Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-11 00:00:00

THE LiV tROOL _AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETi NN C L mErrisu, LAST NIGHT, The - arinual rntieting . of.the Liverpool Auxiliary of the British . : and F,areign Bible Society was held last night, Jollegiato Institution. There was a.erowded and it flin The Ri3.ht Rev. the Lord Bishop of the Diocese presided ; and the' deputation from the rarthit Bociz:ty consistel of the Rev. W. P. Tiddy. M.A., many years agent for the'ibciety in Belgium; and the Rev. James Bardsley, M.A., incumbent of St. Ann's, Manchester. It was anice - iinced that..the, Rev. M„ C t Osborne,. W. M. Taylor, M.A., and other ministers and gentlemen would also address the meeting.. Amongst the gentlemen on the- platform, we observed the Ear. Dr..3l l Neilei 'the Re*. Dr. Raffles, Mr. Adam HodgSon, Mr. John Cropper, and a number of local clergy. • • lii6proeciedings having -been opened by , devo:ional exercises; His Lordship delivered a brief intreductory address. On these.oeeasions, he said, he always felt happiness at the thought. that they Were showing an example to the world of real Christian uniOn—(applatise)L- , of a real comprehensive union—of . a sincere and c'•rdiat co operation. (Applause.) It was very true that they might belong to different denominations—they might in that respect be called b'v different names; but then, lie hoped, they remenibered only this, that they were all called by one, ever-blessed name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Apif_ause.) . If there was a pleasure in the mere fact of this union amoo:cst them, there must b e still increased pleasure when they looked io.the purpose of their union, to the work for which they were united, the great work of circulating the Bible throughout the world. (Applause.) He knew very well that there Were many men who still told 'them that they were circu lating amongst people of little or no education, a book that was - full of difficulties full of mysteries, and about the interpret thou of which they were not agreed among theMselves. Now; they did not deny, there - were difficulties in' the . Book of God. How could- it po§sibly "be otherwise in a book that told n. 3 of•GO:1 himielf, of His infinite nature, of His eternal eounSels ? Ho* could it be otherwise ?' These were things speculations far beyond the horizon of man's intellect—far beyond the grasp of man's under- We received them with humility, with reverence, with faith. But while they acknowledged there. were these difficulties, they said, on the other hand; this plain thing,—there is much that is clear, that is intelligible to every understanding, that is trans parent to every eye. Whatever else might be difficult or olYsdure, this was plain;—that salvation was Promised to guilty men through . faith in Jesus Christ. And the great object of the• society was, to circulate the Book which contained passages, concerning man's eternal salvation—to place that book in :every hand, and before every eye. This message of salvation was intelligible to all ;.• and, when - once. received into a believing heart,' what a change did it not make as it concerned man's eternal welfare. What. a change, even as regarded his temporal welfare. What a different aspect it would give to society ! What an annexation of happiness would it' bring if the Bible were the belief of all men's hearts and their rule of practice--if all men were living in truth, honesty, so briety, and purity—in mutual kindness and good will! How much happier would every individual be in himself,—how niueli happier every family in its own delighted circle—how much stronger would the nation 'be ifall were thus united, and working together for kona I We* hear a great deal now, and 1 - `4"/"~' .- -•/ • ;' t It with,.alas ! too much truth, about the semi evils age. We heard of one, of which there were many com plaints in this towrk:---he' meant the drunkenness, which prevails to such a sad extent. He had received several communications lately from kind friends upon that point. There were Many persons who wished that something should be done to check that evil by a more stringent law. (Applause.) Whatever better regula :firms touching that point in any way could be en forced by law, would, he was sure, be hailed with joy by every Christian, and by every lover of countiY. (App _lause.) But still, they must standing, bear with him if lie said that, beyond a certaiii point, he thought the question would always remain one of morals, rather than of legislation,—that it would always remain one more of personal prudence and responsi bility, than of any positive legal prohibiti( n. (Applause.) What he thought was this, that the true remedy (to go to the root of the evil) must be found not so much in :the law of the land, as in the Gospel of our Lord JESUS Christ. (Applause.) He thought that the Bible in the house might, under God's blessing, do what acts of. parliament might not do,— turn the drunkard from the evil of his ways, raise him from his degradation, and make him a better and happier man. (Applause.) The-Rev. Dr. RAFFLES, being calledupon, rose, and proceeded to read the report for the past year, with reference to the report of the Parent Society. The com mittee made mention in their report of the Marvellous increase of the society's income during the past year, na mely, £160,0 62 19s. 4d. It was tobe remembered that this great amount was realised at the time when they still felt the effects of the Russian and Indian wars. Another point noticed was, the increased demand for .the Holy Scriptures in France. The number of copies sold by the Liverpool Auxiliary was less thas last year, bein' 792 2 while the increase of money for sales was £34 Bs. sd. This was atethinied for by the fact that the copies sold were more expensive. The annual sub scriptions amounted to £568 2s. 10d., being £49 10s. 4d. more than last year. The donations amounted lo £l5B 15s. 6d., being more •by £62 Os., 2d. than the pre vious year. The Welsh branch contributed £334, which, when compared with the contributions of the English, who were richer, showed that the latter were less in proportion. The workmep of Messsrs. Hague and Company had contributed £5 ; and these men had, singe the year 1817, contributed more than £6OO. The amount for sales was £Bl7 13s. Bd., being £34 Bs. sd. in advance of last year. The total receipts from all sources amounted to £2,693 13s. The number of copies circulated in the year by the Auxiliary was 19,136, being 792 copies less than the former years. The total number of copies issued from the depository since the year 1811 was 593,482. The total amount presented to the society by the Auxiliary during the year, including £293 2s. from a private source, of which the committee was aware, was £1,438 18s: 10d. The number of auxiliaries or • branches in the country was 3,639. The number of Bibles . issued by these collectively was 1,625,985, being an increase on the preceeding year of 23,798 ; and the total number issued by the society since it was first established was 35,699,931, at an ex penditure of between four and five millions sterling. The Rev. M. C. OSBORNE, of this town, was called upon to move the first resolation, which was to the effect that the report be adopted, printed, and circulated. After some prefatory remarks, he west on to say that they were all so well aware of the value of the Bible, that they were ready to endorse the statement of Chillingworth, that "The Bible, the whole Bible; and nothing but the Bible, constitutes the religion of Protestants." Some people wanted them, to take the bulls of Pope's, the acts of councils, and the doings of saints, as well as the Apocrypha, and unwritten tradition ; but this they were not preparedto do, because they knew that the Bible, and that alone, was assuredly the Word of God. Other books had arisen from the earth : this came from Heaven. What would become of us if we were to lose this book, —if we were not allowed to read its pages, and apply to our hearts its gracious teachings and premises ? h.fr. Osborne concluded a most eoquent speech by urging the friends of the society to continued and persevering efforts in its behalf ; and sat down amidst enthusiastic applause. The Rev. JA 3I ES B ARDSLEY, of Manchester, seconded the motion, and said the great • object of the society was to present a copy of God's Word to every member of the human family. Were they to send out Gr's Word w ith comments, there would be d i fferences o opinion; but the object was to give it in all its simplicity and majestv to the nations of the world. As such, it s unite 'the powerful efforts of a who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity and truth. (Applause.) Mr. Bardsley then glanced at the mode in which formation the its society carried on its operations. Since millions i it had put into circulation fifty or sixty of God's Holy Word. They did not say that the autho rised version or the Bible was faultless, but they said it was matchless. Like the sword of Goliath, there was none like it. (Applause.) Dr. Newman, speaking of our own translation, had said, "Who will not say that the uncommon beauty and marvellous English of the Protestant Bible, is not one of the great strongholds of "truth. in this country ?" For "heresy" they should read Mr. Bardsley, in reply to the observations of his lordship on th e subject' of drunkenness, said he did not think they should multiply temptations to the working classes. He had himself been a total abstainer for the last twenty-five years. li e then made a passing refe rence to the progress of Scriptural truth in Ireland and Franee, and said four million copies of the Bible had been circulated in the latter country. In conclusion, he 'said vital, evangelical religion, would "always be found, in every age anti country, to flourish just in proportion to the distribution of God's Word. So it was with the revival in Ireland. _ _ The Rev. Dr. 31`.NF.H.E, who 'was received with e•,neat applause, then briefly supported the tesolution, confines inn his remarks to a point which, lie said, had been flirced upon his attention by some very acute objectors to their- work. They were in the- habit of calling the Bible "God's Word," and sayinr , that the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible, - supplied the rule of their religion. Tho remark which he wished to make was, that they ought to . carefully distinguish be tween historical truth and moral and religious truth. The reverend gentleman quoted two particular passages in support of the axiom,—that as the Bible records many actions of men of which God did not approve, so it re corded many sayings of men which god did not inspire. The resolution was then put and carried; and a collection made. The Rev. W. M. TIDDY moved the next resolution, and, in doing so, said the staionat last Year contributed to the society would be about a halfpenny for each individual - in England, Wales, and Ireland; or £78,000. The society had spent about £lOO,OOO in the English tongue during its existence, which he "thought Was sufficient to pro-e that it was truly a British society. He concluded by moving a resolution to this effect :—That, inasmuch as the ' circulation of the Scriptures, whether among Christians, MalieL ruedans, or heathens, had been blessed to the spiritual enlightenment of the human race, the meet ing regarded it as a duty of the society to circulate the Scriptures in every country. The Rev. W. M. TAYLOR seconded the motion, and contended that the Bible should be free in every land. He regretted that British law excluded it from the National schools of India, and thought it only fair that -the law should not force it out, *hen the law had not forced it in. The resolution was carried. The Rev. GEO. SCOTT moved that the thanks of the meeting be given to the committee and officers for their services during- the past year, and named a committee and officers for the ensuing year. The Rev. Mr. WINSBURG seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted. Thanks were voted to his lordship, and the meeting separated. TELEGRAPH PROM ALEXANDRIA TO CONSTANTI NOPLE.—The steamer Elba, with Messrs. Newall and Liddell on board ) left Alexandria on the 24th ult., to lay the cable from that port to Constantinople vis Schios and Rhodes.—China Telegraph. ATTEMPTED WIPE MURDER AT LEEDS.-011 Sunday morning, the residents in Bowling Green Yard, Duke street, Leeds, were alarmed about nine o'clock by hearing a succession of piercing screams and cries issuing from No. 10 cottage, occupied by John Wallin., labourer. The outer door of the house being locked, the neighbours kicked in a panel, when they found Walker savagely attempting to cut his wife's throat. At the moment when the forcible entrance was made, Walker was " jagging" away at the poor woman's neck, while she was vainly attempting to shield herself by holdinc , her hands in front of the murderous weapon, which was a large carving knife. The husband was immediately secured, and the woman's wounds attended to by Mr. Bearpark, surgeon. He found that she was in a dangerous state from wounds received on the thrOat, shoulder, and both hands, Oil the left side of the throat there was a.punc tured wound two inches deep, from which there' had been considerable hemorrhage. Tho poor woman was subsequently removed to the Leeds Infirmary. The murderous 'attempt is' said to have been made under the influence of jealousy., Walker, .who appears to have got out of bed and sharpened the knife for the purpose, is in custody. THE WAlt FEEIING 2:4 FRANCE.—If we like to bury our heads is the sand we shall undoubtedly avoid seeing anything that is unpleasant, and we may easily persuade ourselves that everything is safe. But if we look at patent facts; and the most obvious signs of the times, we cannot conceal froth ourselves that the state of feeling in France is a source of very considerable danger to us. In kindness not only to ourselves, but to our neigh bours on the other side of the water, we must strain every nerve to make this project of invading England, as dangerous as it is wicked and barbarous. AVe cannot be too quick or active in building ships and manning them, and in buying rifles and learning how to use them. But although we ought chiefly to rely on our defensive preparations for averting a war, we need not do so exclusively. We have the great ; weapon of pub licity, and there is no weapon that despotism so much dreads. , France cannot go to war with England unless she has some sort of pretext, and in order to pick a quarrel she must state her case before Europe. We have the great advantage that we shall ba abk to tell everything, and that, as the world knows we seldom con ceal anything that is to our discredit, we may expect to be heard patiently when we appeal on the merits of our cause to the public opinion of civilised countries. If we are careful to avoid giving any cause for war that can be considered plausible, we shall be able to throw on Franee the odium of wanton aggression ; and the world has got on far enough to make a confessedly bad cause a serious drawback to a combatant. 'We may also do something in our private relations with the French people to ward off the frightful calamity of a war. Englishmen who have relations of business or friend ship with Frenchmen can take every opportunity of proclaiming that there is no feeling whatever in England against the French nation. ' In their present state of irritation it makes every difference whether the French are individually treated with calmness and kindness, or whether we throw oil on the flame, and in sist on a bright blaze bursting out. If we were not at the same time exerting ourselves night and day to com plete our arrangements for defence, we might feel ashamed of adopting a conciliatory tone. But, if we can rely on the Queen's Government doing its duty, and are well prepared to back it in every measure that may be necessary to ensure the safety of the country, we need not hesitate to cultivate by every honest means a re newal of friendly relations with France and Frenchmen.. —Saturday Review. It is a well-known maxim that " time is money "—the terms are relative; so to save one is to save the other. We save both time, and economise patience, and present good tempers, when we have a good PEN—a bad one upsets patience and temper. .Preserve all, then, by purchasing your steel pens and other stationery at E. T. Hall's wholesale steel pen warehouse, 23, South John-street. John Gillott's, Thomas Lowe's, G. W Hughes, and other maker's, on sate at Is. per ero-,. Pen Holders, 2d. per dozen. EXTRAORDINARY AND 'USEFUL INVENTION. — There is nothing that housewives jeomplain of with greater truthfulness than the breaking of some favourite piece of glass, valuable china, or earthenware. In hundreds of cases such things cannot be matched, and of course cannot be mended. The latter want has been obviated by an extraordinary and effective invention, by Mr. Adshead, of Derby Pottery, near Derby. It is -a cement that may be said to heal m a perfect manner, all cracks and breaks in the articles spoken of, and not only in these, int in marble, alabaster, &c. The benefit of this article need not be dwelt on. We have seen some of its effects at Mr.-Hall's, our neighbour's, and the glass that has been cemented b y it is stronger in that part than in any other. The article is very cheap, and no house can be long without it. Mr. Hall is the agent for its sale in Liverpool, and all interested can judge for themselves by looking in at his establishment. Agent for Liverpool, E. T. Hall, 23, South John-street. Sold in bottles, ls. each, or sent free on receipt of sixteen postage stamps. N.B.—None are genuine except bearing the signature, "E. T Hall." * IMPROVEMENT IN. GENTLEMEN'S HATS Liverpool, April 15, um. Messrs. XINNEAR and Sntrs4x, St. George's-crescent. GENTLEatxx,—The Hat you sold me three days since I pro nounce the most easy and comfortable Hat I have ever pre viously worn—in fact, it is a luxury to put on and take off the head.-1 am, Gentlemel, yours truly, Bootle, April 29, 1959. Ilessrs. KINNEAR. and SIMPSON, Hatters, St. George's-crescent, GENTLEMEN,—The Hat you made for me fits me better, and is more comfortable, than any new Hat I have eve( had or worn prior to this, and I wish you success with your new invention.---Yours truly, ( Signed, ) Commander Ship • This letter was accompanied wit's, a present of a very rick and beautifulotter skin. Messrs. KINNEAR AND SIMPSON, DEFY Slas,—l have great pl.sltre in bearing my testimony to the comfort afforded mg , by your improved Hat " ,and , n ' w indy weather it holds comfort a bly and Irmly t o th e h Yours truly, Goree Piaz z as, Liverpool, April 28, 1859. Lancaster, June 30, 1339 • Messrs. Knere.tn. AND 9:11 TSON Liverpool. GENTLzsux,--I have much pleasure in informing you that the hat which I received from you through 31r. --- satisfies me in every respect. The improvement in the head-limn; renders it, in my opinion, one of the most comfortable and coic. venient Hats ever yet produced; and I beg to assure you that I can confidently recommend it to the public.--Yours faith fully, The above letters, w ith numerous others, in reference to SpersoN's EASY-Firrrin FLtTs, have been received by Messrs. Kinnear and Simpson, an d may be seen at their shops, 6, ST. GEOUGE'S-CELIV,ESCENT, and 9, DALE-STREET, ERPOOL' THE - WATER COMMITTEE, At the 'weekly meeting 'Of this' committee, yesterday, air. T. L. Hodson, the chairman, presided ; and the Other members present were—Messrs. Crellin, Vernon, Wagstaff, Woodruff, 'Rae, Farnworth, Stitt, Earle, C. Turner, Bennett, and J. R. Jeffery. SUPPLY OP NINVUMI, The following return was submitted QUANTITY OF WAT It RECEIVED PROM RIVINGTON DURING THE WEEK ENDING BTH ocrownit, 1859 °allow'. 40,6;9,193 Gallons Into Kensington „ Dudley-street 17,463,457 „ Park-hill ' 11,363,000 9,473,050 QUANTITY OF WATER PUMPED FROM TUB WELLS 4,374,10, 8,562,287 2,319,700 5,694,750 At Bootle „ Grem-lane „ Water-street „ Windsor 21,459,837 90,924,487 592,162 90,332,325 ',573,240 87,754,035 NORTHERN DAILY 'MU& WAVERTREE BOARD OF HEALTH The monthly meeting of the commissioners was held last night at the Public-offices, Mr. J. A. Picton in the chair. The other members of the board present were— Messrs. O'Connor, Pennin g ton, Carm o ill Parkin , Swinden, Rishton, Lewis, and Clarke. The minutes of the last monthly meeting having been read, The CHAIRMAN Said that, before proceeding with the business of the evening, he wished to call the attention of the meeting to a letter which appeared in the .Daily Post of.that day. [The Chairman read the letter, which. was signed " A Ratepayer 'of Wavertree," and was to the effect that the Chairman had opposed the appoint ment of a committee of investigation in reference to the conduct of the official whose accounts showed a defi ciency. of £l,BOO, and that that official, who bad refunded £1,400, with interest, was still in the pay of the board, at an advanced salary.] Now, so far as he was concerned, and he thought he could answer for them all, there was every desire on the part of the board that their affairs should be per fectly open; and any person who wished for information had only to apply to the board for it. He did net, however, think thit they should take any action on anonymous communications. Still, it was only right that they should give a flat contradiction to what was stated in the 'letter. It was not true, as was stated, that he (the chairman) had opposed the appointmeit of a committee of investigation, neither was it true that they had advanced the salaries of ally of their officers, with the exception of that of Mr. Young. He could not pretend to say . where the gentleman who wrote this letter received his information, but he wished it to go forth to the public that the board did not wish to tonceal anything; and they would at any time be glad to give any inioramtion to the ratepayers as to what tout place at that board. If the board agreed with him, perhaps they wmuldi signify their assent to what lie had stated but, he thought, it would be unworthy of the board to attempt arof formal reply, or to take any action,. upon such a communica tion as that which he had read. If this gentleman. was a ratepayer he had nothing . to do but to' apply to. the board, and they would , give him every satisfaction. More he had not a right; to expect. The matter dropped after a few remarks agreeing' with those of the chairman. A letter was read from Mr. Rogers seeretaty to , the. Water Committee of the Liverpool Corporation;, offering. to supply thr fountain recently erecte4 in Witverti-ti; with water, through a small meter. The charge fir water would be at the ordiitary rate, meter rent int addition.—lt was agreed that the boardi take the watiat on the terms Proposed by the Water Committee of the, • Corporation. The attention of the board wens drawn tan old foot path in Cow-lane, which Mr . P. .W. Bfancker had' closed, and the law ! -clerk was oalered to tale the • of counsel upon it. The monthly accounts were nrxt read and2passed. Some other general business having beery fransacted; the board adjourned. + EXTENSIOV. OF SAVINGS' BASKS In a late numbercwe directed attention to the credi table fact of our respected townsman,: Mr..M'Corquodale, had been the originator of the suggestion for extending the savings' banks , system, throw* the ageuty of the post-office money-order offices. Ongthe same subject we find the .following i the IVaribregton deanGscol' -of Saturday last "Mr. APCorquodart , ,- of Newton, hie the right nuslupon the head, -when, six months azo, h .suggested,i at the working men's tea party, in Warriagten, that &merri ment should encourage and extend the savings backs of the country by allowing the moner..;order offices to become receivers of deposits. His-com munications with ths:.Postmaster-C-seneral, some:years ago, on the subject dil not-produce any step mu'i the direction indicated, probably owiugtto the money order system being for years an experintent. BAtt it is so no longer. Having found faysun . everywhere, its extension to every village post-o 'Fele •is now only a question of time. With such a network of machinery, pry should not advantage be tvIDT2-: of it to. afford facilities to the industrious classeas to invest their savings? Such was the question_ Mr. APCorqiiodale asked on the oceasion.to which we athade, and sanh is the question a lluddersfield bankez , ..asked last - week. through a London contemporary. Aft-.: 3PCorqpaddle, as a large employer - of skilled tabour in 'London, Liverpool, and Glasgow, knows the &eilities which such. towns offer to worknuin to go almost. any day, diring. their dinner hour?: to the Saving''.' Bank, andi de- • posit their savings.„; he also knows, the extreruediffi- -; eulty of. doing so in a place like-Newton, where .the Savings' Bank is only open one city.a week, and at-an: houfinconvenientitethe many hundteds employedithere ,•; and knowing these thinos he suggests that everrlocal p os tmaster should , : become' a Savings' Bank offieial. Some such plan as. this, subject to the superviSien.or the usual post-oak* inspectors, would not be falt•to•her, too complicated, and the advantages . which it.; woulli afford to depositors would be incalculable. No *longer:- would a man require to carry a shilling in his. poolt until it burned a hole, or was wasted in the , taproeml.. The door of the post-of ice, ever-open, would:invite hila to enter, to deposit his money, and receive his cheek. We trust . that the subject will now be - *pronely ventilated." SMETHURST% CASE. -Another , week has elapsed, says the StanAted, and the officials of the gaol him received nofnrther infor mation ftom the Secretary of State as to,the intentions of the government with regard to the iktimate disposal of the prisoner, who still remains upon. the prison books as a capital convict reprioved during her" Majesty's plea sure. The prisoner is evidently very much annoyed at the delay, as there is no doubt that when, he was informed of thoreprieve in the first: instance, he regarded it as an indi cation that he had succeeded in creating doubts of his milt, and that the next step would be to grant him a free pardon ; and it would seem that he made a statement to that effect when the notification ofthe reprieve was made to him. The long delay that has taken place, however, has evidently shaken his confidence, and within the last few days he . 1 - la3 hecome . more anxious as to the result ; and as he is aware that his ease is still wider conSidera , tion, he appears to entertain some dread that tb,e original sentence may still be carried out; and althakvh he still persists in. 'his declaration of innocence, those about him can see that he is very uneasy, and awaits the decision of the Government as to his fate with great anxiety. There is no foundation whatever fox the state ment that appears in a Sunday paper, that the Lord Chief Baron was still engaged in reading the evidence and the other papers connected with the case, and that the final decision of the Government with regard to the prisoner would depend upon the report made by the learned judge. The Lord Chief Baron was of course appealed to in the first instance to state his opinion with regard to the evidence, and whether he concurred in the verdict pro nounced by the jury ; and the rely he made was, that in his opinion the jury were quite justified in returning a verdict of guilty against the prisoner, and it may be stated on ample authority that he has never changed that opinion, nor indeed modified it in any manner ; but he at the same time stated that if the advisers of the Crown, upon a consideration of all the facts, thought it was a case in which the capital punishment might be commuted, he did not feel himself called upon to oppose such a course, or to take upon himself the responsibility of declaring his opinion that the law ouniit to take its course. Since that time the Lord Chief Baron has had nothing to do with the matter, and it is believed that the delay' in finally disposing of the prisoner, arises really from the difficulty in which the government is placed to know what course to adopt in such a peculiar and unprecedented case. Quantity of water in store, week ending Ist 1859 12,622,807 Da., Bth October, 0ct. , 1839 13,214,969 Washing out Maim, Sewers, Se, Watering' Streets 500,000 78,240 Delivered at Bootle, unmixed 2,500,000 91 - t 1 mixed 85,254,035 87,754,085 Proportion of Itivington to well water as 23 to 7. Mr. DUNCAN, the engineer, submitted the following report . _ " With the exception of the ordinary cleaning of the filters and washing sand, nothing presents itself for special remark on the lower portion of the works. " At White Coppice the works are progressing more satisfactorily. The troughs arc now across the gait, and will be finished in eight or ten days ; the gunge- house has been commenced, and a portion of the pipes have been laid, and the heavy and important masonry will shortly be out of harm's way. "At Roddlesworth, the bridge over the goit has been put up, and only requires painting to be complete. " The page basin works will, I expect, be in a usable state in the course of ten days. "The rainfall for the week has been 0.27 inch, and the depths of water under the overflows of the several reservoirs were on the morning of Saturday, the Bth inst., as follows: Oct. 8. Oct. 1. Rise. Ft P.. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. 9 3 ... 611 0 0 ... 2 4 .11 3 ... 7 2 ... 0 0 4 1 . 9 0 ... 8 11 ... 0 0 ... 0 1 .12 11 ... 13 0 ... 2 1 ... 0 0 Roddlesworth Rake Anglezark Rivington Prescot The quantities of wa i ter drawn off from the under noted reservoirs during the week, and left in store on the Bth instant,.were as per table : Increase. Decrease. 7,744,662 11,825,686 ' 3,752,409 Oct; 8. Oct. 1 Roddlesworth 61,577,554 72,722,216 Rake 44,266,056 56,091,742 Anglezark 582,453,301 586,210,770' Rivington 975,523,737 856,827,904 118,695,833 1.667,225,648 1,571,852,632113,695,833 23,322,817 1,571.852,632 23,322,817 95,373,016 95,373,016 Off Upper Riv -25,000,000 ington 25,000,000 Increase 70,173,016 Inc] 70,373,016 On the pipe line all remains in good condition RAN GAUGES. "It will, doubtless, be satisfactory to have obsem tions taken along the entire range of the watershed, and the following places appear the most suited for their location " Ist. On the course of the Douglas, near the Knoll. " 2nd. Between the Deane and the Yarrow. " 3rd. The present gauge. " 4th. Near the course of the Blackbrook. " sth. On the course of the Rakebrook. " 6th. On the Cartridge-hill side of the Roc dleavirorth " The sites marked °tithe plan are sketched as being nearly at a mean height between the ordnance datum and the summits of the hills. _ . . "Other three gauges might be placed towards- the sum mits of the hills for monthly observations ; these would serve as a check on those placed at mean heights." The Sub-committee of Works, to whom had been referred the letters of Mr. Picton, desiring, on , the part of Mr. \Vm. Brown, to re-purchase the pilots! office in. the Old Churchyard, recently purchased by the Water Committee as a shipping office for water supply.,_.nr to exchange it for other property in Strand-street, had come to the following . resolution :—".That this sub committee has' personally inspected both of the two proposed sites ; and, as it is their unanimous opinion that the present pilot office is by far the most suitable for the purposes of the Water Committee, they cannot recommend the proposed exchange of property.' Alter some conversation, in which Mr. Jetrery urged that the question had not: been fairly met by the ; sub committee ; and a general desire was expressed to meet Mr. Brown's wishes, if it could be done without loss to the Corporation, the resolution was. carried ; it -being understood that the matter should be kept Opal for still further .negotiation. Mr. EARLE moved :—" That the Water Committee are open to any proposal which Mr. Picton may make to facilitate' Operations on Mr. Brown's property ;. - but do not feel disposed to abandon the Pilot-office till they can get other propertyon equally favourable terms and they leave the duty of inquiry in Mr. Piston's hands?' Mr. CHARLES TERSER seconded the resolution, which was agreed to nem. con. A report of the Head-Constable was road, as to Mr. Duncan's suggestion of placing hose, &c., in different parts of the borough, to be ready in case of fire. It set forth simply the efficiency of existing arrangements.. This was the whole of the public business. -~-- THE MARKETS' COMMITTEE, The fortnightly meeting of this board was held yes terday, at the Town-hall. Mr. Johnson, the chairman, presided ; and the other members present `rare--Messrs.. Haydock, Ridley, Holden, Shimmin, and Woodruff. The letter of Mr. Massey, of Aughton, referred from the Council, complaining of the insufficient accommoda tion for farmers bringing produce in the neighbourhood of St. John's Market, was taken into consideration. Mr. V RIDLEY hoped the new Council, when it met, would take up at once the subject of a wholesale mar ket; and he proposed a resolution, which was carried, urging the subject upon their attention. Mr. RIDLEY then. gave notice that, at the next meet ing, he should move the removal of the barriers put across the , thoroughfare at Cleveland-square Market. He could see no necessity for them. An application from Jeremiah Kelly, check-taker at the Haymarket, .for an advance of wages, was declined ; as were also applications for compensation for extra work, preferred by the constables of St. John's Market. The tender, of Mr. R. Bromilow, for painting at the North Haymarket, was accepted.. -A letter from Sidney Hampson, complaining of the conduct of the tenant of a neighbouring shop, in St. John's Market, was referred to Mr, Hutchinson to re port upon. The returns for the month showed a considerable increase in the Teoeipts at the various markets over what they had yielded in the corresponding month of the pre lions year. In reference to the complaint made by Mr. Beck with, at the Council meeting, that a considerable quan tity of tainted fish and meat was allowed to accumulate before being taken out of town to be destroyed, Mr. Hutchinson, the m arket-superintendent, affirmed that there had been no delay whatever,—the material being left no longer than necessary to have a jury summoned to decide upon its condition. He submitted the follow ing return, as showing the extraordinary quantity of tainted fish seized within one week :—On the 3rd of Oct., 1,704 lbs. were taken from two persons ; on the 4th, 3,920 lbs., from four persons ; on the sth, 8,960 lbs., from sixteen different parties ; 6th, 598 lbs., from three persons ; 7th, 434 lbs., from four persons ; and on the Bth, 2,436 lbs., from four different dealers. The fish, we believe, is carted off immediately after being condemned, and destroyed outside the borough. It was agreed to recommend the Council to vote Mr. Hutchinson a gratuity . of LlO, for additional services rendered at St. John's 'Market before his appointment as general market superintendent. This was the whole of the public business. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS A SU RE REMEDY F OR F EMALE COM PLAINTS.---These invaluable pills may be taken by females of all ages who are suffering from any disorganisation of the system, or from those distressing diseases in particular, which frequently occur (from inattention) at the turn of life. They are so mlld, though certain , that the most delicate female may take tnem with perfect safet y . These pills purify the blood, regulate the secretions, and give tone to the stomach. The const;tution is thus permanently benefltted, and acquires additional strength and vitality, which are the best securities against a return of any of these complaints. 36 OCTOBER it, 18b9. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.--YESTERDAY, [Before Mr: - 3fAxsriztri.) CHARGE OF FURIOUS DRIVING.—John Chadwick ani, Richard Richards, two respectable cattle dealers, were charged by . Officer Stockdale (301) with being drunk,. driving furiously in St. John's-lane, and knocking down and running over a' man, at half-past nine on Saturday night. From the evidence of the officer, it appeared that he was in St. John's-lane at the time mentioned, when he observed the prisoners driving a shandry at a furious rate. When nearly opposite Roe-street, the shandry came in contact with a Dian, who was knocked down, and the 'wheel ran over hint. Ile was taken to the Infirmary, and, is not yet out of danger. Mr. Cobb, who appeared for the prisoners, cross-examined the officer at some length, and created nlnell amusement by his knowledge, and the officer's ignorance, of horse flesh. The animal which it was alleged was being driven a a furious rate was a little pony,- about some 10a hands high, and the shandry was big enough for a horse 14 hands high.—Mr. Mansfield said; that there was no evidence to show that there had beent any furious driving, nor, that the man had been run over' through the recklessness or carelessness of the prisoners. He should, however, fine them ss. each for being drunk:. A BRUTE.—Michael Hogan, a labourer, Working under the Corporation, was fined £10; or to be' itn-- prisoned for three months and kept - to hard iabottt; for art indecent assault upon a little girl only . nine years' of . age, in Roe-street, on Saturday night. • A LESSON ON HORSE TA3srma.--James Biggs, a cab--, driver, was charged with having ill-treated a hcane: A police-officer said that on Saturday he witnessed the• prisoner severely beating hi& horse about the head', The prisoner was drunk at thee time. When asked: what :he' had to say, he replied' that the horse was al "libber,' and that he was only endeavouring to cure him of that fault.-Mr. Mansfieldiectured the prisoner on his barbarity, and said that ba! (prisoner) ought to know that "jilbing" was caused by nervousness and fear, and that striking the animal' about the head was sure to increase instead -of abating the disease—as disease it might be called. Biggs woe ordered to pay 10s. and costs- or to be imprisoned fortwenty-one 'days. ANOTHER Y SSrARBING CAsz.—Louis- Thorn, ..a Ger- , man, who keeps a beerhouse and shoe-shop in Duke street, was charged with stabbing one Shorven; another Germans and a lodger in the-house of Thorn. From the evidence it appeared that the-prosecutor re turned home about half-past eleven o'er/a - , on Sunday night. Thorn asked him if he had! seen Sastrax, another lodger, when Shorven replied, " - Mindi your own business," at the time calling the 'prisoner some names. The prosecutor proceeded up sirs- to , bed,. and the prisoner followed him to demand sorno-explanation of his conduct. Aiscuffie ensued, and Shorven received a stab on the leCarm; Mr. Black, whir appeared for ',the prisoner, said that the whale affair watts canoed by the man Sastrax, so/bdger in the house. - Thorn had a ;very pretty servant;, and Sastrax was al ' Bays' running latter her, and keeping her back frem 'her workr—ia fact, 1" spoiling her." OH the Sunday ii*ht; Sastrax jkad called the gilt out, and they were- larking 'at' the door for some- time, when the.' prisoner ;interfered, and Scetrax went away,. prisoner 'Ain . king that he had. got 'rid of bine When ` ; :the prisoner went up7to the room in whicht the. prose i enter was, he was astonished to find Sastin therm 'also, 'and a scuffle took place:—Mr. muck deniistliftliat - the prisoner had used a knife, and alleged that the cut was inflicted by a portion:of n , basin which had teembroken. --Dr: Yorke, from the Sbuthern Dispensary, - said! that Irexamined the arum of Shorven, the prosecutor ' and knincl an incised woced.an inch and a-half long; lvhich was-evidently inflictctllloy - al fife. A piece- of broken delft could not do it..—T.he prisoner was fined in 40s. andt costs. interested witnesses, as- was clearly proved by the ad -,nission just made by Mr. Wilson, one of the oWners. Mr. - Rem said the decision of the bench was, that no sufficient grounds had been addueed in support of the deduction , being made from the complainant's wages. They therefore ordered payment of the amount claimed. ILLEGALLY DETAINING PROPEU T Y.—CUTiII Proroek, a foreigner, s u mmoned John Davis Pritchard, cooper,. of Eveiton-Creseent, with detaining five casks, a looking glass, and a hat-stand, the property of the complainant. Mr. Cobb, in the absence of Mr. Black, who was engaged in the other court, appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Bremner for'the defendant. It appeared that the parties had had some busincis transactions together, and that the defendant now 'refused to give up the plaintiff's property which he' held. The complainant having been examined' at great length, Mr. Bremner addressed the bench on the part of the defendant, en deavouring to show that, so far as the hat stand and the looking-glass were concerned, thet were not com plainant's tit all, he haVing gbt possession of them by false representations ; and that, with reference to the casks, the complainant was indented to him £2 for his share of profits. on. the sale, of eight, other casks, and that he heldthe five casks as a lieu- After a lengthened legal argument between Mr. Cobt)and Bremner, the bench ordered that the looking;glass, bat stand, and casks be given up to the complietitiant Off p a yment of the Mr. Bre:Liner gave noticeor apped aga inst the decision of the bench, so far as the looking' glass and hot stand were concerned. *FEWARD'S CLAIM FOR WAGE S .--.Atc'oloureclitvan, named Alexander Bathes, claimed £6 lOst-from Messrs. ,Junresilaines &Co., oftheßlack Ball line.—Cemplaiiscat saidthet he had engaged with defendants, at £6los. per month, m steward on , board the Lightning; and su&- sequentty bad refused ts'allow him to nroceedtto. sea in ;her.--- . 411c... James Baines;, who attended on behalf:Of the said' hat the comiiitinnut left the ship: on some' business• oft his own, and bewaa so long away that 'they" were oblkmd to engage another steward.—Tfie com plainant dried this statement; and said he returned• to' the ship as- soon as possible.—The bench orderddithe afendinttopay the amount claimed. THE ITALIAN• QUESTION. THE. RARDINIAN MiEMORANDUM The•Sirderien. Circular, Memorandum . on the Affaire‘ - Of Central Italy le dated the 28th of September. It ; tracts-the history of events fie Italy, the separation -, of the people and the rulers eg. CenUal Italy before the war, the peace of Villafietneee the withdrawal . of the Sardinian authorities, and the subsequent votes , of the popular assemblie&,. It proceeds—There was in: Italy ee monarchy whiche knew how to ally orders - with the• preservation of the public liberties. Tuscany, as well. ..s. Modena and Arnie, united them selvesevithout Conditions and without reserve t o that monarchy. It would be vain to- search for a more shiningtestimony of the irresistible power of the senti ment of national If the war justfienshed had result& in the complete cessation of the domination of Austria, in the peninsula, the considerations which we are about ter develop would not have • less foundation,. but . they would have less poweirover spirits pre-occupied in favour of the Duchies. In the . actual state- of things, there is- no person who will refuse to recognise that, if the 1 - ? ewer of Austria in Italy has been limited in extent, she eites lost nothing in offensive and invading force. Site preserves the 'great fortresses of Valetia, and, what iimore, Peschiers and Mantua, which, belon g to Lombardy, and which form her -natural defence. This province has been 45- . mantlel, and is no exposed to a coup t - main. After diseussing ateeesiderablelengtheheprobabilitie s • which are likely to arise from the foreed oectipancy of the revolted Duchies-.by their expelled sovereigns, sup ported by Austrian "-bayonets," the doctimentcontinues : IMPORTANT SEAMAN'S WAGES CAM ' " Tees necessary that Europe intervene to resolve the Poiefore Messrs. It_Wellotrearroei and It_Benee.) di ffi culties of the Italian situation. What has tak en this case, Adam:4lElo Brown, second meteor the place in the Romagna& shows how urgent. that necessity , &japer ship Blue Jacket, aimed from Messrs.. H. T. , is, and 'hew serious. any delay must peeve- The fore anson and Son, the- owners, the sum of £2E; balance goin,eetonsiderations.are in a great measure- applicable ee.•wages. Mr. Black. appeared on behalf: . of the to these provinces-;: but if the colleotine authority eitiinante and Mr. Muller the defendants. of the Powers should take cognizance of the change Mr. Bluck, in opening- the case, said that - . the• eom- in public right teking place in the Darlies. with much pleinant having signedurticles as second mateeore board areater reason shouichth.ey give their mestserious atten the.celebrated clipperahip Blue Jacket, on the 31st of tion to .the questieniof the Legations,. By - the meino • January, sailed ire that vessel for Melbourne: His random of 1831, ands by the declaratiOns: of the Con salary, as second mite, was. to. be £5 10s_ per month. gress,-of. Paris, the Powers have contrzeted duties O- M:• performed his dt.li.cs to the• satisfaction a the firm, wards .these unfortunate- countries ; they ought now to and arrived back inlLiverpool! from *elbourne k after a give satisfaction to 'their legitimate view"' voyage of seven mantlisederation. He : had been paid Tile memorandum then alludes, in pointed terms, to le. 10a. on accoutre - and! that would ledve a balrince due the anomalous condition . of the Papal; power, being to,him of about £T3 ;. bat the defendants refused to enailecl to act only through the aid ofeforeign troops. pay him the amount, alleging that a quantity. ofaiggage, In feet, the &minion& of the Pope e . it says, have iKberi being transfeeredfrocn the steam-tug attatelboerne " reseed under Austrian; domination." ' After . glancing to the ship, fell into. the water, and was lest through at the probable consetipenees of an attempted coercion, ;.the negligence of the complainant. Now the facts tlieunemorandam,Troceeds:— c en tral eivere, that it wasence part - of the regularrdittz of the: "The principle Invoked by the popuhtions-of :t hes isecond mate to siaperentend the shippinge of 'linage Italy is consecrate& by , diplomatic anteeedente; b ye in .ta'am the steamer t the. vessel. It was solely the duty been recognisedeunder circumstances lesslayouree the of the first mate, and thelefere the second .mate was not • Greece, in Bele : junk and more recently still, ni e . c h 'ersable. On the eaeasion of the luggage falling into the Diumbian Prencipalktiese it is, the sameeprineiple whi ch water, the first mate haderdered the second mateto take his bus modified the , constitutions of Eric and Franteeii duty 'for a short time, and it was, whilst he was so It not only apes -not disturb the balance of pow'. but at engaged that the lugg•Te fell into the-water and was destroys the letentlerras of future divorde It gives/ !ket, but it did not aris ye from an negligence on the ,the same time, peace to Italya-that noble country to part of the sewed: mate, notwithstanding which the exhich Eurepehaseteen twice indebtedifor the bless in g s defendants' sought to (14A-dot from his wages the sum of of light and:icieilisation. £23 6s.ebeing the-value of the luggage which was lost.. eTo viable.. this right, which has.alieacly penet ra ted , Adam Hugh, Bevan, the complainant, was ex- into international relations, would be an outrage ee amined, and stated. the terms on whichhe engaged with public opinion,ea- rather on the' public conscience. le i the defendant -e.£s; 106... per month: Be had receivoe this era geternmeintse as violins. maieieuala, know thetb £5 10s. on account,. and the balance- remaining due to. it is necessary:-to have regard to thee power when him was Ws: On the evening of the , 9th of June, the protests inehe name of the eternal principles of first mate, who was superintendieig the transit of , THE: NOMAGNA ME SIORAeNDUM. „ luggage frosietho steamer to the ship, came eip to hien, A memorandum of the Itomagneie Government It and desired; aim to attend to his duties whilst he .'the the European Powers has been published. It states t e first mate) received the mails on beard. He did so,. and full length all the grievances of the people against whilst so occupied, five boxes fell: out of the sling into Government, and shows how the. Pope has• virti' s the wates, whilst being hoisted from the steamer.-on to abdicated his aethority. the ship._ • • "The. Legations were occupied! by - Austria is 0 in Cross.-examined—Did not see the luggage hoisted 'from lteesi to 1818, and entirely e in 1821, in 1831, fie ea, from tlae.stearner. It was dark; at the titne. If heard a 1832!to 1838, and 'lastly from 1849 to 1859, untee e e cry of ? L uggage overboard, and, that was the first I knew • few deete after- the battle of Magenta. Instead of a c 'e a„ about it. - admieistration of justice, peeal repression ha d ,,f le Mr., Hull, for the defeniamte, • contended that the executedby Courts-martial off German o ffi cers; an ' second mate, by his negligence, was _altogether re- Pepe's. sub jects have been condemned by the sentenc e spolesibbe for the loss of 4lnauggage. At thetime when : et ereign tribuaale, signed at Mantua or Verona." the-first mate gave instreeetions to the second mate to The mernotandum - continees take. the first mate's doer, the latter was employed in " The Romagnas belongby their geographical pos to seeing that the luggage-was properly and safely hoisted `to Upper Italy._ The valley of the ,Po is, destmelia, from the deck of the steamer on to the deck of the ship, oompose but one single State, of which Parma, Mod e n . Whilst so engaged, he was called away.to receive. auce Ferrara, Bologna, and the. Legations, from the se take take charge of the mails ; but . before leaving for thet mines to the, Adriatic, enturally form part. T 6° tbe purpose, be desired the second mate to take his place, considerations, drawn from external signs, axe to le. and superintend the transit of the luggage from the. joined those derived Awn the character of the Pee,P ase steamer. The first mate then went to attend to the mails, From the slope a the Apennines, as fax. o a and whilst aWay, he heard a cry of" luggage overboard." at the foot' of the. Alps; arc found everywherethe justice. He then came up to the second mate, and told him that race of men leaving the same Character , ere and he was responsible for the loss, in consequence of not same habits, and. identical conditions of life . ' je act seeing that the luggage was carefully and safely put into have beyond an doubt the elements of a Come the slings before he allowed it to be hoisted from the natural. union, We may add to this their histor.ee:e steamer to the vessel ; whereas it would be seen that recollections , and the still living tradition s o f that 1e!:',7 1 , 5 when the luggage fell into the water,-they were endea- dom'of Italy, which in spite of its brief durati on, 6 ' ar vouring to hoist five large boxes, which the second mate left the impression on our ideas and our manners-, cline ought not to have allowed, the packages being heayy, agrieultare, our commerce , and all ear interests in ed and too many to hoist up at once. They, all fell into us towards the Lombard plain. Our eyes are tu rn ed the Water, three of them being recovered ; but the other the direction of Turin and Milan. We are called uticd two boxes, which contained property to the amount not to form a confederation with the inhabitalieeth which the defendants proposed to deduct from the coin- Piedmont and Lombardy, but to amalgamate " plainant's wages, were never recovered at all. They them." belonged to two widows returning in the vessel. One • te erao contained a box of tools valued at £l2, and the other STEAMER Asn a,---On ou Saturday after noon a ‘ e ee t eat , wearing apparel worth £ll 6se which sums Messrs. was received in the City from Aberdeen, reportingy e ee Wilson, the owners, had paid. to the parties.. during a dense fog that (Saturday) morning, th e ehe ess James Curran, the first-mate, was called, and deposed of Richmond steamer, while on a voyage front Cte e. wesa to the circumstances stated by Mr. Hull. In cross- to Aberdeen, went on shore four miles to the nee' lives examination by Mr. Bluek, he said that he was receiving of the latter port. No mention is made of ail per month, and that it was his duty to superintend being lost. Se fled the transit of luggage from the steamer to the ship. THE EXPLOiION OF THE AI3RICULTURAL ae, Captain Clark, master of the Blue Jacket, was next ENGINE AT LEWES.—The Brighton jury eniP'! ° ,, t ee t° examined, and stated that it: was the duty- of the second to inquire into the cause of death of the seeth ea, Fr i ' mate to have seen that the luggage was safely swung this fatal accident terminated their labours late (Toot before he allowed it to be hoisted. He thought five day night, when they returned the following ift e e bY large packages were too many to be hoisted at a time. verdict :—" That deceased died from a shock e a t the • Cross-examined--As a general rule, the first mate is the explosion of a ste am boiler ; and w e find 'e use d bY responsible for the safe transit of luggage. said boiler exploded from excessive pressure a a .„ faul t y Mr. Wilson, one of the owners, deposed to having the setting of the safety-valve, assisted by i the free paid £23 6s. to the two' women to whom the boxes construction; that it does not ' appear that the 6" "IT'S ONLY YOUR CANE, ala'am."—" What's that ?" belonged. working of the valve had been seen to before . ese s. hted forwhich that the her was the somewhat hurried ejaculation of a fair - " forest By Mr. Bluck—lt is a question whether the captain, was lig hted , neglect we find eere p o t flower" the other day, as she felt something seize her or the first or second mate, is responsible. We do not Isaiah and David Cheale are censurable. .We as by the ankle. Glancing "backwards and forwards, round intend to pay the amount, because the loss of the pro- find that the construction of the boiler is l'i,` ‘ , o l c e ot o and round," without perceiving anything in the shape, perty was clearly not the fault of the owners. regards the want of loneitudinal stays— e rcee th h s tay j " • that such e l e of "beast or body" likely to arrest her progress, she ..: aaluck, reef,* on the part of the complainant, outside rivets leading to the supposition don o f t again hurried along. Another step, however, and the le: eeleevas one of tifehardest cases he ever heard. It existed—the weakness and the bad conetea 1 cof the s 3101„ same scene was repeated. Tales of terriers playing tru• thaegieeedutieewhich the second mate was called angle-irons, and the bad form and materia ..aos or within the ample sweep of the "hoops" flashed e. e port to pore:) . ,on efie the occasion when the boxes were valve, which defects we attribute to the unsalw . " l , the hhe had anything t o do • ef Woburn, 1 ,to her remembrance, and as she frantically raised the le est, were not those whic h with. the makers the Messrs. Hensman h h the first mat e 'hat it is importn, of her raiment to expel the intruder, she was naively: They were duties w was solely re- county of Bedford. We also find t ire should be pro, to de •eeety accosted with " it's only your cane, ma'am !" The care sponsible for, and to seek depri ve the second mate of the public safety that every steam engi l tw o had broken and burst its enclosures, and at every step nearly der all hi s w ages, i un the circumstances put for- vided with a steam indicator, and t east tl es er 1 ac ed out of the Pe its sharp point was piercing the tender limb, as keenly ward, was exceeding unfair. The fi rst mate and cap- valves, one of which should be p as the teeth of a terrier.—Border Advertiser. tai=, who had given evidence against him, were of the driver."