Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-12 00:00:00

6 BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS. A special meeting of the Birkenhead Commissioners vas held at the Board-room, Hamilton-r i vare, yester day morning, Mr. Hind, in the chair. The other mem bers present were—Messrs. Gough, Willoughby, Peck, Barnett, Beazicy, Baylis, Bell, Verelst, M'Gill, Rae, Aspinatt, IValker, Keightley, Harrison, .and Cook. The business before the board was the consideration .of thepropriety of directing the publication of notices for an act of Parliament to authorise the Commissioners to erect a Town-hall in accordance with resolutions !passed at.a public meeting of t'ne inhabitants of Birken : - lead and Claughton, hold last Saturday, in the Town 'hall at Birkenhead. Mr. having read :one minutes of the meeting referred to - - . The Cliki4mAN -said theie was a letter from MT.. Joseph 'Craven, No. 3, liamilton-square, which should be r6t. WALK read the later, which was a protest 1 againtt the resolutions paseed at the meeting on Satur dayiring received iq the Cominhisioners as an. eaPrcs sion if the opinion of the inhabitants on the question of going . l for 'Parliarnentary.powers to erect a Town-hall, on:; the ground of the informality of the notice convening the meeting. Lei GOUGII—Is that letter legally fatal to the pro-' ceetEng proposed to be taken ? ; but it . would be a serious'round of opposition to the bill, ,if the ratepa-er4 opposed it in PxrLament. The CHAIRMAN .said 'he had receiwd the following letter froth Mr. Laird, the chairman of the board : ". Conservative. Club, London, Nov. 10, 180. "Dann. regret I cannot attend the mccting on Friday morning, ,on the subject of _going to Parlia meat, "iliad I been present 1 -should have felt it my duty to -support the det,ision.come ,to at the :iieeting . on Saturday last; and, I hope, the special meeting on Friday may instruct the :law-clerk to Live the netts sary otices. "The question of going to 'Parliament this session or not can be fully discussed ,by the Parliamentary Com mittee, and a final deoision - come-to at the first board meeting in December. "As it was necessary to have "Mr. Walntwith me here to-day, on business coweeted with the ianding 7 stage approaches, to save time I instructed him to have draft notices-prepared to lay before yuar special meeting on Friday.; and,. in. case the board may wish the notices to.Coruptita -a general amendment and .consolidation of the act; have asked him to :frame them for that pur poSe. - " Hoping what I have done will meet the approval of the board, I am, dear sir, 'your obedient servant, • "W. RIND, Esq. "JouN.LAS-nD." For the purpose of bringing the matter before.the board, the would ,formally propose the, the Law-clerk should 'be - instructetl to give the necesearynotiees for a bill. 'lt must be digtinctly understood that he did not pledge himself individually to the principle of going to Parlia ment ; and he did, therefore, reserf,- - -e the ezplanation of his sentiments for a future period. re. (focoll.---Ilad - we not better have some informa tion es regards the -cost of this Town-hall ? Dr. Boirs.—.4ll.that will conic before us hereafter:: We onEy ask now ler notices to be given, but that does not pled i p us to going for the bill. Mr. Gouctir.-:--I don't like meddling with the matter at all, before we know what the cost of it will be, Mr. 11.A.r (the representative of the bond-bolders) - fiiid.—Sir, I:am very sorry that we are calledin to die-, cuss this veryserious matter in the absence of the chair mats of the board. It is very much to be regretted that he is not here to-day, and the cause of his not being here is still more a matter of regret,. for he was present at the public meeting on Saturday last, and was, therefore, in possession more fully than we can possibly be of the views and arguments brought forward on'that occasion. In seconding' the adoption of the motion that you have made, sir, I do so on the distinct understanding that I by no *means pledge myself, or wish to pledge the board to take one other step in this matter. I.think we owe it to the meeting and to Mr: Lairl, to give the notices; beeauseby doing so we leave the matter open for future' discussion, whereas, if we do not, we at once shut' the door, for this year at any rate, to the whole question. But, sir, in agreeing to these notices being- -given,- • I shall now— state...... the. reason why I make the reservation I have done. The resolutions which have just been road to the board require or recommend . the commissioners to apply to Parliament for powers to provide a variety of buildings for various public purposes. They propose that we 'shall construct a building that shall concentrate under - one roof the commissioners' rooms, the free public library, the 'savings' bank, a law court, and a large hall for the purpose of public meetings, concerts, and so forth. Now, sir, with regard to the first requirement, namely, the commissioners' rooms, we have just lately— at our very last' meeting, in fact made arrangements for five years, which I think will put us in possession of premises that will be amply sufficient for the purposes of the township for many years to come. And with regard to concentration, I suppose it it quite enough to state that next month, or, at all events, the Month following, both the gas and water department and the other offices of the - Commissioners of Birken head will be concentrated on one side of Hamilton-square, and therefore I really think any further concentration than this would be very dearly purchased at an outlay of £15,000. Then as to - the Free,Library, I think by the acts that constitute . these bodies, if the Free Library re quires a larger building than it occupies at present, and which, no doubt, it soon will do, I have no doubt the committee will have power, under the acts of Parlia ment, to borrow funds for themselves on security of their own library rate. Di. BAYLIS—I am afraid - it will be a long time be fore we can afford to incur that expense. Mr. RAE continued—As regards a Law Court, the magistrates either have built or are building a Law Court quite ample for all magisterial purposes, and if ' the County Court requires the use of it occasionally, no doubt it can be had. We therefore arrive, by a simple process of exhaustion, at the fact that the only require ment pressing upon us, is to provide a large public _ hall. Now I should be the last man to say, seeing the course I have taken in thig,inatter for many years past, I repeat I should be the last man to say the requirement in that respect is not a very urgent one. I know it is so, and in common with a great many other gentlemen for years back, I have done 'the best I could to see if such a thing could be raised by sub scription. I don't despair . of it being yet accom plished ; but still the question for, determine to i is a whether this requirement o u gh t de to be provided for by the residents of ; the place, or whether it should be thrown "upon the ratepayers at large. (Hear, hear.) Now, with regard to the Commissioners providing it, we have to consider various points that do not appear to me to have suggested, themselves to the speakers at the late public meeting. We are bound to consider„ in the first_ place, the magnitude of our existing debt. If we take the township -debt proper at £300,000, the ferry debt at £103,000, the gas and water debt at £240,000, the debt to the railway company at £20,000, and the mortgage on the markets at £5,000, we shall find we are at this rno-fnent under liabilities to the amount of £670,000 ; and that within two years from the present time the amount will be still further increased by works at the ferry, which will involve us in further liabilities to the amount of £lO,OOO or £15,000 ; and, sir, within the same period, I apprehcu we shall have to find a public cemetery at au eNpensa, probably, of £lO,OOO more; so that you will perceive in the course of two years from the pre sent time, our total debt will stand at very close - upon £7OO on T the-refore respectfully submit to this Doc t r,l ; rate-payers, *nether, looking at this enormous total, it is a wise or a prudent thing in us to increase it by a single pound, uni ess under the pressure of the most imperious necessity. (Loud cries of" hear, hear.") But, sir, there is another class of liabilities ahead of us, to which we are bound to giv e very serious attention. The bonded debt at present, as y 'ou are aware, embraces interest at only 3yper hint. ; he .t, this arrangement will terminate at the end of five ye ars, and you 'will than have to make a fresh arrangerne; it with the bondholders, under which you will have to I lay, I apprehend, 4.1 -.or .5 per cent,—(hear, her)—ef tiich Will increase the • - aniemil charge upon the fine inces of the township, ' either to the eetent of £3, , 000 or £4,500 a-year; recording to the arrangemern then made. Then -again, tho interest on the gas and water debt whichis'only at present four p ?r cent., will, at the end 'of four - yeaes, be increased to five pe,rcent , and that , will throw an annual additionaL burden upon us - tolhe amteuntof £2,400 s.:year. Ne at year we e ehall have a cemetery rate, which I think we ean hardly - take at 'less than 2d.. in the pound; and, if It only reached that we should have an ,mount of £1,200 'or £1,500 a-year. •Talee, finally:, the interest on the new woriss at the ferry, -and -we -41 ave, another sum of £7OO or £BOO. a-year to add-to elle other items I have mentioned. Now .I de think, looking at these - heavy liabilities a-head, of us, that we should be , very cautious about ;adding to them in any shape or , form. I (Hear.) I don't entertain the shadow of a doubt, Mr.. 1 Chairman, looking at-the elasticity-of the finances of the ; place nos that our population has sorapidly . increased, and is inte.Oasing, I' have no doubt whatever in my own -mind that, -by-the-adoption of a prudent economy on the. put, of the bwird, we shall be able to• meet these requirements : comfortably as- they fall due, :hut I do -wet think, as I have stated before, that we .should. laeeease - them unnecessarily by a single pound. ;Bee the . answer -to this as I, understand :it is, that this ,• public building will not involve :us ineany further•expeases than we are at at present. It is -said the rental of the building will pay the interest on -its cost, -and that, practically, net rate will ever be necessary, or eeer be laid. lam son-y, sir, I cannot at all-share in -this view. -I apprehend that, supposing we obtain the act„ the very first thing we will have to do on the bill receiving the Royal assent, will be. to levy a rate-in-aid to pay the expenses of • the act, simply because you have no fund whatever. out of which to pay the expenses of the act. That refers to the expenses of the first•year. New, in the second year, suppoSing you ' have arranged for plans, and that the Specifications and estimates are ready to enable you to ,commence the building, I apprehend, as prudent men, you will not commence the' structure until you have the money in band, by borrowing on security of the rate a seffioieet sum to suffice for the completion of it, because, as we all know, it would be an awk,ward thing if you:were to get half of your building up, and then be compelled to stop its ' progress fox want of fund. New, to pay interest on this debt Which you must incur when yeti commence the building you have no other means ,but a rate-in e aid ; and therefore a rate in-aid during the whole progress of the building will be: necessary to enahleeyme to pay the -interest on the debt taring that period. 'Bat supposing the building, finished, it es an extremely doubtful thing whether this rate-in-aid will not becothe One in perpetuity. .Grantin2-, sir, that the ' rents may beesufficient to meet the interest on the-cost of the structure when fully accomplished a , .(loccripicd, there is still an item of very seriouS niOnient which appears to MO not to have been taken into account at all by the speakers at the public meeting on Saturday last. I find by the corporation accounts of Liverpool for the last year, unfler . the head of "Cash paid on account of the establishmentof the Town-hall; and• on account of building the Tow -hail" a total amount of expense of £1,927 for the year, and that the total revenue' derived from the building ,was £105; so that :there was a loss - to the Corporation on that structure of £1,822, entirely independent of the interest on the cost of its construc tion. Now, sir, I do not for one moment intend to 'say, or to argue that our intended building Would involve us in anything like the same amount of expense as this.. We will not have the same number of servants in livery; we will not have the same number of livetieS to provide, but there will be a number of expenses quite as necessary on our Side as on the Liverp6Ol side of the' water. I find amongst the items the following :—Wages to charwomen, £204 18s. ; assessed taxes and rates, £2B 17s. 6d. ; printing and stationery, £36 .3s. 2d. ; newspapdrs and gazettes, £36 lls. 9tl.`; gas and fittings, £146 17s. Bd. ; coal and coke, £29 10s. 65. ; water, £ll Bs. 9d. ; candles, soap, fee., £4B 9s. 101; cabinet andupholsterers' work, £23 3s. 7d. ; earthenware andcrystal, £lO 13s. 6d.; repairs to plate, £1 2s. ; ironmongery,. £27 15S. 2d. mats, brushes, &c., £7 19c. 25. ; scouring flannel, £5 1 ls. ; cleaning carpets, £2 ; lighting outside lamps, £4 Cs. 81; and Mr. I. Wharton, for disbursements, £29 7s. 6d. . ,Now, sir, I; contend that, to a certain proportion, these are items that will be as applicable and as necessary to our' building as to the building of the Corporation. They amount to a total of £654, and the maintenance of the "structure to £l9B ss. ; so that without allowing for the wages of the keeper and porters, these items alone will amount to £Bso'f or one year; and if you ass igned to your own building one keeper and one porter, you would increase this total to £l,OOO. Now, I will affirm, without much fear of contradiction, that to provide; , with any modificati, n o this list, for the requirements Of the hall, you w:ll re enire a penny rate-in-aid if the building is carried cut, And, sir, as I consider. this is a very serious question fore us to discuss, I thought it my duty to state the reasons why, although as a matter of form I shall support the parliamentky . notices .being given,. I shall oppose the introduction Of any, bill unless, I , have different information before me to what I have at present. My opinion is that-the movement, although a very desirable one in case the township were flush of money, which I hope we shall be in a few years to come, is, nevertheless, '' premature at the present time. (Hear, hear.) Sir, I hope we shall all live to see the time, which, I trust, will be not many years hence, when this movement shall become one in which we can all ,heartily and most cheerfully join and cordially support; but I- think that at the present time it Would be the best for all parties if the movement was not proceeded with. (Hear, hear.) Dr. BAYLIS thought, in the present state of matters, as regarded the commissioners side' of the question, they could not be justified in going to any expense. He had attended the meeting, and the greatest unanimity pre vailed, only one gentleman ' dissenting. He thought it was only fair that the notice should be given, and then leave it to the ratepayers to decide whether they should go to Parliament a arliae t ia tor not. He . did not think that there in mbent oetei go yi xpr g of the ratepayers to decide whethereu ,to t P h a eir rli o am i en io t, ns b . 'a He e it wo w u r d ' give the necessary notice, but he would not take another step in the matter until they should hear whether the I.kitepa.yers. were willing to take it upon themselves, and not trespass on the funds which were in the keeping of "the commissioners. He thought they ought to have the sense of the town taken upon the subject. , Mr. AspINALL said he found that, at the meeting held on Saturday last, the person who moved the first resolu tion had stated, according to the reports of the meeting in the newspapers, that the inhabitants of Birkenhead numbered 50,000. He thought there was a very serious mistake in that, as the number was less than 30,000. Dr. BAyras---Not less than 30,000. Mr. ASPINALL—About that number. lle also found that another gentleman said they required a building for public offices, a town-hall, a music -hall, a savings' bank, and other purposes, which did not belong to a public building, such as ought to be built by the tow a ship. He did think that, when they came to consider that the town-hall was to be turned into a theatre; it -was not at all. tin keeping with tthe town-hull establishment. Ilettnild almost fancy. that he saivrin the midSt of this ball or building; the music hall fillod . with excellent performers ; but, at the same could not think that the public buSinesi-cOuld Well 'be conductet) nromfdsi:Oh , a file'Way that it sho - ald It would be a very strange thing floi siissiol4er§ to be conducting `their — business at the.--came lime that there was drumming, and daneingamrfiddling . going on around 'them. Indeed, suet. a state of things - - would be altogether .out of the question. Let them have. a concert hall, by all means, and a so soon as they could get one. He know there was £2,000 er £3,000 down on paper fOr the buihing of a-concert hall, but.the erection .of a town-hall Ilitist:bcrieft over for some years yet. He did not think' they Avere,in a position:. to build -a town-hall. now that should meet the 'future . ' requirements of the tOwnship.. They proposed now to erect one at the, cost ef'Sts,ooo, but he would say that they should wait tathe.y could build ene.at a cost of £40,00. With regard to another reso lution, in reference to levying a rate-in- , aid,,the gentle man who Proposed' that resolution was not a ratepayer in the township, and consequently it could not matter to hini whether . Such a rate was levied at a ;.penny or: sixpence in the pound.. He thought it was to bad that the poor of the township should be taxefi to pay foi amusement for the rich. He thought, with . all due deference to the Meeting that Was held" on Saturday; and .believing,, as he do, that these who were , there were highly respectable Men, yet still it was his 'opinion ', , that - not one of these men had looked at the.guestiou in a financial point of view; they had not , looked .at it in . .the light of paying 20s. in the pound; and as last year was the first year that they had' been able to do so like honourable men, he was sure the 'people wouldte satis- - ,fied with -the explanation if they did not ,giVe any .notice. He, therefore, Moved, as an amendment, that no notice be given, and • that 'the meeting be adjourned silze dies Mr. GILL rose and seconded the motion, and ex plained that he did so because he felt that they ought to see what effect the docks would have upon the township before proceeding. with such a matter. He was sure if it were allowed to stand over for some time they should ,be in a..pOsition to go to Parliament for something that would be an honour to the township and all connected with it. There was also another reason, and that was that the chairman had stated in his letter that it should be left to the Parliamentary' Committee. Dr. Bavbis asked if the Parliamentary, Committee recommended the going to Parliament, if it should come before the•board again? - This was answered affirmatively. Mr. GOUGIi - understood that there were to he notices for the consolidation and amendnient of the 'acts. The CHAIRMAN—Yes. _ _ Mr. GOUGH—Then I shall vote for it.. The CHAIHNLIN—This mot called for that purpo-fe. Mr. Coo; said he was surprised that Mr. Rae should have -mentioned the notice being given at all. It ap peared to him like inserting the small end of the .wedge ; and he thought every. one who agreed with Mr. Aspinall should vote with him. Now, when the ,Commissioners . had. taken their new . offlces, and gone to Stich an el pense, it was not the time .to build .a town hall. He thought when the tiown-hall was built, it .would be found to be self-supporting, taking into - consideration the rent that was' being* paid for .the. various offices .and library. He hoped they would not go to Parliament, as he was sure if they kept out of Parliament, they should save £2,000 a year. Mr. BELL did not agree with Mr. Aspinall on the point that the promoters of the meeting had "not made 'their calculation as to the cost of such a building as was proposed,_ for he knew they had taken some trouble to ascertain .what the probable cot of such a building would be. It was thought that the concert-room should accommodate 1;200 to 2,000 persons, and he was told ;that the land allotted for the purpose would not be, more than sufficient for . one half or one-third the requirements of . such - a building. He did not think that the inhabi tants were aware of that, or they would never ask the - , Commissioners to go to Parliament for such a purpose. The requisitionists . wore not looking to the town-hall, but to a concert-hall. The Commissioners, themselves had got all the accommodation they wanted when they got into the new buildings, and he therefore put that aside altogether.. If the people wanted a concert-room, or an assembly-room, he, thought these should be pro vided by a separate company; for, he could not see what right the Commissioners had to provide for them in the same budding. The concert-room would have to be used for all purposes ; and it would be very awkward to have a concert and a ball at the same time. The Philharmonic-hall in Liverpool, which had been erected for a concert-room, and for the accommodation . of * between 2,000 and 3,000 people, had cost £25,000 ; and he would like to know what one would cost to accommodate from 1,200 to 2,000 people. Mr. HARRISON said he was 'going . to vote for the resolution ; but he would not consent to increase the rates 'of the township unless he saw that the matter could not be done wit hout a rate-in-aid. He did think that they should give the notice, and ,when they got the report of the parliamentary committee they should have the full views of every committee. They 'ought not to cast out the requisition without giving the notice. He bad exerted himself and done all he could to get up a public building for a concert-hall, and there were few people knew what a benefit such a thing would to the town ship. ' He did not think that the peoplb wanted a theatre as Mr. 'Aspinall had stated, and he trusted it was a slip of the tongue on .Mr. Aspinall's part. He would set . hislace against theatricals as much as any • one else, and he was now prepared to support the original motion. • Mr. 13EAZLnY said the meeting on Saturday was convexed at an hour of the day when few could at tend, and he thought there were few who would consent to a rate-in-aid being raised for the maintenance of such a building.. It was, well known that 'when they went for anything to the Chairman of the Finance Committee, " Remember the bondholders" was always thrown in their faces. He thought they should not go into the matter for five, years to come, and he believed thefe ought to be an end of the matter after what Mr. Aspinall had said, that, one of the proposers - of a resolution was not a ratepayer. Win VERELST was of opinion that the site chosen for the concert-room was, not central enough. The CHAIRMAN felt it his duty to explain his senti ments in the matter. When' he proposed the resolution,. he had reserved for himself the right of expressing his - sentiments. He had no doubt there was very great re 'spect due to the meeting. He was not favourable to a rate-in-aid. He did not think that they would be justified in going to any expense whatever, unless by the desire 'of the ratepayers. He would vote for Mr. Aspinall's amendment. .Dr. BAYLIS asked, did he withdraw his motion ? - The CHAIRMAN—I do not, having only proposed it pro forthet to bring it before the meeting. Dr. BAYLIS was - of opinion that, if the chairman voted against his own motion, he had better withdraw it altogether. (Cries of " order," and cheers.) The CHAIRMAN proceeded to say that the rates for the last year amounted to £18,652, and there was but £12,000 to be expended on the township, after paying the interest to the bond-holders. He thought it was a very hard thing that the ratepayers should have such a very small amount expended on the township. It was only reasonable that like honest men they should pay the interest on their debt, and only make use of the surplus after the interest was paid. There was an observation made by a gentleman, at the meeting on Saturday, that if the Commissioners did not go on with the matter it would be made a war-cry at the next election. His tenure of office expired in June next, and le was willing to submit. to lie judgment of the ratepayers, an d he- would come before her thee conscious of having acted consistently, mad he knew the ;?,4Mlrr TrIAG. PTSPRIT.I4:OZ- --- Isloll7l-lERN fIIAtILY TIMES. ;e1 n • • "rood sense of the people would not =be carried away 'by a little clamour, and he doubted not they weld& approve of the course he had .a.depted.: vidual might get • into debt, and not be able to pay his creditors, but it was not so with public bodies, for the last (milling was exacted from them, and, there fore, it was the more necessary that they should act with caution. He remembered well one of, the leading, 'f h per:. long as there was a principal left to Pay, the interest, which was 'a very desirable ailing. Birkenhead had got into debt, and they had been struggling for ten years to get their heads above water, and. thre were people, now that they had ; got a' little above the water, that would plump them : down again. These were his views en!the matter. : The question was ..then .put to the vote, when the amendment was carried by. a majority of two—nine votine- for:it and seven agamst it. . • This concluded the business: . . • SNOW :STORM IN TIIE ISTORTR.—In the ,llighlands generally,'snow is still lying to a considerable depth, and Many have lost considerably by having their sheep smothered below wreaths. In Strathdon there was a geed deal of lightning and thunder during the night of Wednesday. The lightniees was very vivid: !ISLAY—DEATII:•FROM F/POSUICE. , --,joseph:Tlwlnas; - a iretired. excise officer, - and residing • at Bowanore,.met,, his death under the following ,painful circumstances On Monday last. he left hoine, along with some others, to shoot on the Rhitis, and in the evening they set out' on their return to Bowmore. Ile called on his Way at Brigend Inn, where he - and another of the party had :some TefresliMent. ' They left:the inn about 8 p.m., but' the night being very stormy. and dark-they separated en , the road, and on' Tuesday morning Mr: Thomas was found lying dead at the roadside near GartnatraW.-- Gaceaoek A/cart/see. AUSTRIAN Axreno.res.--Ceunt . ,Gyulai will pass the winter here, but he would have done better toreinain at a distance from the capital far a time. Althoagh the ex-tommander has a revenue from his estates of 'a eve £lO,OOO per annum, he has consented to accept a pen .sion of B,ooofl. "for services rendered to the state."' Nr!thin the last four and twenty hours military • men of rank and standing, who 'fought at Magenta, have told me some strange stories. of -Count. GyulaiT and Prince Lichtenstein. , The ..former e twitted, Count Clam when his incomplete corps „ was fiercely attacked . by 'the' French, with ,the e words, `,` Yon are host (Hareshere) here, and consequently must give the -necessary orders," and, . haying -so said, the . gallant 'commander-in-chief galloped Of .to the rear to fetch reinforcements. As to Prince Edward Lichten steih, he was greatly . troubled with haskiaess, of - voice, indistinctness of speech, and . unsteadiness of , gait, en the eventful 4th of June. Many officers ,positively as serted-that he was intoxicated. It is generally well to let bygones be bygones, but it appeared to be ,necessary to make , mention of the noble commander's, shortcom ings, as general officers have .told me that the itclliau army Was " enraged" fruthend) when it learnt that Prince Edward Lichtenstein has "received an order " for services rendered at Magenta."— Letter from eVieniia. EMPLOYMENT. OF WOMEN.—A society.;_bas been 037. tablislitd for promoting the employineut of women. The committee iucludes several ladies of title. Viscount Raynham, M.P., is the treasurer, and the'eociety seems to be organised so as to be. likely to promote, the excel, lent object in view. .A statement has been published, in which various objections to the employment of women are answered.. ..It appears also. from this atatament that , it is the intention of the society to establisla-ai large 1 school for girls and. young women, where ihey.may be speedily trained to wait in shops, by_ being thoroughly well instructed in accounts, bookkeeping, &c. ; be taught to fold and tie np parcels, and perform Many Other little acts which a retired shopwoman could teach them. The necessity of politeness towards - customers, and .a con: stant self-command, will also be duly impressed upon them. • Girls edinated in this school would be capable of becoming 'clerks, cashiers, and ticket-sellers at rail way stations. It is also contemplated to establish work Shops in connection with the school, where the girls might' be taught other trades—trades well suited to women, but now almost exclusively in the hands of men, such as printing and hairdressing, - for instance. As the means of the society increased so : would the 'number .of workshps and the variety of trades taught. _No, girl would be admitted to either school or worashon who did not bear a good cilaracter nor,. on leaving, would She be recomnieuded for employment till she had passed such . e. examinations as proved her to be competent for.it. CORFORATION or THE SONS OF THE' CLERGY:—The general annual court of the governors of this corporation ,was held on Thrnsday-at • their house, No. 2, Blooms- bury-place, when the following noblemen, clergymen; and gentlemen, who had been severally' contributors during the last year of 30 guineas or upwards to the funds.' of the society, were 'unanimously elected governors; of the corporation, viz.:—The Earl,Amherst, the Bishop of Carlisle, Viscount Dungannon, the Deans of- Noraaeli and Manchester, the Revs. Dr. G. F. W. Mortimer, 02, A. Belli, H. B. Williams, E. Gardiner, G.E. Hewman, Charles liemble, T. 'Randolph, G. Ray, and D. R. Roundell ; Mr. Alderman Hale; Mr. Alderman Condor ; and Henry H. Gibbs, 'Peter It: Hoare, M. Henry Marsh, E. J. SMith; F. T. White; E. Clo Wes, IL 'Norris, and Robert Stafford, Esquires. The court= then ;unanimously re-elected his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, president ; Lord Cranworth, vice-president; Mr. Alderman Copeland, M.P., Mr. Frishfield, and the Rev. Dr. 'Vivian, treasurers for the year ensuing ; and the Bishop of Carlisle, the Right Hon. and Rev. Lord Bayning, the Rev. W. L. Bennett, and Boaamy.Dobme, Christopher. Hodgson, and C. J. Selwyn, Q.C., Esqrs., were elected to fill the vacancies which had occurred during the past year in the court of ase,ist , ants. The report ,Stated that about 1,250_, individuals applying from all parts of the kingdom—eelergymen, their widows; aged single daughters, and childreiqare annually assisted by:pensions . and donatiens, although in many ease's very inadequately, in consequence of the limited 'amount of the funds.' The nnmoer of widows and daughters receiving pensions from £lO to ',t25 was said to be 713, and it is only within the" last.few years that the governors have been enabled- to raise any of the pensions , to the: latter sum. A staong hope was. expressed that the ; liberality of the- public aniedit ere long, afford the means of raising all the pen - sioni3 to an 0 FROM o T n . d. N ELondon amount more becoming the merits and necessities o f th e unfortunate but worthy recipients. , FLIGHT R.—A OF meeting, iIE ,JEWlSHspecially P convened, dPiL.kTN of the Committee of Deputies of the British - Jews w as h e ld on Monday evening ,to take into' consideration and to eon; cert measures for-the relief of the deplorable destit u ti o n' of their co-religionists in Tangier and other parts of the empire of Morocco. Sir Moses Montefiore, the President of.theCommittee, acting a chairman. From statements made at the meeting it appears that in ap prehension of the war about' to be waged between Spain and Morocco, the Jewish inhabitants of the city of Tangier, fearing .a repetition of the brutal usage which they experienced when the wild Kabyle. bis :came down to the coast in 1844, have fled . fran their homes in a state of utter destitution ; that nearly'2,7oo of these unhappy persona have arrived at Gibraltar; and that it is but too probable they will be followed by many thou sands more from other parts of' MorocCe. A Meal com mittee of the Jewish residents at „Gibraltar ; has Veen formed to relieve, aslar as predicable,. this vast amount of destitution ; and . their efforts are being generously aided by the Christian community of that town headed by his Excellency the GoVernor, :General Sir William Codrington, of whose energetic and benevolent.exertions in the emergency grateful mention was made at the meet ing. It was stated that at the date of the last adViCes very many of the sufferer;, including young women and children, had no resting . place except the bare' ground, . and that it was quite impeaSible that the exertions Of the benevolent confined to the locality could, avail to any considerable extent in alleviating such Overwhelm ing want. The meeting, Under these trielandlidlY cirL cumstances, and impressed with a feeling of commisera"- tion for their destitute and panic-stricken co-religionists, before separating formed themselves into a-tomimttee of relief, with power to add to their number; and are now!, making an energetic appeal to. the Jewish 'coaininnitv, not only in this country, but throughout Europe'Aild other parts of the world, for the earliesf practicable Assistance. In this appeal they add that, in a case so 'unprece dented, they cannot venture to deny themselves the aid of benevolent communities and persons, without distinction of creed, whose philanthropy may induce them to proffer i their co-operation. At the conclusion of the r proceed-i ings upwards of £3OO was subscribed upon the' spot, - Sill Moses Montefiore and Lady 'Montefiore, with, their accustomed-beneficence, giving £lOO each.. Among the gentlemen present, besides Sir Moses, were Mr: MornA Van Praagh, Mr. J. Mayer Monteflore, Mr. Sampson Samuel, the Rey. Dr. N. lat. Adler, chief rabbi, Mr. Joshua Bonoliel, Mr. Sampson Lucas, and many other leading members of the Jewish persuaima io the me- .LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.—YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. MANSFIELD.) , UNFOUNDED CHARGE OF DRUNKENNESS . —Anne 'Mitchell, wife of a mate on board a. ship, was charged by police-constable 424 with being .drunk and disor derly in Edmund-street, on Thursday night. Mr. Parker, who•appeared for the prisoner, called a respect 'able looking young woman, named Williams, sister of the • accused, _who stated that her sister and herself were in Mrs. Open's paislic-house, in Edmund-street, on' 'Thursday night, getting a The of spirits for their land- lady, who was very ill. ' policeman came in with another man, and they 'ordered a glass of something, butl she could not say who drank it. - The witness and her sister then went out, and were knocking at fthe! door of • their lodgings, when the officer came up and said to her (witness), •" You're a very pretty. girl,"..at the, same time chucking . her under the chin. The accused interfered, telling him that his conduct was extremely improper, whereupon he gaVe her a push which knocked her down, and then he took her to the bride -well-where he charged her with being drunk and dis ordeily. Inspector Bore said he knew the accused and her relatives to be very respectable people. Mr. Mans field, after consulting with the clerk, ordered a person . to go for the young man 'at Mrs. Dyson's, who was waiting' the "public-house on Thursday night. -On his arrival he was sworn, and corroborated. Miss statement up to their leaving the house. He also • said that when he was, going home, about half-an ' hour after the' accused and her sister left* the Inise, he so* the policeman taking her to the bridewell ; but he could not conceive for what, as she did not appear drunk, ner was she making any noise.—Thoofficer was • again examined. He said that the accused was so drunk that she could scarcely stand, and was likewise very disorderly.—The bridewell-keeper was called, and said , when he received the accused she appeared to have had some drink, but was not intoxicated.—Mr. Mansfield . : How long have you been on the force, officer ? Officer -:- I have only been, three weeks-this= time, but I was on two years before.—Mr. Mansfield : Let the accused be diScharged, and let there be some inquiry made into the, conduct of the officer, as it appears that he had been drinking. • • ;TUE CHARGE or POCKET-PICKING.—Henry Wilson, alias Charles Letchfield, who was remanded from Thurs day, on a char,ge•of picking the pocket of Mrs. Bryan, keeper of a cook shop in Murray-street, of 305., was again placed in the dock. Mrs. Bryan was called, and swore to the facts which appeared in our impression of yesterday. previous, offence of the ; same nature was recorded against the prisoner, and.he waa'sent for trial at tote. ensuing sessions. A C 001 .9 TRANSACTION.—John Callaho was charged by Henry, Goodly under the following circum stances :—The prosecutor stated that he and the prisoner weip_sailors, on board the Highland Chief. Just pt4vious to leaving New York, he received $7 and 76 cents, his wages, which he gave to the prisoner to keep for.hini. On their voyage to this port, the master of the ship, hearing of the transaction, advised him to, get his money.. He, acting, upon this suggestion, re quit el the prisoner to return him his money, but he ould not ; whereupon the, prosecutor informed the _captain, who told prisoner that if he did not give up the money, he would deduct it from his wages; but the p l rismier still refused, saying, accompanied Ily a very coarse expression, that if lie (witness) was not civil, he wouldsot give it to hith when he got to Liverpool. When they got • here oil Saturday night, he again besought the prisoner to give up the money, which was again refused.. On Mon day: morning he went to the Consul at the Sailors' Home, who sent him down to the prisoner to:ask him for the last time, and he coolly replied that as he (the prosecutor) had been so impertinent, he had spent it., The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, said he did spend the money, because they suspected him to be a thief; but if they gave him a little time he would pay the money. Mr. Mansfield said he was liable to be sent to gaol for six months, and if. the money was not paid in course of to-morrow, (this day,) he should sentence him to that term.of imprisonment. (Before Messrs. 'RANKIN . and HOUGHTON.) PUBLICANS AND BEERSELLERS' CASES. Richard Weston, beerhouse-keeper, Scotland-road, was summoned, for allowing drunkenness in his house at unseasonable hours. Mr. Worship appeared for the de fence.—Officer 497 stated that he found several persons in the house ; drunk, and conducting themselves in a dis orderly manner, at half-past four in the morning of the Bth inst —Mr. Worship said that the house had always been well conducted, and hitherto had borne a very good character.—Several witnesses were called, who de posed that the uproar was caused by the barman refusing to -serve the persons who were in the house with any more liquor.—Fined 40s. and costs. William Thornton, publican, Addison-street, was charged with Sunday. trading. Mr. Cobb, who con ducted the defendant's case, called, the woman to whom the beer had been sold, who swore she got it on account of her husband being ill. Pined 2s. 6d. and costs. Patrick Thomas Grady, who keeps a beerhouse in Cheapside, was also summoned for selling on Sunday. The defence was that he did not make a practice of. supplying anyone with liquor on Sunday. Fined 2s. 6d. and costs. - Hannah Grinsel, beerhouse-keeper, Saltney-street, was charged with Sunday traffickin g . The defendant admitted that beer had been supplied to some one, but it was not sold, having been given as a present. The case was dismissed. Samuel Smith, beerhouse-keeper, Eldon-street, and James Osborne, beerhouse-keeper, Shannon-street, were both summoned on the charge of selling liquor on Sunday. The former denied that any beer or ale had been sold by him that day. The latter admitted the charge, but pleaded that it had been given as a favour; and, after much solicitation, both cases were dismissed. John Howe, beerhouse-keeper, Conabermere-street, ;was summoned for selling ale on Sunday -morning. The 'defence was that no one got ale from the house at the time stated. The case, however,-was proved, and a fine of 24. 6d. and costs imposed. John Ferguson, beerhouse-keeper, Vauxhall-road, was summoned on an information by police-officer 474, that he found several persons tipsy in his house ; on Sunday morning.—Fined ss. and costs. Louis Schoen, beerhouse-keeper, Duke-street, was !summoned on two informations against him for Sunday trading. He was fined 2s. 6d. and costs for each case. Samuel Spruce beerhouse-keeper, Gore-street, was charged with Sunday trafficking, and fined 2s. 6d. and costs. Ann Ferran, beerhouse-keeper, Christian-street, was chtirged with having, supplied a number of men and women with liquor in her house at unseasonable hours. --- , -Fined ss. and costs. Nathan Finch, beerhouse-keeper, 18, Warren-street, was charged with selling liquor to persons in his house after 11 o'clock on Saturday night. The defendant said, and called witnesses to prove, that there had been a supper in his house on the night in question —The case was dismisSed. Mary Davies, beerhouse-keeper, was brought up charged with allowing drinking in her house after twelve o'clock on Monday night. The plea was admitted, and the defendant acquitted. • A BAILIFF V. A LANDLORD.—The complainant in this case, Mr. Nathaniel Rayner, summoned Mr. John Si'Wan, Vauxhall-road, for overcharging him on some professional business in Which he had employed him. Mr. Bluck appeared for the defendant. The case, as stated by Mr. Rayner, was that he had, in June last, employed the defendant to enforce a warrant of distress for £2O against one of his tenants. He said that defend ant's charges were too great, inasmuch as he had not fulfilled the agreement made between them, and he was, consequently, obliged to employ another person in the affair.—Mr. Bluck said that all his client under took to do was scrupulously performed, and he would, if their worships adjourned the case till to-morrow, bring forward witnesses to prove it. —The case was, accord ingly, adjourned. 4r. .. SU3IMER IN NovEmsEn.---Letters from Malta of the 6th of November report that summer weather continued to prevail, with the thernidtheter ranging in the shade from 71 to 78 deg.,, and there has been as yet only a slight shower of rain, which is so much wanted for the su w re h u os p e u resi dence an crops that prayers had.been daily offered up for it in all the churches for a week preoeding. 4 DAUGHTER OT SCHILLEHALIVE.—It will be news Schiller), Franconia, to most pdoPle to learn that a daughter of Schiller is still extant to'rejoice in the universal homage paid him,. not only by the 50,000,000 of his 'countrymen in Europe, but by the wide-spread.Gerinan race in British and other ( ll o e n:n d e e e l a m n B a d e y , h i colonies all over the world. In the Augsburgh Gazette and place of there odes, illieees:e earnestly f ne r ee soebtli speeches, asks lady, kuss ietao l bthecompositions, i r p o n l :e d w m ain i t l hd y deGle i i s ch u e r n eifi ß n u s s t s e w i. i'con°t4Ber:civ6oafc±i:ailn.lents illustrative in every town her father's memory, thatnurrnsur heirlocrn for her children these titlel nf ' • . , 'rue noblllty. Taris C . :t . re;yondent of the &We. ClPT:T" . .F.Trivoy j or NOVEMBER 12, 18 9. MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL AGRI CULTURAL SOCIETY. • On Thursday a meeting of the members of this Society was held at the Lion Hotel, Warrington , for the transaction of the general business of the Society, 'Mr. G. C. Hale presided ; and there were present Messrs. Baxter,•H. White, J. IL - Law, Whittingham, Birch, Wood (of Haigh), 3' Woods (Garston), Rothwell, Halsall, S. R. Clarke, John Ellis, Pownall; Longton, Henderson, Garfitr Dickinson, Dixon, Atherton, sen., Atherton, R. Atherton, W. Atherton, Joseph Gorst, R. Bell, R. Birch, J. Birch, and Richardson. The Secretary (Mr. Ryder) introduced a depu tation from Bolton, headed - by Mr. Peter Ains- Worth, who stated that, on the previous day, the Town Council of Bolton, with the full concur rence of. the new Mayor, had passed a resolution to invite the society to hold its.next ,exhibition in Bolton ; that several suitable sites for the shn were - Obtainable ; and that the Council won'', guarantee the usual £lOO for expenses, and hope ( ' to obtain for the society £2OO or £3OO more. On the motion of Mr. White, it was resolved tfitil ,the annual show of the society for 1860. be held at Bolton ; and it was arranged that the detail of the show should be agreed - upon at the ad journed meeting of the society' at Bolton. I The Secretary presented the secretary's 31 ', treasurer's reports.. Of the former, the folio - 0* is a summary The society's proceedings - have been, during the r.,, gt o• year,. ° -decidedly prurressive. Emul a ti on i n - cultica' l l ,'; the soil'has again been evinced in an unmistal:Ca" manner by the number of claimants for the societfl prizes -in classes I. and 11. comprising b es t- cu ltisO n farms, draining, subsoiling, irrigating, laying do n land o grass, marling,-manure tanks,- hedges, and gr crops. In class 111. there have been deserving clainiaat" for the rewards for long and faithful services. In the _annual exhibition the society had fully mai n tained t'"" extent of. operations arrived at in Manchester last year- The amount of priies Was more than doubled for the occasion, by the liberality of Liverpool and its vicinity; .no less a sum than £865 18s. Gd. having been subscribed for the purpose of aiding the society with special prizes, besides • £lOO towards- the society '5 expenses. The show was, consequently, incompara & V,, greater and more important than it s predecessor at Liverpool in 1.852, and superior even to the Itoy 3 Society's : show which took place in that town, in D d.- liament Fields; This year's show, like the last one' was characterised by a superiority in value of the live stock and implements exhibited ; one animal alone ber me worth from £9OO to £l,OOO, and one collection of car t ' and carriages' being of the value of £3.500. In s hort , • the show was this year in every way satisfactory, save ° one respect, and this of such magnitude and impertance! that the comniittee confess it with deep regret. The) allude to the :deficient state of the show yard arrange' meats, which were this year confided, as usual, to one sole and absolute general. - director,—namelf, Mr. fel Ellis, one of themselves,lin whom- the committee ha y been led to expect complete efficiency.; but who, berm quite new to the duties he undertook, failed. satisfacteri l S, re on th t a h n e fulfilledother hand, his t e h n e g c a e g n e t n r i a c c a t t '; r . to fulfil.them. Mr. Ellis has alleged that the contractor c fa la il i e m d s h t i o ni; ha w v il e il m st e , The committee refrain - from. entering :into so disagre e :, able . a question ;- but it seemed to them that just' c .,; to others required thds much to be - said. It .confidently hoped that the Society, profiting b . experience, will in future be able to make - amon g ' r in this respect. The . prizes for sheep were this Y_can thrown open . to general' competition ; .and -the re..lo_, has been . a very. considerable increase in the number quality exhibited: The committee congratulate' the society on its future prospects. -- The - s ecretary been in communication with the authorities at Bolttt whO have unaniinously determined that the society shall be invited to hold its next exhibition at DS ' the The- time has arrived when it is expedient that - places of meeting should be fixed, one, or two Ye` foi . t y.. advance. Notwithstanding the accession of abe, tl „ e t b o oks five new me m b ers thi s y ear , th e ac t ua l num ber remains much the same, namely SUOC Att e r ): -h a liCe Ot the Treasurer' sae s account show s a sa ti f tor , ' a :£B7 17s. 3d. to be carried t o th e genera l account' eqwhich . - y o ur. gives a total balance of £506 B s , i n th e societys to a In conclusion, the committee would call attention cite revised list of charges of the society'g consulting 15 Professor. Nesbit, of London, together with instru 60 as to analyses, in which members will find eg._s which it is hopedthey will largely avail themselves or . The reports were both adopted. aid Mr. White moved that a gratuity of X5O he P 45 to Mr. Ryder, the secretary and treasurer, for extraordinary services during the past two yq,',.1,1 —Mr. Ledger seconded the resolution, which, a,al.l' some conversation, was unanimously adop ten Mr. Ryder acknoWledged the gift ; an d in", , mated that the business for the secretary g e transact had become so great that some char' must be made for the future. . r o' -Messrs. Rothwell an d Dixon, the inspect ors read their reports on the f a rms o f the com p oti Vi , for the prizes in 'Class 11. and part of Class - 1 1 10 The meeting, after hearing the reports; made following award of prizes :-- SWEDLSH TURNIPS. of mat To the tenant and occupier, for the best crop s , less than eight acres of Swede turnips, £4, 3fr . ' Clarke, Ince Blundell. . :wr est To he tenant and occupier of not less than P tif £3, Mr. Thomas AthertOn, Sp e k e. al tw° t 1 To the tenant and occup i er , f or not less 0 1 1: acres, £2; Mr. John Birch, Orrell, near IN L . 'el .l) ' MANGEL ,0 Of riot To the owner and occdpier,. for the - best cr o p s ilve r less than four acres of ma gel warzel, the so_,,ci e q - perb);" medal, Mr. Henry H. Bhindell, Defsbrook, e , s - ha n fS I To the tenant and occupier, for- not less "- acres, £4, Mr. S. R. Clarke, Ince Blundell. , ba.v . to' • To the - tenant an d. oc c u pi er , f or n ot less acres, £3; Mr: Thomas Atherton, Speke. • " of CARROTS. To the te nan t an d occupier; for the beb. carrots, not - less than one acre, : £2, -Mr.-S. , ero2 14/ Ince Blundell. • fa r tlr THATCHING. cornon cl;s To any member, not principally depenclen ing, for th e be s t ma d e an d thatched hay or v, he premium - to be given to the thatche rs), Richard Richardson, Thalleys, •Halewood. e To any member, principally dependant on, a i 4s P,`„ for the best made and thatched hay and cornl.r):00') premium to be - given to the thatchers), X' 2 7 f Gibbons, Green Bank farm, Toxteth-park. 11 f. r. the The Secretary read a letter from S •tI Pemberton, su gesting' some alteration Corao 31r, rules and in the constitution of the of the Society ; but the communication rn tiel little favour. Mr. White read a 'letter from - - N-L r ' a Brooks, of Manchester, inclosillg„ o olf from Mr. Grundy, of The Dales , °L ie ty gesting an amalgamation of the S?f tg , „et the Royal North Lancashire So c " gatc t eaa White said he had replied to. the lettero'icl3,,tb.er ing that Mr. Brooks or Mr. Grundy sb-,,assil`isectr this meeting, and added that he d.ou htc. be O n iS r i t such an amalgamation would ans wer which the Manchester and [eel' pole cultural Society had in view. — T ire h t to said he thought any suggestion o Y oc i e tl• wo o ld . from the Royal North Lancashire it Ledger thought if they amalgainax_' eh ote,i, be an arrangement which the I l an n iv i r . v wii s Liverpool Society would regret. S ociety sa id the Royal North 'Lancashire °., 13. the . very inefficient Society compared 6 s ub J est c h e ster and Liverpool Society.- - -u l drop tit ped. se co, The Committee was then aPP °I for Ole to meeting was adjourned to Bolton., es s • sachem of the rem a inder of the bur in te, ber , hav e ec o orders ir. to • ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY.-- Adra iraitY 11 1 , i 0). eeived at Portsmouth from the to be This f ic hr afi rre the artillery branch of the s ervice I nes. t her -. ° l e rf separate division of the Royal 3al the "" 0 41 '4 • the service not to be separated fro c t h could not , ligbt as has been stated. Tha- back theho ratioanoP, officers will, as heretofore, go promotion, 3 " e ithe branch of the service on . rn Pwne°ad-quarters e ine As ti simply another divisional the Royal 1 . 01 Marines corps, now called division.. - tl 1. the PP. AI; 117 1 , S.k x. 13,4,84 'Li t t $l4. f *tat.,tll' •• .7,444 t 4 1,, lzu • JL PA 1)A E , tc to Or bl Lt (l / 4 14 t . r r 44 111