The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-26 00:00:00

NCE. (FROM ODE OWN CORRESPONDENT) PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. 2lfoniteur does not contain the article that :444114 bet( ex pected about the Neapolitan demon :°u, but it is riot improbable that it may Par morrow, It will most decidedly disavow will, attempt to create a revolution in Naples, and a t i te l ' it 4 3 even said, declare that if any such It , Q , llllat be Made the allied fleets will put it down. ever, that to day, with greater positiveness than iit,, r t ' i th at France only takes part in the demon 111ia'a,,434 wi th much reluctance ; and I hear it kolt-d'erecl, that the Government has given the and f .'" '/ 'cire to its newspaper organs, both French kerejvrein, to represent that it takes part it to ree.te oblige Lord Palmerston, who,m liat4enaltill.Possession of power, and to satisfy Par ' under the necessity of doing semet f°r,gottseentile unfortunate Crimean campaign to be „ i, • th e de;.'Perial decree prolongs to the end st . i . f lgo 41Reii;46 which prohibits the export of CO A i f. for th; l4 f'reign countries; and anether.. prolo. e° 4l, 2arue period, the permiss)P kid Thtatoes, &c., from F' e h.eri a t o Prance. about coney of the ion rn ,`'e dearness o f that 4` Publishes ar. Whiltd tile qU elb er 5 , !) N s _ • " ,n to corive 3e to Algerif the official ,ad complai souse ren -4 ;°:..ticle, in which it is as b se d rte in d -tP:mber of houses demo l li s s o e ,;, 4,5, and 6, was only the new ones built and old ones ' enlarged 4. it sag's, also, that the Government . has ' l 4 7thee ht i li b lci r h p: g eC o u f niary indemnities and othiert houses for worl o c o men / etk‘ B th at as n o less than 712,0 ,000 fr. have 1114 6 1 1) . etit in new buildings in the last five years, ; Ittr a c ; SS ," the community must have gained in '''liv - H ., °ll ' and increased wages more than it has s uss , lV ;',,Z,tatiporary increase of rent. a lt h - ' l ° to inform you a few days ago that the n'iii: tail Ways were to be ceded to the Credit . leatil-a--l'of,Pra-nce Messrs. Baring, of London , ; 4 '4' "te,,glitz, of St. Petersburg; and other great . '4. rB A W ,,ho had formed themselves into aeom Zati,,,'"` kw,— u,eapatch in the Russian paper, the . N ord, f . Ton", 18, proves the correctness of my in b or n qle,r-C.t,saYs that the concession has now -143. a -1 ` 't iS tO last for 85 years, and that been Qi 1- e gov a atell,,i,, ernment guarantees five per cent to the Th e ".o'ners, j q t le TC, °lirse has again been deplorable to da. dldc i e b e s have fallen 85c for the end of the week, b ,ger of be 25f Credit Mobilier, 26f, and h'leoteir-'"gt'at railways from 3jf up to 12jf. The e prase 7,,a,„g,erttent of eculators, and of Bourse ‘,/telselieeZq,,,!.rtiliy, is naturally s very great, indeed, i 1 -.(k ! hr h vi a n almost continuous decline for . w o e r e t k e s d , (ifibl'srink.3l2'aspeet of improvement. It was iep will -'llll 9 - ''''` e claY that the Bank of Franee of It'he xmrtincrease its discount. The quotations to l eßi.. ‘dett Bourse did not arrive, owing the . 4 % - ' 1)11 Wires being. as was said, . occupied in t,Nitti,., k -mg government communications. 14 e Re 1* ni l/v erilT,.. r in papers say that the , Prussian 'sq the army as resolved to increase the strength `Nte ' t hl.Y in the Rhenan provinces ; and also of the rehlPlates furthering the discharge of men ~ mani a Who have served their time, and o_t , S th e re -nLn g; at the beginning of the next month eiriel,ll!ta Who are not legally liable to be sum de: e? April. What is the object of these Il ide r i '"? No one seems to know; but, con di/411N that NQ Tile atieany7tateNvetifehatel affair is to be settled u__._ are rather extraordinary. 'tlise(hll34lll' of Viena has raised its rate of ~ 4(1 (11 - t i t° 5 P'T cent. ; 1 44 'nal accounts from Constantinople do not iseßati,, 41t,,gree with those received yesterday, as t f '1, 4 ,, e 0 -,s'e"re__e_onduct of France in the Bolgard and 13 4 ,47 1 ,J ( 'ined p its affair. It was said yesterday that Otbl -t4 Ala ' h gland in insisting on the cession of ed ,-,,ee,,,1aY Russia, and that she even contem -441,,',,r1 toZ" l ,ng some ships to the Black Sea. It is t - . 4 `t tli -- J tnat he► " attitude is more reserved," t i r °h Wi 4 th t i t i t s itilistria which is acting in conjunc -440 i. Ig nd. The sending of the ships by ', uoWever, confirmed. PARIS, WEDNESDAY F tlihk.? oncial • e 4 O . - 1011rnal is again intent, to day,. or. preteta aPolitari journal affai r ; and a 1 , - 3rerrnan Allll24tittterirl.wsiitihabt; after all, there i d a chance that i° that tile ar rano - ed by Baron Hubner, , _ tertia,, ell Plenipoterctiary now in Naples—tne. aroma ~ O p f ~.ple arrangetur. leertli,;' t,nglfind and .;• eto the King, an being certain . conces d &Itq%vev-,. c"cessi " B i his l an t% them ;—the latter, be ttrie,,initil °r(ler t:spare his dignity, , b 4 t til e ,--,s() -Irect in a given time' the I n t nd i. to said (~-f,'ellt '.els which France is to send, in . ~, e e r 0 ... th e d 4-, are enaonstration being . ca s rri a e n d d in tb to e y.apei ent , the Bretagne, the Algestra , frigate .413% the sh ips of the lin e • the steamthe 4e4 11 a-7. 'l4eara corvette Duchayla, and ,ti I'llet.o isvlce boat the Megere. 'lna Wit s° boat talk of some experimental evolu ..e.ettpi '" floating ri` - 8 tal c ' of the batteries gunboats, and larger t'illPe. I°R place off Brest, in presence. 'kr a c i l :r ; but the season, one would think, is too , The 1411°ed. indeed, to -44y, ah—cirse com menced very badly, so haille;"0 at one time the offers to sell was b t ttfter :11,8, that there was a veritable panic, I_l_ l ' e l', a while a rally took place. Quotations, nowre Yee ,terit,' for a the most part, lower than they we h tt 4 4 a Iya-17-00,te 'ntrees 25c. lower. 4,1 forting °e expected, the new friendship which s Bpd l. UP between France and Russia, two 01t4b,c(te report th t the Emperors of .the but it -- eki hay e a an interview, 4,,, ear t , a . resolved. tohave ' 4 b ut tit will not take place until next year, ; Ade n e lit Nice. ‘ll th eZ ate h frona the Governor-General of Algeria, 111114 „ °hiteur, ive detailed account of 111e14-' °Aerations is n a Kabylia, from the rep, 16 th . T some NreEl • -1-11 all the e ngagements the Kabyles ilt are tile, entea _ a n d to area i",B having been routed. 1• 4 1 : 4 b it 'Et ritohWovebrt, being tb se e n t rep the e F m r f e o n r c c h e , Nt 41 0 e 1,1 ja ti le COL t ' ry sa o y f s the Guec o h r t t Lul t a h s a t cou til ld e N'tbe imip°lll tlllich longer. koNteiti the by the Legislative 11)1(116,iiti0 e last session for sanctioning sundry body of the b De r . 4 8 in the tariff, made by decree of the e ft 0 .41 the Course of 4, , faeiall principal I " Ne 0 Ypronaulgat to-day. The 1853, 4,5, and 8, hrts le'ele 1v0,,i4 W hich the modification made, CLII p erish'l.-4'e° and iron. s were he Ist to the A 4 Or decree prolongs, -oh Il e , ial t hat hlit'vertilynth, the periodfroanit the which the t o e l d d thme Vubli e oeeen demonetise effeeteciditioe t 4ce s' d may be ac cep b ee ed j et , . 0 the arrests that have lately been to n 4 pad, in a considerable number . have also b ' t ilat ' ll the adjacent villages.t6lt is reported, t hs 4 - ra e l z a e ll , a i ti n h_er of sedit.ious proclamations have tietya:N 1 4 ~u ° that others were even stuck up on ri lust velnilous parts of the town, but torn 4titi,. !.VENING 1~ UaA. -,10,. ------ - h of Auzust I, LI e, o Bhip,, I,inCURSTA.NCE.—On the 14t . , )I)fin 4 ,,, a _ a Q len - mogbo t landed at Madeira, with twe , Uti .. - qein 'klent o°B woman, Malays, who were placed m tktg . t hEtt ,`,l the local government, the supposition e• te4!);), 4naTY belonged to a Dutch v c e r s e s w .l . , A letter thitt!Vencllt, a t 1,00 murdered tthheeruraoieeiaitn, mentions that t _ e bound pt wetMlteaPiae ean be cor tn o tn ni unieated in explanationofh teld ap ee ' 48 the Men speak an unintelligible language. °,'l:zi art d• ha, • pear fro men their signs and actions, that they . pit e vvv4ltghkee. 11-treted by the captain, to have had d• glin g hq,llo about provisions, which had led to blos,',etipi„ei:l hting. which resulted in . their forcing t/ ti - r: Lt ltle -,,''' `',lB Europeans below, and takin atAideirnag. 11 t; °f t o -I. "Mr days before they landed the'Z 014:8131tke_n, who is wounded in the shoulder, is of a Dk i)er ai ke, it eirsthe rest. One of the men has written ~.4!ipi, The of an Eastern alphabet. ,h_rulpposed, of the vessel they were in on 14114"le 1 "leutrrk ' eiete" are those vas WEST.— During 4 ,a.tQ liar__ AL 431P ROVENIE . N T IN t 1 , wev..e_St the farmers, in many parts of the West of ttt ki ?rer s 7 touch inc onvenienceg by the deficiency of tr I I? o l o_ Asa means withrcomingthisinthhefuture, htletpat'7,l' to keep pace the tim va443th_Nlin. l_aortners of Devonshire hav e e s' f a ormed a steam o°PPOsee employe3opan er the Limited Liability Act, for . threshing machines in t41.?itle1101, Parts of tlTecJuntgv S teamandduri during the last few weeks . %'T Ittita.„th, these Machines have been in operation, much to ',to --"sntnent of some of the oldfashioned farmers, tl't4t4l2loll„er° to the flail, and in all other agricultural th°llpki., "8 follow the practice of their ancestors. The N' lr eshii 3 : ill question will not confine itself to ste?,m Clebiti„Bl 'Mt, if' successful, they will also employ . reaping tire. 44 ~ZB, and other mechanical inventions, which have -eer4l9 introduced for the improvement of agricul (BEFORE MR. COMMISSIONER STEITENSON.) IN RE M'LARTY AND Co.—The bankrupts were large steam-ship owners, and e.trrie.d on business in Water street. This was the meeting for proof of debts and choice of assignees. Debts to the amount of .E4,6e0 and odd were proved, and Mr. Brice Allen, and Mr. James Cox were chosen assignees. Mr. Lowndes tendered a proof for wages on the part of the mate of the ship Sardinian, of which the bankrupts were owners. Mr. Bardswell, who appeared for the assignees, objected to the proof. and submitted that it should be for work and labour done, and not for wages. His Honour was of opinion that the proof should be received as tendered by Mr. Lowndes; but, at the request of Mr. Bardswell, who stated that it was probable that several cases of a like nature would come before the court, the proof was allowed to stand over to give him an opportunity of looking into the authorities on the point. A proof for £1,350, tendered by Messrs. %Vheelan and Co., of Lan caster, was also allowed to stand over, in order that the , ccount, of which it purported to be the balance, might - -.tigated. The bankrupts, previous to their bank uptcy, chartered a screw steam ship from the firm of which Mr. I Yheelan is a member, and they allege that the £1,350 should be reduced by £9OO for disbursements - - vu uie ship's account. On the other hand, the owners of the ship contended that all the charges on the ship have been allowed for, but were quite willing that the account between them should be examined. The last examination meeting was fixed for the 16th October. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASSOCIATION sociation annual meeting of the members of this A terday, at the boardroom of the new asylum receiv West Derby-road, for the purpose of ng the annual report, of electing officers for the current and fur transactiug Lbr; a,ru . asl bu.ludsb ut Eno Mr. G. W. Hunter, the chairman of the committee, presided. Association. The business of the meeting commenced by the Chair man reading the notice convening the present assembly, which consisted of about fifty members, amongst whom H. Danson, and John Atkinson, Esqrs., trustees, Messrs. Law Sykes, T. Carter, J. Morgan, J. Jones, W. Coward, E. Griffiths, Lowe, Thomas Fisher, M. Warriner, James Atkinson, R. A. M'Knight, and John Evans. The smallness of the attendance was attri butable to the weather, which was very unfavourable. The Secretary (Mr. Carter) then read the minutes of the proceedings of the several committees which had been held during the present year, the substance of which will be found abridged in the following, their 26th erved— ANNUAL REPORT, arranged under the different departments under which this Association conducts its business. Benevolent Report.—Five of the alm houses are occupied by the recipients of the funds of the institution. The old people are in a happy and healthy state, making due allowance for the growing infirmities of old age. Favourable reports are still received of the boys placed out in apprenticeship. Kate Chambers is, as per labt report, a great sufferer, and cannot dispense with the attendance of her mother. Annual Ball, and the Soiree ctt the Zoological Gardens. The usual ball in the rooms of the Town Hall was most successful, both in the amount netted to the benevolent fund, and the high character of the entertainment. The soiree at the " gardens " was most attractive, and con ducted with taste, spirit, and decoriln:t. The chair was ably occupied by John Lawrence, Esq., the vice by James Thompson, E q. His Worship the Mayor, John Stewart, Esq., was only prevented from being present by urgent business in London, but did not omit a most liberal donation. The refreshments for both the ball and the soiree were provided by Mrs. May, of Wavertree, and gave the greatest possible satisfaction, both in quantity and quality. Property of the Association.—Since the last report, the property in St. Anne-street has been well sold, the pur chase money payable next January, when the mortgage on the new building can be lightened. Offiees.—Mr. Beggs has been recently elected Secretary of the Association. The committee hope this will be found a most useful appointment. Mr. Beggs will occupy a portion of the centre of the new building, and, besides the usual time occupied in collecting subscriptions and other out-door work, will be found at the offices, 2, Williamson. street. every day from 10 to 11 o'clock a.m. The appoint ment of a secretary has been deemed by your committee a fitting opportunity to introduce such changes in the management of the association, as the experience of past years has proved to be essentially necessary to give gene ral satisfaction. It being an important part of the duties of the secretary to collect subscriptions, he is directed to - his calls upon members as purely a matter of „,ness, and shall not be expected to take refreshments lon such occasions. Subscribers are also requested, in all cases, to demand a printed cheque receipt upon the pay ment of their subscriptions. Trade Report.—The cloud that has for some time past been gathering in the legislative horizon still threatens *ests of the trade, and the well-being of the society. consid crude propositions of the Commons' - Committee are carried out, besides the serious deterioration of pro perty, consequent upon unwholesome competition, the public must be worse served, and society injured. Your committee cannot refrain from a remark of suprise at a recent expression of opinion from an experienced source, on the subject of Free Licensing, in the very face of returns produced by the Committee of th e A ssoc i a ti on, before the Commons' Committee, when evidence was taken on behalf of the Liverpool Trade, and ii . hich evidence no one has attempted to gainsay. The return alluded to is, the proportion of convictions for drunkenness in different towns of Great Britain, showing that in the cases of Glas gow and Dublin, where " Free Trade " Licensing prevails, the proportions are greatest, Liverpool having the largest number of licenses in proportion to the inhabitants, more nearly approaching them. The " Billeting System" has occupied the serious attention of the committee. It is acknowledged on all hands to be a known grievance, inflicting a serious burden on a limited number of trades men for the benefit of the community at large. A petition (of which the following is a copy) is prepared by your com mittee for presentation at a fitting time. The petition has received upwards of one thousand eight hundred signa tures : TO THE HONOURABLE THE COMMONS OF THE UNITED KING DOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED. The Humble Petition of the Undersigned Licensed 'Victuallers and Beersellers in the Borough of Liverpool. Sheweth : That your petitioners, whilst subject to the burden of taxation in a greater degree than any other class of tradesmen, have, by the present " billeting sys tem," very heavy additional expenses, and very great inconvenience and annoyance impOsed upon them, which your petitioners humbly submit is unjust, inas much as where all have one common interest, the burden should be borne equally by all. That your petitioners are subjected to a most undue pres sure, not only in consequence of this port having been selected as the place of embarkation and debarkation for troops to and from the seat of war, but from Liverpool being the station of a permanent recruiting staff, fre quently numbering upwards of forty ollicers and men, many of whom have been resident in the town for years, and who require no such accommodation, yet they receive billets upon your petitioners, and subject them to unneces sary ineavenience and expense. Your petitioners further complain that this borough has been made a depot for recruits passing to the head quarters of regiments in Ireland, not only from the manufacturing districts, but even from the metropolis, whilst it is also the depot for recruits from Ireland passing to the head quarters of regiments in England. That official returns show that nearly one hundred thousand soldiers were billeted upon the Licensed Victuallers of this town during the past year (at a cost of upwards of £2,500), most of whom were recruits, for whose temporary accommodation Government might easily have provided at a triffing expense. That your petitioners, in time of emergency, are now, as they have ever been, willing to make sacri fices which the necessity of the public service may demand, but feel themselves aggrieved that the obligation to afford accommodation to troops en route, which they believe to be all that was originally intended, should be made the occasion of a lasting, if not permanent burden being placed upon them. That your petitioners believe that in Liverpool, and all large towns and cities in the kingdom, there are buildings suitable for affording barrack accom modation, and that it would be a very just relief to your petitioners if such buildings were made available, and they would very materially increase the comfort of the troops, and the convenience of the officers. That the system of billeting does very unequally press upon many cities and towns on account of their position as maritime ports and military stations, they being thereby more exposed to the frequency and the continuation of the hardships complained of. Your petitioners therefore pray that your Honourable house will be pleased to con sider the grievances complained of by your petitioners, and take such steps as will afford the relief they seek. , s; And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray. If the trade are really in earnest in the protection of their own interests, those who have not already joined the association will do well to lose no time, and those who are already members will subscribe liberally. Recollect Unity is Strength. G. Mr. HUNTER, Chairman. THOMAS CARTER, HOD. Sec. Honorary - Secretary.—Your committee would be doing injustice to their own feelings, and ill discharging their deity to the members of the association, if they were to close this report without tendering the warmest thanks of all parties concerned, to Mr. Thos. Carter, for his most valuable and gratuitous services to the association, for the past two years, as honorary secretary. G. W. HUNTER, Chairni . an. H EDWARD GRIFFITS, VICR•ChaIrMan. Auditors' Report.—The excellent, simple, and yet com prehensive system of accounts, introduced by Mr. Carter, and which the auditors remarked ' upon in last year's report, is found to answer most in its working. No " 47:1d scores ~a re left unpaid,a and dmirab the ly arrears of sub scriptions are collected as far as practicable. In compar ing the present and fo rmer amounts of the income of the association, it must be borne in mind that the former prac tice was to keep the accounts open to the 7th September. This year they are closed ants open 30th June, as the best means of keeping each year's subscriptions in their own account-n The auditor . s do not think any apology neces sary for their reiteration of the desirableness of increased To Subscriptions „ Donations.... LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT. subscriptions for the purpose of attaining the much desired YESTERDAY. I object of liberal PERMANENT income.— Signed. J. HAMER. H. DANSON. J. A TKIN S ON. BENEVOLENT FUND, FROM SEPT. 7, 1855, TO JUNE 30, 1856. Dr. e 8. d. . *lOB 8 0 67 6 0 82 16 8 50 0 0 135 10 3 3 15 0 15 1 6 2.0 0 0 67 10 10 „ Loan, H. Danson, Esq „ Profit from Ball .... „ Fines by Committee . ..... . . . i. From Bazaar .... ~ Deposit for Purchase of St. Anne-street Property „ Trade Balance . £B2O 8 a I. r. .€ s. d. By Balance from Buildin sr Account, Sept. 7, 1855 ....... 33 11 3 „ Board of Inmates fr om Sep'. 7, 1855, to June 30, 1856 137 18 8 „ Clothing for Ditto. „ John Ilaslam's Funeral Expenses.. .. , • 4 o 0 „ Repairs of Buildings, Furniture, &c. ~ Stationery....... •• • • ... 0 7 0 ~ Medical Attendance and Medicine. .. , . „ Interest to Mortgagees • • . „ Loans returned. „ Apprentice Fees... „ Dlr. Daish, Arc , iitect, Balance of Ac.:ount. 100 0 0 „ Coal, and Gas.... •• • • ••• • ....... 12 5 3 „ Fire Insurance.... „ Comtn'ttee Attendances lO 0 0 15 0 „ Balance in Hand.. .4"820 8 3 JAMRS HAMER, HENRY DANSON, and JOHN ATKINSON, Auditors. * The Accounts being closed on the 30. h of June, instead of the 7th of September, the amount of Subscription does not represent one Current Year's Report. TRADE FUND, FROM SEPT. 7, 1855, TO TUNE 30, 1856 s. d. 11l 0 0 By Law Charges .. „ Officd Expenses „ Pet,y Disbursements.. ........ „ Deputations' Expenses „ Printing and Statinn.” : , „ ruu tic meeting, and Expenses with Petition against the Billeting System ....... .. „ Balance to Benevolent F nn d - s. d. 10 12 0 1 15 0 4 2 2 1 13 0 12 2 67 10 10 £lll 0 JAMES HAME R , H ENRY DANE" and JOIIN 018 ATREION, AUdit. 0 Mr. Dansoro said it was customary to place the resolu tion he was about to move in the hands of the auditors, and as one of them, it had been entrusted to him, and was to the effect that the minutes, report, and balance sheet just read* be received and adopted, and no doubt the cause of it was, that the matter contained th4rein was and must more especially come under their consideration ; hut he would say on no one occasion, since, for more than twenty years, that he had been connected with the association, had he greater pleasure in proposing it than he had on the present occasion, because he had never heard a report read that was more satisfactory than it was for the past twelve months. From that report it would be seen by all in that room, and also by the trade at large, that there had been more than the usual amount of work to do, and that that work had been well done. That work had been accomplished through the energy and zeal of the co mm itt ee , th ere f ore, he had the greatest pleasure in moving to them a vote of thanks. Mr. John Atkinson said, as one of the junior auditors, he had much pleasure in seconding the motion, and he would assure them that he never came before them with greater pleasure, for the association was never in a better position than it was on the present occasion. (Hear. hear.) It was never so prosperous. (Hear, hear.) He then referred to the balance sheet, explaining that henceforward the accounts would not contain any items for the building account, as that had been liquidated. This year the act:mint contained one item of £33 lls 3d, balance of building account, also .6'66 19s 4d for repairs of buildings, &c., and £220 lls lld ter loans retained, and £lOO, the balance of the architect's account. When these amounts were added together, and instead of being deducted from the general fund, it would show an increase to a considerable amount. Last year the balance in favour of the general fund was £5,163 13s 2d ; this year it would be .e 5,484 4s 2d; and next year, after de ducting the items he had named, and the value of the St.. Anne-street property, 4'750, the balance would be about 6,334. This result was entirely owing to the exertions of the committee, and he did hope, that the new committee that was to be elected, would follow the example of that for the past year. He begged to second the motion. Mr. Parker said, from one sentence in the report—the cloud that has for some time past been gathering in the legislative horizon still threatens the interests of the trade, and the well-being of society. If the crude propo sitions of the Commons' Committee are to be carried out, besides the serious deterioration of property, consequent upon unwholesome competition, the public must be worse served, and society injured—he had hoped to have heard some observations made, as to the proposition for altering the licensing system. It was most important to the trade, and he hoped Mr. Danson, as the mover, would say some thing touching that point. Mr. Danson said, from what he had caught, he supposed Mr. Parker alluded to the removal of the licensing system. The sum of money collected for the purpose of watching the interests of the general trade, had not, he said, been put to the general fund, but had been placed in the bank by trustees, and would be appropriated solely to the pur poses for which it was collected. Mr. Atkinson reiterated the same observations, observ ing that it was in contemplation to appoint a parliament ary agent in London to watch over the interests of the trade ; and he was glad to see that Manchester had already offered to contribute £3O towards that purpose, but at the same time he was quite sure that Liverpool would not be backward in any such a movement. (Hear.) Mr. Dauson said that the subject had been well watched over, but at present the decision of the House of Commons was not known. His opinion was, that the recommenda tions of the committee would never be carried out, because he believed them to be crude, unjust, and impolitic, not alone to the trade, but also to the morality of the public at large. He expressed a hope that whatever alterations were made in the present system, that justice would be done to all parties. From what had already been done, he was quite sure that should there be any alteration made, that early information would be given to the association, that a special general meeting would be convened to discuss the subject, and that the; general interests of the trade and of the;publie would be narrowly watched over. (Hear.) Mr. Parker suggested that a special committee should be appointed. Mr. Atkinson replied that, in fact, that had already been done—as it was left in the hands of the trade com• mittee—and the members would not appoint persons to serve on that committee unless they had confidence that they would do their duty. The resolution was then unanimously adopted. THE COAIMITTE The Chairman said, the next business was, the appoint ment of a committee to transact the business of the society for the ensuing year, but, before doing so, he should call upon the secretary to read the attendance of the late committee at monthly and special meetings. The attendance was as follows : Mr. G. Hunt er , c h a i rm an 331 M r . J o h n Jones ~ E. Griffiths, vice do. 311 ~ M. Warriner ~ Law Sykes ~ Thos. Carter ~ John Evans 24 „ William Coward-- 23 R. A. MiCnight 24 „ Thomas Jones • 25 ~ Jas. Atkinson The attendance of the trustees had been as follows : Thos. Littedale, Eqq 0 I Thomas Clarke, Esq.... 4 Robt. Woodward, E sq 0 Henry Morris, Esq 2 Charles Turner, Esq 0 I James Thompson, Esq... 0 Henry Danson, Esq 9 John Allinson, Esq 2 James Sykes, E5q...... 6 John Atkinson, Esq 23 The following members were then proposed, and, after being ballotted for, the first seven were declared elected members of the committee, in the place of those who retired, namely : Mr. G. W.Hunter,chairman. Mr. R. A. M'Night. „ Law Sykes. I „ James Atkinson. „ M. Warriner. „ J. Lowe. _ Mr. John Jones. ____ .......... _.--...,. The number of votes recorded for each was as follows: Mr. G. W. Hunter ..... 30 Mr. Warriner 22 „ John Jones 29 „ Birch „ George Hoe MlCnight Nutthall . 25 „ G. Merrick l5 TOTES OF THANKS Mr. G. Mitchell then proposed, and Mr. Calderbank seconded, a vote of thanks to the late committee, each gen_ tleman dwelling on the services they had rendered the association. This motion was unanimously adopted. The Chairman briefly acknowledged the compliment, and expressed the pleasure that all the members must feel at the proud position in which the association was then placed. - On the motion of Mr. Lowe, seconded by Mr. Thomas Jones, a vote of thanks was unanimously passed to the treasurer, Mr. Thomas Clarke. Mr. Danson, in very complimentary terms, then pro posed a vote of thanks to Mr. Thomas Carter, the hon. sec. of the association, which was seconded by Mr. M‘Knight , and unanimously adopted. Mr. Carter, in returning thanks, expressed the honour he felt, at receiving such an acknowledgment for his past services, and assured them, as long as he lived, his best energies would be devoted to the association. APPOINTMENT OP A SECRETARY, Mr. Griffith then moved, that Mr. William Campbell Beggs be appointed the secretary to the association. This motion was seconded by Mr. Johnson, and unanimously adopted. _ _ APPOINTMENT or A SOLICITOR. Mr. Atkinson moved, and Mr. Mitchell seconded a pro position, to the effect, that Mr. Rymer be appointed a solicitor to the association, in the room of Mr. Bremner. After a brief explanation to the effect, that the committee thought they were best consulting the interest of the association, by appointing Mr. Rymer, the motion was unanimously carried, and he was declared duly elected. (M the motion of Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Pugh, a vote of thanks was accorded to the auditors, Messrs. Danson, Hamer, and J. Atkinson. Mr. Atkinson briefly returned thanks. "'•`'A vote of thanks was also unanimously accorded to the trustees. A vote of thanks was also unanimously passed to the proprietors of the London Morning Advertiser, for gratui tously supplying a copy of that paper to the members of the committee. The reporters for the local press present, also received a vote thanks for attending the meeting, and a hope was expressed that the new committee would permit them to be present, and record the proceedings of the monthly and other meetings, as it was believed it would be for the benefit of the Association. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the business of the meeting. THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. tie Ow Palmerston for making peace ; he approved of his conduct in that respect. But there were some other other things of which he did complaini in that he had screened and sheltered from public punishment the Crimean criminals. (Cheers, and cries of " Shame.") Men who had an army intrusted to them, and who saw that army perish before their eyes * and gave no note of warning that succours might be sent from England ; men who still carried on in a jog-rot kind of way, it might be they were working out the rules of ra;29ary discipline ; men who showed no power of strategy, an d ni) genius for command. He could not help feeling that if he cannot loso a ship without the officer being tried by a court martial, eftrel7 those who lost an army ought also to be tried by a court martial. Lord Palmerston was said to have summoned the members of his cabinet to meet in the month of November, and after that they would know more, but until then they would have to remain in the state of waiters upon Providence and upon Lord Palmerston. (Laughter.) Aristocratical government had been tried in this country for a long course of years, and under a vast variety of circumstances. What had it done? In 1 peace, aristocratical goVernment had brought on corruption and in war aristocratical government wotild haie covered u, with disgrace, but for the bravery, the consummate bravery e our rank and file. (Cheers.) Aristocratical government it the administration in taxation had spared the rich and pressed heavily upon the poor. Aristocratical government had been 'ed tape instead of talent; in opposition it had been faction had, as much as it could. itunaired instead of patriotism is destinies of the cotintry l and requited to immediately brought to an end The Queen lead - been g but be trusted that in the future sl any bu those who came with a character from the people. The ho❑ gentleman resumed his seat amid loud and long continue, DOCK COMMITTEE.-YESTERDAY The usual weekly meeting of this committee was h at one o'clock, yesierday; kr. Charles Turner presided, and the nthar r.prolomen, nresent—were ;11 PSISIS Shand_ Robinson, Mondell, tlubback, Rounthwatte, Langsdale, Anderson, James Holme, Rathbone, Bold, Rankin, Littledale, Gregson, and Evans. The Works §iib-e'ommittee had nothing to report. The Warehouse &lb -committee reported the promotion of a number of men to be delivery foremen at the Albert Dock Warehouses. ?vit.ld suggested that as the first sale of wool was to take place the next day in the Albert warehouse, the committee should provide a slight dejeuner, which would probably have the effect of inducing parties to attend more readily. The Chairman said he did not think that the committee could appropriate any of their funds to that purpose. Mr. Ilubback thought the suggestion not an impolitic ode. Mr. Malden : Perhaps it might induce some Austra lian consignments, if they knew there was to be a lunch there. (Laughter.) Mr. Evans hoped the committee would not think of giving any eating and drinking there. It might he necessary for parties canvassing for business to do such things, but it would be quite unworthy the dignity of the Dock Committee. (Hear, hear.) No motion was made upon the subject, and ti;.: matter dropped. It was ordered that one of Herbert's safety buoyt should be obtained for the fairway in the Queen's channel. Tenders were accepted from Mr. Joseph Conway for dock gatemens' suits of clothing and piermastets' pea jackets, and from Mr. W. Evans for piermasters top coats. A letter was read from Mr. R. L. Bolton, complaining of having suffered considerably from American ships accepting berths without sheds opposite them, and landing the cargo there, thus frequently causing great waste. The letter said, the captains observed that they were legally discharging there, and the master po r t er observed, that they w e r e bound to receive the goods as landed, however bad the weather. He added, that he had at present about 3,600 bags of wheat consigned to him, on board the American ship Old England, lying at the west side of Brantley-Moore dock, where the rain lodged on the quay from one to six inches in depth. He therefore applied, as consignee of the goods, to the dock committee, to give instructions that the wheat should not be discharged, except tinder a shed. The Chairman : I am afraid we must answzr Mr. Bolton that we have no power whatever to stop any vessel from discharging; her goods on the quay at any time, The vessel is liable to the consignee of the goods for any damage so occasioned, but We cannot interfere with the transactions within the vessel. We can do nothing whatever with the goods until they touch the quay, I believe that is the law. (he Solicitor (Mr. North): Thare is no doubt whatever it is so. The Chairman : If the captain chooses to throw the goods into the dock, we cannot prevent him. The owner of the vessel, and the captain, are liable for any damage which may be done. _ _ Mr. Raihbone thought the dock committee ought, at least, to take care that there were not from one to six inches of rain on the quay. The Chairman said, in the present heavy showers it was impossible to keep the quay dry. The Surveyor said, the round stones with which the quay was paved, allowed the rain to lodg e . . _ - 3lr. Rathbone thnught the quay oughi'not to be paved with round stones. The Surveyor said, they were removing the round stones and substituting square sets as fast as they could, but there was great difficulty in obtaining pavement of the latter kind. The matter then dropped. This was the whole of the general business, HEALTH COMMITfEE.-YESTERD.tY The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held at half past7two o'clock, yesterd a y, i n th e T own -h a ll, M I% Langsdale w in the chair. Other members present— Messrs. Beckwith, Dover, Shell, Johnson, Haydock, and A. C. Stewart. The minutes of the last meeting were read and con firmed. HEALTH OF THE TOWN Dr. Cameron, acting for the Medical oflicer of Health, reported that the mortality of the borough continues below the usual average, the deaths registered in the week ending on Saturday, the 20th inst., being 210-60 less than the same week of the eight previous years. Zymotic diseases caused 74 deaths. Of these there were—from diarrhoea, 39 ; fever, 8; scarlet fever, 16 ; small pox, 3 ; measles, 2 ; hooping cough, 4 ; crou p, 2. Diseases of the lungs, including consumption, caused 44 deaths ; diseases of the brain 11 ; convulsions, 13 ; paralysis, 2; teething, 3 : delirium tremens, 1 ; debility, old age, and wasting, 33. Mean temperature during the week, 67.1°; mean reading of the barometer, 30.07 inches. • The Borough Engineer, Building Surveyor, and Inspector of Nuisances, reported various particulars of the operations in their several departments during the week, from which it appeared that 104 nuisances comb plained of by inhabitants had been inspected, and means taken to remedy them ; 796 houses in the most unhealthy districts, containing 2,418 apartments and 291 cellars, had been put under examination, with the view of improving their sanitary condition. TENDERS. The tenders of George Bowyers, for constructing a sewer in Macker-street, for £ll5 lOs ; of Roberts and Owens, for a sewer in Ellison-street and passages, for £317 12s 3d ; and of James Jones, for sewer in Park road, Aberdeen-street, &c., for £276 ss, were accepted. An application was read on behalf of Mr. Briscoe, Veterinary Surgeon, of Islington, for lib er ty t o enc l ose a strip of land fronting his premises. The application was granted, the deputy -town clerk informing the com mittee that the land belonged to Mr. Briscoe, as was shown by the plan in his lease. Several letters from householders, complaining of nuisances, &c., were referred to be reported on. This concluded the business. ALLSOP'S WAX-WORK EXHIBITION, TEUTONIC•HALL LIME -STREET, LIVERPOOL.—DOVE, THE MURDERER.—The only correct likeness of this criminal is to be seen at the above exhibition, and is placed by the side of Palmer. Both these poisoners are full-length, and are acknowledged by all to be perfect likenesses. They are surrounded by upwards of 100 wax figures, large as life; together with 500 statues, busts, casts of heads, &c.. &e. ; also a great number of Stereoscopic and other views. The proprietor begs to state that the likeness of Dove and Palmer are most positively the only true ones taken. Palmer was modelled by Mr. George Ewing, of London, during his trial at the Old Bailey; and a sketch of Dove was taken by Mr. John Storey, of York, and afterwards modelled expressly for Mr. Allsop, by Mr. William Leland, of Liverpool. Open from ten, a.m., till ten, p.m. Admission, Sixpence. A quadrille baud in attendance. Observe the name of Allsop's Way. work on the two lamps over the entrance. CHARMING.—At the Wolverhampton Borough P o li ce Tuesday, John Clark was convicted of o bt a i n i ng several sums of money from a young man, name d R i chard Moore, under th e p r et ence o f cur i ng him of fits by the Court, ou administration of pills and drugs, and by palmistry. There was also a charge against him of having " charmed" Mr. Foster Gough, attorney, out of £4, by fraudulent represen tations. The magistrates committed him, as a rogue and vag abond, to three mont h s ' hard labour for the first offence. MR. CLAUBSON, THE BARRISTER. —W e regret to say that this learned gea tleman still continues in a very preca rious state of health, at his Brighton residence on the King's road, and that no favourable change can be reported ; His severe ill ness arose, in the first place, some ten weeks since, f rom a large carbuncle on the back of the neckand for which h e underwent an operation, wh i c h, a lthough sk ilfu l ly performed, h a d th e e ff ect o f producing great prostration. Aft er several changes, the learnedgentleman, we are sorry t o say, i s i n a state to excite considerableapprehension and fear. MR. W. J. FOX, M,P,, AT OLDHAM Taking advantage of the presence of their respected repre sentative, who visited Oldham this week for the purpose of assisting at the auspicious inauguration of the new building for the Oldham Lyceum, on Monday, a meeting was arranged and fixed for Wednesday evening, at the Oldham Town Hall, where the honourable member would have an opportunity of addressing the constituency, and giving an account of his stewardship during the late parliamentary session. In accord• ance with this arrangement, the electors of Oldham assembled in considerable numbers, and about eight o'clock, when Mr. Fox made his appearance on the platform, the Town Hall was densely crowded. The hon. gentleman was accompanied by Dr. Leach, who presided. lie began by remarking that the session had not been productive of any great results ; they had been waiting on Providence and Palmerston. He had to ex plain two or three of the totes he had given during the session, and first he referted to the vote he gave in support of Mr. Munlz's motion for a revision of the income tax. (Hear.) He thought as that was a war tax it ought to be revised, and it should still more be revised because it pressed unequally. It was, therefore, that he supported Mr. Munlz's motion. One other vote he also thettght it worth while to notice, was in support of Mr. Miall's (the member for Rochdale) motion for an enquiry into the ecclesiastical revenues of Ireland, with a view to their redistribution. (Hear, hear) He took that motion to be one of the most rematkab'e that had been made in the House of Commons for a considerable period—it was in eff s and in spirit a motion for the separation of the establish( d Church of Ireland from the state. ( 1 7ear, and cheers.) That was the short and the long ever such an experiment could be tried under propitious circumstances, it might stirely be tried in the present 0- Ireland was ripe e bigot- And there was no doubt in the sliter country of antagonisms, and of intolerance—for the proclamation of universal religious equality and of universal religions liberty—(hear) —and where, If ever such an experiment was to be tried, should it he tried, if not in the country, where the establi s h e d relicrion [vas_ after Si!, a pitiful minority; in a country where the established clergyman received his hundreds of pounds per annum for indoctrinating some dozen hearers, while the Catholic priest received only his doten ',Minds for teaching his two or three thousand bearers; a country whero the experience of three centuries was a sad brand of failure on the established church —(hear)— a country where every church belonging to the established church was in fact a monument of victory and of insult to the great mass o f th e popu l at i on — (l oud cheers) —a country where there could he neither peace nor rest until this Monstrous nuisance was abated and settled ?) He did not shrink from it therefore ; for if it Was not tried in this country, it would bo tried in the colonies. They were in the state in which these church and state discussions had already com menced. Their new legislatures were turning their atiention to it. In Australia, in New Zealand, and in almost all the colonies, the proportion of members of the Church of Eng land was only one in seven ; but the proportion of state profits which they possessed was nearly one-half. The colonies would not endure that. They would accept our bishops, but they would pay them according to their estimate of their merits and deserts, and according to the usefulness of their exertions upon the Community. (Loud cheers). A religion to which no more than one man in seven belonged, could never become established as the one religion of that country. If England was baCkward in making the eiperinient, her colonies would soon teach her. Our children would be wiser than their parents; and we should learn from them the principles of universal religions freedom and universal religious equality. (Hear hear). The honourable gentleman next referred to the County Police Bill as a measure which had some local interest. The bill was an extension of the system of centralisation throughout the country, and lie felt it his duty to oppose it in every stage. Another topic he wished to advert to, which had a local interest—he meant the shipping dues which were levied at the port of Liverpool. They were, in effect, taxes upon them—taxes upon Alaneheater —taxes upon the whole adjacent country. Every portion of commerce which came through the port of Liverpool paid dues to the corporation of Liverpool, which could not be regarded as other than a general tax upon commerce. In the last twenty five years these shipping dues had amounted to no less a sum than ono million and three quarters of money. (Hear ) Of that large sum no more than £B,OOO had been expended for the good of shipping ; and what had become of the rest ? (Hear.) Why, the rest had watered the streets of Liverpool ; it had embellished public buildings ; it had erected a magnifi cent music hall. (Hear, hear.) There was a sound of discord, and not harmony, at the mention of that music hall. (Cheers.) And what was the claim for these ? Why, a grant by charter of Charles I. ; Charles t. who lost his heart by trying to tax the people wit'iout the consent of the representatives of the people. (Hear.) And what was the amount of that grant at the time it was made ? It gave the borough of Liverpool the , rates levied by Sir Richard Molyneanx, which amounted at the time to £l4 6s Bd, and now the corporation of Liverpool taxed the whole community to the tune of .£70,000 to 80,000 per tnnuno. (. 4 Shame, shame.") Why, we rebelled when a king attempted to tax us without the consent of our representatives; and it would not be suffered that these dues should continue to be levied by is corporation : The people had always been jealous of this, that taxation and representa• tion went together, and they had no representative in the corporation of Liverpool. (Rear, hear.) Therefore, he said, they would not be taxed by Liverpool. The contest had been begun, and they had been thrown back for a session. They might be thrown back for another session ; but the contest had been begun, and it certainly would cont, nue until the commerce of this great district of country was entirely emancipated from the self erected taxation of the borough of Liverpool. In saying that little or nothing had been done during last session, he had to make an exception with respect to ono or two points which had been ascertained. It had been clearly ascertained that the tories, Derbyites, conservatives— call them what they would—could never govern this country. In addition to that, it had been made clear 'hat some broad hints had been given to Lord Palmerston as to the manner in which he must set to the governing of the country, (Hear.) When he spoke of conservatism, Derbyism, or toryisrn, he had a right to ask what it was—where he might find the nattern, the model? Was it the enlightened liberality of Lord Stanley? If that was conservatism, then, he asked, in the name of heaven, what was liberalism ? Was it in the intense bigotry of Mr. Spooner? the vaccillation of Mr. Walpole? in the defunct protectionism of the Marquis of Granby ? Was it on either side of the struggle for leadership between Sir John Pakington and Mr. Henley ? was it in the arousing sarcasms, the captiousness, or the hitter criticisms and astonishing gyrations of Mr. Disraeli ? (Laughter, and " Hear.") Why, late in the session, on one of the last days of the session, Mr. Disraeli, trying to hold together the patty which was crumbling away, endeavoured to give it some watchword by which it might rally—trying to hold the waver ing vitality of his followers, by professing to give what he called the creed of Derbyistn, And what did it amount to ? It consisted mainly of two articles, namely, a negation of all reforms in this country, and a sympathy with all the despotisms on the continent. (Hear.) That creed was the condemnation of the party. He had said that Lord Palmerston had received some intelli gent and significant hints. He referred to several divisions in the course of the session, in which Lord Palmerston received repeated warnings. His list of warnings to Lord Palmerston ho then referred to. The first warning division was on the ballot, which was lost by 113 against 153, a minority of 40 only, of which there were so many absentees that that li minority could have been made into a majority. That was an apparent indication that th e people of this country will b s e o maed reforms; ded, a large r t g h e e they extensionrequir e of m more ng, right of voting. The next quest i on was one in which Lord n fr o e t ed b o e m co i o n t v e o n t t i t a h o o d u , t Palmerston and the government were beaten ; that was the question of the civil Service. An endeavour was made to remove the civil service from parliamentary patronage, and throw it open to competition. The' government was beaten by 110 to 89, and although the public offices are not open to all desirous of competing for them, yet nosy, to a certain extent, they are removed from parliamentary patronage, and the persons nominated to them are subject to and have liberty of examination. This was a warning that the people of this country desired administrative reform, and that the business of the nation is to be conducted by men who understand business not only in the higher offices, but in all departments of the State. There was thus an end put to that system of patronage by which those who gave away places obtained votes, and by which the government obtained the votes of those through whom the places are bestowed. The next division to which he referred was that on the ques tion of the removal of the National Gallery to Kensington, upon which the government was beaten by 155 to 147• The appellate jurisdiction of the House of Peers was the next warning. The House of Peers had endeavoured to limit the royal prerogative by denying the right of creating life peers, lest the Queen should send in more wisdom and more patriotism than it would be convenient for them to receive in their house. (Laughter, and cheers.) He would say with Shakspere, in the " Merry Wives of Windsor," " What shall an honest man do in my closet ? There shall no honest man come into my closet." (Renewed laughter and cheers ) While rejecting this prerogative, the House of Peers attempted to set up a claim to be the ultimate judicial court of appeal of the country. A bill was prepared and passed the Home of Lords ; it then came down t o the House of Commons, w as carr i e d through the second reading, referred to a committee of the house and shelved, and now the Houses of Lords and Commons have these hopeful things to fight out next session, viz., to give the country a high court of appeal, and to decide whether the Queen can create peers who shall be peers by right of their personal t m h e e r ir it, re a; na n tin o o tt s h ,e ftth ers o f legislators f or a h un d re l genera tions. Ile then p asse d to the recent resignations of the Bishops of London and Durh am. H e sa id two bi s h ops h ad sent in asthe two N obwis,liopossfaeildt the e elll na se t l i v rt e t s l tllhtilneggll for al to the duties o f their office. a mars who could not perform the duties of his office was to resign; the natural course of things would he that they should give up their offi ce ; but N e ,” sa id t h ese bi shops, " we will not giro up our offices unless you give one of us £6,000 a year and a palace, and the other £4,000 a year." That had been carried amid cries of shame which had reverberated through the cou ntry, and had done more to damage the cause of the establishment than any thing else could have done. Referring to the peace he said, technically speaking, its objects have been accomplished. Turkey was now safe, and had only to work out her own regeneration. Russia had recently manifested a pacific disposition, more especially by the exhoneration of the country from conscription. He did not complain of Lord POLICE INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. (BEFORE MR. J. H. SMITH.) CHARGE OF FORGING AND UTTERING A But,.—Jamesi Pendleton, a carter, was charged with having forged the names of Isaac Sutton, 52, Pall Mall, and William Pendleton (the prisoner's father), Vauxhall-road, to a promissory note for £3 Bs, and for having uttered the same. Mr. Goodier was for the prisoner. The history of the case was as follows : —l n S eptember, of last year, the t prisoner went to a tailor, name d William Jackson, in ?G,2t Crosshall street, and ask e d f or some clothes, which he agrl to give him, on th e secur i ty of Mr. Sutton and leis father, amount to be paid i n wee k ly instalments of es from TheJ and :ome days after, he brought it back, with the alleged sigi:a.:gres of Mr. S u tt on and his father. lie got the clothes, anti paid IB s on account, but had not been seen since. When .fac.!(son applied t o the sureties, they informed him that their signatures wer e forged. Mr. Sutton deposed that the name purporting a P e r k i s s o ° l 6 : :: tore ::? the not e fill e d , except the sigmi. o be his on the note, was not written by him, nor did [e to do it for him He wal no! at ansactirm, nor did he know e autholise any o all aware of the n The prison rke l for him a that. was all he 3e, said the :I to co np shut up for a 1 von- writing his nave was about a year ago, aft The con - stable: sr . 1 prisoner's father ref(' 9- bad bee long- tin complainant, in answer to fo-tvarti to pr Mr. G his creditors, hut he s an assigntnnt of his good v appeared in c the pri She wag with ber friends. winded ge, an account of which erday, was brought up. BIRKENHEAD. a .ammunioation Before the Hon. Major-General Sir Edward Cast, the Rev Messrs. Fie ;den and Case, and iVlr. Bryant. STEALING PROM THE Marixnr.—An old man named William Reynolds, was charged with stealing two glass cream jugs, from a stall ke; - .t, by Messrs. Bradie, on Satur day last. The prisoner, on Saturday morning, was seen fingering tle goods on the stall. Soon after the goods %sere missed, and were subsequently taken from his pocket, when he was given into custody. His master, by whom he had been entuloy-tA for twelve months, spoke to character. The magistrates consulted together, and discharged the prisoner. ROBBING THE DOCK TRUSTEES.—A child of very tender years, was charged with having stolen a small piece of rope, which he afterwards sold to a marine store-dealer, named Fakey, for 2d. Before the case was gone into, Mr. Hookey, the dock manager, attended, and stated that the dock trustees were robbed to such an alarming extent. that it was absolutely necessary that the receivers should be punished, and in this case he hoped that the receiver would be punished. The fact of the robbery by the child was clearly proved, but he was discharged, it being tina - e, - .! tood that an information would be taken out against the i:eelver, who would be b roug ht u p on a future occasion. ATTEMPTING TO HOP A 7:_rz,—A noted young gentle man, who has p asse d un d er severs : names, in Liverpool. and Who ha s f req u ent l y b een an i nmate o f the Bridewell there, and who, on this O ccas i on , passe d off to'." Joshua Harden, if there Is such an individual, was charget: tip detective officer Hodgson, with attempting to rob the till in Mrs. Winter's tobacconist shop, about two o'clock on the previous day. Hodgson said that, knowing the boy to be a thief, he watched him, and saw him go into the shop and jump upon the counter and attempt to steal the till. He was immediately apprehended. The boy said he went into the shop to buy something, and that was al/. The bench committed the boy for twa months. ' t w o r o y rtehsep to t o a o b f ly t:r d e p re e s a s t e e cl d n m a e m n e , s w o h r oselec ted Thomass n f t m h APPREHENSION OF TWO OF THE BIRMINGHAM SWELL 3 th ro e n drre ' e and William Thompson, were charged with being vagrants, that is, with attempting to defraud a gentleman, named Robert Hodge, of his money, by a trick with three cards. William Stanley, the Tranmere policeman, stated that his attention was first called to the two prime soners about three o'clock, against Mr. Ferniough's hotel. He then followed them to the Lord Raglan publichouse, where he, and another officer, distinctly heard them making a bet, with a third party, that out of the three cards they held in their hands that he could find the three of diamonds. The man would have made the bet with them, but, fortunately for himeelf, he bad no money, as they were two well-known travelling thieves and card sharpers. The c sse did not come within . the meaning of the act of parliament, according to ttle opinion of the b enc h, an d t h ey di sc h arge d the offnders. COUNTY COURT. -YESTERDAY DSEI'II POLL() ILLIs Y. P ERCIVAL & (.I.IHPBEI Messrs. Percival JUDGE —The plafntiffs in & Co., and the defendants , brokers to the underwriters' association. The action . was brought to decide a point of considerable importance to the trading community. It appears that Messrs. Percival & Campbell had been in— cveerntdaoi n rs e w on o d u i l t d l orrliost w b e e re r s e t s a p t o e 2 d ) s , o b n , ( f ) o f r w a h n ic v. h in— structed to sell a quantity of miscellaneous goods, part of the rescu e d cargo from the wrecked vessel Racer. A catalogue was p u bli shed by them of the goods, in which n w l l a s s t , a t k h e a n t s th to e staple, colour, or quality, and that the goods being sold as damaged, purchasers most take them with all laultg. The plaintiffs purchased a lot described as a box contain ing, double-barrelled guns. When they came to examine the box, it was found to Contain only gun-barrels, without stocks or locks. Mr. Ridley appeared for the plaintiffs. and Mr. C. Aspinall for the defence. On the part of the plaintiffs it was contended that they had purchased th e lot on the faith that it contained double-barrelled guns, and that the conditions specified in the catalogue did not protect the vendors in selling articles which were merely barrels and not guns at all. Mr. Aspinall contended that the vendors were fully protected, inasmuch as the descrip tion they gave applied to lots, and not to single articles. The box of gun barrels was ticketed and open for inspec— tion, and might have been fully examined by the plaintiffs. He stated that this was the mode in which wrecked goods were always sold, inasmuch as in many cases the damaged cargo was not of sufficient value to repay the cost and trouble of a minute examination of all the several articles by the vendors before submitting them for sale. In this instance, he contended, that Messrs. Percival & Campbell had done all required of them, and had taken care to have the conditions expressly drawn up by a well qualified party in Liverpool, in order that it might be distinctly understood what their responsibility was. His Honour said the case was one well worthy of attention. Questions of much greater importance to persons engaged in trade might depend upon it than the mere issue of that case. He should, therefore, like to give it his best consideration, and would, therefore, postpone his judgment for two or three weeks, in order that he might look over all the authorities bearing on the question. CLAUGHTON NUISANCES TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—Allow me, through the medium of your valuable paper, to call the attention of the authorities of Birken head to the disgraceful condition of one part of Market_ street, near the railway bridge. The foot path is in such a state, that it can only be used in dry weather. By inserting this, you will oblige.--Yours, &e., C. Fox. Claughton, Sept. 24, 1856. PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY :,The deaths of the General Officers which have just taken place will involve several new appointments and a large amount of promotion in the army. By the decease es a vacancy the e It N a lt v P m oud inch , sto andof Sir the e Colinee colonelcy n H e a l e l k y e e tt f the the 4 5 th Regiment, governorship of aChelseand by ypa rl bnot o eho s .lal p fi i t t ceoinh a fe l. r. Lord Harding() the colonelcy of the 57th Regiment, are rendered vacant. Coupled with the recteontwdheiacthhcoyf lLonimiut. ri F. the C li a s in t, Bradihawe, on the staff in BfidGexoeceonedteahrae half oaflf establishments Gordon pira C 0 i 1 nt n o I d ßf 1 gao General eighnte.e,tr;auhaleo s Sir sielie ee creates seniorernHas. avid 0 . . Burmese wars, will ,no% In command of the ds w ue l icpocoetheads; battalion L er i v e e u a t . i .a u ct ( Il t i‘ h ., . r, will become . Col., and Major These deaths will also cause the promotion of Lieutenant - Australia, Lieut.-Colonel General b e erAylm to Cochrane to Lieuteneant?whichr the latter Dublin - -size the command of the he of 'Cambridge will also, probably, - officers on the General,eneral, and bv A ajor General ,:-finquished Ofl L C pportunity of placing thr€ Campbell p v i ceo i n S i rt d H. F. 45th and eneral. governorship when in place of Sir Henry Somerset, who gazettecl to-morrow, in all likelihood to the cloy or tle o t t l ' y the two o 25th eer s r e t f . T o trn b e e a t a , G a -ogiments. it i s usual to promote the Lieut. an opportunity the n Lieut.-Go Governor. Sir Edward Blakency, will the.ef o re be most likely to have the appointment. The next death among the Gene ral officers will, along with those of • and Lord flardinge Governor ofChaerlsiseeas,haorsuplitalt,;eii: t L. Major-General James J onos - 1 occurred on Monday), ate Deputy Quartermaster General in k make Ireland,Coi ~,,,,N•1•■•••• FLOWERS OF THE EAST.—In the Gazette of yesterday is republished a treaty made with the King of Siam in 1826. In the introductory portion of the document his Majesty is described as the powerful Lord, who is in rossesssion of every good, and every dignity, the God Boodh, who dwells over every head in the city of the sacred and great !kingdom of Si-a-yoo-thasya, i ncomprehensible to the head and brain, the sacred beauty of the royal palace, serene and infallible there.