The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-24 00:00:00

THE ATV PEACE. COPY OI PEXT GPThe following is a trans eac e conclud e d b y tl l at Powers assemble The Plenipotentia6 their plenary powers fo rm, have aareed upon the followin;,, ,tion of the Treaty of lenipotentiaries of the 1 a': Paris. ter having exchanged 7.00 d arid due to be in articles : of a th r . ticl e 1 . From: - the day of the exchange of ratificati ons b e t w ' present treaty, there shall be peace and friendship k a . ( "en. his Majesty the Emperor of the French, her . rain the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Br!- 1 , 41 11 4 d Ireland, his Majesty the King of Sardinia, his t it '',„"LY the Sultan of - the one part, and his Majesty the Perer of all the Russias of the other part, as well as betweenam their heirs and successors, their respective States, " 841 ).icts in Perpetuity. their 2. Peace being happily established between oce r aforesaid Majesties, the territories conquered or reel i n P r ied „bY their armies during the war shall be sr' °c aul , ' evacuated. etlaltlijecial arrangements shall reg (a k , s ( !, n t which shall be effect( 4;.Prompte quefaire se pourra ) tlele 3 ' IL M. the Emperor of all the Russias E lgaze, eitadz to restore to H. M. the Sultan, the town and Ott o - n ;`,._" 'Cars, as well as all the other parts of the posses:ino territory of which the Russian troops are in Arri c l e the 4 . Thei7. Majesties the Emperor of the French , irel a „`s, i ' e en of the IT' lifted Kingdom of Great Britain and rest — " , Rine , of Sardinia, and the Sultan, engage to anere"'s R. M. the Emperor of all the Russias the towns 13 and sertehf Sebastopol, Balaclava, Kamiesch, Eupatoria, (.4 vexatious accident • :ulate the mode of eva ed as soon as possible at the last moment, ha ° ceasi on . . 8.3 ta the 1 of two a vs of t portion of :the wellthe H.M. the Sultan, in his constant anxie t y for nriaa e keing of his subjects, having granted (octroye) a tlon of w .",ich, in ameliorating their lot without dist.inc -IPward:e,',lgion or race, proves his generous intentions regard , I ne Christian populations of his . empire, and •,,..'llare ) , L° give a further proof of his sentiments in this . fraw, ' has resolved to communicate to the contracting Bo s th e said firman, spontaneously emanating from Th:ereign will. gre at contracting Powers acknowledge (constatent) the . It oo , l v alue of this communication. It is quite under N e st !hat the fact of this corernunibation . cannot in any coll p - g t we to the said Powers a right to interfere , either `lively or separately, in the relations of his Majesty 4 , 4t rltan with his subjects, or in the internal adminis ‘..4lof his empire. ialie l .; e 10. The Convention of July 13, 1841, which . relaC"ns the old regulation el the Ottoman Empire b arc re to the closing of the Straits of the Bosphorus and ttbanelles, has been revised by common accord. th at 'e act concluded with this view, and conformably to tea la • principle between the high contracting parties is and t e i ns annexd to the present treaty, and sha have The force e nd value as if it had formed an i ll ntegral pt • °I it: 1 1. The Black Sea is neutralised. Open to the itre i n an tile marine of all nations, its waters and ports v+tie t i, rn aally and in perpetuity interdicted to flags of war, riv et :Tr belonging to the bordering Powers (pulssances tte ~,t e s) or to any other power, save and except the I ,reZ t ' s ,`: °ll s mentioned in articles 14 and 19 of the present lat i ' n cte 12. F ree d f r om all impediments (entrave), trade tab. ports and waters of the Black Sea, shall only be coo„.`ed to regulations of health, customs, and police, cote 3v in a spirit favourable to the development of hiraered cial transactions. eim order to give every desirable security to the commer- Soband Maritime interests of all nations, Russia and the cow, Porte will admit consuls in ports situated on the k l i/tora/) of the Black Sea, conformably to the , ' , Pies of international law. t4tic/e 13. The Black Sea being neutralised according feet t erms of article 11, the maintenance or establish kik 9 0 its coasts of military-maritime arsenals (arssnaux thj e alr es - maritimes ) becomes as unnecessary as without segue deviente sans necessite comme sans objet). In con nee H.M. the Emperor f all the Russias and II M. lta n engage neither to construct nor to preserve any t 'Y - maritime arsenal upon that coast. llo sT ele 14. Th e ir Majesties the Emperor of all the e 0P:55 and the Sultan have coneluled a convention for evn,rPose of determining the force and number of light , th e necessary for the service of their coasts, which S I Z reserve to themselves the right of keeping up in the tre at ' ",, Sea l this convention is annexed to the present had and shall have the same force and value as if it, Ormed an integral part of it. This convention can i o 'Ener be annulled or modified without the assent of the er a Parties to the present treaty. emgicie 15. The actlof the Congress of Vienna having ti en unshed the principles destihed to regulate the naviga k;;of the rivers which separate or traverse several ser 3 1 the contracting Powers stipulate betweeu them at,,,.s that for the future these principles shall be also tancable to the Danube and to its embouchures. They of - ,',, a re that this disp-sition constitutes henceforth a part ail th e public law of Europe, and they take it (the dispo k ration their guarantee. any rgali of the Danube cannot be subjected to hot b e 2 1 lee'(enrrave) or dues (redevance) which shall tam 4 Pressly provided for by the stipulations eon. ( z) fle d in e L th following articles. In conseouence no toll lacP ) snail be taken - that may be based solely upon the °t t " navigation of the river, nor any duty (droit) V▪ pOli uerchandise which may be on hoard vessels. The ee e , e ; , a d quarantine regulations to be established for the Sh a iC L Y of the States separated or traversed by this river, eou„" conceived in such a manner as to favour the elit e - " n il of vessels as much as possible (autant que faire s e h tour ra ). Save these regulations no obstacle whatever 4 1 b e Placed in the way of the free navigation. th e rtie/e 16. With the object of realising the dispositions of tria P n ree eding article, acommission in which France, Aus aliarreat Britain, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia, and Turkey, IleBl,, ea eh be represented by a delegate, shall be charged to Is at m,l l altd cause to be executed the necessary works from ob s Lila downwards (depuis Isatcha), in order to clear the ' t ,_ 4 ta of the Danube as well as the neighbouring parts that:" sea, from the sand and other obstacles which a ald uct them, so as to put that part of the river, and the bllity of the sea, in the best possible state of naviga eitti?, c over the expenses of these works as well as of the llta,vlishraents having for their object to assure and fact dati: the navigation of the mouths of the Danube, fixed e oth cs at a proper (convenable) rate, to be settled by the ott,tssion by a majority of votes, may be levied, on the ttki.,'Sa conditions that in this respect, as in all others , Pe ll ' e a gs of all cations shall be treated on a footing of eq 0,4 ',Ate's luality. 7. A Commission shall be appointed, composed . - Legates of Austria, Bavaria, the Sublime Porte, and Col l il l nkerg (one for each of these Powers), to which tinaejas"' the Commission of the three Danubian Prin by th l 'es, whose nomination shall have been approved of e hal e Porte, shall be joined. This Commission, which haai."?.Dermanent, will first draw up the regulations of obst - i a ,g o n and of fluvial police ; secondly, remove the files (entraves), of whatever nature they may be. • e• e r - ., a ! Yet prevent the application of the dispositions of mr e t h — ,,atY of Vienna to the Danube; thirdly. give orders tkt,,Ch' cause to be executed the necessary works through- Whole course of the river (sur tout le parcours du pea, I ,L . and fourthly, after the dissolution of the Euro &hpll „`prntoission, see to the maintenance of the navigabi- Nrt; l the mouths of the Danube, and the neighbouring AZ the sea. Moo 18. It is understood that the European Commis ;'"l have fulfilled its task, and that the bordering Nsi e ,,,, acv ie) commission will have terminated the works 1 eiX a ted in the preceding article under the Nos. 11. 1 1 - 7 , within the space of two years. The Powers Iratt e ;: e s 2 to this treaty, assembled in conference and th e Zed of these facts, will, after having taken note of aft.thrPres en avoir pris acte), pronounce the dissolution - European Commission, and henceforth the per oeulent bordering (riveraine) commission shall enjoy the wers as those with which the European Commis have been-invested up to that time. t ete 19. In order to assure the execution of the au'eations which shall have been settled , by common etio:' l , , in- accordance with the principles hereinbefore th o — ,. e ,tated, each of the contracting Powers shall have k o - ,;Liht at all times to station two light vessels at the A Of the Danube. to r - I: ti c/a 20. In exchange for the towns, ports, and terri 's enumerated in article 4 of the present treaty, and of order the better to assure the liberty of the navigation eon e e 4 nuhe, lI.M. the Emperor of all the Russias s he nts to till rectification of his frontier in Bessarabia. kil ome r f rontier will start from the Black Sea at one dicularly to. the east o f L a k e Bourna-Sola, will perpen as the vaieJ°lll the Ak erma u road, follow this road as far t long of Tea. ascend alo -Jan, pass to the south of Belgrade, re- Will terminate at 1( terming Lie river Yal uck as far as Saratsika, and Point the old frifioenatit akamori on the ru . ' t) P th Above this Undergo no mod z n. between the two empires will d etails of the c ontract i ng P owers w ill se ttl e , in its meta the boundary line of the new frontier. taint 21. The territory ceded by Russia shall be t ,,_e . xed to the Principality of Moldavia, under the suze -74.,t! of the Sublime Porte. the Privileges inhabitants of this territory will enjoy the rights the o Privileges assured to the Principalities, and during m ope of three years they shall be permitted to I ,„'`wv their domicile elsewhere, freely disposing of their s'•°Perty. Vi.. llre lcle 22. The Principalitie s of Wallachia and Molda b;Will continue to enjoy, under the suzerainty of the te, and under the guarantee of the contracting Powers, e?oe..Privileges and immunities of which they are in posses ahem°No exclusive protection shall be exercised over h beby any one of the guaranteeing p owers. There th e . no private (particulier) right of interference with tr internal efforts. th dt - vtic ie 2 3. The Sublime Porte engages to preserve to „,tif oresaid Principalities an independent and national mistration, as well ass full liberty of worship, te g i s i o _ u a commerce and navigon. TO establish laws and statutes now in force shall be revised. ei)eeets..t.•,blish a complete accord as to this revision, a Iph. . 1 , 41 commlssion, with regard to the composition of ion the high contracting parties will come to an under litot?,ll,l,_ineg, will assemble without delay at Bucharest, r ti ,l . r with a commission of the Sublime Porte. vs,. task of this commission will be:to enquire into pro pose t e ual state and condition of the Principalities, and to „ t y r ,Z, the bases of their future organisation. di ittei 4e M. the Sultan promises to convoke imme- In each of the two provinces, a divan ad hoc, com . ME posed in such a manner as to constitute the most exact representation of the interests of all classes of society. These divans are to give expression to the wishes of the population relative to the definitive organisation of the Principalities. An instruction of the Congress will regulate the relations of- the Commission with these divans. Article 25. Taking into consideratidn - the opinion ex pressed by the two divans, the Commission will, without delay, transmit the result of its own labours to the pre sent seat of the Conferences. The final understanding with the Suzerain Power will be recorded (consacree) in a convention concluded at Paris between the high contract ing parties, and a hatti-scheriff conformable to the stipu lations of the convention will definitively constitute the organisation of these provinces—placed thenceforth under the collective guarantee of all the Powers parties to the treaty. Artie7e 26. It. is agreed that there shall be in the Princi palities an armed national force organised with the object of maintaining the security of the interior, and assuring that of the frontiers. No impediment (entrave) is to be placed in the way of such extraordinary measures of defence, as, in accordance with the Sublime Porte, the Principalities mar be under the necessity of taking (serai ent apperes a prendre) to repulse any foreign aggression. Article 27. If the internal tranquillity of the Principali ties should be menaced or compromised, the Sublime Porte will come to an understanding with the other contracting Powers, as to the measures to be taken to maintain or re-establish legal order. No armed interven tion can take place without a previous accord with these Powers. Article 28. The Principality of Servia will continue to be dependent upon (a re 7 ever de) the Sublime Porte con formably to the Imperial Ilatts, which fix and determine its rights and immunities placed henceforth under the col lective guarantee of the contracting Powers. In consequence the said Principality will preserve its independent and national adm;nistratioo as well as full liberty of worship, legislation, commerce, and navigation. Article 29. The right of garrison of the Sublime Porte, such as is stipulated for by anterior regulations, is main tained. No armed intervention is to take place in Servia without a previous accorkbetween all the contracting Powers. Article 39. His Majesty the' Empror of all the Russias and his Majesty the Sultan keep in its integrity the state of their possessions in Asia, such as it existed legally before the rupture. In order to prevent any local !contest, the boundary of the frontier will be verified, and if need be, rectified, but so as that no territorial prejudice shall result to either of the two parties from any such rectification. With this view a mixed commission, composed of two Russian Commissioners, two Ottoman Commissioners, one French Commissioner, and one English Commissioner, shall be sent to the locality (sur lee lieur) immediately after the re establishment of diplomatic relations between the Court of Russia and the Sublime Porte. The labours of this commission are to be terminated within the space of eight months, doting from the exchange of the ratifica tions of the present treaty. Article 31. The territories occupied during the war by the troops of their Majesties the Emperor of the French, the Emperor of Austria, the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the King of Sardinia, under the terms of the convention signed at Constantinople on March 12, 1854, between France, Great Britain, and the Sublime Porte, shall be evacuated as soon as possible (aussitot que faire se pourra), after the ratification of the present treaty. The time within which the evacuation is to be effected (lee delais) and the means of execution will be the subject of a convention between the Sublime Porte and the powers whose troops occupy the territories. Article 32. Until the treaties or conventions which existed before the war between the belligerent powers shall have been renewed or replaced by new acts, the com merce of importation or e) portation shall go on recipro cally upon the footing of the rules in force before the war, and their subjects shall in all other respects (en toute autre maniere) be respectively treated upon the footing of the most favoured nation, Article 33. The Convention concluded this day between their Majesties the Emperor of the French. the Q leen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland of one part, and his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias of the other part, relative to the Aland Isles, is and remains annexed to the present treaty, and shall have the same force and value as If it had made part of it. Article 34. The present treaty shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged in Paris within the space of four weeks, or sooner, if possible. In faith of which the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it, and have hereto affixed the seal of their arms. POLICE COURT .-YESTERDAY (BEFORE MR, C. S. PARKER.) STREET Ronnsay.—Martin Anderson, a seafaring man, charged Anne Heney and Michael Melid with stealing £5 Ss from him. Mr. Bluck was for the prisoners. The female met the prosecutor in Paradise-street, and in the course of some conversation she ton the money, and the male prisoner came up . at the timujand assisted her in making her escape. Amongst the money stolen were some American coin. Police constable 314 stated that, he found. some American coins in the house where the prisoners were arrested, and these coins were identified by the complainant. Mr, Black contended there was no evidence against the man. Ile was remanded, and the female was sent to gaol for three months. • CHARGE es Brokm r.Margaret Rooney 'was charged with bigamy under the following circumstances : —The prisoner was in custody of detective officer Astie, who had arrested her on Tuesday, in Latimer-street, on the charge of her first husband, James -Watkins, to whom she was married in December, 1845, in Saint Peter's church. It was alleged that in January, 1851, she was ag - ain married in the same church to one John Rooney, former husband (Watkins) being at the time, and husbands were present in court. Mr. The only witness still living. lso Block defended the called for the prosecution was the mother of the prisoner, who stated that sh 3 was present in St. Peter's Church, when the prisoner was married to James Watkins ; they resided together about eight months, and then Watkins ran off with another woman, and remained away fourteen months- After a short stay at home, during which period she described his conduct of the most abominable description, he again went away, and nothing was heard of him for more than eight years. She was present at the second marriage of her daughter, with Rooney, in January 1851, in St. Peter's Church. In reply to Sir. Black, the witness said. after the man was about two years away, ail trace of him was lost, and he was never heard of after, until the other day, when he returned. After he had been two or three years away, she had heard that he was dead, and the prisoner as well as witness, and all her family went into mourning for him, although he was a bad titian, and a worse husband. Upwards of seven years more elapsed, when she heard he was alive. Mr. Parker : Was he at sea ? Witness : Not at all, sir ; he went off with a woman first, and lived about London, and then went for a soldier, and we heard he died some where abroad. Mr. Bluck contended, that in point of law and fact, the prisoner was not guilty. He alluded to the act of parliament on the subject, and argued that the evidence clearly proved his client's innocence. Mr Parker censured the conduct of the man; and said he could not, on this evidence, send the woman for trial. He therefore discharged her, and she left the court in company of her latter husband, who watchedthe proceed ings with great apparent anxiety: (BEFORE MR. MANS FIE LD. ) CANNIBALISM —Two sailors named William Campbell, and Richard Lyons, were charged with having com mitted a very desperate assault on a person named Ed ward Morley. On Sunday night last, the prosecutor was standing at the corner of Sparling-street, where there was a row between some sailors and unfortunate women. The prisoners were engaged in the fight, and from the evidence it would appear that they acted in a very savage manner, without apparent provocation. They knocked the complainant down, kicked and beat him violently, and one of them actually bit the greater portion of his nose clean off. The prisoners were fully committed for trial. VIOLENT ASSAULT ON THE POLlCE,—William Inman, alias Kelly, was charged with having committed a violent assault on police constable Jenkins, 578. Mr. Bluck appeared for the prisoner. It appeared that there was a serious row in Saltney-street, and that when the police went to quell it, the prisoner got upon the wall, armed himself with brickbats, and uttered a vow that he would kill the first policeman that approached him. The officer, however, did approach him, notwithstanding the threat, and the prisoner, true to his vow, made a blow at him with a brick, which missed his head, and struck him on the leg and foot, inflicting injuries that will probably prove of a permanent description, Mr. Bluck, Was about to call witnesses, as he said he was instructed to prove an alibi, but his worship intimated his intention of sending the case before a jury.. The prisoner was then committed for trial. (BEFORE MESSRS. PARKER AND BOLTON.) THERE •IS SOMETII IN G IN A . NAM looking person, named Patience Gay, said to be the owner of two shops in the clothing line, in Park-lane, was summoned by a pretty looking young woman named Jane Delaney, for having assaulted her. Mr. Black was for the complainant, and Mr. Campbell for the defence. The details of the case created considerable merriment in court, but without entering into that particular por tion which caused the laughter, the following will be sufficient to elucidate the whole case. About three years since the complainant lived for about three weeks with the defendant as servant. During that Short time, it seemed that Mrs. Gay imagined that her, husband's conduct towards Miss D elane y p artook too much of his name, and the latter was forthwith dismissed the service. Since that time, Mr. Gay, rn* some reason that did not transpire, imagined that there was communion-- by the " spirit medium"—between.Mr. .Gay and the fair complainant, and this, certainly, did not . cause the " moments" to be to the defendant • such as are " beautifully" expressed by the poetin the line " still the moments roll." It would ap pear t h a t i n or d er to try whether or not her suspicions were well founded, the defendant a few days since, sent one of her shopboys to the complainant with a message to the effect that Mr. Gay wanted to see her. She went to the shop of prisoner NORTHERN TIMES:-LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1866 defendant, and, as she alleged, that lady (although her name is " Patience") flew into a tornado of passion, and pulled as much hair off her head as would libricate a wig—(a bundle of it in paper was produced :it was beautiful black hair, and would have made a little fortune for some coiffeur)7-for any lady or gentleman requiring that adjunct to the seat of reason. She also tore her bonnet into fritters, and ill-treated her face with several indignities ; and now she sought redress for all these 6' divers and sundry " injuries which she had endured. In reply to Mr. Campbell, who cross examined the complainant at length, she denied having come home one night at one o'clock with Mr. Gay . She denied having been sees drinking with him in a pubilc house in Brick-street, or that she ever walked with him in the street day or night. She admitted that she once received 'a message from Mr. Gay about a box. These were the whole facts connected with the case ; and after speeches from both learned gentlemen, their worships inflicted a fine of £2 and costs on the defendant, who at once took out a " long purse," paid the fine, and left the court, surrounded by several friends. SYNOD OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN ENGLAND.-YESTERDAYS SITTING The synod of the Presbyterian Church in Englaud resumed its sitting at half—past ten o'clock yesterday, in St. George's Church, Myrtle-street. The proceedings were opened with Scripture reading, prayer and hymns. The minutes of the previous da3's sederunt were read. Before proceeding to the order f the day, it was agreed, on the motion of Dr. Hamilton, that the Rev. Mr. Frazer should be added to the commission on Mr. Sandiman's ordination. Dr. Hamilton stated, that the service Would be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Frazer, the sermon preached by himself, the ordination conducted by the Moderator, the address to the missionaries given by Dr. Munroe, and the address to the conzregatiou by the hey. Mr. Anderson. The Rev. Mr. Wright made some suggestions as to altera tions in the form of recording the minutes. The debate upon the question of psalmody was then resumed. The Rev. Mr. Ballantine opened the debate. He main tained, that the wisest course for. the Synod to adopt would be that they should let the matter drop, and say no more about it, in order that the discussion might not again be revived. Let them he con tented with what thew had—it was well to let what exi6ted alone. (hear, and cheers.) Where, he asked, was the cry for hymns ? Whence did it come ? From how many congregations? How many congregations in the south, the north, or the midland presbyteries used hymrs? Did a feeling ienerally exist in favour of hymns in the minds of congregations who were not using hymns, but confined themselves to psalms and paraphrases? Ile maintained that the congrq,rations using hymns were few, and that there was no general desire tor them. The impression in the south was that there was a call for hymns from the north, and in the north that the desire existed in the south, and both, he contended, were equally mistaken. He urged that they should as much as possible keep out the human element, and introduce the divine. (Hear hear.) Mr. Robert Barbour, Manchester, objected to the time of the synod being occupied by a discussion of the abstract question, and moved a resolution to the effect that the com mittee La thanked for its labours, and that a copy of the hymn-book be sent to every member of the court, with a request that any suggestion be communicated to the com- mittee before the first of July next, after which the com mittee should be authorised to revise the present selection, and to reduce the number of hymns to one hundred, to be issued for the use of any congregation which might desire to adopt them. Mr. Limb seconded Mr. Barbour's motion. The Rev. Mr. Spiers argued that they would act wisely in making their church as distinctively an English Presby terian church as possible, 'I hey had, for eleven years, committed themselves to the principle of a hymn-book, and it was now too late to deny that they were so committed. It would be the best course the Synod could pursue to adopt the report of the committee, and allow the hymnbook to be used with such emendations as might be thought necessary. It was utterly hopeless to hope that they oould ever, view ing this question from such different points of consideration, that they could ever arrive at a perfectly unanimous decisiln on either side. Mr. Watson, London, could not accede either to the motion of Mr. Lundie, on the previous day, or that of Mr. Barbour. The latter would only tend to keep the question still open, while he thought one hundred hymns would be wholly inadequate, and the difficulty of making a selectio❑ in reducing the number to one hundred would be such as no member of the Synod could undertake. The Rev. Mr. Alexander contended that three of the hymns in that collection taught the doctrine of the personal reign, which had never been avowed by the church. He denied that the demand for hymns came from the general congregations, but from a few ministers. Moreover, he contended that they were not to be ruled by the congrega tion:, but the congregations by them. They were a Pres byterian church, and the congregations were not to do as they like, but were to be governed by their elders and their Synod. Were they prepared now to tumble together a few hymns selected hastily, and without judicious selection or arrangement, and put it forth with their authority, and say to the cosereo•ations of their churches, "here is your hymnology." congregations hymnology was very often the theo logy of a church. Give him the making of the hymns, and he would give them the theology of the church. They might pat forth% profession of faith, but the people would not read it. But the people read the hymn book—the hymn book was constantly in their hands, it became wrought into their feelings and the sentiments of their hearts, and as the heart thought the head thought. He warned the Synod against taking any step which would, before a generation had passed away, cause the old time-honoured hymns to be superseded by modern compositions. He denied that the hymns con tained more of Christ than the psalms, and contended that the character, spirit, and attributes of Christ, although not the name, were even more in the rsalms. Rev. Mr. White said his deliberate conviction was that the psalms, as now used as the exclusive psalmody of the Christian church, was radically and essentially defective. He was free to admit that the psalms were full of Christ from beginning to end. But it struck him that the exclusive use of psalms in singing in their churches presented something anomalous,, for while in prayer and preaching they were filled with Christ as a work, and the work of the spirit in phraseology conformed to the New Testament, he respdcaully submitted that the prophetic phraseology in which Christ was presented in the psalms, ' did not come up to the recognised terms in which he was indicated in the New Testament. Rev. Walter Smith supported the motion of the Rev. Mr. Lundie. He did .not see how, by diluted hymns, they were to elevate the standard of the people's spiritual taste. It would be a loss to the people to whom they ministered, and to the English people, to have them singing these diluted hymns. Where did musicians go to get their highest iaspirat ons ? They did not go to Shakspeare or to Milton, but they went to the Bible, because its words were so filled with sacred and inspired meaning. He did not approve of the Bible being resorted to for the purpose of music alone, but he knew that such was the fact. He called on the meeting not to sanction the hymn-book. Bev. Mr. Speen suggested that Mr. Barbour should alter the term of his motion to 150 hymns, instead of 100. The Rev. Mr. Welsh proposed a motion to the effect, that the Synod commend the diligence of the committee, and discharge them, and in consequence of the difference of opinion at present existing, that the preparing of the hymn book be allowed to drop for the present. (Hear, hear.) Rev. Mr. Ballantine seconded the motion. Dr. Hamilton supported the sanctioning and revising of the hymn-book. Mr. Glover, Manchester, was also in favour of acceding to the wish for a proper selection of hymns. He thought it a most ungracious act to ellsmiss a committee which had devoted so much time to making a selection of hymns. Finally, and on the general expression of opinion to that effect, the motion of Rev. Mr. Lundie was withdrawn, and that of Mr. Barbour amended, by substituting 150 for l 00 hymns and paraphrases. - Rev. Dr. Munroe objected altogether to the committee being authorised to bring forward such a number as 150 hymns and paraphrases. The ex-Moderator, as convener of the committee, briefly replied. The motions then before the house were those of Mr. Barbour and Rev. Mr. Welsh. The Synod proceeded to vote upn the motions. There appeared for the first motion, sixty-seven; for the second, forty-three. Mr. Barbour's motion was accordingly declared carried. THE CONGREGATION OP G A.TE 41 FAD. -SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST TILE MINISTER The next business vas amemoiiaFfrom certain Presby terians of Gateshead, in the Newcastle presbytery, praying for enquiry into the cause of the falling off in the attend ance of worshippers at the Presbyterian Church there.- The memorialists stated that in 1845 the congregation was then worshipping in an old and wholly unsuitable building, and that, with a view of advancing the Presbyterian communion, a new and commodious building was purchased. The pur pose was not attained, as only depressing and apparent decay followed. The memorialists complained that they could not attend with profit at the ordinances there, and that the numbers attending the communion did not exceed fifty, and the Sabbath attendances were only about seventy. Some discussion took place as to the propriety of entering into the questions involved in the memorial before the public court. It was, however, finally decided to go into the case in public court. The case containA the proceedings of the presbytery of Gateshead, before which the minister of the church, the Rev. Thomas Knox Anderson, was charged with some very serious offences. The libel, which was read, contained six charges against the rev. gentleman, which may be thus summed up. First—That on the night of Sunday, the sth November, 1854, he so conducted himself in his own house, in a state of intoxication, as tO compel his wife and child to leave the house, and take refuge with his mother-in-law. Second—That he was guilty of the same offence on the night of the 2d December, 1854, when his wife and child had to leave the house not fully dressed. Third—That he was in the habit of drinking to excess at a public house in Gateshead, called the Dun Cow. Fourth—That he was in the habit of drinking to excess at the house of one of his congregation, on Saturday nights, and up to Sunday morn ings, and without engaging in prayer. Fifth—That he had been in the habit of so conducting himself by chinking to excess in taverns in Gateshead, as to cause a general report that his habits were those of intemperance. Sixth—That several families had in consequence felt themselves bound to leave the congregation. The proceedings before the presbytery of Gateshead were read, and occupied consi ierable time. They contained the enquiry made into the above charzes, and the whole of the evidence adduced for and against the charges. The reading of evidence had not concluded when the Synod adjourned to the afternoon sitting. ST PETERSBURG, Monday.—By an Imperial decree, the organising of the militia is suspended. Count Orloff is appointed President of the Council of Ministers, and orders have been given to, re-light all the lighthouses and re-place all the buoys along the coast. THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' DEFENCE LEAGCE The first annual meeting of this body was held yes terday, at three o'clock, in the Clarendon-rooms. The meeting was most respectably and numerously attended by the _trade• The chair was,taken by Mr. J. Atkinson, the president of the society. The Chairman sail, alth , ugh the meeting- was Large and respectable, yet he expected, perhaps, there would have been a larger attendance of members. He sup posed, however, that the members who had received copies of the report and statement of accounts, which would be submitted to the meeting, - felt fo satisfied on the subject, and had received so much information by the documents, that they did not deem it necessary to attend. (Hear, hear.) He would ask Mr. Carter to act as secretary pro teen to the meeting, and requested him to read the report and statement of accounts now produced. Mr. Carter then read the following REPORT, The Committee of the League have much pleasure in submitting their first annual report to the members who so liberally contributed to a special fund, having for its object,:first—litepeal of Mr. Wilson Patten's " Sunday . . Beer and, secondly, the organising of an opposition • . to any legislation having for its object the throwing open of the trade. • With respect to Mr. Patten's bill, the com mittee have much pleasure in saying that, aided by an overwhelming ruhlic opinion, they have been eminently successful—a bill having bien obtained shortening the lours of labour to the licensed victuallers, without mate rially interfering with public convenience. With refer ence to throwing open the trade, and the introduction of • - - more stringent laws, as recommended by the resolutions - - - of the select committee of the House of 'Commons, which were first promoted by the Liverpool magistrates, your committee consklered a duty imperative upon them to endeavour by every means in their power to organise the - - whole of the trade in tl ,e United K gdom in opposition to measures so injurious to their interests, which, whilst they would confiscate the prooerty of many thousands of tradesmen, were not called for by any national require ment, and the evidence given before the committee of the House of Commons proved that, as a body, the licensed victuallers of this country conducted their business in the most creditable manner. Your committee, with a view to uniting the trade and bringing their strength to bear on the legislature, first turned their attention to the forma tion and union of local societies, and, in conjunction with the Manchester Association, they formed the . Lancashire League, which has been joined by no fewer than twenty three towns, reps esenting upwards of 5,000 licensed vic tuallers. Your committee have also actively participated in the formation of a National Defence League, which already includes all the principal :towns in the United I,ingdom, and has given to the league an amount of influ ence, as regards Parliamentary legislation, that, for defen sive purposes, must prove eminently successful. Your committee are glad to observe that, notwithstanding the fanatical efforts of the Maine law awl other theoretical agitators, there Is no intention on the part of the present Government to introduce any measure that would mate rially interfere with the rights, privileges, and property of a large and respectable class of the community. The expenses have, no doubt, been considerable ; but, when the magnitude and iniportance of the position acquired is considered, it will be found to have been attained with a due regard to economy. As there is a considerable balance in hand, your committee recommend that a - strict watch be kept on any party whose objects are the inflic tion of injury on others without, in any way benefitting either themselves or society, and which, if carried into effect, would eventually create so large an amount of immorality as to prove seriously detrimental to the well being of the whole community. The balance sheet made, up to the Ist of :April, 1856, shewed the total receipts to have been 4451 10s. 7d. ; the expenditure 4208 14s. 51d., leaving a balance in the bank and in the hands of the treasurer of 4242 16s. lid. The Chairman in proposing that the report and state ment of accounts now read, be adopted, observed that lie would be very glad to answer any questions that . might be put to him, as to the various items in the ' account now presented. After a pause, and as there was no observation made by any one present. he con tinued to say that he hoped all felt satisfied with the documents. (Hear, hear.) He then gave a brief his tory of the league, and alluded to Mr. Wilson Patten's bill, and stated that amongst other objects in which the exertions of the league had been successful, they had obtained a repeal of that act. (Hear, hear) It was owing, however, to the great inconvenience felt by the public in reference to that bill, and by the united exer tions of the public, that the act had been repealed. He was of opinion that the majority of the licensed victuallers, would be as glad to make Sunday a day of rest as any class of people in 'the community—(hear, heat,) but it was the public whose necessities demanded that there should be accommodation—(hear, hear.). He then alluded to the central committee in London, and said the league had now received the assistance and co-operation of the trade in every large town in 'England, and also !of Dublin, Cork, Glasgow, and the west of Scotland. (Hear, hear.) So far, the league had been enabled to remove measures that were injurious to the trade. (Cheers.) He then alluded to measures to do away with drinking, and said he did not object to, the advocates of temperance, for purely temperate men were the best customers 'the licensed victuallers had : they all abhorred the drun kard, who was, not only not a customer, but a nuisance to respectable houses. ( H ear, hear.) In conclusion, he' proposed the adoption of, the report. Mr. Sykes seconded the motion, and it was passed unanimously. Mr. Wilson Bell proposed a warm vote of thanks to the committee of management, who had devoted so much valuable time to the interest of the trade, and who had been so successful in their exertions for its benefit. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hargraves, and passed unanimously, amid applause. Mr. Sykes, and Mr. McKenzie, as members of the committee, returned thanks, and the chairman (as head of the committee) also thankad the meetiim, and bore ample testimony to the• increasing exertions of the members, who had sacrificed a great deal of valuable time, and no little of their own private means, for the benefit of the trade at large. (Cheers ) . Mr. Howe alluded to the very objectionable system of billeting soldiers on the owners of publichotises. He trusted that at no distant period, this subject would be taken up, and that the obnoxious system would be thoroughly got rid of. (Hear, hear.) The resolution which bad been committed to him did not bear upon the subject, but still he had great pleasure in proposing it. It was then •read as follows : " That the future management of the Defence League be transferred to the trade committee of the Licensed Victuallers' Association, but that the balance remaining on hands be appropriated solely to promoting the objects for which the league was first formed." Mr. M'Kenzie objected to the resolution, as it came on him by surprise, and besides, he was for allowing the league to remain just as it st ood. A disctssion took place on this point, and as one of the reasons, urged for the adoinirion of the resolution was, that the league being formed for a . special purpose, and that purpose having been accomplished, the neces. sity for. the resolution had arisen ; and it was also stated that a majority of the Licensed Victuallers' Association committee belonged also to the league committee. Mr. James Atkinson seconded the resolution, and Mr. M'Kenzie moved a direct negative to it. After a brief conversational discussion, the original motion was carried by a majority of eleven to three. A vote of thanks was passed, amid loud applause, to the chairman, and several gentlemen bore strong testimony to the zeal, ability, and the ceaseless exertions he had shown in behalf of the trade ; and also the sacrifices he had made both in time and of his own private means. The Chairman thanked the meeting, which then broke up. VIENNA, April 21.—The Austrian correspondent empha tically denies, as without authority whatever, the reports raised by foreign newspapers, as to the augmentation or withdrawal of troops in the Duchy of Parma. SEBASTOPOL, April 13. —Pelissier reviewed the entire army of the Crimea. General Luders, a considerable num ber of Russian 'officers, and Generals ofirington and De La Marmora, were present at this military fete. The epidemic has ceased in the Crimea.—lifoniteur. It is generally apprehended at Vienna, that the return of the Sardinian army will increase the general ferment in Italy. and hence the military precautions taken by Austria. The King of Naples is said to look with intense suspicion on the Anglo-Italian Legion at Malta. THE TELEGRAPH. —The Turkish telegraphic lines were opened to the public on the 11 th. There are telegraphic stations at Roustchouk, Schumla, Varna, Adrianople, and Constantinople. The price is, from Giurgewo to Roustchouk, 1 fl. ; to Schuinla and Varn 3 fl. ; to Adrianople, 5 fl; and to Constantinople. 6 11; a, MR. JACKSON'S CASE.—The ,costs incurred in the defence and subsequent appeal to the Home Secretary, in the case of Mr. John Jackson, the Doncaster pawnbroker, who was t a r t i et the e a n s d h ecffionelvdi c i t n ed te , rm a n ed d i er a te p e s c e u ss l i i a o r n l a y n December harsh circumstances, at c rcu l s a t s a t n , c f e Q s r , having taken in pledge a go ld diamond ring, which had tA.—A letter from been T o E stolen,i.Gaon=to L a o . zr il d A a L of o E X6 I O N O D . Malta mentions that the Marquis of Dalhousie still con tinues- there in much the same state, his health tolerably good, butbis leg Continuing so seriously bad as to prevent his moving about without assistance. It is intended that he leaves about the 18th in H.M.S. Tribune, for England direct. Part of his suite will have to go in some other way, the. Tribune not having accommodation for all. Tug -TIPPERARY BaNa.„--The official manager of the Tipperary Bank writes to the Freeman's Journal to correct a misappreherision to which his own list had given rise. He says I have returned Mr. W. Kennedy and Mr. V. Scully as directors, because in the books of the company they appear to have been such within the last three years. and it was therefore necessary so to designate them in the list without reference to the date of their ceasing to be directors. I think it right to add that these gentlemen disposed of their shares, and had the transfers registered in the books of the company in the months of March and April, 1855, from which periods their names do not appear in the books of the company. WEST DERBY UNION, The usual weekly meeting of the guardians connected with this union, was held at the board-room Mill-lane, yesterday. The chairman, the Rev. Wm. Badnall, pre.. sided. The other guardians present, were Messrs. Sid. deley, Wilson, Pickup, Johns, Evans, Craig, Harrison, Leyland, Edwards, Wenslev, Clark, T. Edwards, Mawdsley, Sagar, Medealf, Pitts, Curtis, Abrahams, Lunt, Whitty, and Morris. , Cheques to the amount of £ 2 0 4 , were voted for the relief of the out-do n. poor, within the several districts connected within their union. _ _ The vmaster.of the workhouse reported that last week, there were 698 paupers in the workhouse, since when 22 had been admitted, 1 born, 38 discharged, 2 deaths; this week 681, and for the corresponding week of last year 666. The master of the hospital reported that, last week there were 97 inmates in that establishment, since whets 7 had been admitted, 4 discharged, and I death ; this week there were 99, and for the corresponding week of last year 67. A letter was read from Mr. Lister, one of the medical officers of the union, in connection with a report for warded from the Liverpool police authorities, charging that gentleman with having neglected his duty, in not attending to a poor man who had a relief ticket, when called upon. The letter having been read, it was unanimously decided, that Mr. Lister's explanation exonerated him from all blame in the matter, and it was suggested that in future in such cases, the chief constable would but per form his duty. by referring such reports to the medical officer, instead of sending them to the board. It was then decided that a copy of the letter should. be forwarded to the Liverpool chief constable, by the .clerk. A circular was read from the Bolton Union, request ing the guardians to adopt the form of petitions annexed with regard to the vaccination bill, then before the house. The subject was referred to the finance com mittee, who were requested to report on the merits of the bill at a future date. The bye-laws for the conducting of the business for the ensuing year, were passed, provided they received the sanction of the poor law board. The sum of £lO was voted to Mr. Cleaver, the clerk, for his indefatigible exertions in conducting the late elections of guardians, and also the amount of the expenses of the late contested elections. An assistant was appointed to make up the hospital accounts, which had got in error in consequence of the indisposition of the master of this establishment. The general business of the board having been dis• posed of The dhairman said he had a matter to bring before the guardians of some importance, because the character of the board was somewhat implicated. One day in the course of last week, Mrs. Kennedy, the wife of the porter, called upon him and complained of her husband'. conduct in not permitting her to be at the lodge with him. There was no disputing the fact that she had nor been living at the lodge. He did not think that the guardians should set the example of permitting their servants living separate from their wives. He had under• stood that the porter had not seen his wife for the last seventeen weeks, although she lived within ten minutes walk of the workhouse. He concluded by saying that he thought it was a matter that they had a right to take into their consideration. Mr. Lunt stated that he had frequently seen the porter and had asked him why his wife was nut at the lodge, and the answer he received from him was " I can't get her to come—she says she will not come." In answer to a question put by a guardian, the clerk stated - that the accommodation at the lodge had been augmented, with a distinct understanding that the porter and his wife were to live there. He was appointed with that understanding. Mr. Callis moved, and Mr. EdWards seconded, a retie lutton to the effect that the porter be immediately called before the board. The Clerk suggested that the proper course to pursue would be for the board to write to the porter, and request him to send an answer by the following week. Alter some conversation, on the suggestion of Mr. Harrison, it was decided that the matter should be referred to the visiting committee, with a request that they would have each party before them, and make a report to the next meeting. This suggestion was agreed to, and the board adjourned. TIIESD AY NOT SATISPIED.—A young fellow, named Henry M'Comb, was charged by an old woman, named Mary Collins, under the following circumstances. . The complainant keeps a stall in St. John's market. On Monday she partook of " too much beer," and whilst in that "happy state" she could not find her way to her dormitory, a cellar, in Clare-street. In order to overcome this difficulty, she engaged the services of the prisoner and another boy to see her safe home, for which she, promised them the sum of threepence; and this she did, by bandiug them a piece of silver, that represented the twentieth part of a crown piece. The boys let her at home ; but, before doing so, she asked them to light a fire, in order to get " a cup 'o tea," to " rouse her after the /seer." They " kindled up the spark," boiled the kettle, and then knocked her off a chair, and robbed her of 13s. The prisoner was arrested, but his companion got away. The prisoner was remanded. THEFT BY A SERVANT.—Betsey Commons, a young woman, servant at the public-house of Mr. William Board man, of West Derby-street, was brought up on a charge of having stolen some money out of the till. The prisoner was suspected of dishonesty, and detective Carlyle was called in. Some money was marked and placed in the drawer, and on a subsequent occasion, the officer found in her box a shilling, one of the coins that had been marked. The prosecutor said he had reason now to think that the prisoner had brought him a false discharge. She was remanded for further enquiries. PREPARING FOR A JOURN BY.—James Cullen, a rather elderly person, was charged under the following circumstances. A boy stated that he saw the prisoner go to the shop door of Mr. Collard, Lord-street, take down a leather bag, arid a smaller one, called a travelling satchell, and run away with them. He was pursued and captured, with the bags in his possession. Committed. " A DEAD BARGAIN."—WiIIiam Cane, a " duffer," was brought up, charged by Peter Kernan, an Irishman, with having "diddled" him out of 10s. The trick was the old one, and was played out as follows. The prisoner met the dupe at the north end of the town, and showed him a " real gold chain, worth at least £lO of any man's money." The way the prisoner, (according to his own story) became possessed of this valuable article, was, he said, very fortunate for the interest of Mr. Kernan, although very melancholy for Mr. Cane. Mr. Cane was on a voyage home from the gold coast, when one Mr. Finnerty took it into his head to die—(here r. Cane shed tears to the memory of his friend) —and "as a last memorial, he left me the chain." Not having any occa sion for the article, he thought it better to oblige Mr. Kernan with it, in exchange for ten shillings. Some time after, Mr. Kernan, to his horror, of course, found out that his friend Cane was anything but what he seemed to have been—namely, an honest man ; and to his greater mortification, he discovered that he could procure several tons weight of such chains at one shilling a dozen, wholesale. Mr. Cane was ultimately charged, and finding divers records of the same description standing to his debit in the police books, ho thought it better to return the money, which ho did, and was discharged with a caution, that if he came up again he would be " settled for." (BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.) SMUGGLING.—W. H. Southey, a respectable looking person, described as the steward of the ship Sultana, was charged by a revenue officer with attempting to smuggle 311bs. of tobacco, and a bottle of brandy, trom the vessel. There was a car driver also in custody on the same charge. It appeared that Southey called the car driver, handed hitn his glazed coat, and told him to take it to the car. In the sleeve of the garment the tobacco and, brandy were found. Mr. Manstiell (to the revenue officer) : Who ordered you to take the carman intc custody? Officer: Mr. Potberry. Mr. Mansfield : Then hit order and conduct were both highly improper ; of course you Only performed your duty in obeying your superior officer, but it was monstrous for him•to order you to do such a thing. Let the car driver be discharged. The steward was fined £1 18s 9d., the value of the articles. He drew from his pocket a bundle of bank notes, paid the fine, and was discharged. ASSAULTING A CHlLD.—Elizabeth Wilcock, who resides in the locality of Brunswick-road, was fined £5, or be imprisoned for six months, for having violently assaulted her daughter, a young girl, with a poker. VIOLENT ASSAULT;—Thomas Ferens, and Mary Ferens his mother, who had been remanded on a charge of having committed a violent assault on Mary Jackson, i❑ 16 court, Arley-street, were brought up. The details of this case have appeared already in our paper. The transaction arose out of a drunken row, and it appeared that the complainant, who was the originator of the quarrel, bad her jaw broken in the melee. She now said she did not wish to proceed in the' case. Some witnesses were called far the prisoners, and all proved that Jackson was the. agressor, and that the boy was only defending h;s mother. The prisoners were 'discharged. ASSAULT IN THE BRIDEWELL.--L3St week we published the ease of a violent assault committed in the Hotham-street bridewell, by a woman named Agnes Wilson, on another woman named Maria Carnes. The facts were these. The complainant was an elderly person, and it appeared that she was in the station for lodging for the night, as she had been too late to get into the work house. The prisoner was brought into the station house in a state of intoxication, and whilst in this condition she assaulted the complainant, who, it appeared, had• not been much hurt, and besides had given considerable provocation to the prisoner. Mr. Mansfield discharged the prisoner, remarking that nothing could be more absurd than the practice, both here and in London, of locking up a number of persons in one cell, par ticularly drunken persons. LIVERPOOL ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. A special general meeting of the above society was held last evening, at the Theatre of the Royal Institu tion, Colquitt-street, for the purpose of receiving a report of the committee appointed to suggest the best mode of selecting designs in architectural compositions. Mr. Hay, the president of the society, presided. There was but a very small attendance of the members present. The Secretary read the report, which has already been circulated amongst the subscribers. The Chairman expressed his disappointment that Mr. Huggins was not present to move the resolution of which he had given notice. Mr. Boult, after some conversation, moved that the report be received, and that a copy of it be sent to the museum and library committee, with a request that it may be carefully considered by them. • This motion was not seconded. Air. Horner thought that they were travelling out of their jurisdiction, and moved that the report be adopted at once, and that a copy be submitted to the museum committee. _ The Secretary seconded AIL Horner's motion. Mr. Howard suggested that the report should be received, and that a future discussion should take place on the matter, as he did not conceive the report was applicable to the subject really in question, and hoped that it would be again referred back to the committee, for them to take the whole question of competition into consideration. He then moved, that the report be referred back to the committee, for the special purpose of considering the programme sent forth by the museum committee. It was ultimately decided that the report should be received and sent to the library and museum committee. Before the meeting broke up an addition was appended to the resolution, to the effect that the museum committee should take into consideration the alterations which had been made by the museum committee since the report was agreed upon by the co.nmitte of that society. ART EXHIBITION AT MANCHESTER.—It has been an nounced that a sum of £46,000 has already been subscribed as a guarantee fund for- the contemplated art exhibition in Manchester, a sum that will no doubt be considerably in creased. Foßprox TELEGRAPHS. —The Moniteur publishes a decree promulgating the convention concluded between France, Belgium, Spain, Sardinia, and Switzerland, for regulating the transmission of telegraphic despatches. The convention will be in force for four years. The King of Prussia fixed his signature to the treaty of peace on Friday. All the Powers have now signed the treaty. The reduction of the Prussian army to the peace establishment has ummenced. The States of the Confede ration are pursuing the same course. LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.—It is understood to be the intention of the authoirties to employ a portion of the Land Transport Corps in each of the royal dockyards. Should this determination be carried out, the men belonging to that ' corps will not be disbanded now the war is concluded, but the horses and men' will, as far as practicable, be employe d in the dockyard establishments. THE LATE MR. THOMAS ATTWOOD.—On Monday a town's meeting was held in the Town-Hall, at Birmingham, the Mayor in the chair, for the purrs° of devising the hest means of carrying into effect the resolve of a small meeting held a week or two since, for raising up a memorial com memorative of the great public serv,ces of the late Thomas Attwood. The hall was well filled ; Mr. Muntz, M.P., Mr. Scholefield, M.P., Mr. Salt, and all the surviving political unionists were present, many of them wearing the long laid-by medals. A handsome sum was subscribed in the hall ; and a committee was appointed to decide on the form which this memorial of bs.,noar and gratitude shall take. KIRKDALE SESSIONS.-.YESTERDAY These sessions were resumed yesterday at the Court House, Kirkdale, when the trial of prisoners was proceeded with. G. Henderson, Esq., the Recorder of Liverpool, presided. The other magistrates present on the bench were Messrs. Hall, Pollock, Preston, Oatupbell, Theakstone. The usual formalities having been disposed of the follow ing gentlemen were selected as the GRAND JURY, J. P. Mather. Bootle, tea merchant. Alexander M'Culloch, grocer. John Mark, shipbroker. John Carter, confectioner, Liverpool. F. J. Eaton, broker, Everton. Peter Edwards, gentleman. Joseph Follows, shoemaker. Richard Ledger, Kirkdale, timber merchant. Christopher Meadows, pawnbroker. Berge Molyneux, miller. Anthony Myers, gentleman. Thom Is Hutton, Ortnskirk, printer. J. Mawdsley, grocer; Richard Owen, ironmonger. Henry Sharrock, grocer. Joseph Stoner, grocer. Alexander Logon, Bootle, engineer. J. Robinson, Urmskirk, broker. J. Fairclougtt, Everton, builder. William Elias, joiner. Edmund Creason ironmonger. G. Peet, Ormskirk, joiner. The usual oath having been taken, The Chairman addressed the gentlemen to the following effect-'He said: In the absence of the appointed Chairman,l have been called on, most unexpectedly, to open the court on the present occasion. No doubt you are all aware that the vacancy of chairman, which Ills so long existed, was yesterday filled up, when the magistrates made choice of a nobleman, not so much for his high rank and station, but because he has, as a member of this body, given at an early age the strongest proof as to his capacity for business ; and I do most sincerely trust that this court will soon reap the benefit of these qualifications. It is true that he has not had the advantage of a legal training, but looking at his high character, and seeing that he has promised to fulfil the duties of the office to the best of his abilities, I have no hesitation in saying, that I feel convinced that the distrusts of some, as to the necessity of having a gentleman of the legal prcfession to fill the office, will speedily vanish, and that he will, by his ability and energy, fully compensate for the want of having followed professional legal pursuits. Gentlemen, by the calendar before me, I find that there are fifty persons for trial, but perhaps it would be wrong tor me to say that this shows an increase in crime, seeing that, at least, forty other cases have been disposed of summarily—a power granted. by a rnent act of Parliament. The chairman then dismissed the jurors, requesting them to proceed with the finding of the bills Several appeals were entered and respited. APPEALS, TRIAL OF, FRISINERS, The court then prJceeded with the trial of prisoners. The calendar showed that there were forty-nine prisoners for trial at these sessions; of whom eighteen could read and write, improperly; nine could read ; and sixteen of them could neither read or write. Lord Elgin having refused the Governor-generalship of Victoria, his late Canadian private secretary, Mr. Oliphant, is now talked of. The Daily News says :—A step in the peerage, has, we believe, been most graciously offered to the Earl of Claren don, and respectfully declined by his lordship. The President of the Berlin Police has intimated to the journals that it would be desirable they should not allude in any way to the betrothal of Prince William Frederick with. It the Princess oyal of England. The Opinione of Turin says, that the memoir of the Sat diniAu Plenipotentiary, on .the Italian question, was sub mitted to the approval of the Emperor of the French and of the English Government, at the formal invitation of the Emperor himself. COMMISSIONS WITHOUT PURCHAqE.—Since the breaking out of the war 1,241 gentlemen have been appointed with. out purchase ; 317 commissions have been given to militia officers, in consideration of having obtained volunteers ; and 170 non-commissioned officers have received couinds sions without purchase—total 1 7' , 8 • SCHOOL or A 3.T, LIVERPOOLiNSTITUTR, MOUNT-BTRIM• —A short time ago we noticed that one of the:students in this school had gained a prize medal at the - exhibition of drawings Pt Gore-house, London. We now learn that an art pupil teachership, value 20,'and tenable for two years, has just been awarded to Alexander Banner, another of the students. This ease must not be confotinded with the mere granting of a certificate of prc,fi c iency in drawing to a pupil teacher in a parochial or public _ school for general instruc tion under government ,inspection. The prize awarded to Mr., Banner is one which is granted only to rare merit, and is, in fact, the highest distinction, save one, that an art student can have conferred on him—the higher prize being a metropolitan scholarship, worth above £lOO. This is the first art pupil teachership that has been gained by the Liverpocl schools, whose connection with the department of practical art dates very recently—a fact that renders the circumstance we are recording the more gratifying, and the Institute has good reason to be proud of Mr. Banner's success. We understand that another pupil teschership, a s tudentship, and other prizes, are shortly to be competed for If in the school.