The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-20 00:00:00

- - _ . LIVE RPOOL UNITED GASLI t.' : 1 , COMPANY. RAL F- YEA RLY MEETING.—YEsr The ord inary half , ye ar l y meeting United Gaslight Company, was held al "fices, Newington, at'l2 o'clock yes ter' 14awrenee presided. .' Among the r' tors present yiet.e,-Messrs.. C. W D ' Mather, I)..liranAret .. R. Thenipson W. art on Elias Aitiamd. & e., &c'. h, J. G. Horr BHT which ha of the LiverPoo Mr. Geo'r :ninny's man; H. I afewi, Joseph,Cooper W. R. Sanabt.);cl Jamei Ba ing Lae Secretary read the Advertisement calling the m and then the followincr ? k _ v t the half yearly meeting iTente only to request the proprietors to,authorise.the par t or a 'div,dead'arising from the current year's profits P to the 3lst Decenaber, 1855, as the annual accounts will, not be niade up to the 30th June, pursuant to the company's . a ct,,, of parliament. The directory, after a careful examination of' the accountstouo, are prepared to recommend to the-proprietors declare a dividend, for the half' year • ending the - a, ....,a selves: ALig to 31st December last, at the rate 0f..E,5 , per cent. on th e e ~ h that we ""' 1029sOlidatecl stock of the company, and of 143.'1d. on t ~._,, ' & Shares ; such -dividends to be vaya.bte 0ii:t419 . 26th ja instant. atta_t the meeting" of the proprietors in Ana tleee,ition was called to the inquiry on gas q ueu a t Tß before a committee ofthe town con , Y that committee made a report, P th ey °in , eial.lY transmitted to the . di , .. prepared gve it their full considerat _ts and sent to the coue'''' Ten have been extensive' directors feel it ' n 1 this re 'T in "' t heir . port, that rt'Pl hands favoil, the it end to move LntetP•ersettliteoekewellpieuhp likiedo'llilaeennt' gas " ' D P I)? In this b h e ag " itat ,ai with - The tow s'. °l.gtig . Januar a n collacil, .at 4 ' ,sing on the 9th day a 3%tast, passed certain resolutions on this subject. savo y,, which was transmitted to the . board, and the tot ill w ith the was reply thereto, will be submitted Proprietors, ,t ,),- took 'm e n " council, at . its meeting. a as- su pply ; and ' T he e Itlieetirtg. .•' on the 13th instant, a anetir, -. - ennslderatiOn the. question . g whiehZed the appointment of an 'tweeter of meters, tecti on _3' considered all that was necessary for the 1?ro- . , o . t the public. The direct° exertion ro can .only assure the consumers that no exert i o n shall be wanting - faithfully to , .arry out every hat, top in the act of parliament for their interest, and inat e i_ with the utmost liberality consistent with the ~t ::anas of the proprietors. ' • A siL,'ne whole amount has been paid up on the 1270. 25: arcs, being the shares numbered 8081 to ~9350, bo en ti . ve rto p, the directors recommend that they be ntowc take etr oct g ilt° consolidated stack, such conversion o- Tha ?al the Aret.day, of April en th e , ,nasmuch as the sum of 31,4001, which was secured fun ds 1) Irrld of the company, has been paid off ue o s utof rPer.ol,p_rioet:rnagtiongptsthea company, the director.s re t the resolUtien - authorising theme-to '',urrow ,the like sum of 31,400/: • •' t °alai-room°, T ..„ he Chair "optio n i/Vgnee vv d ineton...s . t:e l et . L w a t w h n F n e s b c ., E .l , Bs C 6 h . airman. I nal,l said Gentlemen, in, rising to move the to ro ,„, of the report ivhiela . has just been read s I venture 1 tat we the proprietors, as I did upon, former members Pr maxfore do not . at . the present time present to you any occasions, Rector Camp It onZunts. 'The .accounts are made up in t July , a 'sara ne nt for yotir 'directors if .we:conveyo 7oR the tlivid eud e that you will be justified in accepting . t. a 4n , of Za per share at 'our hands. - Gentlemen,' tha a nce I e ' to give yeti: At the lak e ti -an venture, most readily fro A ti me I think it right to, mention that the reduction r a ni . 43 gel to coin the price of gas within the borne ,b,. IF • and nft," l.nsiderable inroad upon 0 1 1 1' net inereasi,rngh. the conSumption is ipereasing,— cient to still it is not, at the resent room' sustain counterbalance the loss' which .I think we - sr,, th e ye"airwhen we some to make up our accounts at the en, tPeat fait I.I4PPiIY, however, as I have often said, a e,,... a d ~.1 1 i n a th~~ Y, the f the- concern ; and I may elasticity. 0 . , . „., fen, ,„,."I,e Proprietors that we have a considerable reserved Itql, "tuch is uow full up to the brim, from which we may q l , e good ":rer b - anY temporary deficiency which may . arise: _ . ..?n , g yo ev e n ore, -i , Say that ifave, are only allowed to pursiid 'the 1 pin_.' ou ght °r of our way, and to ischargeduties as we - gl oat , , e to do, and as we can do, I have no' fear but that - ' n 14 . Ptopri. , a to carry it on, not only to the satisfaction of ti.. 1 10 ' ln rs, but to the satisfaotion also of the public, 11" i4t ted • 'Cr.)..ar 13 ems an our . prosperity. - . (Hear, 81 (11 1 , h, It, gentlernen, I must add that we have been liare, "rtassed and interfered 'With . °nate., When .I last ha —e Pleasure of addresSing you, six months ago, hold that tau eau a co mmittee of i" hiera,,,,neil Was then being tei ) ,„,":l we had been obliged to witri, hea„',o',eretat on that' occasion; and I tor. ti J char rue 1 o ges which were urged against 'us. eh arg ntreatell you tu suspend your judgmen, gem' Acs Unti l Yon should hear from us in reply. , has hap?, those charges were heavy and . serious„ NI re- ''Y anything, in the opinion of some persons,. too alth o ' us. We were charged-with being extortioners, a is b ,ugh no our ga" gas* better, I believv, than , ilo We .--.‘and, Yet even . the quality of our gas was cloubte 01 t g e t our meters, it vvas said, bY otir .? register to the detriment- lot the publi *l nch l'radvantge, and we are told that by kotin,;, ' re ally re ..,„ never , vet., could understand, ap p 0 er explained to us, we put sow Ilse a Our ineteri. which 'Compelle al e : r 81. almost Whether thA n 1 _ el, .aract t w ow 'Lear. and laughter.)heyF' is' u ers have from all4diwn°4l I sliould teetilug to b e should v. tDeti,,_red to remind his L ueuelueo. Were often u 4,,d'h4jusd he went on to r n : pi, in. , _ as went associatA .effen,2o:re.d their. eustomors, Re le B ln dUranceiile. (Hear, ih., and laughter. ) ev er, pen. these are very hard words , sorr4 dw ell upon them. now, I declare tO . you, ul ,_ a -e • .„ heavy _to bear. How - s of in ane This stews, however, tbe-Pno PP.I 1 1418 '0_ the blood the town council investigation comm ittee shei _ Peree'ave arrived at, when a gentleman like• Mr. 1 41ski forho stands so high in the estimation of the public, 3e whom I Myself always entertained the greatest thetee personally, could condescend to arguments 811?•ililto qtti, (Rear, hear.) But after all, gentlemen, this __ is no , be won of character: I believe our characters wil l, boa is 4 Probed and assailed on all sides if it be necessary. It /t isrestion of fact. .It is a question of right or wrong. 44isr q4 " t ioji Of Vrbether. we have discharged our du ties not, aeterily i compliance of our act, or whether we have y ejtt'd. bee t lemen, I put it to you, i and as my pro p ri e t ors de., NidersttuolitS--I put it to you whether we have no .qich ourselves ? I ask you who have read .the defence It liet1 1 .:" e Published in reply to the town council s charges Viet" we have . not demolished them allII r hear)— er g e r we have not in the most able manner combatted elleerYebjeetion ,which was urged —whether we have- • left poiZl f single title unexposed and unreplied to 3 (Hear, hear) ellu6dent that you will say we have. I knov! the Wen Withe,generally (I) entertain that opinion. I ant satisfied h, 4 : ?-at proud et, that reply. •Not because, gent' anye -1,1 lc issued from our Board, Not bee'us© • kiln! name is at to that_reeply, for all I did. was a seeciT,l,al act.. But lam proud lit be se it reflects 1 ) , }10 .1,,U. credit upon the o ffi cers 9f theceasiltablishment•to t i ~.1 )2, we are indebted for the details, and indeed for .the i r s"Pg up, of the..report generally. To them credit is halve, greatly" greatly" :due. (Hear, hear.) And, gentlemen, ohaPPily foe us it now appears that our reply, our defence,: 4'l7Cr vindication, il;les'net rest upon our reply alone. The ,h council itself, t!ze fountain and origin of all this Th e and agitation, has now done 115 ample justice, ~i g e town council, who invited the 'inquiry, have now pro 4itned tbennielvesin our favour; (Wear, hear.) Only 13 r,„40p., as yoji. are. aware, in a council of 64, could be 4 ,:ttg upon the last occasion willing to - pursue the hostility ;, - .,Y farther, Cr to indicate by their votes their dissatisfaction : ttli our reply. Gentlemen, I honour, and lam sure you hoehonour, the town council for the course .they Orstied upon that ow:asion , cllear, hear) I L av e ha d some experience of the 1 ,t 0 - go- , sense whi c h v't rd . for th kn uvr ,that p .at ti mes th e y r. httheir hanusJl/ a wrong, and to_em. te es which they had better let al it ',god at.. k., •, L cb., .ys has Ultk. th7tl eouncil•for their wise 4. r '8 question. And,- gentlemen, wh.in, injustice ~, -;:,evig.ril ag bdv do' -- ot let .me do injustt . 2 _ .. r‘Zefiu,egt, a the ) al? * le and disinterested support whie fi la i z a t,.. mi of *op. my fri . end Mr. Parker, and my . , f eett--,.and,.especially, ' . let Me allude to the able speech (Hear,. "hea'r, and 1'4 1411 1 1 friend Mr. Samuel Holme. hejie-use.) A more statesmanlike oreloqUe a nt speech, v i h, r ,. .. Was never delivered. , • I was tol d by tentlein . an , Iv "as present upon that occasion that the meet- or it 48 ver., - •• 1 a speech more full of beauty el d • ~.1 great, and certain y .4440.0 n, of sounder or more co.m_p.rehensive argument, toti„., ould have been - uttered within, the . walls of that ied,'lt Combercha. (Hear, hear.) We are, indeed, highly voted (Hear,- !lean) For, bear . in 21,111 d t at gentleman.. . fag co gent g entleman... it requires , some c oura g e to support a l'ir e "IPany. We are .always in some, degre:..u7.7ooo - a re called th e - advocates and sup . pOrters t tletoeitoia the - advocates true we are, but what is the '- hi 41' It is' a mononol -4 more first instance ' The inyebruary, the diiectoi.s ha it mee son to ust last their shall c Meter i mntio. upply then 1 liin P°l l I a profits vestigation or enquiry of the Indeed, There Some contrivan any tcl. 3. nil for Ibolder; to re-borrow the the.company' property o teen ex ASt tu„6.l council of imp es of the I Sir John Ana are new expiati council. prevails there. are apt to pat ploy themselves with me, but up on the whole always prevail, as Honour, I say, to the factory conio— ision upon the town the' tn 41°Poly.which liar been 1 NohoNnopoly of which all so' *e, have given their atter n°4l Y h t 5 th •• ave-laid.down egtitilDr4Pablic good, as,. teg ri f gaq, water, :and su, N ob . , (-teen, I might if I chose . N o °, this artitation fiSs entailed upon u.. - -- for t e expense h " W ultimately th e consumer must pay I by R D that br s a-principle; that it like this; for th iings. (Hear, hear Ifer to the .heavv r. incurred, I might also remind you of ,the deterioration in the value 'of your property. Shares which I myself bought a very short time ago for £2OO a share, are now only wortlpXlBo, and this is owing, mainly at altogether ; to the agitation of the town tough to you or me that does not matter so r, as regards the value of our shares, so long dividend, yet when we come to sell our re obliged to do for the benefit of the public, capital for. the conc'ern, the public " - end by the deterioration which has ler. I wish to say nothing REween ourselves inding between us, which, I believe, - and I trust that nothing lately, or -which I have turb that fortunate position, (Hear,- may 'rely upon it, that 'when they foi the purpose of carrying into effect the ly, with a view to the appointment of a r, which still remains to be done, and which )intinent,-I believe, will be eqnally beneficial to your-', he public generally, . they, may rest assured :et themin the kindest and the most satis _(Elear,-- hear ) Further, I hav t* that the •Wavertree works xisted, 110 W to and - other Tonal vnital from your ropoie, 'with. your p the . re-borrowing of ; to obtain' 1,400, - wh'eh will aeet the present expenditu these remar .ed to you for li3t hich was th ( ror the half year ending now declared payable to the propnt. less the income tax, on the 26th instant." " That the 1,270 .E 25 A shares in this company, numbered from 8 081 to 9,350, both inclusive, be and the converted into consolidated stock, and ....ten conversion take effect from the Ist day of April next, and, that such stock be appropriated and divided among, the several. persons then entitled as share- last, b s, in proportion to the amount of their airectors be and they are hereby authorised .s'sum of £31,400, under the provisions of s act of Parliament." `,A vbte Of thanks was proposed to the chairman by Mr. Charles Mosley, who expressed his satisfaction with the reply of the company to the charges against them. The motion was carried by acclamation, .and the me eting separated. SPECIAL VESTRY ON .THE• TOWN DUES QUESTION.-YESTERDAX. A: special meeting of the Select Vestry was held yester dayl for the purpose of adopting a petition Against the proposed bill for the abolition of town dues. The Rev. hell occupied the chair. 'I he following, %me Vestry were Present : - Messrs. WoOdruff, Shaw Blain, Chesney, Bair s t ow , B o ld , Bradley, Denton, Fairhurst, Gardner, Rand, W. Jones, Luff, Mellor, Owen, Satchel!, Taylor, Wansley, Whitty, and Whitby. The Chairman addressed the Vestry at considerable length *upon the subject, advocating the = right of the borough of Liverpool to their property in the town dues. Mr. Woodruff proposed, and Mr. Sliaw seconded, a resolution for the adoption of the following _petition to parliament againqt the proposed measure : To the Hanourable the Colmcnons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of the Select Vestry of the parish of Liverpool, who, are the elected representatives,: of a population numbering, by,the last census, 265,000 souls ; sheweth— That a bill has been introduced into your honourable hioum.by Mr. Lowe r entitied " a Bill for the Abolition of ' s lse'' 'l 4 and the regulation of Local' Dues on Ship same bill proposes to derive,nicinar 'corporation of T verpool or t tps cqnam9nly, called town dues, property, 'which "originally . created by the: undoubted prerogatives of the crown, was purchased from an ancestor of the present E. 11.1 of Sefton by th e mayor, b a iliff s and burgesses of Liverpool, and was declared in 1833 by the King's bench to be by the said purchase the undoubted That the said town dues of the Liverpool-corpora- ipalitp, .estricted 'in their outlay to loca ry, vast suffinave from time to time works of a national`chara,— _ customs and excise offices for the collection of revenue, in the erection of SL George's-hall for the facility of public justice as well for Manchester and the neighbourhood as for Liverpool, in the conservancy of the river and the port, in contributing to the formation of extensive works which have ever been exempt from local rates, in large convenient landing-stages, and in every way to increase to the utmost possible extent the com mercial facilities of the -port. That your petitioners. submit that the right of the corporation to the. town clues in the p s cepe4case, iatead of : havin g been w e a k ene d b y the Reform Act, as is argued, was only strengthened and in the Ihat your petitio s also submi of all 'operty,' and danger° 'O, humbly trust that for the said bill may not. be permitted o pass into law. will ever pray. IMF of the Select - Vestry of the parish is 19th day of February, 1856, , • CAMPBELL, Rector of Liverpool, • Chairman of the Select Vestry mversation, the petition was adopted, 1 that it be forthwith presented to The vestry then separated, il MOVEMENT SABBATH•DEFENCF ITOR OF TIE NORTHERN TIMES Sir,—The objectors to the present movement for openingplaceS of popular re-creation on the Lord's Day make much of its entailing forced labour upon .numerous employes, who would of necessity be required to be in attendance• at such places. They urgd that for those, at any rate, the day of rest would be destroyed. This seems to be founded on a mistaken notion of what the necessities of the case: are. Surely there are few sets .of officials who could not be brought, of their own free will, to make some-arrangement ,among thernselveS to take in turn, each a Sunday, or each a portion of a Sun day and while the average burden in itself would thus be light, the voluntariness of arrang eme nt would prevent' it in the great majority of cases being looked:.on as taskwork,ind felt as a burden at all, but would rather make it be felt, what indeed most truly it would,be, a blessed .labor ,of love;, even like unto those indirectly - eon:mended by Jesus, for it would have ftir its object the pulling. out from the more dreadful -pit of vice, ignorance, and brutality, not oxen or -asses, but immortal human beings.—l am, &a, W. •Everton, Feb. 18, 1856. e It)yal Willi -yard, J, last week, 340 barrels of po were condemned as. unfit for use in the Royal , navy: n On Wednesday next tenders will be received there for the supply of 3,000 quarters . of wheat. • • . MORE HIBERNIAN OGTRAGEs.'---TWo brothers,' named WDOnnell, residing near" Biltlersbridge, in the county of Cavan, were beaten so brutally by- a party returning from a fair, 'on 'Tuesday night, that they have rgsinee died. Several persons have been arrested for the , erimei -- IMPE RIAL MARRIAGE AT S T. P ETERSBURG.— L etters from St. Petersburg contain accounts of the marriage of the Czar's brother, the Grand Duke Nicholas, with the Princess of Oldenburg, eldest. daughter of Prince 1 inst. This new alliance in P eter or Oldenburg, celebrated at the Winter Palace. on classe s of soci the eti • of Russia has . became knovvnemttoya'rrif.ar: the Imperial- family been followed by the sympathies the ramparts o f t I (.:el: e ( l ) :' , o p k r u t b o l i f e . of all The a ,y the day upon , which the news Peve volleys fired from yesterday, at 10 0; St. Petersburg announced celebration of the verell)onY, a magnificetl in the morning, the day of the august bride wore, during (: ( f r ow n of diamonds. The train of the crimson velvet by of the n e ) v ur e?s, lined with ermine, ' which she wore, was borne chamberlains, and by the gener al director of the Grand marble salle Duke Nicholas, : 4.. splendid sunp er TM 'of theiriMajesties' palace brought togethe7 thea f The dig u i ta ..n)perial family hnd the high civil and military coup d'thil was fairy-like. The leading artirles. the , =!rformed, during the banquet, 6 a ° 1 1y introducing. brilliant morceauv : c o a f l nlayed . by a select orchestra. The flourish of the' trumpets, were ___A r..ont the fortress. - upon .. the other bank of the .nd the streets CO LINTY COURT.--YESTERDAY. =4.^- (BEFORE JOSEPH .FOLLOCR, ESQ., JUDGE.) FINLEY V.. SEDDON.—His Honor gave jadgmeut in this case yesterday. The plaintiff was a foreman ship-smith, and ne claimed from thudefendant, in whose employ he had been, £1 165., a week's wages of notice upon dig it. Qn the part of the plaintiff a number of workmen , d that it was, the _custom, of the trade to give a week's notice Co the foreinan upon dismissal, while, on the Part of the defendant, a number of employers were examined, and they denied that any such" custom ever exiSted in: - the trade. His Honour said that he had been unable to dis cover in the case any evidence of the custom in trade set up by plaintiff, though he thought it would be desirable for all parties if such a .custom. existed, and , the verdict should, therefore, be for the defendant but without costs. declare FAMOD -trmittoNsEs.-,11.1e following parties wero com mitted 'to' prison for non-compliance with the orders; of the Court :—William Hill , . provision: 'dealer, 13, Lower Har rington-street,' Toxteth Park,:, 14 days ; John Neil, 13, Priuces-Street, Dale-street, 14 days, to issue in a fortnight; Itt,bert Maxwell, .14 daysi Peter Bennett, at Mr. King's, Chronometer maker, Wapping, 14 days; Norman McLeod, broker,- Exchange-street - East, I 4 - days ; May4eu, 14 days,Ao , issue in a week ; Thomas. gainpbell, lodging house keeper, 32, Thomas street, 4 ' o - days; Robert Hudson, -Brunswick Saw Mills, Lower Irarringtou-street, 14 days, to issue in a fortnight . ; Franc i s Edward O'Gorman, surgeon, Scotland Place, 10 days, to issue in a week ; John .1 Adams, clerk,-•,Messrs. Cook and TOwnseud, '2O, Byrom . street, 14 days; - Henry ILnks, window-blind manufac titterer, 30,. Vernon street, Dale street, 14 days, to - issue in two months" Thomas Prince, . moulder, 47, Boundary - -et, 14 days; Peter- liartisOn, Gardener, Providence Mill street, Toxteth. Park, 14 days, to issue Tames gii4pattick, carpenter, '2 court,-.Falkland 4 days, to Dn, uurnow'm pub, Sue in two months ; James'ilooper, ' ''e house, Suffolk street; 14 days, et, 14 d irer, 78, Upper P ham -L, labourer, 5 court ger, window-blinc 14 days ; R o b er t g, sluppiag agent, 1-1- days; Blundell, 14 days; ltichard Evans, coal heaver, 73, Chisenhale street, 14 days, to issue Ist April ; _Peter Studman, bookkeeper, 'at Messrs. Wilson and co.'s, 1, Orford street, 14 days, to issue in a month ; James Smith, car driver, 14 days ;,Th omas S tr i nger, jun clerk, 48, Urown stre e t, 14 days ; Michael McNalty, sawyer,: Jamaica street, 14 days , to is.ssue in a month ; Simpson, Parliament plac e , 14 days; Elizabeth Owens, housekeeper, 5, Roger street, Windsor, 30 days, to issue in a morth; . Charles Deavy, 19 Court, Smithfield street, 14 days, to issue in a month; Miehael.Tully, tailor, 44, Great Crosshali street, 14 days, to `issue` in a month, Elizabeth Kingham, • 11, Burlington buildings, Burlington . street, committed to Lancaster for 30 days, warrant to issue on the lit April ; John Coyle, purser, - residing at Fazakely place, Broolt street, 14 days. , . INSOLVENCIES. Henry Tnowas, formerly carrying on business as an emigration agent in Water street, came up on ,his first examination. Ile was supported by Mr. Aspinall, and opposed by Mr.] Simon,' who was instructed by Mr. Dedge,- . on behalf of ' the detaining creditors, Messrs: Turner and .Dannett, printer's, James str ee t. The insolvent was briefly . exam i ne d by Mr. Simon, in ferenee, to a. bill of sale. of his furniture, - valued at £75, ich he gave to Mr, Robert Morris,. - his brother-in-law, , erly coal inerclunt, of .Liverpool, but now of Neston, .iy before his arrest by the detaining creditors. He ad that he had givia it in pursuance of a promise to 'cover n advauce. of £lOO which he had • received 'from Mr. Morris, and also' £66 balance of an. account. lie was being pressed on this point when Mr. Aspinall said he would - set the matter at rest, by stating that Mr. Morris was, quite willing to give up th e furn i ture, not from any feeling that the sale was wrong or improper, but for reasons which he (Mr.' Aspinalt) would: hereafcer state. The insolvent was, then-asked to account- h ow i t w a s that by his schedule he ifeceived £5OO from Mr. Morris cm the 18th :September, /8* and ou the very same day paid him £330. He was -! 14 . 40 e -ding to explain that it arose out 'of certain bill . transactions; but as the case had to ba 'adjourned in conse queece of some of the notices not having been received in. tune, the examination was not pressed. Air. Aspinall applied' that the insolvent might be admitted to bail.. Mr. Simon 'observed that by :the schedule the..insolvents'dbbts :Were They were .secured nominally to the extent of .£4,000, - but' not , wholly so, some . of 'the property haVing double mortgages on it. llonoilr Ordered the case. to be adjourned for a fortnight, and the insolvent to be discharged on finding two sufficient securities in £5OO each. The detaining creditors—were appointed assignees for the purPose of receiving thetarnituire from Mr. Morris. Isaac Mayo; bruShMaker,, came np on his adjourned exarhinatidu. His debts amounted to £297, and there were no assets. He was supported by Mr. Conway, instructed by Mr. Anderson, and opposed by Mr. Aspinall for, Messrs. T. 11. Hopkins and Sons, Castle-street, creditors for £77 odd, per goods said and deliiered. He formerly carried •on business - in Loughborough, where his insolvency arose, and having had dealings with Mr. James Francis Eaton, general broker, Exchange, he gave that gentleman a warrant of attorney on a bill of sale, bearing date 3rd August, 1854, of his stock and goods for £l7O. The bill of sale was for goods supplied in the way of trade, and in July, 1855, Mr. Eaton seized the inselvent's stock in execution, and sold it off, his debt, however, still remaining unsatisfied by £5O. Noah of the other creditors received anything. Duridg the 'operations of the bill of sale he continued to.trade, but never explained his position to those who gave him fter LiS goods had been sold htexecution he wrote in any IN cleric, Air. I ,u, upon lt ibridge, asking him for Ipiniation, the latter opene less iu his trade, in Richmond-row,, and usolvent, at a weekly salary, to carry it on for ittr. „Broulbridge, on being sworn, stated that it was 3 ' employed the insolvent, and that the latter had - no in the business in Richmond-row. Mr. Aspinall 4- rest in the business in Richmond the question.. He did not why Mr. Eaton's name should be drawn into the any in Ir._Auderun objected to matter - His Honour ruled that the question was a proper one, and it was accordingly repeated.: Witness I object to answer it. His Honour : And if you don't answer it I Will comm t you. (Laughter.) Witness : I have no objection to answer it in private. His ' Honour : Y ou must answer it here. We first have Mr. Eaton sweeping all the insolvent's property away on a bill of sale, and then immediately afterwards we have the insolvent brought to Liverpool by you, Mr. Eaton's clerk, and set up in the same business in which he was before. If ever, then, there was a transactirm in which it was necessary that the court should have a full explanation of the circumstances, it is this case. Mr. Aspinall : What has Mr. Eaton to do with the busi ness t Witness : He finds the money for it. Mr..A.spinall : What is the nature of the business—brushmaking ?, Witness : No, we simply prepare piasava for the manu facture. Mr. Aspinall : And do you not maks brushes t Witness: We only prepare the piasava ; but, to oblige some parties, we have made a few brushes. (Laughter.) Mr. Aspinall : On what terms does Mr. Eaton assist you? Witness : I have a commission on the profits, and, subject to that, the balance goes to Mr. Eaton. His Honour said he did not see why the witness should have been ashamed of stating Mr. Eaton's connection with the business. His Honour then said that he did not think h e oug ht t o di s mi ss the petition, but on the ground of improvident living, and because the case was one of suspicion, he should postpone the final order for six months, and would give him protec tion for only three months. r , LatARGE AGAINST THE AUCTIONEER OF THE COURT.— After disposing of the above insolvency cases. His Honour proceeded to investigate a charge against the a u ct i oneer , of the c o u r t, M r . Hallam, 'which arose out of the followiag circumstances :—A, person- of the name of Henry Hen wood, a baker, brought an action in the court on the 20th October last against a Mrs. Jones, a widow, for a debt of £3 78. lid., and obtained a verdict for that amount with costs. The defendant was ordered to pay it in instalments, the first payment to take place on the 12th November, but _having failed to do so, execution issued in December. A few days ,afterwards the officer who had charge of the warrant came with the 'defendant to his shop, and Mrs. Jones then offered to pay 13 191, down in cath, and the balance in instalments provided the execution was stayed. l'he : plaintiff 4polined ,the offer, and ordered the b a iliff to Make his levy'. The officer took the money, £3 19i. from her, and had a feather-bed removed to make up the balance of the amount in the warrant. The plaintiff frequently called at Mr. llallam's office to request that he would'make a return . to the high bailiff in order that he (the plaintiff) might be paid the money, but Mr. Hallam delayed to do so until the month of January, in consequence of which the plaintiff bad heen kept out of his money until a fortnight since. Moreover he then received only £3 12s. Id., though, as he ;Wedged .on the occasion of one of his visits to the office,, Mr. Hallam offered to buy his plaint note for £4, He communicated in a' letter all these eircumstancesi .to his Honour, and, in consequence, the present investigation took_ place to asco:tain what was, the cause of the delay in Mr. ilallatn's office, also, whether he had offered to buy the plaint note for £4 ; and also why it was that only £3 12s ld had been paid on the warrant. Mr. Aspinall, instructed by Mr. Alniond, appeared for Mr. Hallam. The investiga- Con lasted a considerable time, and resulted in the acquittal of 'Mr. Hallam; except on the charge of having delayed the' return, - This, however, he admitted, but pleaded in excuse that the bailift's had asked-hipa at the request of the defendant to delay the sale of the bed, in the hcipe that she would he able to collect sufficient money to release it. Th e bed, which was very small and old, and the feathers of which by long use bad been reduced almost to powder, realized only 93 6d, and that sum,, together with the £3 19s he paid into the high-bailifi's office, where alone the fees were made out and charged. He admitted, also that when pressed by the plaintiff to make out his return, he offered to advanc e T 4 on the plaint note un til h e h a d done so, but positively ynnied that he h a d in, any mannerioffered to bay it. Mrs. t o lian_ ltarris, a respecta b ly dressed lady like woman, deposed vlntr purchased the bed at auction for 93 Gd, and to it being w ort h no more,' and Mrs. Jones dePOSed to hasving requested the bailiffs to delay the sale in the bope that she might be able to release it. In the making out of the fees in the high (An', 70:6d was chargeff for sale and appraisement, when only 2s 6d should have been deducted ; but on the other hand, the high Wag, though ORTHERN TIMES.—LIVERPOCiL, ' , VEDNESDAV, FEBRUARY 20, 1856 legally entitled.tolii 6d as the possession fee, only Charged 7s 6c). With the making out of these charges, however, Mi. Hallam had nothing- to do. -- Hid 'Honour said he relieved Mr. Hallam from the imputation placed on him iu the case, but censured him for the delay in making the return, and also for the offer of an advance on the plaint note which arose out of it.. As to the possession tee, there could be no doubt that under the oidar of the secretary of state the high bailiff, was entitled to it, but still it was so mOnstrous that he (his Honour) wouldifeelit his duty to bring it under notice in the proper quarter. The secretary's order entitled the high bailiff to charge 6d in the pound on tho amou n t for which the exechtion issued, not on the amount' levied, and as he (his Honour) did not think that that was the -intention -of the legislature, he would - ice that it was not lost sight of. In conclusion, he ordered the plaintiff to be repaid the 6s overcharged in the fees, and informed him that he could bring his action against the high bailiff for the balance, in consequence of his officers having failed to levy sufficient to cover the amount of : the warrant. At the suggestion of his Honour, Mr. Hallam consented tc pay the plaintiffs for his attendance at the inquiry.' manneriffwliich inherit and roclrpsta with the view of kpm1r=m;..,,.. m ,,,, y .... 4A ... 1 IMPERIAL PA ILIAIVIENT. - HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY The House metaftve o'clock. THE WENSLEYDALE PEERAGE. Earl GREY gave notice that on Friday,' he would move a series of resolutions in reference to the Wensleydale Peerage, declaring that it was in the power of the Crown to grant life Peerages, but that such:a prerogative should be 'exercised with great caution, and that, therefore, measures should be taken to prevent the Wensleydale Peerage from being made' a precedent. , • THE BLACK SEA. In reply to the Earl of HARDWICKE, who asked what were the intentions of the Government with regard to the Russian ships sunk in the harbour of Sebastopol, Lord- PANZdttIM said he hatrno doubt that Sir E. Lyons would take measures ;to destroy everything Russian in the Black Sea, both under and above water, whenever it wag possible to do so. The House rose at half-past five. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY. 'The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time •,t , -..A.ntrim and Coleraine R oa d s, B ritish and American. - .o;eat. Rail way Land Company, Donington Turnpike. Tit East Somerset Railway,. Epsom and , Leatherhead•-tailway, Godley Lane Road, Gravesend Improvement, Killarney Junction Railway and Tralee and ' Killarney Railway, Llanidloes and Newtown RailwayyMiddlesbrough Exten sion and Improvement, 'Morayshire Railway, %Vest Lon don and Crystal Palaceßailway, Wimbledon and Croydon Railway, and Driffield • avigation, Sir E. PERRY Presented of the late Vawab _of st India ( n-in-law mpany had dealt with of the Nawab, and,pri.ying for enquir A number of petitions were presented against opening the British Museum, National Gallery, or Crystal Palace, on the Lord's Day, by Mr. Brotherton, Mr. W. Dun combo, Mr. Dunlop, Mr. Buck, Mr. Wilcox, Mr. P. Urquhart, Colonel Froestun, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Walter, Mr. Greenall, Mr. A. Pellatt, Mr. Spooner, Mr. _Wilkin son, Mr. Bailey, Mr. Henley, Mr. Alex. Hastie, Mr. Had field, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Ker Seymer, Lord J.*Russell, the Marquis of Blandford, Sir E. Daring, and several other hon. members. • • • Mr. GRANYILLE BERKELEY presented a petition signed by working men, praying that India might be divided into electoral districts, and return members to parliament. Mr. ROEBUCK presented a petition from 10,000 'civil servants of her Majesty, praying for the amendment of the 10th, I Ith, and 12th Sectio ns , of. the Act of William 4th, equalising the superannuation allowances of officers, who entered the service since 1829, with those • who entered. prior to that date, and praying foz the abolition of the-per centage charged upon their" salaries for the superannuation fund. Colonel 0. Hicoms present petitions from Westport and other places in the county of Mayo, complalnig of the unsatisfactory state of the relations between landlord and tenant in Ireland, and praying the Ilouse to pass some measure for their satisfactory adjustment. ARMY POMOTIONS BY PURCHASE. Sir DE LACY EVANS gave notice, that on the 4th of March he should move a resolution for the abolition of purchase in the:army. _ THE BALTIC) FLEET. Sir C.,NAPIER postponed his motion, with regard to the proceedings of the fleet in the Baltic, during the year 1854 and 1855, until the 4th of March. THE BANK CHARTEA ACT, Mr. H. BAILLIE asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in the event of, the Government deciding to re new;the Bank Charter Act for another - term of years, he would be preparea•to:introduce a clause to continue in forco the • arrangement r y i which the Bank of 'England . .. • . agreed to pay to these private, banks, who consented to withdraw their paper circulation, .1 per cent. per annum upoq the average issue of-those banks in the three previ- P ) US years, and t o con ti nue th e same so long as the other private banks are Permitted to issue their paper. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that it was his intention, if the Bank of England did not object, to introduce a bill to continue its powers, and which he thought would meet the other question of the hon. mem ber. THE CRIMEAN COMMISsioN. In reply to Lord W. GRAHAM, Mr. PEEL remarked that the Crimean commission had made two reports ; one relating to the Horse Guards, which was dated in London, and could not, therefore, have been presented immediately on the return of the commission ; the second report related to the commiss ariat, and was, therefore, sent up to Lord Panmure, and to Lord Hardinge. It was completed in the month of January, and by Lord Panmure 's orders, was immedi ately printed and circulated, and if there was any delay between the production of the two reports, it must have been inconsiderable. Colonel NORTH inquired whether the whole of the report of the committee had been published? Mr. PEEL (replied that there was no intention of pre senting the report in any other form to Parliament. Mr. ROEBUCK: I beg to say that is no answer to the hon. and gallant gentleman's question. EIFOR Sir C. NAPIER begged ADMIRALTY to ask the M. first lord of the admiralty, if he had any objection to lay upon the table of the House the whole of the evidence which had been taken before a committee which lately sat to inquire into the management of the board of admiralty. Sir CIIARLDS Wool) replied that the committee to which the gallant admiral alluded was one of simple inquiry with respect to the duties, &c., of the clerks and other persons employed there, and there was cense qu.eatly no report to produce. The committee was com posed of two of the lords and two secretaries of the board, and it was merely oue of internal management. They, saw no occasion whatever calling for a report. Sir C. NAPIER: I thought how it wls,aaitidsis just what I want. (Laughter.) EMPLOYERS AND SERVANTS, for a select committee to consi der Mr. MACKINNON moved' the inconvenience now felt in the country from the want of equitable tribunals by whose means any differ ence :between the master and the operative might be satisfactorily adjusted, and also to ascertain whether the Conseils des Prud'hotnmesZini France had answered the purpose for which they were established. - Sir G. GREY said he had no objection to the motion. provided the committee merely decided with regard to the adoption of the principles of Conseils des Prud'homnzes, which considered only existing contracts. The motion was then agreed to. COMPILATION OF THE STATUTES Mr. LOCKE KING moved the following resolution:— That there be prepared, under the direction of the clerk of the Parliaments, an edition of the statutes at large, for the use of this house, including all public general statutes and parts of statutes in force, and omitting all such sta tutes and parts of statutes as are expired, or have been expressly repealed ; and that, in place of the statutes or parts of statutes repealed, there be inserted' the titles of the statutes repealed; the respective numbers and abstracts of the clauses repealed, with a reference in the margin to the statutes by which they are repealed. Mr. EWART seconded the motion, He had soma doubt as to the power of Parliament to carry out the resolution as it at present stood, but nevertheless he agreed with the hon. member that the reform of the Statute Book would be a wise undertaking, and he would therefore support him in the present motion. He alluded to the simplicity of the French law, observing that any person of average ability, studying for three years, would make himself master of it;'and while urging the Government to hasten the modification of the Laws of England, he despaired 'of seeing the question satisfactorily settled till a Minister of Justice was appointed. , The ATTORNEY-GENERAL hoped that the motion would bo withdrawn, as it would be impossible to carry it out, the Clerk of Parliament being an officer of the House of Lords, and, therefore, not at the command of that House. He admitted the necessity of expurgation before consoli dation, but thought that both steps should be undertaken by the same persons'. Sir F. KELLY generally agreed in the observations of the Attorney-General. In addition to the clerk of the Parliament not being an officer of the House of Commons he had no opportunity beyond any other individual who might have been selected, of gaining the information necessary for the purpose. Mr. S. WORTLEY objected to the motion, on the ground that it was not just that the public should be put to the expense of an improved pocket edition of the statutes, which would be no more authentic than the one now in existence, and which would be no step in law reform. 'Mr. WATSON said the present state of the statute---- was a disgrace to the country, and the first step towards its amendment was to remove obsolete, expired, and repealed statutes. Mr. G. BUTT recommended the withdrawal of the Genera Motion, l in consequence of the sp eec h - of the Attorney . . Mr. It. l i nummouE moved an amendment omitting the words, " by the clerk of the parliaments," and the words " for the use of the House," M. M. CHAMBERS seconded the amendment. M r . L: ICING acceded to the amendment. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL still considered the resolution objectionable, as nothing was said as ,to what the indi vidual appointed should do. The original resolution was negatived, and a division then took place upon the resolution, as amended by 11Ir. R. Phillimore. For the resolution, 63 ; against, 164 ; majority, 101. MINIRTERS' MONEY (IRELAND). Mr. FAGAN moved a resolution to the following effect : "That this ! - louse will immediately resolve itself into a corn- Act 17 and 18 Vie., chapter 11, amending the same, so far as re- to consider th apects the tax thereby enabled to be levied in eight corporate towns in Ireland, in lieu and substitution of ministers' money, i n ord e r th a t th e sa id tax may be abolished." lie alluded to the statement that tlis tax was a compromise observing that if that was the case, it was a one-sided com promise. The tax was levied unjustly. Some of the large and populous towns of Ireland being exempted, and the town councils, composed principally of Ro man Catholics, were e n trusted with its collection, They had, however, refused to collect, and it remained uncollected, except in Dublin, where the collection was placed in other hands. Ho contended that there was no.necessity for the tax, and shewed that there was a large -- surplus in tire hands of —the ecclesiastical /IA be employed for the purpose ' money was designede commissioners, which m for *lid' the tax known'a;" Mr. DUNLOP seconded themotioo Mr. HORSMAN saic le object was to ,remove: a tax; there was no occasion for the House to resolve itself into a committee t 9 deal with the question. He admitted that the legislation on yle subject was not in a proper condition, and that it requires amendments, but he was not prepared at present to say what objection should be made. He would allow the, honourable rnemliei to brink in his bill, and the subject could then be fully discussed. AlnPlpt was surpritx(l pccasion, as he Attorney-General for Irel alterations he thought. necessary to tv John Young's Act." Lord NAAS observed that if the Government allowed Mr. Fagan to introduce his bill, they ought to Make some state ment of the course which they intended to pursue with respect The resolution advocated the repeal of the tax, and be know if the•GOvernment would sanction that object ? __asToN defended the conduct of the Government on this occaSion, observing that they thought it but courteous and respectful .to allow the bill to be introduced, and to take tiovernm:nt o duty of the t the course, taken by the was the d PA LM I to propose any kitown as " Sir tledeeisioh of the house on the second reading, JONES Lord J. RIISSE on the present occusion, man, feel bound to vote for the secind id that. if he vo rli move remarks; )ple of Ireland a their digapprpba, r John . . . . . . . . Mr. SULLIVAN simported the resolution. .', "' Mr. FAGA.N said lie t;:;1 not intended to introduce the bill in committee, but he had mistaken. the rules of the House.- Mr. BLACK' comkained of the annuity tax in. Scotlard, whic: was doubly objectionable to the ministers' money in Ireland. The resolntion was then withdrawn, and leave was given to bring in a bill. TENANTS' COMPENSATION (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. MooitE moped for ,I , •av o to bring in a bill to provide for compe"nsation to tenants for the improvement of lands in Ireland. He referred to the Measures th a t h a d b een introduced upon the su bj ec t on both sides of, the House. After ^ - lluded iestion, session, both sides'i the vroeeedinsi ofinectect litth which The motion was seconded wlthoilt a division Italian Opera concert instnimerital toasts iiroposed totioived•liy dischar le cit --• in h o nour of the occasion, al Feriar4ra i nd Dukes ' are appointed aides-de -1 relieral to the Emperor, retaining their other and appoi n t ments. The Minister of War. has )rders, by direction of the Czar, for the admission !rs severely wounded 'into the military schools, I_heir subsistence will be assured, and they will'be livino examples of devot.edn.fs to the country, and the gratitude of the govenunetat. ___,;_, .; . TRADE REPORT.-TUESDAY • LIVERPOOL. COTTON : .There is no change to report in the cotton market to-day ; the demand continues fair, the supply .moderat o , an d prices are-steady. The sales--:iticluding 250 -Bahia, 6d to bid; 150 Egyptian, 6141 to 7d ; 600 Surat, 4Zd to 5 d —are reported 7000 bales, of which 1500 are on specu lation and for. export. ' PIG IRON : Our market for warrants closes, at 66s cash, 3"nionths .open, 67s 6d.—The - shipments last week were 3,825 tons, against 6,7241a5t year. and 8,463 in 1854. Suoart : Rather lower prices have been accepted in the early, part of the day; the transactions are more numerotis, but since the improved state of the London market has be come known, a firmer feeling has prepiled, with less nation to . sell ; the sales are 75 hhds Trinidad, at 34s 9d, 40 hhds St. Lucia, at 34s 9d to 355, wail 26 0 hhds Demerara, chiefly at 35s to 35s 6d, including vacuum parr. at 37s 6d to 41s, 250 bags grainy Bengal, at 40s, and 700 bags dates, part at 378 per cwt. Rum 5t puncheons Demerara are reported at about pre- vious rates, COFFEE: The St Domingo offered this morning did not sell, but 120 bags Ceara brought 483 6d per cwt. Teu keeps steady, without alteration in prices. Rica The market continues extremely flat, ' and the Bengal brought to auction was all withdrawn. • JUTE : There was no 'disposition evinced to pirchase what was offered by, public . sale. LINSEED : 2800, bags Calcutta are reported at 60a. RAPESEED : A small parcel of Calcutta at 58s per qr. Pimaiizo : 100 bags, all faults, at 3id to 4d per lb. Coax.: We had a f a i r attendance of town and country millers at our Corn Exchange this morning, and a moderate amount of business was done in wheat, at an improvement .of Id to 2d per bushel ; Egyptian wheat, in consequence of large arrivals, was difficult of sale, although offered at a .reduction of 3d to 4d-p er bushel. Flour was not in active request, but previous prices were.fully maintained. Beans in slow demand, and is per qr lower. Barley finds few buyers, and we reduce our quotations 2d per bushel. Oat meal sells more freely at late prices, and oats, on a mode rate demand, maintain their value. _There was more inquiry fur Indian corn, and a fair business done at the opening ,of the market at 33s per qr; at the close, prices stiffened, and 33s 6d to 34s was realised for prime mixed American. Arrivals and exports from the 15th to the 18th February, 1856, inclusive 164 qra wheat, 96 qrs barley, 49 qrs mail, 1;718 qrs oars, 1,797 sacks oatmeal, 1,360 sacks flour ; Coastwise, 14 qrs wheat, 39 qrs oats ; United States,, 4,522 qrs wheat, 19,722 qrs Indian corn, 11,078 brls flour; Europe, &c.; 792 qrs wheat, 9.qrs beans, .1,050.qrs corn, 7,352 sacks flour ; Egypt, 9,275 qrs -wheat, 2,287 qrs =beads, 161 qrs Indian corn. Total, 14,767 cps wheat, 96 qrs barley,- X 49 qrs • malt, 1,757 qrs oats, 2,296 qrs beans, 20,933 qrs Indian- corn-, - 1-,797 sacks oatmeal, 8,712 sacks flour , 11 , 078 brls flonr. Expqtrz—Foreign parts, 22 qrs barley, 1,825 qrs oats, 9 qrs pease, 3 qrs Indian corn, 54 sacks oatmeal, 2 sacks flour ; Irelnd, 177 qrs wheat, 10 qrs malt, 5 qrs behnr,:s,BsB qrs Indian corn; 1,053 sacks flour, 53 brls flour; Coastwise, 725, qrs wheati 47 qrs Indian corn, 60 sacki Oatmeal, 34 sacks flour, 80 brls.—MAxix & SONS. LONDON -SUGAR : Although the present low prices induce buyers to come into the market more frequently, yet the large quan tities brought forward in the public sales prevent any ad vance. Refined more steady. COFFEE without alteration. RICE dull of sale. TEA : Common congou steady, at all and 9d, cash and prompt. _ - INDIGO : Fifth day :1,550 chests passed auc ion, 660 sold ; all were seconds, catalogue B ; but the good shipping quali ties found buyers at the full prices of Friday last; dry leaf Madras remains neglected. IRON : Scotch pig 67s to 678 61. SPICES unaltered. corrorr : 200 bales sold. RUM Demerara proof, 2s 3d. TALLOW : The market is steady to-day, with a slight im;:rovement in the demand from the trade. Town tallow is quoted 51s; Petersburg Y,0., on the spot, 59s 6d ; February to March, 59s 64 to 9d ; March to April, 555. SMITHFIELD HAY : Mr. E. J. Davis reports, the supply shorter. Trale without alteration. Prime mea low hay, 100 s to 105 s ; superior, 110 s to 115 s ; inferior, 70s to 85s ; rowen, 70s to 90s; clover, 100 s to 130 s; second cut, 10Qs to 120 s; straw, 23s to 28s, YESTERDAY'S MARKETs, LEEDS CORN MARKET : Wheat firm at last week's prices DUBLIN CORN MARKET : A small market. Wheat in brisk dqmand, at an advance. Oats and baricy also higher. Little or nothing doint i❑ Indian corn at late rat( CORK CORN : Red 12s 6d neat, 3 CORK BUTTER: Ists, nil, 118 s ; 2nds, 31, 1163 ; 3rds, 911, 104 s ; 4ths, 149, 923 ; 6ths,' 49, 80s; 6ths, 5, 745. LONDON GAZETTE. er , , BANKRUPTS.--AuGusirus WIIITTINGHAM, WOOIWiCh, outfitter, clothier, and draper. JAirns WHIT; Brentwood, Essex, carpenter and builder. JOSEPH EDGE, Kidderminster, carpet manufacturer. Wm. WELSH, Birmingham, packing case and coffin maker. FRANCIS Louts SIMOND, Cullum street, City, merchant. JAMES TURNER, Bishopsgate-st., City, Tottenham, and South Eastern Arcade, London bridge, baker. CHARLES WOLF, St. Paul's Churchyard, Ludgate-hill, Crosby-row, Walworth-row, and the Surrey Zoological Gardens, cook and confectioner. Wm. MESSA, Sheffield, hatter and furrier. DAVID . P. IVES, Merthyr Tydvil, Glamorganshire, general shopkeeper. THOS. BANN, Liverpool, clothier, outfitter, and marine store dealer. HENRY ANDREWS, Tydlesley, Lancashire, shopkeeper and licensed victualler. THOS. STORTON and EDWARD Kay, Hothead, Lincolnshire, scriveners. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE LIVERPOOL, FEBRUARY 20, WIND YESTERDAY—East HIQII ‘VATErt--111orn., 11 31 —Eveg. 11 43—Height, 15 it. 5 in ARRIVED, Feb. 'B. Iris, Alicant —Elizabeth, Nice—Pudsey Dawson, Lon don—Victor (new a. 5.)., Glasgow. Feb. 19.-Enthusiast, reinbu c Emmanuel (new Malta- -Pepita, London. SAILED, Feb. 18.—Ellen Catherine. La Seyne—Midas, Newfontlland — G in r ' a , smere, Valparaiso —Rover's Bride, G i b raltar—Caravan, New Yo-k. Feb. 19. St. John, Mobi:e—Gleaner, Calcutta—Surat, and BlPck Swan, Bahia—Patriot, Tampico —Equity, and St. Lawrence, New N RE li . al I e i I . ne l h B S . N.ll.—Scotland, i oi ur l iatnn—Grasmere, a: wleans Infanta, Constantinople Liberia, Sydney, N SAV Mimosa Shanghae—:Guerricai z , M an ill a -C at h er i ne Holges, Bor deaux—Miss Nightingale, Boueo—Renovatio, Gibraltar—Rosci us , New York—Shel er, Trieste—Coquette, Smyrna —Arabian (s.s.), Malta—Jessica, Melbourne. Plymouth, Feb. 16. — Sailed—Ruyal Charter (s.s ), Melbourne. qieenstown, Feb. 19 .—Arrived—Undine, bound to Smyrna,leaky —Alchymlst, Alexandria—Alice Wilson, Callas, off on the 14th, and prcceede 1 to Ar.twerp. Belfast, Feb. 17 . —Arrived—Recovery, Cetania Feb. 19.—Norma, Alexandria. • Greenock, Feb. PK—Arrived—Amelia, Seville—Jessie, ruiglass —Helen Hardie, &repine. E EXTRACTS. The Don Antonio for Suri , m M m. that was on Burbo Bank on the 16th inst., Is supposed to have got off and r roceeded. Beaumaris, Feb. 17.—The schooner Desp .tch, in entering the hal hour at low water, got upon the rocks at Penman Point, but got off without injury. Wexford, Feb. 18.—About 70 casks of l alm oil are now on shore about Ballyteague Bay, which will be brought here in a day or two. —A boat, with " Melbourne" oa it, came on shore to-day at Kilmore. she iaDublinVro n the cu tody o f t h e R ece i ver o f p r ofits. from Li verpool to Jama i ca, h ave b een brou g ht i n to Ar Feb. 12.—About 220 boxes of soap, part of the cargo of Jno. Dalton, Bo n d, h eace at Queenstown f or Bombay, to' caulk waterways. i , • Geo. Arkle, from Calcutta to SPOKE Liver N pool, out 90 days; and sup plied wit,' provisions. The master Was sick. FOREIGN PORTS. orontes (s.s.), sailed from Smyrna for Liverpool. Feb. a. Kangaroo ($.114, and Tamaulipas (s.s.), sailed from Malta, Feb. 10 and Kama:: (s.s ), Feb. 11—all for Liverpool. Barcelona (s.s.), hence at Havre. British Queen (s.s.), hence at Malta, and left for Constantinople, Feb. 12. Penelope, and Tiesogel—both hence at Malta. Mai, Stook, frono_London • and Cathcart, Reed, from Mesidonee —all at Arica. Favourite, Allen, from Valparaiso at Arica, and sailed for Ylo, Dec. 5. - • chimbbrazo sailed from Arica, Dee. 6; and Globe, Dec. 7—bo:l for Islay. Frederick Frans, hence at Maracaibo. Aden, henee at Belize. • Eclipse sailed from Belize for Queenstown, Jan. g. Calpe (5.5. , , sailed from Genoa for Leghorn, Feb. 11. Arno (s s.), Joy, from Naples at Marseßes. neve, Revleek ; and Aurelie, Cenlavon—both sailed from Santan der for Liverpool previous to Feb. 11. Six Brothers, henee a. Caen, MARRIAGI On the Jgth Inst., at Bebbington. by the Rev. R. M. Fielder, Mr. Wm. Needham, of Manchester, to Jane Matilda, eldest daughter of Moses Baird, Esq., of this town. Ukr• Births, hiarriages, and Deaths, are only inserted when seat to our Office duly authenticated. undertaken bi held to be y Mr. MAWR; and agreed to - REFORMATORY SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND.) Mr. - . DuNLoP asked for leave to - introduces bill to make further provision for . rendering reformatory and industrial schools in Scotland available for the benefit of vagrant children. . , Leave was given, and also to Mr. Dunlop to bring in a bill o constitute all legally qualified persons in Scotland com missioners of supply without being named in an act of CIVIL SERVICE St aANNUA7IONS. On the motion of Lord PALMERSTON, a - select committee was ordered to consider the regulations respecting the grant of superanuation allowances, .to persons who have held civil offices in her Majesty's service. The following were severally nominated :—The Chancellor of the Ex - chequer, Sir F. Baring, Lord Stanley,' Mr. Gladstone, Sir H. Willoughby, Mr, Roebuck, Mr. Henley, Sir S. Northcote, Viscount Monek, M. M'Cartney, Mc. R. Palmer, Zr.3,‘ V. Scully Air. Seymour Fitz gerald,. Mr., ilorsman, and Mr. Rica r d o . the. Library of the House, Silver aelect committees and Gold Wares,: and the 'Ecc 1 Commission, wero nominated The Civil Sery Superannuations Bill was read a second 'erred to the s - elect couathittee. Th6.llouse akjourned a quarter to nine o'clock. POLICE COURT: -YESTERDAY, (BEFORE MR. R; - HARVEY.) - "THE NlCH."—William Johnson, who had been remanded on a' charge of picking a lady's pocket at the stage, was brought up by detective Carlyle. The lady _whose name is Mrs.' Pritchard, residing at Saint DOmingo-lane, appeared and identified her purse, which was stolen by the prisoner. He was committed forty' THE Cs' 1 at the swsion GE OF EMBEZZ MENT.—SaMUCI Bingham, , • - . e of• the above nature, was brought up. The fact, tn. outs case appeared , n yesterday's paper. Mr. Rose said he, did not wish to press the charge against the prisoner, in consequence of his wife and family. The prisoner was discharged. Mr. Dodd. attorney, said ho attended to watch the case on behalf of Mr. Collam, superintendent or Mr. Rose's works, who totally repndiated a statement made by Bingham ; Mr. Gotham was a highly ieapeetahle - man, and had been 8 years in the employment of Ur. Rose, who had every confidence in him. Mr. Rose concurred in this statement, and so the matter ended RO)3BERY IN CHAPEL-BTHEI an,—.—A named John Graham, was b roug h t up by officer 494, on m a charge of robbing a person named Joseph Stokes (a stoker). The parties were in an eating-house .in Chapel-street, where the p'osecntor bad some refreshment.. . lie was very drunk, and could not• tell vhat be was doing. He had just returned from the Black -a, where he had stved up fifteen sovereigns, which - Were - la , elf round his body: The prisoner took off the belt, and , ing•eff with the contents, when he was stopped by a girl to the house, who had him handed over to the police. prosecutor could not tell anything of the affair, as he w very drunk. The prisoner was discharged, and the mono given up to the owner. (BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.) ,—Joseph Faulkner, described as residing at No h-street, Everton, and keeping two bread and No. 73, Tithebun-street, and the other at bought up on a Warrant, by 1, Watmou 4itu by a, , the bar- young fethale, names maid at the beer-house e Preferred No. 1, Bell-street . - details of the case, so far as fit — to meet the public eye, were these : On Friday morning last, Omni eight o'clock, the prisoner entered the house of Mr. Much, and inquired if auy of his friendiwere there ? The complainant replied .there was no one there at all, and that she did not know him. After this he proceeded to act in such a" disgraceful manner that she endeavoured to get him out of the house. He followed 'her into the kitchen, and then into tho yard, when she `called far . _ assistance. The daughter of Mr. Much, a petty child of about, foutteen years of age; came down stairs, and the prisoner, instead of desisting from his brutaL conduct, con, tinned if; not only towards Miss Gipson. but also to the young girl, and acted in the most abominable manner, until at last the little girl made hrr escape, and went for an officer, The prisoner then got away. In the course of the day he sent ono of his shopmen to Mrs. Much, legging. her to solicit the girl not to proceed against hjm, - but she said she would advise tilt" girl to do so, and that she would prosecute him :herself if could for his brutal conduct towards the young females. Bluck appeared for the prisoner, and .in reply to ' complainant - the the - prisoner was - tipsy at the time. Mr. d the bench on behalf of hiS client and said be had -• • • a, that the Prisoner tsas very drunk, and did not know wl;at he waa d bad been on " spree veral 'weeks bef and after the occurrence, rid could only express his sincere regret for what had taken lace. Mr. Mansfield-dwelt - on the brutal conduct of tho prisoner, and said .drunkenness was not an excuse for the beastly manner in which be had acted. As a warning to blackguards Lo would inflict a fine of £lO on him, or in defatilit of payment three months imprisonment with hard labour. The fine was paid i❑ a short time THE CONDEMNED CONVICT CORRIGAN,--It has been defi nitely arranged that the execution of the wretched convict, Thomas William John Corrigan, fur the murder of hie wife, 'in Church Street, Miuories, on Boxing day last, shall take place on Monday next, the 2511 inst., in front of the gaol at .Newgate. Various erroneous reports have been circulated, to the effect that the last sentence of the law would have been carried.out on last Monday morning, by order of the sheriffs for .th e Ci ty of 'London. It was Oat. Corrigan vvhuld have been very generally belie ve d reprieved, but on Silturday afternoon all doubts as to his tate were set at rest by official orders being received by the governor of the, prison for the execution' of the unfortunate man, who has' been in a low and desponding state for several daYs. Th e wretched convict' onFriday morning requested that he might be' allowed an interview with his four children, who 'were' accordingly Introduced to him in the cendetnned cell. They were accompanied by Mr. Burton, of Church.street;- at whose residence the late tragedy took plc ce. The father and brother of the convict were likewise present. The prisoner was much affected, and the interview .was one of a most painful description. The governor and the Rev. William Davis, the chaplain of the prison, were in attendance. The latter gentleman has been a daily visitor to the cell, and the convict has more than once attributed his dreadful crime to excessive drinking of ardent spirits after his duties were over at the East India warehouse, Leadenhall-street, where he' was much respected for his general behaviour. The Mafortunate man was an excellent scholar, and clever shorthand writer, and was formerly educated for the church. Various rumours have been circulated during the past week. to the effect that the friends of condemned were busily engaged in getting a memorial signed by the jury, and a great number of infiu ential persons, for presentation to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with a view of obtaining a commu tation of the sentence, but nothing of the kind has transpired. The execution of Corrigan is fully expected by his aged parents and the whole of his relatives, who intend taking their last farewell of him in the course of the present wt ek. The convict` has been engaged during the' last few days in writing letters to his most intimate friends. The condemned sermon will be preached on Sunday morning next.