The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-06 00:00:00

TI IE TOWN DUES. CAL CHARGES ON COMMITTEE SHIPPING FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) HOUSE OF COMMONS, TilnisDA.lt t;rthteosa elec t committe e on th e l oca l charges on °th e , d ap at tw e l ve o ' clock, Mr. Lowe in the chair. kr:erebers present were—Mr. Horsfall, Lord Hotham, gov;nlish, Mr. V ance, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Milner Gib apd . s :`". Watson, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Bouverie, Mr. Hardy, A 1r aohn D uckworth. k et tl i gst the local parties present to-day were—John eolicitLsq, Mayor of Li verpoo l ; J o h n N or th, E sq ., Tao c'r to the D oc k Trustees; Mr. Alderman S. Holme, kt ias B aines, Mr. T. F. Bennett, Mr. T. Bold, & c . ;Ns ° qrlderof the firm of Scynder and C o ., o f London tie co_`utitPlah W ales, iron ore and coal me r cha n t s , examined, til,eritteil that alt' b ey 1 3:01, b ut roar lough their shipping goods did not go to way of Birkenhead, town dues to Liverpool inted to 16i pe cent on the eoal 0 _ n .tee B turn:Aa lot' the rt In 1852, a, CUM passed it ea to pay had to pay on their imports of iron 'el that these town dues were exacted ice performed. They did not go e that there in taxing them for merely going up the I the Cu d steamers with coal. longside the steamers to )oard, they were charged 2d ton to , which, on the quant ted to per month. T perceiv serious charge. ie Board of. Trade, attention to the subject of the )rn local dues, and described the :h had existed between this country ulation of the nu' igation of both ''t, and_ t 48 —'" ~,treaties Taint was made on the part of s auri government that there were no less than 165 e reeks in this country in which local exemptions An enquiry was instituted into the matter by ,ovprnment, and it was then ascertained that t e ( iozo ! el. ° on Rl ports and creek ..s in which local exemp- N i ti med to exi s t. ' ty 1• E forsfall : The French government did not r."l ° the levying of local dues, but that c rtain lied were , t 0 ray. exempt from charges which tilt y were com- airman : The number of freemen entitled to tli.:v"°11.101A the 1 cal dues levied at Liverpool, has greatly In 1830 they amounted to b . J ' o ' o and 6,000 , but they had now fallen to about t; a 4. Tye existents of these local dues had been a cause at irr itation to the French government for many years. P enwick • The indirect result of the existence of l c , to i,,li.ln?tions in numerous ports in this country had been ty itir injury upon the French shipping. Card we ll : France comp l ained that so long as i kii,," er e local d ues from wh i ch certa i n of the Queen ' s sub 'll4l;t4e e xempt, th e ir shipping was not placed upon an t 4 ltr Yllith oars, and that we had inf r inged th e commer - Ze o e- , 1 0 1826.. The question again acquired promi k h a i : t er th e repeal of the navigation laws, and also il er e ; e titlent period when a proposal was m a d e f or titi, s h "a l 0 a commercial treaty with France ; but the . govern ment- refused to acknowledge the justice of : li ate r n e e t neasa) and no treaty had been entered into. The 4 l ocal exemptions from the shipping dues had, toep, 7 eil t l , be en th e ma i n o b stac l e to the contract i ng of 4 td l, arad°al at ageous commercial treaty between this count r y ) Ca 3 tt. 1, 'e,-(113 late years 4;4'1'4% solicitor and coalowner; of Wigan, stated that 41 7 (l e l : n iltit Y of cotton manufactured at Wigan amounted . to titolit-: 10,000 and 120,000 bales per annum. Assuming 1,• 0A 441 f of that to be exported, the parish would pay about f Nl° va-Year to Liverpool in local dues. The quantity o (1 ; 4:4. t 4llcer ttd from the Lancashire and Cheshire coal k amou nted to about 3,000,000 tors annually, of th,a4bollt 300,000 were expor t e d f rom Li verpoo l . b. Li v " tOro ed his att en ti on t o the origin of the local dues Astor erll°°l, and found that they - first appeared in th 1) t . tOt t o f Li v erpool in the hands of private leaseholders. I lie lla t a the grant of 1629, a dispute arose between Sir t er ere4 - " l Yneux and the vrporation of Liverpool, in Pn ttZ t° t hese toils. The c or p o ration had imprisoned collect or , and Sir Richard retaliate 4:44t111. th e may or o f Li verpoo l i n t h e Fleet Prison, in '4llie"a‘l S uit then e nsue d bet ween th e p ar ti es , w hi c h the 16 55, in the courts of chancery of Lancaster, 'qeet of the decree ri by im- that the Molyneux family nction was then issued hied to th e t 414 the Corporation from interfering in the collec- the toy And it would appear, from the pro suit, that at that time the freemen P°°l were not exempt from the payment of t • The corpo r ati o n af.erwards leased the tolls o Y e ar, until 1672, from Si r Wm. M o ly n eux. of th ' —e u in the ,m of and Mary, rciteda e 38 th Reilly rei VIII, and William several other acts, e i and n Clv i n 1 — e , 4 „ _ at "" Dap. the Wnrds, "the waters of the , . 1113 and township of Liverpool,' th w M e e e r r e se e y n;p l l v o i 3 t- e h d irl , grant of tolls PPeared from those documents that 4:1 ' 1141e4 t° an a' - ea which was within the waters of the itt i ; 41vell as within the lordship and township of t t3. °l ' and could not be extended beyond those 4e lie 1i... found no trace of local dues beyond 24 4 - o .kut s f o f the lordship of Liverpool until the obtained ale of „paY) 1 672, when the corporation : 44 (I t : the tolls for 1,000 years from Lord Molyneux. litl_ielete:ftl_t_Plesent levied were levied on a great number of ~,'° at the"4.lnero export and import,.. which had no exist "4,l tirn tloth• e the dues were originally granted, and there ti l qecl itl in the different grants to regulate the dues h 4 8 . 'l,elaPt the arbitrary will of the corporation h them which the '0144(1'44e Was no criterion whatever y dues, but it 4t,Dilleatedllt4 could be assimilated to the ancient % Iti a hint that the corporation ought simoly to levy t 11 9 li el which were included in the ancient grants. 411 (11: r ' kilner Gibson : I know of no authority which 11 1)0 e cited f - - 4 Whi cil or i ncluding new articles in the list of those 6 11 3' th, ~,clnea were to be levied. 171.tina-i'"itnean : The tolls were increased by the cor :Nleh,:lll674, two • ears after they came into the sole I.liatill ' si q them. years after they came into the sole e lit tliat lie could see no remedy for, and 4 tp o : alstate of thin 8 but parliamentary interferencfes-o far 1.41.t11,341:,,t th.at the dues should be abolished , . excel). . ,4'3lvtAti?-^‘,oCreAltece Saq for the maintena en n s c a e ti o o f n2 th h e e pertot could " (4 le e i " to the question of comp V II ! kr.,,, e W ho were to be compensated. i 4 ln h 'ardwell :. I believed that a bill bad passed, or ty r ;Not), the or taking away 11 thArtclres; f from the Trinity House, tl i !,` k ith u Power of charging dues upon lights, to a ; 11 Ate 'lit th4 la Was required for the . maintenance of '444 4 "till ° compensation had been given to them. Nt 4 71 °t11414 said it was hardly fair to say that Parlia- Ithcl I'4' t;akeill ea the property of the TiinityHouse, ti44t Y Uouse had consented to assimilate its dues 4 '"Re3 t. • _---- -- q°,_l4 tZ4l.l,B°n Do you think it just or „Alr, pill,aabitants of Liverpool their property c` for wise . to ‘ take away `Qe fur art Certainly, if each a stet) however, :61114 bute,rance of the public ood. I should not, were 4,ir II 91 Y ab 1 Property. burden. 1 1 1 : 111 :! aw ay the good , of the inhabitants of Liver pr 4orit o Ishing a heavy any I l etty ? 411: liave the Corporation of - Wigan 4 r. 1 4 . 4 ar t : I aui Sorry to say they have not. ftlrlio 434°11: Do - it unreasonable that a lit „,, h Of h , you consider , Id Wigan should t ; -Ahici the uldustry of the people of of itert„lo, ered to be the property of the people 4 ' l 'a t r:. ), • Cett . 40' th o oL . alnly not. at Wigan, '4oll,lti 'a3irnaan = Local taxes are very heavy 114 ' l g t o b e t) . tow tvveen Bs. and Sc. 6 • 1 in the pound. 'll . e here intimated that he had no further witnesses stated that he should be at the prepsred to ex- Itt ee t , next meeting of the committee, and . gen a djrned at half-past two o'clock, till Clock on Monday next )71141'tw4001.5.-111r. T. Widdowson, one of the 41t . from the Upper School to Cambridge last th"ein ghly distinguished himself at St.. John's ‘lrty.ag Placel. seventh in the first class, which con "eu names. TH THE CONVICT PALMER. Starroun, Wednesday.—A great deal of excitement has been occasioned here by an announcement which was received to the effect that her Majesty's government had ordered a respite of Palmer's sentence, with a view to a further examination of the circumstances connected with this remarkable case. Upon enquiry at the gaol it was ascertained that no official communication of the sort had been received by the governor, and it it believed that there was no foundation for the rumour beyond a paragraph which appeared iu one of the:London morning papers. It is stated confidently here, that Sir George Grey, her Majesty's Principal:Secretary of State for the Home Department, has laid the question of Palmer's respite before Lord Campbell, and that the answer returned by the Lord Chief Justice is to the effect that he perfectly concurs with the verdict of the jury, and that he sees no reason why the law should not take its course. If this statement be true, no further communication will take place between the High Sheriff of Staffordshire and the government, and that high functionary will be compelled to carry out the execution according to the instructions he has already received. A circum stance which will perhaps throw some additional light on this painful case may be mentioned here. An elder brother of William Palmer, the convict, the Rev. Thomas Palmer, ALA., a clergyman of the Church of England, residing at Coton Hall, Staffordshire, has visited the prisoner several times during the last few days, and has collected some extraordinary facts in relation to the case, which he intends publishing forthwith, in the form of a pamphlet, which he hopes may have some effect in arresting the execution, for the purpose of further enquiry. William Palmer, himself, is very anxious that ho should be put upon his trial for the murder of his wife, whose death it has been freely alleged was caused by the administration of poison . by his hands. That request it is not likely the government will grant, unless some strong and, at present, unforeseen confirmation of the evidence given for the defence by the medical witnesses should transpire. It seems to be the general opinion in this part of the country, that the death of Palmer next Saturday week (if the execution as at present purposed be carried out) will not tend to unravel the remarkable medical mysteries which the late trial developed. if he should confess that he administered strychnia to me. Cook, Dr. Tay lor's theory that it may be absorbed and all traces of it lost will be established; but Palmer has assured his brother, the governor of the gaol, and the chaplain, that he has nothing to confess in reference to the crime, and that he is as innocent of the murder of Cook as the child unborn. In the event of his perseverance in this state ment, the discovery will have yet to be made whether the evidence of the medical witnesses for the defence is cor rect, that strychnia may be found in the body after death, no matter how long it may have been administered. Palmer continues to complain bitterly of the partiality of Lord Campbell's summing up, which he declares to be more one-sided than even the speech of the Attorney- General, who avowedly strove to obtain a conviction against him. Within the last day or two, an annonymous letter has been received by one of the scientific witnesses called in William Palmer's defence. It purports to be from a female, resident, we believe, in the neighbourhood of Liverpool. It sets forth the intimacy which had existed between the writer and Cook, and alleges that the former, in a fit of jealousy, touched Cook with a ring which con tained a deadly poison, a few days only prior to his illness. THE NEW CEMETERY FOR TOXTETH-PARK.—The con secration of that portion of this cemetery designed for interments,) according to the rites of the Established Church, will take place next Monday. The ceremony will be performed by the Lord Bishop of Chester. In the close of last year, the laying out of this beautiful burial-ground was commenced, and the work has pro gressed with remarkable celerity. Situated as it is, in an open and airy locality, the benefit which the completion of this spot will confer upon the health of the community in those districts whose crowded graveyards will hence forth be relieved, can hardly be over-estimated. In a far less important point of view, but one not wholly unworthy of attention, it may be stated that the new cemetery, with its tastefully laid out walks, terraces, foliage, and gracefully-designed sacred buildings, :will form hence forward one of the most remarkable ornaments of our suburbs. No one can walk from the town through Smithdown-lane, without being attracted by the beauty of the spot, and struck by the change which its opening and completion have made in the appearance of the whcle locality. TIIE NEW CONCERT ROOlll IN Sr. GEORGE'S HALL.— In a few days, the opening of this beautiful room will be formally inaugurated by a concert. Not even the great hall itself deserves more admiration than this much smaller, but not inferior, ornament of the . building. The new concert room is nearly circular in shape, the only interruption to its outline being the platform destined for the orchestra. The ceiling is concave. From the singularly well proportioned structure of the room, a visitor can scarcely at first believe that it is capable of affording at all the amount of accommodation it is designed to give. A thousand persons can with ease and comfort occupy the room, each having a separately numbered seat. Considerable space will still be left, after providing for this number, into which chairs might be introduced for additional occupants. The pillars and mouldings are of white and gold, the pannelling of maple, and thus a general effect of lightness is presented, while any deficiency in warmth of colouring is supplied by the rich crimson fittings of the gallery which runs around the room. A magnificent gasalier, the work of the same artificers who constructed the famous Crystal Fountain of the Great Exhibition, hangs from the ceiling. An enormous sheet of mirror-glass, behind the orchestra, repeats thelustre of the lights and the crystal, and gives an additional charm to the general effect. Large female figures, draped in graceful Thessalian robes, support the gallery at intervals. If the impression of the visitor, on entering, be one of general admiration for the beautiful proportions of the room, and the harmony of colours, its more minute adornments will, on closer examination, heighten, rather than take from, the warm feelings of surprise and pleasure which are called up by the first sight of the whole. It may be safely affirmed, that nowhere in this country can there be found a room combining more fully a perfect capacity and suitability for the purposes to which it is dedicated, with the attributes of ornamental and artistic effect. CONFESSION OF A MURDER.—PLYMOUTH, WEDNESD.tY.— In 1852 an old woman, named Mary White, residing alone in the village of Milton, in the parish of Buckland Mona chorum, about five miles from Plymouth, was murdered in her bed, by her throat being cut. At first suspicion fell on her grandson, who, with his father, lived in a mill adjoining the old woman's cottage ; but after a long and impatient enquiry before the coroner, a man named Thomas Corber, a butcher, was committed on the charge of wilful murder. Curber was known to have borrowed money of Mrs. White, and made several payments about the time of her death. The grand jury at the Devon County assizes ignored the bill, and Corber was discharged, and has since returned to Milton, where he still resides. Yesterday a rumour went abroad that a Marine in the military prison, Devonport, had confessed to having taken part with Corber in the murder of Mary White. The man in question is named James Craze, and he has been confined in the mili tary prison for several weeks, having enlisted into the Marines, and being recognised, was apprehended as a deserter from the Royal Artillery. There has been a pecu liarity about his manner ever since his incarceration, he apparently having something upon his mind. Yester day morning he burst into tears, and desired to s ee th e governor of the prison, who accordingly visited him, and to whom he stated that he participated with the man Corber in the commission of the murder. His statement was to the effect that he was about that time a slate dresser, residing at Tavistock, and made the acquaintance of the former by his coming to the Tavistock market. The murder was planned between them and took place, Craze holding the old woman while Corber cut her throat. They then divided the money the old lady pos sessed, the precise amount of which he did not recollect, but he believed it was nearly £5O, and upon his half of which he lived until it was all spent, when he enlisted in the Artillery, from which he subsequently deserted and listed in the Marines. This statement of course created the greatest sensation, and was immediately reported to General Eden and the police authorities, and we understand steps will be taken to procure an investigation into the truth of the statement. Ever since makingt he confession the man has evinced the deepest signs of grief, the tears rolling down his cheeks incessantly the whole of the day. NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOLI FRIDAY. THE COURIER'S "LOVER OF TRUTH" ON THE REV. J. MACNAUGHT'S SERMON, OF 25TH MAY, 1856. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—We, as churchwardens of St. Chrysostom's Church, wish to correct certain mis-statements made, no doubt unintentionally, by a writer in the Liverpool Courier of the 4th June Mr. Macnaught's texts, on the occasion referred to, were from the latter part of Romans, xiv. 5, and from Deut. xii. 8 Our pastor did not state that there was any " infallible standard to appeal to in matters religious." Mr. Macnaught never fails to insist, hi his sermons, on the great truth, that the spirit of Jesus is always present with every Christian, striving against what is evil in man, and suggesting and supporting whatever is good. The first object of the particular sermon in question was, to show the " sin of doing what was right in our own eyes," that is, of acting on the first hasty glance at any subject. The evil of such a course was illustrated by reference to the contexts of Deut. xii. 8, and Judges xvii. 6, and xxi. 25. From these passages it was clear that the Bible blamed haste and confusion in religious services, and blamed Micah's theft and idolatry, also the violence and brutality exemplified between the Benjamites and their countrymen, as instances in which men were what was right in their own eyes." The preacher, throughout, warned his hearers against falling into modern sins, that would be similar in spirit to these ancient transgressions, If, then, we were not to do what was " right in our own eyes," the preacher asked, in the second part of his discourse, to whom should wo go for counsel? The answer—and a good answer, too—would be—go to Christ. But where was Christ to be found ? We could not go to him personally, for he was not now personally on earth. If it were said, seek Christ in "the Church," who should tell us what was " the Church ?" Was it the first four Councils ? or the first seven ? or the first twelve ? or all the general Councils ? or the general Councils of the Pope? or was each man's Priest "the Church ?" The Priests differed, and the Popes differed, and the Councils differed. We could not find " the Caurch," and, there— fore, we could not get an answer from Christ through " the Church." The Church of England wisely taught us to seek Christ in that blessed and inspired book which the preacher held in his hand. This was good advice ; it sent the enquirer in a right direction. But when some simple text (like I Tim. ii. 4, 6) was found in the Bible, how should the reader know its true meaning? On the one hand, the learned and holy ,amongst the teachers of the Armenian theology, said these texts referred to " all men'' through out the whole world, and so must include the reader. On the other hand, the no less learned and holy amongst the teachers of the Calvinistic theology, said these texts re— ferred, not to " all men" in the widest sense, but to " all the elect" only, of whom the reader might or might not be one. On each side of the controversy, texts—and often the same texts, with their opposite interpretations —were quoted and felled on. What must an enquirer do ? the preacher asked in the last part of his discourse. He had the blessed words of the Bible. But which of two contradictory interpretations was he to adopt? He must avoid the sin of rashly accepting either interpretation, and so doing what was right in his own eyes." But would not Paul's suggestion, as contained in one of our texts, be the very advice he needed? "Let no man judge hastily, on the first superficial glance at a subject, but let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind." ;Thus did the Apostle refer us for the interpretation of scripture, and for the decision of every conceivable ques— tion to our " own mind." The mind should be carefully and piously informed, as the Spirit of God would help very earnest man to improve his mind. The mind should determine honestly, according to the evidence laid before it. With these conditions, which the preacher said were implied in the words "fully persuaded," St. Paul urged every man to rely on his own private judgment, and to refer all questions—religious not less than others—to his own headland to his own heart. Thus wisely did Chris tianity and the Biblo teach, that we should not judge rashly of any matter, lest we fell into the sin of doing what was "right in our own eyes ;" but, at the same time, they taught that we should and must refer all questions— including the interpretation of scripture texts—to our own minds, and feelings, and conscience. Such, sir, was Mr. Macnaught's morning sermon on May the 25th; and we think that any one who will compare this statement—which is drawn up, not only from our re- collection of the sermon, but also from trustworthy notes in our possession—with the letter of the Courier's" Lover of Truth," will perceive that in this, as in a good many other matters, Mr. Macnaught is being mi srepresented by persons who lack either the will or the ability to do him justice.—We are, Sir, yours, &c., _ _ F. J. EATON,I Churchwardens of St. Wm. UNWIN, f Chrysostom'o Church Everton, June 5, 1856 V/ALLASEY LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH The usual monthly meeting of this board was held last evening, at the Pubic Offices, Cnurch-street. Mr. Pooley presided. The other commissioners present were—Messrs. Neville, G. W. Co.born, Wilson, O'Dell, Fishw•ick, Hill, and Ball. DOCK COMMITTEE.-YESTERDAY. The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held at one o'clock, yesterday. Mr. Francis Shand occupied the chair. The other members present were—Messrs Rankin, Palmer, Robinson, Chalon Rounthwaite, Glad- stone, Barber, Mondell, Smith, Langsdale, Anderson, Hubbock, Gregson, and Evans. The sub committee recommended that a sum of .ElO5 should be appropriated to the privates of the Royal Lancashire Artillery, 180 in number, who had assisted in putting out the fire in the Huskisson dock upon the night of the 22nd ultimo : each to the three men reported to be severely hurt, and £l5 to be placed in the hands of the chairman of the watch committee to be distributed among the police constables. Mr. Barber thought Jelos was a large sum to distribute among 180 men for one night's work. Mr. Smith stated that the men were estimated to have lost clothes to the value of £3OO The Royal Insurance Company were giving X. 50, the Underwriters' Association £25, and the resident underwriter £25. Mr M'lver had promised to give £lOO to make up the difference; and it appeared that, in fact, the men would receive nothing beyond what was required to make good the loss of their clothes. The clothes which were injured were their own, and in fact the only clothes they had to wear when disembodied. Mr. Gladstone remarked, in reference to the gratuity to the police force, paid already, they o that i e men were not sufficiently I their ordinary pay ment ought to include the discharge of all services. He disliked extras. A man might say—" I did not do my uttermost, because I did not get any extra pay." He doubted if giving these extra rewards was sound in principle. The Chairman said in this instance it would only amount to a very small sum, divided among the men. Mr. Gregson said a man might do his duty, and only his duty; and another might do it in a very differeM and more efficient way. ht to be, a - Mr. Gladstone : But they are paid, or ought to be paid, for the most efficieut—manner in which the duty can be performed. The recommendations were, however, finally con firmed. _ _ _ It was reported that 6,409 persons passed through the Wapping warehouses on the day of rejoicing. Mr. Evans : Were they all respectable people ? The Chairman I I have no doubt they wtre so respect able that no injury was done by any of them. Mr. Barber : None of them fell from the windows, I hope? The Chairman : Not one. THE GRAVING DOCK REGULATIONS The harbour masters' committee recommended that the present regulation of allowing vessels to remain upon the graving dock lists for ten weeks, be abolished, and that the time allowed in future be five weeks only. Mr. Rounthwaite thought the old regulation had been working very well, and was sorry it had been altered. The Chairman said there were complaints made of the system not working well, and the committee Were requested to look into it, the result of which Was the pre= sent recommendation. Mr. Rounthwaite said it would place all foreign going steamers in a very awkward position, and would, in fact, almost amount to shutting them out altogether. Mr. Smith said the subjnt was well considered, and dismissed by the harbour master's committee. The ten Weeks' regulation worked in this wav—a steamer in port today could enter for the graving dock, make a voyage occupying seven or eight weeks, and return just in time for entering the graving dock. A sailing vessel, although she had the same opportunity of remaining on the books for ten weeks, yet from the nature of her voyage could not return within the same time, and could not, therefore, enjoy the same adVantage. A sailing vessel might, there= fore,have been waiting four or five weeks for the graving doek, and just a; she was about to go in a steamer, which only arrived in port the pre vious day, could come in and put the ship out of her turn. lie and erstood that Mr. Rankin had stated a case of the kind. He had a vessel which he intended to make two voyages to Quebec. She was in turn for the graving dock on a certain day, but at that very moment, in came a steamer, which had only just arrived, and had been on the,books for some nine weeks, she took the turn before Mr. Rankin's vessel, which was, consequently, shut out, and deprived of making her two voyages. It was felt, after a long discussion by the harbour masters' committee, that this did not work well. The grounds on which they reduced the time to five weeks were that upon consulting the harbour master, he was of opinion in which they all agreed—that any ship entered bona fide for the graving dock, would get her regular turn within five weeks. Mr. Robinson said, if, instead of altering the term of ten weeks, they had disqualified a ship when she left the port on a voyage, it would have served the same purpose. Mr. Smith said the question was considered, whether a vessel on going to sea, should be struck off the list, but it was thought better not, for this reason—there was a great distinction between foreign going vessels and coasters ; he might be the owner of a coasting vessel or steamer, and might know that in the course of three or four weeks, she could go into the graving dock, but he could run her two or three coasting voyages in the mean time. Mr. Evans : But I t no rig A a ship, unles is in port, has HEALTH COMMITTEE ,-YESTERDAY The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held at half-past two o'clock, yesterday, in the Town Hall. Mr. Langsdale in the chair Other members present —Messrs Beckwith, Robertson Gladstone, Hodson, Tinne, Sheil, Crosthwaite, Johnson, Godfrey, Hodson, A. C. Stewart, Halbead, and Haydock. TIN: WORKS AND HEALTH COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee stared that they had considered the several tenders sent in for the s , :wering of certain parts of New Brighton, the highest of which was that of Mr. Jones, £1,738 ; but recommended that the tender of Messrs. Allen and Craven, for £1,055, be accepted. The proceedings were unanimously adopted. THE LIGHTING AND WATCHING COMMITTEE. The proc edings of this committee contained no motive of public import, relating chiefly to details in the working of the police force, and were confirmed without any com ment. POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS. A correspondence was read between the board and the Duke of Argyle relative to the postal arrangements fur Wallasey, complaining that the letters were not delivered at so early an hour as the newspapers published in Liverpool daily, and asking for some fresh arrangements. The noble Duke courteously replied that the subject had been considered by the post-office authorities, and tr) steps could be taken in the matter. The Chairman urged upon the board the necessity of appointing a deputation to wait upon the authorities. No steps were taken in the matter. This concluded the business of the board for the year. The Chairman expressed a hope that, after the ensuing election, they should again have the pleasure of shaking hands together in the board-room, and spend as pleasant a year as that which had just passed. The board then adjourned. AN UNIFORM CRY.—Our clerical dignitaries are loud in shrieking "No Band in the Park ?" What if the People were to side for once with the Pweyites, and join in the absurd cry of " No bands in the Pulpit ?"—Punch. SPAIN.—The Madrid Gazette of the 2nd inst., publishes the speech delivered by M. Wald-Kirch, on demanding in the name of the King of Greece the hand of the Infanta, sister of the King of Spain, for the heir presumptive to the Crown of Greece. The demand was made at an audience given by the Queen, and to which her Majesty gave a satisfactory reply. RUMOURED RETIREMENT OF M. MAzziNt.—The Risorgi mento of Turin, of the 30th, states that Mazzini has issued a circular to his agents, declaring his intention of withdraw ing entirely from politics, and leaving London for New York, or some other city of the United States. His agent at Turin, Advocate BAtini, has been instructed to sell the property he possess , s in Piedmont. IRE DERBY STAKES.—At Epsom, on the Derby day, there was a vast attendance of connoisseurs in horseflesh. Most of them were Britons, to whom horseflesh is meat and drink; but there was also a few Frenchmen, of like taste with M. de St. Hilaire, to whom horseflesh is meat only. They took the greatest interest in the race, which to them was suggestive of the most racy fare, and it was remarked by many, that they looked at the winner as if they wished to eat him. Many of them were overheard talking most enthusiastically about " swipsteks," whereby they were supposed to mean those equine steaks with which the shambles would be supplied, if the butcher's business were conjoined with that of the knacker.—Punch. RUSSIAN RAILWAYS AND DEFENCES.—Adviccs from Ber lin, dated the 2nd instant, state that the Russian govern ment has declared the working of railways free through out the extent of th e em pi r e. According to the private correspondence of the .ilfoni!eur de la Flot'e, the Russians bad already removed a portion of the artillery and war materiel from the fortress of Ismail, on the Danube. That important point is to be delivered to the Moldavian government in its present condition, but without its arma ment. The flotilla of gunboats, which had sought refuge in the port of Ismail, is to be conveyed to the Don, where, afte , being disarmed, they are to serve as transports for the wants of the local navigation. Ismail will be totally evacu ated towards the 15th June, and the Russians will after wards disarm toe fortress of Reid, which, in virtue of the treaty, is also to be given up to Moldavia. to remain on the 1 Mr. Robinson wo:Jld meet the And by adopting such a regulation you 3f Mr. v Mr. Smith : But observe the (I ifficulty steamer running from here to Dublin, a two or three voyages in the week. It you say she is not to rem lin on the lists unless while she is in port, you keep her three or four weeks waiting for a turn. That would appear a very arbitrary act upon the part of the committee, and would compel the owners of a coasting steamer to keep her lying up for three or fuur weeks, which would be a v-ry hard thing. Take the case of a I , ,fr. Evans : I think we ought to be all greatly indebted to Mr. Smith for the great enlargement of elementary knowledge he has been giving us. 1 rather think we all knew these matters before, and I do not see how these explanations were required. Mr. Smith said he was sorry if he had stated anything superfluous, but he thought where so important change was recommended, it was necessary to explain the grounds upon which that recommendation was made. Mr. nankin thought one or two docks might be appro priated with advantage to steamers. He would be in favour of allowing coasting vessels to go on voyages for two weeks, and having a dock appropriated to them. The fact was, that under pi esent regulations steamers could command the docks at any time they thought proper, no matter whether there was a pressure or not. They went into dock and did their work at a time of pressure, when they might just as well wait until there was a slackness. It was quite ascertained that the docks were not sufficient for the trade of the port, and it was only by regulating them that they could be made applicable to the general requirement at all ; and, therefore, if steamers were allowed such a privilege, it must be necessarily and unavoidably to the exclusion of sailing vessels. After somo further conversation, it was considered expedient that the question should be referred back to the committee, in order to consider it more fully and ascertain general opinion in reference to it. Mr. Gladstone referred to the state of the pavement on the east side of St. George's dock, to drive over which, in a carriage, he declared could only be likened to sailing on a rough day in the Bay of Biscay. Portion of this pave ment was under the c ire of the corporation, portion under the health committee, and a small portion under that of the dock estate. He wished to suggest for con sideration whether it would not be possible and advan tageous to have the whole under one head. He could not see why it should be under the care of three different parties, where one party would be perfectly competent to contract for the whole work. The Chairman promised that the committee of works would consider the question. This concluded the general business, ASSES AND DONKEYS.—If President Pierce should suc ceed in attempting to set England and America by the ears, surely the ears of both America and England must be very long.—Punch. MUSICAL MOVEMENTS.—The Sunday Puritans may join trumpets with the " Pope's Brass Band," for it is very evident that they are playing the Pope's game by render ing by their harsh measures, the Protestant religion as distasteful as possible to the people.—Punch. TILE PALMER PORTRAITS.—A. correspondent of the Newcastle Guardian says : --" There arc, as you will sup pose, none of them of very great accuracy; but the most atrocious of all is one which, some twelve or thirteen years ago, when the corn law agitation was at its height, did duty for a portrait of Mr. Cobden. Some scoundrel of a print seller, it seems, has got hold of the plate, has hammered out the name of Cobden, and inserted that of Palmer, and in that condition the rude cheat is selling about the streets at a penny." Miss BURDETT COUTTS' PEllsrcurron.—At the Marl borough-street police court, on Wednesday, Mr. Richard Dunn, the Irish barrister so well known to the public in connection with his pertinacious pursuit of Miss Burdett Colitis, said he wished to make a complaint of a very painful nature against a lady residing within the juris diction of this court—Miss Burdett Coutts. His charge against the lady was that for a series of years she had persecuted him in every conceivable way ; had got him turned out of eleven lodgings; had caused him to be pursued by a lunatic fresh from a lunatic asylum armed with a loaded bludgeon ; and lastly, had entered into a conspiracy with his landlord and landlady to get him turned out of his present lodgings in Pimlico. It was this last piece of persecution that had induced him to come forward and to ask the magistrate to grant him a warrant or a summons against the lady in question. Mr. Bingham, the sitting magistrate, said the persecu tion was stated to have occurred in Pimlico. That place . was ( tit of his district, ai -, d the application must be made to the Westminster police court. Mr. Dunn insisted that this court was the proper tribunal to apply to, as lie was sure the lady resi,le•l within the jurisdiction of the court ; and having argued the point at some length, concluded by asking for a warrant or summons. Mr. Bingham : I decline to issue either. Mr. Dunn, angrily Then I'll have a criminal information against you. The applicant then quitted the court in high dudgeon. was greatly shocke faithful tr curious c 1( is the funs action he draws, after readir views of inspirit forcibly at the miy well be very ill, yoU've swallowed a horse, - for the saddle and bridle are under the bed !"__lt_in9 , be, his hopes under bit own b, front Wavertree, who demands that somethil ag should t on, of done, " Plain:common sense "of course, answer the book people Would sly not so Mr. Fenton, h nother " faithful minist ho, I have no doubt, hP, 3. Lowe, of St. Jude' been do' his best to answer the ccess the read s of his letters will judge. Ai far I think it right ddition, years' I ;sue of had shown a favourable change. Exports for the fortnight were limited. There were very few ships in the harbour. The trials of the persons concerned in the riots, in Demerara, has been concluded. The jury found Orr, tone, sav'.nv I called Angel Gabriel, guilty, and he was sentenced to three i labour, and at the expiration of that time to find sureties for three year THE EAST Advices have been received at Vienna from Constanti nople to the 28th ult. The news from the provinces is satisfactory. The cholera is at Tripoli. The Hydaspes arrived at Marseilles yesterday morning with news from Constantinople of the 28th, from the Cri mea to the 26th. Five transports, with artillerymen. had left Balaklava ; the 3rd division is dispersed ; the 4th (Garrett's) division is the last to leave. The 13th and 20th regiments have left for Gibraltar, the 28th for Malta, and the 12th and 13th, regiments are to leave immediately for Gibraltar. The troops are healthy, though there have been a few cases of opthalmia. The weather is stormy and cold for the season. The yacht Alma, belonging to Lord Alfred Paget, was run down three or four miles of the South Foreland, at midnight on Wednesday night, by the Belgian mail packet. Hislordship and crew escaped from the yacht's jib. ENTERTAINMENT TO THE BISHOPS, AT THE MANSION HOUSE.—On Wednesday evening the Lord Mayor enter tained the Archbishop of Canterbury and the other members of the episcopal bench, together with a large body of the clergy both of the metropolis and the provinces, at a magnificent dinner, in the Egyptian Hall, Mansion-house. The number of persons rendered houseless by the inundations at Lyons is estimated at 25,000. No calcu lation has yet been made as to the number who have perished. On the 3rd no letters had reached Lyons from the south for three days. At Marseilles, on the 2nd, three Paris mails were due. At Paris, on Tuesday, tickets ceased to be delivered for the railway at 'fours. The return of the Emperor to Paris is expected to-day. A REGULAR .DEMOCRACY.—It is to be feared that the orderly conduct of the British crowd in London on the night of the 29th ult. will not conduce to better our rela tions with America. The citizens of the Model Republic, so called, will be vexed and envious to find that our demo cracy is a more perfect one than their own, inasmuch as it is formed of a people who are able to govern themselves. —Punch. THE CHARI/11 CHILDREN AT ST. PAUL'S.—Yesterday morning, according to annual custom, the children con nected with the various metropolitan charity schools attended at St. Paul's Cathedral. Full choral service was performed in the body of the cathedral, round which raised seats were raised, the general congregation occu pying the floor. The sermon was preached by the Bishop of Lincoln. --- BISHOPRIC CF CHRIST CHURCH, NEW , ZEALAND,—Wee un d ers tand that the Rev. H. J. C. Harper, M.A., vicar of Mortimer, Berks, has, on the nomination of the clergy and laity in public meeting assembled, accepted the Bishopric of Christ Church, in the settlement of Canter bury, New Zealand, and will be consecrated in England towards the end of July. Mr. Harper was educated at Hyde Abbey, Winchester, and Queen's College Oxford. In 1840 Mr. Harpe r accepted from Eton College the vicarage of Stratfield Mortimer, a benefice of small value, where ho has resided ever since. ILLUSTRIUU3 Vistroits,- I Y --- esterday evening, the Peru vian Minister, Francisco de Mazettu Eraso, after a stay of a couple of drys, left town for London. The Baron Gene ral Osten Sacken, said to be brother to the Russian Gene ral of that name, spent a few days here previous to his departure for New York, and at present Le Viscount de Chambruu, is sojourning . in town on a pleasure trip. The above distinguished foreigners have been accompanied, during their stay, by Don Francisco Tomaso, the resident interpreter of Liverpool, who introduced th em to all the public places worth seeing in town. The docks were par ticularly admired by these distinguished strangers. THE SADLEIR LITIGATION.--111 the Irish Court of Chancery, on Saturday. the ease of a petition tor the sale of Mr. James Sadleir's estates on f oot o f a j u d gmen t for 10,0001 . was mentioned, the petitioner being Mr. Pad wick. On behalf of Mr. Sadleir it was suggested that, as a very important question would arise under the Bankers Act as to the maintainabilby of the suit, his lordship should not direct the usual summary reference. The Lord Chancellor, however, thought it would be more convenient that the matter should go in the usual way. before the Master in the first instance, and then, if necessary, come before him by way of appeal. He would not, however, send it _to Master Murphy, but to some other Master. - s myselt is con to say, if I am not qui he does not offend me by gr I may be allowed to add that notic this su none. to my I have read all the publications I could lay my hands upon, and nothing A. great portion of the relig anhinitv are looking- with irate , se interest to th f 'sv God defend the richt ,versa, and ‘' this cont The "Y kibire Clergyman from Gaussen at the endof his ep i" has introduced an extract If you think these below, remarks worthy a corner, perhaps the extra from the " Progress of Being," by the Rev. D:Thomas, of Stockwell, editor of the liomilist, may be thought to have some bearing upon the subject of Inspiration, and other a new views. —Yours, &c., TOL E RATIO.N. EXTRACTS " Your system of divinity," says he in his preface, author will not disparage; but his impression is, they can no more answer the purpose of the gospel, than' pneumatics can answer the purpose of the atmosphere. In the case of Christianity, as well as the air, the world can live without its scientific truths, but it must have the free breathing of their vital elements." p. viii. " Your Theological creeds to their authors were convic tions—great soul-elevating realities; but if I receive them merely on their authority, they are nothing but dead dogmas to me. And what is a conviction to me, if received on my ipse dinit, becomes a miserable dogma to the recipient. In remote ages,' says the philosophic Jouffroy, 'in which the dogma had its birth, it was adopted because it appeared true ; it was then believed, for reasons that were known ; faith was alive. But the children of the first converts began to admit the dogma, without verifying its claims, that is to say, to believe without comprehending their belief, and from that time the foundation of faith was changed ; instead of resting upon conviction, it took its stand on authority, and was transformed into a habit. Thus, transmitted from generation to generation, in consecrated words, and always lees understood in proportion to its distance from its source, the moment at length arrives when the dogma governs only in appearance, because all of its truth has died out from the mind.' These dogmatic views are wrong, because they imply mental indolence end servility. It is the prerogative and duty of every man, like the noble Bereans, to work out his own creed ; to have a well searched and understood reason for all the religious views which he entertains. He, who yields up his judg— ment to another, sins against his own nature, and the divine order of society." " Now, these dogmatic views I class amongst the greatest obstructions to true progress. Dogmas intimidate the soul. Your dogmatic men have ever been Theological cowards.' They are afraid of every new idea; the shadow of a new ism turns them pale ; old Popery keeps them in a constant panic. Dogmas enslave the soul ; they manacle its intellectual powers, and confine its spiritual sympathies. They foreclose all questions that seem not at once to har monise with themselves. Dogmas darken the soul ; they shut it in. as with high massive walls, and almit no light from any heavenly orb, but such as come reflected through their own dim and narrow windows. Dogmas dissocialise the soul ; they breathe into it the spirit of arrogant intoler ance, and set it in fiery wrath against all who differ from it in opinion. They are a stumbling-block that must be removed before humanity caa advance." Pp. 60, 61. AN UNREPORTED ILLIIMINATION.—The newspapers have grossly neglected to report the illumination that was in front of Mr. Cobden's house. It was in the form of a " Peace motto :-0-live and let live." It was surrounded with branches, beautifully lit up with gas, and the effect was as happy as it was luminous.—Punch. THE PRINCIPALITIES.—A letter from Bucharest, dated May 22, states that on the 1 9 th ult. , all the commissioners for marking off the new lymndary were assembled at Galatz. The first to arrive was the Austrian Lieutenant - Colonel Kalik, aclompanied by Count Wimp fen, captain on the staff. He was followed by Colonel Baron Stackelberg, the seco n d R uss i an c ommissioner; by Lieurant.colonel Stanton, in the British war steamer Recruit; by Dervish Pasha, attended by Muhlis Pasha (a son of Michael Stourdza, the ex-Hospodar), and a numerous suite ; by Lieutenant-C o l one l Belson, the French commissioner; and finally , on the ev en i ng of the 17th, by General Fonton, principal Russian commis. sioner. A hall had ben allotted by the local au th or iti es t o these gentlemen for their deliberations. Their first general meeting was to be held on the 19th, and it was expected they would set cut for the frontier in the course of the week. The same correspondent expressed a hope that they would so far rectify the line decided upon at Paris as to remedy the inconvenience of the want of communicaions by land between Moldavia and the newly-eded •territoiy. Tne new frontier is also stated to be highly indefinable, by reason of the lakes and marshes that extend along it, and most of which are impassable by troops. enjoys of little impo closed t !mark by a Mari to his lc friend, " YOU similmeltasmaimiMsl=te.:amil THE PACIFIC By the West India mail we have dates from Lima to April 27, Valparaiso April 15, and Callao April 27 CHILE There is not a word of political news of interest ; the country -emains perfectly quiet, and con• tinues to improve under the blessing of peace which it The damage done by the late storms is now ascertained to be very serious, but not so much so as to ny apprehension of scarcity Many lives and much property has been lost. By way of Chile, we have late news from the River notentiary Plate provinces from Brazil, arrived at Parana, to arrange a treaty of alliance; his mission is said to have been satisfactorily concluded, but the par ticulars are not known. At the election Sr. Pereira was unanimously elected President of the State at Monte Video on the Ist of March. The government of Buenos Ayres had replied to the Federal Government, that it would maintain its position relative to the inva sion of its territory. In consequence, the Federal Government has resolved to consider the treaty of Dec. as annulled, and to interrupt its relations with Buenos Ayres. During the late storms, several persons lost their lives in the Cordilleras. The dam ige to crops, cattle, &c., is estimated, at Mendoza, at 600,000 dollars. The installation of the Federal Congress was to take place at Parana on the Ist of May. Com MERCEAL.- Vizcount d had Albaete, YI business of the fortnight has been Orders from Bolivia and Peru idine merchants have r business earlier than usual, owing to the been small, and circumsta The market report o s, that superior and fashionable v ids arc deficient, .nd that country prod ue sufficient qusntity to keep the prices low. Flour is quoted at 12 (ids per 200 lbs; wheat 5 dols at Valparaiso. Freights —Guano from Chinches to the United States, 22 dols ; copper ore to British ports, £4 to £4 ss; - wheat to ier articles handisi -CI 5s to £•1 lOs )ourne, A.. BOLIVIA —The President, General Cordoba, has commuted the sentence of death passed, on the leaders of the late attempt at revolution, and has ordered them to leave the country. Commerce between Tacna and Bolivia, which the former news had alarmed, was pre paring to resume its activity, availing its. , lf of the im pulse given by the late fiscal measures. By a decree of the 3rd of March, t e custom houses of Oruro and La Paz (to reckon from the Ist May), will not require any duties on the produce of Peruvian industry ; thus annul ling- the decree of the 29th of December, 1855. Another decree orders that (to reckon from the Ist of May), all foreign merchandise introduced by Cobija, shall pay 7, per cent duties. This favours the transit trade by the port of Arica. According to advices, General Belzu had accep - ed the office of Representative of Bolivia near the French Government. Government laid charges against General Santa Cruz, on account of some guano con signed to his care from Cohija, in 1852, On his part, th General has commenced a law suit against the actual possessor of his farms, which were given by B illivian to several of his generals. The mines of San Bartolo, situated near Cobija at an elevation of 8,750 feet above the level of the sea, begin to attract attention, and it is believed they will be in time another Corocoro. Copp r and other produce remain at high prices, specially tin, the price of which in that port is at present 21-doffs 4 rl3 quintal. In Corocoro even 10 dols 4c had been paid for 70 cent lei. PERU : The papers announce the death of Mr. Jacksor, head of the house of Myers, Bland and Co., of Lima ; and also of the Rev. Mr. Biddulph, Protestant minister in Callao. The yellow fever still continues its ravages in Lima and Callao Four members of the National Convention have died of the epidemic ; and a motion made to adjourn the session to the 28th of June, was modified to an adjournment of the house to Chorrillos, Mirafiores, or Lurin. In Ayacucho and the neighbour hood, the fever rages with great severity. The question of the present manner of selling the guano through the house of Gibbs and Co. creates long, though not very lively, discussions in the newspapers. In Tacna busi ness was brisk, and 40,000 quintals of barilla were waiting exportation. A railroad is spoken of to La Paz, the Bolivian Government being:ready to make the portion of it that runs through its territory ADDITIONAL N WS BY THE WEST INDIA MAIL, The Solent called at Fayal for coals, and was detained there twenty hours. Her Majesty's ship Malacca has left eight officers and twenty-two men from yellow fever caught at Port-au-Prince in April. All her crew are lauded at Port Royal,?sinee which no fresh cases have appeared. There are several at the hospital not expected to recover, 'vut the remainder are improving in health. At St. Thomas the fever had set in with the hot weather. The West India islands are otherwise generally healthy. In Jamaica the damage done by the heavy rains is greater han had been anticipated. Governor Barkly had visited In reply to an address he said -loubt that copper ore will eventn the Claren' ion distric " I entertain n ally be exported in lar tities from Jamaica than There is no change to In Demerara the weather quan has been for twenty years past." report in commerci HEALTH OF THE TOWN, The medical officer of health reported that the mortality of the borough is again nearly twenty per cent. below the corrected average of the season, the deaths registered last week being 181, 30 less than in the preceding week, and 40 below the average of tho same week of former years. The deaths in the parish were 123, and in the out-town- 40 deaths were occasioned by zymotic diseases, Of these, 10 ships 58 being 14 less than in the previous week were from measles, 9 from hooping cough, 5 from typhus, 4 from diarrhma., 3 from scarlatina, 3 from smallpox, 1 from syphilis, and I from English cholera. Diseases of the lungs (with consumption), caused 72 deaths, being 12 more than the average. The temperature was low every day cept Tuesday and Wednesday. The mean of the week 55 6.10 degrees, nearly two degrees lower than the Rain fell on four days, to the extent of 54-100ths average. of an inch A letter fom Mr. Pearce, of Mount Vernon, was sub. mitted by Mr. Beckwith, complaining of a nuisance in his ne!ghbvurhood. It was referred to the inspector of nuisances. The borough engineer, building surveyor, ar uigances, reported various particulars of the ope, o: eral dci during the 'ord. that 145 nuisances complain tants bad been .67 cellars, hd been put and tion, w d 159 improving their sanitory cot bad also been examined and reported upon. The tender of Mr. John Hawkie, for seweriog Union street, for £4O, and of Mr. Barrow, for the piwing of Creswell street, Everton, for £384, were accep'ed The deputy town-clerk (ar. M‘Gowan), brought under public health act amendment the notice of the committee t' bill, no He pointed out that it contained ,ome very arbitrary and objectionable clauses, and suggested that it should be at once taken into consideration. It was ordered that the parliamentary sub-committee should be immediately summoned to consider it. before parliament DIVIDED AUTHORITY IN THE TOWN Mr. Gladstone, in calling attention to - the state of the pave ment on the west side of George's dock, painted out the evils arising from the divided authority in the town having charge of the streets and thoroughfares. The property of the community was under the management of the borough engins4r as to the officer of the health committee; the corporation property under the charge of their surveyor ; and then again, the property of the dock esta e, and the docks, street-, and quays, were under the management of the dock surveyor, in other words, there were three dist;net parties to do that which could best be performed by one efficient and competent officer. The evil of such an anomally would be at once seen when he mentioned that of the space between the west side of George's dock and the river, each of the three parties was responsible for some portion of the pavement. He had brought the matter before the dock committee on that day, and by them it had been referred to a sub-committee, and he thought that steps should be also taken to bring it before the council, and to suggest that the corpora. ,hould be placed under the management of the borough engineer, the estate, as a matter of course, bearing the expense of whatever work wouM be done. Mr. Shell, Mr. Tinne, and wirer members of the com mittee concurred with Mr. Gladstone, and it was agreed that he should move a reso!ution in the matter at their next meet ing, in order that it may formally be brought before the council. This concluded the business. on property s MACNAUGHT ON INSPIRATION TO TDB EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIME. Sir,—The opposition raised to the views advocated by Mr. " Macnaught on Inspiration" seems to be gaining not only in extensiveness, but in vehemence as well. For instance, yesterday's Liverpool ourier contains one letter, signed a " Yorkshire e Clergyman," in which the author informs us that he had read some extracts from Mr. Macnaught's book, given in a weekly eott —that he that he was consoled by the tact that ters would be up and doing, &c., &c. The the said extracts, 111 are ii eadful