Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-23 00:00:00

MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR BOARD. Yesterday, at the weekly meeting. of this body, Mr. Charles Turner, the chairman, presided ; i,nd the other members present were—Mesz,rs. Bold, Littledale, Rankin, Laird, Brocklebank, Segar, Ronnthwaite, An derson, Mondel, poult, Langton, Shand and Lcckett. TAE 'WORKS' COMMZDTT EE From the minutes of this co:mnittee, it appeared that Messrs. Busby's request to place two additional omnibuses on the dock railway, had been granted, sub ject to terms already fixed upon, and a rent-charge for use of the rails. The following tenders had also been accepted :—From Mr. John Ball, to supply 210,000 cubic feet of Baltic timber ; from Messrs. James Bland and Co., a supply of spruce deals ; from Messrs. James Thornton and Son, a quantity of screws ; and from Mr. John Bram mall, a supply of cast-steel files and blistered steel. In reference to the application from Mr. Edward Mills, surveyor of the Birkenhead Commissioners, for accommodation for flats tarrying flagging, to go into dock -whilst the Woodside basin was iseinc. fitted up, the necessary officer had been instructed to find them accommodation as far as possible. Mr. BOULT supposed that the Baltic timber was to go into that bottomless pit across the water. Would any more be wanted ? Mr. J.-B. HARTLET, the engineer, said he fancied they should want More ; but it was all going to be buried in the low water basin at Birkenhead. The proceedings were c onfirmed. THE W AREHOIISE COMMITTEE. It appeared, amongst other matters of minor import ance, that this committee had received a letter from Messrs. W. and H. Laird, requesting that the advance in price per ton for loading coal be discontinued ; and that a resolution bad been passed that the request be complied with, and the former rate adopted. Mr. SEGAR moved, and Mr. LITTLEDALE seconded, the confirmation of the proceedings, which was agreed to. DISCHARGING CUSTOMS The following let took place at the meeting r was read, in reference to what of the board last week : Custom-house, I 9th Sept., .1859. SIR,-With reference to - your letter of the 13th instant, complaining of the inconvenience and loss occasioned to the dock company and merchants by the board's order, which masters or mates of importing ships, instead of with the patrol ollcers, we are directed to inform you that when issuing the order alluded to, the•board had no intention to interfere with 01. Tvlrwla ir• lutrinh fray nytntis had hPrm allowed to he disrharcrpri from vessels, or with the. regulations governing the discharge oZ mixed cargoes into the transit sheds, but simply to revert to the practice of depositing the landing orders with the officer of the importing vess( - goods, as approved by their which practice no complaint had arisen The board do not prohibit the landing packages of free goods before entry when they it irity to laid the 1851, against ter, in March, as heretofore, of charge of the cargo, upon theundeistanding that such packages are kept in charge on the quay by the free goods' officer until the entries are passed. The board further observe that, so far from having any desire to impede the discharge of cargoes, or to interfere unnecessarily with the convenience of the dock company and trade of Liverpool, they are at all times desirous to afford every proper facility for the expeditious transaction of their business with the customs' department.—We your obedient servants. S. PRICE EDWARI arc, sir, W. G. STEWART, Comps - J. COCKSHOTT, I.G. The Secretary Mersey Dock and Harbour Board. Mr. BOULT said, as he had made some remarks in censure of the. Bqard of Customs last week, he felt bound now to say that he had been guilty of some in justice to them, he was afraid. He had got his infor mation from the chairman of the Warehouse Committee, who had told him that what he then stated was the operation of the order. The CHAIRMAN said it was the operation of the order, but not its intention. He supposed the order had had a wider scope than the Board of Customs had intended, Mr. BOULT should be sorry to_ do them injustice. Mr. MONDEL said one part of that order had struck his attention ; that was, keeping free goods upon the quajr till the entries were passed. The CRAIRMAN—That has always been done : they must have entries for the goods. Mr. BoLD—I think it quite right. Mr. BOULT said, as to the entry of free cargo , 3s, there was a plan proposed about the time of the passing of the new Customs Bill to make the ships report the entry, so that there should only be one entry on a free cargo. He thought it would be a great saving of time and labour to all parties. The only inconvenience which it, could possibly cause, would be that the ship owner would be obliged to pass the cargoes, and recover the freight from the consignees. •He could see no objection to it, and it would be a great facility to trade. lir. LOCKETT said that project had come before the Shipowners' Association, but they would not take the responsibility. There ware certain responsibilities con. nected with fire insurance and what not, and they would much rather that the plan of the customs should go on as it was. • Mr. Boxy= said there was no responsibility. Mr. Lociarr begged pardon, there was. If they dis charged .the goods, they took upon themselves a certain responsibility. Mr. BROCKLEBANK said the difficulty at the time was, that they could not see their way, it goods were dis ' the shinswner, to get at the parties; but, when the shin_ chargeu he thought, the time had rcatly aril/ owner must be the one consignee of a cargo The proceedings were then — confirmed, THE MARINE COMMITTEE The proceedings of this committee contained nothing of importance ; and their confirmation having been moved by Mr. 'Mandel, seconded by Mr. Langlon, Mr, BOLD said it would be in the recollection of the board, that two or three weeks ago, he happened to mention a circumstance as to telegraph messages not being conveyed in due course to the room, He attended the subsequent meeting of the Marine Committee but unfortunately the chairman was not present, and the question, therefore, was not gone into. He (Mr. Bold) had been absent since, and might be for two or three weeks yet. He did. not wish to withdraw one word ; but he found that the person in fault was not now in the e nploy _of the trust ; and he thought it right to the servants of the trust that he should make that statement. Mr. MONDEL expressed his obligations to Mr. Bold for mentioning the matter.. The servant he mentioned had been dismissed for his irregularities. He had un derstood, that Mr. Bold would be away for three weeks or so—that be intended to cross the Atlantic at that time. The proceedings were confirmed. THE PILOTAGE COMMITTEE The proceedings of this committee in?laded a recom mendation to advance the salary of Mr. Robert P. J. Simpson, tht General Superintendent, from £2OO to £250 a year, the same salary received by his prede c3ssor. _ _ - _ _ Mr. .LoexErr, in moving the confirmation of the proceedings, said that the recommendation had arisen entirely from the merits of the Superintendent, for he had discharged his duties satisfactorily to the committee, and to the pilots generally. He was entitled to the advance, especially as he was prevented from taking any other duty, whilst his predecessor had large perquisites from reference fees, &c. His salary came out of the licensing and fines, and therefore did not fall in any shape upon the funds of the board. Mr. ANDenson seconded the motion. Mr. ROUNTIIWAITE asked if anythinc , had been done in reference to a letter from the Board of Trade, as to licensing the masters and mates of coasting steamers Mr. Locnerr said it was under serious consideration, and he believed would next Monday be proceeded with. The minutes were then confirmed. CoMgiTTEE FOIL MANAGEMENT OF DOCKS AND QUAYS. A letter from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, ref usin g to pay for the high level coal drops, had been referred. In reference to the sinking of the flat Ann, belonging to the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Rzilway Company, at the entrance to the Clarence Dock, the committee had disclaimed all liability. A letter having been received from Messrs. Chambers and Wilson, as to an hindra nce to docking their ship White" Sthr, in the Huskisson Dock, on a t he Ist inst., thet circumstances had been investigated, nd a passed that the ship was brought to the pier-head by the pilot or parties in charge, contrary to the express orders and intentions of the dock master ; and at even ing tide had been taken into the basin too late to be docked. Mr. Locum moved, and Mr. BOULT seconded, the confirmation of the proceedings.—Agreed to. THE VASTER PORTERS' COMMITTEE, The following correspondence in reference to an alleged violation of the bye-laws affecting master por terage, was then read :-- TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MKRSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR HOARD, --- SIRS We are reluctantly compelled to return to the subject of our charges against Messrs. J. Bibby, Sons, & Co. conse quent upon the appropriation by that firm of the Frankfort's mister porterage. We have already forwarded to you a detailed report of the case ; but in the absence of any reference to it at the weekly meetings of your board, we presumed you entertained the impression that our letter was a confidential personal comma- mication We bring two specific charges against Messrs. John Bibby, Sons, & Co. To *the first, your solleitor informsas that ha rannot recommend your interference, so we away infer there from that the laws and regulations of your board can at once be set aside, by the insertion of an opposite clause in Ethe foreign bias of lading. To the second, and more serious charge, we have not been favoured with a reply, although the matter, in our opinion, (demands your prompt and.decisive interference; and if we are (enabled to prove that Messrs. J. Bibby, Sons, & Co., have acted contrary to your laws and requirements, we shall expect Avon to visit upon them the same punishment that you would inflict upon less influential offenders. In the event of our letter of the 31st ultimo not having beet ; placed before you, we herewith enclose a copy, to which we respectfully, but firmly, .solicit your attention. if we are still denied the, public • and open investigation which this case assuredly demands, we ehall consider ourselves justified in soliciting, through the Press, the opinion of the public UPon this important commercial question.—We are, sir your obedi ent servants, C.IVAiT and GO. Liverpool, 21st September, 1859. TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MERSEY DOCKS AND R BOARD. obedience to the request of your secretar veNed to us in his favour of the 25th instant, we mit a statement of the circumstances connected witl refusal of Messrs. J. Bibby, sons, and Co., to grant it porterage of the Frankfort. The steamer in question arrived at this port on Sunday, th 14th instant, having amongst her cargo 1,319 quarters of Indiat corn for our account. The height upon this parcel exeeedec that paid by any other consignee, and entit'ed us to the master porterage of the cargo. Oa Monday, the 15th instant between ten and eleven in ,the forenoon, we accordingly sub mitted a written claim for the porterage ; and as Messrs. J. Bibby:, Sons, & Co. had, upon a former occasion, successfully resisted our demands in a -similar application, on the ground that ve had made our claim prier to, instead of the exact hour suc 'ding, that of the steamer's report,. we avoided a re currenee of what we could not kelp regarding as a technical quibble, by sending in a separate hourly claim for the Frank fort, until our right to that extent was admitted. In the midst of these repeated applications, Messrs. J. Bibby, Sans, & Co., at about one o'clock the same day, wrote to us , as . _ folloWs.:— . " We have received your note of this day, relative to the Frankforts master porterage. In the absence of any reply as to whether you really intended doing this master poi terage_c r not; we had n s porterage, and on receipt of a note from you ice send orders down to the dock to hand but in this case the extra freight to do it ourselvc you should do tl to that effect wi] the work over to your men of 15 per cent. , due as per bill of lading on your corn must be paid us on delivery. "(Signed) "Jolts BIBBY, SONS, & Co." As we did not recognise the power of Messrs. John Bibby, Sons, & Co. to nullify the established rules of the port, b to accept) a printed clause binding consignees to submit to a penalty of 15 per cent, additional freight if they presumed to exercise the rights conferred by your board, we replied to their "After legally establishing our chim to the Frankfort's porterage, you admit our right, but demand an addition of 15 per cent. upon the freight before you concede it to us. In the Meantime, without even affording us the opportunity to refust our demand, we find that you are discharging the steamer oz count, and in open violation of our right to tho Against this proceeding we now enter our protest the steamer to take aceoun' your own porterage of the delivery of cargo. Any interference on• your part will be at your own risk and responsibility. " (Signed) "CAVAFY & Co." In cenformity with the above notice, we sent our man to the Frankfort; but the servants of Messrs. J. Bibby Sons, & Co. refused to render him any account of the cargo. Under these circumstances, feeling that we were unjustly deprived of cur ight;;;e_conisideyectit our duty to refer the Case 1 You will pl ;erve that the steamer only Sunday, the 14th instant ; and that our claim for the porterage and its consequent correspondence, terminating with our letter to yourself, all transpired on the following day. It cannot, therefore, be urged that the steamer's discharge was delayed by our proceedings. We also respectfully direct your particular attention to the fact that Messrs. J. Bibby, Sons, &Co. commenced the steamer first thing on Monday morning, five or six hours before the vessel was reported at the Custom-house • whereas, by the decis'on of your master-porters' sub-committee, in our former ease, it is positively illegal for the consignee to claim the master porterage of a steamer until one hour after such report. We were thus placed in a dilemma; and whilst Messrs. J. Bibby, Sons, and Co. were illegally doing the work, we were helplessly awaiting the prescribed time before we could legally claim the work which they had previously commenced. To the best of our knowledge, we have proceeded strictly in accordance with the rules and regulations of your board ; and we, therefore, claim your assistance in our efforts to compel Messrs. J. Bibby, Sons, and Co. to yield to us the proceeds of the Frankfort's porterage. We also charge Messrs. J. Bibby, Sons, and Co. with disobedience to your laws in discharging and acting as master-porters previous to the port. We believe there is a penalty or for - - this offence ; and, in common the steam Custom-houie justice to ourselves and our fellow-consignees, who act as m ter-porters, we now require the enforcement of such penalt We leave the question of the legality or otherwise of pulsory clause in Messrs. J. Bibby, Sons, and Co's fore of lading, by which they attempt to evade your local tions, to the consideration of your board, with the best confidence in your desire and ability to judge the case upon its merits ; but, irresprective of this point, it is clear that Messrs. J. Bibby, Sons, and Co. have transgressed your rules by forcibly acting as master-porters before the qualified consignees have had an opportunity to submit their claims, and upon this point we especially solicit your prompt interference.—We are, sir, your a com bills mast obed Liverpoc CAVAFY & P.S. With that Tics: and othe ference to the bill-lading clause, we may add ‘rns and Maelver, Messrs. Papayanni Brothers, a-packet proprietors, all stipulate that the ti is to be done by the steamers' agents; but conform to your rules, and allow the largest _...ig,nees to act as master-porters, thus admitting the supe rior claims of ycur.local laws over their own regulation. Mersey -4 I they invar4.l , porter Docks and Harbour Board k -.lcitor'i Department • _ Liverpool, 15th Sept., 1859.- GENTLEMEN,-I have noW given - raj , best consideration to the matter in question between yourselves and Messrs. Bibby and Co., as to the master-porterage of the Frankfort, arising upon the introduction by them into the bill of lading of .a pro viso, that if the master-porterage be claimed by the consignee of the goods, an extra freight of 15 per cent, shall be paid. And I have advised the committee that this is a question which does not call for nor would justify any interposition on their part, It is quite Certain that you are entitled to the master porterage, if you claim it; anti that, if you do not claim it, it will of right devolve upon Messrs. Bibby and Co. as the con signees of the ship. As to any circumstances tending either to induce or to discourage that claim, the committee have nothing to do with them; all that concerns them is to see that the master-porterage is discharged either by the largest freight payer ; or (in this case), on his refusal of the office, by the con signee of the ship. Whether or not, Messrs. Bibby and Co. have a right to subject you to terms which must make such refusal on your part necessary, is a question entirely between them and you.---I am, gentlemen, your very obedient servant, Messrs. Cavafy and Co. JOHN NORTH. Liverpool, 15th September, 1859. Sin,—We have received your favour of this day on the sub ject of our charge against Messrs. J. Bibby, Sons, and Co. The question, as you have construed it, is curtailed and narrowed from its original point ; and we must, therefore, but with due respect, take the liberty of dissenting from your decision. We have made specific charges against Messrs. J. Bibby, Sons, and Co. ' the proof of which, we believe, will legally dis qualify them from acting as master porters. We demanded an open and public investigation of these charges, axd, as dock ratepayers conforming to the established usages of the port, we consider ourselves entitled to a full and open con sideration of our complaint. We still entertain the opinion that Messrs. J. Bibby, Sons, & Co. have acted most unfairly towards us, in forcibly appro priating the Frankfort's master porterage ; and we shall pre pare (once more) a detailed report of the whole transaction, which WC shall furnish to the chairman of your board at the next weekly meeting. We desire to know the actual qualifications and disqualifica tions of master porters, as defined by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. We care not for the pecuniary bearing of the question, but, as a matter of principle, we are determined.to press it to a more definable issue.---We are, sir, your obedient CAV.IFY & CO. servants, John North, Esq., Dock Solicitor. - - Mersey Dock and Harbour Board (Solicitor's Department), Liverpool, 16th September, 1859. GENTLEXE'N.—I have your letter of yesterday, In reply to mine of the same date. In writing to you as I did, I was under the impression (as my letter shows) that your substantial object m bringing before the board the matters in difference between Messrs. Bibby and Co. and yourselves, was to ascertain whether, by the introduction into the bill of lading of a clause providing for the payment of a larger freight by any consignee of goods•claiming the master-porterage, Messrs. Bibby and Co. had, in the opinion of the board, contravened the existing bye laws on that subject ; and, therefore, to that question only I addressed myself. But I now' understand from your letter that you. still com plain of Messrs. Bibby and Co. for having themselves com menced the master-porterage, and at too early an hour, not withstanding they on the same day offered to give it up to you on the terms of the bill of lading; and that you contemplate a further appeal to the board on that part of the subject. In the meantime it would not, of course, become me to offer any opinion thereon. In reply to the last paragraph of your letter, I may say that the board do not take upon themselves to require other quali fications for master-porters than respectable character and sufficient suretios.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, (Signed) JOHN NORTH. Messrs. Cavafy and Co. Mr. R - said there was one remark made which ought to be replied hd to. Messrs. Cavafy appeared OUISTIMMTE to think that attention been re nt ivd ee p n. a e i u d s t e o on th si e d h e - r l a e t t i t e e n r ; He might state that it had and the matter had been thoroughly and freely gone into. But this might not be known to them, as this s mmittee last the proceedings of the Master Port week did not come before the board ti r lf week, gave an appearance of neglect. It was fullycic;n which si te considered that Messrs. Bibby, Sons, & Co. had not at a the bye-laws. With respect to the 15 per ce Yi ad ditional charged upon the freight, that was n o t n a ques tion for the committee at all. It was the feeling of the committee that Messrs. Bibby had acted right. The CHAIRMAN apprehended that the latter part of the complaint had not been brought yet before the Master Porters Committee. They complained that Messrs. Bibby.& Sons had completed the master porterage at too early an hour, although they had agreed to give it up to them. That point would be considered by the Master Porters' Committee. Mr. BOULT said, if they had power to alter the bye he thought it would be well worth the consideration hA l ts f (le e tivf E ,l, S tiil, of the Master Porters' Committee. He considered that ships were delayed by the master porterage beiugin the wrong hands. Mr. ANDERSON said there was a similar complaint last year against. Messrs. Bibby. They decidedthen it was wrong. Messrs. Bibby felt strongly the, with steam vessels, it was very :important that owners and consignees should have the discharge of the cargo ; and he thought the Master Porters' Committee should have changed the law" as regarded Steam vessels inward, — that as those vessels required . so much expedifion, 'they should be placed upon a Efferent footing. Mr. BAD desi;ed to call attention again to the impolicy of that committee and the Finance 'Committee Meeting as they did mplaint coming befOre them to-morrow would not be Tead to the committee till at its meeting on Thursday next. It would probably be considered at the meeting on the folloWing Thursday ; and the committee would not be in a condition to report upon it till three weeks had elapsed. They met, too, immediately each day before the sitting of that board; and he really did not see why the time should not be cea- ► altered. The CHAIRMAN said, without going into that matter, which would of course have the attention of the Master Porters' Committee, the question as to whom the master porterage should be given, was one of anxious inquiry. As •regarded the shipowners, it was no doubt desirable that he .should have _the- goods out of a vessel at the earliest period ; but sometimes it was thought by importers of produce that they might be put upon the quay without sufficient notice being given. Besides, in many cases, such as with foreign vessels, the goods might be deteriorated and damaged by the hasty manner in which they were dis charged. In some instances, they had known American vessels work all three hatchways, when all the goods would be deposited upon the quay before they could possibly be taken away. It was important they should consider the owners of the goods as well as of the ships. ' The subject then dropped. THE COAL TRADE. A letter was read from Mr. Oliver Holden, on behalf of himself and other coal proprietors, be g ging permis sion to load coal and slack at the Wellington and Bram lev-Moore Docks, for the use of salt proprietors at Winsford; &c. At present they had to go out of the dock to load. The consumption of coal by these salt proprietors was large—one taking 60,003, another 40,000 tons per annum; and as the board were now charging 4d. a ton, they might anticipate a large in crease of revenue to the estate.—Referred to the Com mittee of Management of the Docks and Quays. its was tt of the public business, and'the reporters retired TOXTETH-PARK BOARD OF GUARDIANS yesterday, Eces, Park-road Mr. H. S Alpass in the chair. The other members present were— Messrs. Joseph Harrison, John Wilson, Arthur Grind rod, George W. Hunter, William Baynes, Alexander Miller, John Moss, M. A. Johns, and J. B. Hughes. After the usual business of granting relief to out- door paupers, the report of theGoverttor of the West Derby Workhouse was read, which showed that the number of paupers in that establishment belonging to the district of Toxteth-park, was last week 336 ; this week 331; against 361 in the corresponding week of last year. The number sick and in the infirmary was, last week, 32; this week 31. Cheques were granted to the relieving-officers, for the relief of the poor, to the amount of n 5 Mr. CLEAVER read the following letter ;8, St. James'-place, 22nd September. 1859. DEAR SIR S I wish to call y..ur attention to the foll€Aving se. Application was made to your relieving officer by a wo- man nanie - d Thompson, whose hnsband (since dead) was very ill. The family were visited, the man in the last stage of con- sumption, your relieving officer charged with being in drip' and put such cruel questions that the sick man requested hini to leave the room. This occurred on Thursday, and from that day until Monday, when I was called upon to visit, no relief had been given beyond a medical order; and had it not been for the kindness of Mr. Barns the family (husband, wife, and three children) must have been starving.---I am, yours, dm. A. Eimer. H. S. Alpass, Esq. Mr. HEATH, relieving officer, was called in, and questioned by the chairman as to the truth of the statement in the letter. He said, in answer to the questions, that he went to see the man, and from his appearance he thought he had been drinking. He asked the woman if he had been drinking, and she said he had not. He gave him a medical order, and the woman did not ask for any other assistance. Mrs. THOMPSON was called, and she stated that she not only applied for medical relief, but also for some assistance, by which she meant provisions, or money to purchase some. Mr. Heath said to her, hen he called, that her husband was under the influence of drink, and refused to give her the assistance which she required. Mr. HEATH informed the board that they were living in a £2O house, and letting apartments off, and they could not be in need of much. But no other relief had been asked from him than a medical order. Mrs. THOMPSON said it was quite true they lived in a £2O house in Pleasant-hill-street, and had let off all the house except a room for sleeping in. Her husband was a painter, and had been ill for several months before his death loss observed that this was not the first time the harsh conduct of Mr. Heath had been complained of. The CHAIRMAN said to Mr. Heath that he should remember that though people were poor, their feelings ought to be consulted, for they were not destitute of feeling. It was the last resource when they came to him for relief, and he ought not to deal harshly with Mr. HEATH answered that there was a prejudice against him, and that every little matter that could be brought forward, was shown it its worst form. A committee was then appointed, consisting of Messrs. W. Baynes, John Wilson, and M. A. Johns, to investi gate the matter. Mr. JOHN WILSON said he wished to take that oppor tunity of making an explanation with regard to a mat ter that had occurred some time ago at the board. At the time he referred to, personalities were in very fre quest use, and he was led to insinuate that a member of that board had been driven out of a court of justice charged with perjury. It had been reported that lie had cast his eyes towards a gentleman at the board, which led to the conclusion that that was the person alluded to. He had made inquiries into the subject, and he found that the person alluded to was Mr. J. B. Hughes. (Hear, hear.) Mr. J. B. Hughes had not been driven out of a court of justice charged with perjury, but the Hughes' he referred to, was a family who used to live in the same neighbourhood as that in which Mr. Hughes lived at present. The insinuation had gone abroad as being directed against the other Hughes, who lived in the same neighbourhood. He wished to state to Mr. Hughes and the board, so that it might go forth to the public, that Mr. J. B. Hughes was not the party who had ever been in such a position in a court of justice. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HUNTER said it had never been thought so. The statement had emanated from John Wilson's mouth. Mr. Moss observed that the subject should not have been introduced at all. _ • The CHAIRMAN said, when a gentleman got up to speak, it was hard for him to know what that gentleman was going to say till he had said it. He thought it was better to allow the matter to drop. Mr. HuollEs said he accepted Mr. Wilson's apology. Mr. WILSON - answered that it was not an apology, but a statement of explanation. Mr. HUGHES said he accepted the explanation, but he hoped that would be a caution to Mr. Wilson i n future. The CHAIRMAN remarked that the character of Mr. Hughes was well known. The matter then dropped. The proceedings of the Building and Visiting Com mittees were read, which contained a recemmeadation to the following effect :—That as Messrs. Kilpen and Montgomery had withdrawn their men from the new workhouse, three day.' notice be given them, that if they did not resume, Mr. Culshaw, the architect, would take such means as provided in the contract to compel them to proceed with the completion of the building. The proceedings were confirmed. A letter was read fram Mr. Drawbridge, resigning the situation of deputy medical officer under Mr. Finnigan, and it was resolved that Mr. Finnigan be made aware of the resignation, in order that he should appoint a person in the room of Mr. Drawbridge. This was all the business before the board. DVe are requested by Mr. Heath to state that he omitted to inform the board of a statement made to him by the woman aftef his visiting her husband, namely, that he had once been in a lunatic asylum ; Mr. Heath asserts that she gave this explanation to him by way of accounting for the excited state of her husband.] 'HEALTH COMMITTEE. The ustall weekly 'meeting of the:,-Hesath . Committee Was held yesterday, in the council room of the Town hall, MT. Alderman Dover in the chair ; the other gentlemen present were—Messrs. R.: Sheil, Crellin; Hodson, ° Haydock,Nernon, Beckwith, R. Gladstone, Anthony, Bowring, Baritiu, Stitt, and Crosthwaite._ _ 07 7 7 The boroughenginieer, building surveyor, and in, Spector of nuisances, reported various particulars of the operations in theifseveral departments during the.week, from - which it appeared that, 139 nuisances complained of by:the inhabitants had hem inspected ; and means taken to remedy them;, 1;152 houses in the unhealthiest districts, containing 3,593 apart vents, and 692 cellars, had been put under examination, with a view of int proving their sanitary condition ; and 235 lodging-houses nad also been eidinuied, and reported upon. Dr. DiceAx, thexiedical officer of . health, reported that the deathS registeied in LiVerpoOl, in the week ending Saturday, 17th September, were 190, against a corrected average of 261 in the corresponding week 'of the preceding nine years, excluding cholera from the calculatiOn. The mortality was thus 71 below the ave rage. In the parish, the deaths were 139 ; in the out townshipS 51. The zymotic diseases caused 46 deaths, being less than half ,the average mortality. . Of these 16 were froth diarrhoea, (the average being 44,) 7 frOm scarlatina, 7 from typhus, &c., 2 from Diphtheri, 2 froth hooping cough, 2, from syphilis, ^ 1 from measles, and 1 ... . - . frorn.qiiinsey. From diseases of the lungs the deaths were 48, including 27 from consumption. Mr. STITT said was a very gratifying state of Mat:- ters to find that mortality was so low. In the proceedings of the joint sub-committee, the appointnient of several clerks for the treasurer's office was recommended, and the names of the sureties for each were given Mr: BECKWITH said he thought it would be well to inquire as to who those sureties were, and if they were fit and responsible men. Mr. ANTHONY remarked that they were all good men. Mr. BECKWITH asked if a member of the council could become a surety ? Mr. STITT said it was thought undesirable by the sub-committee that men connected with the council shduld be sureties for any of the corporation servants. For, in case of any impropriety, which was not an un frequent occurrence, and there should be cause of inves tigation, the sureties would themselves be invest:- - ~.,t gating the Case of those for whom they had become surety. Mr. BECKWITH did not think it was right, "on princi ple, that memberi of the council should get men, into situationsunder the corporation, and then become their sureties. He thought there was something rotton in the principle. He. understood Mr. W. P. Jeffreys had recommended one, and was to b ecome hi s surety. Mr. GLIDSTONE said, if such things were allowed, they would be back to the days of the old rotton corporation. ie wou: not sit there and see the council broug disgrace by its members becoming security for their own servants. It was one of the most absurd things he ever heard of Mr. Bicx.wrrx said he believed it was, wrong in principle, and he begged to move that no security be taken from members of the council for a servant of the Sir. GLADSTONE seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN said they would refer it back to the sub-committee. Mr. BECXWITII said, in that case, he would move that tEiy inquire into the whole matter on Tuesday next, at the meeting of the sub-committee. THE BROTHEL "CENTS Mr. M‘GowA.N read the following report on this subject : In reference to the property acquired by the Council under the Liverpool Improvement Act, 1858, the treasurer reports as follows : The number of houses of which possession has been obtained is 235, the first on the 27th of January, 1859, and the last on the sth of September, 1859. In some cases the premises were occupied under a, tenancy from Tear to year, and the tenure can ouly be determined in the usual way; in every other instance, where practicable, the parties have been made to acknowledge a weekly holding. Since the property came into the hands of the council, only a few places ha'ye teen let. to new tenants, and in no case to disreputable persons ; the remainder of the tenants are people who were found in pos session when the property was handed over. Ia the course of collecting the rents, it has been from time to time ascertained that thirty-two houses were occupied by persons of question able character ; and as soon as they could be properly turned out, the houses were bricked up, or otherwise effectually closed, and still remain so. Thus, upwards of thirteen per cent : of the premises tenants. hut up in order to get rid of o jection, The collector, When spoken to on the subject of the remarks made at the Health Committee on Thursday last, stated that he had no knowledge of any of the houses in hand being used for improper purposes. , Your treasurer has, however, caused a careful inquiry to be made upon the subject, and he finds there are several houses which are described by the neighbours as being inhabited by bad characters, though the collector states that 'whenever be calls for his rents every thing pears to be orderly, or he would have reported the The remainder of the people appear to be exceedingly poor and dirty, but no other objection is found to exist. These persons express great anxiety that they may not be summarily ejected, as they will have to look out for fresh d we lli ngs w ithi n the scope of their means. THOMAS WHITE Publie-offices, Cornwallis-street, Liverpool, Sept. 20, 1859. Mr. VERNON said that the report omitted to say that those houses belong to the corporation, and that they were in the habit of receiving rents from such houses— from brothels. The report said that the inhabitants of the neighbourhood complained of improper persons being admitted into those houses. That report had been written by one of their officers, and if the report was coloured at all it had been on the right side, and to save himself ; for if such was the state of things some months ago, it was his duty to acquaint them of the matter - some -time back. If, however, the report had been written by another person, he had no doubt they would have had a different statement. He would ask that committee how they were to interfere with the owners of pi operty who let their houses for brothels and how could they . punish these prostitutes, when they were participating in the guilt and in receipt of the guilty lucre ? He did not think they should receive the rents. Mr. ANTHONY said that, as soon as they knew of any such state of things, they took means to expel the tenant. The CIiAIRMAI , i wished to call the attention of Mr. Vernon to the report of the collector, who stated that when he called for the - rents everything was perfectly orderly. He (the chairman) could not see what more the collector could c.o. Mr.' ORELLIN said, if Mr. Vernon could show that by giving houses rent free that it would lessen the evil, he would go with him in all he had said ; but till then; he could not. Mr. VERNON replied that it was one thing to stop the evil, and another thing to participate in the guilt. His only object was to avoid participation in the, evil. Mr. Surr thought there were very few men less acquainted with 'the fact, till a letter appeared in the papers. He found that they had got possession of 235 houses, and out of that number they had shut up thirty-two. He would like to know if the houses were as they were said to be in the letter ; because, if a man found things in order when he called, that was no reason why it should be said that they were always in order. They knew the facilities that these wretched individuals had of concealing their guilt. As the mat ter was, could the public understand from that report, that the committee were determined to get pos session of the houses as soon as they could, and so soon as they knew that these houses were used for such purposes, they were willing to take measures- to get rid of the inhabitants ? He believed that the, com mittee had a "public duty to perform, and believed, by allowing those parties to remain, they • were exposing themselves to censure. Mr. Slim, said, after the speeches of Mr. Vernon and Mr. Stitt on morality, he wished to say a word. He thought it would have been a much better way of performing their public duty if these gentlemen had come there with some practical mode of stoppin g the evil. He thought it was as much the duty of these gentlemen to find out remedies for preventing the evil, as it was the duty of any other member. of the com mittee. He thought it would have been better for the town if they had come forward with the means of infor mation to remedy the cause of complaint. Mt. STITT said he had thrown no blame en the com mittee, and he was willing to take his share of the work. He wanted the committee to get possession of the houses by legal means. Mr. BECKWITH remarked that, at the last meeting of the committee held on Tuesday, it was agreed that every step should be instantly taken to have them removed out of the houses. He appealed to Mr. Stitt and Mr. Vernon, could they have done more if . they had been there ? They were aware that it took a great deal more trouble to get rid of bad characters when they got into a house, than it did to get rid of decent people. He assured them that there was no wish on the part of the committee to retaia these tenants. They had bought the property, and they did not buy it for such people. Mr. 'llonsoN asied where they were to drive these people to ? If they were driven from one place, they would be obliged to go to another ; and to say that the Corpofation was not to receive the rent, was a piece of tl ee greatest absurdity. (Hear, hear.) The Cotporati:n would not receive the rents, but force them out of the houses ; and the chances were that they would go to a worse locality, and by that the committee were doing more harm than good. Mr. BOWRING thought that Mr. Hodson had spoken wide of the mark. He believed neither the Sub Committee nor the Health Committee knew that these people were what they were said to be.. From what he gathered from the report, they knew that as soon as the house was provod to be disorderly, it was immediately ejected of its tenant. - Mr. VERNON 'said he would take his share of the work, but he believed the matter was being considered by a sub-committee. He was sure that the sub-cord mittee would deal with it fairly. He thought the ought to eject the tenants. Mr. HODSON—Where will you put them ? Mr. BECKWITH thought it would be well, and more to the satisfaction of Mr. Vernon, if that gentleman's name was placed on the sub-committee.. He could then have no excuse. _ Mr. GLADSTOX said it ought to be borne in mind that, whatever the character of the tenants might be, they were not placed there by the corporation. A portion of the property was purchased from Mr. Cross, and the possession was only received last month. All that could be expected was, that they should take such means as might be in their power to turn these people ---` The report was then adopted. Mr. BECXWITH said he saw upon the minutes that the Town-clerk was to write a letter to Messrs. Woods and Co., expressing their disapprobation of the conduct of Mr. Woods in giving a sovereign to an inspector, who was a paid officer, and a public servant. Mr. M'Gowarr said a letter , had been written, but no answer was received. Mr. STxrr observed that he had seen a paragraph in the papers with reference to the new road near the Zoological Gardens, on the West Derby-road. They were now come to a dead stand at a field where they had got to. lie wished to ask the borough engineer what was the reason that they were subjected to such delays ? Mr. NEWLANDS replied that the field was the pro perty of the late Mr. Molyneux, who held a lease of it under the Marquis of Salisbury. The arrangements were complete with Mr. Molyneux, but the marquis said he would not allow, him to make a road through the land. He (Mr. Newlands), however, understood that the executors of Mr. Molyneux had taken steps to com pel his lordship to allow the road to go on. This concluded the business. EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITION AT THE BIRKENHEAD• POLICE-COURT. "AN INDEPENDENT GENTLEMAN" SUM MONED FOR POOR RATES. Yesterday, at the Birkenhead Police-court, before Major-General Sir Edward Cust, and John Jackson, Esq., Mr. John Day, of Great Neston, a person of pro perty, appeared in answer to a summons issued against him by Mr. Samuel Walley, assistant-overseer of Great Neston, for the non-payment of poor rates, amounting to 15s. sd. The case having been stated on the part of the overseers, the defendant was asked by Sir Edward Cust, why he had not paid the rate ? Mr. Day, who was labouring under feelings of con siderable excitement, said he had told the assistant overseer that he would be ready to pay him the rate on the Ist October, and he knew very well. that he had always paid him before ; but the truth was, that the summons had been issued against him from spite, and he would show the bench that it was so. Sir Edward Cust—ln what business are you en- I am an gaged, sir ? 11fr. Day—l am engaged in no business independent gentleman, Sir Edward. The fact is, sir, I told the overseer that I was waiting for my broker in Liverpool paying me a dividend on some shares which I have, and I said to him that I should be ready for him on the Ist of October ' and therefore I think hi s ° bringinm me here is very hard indeed. H e h as on l y done it, and put me to the expense of coming here, because he wants to annoy me. It is a vindictive feeling, gentlemen, on the part of this man. The summons is 4s. 6d. ; and why should I be put to the expense of it ? Why, the rate was only made in August, and now it is bat September. I think it is a most rascally proceeding , gentlemen •, rascally. Sir Edward Cus—Well, well, sir, do not make use of such strong expressions. It is highly improper, and disrespectful to the bench. You ought not— Mr. Day—Well, if I have done so, I apologize to you, Sir Edward ; but really it is too bad, for this man has brought me here out of spite. The Clerk—Have Toil really summoned the defendant here from any vindictive feeling ? Mr. Walley—Not at all ; but we are obliged to col lect the money, and he has often told me that he would pay when he liked. Sir Edward Cust—l see that this rate was made on the 11th of August, and is for something more than £3OO. How much of it have you collected ? Mr. Walley—About £l2O. Sir Edward Cust—Well, I think it is rather quick work to issue a summons. Have you summoned any other parties ? Mr. Walley—Yes, several. But Mr. Day has fre quently told me that he would pay me just when he liked, and laughed at me, and we had reasons to believe that he was going away, and therefore we— Mr. Day—What do you mean, sir, by saying I am going away ? I am a gentleman, sir, with a family, and lam n.-A going to leave. Sir Edward Cust—Are you aware that this gentleman has money paid to him at a particular time of the year ? Has he ever given you to understand that this is so ? Mr. Walley—No, he has not. Mr. Day—Oh,:that is most infamous. I hare told him so. Sir Edward Cust—Do not be violent. I think that Mr. Day (to Mr. Walley)—l should like to know who made you ? (Laughter.) Mr. Walley—God made me, I wish, with reverence, Mi. Day—You ! why you are an ignorant brute. You can't spell your own name. Sir Edward Cust—Your conduct is unpardonable, sir. You may be an independent gentleman, but your deportment here shows that you are exceedingly violent. Had you been more discreet in your language, you might have received lenity from the bench. As it! is, we -believe that you are very likely to have given considerable trouble to the overseers, and you must pay - the rate and expenses. Mr. Day—Not the summons, Sir Edward. Sir Edward Cust—Certainly ; the expenses of the summons as well. Mr. Day—But I think that very hard, indeed. Sir Edward Cust—That is our decision. Mr. Day—Well, I consider it very hard. Is there any act under which you can make such an order ? Will you allow the case to stand over until I can consult my solicitor ? What local act can you be proceeding upon ? Mr. Jackson—lt is the law, sir, and you had better at once submit. Mr. Day—Well, really, it is most disgraceful. Sir Edward Cust—lf you feel yourself aggrieved, you can avail yourself of the remedy which you have sug gested. The decision of the bench is that which I have already given. Sir Edward here left the bench, on which Mr. Day, in a loud voice, said—Good day, sir. The Clerk of the Court at this point calculated the expenses, including the overseer's railway and omnibus fare from and to•Neston, and on the sum of one shilling and tenpence being named as the omnibus fare to Neston, the defendant objected to it as an overcharge. The Clerk—Perhaps you will take him home in your git? .uefendant—With all the pleasure in the world, if he will stand something on the road. (Laughter.) The Clerk—The total expenses are 11s. sd. Defendant—And how much will that be altogether ? The Clerk—lt will be £1 6s. 10d. The rate is 15s. sd. Defendant, handing in the money, said—Well, I pay it under protest. The Clerk—Anything you like. Defendant.—lt is a curious parish that of mine. When I got this summons, I wanted to see the overseers, but nobody knew who they were. I went to the parish clerk, and he did'nt know, and then. I went to the parson of the parish, and he didn't know. Nobody could tell me. This person, you know, is only the deputy. It is a curious parish this of mine. Are you going my way ? [addressing Mr. Walley, the overseer.] Mr. Walley.—No. I prefer going by another route. Defendant.—Well, good morning, gentlemen, —'A is, indeed, a carious parish The defendant here left the court, entered his gig, and drove off towards Neston. SEPTtliditEfi *- 1859. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.LYEsTER.DAY, [Before Mr. MANSFIELD.] ASSAULTING • THE' POLICE. George Loughranev Daniel Murphy, and Thomas Doherty, were charged with assaulting two police-offirrrs, Jones (326), and Milner (277). Froth the evidence of the officers, it appeared that about one o'clock that morning, Milner heard a great noise in Dalrymple -street. On reaching the - spot, he found four men fighting the three prisoner& Loughrane, whets he saw the officer, threw a stone at him, which struck him on the head, and the other prisoners set upon him and knocked him down. Jones , now made his appearance, when he was also attacked, and kicked severely about the legs. The damage done to the officers' clothing amounted to about 28s. The. officers s Lid the reason why they were attacked was, that Dawson used to keep a beer-house in Scotland-road, and the officers had had him fined. The prisoners were . fined in 40s. and costs, or, in default, to 'suffer two months' imprisonment. ATTEMPT TO • GARROTTE AN ELDERLY LADY.-JOhlt Hamilton, a powerful and ruffianly-looking fellow, about thirty years of age, was charged with the following dis graceful attack upon an elderly lady, named Thompson, residing in Bootle :—About half-past eight o'clock, on Wednesday evening, Mrs. Thompson was going along Newport-street, in the North End, when the prisoner accosted her, and mad' some indecent overtures. She ordered him off, still he followed her ; and at last she complained to two policemen, but the ruffiain said he was her husband, and the officeis did not interfere. When she reached the end of Newport-street, Hathilton caught her round the waist, took her up an entry, caught her by the throat, attempted to rob. her, and tore a shawl she had on at the time almost to atoms. She screamed out " murder," and Hamilton made off. A gentleman who was passing at the time, followed , the prisoner, and succeeded in capturing him. The iirisoner, in defence, most unblushingly accused the prosecutor of making, overtures to him, and stated_ that she had the black eyes she now exhibited -before he spoke to her. Mr. Mansfield said that the prisoner had committed a most ruffianly .outrage. He had trumped up_ a most ridiculous story, and attempted to cast a stain on the prosecutor's character. in conclusion, the magistrate sentenced him to be imprisoned for six months. THE ROBBERY AT Mn. CAmEnoN's.--Peter Baxwell, a very intelligent and sharp-looking lad, of about 13 or 14 years of age, was b roug ht u p on reman d, c ha r ged with stealing same silver out of the till of the shop oc cupied by Mr. Cameron, also two gold watches. The details of the case have already appeared in our publica tion. The prisoner was sent to jail, and ordered to be well whipped. CHARGE OF ROBBERY. ON BOARD AN IRISIC STEAMER.—Mary M'Ghee, a respectable-looking young married woman, was charged with robbing one James Lightbody of 305., on board the Belfast steamer, on her passage to this port. The prosecutor' appeared to be rather weak in his intellect, and his story was some what rambling. lie said that, on the passage from Belfast, he fell in with the prisoner, and they were drinking together, when "she "took some 30s. from him. There was only lls. 41d. on her when searched ; and the evidence not being sufficient to eonvict, the prisoner was discharg (Before Messrs. CASTELLAIN and CHA_LONER.) SEAMEN'S WAGES.—WHAT IS DESERTION ?—Captain Atkins, master of the steam-ship Imperador, was sum moned by Edward Kenned y and Thomas Hutchison, for wages due to them. The former claimed £24 16s. 6d., and the latter £l3 15s. The complainants were fire men on board the steamer, and were on their return to Liverpool from the Red Sea. The steamer being short• of coals, put into Table Bay. Hutchison was sent ashore to tally the coals as they were receivtd—that is, to see that they were correctly weighed. The last load of coals on the 4th of hay left the wharf at two o'clock. Hutchison did not return as he ought to have done, neither did he do so on the following day. Kennedy was sent on shore with the other men's dinners on the 4th July, and he ought to have been on beard on that afternoon. Yet,wh en the ship sailed in the afternoon of the sth July, they were both missing. The plaintiffs alleged that they were quite ready. and willing to go on board, but that there were no boats belonging to the ship to take them ; and as they had no money, they could not pay for a. boat for them selves. The.lmperador sailed from Table Bay on the sth of July, and the Imperatrice; another steamer belonging to the same owners, arrived at that port on the 9th July. They reported themselves, and were brought to Liverpool, werkino• as they would have done on board the Imperador. On their arrival in Liverpool, they went on board the Imperador, and asked for their clothes. The chief engineer said he would give up the clothes, if they signed a rebose to the ship, as they were posted at the Sailors' Home as deserters. This they refused to do, and they brought the present action for their wages for the whole of the voyage put to the Red Sea and home. Mr. Campbell appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. Cobb for the defendant. Captain Atkins and Mr. Reed, the chief engineer, were examined at length. Their evidence went to show that the plaintiff ought to have returned on board on the evening of the 4th July ; that they had , many opportunities of doing ' so on the following day, as a boat was sent ashorefor them, and it waited at the wharf two hours. Every' exertion was made to hunt up the men, but without avail. The captain was put to much trouble, and one man was engaged on the wharf, the ship sailing short of one hand. The magistrates said that, in their opinion, men could not strictly be called deserters, and they—the magistrates—would take the case under the second section of the 243rd section of the act. They would deduct six days' wages for every day the plaintiff was on shore, viz., from the 4th to the Sth of July twenty-four days each, which would amount to £3 12s. 6d. each man, their wages to be calculated from their leaving Liverpool to the time of the ship arriving in Table Bay. The captain and Mr. Campbell retired. to arrange the accounts between the contending parties. ASSAULT UPON A GIRL. EY HER FATHER.—Edicard Bray was charged with assaulting his danghter, Ann Jane Bray. Mr. Cobb appeared for the plaintiff, and stated that, on the 14th September, between- nine and ten o'clock in the evening, complainant and another young girl were at the top of Brownlow-hill, looking at the fire then raging in Lawton-street, when defendan t came up to complainant and spat in her face, kicked her on the thigh, and threw her into the street. He slao called her foul names. The defendant stated that he has, for the past two years, been in a state of anxiety and dread from his wife and daughters, who are living apart from him. That, about a fortnight, ago he went to the Isle of Man, when the complainant and her mother" stripped his house of all his effects. Mr. Cobb—"O h never mind that, they did it in accordance with my structions ; I am quite willing to be responsibl e. Defendant proceeded to enter further into family affairlt when he was stopped by the bench.. He then denie d that he had struck or even spat upon the daughter. TO witnesses, however, proved the contrary, and the de fendant was bound in his own recognisance of £lO, t° keep the peace for six months. IMPROVEMENT IN GENTLEMEN'S HATS Liverpool, April 15, 185 9 • Messrs. KINNEAR and SIMPSON, St. GeOrge'S-CreSCellt. GENTLEMEN,--The Hat you sold me three days since I p . j e ... nounce the most• easy and comfortable Hat I have every,„, viously worn—in fact, it is a luxury to put on and take on "" head.—l am, Gentlemen, yours truly, Bootle, April 20, 1859. Messrs. 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