi liquor, and was found by her serva yesterday morning. DEATH FROM EATING night, a woman named Catharine SaN Soho-street, partook of about a quart of int her husband. She was almost mimed illness, and died the same evening. SALFORD PARLIAMENTARY RI voters for members of Parliament 'cc prised within the parliamentary yesterday morning revised by tl the revising barrister appointed for th were no objections, and onl iperatc a few claims made man being left out. Th in this notice and summons in his hand, ." Hertslet's B Act," in a note to this section neatest particularity Iv person as a nurseryman, dealei, titulars of demand, as nurseryman, c held to be bad.—The Commissioner : 'refer?—Mr. Raffles: It is an anonymous —The Commissioner : They must descrih as in the demand and notice.—Mr. Rafili see they have not done so in this case.— No ; your argument is, it ought to be fac out any variation, whether in substance Raffles : That is one point, I think, in so this; everything is to be construed most creditor.—Mn Fletcher; on the part of mitted that this was a very immaterial not describe the party in any other way. him as shipowner and dealer in any of occupier in a different business ; thereb' the case stated by Mr. Rattles ; the lir as being of another business, a co' bring him differently within the ope 7 discrepancy being so slight, and the led, as was shewn, it might be amena, the new rules.—The Commissioner : It was better known by some other trade.--M. think it implied a different trade; it was the ( description.—The Commissioners Fie was , side;-Mr. _Raffles i That is so.-4he r can be no doubt about the Want V' whether the rules require their' it is material or immaterial.. substance is the same as the identit j , to say it is an objection. The question sidered to be required to be an exact cop submit it is.so:—The Commissioner: - the Laid Times—Mt; Fletcher point that in dust the Court difference, it was a ease _ rule.—The Comthissioner, a marked this was a new fed' 1 of thc If it del foi amendtheni Court flid ptiwer of amending, amended was not' a iiafter of substant it is entirely in your Honor's disf..." whether your Honor will, in the fact, ment, and of its very strict words—whether cise that power in favor of the creditor, wher is to be undoubtedly construed most favourably 4- -The Commissioner : This rule • to rectify unless it is a matter of s, of substance ? that is the point. It . purpose of a trader's summons,—it may or adjudication—for a trader's summons it u. me to be such an important matter as to be tn. ter of substance. It does not affect the matter From the Law Times, the objection would be th better known as a nursery-man than as a cow • therefore it did not properly identify him. chapman" was a mere phrase: • - be carrying on.—Mr. Raffles : as dealers and chapmen who are not —The Commissioner : I do not know Nv you call a man a dealer and chapmar justified in altering "- tation in correcting it.—Mr. net,_ make the alteration.—The Commissioner: had another objection to take. The creditor _ livered the particulars required by the Act with th All the particulars delivered in the notice were sold and delivered, for labour and materio vided, and mony paid, &c " as were inserted in the notice, this is an erroneous statement gives t V Men V. at tO ellre the chi' ifferem