Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-23 00:00:00

;JI 'nx ~f :.~'. 6 LIVERPOOL ROYAL ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS. TAKING THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE AT ST. GEORGE'S-HALL. The volunteer movement is now a great fact. It has grown rapidly, and in its present state of development, it may be said to have assumed the d;mensions of a great national instifution. It has become the absorbing topic of the day, for it is in everybody's mouth, and, with soin•• indifferent exceptions, it meets with everybody's approba tion. It has originated in the anticipation of a possible danger, and even the people who suspect that 'danger to be' exceedingly remote, betray an anxiety which justifies the movement, and at the same time prompts the hope that the volunteer corps will be permitted to continue one of the permanent defences of our country. The military spirit of the people of England has been effectively evoked ; and the bravery, fortitude, and aptitude which distinguished our forefathers have within the last few weeks been unmistakeably manifested in their busier and more engrossed descendants. This improvised demonstration of loyalty is one of the healthiest signs of our times ; and we detect in the impromptu patriotism in which it has originated a healthy and conservative spirit. Liverpool, as might have been anticipated, has at once taken a high position in the movement, and a glance at our advertising - columns will afford a convincing proof of the determined activity of the " good old town." Our towns men are now giving a practical contradiction to the assertion that commercial pursuits unfit men, both mentally and physically, for the business of war. The commercial nations have always been the most valorous, and the country which owns the greatest number of rich merchants is the most glorious and the most powerful. In our own land, the towns have always competed with the rural districts in military ardour ; and the train-bands of two centuries ago rapidly usurped the place of the armed retainers of the preceding age. There is, therefore, nothing to be wondered at in the prominence which the large towns are taking in the present volunteer movement ; and it is not too much to expect that Liverpool alone will con tribute an army of pretty considerable dimen sions towards the national defence of our shores. Lancashire, in 1804, when a French invasion was imminent; and when our restless neighbours were actually preparing for a descent upon our coast, mustered nearly 15,000 volunteers; and in the present year of grace there is no reason why she ought not to present, fully armed and ready for battle, at least 30,000.0 r 40,000 men. In connection with the movement, a most interesting and imposing ceremony took-place in St. George's-hall, last evening, on the occasion of his WorLip the Mayor, T. D. Anderson, Esq., administering the oath of al legiance to the Liverpool Royal Artillery Volunteers, already numbering upwards of 600 enrolled members. The greatest excitement appeared to prevail on the part of the general public, and long before 6 o'clock the hall was surrounded by crowds of people. In the interior, the galleries were filled to their utmost capacity, and a considerable number of ladies and gentlemen were ac commodated on the raised portion round the sides of the hall, the centre, being, of course reserved for the move ments of the volunteers. On the platform was a large number of the principal gentlemen of the town and neigh bourhood. The following is a list of the invited guests : William Brown, J. A. Tobin, B. H. Jones, J. Bramley- Moore, G. H. Horsfall, W. Legh, M.P., Rector Camp bell, T. B. Horsfall, XP., J. C. Ewart, M.P., Charles Turner, the Town-Cerk, J. S. Mansfield, J. P. Hey wood, R; G. Hamilton, T. Haigh, S. H. Thompson, S. Sharman, W. Preston, Marriner, Cooper, Dickenson, Dowdall, W. Earle, Benson (2), Officers of the Nor thumberland Artillery (4), Col. Smythe, Col. Rogers, Capt. Faulkner, Col. Turner, Major Chambers, Capt. M‘Mullen, Capt. Mends, Ward-room Officers of Hastings (6), Major Greig, Capt. Fenwick, Capt. Weir, Dr. Langley, the Earl of Sefton (4), Samuel Bright, Sir T. B. Birch, Bart. ; Capt. Jones, R. F. Rifles ; Capt. V. King, Capt. Bousfield (2), and J. Edwards Moss. There were also present the American Consul, and Messrs. George Holt, S. R. Graves, Ald. J. B. Lloyd, Ald. Woodruff, N. Davies, J. N. Cropper, Capt. Stan hope, W. Hall, C. B. Banning, Capt. largraves, M.. Grazebrook, Jas. Robinson, Capt. Littledale, Ald. Jas Parker, Ald. J. H. Turner, Admiral Grenfell, Thomas Job, Thomas Baines, the Deputy Town-Clerk, James Robertson, &c., &c. The Ist, sth, and 14th Lancashire Rifles, under the command of Capt. Bousfield, Capt. A. Gladstone, and Capt. Bright; and the Wallasey Company of Volunteer Rifles, under the command of Capt. William Cbambres, who courteously undertook to attend as a guard of honour on the occasion, took up their position along the i entrance sides of the hall, ab ou t seven o ' c l oc k , amidst hearty applause. They marched into the hall in splendid soldierly style ; and, having been placed by Capt. Bousfield, the order to fix bayonets was given, a general salute was called, and the band of the Ist Lan cashire Rifles, under the able directorship of Mr. J. B. Cooper, struck up " God Save the Queen." At half past six, the Royal Artillery Volunteers were mustered in front of the south Ortico of the hall, where they were vociferously cheered by the assembled crowds in Shaw's-brow and the vicinity. Shortly after seven, they entered the door in order, under the south portico, and when they were marched into the large hall, through the north entrances, they were received with an enthu siastic burst of cheering. They were rapidly placed in position in the body of the hall ; and certainly the scene at this moment was one which might be characterised as sublime. It was unquestionably . most imposing and impressive. The various companies having been pro perly placed, The MAYOR (T. D. Anderson, Esq.) then said : Before commencing the proceedings of . this evening, I have been requested by the committee of management to read a letter from the Lord Lieutenant of the County, the Earl of Sefton, who states his regret at being un avoidably absent on the present occasion. He says : "Nothing would have given me greater pleasure than to have be en p resent at the swearing in of the Liverpool Artillery Volunteers. Having so short notice of this interesting ceremony, I regret that I cannot throw over my engagements for n ex t wee k , wh i ch have been long made. 1 should be glad if you would express to those present that my absence was unavoidable, and that I wish them every success in their loyal movement." Sir Thomas Birch regrets that an engagement at home vented Ewart prevents his attendance. Mr. Horsfall also from attending by previous engagements. Iti. T E e writes from London :—" I am ver y sor ry it will b e quite out of my power to attend the interesting cere mony to-morrow. Liverpool has nobly come for ward in the movement; and I trust the exam lc she has set in so patriotic a mann er will be fol lowed by the whole country. It is the best_ inod , e , of putting a stop to even the chanc e of collision." Gentlemen of the Liverpool Royal Artillery Volunteers, Lean assure you it gives sac great pleasure to meet you here this evening on so interesting an occasion as the present. I congratulate most sincerely Mr. Walters, to whom too much praise cannot be accorded, and you all, on the success which has attended your efforts. (Hear, hear.) Liverpool has now assumed its proper position in the popular movement of the day—(hear, hear)—and, ere long, Liverpool will number her volunteers by thousands. In 1804, when nearly 400,000 volunteers were raised in this country, Lancashire alone contributed 14,000, and if it were now required of her I am sure she would send double that number. (Hear, hear.) Gentlem en , w h a t ev e r our opinions may b e as t o th e inten tions of a neighbouring power—whether we believe that its head has a friendly feeling to this country or not— so long as such immense warlike preparations are main tained by it, the independence, the security, the great interests of this country, yea, of the world, require, indeed, demand, that this country.—that England shall be prepared for any an d every emergency that may arise. (Loud cheers and applause.) And, gentlemen, if it ever entered into the dreams of our Imperial neigh bour to invade this country, I trust, and am persuaded that the firm, and yet self-reliant attitude manifested by this country, and the patriotism shown by her people, will have the salutary effect of preventing so , mad and to himself so ruinous a proceeding. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Gentlemen, as we have a great deal to do this evening, and as there are several gentleman who will address you practically on the subject of the volunteer movement, I shall not detain you longer ; but shall call upon the Rev. Rector Campbell to address you before you take the solemn oath of allegiance to your Queen. (Cheers.) The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL was received with cheers. He said :—Having been called upon by the chief mag,is troth to address a few words to you upon this very solemn occasion, I am unwilling to show any reluctance or to disobey his command, although I feel perfectly inadequate to the task which he has laid upon me. Nevertheless, although I am a member and a minister of the great peace society—the Church of England, .I feel justified by my conscience and by the. Word of God, in promoting, to the very best of, my humble ability a movement which is intended to promote the purposes of defensive war; for although I consider that offensive war is the greatest of crimes I consider that defensive warfare, such as that for which you are pre paring yourselves, is the most sacred of duties. (Cheers.) A •war for the purpose of covetousness, .ambition, or revenge—a war, I may be permitted to say, even in a commercial community, which has for its object the forcing of commerce upon reluctant nations—a war fox an idea, in order to confer upon what are called oppres sed nationalities those blessings of freedom which they are unable to achieve or to retain themselves—still less a war for the purpose of revenging an imaginary wrong—such a war cannot be sanctioned by the Word of God. But a -war fur the protection of 'every thing which as men and Christians we hold most dear—a war for the protection of our wives and children from violence and wrong a war for the protection of our hearths and homes, and for that sanc tuary of religion in which, however much we may be divided, we still worship one common Father—(ap plause)—and one common Redeemer, enjoying that blessing of religious liberty—the liberty of conscience, which we above all nations possess and prize. (Cheers.) Upon.such a war as that I can heartily, earnestly, and solemnly invoke the protection of the most high God. And such is the war for which you are preparing yourselves. But I . would sanction this movement for the purpose of peace. (Hear.) I cannot persuade myself— the Mayor has alluded to that wonderful man who sways the destinies of the ,French nation—that that man can enteitain seriously the purpose of going to war with this country. He surely knows us better than to make such an attempt. But, then, he may be forced to do so, in spite of his better inclinations ; and the way to pre vent him from being forced to do so, is to show him that we are well prepared to meet him whenever ke comes. (Loud applause.) It is, therefore, for the pur poses of peace that I am glad to see you, the youth of England armed before me, with intentions and purposes of defensive war. (Loud cheers.) And again, I beg the blessing of God upon your good and Christian intentions. When I look into the Word of God, I , cannot perceive that there is anything to prohibit de fensive war. I know that the Almighty condescended, as the first fruits of the Gentile world, to Cornelius the centurion—the devout soldier,—and that his arms and prayers ascended as a memorial to the throne of the Most High. I know that when the soldiers went to John the Baptist, he did not tell them to give up their trade ; he told them to do wrong to no man, and to be content with their wages. I cannot, therefore, admit that warfare is prohibited by the Word of God, particularly defensive war. And therefore 'I rejoice again to see that you are the valiant children of that mighty England, with a little body but with a mighty heart. (Applause.) And I may say, .in the words of our immortal dramatist— This England never did and never shall Lie at the foot of a proud conqueror, Till it did first begin to wound itself. And I say— Now that the youth of England are on fire And silken dalliance in the wardrobe lies, Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we will shock them ; naught shall make us rue If England to herself do but prove true. The rev, rector resumed his seat amidst considerable applause. The ceremony, of taking the oath of allegiance was then proceeded with. The officers were first marched on to the platform and sworn, and the members of the corps were next sworn in sub-divisions. The following is the form of the oath of allegiance to be taken by all members on joining a volunteer corps, in accordance with the War-office circular :—" I, do make oath, that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to her Majesty, her heirs and successors ; and that I will, as in duty bound, honestly and faithfully defend her Majesty, her heirs and successors, in person, Crown, and dignity, against all enemies; and will observe and obey , all orders of her Majesty, her heirs and successors, and of the generals and officers set over me. So help me God." Mr. George Melly read the oath, and the members of the corps repeated it after him. Having handed their signed forms to the Mayor, the men were marched in sub-divisions to the rear. The ceremony of swearing in having been completed, Mr. Best performed " God save the Queen," on the grand organ, followed by "Rule Britannia." The MAYOR then said—Gentlemen of the Liverpool Royal Artillery . Volunteer Corps, I have now the plea sure of addressing you as the servants of your Queen in a peculiar sense, sworn to protect her against all and every attack on her dignity and crown, - which has ever been alike -the pride and pleasure of every true-born Briton. (Hear, hear.) I shall now call upon Mr. William Brown, who has taken such a very deep interest in this movement (cheers), as he always does in every movement that regards the interest of the town and the country. (Cheers.) Mr. W. BROWN was greeted with prolonged applause. He said it was his desire to give all the weight he pos sessa to a movement so necessary to the happiness and dignity of our country. If we looked at the state of France, her increasing armaments—and what was more alarming to British subjects, the increase of her flat bottomed boats—we would see the neces%ity for the volunteer movement. He rath er thought the Emperor of the French was desirous of keeping upon the best terms with England ; but he was not the master of his own position. He had an army of 600,000 men, who were anxious for glory and fame, and they fancied probably that the greatest glory they could achieve would be to invade our shores to retrieve the misfortune of Waterloo. He (Mr. Brown) was, however, glad to see that We were now in a state of preparation which would enable us to meet any con ' tingency. (Hear, hear.) He was convinced that the Emperor of the French must see that commerce is power ; and, notwithstanding that his illustrious ancestor designated us as a nation of shopkeepers, he would be very unwilling to try a wrestle with us. (Cheers.) ' If we were armed at all points, we would be able to main tain a neutral position. To be prepared for war was to prevent it. (Hear, hear.) He saw not the least diffi culty in raising a million of volunteers, and he saw no difficulty in arming the 30,000 policemen of the country. (Hear, hear.) Having expressed his hearty concurrence in the movement, Mr. Brown resumed his seat. Mr. WALTERS then came forward, and was received with continued cheering. He said it would indeed be unbecoming in him to mar the solemnity of that great scene by any observations upon the object of their embodiment. He would more particularly refer to the claims they had upon this great commercial community. (Hear, hear.) He hoped and trusted that it would be no disgrace to any one of them to be a member of this force. He had only to hope and pray that it might be a rec r e e i c v o e m d me in u t da ofo t r ion to them that their conduct as mem bers of this tehe.onssehocuoludnbtiengs-uheohustehgattothewyhwicohuldthebye belonged.. with ossiblec'ulfmo (Loud favour, rather than with the reverse. grazlacuse.) That was all he asked er e e rc i s a iva l ib com a mu c n om ity m . un H ity e for them of w as this imp knew it as this, the second great commercial emporium f the world, to see such a fine body of me n as was n° them without the means of making th em e vi tEln or t e (Applause.) He had travelled with them, leading up from the little nucleus of six of them, till they had become this great body. He thanked them for the con fidence which they had bestowed upon him, and ex pressed his certain conviction that they would all acquit themselves in a manner worthy of the gentlemen volunteers of Liverpool. (Cheers.) The MAYOR said he had great pleasure in calling . upon Colonel Smythe, the commander of the forces= the district. (Cheers.) Colonel SMYTVE said he could assure them that he. would not have missed the sight that evening for any thing. The sight was one far beyond anything that he could have anticipated, He had had the pleasure of inspecting three volunteorrompanies within the last week or ten days, and they were as full of'spirit as the volunteers he now saw in that hall. If the employers of labour asked their ,employa• to come forward in connection with this movement, he was sure not a man would refuse. (Hear, hear.) He was proud and delighted to see the young men of the country coming forward to fight for their Queen and country. And the young single men ought to be the deferiders of their country, for the roamed men had their wives mid families to look after and protect. He (Colonel Smythe) entered the army at the age of 18, and he had been 35 years in full - pay; and he must say, he should be delighted to-morrow to head the volunteers before him, and lead them against any nation. (Enthu.siastie cheers). They only required the one man to show them the way, and they would all go manfully to the breach. In con clusion, he could only assure his worship that he should be most happy at all times to render any assistance,in his power towards effecting the purpose 'the volunteers had in . view. (Loud cheers.) The MAYOR next called upon Captain Mends, E.N.. the mention of whose name provoked repeated bursts of applause. Captain MENDS addressed the volunteers as " hence forth. England's national guard." (Loud applause.) lie said we had been twitted with being a nation of shop keepers ; bat, he reminded those who applied the epithet, that, nation of shopkeepers that we were, we had con quered the breaker of the peace of Europe and given a forty years' peace. (Applause.) No doubt, during those forty years we had rested a little on our arms. Our fleets and armies had not decayed, but they had been lowered beyond what they should have been. (Hear, hear.) Europe at this moment was bristling with arms, and it might be that our line might be broken, but to those who should not return it would be a comforti to know that England's national guard cared for those they had left behind them. (Loud cheers.) This volunteer movement was a significant one. Durrng the rebellion in India every civilian became a soldier, and nothing could be finer than the eulogy that had been bestowed upon them by Lord Canning. (Hear.) Captain Mends then went on to deprecate a proposal that had been heard of—to man the navy with soldiers, and expressed his earnest belief that, without sailors, the navy would not be efficient. If they armed the navy properly, and the country, ,gave expres sion to its . feelings by the formation of a sufficient national guard, then the common enemy would, break against us like a glass bottle against the pave ment. (Loud and prolonged cheer.), The CHAIRMAN said the next gentlemen who would address them, was one of whom he need not say a single syllable in introducing him—Mr. Charles Turner, the Chairman of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. (Enthusiastic cheers.) Mr. CHARLES TURNER said he rejoiced at having the opportunity of expressing the delight that he felt at the spirit which was now manifesting itself throughout the country.. No one who knew what Englishmen were, doubted their courage, or doubted the resources a the country ; but Englishmen relying on that courage and those resources were slow too often to manifest them ; in fact, until they were provoked, they were not in the habit of making those displays which were common in other countries. (Hear.) But when they saw Europe arming itself to the teeth, and when they observed their closest and most intimate ally professing the greatest friendship, he (Mr. Turner) did not sav that that ally did not feel it, but at the same time, he did say that whatever friendship he professed, he was putting himself in a situation—he would not say to attack—but to en deavour 'to overawe the people of _this country (hear, hear) ; and this country had attained to such a position that she could not, ought not, and would not suffer herself to submit to the overawing in fluence of any other power. (Loud cheers.) They ought to display their resources that they might be available . in case' of need clime what might, and there fore as a man of . peace, and in the interest of peace, he did rejoice at seeing the spirit which was now animating this country, and which had animated the young men he had the pleasure of addressing that evening. (Cheers.) A finer body of men he never saw—(hear, hear)—and he thought he might almost allude to Col. Smythe, and ask - whether, in reference to the enrolled volunteers, who had been enrolled so recently, and had only been under command so short a time, he had ever seen a finer body of men in appearance ? Knowing then the resources of the country and the spirit that animated the people, we need not fear the attack of any enemy, provided we had time given us. He rejoiced that the apathy which had hitherto hung over the people of this country was now shaken off. (Applause.) Mr. Turner, in conclusion, moved a vote of thanks to the enrolled volunteers, who had attended and taken part in the ceremony that evening. (Cheers.) To those gentlemen they were greatly indebted, for order and decorum had prevailed throughout the pro ceedings, and probably so large a body of men had never been sworn in in so short a time before. Capt. T. BUSHBY seconded the motion, which was agreed to. Three cheers were then g iven for Capt. Bousfield and the various corps of enrolled volunteers who formed the guard of honour. The MAYOR then put the resolution, which was carried by acclamation. _ _ _ Capt. BOUSFIELD, who was 'vociferously cheered, briefly returned thanks on behalf of his brother officers and men, and called for three cheers for the Liverpool Royal Artillery Volunteers, which was heartily responded to on the part of the enrolled corps. Capt. ROBINSON moved a vote of thanks to his Wor ship the Mayor, to whom the present gathering was mainly indebted. Captain G. MELLY, in seconding the vote, expressed a hope that discipline, order, and the oath of allegiance would be really carried out; that they would be a body of men ready at every time, who would not only dress and play the soldier, but who would be and act the soldier. ry The vote of thanks was put by Mr. Turner, and carried by cheering ; and his Worship having suitably acknowledged' the compliment, the Liverpool Royal Artillery Volunteers marched out of the hall into the corridors, and were dismissed by their respective officers. The enrolled rifle volunteers, who acted as the guard of honour on the occasion, and who mustered about 300 strong, were marched off in splendid style under the command of Captain Bouifleld, the large organ in the meanwhile pealing forth the national anthem. A de tachment of the militia artillery, with guns, under the command of Lieutenant E. Hall, R.L.A., gave an additional éclat to the occasion by their attendance. The guns were drawn by horses, which were gratuitously lent for the purpose by Mr. Bell, of the Adelphi coach ing establishment. The total number of members of the Royal Artillery Volunteers sworn in last evening was 640. Everything belonging to the demon stration was managed with admirable order and exactness; and no small praise is due to Mr. M•lienzie, the superintendent of St. George's-hall, *hose exertions were most unremitting and vigilant. The time occu pied in swearing in the 640 members, it may be interesting to state, was only 25 minutes. It was stated by the Mayor that he had reason to hope that the greater portion of Gill-street Market would be devoted to the Artillery Corps, for the purpose of drill, &c. EARTHQUAKE AT MALTA.—Accounts from Malta mention that at four o'clock p.m., on the 14th of November, a slight shock of earthquake was felt at that island during a fall of rain, which had been unusually retarded, with summer heat prevailing up to a few days before, when the season broke up, with heavy gales from the northward and eastward, and a tremendously heavy sea. DIMENSIONS OF THE NEW OCEAN STEAM-SHIP.—The new ocean steam-ship, which it is proposed to build at Buffalo, to travel a hundred miles an hour, is to be of the %Bowing dimensions :—Length (three-quarters of a mile), 4,000 feet; width, 731 feet; depth, 62 feet. Each end is to be constructed alike, in the form of a wedge. This wedge form is 1,250 feet long, leaving the parallel portion 1,500 feet in length. To steady the vessel, fins are attached 500 feet long to each of ' the ends. These fins impart strength, possess great buoyancy, and are used for the pur pose of surface condensation. Each fin ha s a vacuum 'equal to a room 20 feet wide, 10 feet deep, and 3,300 feet long. The walls are double, the outer one is 1- 1 - inch in thickness, the inner one but inch thick, and each , part of those walls is to reach from the bottom to the top of the vessel. The space between the outer and inner wall is divided into airtight sections three feet square so that if the outside wall be broken, ccan but little water enter. The entire ship i s built in airtight sections, and if broken in two no lives endangered. apart. ar t. The There first twelvearesixwhee felsoent from theeachside, will placed e d r s be 3OO feet is composed of solid iron, weighs 36 tons, and, taken the weakest way, will suspend a. weight of 2,268 tons, NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. CHARGE AGAINST A RELIEVING OFFICER. A edmmittee of the Toxteth Guardians met yesterday morning-, in the board-room of the Publie-offices, Park place, for the purpose of inquiring into the conduct of Mr. Heath, relieving-officer for that district, a com plaint having been lodged against him by the Head Constable of this borough with referenee to his refusal or neglect torelieve a woman named Mary Brady, residing in a cellar, 30, Mann-street. Mr. M. A. Johns occupied the chair ; and there were also present— Messsrs. John Moss, John Wilson; J;. B. Hughes, Wm.. Baynes, and A. Grindrod. The_complaint having been read over. in the presence 'of Mr. Heath, 'Mr. W: E. Smith, medical, officer for district 'No. 2, was called. He stated that the woman . , had erysipelas in the head. When he spoke. to Mr. Heath in reference to the case, he understood him to say that he had refused to give the woman a Medical order. i He did not consider that she would have been in more danger by being remove‘to the hospital than she would have been -by remaining, in the cellar. James Patterson, deputy of Mr. Finnigan, medical officer for No. 1 district, stated that on Saturday evdning, the ;_l2th instant, Mr. Wilson, the guardian, .called at his house, but he was not at home. He left word that so soon as he s ihould return he was to visit a woman in a cellar, 30, Mann-street. He returned home on Sunday morning, and soon after went to the place as directed. He found the woman lying on three mattresses in a small recess of the cellar which was very damp. She was quite blind and suffering from phle,gmonous erysi -pelas. The face and scalp of the neck were. much swollen, and she was in -a very low state. He pre scribed for her, and she got a little better after taking the stimulating medicine. She had no nourishment. except what the neighbours gave her, and he' would haVe ordered her some beef tea and wine if he thought he had the Power to do so. He considered that she could have been removed with as little danger as to allow her to remain where she was. The neighbours said that' when M. Heath offered her the workhouse, she refused to go until she would, see her daughter, who lived in Birkenhead. He visited her daily till Wednesday, when she- was removed to the hospital. William Darkin, inspector of police, said he was informed of the woman's destitution 'by 'officer 807 ; and after visiting her, he sent the officer and a neighbour woman to acquaint. Mr. Heath of the case. He again called, and found that the relieving officer had offered her the *orkhouse, but had given no r . elief. She said she wished to see her daughter: He called upon Dr. Patterson, to ask him to see her, but he did not find him in. Christopher Jackson, assistant to Mr. Patterson, stated that Mr. Wilson and the police-officer called, but no other person. Ann Jones, a neighbour to the woman Brady, said she went to Mr. Heath's house with the officer, and that he was impertinent to them both. This was corroborated by the officer (807). Mr. Wilson, the guardian, was also examined, and he corroborated the above statements, so far as he was personally concerned. After the evi dence had been considered,' the committee agreed to recommend the suspenSion of Mr. Heath. The re- . commendation will come before the general board to morrow. A SERIOUS CHARGE.—At the magistrates' clerk's Pffice at Petersfield, on Thursday, a painful and melancholy circumstance occurred. Mr. Wardroper, for many years in practice as a solicitor, of Midhurst, Sussex, was brought up from the police-station, in which he was in carcerated on the previous day, on the charge of fraud and embezzlement to some considerable extent. A pro form 4 examination took place, after which the prisoner was remanded by the Hon. J. J. Carnegie, the presiding magistrate, to a future day. The prisoner will remain in custody at the .Petersfield police-station until the ne cessary evidence confirming the charges can be com pleted.—Hampshire Independent. COURT OF :REVISION.—APPEAL.—SOUTH LANCA SHIRE.—An appeal of some importance was heard in the Court of Common Pleas on Saturday. Among those who claimed a place on the Manchester list of voters for South Lancashire was a Mr. Joseph Sher lock, whose qualification was stated to be the owner ship of one thirty-fifth of a property producing a gross annual rental of £llO 14s. 4d. and which, when divided among the various owners, left each 40s. 6d. a year. It was, however, found that in order to collect ,and dis tribute this rent it was necessary to employ a collector, to whom £5 a year was given, and that, deducting, this £5 from the gross amount, the dividend to each of the owners was under 40s. Mr. John Steward appeared in the Court of Revision with this objection to Mr. Sherlock's claim, and the Revising Barrister consider ing- the - objection fatal, struck off Mr. Sherlock's name: An appeal against this decision was carried into the Court of Common Pleas on Saturday, .but their Lord ships sustained the judgment of the Barrister; - THE INNS OF COURT VOLUNTEERS.—On Saturday afternoon, a very large and enthusiastic meeting of henchers and members of the different Inns of Court was held in the Lords Justices' Court, Lincoln's-inn, with a view to take the necessary steps for giving immediate practical effect to the design in contemplation there for some time past for the formation of a volunteer rifle corps. Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Kindersley was present, as were also a considerable number of the more distinguished members of the Bar, and "others occu pyin positions of honour in the profession,' including Sir Hugh Cairns, M.P., Sir John Harding, the Queen's Advocate-feneral, Mr. Selwyn, M.P., Mr. Malins, M.P., Mr. Samuel Warren, Q.C., Mr. Whateley, Q.C., Mr. Phinn, Q.C., Mr. Forsyth, Q.C.,Mr. Bacon, Q.C., Mr. Kenyon Parker, Q.C., the Hon. Nfr. Liddell, Mr. Otter, Examiner of the Court of Chancery, Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., Mr. Wilcox, Q.C., and many more of note and standing. The profession' mustered upon the occasion in great force, and seen in a mass it would be difficult to find a more spirited body of men. Many of them fresh from the Universities, accustomed to ath letic exercises, no more promising; . band 'could be sub mitted to the training of the drill serjeant-major, and the sight of them would delight theheart of Major-Gen. Hay. Armed, highly-trained and disciplined, in the prime of life, they would be well nigh invincible, and with such a body to defend them the time-honoUred members of the profession might still burrow in their shady retreats in the Temple and Lincoln's-inn, or "live at home at ease" in their suburban chateaux, utterly regardless of invasion. Mr. Selwyn, M.P., having been voted to the chair by acclamation, recounted the steps taken by the provisional committee, of which he was a member, composed of representatives of the Inns of Court, and 'embodied some time ago for the formation of a corps. The election of a committee was adjourned. Thanks were voted to Mr. Kenyon Parker and M.r. Selwyn, M.P., and the meeting broke up in high glee. POPULAR FEELING IN FRANCE TOWARDS ENGLAND. In a letter from a Scotch gentleman who has been tra velling extensively in France this season, we have the following :—" I have just returned from a tour which embraced Paris, Tours, Bordeaux, Arcadron, St. Sebas tian, Bayonne, Biarritz, Bordeaux again, Royan, Roch fort, La Rochelle, Isle de Rhe, Paris again, Boulogne, &c. I met a whole Government Commission, and was in com munication with Government authorities officially in Paris, where I dined in public places. I wore a Scotch cap, with a silver griffin therein, on the railways. I was sufficiently marked to be a butt for chaff if any had been going I walked up and down at we station for a long time in front of a regiment in a train, all smoking, jawing, and larking. I was in constant communication with com mis-voyageurs,' who are perfect thermometers, as you well know. I was in official communication with light house district engineers, who have coast defences, &c., under them. I was rowed about by sailors and fishermen, and I talked to everybody I met. I had my eyes and ears open, and I know French pretty well. I did not hear one word that could be twisted into an indication of feeling of any kind towards England, and no one said one cross word to me; no man, said that I and he must be friends. I was politely and cordially treated every where. . . We saw but one suspicious craft—a long unfinished steamer, about 300 feet long, and 40 broad, with a roomy lower deck; , but she was openly alongside the pier at Bordeaux, and we walked on board. The invasion may be in the conquerer's mind, and in the Times, but it is not in the mind of the French people." —Scotsman, LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTEIMAY. (Before J. S. MiNSFIELB, Esq.) MATRIMONIAL FELICITL—Jane Hill, a middle-aged, dissipated-looking woman, was brougit up charged with having assaulted her husband.—Mr. Bluck con- ducted thaence.—The prosecutor, rather a respectable looking man, said that his wife was the bane of his existence, as_she was continually drunk. To get rid of her he had'sent her to America; but she had returned, and that without being reformed. He was unable to live with her, and would gladly send her back to America. The lady, however, although Mr. Bluck strongly advised her to 'accept it, Spurned at this offer, and wished for a separate maintenance in this country. —Mr. Mansfield, sentenced her in two sureties of £lO each to keep the peace for 'six months : or to go to prison fot threeinionths. A DESTITUTE Boy.---John M'Guire, a lad about twelve years of 'age, was brought up on the charge of vagrancy. The Offider said he' had no mother and that his father had been drowned in the Pacific. Thehoy expressed his willingness to work, if he had anything to do; and requested - the magistrate to send him on board _the Akbar. Mr. Mansfield, however, said he could. not do so without , first sending him to gaol, which was a course he was very unwilling, to take, as it might prejudice any ono. from whom he might seek employment in the future. He, therefore, sent an officer with the lad to Mr. -Brougham, at the bankruptcy :court, for the purpose of representing the case to him. Mr. Brougham promised to bring the wish of the lad under the notice of the Akbar Committee, which meets on 'Monday, till which time Mr. Mansfield sent the lad to thelndastrial Schools. MATERNAL CONDUCT AND EXAMFLE.—A tall, power ful and depraved-looking woman, named Murphy, was charged with having assaulted her son, Peter Murphy, a lad about fourteen years of age. It was brought out in evidence that the woman has left her husband aad family and now lives in a brothel in Ben Jonson-street. She met her son in the street on his road to school, inveigled him into this infamous house, and stripped him of his clothing. After remarking on the unnatural conduct of the woman, Mr. Mansfield sentenced her to six months' . imprisonment, on the conclusion of which she must produce two sureties of £lO each to keep the peace for six months longer. BRUTAL ASSAULT BY A POLICE-OFFICER.—WiIIiam Mills, Police-constable 235; was brought up on the charge of having committed an aggravated assault on George M‘lienzie. Mr. Bluck appeared for the defend ant. The prosecutor stated that he was cook and steward of a ship, and that on Thursday week about 12 o'clock at night, he was in Oxford-street, east side of Queen's Dock, when he called upon the defendant to take a person into custody who had stolen a quantity of wear ing apparel from a shipmate. He was holding this person by the coat, when . the defendant came up, but instead of taking him into custody for the 'theft, he or dered him (the prosecutor) to move on. This he refused to do, whereupon the officer assaulted him in the most violent and savage manner. In the scuffle which ensued, he was thrown crown, when the officer kicked him on the head and struck him with his -stick on the shins. He was forthwith conveyed to the Southern Hospital where he remained several days, in consequence of which delay he lost his ship, as it sailed in the interim. Several witnesses were called who corroborated the state ments of the prosecutor. The surgeon of the hospital deposed that when the man was brought in, he was insensible, but whether it arose from the effects of blows on the head, or simply from intoxication, it was difficult to determine. A few days afterwards he came in again with a very bad leg, the wounds oil which had evidently been caused by blows from a stick or some such instrument. Mr. Bluck called witnesses to prove that the man was drunk, and that he had assaulted the officer. Mr. Mansfield con sidered that the officer evidently did not do his duty in not arresting the,man, whom the prosecutor had charged with theft. He thought it was a cowardly and das tardly act on his part to draw his stick to a man who was in a state of intoxication, and whom he, being sober, could easily. overpower. He was sorry to say that such conduct was too general in the force. In the present instance he • would sentence the defendant to pay a flue of £5, or to be imprisoned for two months, and dis missed from the fprce. STEALING FROM AN EMPLOYER.--Christopher H. Boulton, a young man who had been an apprentice in Messrs. Bradley Brothers, Bold-street, for five years, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing 180 books of gold leaf, value £l2, from his employers. The books were all bile up in packets, and were found concealed at the root of a tree near Elm-house, Fairfield, by Inspector Jackson, of the County Police, on Sunday last. Boul ton was sentenced to imprisonment for six months with hard labour. Giovanni Kamalech made application to the magis trate to hear information against Pietro Bragato, the master of the ship Azof, who had made an affidavit on which to found an order to prevent him leaving the country. In this affidavit he swore that Kamalech, his employer, owed him the sum of £6B, while the former swore he did not owe him above £lO. The application was the cause of a long-technical debate between the at tornies for the respective parties. One held that it would be an unwarrantable anticipation of the result of a civil cause pending between the parties, while the other main tained that it was the only course left under the circum stances. The informations were eventually taken, and Kamalech was bound over to prosecute on his own recognisances in the sum of £lOO. THE FRENCH EMPRESS AND THE HIGHLAND PIPER. —At a recent visit of the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford to the Emperor and Empress of the French, at Campiegne, the Marchioness's piper, M'Alister, attracted the particular attention of the Empress by his costume, and on being informed of his musical ability by her ladyship's servitor, the Empress expressed a desire to hear the pipes, and to see the national reels danced. Before leaving the Imperial chateau, the Emperor pre sented M'Alister with a valuable gold watch and chain, the Imperial crown and "Ni" being embossed on the back of the watch.—&otsinan. LADIES' DRESS AT COMPIEGNE. The Paris cor respondent of the Literary Gazette writes :—Apropos to dresses, there is a system established at Compiegne, that to English ideas does seem something positively wicked. Four toilettes a day are about the general reqUire ment, though there are days when only three are necessary; the invitations are for eight days, and no lady is expected ever to be seen twice wearing the same gown. Count this up, and you will find an average of thirty or thirty-two toilettes to be carried down to the court. Suppose a female invite not to be alone, but to have a daughter, or two daughters, with her—you come at once to ninety or ninety-six dresses. Now the average of these gowns will be 250 fiancs, (L 10,) because, whilst the finer ones cost 360, 400, or 600 francs each, there may be some which cost . only 120 or 150 francs ; but put them all at 250 franQs, you reach, for each person, the figure of . £3OO or £320 ; and if two persons, £6OO or £640; if three, £9OO or £960. THE BUILDERS' STRIKE.—The struggle between the masters and operative builders has, now continued four teen weeks, and yet a settlement has not yet been arrived at. The men have given up their original demand for nine hours, but as yet the masters have not withdrawn the document,, the final determination of the question resting with the master builders at their adjourned meeting, which was to be held yesterday. On Monday, the weekly dividend was made to the men locked out, and for the last time to Messrs. Trollope's men ; but if the masters refuse to withdraw the document, they will then go into the same category as the " lock outs." This week they receive 12s. and 3s. each, the skilled lock oats, 4s. 6d., and the labourers, 3s. 6d. The numbers. last week were, 5,173, and the amount paid £960. It is expected, in the event of the masters persisting in the enforcement of the document, in some measure to alter the constitution of the Conference, especially as the masons are now entirely' separated from it. THE VOLUNTEER RIFIR MOVEMENT AT MAN CHESTER.—We learn from the Manchester Guardian, that a great demonstration was, on Monday, made in the Town-hall of that city, in support of the Volunteer Rifle movement. The Mayor presided on this important occasion, and among the speakers were some of the lead ing citizens. It was, of course, generally admitted that Manchester had been rather slow in entering the field; but the enthusiastic tone of the meeting indicated a.re solute determination to make up for lost time for f t o h r wi r t o h, by joining :hand and heart in the movement opened t a h t at t h e p m wa e r e da ting of , A resolution was unanimously carried in favour o formation of rifle corps throughout the viding a national defence for the security country; and it 3 rofour shir t e h % was also resolved to raise a abscription for the pirpose ping such bodies in that of aiding in arming and equi ith suitable grounds for city, and providins. theTstwwas to annoim £3,000 has already been contributed, p an ra d ct w i c e e . are A g l s a u d b subscription ion able NOVEMBER 23, ic-1 CAPTAIN VERNON, 11.1 3 -, ON OUR RP A- "lONS WITH FRANCE. At the annual meeting of the Abingdon Agricultural Association, held on Monday at that town, Captain Ver non, M.P., presided, and there were present also Mr. -Walter, M.P., Mr. Norris, M.P. the Mayor of Abing don, and a large number of the principal gentry and' farmers of the neighboUrhood. In the course of the evening several political speeches were made. fl . Mr. Walter, M.P:','prsposed' "The Array and Navy in a speech in which he highly commended the rifle corps movement, and trusted that rifle corps would be come a permanent and regular institution of the country. Captain 'Vernon, M.P., in responding, observed that the gentlemen ,of England who lived at home at ease, and .who trusted ,a, portion " of their countrymen with arnis, did so in the, full confidence that they would tiao them to- defend their liberties, their laws, and their country. (Hear, hear.) The Chinese war had followed in quick succession on the war with Russia, and the Indian . mutiny ; indeed we had hardly been able to realise the termination of one war before we saw the commencemen t of another. The Chinese war had commenced in disasterr, but it was a disaster which had given fresh proof of the courage of the British army and navy. (Cheers.) lie was very sorry that we had not undertaken the ex" - pedition to. China singlehanded. If he could har e .a voice in the matter, he would not allow a single Freechman to pall a trigger in our quarrel. We wer o. strong enough to vindicate our cause by our own strong' arm, and we had at present a large number of t r oops India who were not sepoys, who would have axisWel t ' every purpose. It tended greatly to diminish ourprestig e abroad to find that we were always participating writ " France in our wars, and the continental nations we re led to believe that we were not able to make wa r without the aid of France. In the time of the fir St Napoleon, England stood in arms almost against the whole world. We had little assistance from Portugal,' and from Spain none at 41. But although the Empero r Napoleon was backed by nearly every power in Europe , and though he commanded armies of a fabulous numeri' cal strength-for the army which helost amid the snows of Russia was 700,000 strong, and spoke eight differen t languages ; though his court and his camp were crowded. with kings and princes, and almost the whole of the European nations were obedient to his nod, and were . swayed by his will, England was a match for him. WA s the present Emperor then greater than his illustrious uncle ? History replied, no. Was the French soldier who fought the other day on the plains of Italy better than the soldiers of the Great Napoleon, 30,000 of whom overrun the whole of Italy in a fortnight, beat 80,000, fought six pitched battles and gained them, destroying 25,000 of the Austrian and Sardinian troops Magenta and Solferino would reply, no ! Were the British soldiers of the present day inferior to the troops, half regulars and half militia, who fought and conquered the troops of Napoleon at Waterloo, the Crimea, and India? Answer, no! (Cheers.) He had butreeently returned fronl the continent, and taking into his consideration what would probably be, the course of events, he thought it his duty to look narrowly into the constitution of the force, which would possibly be next called into action- He meant the Belgian army and the Prussian array'. He knew the French army by heart, and was intimately" acquainted with the Austrian army. Knowing all that, he said that the British army need fear comparison with no army of Europe, either as regarded the men or the materials of war. Before the recent campaign iU Italy they were told that the Austrian army had A quarter staff which was the finest in the world. Wendel were expected from them, but what was the resul t : Why, that they utterly failed in Italy. General Gyulai appeared almost ignorant even of the first princ i lL ie : of war ; and General Hesse, if no worse , was cert 3 w -; no better. The battles in Italy were fought by th e ial , c ‘fit alone. The hand-to-hand fi g hti ng was d espe rate, """ it was admirable. Had the Au s t r i ans i mprov ed, or the French retrograded ? For argume n t' s sa ke, he wou ld suppose that the French soldiers of the present day were equal to the heroes of Marengo and Austerlitz" , we need not value them a rush. Our soldieri beat them in those days, and they would beat them at an" , time. In additi on t o th a t th ere was a military spiri t growing up in England which was so widely diffused that there was scarcely a man capable of bearing arms who was not anxious, in the defence of his country, to cast in his lot with his brethren whose sole business was war. (Hear, hear). The rifle movement was a great and unmistakeable fact, and it was a great physical power in England, and it indicated a new and effective mode of defence. That made it a great moral power on the COn' tinent, for this was the first time within the memory °f man that they had seen England bristling with bayonet; from one end to the other, and the hardiest and s turdies t r prepared, if necessary, to repel and beat back an race in the world were seen standing shoulder to shoulder (Cheers.) He a d m believed ilitia c i o t m w m a i s ng a i with our present railway accommodation, we could h or se I n o g o, a o rm oo y. men, regulars and foot--upon any point in England within 4 6 ;. - , 000 and that 100,000 would b e more t h an equal to l'' invading Frenchmen, because would (Cheers.) ohitulitceliddlwte "Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just." pr f t w s as F t r h e a n t e however, that they would on English soil ; but if ever a French army leave land, es b vh e lei salrinebpdv belief alive. have any Occasion - to do so, because they had a //,-„ o of Frenchmen, but it was as well to be on their gua r (hear, hear)—because it did not become a great 1 13 " e like England to be taken unawares. It was, therefertl; their duty to be prepared ; and he had it from the li i ° o est scientific military authority in England, that o r, coast and other defences were becoming hourly nno e co ° midable. (Cheers.) Our navy and the fleet were ku e ui a man to be the finest in the world ; and the artillery, he c , ° „ot (Cheers.) h He to pat hanawdoelift : a t latel d ; venture to say, was matchless. For himself, he di" 00 believe that Louis Napoleon had any direct intent l o t!, of his own mere motion as to the invasion of Engl,at but he had narrowly studied the political career of tP a , potentate, and he leant to the opinion that, like al l g ui a venturers, he was the mere sport of fortune, and cO OO be swayed hither and thither by the circumstances (0 moment. (Cheers.) In consequence of the defectionte; the priesthood; half his hold upon France had been W I , he therefore depended now entirely upon the army% that army war was a necessity. Turbulent and °a On glorious, they were perpetUally thrusting Louis Sain t e forward, in spite of himself, to take a step which his b e , l i s . judgment rejected; They say that they have the that grace of Waterloo to avenge. We had no debts ofrte:or kind, for in all our encounters with France, from C_ , stit down to Waterloo, we could regard the conduct or army with considerable complacency. It did not req:ere the gift of prophecy to reas on on events that ,ept passed, but he ventured to predict that if the Pr i r; lo o. generation of Frenchmen sought to revenge I"' ft et to a by the invasion of England, they would bequeath generations a still greater defeat—a defeat that Ivy be as decisive as disastrous. roue M Mr. Norris, P., in returning thanks for the b° oa t mem bers, expressed his opinion that the intimacy o . ' 0 com mercial relations with F ranc e would prevent " between the two countries. 4. i, :i d :7' R - TE keen con al and in the the parish o Tharts test fA, 5ti5 ......._ 4 „--- ..,GilTehs,erceowicahsesater7royn the o wlth d. ref A ere m n a e j e or t i o ty a opfrtohpeosveedstcrhyudreechidread av,itre rate; but, on a poll, the decision was reve..ls,c4u. At numbers being=for the rate, 190 ; against lti , I .Y .as 9 15 0 , Market Harborough a rate of 3d. in the pouna l a i t y al been carried, after much opposition, by a PIN 60 to/12, 'V V "' 1 1,