Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-09 00:00:00

THE MALTA PROTESTANT COLLEGE. LORD SHAFTESBUItY'S , SECOND SPEECH. YESTERDAY. A special meeting, in connection with the Malta Pro ' testant College, was convened to be held in the Common hall, .11aCkin's-hey, yesterday aftermion, for the purpose of hearing the Earl of Shafedbury explain the great • importance of the institution in a commercial, as well : as a religious -point of view. 'Adam Hodgson; Esq.; presided, and there was a numerous attendance of mer- • chants and clergymen; amongst whom we observed — Clergy : Rev. ,T. B.' LoWe, Rev. J. R: Conor, Rev: , W. Clernentson Rev: Dr. Crawford, ReV. R. Jagoo (association secretary), Rev. IT.' J. Hindlev, - Rev. W. M. ralloon, Rev. G. W..Ellaby, Rev. C. W: LaWrence, Rev. T. Cowan, and the Rev: D. J. Hirsch. Laity: W. • - J: Tomlinson ' William Jones, A. Kinnaird, A. Hodgson • (chairman),' Samuel Martin, 'J. - P. Mather, Robert •-' Higgins George Maples, Thomas James, W. 11. Newett, Gregson, J. Eden, Christopher Bushell, M. W. 'Collett, P. Mill; 'H. Clark, &c., &c. In the gallery we observed a number of ladies. Mr. AbANC Hoivso*, having been galled to the chair, • said that the Mei , fine. - had been originated by a number of gentlemen who were desirous' of increasing the ett- , ' ciency.of the Malta College; and who, on the suggestion °"' .of Mr: - Charles Groves, determined to attempt to raise' ▪ £10,000; and; with this view, invited Lord Shaftesbury to come to Liverpool and ,crive thein some information "' respecting :the college. He. knew of few institutions which had been founded on wiser or more comprehen `7. sive foundations ; and the noble lord had, when in town, " never failed to -attend the. Meetings Of. the, committee,") showing the intereSt . he,tOok in the institution. • Long: might it stand as a monument of the wisdom, the energy, • and the Christianity of this country; as a monument of the lofty ; policy had `no sinister objects,inview, Which scorned . every petty,. crafty diplomatic proceeding, and every thui'g which %Vas unworthy of this country ; and -JJ ` L liong might that lofty policy "continue to be worthy, of the Obligations' and the 'position of this great country ; " I '" _long _might it continue to secure the•confidence of the / 1. ' othe`nationa of the: globe; from the liberality and the justice of its prteeecling: He concluded by calling on • • Lord Shaftesbury to address the meeting. "-'• • The Earl of SIIA.FTF.6BritY, , who Was received withi; 100 ;'''eat applause, then addressed the meeting. He said it. P", l° ' - 'w gr as a vary 'great honour conferred upon him that •he - •ur.' had been invited to Liverpool to make a statement refP' pecting the 'progress and' objects of the M a lt a ' College ' and he felt also an additional honour was conferred upon him, when' so many of the bu , inc..ss men of this town , had baen good enough to take an hour from their time to come there and listen to his additional statement. • ▪ The whole subject was enteied in'ta 6 . 0 Minutely, and at such great length, last 'evening, that 'it would be. out of i+ place to go over 'the'ground again ; and it was, indeed, • so well reported in the 'daily papers, arid': more • especially in that excellent daily paper, the Noether4, Times, that it would be impossible for, , him tot add anything to that faithful record, if the gen- , tlemen - present had had an .9ppoctunity or casting their eyes over tile ' report alluded to. But as nien of business, there were one or two points' respecting 'the college deserving of their minute attention. In the, • first plaCe, they must see that 'he was not only address= li 9la ing them as merchants, but as' English patrioti—as men as deeply interested, both in a moral and in a material ' sense, in the 'welfare and honour of their country, as . • 7 -. " they were 'in the advancement of their own indiVidual, ~," 4 ' commerce, and their own individual undertakings; and • it was a. great satisfaction to' him to address the town of Liverpool,, beCause it 'had always beep characteriset4 by. a • remarkable combination 'of pariOtisin and com merce, and - its readiteSS to aid in great undertakings, both it home and - : abread. He had, therefore, no . scruple in bringing—before them first the political cir cunistances of what might be called the Tirkisli%empire ; • for• though the operations of the College 'extended itself to North Afrietto• and likeivise - ta the shores of the Medi; terranean, yet the matter of the most pressing interest, at the present time must be the consideration of the actual. condition, andthrifuture condition of the mighty nin lions now livingunder, thodominion of that which wits called the Turkish empire.'.rit must be clear that they' either would be tlinvictims of anarchy and confusion--' the greatest mischief to themselves and the 'greatest loss to others—or else in the course of time they • must rise into the dignity of .free and independent states, with all the industry, the energy, and the capability that descended upon those who were happily the possessors:of civil and religious liberty. Of course, it must be of great interest to them, not merely as merchants, as tradesmen, or as Englishmen ; but it op.!, must be a matter of great interest to those who took a - deep and anxious view of the progress of the human race, and the organisation of those great principles which constituted our happiness over all the nations of the earth. It must be a matter of deep and lasting interest to them as to what way they could fairly, - honourably, legitimately, and within the exercise of their own rights and province, advance the great cause in mighty regions. Now he believed in no way could they so contribute to the advancement of the good cense as by doing what in Ahem lay to train a large body of 'native agents—Of men coming from the various countries in the East—and to giye them that education which is best qualified to form them as men of business, as men of principle, as men'. te be confided in, as men to whom should be entrusted the ' situations of ernelument and great' responsibility. It was clearly desirable that British interests' must be con- fided , to . British people. A certain riumber"Of British people-Of the highest order must at all - times be in those ; countries to superintend 'British interests. 'But it would ltel disastrous if they child not find agency sufficient, both political and • commercial, in those mighty regions, inhabited now by about thirty-six millions of men; and capable of feeding, nourishing, and advancing fully one hundred millions of human beings. The time 'would come' when they would require ten-fold the agency they now possessed ; and it, was imperative that they should raise. for thernselies a 'body of men who • would be qualified as natives; trained in the discipline, the system, the principles of England, and sent out :to act in subordination to British- principals, and there carry intoeffectill the great principles, both political Jland commercial, that may be confided to their care: The only way in which so large a body of native agents - could be teamed; would be by the institution of such a college and school as :that now brought under their t notice.: ' There was the :island of. Malta, situated ,in ho :,'the very centre of the Mediterranean, touching upon the -79 whores of Asia, upon the shores of Europe, andflipon the T . Shores of Africa, with ready communication from all parts of Europe and with ready communication from all parts of Africa. The climate was favourable, even to those who came froralhe - farthest East ; and it was not : too relaxing even to an Englishman: (Hear; hear.) It was a matter of great importance , that the Asiatics and:. the Europeans should be 'educated together: They; - ,, fi'ifound, in every instance, it had stimulated their facilities! lo ,e'iery much, and it was exceedingly desirable' when' they ,00Z*ero training a body of native agents and a had) , of : . .FtiltEnglishreen who were to` represent - their influence .114 in' Eastern, countries—(hear, hear)=--it was a Matter efiW of great importance that they should be accustomed to ittlo . leach other in early life:-=-that the En fish-should acquire ImoWiedge of the Asiatic mind anafeeling; and, above all, a knowledge of the Asiatic language edllckinially ; i :and lit was .also of great importance that the Miatics should be imbued with the knowledge and feelings of into daily con tact witji the English,!sand mastekaftee languat and so, -_mastering the language, enter into all the abits and -Thgtopathies of , the European: - Her believed that in th at way they would . train' a body, of native agents w h o would, to , all intents and pnrposes, answer the e n d, in view. They would bring f into their service some , of the most acute intellects, some Of ,the most ready perceptions, 'some of the persons the most handy Mi detail—who, in addition_to_all their intellectual faculties, • would :be o9nversant with . the etnintq; it which they had . to carry on their ministrations; and would save those: wlfriliitiployed them: from mnehl frti ad; - thisconceptiou, and loss,.,and, in c,critsequence, from much, ; of power on the part of . the European nations. (Elearil. hear.)' The - Malta College had been•enabred 'to produce! a very considerable effect already. Although theoin nbject of this college was to give - education •to. the natives of the East; and: . to select. a.natite4geney: from the Eastern countries, yet it was a matter l ifsreat iinpoitance, as many of tliegentleineti preSent would „testify, that they .shoulth - have :bodies of 'agents— Italian, French, Spanish,L and !others living upon the shores of the Mediterranean bodie s• of agents : .`'from those countries,. trained Under. the,English system,' under English • superintendence, and. in 'the' English college, who, by the training they had received, might, derive, from the doctrine, and diacipline there. acquired, ; British sympathies, - British feelings, and - a desire for the advancement of British interests. (Applause.) . He had just alluded to the, probable state of. things that must ensue whenever the - period arrived; which could not be. f tr distant, for the dissolution of the Turkish empire. Now, this was a matter of serious ...consideration to all those who were ' deeply interested—nay, to these who took but a Passing view of the welfare of the human. race. Conceive what must be the condition of those vast regions—Consider the anarchy thaf'must arise; if' the' present Government were dis- .. solved; and there was found noone'capable of assuming the administration of thoSe mighty regions. One of two things would arise, either there would be universal anarchy, or else an attempt would ba made by some of • the-ambitious Powers of Eurcpe to force on- 2a - partition ,stibli tes!thepartition- of Poland. Either alternative it would be - frightful 'to _contemplate ; and he hoped, by i-God's blessing:, they might avoid each alternative. If they did but in time set themselves to the present plan, `they, sooner or later could not fail to work out the moral regeneration of those mighty regions. (Applause.) Let them qualify the natives of these countries by in-,, struction and discipline, and by, imparting the truths of the Christian religion, for the reception and use . of ••iiberty-J-qualify them by giving those principles, without which liberty was impossible, and if possible would be unsafe--Lby senditig out agents to different parts, who, by their lives and their conduct; would be living instances of English principles ' *Of. English life, and of English religion. - (Applatise.) - They might depend upon it, ' more was done by example • than by precept—more would be done by young men educated in such a college as that, going . into some ' re g ion, and there becoming a centre of influence, by displaying the /faculties he had acquired, and by ,the conduct he pursued — more would be done by that than' by the institution of any other systein -however well contrived, ' however well arraned when it appeared on paper: - (Applause.), Without detaining' theni longer on. the' political part of :the question, he themfght- they would see- considera tions in it to lead them to entertain 'very great aSpira tions for the advancement of the'honour of this country by advancing- the honour and the welfare of so 'many, 1 millions of the human race. (Applause.) Looking at the commercial view of it, he thought everyone would admit - the indispensable necessity Of all who represented,. the English interests to be conversant with the manners and the language and the habits of the natives. Even supposing - that the 'great alternative of anarchy and confusion did not take place—supposing these countries should not be developed—there were there at this moment more than foiuteert-millions of people professing , Christianity—sporioas Christianity, in many instances, _it Might be, but still a peOple in that condition of i mind , were more prepared to receive the tnith, and to be brought into the habits and the way of thinking 1 of the English people. • (Hear, hear.) They knew from . the • testimony of Sir Henry Rawlinson and Mr. Layard, that the Christian population of these countries was more advanced inintellect and acuteness-than the whole mass of the Mahomedans, and in every instance where they received' education they surpassed even their Mahomedan rulers. He should not hesitate to believe that the civilisation of these countries - was perfectly feasible if they did but use the right appliances. If they , did, was it not manifest that there was about to be , developed in -those regions an extent of commerce of which at that: moment - no conception could be formed? Take the article of cotton atone, which was so necessary for the interests of this country. He had been told by persons ,who had made - it their business to, examine the soil, and the climate, and all the necessary `circumstances for the productionof that plant, that the shores of the Mediterranean alone would supply more cotton than all ,Minachester twice its size could consume; (Applause.) Was that not something to be considered? Would it not_ be something to have another independent sap ply, instead Of that miserable dependenee on the United States for almost every piece of cotton that we required, and would it not be something, more too to have that supply so much within reach of this country ? (Applause.) It would be a matter of vital importance; if that country was to produce the cotton they required, if. their capital was to be invested there, to have a greater body of annts—persons in whom ,they could : repese unlimited trust, and in whom they had confidence—from the convic tion-that they had been educated as ,Englishmen had, were imbued with the same feelings as they were im bued, with, and would act as they would act, with the utmost honour, faith, and confidence, towards those who had confided to them so great a trust. (Applause.) Therefore he did think that in every aspect, politically and commercially, it was a matter for the most serious consideration for merchants like themselves, whether they should not prepare thektselves for, coming changes in those countries,_ and strengthen the hands of those who undertobk and promised that if they had the means confided - to them they would turn out to the extent of those means a body of native agents, and who, allowine• for all the necessary i-firmities of human o nature, allowing for all the failures' which there must be in any undertaking, would give to them a very large ma jority of those they had• educated as men in whom they might confide, to whom they might entrust their most material interest's, and as persons who would neither be tray nor disgrace the country that had given them the blessing and the benefit of education. (Applause.) It would give him infinite satisfaction if he could think that any effort of his, in addressing the merchants and the citizens of this mighty city of Liverpcol should have the least effect in determining their mind to give of their liberality to the support of so valuable an institution. He did think that the great glory of this country was to be placed at the head of civilisation, of freedom, and of civil and religious liberty. (Applause.) He thought it was not only our great honour„ but it ..Was our great security that this country should stand prominent before all the nations of the earth, not in a propagandist spirit, not like Ma.homet enforcing his 1 dcictrine by the sword, but by the dignity of her conduct,- by the liberality of her principles, by the truth and the virtue of the governing powers, and of every individual man, who represented our interests, or was'seen among the nations - of the earth. (Applause.) That was the way in which this country was to carry its great and mighty influence, that was the way in which this country would fulfil the destiny which God had given it —the elevation of all the nations of the earth. (Applause.) - And most rejoiced . and thankful should he be if that' occasion should result in enlisting the people - of- Liver' pool to join in. this great work, which some wise man suggested long ago, and put into his heart, and, by the , blessing of God, induced him to undertake the work ; if. Liverpool on that day should come forward and join 'in , the great work of restoring those long oppressed and benighted nations,'the seat of ancient civilisation, but loug forgotten and trampled upon, once more into they great family of civilised countries. (Loud applause.) ; Mr. C. BUSHELL next addressed the meeting. He said the noble lord had afforded them a large amount of "information on a subject which hitherto had been, he believed, but little considered. • (Hear, hear.) He was sure that _everybody who had watched the position of affairs, during the last few years, could not fail to see - that-a great opportunity had ,arisen for this country-- (bear, hear)—to develop, . and to-bring into rapid and, httrusted, powerfut action, -that power which Providence' had conferred upon them. (Hear, hear.) The scheme which had been devised, in relation to this - college, seemed to be a most ptactical one. By - these 'means they leavened those nations, with a leaven which they could not introduce into them 'by any foreign • means. : • (Hear, hear.) The men whom they trained in this college went forth in the same costume, with the same language—a part and parcel of the people them selves—producing, therefore, no fear, exciting no an tagenisra, -and thus. quietly they. would be found, as no 'doubt they-had already been found, to do a work'whieh no Englishman could by possibility do. (Hear, hear.) Thiwseemefl to , him to bathe great value and power of the selienie. They knew -that a little leaven leavened the whole mass. They knew what inoculation would do, and this was inoculation; this was a leaven which he was sure would, with God's blessing, produce, perhaps not visibly, but it would produce in ' I Cater ages a result of which those who followed them alone- could know the power - and extent. (Hear, hear.) . They ,must allow him, on behalf of the merchants of e Liverpool, to thank Lord Shaftesbury for his kindness in coming , amongst them; and as his lordship had plp,ced the question before them in all its phases—its religious, moral; and international objects, involving us, , I s eeing the position that we,' as a Christian nation, have pccupied, he believed, in • deep responsibility, because this was our opportunity—he trusted there would be a , response, not merely by the applause of words, i:but by that substantial applause which h e was sure !would alone satisfy Lord - Shaftesbury and those who acted with hint in this important matter. (Hear, hear.) He begged to propose a vote of thanks to his lordship for= his able,_ interesting, and useful statement. (Applause.),- The Rev. CHARLES LAWRENCEenseconTdoed deal the with of thanks proposed by Mr. Bash . like matter hila y in fri a en business s e pointt h e of fnetesswity he e f the:: somewhat large sum of £lO,OOO. Considerable expenses were of necessity incurred in enlarging an - institution- of this character, for its object was the communication of an excellent and comprehensive education They trusted the institution at a certain • point would be self4uppOrting; but in the first instance, they must provide a good education, of a comprehensiVe character. The InStittition had, hitherto succeeded in. , sending forth some excellent yupils—men who had ells- tinguished theniselves . for 'their usefulness, sometimes iri the army, sometimes in distant Abyssinia, sometimes in • Turkey and in' Bulgaria. Liveipool had felt a great " • interest in Dr. .Livingstone when he, came here. Soine thought more of 'cotton than of Christianity, and some more of Christianity than .of cotton ; but a great effort was made ; and ,so, in regard to this project,. whether thei . looked 'at it -in a political, comet erciali or relllons point of view, on all these considerations they . ought ;to support the .movement. He most 'cordially seconded the motion which was so. ably put before them,. by their friend Mr. Bushel The Hon. A.. liigicarno, M.P., thought the remarks which had,been.- made by Mr. Bushell were worthy ,of attention. In France large sums of money were spent for the bringinc , of young Eastern to Paris, where they were trained at entire expense of the GoVernmenti and when they returned to their own country were devoted to French interests. • This could not be done in this country by Parliainent, and therefore it must be done . by voluntary Christian efforts ; and they must remember that it was not only for the Malta College these' efforts were being made, but for the good of the nation. After somejemarks by Mr.. Gregson, the Chairmai put the, motion for a vote of thanks to Lord Shaftesbury, which.wai carried with'applause. Lord SIIAFTESBUitY - assured them that he received with much gratification the,expression of their kindness; but whenever he had been in the town of Liverpool, or in any part of Lancashire, he had' been received in so kind, and so cordial, and so open a manner that - he felt he wasalniost in danger of being spoiled. (Laughter.). I He had omitted to notice a passage in the report which he thought was of great- importance,' as it snowed in what way the college was worked. " A...number of lay Men have also been sent forth-A.6in the college. after being-trained there, and have discharged secular duties with great credit and effect in van.ons parts- of, the East. Of these, two'were officers in the English_ . army, 'and One was an - offiCetin the English navy, while ' five others 'held situations as interpreters and in the commissiariat department in the Crimean war.':' He was very glad Mr. Kinnaird pressed upon the point of inter preters ; it was a matter of singular. imp6itance that - they should have interpreters in whoin they could confide, not only for the accuracy of their. ;interpretations, but for the : feelings with which they'were given. It was a common 'thing in the East to - say that the inter preter of the ambassador at Constantinople or elsewhere wasin -thi - iilpay' - of , the Austrian, the Russian, or Some other Government. " Three were greatly distinguished for their bravery, one of them, who was employed in the Naval Brigade during the siege of Seba.stopol, having been mentioned in the public - despatches for his.. `conduct, - and obtained the decoration of the French Legion or-116hour. They preserved ,in the camp the piety they had imbibed in college, their letters exhibiting the spirit of Hedley - Ticars." Now, he thought, con sidering the short time the college had, been on foot,` 'that `this' 'statement 'alone was sufficient to show that, i they had completely proved they wanted only The means' to send forth as inany'agents as may be required for the growing 'interests of this great' country. (Hear, hear.) He ,was glad to hear the remarks of Mr. Bushell, and it Struck 'him as reinarkable . that a gentle man who was so little conversant with the Malta. College should so soon enter into its spirit and so soon see- the effect of native agency. It Showed a gOod per; ception and, he might say, a considerable grasp of the subject which was put before him. (Applause.) But it was only a confirmation to him that commerce, upon a high scale, ,was connected with the highest aspirations.. of the human heart - and he thought' he might well clo - se by saying' that he now saw that' the merchants of Liverpool were princes, and that her traffickers-were the. -honourable of the' earth. (Applause.) The CIIAIRMA.N having' called for the thanks of the meeting to the Hon. Mr. Kinnaird and Dr. Crawford, who bad also done their utmost to further the objects of the college, . Lord SIIA.FTESBCRY . said he had much pleasure in bearing testimony to the • efforts of Dr: Craw ford. The original proposition for the establish ment of the college came from him, and althougb,it had been . in , his (Lord Shaftesbury's) mind, it , never occurred to him to be so bold as to conceive and,pro pose the plan. Dr. Crawford did conceive it and pro,' pose it, and with that plan he came to him and made the 'suggestion, and ever since he has been a, most inde fatigable agent ; he had spared no time, had travelled into distant parts, and all this, too, gratuitously. (Apilause.). He was the honorary secretary, and for fourteen years of labour had that good man, although he was not rich: in this world's goods, never received.. one. farthing,. (Applause.) His_cornpensation was in'the attainment of his grand project ; he had ever been , guided by one principle, and, that was The glory, of God, and the wel-. fare - of the human race; '(Applause.) Dr. Cri..4wronn acknowledged the compliment, and the meeting then separated. • THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF FOREIGNERS IN DISTRESS. The eighth annual meeting of the above-named society' was held yesterday afternoon, at the Clarendon-rooms. His Worship the Mayor (T. D. Anderson, Esq.) took the chair ; and among the other gentlenien present were Messrs. F. Prange, N. Mahs, C. W. Pickering, E. Picket, A. Milieus,- Otto Burchardt, the Rev. S. A. Steinthal, J. Samuelson, A. &lops,. H. Stolterfoht, H. Langenbach, &c., &c. Before' commencing the business of the meeting, the chairman read a letter of apology from J. C. Ewart, Esq., M.F., regretting his being unable to attend the meeting, in condequence of having some important business to transact in London. The CIAIR4AN then opened the rheetingby saying : Among the more pleasing parts of the duties of the high office which I'have the honour to fill is the being brought into connection with 'associations of which the Mayor tex officio is president, 'and I haie very great pleasure in taking the chair on the present occasion. 'The title of ' this society fully proclaims its object,-and that object is one ; which well commends itself to 'the attention of every one. There are, perhaps, none of us who have found :ourselves in a foreign 'land in distress - or in 'want, but. there may be 'those whose friends have found theniselves, taatien r and. if- we have-notplaftel-airopportunity , of ',receiving kindnesses among foreigners, we have.l heard-Others describe them, and we can well imagine what other foreigners would be if placed in such cir cumstances. '• The primary 'object of this society is to relieve foreigners in distress'; but an important object, also, is to, protect the pliblic against the imposition of persons assuming to be foreigners in distress, when they ' are not really so, and I see by the report that the public, , 'as individuals, have no occasion to provide or grant relief for (any • such applicants. I observe that the fluids' of the society are not so large as they ought to be, and, ) - I can 'only account for that by the fact that the claims of the Society are not so well known as they' Should be. I think if the claims of the society were better' known,. the public would come forward and support it as they ought to do. Another object of the' society:is to educate the children of distressed foreigners,. l and I think this is an object which will meet with the, • support of :the public .also. shall not trespass any' longer uponlyour attention, as I know that the' gentle , ' ;nicir here are'all business 'men, and I can only: assure,. ;you that.l have great plea Sure in taking the chair on' the present occasion. Mr. T. A: BENCKE, secretary of the association, then read the annual report. It bore testimony to the con tinued usefulness of the society ; but showed also, that notwithstanding the economical manner in which the .funds had been applied, they were still insufficient to insure a very large increase in the circle of their 'operations. 'Unfortunately, the abstract of the aCeounts was accidentally omitted, and we are therefore unable to. place ithefore our readers.- A c6nr,;.,te report, however, will be published in a short time, when all who take an inter-t the' society will be able to judge for them selves of the • success which has attended the society's operations. Mr. C. W. PICKERING moved .that F. Prange, Esq., be requested to continue to -act as vice-president Mr. Bencke as honorary secretary. A committee for the . ensuing year was also nominated and included thdi •resolution, vihich, having been seconded, was carried unanimously. Thanks were also voted to-the gentlemen *ho served on' the committee, and to the officers of the society, -also to the gentlemen who acted as stewards at the last annual dinner, and especially to Mr. 'Julius - Hartmann, for the' zealous discharge of his duties. - The meetingterniinated with an enthusiastic vote of thanks to the. Mayor for his kindness in presiding. We may also mention that before' leaving the meeting the chairman with his usual liberality, deposited a donation • 'of £lO with the seeretarrfor the benefit of the society: QII,TIVRN DAILY TIMES MERSUROCKS AND HA4BOUR BOARD. r Mr. - Charles Turner presided at the usual weekly meeting of the .Dock Board yesterday, and the other members present were Messrs. Farnworth, Boult,. Mon— del;' Rankin; Ilubback, Littledale, Eyre Evans; Lockett Shand, Maelver,'Tobin, Gkares, and Bushell WORKS COMMITTEE. The committee recommended the acceptance -of the following tenders :—Messrs. A. Morrison and Co., to supply a cargo of greenheart timber froM bemerara and Mr: Walter Morgan, to supply btushes. - -• -•=The report of the engineer as to - the giving way ofTlie ,wall in front of the Birkenhead DocleWarehouSe was read, and the: Committee had•direct;ed that all necessary steps be taken to secure .the wall. Mr: Rankin moved, and Mr. Shand seconded, the confirmation of the proceedings. . - Mr. BOULT _asked if the Engineer could give the board any idea as to what would, be the expense of re pairing this wall at:Birkenhead, and the warehouses that were going-, down. , • The "ENorNiuii—l cannot, indeed, for, I have not made up • my mind yet as to which Will bellie best way of securing it. ~ I cannot tell you until, we-see how the damage has arisen. • Mr. Bduth-- 1 - 4 A few thousands more or less ? The ENGINEER—A good many thousands. Mr. BouLT—I thought, as much. , Mr. RAN KIN said it was a very fortunate circumstance that the fault had discovered itself before the water had been again let into the docks. AVAREROLISE CONIMITTEE. A report having-been -read from the Superintendeg of the Stanley, Dock Warehouses, upon the disadvantage s at WhiCh.those warehouses are placed from the: want 'or means for promptly'affording ioading bertha for vessels discharging cargoes theicein, - . the -commit tee:resolved that the. report be referred to the. Docks and QUays mittee,(Avith the hope thatit would'hefOundiiyacticable; to- carry out the puggtstionS: contained therein, ;and to grant the accommodation required at collingwood Dock, which appeared to the committee to be 'essential to the profitable -wprking , _of; the Stanley, „Dock Warehouses. The committee had ordered sin of James's patent weigh ing machines for the Stanley• Dock Warehouses';' those that had beeirtried - thnre lately - having been found very useful and efficient r Mr. Hubbaek -moved; -Mr. Segar seconded, the confirmation of the-yroceedings. The CifilinfAic; in!_;aiiiNier to' ML Boult, said there had been a slight loss- during the week on the working 9f-,the Birkenhead dock warehouses. The proceedings were confirmed. _ . _ . . MARINE COMMITTEE. The proceedings of thii committee were read, and theintonfirmatfon - haVing beeninoved by Sft:'lV/ondel„ - was seconded by Mr. Maclver. - Mr. GravEs - said he did not know whether the 'Board . would have' noticed that; owirig'to the *ondeffid despatch ef steam between the West and. Liverpool, Oa Canada, the" Chicago maili•had just'been - delivered in Liverpool, - --after:a conveyance over 4;000 'Miles, in -twbli•e'clays and. a few hours. This had been effected by a 'steamer niaking'a• northern passage, and showed that Liverpool, after - • Mr: Mex.WEB, said he had a distinctobjection to that board being made a "puffing shop " for any line 'of •steamers. Mr..G,l3.Ays resumed—The vessel-to:which )19 referred arrived - offtlie Bell Buoy at 12 o'clock on Tuesday, and there was no opportunity of representing to the' Cow : . signees of the vessel. that she was there:;- The result was that the Mails were detained on board the 'vessel off the Bell' Buoy, for several' hours. Now he'b'elieVed that it was a part of the scheme laid down by the_Marine Com-, mittee, that in the course of time the North-west Light- Ship should be connected by telegraph with' Holyhead ) , and .heiwished slow to ask the .chairman' of_ that com mittee whether he contemplated, 011 an early .day, con nectiiii the cable*ith the - North-westLightship, because. so, strong an instance of the value of thetelegraph as we had, had within the last few days:was important ,to be noted, and perhaps it might lead - to *the 'question being taken up on an earliee - day-than it otherwise would be. It was only a question of a few hundred pounds al together. Mr. MA.clvEn. said he was obliged to the upon this question. It was all very well to make one thing - a reason for introducing another. No doubt Mr, Graves liad'no intention at all' to do so-when •hb "'began it; but under that there lay a great deal of injustice to-the port of Liverpool. The .0 liAntlielAN-1- think this should-not gO; on: MAclvEn,continued. Grapes had toldthem that'there was a disability under. 'which the . port of Liierpobtlaboured; - and that that Walithat a vessetconld arrive at the- bar and could not send her mails:up to Liverpool. Now the vessels which Mr. Giaves wanted-. Speeiataecommodation for Would, in 'fiitiire, Mild their mails ; fit ; ,g9sk,_ and a telegraph to,the north-west • lightiliip:fonnhourthe the arrival of a vessel off that ship would ,not;-'tifter the steamer 'had Called - atleork and landed her mails, accemplisli-the 0,04 Mr. Graves had in view, when he commenced his speech. , • • Mr.' GitkYis desired say'that-• he 'spoke in the interest of no . company; that he had not : had any com munication with any company, and that - Mr: MACIvER::—Why does-nbt accord with - common sense, to telegraph , the , vessel when she has previously called at Cork, and landed her mails. Mr. GnAVE.4 enitviished - to add that he• had spoken simply in the interest:of the'port.- . Mr. MONDRI., in replyingto the question put by Mr. , d-raves, : said when'first hespoke of carrying' a line of telegraph to Holyhead, he stated publicly at. the , board that it was his intention,. if permitted, to work out the systeM, and to' continue the line to the- light=ship's'; that ,he i had it ino4ew.Ao make -each-, light.-ship life-boat station; that the intelligence of a wreck from,* shore . could be conveyed there, if not already ilnOwn'there ;, and that intellikencebT a — wreck known on board the' light-ships could- be ;communicated to the shore, and thus the means-for saving life be' more speedily brought' into play. .Thv CumipirAN—We will not go_intoj,hat furthey fi _Yeti have answered Mr. Graves, and that is Sufficient. -Mr. MONDEL-4 only •Wanteett& say their haVe it in , : ,•0. 9 w, if I am permitted to carry itout - , (Hear,:hear.). .The proceedings were then confirmed. • - PILOTAGE:COMMITTEE. vl The prOeeiliiigs of thiieoinniittee - ivere 'r6d'and, on the,motion:of-Mr. Shand, seconded ; by; ;Mri - Farnworth;' confirmed. , , DOCKS AND QUAYS' COMMITTEE.' • I I The committee - &it* considered 'the resolution of the Warehousl Compittew vetpred that they could not recommend tilt iSuggestion' OF.that committee to be carried into effect—that the Collingwood-dock be made an_kipartrolooki for vessels discharging into the Stanley dockdWarehouses. .Tbe following letter, addressed to, 'Mt! Redis i on; the senior 'harbour ' master; was laid :fbefete 'the committee Dear the steamers on the Belfast line having now, come into our hands, we big 'to' gay; we iliall"gi*el up our berth on •the east side of Clarence-dock,. and will , work .34 : . "Citutt steamers in the 'berth West side of 'Clarence-dock, hy,*P4Pr ozfi s; i lallgtryp•-7-Youp„xery trulyf nrowirßanrow, ec'JourisoN• 31±..,LecitErT,4inmovinitithe contirmErtion9of the piol seeding,, swill, if, the, suggestion r , of the, :Warehouse, Cola.; Mittee had been adoPted im ipeded the workii4r of tlim9Nolian attd‘Bramley.:Moore Dock i s:. The committeeleltrtha i the Cp,llingwood Dock we's ) guitable for ati - expOkt dock " ;'' iiicrtliey' would have been; very glad to Nave .appropriated it t - for the purpose if they could have, seen their ! way ,te proyi,d.e,foOhose pines of'coasting steamers which now occupredherths in the Collingwood Dock. ProbablyL would` the Warehouse-Committee would meet the Docks and: Quays Committee,pn Wednesday next, when they would. see the impossitt il itY'd the iequest being acceded to. ' Mr. MAclvEn, in seconding the confirmation of the • prpoeedittgo, Saislythattwd years ago, and before he had a seat at that board, he pointed out)thejvil o 4 bolting ditt the ste amer` to the north docks., .•Ndw this appli talon:was a part of the seine system.; and he could only !fay, for the steam ; interest, that ,ifthosailiing..ship owners would give up that fancy . dock=the'Prince's Doak—to the steam interest, they should reCisid, in' :rettitlif for it ,the,Ctollitigwpod Dock. (Laughter.) Mr. Tfuna i tcx. thought the §team,trade had no cause. 101ocomplaint:-LAuiticthi reVerseq; 'W - 46FAVitli regard to ,tile report , the, pperintendeat , of i theAtanley(Dock warehouses, the simple question tOr the board con sider was, whether seeing the"lift6'.'emotuit'Of yrioneY which had been expenilkd-in-making the Stanley Dook. warehouses, POre tliey,,should or 5 ( 10u,14, inp,t pat , that large, outlay in such a politionaethatatrafitable ;pato. should - ensue. The Warehoise;'inittee woul d be glad to meet the Docks and' Quayd 'Committee, and fully open tip the question. He waeg'lad to see that a berth had been given np in the Clarence pock,, because they might be able to persuade a line of steamers to leave the eol lingwood and go to the Clarence Dock. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) ' - The proceedings were then confirmed. -s - • MASTER POB.TBRE4 COMMiTTEE. answerln to a communication from, Messrs. Boult, -English, and Brandon, this Committee expressed its' opinion that, for the convenience of the trade Of the port,• it was desirable that a copy of the manifest of each vessel should be 'furnished to the master porter by the owner or consignee. , On the motion of Mr. Rounthwaite, seconded by Mr. SeOr the proceedings Were confirmed. ~Mr. BOULT was at aloss, he said, to 'know. how it could be for the convenience of the trade of the port to = make the' liability, in the matter referred to, rest upon the consignee or owner of the ship. . ' The CHAIRMAN, in . answer to Mr. Maclver, stated his belief that Mr: Arnold would shortly be at home, and that,. then,ithe whole question of master porterage would be considered. • An applieition from Mr. F. May, a blerk in the check office, for an increase to his present salary of £lOO a-year, was referred to the Finance Committee. A DOCK-YARD AND ARSENAL AT BIRKENHEAD. The following letter from John Laird, Was read:--- Ciarendon Hotel, Leamington, Dec. 7;:185G: enclose copy of a letter I addressed to the Albion last week, on, the subject'of Naval Arsenals and Dockyards. I have also been in communication wits the Government authorities an the subject. • s As I consider the interests of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board: will be most beneficially affected by Such a proposal: being carried out; I hope they will, hiconjunetion, if requisite, with the other publie.bodies in Li - V_MPOO3 land -the, neighbour hoed, urge opon the Government the importance of having the district I named surveyed and reported en before Coming, to any decision as to the extension of the present arsenals and 'tloakyards, or construction of new ones. The result of •such a survey would, I ant confident, show the- Goieritment that no other lOCality- can be - 'so - beneficially' and economically adapted for the purpose as the one sug-, "guested: Whether in - relation to the first cost of such an estab-: . lishment, or to its permanent maintenance. 'ln this opinion r am - supported" by that of many competent - naval and nillitar7 authorities, who have cOmmunica,ted with 'me since the publication Of my letter, " and I trust the 11 ers e y . -Board may ,consider 'thq . question of such importance as to indude theni to comply with my request.---I am, sir, your , obedient Servant, Joins LAIRD: Tolhe - Chairinan of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. '!The CHAIRKAN thought there -was no doubt that, what Mr. Laird proposed would appear to, be advan.: tageous to . the port, and certainly it would be an '...advantage to the estate-; • therefore they 'would en - courage it as far as theyptild. Mr. MoNnEL—ls`tiais'the time to discuss the subject ? The CHAinmix--- 2 -0h !' certainly. •- Mr. MoNDEL--,Then if no one, else will say,a word on this qUestion, I will. He thought it was one day that week- -he read ihe report Of the - committee on the Dock-yard Establishments. and: the 'arguments . were, that wherever the Government Establishments were,. trade COnlcEnot prosper: That was thesubstance of the report of a commission _sitting upon this - very question.; and he would, therefore, have this board, and those who were interested in - the trade of - the port of Liver pool, well to consider the report before they recommended the adoption of this port as a naval arsenal and dock- . yard: . There was' no doubt that ;Wherever' her 'Majesty's vessels came,:, the merchant ship was at an. immediate discount; and it was not, long .since that, at this port, a, vessel was much inconvenienced: - One of her large .frigates'eame to an - anehor, and sent 'a vessage , to one of the Philadelphia steamers, ordering her out of the way to allow her Majesty's ship room to 'swing. He would warn -'.gentlemen interested in the --commerce of the port, that whenever they brought war Vessels - and an arsenal here, they would bring a blister upon the back,of commerce: that they could not easily: shake off. He hoped the port of Liverpool. ould -never be made into - a naval arsenal. - • - Mr..GR.AvEs said .the proposal - struck, him as one - of i . those things which was of great importance to the port, and one - that should be very seriously censidered by one of the committees :of the boatd. It_ would -be very un wise of the board, at that moment, to commit itself to a,: hasty' Opinion in the face - of the report td which Mr. ,:Mondel hadalluded.th ; and.he was-sure if the matter : went., to a committee, that it would have their con.- sideration free from all prejudice, and would 'be met . .with a desire to . carry ,out the *scheme, and - to assist in every possible way, if the board should hereafter con sider it desirable one Mi: a: .' Minder had alluded 'to the c_absence of tiadeat theexisting.arsenals of the country, but then, all those establishments were placed at a port where' there was little or no trade, and - everything beodine sub ,servient to _them. If, however, an fl.rfaCqi Ai , WASI placed 'at this port, the trade of the port was so enormous and the in terests connected with it so great that the arsenal would be absorbed entirely in the trade of the. port;: and, although a man-of-war or two might occasionally,come here mid cause a little inconvenience to steadiers, yet the trade flowing from the establishment of an' arsenal here would be gr . eatthe carrying of timber and merchandise of all ideicitiitionsWould be so large—that it struck him at the first blush.ithat_the board mould be considerable. gainers. The estate had a large pantity of Anoccapiediand at nrireTil - and he, therefore, thought they should ~„., . .. . give very serious consideratiop. to .the question . Mr. Tonix supposed that it 'was not - expected the board should express any opinion oa - the - question at the present:tune. - --The-CaAnestAN—Oh, no. Mr. TOBIN continued,--Thee were two sides certainly to the questioh: - He hare - ad - With considerable atten-. tion the evidencetakeii - b - y; -- and the report of, the com mittee alluded to by Mr.. Mondeland it Certainly had opened his eyes in a way he had not. expected they. would have been. There was a good deal of matter for thought ; in the: fact that if once Goveininent gat a hold and a standing on the-estate, judging from the experience , of Other places, - it - - might - beconie injurions to the port.. '..He did not wish.t.o say alvord- against the pioPosal of Mr. Laird at the present, time, , : but, they must not be led away by the' ' first - bliiSh - Of the thing which scumed ---- to - point in the direction of an encouragement of.cOnltarCe;:because if the arsenal was placed on land which, although not now, might be hereafter,' required for Commercial purposes the board, I t y assenting to that, might: do that which might prove injurious to the commercial interests of Liverpool. They, should-Proceed with ierY great eantiori in the matter.' The committee to whom the question might beimierred should carefully read over the evidence to which Mr. :' l Siditdel.liad'alruded - before coiningln . any decision, be cause if the board allowed the' movement to .he established or encouraged they might not be able to, shake it off, even iflhAy de'si.Yed at a Asap:lent lieriiid'to do so. - (i - ,The cuth.lintmc_-,,:Wi1l you ,theirTefer the matter to. - the Marizie..and Works Committees ?._ ~ ;II Mr: SitAiiii - e ( eitaiiili ' did not'lvt'sh to Wino:hided as one.of those.:in favour' of ' the iiroposition;'because his' feelings were raths against than for it, „at,,thp ri present. 'indinent. ' j the l 'ffiatter was 'one - at vihiel - they should look with the greatest interest, but at the' smile time' with marked caution._ ~, Mr. RANKIN did not concur tbe, remarks of Mondet°. btettu,si wirt pltleed on a site 'not' occupied by commerce, hi believed, se far from being, injured, the trade of fhe port would be benefitted. ( . I .'Dti.. l .ltA.'akiiit'said, if Mr. Rankin and others could! eatisfy , thdhiselVeg that: theriswasltmbonnded anchorage in the river ,to accommodate urea-of-war--for th.eypould not go into doclithen 'it - Was - their look out, as corn.: rimermal men, .whether-they cauld , agrec .to: the Proposal., The cAtestion really was, whether th9re w as unbounded: therefore,•he gfie no opinion oh' lthigndaject... . I • The letter ,wa4 reeerN4 to. ajoint committee, corn po's'ed of the Maritie lr ab l d WOrks Coliiiiiittees. • el' rift 'kERCANTILi ASSOCIATION AND THE bat.; • - PILOTAGE' COM'MIT'TEE. The following letter was read, and "referred to the, Pilotage Committee • Mercantile Marine Asssociation, ' ' 1 - O, Watet-s#eeti Liverpoollath Decerttl*i; 1859.. COunell 'of the - Mercantile Marine Service Asso , piation t ot.Livorpbol daafihr nottdd !hi:lraq fproceedings oc the 11tersey Docks and Ifirbour Board that the Pilot Commif • i tet, of the,Peatdis desiroui that eramblers slfaubibirapPointed for the examination of masters and officers - fok_pilotage ceks: tittcates, desire me to , ask_that , the.CobnciliMayiberallOwed to name a nautical gentleman to act as one of such examiners. 11The Council does not desire the Board to pledge itself to appoint any gentleman named, but it believes that the fact of the consenting to recei.e - a - recommendation from the Coma, qil s will afford general satisfaction to therservice,, and confi" )(lenge bi the examiners. - ' The Council of course wopid name some gentleman not now in active service. • 1 - LA 1 _ . I may mention that --similar communication has been , addressecltp•thephaipnansof ;)Ag r p4t,Conlmittee anti that he thinks if- mot begtilar that Vote sUbject - should be - brought before the Board.--4 am, Sir, your very ohedieht-strvant , Tnoxsoii, Secretary. 11);,:LirrTiCkarLea Turnk.r t ,Esq.; Chairman. . M tslSy Decks and Harbour Efoard, Liverpool. : • , . . to notice re gi c,am 'ven m, isIi.I6BI4 4 TITION TO DOCK SOLWITOit. following adopted . by, the board," viz 1 1 _ 4 That' in: .corisidetation of 'the iirditon..4' ittd 'vefy alit= ou` the Ist JI e;idation of glble services •of the solicitor, a tir . eSe i ßt be TN* 0 him . ' 't ili feF an i t :n ull :FC eld l , :n P tt ura t ua o '; t 6: , of the sum of 42,500 ; and that his salary -be increased frorn LI,OOO tO;E1,500 per annum, to 'date frOifillie' 24Th ' 1 June last," Mr. Rankin said thst previous W th.cf year . f,:ti' , i , '"nCEMßEßif Orj.lB 59. 180, the2formerAmlinitor had feet which anicamted lo froin £3,900 to .£6,000. a-year ; that from 1846 to 1848, a - period of a 'year and three ' quarters, by arrangement ;come to with_ hi m h e receiv ed a ' Ol 5 in lieu of fees, at the rate -of £1,400 a yen' and that in 1848 Mr. John N or th was appot" solicitor, at a salary of £l,OOO - a year. Although kr' North had served the estate eleven years, his salary h a d not been increased. Now for the first five years of th s, period the duties of that office were not very arduous; but in 1854, the north end scheme involved an iraraet? amount of labour to Mr. North, both here and London. Since then the duck acts had been consolidated,e ..by order of Parliament, and no one could imagine t u t 'amount of labour that involved. Mr. North, with th a t delicacy which always characterised him; had no applied for an increase to his salary; but. the Fillot ee Committee thought that that gentleman was not receive ing what he was entitled to, and therefore made Li.' recommendation which he now submitted for the c,O O- 4; mation of the board. He need not state what a valutt. servant Mr. North had been.to the board---(hear, licar) but gentlemen who had seen Mr. North at work i n London knew to what extent he had Made a slave °f himself, and to an extent ha& injured his health , doing se. Some gentlemen thought the amount' not enough, but the majority of the Finance Coratili t A t 'a were oropinion that their resolution, as it stood, w°,"'„ ;be acceptable, and therefore, in mevingits confirmat"V e he'inight conclude by observing that _the dock estL -lad had added to it the great Birkenhead estate and th e warehouse system : so that Mr. North's labour 0 increased very considerably.. Mr.- SHAND having been; at an -earlier period, cha i r man of the parliamentary conimittee ) _bore. ample te sti b ; mony to the zeal and devotion, of Mr. North to t i interests of the estate, and he regretted that the had been rather late-: in . acknowledging his rat— te (Applause.) at Mr. TOBIN could not allow the motion to pass vrith ° bearing his testinony . .to the zeal of Mr: .North, and t e efficiency of his services, .having, had, aachairman Of t . t , Parliamentarf o- Committee,_ 'many opportunities of it, nessin his exertions. Much, as. he: had seen . of. Pc ti liameaary work in London, he never before met Wit .4 Man who more cotnpletelf devoted himself to the inter' — ,of those he was, connected with, than Mr. North. (At plause.) . While the board was engaged, with hew - parliamentary business, Mr. NOrth, with that m odel ..which characterised-his every. action, ,Would not all ° o the subject of his remuneration ,to be mooted • b u t tb source'of objection having been now removed, and 0 4 injustice had - .really. been •perpetrated on: Mr. s°"; 0 in allowing him to receive the salary he had done 0 , eleven years, he hoped the board would see the P r priety and the justice of at once passing the motion. „ 0 The CHAIRMAN said, that in his capacity as cliairu of the' board, he 'was bound to add his testimony °' the the valuable services nf Mr. North: During ten he had.been,in London repeatedly on the Parlianien t t' e bueines4 of the board; and he never knew . any mail .devoted himself so - entirely: .recommendation, . the duties of his office Mr. -North . ; and making this Finance Committee Was only 'doing a mere act justicatO the 'solicitor whose- services -to the trust been most valuable. (Hear, hear.) el Mr. VANS said, it was -with very great reluetatt„4 that he made any remarks ;: but he believed, that Mr. North had done-,his i d.uty, the board had done rl'. e e too: Mr. North Was net compelled to accept ' t h e ok e at £l,OOO a' year, but: he had done- so; and for, tm o board to look to the past,' and grant anything for ser vi Ao , in years gone by, was highly obleetionable. Besi", Mr. North had not only received' a: salary of £l, OO , year, but had had ,an office and-clerks found for hide and was, permitted the privilege of enjoying a pri cy practice. - - rtb Mr. ,BUSHELL said if the board had done Mr, , - ° o i an injustice there was no 'reason - why they shOul d ;o now repair it. He . contended that£l,6oo a-year just as small a sum -as this board could, in dignitl'es • justice, confer upon its solicitor ; and, in his life, he fie d , did 'see so much zeal and integrity in a- man so in a quately acknewledged. It, would be a cruel injust ie , e it allow such a man to be underpaid for the post, b an iiii u would be a disgrace if the - board continued to pal' of the paltry, insignificant, and insufficient salary alre paid him. da — ti M o r n .-34 0f A th e e ivEltwas quite satisfied that- i Finance Committee, it did fr d gentlemen_ of such high. standing, must be ju st, therefore he should t.e (or it. The motion was then agreed to, and this being till eomngthe a s whole of the general business the reporters withdrew. BOROUGH SESSIONS. (Before J. B. ASPINALL, Esq., Deputy Reco r der.) 13 lti John Corkhill, baker, charged with receiving one c o , and one silver watch, v ..knowing__the same to be st?obo was sente t nced to seven years' penal servitude. -- --4 „ . ,e ;'Hart, bookkeeper, formerly in the employ of J7OO, Yletcher and for embezzling - the sums of ', A il £297, and, £lBB C0.,1 75.. al., sentenced to . four years o 1- - 'seriiitude.—Thoma4 Maxvielli-latiatVer, - fOr steol.ol violin and bow, from : times Q.'Mackay, was sent to 6 rfor for three months.—Catherine Sheeran, charwonll' d f o r itealinga merino dress, Was ordered to be imprige' ll ,..,.o l , four months.—John Connelly, aged 17, carter, o'lo with stealing 1 7 3- lb's, copper from Andrew.Bathga te e do C 0 .., was sent to prison - for - two months, and order g ei be whipped.—Eliza Williams, aged 25, was 0 1'0 3 with stealing a pair of boots - from John Hughes, a f il.„ f iei. sentenced to -nine' monthg' - iiitp'risoninent.=-JohniZ,for 57 years of age, was , sent to gaol , for eight inent i ';,,V stealing a coat from Wm. Mosely.—Martin Lyirit t oli stood charged with'steiding a coat from Ellen Brav o,o l' was committed to ; prison for . six.- months.--A se ts io l girl, named Ellen Clifford, aged 18, was sent to o f for ten inceiths; r -hatiiig been'' found giiltY of inicS l ! a quantity of NI oaring, apparel from John- Richveti l and the sum of £3 from Catherine Hughes.-0 1 .,c0 4 ; Joyce, charged with receiving stolen property, 03 , „ee victed of theleffence,_ and sentenced to five, years ;911* h servitude.—George Bailey, convicted of stealinC, l o ( Of copper botti from . Peter Sttiart, - was Prl_L i ou, four months.-r.-William Tipping,' for stealing - 3 - • qr;olP e of harness front James Taylor, was sentenced k -po , ; months' ithimisoninent.un - 2 Garland and ' ti oo, Higgins were:both: convicted: of ._ stealing a , (I d se , of wearing apparel , from. James , M'lntosh, s t. L t i c hs t :,, to keit . ' for ! thtee - niontla.—James Ledder, T - e ' e d ` 1 . for stealing two skins ._ froth John Ablett,•Was - Pl u kr , e be impriSoned_rostafoßpuths.- • -James Naug l 493o o r e 18;' *as -- Ch - hlgedm - Witlr staling a coat from Apo 11aigh;.. and. sent. :tco , prison ter , nine .montlis:l4' , Davies was sent.to gaol for nine months for s tes t kettle from rdwilq Murphy. - siJ li tlii vi° 'l - ....f The only . ease oftiniportftnec &Iraq the day A of William Benson, ,c,aptain ; of t the; ship Porao?ev was charged with enibetiling,'lhree sums of mov e 'fel 460,,£4. SS-. i'i,d.,-.and! , il9; the property of his' eln 9 Messrs, , Munn. aild 3 co., of this town. .titass 6 o 4 appeared - 'fok the prosecution,. and Messrs. ~.. let 0 . andt."DeightonTappeared for' the defence.: l ' 11 ';) 1 0 1( 3, was; that ,when thp Pomona was. .at Calcuttat o ,oo,4 chartered by Government to, convey troops t° ' o ta v 3 riFotthig-i purpote - stouli'lld to Undetto somirepe $O3 altetations. Beeson paid . the,,money f9g - ti elj A & several'otier, thinks in connection with, the N'',e,'" - Aro_r c i , having been iillOweddisboutita oit thi suits, liel`faeld ate t cl them to his own . use._ , It, allys, all ' P i i t. 3 !;d that' the money was paid through ,the hand P. d a re partyviz,- , thege,Stilikneei'bf -- -- the ship . in C ale 0 0 5 s 4 that these#um.s ( bad ,heen given to the pris° l l ol -e . O , himself describedtheln in a letter to his en. 11: - a " cOmniiizioils4rild gitittuities." - ' . • e the f ol l _ _ The learriod Deputy-Recorder, in summing l . l l ) ; ( lo t o dence'said, that the'quegion for the jury to.ciftoli t pe waV,. Wlietllei these sums ought to have aPPell e ;).o t., ate.9unts;p43o,qthmalio prisoner received t_ ~. ,o,a t cpuseientiottkbelief that he was doing perfectilW„ -' 9 Aftg . ilklibi46itstiltation; the Jury rettfinedf e irtco, P t of not g eod:rusun iozz u l e. ern m en t t, o b o u e to xp a res pp s e ed a t _f,: fii s iir viction that the system of taking, presents v 0 . . -. 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