Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-06 00:00:00

E WS' le resig °A• axis Yes te u r, f r om tPB .ovisi°°9lll yes ter 3 s l ?EROS' 3undal f° Eiricso a ' he V° 3 P er° : in set 00-ti burg I' o4 o 1. p i etr i t Ol e ters of tb the nelr h no , been ° ho s Majes t y )r and er to a partra e 4 6 along. ;if. i on s at 115 t he is note f o he En i Pls t " Thel °sit it ter roll, sti , n leave '4ll i d Of e aPP e— t to the W s o f the Cout,,t P a repo r, OCT 3. I, and are iii 4th of Oct.' ionth• Stal of ibe :als tha t a le Cza r : lii r e .e you t-e di• Itna ie th e per or of he advD er o t l atervi ag : o f the Pa r " d I more 111) 1 ;1 its fraPer. theta 0 o 000 clo .. . o t r to rew_ as l Of P erS° „ e l 11 ,4 d, other b" t •tt diploma fared a to renr°rtt:7 iot likely ht y rct fp g t " bg aster of f tstria so o P-i that itig to - o f eainigil of election ►eputies' LE Sll°l Ocr• s ',t on th e I , ' o a gto slll t' ,, ii w t . 1; c in sr,: CI souls ° r ratan/ Tie u 3. rf . t o orn • l' eget; he creos t, 11 11 f lrtil or 1."- 4" ,re' 01' t o, Kling - cp s dth the 6° 403' ft. bY i rt , feet 3 r a rs s ides fe e in to t h re d of ,urp 3 ,' i f be f to ri c roe boar d 9 00, a st s bpr Jog' disc";li thr° - ',7 0 . will . s P e o ' 0 to nar v ell 3 an d K ara a th Pl5l/I°eP, Ot a Lica , s _, st 14 a ns a: ol be TIIE MUNICIPAL ELECTION 4 " 111 :NO OP THE FRIENDS OF MR. BARTON, • L ae IN ST. PAUL'S WARD. elect . ~ evergoo. a yr.,,e, meetin of the friends favourable this ellre l l o - -e t : "tn. Barton, to represent the electors of this ta atiel D ‘l4O Corporation of Liverpool at the ensuing laki eicli, al e, ele etion, was held at the house of Mr. Kirk- Iteo essar 06 aufs-square, for the purpose of taking the Th e 7 atePS for securing that gentleman s return oc tet n l l lieeF ing Shortly was but thinly attended, however. altee to time announced. Mr. Joseph Savage wascalled *ree d ', t ake the chair , lie said, the first business they t ettl th",. at . e to do wouie be to call upon the Secretary to ehai ttoa ' Placard calling the meeting, after which, he (the Th e e ul f would offer a few observations. e at on t It °eetetary then real the placard, and the Chairman they ~, o.9ay that the tire° was fast approaching when n to ',,e,":ie electors of St. Paul's ward, would b . e called Neete°_,t person to represent them in the Town a /tar e thuttrine the three ensuing years. They were all Prese nt a t sorae time ago it was stated that their Ware representative was not again coming and in his ter of office had expired, and illte re l s ti t e i n h ee oft.h.at, several gentlemen who . took a deep ttother t.onicipal contests, felt it their duty to select raise., individual to fill his place, and they had deter the: ItPon bringing kfterwalier the Ist of November next. (Re a r' n forward Mr. W. Barton to repres i e r l alier4cles however, it appeared that Mr. M'Cruffie e hed , i ßa ill te Is rni tlcl, and he had decided upon coming . forwa ' r t d ~`ae feeTireaPresent this ward, bu., notwithstanding that, ' Q twa rri 's 01 Mr. Barton had decided upon brine sue. t e,lathii ' a nd he did not doubt but that he would be reop to I returned. Mr. Barton was a gentleman w ell ellirerth,° all the world, he is a man of . business,and an (64t 'C rig ' indePendent, and intelligent merchan a t n _ d Weill, ear,)--ancl has a great interest in the t. ward, .._ e teteeifesAed,ll:l all Matters that was attached to 1 . . 1-1 e his o . e .alio lee r °Y ealline upon Mr. Barton ' vt atbor ° a the various subjects that would probably isekdr. i ° :e e t en he ti tu n bl e ie nni du e r f i n n g the next three years.. with tulle He said he rw ha a d rd v a e n r d y w gr a e s a r t ee p e le iv a e s cl ur w e it i li n 'allow nefore his brother electors. had been kl tr7 re in hY a numb er of gentlemen whom he c h on t s l id h e e r w ed . eve% of or eaPectable body of the electors. th e te r it __ Me, refused 111(1 al or "elle ti being a party to a a ci , nt fti es e t, the t OO 0t was en inmunicated to him that Mr. MGu , ' d 'Plit •t° s a ember, was about to retire, he still better asked a tiap t atban if they Id not find another party.._ Th ey eq, and could h eco sai d thepte,rehraps more e_x n perienced than himself. of t ii', net erina‘e th ere wa i s t n h o man more likely, and , , ra tho e t . ward me 1 the find they would he n e o th h e li n ge r d ept e d o h t n h l u a .e t t iii e . t y R t 4 ll , I neY should a g nant -`tatstr,`‘‘ Pleasur • g° out and he would do of the ward he wield his 11 1 , Pet I;c:serve theme. I(lChs rand n were the g I when ," et:;"'eh he came forward and more partieuar y up , ho t ' e 'ved such a r q • • ron , as that (Mr. Barton„ held t tZ e a I f ti o i t s w it a i r a d ) he thought he could not do less than keolltlid a , ~ an . d accorclngly there he was ' ber b e , 'er thet..'e looking forward ' to the first of Nsetrp . te d t ined 1 ` ) . support. He might add that t w th a e s, re t q he u r i e si f t e i r o e n , Rid not that Y 'ten of all parties, and ,It ea ate ' there was no party feeling in the matter. He ihe!,,,ep°lee,forward as a partizan in any way or shap r e e i lle; u4 s a e ...V R ear, .hear, and h che h e a r d s.) bee H n e in ca t m h e at b w ef a o rd th e :, , rlo of t'em_rnercial man, toffee 'eciets olt!r;:ars, and who w h o d associated himself with toefi t he tr a m improved. and a 0 ward during that a time. He should like t b de ate , eof that neighbourhood . le t)t her P arts ' the corporation money, which was apportioned sa llt iltoa of the town, brought down to that neigahs °l4;po-lioacesd th at ward should be improved as well . h woseellgrosee4 he the to . wn. Th . re was a muchn wine P M 8 qtlesti on ue Public attentieoinuseeryninienwoafslatthea—t thethe leiettid eto „_ • (Hear, hear.) %hi e ,: z t u e water was the best wa d ter which they could flawed through 114eeatitirui e manated from N E , red sandstone which nature, in his opinion, (Hear . , hear.) i l l eit tlie l e 4e , (l as a natural fil•ering bed. *(;•Preedir Looked at the nature of that b-d, which was It t l ili see°thha something like 210 or 300 feet in deth, they must neces to yb e tit the water passing through t t it e°ll3 : Pur br°l'' ' bell" of re ' h had another kind of water Nature appeared to have ordered it itilSetbf„r°nl ItivinangetOn• T T e h y ey all knew the difference— IN * great "d limpid . , and the other opaque. One con s p 3,,, de 1 , t oth.vare /eat _ a of organic matter, and the other wa I ° t` r ed _ r • Re should be very g ,, la n d t i t the;t watn_iTstone water, for he.thoue to far superior th e att eli 7 tro m Rivington. t lI . to ac e Was, that it had n i o i t 's a n r d e a a tu s i n a n t l n fi% r n e n r t e , h a in n g k L i a n a ll Ise i r e. I t Wdter was accumulate Do te , 4 cahle,aest. therefore, take some for r ime before the dietetic Pur" kV' li e h p! Made sufficiently . pure i llt:goea 1, 410 0 doubt that in time, the w d a , te h r e c t o h u e l u d g b h e t br e ' oeghi utit Un'il that was accomplishe i it ght to h ; tit he ,. to th e have the pure water they formerly had 1 .110 I aftle s ge lr doors. (Hear, hear.) the to in ascertaining the diffe li re e n w c h e a a b t d et t w a :e o e e n n er t - m No - 1 , 1 ° 1 4 1e ` 130 ,f water. lie found at h ' l 4l" c ' Or r - WOrkS was compottshiemde,otf:37-822 carbonate Irts C r M. tt 48 1‘ , 3° , (14, 7 89 carbonate d of and 1-59 carbonate It `i!ei• -- No Sulphate of so deter to a:they need only look a' at that analysis of the the v , a , ( ot• e:tt with him, that there was nothing detri_ etlee4olile it in it, hut that it was a beverage which On the ot he r 4111 e il r ink very safely and comfortably. li 'Nee 'he Rivington water, according to hisview n s . e lite, 0 Pesed of I part c arbonate of lime, 21 sulphate .T ',,ttiei; chloride of soda i Part silica, and 2i organic 14litio, Now he did noethinkthe organic matter, or the that ll 4 4; B matter, was good for the stomach. The silicious tended to form calculus • therefore, he would say, Iv „„„,,,..., , , h 1.. , eu e ua at once to revert to the red sandstone `ltlo,o (Hear, hear. a til Bl. lt ai to allude itheThern hair& ~Ile had the in himself trade business was . a n n h ot ie h h er h to e p w ic as to which ktoi ktki having been busin.s there upwards of ten h kt ' t dit 'Very hli practically 414tItlhat trade m i l t eY. thou e g n h ' t a ft ed qu i i n te i n t ec h e e ss h a a ry d t : tie l 4 oi ta Shoul tt ould . i be t li e i w t watched, and that every hear,) He re kill te o sa3' there Pad be n no . que3tion but that it had - ttle e cled. N held up his head to speak ki ll eb o 0 Party ever . 4 bee., the coal trade. They had abe n atl , tiful canal, etiolit'thiealli!l stage erec'ed at Ile , north the e , 1 and little ilileotvi.liieh flame When they considered quantity of s , k uy th-ame down there, and the amount of money their /t oter e °al trade in that district generally, es then liet delysa.nnderstand how it was their tn i 14 ' cotta who o% e o f some one who enders . o t n h d t e er t c h e e n b n u e s i i i. - doehtelne dally would support its interests in atq came Ili" clan:" t horn that something like 70 . bo . 1 14 ' 14 1 t , t he'd "'I 20 were sent back, ri t i . ak n in t g h 90 ew b o o n a l t d s 0 11 t4t w att Ea Z it t a r n t her s m a a i d i ; n a b c en al t e x ul 2 a i l o o l for his bo f at r kthe3,4eladrelake R 227 per p day ; making an aggr t e i ga n t f e t h e Lilat °lfieimBuPPosing they allowed 65 days . o t Ihe)'e tiv•llliee'cu annually spent among the tr fa a e d t e s sme w n r o e f , 2 t.r •,_ Now, he thought these _ ea t i aol2le 'l.!it• notice, and if they made t_enquiry h He kl ta,PaPer ~% q his statement to be about the tr h . n h he was ftlio`tort.vet into his hand the other day %1113 v L e rY j li t i c ",e o , but which showed that com w pe ic titio n n e w ye as r 'I, toi ;lp 'Rti. He did think that Birkenhead t in his ;ealhbiehllleate°taPeted with us, but he het 1 n a h n e o ad e peeple i'r isi!. Mason, offering the Birke ten. Now it t 'e e l l al fee fro m Wigan there at 23 44 per I N .4 thep;tne.Wie.an to Liverp . ool. He contended that The company toaleettivid,,,,was little or no difference. n..ta.*.i..ha`..gt W aggons at 2s 10d, but the 23 4d was for ee, 4l , i llte ' eaggons. The other lines, 'ettie'.44t, th ou Y orkshire, did not find waggons. Hs, except the Neibllt'aeti;,°‘;gh they ' ght to stand together, and get h t° k '°lsibra` ina Provem e e u tit, for the canal, and do what -tkeeellihol could to cultivate the trade of the _c_a y Rllo etod ~eonnection and the business together. Ifthe y br e ., I, . 4,, ao , ~,n eto ti 'eli ttie t It . o one went into the Council Cham e ilb and • 'l' interests, the trade would be ne. l ''' e 14. i n i nterests, The trade was Improving gra -I.le' „!hto7_.year. He believed in the past year, ;"Orie•itthioeit.Dorted 414,311 tons of coals. It e °ll ht e , that' if what ought to be . done . . He con_ thlh ° e ll t itlT s and i i ; i e . "e rY facility e * aPeet • were given it would be b 6 N edao a In wereth atne d igTl i ell e ul i L ow ? nau ll n e h d .m id o n r o e t na t o h n in e k y i leit% th-",,117, other point to which he needed to refer. iittven,',._nonour to be elected by them on the Ist of IN: th ' e t% he avou'd have very great . pleasure in ,telo e 3'h e e ' e would would wet(' si . lai et.% e-113I:olalsibland wouhld ), 0 N et. h the _ y could, tdheeiarlisnhteereeesntsidth.tne he ik,Dkitil th e , lt t .. the r e a e t n o t s e : t n t d na t t o w d a e a ve a l b o n p u e t t t h n e s t ra d e o f th e t ke place, ..litot a rt, °l4 hl all d* pl y friendly spirit, and that no . ~.V o, ,, eertiei r, e• is ' a • a ho . wn, but that every wool eel go ' .‘B..,Ps would be s le.• f ile t . Oa co mfortably, and that they would n a t ll t b h e e e l'll gt Ina ho ''s after the election as they were tth'lllit tip airm a n (Hear, hear, and loud applause.) ete k alay eT , an then invited any of the electre s present ~ kp'*lni;L:e!tion on public matters to Mr. Barton, but A'to' 1,4: 13 In" errogatories put, 11 - t q t ._ ttl i ' re a e t e e ,r, ropo:ed the following resolut . iop : 7 t o `al e Vii th t.silng, having heard Mr. B trton's opinion , s led ge i atcl ;._`' ° h e e a T fi a t and proper p a e n r d son to represent St. , tv ep Hit t pledge theme , Ives siohe f e y effort t Yen Council. and He te,ite theit hi osi 0 secure his triumphant . return." i,', c oe reshb,etY flattered at having been selected to th''ilie, PitheZlon, and he was sure tha evwould all ste!ae3„:o tome to find such a men taste . Mr. Barton t 7 1)14I r e , ° forvvara and to spend his time and his ;:iithitZere'srteeiden.iing them. But Mr. Barton was a man o e lhe t „ ted in In the trade, not alone or the town, but many thousands 0 oe g o ds to Oartieular, and be caused 0t470,1 temodt,_cireulated amongst all tClasses. He iti Ne4 t en t a "!. give a history of the re d h a n s t o o ns re t f h er at t h n ad a lie t o 0, thet e.,bettePort Mr. Barton, an ite et mere i ;;' e .: o ‘ been circulated by the opposite party to etk:tisti4l that'll% n o truth in thehad statement, signified 11 1. 4:c 4 f e e t h l te - enlaeottangra_iflt C omin i g G fo uffi rw i ard to solicit the suff „ iliot 7 111 1 . 3 of that ward. That was the very Al a lle • B arton had been brought forward in th t oi ot t4 e. H e. , . h lt t i libi tY ' "to t designated the placard that a h s a a d g b r e e e s n s k, t) ( , t _ , alid __ theenial of such a statement , o:tvi,:i has,,,_•? persons to whom such statements 14 .•(li e. he 0 "... 1 . 1 not the honesty to come forward and proof of that. liatateeotiogals(tternention their names "a Mr. lel'Gruftle li ki ttl ilei 811 ° 1 1 to caster n only say th Hodson, and to tl Ru e i r• H. Lofone, to D. Holden ; ttp I ,, lt eli t betll°ce, alr. Holden, and Mr. , had ' kr: ' 1 44 he fact coq Mr. Mien. le it not so . Lie le ,. --sit t hen_"ter concluded _by referring to, the placard he had published on the matter, and by saying that he hoped they would one and all do their utmost to secure'his triumphant majority. Mr. Sharpe briefly seconded the resolution. The motion was unanimously adopted. Mr. J. Brownbill then proposed the names of several gentlemen as a committee for conducting the election. This was also unanimously adopted. _ _ _ • Mr. Baines, upon being called upon, then addressed the meeting on the important duties that devolved upon the representative of the electors in the Town Council, and he was sure that the municipal institutions would be best upheld by sending such men to represent them as Mr. Barton. It was such men as him that were required for the transaction of the business of the ward. He did not know Mr. M'Cruffie,l but he was convinced that a man like Mr. Barton was well worthy to represent the ward, and if they elected him they would not regret their choice. He urged upon all to do their utmost to secure his return. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the business of the meeting. ST. CHRYSOSTOM'S WORKING MEN'S ASSOCIATION. This association inaugurated their fourth winter session last night, by a tea party. in the Mill-lane school-rooms. There was a very large attendance, and among the gentle men present were—Mr, W. Rat hbone, Mr. E. Heath, Mr. Unwin, Mr. Newburn, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Canter, &c. The chair was occupied by the Rev. J. Macnaught, president of nhe association. After tea the assembly withdrew to the upper schoolroom, and the rest of the evening was spent in the delivery of addresses, the intervals being filled up by choruses, glees, which were sung by the choir in a very creditable manner. The rev. Chairman commenced by expressing regret far the absence of Mr. William Brown, M P., who was to have presided on the occasion, but who was unfortunately prevented from attending by an attack of erysipelas. In Mr. Brown's absence it devolved upon hi.n (NIL. Mac naught) to take the chair, but ho felt assured that he would have little difficulty hi conducting the business of the meeting with the order and decorum which dis. tinguished their assemblies. (Hear, hear.) They were met with reference to the Working Men's Association. There was no necesssity for him to explain what working men's association meant, but he thought the term " work ing classes " meant much more than the size of the term would convey. It meant the vast population of the kingdom; it did not mean an oligarchy of any kind; it meant the masses ; it meant those who constituted tie true strength of the kingdom, its power and wisdom. Ttiey called the working classes the power of the country, but to be that power it should be well and wisely directed. (Bear, hear) Would they trust an infant with a steam. engine ? Surely not ; and so the true strength and the power of the working classes iu this or any country was their measure of the danger and peril of that vast power which G xi placed in their hands was inadvisedly and ill employed. The tendency of our constitution, for which God be praised, was to place more power in the hands of the masses of the people—(hear, hear)—and to secure their safety they shou'd see that they imparted to those classes as much instruction, as much wisdom, and as much genuine education that the power given them wou!d be well employed. (Hear, hear.) The Working Men's Associations throughout the country were yoang institution, but they had,nevertheless,effected great good and he looked upon them as invaluable agencies for im parting wisdom and experience to the people, and culti vating among communities valuable aad lasting friendship. (Applause.) The choir then sang the " Gipsey C iorus." Mr. Newburn, Treasurer, detailed the financial condi tion of the society, and in the course of his observations, in which he took opportunity of pointing out the advan tages of such associations, mentioned that in the last Wession the subscriptions of the working men amounted to £l7, and the profits ;of the Saturday _evening concerts to .£ll. _ _ THE WATER SUPPLY. The following is a copy of Mr. Duncan's last report to the Water Committee : 26TH SEPTEMBER, 2357• RESOLUTIJNE OP THE CJUNCIG AND WATER COMUTTEE• Ist The resolution of the Water Comm tree, dated 29th Augmt . last, as follows : Road the following reports of Mr. Duncan and Mr. Spencer, and the following letter from Dr. Angus Smith. (Hire follows same.) Resolved—" That the subject involved in these reports and letters -be taken into consideration by this comnsittee at an early meeting, and that Mr. Duncan be reqoasted to report furthar on the original outlay and annual cost of a second line of pipes, and also on the original and annual cost of the system of filtration proposed by him." 2nd. The resolution of the cowl il, dated 2nd Sep ember instant, as follows :—" That time be allowed for the Water Committee to con sider and report upon the communication of Mr. Duncan and others and t r receive such further informa'ion as they m:y deem necessary to enab'e them to report thereon, at her earliest convenience, to the council; and that it bs an instruction to the committee to report at the same time to the conncit the praolcability, and if practicable, the cheapest and best made of supplying the town with the well water for drinking, and the Rivington for other purpos p°nding the further time required, and trial that are demanded, before deciding upon the two sets of pipes." _ _ _ &J. The resolntial of the Water Committee, dated 12th September instant, as folio ws : The c)mmittee pnceeled to the con.ideration of tha roolutioi of the council. Resolved—" That the same be referred to the eng'neer, Mr• Duncan, to report thereon, on or before this day fortnight." TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WATER COMMITTEE. Sir,—ln compliance with the above resolution, I have nDw the tonour of submitting the following report : By the first resolution, I have teen requested to report more fully on the mode sugge ,ted by me in my report of the 30th March, relative to a second line of pipes, whereby the waters from the local well+, as also the water from Ri7ington, may be distributed s,peraiely,l kewi e, as respects the necessary expenditure for filtering the water from Rivingtoa, at or near Vie distributing reservoirs at Liverpool. As respects the resolution of the council, the following points appear to demand considered lstly.—.As regards 9112ply:rag the w tars from the loc .1 wells by hemselves, at aberna , ing periods, with the water from Itivingron. 2ndly.—As regards the best mode of dealing w th the gueston cf water supply meAntime, until tie committee shall have matured and resolved on a dednite course to be aterwards fotlowe I. Mr. Rathboae, who was received with enthusiastic applause, briefly addressed the assembly. He expressed the happiness which the sight of so many happy faces as he saw before him gave him, and then, after referring to the benefits which Working Mens' Associations are calcu'ated to confer on the country, declared that he was strongly in favour of Saturday evening concerts. Never was he more delighted than when presiding at such concerts, and where the people on leaving could say they had been happy and wisa at the same time, for they might rely upon it that in making people happy, they did a great deal towards making them good. (Applause.) Mr. E. Heath followed in the same strain in support of Working Men's Associations and the advantage of inno cent recreations, such as well selected concerts for the people, and in the course of his observations paid a high tribute to the z of the Rev. Mr. Macnaught, whom, he said, an experience of nearly twenty years enabled him to describe as a " conscientious, God-fearing, honest, truth speaking man." (Applause.) Addresses were also delivered by Mr. Wilson, Secretary of the Association, and other of the members. 3.•dly.— Me resolution of the committee appears only b point to the former resoluticns of the council and committee. I shag therefore cmfine myself in the fint place to the resolution of the conned, and allud, fatly.—To the prat cability of supp'ying both wat:trs at al emitting periods through the same line of l ipes. In my report of the 18th of April, the committee hal my opinions on this proposition under review. I consider Oa A I have there fairly stated the cllll,ultios cert in to attend such an attemA, and have only to add, that I feel assured that tress have not been exaggera'ed ; I ant of opinion that it cannot be sati,fattorily carried out. 2ndly.— is to the bast mode of dealing, meantime, with the ques tion of supply. The resolution or th 6 committee of the 5h install', has deAded this point, vii.:—" That the engin , er be d'rected to distribute all the water miff available from tho I ice' wa Is, so that the ter 'portion o: iiisington water may be as sm ill as pothible." This reso'ntion has had attention, and the orders of the committee have been complied with. The remaining portion of the relolntiou standing for consideration is—as respec's the second line of pipes. In my report of the 2gth of August, I vent red to lay my views on this point before yo a, aid stated that there appeared to be two coarses opan for the committee; one of which it would be desirable to folow Ist.—To filter a ssconi time the Rivington waters, at works to be constructed a joining the t omi reservoirs, or 2ndly.—To supply the well watec through anew and distinct line o f pipes, as detailed in my report of the 30th of March. I have also stated that it appears to me that the latter is tfie most degrab'e mode of dealing wlth the vexed question. In that view I am still unchanged, the only difficulty pr. seating itself being that of finance. I may be permitted to add, that it further appears desirable, apart from the question of separate dist ibution, to improve, as far as practicable, the water from Rivington, so that it may be delivered to the community in the highest attainable condition of purity. I have appended estimates for strainers or tilers for re-filtering the Rivington water, and I have good grounds for inferring, from my own experiments, that by a ninon it kroeess, or by applying one or other of the methods suggested to the committee, much may be acme In removing the o'j etionable colouring matter. Respecting the second line of pipes, I venture to preface my remarks by stating that wean from colour, for most purposes, I con sider the Rivingtol water better suited than the well supply ; but at the same time I am not unaware that cone'derable numbers of the community a.e not now, nor will they, I believe, be satisfied unless tee cell wet ris restored for table use. lam also aware that many of the com, taints male of foul water were of loc-1 origin, arising from deeompo lag enc:astatioas in the of I pipet, aid from other sources frequently named to the committee, therefore they need not be dilated here. Nevertheless, I conceive that there are obvioes grounds for conceding to the question'of the second line of pipes a favourable consideration. In my p evions report I stared my views regarding additional Sir .tioe, to several memeers of the committee and others, these were n t new. I also stated my observations on tae colour of the water in the Rivington reservoirs, the effect produced by its pal nee from thence to Liverpool, through the great length of pipe, and interve lag open reservoirs. IZ these views I am indirectly borne out by the evidence gleaned from V. Spencer's report, althm,h it has been inferred that I h id formed hasty conclusions ; the facts I state i are obvious. the advantage to be derived from the ietrodue tion of the Rivington water are indisputably er:at, and will, doubt less, continue to be more and more appreciated. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On the 25 h September, a man named Mark G .ugh, a labourer, engaged at Cabbage hall, was hurt, ar,d died yesterday in the Southern Hospital, in consequence of the i juries he received. Tins MUNICIPAL REVlilON.—Yesterday, F. Shand, Esq., the Mayo-, wi h the revising asses:ors, Messrs. Jevons and Mesmer, opened a court, at the Court-ho ass, Chapel street, for the purpa.e of revising and h• aring the lists of claims and objections of persons entitled to v to at the municipal elections for the ensuing year. Mr. B 'unfit appeared on the part of the Reformers, and Mr. Back. master repr sented the Tories. Before the business was proceeded vti h, Mr. Brumfit announced that all the objections in the Exchange and Pitt-Street wards had been wi hdrawn on bah side.. The court then proceeded with the Everton and K'rkdale vva ds, hut no matter of importance was raised on either side. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE —The monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday, Christopher Bushell, E q., the vice-president, in the chair. After the usual routine business, the report was b ought up from the Ceuncil Law Committee, on the United Kin tdom Writs Bill, and adopted. The bill purports to enable parties to bring actions in any part of the United Kingdom where causes of actions arose against parties reei in any ether part of the same" It was referred beer to the Committee to take the necessary steps for its introduction into Parliament. The same Committee also submitted a Piper touchit g upon subjects relating to C rmmercial Law, f Jr submission to the National Conference about to assemble at Birmingham. The points embraced in the paper were, the Banking Law, the Regist-atien of P artr erships, the Ju Iges Execution all, and the United Kingdom Waits Bill. Adopted, and ordered to be forwarded. .The other subjects on the paper were adjourned to a futu a m etireg A. letter w, s received annoureing the decease o', Me Wainewright, the London agent of the Chamber. Ordered to be acknowledged, conveying the sympathy of the Conn( il to the family. THE STEAM-TUG ItZiOLITrE,—RESCUE OP THE LEX irsoroer —Some time ago, the Lexington, a fine vessel of over 1 000 tons, from New Orleans to Liverpool, with c Mon, was stranded in Brandon Bay, a wild anl perilous nortles of the Irish coast, to the no th- vest of Cape Cher. She was imbedded in the sand, awl thus she was exoos. d to the waves cr` the A•lactic. It was et one time -considered hopeless are her rescue could be effected, but she.h is been suece-eully got afloat again, by the assistance of the. Reso lute, and the steam pumping apparatus belonging to ►he company. This p-oves what the combined power of the pump and the steamer are capable of prforming, and; as a first effort, must prove of deep inte'est to the mercantile marine. The Lexington is now on her passage to Liv;rpool, in tow of the Resolute—the largest steam tug ever built in the United Kingdom, and we are happy to say, that our prophecy of her, on her trial trip, has been mere than r.alised. So certain are the owners (and they are justifi by experience), of this tug, of her being capable of any work, that th, y have offered her services for the purrs() of towing a large vessel, lately put into Lisbon in distres, and bring her safely to this port. THE AUSTRALIAN SHIP MERLIV:—This fRVOIrtI and noble ship is once again on her berth, Princes' Dock, for Melbourne, besting sailed no less than five times round the world in less than forty-eight months, without the slightest accident, an I with the highest approbation of the hun dreds of passengers that she has carried. It is no small m Ater to say so of any vessel, but the ships of this line (•' The Liverpool Lice") have been most fortunate in all respect., which, in a great measure, is attributable to good management, both on shore and at sea. The Merlin lacks nothing of her firmer attractions, either externally or in ternally. In the latter respect she has bees improved, as experience has enabl2d the ()veers to adopt a variety of plare, that corduce to the advantage of pa serg-rs, in res ad to comf rt and esnveni-ance. The dimensions of the berths, the ventilation, the closets, bathe, and prome nades, have been enl irged, and so arrang , d, as to render the seeping and dining rooms as perfect as it is possible to make such apartments in a fine vessel. The three great ingredien a in an emigrant ship—namely, space, light, ani thorough ven'ilation, have been attended to ir the Merlin, in a manner that cannot be surpassed. There are five pro mesa its on the ripper and 'twem decks, where the passers gets can enjiy air and exercise, and on Ills poop there is another preen( nade, with lounges, &e., for the us.: of sa'oon passengers. The compartments set apart for 'emalas are neat, and such as must give satisfaction. There are separate ewrances to the cabins for the fa m .hs, and this is a considerab e improvement. The hospitals are li g ht and aily, but, from the gen, ral arrangements of the vessel, these will, probably, be seldom used. The cooking galleys, and other culinary arrangements, are of the most approved description, and the victualling stores ample and of the best quality. Many persons pre'er goirg to Aus tralia at this season, so as to arrive there about the middle of summer (Christmas), and to such, the Mer'in must prove `a desirable ship, both from her fast-sailing qualities, and the perfection of all her arramments. I will now stata shortly that which appears to me to be i i favour of a second line of pipes, this altogather apart from cost. lady. The requests of those who are displease 1 with the Rivingtoa water for title purposes will he complied with. 2ndly. The prospective wants of the popnlatioa will be antici pated, —and 3:dly. The Rivington water will be preserved in its nAtni al state of so`tnesi (wherein its particular utility lies,) woilst the well water will likewise ba preserved in its brightness, for which quality it has been so greatly prized, and is still so ardently demanded by views as respects the claims c me so frequently before the committee and the coune 1. I shall now proceed •0 ex pl,il more fully my second system of straini gor filtration. Ist. I p opse to construct on the tops of , he present covered home reservo ra, straine s or filkering beds; for this no new lan t is required. 2ady. To deliver the Rivingt on weer int) these bads, and to allow it to • escend in strea • s, throu,h the atmosphere, into the present reservArs—drawings and est mates are herewith submitted—the works may completed and in operation in eight months. THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1857.. PA RTICUL IR% he reservoirs at Kensington. Aud'ey Street, and Park 11111, present roof spaces of 32,000 ards; 10,00 lya ds of whi .9 1 propose to apt ropriate as filtering b cl; or strainers, with compartment; for the purpose of cleaning, 8,890 yard; of which would be constantly in work. I estimate the Lost of co structton at £14,600. A 'tonal 1...te est on his at 45 par c nt per annum, .€657 0 0 Aa ual Working Expanses. c Lnssting of Woramen, SGG 0 0 Materials, Tools, said Repairs. .e 1,223 0 0 I now beg to draw the a'tent of r f the amm'ttee to the tlasimit. view of the qustiou, aril this lea me to re:nark, litly. As r. gards t e original proja,:te i m ide of procelura, when the new supply sh inid oms available. By the contempti.ted cessation of pumping from the present wells, and co.,sequeut diminution of expenditure, the swing ti be thus effected was to pass to he credit of the General Water account. As the account now sands in cons q tence of the pumping operations at the home st ,do s being c intinued. the contemp•ated saving is not a,ila le, and the balance at the clove of the k4resent year will be adverse. Thiise is still, however, an accumu!ated ba;enca in favour o Re.enne, ttandin4 a, the close of 1,51 at .e.:O 410 is 31; this, it is calculated, w 11 meet the deficiency for some tome to come. I estimate that by the close of the year 18 - 2 the expenditure and revenue will be tqnal, allowing £70,000 to be a ded to the prese , t casdtal accouot to clear all uns -ttled c'airns, and construct such works as are yet required to render tee Rivingtou Scheme camdlete of itself. SECOND LINE OF PIPES. In order to prose t the question clearly before the committee, I re:reit here the estimates of ,ost and annual expenditure within the Borough The cost I estimate at £155 316, and the anntu 1 working expenses, with interest on capital an deteiooration, at £12,746. An annual rate of 1.0 in th pound would realise about £7,500 per annum; ani if, in audition, t iere would be obtained 7,03 ten in is who would pay each an averaire additional rental of 15r in consider i tion of having bo h kinds of w Air supplied Inside their hotte., the sum so realised from rates and rents would meet the requirements of the case. I have further to en gest, that as the entire population, in adlition to the ordinary oft wirer snpply, wou•d have an opportu.iity of obtaining spri g water during a portion of the day from the fountains (which, as formerly bugglited, night to be erected in connection with this proj act) ; all parties would thus be accommodated, both thous who did not desire to have spring water carried Inside their houses, and those who d d. I calculate the by the . lath year, a diminution of the rate might twee t 1 ice. %%litho it adopting some scheme of a similar character, the double line of pipes must remain in abeyance, and ii the primping is to be continued, both waters will of necessity be supplied as now, other wise the new supdly must be s r improved in colour, as wilt render it, if passible, acceptable and sufficient of itself until its limits have been rs allsed, when a double line of pipes wi.l lease to be laid down, or a mixed water be distribuLed, The general pro?osition appears to stan i thus Ist. To continue the miael water supp'y se at presets+, keeping the pumping stitiens at work, and d stributing as mach water from the wells as can be drawn, supplemeutin; the uiderence fro n Riviag on ; or, 2 dilly. To re-filter the water from Riviagton, and snp,;ly from that source alone, thereby reducing the exuenses to a minimum; or, 3rdly By tw.) lines of pipe, to supply etch water 33 arately. By the first method there would be no commensurate say.ng con sequent on .he introduction of the R. vington supply ; the cost of pumping remaining nearly as herettif.fre, with the Riviugton expense.; addit on. By the secon 1 m' thud : —ln the rednct'on of the pimping exnelses a sa ing of aboat .4 , 5,000 per annum would be effected over the first method. By the third method the pum: ing expense; would be less than by the fiat method by .t'4,000 and more than the xecond by 42,30) ; that is, there would b an expenditure, including interest on capital of .£8,746 more than by the first, and '10,446 morelhan by the second method. This report has extended beyond ordinary limits, but snch 1s the importance of the subject that 1 have chosen rattier to run the risk of taxing the pal ie.xe of the committee, than to,incux bb.e blame of leaving important matter wronched. Tno I. DUi(CAN. THE MURDER IN TROWBRIDGE -STREET. In our second edition, yesterday, we gave the short facts of a horrible case of murder, committed in the above street, by one brother on another. The following details subsequently transpired when the prisoner was brought up for examination at the police court. before Mr. Mansfield. Tne prisoner's name is Robert Jones, a tall, thin, sallow looking pe son, about 42 years of age, and a butcher by trade, and the charge against him was for having killed his brother, William Jones, aged about 40, by stabbing him to the heart with a knife, in his mo her's house, 48, Trowbridge street Mr. Mug% stated the cite, and then called the following witnesses :—Police officer, No. 29, said : About a quarter to twelve o'clock last night I was standing at the corner of St. Andrew-street, when I heard lou I cries of "Marder" and "Police" coming from Trowbridge-street, and on running to that street, I heard there was a man killed at No. 48, and in a passage, beside that house. I met the prisoner, wh3 had a knife (now pro 'uced) in his right hand, and when I asked him what was to dn, the prisoner replied, " This did it ! ' I then seized him by the collar wi h one hand, and the knife with the other I then gave him over to the other officer, and ran into the house, and found the deceased lying at the bottom of the steps ; he did not speak a word. I got assistance, and carried him to the Royal Infirmary. but he died as we got to the gate. Police.officer 211 said : I saw the deceased on his back at the bottom of the stairs, and saw a good deal of blood coming from his breast. On the way to the station another brother (John Jones) followed and made some observation, when the prisoner turned and said to him, You c'eaerve the ssme, and this will give some fast young men a lesson." Elizabeth Jones, a poor old woman, who said she was 76 years of age, and who seemed to be much affected, was examined, and said : I am the mother of the prisoner and the deceased, whose name was William Jones. I live at 48, Trowbridge-street. The p isoner came in last night, and asked if I were asleep ? I said no, and asked whera he had been so late ? He replied, "It matters not where I was. He than asked for something to eat, and he took what there was in the house. I got up and stirred the fire to make a light, when he began to knock the oobbs off the fire, when I said to him, "you are not going to carry on as you did last Wednesday night." I got afraid, and went to look for a policeman, because I saw the way ho was going on. I went then to my son William's house an I roused him out of bed. He said I must not leave his house that ntlit. He then went to my hou?e, and that's all I know of it. John Jon" a brother of the prisoner, said: I want into the house last night; the door was open ; the prisoner was standing at the window eating s , . , ,mstning off a plate, with a knife in his hand. I &led where mother was? and he rep'ied he did not know. I said, "you have turned her out ;" he said, " I did not turn any one out." I took a match to light and look for a candle, and during that time my next brother came in. He said to the prisoner. " what sort of bahaviour is this, and what do you mean by turning out my mother? You should have found her a bed, and not destroy her in this way. She says you are here four a eeks and you only gave her two shillings." One word brought on another, when the deceased said to the prisoner, come out of this, if Jack (witness) is not able or big enough for you, I am. Although I am away from home, I will take care of my mother, and then they got to fighting. I got frightened then, and William called out to me, ".L.ek, I am stabbed," and then I turned to gat the knife from the prisoner. Mr Mansfield: Do you know which of them struck first ? Witness: The deceased did, The prisoner had his knife and steel on him, although it was Sunday. He was a little in drink, but was not drunk. I did not see if the prisoner had the knife in his hand when he was struck, because there was no light in the place at the time. A surgeon from the Royal Infirmary said the deceased was brought to the house, but he was quite dead. There was a wound between the sixth and seventh ribs, a bruise on the temple. but he could not say whether death w's the result of hemorrhage or organic injury, until he could make a pose morecm examination of the body Mr. Mansfield : Then let a post morteoi bs made; and remanded the prisoner till to-morrow (th . s day). Considerable progress has been made in the instruction of the young offic.irs and troops now at Chatham, who are about to proceed to In in the usl of the E ifield rift t, and about 300 officers and men are eaily under instruction in the use of that weapon. THE ELECTRIC Tr LFGRAPII IN IRE UNITED STATES. — It is stated in a letter recently received.trom a friend in New York that 'ha me-sages sent by .he electr - o telegraph in the United States durinz the course of last year amoant to conside ably more than 13,000,000. THE FIRST lANCASHIRR staff of the let Royal Lancashire has received instructions to reel u't f r 44 n-giments of the line. The adjutant is offeritur, L 2 extra, with the government bounty and a free kit to all voile teers and recruits, to enable an officer in the corps to obtain a commission. Liatnren —There was launcher', last Friday afternoon, at 17en le-, from the bail ling-yard of Messrs. Ca man and Martin, a smart looking barque of 350 tons, named the Old Honesty, in complinent, we helieve, to a gentleman well-known on the Liverpool 'Charge by the above creditable soubriquet. The Old Honesty is the property of John F) fir, Esq., and other, is designed for the Mediterranean trade, and will be commanded by Capt in Yt ung, late of the Avon. THE FOURTH LAINCISHIRE Wedeesday, the membteis of th s regiment, of militia, which has been quartered at Fulwood Barracks, Preston, since its arrival from Warrington, received 30s. each as their annual bounty while under service. The bounty was paid to them by Lieut.-Col. BlEckburne. During the after pert of the day, a scene of unusual eremite-lice happened. Tit- RIPE, elevan d by their jelly friend Bacchus, were rolling about the streets in all directions, and ever and anon two piglets of militiamen patrolled the principal streets and carried off all the principal insubordivates they could find to head-quarters. LORD ELGIN AND THE CANT.)NESE. —There is a China man, a painter and copier of charts, in the Q teen's-road, whose shop is like the shop of Paquin. "Ey yaw." said this authority, about four o'c'oek yesterday, " You no ca'c'eee that city, What for your number one big Man darin run away, eh ?" Tee c destial man of art was right Lord Elgin had resolved to start for Calcutta. Al hour afterwards, and ve I had the annoueeernent that " tho Pearl sill leave for Calcutta, and take letters tor Singap and Eurcpe," and the it formation did not long lag that Lard Elgin was to accompany her in the Shannon.—Letter front !long Kong. ELOPEMENT OF A MARRIED WOMAN AT BAINFORD.— The usually quiet village of II inford was thrown into a state of great excitement last week by the disap :earare • of the wife of Mr. John Weeds, farmer, with her three children. Inquiries Tore set on fort, end it was soon ascertained that she had gone to the Rainford railway station, and thence departed by the 10 30 train fur 1.4 . Yer pool. Mr. Woods, fildi sg la's spouse had let him, searched his house, and missed towards of £lOO in cash, and a large quan'ity of cloteing, &e. The gossip SOO3 spreading, and Mr. Wo de being a kind, vitt man, a reason was sought in vain for th a sodden departure, more especi fly as the parents of Mrs. Woods reside in the immediate vicinity. A lodger f the name of John Smith, who worked on the new railway in course of formation, has ale) disappeared. He, too, was traced to the station, where he ha I booked for Liverpool ; but nothing mare has heen heard of the fugitives. ZooreoulcAt Gaitnzeis.—Yesterday, the first of the "fetes fur the n" given this week at the above gardens, came off wi,h the greatest eclat independent of the inclemency of the weather. roe at' endalce consisted of several tl - oarands of the most respectable portiere o r on- population, and the many novelties introduced were of such a character that each and ail were received with great enthusiasm. Toe fi eworks ware on the first scale of magnificence, everything being dole by the proprietor and m teasers t give, if possible, more than satisf, c ion to the populace ass:nab'ed. Paihaes the bast feature about the admirable arrangement of these gardens, is the peculiar manner in which they are I, i I out, so that any rail that easy fall immediately runs from off the surface, and leaves the ground in Minos.. first•rate condition. Should the weather •only prove moderately propitious, no doubt the "gathering" will be " on an ex'ersive scale" this day. We observe that arrangements have been made for a reptilian of these fetes on Friday at the same red iced charges. WATERLOO BOARD OF HEALTIL—The ordinary monthly meeting of the Waterloo B sari of Health was held last evening, at the Public-offices, Waterloo. Mr. J•ille Smith, chairman, presided. The following other gentle men wete present :—Messrs. T. Ridley, Houghton, Theakstene, W. H Jonr s, and Sehoiefield. The minutes of the past meeting were read and Cu nfirmed. The proceedings of the Highways and lighting Gm miteces were tie n submitted. They in imated that four additional lamps had been placed in Church-lane. The petition of the inhabitants of Sandy-lane, Chesnut-road, &c., asking for ad litiooal limps, could not be complied evil), as there wete na gas mains i r those streets at present. The proceedings were confirmed, on the motion of Mr. Theaks'one, seconded by Mr. Kelshaw.—Mr. Richardson, surveyor to the Board, then presented a report, in which he announced that lithograph plans of the sewerage of the district were being proceeded with ; that the lamps of the district were lighted on the 17th September ; that additi nal lamps had been placed in Church-lane ; and, with regard to the sewerage of the district, he gave opinions as to the beet system to be adopted. The report was favourably received. After some routine business, the Bard adj lune& FEARFUL MUR9ER AT BIR,KENJEAD. The fellowing apps red in oar extra edition of yester day : A murder of the most shocking character, at an early hour this morning, occurred at Birkenhead,. and the ex citement in the township is very great, in consequence of the fact, that the life of a second man is likely to be for feited,—and the three men charged are in the bridewell From the facts we have been enabled to collect it appears that at about a quarter to twelve o'clock on Sunday night, word was brought to the Birkenhead Police-offs-e- by two men that John Drewery, of No. 37, E block, Dock Cot tages, had been murdered, and John Dann, residing at D block, in the same place, had b en severely stabbed by three men named Francis Smith, John Smith, and Peter Callaghan, all navvios, lodging at No. 7, block, Dock Cottages, and that the murderers had escaped. Dunn was conveyed to the hospital, but was so we.k from loss of blood that he could not articulate Three policemen, who had heard of the occurence, 'went to the dock cottages, and, in a dark corner, found the body of Drewery lying in a pool of blood. near which was a pocket-knife and a la-ge stone, both covered with blood. The body was removed to he lodgings of the deceased, when it was found that he had been stabbed under the left jaw, in the region of the heart, and under the last rib of the right side. We understand that ihe murdered man has a wife and three children living at Prescat. The three policemen posted sentries at either end of each bock ; end to the credit of some av men Lying in the v c'nity, th, y volutteercd to do duty until a reinforcement of police from Birkenhead arrived. The houses were searched, and the three mcn oh irgid with the offence faun lin bed, in No. 7, J block. They had part of their clothes or, and 1113 outer garments were rained with blood. Oce min had his hind very much cut. Toe five men, all of whom are Irish, had been drinking at a I:),er house at the, north end, which they left at eleven o'clock, and i., does not appear th it any of them were then intox'- c..ted. The inquest will be held at four o'clock this a f, emcee. PURI !PER PARTICULARS. In our late second edition of yeste day, we published tie above short statement of the fats we were then enahlei to ; Allier in referent t i this frightful and cold- Woofed murder, by which one indivilu I was suddenly thrust into the presence of bis Maker, without the 'east preparation, or tias , for repentance of the sins he had nommi'ted on this earth, and a toad man, is s) fearfu ly s abbed an I natril th it hot slight holys are entertainrd of his re tovery. The name of the murdered man is John D;ury, and the persons charged with being the murderers are Francs aged 29 ; John Smith, aged 30 (brothers) ; and Peter G illaglier. aged 23. The name of the man so seriou3) , injured, and who now hi s Tn the hospital, is John Dunn. It appears that at about eleven o'clock on Sunelay night, two police cors'ahles—Claik and G-aharn—were on duty ►ogether in the vicinity of the D ck C. ttages, when D true went up to them and said he ha' been stub'ied by a man that he knew by sight, hut dii not kilow his name, and that he lived in one of the D ck Cottag F. The constables at once pro cee led a short distant when they found the deceased En in. D ury, frightfully mutilated and stabbed, and quite dead, aad a short di tance from whom was found a large "bowie" kuif-, the blade of which is four inches long, and which, it is said, he'oags to Francis Smith. Dunn was conveyed to the hospital, and the body of Drury was aken into one of the cottages. From the informa tion [bey received, they proceeded to apprehend the three p isoners, ell of whom, they fopn•l in one bed, their clothes being more or les - s covered with blood, and gore. They were immediately conveyed to the bridewell, where.they were kept i 3 safe custody, and in the course of the morning were taken before Mr. W. Jackson, and Mr J. J icksun, and were further remanded. THE TNQUEIT vrai fixnd to bs held at the Town Hill. Birkenhead, at 'our o'clock vesterd ty afternoor, b !fore H. Churton, Eiq , the coroner for that county. Before, however, proceeding with the investigation. the coroner an I the jury proceeded to the Dirk C:tt , g s to view the bony of the dec e ased, ar , d to insp ct the locality where the c itn4 was c )narnitted. This having been done, the hea-ing of the evidence was postponed until Thursday morning, at ten o'clock. LATEST FAIITICULARS Upon inquiring at the hospital last ni;ht, we were ,nformed .that the man Dunn is somewhat bezte . , and ,here is some hope of his recovery. jOISY, Oct 3. —The elections give a majority to the Unionists party. The Divan of Moldavia will meet on the 4.h of October, and that of Wallachia on the Bth. On Saturday, the Court of Cessation rejected the appeal of Captain D ateau, c mdemned to dealt by the Court of Assizes, at Oran. The decree is based upm a report drawn by the Procuror-general on the case. The Turkish government have resolved upon an issue of additional paper motley, f,r a sum equal to a million sterling, bearing 8 per cant. jut roe+, of avnich about three fourths hive already been put bith. A decline in the exchange has already taken place. The Daily News considers there is, at least, much plausi bility in the suggestions thtt the offices of CI- tveraor- General, and Commander in -chief, in India ought to be vested in the same person, at least until the revolt has been thoroughly and finally suppressed. DEATII OF LORD FITZWiLL'AM —About four o'clock on Sunday morning, Earl Filzwilliam suffered a relapse, and died at half-past nine o'clock, at Wentworth House. The whole of his family, except Sir James McKenzie and Lady Anne McKenzie, were present. TILE INDIAN MUTINY RELIEF FUND.-11r. Simpson, the proprie - or of Crtmorn) (indens, having given a fete in aid of this fond on M )nilav evening last. has t wide 1 to the Lord M‘y.ir the munificent sum of £3OO as the proc'eds, with a check fir £25, as the don:.tion of Mrs. Slnpsoo. The Times says —At the cab'net councils held last week, certain measures were determined up in which are now made public. The standard of height fir recruits enlisting fir the line is reduced. A further body of 5,000 men is held in readiness to embark for Indis, and 10,000 more of the militia are to be embodied, so that the whole force will amount to 25000 men PARLIAMENT AND Tilt INDIAN CRISIS.—The Times thinks the government may now be safely trusted to manage matters without the assembly of Parliament, unless the news from India should prove to be more and more threatening. Power has already been given to embody the militia, and if matters continue only reasonably prosperous no one, it thinks, will want to hear of speeches and debates before February next According to some foreign journals, tof) long-tallie I-of emancipation of the Russian serf is at last about to be carried into t ffect. The scheme consis's in•compelling all he proprietors of the s it to appropriate to the serfs on their estates a portion of land sufficient for their mainte nance. The only condition annexed is that, for the present at the serfs s ) endowed shall not q lit the estuts of their former masters. Fox HUNT,NG. —Within about a month from the present time, fox hunting, not only in this district, but gere-ally throughout the couotry, will have commenced, and then the c. whoo ." and the horn will begin to resound through the hills and dales of most of the champagne grounds of this oar native land. In but few districts of England can we find a better district than North Noltinghamshire,waere this description of sport has t xisted for a certainty for upwarls of two hundred years. The Osberton hunt still survives in all its pristine vigour, and the abundance of foxes this year exceeds by far that of any previous year ou record. Far some weeks past, cub hunting has been in full opera tion. From a well Es3ertained source, we find that in C .st lc Hill Wood, Grove, Treswell Wood, Gamston Cover, and Kippax's plintati .n, there is a plentiful supply. At Osberton there are not fewer than five or six liters. At Deans Hill Gorse, Mattursey Wood, Gringley Walkeringham Cover, Piper Wood, and Ros ington Wood, the same abundance pia vails ; whilst sixteen have been seen at Hollinghill Gorse, near Whitwell, of which two have already been run down. In all, upwards of twelve couples of cubs have already forfeited their lives, and we hear that Babington Springs, Laneham Cover, Kirke's Plantation, and Gamston Wood, will afford their full quota to the supply —Nottingham Journal. THE CIRCUMLOCUTION OFFICE.—An anecdote is going the rounds of Waterloo-street and Bonnett's hill, which shows to what length circumlocu iou principles are c irried out in some of our Government establishments. One of the Birmingham official assignees has been for several weeks in a dangerous state of illness, his rtc wary be'ng looked upon by his friends as extremely doubtful. A few da; s ago the managing clerk of this gentleman paid into the Branch Bank of England certain official monies in the ordinary course of business, and obtained the usual acknowledgment of the payment from the bank manager. He then transmitted the latter document to the accountant in bat kruptcy, accompacied by a note signed by himself as the representative of his disabled employer. The great min of Bisinghall-street, whose offic-o, costing about £7,000 a-year, is looked upon by our Chamber of Commerce as no hing b t a wasteful job, returned both letter and enclontre, with an ir timation that he could rec3gnise no commuuication as official unless signed by the assignee personally. As, of course, the banker's certificate enclosed in the letter was the only part of the remittance of any real value or importance, this transaction may be looked upon as the height of ceremonious and punctilious absurdity. If no one was employed in tha public service without having sufficient real business to occupy his time, we should meet soi h less of this man-mildnerism in official circles.—Birmingham Daily Tres MBLBOURNE AS IT IS. Al correspondent at Melbourne forwards the following for publication:—The Melbourne of '57 is not, it must be borne in mind', the Melbourne of 's2—a short Deriod of five years has made a difference of at least twenty in the appearance of general society, in comforts and freedom from such outrageous fluctuations in prices, of the generality of commodities, in cartage to the gold fields, and in that serious item in this colony, h ouse rent. Formerly the lucky diggers were to be seen driving through the streets with a carriage and p air_ caring for nothing or no one: When they arrived, an 1 while staying. at the tavern they had patronised. nothing would do buL they must stand treat for all hands, and they have fre cpiently been known. to "knock down," as they call it, £6OO or £7oo'in less than a month. That was the harvest for publicans, and many a man with capital has barn; induced to erect a splendid hotel at an enormous cost, thinking that money would always he coming in at the same rate ; but a sad change for them came very shortly No longer was the digger seen driving about like a ra but either spending his money on the Bald find, or, not finding the second lot so easily obtained as the first, he had seen through the folly of his ways, and resolved to be more careful in future. Trace it to what cause you may, it is certain that in 's4' and '55 a gene , al panic was felt ha the" public line ;" hooses were soli for less than the cost price of the materials with which they had been built, and trade was pronounced " very dull." Cartage to the gold fields, formerly £l2O per tor, is now from .E,9 to according to the season. A four roomed house, that could not he had under .e 5 or £7, is now to be obtained for from 253 to 394. per week. Vegetables that were so fabulously dear-2s 61 to 4s for an ordinary sized cabbage, apples 23 61 per lb , potatoes 41 to 6I per lb.—these have b. c . )m more plentiful. and consequently more rnodera'e in price. A g )od cabbage can now be bought, for 61., apples 61 to Is per lb. po tatoes lid to 31, and all other vegetables after the same reduced scale. A good horn could not be had at a less price than 24 91 to 3s p r lb; it can now be obtained far superior in coality for half the money. Tea and sugar have kept their prices more regularly than. i believe,any thing in the market—tea from 2s to 2s 6d per lb., and sugar from 4d to 6'l. with at present a tendency to rise higher than they have been before. the highest I have known bread has been 3;, the lowest 91 the 4 lb loaf—it is at the present time. The value of skilled labour has also undergone consi derable changes. At one time masons were getting 35s per day. capenters 25., bricklayers 30,, and other trades in proportion. Wares have ranged from that to as low as one third that amount. Masons now get 16s, carpen ters 13s to 14 , , bricklayers 15s, and so on. A en Tiber of all trade, are idle, but th , summer, I have no doubt, will absorb the greater portion at present doing nothirm The plasterers received, while working at the Eriteri3n Hotel, Collins Street West. wages that will scarcely be credited —Z4 lOs per d ty, cr £27 per week. And at thils time a gentleman advertised for a plasterer, for a few days, £5 per day given. It is astounding that work could be carried on, even for a single week, at such ulexampled rates of wages, but it was notwithstanding. The appearance of Melbourne streets is rather different to what it was formerly. The mould candle has been exchanged for the brighter luminary—gas ; the water cart for the weer•works ; and service to the houses. Conse quently we have more cheerful and cleaner streets than it was possible to have under the old regime. In place of no protection against, the awful fires which we were formerly subject to, in consequence of the number and frailness of the wooden structures in the city, we have now a power ful and efficient corps of volunteer firemen in the town and every suburban village, that. in case of ❑eed, are summoned by a fire-bell, which is suspened in a watch-tower in each hamlet. Already their services have received publics acknowledgement from the people in thanks, and more substantially. A firemen's sick and rc.lief fund has been formed for those members who may become disabled in pursuing their arduous duty, or for the widows and children of any who may unfortunately lose their lives in attempting to rescue others from loss and death. ',The corporation of Melbourne have jest awakened from their long trance, and are actually having the streets lit with gas. It has not been in use by private consumers more than fifteen months. Such promptitude is surely worthy of public recognition Melbourne, the most dusty town on the face of the earth, cannot yet. boast its public baths and wash-houses; nor does it appear likely to be able to do so for some time to come, as the only mention made of it is a notice on the paper for some particular day, to ask some question& relative to the site. We have erected three new bridges over the Yarra Yarra within there last twelve months—one a miniature tubular, one a wooden girder bri lze, Vie other of b:ue stone. Prince's brid..te, the main passa!e over the Yarra, is getting too s - nall for the great traffic passing over it and it will have to be altered, or a new one built, and that shortly. We have nearly ficty miles of railway now in working order in Victoria ; and the snorter we can get five hundred, the sooner shall we be tie prosperous and happy people that nature, wi h her b mnteous gifts and endless resources, ordained we should become, Tne stability and beauty of the major part of the bui'd ing.,4 no .v erecting in :%lelbourne will astonish many a new arrival from Et - lean 1. and will. I have no doubt, cause people in after veers to look back at them with astonish ment an 1 wonder at the princely sums the erection of them cost their owners. First on the list is the Wink of New South Wales—a three story structure, the front of free tone. and for design and workritanghin not to be equalled in Vict , ria The contract for this building was £24 000. The Oriental 13.01 k C trnpany's premises is a tine structure, as are the Scottish Chartered Bank, the Sa,vingi' Bank, and the Melbourne Exch mtge. lam sorry that a work of suet public utility as the W es t ern M ar k e t cannot be spoken well of, as in a desire to obtain great rental from it, they laid the foundation of an outer drust Of shops (if I may so speak), and thus pinched the space which on ht to have been devoted to its legitimate use to suet a small size that not one fourth the produce carts can stand in it at one cimo, and the shops not being finished, it looks like a vast ruin. Abmit 1,000 ex'ra han's were taken into the 1:1,1ra1 Arsenal at WoDk.i.; l l, last week to be employed in the War Department fJr the supp'y of the East India Com— pany. principally in eas 'g iron ordnance, ani preparing cartrifi,zes and ammunition. Ab )ut 300 additional hand* are ordered to be engaged for the R)y4l Carriage-square t) morrow. THE BELFAST MILITARY DIsTRTCr.—It was expec'ed thlt, from late eccuronces and from other causes, the Horse G lards would have seen the propriety of re-cc:isi tutinz Belfast a military district; but we have learned Chit the idea, if entertained, cannot be carried out under prrsent cireums , amrs ; and that General Gough, (LB, and s'aff will leave the No th, for Dablii, at the close of next week.—Belfast Paper. A wit, a barber, aid a baldheaded man were travelling together. Loving their way, they wre forced to sleep in the open air, and to avert dsnger, it was agreed to watch by turns. The first lot fell on the hither, who, for amuse ment, shaved the foo.'s htal while he was slePp'og. lie then awoke him, end Ihe fool. raising his hand to scratch his heal, exclaimed " Here's a pre•ty mistake; you have awakened the old b diiheaded ma-t instead of me." BLACKBESTIES.—TiIe beiges and woods in the neigh— bourhood of the city are, this sees -in, literally covered with blackberries ; and hundreds of women and chi'dren find abundant em loyment in gathering this welco:ne fruit, which they retail in this city at from 31. to 41. per quart. Some families are making as much as 7s. per day. Several persons from Sunderland find this ❑ew tract, a lucrative speculation. They arrive in this city by an early train in the morning, ether large qtantities, and return again in. .th.e evening, when a market for the fruit at 61. per quart, is readily found.—Durham Advertiser. Tun VOLUNTARY PeisciPiA.—A church rate emennt ing to about £4O was, it will be remernhEred, refused a few weeks ago by a la ge majority of the pa i hioners of St. Paul's district, Oxtord. The Incamb •nt (Rev. A. Hackman) and the churchwerdens resolved to make a direct appeal to - he onngregation, and that, as the rev gentle nan stated, al hough their plan might be con sidered novel in these days, they had Scrip-ural autlpri . y and usages of the Prinf Cy,: Church for so d inz. Tne sys'em has been adopted. On the 20th anal 27th ult., during the mornin: and (vAiinz service, bags w• re taken round from pew t r irw, and the c&lec'i so amounted to about £6 The same pl in will be cm jetted every Sun day, and the surplus, at the end of the year, will be given to the deaerviig and needy poor of the district. Front t' - e fact of so many non-parishioners attending St. Paul's Church, a large surplus may fairly be expect ad. &Notre &R CASE OF INFAN ricyDE.—Thq , Evansville Journal thus speaks of the crime of a woman, Sarah Bed well, now oe trial in Sullivan county, for infanticide It will be recol'eated that on the arrest of t he prisoner it was charged that the crime had tee n commuted with the complicity of her own brother, who was arrested with her, but was subseqaently released on bail, They were both to he tried at the present term. The girl, on her exami nation before the magistrate, made a c.nfets'on. She was living at tae tine in her brother's family, consisting of five or six rreons ; the.ghbo child was boll during th e a b sence o f the family at a nei when there was o nly a s ma ll girl in the house. Irramidittely after its birth, she took it into the field, one hundred and fifty yard s from the h use, an d placed it in a stump, and covered it over with I) , rk and leaves ; she returned to her b?d, a Id the next morning rose and performed her duties, concealing all trecss of what had happened from the family. She did not kn rw whether the ch 11 was born dead or alive ; it did not cry. and she did not wish it to live. It was sibsequently taken from the stump and buried by a mar. Who the man was. she refused to tell, or make any acknowledgement of the paternity of the child, and in this she pe,s'sts up to the present date. After her committal to prison, she attempted suicide by starvation, and for the space of twen•y-re days refrained entirely, as the sheriff said, from taking any food. Finding it a slow process of trial, she repented, ant gave it up; and is now on trial.