Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-11 00:00:00

~i ;wit 3","i .epara— ivert d ;port ° per Lpne r 18 CaSe:; Pal sP to 1 1 3 " 4,2 by'"` fly byPl i , fbr 02,1 LATEST TELEGRAMS. THE PRINCIPALITIES. CONSTANTINOPM Feb. 9 Th e news of the election of A. Couza, as Hospo dar of Wallachia, has caused great sensation here. The Presse 'd 'Orient says that the Porte will Protest against the elections in Wallachia,, and has communicated to the embassies its demand for the re - assembling of the Conferences on the Principa lities. Rumours of an approaching change are Continually current. The ,Tournal de Constantinople states that troops will be immediately sent to the Danube. _ The Moldavian Commissioners have arrived Kibrirli Mehemed Paella has been dismissed The telegraph line for Syra will shortly begin to Work. BELGRADE, Feb. 9. In the sitting of the Skuptschina, to-day, the Berat of Investiteure of Prince Milosch was read. It states that the Prince is elected by the Sultan Ilospodar, but makes no mention of any hericli tary right. The Skuptschina protested energeti cally against it as a violation of popular rights. THE lONIAN ISLANDS CORFU, Feb. 7. The reply of Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain has arrived. It declines to agree to the petition of the Parliament. Mr. Gladstone has addressed another message to the lonian Parliament, insisting upon projects of reform in seventeen points. The Parliament has postponed its reply. CHINA MARSEILLES, Feb. 10th. Advices have been received from Hong Kong to the 29th December. Lord Elgin's flotilla, composed of five steamers and several gun boats, had proceeded up the river beyond Nankin. The object of kis expedition was considered of so much importance, that the - French Ambassador and Chinese Commissioners had delayed their departure from Canton, in order to await the result. Tea scarce, but other freights aban -1--- - coned THE FRENCH FUNDS FARIS, Feb. 10, At 1.20 p.m., the Bourse opened rather firm and animated, but Rentes are rather lower than yesterday, present price is 68f 35e. At 3.32 p.m. no material alteration had taken place in any Securities. Rentes closed at 68f 25c for both Money and Account. Closilig prices . of this day, 41 per Cent. Rentes for Money, 96f 80c. Three per Cent Rentes for Money, 68f 25c. Ditto for Account, 68f 25c. Bank Shares, 29f. COMMISSION COURT, DUBLIN, Thursday Evening. The trial of Thomas Black, for the murder of his wife, took place to-dpy, before the Right Hon. taron Richards and Mr. Justice Ball. The jury found the prisoner guilty of manslughter, and he was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude. THE POST-OFFICE ROBBERY.—Michael Francis B urke, who was yesterday tried and found guilty, for having, on the 11th January, in the service of the Post-office; stolen from a post-letter a florin and sixpence in silver, was to-day sentenced to three years' penal servitude. THE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS MARSEILLES, Thursday. The Engine, with the mails from Calcutta. and China, arrived here at six p.m. yesterday. The mails left for London at ten o'clock. Quarantin e lasts till five p.m. on the 11th. SARDINIA AND AUSTRIA. THE SPEECH OF COUNT CAVOUR. TURIN, Wednesday Evening. The following is a summary of the 'speech of Count Cavour, on the occasion of the debate concerning the project of the loan. He said— " Our consistent policy has been at all times national, and never of a revolutionary cha racter. Austria has taken a mercenary atti tude towards us. It has increased its military force at Fitacenza ; it has collected very large forces at our frontiers. Therefore the necessity arises for us to look for means for the defence of the State. The • English alliance has been Weconstant care of our whole political life. have always considered England as the i ▪ mpregnable asylum of liberty. The c rie s o f suffering coming from B9logne and Naples arrive still at the borders of the Thames, but ,the tear s an d groans o f Mil an are i ntercepte d 1 7 the Alps a n d th e A u st r i ans ; b u t th e cause o f ai'lertys. , of justice, and o f civilisation triumphs wa— y As regards England, Lord Derby will not tarnish his glory in making himself an accomplice of those who wish to condemn the Italians to eternal servitude. Our policy is defiant; we will not excite war, neither will We lower our voice when Austria arms herself and threatens us." The project of the loan was u ltimately voted by 116 against 35. The Times publishes the circular addressed by the Sar dinian Government to its diplomatic agents, explaining the reasons for resorting to a loan. It is very moderate ' 4 tone, and encourages the belief that the Sardinian Government will not assume the offensive against Austria, even though encouraged by France. IMPORTANT REFORMS LN ITALY. A letter from Modena, in the official Gazette of says—" Important reforms are spoken of here, and among them are the revision of the commercial code, the establishment of a tribunal cf commerce, the nomination of a new minister for agTi, culture and commerce, th e f oun d a ti on of a cuscount bank, &c." FRANCE. The Emperor did not appear at the ball at the Tuil eries, on Wednesday, and was said to be suffering from gout or rheumatism. The cheers which greeted the speech of Ni. de Morny are described as having been repeated again and again at the allusions to peace. The Paris correspondent of the Times also states that the Passages in the Emperor's speech which met with the heartiest approbation from the hearers, were those which alluded to peace. The writer adds, if the Imperial Polley be in conformity with the expressed wishes of the nation, decidedly there will be no war, but many days 'Must pass before confidence is restored. The Paris correspondent of the Herald, writing on Wednesday, says that, on that day, the peace party were decidedly masters of the field. It is stated, in a letter from Rome, that, although the French Government will not send new regiments to Rome, it will place the regiments already there on the war footin g , an d that 14,000 men are a b o ut to be despatched for that purpose. RUSSIA. •The .diugsburg G az at e s t a t es t h a t a R uss i an arm y will shortly, be Meentrated on the Austro-Gralaeian frontier. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—THIYASDA.Y. The Lord Chß,:ncellor announced, that he lad received letters from Lords Canning, Elphinstone, and Clyde, and from Sir J. Lawrence a n d Mr. Frere, acknowledging the vote of thanks passed by th e House for their services in India. Earl. St. Germains asked for some explanations respect ing the appointment of a single Hospodar to the Danubian principalities: _ . - The Earl of Malmeibury replied that he could give no answer, in the present state of public affairs. The confeience for the further settlement of • the principalities would shortly reassemble. The Law of Property and Trustees'. Relief Bill passed through committee. The Lord Chancellor called attention to the winding up of Public Companies Acts, and laid on the table a bill for their amendment. The bill was read a first time, after which Their Lordships adjourned at six o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THURSDAY New writs were ordered - for East Worcestershire, in place of Colonel Rushout, now a member of the House of. Peers ; and for the borough of Hythe, in place of Sir J. Ramsden, who has accepted the Chiltern. Hundreds. In reply. to Lord John Russell, . . . Sir J. Pakington stated that it was his intention to bring forward the Navy Estimates on Friday the 25th. Replying to Mr. Greer, Walpole said that the whole subject of the Irish Savings Banks was under the consideration of the Government of that country. In reply to yr; Thomson Hankey, The Olianeellor of the Exchequei said that he had seen an announcement in the money. article of the Times, to the effect that it was the intention of the government to pro Pose an alteration in'the sugar duties. He could only say that, according to his present , intentions, the state ment was altogether unfounded. Lord Naas moved for leave to introduce a bill for con solidating and amending. the law relating to county prisons in Ireland. After some observations from Colonel French, the motion was agreed to. Mr. Cross moved for leave to bring in a'bill to amend the law relating to municipal elections. The object of hii bill was to impose smaller penalties for bribery at such elections, to be levied in a more summary manner. Mr. Gilpin seconded the motion. . _ Sir G. P - echell thought that the qualification for muni cipal elections ought to be lowered. Mr. "Dillwyn said that the real cure for bribery at municipal elections lay in the ballot. Mr. D. Griffiths thought that the laiv ought to be still further simplified. Leave was then given to bring in the 'bill. Mr. L. King in Moving for a u return of the cost of the Statute Law Board, and Statute Law Commission, called attention.to the late e x p ense i ncurre d w hi c h had led to very little result. Air. Hadfield made some observations on the small fruits obtained after great cost from Commissions in general. Mr. Walpole said . that it was intended to put a stop to the commission in question. It would be found that the labour of the commissions had not been so fruitless as was supposed, as would be proved on the following evening,' when a bill for the consolidation and assimilation of the English and Irish laws founded on its reports would be brought in. The returns, in an amended form, were agreed to. A new writ was ordered for the West Riding, in place of Lord Goderich, now Earl of Ripon. -r- - The House then adjourned, at 10 minutes to 6 o'clock THE SEXAGENARIANS IN PARLIAMENT, The following members of the House of Commons claim to be excused from serving on election committees, on account of being more than sixty years old :—Hon. General Arbuthnott, J. Bagshaw, E. Ball, W. H. Bar row, P. Bennett, T. T. Bernard, Hon. W. S. Bernard, A. Black, Col. Boldero, Hon. P. P. Bouverie, J. Boyd, J. I. Briscoe, J. Brocklehurst, W. Brown, Major C. Bruce, General Buckley, Sir C. M. Burrell, . H. Calcraft, Sir C. H. Coote, R. Davison, E. Denison, E. Divett, H. Drummond, T. S. Dnncombe, Right Honourable E. Ellice, Hon. J. E. Elliot, Sir D. L. Evans, J. Fergus, J. H. Foley, W. J. Fox, Right Honourable Sir J. Graham, B. Gurdon, G. Hadfield, G. G. Harcourt, J. I. Heard, J. Heatheote, Right Hon. J. W. Henley, J. J. H. Johnstone, W. Kirk, W. Long, Hon. Colonel Lowther, T. Luce, G. Macartney, C. A. Moody, J. R. Mullings, Sir C. Napier, Sir J. Owen, C. W. Packe, It. Palmer, Viscount Palmerston, Sir G. B. Pechell, N. Power, D. Pugh, 0.. Ricardo, Lord John Russell, G. P. Scrope, R. A. Slaney, R. Spooner, Lord J. Stuart, General Thompson, T. Thornely, G. Trani, J. A. Turner, Sir W. Verner, 11. S. Waddington, Admiral Walcott, J. A. Warre, H. White, B. M'Ghie Wilcox, W. B. Wrightson, and General Wyndham. It is notieed that the , number of Italian refugees in Lbndon has considerably diminished during the last few days. _ Ale Times states that the reports spread on the Stock Exchange of the withdrawal of Austrian troops, not from Italy, but from the Papal legations , produced a rise of A. per cent. in Consols afterbusiness hours. It is believed that the rumour is intended to stimulate the Austrian Loan. It is only mentioned in the city article of the Times and Daily News. _ A NEGRO DUEL.—AI negro duel is noticed in the Kanawha (Virginia) Republican, as among the incidents that occurred in and about the Salines on Christmas-day. It was rather a bungling, affair. The preliminary arrangements appear not to have been according to the provisions laid down in the code of honour. We do not understand the parties felt any particular stain upon their honour which they desired to wipe t out by the fashionable appeal to the duello. The affair seems to have been a kind of trial, or practice, preparatory to a real' duel. But so it was, they stood off at measured distance, arid shot at each other with muskets loaded with blank cartridges. In the excitement one of the combatants, in drawing• the ramrod, left the button or head in the gnu, and the result was he killed his oppon ent by shobting him through the breast. The negro shot was free, the other was a slave. These are the facts of the case as reported- to us. We do not know that there has been any legal investigation into the affair.- 1 American paper. LOVE IN A CONVENT.--AD advocate of Rouen, M. Raul de Malherbe, who died in 1851, left a widow, an Italian lady, and two children. Some time after, a Count d'O —, much her senior, fell violently in love with her, and, though at first she did not accept his advances, and even retired into a convent at Mantes to avoid him, she ended by responding to his passion. The result was, that whilst still in the convent, she gave him several meetings, and that an intimate connection was established between them. But after a while her conduct became known to the superior of the convent and she was obliged to leave her. Wrung by remorse, she confessed her intrigue to her husband's mother., The mother, being greatly shocked, sent her to her family at Rome ; the count followed her there ; and a marriage, according to the forms of the Roman Catholic Chuch, was celebrated between -them. Subsequently, the fact of her having had an intrigue before the marriage became known, by the opening of some confidential letters, to several other persons. The consequence was that " a family council," consisting of members of. the de Mal herbe family, assembled, and decided that for her miscon duct she should be deprived of the guardianship of her two children. The Civil Tribunal 'of ,Evreux being applied to, sanctiofted'the decision. On Friday the lady appealed to the Imperial Court of Rouen, and the court decided that the fault which she had committed having been extenuated by a religious marriage, did not consti tute that " notorious misconduct " for which Art. 444 of the Code Napoleon says, that a mother may be deprived of the guardianship 5f her children. It therefore quashed the decision of the family council. A GHOST IN WINDSOR FOREST —Considerable excite ment and alarm has been created for several weeks past in consequence of a supposed ghost having been seen on the lonely road between the barracks at Spittal and Windsor Forest. This frightful apparition nightly made its appearance to the terror of many, its haunts having been in the neighbourhood of the new cemetery adjoining the Great Park, and where it usually disappears. All attempts to unravel the mystery of this hideous nocturnal visitor have been unsuccessful. s On Friday night last, his ghostship made a deperate attack upon a gentleman's groom, and from the rough handling the poor fellow received it was evident that the spectre was something more than a shadow, as it succeeded in belabouring the unfortunate groom most unmercifully and knocking him into a ditch, when it disappeared. The apparition was seen for the first time about three weeks ago by the sexton, who resides at the entrance to the cemetery, when it was sitting upon the gate at the entrance to the burial ground. After the affrighted sexton hid sufficiently recovered from his alarm, he stated that the spectre, which was robed in white, appeared to be between eight and nine feet in height. Several females have been dreadfully f r i g ht ene d by it, and the husband of one of eet the hid spe li c i t m re s . elf A party,the women, nam e d R us h , a pr i va t e i n th e 2nd 'Life Guards,h inah well armed edgeia order, with as hesaid,to shoot horsewhips, •have been nightly on the watch for his ghostship, with the determination, if they catch him, to administer sz3.o h pstigation as ho will remember te,the day of his death. THE NORTHERN TIMES, FRIDAY, - FEBRUARY 11, 1859 LIVERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD. DESTITUTION.—A decent-looking (but very wretchedly clad) young woman, named Martha Lumsden, was brought before his Worship, by an officer, who said she went to t‘e bridewell the previous night, and stated that she was in a very sad state of destitution—had no place to sleep, nor food to eat and she got shelter for the night. The poor creature said she was twenty-four years of age, and , is married to a sailor for the last three years, but has no family. He went away in a ship called the Jacob, about five months' ago, to Fernando Po, and she was since at service, but is out of employment for some time, and all her clothes are pledged. She Was quite destitute last night, and the only course shelled was to apply at the station. Mr. Mansfield : Have you nothing left by your husband as monthly pay ? No, sir, I got letter from him yester day, and he states that he cannot send me anything until next May. On inquiry, the poor creature's story was quite correct, and his Worship ordered her to have 2s. 6d. for the present, and told her to try and get 'some employment. DISORDERLY Housts.—Two young people, named Sam Copeland and Kate Mitchell; were brought up on a warrant, by officer 553 on a charge of keeping two improper and disorderly houses, in the.court No. 23, off Finch-street. Mr. 'Bluck was for . the, prisbners. It appeared in this case that the complaint was made by some people in the locality, who were much annoyed by the language and conduct of females who used to assemble at the houses. Mr. Bluck said as it was a prosecution to get rid of a nuisance—as there was no case of robbery proved having been committed: in the houses —all required of the prisoners was that they should quit the houses at once, which they would do. They were remanded to this day, and his Worship said he would take moderate bail for them. CHARGE AGAINST A COOK AND STEWARD.—GeOI7 Gardiner, was charged by John Beer, master of the ship Arcadia, for ne,,,crlect of duty. Mr. Bluck Was for the complainant, and Mr. Cobb for the defence. Mr. Bluck said, the charge was brought under the 243rd section of the Shipping Act, on continued disobedience and neglect of duty. From the evidence of the captain and mate of the vessel, it appeared that the prisoner shipped at Newport, as cook and steward, , but it was found that he did not know how to do a leg of mutton or boil a potatde. It was attempted to teach him how to perform the important duty of imitating!Soyer, but he only laughed at his instructors, and would not obey. lie was put in prison at Tarragona, and brought home as a prisoner. Mr. Cobb endeavoured to show 'that the prisoner had done his best, and that' he had been kept without food for four days ; but this was denied by the captain and mate, and the log book was produced on which the entries were made as against the prisoner. His Worship said, any' man of common sense could, when directed, cook a leg of mutton or boil a potato ; he cen sured the conduct- of - the prisoner, who had shipped under false pretences, and sent him to gaol for eight weeks, with hard labour. BEFORE MESSRS. SMITH AND CASTELLAINE COLLISION IN THE RlVER.—Thomas Jones; the master of a schooner called the An i glesea Lass, summoned the . eaptain of a Swedish brigantine, for - damage done by a collision that took place in the river on the 3rd inst. There was a cross charge, by the Swede, against the Anglesea Lass. Mr. Thomas Harvey was for Mr. Jones, and Mr. H. Bardswell was for the Swede. There were. several witnesses examined at both sides, the evidence being as to facts, and who was to blame. The magis trates decided in favour of the English vessel, and ordered the payment of the amount of damage done ; the amount to be ascertained on due investigation. . Two of A TRADE. - Thomas H. Sampson, an outfitter in Strand-street, summoned James M'Alister who is in the employment of another outfitter in Waterloo-road, for an assault. Mr. Bluck defended. The complainant alleged that on Friday last, the prisoner struck him in the mouth, cut him, and loosened some of his teeth. Mr. Bluck showed that there was great provocation given by the complainant, and a fine of 10s only was imposed on the defendant. BIItKENHEAD. BEFORE THE REVS. FIELDING AND COX, AND lia CASE, JUN THE HEALTH COMMITTEE AND WOODEN BUILDINGS.— Jbhn Evans, who is a " butter man," was summoned to show cause why he had not removed a wooden. building, which had been erected within ten yards of the public highway, to wit in Grange-lane.. About three months ago, Mr. Mills, the counti surveyor, served a notice upon the defendant, informing him that the building in ques tion was contrary to law. He called upon Mr. Mills, who advised him (the defendant) ,to have au interview with the local health committee. This he did, and the result was, that he entered into an agreement to pull the " shanty" down before the expiration of two months: This he did nut do, and the summons was obtained for the purpose of compelling the 'defendant to carry Out his agreement. The defendant did not appear until 'the Bench had decided that he should enter into his own recognizance, in £25, to pull the building down in one month. Thomas Batley, a rival of Evans, was summoned for a similar offence, and the decision of the Court was as above. The defendants had to pay Costs -- 10S. in each case. ASSAULTING A POLICE. OFFICER.—Rabert Glover was charged with being drunk and disorderly; and assaulting a police officer. On Saturday night, about half-past eleven, the prisoner came out of a public-house in Claugh ton, very much the worse for drink, 'pulled off his coat, and wanted to fight one of his comrades. The 'Officer interfered, and he became so abusive that he was taken into custody. He then assaulted the officer.: lie was bound in his own recognisances in £5 to keep the peace for three months. THE " CHAMPION OF THE LIGHT WEIGHTS." — Elizabeth Silcox, and Mary Jones, reside in the village of Hulse, near Hoylake. The village is principally occupied by fishermen and their families. These two young ammons—the Misses Silcox and Jones—on Saturday afternoon, the 22nd ultimo, had some slight quarrel, and they commenced to fight. A police-officer was soon on the scene of action, and he separated them, although, as he very bravely acknowledged, they were belabouring each other with their a fissis " in a manner that would do credit to members of the. P.R. After being separated, .the father of Silcox set her upon Jones again, saying, "Now, go into her, Bet, and thump her, or else I'll thump you." Miss Silcox obeyed her paternal relative, and the consequence was, that another stand-up fight took place, in the presence of the whole village. The police-officer again separated them, and summoned them for a breach of peace. Silcox, the father of one of the girls, was also summoned for inciting to a breach of the peace. Miss Silcox alleged that she had been struck by Miss Jones, and that she returned the blow, and the conseqnence was a regular set-to. Mr. Bretherton defended Jones. He said all the affair arose, out of a petty quarrel about a sweetheart ; but contended that his client was one of the most innocent young women in the village, and that she of course could do no wrong. Miss Silcox was also a well conducted young woman ; but from a habit she had got of fighting , and generally coming, off victorious, she obtained the so; requet of " the champion of the light weights." The Rev. Mr. Fielding reprimanded the girls, and cautioned them not to be brought up again for a like offence, pr else they would be severely punished. Discharged on paying the costs. The summons was not served properly on John Silcox, as lie was at sea, and has been since Tuesday, on which day the officer left the summons at his residence. UNPROVOKED Assaimr.---john Murnford, a labourer, charged two men, named John Meadows and James Stanley, with having , assaulted him, giving him a black eye, kicking him, and otherwise being maltreated. On Saturday night fortnight, at about half-past twelve o'clock, the prosecutor was on his way home, when he passed a public-house, at which a number of men were standing. One of them accosted him, calling him " Punch," when he quietly asked them why they could not let a decent man pass without being annoyed ? Upon this Meadows struck him on the face, and gave him a black eye. He followed Meadows, and met Stanley, who asked him what he wanted, and struck him, and kicked him down the lane. Meadows, as a defence, stated that, on one of the men calling out " Punch," after the complainant, he turned round and said, "You d—d Meadows, if you say that again 'fettle' von." Meadows got annoyed at this, and went up to Mum ford, and "felled" him. Stanley said, he did not strike Mumford, but as he had been run against by Mum ford, he just gave him a slight touch with one of iris feet. The defendants were bound in their own recognisances of £5, and one surety each of £5 to keep the peace for six months. BROTHERLY LOVE. —William Briscoe charged his bro ther, Thomas Briscoe, with having assaulted him. The details were of no interest. It was merely a family quar rel ; and the magistrates made both give £5 bail to' keep the peace towards each other in particular, and her Majesty's subjects in general, for the period of three months. Mr. Edward Merewether, the agent : appointed by the Government of New South Wales to organise a monthly steam postal service between Sydney and Panama, arrived in this country, by the Overland Mail, on Saturday last. New South ales has under taken to contribute £50,000 a year for ten years towards the subsidy. A committee has been formed in London to assist Mr. Merewether, composed of Messrs. E. Hamilton, D. Larnacb, Captain Towers, and Mr. G. A. Lloyd. TIIE LIVERPOOL DISTRICT .P,IPDVIDENT SOCIETY. The . annual , meeting of the above society was held yesterday, in the Savings-bank, Bold-street, his Worship the. Mayor in the chair. There was a considerable nnmber of ladies present, and among the gentlemen present were —The reverends J. B. Monk, R. Appleton, Cecil Wray, W. B. 13annister, B. Maddock, J. Robberds, T. M. Lester, J. Steinthal, Stewa r t, C. B ur t o n, D enny , ' M'Callan Lester, North-shore; M essrs . J o h n Ed en , T. W. Rathbone, R. R. Rathbone, W. Ilarrisdn, R. A. Welsh, R. A. Payne, W. Groom, T. Howard; J, Youlton, Thos. Jones, D'Oyshert, and J. Carli The Chairman said, the objects of that society were so well known, that it was unnecessary for him to occupy their time in stating the merits of the institution, and he should,, therefore, call on the Rev. Mr. Bannister ,to read the report. A letter was read from the Rev. Rector Campbell, regretting his inability to be present at the meeting. The following is the ANNUAL REPORT. " Your committee are happy to be able to report that the District Provident Society, which commenced its 29th year with renewed vigour, has justified the expecta tions expressed at the last annual meeting, has steadily extended its operations, and is now, it is donfidently believed, working out the objects of its institution with safety and success. _ _ _ " The system devised and Adopted - . at the end of 1857 has been closely adhered to—the rules added for increased security have been strictly enforced —the' financial department has been jealously watched, and all the lesser details of management have been under the constant supervision of a special sub-committee. __" It may be well to remind the public that the system alluded to provides that the accounts in each department shall be audited weekly ; that any irregularity in visi tors' accounts, or any neglect in filling up the required forms, either by them or the district secretaries, shall be immediately noticed, and that no money shall be received from depositors at the office except in the presence of a member of committee. All these provisions have been observed, and your committee believe that these, and one or two others which will be proposed, are sufficient to reduce the risk of loss to a minimum. " One additional safeguard your committee advise is, that whenever a check has been presented for payment the hook of the visitor granting it shall be called in a second time in the month, to see that the amount re turned has been duly entered ; neglect of this essential precaution havincr caused much trouble both 'to the society's officers and the visitors themselves. " And your committee, while most thankfully acknow ledging the valuable services of the unpaid visitors, would respectfully . but earnestly press upon them the necessity of attending exactly to the instructions inserted in the corner of their visiting books, none of which are super fluous. The neglect ofinakinm a seemingly trifling entry at the proper time, frequently occasions several hours' unnecessary and unprofitable labour to the clerks, and may subject the visitor to much trouble and possible loss. • "The number of visitors has been slightly increased, beginning with' 255 against 254 last year, it rose to 270 in April, but has again fallen to the original number, 256. " The great amount of good effected by the present very inadeqUate staff, makes your committee most anxious that the benefits enjoyed by the visited - districts should be extended over the whole town, and they therefore again repeat their anxious wish for additional assistance in this department. " The greatest number of depositors this year was 5,206 in November, against 3,657 in November, 1857, showing an increase of 1,649. But it must be remembered that these figures by no means represent the number of visits paid, Many calls are made weekly at the houses of those who do not deposit regularly, and even upon those who do not deposit at all. Among regular depositors the average will probably be three payments a month, so that 5,206 registered depositors show that no fewer than 20,000 domiciliary visits must have been paid in each month. The direct and indirect advantages of this con stant and kindly intercourse between the poor and those so much interested in their welfare are obvious. " The amount received by visitors in 1858 was £8,261 lls 10d, against £7,166 19s 2d in 1857, being an increase of £1094 12s - 8d in an unprosperous year. To this must be added the amount received at the office on the Mon day in each week, namely, £1,307 3s 7d, making a total of £9,578 15s 5d collected through the agency of the society in small sums, and for the most part rescued from the beershop, and applied to useful domeStie purposes." "It must be borne in mind that the larder sums appearing in the tabular statement as collected in former years include deposits received daily at the office—a practice now discontinued." "In the important - department of relief to cases of casual distress, there has been a large increase of expen diture. The severity of the last winter season 'coinciding with a period of mercantile depression, caused an unusual demand on the resonrces of the society. Those resources, being entirely supplied' by: dortatitins..are now exhausted. "'the coin - mate; have been unwilling to appeal to the public liberality, which has never failed them, until they found their means unequal to meet the ordinary demands upon them ; but they feel sure that the deficiency will be supplied as soon as it is known. The mendicity board's agent's report showed that during the past year 14,800 applicants had been relieved with bread, and 4,174 with provisions and bread, making a total of 18,974 families. Of these there were 10,290 English, 7,432 Irish, 707 Welsh, 499 Scotch, and 46 unknown. The total number of persons was 79,432, and the cost of relief was £1,332. " When it is taken into account that no person is relieved until inquiry has been made into the character and cir cumstances of the applicant, it will appear that the conscientious distribution of the funds entrusted by the benevolence of the public to the discretion of the society involves the expenditure of ' much time and labour ; but it is hoped that the relief of accidental and unmerited distress and the suppression of imposture and mendicity will be considered as results deserving that expenditure. "To conclude : During the past year the District Provi dent Society has collected nearly £lO,OOO in small sums, from the working classes. 260 unpaid visitors have carried weekly into upwards of 5,000 poor families the grateful assurance of the sympathy of the upper classes, with their meritorions exertions for independence when in prosperity, and substantial tokens of interest when in distress. While the paid officers of the society have with indefatigable and praiseworthy assiduity investi gated the characters of many thousands of persons, they have actually administered relief at different times to no less than 18,794 families, consisting of, on an average, four individuals in each. On such endeavours your committee feel assured that God's blessing will rest, and that towards the continuance and extension of them the support of their fellow-townsmen will be cheerfully given." " Mr. W. Harrison, the treasurer, read the statement of accounts, which showed that the balance for the last year was £422 16s. 4d. ; subscriptions received, £699 15s ; donations, £938 63. 7d. ; legacies, £468 Bs. 6d. ; bread tickets, £l5 15s. 6d.; total, £2,570 13s. Ild. On the credit side of the account, there was the provision account for £1,332 4s. 2d., and other expenses, leaving a balance in Messrs. Moss's bank of £llO 3s. 5d., and £llB 6s. 6d. in the treasurer's hands. The Rev. Mr. Monk was called upon to move the adoption of the report. He remarked that the report was a highly satisfactory one, and stated that the department of finance is now carried out with great satisfaction. They had often been disappointed in this department, and' on one occasion met with a great loss, so that they began to despair of ever arriving at a satisfactory condition with regard to their financial department. Those fears, however, should be set aside, after hearing the very satisfactory report which was just read, and he hoped the public would now have confidence in the society. He made one observation in reference to depositors, and urged that the visitors should endeavour to influence depositors to put their money in the savings bank in vlllich they were assembled, after they had got a little money gathered, as they would there get interest for their money, and it was found that when once the people got money in the savings bank, their habits of industry were confirmed. He concluded by moving that the report and the treasurer's statement of accounts be adopted, and printed for circulation. Mr. Theodore Rathbone seconded the motion, which was then put to the meeting, and carried. The Rev. Mr. Steinthal moved a resolution, altering some of the rules of the society with reference to deposits, the effect of which would be the saving of time and trouble to the clerks, and facilitate the business of the office. _ _ _ The Rev. Mr. Maddock seconded the motion, which was then put by the chairman, and carried without any objection. The Rev. Mr. Roberts moved a resolution, appointing his Worship the Mayor as president of the society for the ensuing year, and the Rev. Augustus Campbell, rector; Rev. John Boughey . Monk, Messrs. J. P. Hey wood, and George Holt, as vice-presidents ; Mr. William Harrison, treasurer ; Mr. Robert Lawton,auditor ; the Rev. Mr. Appleton, secretary, and a number of gentlemen as a committee. The motion was seconded by Mr. Welsh, and carried unanimously. Mr. Eden moved a vote of thanks to the former presi dent, vice-presidents, &c., for their valuable services during the past year. Mr. Eden expressed his satisfac tion at the state of the accounts ) and the very favourable report which had been read. Tie and some other gentle men had considered it impossible to get the accounts kept correctly, and make their balance, as they had between two and three hundred cashkeepers, and the same number of ledgers to be kept. Great pains, how ever, had been taken to make the balance, and they had at last:succeeded, as the result that day had shown. He stated this with confidence, in. reference to the correctness of the accounts, as he had tried it by an independent process; and found it to be correct to a halfpenny. H e bore warm testimonyrto the officers who had a hand in keeping these accounts. , Mr. Payne seconded the motion moved by Mr. Eden, and he referred to his work as a visitor for the last twenty-nine years, ever since the establishment of the, society ; and he stated that the greater portion of the money saved was kept from the gin palaces, and other worthless sources. .It was so much gained. The motion was put to the meeting and carried. The Rev. Mr. Wray then moved a vote, of thanks to the Mayor, and, in doilig so, made a few remarks in reference to the great good such a society as that effected in large towns. It not only encouraged a taste and habit of saving small sums among the poor people, but it elicited the sympathy of the higher classes towards them. and thus conferred a grea t benefit to their fellow creatures. He had been enabled, without any credit to himself, to deposit upwards of £l,OOO last year, and he could say that the great portion of that was saved from the gin shops, and other fruitless ways. If such a society Can only be taken up by a much larger number of visitors, an incalcu lable benefit would be bestowed upon the people. This would solve one of the great social problems of the day. ;11p referred to an admission that Lord 13rougham made at York, when speaking on the subject of social science, and when alluding to some letters that had been received from the Continent, twitting him rather, and stating, in fact, that he did not know much about social science, and showing that visiting the poor was the great means of social reformation. It was admitted that visiting was a social blessing of the greatest possible, benefit, and allusion was made to the sisters of charity on the continent ; and it was held that these practifully fulfilled the objects of social science ; and Lord Brougham admitted that unless they could come in contact with the souls of their fellow creatures, they could do little good. Ire (Mr. Wray) thought that a remarkable admission on the part of such a philosopher as Lord Brougham. The motion was seconded by Mr. Richard Rathbone, and carried with acclamation. The Mayor, in returning thanks, said, he begged to thank them very sincerely for the kind manner in which his name had been brought before them. It gave him great pleasure, on occasions of that sort, to make himself generally useful to his fellow-townsmen —(applause)—and if he Could add anything to the funds of that institution by his presence, he was sure it would give him very great satisfaction. He was sorry to say, however, that the funds of that valuable institution were in a - very low state, and he trusted the gentlemen of the Press would publish it to the town, for this excellent institution ought not to lag behind for want of sufficient means. He was.happ7 to see so many ladies present, and he thought, under their • patronage, that if the town was canvassed they would be able to raise a very large sum of money; because, whatever the ladies took up, they were sure to carry it out to an effectual issue. He concluded, by thanking the meeting very kindly for the honour they had done him. The meeting then, separated. WORKING MEN'S PROTESTANT REFOR MATION SOCIETY. Yesterday evening, a meeting of this society was held in the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street. Mr. Byford occupied the chair. There were also present the Revs. Dr. Taylor, T. Robinson, W. R. Hunt, T. R. Ellison, Robert Thompson (of Edinburgh), J. Shaw, Esq., and Captain De Bently. The meeting having been opened with prayer, the Chairman called upon the Rev. Mr. Robinson to move the first resolution. Mr. Robinson said, before proceeding to move the resolution, he had something to say about a letter which appeared in the NORTHERN TIMES on Monday last. That letter was a thoroughly Popish one. The writer had not the honesty or manliness to sign his name, but calls himself " Spectator," and makes a onslaught on me as the "hitherto unknown," and a " German adventurer." He was sure that the Rev. Mr. Herch and Mr. Chas. Turner were well able to repel the base insinuation with which he had tried to damage their fair reputation. " Spectator " began by referring to the "good old town." He thought when he saw the remark, that if there were clearance of the vassals of a foreign hierarchy, it would be a great deal better. He says again, "that this old town has been the hot-bed of bigotry." He would ask, who had made it such ? whose teaching had made poor people to smash the windows, to insult clergymen, to intimidate industrious shopkeepers, and to employ none but Roman Catholics. It was high time that the eyes of the magistrates and merchants be opened to the alarming extent to which these practices had prevailed. Many time had he sat and listened to the most heart-rending tales of Roman persecutions in the town. " Spectator " tried to make people believe that he said Cardinal Wiseman had some hand in stealing the Jew's child. He had said nothing of the kind a fortnight ago, when speaking in that hall, as his audience could testify; but who stole the child but the Churili of Rome, as all Europe had given as a verdict. He would like to ask " Mr. Spectator" where was his residence. He fancied that he must be shut out from the newspaper world, for if he had looked into the foreign correspondence of any paper he would see that new arrests are daily taking pl a c e u p on th e suspicion of being infected with the truth as it is in Christ. " Spectator" wanted the justice of Mr. Mansfield —that justice which, like Portnoy, is all on one side. " Spectator" call him a retailer of foul and flagrant calumny; and why ? because lie had mentioned a fe w hi s t or i ca l f acts with regard to the character of the Popes. If " Spectator" had, during the fortnight that had elapsed from the time the speech was made by him (Mr. Robinson) till the time the letter was written, studied the annals of the popes, he would more than likely not have came forward to say that the Writings ' of one of his cardinals was idle twaddle. But it was just what might be expected from a Roman Catholic, as they read very little theology and less church history. The writer of the letter tried to throw the burden of responsibility on him for what he calls a dastardly attack on the Cardinal. He (Mr. Robinson) deplored the necessity of arraying class against class, but there were times when "duty called with no feeble voice, and ii responding to that call, he would lament anything that would lead to violence. But even if the .Cardinal's carriage were broken, could the massacre of St. Bartholomew, and many more such acts, not be pointed to. No doubt it would be said that the times were changed, but the honour of the change was due to protestant Europe. Rome had still the will, if she had the power, to rob them of their faith, their liberty, aye, - and even their lives. He thought that the writer of the letter in doing the matter, had overdone it. He then moved the follow ing resolution:: —" Resolved, that in the delibe rate judgment of this meeting, the appointment of Romish chaplains to Her Majesty's troops is a proceeding fraught with the most imminent danger to the state, as well as risk to the loyalty and discipline of the troops. That in consequence of this meditited measure on the part of Her Majesty's govern ment, many great evils have already arisen, besides the national sin of increasing the endowments of a system which this protestant kingdom in its statutes and laws pronounces to be idolatrous and superstitious." He continued to say, that for some years past there had been in the army separate Romiui Catholic chaplains, and that they were likely to be much increased under Lord Derby's government. In the event of a dispute between England and a Pa,pish nation, such as France, he argued that Roman Catholic chaplains would be found on the side of the enemy, and, as a natural con sequence, from the teaching of these chaplains, the soldiers would follow. They must have a Protestant government. He sat down amid applause. Captain De Bentley seconded the resolution. Mr. Hunt moved the following resolution: " Resolved, that this meeting having heard that a British officer, named Captain Sheffield, was placed under arrest in Malta, for refusing to assist in the idolatrous ceremony of firing salutes to the Host, desires to express its deepest and strongest indignation, that any soldier of the British Crown should be called upon to perpetuate so heinous a crime ; and it con siders the conduct of the officer (displaying as to that Go o d :ir it does such uncompromisingregfiudiealtiils ell ec ed n ' v t i o ctio c n om s er m as b i y e t worthy of the highest praise and admiration. At the same time, it calls upon the government at once t o pie,natnirsr?ligious- worship to t c a h n t orderssoldiers e f r r s o from may th en not t rm b y e comp P al r l otes i payingicl olatr y, honourand violat eo m th i e s i h r b c i o s tc ) to lhellost." ire supported this resolution by evidence, that it was contrary to British law, as it wa s idola and insulting to a British tr soldier p t l o e fioruegahstamltuousteptet listen e t i h on e Lord Dcibv aga i ns t such a system, and he to their petitio n an d aw seconded the resolution. sp. e D lar r kr .. o T Su a th y . l o r rose amid thunders of applause, to move "That it is the deliberate 'conviction of this meeting, that Papacy is, as i t ever has been, the fruitful causeof misery and degradation to individuals and nations, and, therefore, it is the duty of every Englishman, who loves his country, to resist, by every proper means, its continual encroachments, and to ex p ose th e pl aus ibl e fallacies and pretensions by Which its advocates seek to establish 17:s supremacy over this free nation." Dr. Taylor mad a lengthened and eloquent speech in support of the res&i.,:s tion, arguing that wherever the power' of the Pope •-ze acknowledged, constitutional government could not l mentioned. The Pope, at the present time, could mot form an Italian army on which he could_ depend, at/ therefore the interference of the Emperoriof•-France. N4l so with our good Queen, who has twenty millions of 117,a with stout hearts, and stouter arms to defend her. Th.l reason of this was, because the Queen's government wz the government of the people. With regard to the second.part of the re so l u ti on, h e woul d say , let them azt kindly towards every, man. • He would . not think ul saying a word any individually against man ; but he coal not do otherwise than resist P opery as a system. Mr. Thompson seconded Dr. Taylor's resolution. A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and ilea Doxology sung, the meeting then separated. MEDICAL COMMITTEE. At a meeting of this committee; held a offices, on Friday, the 4th instant, at - to resolutions passed at the last weekly guardians)-; for the purpose of investigatin,:. ; against Dr. Gilmour, for having permitted . his dub medical officer to be performed by deputy. Messrs. John Wilson (chairman), Moss, Johnson Miller. Dr. Gilmour was also present. - Dr. Gilmour having been requested to expl he had not attended to his duties, in respect paupers whose cases were brought before the at their last meeting, admitted that he had n any patient under his charge during the last in consequence of his haying had to attend two n. cases of small-pox. Dr. Gilmour also admittec. during that period the signatures of his name Certificates were not genuine. " Resolved —That this meeting be adjourned 111 Tuesday; the Bth instant, at four o'clock." le pub] $ p.m. (pangs l'resets vis At an adjourned meetin held in the board-room on 'Tuesday, thelith ins p.m. Present Mr. John 'Wilson, chairman ; Mr. M Mr. Johnson, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Siddeley, Mr. Cr_ and Mr. Hughes. The relieving oliiCer,• Mr. Virilliat having reported that the whole of the' • cases (30 number or thereabouts) which had, by direction of t committee, been visited by him, had not been attend by Mr. Gilmour, althongh the certificates relating. to si cases bore his name. It was moved by Mr. Moss and Craig, and resolved, " That in Co report, and in consideration of Dr: VGilmo admttied that he had not attended any easilq last fortnight, and that his signatures to the twelve e before investigated were not genuine, it be recommee that Dr. Gilmour be suspended from his office, and Mr. Drawbridge be employed to attend to his dig/ until the determination of the Poor-law .Board be know The Daily Nt , s says that Government have orders for the construction of sixteen eng the war steamer ABOLITION OF SOUND DI pensation paid to the King of Denmark, f of the Sound Dues, was £1,125,206. —Last year the eon A Turin despatch, in the Times, st promotions have taken place in the Sardinian arm) sergeants have been raised to the rank of ofd( The plan of sorting the mails on • boars "delivery, is at once to be carried out :on all the Peninsular and Oriental Company rune Alexandria to Southampton and Marseilles. The Advertiser publishes a tele g ram :from H. stating that the Bavarian Ch am b er has demanded, mously, a prohibition of the export of horses, and _ there are military preparations served in the wet Russia. The Paris correspondent of the Tillies says th private letter from Rome states that the Arehli Callen is about to be named Cardinal, reside permanently at Rome. Dr. Kerien, Vii. of Armagh, will act as locum totem in the dioce. to have nothing to do with the administrations. A disittgaished officer in the Fusilie r G uar d s married in a few days to the sister of Lady Nca daughter of Colonal Wyndham. The lady's fortus £50,000. Ciloael Wyndham is possessor of Petw,s arid owner of the fee simple of several estates in the co of Clare. Ho is one of the best of landlOrds.—Lime Chronicle. THE EMPEROR'S SPEECH.—The Times, returniar the consideration of the Emp3ror's speech, says negative merit, that there is no exiressi Ml in can be considered to threaten war ; ha; this partly counterbalanced by the corfeTanding• d there is nothing in it that can be emstrued to or promise peace. Preparations are in active progress at head quarters Woolwich, to.render the large draught of Royal Artilirr namely, twelve field batteries, ordered to be held jams ness for India, as efficient as possible. 'A detachmev 90 drivers will be despatched from Woolwich, and d . buted throughout the batteries at their various at: in readiness for embarcation during the present r RELIGIOUS TOLERATION IN RUSSIA. The Brussels says: -"A letter from St. Petersburg meat a rumour which, if it t urn out to b e true, will prove the Government has resolved to enter on the paCI religious toleration. The rumour is, that the estahrt ment of a synagogue in the capital, where heretofore J c have only been allowed to reside uu:l4..‘r very severe strictions, is about to be authorised." THE SHIPPING INTEREST.—Tiv3 Gla3gow Shipowr Association have adopted a petition to parliamP after being submitted for signature 6 interest, be presented by Mr. Buchanan, :NI., P., alto engaged to take charge of it. The petition differ some respects from those adopted in Landon and where, especially as it suggests as 'a reason why attem should be paid to the present complaints of the owners, that the operation of the existing laws ma; to induce British shipowners to invest their capita. foreign ships, which, while they possess all the privil2 British vessels can claim, have, in addition, various i portant advantages in other foreign ports. The peti.; also abjures any wish to meddle with the principlx free trade. A NoyEr. CIIIIINEYSWEEP.—A curious freak of " nard the Fox" occurred last week at Dursley. Maurice Berkeley's hounds met at - Nord ti 4' the s' one day having found, the fox made awa3 into the town of Darsley. Here he got shed, and, rising gradually from roof to roof, a the top of a house lately occupied as a " popped" himself down the chimney in Having rested perdu for some time, the fault though close to his lair, he mountc _ took a survey from the top, and seeing t neighbouring court-yard, he made off in an opp rection, completely transformed in colour. Unfortun his escape was soon discovered, and after running a mile from the town, he dropped from sheer exha, and surrendered his " brush," which was black fr ► novel employment in c himney-sweeping.—Sussex e'crtiser. pawns' .1 ca3e of s ago at Bot, . p tl -le)P;1;;; 'Era'. Henrietta A CAUTION TO SPIRIT DRINKERS. n n e e a o r us p c a o r m is. bus A tio w n id t o o w ok a p g la e c d e 4 a 6, fe n w atu da c y d s who worked as a washerwoman, was well ' propensity to the use of spirituous liquors, not for some days made her appearance sister, accompanied by the landlord of the house in she lived, went to her room, but the moment they e' they started back in alarm, perceiving on the gr human head half burnt, and at a little distance tv and a slight train of animal charcoal showing NO body had been. There also stood near a chair half consumed, and a cup in which some spiri' It. did net appear that any fire had been lir ‘ chimney, rrliEm u a ß n v d g it thereo Mx. Re.veErLyyr.eas,ornhetoriTs v in mal e da d inn a tl c a c o pT : i t n t spirit with which her system was impregn on her lighting a candle with a match: . the alleged murderer of Mr o . f the movements of Deland, surpassed s tpth t a she h es e aerdt su ob b f j y c o Richard Ely. As an airp Tepee e t etrheNlarinsah Sahib. The i T s li sca e e l.z*i constabulary seems to be hopeless :—" Deriv passed through Kilm acthomas on Sunday morning i remained fo r some t i me on t h e b r id ge of Kilmactlio: talking to a-man, and inquiring the safest roa d t o W Ai tord, so as to avoid the Ballyduff Police Barrack evinced a tolerable idea of the country,and appeared g familiar with its different roads, police stations, villages. When last, seen he was in the neighbourhood of Kill Annestown ; he is said to have made enibark for America; he tried in G., Dungarvan. Delany is described as a man a....._ eight inches in stature, complexion sallow, slightly mare. with the small-pox on the left side of the rwe, - and. 6Be very large mark on the right; a smart athletic ye• 17.7 fellow. It appears now that both Delany and the coo ; ,-1- who escaped from Cork gaol, arc both prowling ahon. the county Waterford. Both have been chased by the 10.-.4 police. Delany, under the impression that lie was Ots escaped convict, and the convict, under the imprentitc that lie was Delany. We have since received the foliar ing :—On Wednesday last, Delany - passed throng* I' • village of Kilmeaden i he remained for so:ne time ip o h f ou sp se iri o ts f a il i l n e a r i e i ; na h m o e is d r J e a p m or Ls d S t t o ac h k a , vaendslpeputreila.a h ee.d o g ult is the townland night. of Whitfield on that On Thursday, over thirty of the consLabulary searchei Kilmearitl, Mount Congreve, Mount Neal, county Kilkenny, ail Whitfield woods, but their quests discovered no traces 44 Delany."' _„ . , . as usu II a ttemp irk, loughd 01c 10 death • 'death! 'Da her P 001s'