The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-14 00:00:00

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1853 WE know not which is deserving of most honor, the flattering addresses presented to the CHAN CELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, by the Mayor and Corporation of Manchester, or the eloquent and earnest speeches by which Mr. GLADSTONE returned the high and well-merited encomiums bestowed on himself. It is, really, a matter of thankfulness at this peculiar crisis of European affairs, to see Man chester coming so prominently forward to pro nounce an unanimous vote of confidence; not alone in one distinguished member of our Ad ministration, but in the entire ministry of the Country. Mr. GLADSTONE'S speech is, as a whole, deserving of high eulogium. It is characterized— not by a narrow, Conservative, thread-bare, party policy, but by a fine, comprehensive and progres sive spirit, so consonant with advanced opinion and the genius and civilization of the age. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER never, perhaps, made a happier "hit." Never a more op portune oration. Not Manchester alone, but Great Britain looked forward with no slight degree of ex pectancy to the result of Mr. GLADSTONE'S late visit. We conjecture that the issue has proved most satisfactory. Of course universally acceptable it could not be—for the liberal sentiments therein avowed, and the noble principles therein advocated, would be, indeed, irreconcileable with party poli tics in narrow quarters. Mr. GLADSTONE spoke to the country; and to the country we look to pro nounce its appreciation of his services, and its approval of his assertions. The union of parties in this country—or rather the decay of party spirit—is every day becoming more manifest. According to the testimony of the Right Honourable Gentleman, even the House of Commons is not exempt from this beneficial change. He speaks of harsh differences being softened—of adveise opinions being reconciled—of conflicting political creeds thinking more charitably of each other—and of the space which divides one side of the British Senate- from the other, approximating nearer and more near. And more than all, he speaks of the Government of this country as being uninfluenced by party spirit, and as relying, in an unusual degree, on the public confidence and support,—and that whilst other countries are getting, as it were, into a state of decadency, ours is advancing with rapid strides towards the goal of a higher civilization, and a wider political or ganization. But, perhaps, at this moment the most interest ing and important part of Mr. GLADSTONE'S address is that which has immediate bearing upon that knotty question, which diplomacy, as yet, have failed to unravel. We allude to the unhappy Russo-Turkish dispute—a subject which most European nations view with anxiety, and upon which every eye is tremblingly fixed. Mr. GLADSTONE enters into a full statement of the merits of the case—justifies on the most humane, honourable, and Christian grounds, the tardy steps taken by the British Cabinet to bring about, in conjunction with other Powers, an ami cable and bloodless settlement of this vexed dis: ruption. Still he fails not to afford the most positive assurance, that the English Government, although adverse to war,. will nevertheless " at whatdVer cost," oppose that grasping cupidity which, by means of brute force, would endeavour to absorb the Ottoman Empire within its own jurisdiction. This language, viewed in connection with the late decision of the Cabinet Ministers, will unquestionably have a beneficial tendency. Those that hitherto have viewed the Government with distrust, on the score of playing into the hands of Russia, will now regard it with confi dence. They will perceive the wisdom of its pro tracted negotiations—and honor it for its forbear ance, in not prematurely resorting to the majesty of its .strength to crush a despotic _:Ustnper by the fearful alternative of a precipitant and bloody war. We congratulate the Chancellor of the Exchequer upon the honourable Address presented to him by the civic authorities of Manchester; and upon the elegant and eloquent manner in which he recipro cated their avowed assurance of esteem and confi dence. We believe that the demonstration which Manchester has just exhibited, may be regarded as representing the mind of the country ; and we have no doubt but that Mr. GLADSTONE will, by his timely policy, eminent talents, and untiring zeal for the popular welfare, continue high in public confidence and public estimation. -:• •• _ "KNOWLEDGE is power." This is an universally admitted axiom. Such being the case one would think it the interest and policy of every wise go vernment to promote, 'to the utmost. extent, its healthy dissemination ; certainly neither to cripple . or neutralise its efficacy. That foreign govern ments; in some instaikees,, act upon an opposite course of policy is sufficiently notorious, and is also easily accounted for. In fact, they feel that their safety and stability .are involved in the course they prosecute ; and that . any divergency from the beaten track would be hazardous in the extreme— as, doubtless, it would. Despotism, like darkness, is invariably opposed to the light. It dare not suffer the unrestricted development of intelligence, or an unfettered Press to obtain amongst a people. If it did, the death-knell of its authority would be iminediately and finally tolled, and its foundation swept clean from under it "Like the baseless fabric of a vision Leaving not a wreck behind." Hence, in several continental countries, the press is gagged. There exists, in consequence, no such thing as an enlightened public opinion; and the unhappy Wight who would be fool-hardy enough . to publish an iota in opposition to despotic rule— point out an abuse—or propound a remedy for any existing evil—would do so at the entire risk, not only of his worldly effects, but of his personal liberty. In Italy, at the present day, according to Mr. WHITESIDE, one cannot get a bill printed, even were it but to recover a lost dog, without the manuscript being first of all submitted to the espionnage and obtaining the imprimatur of the authorized serutators. Such is the miserable expedient adopted; in 'order to uphold tottering thrones and rotten dynasties. But the remedy is quite as bad as the disease. Destruction may, indeed, be successfully retarded for a time, but the issue is no less inevitable and irremediable — all the more imminent, perhaps, from the unhealthy torpor that prevails, and which resembles— " The torrent's calmness ere its dash below." What safety, indeed, can a Government possess in an ignorant, sottish, and brutalized people ? Their capacity for mischief, may, to a certain extent, be destroyed, as long as they are ruled with a rod of iron. But the leaven is there, and the smouldering embers are there, which, if once stirred up and ignited, would be terrible to behold ! An ignorant people can never constitute the safety or stability of any government ; for ignorance is the converse of knowledge. _ The one is weakness—the other, strength. It may be relied on as an axiomatic truth, that the degree of intelligence which prevails in a na tion is the barometer of its condition. Whatever we may be sceptical upon, we cannot be sceptical upon this. We have only to run our eye over the map. of Europe, and observe those countries where education extends, and where the blessing of a free Press prevails, and contrast them with others, where both are denied, to become certified of the fact. In the one case, we discover commercial prosperity—all the appliances which science can bring to bear furthering human progress—the arts cultivated—schools and universities established —elegant luxuries and refinements—amoral people, happy and contented—and a government not so much ruling as being ruled.. In the other case, we observe national bankruptcy—ruined traders— a people wallowing - in filth, poverty, and disease— stunted in intellect—demoralised in habit, without hope, and without happiness—no railroads—no science—no refinement—nothing that could make a people great.,--with tyrants and despots, " dressed in a little brief • authority"—never certain of, one day's tenure of their thrones ! In the One instance, we find all the elements of a nation's growth and greatness. In the other, all that constitutes a nation's present degradation, bespeaks its future fall. Perhaps there is no country in the world where the Press is so unfettered ; or where the paramount importance of education is more acknowledged by the governing classes, as our own; and yet, strange irreconcilability ! where knowledge is more heavily taxed. We are well aware that our GOvernment, by this unjust and impolitic impost, have no desire either to cramp the Press of the country, or to• place a barrier in the way of the natural growth of intelligence. Quite the contrary. Its object merely is to increase the national revenue. Still, this is a most unjustifiable plea. Put a tax upon every thing, nay, double it, if need. be; but in Heaven's name ! let knowledge at least be permitted to pass the Excise. Whatever is calculated to make loyal subjects, noble citizens, wise and good men, let that at least be unrestricted; and. suffer not the guager's finger to pollute-it ! We rejoice to find that our Ministers have made in adVance in the right direction towards the removal of such iniquitous restrictions ; and that as they have already suffered the light of Heaven to enter mens' habitations, so, in like manner, will they allow it to penetrate their minds. The duty has been taken off that article which is necessary to the sanitary condition of the body----why should it be suffered to tarry on that which is essential to the purification of the mind ? The advertisement duty has been abolished. Why no tthe tax on *p ap e r,an d the n ewspaP er penny- stamp? It is much easier- to unfetter knowledge than build prison's and maintain paupers ; even. did no tangi ble benefit accrue thereby to the revenue. But we . maintain that such a step would amply enhance the revenue of the country ; just as the change in our postal arrangements have been proved to do. Still this is low—very low ground to stand upon, and one which we consider unworthy, quite, of our enlightened . administration. If, according to MILTON " people can neither be virtuous or reli gious without the means of knowledge," then what fearful responsibility that government incurs which in the least obstructs or places impediments in the way of its progress. Let us hope 'that during the forthcoming session of Parliament these unjust restrictions will be abolished—never again to dis grace our statute-book—that a pure fountain of knowledge may thus be opened up, and made to flow throughout all . the ramifications of society— filling with wisdom and with light the darkened understanding—causing information to. circulate where ignorance now holds her carnival—and bringing her stores . of blessing within the compass of the poorest man's pocket—so that "he who runs may' road !" Commercial 4,ato. FRIDAY NEXT On FRIDAY, the 21st instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Sale-room, Derby-buildings, Fenwick-street, The Paddle Steamer, ETHIOPE, 159 66-94 tons per builder's measurement; 4 . ... 74 1k i bi11N , Built at Liverpool, by Mr. Wilson, in 1839, ar - of the best materials; is copper-fastened, and sheathed with heavy copper : is propelled by a single side Lever Engine, by Fawcett and Co., of 45 horse power. She sails very fast under canvass alone, and at a small outlay could be converted into a first-rate Sailing Vessel, as she is a handsome model, and of an exceedingly light draft of water. Dimensions :—Length .100-4 feet ; breadth 18-4 feet; depth 8 feet : now lying in the Great Float, Birkenhead Dock.—For further particulars and inventories, apply to TONGE, CURRY and CO., Brokers. By Order of the Assignees, On FRIDAY, 21st inst, at One o'clock;at the Broker's Sale- Rooms, Derby Buildings, Fenwick-street. Now lying in the Great Float, Birkenhead Dock, The well known Ferry Steam Boat, SIR THOMAS STANLEY 100 46-94ths tons, Builder's Measurement. et li\ Built at Liverpool, by Mr. Wilson, and pro • Atratl_,,,itt- pelled by a single side Lever Engine, by Fawcett, Prescott, and Co., of 45 horse power. She is copper-fastened. Length, 85ft. 3in., Breadth, 15ft. 9iin., Depth, 7ft. Also, the Ferry Steam Boat, SEACOMBE, 30 horse power. Built at Liverpool, and copper-fastened. Dimen sions, Length 77ft., Breadth, extreme, 26ft. sin., Depth, about 7ft. Also, the Iron Landing Boat, built at Liverpool, of the best material, about 1847, and will stow 25 tons dead weight. Also, on account of whom it may concern„ the Hull of the Steam Boat LIVERPOOL, as she now lies on the beach, near Seacombe Ferry, with engines of about 45 horse power. She is copper-fastened. Also, the Boiler belonging to the above vessel, now lying on the beach at North End, Seacome Slip. The above-mentioned vessels are well known, having lately belonged to the Seacombe Ferry, and are offered for sale by the Assignees of Messrs. J. and R. Parry. For further particulars, apply to TONGE, CURRY, and Co., Brokers. SERVANTS WANTING SITUATIONS PERSONS WANTING SERVANTS, should Advertise in the NORTHERN DAILY CHARGE TIMES, SIXPE N C E. Published every morning, at 19, South John-street, Liverpool, and 9, Princess-street, Manchester. 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All communications, Books for Review, etc., to be for warded to the Editor must be addressed to the Publisher, CHARLES WII,L3IER, and those from London may be sent to the care of Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES .-TiTAT many and fearful anomalies exist in our social system cannot be denied. It was but the other day that we had to refer to the defective condition of the Poor Laws, and their utter incom petency to meet special contingencies. Since then our sympathies have been aroused on behalf of a poor young girl, named MARY ANN ELDER, .11110 was brought up before Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL, ,at the Guildhall, on Monday, charged withdempliShing a street lamp, value one shilling-and sixpence. From the evidence then adduced it appears that the unfortunate girl had .been met loitering about Skinner-street, at three o'clock on Sunday morning, by a superannuated policeman, named JoHN STAG, and that upon being interrogated as to what had caused her to be perambulating the streets at such an hour, she stated that she was destitute and starving ; and that having obtained an order for admission to the King's Cross House of Refuge, she was refused admittance. She further affirmed that from the Thursday morning previous:she had nothing to eat but a halfpenny loaf. Upon being requested to go away by the policeman, she stated, she " wanted to go to pri son," and accordingly took up a stone and broke a pane of glass, the property of the gas company, when she was immediately taken into custody. The wretched creature was sentenced to seven days imprisonment: It is said that her forlorn and destitute condition excited the commisseration of all persons in the court. We have no desire, in the slightest degree, to palliate crime, or to apologize for its commission ; but, nevertheless, we cannot refrain from express ing our conviction, that something must be` lamentably. displaced in our social machinery, when an unfortunate famine-stricken female can find no place of shelter, and when she is driven to the awful alternative of either transgressing the law, or perishing of hunger ! . It has been said that no one need die of positive destitution in England; but we fear sadly facts will tell to the. contrary. We, at least, console our selves that by payment of the poors' rate we supply ample provision for the necessitous. But it does not appear as if the utterly destitute might partake of the national provision made for them. Our prisons are crowded, and many of their inmates prefer such asylums to the worldiouse refuge. It is not so much innate disposition to commit crime as positive destitution, that forces the inmates of our goals oftentimes to violate the laws of their country. And yet we keep up • expensive establish ments to secure and maintain them ; whilst by an inefficient Poor Law System, we increase their number—double the public burdens—and after all effect little •good. Mr. HENDERSON replied that the motives which actuated the opposition were not now the question. The question was whether they were to carry out the act of Parliament or not. Ho thought they could carry it out without going to any expense.. _ _ . _ Mr. GODIMEY:—But you ought in the first instance point out how the nuisance can be cured. Mr. HENDERSON : All we are requested to do is, to prove the nuisance. M‘GowAN said that Mr. 'Mansfield would not con vict unless the were satisfied that the parties were not using the best means for preventing the smoke nuisance ; but that inVolved the proof that better means than they used ex isted for preventing the nuisance. Several notices had becif served on parties for this nuisance, but the committe foibore to issue the summonses, until the gentlemen who formed the sub-committee and afterwards the deputation, had done what they wished—namely, visited those towns where it was said the process was in successful operation. That plan was not carried out, and he (Mr. M'Gowan) did not know how the committee were now to act, The CHAIRMAN was rather afraid that there was some little vindictiveness in this thwarting of the committee:; and, certainly, if a committee of sixteen gentlemen would not satisfy the Council in such a small matter as the ap pointment of the deputation, it would be better that they at once resigned. . Mr. GODFREY ; You say that several notices of informa tions have been issued against parties to be brought before Mr. Mansfield—will the.,officers now receive orders.to pro ceed with them ? Mr. M‘Gow,LNT : It is for the committee to determine what steps are to be pursued ; but it is a bad system for a public body such as this, to allow prosecutions which they threaten, to remain in abeyance for a long time. Nr. GODFREY said that it the prosecutions were entered on, he should move for a committ ee t o i nqu i re i n t o the.mat ter. Mr. BECKWITH was sorry to say that the committee was placed in a very unpleasant position by what took place in the Council, at its last meeting. But they would not have been placed in such a painful predicament, if•it had been the good judgment of the committee to have elected. Mr. Bennett their chairman, when he wanted to return to it. The CHAIRMAN here called Mr; Beckwith to order .Mr. BECKWITH conceived he was . perfectly in order. The CHAIRMAN had no synipathy with Mr. Bennett, but at the same time he conceived Mr. Beckwith was out of or der, in referring to him. Mr. BECKWITH then proceeded to say that he was very glad the Council had opposed the deputation, for though he himself was on it, yet he had no desire to go travelling about the country. Mr. M'OrowAisr observed that the committee were already about suffering the inconvenience resulting from the position in which they were placed. There was a letter before them from Mr. Morgan, representing some patentees, and request ing the sub-cominittee to go down that afternoon and inspect a steamer in the river, in order that the committee might see how the apparatus which was there prepared, would effectually prevent thesmoke nuisance. Mr. CLAYTON said that it was necessary that some one should go down, as the steamer was probably lying up for the express purpose ofthe experiment. Mr: BEciwira : Would if not be as well to send word to Mr. Bennett, as he, probably, would be anxious to be present (Laughter.) The BOROUGH ENGINEER said that he and. Mr. Fresh would go down, and let . the committee knOw the result. Mr. BECKWITH : This all comes from your discharging Mr. Parker's friend, Mr. Slade. A communication was read from Mr. Jackson, coal-agent, complaining of a nuisance in Vauxhall ward, arising from some chemical matter from works in the locality, mixing with the sewers ; steam sometimes issues from the sewer grating opposite to a butcher's shop, which left a purple de posit on his meat, and rendered it unsaleable. Referred to the Borough Rngineer. . The lett — er laid before the committee by Mr. Moss, relative to . the consumption of smoke was then read, and it was agreed that the re-construction of the new sub-committe on the smoke nuisance shOuld be posponed until after November. Mr. HonsoN concurred in this decision, as he said the Council was under the impression that persons who knew nothine , -of the subject had been appointed on the deputation, the act was looked upon as a job. . _ _ Mr. BEciovrrii ... asked vaiat it looked like on the occasion when Mr. Hodson " collared" the £7O for going to London—you went to London on the water question, and, therefore, you must be a water doctor, for which you charged £7O, you know. (Laughter). Mr. Hopson thought if Mr. Beckwith had been there, he would have charged more. Mr. BEcKwiru : I don't want to collar a shilling myself. (Continued laughter). The medical Officer of health, reported in the week ending Saturday the Bth inst., the deaths registered in the borough were 229, including 47 deaths occurring amongst the eme grants, most of whom were Permans. Deducting those, the correct mortality for the week, becomes 192, against an average of 204, without cholera in the same week, of the preceding five years—forty deaths were registered from Cholera, out of these only three were residents of the town. Diarrhoea caused 16 deaths---being four fewer than in the previous week, and three less than the average of the cor responding week of former years. Of the remaining 20 deaths from. Zymotic diseases, 8 from Scarlatina, fever from pooping-cough 2, from cramp 1, from measles 1, from sy philis 1, and only one from typhus-fever. During the present week above 35 new cases of Cholera have occurred, of which 25,were amongst the emigrants, and four amongst the in mates of the workhouse—two of those having been employed about the Cholera patients. Twenty one deaths, have oc curred, of which 3 cases were among the residents of the town. The majority of both cases, and deaths have occur red amon g st the passengers of the two ships mentioned in the last report, viz : the Silas Greeman, and Isaac Wright. The disease seems to be nearly arrested for at the present, no new cases having been admitted into the hospital for the last two days, for either the resident or emigrant population. The district medical officers continue to reports favourably of the health of their respective districts, and the registrar's returns do not as yet furnish any indica tion of the immediate outbreak of the epidemic. The parish authorities are proceeding with their arrangements to meet the contingency, should it unfortunately . occur. The Rev. J. B. 'Lowe, incumbent of St. Jude's, has again called the attention of the medical officer to the 4 disgracefully filthy state of the streets'adjOining St: Jude's church." The officer of health has' On. several occasions represented to the com mittee the propriety of sewering and paving these streets, in several of which there arc deep 'irregular channels and pools of stagnant water. Most the back passages also require flagging and channelling, and the medical officer of health begs to represent this as a case requiring immediate atten tion on sanitory grounds. The engineer's estimate of the cost of sewermg those streets is £264 12s. The medical officer of healtlialso recommends that notice be served to pave that portion of William-street, extending from Dalton street to Elm-street. This portion of the street has been sewered, but the surface is irregular, and gives lodgment to foul and stagnant water. Mr. Moss strongly recommended that the streets referred to by Mr. Lowe should be at once done. Mr. BECKWITH objected, as there were several streets in West Derby of much longer standing which were not yet done. The Borough Engineer was ordered to have the streets sowered, &c. Mr. Rishton the building surveyor, reported the inspect ton of 140 dilapidated privies and ashpits, 90 of which were undergoing alterations and repairs, and 50 of which required such, together with various other details in his department. Mr. Rowlands, the borough engineer, reported various par ticulars of the work done and in hand in his department ; and Mr. Fresh the Inspector of nuisances reported the empting of 1032 cesspools, the inspection of 176 nuisances complained of by inhabitants, and the reference of 44 others to the Borough Engineer for remedy by drainage, etc., with a detail of the , other operations of his staff, including par ticulars •of a Sanitory examination of 2054 court houses, and 1154 cellars, formerly cleared of inmates in the lower parts of the town. . A letterwas read from Mr. Laird, complaining of the non-removal of certain nuisances by Mr. Rose, though his attention had been frequently called to them. Mr. Fresh observed, in reference to this matter, that Mr. Harrison, on the part of the inhabitants of West Derby, had met Mr. Rose, and that they had agreed that no fresh deposit Should be allowed to be placed in the locality com plained of, and that that which was there accumulated should be removed by degrees. Mr. Harrisson, however, complained that that agreement was not carried out, but he (Mr. Fresh) could state that Mr. Rose was removing the accumulated matter, and that he had made no fresh de posit. Mr. HODSON : He is working as hard as a man can work ; and he says he will sacrifice every shilling he has, to carry but his contract. . . . Mr. CLAYTON said, it was a very serious matter to Mr. Laird, that . the nuisance he complained of should be re moved. The Borough ENGINEER stated, that fifteen men had already left his employment in consequence of it, but observed, that in Phillip's-street, there was not a particle of manure belonging to Mr; Rose. Mr: ICUs]) The northern part of the town will be cleared in ten days if he goes on as he is. Mr. HODSON said, that Mr. nose would have done every thing demanded, if the committee had. carried out their agreement with him, as strictly as they now required him to fulfil his contract. Mr. M' GOWAN observed, that there was certainly an ar rangement with Mr. Rose, but he did not believe it was in the nature of a regularagreement. - • The - CHAIRMAN said, that the agreement was made 'between him, the Borough Engineer, and Mr. Rose ; and that agreement would have been carried out, were it not for the refusal of the Canal Company, to, comply with the request made to them. Mr. Jhelum asked if the committee was to be bound by the act -of the' chafrman ? The CHAIRMAN replied, that he and the Borough Engineer had acted in accordance with the instructions of the committee. A letter was then read from Mr. Thomas Duncan, in forming the committee, that the difficulty complained of by Mr. Rose, in procuring water to cleanse the depots on the e moval of matter, could be obviated by Mr. Rose calling on him. A brief discussion then ensued as' to the nature of Mr. Rose's contract in this particular, • but it appeared that the words in' the Contr a ct were th a t he would " wash out all places where water could be procured." _ z . Sun-street was directed to te severed, to drain the block of property adjoining. Notice was ordered to be given to the .Collegiate Institution to drain into the sewer in. Shaw-street. The Town Clerk was directed to proceed against Mr. Home, for obstructing the footpath, in Duke-street. It appeared he had set the officers of the Committee at defiance. The subject of an encroachment on the parapet at the corner of rarlton-street, Church-street, was ordered to be referred to the Borough Engineer. In reply . to a question, Mr. Fish said that he had examined the nuisance complained of at the factory, bridge ; it was caused by a draining from the deposit from the streets in•the neighbourhood. The proceedings terminated about four o'clock SELECT VESTRY. AN adjourned meeting of the Select Vestry was held yesterday; for' the purpose of receiving the report of the Medical Relief. Committee, in connection with the threatened visitation of cholera. The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL presided: The other members present, were Messrs. Denton, Came; Ilughes,. Jones, Bradley, Sumner, Hand, Shgw, Mell or , Tio4,lton, and Savage. The proceedings of the Medical Relief:Committee occupied upwards of an hour in reading, bid the following report presents a resume of the operations of the committee. REPORT OF THE MEDICAL RELIEF COMMITTEE Resolved,—That the following summary, embodying the proceedings of this committee up to the present time, in a more concentrated form than the minutes admit of, be sub mitted with the latter to the consideration of the Vestry at its next meeting : The Medical Relief Committee would refer to the foregoing proceedings, as some indication of the promptness and assiduity with which they have endeavoured to discharge important duties entrusted to them. The order of the General Board of Health was received on the 26th September. The Vestry met on the 27th, and appointed this committee, and, at the conclusbn of this meeting, the committee held their first sitting, and they have continued, with one exception, to sit daily, and sometimes oftener. Having, in the first instance, called together the whole of their medical staff in conference upon the measures to be taken, these gentlemen, most of whom had had much experience with regard to the cholera, on its former visitation, attended before the committee on the 28th September. It was obvious, however, that the principal requirements Ist. Extensive in-door accommodation, not only' for the sick, but also for those poor persons who, not being sick, require sepa pation from the infected. - 2nd. A numerous staff of medical officers, whether for the treatment of the sick, or house to house visitation. . . 3rd. Additional dispensaries for the more ready obtainment by the poor of the proper medicines. 4th. Vigilant inspection over the lodging-houses, back houses, back streets, and other places in order to the speedy removal of everything likely to engender or promote disease. The workhouse with its healthy location, its large well ventilated rooms, its medical staff, and the presence of every appliance which medical science and skill have provided in the present day for the mitigation of human suffering, constituted it, in the view of the committee, the most fitting receptacle! in the town for cholera patients. The committee, therefore, directed their efforts to rendering the workhouse as extensively available as possible, and on the Ist October the whole of the children in the workhouse schools were transferred by their directions to the industrial schooli at Kirkdale. On the 27th September, the workhouse provided room for only 30 patients ; on the 29th, for 130; on the Ord October, for 750 ; and on the 7th October, for 1000 ; and if the new medical wards be ready on the 21st October, as promised by the contractors, the number capable of being ac commodated within the workhous e w ill th en exceed 1,200 persons. To meet' eilery emergency; however, the committee were desirous of procuring the use of premises, as auxiliary hospitals, in or near any of these localities likely ,to be attacked' by cholera, in which hospitals for the saving of ti me , so hi g hl y important, when dealing with this deadly disease. The patients might be immediately put under treatment, and when past the point of danger, removed to the workhouse until their ultimate recovery. They accordingly advertised in all the local newspapers, com mencing with the print of the 27th September, and at the same time they advertised for the names of the medical gentlemen who were willing to engage their services, should occasion need. Up to the present time no reply to the first-named adver: tisement has been received. The committee on the llth instant obtained possession of a shed in William-street, which will be immediately prepared for the accommodasion of about 100 cases. They are likewise happy to report that after considerable negotiation they suc ceeded on the 4th instant in obtaining possession of the Emi grant's Home, Moorfields, capable of accommodating about 200 persons, and which, from its central position, it was desirable to occupy under efficient arrangements for its maangement. On the same day, by the committee's direction, a medical gentle man was assigned to this hospital, together with the other necessary officers. In order further to be prepared for cases occurring on board vessels in the river, this committee made application on the 30th September, to the Home Office for permission to occupy one of the hulks at anchor in the river, and on the sth instant they received a communication in reply, stating that Lord Palmerston was at present in correspondence with the General Board of Health upon the subject. To facilitate the removal of cases into hospital, and to render the distance from the workhouse as short as possible, with re gard to time, the committee have purchased two additional cars with horses, one car to be in readiness at such one of the dis pensaries as may be considered most conveniently situated. - Three additional dispensaries have been established, making five in all, viz. :—Burling-street parish dispensary, Kent street parish dispensary; the Workhouse, Brownlow-hill ; Mr. Brittain's, Great Crosshall-street ; another house in Cheapside. The second advertisement before referred to has been re sponded to by the applications of thirty medical gentlemen, who will be appointed " house•to-house visitors," as necessity may arise. To render these extensive arrangements as effective as possi ble, the committee determined to make them known amongst the poor by the issue of a printed paper, instructing them as to the precautions to be taken to prevent cholera; where to obtain medicines and medical advice when attacked, or a conveyance to hospital, if necessary ; and accordingly one of such papers is in course of delivery at each of the 25,000 cottage houses in the parish. The removal of nuisances and of all other matters likely to be detrfmental to the !public health is a duty which, in Liver pool, devolves especially upon the Health Comn - kittee of the Town Council nevertheless, the Select Vestry are required by law to secure that such duty is effectively discharged. To aid as far as possible in a work of so much importance at the present juncture, the Medical Relief Committee have directea their medical officers and relieving officers to report gaily all nuisances, unhealthy rooms, and places coming under tneir no tice, and all nuisances, &c., previously reported -but not attended to, Copies of all such reports are sent daily to the Medical Officer of Health, as also returns from the medi cal officerS, sheaving the number of cases of bowel complaint— the number cared---the number dead, and then umber remain- ing under treatment The Committee Inve communicated to the Manager of the Public Dispensari, s and Hospitals of the town, a request that all cases .coming under their cognisance may be immediately notified to the Governor of the Workhouse. Several sick cases on board the " Silas Greenman," having on her arrival been reported to the Committee, they imme; diately appointed a medical officer•accompanied by the governor to visit this vessel, with authority to take such steps with re gard to the disposal of the passengers, as circumstances might require. He •found the vessel in a state of filthiness, which, aided by the over crowding and the personal uncleanliness of the passengers, was sufficient to account for the prevalence of disease on board. Cases were immediately brought to the workhouse hospital. Indeed, it was found absolutely neces sary for the preservation of the remaining passengers, to clear the vessel of her living cargo, and they wore •accordingly re- moved to the Moorfield's establishment. The circumstances of the " Isaac Wright" were still more deplorable. There was the same state of filthiness, the same want of ventilation, besides deficient means of cooking for the number of persons on board. She brought three dead bodies, forty-seven had been thrown overboard ; three died during transmission to the workhouse, and of 380 brought to the workhouse, forty-two who arrived " in the most wretched con dition it is possible to conceive" were obliged to be placed in the hospital. Each of these 380 unfortunates were provided with a berth, and a comfortable meal, and were then put to bed. The extraordinary exertions which. were necessary to pro" vide in such an exigency for so large an accession of •inmates, were cheerfully rendered by the governor and his assistants whose praiseworthy conduct on this occasion, deserved and re ceived the grateful thanks of the emigrants. " They appeared" says the head constable in his report to the mayor, " very grate ful for what had been done for them, and expressed their thanks." • In one room nearly the whole of them were praying. It was a most gratifying sight to witness the care which had been bestowed upon them by the authorities. Notwithstanding the present healthiness of the town, and its exemption hitherto from the cholera epidemic, yet looking to the former ravages of this fearful disease, the committee have deemed it-not only a public but a christian . duty; to be well prepared, so far as human means permit, for the prevention or mitigation of that dreadful eeourge, ... The. Committee, in conclusion, desire to make reference to a letter addressed to the Rev. Rector Campbell, by T. L. Hod son, as chairman of the joint sub-committee, sitting at the Town-hall, which letter . urges the attendance of the Medical Relief committee with that committee, stating the object'of this arrangement to be joint action between all the Public Bodies, under present circumstances. In this communication the Rector replied that certain mem bers of . the Medical Relief committee had arranged to attend the meetings of the joint sub-committee, for the purpose of conference, but " that the duties of the. Town Council arid the Vestry are perfectly. distinct, as laid down by the Board of Health, and that, as they cannot dive'st themselves. of _ their. respossibilities as Guardians of the Poor, so they gannet depute the execution of them to any other body." HEALTH COMMITTEE, The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held yesterday. Mr. Alderman LANGSDALE in the, chair. The other members present were Messrs. Henderson, Fleming, Moss, Beckwith, Nicholson, Godfrey, Johnson, Henderson, Clayton, Bigham, and Hodson. THE SMOKE NUISANCE AND THE COUNCIL Mr. Moss, in laying before the committee, a letter which he had received from Messrs. Barclay and Perkins, on the subject of th e consump ti on o f smo k e, remarked that he would engage the attention of the committee for a few minutes. He was not in the council yesterday, previous to the proceedings of the Health Committ ee being brought under consideration, and he must confess he was exceedingly mortified to find in to-day's papers that the recommendation of this committee, with respect to the particular matter of the smoke nuisance, received a veto from the Council yester day. He could only say, being the originator of the ques tion, as to the propriety of taking this into consid era ti on , and the subject having received the full consideration of the Health Committee, they thought proper in their wisdom to appoint a sub-committee, to take the whole matter into con sideration. That sub-committee consisted of himself (Mr. Moss,) Mr. M'Nicol, Mr. Godfrey, the deputy chairman, and the chairman of the Health Committee. They investi gated the subject with a view, if possible, to abate, if they did not altogether expect to remove so great a nuisance. This sub-committee had given themselves a great deal of trouble. They had had several meetings, they hadhad extensive correspondence with many localities, where the subject had been comparatively successfully dealt with. After the result of the correspondence was known, and after having received invitations from various localities and parties to inspect the successful application of the process, they came to the reso lution that it was advisable to appoint a deputation to go and see those various localities. That received the sanction of the Health Committee, and he again repeated his regret that that sanction had been yesterday vetoed in council, on the motion of Mr. Alderman Bennett, seconded, he thought, by Mr. M'Guffie, by a majority of 15 to 14. He (Mr. Moss) could only say that, personally, he considered it the duty of every man, if he possibly could, to leave the world better than he found it, and to make himself useful to his generation. With that sole object he brought the subject before the committee. What had been the result? On the mere dictum of Mr. Bennett, the wise and salutary recommendations of the committee had been completely frustrated, for he thought the committee would agree with him, there could not be a more appropriate time than the present, when the whole attention of the town was directed to cleanliness and sanitary proceedings, for this committee to have taken into consideration so important a subject as that of endeavouring to abate so great a nuisance as the public complained of arising from smoke. Look at the river, and look at various par; of the town, and see what a crying evil it was, but still this thing was com pletely put in abeyance and extinguished by Mr. Bennett. Mr. Bennett imputed improper. motives to the gentlemen ferming . the deputation. He (Mr Moss) did not mean to' impute improper motives to Mr Bennett ; but he could im pute to him very execrable taste and very bad feeling. He had been' told on very good authority—he believed it came from the Town Clerk—it was the very first instance of a de putation, appointed by a committee, being vetoed by the. Council. He (Mr. Moss) was absent when the matter came under consideration, and he would tell them - why he was absent. He listened for a very long time to the tedious and dry harangue of Mr. Bennett until he could bear the thing no longer. That gentleman—and he wished to say nothing which he would not repeat if necessary—he looked on that gentleman as the complete Bassanio cif the Council. (" Hear, hear," " oh, oh," and " order"). Mr. Bennett was a man who talked an infinite deal of nothing, and had very little consideration for the feelings of others. Mr. ARTHUR HENDERSON rose to order. Mr. Moss did not know what Mr. Henderson was saying. (Hear, hear, and laughtFr.) - Mr.' HENDERSON continued to say that Mr. Moss had no right to attack Mr. gennett in his absence, when he was not present to defend himself. The question was not befora them. Mr. Moss requested Mr: Henderson to address himself to the Chairman, and had only to say in conclUsiOn, he felt so strongly on the subject, he considered it a personal insult to the gentlemen appointed, and a petty pique on the part of certain individuals in respect to the Health Committee. (Hear, hear.), Why, he did not wish to be severe on the subjeet,but as the Chairman of the Committee,he would have nothing more to do with it ; he tendered his resignation, and he would no longer take an active part in what he consider ed to be an important subject: Mr. GODFREY conceived that the smoke nuisance could be by no means cured. The..committee had met two or three times about it, and at one of those meetings the Town Clerk stated that Mr. Mansfield was prepared to convict all parties if it were clearly shown to him that they did not use tho best means for preventing this nuisance. It was well known that the late Mr. Rushton would not convict in such cases; and, in fact, if Mr. Mansfield's views were now to be carrid out, every. manufacturer in Liverpool should close his concern, inasmuch as he would subject himself to a conviction every day in the week. No one had cured the .nuisance, nor had any means been pointed out by which it could be done. With reference to the veto of the Council on the appoint ment of a deputation by the committee, he could not know what the feelings of Mr. Parker and Mr. Bennett might be, but he had been told that their opposition had. airsen from some personal dislike to Mr. Moss. It well known, however, and the committee well knew, that ever since Mr. Parker and Mr. Bennett had been ousted from the committee, they had at every time, and in every way, en deavoured to oppose it. With regard to the deputation, if it had been proved that the smoke cure had been anywhere carried out successfully, he should not be opposed to it; but if the committee gave instructions that informations on this ground should be laid against parties before Mr. Mansfield, he (Mr. Godfrey) should then move that another committee be appointed to inquire into the whole matter. Mr.' HENDERSON (as we took him) objected to unworthy motives being attributed to Mr. Parker and Mr. Bennett for the course they adopted in this matter, and observed that the committee were not bound to find out the means for pre venting the nuisance, by showing parties how they could consume their own smoke; they had merely to carry out the aot of parliament. The CHAIRMAN would be sorry to believe that the oppo sition to the committee arose from personal motives, but when that opposition was not confined to one:or two instances; but was constant, he did then believe that the matter was as stated by Mr. Godfrey. The committee have much pleasure in subjoining 11eui e d ' i ing extract ' from a letter received this morning by t : e g officer of the p ar i s h, f rom th e genera l Board of I ' 3 London :-- The General Board of Health, 11th October, 1853. ith SIR am am direct e d b y th e G enera l Board of - 134 - ea bi 'e convey to you their th an kf u l ac k now l e d gem ent of your c o interesting .report,. of the Bth instant, on the choler a which have lately occurred in LiverpOol. 4 . t ,- 4 .‘TheßTd have deri ve d great satisfaction from evidence contained in your report, of the activity dispilto the local authorities, in combating the disease, and-are 1). 3 c0 r larly gratified to lea rn th a t measures have been talc° tO hot! the assistance of 30 me di ca l practitioners, as hou se -to visitors, whenever their services may be required. " The Board are disposed to doubt the expediency oi plying hospitals for the treatment of the sick, inasmuc h . , Board have found from ex p er i ence , th a t th e e xbausti ° "io duced by the simple' removal of patients, Euffe ri lo incipient cholera, has not un f requen tl y p i o d uce d fatal co i _ o i l and as the establishment of numerous hospitals tends to the ply the probabilities- that p a ti en t s w ill b e removed to hurriedly, and without due care or knowledge. Th e think that it would be far preferable to depend chiefly b o i l vigilant house to house visit a ti on , com bi ne d w ith the 611 11 ment of Houses of Refuge foe th e t em p orary receptiou" 4 inhabitants of any peg -stricken localities." By order of the Medical Relief Committ ee, ED. BRADLEY, CumsYj i o Mr. BRADLEY, in moving th e a d o pti on o f the rePTo 1 proceedings, remarked that th e comm itt ee thoughtpTa sable to deviate from the u s u a l• course o f me r e ly rer tt the minutes of. their proce e di ngs , an d lik ew i se thous public men having to car r y ou t m os t i mpor t an t resr b , bilities, the public should be made acquainted with ~01 these responsibilities had b een a tt en d e d to. rilu ° ' dr, circumstances, they )requested the Vestry Clerk to.o up an epitome of the w h o l e p rocee di ngs, with at,cl;,l placing the dOcument before th e p u bli c: The' pnv",ll would be able to judge how those responsibilities ha attended to. 'lt was unnecessary for him to go illwf details, and he would briefly. move the confirmation ° proceedings ab.: 1112:',4e1 N : rl .S fi 4° Na. ROl4 re !!t' The CHAIRMAN said he did not know what IMO 9 1° g 9 1. l. places they had engaged as h osp it a l s. / , ,t x Mr. BRADLEY remarked they had one in Moorfielaiji k ist . in William:Street, and disp ensaries i n Great Crosshat. e k . 1 and in Cheapside. ee4 ts: The CHAIRMAN : There are no more hospitals. t t, Th e Mr. BRADLEY :No ; th e di s p ensar i es are ta k en for wil l r 1 months certain, and then from month to month. tlir il The CHAIRMAN reminded the vestry that the lettervi t o ,fs ill the Beard of Health re p ea t e d w h a t it b e f ore stated, t ' v rsl was inexpedient to multiply h os pit a l s. iv eat Mr. BRADLEY quite agreed with the board. V e l e b ef iteri been Urged by Dr. Cam eron an d D r. D uncan t o to i',,‘")113. hospital at the north end o f th e town„and it was under , h 7a4eb c circumstances they , had taken the hospit a l i n lirilli, bead S o , street. He was of opinion th a t h ouse t o house "vis! was the best course to be adopt e d. i 1 41 0, Mr. CARNE corroborated wh a t h a d b een s t a t e d ll t, ,it Ice ,, ii Bradley that the hospital in Willi am ' s - s t ree t h a d been ji ', h eat at the urgent request of the medical officer of health , N est Duncan. 0: c hic Mr. DENTON : £lOO per month is a large sum for t -N b ill r eh , hospital in Moorfields. cto r call r The CHAIRMAN :It is only £5O. lie did not thin- 1 . I,; ' 4 cessary to go through the various items in the proce€A, i;e3e / inasmuch as the vestry clerk, with the co-operation 01 , • i:ti q iii Bradley, had drawn up a report which contained an afr ,lit The of the additional expense. He (the, Chairman) thougli" i th . :',' a most admirable report, very creditable to Mr. Bradt , 4 4' , - „ -1 the committee, and ought to be very satisfactory to the '''' kt i '„'''''' (Hear, hear.) It shewed the parish authorities had ' t' T i " 11 3. everything which, humanly speaking, could be done t o 4 e them to prevent the spread of disease, should it , t. b,, Th ls ' Ar will of Providence to s en d it . It was, he thought, 1 ' 1 ' ; to , e sct' satisfactory and creditabl e t o th e comm i ttee, and h e trs;', ken f i their recommendations would be confirmed by the li t ` t „ . _13.1 4 , confirming the proceedings of th e M e di ca l R e li e f C on nit, l if ,We Mr.. DENTON, should be wanti ng i n hi s d uty if he cl"' • 4 q.st w give his meed of praise to th e mem b ers o f the g cal F ore Relief Committee, but he was sorry to find there ' 4 ' 315 4 t alie' l , that spirit of unity existing, between their committee and Load' Health Committee that he could, wish, and he fe 3 L:i I l teril an ., ° cholera Were to spread, ,the labours- of those c 00.% , 4 iii, "L) might not be so effective as they otherwise might be. . `--... e , -..-- was one portion of th e p rocee di ngs h e w i s h e d to re ,le,. 0. 3,(14' 13 e and that was the remova l o f th e em i grants attac ked e , ~ , ,,Yi cholera to th e wor kh ouse. H e (M r. Denton) thougl l 'ibe Niv '-r ; h w a a a s a escaped bold an w d ha d t an h g e e c r o o n u s s id e we x ro p erd e k r al l i n oda l u e s n ne t g . aernoau F th o c rt oos u me n pm a a t ur e se lL; ea; . cv:e; c.. between the paupers in the 4e l d Mr. SUAENTER supposed there was separation. a Mr. SHAW : Quite so. • k l• 17, ti k ais ' Mr. CARNE must take a little blame to himself 0 0 • t( , i ~.. , subject. lle happened to meet the Mayor, -who tol d ,4 • 14 . the passengers were landed, and he (Mr. Came) said o e ' '25 workhouse was prepared for them, and it was better to A f, \ l'l biu them up, inasmuch as there was no place else in tel'oet i t %, I , t ° them. The infirmary and hospitals were full, and it se s o l e, to l 'i- r t ; to himbetter they should be sent up to the workho d us ist e; i,b2o o t0 1i g , , , , they had been separated from the paupers, than about the town. Unfortunately they did not succeed Avit if rl bd ~A , Some refused to go to the workhouse, and others left o af ' 7ft , they found out what it houses, and from those places some few t 0.6 had' be - , tiii Was, and `vent ' pfirite RI sel back suffering from cholera. He was happy c to sal D oti' present instance they were not likely to be visited by ode the accounts were exceedingly favourable. -- There'Plu x only one or two fatal cases, of paupers attending on- °: t , patients, audit was not quite clear that cholera ca 4 , ol i deaths. He was happy to say no new case had becto:, ed. • There was only one death, that of a German erl'y to-day. re 'fate Mr. SUMNER thought it judicious t o h ave h ouses of -,,,, 'at e The CHAIRMAN said the removal o f th ose par ties 1 ; t oe Workhouse was an act of nobl e c h ar it y ; if a bola jt o (Hear, hear, .) Those parties were b roug ht t o a l e ' Os, locality, where they were kept perfectly distinetW the usual inmates. He would as k M r . D en ton ,if was the most judicious plan t o p ursue , t o a ll ow p e rson: y o fected by cholera, 'and likely t o in f ec t o th ers, t o bring ' O 4 in a body up to a place where they could be well trecoo!l and where there could sca rce ly b e any poss ibility theid infect others, or allow them to be dispersed over the toe d small - lodging-houses, wh ere th e y mig ht mu ltiply don! 0 afflictions ? It was a far wiser plan to bring them t' Ac ii Workhouse, and he trusted it wou ld b e the most ben.e',',d plan. , Mr. Denton having said so me thi ng a b o ut the isi t ':ll l unanimity and co-operation between the two bodies, he mo o' be permitted to say ho received a letter from Mr. Ilodsu ll el , the subject, which he immediately communicated t°,,,r Vestry Clerk, and in a few hours after to the Chu': li o wardens, and Mr. Bradley. He (the Chairman) din 0 find in Mr. Bradley or the Churchwardens the slightes t ii iti disposition to co-ope ra t e mos t cor di a ll y an d heartlli '0 the General Sub-Committe of Health. It was represellet to him that the duties of the two Committees were 01 0 0 fectly distinct, that co - o p era ti on i n t h e per f ormance of L et o duties was next t o i m p oss ibl e ; b u t f or th e purpose of e i f o r ing unity of action, Mr. B ra dl e y, an d th e t wo Chure .0 dens, would attend the meeting of the General Conun l ,o There was not the slightest indisposition to co..ope';:g Quite the reverse, a disposition to co-operate in overl a p pest where they possibly could do so, an d secur e as t e o practicable, by joint action the health of the town. V` hear, and cheers.) Mr. CARNE said he was present at the meeting, and e ceti thing passed off agreeably and cordially. 1.. ei - 4 D C4 Mr. DENTON was glad to hear so. The contrary 1. reported. e a Mr. BRADLEY said Mr. Denton w ou ld no t h ave call „ g lt a bold step had he seen thos6 poo r crea t ures w h en 10(1,4 to the Workhouse.. - Were it not fo r th a t prompt attcoo they would have been left to certain death. Infectiou b o gradually encroaching on them, and diffic u ltie s ar ose 11 i ,,c they were scarcely able to meet, and they took the judi e c o step of promptly bringing them f rom on board, and P l l' 00 them as they had done, and giving them plenty of breat'w coffee, clean and warm beds, &c. Some of those people not'tasted food for three days. The CHAIRMAN exhibited a specimen of the rotten, which, with rotten fish, those persons were compelled t: ° 00 He only wondered that more of them had not fallen "fl to disease. • Mr. CARNE said this was not food supplied by the o.° of tho vessels. It was part of their own provisions. Mr. DENTON was quite satisfied with the explaa 3 pe He was glad no such thing had occurred, as they all union is strength.. Mr. SHAW directed the attention of the Vestry .ter mode in which German emigrants from Hamburgb, dam, and other infected ports, Were landed in Hull all brought on to Liverpool. He suggested that a dePn te should at once call on the government authorities, t°,o l r on them the absolute necessity o f es t a bli s hi ng s t r i c t qv' tine regulations at Hull. ao? The proceedings were then confirmed, and the procc e terminated. FATAL ACCIDENTS.—John. Jones, breaks l s 4 , : the employment of the London and North Western -" P oi° Company, was reli eve d a t s i x o ' c l oc k on T ues day CV and remained at the station until the last train of Rc was passing at eight o'clock, when he endeavoured 00 upOn it, for the purpose of returning home. In doing e , was thrown off by the sudd e n m oving o f th e carri 3 .gtl i p the entire train passed over his h ea d, com pl e t e ly ebbt eco every trace of human features, and nearly severing his body. An inquest was held yesterday. Verdict , 0 , t dental death."-On Wednesday night, William g.. 1 11,00 , 0! of Joseph Hayes, boatman, residing at 3 Court, Or. g et` e , whilgt crossing Vauxhall4oad,• and endeavouring ~,t° r ot lici l of the way of a cart, ran against Messrs. Wilde, P i, spring van, and was knocked down by the wh c .; l ,, 1 4 '? going over his body, killed. him on the spot. whatever was attributable to the driver, Thomas 1 1 0 1 ', who was going at a moderate rate; and, at the tim e ' t o the reins in his hand. :An inquest was held yes° P 1 a verdict of " accidental death" was returned. •ileS' lt oi, TttE OVERLAND MAIL arrived at Ainrs el o ool . o ten o'clock' on Wednesday morning. The Englis h con'' has' destroyed a number of piratical junks on th e .40 / • CMna. 0 f or 1 I'MrotttaTiox or Orium.-The quantity 0 ,9 imported in the month ending the sth ult. isru s l4 against 23,991 Ib4 in tin same month in the proc' 4 •ur 7 , Tile lehe t 1 rs deal. Itt al wha e Inc I' o ' 4 ' F 1 1.) Oi . „ -8 0 1 . i Patiy lT 241.8. tc, e ka; E L I\ 4 Y tn e ' dß%t,t4 Pr t ,. Jti 17';'