The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-26 00:00:00

THE CONGRESS. SENTIMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT COUNT WALEWSKI • The interest attaching to the proceedings of the Peace the C ongress in Paris, will not have subsided by ; l e Publication of the t e xt of the treaty, which our 8 ° "las yesterday conveyed to the public. The im petus already observed, has served as an. 'Petus to e nqu i r y, an d h en ce we feel satisfac ttra°ll being enabled to present to our readers the berg importantiMportant review taken by Count Walewski, "itla r eference to many topics of vital importance to . Euro p e. O n the Bt h i nstant , a ft er some f orma l , • llslness had been disposed of by the Congress, Count .Walewski rose and said : He thought it was desirable that, before they separated, the • plen ipotentiaries should exchange their ideas upon v • tilin us subjects which called for solution, and R•hi ah it might be useful to take into consideration, With - a view to prevent future complications. Alt hough they had assembled for the . special 1)1111)08e of arranging the Eartern question, the 0 en gress might, in his opinion, have to reproach it S elf it were not to take advantage of 'the cir c .. urn stances which had brought together so many rPresentativ es of the principal powers of Europe, ~`°..elucidate certain questions, lay down certain prin nples, an d g i ve utterance to cer t a i n sentiments -411 with the sole object of assuring the tranquility ...et the w or ld b y d i spe l l i ng, w hil e yet t h ey were not threatening, the clouds which might already 4. e Been lowering in the political horizon. 11 Could not, he said, be denied that Greece was an abnormal situation.- The anarchy to which pt country had been abandoned had compelled „,,, r anee and England to send troops to the Piroeus, "d that at a time when their armies had no lack (4 , ereployment elsewhere. The Congress latew Ztutt was the state of Greece at that moment. t e reoVer, Congress could not be ignorant that „tie condition of that country was far from satis lactory at the present time. It would not there fl,°43 be a proce e ding without its utility if the powers !Present e d in the Congress were to manifest desire to see the three protecting courts take 11 to their mature consideration the deplorabl e sit uation of the kingdom which they had created, and , devise means to apply a remedy. Coun t would did not doubt that Lord Clarendon v nuld concur with him in declaring that the two tttrnments were most anxiously looking forward tn - ( no moment when they might safely put an end th " their occupation of Greece ; but this they felt ,23' - eould not do, so long as serious modifications Gre ece. not made in the present state of things in 4 .",reece. His Excellency reminded the Congress nlat the Pontifical States were alSo in an abnormal Ituation. The necessity of not leaving those States a w Prey t o anarc hy h a d dete rm i ne d F rance as ell as Austria to respond to the request of the Vly See in occupying Rome with her troops while Austria occupied the Legations. France had a double mot i ve: i n d e f err i ng w ith ou t h es i ta ti on t o a e de s i res o f t h e Holy- See—ist, as a catholic ; . 1 11 1 cl 2nd, as an European power. As the " eldest Was" ild of th e church," a title of which the Emperor t most proud, his . Majesty had made it a duty give his aid to the Sovereign Pontiff. But, f urther, the tranquility of the Roman States, 11 1/ ° ll which depended the tranquility of all t talY, was much too closely connected with e maintenance . of order in Europe for France not to have an interest of the highest kind ' 3 assist, by all the means in her power, in the pre servation ,of order in the Pope's dominions. He t he how much there was that.wa s a b norma l i n e situation of a power which had need of the sun- Port of foreign troops in Order to maintain he autho r i t y. He did not hesitate to declare, and .1- Le hoped that Count Buol would say as much o n the part of Austria, that France was not .2n l Y ready to withdraw her troops from Rome, ,u,nt she desired with. all her heart that the t ltne when she might do so without compro m i s i ng intoresta Of . the Pontifieal gnvermnont, in which the Emperor took so lively an interest, might not be indefinitely postponed. It was m ost desirable, in the interest of the equilibrium of •NUrope, that the French forces should be enabled , s afely to evacuate the Roman States. He did not doubt that the frank expression of these senti ments on the part of France and Austria would do tr eat good, and produce a favourable impression. C ount Walewski felt prompted to enquire W hether it was not to he wished that certain govern ine,nts in the Italian Peninsula should by acts of well considered clemency conciliate such of their subjects as were not perverted though they had ! ei ne astray, and should thus put an end to '', B 3rEitera which operated directly contrary to its O bject, a system which instead of restraining the e nemies of order had for its effect to weaken the ft n Vernments that acted upon it, and to augment "number of the partisans of demogogy? In his ° Pinion it would be to render a signal service to the government of the Two Sicilies as well as to the c ause of order in the Peninsula to enlighten that Pvernment on the subjectof the wrong course which it Was pursuing. He thought that a warning con ceived in this spirit, and coming from the Congress Would be well received by the Neapolitan govern which could not possibly entertain any s uspicion of the, motives of advice coming from su ch a quarter. Count Walewski next called the at. t ention of the Congress to a subjec(which, although s lating ,„ more immediately to France, was, never "leless, One of real interest to all European Powers. It was well known that in Belgium Publications were printed every day which. con lined the most hostile ana insulting attacks upon 'ranee and her government, and that in these Publications 'revolt and assassination were openly advocated. Very recently some Belgian journals p r onounced an elogium on the " Marianne," a se cret society whose tendencies and objects were l i ntorious. All these publications were so many i mplements of war directed against the internal tr anquility of France by the enemies of social °l le'', who, strong in. the impunity which they ?Neared under the shelter of Belgian legisla. "en, cherish the hope of succeeding in their guilty pro• jects. He protested that th e s i nc e r e desire of t l . 4 e Emperor was to maintain the best rela nns with Belgium, and he- hastened to add that h is Majesty's government had every reason to be s atisfied with the cabinet of Brussels, which had a :°ne its best to mitigate a state of things which it ,was not in its power to change, because the laws of Belgium did not empower it to repress the excesses of the press nor to take the initiative of a reform which had become absolutely indispensable. We should regret (the French plenipotentiary con tinued) to be placed under the obligation of urselves making Belgium to understand. that • !t is imperatively necessary is to modify a legis lation which . not compatible with the fulfilment- by her government of the first of international duties ---namely, that of not tolera ting intrigws, having for their avowed object to disturb the tranquility of neighbouring states. Any remonstrances on the part of a stronger power Would so much resemble a threat, that we naturally , e ndeavour, by every. possible means, to avoid 'laving recourse to them. If the representatives O f the grea t powers , appreciating this neces s ity 'Tint the same point of view as ourselves, should think fit to express their opinion on the subject, it is probable that the Belgian government, re lying upon the great majority of the country, Wo uld find itself in a position to put an end e a state of things which cannot fail, sooner or l ater, to produce dif fi culties a n d even d an g ers , i v nich it is for the interest of Belgium to avert. n il Conclusion, the Count proposed that th e Con gress should crown its labours by a declaration Which would constitute a real progress in inter national jurisprudence, and would be gratefully '▪ eeeptecl by the entire world. The . Con gress . o f W es tph a li a had declared for liberty. t t ;f . Conscience ; the Congress of Vienna for Li n aboliti o n of the slave trade, and the f navigation of rivers. It would be worthy of t he Congress of Paris to put an end to long stand 111R dissensions by laying down the bases of an tniforrn maritime code in time of war. The four f t ()Hewing principles would completely attain this °l: lient The abolition of La Course. 2. That neutral merchandise covers enemy's merchandise, neept contraband of war. 3. That neutral mer chandise, except contra b an d o f war, cannot b e it• ed, even under an enemy's flag. That a block ') is only obligatory so far as it is real. THE PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD FRIDAY.-MORNING SITTING The Synod of the Presbyterian Church in England, resumed its sitting in St. George's Church, Myrtle-street, at ten o'clock this morning. _ _ The proceedings were opened as usual with prayer, after which the minutes of the previous meeting, includ ing the resolution on the organ question, were read and sustained. DEPUTATION FROM THE FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. The next business before the Synod was, the reception of a deputation from the Free Chuch of Scotland. The deputation consisted of the following gentlemen, Rev. Dr. Henderson, Glasgow, moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church: Rev. Dr. Alexander, of Kirkaldy ; Rev. Mr. Laughton, of Greenock ; and Mr. Robert John son, of Edinburgh. _ _ _ The Rev. Dr:Mackenzie introduced the deputation, and in doing so, intimated to the court, that last year; as on previous occasions, the deputation from, the Presby terian Church in England, was received very cordially by the sister church in Scotland, and an expression of deep interest in their affairs was given by the General Assembly. _ . The Moderator expressed his regret, that the Synod were prevented from receiving the deputation at an earlier period, and that the very late hour to which their debate was protracted the previous night had caused the audience t hat morning to be less numerous than it other wise would have been.. _ .. - The Rev. Dr. Henderson then addressed the Synod upon the character and genius of Presbyterianism in general, The other members of the deputation also severally addressed the meeting. The Rev. Mr. Welsh, Liverpool, proposed a vote of thanks to the deputation. The Rev. Dr. Hamilton seconded the resolution. Dr. Macaulay, of London, supported the resolution, which'was agreed to unanimously. The Moderator then, in the name of the Synod, ex pressed their thanks to the members of the deputation. DEPUTATION FROM IRELAND The reception of the deputation from the General Assembly of the Irish Presbyterian Church followed. The deputation, as constituted, comprised the Rev. Robert Parke, of Ballymoney, near Belfast, clerk to the General Assembly, Rev. Henry Wallace, and Mr. John Coates. The two latter gentleme were prevented, by circum stances, from being present, and the deputation was, there fore, represented by the Rev. Mr. Parke. The Rev. Dr. Munro introduced the deputation. The Rev. Mr. Parke addressed the meeting on the position, labours, and prospects of the Presbyterian Church iu Ireland. The Rev. Mr. Smith proposed a vote of thanks to the deputation, which was seconded by the Rev. Mr. Mur doch, and carried unanimously. The Moderator tendered to the .Rev. Mr. Parke the thanks of the Synod. THE ORGAN QUESTION, A dissent, by the Rev. Dr. Chalmers, was handed in from the decision of the Synod upon the question of the use of instrumental music in churches. The dissent was signed by the names of several members. After some discussion, it was agreed to receive the dissent, and a committee was appointed to draw up reasons in support of the Synod's decision. The Synod then proceeded to consider a dissent and complaint of the Rev. Alexander Munro, Manchester, and a protest and appeal of Mr. Lang, elder, of Man chester, against the decision of the Presbytery of Lancashire, in the case of the introduction of an organ into the services of St. George's Church, Myrtle-street. Liverpool. The decision of the Presbytery appealed against was that they deemed it inexpedient to interfere with the use of the organ in St. George's Church. The Rev. Dr. Munro, Rev. Mr. Welsh, Rev. Mr. Lundie, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Barbour appeared for the appeal. The Rev. Mr. Crornar, Rev. Mr. 111 4 Can, and Mr. Thomas Matheson, appeared to sustain the decision of the Presbytery of Lancashire. The Rev. Dr. Munro stated that in consequence of what had taken place the previous night, he and those whp acted with him were ready and willing to withdraw the appeal. His original purpose was that the Synod should know of the matter, and deal with it. He considered that the Synod had now dealt with it elaborately, thoroughly, and exhaustively, - and that the conclusion which had been come to was all that 'could be' wished for on the present occasion. He would now leave St. George's Church to take to heart the decision given by the Synod the previous night, consider its import, and act accordingly The appeal was accordingly withdrawn. THE COLLEGE REPJRT. The report of the college was then read, and contained an expression of the regret of the committee for the death of Professor H. Campbell. The report also comprised Several details with regard to the position and working of the college. . . Dr. Hamilton moved the adoption of the report, when a debate followed on some of the details of the working, which had not concluded when the Synod adjourned to tho evening sitting. EVENING SITTING, Tho Synod ro-a capnabiod at fivo whorl, tailor the customary devotional introduction, the discussion of the College report, and its details, was resumed. A very desultory and irregular discussion took place. Finally the Rev. Mr. Stewart, proposed, and the Rev. Mr. Mur doch seconded, a motion, to the effect that the report be received, and a committee appointed to select. a suitable person to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Professor Campbell, an I to report thereon. Mr. Barbour proposed that the report be received, that the Synod express an opinion in favour of retaining the College, and ►hat the matter be referred back to the • committee_toi report on the details. _ Finally, the first motion was withdrawn, and the second adopted. _ - The repoil on Mr. Gray's scheme for retiring annuities for ministers was brought up and adopted. It recom mended that the scheme should be sent down to Presby teries, and, without making it compulsory on them, that they be urged to give it effect in every possible way', with instructions to report on the subject to the next Synod. The report on the Marriage Law Amendment Bill, now before Parliament, was brought up and received. It recommended certain alterations in the details of the bill. _ The report on the Home Mission was also brought up and. adopted. It spoke in the most cheering terms of the progress and prospects of the church in these countries. The receipts for the year were £63-1 6s Ild, and the expenditure 4759 13s 61. The Synod did not adjourn until an advanced hour in the night. The treaty of peace, published in the Daily News of Wednesday, appeared in Le Nord and another Brus sels journal on the same day. The fair at Leipsic now pending, is said to be better attended, and more productive than any for the last twenty years. The Independance of last night throws some doubts on the authenticity of the speech alleged to have been de livered at Moscow by the Czar. The manufacturers of cotton goods in Saxony are using every exertion to compete with France and Eng land, and the use of machinery is making rapid pro- gress. Accounts from Teheran state, that the Americans were busy trying to convince the Persian Government of the utility of a treaty with the United States, especially under existing circumstances. THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION IN HIIPERT-STREET.— The government has offered a reward of #4OO for the apprehension of Foschini, the Italian who stabbed his four countrymen at a coffee house in Rupert-street, on the night of the 17th instant. He is described as being about 23 years of age, and about Mt. bin. in height, with light hair and small thin beard and mustachios. He is slightly bulk and good-looking; and on the night in question was dressed in dark trousers and light grey coat, with four plain white buttons. His unfortunate victims are still lying in a very dangerous state at the Charing-cross hospital. Ihe Journal de St. Petersburg of the 14th, contains a despatch from General Luders, giving an account of an interview with the Commanders-in-chief of the allied armies, whom he invited afterwards to dinner. The General gave as a toast the health of the Emperor, Queen Victoria, and King of Sardinia Marshal Pelis sier proposed the health of the Emperor Alexander, and in a long speech expressed his veneration of his Majesty, and his warm sympathies for the Russian troops. A great number of officers and soldiers of the armies visited the Russian camp. General Luders adds that, on the whole, great cordiality prevailed on both sides. MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of the Hon. Lady Eleanor Sophia Diana Fitzgibbon, daughter of the Earl of Clare, with the Hon. Francis Cavendish was solemnised at St. James's, Piccadilly, on Thursday morn ing, in the presence of a circle of friends. The marriage of the Hon. John Fienne, son of Lord Say and Sale, with the Hon. Lady Augusta Sophia Hay, fifth daughter of the Earl of Kinnoull, took place on Thursday morning at St. George's Hanover-square. The happy couple left town for the Vines, Staffordshire, to spend the honeymoon. The marriage of Lady Elizabeth Hay, fourth daughter of the Earl of Kinnoull, with Sir Frederick Arthur, was also soleninised at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, on Thursday morning. After the ceremony a dejeuner was given by the Earl of Kinnoull. The last commercial report issued by the house of Dryssin and Co., St Petersburg, April 12, contains the following :—The spirit of enterprise is beginning to speculate on our country more than on any other. All ventures in this quarter should be guaranteed by a cau tious and careful examination of the existing state of things. It is an erroneous notion that a pressing demand will immediately clear off the first arrivals of imported articles at hood prices, and that bulky articles of export are iu great quantities. Imported articles, however, have been all along supplied in sntlicieut quantities, for actual wants, by land carriage, and there is an export demand at prices very much reduced in anticipation of the peace. As regards articles of export, where they would not bear carriage by land, all the heavy expenses 'connected therewith were produced in smaller quantities of the stocks on hand for account. Through the demand for the army in the Crimea the means of transport have so enhanced the price of both manufactures and material in the most distant govern ments. ME NORTHERN TIMES,-LVVERP ROYAL OAK MIRIAL SOCIETY A public meeting of the members of this society was held last evening at the Richmond Hall, Great Xchnicnd-street, for the purpose of giving a full statement of the proceedings relating to the alleged frauds, and the future prospects of the society, as it is hoped the society will be conducted on the new principle. _ The meeting was not so well attended as might have been expected from the importance of the subject to the working classes, which may be principally attributed to the members not having had sufficient notice, and that the locality, a very handsome and commodious room, was ainknown to the general public; but notwithstanding there was a fair repre sentation of the members present, in favour of, and support ing, the Investigation Committee. Mr. Shepherd, who has taken a most active part in endeavouring to have a full, fair, awl impartial enquiry into the affairs of this society, was unanimously called to the chair, amidst the applause of the public. On taking the chair he detailed at some length, and explained, the position in which the society was placed prior to the appointment of the Investigation. Committee, and also the proceedings which had taken place in the County Court on the 13th inst., a report of which appeared in this Journal, and was to the following effect : Mr. Hull (of the firm of Fletcher and Hull), on the part of the Committee of Investigation, stated their case; when his Honour remarked that the plaintiffs came before him under a recent act of parliament, and that they sought to bring the matter under the 40th and 41st sections—coming, in fact, as to the Court of Chancery, both in respect to statuary and ordin• ary acts, to ask for the removal of certain persons whose removal it is thought would be for the benefit of the society, and to ask for orders for the payment of moneys and for the settlement of accounts, and to ask for such directions as would be necessary to ensure the well conducting of the society in future. With respect to the rules, tie (Hr. Pollock) would say that the sooner they were altered and amery'ed the better, for they were all but unintelligible, and most difficult to be worked out for the benefit of the society. It would be well if the society took advantage of the new act of parliament, and place itself under a clear code of rules, by which the future proceedings could be carried out satisfactorily. After some; discussion it was agreed that two of the com mittee of management should retire, and that Messrs. Shep herd and McPhillips should be appointed in their stead. Some further conversation then took place relative to the re-moddelling of the laws ; and, at the suggestion of his Hon our, Messrs. Hull and Martin undCrtook the task of (hawing up of a new code. At the same time his Honour animad verted on the law relative to the appointment of three trustees, and expressed his concurrence with the remark of Mr. Hull, that it would be as well for the society to have trustees who were not members of the society at all. Such being his opinion, he would make an order for the removal of Messrs. IL Balding, George O'llanlon and Edward Duffy. After stating that he would nominate an audtnr to inspect the accounts every Saturday, his Honour adverted to the case of Mr. Curry, and ordered that, as the sum total due to the socieiy was £1 850, ho should pay over every week to the receiver of the court the difference between his receipts and disbursements, retaining in his hands £5O to pay for funerals. He should show to the officer all the books under his control, and in case of any default, should forthwith pay the sum of £3OO, by virtue of an execution, without notice. Ho was at present liable for £1,850 ; he was bound for £3OO, and had given two policies for £5OO each, with sureties to keep. them up, and for the balance of £550 he would give policies and. sureties to keep them up. To secure that, the court would give an order so tint the society might be secured. His Honour then re viewed his judgment, and said that Mr. Cullen was to continue as president, two of the committee were to retire and be replaced by two fresh gentlemen, new rules were to bedrawn up as speedily as possible by Mr. Hull and Mr. Martin, the three trustees were to •be removed and be replaced by whom soever the society might think fit, and any collectors who owe money to the society were to obtain the sanction of their sureties for repayment in time, and, if they could not obtain such consent, Mr. Hull was to apply forthwith for an order of the court for immediate payment ; and, as respects Mr. Curry, he (Mr. Pollock) would order that proper sureties be given for the £1,850. The Chairman then continued, and expressed his opinion that he had no faith in the head officer of that society, bat as they were under the entire control of the judge of the County Court, they could not do much harm, but it was for the members, who bad the power, to get rid of those officers as soon as the new rules were agreed upon. He stated, that since the case had been heard in the County Court, the Investigation Committee had been twitted that they had compromised the affair, but the taut Was, they had not compeotnised at all, bat had acted up to the law, and saved the society from endless litigation, and which might have ended in the ultimate annihilation of the society. He concluded by intimating, that a future great public meeting would be held, when the members would be called upon to adopt the new code of laws, to be drawn up by the gentlemen appointed by the Judge of the County Court, and to elect new officers; then, and then only, would it be the duty of the members to speak out, and by their voices say, whether the society should be re-organied, and do the good it was first intended to tha poorer classes, or sink to rise no more. He briefly alluded to the causes— the peculiarities of some of the officers— of this agitation, and concluded by calling upon the secretary to read the report of the investigation committee, which was as 'otlows REPORT Of the Committee of Investigation to the Memhpgs of the Loyal United Legal Friendly Burial Society, better known as the Royal Oak Burial Society. The Committee of Investigation, in calling together the friends of the society at this stage of the proceedings, are actuated by a desire to afford them as early informatio r as pos sible regarding the actual position of affairs, as well as to accustom them to take that necessary and legitimat • position in the management of the society's business, without which any attempt to place it upon a sure and lasting basis would end in disappointment. Your committee, then, while congratulating you upon the present aspect of the society's affairs, think it desirable to bring to your recollection the circumstances which led to the formation of this committee. They, therefore, claim your indulgence while they state them as briefly as possible. It had become notorious for some years previous to the last annual meeting, that the sub-treasurer, as well as sonic of the collectors, were largely indebted to the society. But some time previous to that event, one of the auditors, Mr. Michael Mur phy, communicated to Mr. Shepherd that a wholesale fraud was about to be perpetrated, the committee of management having passed a vote cancelling all debts due to the society by each and every officer and collector up to the 30th of Nov., 1855, except £l,OOO due by the sub-treasurer, for which the society held security in the shape two life policies for £5OO each, thereby defrauding the society to the amount of £2,320 9s 7d. That it would be sought to have this vote confirmed at the annual meeting. Upon that gentleman and others attending the said meeting, such was found to be a fact, and, from the brutal treatment they received on that occasion, it became apparent that all attempts to obtain redress through the ordinary means of public meetings would prove utterly futile, and hence the necessity of appointing a committee to obtain legal redress. Soon after your committee entered upon their labours, they discovered that a system of peculation had been pursued in the management of the society for years, and that the collectors, &c., by sitting on committees (for which they received payments), instead of being the servants, had become the masters and managers of the society. That the president was wholly incapable of discharging the duties connected with his office. That the rules under which the society is at present constituted were one tissue of absurdities. That a great many of the irregularities complained of arose from the business of the society being conducted at a public-house. That, in fact, it appeared to your committee that an entire re-organisation of the society would be absolutely necessary, in order to ensure its permanent prosperity. It might ho construed is to an act of self-laudation, were your committee to enter into details of their labours since its formation. They will therefore content themselves by stating that, having at length succeeded in placing their case before the proper tribunal, they instructed their solicitors to pray for the removal of every officer and collector who might be implicated in the alleged frauds, and take such other steps as the law might warrant. To this it was objected on the part of the solicitor, that such a course would be incompatible with the preservation of the society. Stating at the same time such reasons as con vinced your connnitteo of the correctness of his views to the society. Your committee, therefore, being solely influenced by a desire to benefit the society, consented to an amicable arrangement, by which repayment of all debts duo by officers and collectors is guaranteed, and proper means adopted to provide for the re-organisation of the society. And thus your committee regret to announce that individuals aro still retained in Office whom they believe to be utterly untrustworthy, and whom your committee will not hesitate to name when the proper time arrives. Notwithstanding your committee have great satisfaction in announcing that considerable success has already attended their efforts, and though they have not obtained full justice, yet as much has been done as was possible under the circumstances, keeping always in view the welfare and preservation of the society. In conclusion, your committee beg to impress neon the members, in the most earnest manner, that no matter what may bo the amount of legislation, no matter what the amount of exacti tude with which their rules may be constructed, still the strictest supervision and most untiring vig lance will always be necessary upon their part 0 secure the future well being of.the society. It is a duty which every member owes to his fellow member, to his neighbour—in short, to society at hrge-----to attend all its meetings. Do not allow questions, which may be of the first importance to the general interest of the society, to be decided by parties who may have a personal interest apart from, if not altogether oppneed !ha' g-ncral interest. Let each member 01 0 SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1866 consider that upon his vigilence alone may depend the future welfare of the society. Your committee having now redeemed the pledge which they gave at the commencement, namely, never to desist until they procured enquiry into the manage. , menu of the Society's affairs, would gladly resign into your hands the powers delegated to them ; but taking into consi , deration the incomple:e state of the arrangements, and the necessary reforms proposed to be made, they believe it to be their duty, under your approbation, to continue to watch over the re-organisation of the society, until such time as it may he placed upon a safe and permanent basis Your committee cannot allow this occasion to rass without acknowledging the vast and important services rendered to the society by Mr. Michael Murphy—services of such a character as entitle hint to the lasting gratitude, if not to a more substantial mark of esteem, on the part of the members of this society. • Subjoined is an account of receipts and e:tpenditnre. Signed, on behalf of the committee of investigation. F. M THUMPS, Honorary Secretary. The following account of receipt and expenditure of the committee of investigation was then read : DEBTOR. X s. d To amount of subscripfon9 received To balance owing to the Trea.itirer 24 15 7 7 0 5 X3l 16 0 CREDITOR. By cash paid for Stationery, Printing, and £ s. d. expenses attending four public meetings 11. 15 0 Paid to Messrs. Fletcher and Hull £3l 16 0 Mr. Browne moved, and Mr. Price seconded the adop tion of the report, which was unanimously carried amidst much applause. Mr. Smith moved a resolution, to the effect that the members had full confidence in the investigation com mittee, and would pledge themselves to support them in carrying out their laudable design, in putting that impor tant society on a firm .p.l enr, fnundation_ Tip pynlained that he was of opinion that the fraudulent collectors should have been punished in a criminal court, but their solicitor did not approve of such a step, and he, therefore, succumbed to that, not being a lawyer, and preferred saving the funds of the society, which he had no doubt would be paid now, rather than sacrifice the amounts due by the collectors, some of whom owed £BO, and one as much as £5OO. He next alluded to the bonds to be given by Mr. Curry for his defalcations, which he believed would be all right in the end, and then expressed a hope, that in the new organisation of the society, that it would be taken from a public-house, and that they would have a respectable place to meet in, which in the long run would be much cheaper, and he of great advantage to the society. He concluded by hoping that when the time arrived, the members would all assemble, and elect right and proper men to fill the offices of the society. Mr. Henry Taylor seconded the resolution, which was unanimously adopted. The Chairman stated, that £4OO had been placed in the bank by the sub treasurer on Saturday last, which was a step in the right direction, and he hoped that many more hundreds would be paid in before long. He next eulogised the conduct of Mr. Murphy, an officer of the society, who had resisted all temptations and bribes, and assisted in the enquiry, notwithstanding the opposition he had met with from the officers of the society. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Murphy, with three times three hearty cheers. Three cheers were also given for Mr. Shepherd. Mr. Murphy replied to the compliment accorded him, and stated that although he was no speaker, he could dttect a fraud in an account, and what he had done, he had only done that which he conceived to be his duty to his fellow-men, and to the society. A vote of thanks was then passed to the proprietor of the room, who had granted its use free of expense. A vote of thanks was also passed to the Chairman, and to the Investigation Committee, for their past services. The Chairman having responded, the meeting sepa: rated. SUSPENSION OF A BANKRUPT'S CERTI- FICATE FOR TWO YEARS RE THOMAS KIRTEHAM.-At the Manchester Court of Bankruptcy, on Wednesday, Mr. F. Robinson applied to Mr. Commissioner Jemmett for a certificate for Thomas Kirkham, late of Livesey, near Blackburn, cotton spinner and manufacturer. Mr. Jos. Fernly, instructed by Messrs. Rowley and Son, for the assigness, opposed the applica tion on several grounds. First of all, the bankrupt, on the 19th of March, when he passed his examination, had not accounted in his balance sheet for - - €7OO which he received from an -insurance company. He commenced business in 1854, and the bankruptcy took place on the 30th of November, 1855, and a fire having taken place in his mill in the course of that time, he received the money from an insurance company. Messsrs. Blantern and Co., of Manchester, supplied him with cotton, for which he was to supply them with manufactured goods in return as payment ; but he had neglected to do so to a great extent, and the consequence was that those gentlemen were large creditors. Messrs. Battam & Co., of Liverpool, had also supplied him with a large quantity of cotton, and he had dispcsed of a large quan tity of this without its having even been taken from the railway trucks. Another charge against him was. that he had given bills of sale upon his property to four of his relations in one week, thus giving them a fradulent preference over the other creditors ; but this circumstance having come to the knowledge of some of the creditors, a fiat in bankruptcy was issued, and a gross fraud was thus prevented. Mr. Robinson, for the bankrupt, admitted that he had given some cotton to Messrs. Parkinson, of Liverpool, in payment of an account which he owed them, but excused the conduct of the bankrupt. for selling the cot ton at the railway station, by stating that it only arrived there the day before the fire, and he had no place in which to put it. It was true he made a post-nuptial settlement upon his wife, but the value of the property was so small that it would not defray the cost of a sale, and the assignees were quite welcome to it. The bank rupt owed about £3,500, and there would be £2OOO of assets; and as for the alleged fraudulent preference to his relations, he certainly had given them bills from time to time, and in the month of November last they sold him cotton to the amount of £ll6. It also happenedithat, in September, the bankrupt got a quantity of cotton from Messrs. Battam and Co., of Liverpool, which he sold at a lower price than he was to give for it, and he did not pay for it at the expiration of ten days. according to the practice of the trade. The learned Commissioner said At that time, the bankrupt must have known he was in a state of insolvency, and for the purpose of defeating certain claims against him he gave' bills of sale. His conduct' towards Messrs. Blantern was grossly fraudulent, and it was perfectly clear that he ought at once to have stopped when he found that he could not pay Messrs. Battam and Co. Under all these circumstances the bankrupt was:not entitled to an imme diate certificate, for there was nothing in his conduct which entitled him to any commisseration. His books were unsatisfactory, his accounts were unsatisfactory, and no sufficient reason had been given for the bills of sale to his own relations, and he should therefore suspend his certificate for two years, and then it, would be of the third class, and, in the meantime, the bankrupt would he without protection. Mr. Robinson intimated his intention to appeal against the judgment of the learned com missioner. LONDON GAZETTE BANKRUPTS.—FosTsa REYNOLDS, Old Broad-stree, City, silk merchant. CHARLES KING, King-street, Portman-square, house decorator, and painter and glazier. WILLIAM STUDI3S, Birmingham, brass founder. RICHARD BROWN, St. Helens, Lancashire, tailor and draper. JAMES SANDIFORD, Hinckley, Leicestershire, draper and mercer. GEORGE CHAMBERLAIN the younger, Crawford-street, Mary-le-bone, lead merchant, glass cutter, plumber, painter and glazier. THOMAS WILLIAM WINFIELD and FREDERICK CHARLES CLARKE, Birmingham, factors. JOHN BAXTER FOLKARD, Jermyn-street, St. James's, Westminster. JOHN HALuANE, Leeds, corn factor. JOHN STYLES, Putney, waterman, lighterman, and coal merchant. WILLIAM HENRY WOOLLETT and JOHN FREDERICK SANDFORD WOOLLETT, Lime-street square, city, ship and insurance agents and commission merchants. The official Gazette of Milan announces that the Pope will leave about the 15th ofJune for Paris. GERMAN LIBERATLTQ!-11;;SCaie; of the Duchy of Meiningen have just declared that Jews can neither be electors, jurymen, public functionaries, advocates, nor avoues. The right of being elected is also refused to them. B"WERS AND PUBLICANS.—It appears, from a return issued, that between October 10, 1854, and October 10, 1855, there were in England and Wales 2,290 licensed brewers, and 62,128 licensed victuallers, of whom 25,317 brewed their own beer, besides 40,179 persons licensed to sell beer to be drunk on the premises, of whom 12,751 brewed their own beer, and 2,837 persons licensed to sell beer not to be drunk on the premises, of whom 733 were their own brewers. During , the same period there were in Scotland, 120 and 12,977 victuallers, of whom only 137 brewed their own beer; while in Ireland there were 104 brewers, and 15,781 victuallers. The malt consumed in this interval by the brewers of England and Wales arriountvd to. 10,70,600 bushels; by the victuallers, tcr 6,636,816Thu5he1s ; by persons licensed to sell beer to be drunk on the premises, to 2,753 948 ; and by persons licensed to sell beer not to be drunk on the premises, to 284,219. In Scotland the consumption by the brewers was 797,689 bushels ; and by the victuallers, 121,027 bushels; and in Ireland by the brewers, 1,376,148 bushels. ROYAL S tVEDISH RAILWAY COMPANY •At an adjourned meeting of this company held yester day, at the Londoh Tavern, Mr. - Rhodes in the chair, Mr. tottie:the chairman of the Committeeof Investiga tion: proceeded to read the report of the gentlemen constituting the committee, which, in the most elabor ate'mauner,, set:forth the position of .the affairs of the company, in connection with the defalcations of the late Mr. Sadleir. - • _ . Very long discUssions • arose out of the report, which, however, w is ultithately received. From questions which were asked, it appeared that the estimated capital required was £350,001, the debt of- the company was about £50,000 or .£6.),090. About £50,000 would be required to complete the first section of the line, bin the committee strongly recom mended the proprietors s to advance the money.to complete the line. Their estimate of the cost of completinz, the other portion of the line, was not more than £5,000 a mile. • Mr. Mocatta considered that the affairs of the com pany were almost in a hopeless irretrievable state. It had been proposed in the report to advance £4 per share with seven per cent interest for the first five 'years, - and six per cent afterwards. But what would be the position of himself and others who were original shareholders? The conloct of the Swedish government was, he thought, really azgresive, Mr. Tottie believed that notwithStanding the t efalca lion of the 'late Mr. Sadleir of £346,000, they were liable to some reductions. They had a good prospect of .-a dividend before them, and looking to other lines formerly in Sweden and Norway, he felt assured that this was one of the best lines in the north of Europe. In answer to a question put by a proprietor as to whe!her the committee had torne 1 their attention to the personal liability of the directors, under whose management their property had bees so frightfully dereriorated, Mr. Tottie said the subject had engaged the attention of the committee,, but that was a questims which must be settled by the future directors of the compsuy. • An nprnnrininz dicinrhanop fniln xed. whLth 'resulted -in resolutions being carried that the board of directors in Sweden should consist of live members, with at least one Englishman.- ' and in London of seven directors, one at least being a Swede. General Ai tcheson moved, and Mr. Thornton seconded, the motion that W. J. Chaplin, Esq., M.P., William Toctie, Esq., Messrs. Thomas Blose, Gens. Miller and Seymour, be elected directors. After some personal remarks levelled against Mr. Miller, these gentlemen were elected. A resolution was next carried, proposing the directors to take such steps as might be necessary for recussitating the company, according to the report made to the meeting held at Gottcnburg. The next resolution, giving power to the directors to issue shares to the extent of £83,334, being £4 shares each, was - negatived; and it was ultimately determined that the remaining points adverted to in the report, be deferred until after - the report of the Committee of Investigation should be printed.ani circulated. The meeting was . adjourned till. Thursday next, when the report will be considered in detail. THE NA-VAL REVIEW. SOUTHAMPTON, April 21.—This t ►wn has scarcely yet resumed its wonted appearance. An immense number of the visitors to the review are still here. It is now ascertained that forty-two steamers of all sizes left Southampton pier, quays, and docks, yesterday, with visitors to the naval review, and that they took to Spit head upwards of 20,000 persons. 700 hundred persons breakfasted on board the Atrato on Wednesday morning. On Tuesday and Wednesday twenty-four special trains arrived at Southampton, and during this day twenty special trains have been despatched from hence. At about eleven o'clock last night the crowd was so great and so clamorous at the railway station that the windows of the station were broken, and the police were obliged to rush outside and display their staves. The only serious accident that happened here yesterday was the running down of a tug steamer. One of the Union screw steam colliers, named the Saxon, had been to the review with a large party, and was then hired to bring ashore the passengers of the La Plata. It was then dark, and in performing the service she ran down one of the Southampton Tug Company's steamers, called the Belmont. The captain's wife and child were asleep below, and there was only just time to save them before the tug sank. THE CRIMEAN - MILITARY -ENQUIRY The board of officers re-assembled yesterday morning at eleven o'clock. The Earl of Lucan proposed to put in reports from Admiral Dundas to written questions. The board did not consider that at that stage of the proceed ings there was any necessity to receive such evidence in that form. Col. Tulloch then procee4ed with his state ment in defence of the report of the commissioners. The gallant officer stated that the commissioners arrived in the Crimea in the month of March, when the winter might be said to be over, and the investigation had therefore to be retrospective. They found from enquiries then insti tuted that the sheltering of horses had not been effected for three months after an order on the subject had been issued by the commander-in-chief. He referred to the evidence of Colonels Thompson, Doherty, Douglas, and Griffiths, and that of Mr. Bracebridge and Mr. Raw linson, to support the allegations contained in the report that there was a want of promptitude and ingenuity ha devising some means of sheltering the cavalry horses. He drew attention to the fact that sailcloth never was asked for, and then proceeded to refer to the evidence of Sir Edmund Lyons, with regard to the quantity of sail cloth on board the fleet. The statements of the gallant Admiral on this subject, however conflicting, showed that a large quantity of canvas might have been spared for the purpose, and Colonel Tulloch read evidence given before the board to prove, that had sufficient inducements been held out, a number of seamen might have been obtained from the fleet to assist in the work. He entered into a statement to show that men and horses might have been spared from'the army to fetch sailcloth to the camp ; an d, under all the circumstances of the case, he considered that the commissioners were perfectly justified in charging the cavalry commanders with want of promptitude and in genuity in devising shelter for their horses. In conclusion, he remarked that the course taken by the cotnrnis soners in charging no particular department with blame, had had created many enemies, whereas, if parti cular persons had been charged, there would have been less opposition to the r e p or t ; but the commissioners hid done their duty, and they relied upon that fact for their defence. (Applause.) The board then, at one o'clock, adjourned until Monday, when the Earl of Lucan will make a statement in reply to Colonel Tulloch. KIRKDALE SESSIONS The court sat for the trial of prisoners under the pre sidency. of Gilbert Henderson, E3q., the recorder of Liverpool, on Thursday. In the course of the day, the grand jury came into court with a number of bills, when The Foreman, on behalf of his c )lleagues and himself, handed in a presentment to the effect, that "in the opinion of the grand jury, the majority of the cases sent from Prescot and St. Helens, ought not to have been transmitted to this court, but summarily disposed of." The Recorder (as chairman pro tem) remarked that the class of cases to which the jury alluded were very often most difficult to dispose of, involving many points which could not meet their eye. An old offender might plead guilty in the lower tribunal in order to avoid the severer ' punishment which this court had power to inflict, and consequently it was often desirable to send for trial here persons charged with apparently trifling offences. Again, in many offences it required the presence and adjudica tion of two magistrates to exercise a summary jurisdiction and to convict, and this was not always obtainable. It was true that such cases might be remitted to the petty sessions, but even to that procedure the parties could object—many persons entertained the notion that sum mary convictions were carried too far, and that in conse quence the liberty of the subject was in some degree invaded. The chairman, however, remarked that he felt confident that the subject to which the grand jury had drawn attention would not fail to command the considera tion of the magistracy. A member of the grand jury handed in to the court a presentment, which emanated from himself. Of the document we had not the privilege of insp action, but we t e o ol t i h e e et e t o r u o r m t, the einovboslevrevdataionsesrwklisicohr. tmhaetpterress:snmttoheoeicaohffal:vorener]eel, calculated to puzzle the most monstr c o wlo u emh s :ip a tl t da td ,in i e r d i a arn b so l , e dvee s iu t n a li t d e we s rh m si ctaoinlo. understood hi T ea h e e hoiva g n r tp a y i r t e t r l sae j tae u ts r m y le m vae a rt r ,e t 1 charged eorfa(l ae degree of inequity and unfairness with .. reference to the constabulary arrangements, averring that the smaller districts contrib u t e d t o the maintenance of police protection afforded to the larger au localities ; imputing to the policemore wealthy desire ma. t tr o h e e ke out costs in unnecessary prosecutions; condemning centralisa tion principle attempted to be carried 'b o g denouncing t h a e t co b Grey, as Home Secretary ; Conneil.for Education, and urging a variety of So.itlrhe9regeu y nei of Privy ma ters whoPy beside the duty for which the gentictuan was summoned. The Chairman, with great good humour, received the presentation, and remarked that the subjects to which it referred would doubtless receive from the magistracy the consideration of which they were deserving. POLICE v COURT.--ESTERDAY. (BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD VIOLENT ASSAULT.-A well dressed young man, named John Maher, was charged with having committed a violent assault on police officer Ferguson, 499. The complainant said he was on duty in Tithbarn-street, at one o'clock the previous night, when he heard a great se at the corner of Key-street, and on going to ascii.. 7 the cause, he saw tha prisoner and another petsbri y, and making the other t sage in Key-street, ;Ind continued to make a great nurse: [he witness went aft'r him, and on entering the passage, the prisoner struck him a violent blow with a stick on the nose. A medical gentleman stated, that both nasal bones were broken, and thit the injury would be per manent. The only thing the prisoner said was, that he had just come from Dublin. He was:fully committed for trial. Flo told them to go a t the nrigoner went into a f n e w spapers, ‘` Bnx PPA I . —.John Jackson, a vendor oE K ' was' A eh urged und e r the foll ow i ng circum stances. MC. John Hopwood, of Great Crosshall street stated, that soon after six o'clock the previous evening', the prisoner entered his shoo, where there were two gentlemen at the counter in conversation The prisoner grossly insulted the parties, and when witness told him to go out, he abused and insulted him very much,. and then ran into the s t reet, to,;: up a brick and flung . it at him. By shutting the doo' complainant saved.hitnself, but the brick knocked off the handie. Tn reply to the charge, the prisoner said " they flung and into the street and broke my neck." Mr. Mansfield said if they had broken his neck, perhaps it would net hare proved so much harm. He fined the prisoner 55., or in default of payment 14 days imprisonment. (BEFoRE MR. C. S. PARK MIL CAIN IV 'hR(►UBLII AGA“.—Williarn Cain, a " deer," who had been up en two previous days during the week, on charges of having swindled persons, was brought up again yesterday on a charge of havinz robbed Lydon of ,C 2, The story told by the dope was ; follows .bn prnrin On Thursday evening he met the prisoner, r Canton ape shawl, wh'ell he was worth 100 dollars of any man's money, and that he had just arrived from China with it. The prosecutor refused to have anything to do with such a valuable article, as he had only two sovereigns in the world. The rrisoner then treated him to some ate, and fol!owed him to the lodging-house, where he induced h sovereigns on the table. The p down stairs to call the mistress to I, dollar shawl, and in the meantime pocketed the coins, one of whVi he subsen., up, and the other was found concealed on him.. defended by Mr. Campbell, who urged that there was no legal offence committed, and, besides, the complain. , ant had got his money. The prisoner was remanded for a week, and the money was given up to the iNn two cuter then went f- the hundred prisoner had ntly gave He was owner A LUNATIC.—A person, named James Cullen, was brought up, charged with having stolen seven! leather trunks from the shop of Mr. Collard, Lord-street. The prisoner walked up to the door, where the articles were placed, and deliberately took them up and walked aw.iy with -hem. Bridwell - keeper Campbell said the prisoner had been up a day or tvrai ago for a like offence committed at the same shop, and he (the prisoner) stated that he would continue to steal, unit he had got committed, because he could get no food. It appeared that the unfortunate fellow had been ill for a long time, and from his manner and conduct, it seemed that his mind was not all right. •He said he had been eleven years on the Chester and Holyhead railway, and was subsequently engaged at Birkenhead ; but he said for the last thirteen months he had been ill, and recently he had no food. The magisteate said it was apparent that the prisoner's mind was not all right ; be would remand him for the present, in order that an enquiry should be made into his case. PUBLICANS' CASES Joseph Beautnon, Shaw's•hrow, was charged with doing business at illegal hours. For the defence, it was shown that the persons found in the house, were friends of the defendant, and that he had them as his private guests, and that they had not paid for any drink. Complainant dismissed. Susan Orford, Simpson-street, was charged with selling gin at illegal hours on Sunday. In this case, the defendant proved that she had given the gin to a sick woman, and had not made any charge for it. Dis missed. Ann Quinn, Now Bird-street, was charged with doing business at illegal hours on Sunday. The defence in this case was, that the liquor sold, was for a sick person, but the fact was not proved, and a flue of 2s 6d and costs was inflicted. BEERHOUSE CASES Elizabeth Olive, Pitt Street, was fined 2s 6d, and 2s Gel costs William Christian, Mann Street, fined 23 6d, and 2s 6d costs. Margaret Pendleton, Watkinson Street, acquitted. James Adamson, Paddington, fined is, and is costs. Rilph Pickering, Park Road, fined is and is costs. Robert Eastbain, Prince Edward Lane, fined Is and Is costs. Margaret Murphy, Chisenbale Street, tablebeer seller. was charged with selling beer on Sunday morning ; fined 2s 6d and 2s 6fl costs. Nmsxxc Tilt SmoR.L.. ...—Mr. Thomas Lister, of Wood stock-street, was summoned by Inspector Wignall, under the smoke nuisance act. On the 19th March, the inspec tor saw " dense volumes of black smoke" issuing from the defendants chimney. Mr. Stone appeared for the defendant, and produced a witness to show that all was done that could be done to prevent the smoke. A fine of £1 and costs was inflicted. DEFICIENT WEIGHTS AND MEASURES On Thursday, the following cases of deficient wei2hts and measures were heard and decide , l upon before Mr. Mansfield. R. Ayes, (Mel street, coal dealer, false scales, fined 10s. sod los. J. McMakin, 44, Marybone, grocer, &c., false weiihts. Same for false sca es, ss. and coats. 1. 1 ') Scotland road, provision dealer, false Byrn?, 41, Prestma street, _ !Lary Gills. I street, ftls lOs' and coal dealer,ll2, Henderson street, ',fists. George Coward, and costs. and costs. provis gher, provision dealer, costs. Joh❑ Al'Guinnes ,e weizhts , 10s. s 34, Northumberland street, light weigh's, 10s. Thomas Spencer, Lord street, Edge hill, coal Jeale,, sca!e, racklow, 17, street, Park, provision dealer, false weights, 5s and c-s's. Margaret Fazakely, St. Martin's markf t, bacon dealer, false scales, 5s and 4s Gd costs. Joseph Windsor, 204 Scot:and road, provision dealer, false scale, 5s and co;t, Edward Scarples, 71, Scotland r, al, provision dealer, false scale, 5s and costs. Patrick M'lia, 23, Midgehall street, pro vision dealer, light weights, is and is costs. Henry .%itt, 55, Vauxhall road, butch-r, light weights, 5s and costs. Mary Culla'', 23, Marybone, provision dealer, false scale, 5s and costs. William Ni, hols, 11, Curry street, provision dealer, light weight, is and Is costs. Philip Pennington, St. James market, Use scale, 2s 6d and 2s 61 costs. Patrick Oralrim, 106, Henderson s'reet, marine store dealer, scale, 5s and costs. James Reddy, 24, Bell street, Park, provisi , m dea'er, fa'se scale, Is and Is costs. James Sexton, 65, Pitt street, potito and fish dealer, false scale, is aid is costs. MU EDER BY LAW TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES Sir,—Mr. "Justice to Society," whose letter appeared in the NORTHERN TIMES of yesterday (Tuesday), would make an excellent hangman. I am informed that Cal craft has been reinstated in his office for the present, otherwise the man in question would have tilled the situation to the satisfaction of all who thinks as he does. Caleraft (to his honour be it spoken) has a spark of feeling for poor fallen humanity. "Justice to Society," I regret to say, has none.—Yours, Chester, April 23. A POOR FALLEN MAN. CORONERS INQUESTS. —On Thursday the coroner held the foilowiug inquests :—On the body of Robert :Mullikin, o l u t r i ng appearedunde r hs t lab rnaae of the schooner Jean, of Wick, who was d rowned in the the effects Wellington e fdrink. Duck Verdict on Tue Tuesday, a y accordingly,, that the deceased and another man hod been refused ad mission into the dock by constable 143, because he was intoxicated, and then the officer WAS offered money to let him in, but ho refused. It seemed that afterwards the unfortunate deceased succeeded iu getting into the dock amongst a crowd of people, who were going in on business. On the body of a child, named Moran, 9 weeks old, that was accidentally suffocated in bed. Verdict accordingly. On the body of a man, name not known, that was found in the Crosby Channel, as reported in Thursday's paper. The body was much decomposed, so that identity was out of the question. We published on Thursday the substance of two letters found in the pocket of deceased, and in addition, there was a sum of 3s. 6.1. in silver, two keys and a knife, found on his person. He was dressed in a black silk vest, striped cloth trousers, and sea boots. H e had on neither Coat nor jacke?, but a sort of slop over his vest. The only evidence given in the case was as to the finding of the body, and the jury returned a verdict of found drowned. In ref,?,rence to this case constable 289 said he had very great difficulty, even for payment, in procuring the assistance of any one to remove the body with him. He had experienced the same difficulty on several occasions, as there was a prejudice amongst p e cp!e of touching a dead body, particularly when in such an advanced state of decomposition. The coroner agreed in the observations, and said there was no provision made for the police in such cases, lie would, however, com.. municate with illajor Greig on the subject. The jury quite concurred in the observations of the coroner, and said it was right that the police should receive compensation for such cases, as from the state of the body no one would, even for any compensation, touch it, so therefore the constables had to perform a most unpleasant task.