The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-20 00:00:00

COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION. -DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. The half-yearly distribution of prizes to the pupils of this institution took place at 12 o'clock yesterday, in the presence of the relatives and friends of the students. The chair was occupiid by the Lord Bishop of Chester, and among the other clergymen and gentlemen pres3nt were :—The Rev. Rector Campbell, Rev. Dr. M'Neile, F. Shand, Esq , Mayor, J. Woodruff, Esq., Mr. Alderman Cooper, &c., &c. His Lordship said : My young friends, I am very happy to come amongst you once more, and I am very happy, also, to hear so good an account as I do of the state of this school, indeed of all the schools in the in stitution, and that they not only continue to maintain, but to increase in reputation and prosperity. (Hear, hear ) This is a very gratifying thing to me to hear, and there is great praise due for it, in the first place, to the Principal and the very able masters by whom he is assisted in the management of these schools. If I thought it necessary, I should be very happy to speak in terms of commendation of him and of them, and, indeed, when he first of all came here, a new man amongst you, I did speak of him in terms of commen dation, for I myself had knoevn him in the University of Cambridge, and was able to bear testimony to his I great merits, to his abilities, his attainments, and the honours he had gained there. (Hear, hear.) Well, that was all very well at the time, when he was a new man to you, but he is now a tried man. He does not want any character of commendation now from me. He does toot want even to rest on the credit of those distinctions that he gained as a young man in the university. What he rests now upon is what he has shown himself to be in the management of this institution, and the best proof `cif his ability and attention is the success with which he 'tas conducted its aff-drs ever since they have been placed in his hands. (Applause.) I hope they will long con tinue to prosper in his hands, unless some other prefer ment takes him away to a position that he may prefer to this. (Hear, hear.) I need not, therefore, speak in praise of him or his able assistants ; they all rest on their proved character among you ; but there is another class of persons to whom praise is also due for the repu tation and prosperity of this institution. I speak now of the young men who, having been educated here, have, wince they left the school, reflected honour and credit back upon the institution by their good conduct, and by the success and distinction that they have gained in our English universieies and in other fields of distinction. 1 have had put into my hands .a very gratifying um of young men educated in this institution, who have ea; riect off, in the course of the present year, prizes ;and honours that I will just take the liberty of mentioning to you. (Hear, hear.) His Lordship then read the filmes of Mr. Rigby, now a fellow of Trinity Co lege, Cambridge, he having been elected on his first examination, a most unusual thing. Mr. Webster, Mr. Nevins, Mr. Wall, Mr. Arthur, Mr. Widowson, and Mr. Jones, who obtained high honours in the English universities, and Mr. Sexton, who carried off the third place in the examination for the practical class at Woolwich. His Lordship continued :—lnstances of such marked success as these, show that the education which is given here is good, and that the young men who go out from it, are fit to enter into competition with the students of any other public school or institu tion in the kingdom. (Hear, hear.) I do not mean to say that Mr. Rigby and those other gentlemen have gained those honours solely because they were educated in this institution. No doubt there must be the natural gift of intellectual, ability to begin with—there must be the natural poser to excel. That is the gift of Provi dence, ar,-,d it is the groundwork of success, but there Illus. be also mote than that. There must be, besides :natural ability, education to bring out and improve it. Cleverness will not do by itself without application. Even genius, if it amounts to that, will not compass great success unless it be aided and improved by study (Hear, hear.) Bear then in mind what I say, that you must have application as well as ability, if you hope to gain success. But, still, what I have in my mind par ticularly to say with reference to the institution, and to our friends around us is this, that as there must be good education to bring forward and improve natural talent, When we find that young men going out from this insti tution carry off high distinctions in our universities and elsewhere, then the very fact of their success is a proof of two things—a proof not only that they are clever, but a proof also that they have been well trained and pre pared for examination in a good school, and that is the praise that I want to bring home to this institution. (Applause.) I say, then, that this is a good school, or rather system of good schools, and I think that persons here can °Wain ror their sons as good a classical education in this ue e per school of the Collegiate Institution of Liver Pc,ol, as they could do by sending them to any of the greatest or most distinguished public schools in the kingdom. I do not believe that there are greater ad vantages for a good classical education in any of them than may be found here, and that education is, of course, of very great importance to those young gentlemen who are intended afterwards to go to the universities to become members of what are commonly called the learned professions. But Ido not limit my commenda tion of this institution to merely the upper school. he great feature of this institution, and the advantage of it is, that it is a system of schools with a different style of education in them, and not the least valuable part is that which gives a good, useful, and genuine education, -as in the middle sch to young men who are prepar ing themselves, not for the universities it may be, but for the no less honourable and respectab'e pursuit of business in this large town. (Hear, hear.) To men of business a good education is becoming every day more and more important for many reasons, but for this in particular, that there is now such a continued increase in our commercial intercourse with foreign countries, and therefore a good education in the modern languages of Europe becomes almost a necessary element in the commercial man's preparation for life. I am glad to find that these schools afford such opportunities for proficiency in that line, not only because of our increas ing intercourse with foreign nations, bat also because of what is going on in every department of the public service, both civil and military, where it is now the rule that candidates for appointments shall be subjected to the teat of examination—(hear)--in order to ascertain their ability, their attainments, and their fitness for the places that they seek. I think this system of schools here affords as good an education for young men who mean to go into what is called the civil service of the country as you can meet with in England, and not only for the civil service, but for the military service also ; for a good general education must be the foundation for the military man's education as well as for any other man's. (Hear, hear) lam glad to find a proof of it in the distinction which Mr Sexton carried off in the examination at Woolwich. With that spirit of zeal and enterprise which distinguishes your Principal, he in forms me that he is considering whether it may not be wiser to introduce into this institution a special course of instruction for the preparaion of young men intended for the military profession. It may be the means of much usefulness and benefit to the institution, which is capable of working with a much larger number of scholars than it has yet contained: These examinations are a very good and very proper step, if for no other reason than this that they will put a stop to all undue favouritism in ap pointments, and they will also, to a certain extent, secure competent persons for the situations that are to be filled. Bu, still, let me say that those who have these appoint ments to give away will, I am very sure, find it necessary not only to look to proficiency in the examination, but will also find it necessary to look to the moral character of the persons whom they appoint to these places. (Hear ) I make no doubt that certain precaution is now taken in that respect, and that they require in all cases testi monials to the moral character of the candidates, and it is highly necessary they should. It is no doubt necessary that the young men who are to fill these appointments should have a certain degree of ability and a certain ex tent of training, but let me say that it is also equally important, or rather it is much more important, that they should be men of principle, of integrity and honour. No superiority in intellectual ability or training .n ill compensate for the want of those moral qualities—no superiority of mere intellect will ever command respect or ensure confidence, unless it he accompanied by high moral principle. (Applause). Principal The Rev. Mr. Howson, o f t h e I nst i tut i on, then addressed the assembly. lie thanked his Lordship for the complimentary language in which he had spoken of him and bis assistants. He begged also to thank the Mayor for having honoured them with his presence that day. He (the Mayor) was one of the earliest founders of the institution, and they were glad to see that he had not lost his interest in it. (Hear. hear.) His lordship referred to the universities, and they were obliged to him for having done so. Its con nection with the universities was that which raised the .. whole institution, and without connection with the universities no part of the institution, would be what it was. But his lordship alluded to another topic which was of more recent interest—namely, the open competi. tion at Woolwich, and the question of military educa tion. His lordship said, that he (Mr, Howson) had an THE intention of organizing, with the help of the other masters,arrangernents for imparting a military education. He could now infornthis lordship and the public, that these arrangements were now matured, and that they were fully competent to train pupils for open competition at Woolwich, and for the East India Company's College at Addiscornhe, and for those examinations which were necessary on receiving commissions in the line. (Ape plause.) He had made it his business lately to visit certain places of military education, and to avail himself of certain sources of information open to him with regard to the modifications which military education was likely to go through, and from what had happened, he believed it would be found more, and as his lordship had expressed it, that the basis of a good education should he laid, before special education could begin in the military colleges. The open competition at Woolwich was one of the first steps towards a change, which, be believed, would produce great and beneficial results in the country at large. It was not merely in the army, properly so called, that the prieciole of competition was beginning to work. Besides that army, there was also an army of 50,000 civil servants, and the manner in which they were formerly nominated was well known to ail.No banker or merchant would receive into their establishments clerks so appointed, and the result was that the work of the country was neither well nor economically done. He spoke of this subject not as a citizen or a clergy man, but as a schoolmaster, and he felt that if such a mode of appointment as formerly prevailed, and still to a large extent prevailed, were put an end to, the public service would be done better and more economically, and a great change for the better would be produced. Ile believed they were on the eve of such a change. About eighteen months' ago, by an order in council, a civil service commission was appointed, having in its service I a very large number of the first scholars, to examine candidates, and if any proof were wanted of the unsatis factory state of the previous mode of appointments, it would be found in the blue-book issued by the coot. mission, containing specimens of the false spelling by candidates for the civil service, and who no doubt were not below the average of those who were appointed before as a matter of course. The examination at present was of the nature of a test, but it was rapidly moving towards a competing one. He considered that Mr. William 'Ewan Gladstone's speech on the 25th of April last, was unanswerable on the subject of compet ing examinations, and their importance to the country, and on that occasion the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Cornwall Lewis) gave a pledge that the competition principle would in due time be brought into play. The Rev. gentleman then dwelt on the bene ficial:action which the competition principle in examina tions for public situations would have on schools, and mentioned that even at present the test examination had a sensible effect on the schools, not even excepting the night schools. In conclusion, he mentioned that with the three divinity prizes there aro to be given three medals, one gold, one silver, and the third bronze, which were granted by a gentleman whose name he was not at liberty to mention. They were to be called the " Brooks' Medal," in memory of the late Archdeacon, and bore the likeness of that distinguished divine. (Applause). The prizes, of which the following is a list, were then delivered UPPER SCHOOL. CLass PRIZES.—CIass 1. Classics,—Rawdon G ; 2, Jones RD ; 3, Sirdefield ; 3, Mod, Elliot ; 4, Aked,—cert., Cor deaux ; 4, Mod, Hughes,—cart., Gough ; 5, Moore, J M, transferred to Cleaver,—cert., Michod, F ; 6, Barrett, J,— cert , Hargreaves ; 7, Ferguson,—cert., Kirkby ; 8, --, cert., Vernon ; certificates, E Kearsley and C Mathe matics, Ist Sinker, —cert., Edwards ; 2nd, Pendlebury, cert., Rounthwaite, J F ; 3, Lobley,—cert., Statham, G ; 4, Peel. SPECIAL PRlZES.—Brook's Divinity medal : M'Niole, E. H. : History : Wilson, B. W. ; French : Moore, J. B , French and German,—cert, Tarbet ; Rounthwaite, F.,—cert, Sirdefield ; Fairclough,—cart, Makin ; Clough,—cert, Barrett, J. ; Sirdefield ; Howat, French and German ; Dawkin ; Morris ; Tennant ; Brown ; Writing : Jones, T. D.,—cert, Hall ; Michod, P.,—cert, Shannon, Cartwright, T., Moore, J. M., Peel, H., Kearsley, T. H., Lawrence; Drawing : Peel, J. C., transferred to Hughes,—cert, Tarbet, P.; Sirde field,—cert, Wilson, A. ; Cordeaux,—cert, Cleaver, Barrett, J., Michod, P., and Lawrence. EXTRA PRIZES.—Greek verse (Senior Classical Master) : Rawdon, G ; English verse (Old Pupils) : Swift ; Uniform Industry (Mr. Hiley) : ('ordeaux ; Grecian History (NV. Tarbet, Esq ) : Tennant ; Good Conduct (Mr. Hart) : Law rence; French (M. Vittoz) : Makin : Arithmetic, junior classes (Vice Principal) : Dawkin. MIDDLE SCHOOL. CLASS PRIZRB.—Class 1, F. V. Mills—crt, J. Pelham; 2, Gornall—crt, D. Holmes; 8, T. M`Gowen —crt, A. Daly; 4, J. S. Hughes—at, Orchard ; 5, G. J. Barry—crt, M'Dowell ; 6, A. F. Browne, transferred to Pendlebury— crt, J. Gill ; 7, A. N. Browne, transferred to Batty crt, Richardson; 8, Mellor, transferred to Sutton—crt, Wil kinson. SPECIAL PRlZES.—Divinity medal: F. V. Mills,—crt., Gornall ; Nomination to upper school : F. V. Mills, transferred to J. Pelham ; Potter scholarship ; E. T. Maddock ; First Tyrer scholarship : Pendlebury ; second : Procter; History and Geographical medal : Tinling,—crts., H. G. Jones, G. Webster : Mathematical and Arithmetical prize : F. V. Mills, —crts., Gornall, J. A. Smith, J. S. Hughes, J. Wells, A. F. Browne, Pendlebury ; Geometrical certificate : T. G. Jones ; Drawing medal : F. V. Mills,—crts., Parry, H. B Holmes, G. Webster, Johnston ; Penmanship medal : Dickins,—crts , Alf. Daly, Hill, T. M'Gowen, Poole, W. Gath, J. Nottage, Richardson, Mellor; Singing prize : J. Maddock,— crts., C. Harrison, J. Turner. EXTRA PRIZES.—The Principal's prize for astronomy : K Cooper,--crts, J Pelham, Phillips ; Professor Spiers's French prizes : Lewis, Phillis, .T Pelham, Tinling,—crts, Nairn, G Webster, E C Smith ; Dr Nevins's prize for chemistry : J Pelham, —crt, F` V Mills;lls; Mr Finlay's mathematical prize : O'Sullivan,—crt, Tinley ; Mr J H Cox's prizes for French : It Ritchie, A F Browne,— crts, C Other, Pendlebury. LOWER SCHOOL. NOMINAHON.TO MIDDLE SCHOOL.—J Bishop. FIRST MOLYNEUX SCHOOL.—J Bishop, transferred to M K Burton. SECOND Do.—M K Burton, transferred to R McDowell. CLASS PRIZES.—CIass 1, The Molyneux Scholars, —; 2, G. Laidnaan,—crt., Lahy; 3, C. Salisbury,—crt., A. Franceys ; 4, J. Hinde,—crt., L. H. Eaglesfield, J. Blevin ; W. H. Tickle ; 5, J. B. Guy,—crt., G. W. Wilson ; 6, E. Bell,—crt., T. Kissack ; 7, C. Cooke,—crt., T. K. Hudson, S. P. J. Wright,—crt., J. Williams; 9, J. H. Swan,—crt., A. Scott. SPECIAL PRlZES,—Divinity (Brooks medal) : J. Bishop.— crt., C. P. 'West; History : J. Bishop, transferred to J. Alderson,—crt., R. McDowell ; Arithmetic : J. Bishop,— crt., J. Edwards, G. Lsidman ; Writing : J. Bishop. crt., J. Roberts, T. Angus, G. H. Wilton; Drawing: J. Bishop, transferred to F. Pelham,—crt., M. M. Burton, R. Gillison, J. Shaw. EXTRA PRlZES.—Reading (given by the Principal): W. Nicholson,—crt., I. Salisbury, C. Cooke; Grammar of Music (the Choral Union) : W. Nicholson,—crt., C. Salisbury, J. Newsome; French Grammar (U. Sears) : Lahy Lewis; im provement in class 5 (Mr. Swan): W. R. Crossdale ; class 7 (Mr. Harper) : M. Hudson. WRITING CERTIFICATES.—CiaSS 1, J. Smith ; 2, P. Wright ; 3, G. Nicholson : 4, E. Ashfort ; 5, J. B. Guy ; 6, I. Cowell, J. McDouall ; 7, T. Whalley; 3, J. Griffiths ; 9, W. A. Chatterton, J. H. Swan. MAPPING CERTIFICATES.—CIass 1, M. K. Burton ; 2, J. Kidd ; 3, C. Salisbury ; 4, E. W. Ashfort ; 5, W. Lund ; 6, L. G. Martin; 7, W. A. Callaghan ; 8, G. Hinde ; 9, E. Malley. EVENING CLASSES. PRlZES.—Diplomas from the Society of Arts of proficiency in geography and English history : W. J. Alderson ; archi tectural drawing : R. Owens—cert., R. Bushy ; free hand outline from the round : E. Whinoray—cert., J. Rimmer ; free hand from copies : cert., F. P. Woodhouse; perspective : R. Hudson Turner ; outline drawing from the round : Sidney W. Wood ; mathematics : W. Answorth—cert., W. Halsall ; arithmetic: W. Wood—cert., J. M'Creasy ; English gram mar and geography : T. E. Gibbs—cert., W. Halsall; writing: T. Minshull—cert., C. Stephenson. The Rev. Mr. Howson then mentioned that they would have one art exhibition in the course of each year, and begged to be allowed to read the following : Letter to the Princ►pal, fiont Professor Spiers Professor of English at the Imperial College of Bonaparte, Paris. Paris, 18th Nov., 1856. - - Reverend Sir,—Agreeably to your request, I proceeded to Liverpool on the 17th September last, to examine the pupils of the Collegiate Institution, who are under the instruction of N. Villog, in the French and German languages. I observed with pleasure that the study of French, in the Upper School, is compulsory on all from the lowest class upwards. All the pupils of the chool, then, will be more or less acquainted with, at least, one living language—an acquisition, the extreme utility of which cannot be contested, for one of the first commercial cities in the world. I proposed to myself to ascertain, Ist, in general, the state of the study of the modern tongues, and, 2nd, in particular, the state of proficiency of each pupil : For the first of these two points, I was much struck with the honour in which they seem to be held ; and, in the second, my just expectations were not disappointed. The principal points on which my examination bore, in all the classes, were pronounciation, translation, grammar, and conversation. On the 18th Sentember, I began the examination by the pupils of the first class of the Middle School. Of the 19 pupils of whom this class was composed, four replied unsatisfactorily, eight tolerably well, and NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. seven extremely well. Amongst the last, those who dis tinguished themselves most were Jervis. Phillips, Niel. ing, Pelham, Orchard, and O'Sullivan. The attentiou of these lads, during the three hours I detained them, was unwearied, They appeared deeply interested in the proceedings, and anxious to avail themselves of the opportunity of naming. On the 19th of September, I examined part of the Modern Division of the Upper School in French and German. I was forcibly struck here by the excellence of the arrangement by which German was made com pulsory. It did not escape my attention that German was probably intended to replace Greek; and, for the cultivation of the mental faculties, no better substitute could have been adopted. I kept the pupils of this class long, and nothing could exceed the zeal of the greatest part, and the attention of all. Eight pupils were examined. The replies of three were unsatisfactory, of three others tolerably good ; and of two extremely gond. Three answered well in German. The ietipils that afforded the most satisfaction were, Moore, Howat, and Elliott ; their German was scarcely less satisfactory than their French. Finally, I examined the 2nd and 3rd classes of the Classical Division of the Upper School, Here I thought I perceived the study of the French was not held in so much honour. The pupils seemed less zealous in the pursuit. This group consisted of fifteen pupils. Seven declined the examination ; of the eight examined, font- replied tolerably well, and the four others very satisfactorily.— The most disting-aished of the latter was Pountliwaite, and after him, though at a little distance, Fairclough, and finally, Clough and Sirdefield. I deem it my duty, in conclnding this report, to add my testimony to the advisable state of discipline which I found in the various classesi examined, and to the gen tlemanly bearing of these pupils. would here, too, express my acknowledgments for the extreme politeness and marked ateention I received from the masters with whom I had the good fortune to cone into contact. I cannot refrain from remarking that there appeared to me to be a sound, healthy feeling, tone, and bearing throughout the whole Collegiate Intitution. I have the honour to be, Reverend Sir, your humble and obedient servant, (Signed) A. SPIERS, Ph. The Rev. Rector Campbell moved the thanks of the as sembly to the Lord Bishop and the Mayor for the honour of their attendance, and for having granted so mueh of their valuable time towards the advancement of the institu tion. He was an advocate for the union of Church and State, and he, therefore, moved the vote of thanks to both together. (Laughter and applause.) The Rev. Dr. M'Neile seconded the motion, and, in doing so, took the opportunity to caution the boys that, however they might admire art and intellectual endow ment, religion was that which they should cultivate and prize above all. It was one thing to soften, to civilise, to polish : it was another thing to christianise. The foundation of education should be, not art but religion— not art, but the Cross ; not logic, from Aristotle, but righteousness from Christ. (Applause.) The motion was carried by acclamation. His Lordship briefly acknowledged the compliment. The Mayor also briefly expressed his thanks for the honour done him, and the pleasure he had experienced in attending on the occasion. Heilad done but a little towards the foundation of the institution, but he hoped the proceedings of that day, when they would go forth to the public, would induce his fellow townsmen to give that encouragement and support to it which it so emi nently deserved. (Applause.) The national anthem was then sung ; after which the blessing was given by the Lord Bishop, and the school broke up. GREAT SEIZURE OF GAMBLING IMPLEMENTS IN LIME STREET. Yesterday, the police court presentel a most unusual appear ance, owing to a seizure made on the preeions night of a vast quantity of " royal lottery tables," and other articles, from the piece of waste g round at the corner of Limo street, behind the stall for the sale of compounds kept by Startup and Brown. Those of the inhabitants who have had the curiosity to look into the place during the evening aro well aware of its contents, and the company that frequent there; but, for the information of those who were never inside the walls, wo can assure them that it was, perhaps, one of the most disgraceful places of resort in the tewn. Every evening it was occupied by about ten or a dozen stalls, in which wre placed round tables, with figures., And the mode of playing was by dropping a ball down an inclined plane, or by turning a large brass needle, and claiming the number at which the ball or needle stopped. Apparently the play was for nuts or paltry chimney orna ments, but the chief and most profitable amusement to the owner was the playing for money, and some of them have occasionally reaped a rich harvest when they Iw:7e been able to " catch an unplucked pigeon." The principal persons who frequented this place were children, some of tender years, and young lads. This place, of late, had become rather notorious, and hence the seizure by the police; and, perhaps, a more creditable piece of work was never better organ nised, or carried out with better results, hence the appearance of the police court, The tables of the court, and the avenues leading to the docks, were filled by the gambling tables mentioned—nut bags and measures with false bottoms— while at the dock stood ten persons at ages varying from 12 or 14 to 50, the owners of the property taken. When the case was called on, the court was densely crowded by persons anxious to hear the result, it being understood that the seizure had been made under the same authority that the " Christmas lotteries" had been directed to be stopped on the preceding day. From what transpired in the course of the hearing of the case, it appeared that the whole seizure was made by the detectives, and under the superintendence of Inspector Chew, assisted by detective officers Carlisle, Povey, M'Culloch, and a strong body of the police, and the way in which the capture was made reflects the highest credit on the ability, judgment, and zeal of those officers, who have thus succeeded in routing out one of the most disgraceful nuisances in the town. Besides the gambling implements seized by the police, the following persons were apprehended by the officers, and placed at the bar—John Cusack, John Higgins, Robert Croffer, Nicholas Cusack, Thomas Cusack, Henry 'Wallace, Wm. Armstrong, Jaseph Gablin, Patrick Garrow, and Stephen Malley. Mr. Snowball appeared to conduct the case on behalf of the defendants. After a brief consultation between Mr. Mansfield and the clerk of the court, Mr. Garnett, the latter informed Mr. Snowball that the charge was preferred against the defendants under the statute for "gaming out of doors." Inspector Chew, in making the charge against the defendants, said, from instructions which I received I went and seized these gambling tables on the piece of land at the corner of Limo street, belonging to Mr. Bennett, who let it to a man of the name of Clarke, living at 13, Hotham street, and he sub let it to these parties. Last evening, between seven and eight o'clock, I sent some men in plain clothes to see whether there wis any gambling going on, and upon their informing me such was the case, I sent others in, and went in myself, and when I found that each officer was by the side of the men who were taking the money, I gave the signal, a body of the police came in, and the place was cleared of all except those in the dock, who, with their gambling tables, were taken into custody. I found some of them gambling. These tables are so made that the owner can have the ball go in when they like by pressing upon it, and they have sweetners who always win, but if I was to try I should never win. There has been great complaints made of this place. I met three small children going in with large chimney ornaments in their hands, and upon asking them where they were going they told me their mothers had sent them with the ornaments to tell other little girls that they had won them, in order to induce them to play. Each of the officers will give you an account of what they saw. Mr. Snowball then rose and said : I appear on behalf of these men, and I have only to say that I have looked over the act of parliament under which they are charged, and I find it impossible for them to got from it, therefore I have advised them to acknowledge the offence, and to place themselves on your mercy as to the punishment to be awarded. But, in mitigation of that punishment, I may say that they have stood there for the last five years, and have always paid rent for the standing, and have never before been interforred with by the police. This procedure has come so suddenly that it has taken them by surprise, and they tell me that if they aro not punished they will never do so again, and, I think, if you look at the position in, which they are placed, and seeing they have been locked up all night, you will say they have, for this their first offence, been adequately punished ; therefore, as they have promised tot to repeat the offence, I hope you will act mercifully with them. I would also remind you that there has been no proclamation issued by the police, telling that they were not to do so, so that in point of fact they were, for I date say they did not know that they were committing an offence, morally innocent of offending against the law. They will plead guilty, and throw themselves on your mercy. Mr. Mansfield : Have any of them ever been here before ? Inspector Chew: No, sir, Mr. Snowball : You will see that some of them are very young lads, and if it had been stopped five years ago, some of them would have scarcely left their mothers breasts. Mr. Mansfield : What do they play for ? Inspector Chew : For nuts and such things as chimney ornaments, but generally for money. One man told me he had lost 17s at one of the tables. Mr. Snow ball : There is no evidence of that. They all plead guilty, and in mitigation of the punishment, they say they will not do so again. Mr. Mansfield: Mr. Snowball has taken a proper view of the case, and it is the best ho could have acted on as an experienced and intelligent advocate ; and as you have acted on his advice, I shall not inflict on you the full power of the law in such cases, especially as the prisoners have never been charged with any offence before ; but such practices must be abolished, as there is a great amount of gambling going on throughout the town. We are not to be told that it has been done before; it is quite sufficient for me to know that such practices are forbidden by the law. If there was no other reason, that is sufficient that such practices should be pro hibited. The legislature has, most wisely, adopted measures to prevent the encouragement of gambling, the spread of which is so enticing, that it may often lead to the committal of crimes to carry it out. To prevent this is the duty of the police and the magistrates. I think, under the present circumstances, the law will be satisfied by the warning given to you, and through you, to your associates, if I direct that all the imple ments taken from you should be destroyed, and the prisoners discharged. You are now discharged, but be cautious how you act in future. The prisoners all thanked the magistrates, and were at once discharged, the gambling tables, &c., being handed over to the police. THE LATE CHARGE OF MISCONDUCT AGAINST THE POLICE. In our imprepsion of last Saturday, we published the parti culars of a case, in which Mr. Thomas Smith, a contractor, was charged with being " drunk and disorderly" on the West Derby road. On that occasion, several policemen were called, who preyed the case ; but, for the defence, other witnesses were examined, and their evidence went to show that although Mr. Smith was drunk, the policeman was the first aggressor, by ordering him out of tips gig, and then treated him most shamefully. Oa that occasion Mr. Mansfield dismissed the case, at the same time informing Mr. Smith that he could take out a summons against the policeman for the assault committed upon him. At that time Mr. Smith did do so, and the case should have come on for hearing yesterday, but, at the time appointed, no Mr. smith was in attendance to prefer the charge, the excuse being, that he did not wish to have his name appear in the newspapers—a fact well known on the former occasion, or he would not have offered a bribe to the reporters to sup press it. However, after the case had been withdrawn, Mr. IL Holme, surgeon, and John Hutton, a postman, stated before Mr. Mansfield that they witnessed the afftir, and said that Mr. Smith was very drunk and violent, a-id that the police behaved with the greatest forbearance and leniency. They also stated that they came forward to make that state ment from what they had seen in the newspapers, and not from having been asked to do ca by the police. We understand that there were several other witnesses prepared to give evidence that the police behaved well on the occasion, and did not use the slightest unnecessary violence, although they were very much ill treated by Mr. Smith. WALLASEY LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH. At a meeting of this board, held at the board room, Egro mont, Mr. Pooley presided. The following members wore present :—Messrs. W. R. Coulborn, E. W. Coulborn, S. Ball, H. Fishwick, J. Wilson, T. B. Hughes, Nathaniel Caine, H. Littledale, and W. Chambers. The first business was the adoption of a motion to the following effect :—" That Messrs. Chambers, Caine, W. Coul born, Odell, Ball, and the Chairman, be a committee to con_ sider and conduct, under control of the board, all proceedings that may arise out of the resolution agreed to by the last extraordinary meeting of the board, and all ocher parliamentary business of the board for the session 1857." The chairman said this course had been rendered necessary by two members of the former committee having retired, through which the committee was, de facto, defunct. _ _ Mr. Littledalo was requested again to form one of the com. mittee, but that gentleman declined to accede to the request. After some discussion, Mr. W. Coulborn proposed that the best thanks of the board be given to the former committee for its services ; and that Mr. Hughes, Mr. W. Coul born, and the chairman, be selected as the new parliamentary committee. Mr. Littledale seconded the amendment, which was then adopted. Mr. W. Coulborn said the chairman and himself had an interview at the town hall with the chairman of the committee of the Liverpool corporation, before bringing in the bill. On that occasion they pointed out to him that if 600, or any like number of yards, were kept clear for the Woodside steamers, there ought, in all fairness, to be a passage kept clear for the Wallasey steamers. The chairman told them very frankly, in point of fact, that they wanted, in times of fog, to compel people to go by the Woodside ferry. Ho (Mr. Coulborn) had perso nally no objection to this arrangement; but he believed the people of Wallasey would scarcely subscribe to that doc trine. Ho considered this an important point, and it was requisite that the committee should have the power to deal with if: Mr. Ball, to strengthen the hands of the committee in reference to this matter, proposed that a memorial be sent froin that board to the Liverpool town council, embodying these vie ws. This suggestion was agreed to. The Chairman then submitted a resolution to the following effect :—" That existing circumstances render it advisable to make an alteration in the office of clerk to the board." A month ago a claim was made by Mr. Penny, a member of that board, as the representative of the lord of the manor, to the proprietorship of a piece of land called "The Hooks," of which that board had always been considered the owners. Recent circumstances had brought this dispute to a much nearer issue, and rendered a final settlement more imminent. They stood antagonistic to Mr. Penny in this matter, and they would have to proceed to law to sustain their right to the land, or give it up altogether. Now it happened, very unfortunately for them, that the clerk of that board was also the solicitor to their opponents. He (the chairmain) did not see how Mr. Hassall could be their solicitor and Mr. Penny's also. He had no feeling against Mr. Hassall ; ho only wished the in terests of the parish to be effectually secured. The land in dispute was of very great value to the parish, as it would by and by, it was anticipated, put the parish in an easy financial position. Mr. Littledale strongly opposed the motion. He thought it was altogether uncalled for; and if they could not repose confidence in a gentleman who had so ably and faithfully served them, upon his word, he should be sorry to continue a member of the board. Mr. Chambers then addressed the board in favour of Mr. Hassall, eulogising his character, and denouncing the contem plated change as unnecessary and dishonourable. He concluded by proposing a motion expressive of the thanks of the board to Mr. Hassall, for his past services, and its full confidence in him. Mr. Caine was glad that explanations had been made, and after them he was happy in approving of the motion. Mr. Coulborn also expressed his desire that Mr. Hassall should be retained, with every confidence. The motion was approved. The board then adjourned. Mom, MESS REGULATIONS.—The Lords of the Admiralty have issued a circular calling the attention of the officers of the fleet to the fact, that the mess expenses are greater than are sanctioned by the rules of the service, and direct ing that the existing extravagance and irregularity be put a stop to, and that stewards be prohibited from selling wines, spirits, &c., such unnecessary expenses and irregulari ties being embarrassing, prejudicial for example, and i i pjurious to discipline. EMIGRATION TO MEXI'O.--In. order to encourage emigra tion to Mexico, nearly 50,000 acres of land, between Vera Cruz and Jalapa, have been set apart by the Mexican government. The emigrants are to form four colonies. 100 acres are to be given to each emigrant for cultivation, and also enough land to build a residence. For the first three years the emigrant is to pay no taxes, and he cut introduce, free of duty, all - kinds of grain, field and agricul tural implements, and whatever is necessary for personal use. All emigrants are to be conveyed from Vera Cruz to their place of residence at the expense of the government, and to receive a present of a milch cow each. The soil between Vera Cruz and Jalapa is described as most fertile, and the climate salubrious. DEBT OF HoNDUR tS. —A "Sufferer" complains, to a London morning cotemporary of yesterday, as follows :—A convention having been lately signed between this country and Honduras, by which valuable territory has been ceded by England to the latter, and a commission having also been appointed to settle 11 British claims on that state, a favourableopportunity now presents itself to bring to the notice of government the following fact : Honduras, as one of the five federal central American states, contracted a debt in England in 1824, of which debt she subsequently (in 1838) engaged to take upon herself two-twelfths as her proportion. The non-fulfilment of this engagement up to the present day has inflicted severe loss on the unfortunate bondholders. A NEW DODGE TO RAISE THE WIND. CURIOUS CASE.—Yesterday morning, at the police court, a person named J. W. Fairclough was brought up by detective Scott, charged with having obtained money under false pre tences, and also for having attempted to obtain 7e from Messrs. Jacot, Taylor, and Tipper by false representations. Mr. Rao, of the Guardian Society, was in attendance to watch the case. From the evidence adduced by the several witnesses it appeared that the prisoner had formerly occupied offices at No. 6, and then at No. 15, South Castle street, and that ho had been in the habit of forwarding parcels to London, Paris, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and the principal towns in the kingdom, and that latterly he had been in the habit of making claims at the dif ferent railway companies' for, as he stated, parcels that had been lost or mis-sent. On the present occasion it was proved that the prisoner had taken a box to the office of Messrs, Jacot, Taylor, and Tipper, stating it came from Paris, and was to be fOrwarded to Philadelphia, and that he had paid 7s 6d upon it. The person in the office to whom it was delivered had some suspicions about the transaction, and handed it to the cash kseper, who, upon opening it, found it to contain nothing but old books and newspapers. This money, consequently, ho did not obtain, but it was proved that he had taken a parcel, to be forwarded to Wrexham, which contained nothing but whiten ing, on which ho had obtained 2s 3d ; that he had also obtained 7s 6d on a parcel he had taken to Pilkington Brothers, which only contained some old books. He had likewise received lOs 6d of Mr. James Browne, of Tower buildinp, on a parcel which was directed to Mr. James Cunningham, Philadelphia ; and that ho had obtained 5s of Messrs. Busby and Co., who are agents for the Isle of Man carriers, for a parcel he had taken to their office directed to Lieut. Petre, R.N., Dover. Detective officer Scott said there were a great number of other charges of a similar nature against the prisoner, for obtaining and attempting to obtain money, and requested to have him remanded, for the purpose of obtaining the necessary evidence. The Bench asked what the prisoner had to say in answer to the charge, when he replied, " lam sorry to bo placed in this position." He was then remanded. STRANGE CONDUCT IN A CHAPEL.-011 Sunday last, rather a strange scene took place at the Wesleyan chapel, at Woodside, Dudley. A short time since one of the local preachers, while doing duty here, knowing that some of the hearers were abstainers, took the liberty of praying for the poor deluded teetotallers. He afterwards received a note protesting against such conduct. On Sunday last, this local preacher took for his text the turning of water into wine. He went on for sonic time with a violent tirade against the deluded teetotallers, until some one in the chapel interrupted him, saying a sermon would be more in character. This shook his composure for a time, but ho rallied, and went on to prove that members of the church were the best parties to be publicans, inasmuch as they could hold prayer meetings in their houses while the customers were there, and thus stand a chance of con verting them. He was here called upon to name some instance in which this had been or was likely to be done, and a hubbub ensued. At length he brought his sermon to a close by declaring that towards the end of the world —in the good time coming —all publicans would be good men, and sell real good liquor.— Worcester Chronicle. COUNTY COURT. BEFORE JOSEPH I).3LLOCK. ESQ., OIX4E. DIXON AND OTHERS V. GORHAM AND OTHERS.--This was an action in which the plaintiffs were, George Kendal Dixon, James Robertson, John Williams, Septimus Dixon, James Higgins, and John Pemberton, owners of the Lioness steam tug. The plaintiffs sought to recover the sum of £lO from John Gorham, the master, and from the owners of the schooner Cheshire Lass, as compensation for assistance rendered to the latter, and for damages sustained while assist ing. Mr. Hime appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Grocott for the defendants. The hearing of this case was under an immediate summons granted by his honour on the previous day, upon an affidavit made by the plaintiffs, to the effect that, he believed the Cheshire Lass wan about to leave this port, and be employed in foreign trade ; thereby, of course, to be removed out of the jurisdiction of the court. The case for the plaintiff was, that on the 25th of November last, the schooner was seen on the Burbo Bank, being fast there, and showing signals of distress. The crew of the steam tug immediately proceeded to render her assistance. On coming near, the pilot of the schooner hailed them, arid asked them to lend their assistance, They accordingly passed a hawser to the schooner, which was made fast; but in hauling off, the steamer's hawser broke. Another hawser which was passed from the schooner also broke. For the defence, it was stated that, as the schooner was under the charge of a pilot when she went ashore, and that tile owners were there fore not liable, especially as the request for assistance came from the pilot, through whose incapacity or neglect, it was alleged, the accident took place. It was also contended that, in point of fact, no assistance was rendered, as the vessel floated off at high water. His Hoiour held that, although the pilot was entrusted with the entire control 'of the schooner at the time, he was acting only in that capacity as the agent of the owners, and, therefore, his acts, so far as salvage was involved, must be regarded as their acts. He also held that service had been clearly rendered, and that the parties who had rendered it were entitled to some recompense, even although the aid was imperfectly given. It was most desirable that, in such a port as Liverpool, assistance should be promptly rendered, and that a reasonable amount of recompense should be allowed to those who rendered it. At the same time, how ever, it was equally desirable that persons who obtained a livelihood by trading on the sea, should be prompt and liberal in giving assistance to each other, without making it a matter ,of close and hard bargain. Under all the circumstances, he thought justice would be done by giving a verdict for the plaintiffs for £5 ss. DISASTERS AT SEA. Two melancholy catastrophes have occurred in Devon shire. Four fishermen of Toptbam went out to sea in a fishing boat, to follow their usual occupation, on Saturday last. They had not been out long before a stiff breeze sprung up, and the boat was capsized near Warren, on the south coast. Three of the poor fellows were drowned, and the other contrived, by the aid of one of the oars which he secured, to get safely on shore. The body of one' of the men was washed ashore the same evening, and was removed to the Mount Pleasant Inn. The bodies of the other two have not yet been discovered. Oa the same day a similar accident occurred at Appledore, in the north of Devon. A vessel was lying in the bay off Barnstaple bar, which sig nalled for a pilot. Two boats, each manned by seven men, put oft to her assistance. The weather was rough, and there was a heavy sea. On nearing the bar buoy, a breaker struck one of the boats and upset it. Four of the crew, three of whom were married men with large famil'es, were drowned, and the remainder were rescued by the other boat. MALTA, DEC. o.—The brig Mary, Captain Howell, of Exeter, from Cardiff for Alexandria, with a cargo of coals, foundered at sea off the coast of Barbary, in lat. 37.20, lon. 4.55 E. She had experienced very severe weather for several days. in which, from heavy straining and lurching, the brig sprung a leak. This increased so much from a continuance of strong gales, accompanied with a heavy sea running, that it was found to be utterly impossible to relieve her with the pumps. Capt. Howell, on the morning of the Ist of December, observed a barque nearing him, and made a signal of distress, to which the barque paid no attention whatever, but pas , ed on. Shortly atter a second barque hove in sight, which proved to be the Sir Alexander, Capt. Hill,of Shields,who, observing the brig's ensign flying, union down, immeJiately made the best of his way to her. Night being advanced, and a hope being entertained that the brig would hold up till daylight, it was deemed most prudent by Captain Hill to lay by the brig till then, as it would have been a most hazardous and perilous attempt to risk saving the crew in a dark night, with such a sea running, and all his boats stove. On the following morning, after much exertion, Captain Howell and the whole of the crew were rescued from their perilous situation, and they had scarcely left the Mary half an hour when she sunk, with an explo sion, and throwing up a dense volume of smoke as she disappeared from the water's edge, from which circumstance there is no doubt the coal had ignited, and the internal heat had most likely opened the vessel, and increased the leak. The master and crew arrived here on the 7th inst. GENow, Dec. 9.—The steamer Virgilio, which arrived here on the 7th December, replrts that an American brig, which had left Cagliari for the United States, with salt, had foundered at sea, and that all lives had been lost. From comparing date of sailing, and from the fact of the captain having his wife and two daughters on board, fears are entertained that it is the Prince de Joinville, Captain Chamly.rlain, which left this port on the 24. h October, to load salt at Cagliari, for Boston. ADMIRALTY COURT.—.Dec. 18. BEFORE DR. DUSHINGTON. THE GEORGINA.—The vessel in this case was a brig, and she was found by the barque Carib in a derelict condition on the 7th of June last. The Carib immediately took her in tow, and by the 13th she had brought her safe to Funchal Roads, Madeira. As the cholera was then raging in the island, and as it would have been impossible to obtain seamen or artificers, the master of the barque con tinued his voyage, which was to Beypoor, with a valuable cargo of iron ; and as soon as he arrived in India he pro cured a crew, whom he sent to Madeira to refit the derelict and take her to England. She proved to be the property of Mr. Tureen, of Kincardine, and the value of the property salved was admitted to be about £7,000. Dr. Lushington considered that the services rendered by the salvors were of a very important character, and allotted them £2,200, in addition to a sum of nearly £l,OOO which had been expended in refitting the brig, and bringing her to England. The court felt it necessary, however, to disallow the cost which had been incurred in bringing in and printing a large number of unnecessary exhibits. THE BLACK SEA.—The Black Sea was an Iron steamer, of 424 tons, bound to the Crimea, with a cargo of iron intended for the railway. On the 3rd of November, 1855, she left Malta, and two days afterwards she encountered very severe gales off Cape Matapan, by which her fires were put out, and she was placed in considerable peril. On the 6th she was taken in tow by the French man of war Jena, 90 guns, but on the evening of the same day the Jena fell back upon her, and made her a perfect wreck. She was immediately abandoned by her crew ; but, on the 8:h, the Jena again found her, and she was boarded, and pumped dry. On the 9th, the vessel proceeding, the steamer Lady Eglinton, which was also bound to the Crimea with stores and specie, came up, and taking the Black Sea in tow, brought her in on the 15th to the Bosphorus. On behalf of the owners, it was alleged that the Lady Eglinton was bound to tow any vessel in the service of the government which they might find in need of her services. This, how ever, was denied. Dr. Lushington said the case was undoubt edly a somewhat peculiar one; but it was clear that the service had been performed at the risk of the Lady Eglinton. He should, therefore, award the sum of £7OO. The Bath Chronicle says, the electors of Stroud have issued an address, pledging themselves not to vote for any candidate at the next election, unless he is prepared to support every measure having the repeal of the incema tax for its object. The address is already signed by about 500 electors. ..........................m.mm05m0mmem....m....=.................."01..... f r 4 p PO THE MURDER NEAR FOLKESTONR-v--1 CONVICTION. --- se o At the Maidstone assizes on Thursday, Dedea 11l r i o was indicted for the wilful murder of Caroline and , . e de a Back, at Folkestone The prisoner had alreade.Ple'sial guilty to the first count, for the murder of Caroline 04 not guilty to the second count. It was decided by tbe cepo therefore, that he should be tried on the second W a t t t he Hon. G. Denman prosecuted, and Mr. Barrow we' ? it , She defence. The facts of this murder mast be ir e°. 11 b i recollection of our readers ; so that a brief recital vriisterof sufficient. Caroline and Maria Back were two I LO living in the town of Folkestone ; and th u e Pf e rsiß e by birth a Croatz, was a private in th e 111 1 Legion, stationed at the time at Shorncliee. arte first acquaintince with the` family mother of the unfortunate girls did a gr eat goer / the washing for the regiment, and the Pr ss c ie cumstauce, as he was engaged to look after the clotc_ l s or, acquaintance by degrees ripened into intmacY, bald° mutely the prisoner was received as the future be, or ts tbe the elder girl Caroline. This was seine monthSPrifoott murder, and several letters were written bY th, e n r arer dnring the time, expressive of the fondest affeette-oeivb;ll the girl. On the night previous to th e tn Oraig g _ r s ie rres this lamentable occurrence took placer the priso leocco his victims at their own house, and a slight Ve i n wise:, between them r&ative to some portrait of ''SSeesSi '" 9 which he suspected had been given to some othersitioo , quarrel, however, blew over, and then a prop tbefel: made by him to take Caroline for an excursion e`,',ooiist,e; lowing (Sunday) morning to Shorncliffc, to en t ail:: The mother of the poor girl objected to 114, days:: going ; but upon etedanies offering', to The eiseo's also, she reluctantly gave her cons'ent' , it 0, 4 0 then left, as the mother supposed, thous t he as thought he had remained in the h 0 156 Aloe' sO night. However this might be, at about thrleoparteio next morning he called for the girls, and three se? of some breakfast prepared by Caroline, the t ee' bi gi fli ° company. They were seen at a little before 0 - , itt J passing along the Folkston° road, proceealeswittiro,) direction of that town, apparently on good tercleode' arose Eros' .0.!. pi other. Nothing further was heard of them tillseolerl the same morning, when a man named Curling, " m e 1 1 • about the cliffs nearly a mile from FolkstonNeteeely the murdered bodies of the two poor girls, 05 '1'0 1 0 pool of blood. The alarm was instantly raile i l e eof 0 police set upon the search for Redanies, the beuprioner, girls being identified by their mother. 0! til e e asole te a s o' movements nothing is known even now aftervat the`oi tainty; but it is pretty well ascertained that (le d iti_ a j mission of the dreadful deed, Redanies re s ee s e re herd direction of Canterbury. It is not known I " e "„eitee' so cil the night ; but early on the Monday morning a g d ate a place called Lower Hard. Here he eht e 7. be r f ifie shap, and having asked for pen, ink, ant he raaf two letters - one to the mother of the " e „"i; 1 0 10 8 and the other to a comrade in his regin i ,ed 83- 01 6 , letters the prisoner confessed the murde raised the ; i e d 1 1 was obliged to kill Maria because she re' s ,,'" o toP,, f ict after he stabbed Caroline. These letters w e itee f tf te the post office. The whole of the police °L i , 000! were now upon his track; he was traced T t s ", 10 00 b e i de' a wood, and at about, four o'clock in the alt e ;tbe tot seeni Milton otno issue Chapel,fromahiett,itcleonsee m to il a e place know k e no so w t ti erbon i o . o cosi . however, he could be captured, he inflict ed li bilei d le o three wounds of so serious a nature, When for f i tur od 1 0 1 time his life was despaired of. When 61)40000 found that he had torn off the stripe frooll":joittee Ad trousers, and round his arm there were Of° ' o arde l '; ( lo 4 ' his victims had worn on the morning of tilt% of O d d soon as he recovered he was taken before te es , lin t er and committed for trial to the assizes: T e l % ebee,i t ell j proved by a large mass of evidence, and tli rt " os e 0 0 ,0 4 0 prosecution having been coe , cluded , lgr• tr e nneAers the jury for the prisoner, and rsqted hl 9 pp, eees; term plea of insanity. The Judge sune!ned l!rsalecv returned a verdict of guilty. The Judg6,l.,lloae. At the A Central pronounced sentence of death upon the Pr' .41 Criminal FASHIONABL E C 0 u D r t E .L 0 0 1 I 2 V: :::, it e a r 0 ......._,..-_-.. Vt f ) ..,, o A g er of Edgar Stanbridge, aged 22, a fashionably 8 1 , "1 0 00 man, was indicted for obtaining a quantitated 0 two , means of fa'se pretences. Mr. Metcalfe geld prisoner, who is well connected, had, sohletlf, t e atb e rai O A o su absurd oner,sin his extravagance, ha a ti n d d s . upon N o t t w h e i t into the possessiou of £l,BOO, wh'.ch was put L' nu er o f - olor of Mr. Stopher, an attorney. upon whom Pr', i - rse °',. bi l ; draw ab cheques. The prisoner had run on - te tsb e 4 "o9S Stopher gave him to understand that he bau T3- t i i is, P t , ?i still drove about the town iu a Br:ir/haw, dre w t he 1',, , of greys, and coachman in livery; and 0° 11 ;01,:0 11 October, pulled up at the shop of Messrs. C°siiiitittio'sliri where he bought a watch and jewellery, ( 01° 1 - 0 .1;1 4 e . 9s. fid., which he paid in a cheque u pon o f ex h " ;f er Upon the Ist of November, he went to the oll ts n o erlo u d A ter, a slairtmaker, in the Strand, and there "," 3 2 15;• , ;00 1/ ,„ i ta 9 s :e la n o di f :g e°lll s l4 : o ' the value of £9 ss. 9.1., giving a cheque for ' 0 %10.' 0 07, ceiving the difference in money. Upon the 7 th, e he t be, pill a visit to Nathan, the costumier, and stating ' se eeeds go to a fancy dress ball, given by a gentler sec oie;eo .4 l ' selected a costume which would come to X 3 1 1 ,e Oiler he w would pay ready money for, and gave o a ts i ti o l superintend cheque, enuetene,n which,dg i h v i e s n dressing. liinke custody estboarue terrace. He after this drove uP, e f be f i e b r e A Nathan's, and begged that the dress Illig u s la bo o n rate, as he had bet a friend £lOO that he w e : l a 00 0 4 41 turn out in the room, and added that he she:;,t the/ 0 0 to Nathan's and put the dress on tieth 400gb", a a fter he was dressed, instead of paying ill moneysi; be, 6 9 d r o d lod -red - 6 to his account at Mr. Stophees a nd b e him • guilty, recommendin him tomer* . tented to fourmonths' g imprisonment. ~,e,' 0 0, a --4 , ---- -- re 0 to - A requisition• is in course of siglia tti se6 l34 0 0 himself General Sir William Codringtoll,;;je s et s 0 to be pub in nomination for Greeu w pee:llA , w ef o n o e u h S le e m irr e n n We hear that the Ilon. Frederick Ligeestl'ee bi l ge e others,il He c m a s e v u la on m i n i 1 : : n a eTralooo o g j t i l e I t ; ai i I 3 ::::: of the Earl of Beauchamp, intends to e'%, - t he '1 - #. candidate for the borough of Tewkesbury, I " $6/ held at o f , tb , it r e tire interest, whenever a vacancy trig ° e s . o ,: r oi 13 t il Ili ee .fe, RECOGNITION OF THE PUBLIC SERYIC'" , ir if 6 ":slL t ifii .- and W g bur 's residence, to consider the best 1310 „a Sol i s be their personal esteem towards Dr. SoutbwecisolityooolSo resolved, " that a bust of Dr. Southwee„deriefas I°o sented to some suitable institution as ell e " of "" c e bl el l of his eminent services in the promotienajoee,tbe.lol eehatrleeminefno,rmreeceleetthilyt at e r t fia su ot ie o l health." The bust will be executed at to 'bes 0 1 . 1 , 0 1 1 , 13 0 American sculptor, Mr. Hart. A large numbs (of al e i t i in to distinguished statesmen and leg i s tatori joie 60% r opinions), and sanitary reformers, h al !: pr° lll° dt o ; recognition of Dr. Smith's exertions "" era,ceysl e ste C' welfare of mankind. if el 9 sfr . • CANADA COMPANY•-The half.year-, s be•a ce •al e. proprietors of the above companisiwisaalePitatkea- '',l afternoon, at Canada House, St• P e tore , ' tne e r;? . ; Francks, chairman of the court of rllre„",,„ l isrfoo l 'or e i - , The report stated that from the Ist of ores,'' tit "96 ..pe i,01 ti, of November the land sold was 2, 183 169' (' of 1/ 3s ld per acre ; that the land acted le - y eee esf 2 at 2/ 8s 6d, and the leased land confer"' , the e sl rc e was 46,371, at 16s 2d. The following W -5 85 : - 1 5v. 1; of /re oe '2 l ' tli; receipts as compared with those , deep' 4- , 1 4 money, 1856, 40,5391; 1855, 62,359' •; 1. ' 6 ,)‘; ~, ~ .0 Bills receivable and interest, 18.56. 9,4-4 /. ' ' 6.) , - 1 , a 192' . , 1 AO- , c A i. decrease, 12,1351. Rent, 185 6, 1 "' I AO; r gl "..leno decrease, 28.1251. Sundries, 185 , '„'," TI:/ i d bee 17 Total in 1856, 67,6471; 1855, 129,65g1atieet50011"2,°09') 62,012/. The funds in hand were :•m - st tb v eille , cloi l d , 3 , 3891 ; loans at interest, 20, 0001, 1 111er :bort " ( I ai ti prou* I Jan. 1857 , 3501, together 20 3501; fele pee' ret i o f rtacla n • total, 26,259. The liabilities vv'ere---,--he slol.lo'oB 0 9751; management, salaries, Szc. , 0 ,18„ belt - 6 8001; income-tax to the 20th garerafog - are" CL' A t be IV and sundr' les, 1151; total, 4,90 0 ; rays 13 'S bf ee - 4 0 21,3591, subject to any bills which re:ssue, 010,,,' e t' Canada on account of letters of cre o l ot to, ' o ,l l ' 4 , pany in London amou t. g at PreSie de 441 f report was adopted, andnauldividend ,ee Tssefete, of 1/ lOs a share clear of income-tax. 0 ,10 Si r d l b ' 1•4 it f, SIR PETER T _LAURIE AND THE T1C0!,./.bursi.,' o r 4 0 -At the Guildhall Police Court, on " Ra gtb r t ick l e, Laurie attended, and said that he had at o itif tela e 4 great question " What is to bede 1 Job b e ' t seiall i e' r , leave men ?" He proposed that Colon:1330r, ° O O, t Flo priate a part of the prison at Pa r oesv e 0 03 , 0 °" 1 0 available place, as a depot for ticket -0 Ti e, e sl ar t eic a they should be kept at work and °T lof til e o ter'obte , Devonport Hill or any other advocateie us char% te t splg were not particular as to the Pre / ° o f', vil lic sO r. 56 select their servants from that departrre 1 100 ba te_ be appropriately termed " Jebb's Ward: .„,-` j ot _ ii i% ta g ment were carried out, the ticket tee P e ere I tiO, guarantee for the honesty of ticket of le , er l th r° ll l l ° e rfl undergone a probationary term o. two _ f t ae pi o t $ 1 service of the promoters and supportersouojet. 0 def t 1 1, would not object to give them OW to ) W e e so in t r , Challis said there was no occasion _ , nizs poe n ,',ol 0 00 Dartmoor or any single place for suell,f r e ed ~b, IP 0 4 ,0 1 an easy matter to set aside a corner I ,i' sse eiee be f etr; kingdom for the reception of ticket -of lease ps po f er o pr i if Sir Peter would put his plan nP i o , le astit e ' t ie, ,1 o° , l submit it to Sir George Gy with, roovOecorl,6,,e,, Laurie considered it was tie sonloula the 10 1)1 1 : 0 e 0 the present objectionable sys'ene„' ye at tb ) 3 0 , te c or to any probable advantage: He eu t ,er ; on for a o r() 0 t greatly indebted to Mr. Baron Alo w eal „, op° 3 they id 0, upon the working of the system, a ~. Cot t weight with them than any thing os subject.