The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-03-30 00:00:00

tett= compensation for his improvenitutS7. — Thlrtotild mot, under the peculiar. condition of Irish property, be Urine. by . a capital payment,, j but Might be .clone in the force of an annuity. They pl-o- ; Tposed that when a tenant.solight tolim.prove, he should :serve notice upon his landlord or the agent. If the 'landlord disapproved , of the improvement* he should at once proceed to terminate the 'tenancy between the, 'tenant. :Ile believed that the result of this wouls be, not eviction, but written agreements. If the landlord' . took nosteps he would be regarded as giving his consent. The 'tenant might then get from the chairman of the. .eounty.a provisional certificate, under which he would' be empowered to burrow, money,as an annuity, to. be repaid at a calculation of i 5 per cent. interest in twenty five years. If the tenant was, evicted,he would go to the chairman and obtain a 'charging order,wherebylae could obtain compensation for his improvement. Of those who expected fixity. of tenure he could hold out no realisation of their hopes, reminding them that all efforts of this kind had uniformly failed. He appealed to Irish members not to reject_ what was. good, in vain hopes of 'obtaining what was impossible. If the measure was not ambitious it was on this account snore likely to be, enceessful. After twenty-five years of difficulty, let them consent to what was, at least, ,an instalment of justice to Ireland. • ' Lord , FERMOY cibserved. that the: measure might especially be called a dabbling measure, .He.wished to , know who was to lend the money. He protested against evictions, ; amd called the bill a piece,of legis lative quackery. It would be better, in .his opinion, if •matters remained as they were. The O'DoNooiruE did not . think that the provision for tenant without leases improved, the present state; of •m_ atters.- hir. Ilkla.Gtan..m . did. not •object to the propositions of 43 's bill; referring to the two first ,classes, butcondemned those affecting tenants without leases. LObiGFORD took a• more favourable view of the 'unt.- and believed it would produce important results. Mr. • MONfiELL said that as it was landlords, could borrow from the. Board of Works money on much. more favourable termai. He strongly , objected. to. ,the pro vision that a tenant,t failing to, obtain the consent of his landlord, was to be, at once ejected. ,Mr. WEEITESIDE w ould , not give to the county_ court l ; i k tuges,_ the large powers given them in the bill. He iks ew ule protested • against the provision making refusal of the landlord an, act of, ejectmeid. ` n gcst ilft respects. he thought the 'hill . nas a satisfactory °r, e, and he would give every endeavour to passing a . €.atif4ac torY Measure. • The ATTonmiy-GENERAL for Ireland said that nothing was further from the intention of the bill .than to :facilitate evictions. The only object was,to enable the landlord to withhold his consent to improvements he did not like. Mr. 11 °wYer, Mr. Hennessy, and Mr. Blake,, disap proved of the bill as it stood. • Mr, GEORGE would wait till the bill was on.the,table before 'he gave bis,opinion. , Mr..Ma.i.D.4:approved Of the bill, which he wished ' e°111 ( 1 be extended, t o Englund. -He had understood the proposal to include ,ejectments when the landlord did not Assent to improvements, but he was glad to find that Jthis was not the case. OanowELL said that he had •no intention of increasing the power of eviction. His object was to introduo the system. of Written agreements, and to prevent, the landlord from remaining silent; and there borrow not, as supposed,. any similiar power at present to money for improvement.. • Leave was then - given to introduce the bill. • Mr ' DE 4 s7r introduced, without observation, a bill to censolidatuand aniend the law of landlord and tenant in Ireland. • WISE moved for ,a select committee to inquire into the, miscellaneous expenditure, and to report to the House whether any reduction-can, in their opinion, be effected in that branch of the public expenditure. The motion was agreed to. , • • The Common Lodging-houses (Ireland).Bill was read a second time.,. Mr. ROWSFALL moved the second reading :of the Pawnbrokers' Bill. Mr: E. 'TAXES opposed .it -as a Manchester bill, and oppressive to the poor. On a division, the second . . reading was carried by,178 to 32., The consideration of the Income-tax Bill as amended was adjourned, after a long debate OR the' subject of Proceeding with it. The, Stamp Duties Bill: passed through committee. The House then adjourned at half-past two COURT NEWS. ' 3 L`one n THUI/SDAY. The Queen,' accompanied by Prince Leopold' and the Irl ncess Louisa; took a drive in an open carriage and fo ur yesterday morning. The Prince;Consort -rode on horseback, accompanied by Prince Alfred. The Queen held a levee yesterday afternoon in St. James's Palace. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort arrived from /luckinghamPalace soon after two o'clock._ The. Duke of Cambridge,' Prince Edward. of. Saxe , w eimar, and Prince Victor of Hohenlohe attended the levee ILer Majesty's Royal 'Body Guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at -Arms was on duty in the State saloons, under the command of the lieutenant. The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty under the command of. Captain Sir' John' Kincaid, the Exori Waiting. The Queen wore 'a -train of white and blue-striped moire 'antique, trimmed with bouillon of tulle, blonde. and blue ribbon; the petticoat of white satin, trimmed with tulle, blonde, and blue ribbon; to correspond. Her Majesty wore a circle of diamonds as a head-dress. tITERATUItE. JILACRIVO9D for This is a number of more than average, and of most agreeably varied interest. It opens with a paper which every right-Minded Englishman will-peruse with delight is "Wellington's Career"—the career of that, great duke whose memory will be revered to the latest gene ,..lt consists of an able and, Comprehensive review of Brialmont's Life of the Great Captain, edited and retised by - Mr. Gleig,-, the Chaplain-General to the porees. Nor Man Sinclair" is continued, haVing, now Pissed through Part IV. it loses none of deep interest. ," Lady Hainilton" is always an interesting subject, and it is here handled very ably. So is that graver and more important question, " Our Position with China." -Alison's History of Europe from 1815 to 182 is another able and interesting article. " Poetic A berrations" is a quizzical piece of criticism of Mrs. Barrett Browning's new volume of poems.: And the two concluding papers, " What have we done for the Princes of India," and "Parliamentary Duelling," . are opportune and valuable political disquisitions. In addi tion ti these, 'there are three poetical contribution& t hat - sterling quality in which, alone Maga dealay„. , THE CORNIITLi; MAGAZINE for April. Adather capita' number of this new but already Popular periodical. It contains cblitinUations, of course, of the several papers which were commenced in,the first and second numbers—Lovel the Widower, Framley p arsonage, StUdies in Animal Life, and _ William !'"g'arth, Painter, Engraver, and . PhilOsopher ; and the interest of one and all of them is ably sustained. One °t : the gems of this number, is a fragment of .3, story by . t ae late Charlotte Bronte, entitled :The Last Sitetch;,-, only it is exceedingly tantalizing to read it, bringing o ne as it does to a most' interesting conjuncture; and Colour abruptly leaving off. There - are clever papers on .‘„.-iOlour Blindness, on Canton, on Ideal Houses, on the Influence - of Chloroform • and on Long Shots an d Straight Bliots ; and .Thomas Hood has contributed 'a on Spring, and Monckton Milnes one entitled , augers Yet,—while a nameless hand has graced it 7 11 P . 1 1 O"011::Patite. . , • ' . MASTERS AND O P tRATIVES.— Mn he SlallY e M.P., stated to the comm i ttee that for many ye ars h ad studied the . question of the relations between masterst and workmen, and had sat on committees connected . with the subject. From the experience he had ginion ained l subject he was decidedly of co nciliation w e r e f orme d'th e y would beopt if councils of in investigating investigating the m asters and workmen ; but he thought it desirable that one general counc i l should b e established in each pro vincial town, and hot that there should be separate councils for each particular trade. "The deputation' from Savoy, on dining at the attention on Saturday; 'were the objects of most gracious teti on the part of the Emperor an d Empress. After the dinner, which was not over till n i ne o ' c l oc k, the Emperor entered into': conversation with' them, and -asked- many questions concerning the i n t erests o f S avo y.. His Majesty afterwards gave each of them a photographe portrait et:himself, an d the Empress presented them with an engraving, representing the Prince with the words, "Souvenir of the 24th March, 1860 EUGENIE," i n h er own handwriting, Imperial, LIME AND Wpm---In Thames water,. and most of t he waters-furnishing the Lond on supply, limellifin t . lii . bun it in the proportion, of about 16 gra i ns ' to th a million ga ll ons exist a ton of lime. The e lally e snPP supply is . about eighty million gallons, so that thirty thousand into London tons of lime mahout the quantity P litn Z a d in. , l.o f lime withits yearly supply of water.. A that 'would ;make Mortar ' enough to build suburb ! L inlefinjure,s the coats of the stomach when with the. water that contains it ; beauty of mater; it curdles the soap, and takes away the 'when we iethsu drinkch the skin.' MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS 'IN A 1 and 159 trian empire now contains 330 civil hospita s for soldiers. The t . 'annually 13' AUSTRIA. — 'Th e Aus lunatic amounts to about 400,000., 'number of pa lents admitcd . There are 40 . _ ; as y lum s , in which about 6,-000 individuals are confined from 40 lYing-in hospitals, which , annually receive 40,000 to 60;000 women; and 33 orphan establishments, containing 24,000 men in the Austrian children. The number of. medical 'empire amounts. to 27,984, or .1 to each 1,000 inhabitants. In - France there are only 18,000 .for a PoPulation Of nearly 36,000,000, or 1 for eaoh-2,ooo:inhabitants. , SINGULAR TRAGEDY.—A tragical event has just taken lace at!Laon: (Ai mie). The wife of a weaver, named lezineellet,,tvas found dead in her house with her throat cut; the husband also had received several wounds,' and was removed to the hospital. In addition to the-wound in the throat, which was very deep, the woman had several o th ers on t h e arms. According to the statement of M ennec h et, h i s wife, whose bad conduct had been the cause of.frequent quarrels between them, attacked and a ttempted , to murder him, and afterwards committed suicide. As . this story was not, however, believed, he has been placed'under strict surveillance at' the hospital, and on his recovery will be:placed in the hands of justice. A WHITE ELEPHANT IN SIAM, --A white elephant has been s een a b ov e a hundred miles from. Bankok., The first p erson who gives information of a white ele phant receives, beside s o th er pr i v i leges, one, hundred cattiea- of silver---£1,000; The second king, aocom- Panied by • his brother Chow Fa,. grand master of the ele p h ants, with a n u m erous suite, will leave Bankok on Or about , the Ist of ' February, for the purpose of. Catching it.' Great rejoicings will follow should they C a t The last white elephant died on the Bth of. S J l Pttrlben - - 1855, - - but, .as - a facetious missionary uoserves,l," the nation moves on prosperously."- 4tikai..o4 China "Telegraph, ' ' - U.J4i.&11 LOCAL INTELLIG'ENOE Lectures_were delivered last, night at St. Luke's Church, and at the it ount-pleasant Schoolroom of Renshaw-itaet foi home' missions. - • - ' ACCSDENt. —AlargaretLytieb, residing in 26, Frederick- Strtet, was run aer, yeSterdaY, by a car in Bath-street, and sustained a compound fractured leg. Last night,, the Rev. Hugh Stowell Brown deliver - 0 a leeture 'on " tatimer in the PulPit," before . acrOWded audience in the Congregational- .Church,,- Oxton4.oad, Birkenheatf. ' • - It has'been_fotind too expensive to 'maintain the -Sub marine cable, belonging to the Liverpool hock Board, between Point Lynas and - Colivyn, and it has thereupon ;been , resolved, to carry the - wire , overland ',between:those two places. CIVIC HOSPITALITY.—Last evening,. his Worship the Mayor, T. D. Anderson, Esq., entertained at dinner, at the about' - sitty gbtitlemen, amongst whom ,were several : members of the bar attending the Assizes at Liverpool. Mr. James Lee the keeper of the ,Lower Hoylake `Liglif.4fonse, aif diet and faithfUl servant of- the Liver pool Dock Board, has just died. The keeping Of the light-ho.ape .has been,tlinduty of Mr. Lee and 7 his pre decessors,' the same'faniity; for nearly 100 ,years. G.its•reest CO3rAnssioxEns.—The annual Meeting of this board was held yesterday,' at' the PtiblicOffices, Garston. • - Mr. Morris presided,- and the other members present were Messri.. Castelrain, Challoner,, Harrison, and Alderinan Cooper: A vote of thanki to the 'chairman terminated the proceedings, -which were merely of a .formal character, • . , - BUILDING OPERATIONS AT BIRKENHEAD. —Building operations are brisk at Birkenhead. Large blocks of property are. Springing, up in :alrdirections ; and in the Park there is nearly a-dozen- large houses in course of erection. It is gratifying to find, that the property is let as soon as it is out of the_builder's hands. lt is anticipated that during- the spring the builders will have numerous orders, in anticipation ,of. the increased' trade that is looked - for consequent upon the opening of the Great Float; in September next. TON:TETI:I ,PARK. BOARD OF GUARDlANS.—Yesterday -the guardians held their usual weekly meeting. Present, Mr. Alpass, chairman; and:Messrs. Joseph• Wilson, John Wilson, Baynes, Siddeley, Ogden, Laylaud, ',Leyland, Carter, Grindrod; Johns, Hunter and Harrison., Cheque , for out-door, relief, £94.. Paupers in workhouse, '363, the number last -week having been 371; decrease, S. It was agreed to accept Mr. RavenScroft's tender for making a road from: SmithdoWn-lane to the' workhouse There was no other public business. THE BATES FAMILY.—This magnificent iron clipper ship, the largest sailing ship afloat, ' and belonging to MeSSrs. Edward Bates and Co.; of this town, has arrived at Bombay, aftor,a rapid run from Hull, With a cargo of coals. The Bates Family was built by' Messrs. M. Samuelson, and Co., of Hull, the builders of two of the Galway line of steamships,' which are intended to eclipse even•'our • far-famed Persia. From the Channel to the , Cape the Bates Family preyed herself an .eitraordinary -fast! ship, passing several Yankee clippers, and leaving behind her a celebrated Australian. clipper which was outward bound, to bo'urne. . . THE RATING OF THE LIVERPOOL AN]) BIRKENHEAD Docxe.—A 'case having: been agreed upon 'betWeen counsel in reference to the .rating of the. Birkenhead Docks, awaits the formality of being set down, for hearing in the-Court of Exchequer, where the Duck Board'are plaintiffsugainst the therseers of the To,wn, ship of Birkenhead 'in an action of replevin. , The cuie, if entered in time, will probably' be heard , in Easter Tettn ; and the action by the parish authorities of Liter.: poOl, in respect of, the ,rating of the Liverpool dock ) --!--a question involving something. like .L20;000 a-year!---is expected to be taken at the same time. PASSENGERS BY THE NORTH AMERICAN.-7--Tile Mon treal Ocean: Steamship Company's screw-steamer North Anierican, Captain Aiton;'Which left 'Portland on 'the 17th inst., arrived Dithe'llfefsey yeqferday the mails and 25 cabin and 47 steerage passengers, i The following is alist . of those' in the cabin :—Mrs. Kufer, Miss Muckleston, Miss E. A. Ross; Mr., - Ross; Mrs. Carlisle, Miss Tronbridge, Mr. R. H. Kilby, Lieut. S. Clarke, Captain Cunvngham, Di. Robinson and _ladv„ Mrs. Croley, - Eldon, Miss Armstrong,Mis.CUrtis and three children, iMiSs Ridon, Mes9 - s. M. Croley, J. Wilson, , Ridon, S. Croley, A. R. M'lntosh, and H. R. Tabb. BIRKENHEAD. ANOTHEH ADDITION TO THE LIVERPOOL STEAM FLEET. —The splendid screw steam-ship. Atlantic, of 1;111 tons regiater, and built about twp, years ago . t.)). - Messrs. T. and . W. of 'Hull, has just been pur chased by Messrs. James 'Moss and Co: for their magni fieent fleet of Mediterranean screw The Atlantic; it is stated, was built, for Messrs. Thornas Wilson,iSonS, and Co.; theeminent Baltic firm.. at Hull, at a, cost : Of 435;000; and, after has realised a. laige sum in the Shape - Of piofitS, has been sold.to her present owners for £l9,ooo,laving beenfound too large for the trade in which she was formerly engaged. The Atlan tic is now lying. in the ,NVellington-dock; at Liverpool, and has been-plated-on-the.berth for-Alexandria - . INQuEsTS:-L-The following inquests were held yester day; before the; orough•• Coroner:—On 'the body •of Sarah Roberts, 55 years of age; wife of William Roberts, sawyer, 148, Upper - Wolfe-street. The deceased, it appears, wa's very intemperate in' her: habits ; she fre quently continned in' a state of intoxication for a week: On Wednesday, between twelve and one o'clock, her son, Thomas' Roberts, found her,' head downwards, in, a h(ile tbur tea deep, in the' cellar „Medical aid was, immediately sought, but efforts . to restore life proved fruitless. The body smelt strongly 'of liquor. 'Verdict, " Ferind suffocated."—On the body of - Mich. Cavanagh, a child 15 months old, who was burnt dining the absence of his mother, and expired on Tu'esday. The parentS reside at • 15,. Woodstock-street.' Verdict, " Found burnt." LANCASHIRE 'RIFLE , YOLUNTEERS: —At a general parade of the Ist division, on Wednesday evening, the .followinp,;genqinen - . - Were elected to the rank of ensign, Sergeants ' 'CoOligo'il,L !Lister, •and Cotton. ' The usual plan of promotion by seniority was not adhered to in 'this case, , it being - considered preferable' to leave': ale choice in thebands of the men. The various corps in this town have completed their arrangements for brig,,ad lug, in accordance with a 'recent War Office eirbular. We believe it has been decided as follows :—The Ist and the :15th will form a battalion - the sth,• 14th, and Scotch another ; and the 22nd; r 39th, and the Borough Guard •a third. Each of the battalions will have the necessary number of field officers-attached-to it, and in every respect be 'treated as regiments instead of the objectionable plan of separate companies. Livenroor, CHEMISTS' ASSOCIATION.—The thirteenth meeting of the session waS held last night, in the Royal Institution, Colquitt-street, - Mr. •Abraham in the chair. Mr. 'Shaw, the honorary secretary, announced the receipt of two more numbers of the "Chemist and Druggist," from the editor, in London. Mr. 'Mercer placed on the table a 'fine specimen of frozen benzoic. Re stated that it was asserted berizole frOze at A tem perature of- 32-. deg. ;' but, on;eiperimenting, he found that it required a very much lower temperatilte than that; in fact, it required 5 deg. below 32 to obtain the least - appearance of solirlity) , .The paper for the evening was "On the new thedry of sound in reference 'to hearing," by Dr. Mit:Chen,• who -tsar listened to' with profound attention by hiPludienee; and at theit bh elusion of his paper received- acordial vote of thanks for his interesting communication. • . • r - - BIRKENHEAD POLICE COURT, YESTERDAY.—(Before J. It: -- Shaw, Esq., and R. Bryans, Esq.)—William Farrell was committed to gaol for fourteen days for. •stealing a pick-axe; value 35., the property of the. Mersey Docks and Harbour BOard.----Mary Ann MacDonald, a Liverpool' prostitnte, was charged with having stolen a pair of boots, a jacket, and a quantity of provisions, worth altogether 205., the property of William Manley. The prisoner was apprehended by Police-officer Glasser on Monday night, near the Birkenhead ferrY•'witli 'stolen - property in hei possession. She pleaded' guilty, and w 0 'sentenced to one months - imprisonment.— Theresa Jones, alias - Schofield, alias, 'Williams, was charged with being hue of the gang of thieves which was detected picking . pockets in the Monk's Ferry Railway Station on Monday night. She was committed to gaol for three : inenths. ' - GrixEltsl., VESTRY MEETING, YESTERDAY :—A 'general Vestry meeting was held at St. ,Nicholas' Parish Church, at noon, yesterday, for the purpose of nominating to the magistrates at petty sessions four substantial hOuSe holders to serve as overseers in the parish during the' ensiling year: Mr. Churchwarden Cropper was called to the chair. The Vestry Clerk; Mr. Nagger, having read the notice convening the meeting, it was agreed on the motion of Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Bairstow, that Mr. Owen he nominated for re-eleetion. On the Motion of ,Mr. Scott, Setonded : by 'Mr.' E.' Byford; Mr. Critf•hley was nominated 'for re-election ; and' on the motion of Mr. 'Williams._ se conded by. Mr. Melly, Mr. Scott - Was also notiiinated for 're-:eleetion. Mr. Smith haiing declined to continue in office. it was agreed, on, the motion of Mr. E. Byford, seconded by Mr. Syred, that Mr. - ' Satchell be nominated. This concluded the business of the Vestry., Tun TRADESMEN'S RIFLE CORPS. -- This Corps, whose formation is, we believe, chiefly owing to the energy and zeal of Mr. Mayer, - have just paid that .gentleman a fitting tribute by electing him as their captain. This event took place last night in the Gill-street Market, when the secretary an nounced that the lord-lieutenant of the county had accepted, the corps, but had stated that it would not be entitled" to be called the borough guard, until it numbered 300 men. The' secretary; after reading the letter he liad received froni the I.ord lieutenant, Called upon Mr.'May . er. Mr. Mayer, ,Who was received with repeated cheering, said lie felt that moment to be the happiest of his life. They had elected him to be their~ captain, and he would tender them his hearty thanks for their kindness. He thonglit the present corps was in the proudest position of any in Liverpool, as they would, soon be constituted the beiongh guard, and be entitled to call themselves the Liverpool _guardsmen. Three more cheers having been giVen for Captain Mayers, the company proceeded with their drill. WORKIIOUSE UOMMITTEE.-- 7 -The weekly Meeting Of this committee was .held yesterday in the board-looni of the Workhouse. ,11fr. Churchwarden Cropper presided, and the other Members present were Messrs. Denton, Melly, Byford, and Peck. The number of Paupers in the house this week is 2,137, Against 2,139 laSt week, and 2,126 in the corresponding week last year. From the .medical. officers .report it appeared . that the number of persons at present under treatment is 767 ; last week the number was 675 ; new eases since, 173 ; cured- and discharged, 151; died, 27. The num ber of vagrants was 25'8, of whom 159 were men, 76 women, and 23 . ehildren, showing an increase, as com pared with' the eorresponding week last year, of 72 per sons. This increase arises' from the fact that during the. last two weeks a large numberof persons from Man chester have sought adniission. Mr. JoneS' tender for tin-ware, at £46185. 6d., was ,accepted. The contract for salt was 'given .to Mr. Rayton, .who engaged to supply it zq the rate:of 17s. per ton. There were five, tendeis for coal: the contract waS given to Mr. - Whaley. The contract r for timber was given to Mr. Culshaw; . HEALTH COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting of this committee was held yesterday, lin the Town-hall. Mr. Alderman Dover ,presided,.and the ,other_members pre-. sent , were--Messrs. Crellin, • Steele, Nickson, Vernon, Rae, Hay dock, and Sheil. The medical officer reported that although the mean.temperature of last week was slightly above the average, the continuous low tempe rature of the previous was has at length raised the mortality of the,borough•to a higher point, than in any week of the preceding, 14 mouths. The mean . tempe rature of the first week of January was higher than that of any subsequent week, not excepting that of the week just ended. . The deaths last week were: 26p, 911 - Oco t ow; £L, leing 29 more than in the week preNiatisTand - 40 . mge' than the uncorrected average of the same week in the former year. Allowing fOr increase of population the' excess:of 7 - mortality last week was 13. In Vie parish the 'deatbS were 171 in 'the out-townships - 94. It may be expected that in future weeks the ,mortality will be reduced. The deaths .ascribed to diseases of the lungs and consumption were 118, a number which' has beta. exceeded only. three times in, the last five years. °From zvmotic diseases 45 deaths were recorded, being 10 less than the average. 10 were from typhus; : • from measlei, 8 from; diarrhma, 7 from hoophag-couch, 4 from croup, 3 from scarlatina, 2 from diptherfa, atidone from syphilis. The Borough Engineer, Building Surveyor, arid Inspector of Nuisances , reported various particulars of the . operations several departments during the week, from which it appe2red that 153 nuisances . ciatiplained of by inhabitants had, been, inspected and raeans . taken toremedy them. 1,036 1 biases in the unhealthiest districts, containing 3,188 apartments, and. 445 cellars had been- put :under 'ext - :mination with the view of improving: their sanitary condition.' It was stated that the annual statement of the health of the borough would be ready in a week or two. The chairman said the ponsideration of the bye laWs had been Postponed, but the committee, had been in communication with; the Architectural Society on the subject. This Was all the business:- MERSEY'DOCKS AND HARBOUR BOARD . . Mr. Charles Turner presided at the weekly meeting of the Dock Board yesterday, and the other members present were 'Messrs. Brocklebank, Bushell, Farnworth,Littledale, Boult, Tobin, 1-lubback, Rankin, Mondelv S6gar, Inman, Ilutehison, Langton, Darby shire, and Rouuthwaite. . , WORKS COMMITTEE-EXPENDITURE OF £142,000 AT The proceedings of the Works Committee were read, comprising the '''following recommendations :—To con struct one 85 feet graving dock at Birkenhead, at an estimated cost of £70,850 ; to construct one '5O feet 'graving duck, £52,120; to fix engines and punaps 'for ditto, £lO,OOO ; to . construct walls, sheds, &c., for, ditto, 0,600. - In--answer to the timber - trade the committee remitted that the land at 'the 'north-eaSt corner of, the Huskisson Dock was being adapted as speedily as pos sible with, a view to accommodating the imports of timber in July next. The committee had received, a deputation from the coal trade in reference -te. the accommodation necessary for the trade at Birkenhead. Mr. PRQCkLEBANIi., in moving the confirmation of the _ proceedings said, .it was proposed that the board should lay out at, Birkenhead' £142,470 in the con struction of two ;raving docks on the margin of the Great. Float. The board must ,be aware that it had already giVen authority for the expenditure of £25,000 for the entrances to three graving' docks at Birkenhead, and the . work, in consequence; had proceeded tp,a,certain eXtent.. 'lf was very desirable, whilst men were On the spot, and whilst the water was out of the Great Float, to proceed with the 'construction of two out of the three graving docks. for., by doing so they Would economise the expenditaire. He • thought the estimated cost of the works a verpliheral'one, and it was possible that out of the sum of ;0,000 ,for the constru'ctiori*of walls, sheds, Se:c., there might be.a considerable-saving. It would - be - obs:erved that there was an estimate of £lO,OOO for ( iiMehinery, primps, but that expendi trife-worild be - common to b' - oth of the proposed graving docks, and whether the board made One, two, or three gra ving docks, this outlay, he apprehended, would have .to made. Now he did not consider that. this was altoge- tiler a Birkenhead piestion. The meth:tiers of ."the board would, be quite as much alive as he was to the very great difficulty the board had 'in'providing graving dock' accommodation on the'Livetpool side the watef, ' TWo years ago au. immense pres4prri . Was broughtio bear 'won them to provide other graving dock accommo dation, whilSti the Shipping interest was in a more prespeiiiiiV 7 ffife - - than a present:'' there had not been such' a' great pressure ; but it...-was .to_ -be---hoped--things were for the better, and that being so it 'wasi4iossible that the pressdre for that accommodation might, again come , upon - them. He , eoliceived that by - making graving docks on the other'side of the water, the .-Board would be supplying a:great want that was felt at Liver pool;-.because. he did not see that these would be any more difficulty in taking vessels across the river and up the Pool to . graving docks, than there could be in moving theni either from the north end or the south end to the centre docks: And he ,must remind them that the proposed graving docks at Birkenhead would riot be - dif dooks—they would' not be dependeneon, tide.- A, ship could be put into one of them, the water run out and her bottom examined in the course of twelve } hours' 'which was' in itself to his Mind, a very great-a!dVantage. In the Works Committee there had been some little difference of opinion .as 'to whether the Boatd slioh d 'prOced With "the large graving:dock alone 0r . ,:g0 on with the two now proposed. l'ot 'him self he took the view that it would be better to proceed with two docks, 'seeing that they, would hnve•to lay . out 210,000 on machinery. which would be common to both Whether one dock or three,doCks were constructed. Mr. RANKIN, in seconding' the confirmation of the proceedings, said. he consiared 'it votild be quite uFeless to have docks without gravinv ducks, and as these docks would have the advantage of deep water, which would be a very great advantage to a certain class of vessels, and as the expense of proceeding with the works would he less noty than it,would be. on a future oce,asion, he should vote in accordance with his' belief, which was that it was desirable that the 'proposed - works shout l he proceeded with as Speedily as possible. , . Mr, BOULT differed entirelyfrom the recommendation of the Works Committee as to these oTaviiv , • docks. He did not believe that, the board had any legal power to make them, for he had gone carefully through the aelis - of Parliament on the previous evening, and found only two clauses at all, beam.' on tlie subiect, and they amounted to this—that the boardinig l 4t borrow money to any extent they liked, to finish the works, specified in the acts, but these graving doCks were not at all refefired to in the acts. He theret'ore did not think the expenditure would he a legal one,3and.before voting for it should require to be satisfied on that' point: But he would go further.. 119 thought the expenditure ,presenecireumiffinces - extreihely Injudiefous. - The board ! were going into an immense outlay in the face' of a iprobable European war. which might stop their pecuniary ,supplies altogether. Besides. he would say that every shilling of surplus income was required, and ought to be spent on the Liverpool side of the water,' for he found that the . Ainerican ,shipping was,' suffering enormous .inconveniences from the want of accommodation at Liver- Tool. He would like "to know who would take these grating docks and' guarantee the - ,Board 4 per cent. on the outlay ? He, could:not too strongly deprecate the• expenditure of such an immense stun of money at Bin ' kenlieddrtiptin -47 h at - wRs - - a--mere specnlatian:'- Hr, - therefore, moved ,that_the, proposed wor)Es be not pro ceeded with. _ • . _ ThCarnendment was not se6onded. The CurtmlAN said,'as far as the regal part of the queStion• went there was' no doubt about it whateVer. After authorising the constraction of ,certain works at Birkenhead, tlae';act went on to say that the Board might construct all such warehouses, transit or other sheds, graving -docks, gridirons,!Ap.tl other works, which 'the Board should, from time to time, deem necessary for .thecefficient working and usefulness 'orthe Birkenhead Docks. (Hear; hear s .) • --Mr.--Butivr—Well,- -I am mistaken then; I withdraw ;that. ~ (Laughter.) - Mr. Nigt,.N. thought that wherever graving-dock accommodation could be ;had, there the lgoard should provide it, and he believed that there mould ' be' parties quite willing 'to lease the graving-dockS .at Birkenhead if the board would grant them the. privilege. Graving docks Were absolutely required-there. - Mi. BusuELL had no doubt Mr. Boult was sincere in ;what he' said ; but from his continued opposition t 3 IBirkenlread, he (Mr. - Bushell) must doubt whether that ,opposition was discreet, and whether, as a trustee of the dock estate, of which Birkenhead was an integral part, !the course pursued by Mr. Boult was a wise one for him to-take:- Mr. AnNoLo—Hear, hear. Bu.siind continued—The board were bound to complete Birkenhead, and he appealed to Mr. Boult, whether, :it' this estate were his' own, or belonged to a member of his family,' whether.' he would pursue the course, with regard to it, which• he pursued on every occasion when Birkenhead came tuider.discussion at that . board? .!He was sure , Mr. Boult would not. He charged Mr. 'Bonk with no evil intention in the matter, but he would again appeal to that gentleman or. behalf of the interests of the trust i whether these continual declarations iu oppositionto.Birkenhead would benefit the intereos, of the estate. He would'ask Mr. Boult, whether if' it . was necessary to spend haWa-Million or a million at Birkenhead, and that Property. at Birkenhead *as his inn, would he sit ,down,' and .say .not another farthing shall be spent on those works. Mr. Bourr—Certainly: Mr! BrfsitErr. would not say anything unkind or nnfeeling of Mr. Boult, but he could not 'but lament that a gentleman Of his character, knowledge, arid standing; should persevere in his opposition, to the carrying out of the Birkenhead'Works, from the tenure of which the board could not escape, but which might be much injured by the course Mr. Boult pursued. Mr. INIoNDEL asked what depth of water there would be at the Birkenhead Graving-docks. y The ENGINEER replied that there Would he 7. feet 0 inches more than in the Old Dock Sill, which would be 3.feet•er inches more than at any graving-dock on the Liverpool side of the water. The'proceedingsvere then confirmed without a division. . .WAREIIOIISE COMMIT FEE. • , The proceedings of the Warehouse Committee coui- : prised a recommendation to appoint Mr: •,lohn E. Edgar as. a warehouse clerk. r There was also.`.7.k' resolution,. aiting perMisiion to Messrs. Gibbs; :Bright:mid Co. to 2ischarge guano in one of the open docksiat Liverpool. Mr. Hubback moved, and Mr. Arnoldiseeended the confirmation of the proceedings. Mr. MoNpsi, asked for an' explanation as to the dis charge of guano, by men from the warehouses, from ships in,the open docics. Mr. HUBBACK said that the committee were very glad to accommodate the•trade on this side of the seeing that it' was impossible to do so . at• Birkenhead whilst the Great Float was dry: The CHAIRMAN—What ! on the open quays in Liverpool: • • ,The CHAIRMAN hoped the committee would so word their resolution as that no responsibility should attach to the board. • . Mr. MONDEL asked why the Warehouse Committee undertook the discharge'ofgond.s.,in an open dock ? • • Mr. HUBBACK said it was necessary that they should do so m as' the Peruvian Government required the certi ficates 'of 'an authoritative' body like the Dock Board,. as to the .charges On the gnano landed,here. The' CHAIRMAN—The Warehouse Committee have nothing to do with th,e -Open docks' and, , quays ; .that belongs to the Docks and Quays Coriiinittee. Mr. HUABACK — The Docks and . Quays Committee don't undertake the discharge of goods. Mr. MONDEL—Are you going to do the whole dis charge, including the lumpers' duty ' shipping in the Li verpool docks ? , Mr.'HuBBACKe—YeS. ' Mr. MoNDEL — The n are y ou p re p ar ed to undertake the That question h as net C omo before of ,ill K t h_e d iSAeihra.rgile • us. The CHAIRMAN said the Warehouse Committee had no power to undertake the vork in the open docks; and therefore the question had better be deferred for a week, and then a substantive resolution conferring that power might be passed. Mr. ARNOLD, under the peculiar circumstances of the case,' thought The motion excusable. Mr. BoyLer, as a member of the Docks and Quays Committee, under •the circumstances, would be glad MARINE COMMITTEE, IHE DAILY TII IFS, ~ F AIPAr y ,}IARCH . 30, 1860. to co-operate with the Warehouse Committee in the matter. The CitAimiAx sid, thi resolution were passed, the Board might be asked to take the 301i:bpi' the work on the quays under their charge. The ehairtnAn's suggestion was agreed to, and, "Sub pet to it, the proceedings were confirmed. The proceedings of the Marine Committee were read, comprising the following recommendationTo - con struct; the - electric telegraph, from-. Point Lynas to Colwyn .hy to :appoint Tarries Carney _a seaman, to the light-ships; to make additions to the observatory,, at acost of abotirt 500-4n:the chronometer room, The death of James Leo, keeper of. the Lower Hoy falen-light4paiise, :was reported, and perinission asked to appoint.idsuecessor. _ Mr. Gisborne reported that, after having been sub merged eightiniontli, 'the .cable between Ililbre Island and the:-Point of Ayr had broken. The cable was ordered to be repaired with a portion of the old Cable. The line, ; of, telegraph along th e .docks . .bein e , , r. now in working order, notice was given to the Magnetic Telegraph Company 'that they would be charged with; tent from the Ist proximo. • • On the motion of Mr, - Monde], Sec on d e d by, Mr. Inman,. the proceedings were confirmed.:. , . The proceedings of the Pilotage, Docks and, Quays,' and Master' Porterage Committees were read and con firmed. - ;,- .• MIS CELL ANEOUS. A letter from Mr. Jo=r ph Bettely, offering to rent the chain-cable At:sting machine at Liverpool, was referred to the Works Committee... Messrs. James Bland and Co. gave notice that in October ne±t they should give up possession of 11,018 yards of land at the Harrington estate, held by them as tenants of the board. Mr. George, Baker dent in his resignation as Superin• tendent of the Timber Quays north, to take effect from the 24th of June next. The letter was referred to the Docks and QUaysCommittee. A memorial froui the owners and consignees. of pas sener ships, praying for the restoration of the privilege granted them many years ago Of putting watbr-daslcs upon the., open dock quays for , the ,-inspection of the Govetnment officers, before shipment - and stowage, was lvferred'to the Docks and Quays Committee. This Was' the whole of the general business. EARLY CLOSING 'MOVEMENT. :Last night a soiree, under the auspices of the associa tion for the promotio:s of this movement;' was held in the Concert-hall,, Lord Nelson-street. Wm.'Dawbarn, Esq., president of the' association, occupied the chair. Among the gentlemen on the platform were Messrs. George Nickson Vey (of Messrs. Vey Brothers) T4o4llpson (of, Messrs,Carmichael & Co.) ; J.O. Jones, solicitor, Sce. Letters of apology expressing warm sympathy with the- objects of the' meeting were read front Messrs. Gibson, Jeffery, Frisby,_&c. About 250 ladies and gentlemen,were presort., Mr. Dawninsr said: Ladies and Gentlemen, as chair man of this ,association, I believe something of a report is , expected from me.- No man, however great his intels ligence i high his station, or honeUrable his character; need Make an apology for. being ,id4ntified -with this associatiOn—the Liverpool. Early Closing Association. Its' ends are only those which piiilanthrbpists approve, reason adMits to be sound, and Society at large recog- Aides' as beneficial to :thoseengagedsin labour. For bringing up, this' report I therefore , shall make •no apology, beyond expressing that I could have wished had pOsieSsed a greater competency in fulfilling; the dutieS that 'have devolved on me in the capacity of clicirman of: thie association: . In the days of my youth, early closing was' a thing not believed to be possible, Tradestilen i lliOught they should be ruined Were they to leave their counters for the `shortest interval of business: Apprentices were expected to grow up with habits which would, make, them binkrupt traders did they wear 'their hats any day bat s Sunday : and, assistants were. cons sidered poor.things, indeed, if theyerer had a thought above business, or a walk that was not after a bad debt. Roweier, the scene has 'changed. 'New principles have been discovered. Life has been found to depend on laws. These laws say that an overworked frame effects less in a longer time than a robust frame will in a shOrter. It' is b,ecoine, a '.belief that energy of will is best restored by salutary 'relaxation. Of -course how long this relaxation shall be has been a great difficulty for this associati..m to combat.. One kind of husiness says one thing„sand another another. • However, one reasonable way of proceeding has been-adopted that'has made this association most successful. It has been careful . to rest only on sound principles. It started with these principles,=that we will with all our energy indoctrinate the .public mind - that the system of - late hours shopping is. vicious; that we will encourage assistants to make emploVers friendly to the movement by giving- increased fidelity and zeal in .business ; that we will never - diverge the interests of the employer from the employed'; that we won't attempt in any case too much, but' endeavour to fix in each separate district such hours of labour as shall be a reasonable improvement' on those in use, before our association commenced its task. With a trifling exception or two, the - difficulties of this movement, have assussed no:other than a most peaceful form ofssolution. From the day of the general meeting which formed the Liverpool Early Closing AsSociatiori, when a board of management was formed, all has been in successful operation. As this meeting may be consi dered somewhat of a gathering: in which to report pro gress to its members, I have great pleasure in stating that its officerssthen appointed have. discharged their duties with zeal-its snernbers have'centribilted liberally ---4 he press has advocated the claims of the association continuallyez-bills have been diStributed in thonsands,— thepublic have been made tO -- know and feel - the claims that this association has on its sympathy and support, and the public have as liberally responded to its call. I may just name that the realt,g.ernent of this association has been simple in its organisation. but complete. It has,mapped out the- town into districts; it . has formed district committees whose duties have been to hold meetings, distribute cards, and solicit 'friends to the movement, and.. .this agency,.has--greatly succeeded: 'III('SC committees hare frw,a.tjj.nc to time brought before the association reports; theta reports are now condensed, and will_be made available for this meeting-to-night, by gentlemen whom I- shall call on to read them, and address the meeting. Before I sit down, I feel it 'my duty, .on the ,part of this association, to thank those employers who have in any way assisted this movement. To single out names would be invidious. For with every new movement to men of business, there is of necessity certain amount of risk. I'do not doubt that every business man, by the time he isforty, contemplates changes from one -system to' another with fear. „Busi nesses are now so finely worked, that no unnecessary expenditure can •be willingly and justly incurred. At first it-is quite certain that the aspect of reducedhours of labour seems like an increase of expenditure ; but I may say it is not so. The most timid need not fear, but that he will get amply repaid by a. healthier tone of labour and a more energetic display of , ability in those whom; he , employs. , All I can say is, that I believe there is no surer way to the bankruptcy court than long hours and low diet, whilst, there is no better way to secure a fortune than to work hard in moderate hours. Of the Saturday half-holiday, not much can Le said. The' Post-office arrangements, American mails, and the Custorri-honse regulations seem to reartirecens sideration before the movement, can be made a steadily progressive one. Payment of wages on Friday must become, and is rapidly becoming; a rule. The speech was much cheered throughout, And Mr. Dawbarn sat down amid great applause. From a financial statement read it appeared that £5l 2s 7d had been received, and £4B 7s 3d expended ; balance in handy .£2 'lss 4d. Mr. Davis read the report of the committee for the central district —comprising Bold-street, Church. street, Lord-street, and Castle-street—which was as follows: The central. 'branch of this association •commenced labours in the beginning of last autumn. Their first general' fleeting was not attended With that succe ss which, considering the importance of the district, its promoters had anticipated. In order to carry the movement; the difficulties 'to, be overcome were felt to ;be great-so much ,so that the c omm itt ee - resigned, and a new one was ,appointed.: . Thefnew committee set themselves vigorously to the work before them. They :at once issued a circular requesting the large emplOyers in the distrik -to unite in closing at a given hour, and so favourably was this suggestion received by those to whom it was addressed 'that 'the committee were encouraged to issue .another to employers generally, suggesting to them the ad o pti on o f 'six p.m., five nights' a Week for closing, atid, four p.M. on Satur days. ..This suggestion .to clase at four .p.m.. on Saturdays with many was acceptable, but to meet all cases; 5 p.m. was substituted ; which, with 6 p,m. five nights a week, wa s a ll' but unanimously approved,' there being but, one formidable ob t jector, who has since partially conforited to . the above hours. Such being the ;result of the committee's laborers, they felt satisfied with their success.; and therefore .it *wag with great regret that . they witnessed on Saturday last, and also on Saturday. Week; three large establishments deviating from the s hour which had•been fi:xed by, themselves for closing on that day. Their reason for .so doing.the committee are in entire issnorance'oC Before leaving this part of thesUbject, the committee calinot refiam from most cordially thanking Robertson Gladstone -and William Preston, Esqrs., for the able support they have rendered thtinintheli canvass, and for the - very kind and courteous whisili'they have attended to all their soli citations. , It is with great regret that the committee have received', thesreaignation of their late chairman, who, from private reasens,, is compelled to resign. A more laborious, indefatigable, and zealous 'supporte r o f the cruise is not to_, be found, The committee cannot con clude this s report without impressing upon all p resen t the importance of maki n g then' pnichases early: In your hands the matter now rests. On your conducts depends the issue of this important struggle. Adopt, then,'hur distriers watchword—" Never shop after five O'clock p,m. ;,' by so doing, you--the ladies espeCially— , will convince e m pl o y ers , b y a l og i c more potent and 'a line of argument more obvious than we can adduce, that early closing is not inimical to them, but is strictly in conformity with their interest, and their interest with the .common; good. , , Mr. HETHERINGTON read the report of the committee for the Toiteth-park di s t r ict, whirl, was as foll ows :-- Your committee commenced 'onerations in SePfernber last. A numerously attended public meeting was' held in St.• James's .- eSchoolrooni, when resolutions were adopted for working thia district. Yoni. 'committee deemed it 'advisable that, as the larger number of assistants were employed in the drapery business, that that body of tradesmen should be first solicited to adopt the system of early eloSing... The deputations appointed hy f your committee,. therefore, waited upon the drapers in this district and were, with two exceptions, most Cordially received. Up to November, 1859, the early closing moyemeet,(so far as this district was concerned) bor,a every token of success, many shopkeepers voluntarily Closing their establishments at an earlier hour, without waiting for the concurrence of those in the same line of business. Of the exceptions already named, one of them, the proprietor of a large establishment, and the employer Of a number of assistants, declined Making any concession i cvhatever ; the other declared himself fayourable to tbee,moyetneut but, .stated that his ,yfung man jjected to closing earlier than nine o'clock. 'Your committee, through the instrumentality of our . espectecl president (Mr. Dawbarn), addressed an earnest ppeal to those two gentlemen, showing them how much depended upon their assent to the Movement, and hoW, but, for their obstinacy,' early closing in the 'Toxteth District would ere now have become an established Principle. So far, however, these two liberal-minded individuals have treated our communications with silence. Your committee beg to express their thanks to the Rev. S. Alfred SteintTial (one of the patrons of the association) for his very great kindness in granting • • then the use of a committee-room in Bedford-street. Your committee hive ,to regret the extreme apathy; exhibited by the'at%3Toaot tradesmen of the district, and Would urge iipon those. who desire to - ,:fdr,Wird the cause. to send in their names to the secretary without delay, and not stand aloof as 'they have done. Your con}}-1 mittee, in concluding their report, would most . eainestlyi entreat the inhabitants of the Toxteth District to' make • their purchases before seven o'clock. -BAHR read the report. of the . Committee for topdqn-road District, 'embracing Lime-street and Isling ton, which was, as follows committee of this, district commenced its labours in the beginning of Sep-' tember ; and since then has been most asiditous in its endeavours, but has not met with that success Which its' efforts and the Object of the association merited. It would. be. tedious. to enumerate. ell the difficulties and objections that your committee met with in endeavour ing.to. early out its intentions, and establish ,an earlier and more uniform 'hour of` closing. The majority of the tradesmen in this district quite agree with your committee, that it is veip desirable to have a reform in this matter; and its unsuccessful efforts are attributed to the want of unity. among the !shop keepers, and the little confidence they have in each Other. Mr. CAVRIt read the report of the committee for Byrom- street district, embracini also , ScOtland-road 'and Great ' Homer-street, which was as .follows :4—Your committee wat t s formed on the. 9th'of August, 1859, aud, .imme diately commenced its labours by issuing an appeal to . the tradesmen of the district, and- carrying out. an active canvass: They regret to state that they -found the district in a state far frcim. encouraging, the large majority closing after nine o'clock, and very few .before that. hour. • . Your -committee, however, have ; the satisfaction . to state that now great improve-. went is evident.- The drapers were first canvassed, and all the leaditio , firms promised, and did corn-.• mence during •the winter, to close at seven o'clock ; They, however, requested that the milliners should' close at eight o'clock ; and all the milliners, save one,. promised to aid the movement by closing at eight o'clock' if Unanimity could be obtained: A deputation waited bpon.this one objeetor,who claimed to be a strong sup .. . . . porter of the movement ; yet he would not close earlier. Messrs. Robertson and Mason. Adamson and Tapley. Copk. and Townshend ; and Mr. L: Bradshaw, John Riley; and Simnel Morris have adhered to the hour of .seven as the time for closing their establishments Tnost :days. in the week, except Saturday. A large - number" of the drapers have, kindly closed at eight,: and we hope • that during the summer months they will not alter this hour, except for the better. The canvass amongst the grocers :has not heen so veiy, successful. A few, headed-by our excellent friend-of the cause, Mr. Gebrgre Nickson, hai - e closed before:and at eight o'clock; and the triajority are here prevented by the objection of one employer, icho,lias several establish ments in the district. The•hattere promised, and in a great measure have kept their promise, by closing at eight' :o'clock, or , as' soon after as pbssible. The flour- dealer are very divided ; some are 'very favourable, and, in spite of opposing neighbours, close at eight o'clock. others keep. open t r ill nine and ten o'clock, and they are in the majority- The ironmongers :have agreed . amongst themtelveS to close at *seven, and on :•Saturdays at nine, and have worthily' 'Performed their part, and desPive every praise. Your, committee must congratulate you on the improved feeling in behalf of the • movement throughout the district; a large number .of miscellaneous tradesmen having, without solicitation, commenced to chise earlier than before ; each of which acts tends much to cause objectors to fall in, as closed Shops all'around„•;and their own the only one in - "the full glare of light__and .buiiness, make them ashamed of still evincing ,ar opposing spirit. .Your committee. cannot, close, their report without earnestly thanking those ladies who have been determined to help • the movement, by never shopping after seven o'clock. the consequence of which has been a most remarkable diminution •of .late shopping. Your committee would also remark that much more could and would have been done had more assistants been on the committee ; and they hope that hereafter. it will be doubly increased, now that its labours are made public. Your committee, in conclusion tender their hearty' thanks to the Rev. T. Danson for the gatuitous use of the schoolroom at the foot of Gerard-street - ByrTmi-street, for ,the•purpose of holding•their committee meetings. ' Mr. GEORGE NicKso;sl.then i addressed the meeting at some length. The movement had his warmest and best sympathies,* ,• Mr. 'GittNri.r.i. then spoke at. great length, 'and we regret that space prevents us from givingthis eloquent and able addres.l - • . Mr. I. OLivta. Jowts, solicitor, Castle-Street, next addressed the meeting. After the usual votes of thanks to the chairman, the ladies, &c., - the.tneeting broke . up. A memorial to' the Mayor, in favour of closing the markets earlier, lay for signature at the door. , The band of the 4th division of. the Artillery Volunteers - played some excellent pieces. during the evening. The tea was furnished by Mr. Milbourn. LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF NATIONAL SCHOOLS AT TRANMERE. There has been a marked distinction, it appears, in the growth of popuiation and of ducatioual institutions in the township of •Tranniere. Whilst the number of the . . inhabitants Las been doubled and quadrupled; seminaries for the instruction of the masses have been,'comparativoly speaking, but little' increaSed.. Thousands . of working men have made their homes on the hills of. Traninere, whose sons and daughters have had to, : trudge morning and evening to the neighbouring townships, or cross the . Mersey, for their education. To remedy this defect a committee was formed, consisting of 'the Revs:. B. 'Arthure, M.A., incumbent ;• ,R. B Lane, 8.A., and William ,Marsden, ;8.A., curates of St: -Catherine's Church ; and Messrs. W. ,Myeis, -. W. Wright, W. 'E. ilinde,,' James Gill, M. Scott, E. Broomhall, and J. 'Harding;—Nressrs. 0: .Billingo and E. Willoughby acting as secretary and treasurer. These':gentlemen have worked indefatigably; the St. Catherine's National -Sehools, now about to i;e erected, are among the results of their labours. They are , to be erected on the Holt, and the following ,are, the di,rnen sions of the•profiosed.buildings schoolroom; 77 feet by 18; girls' schoolroom, 66 by I'B' .; and the infants' schoolroom, 39 by 20 feet. Connected with the bpys' and girls' schoolrooms, will be two class rooms of IS feet by 14 feet each. The, playground measures 182 feet by 36. feet. Mr. Walter Scott is the architect, and Mr. J. Hogarth the builder. The foundation-stone was successfully laid yesterday afternoon.' The weather turned out favourably. -Flags decorated the streets, and the place was. enlivened . by the brass band of the Akbar Reformatory Ship. The ceremony of laying the foundation -stone, took place about three o'clock, in the presence of a large number of ladies and gentlemen,' and the blasseS'"For whom the schools.are intended. A hymn was sung, and prayer said ;.'then the Rev. B. Arthure..M.A:, made a lon. - speech, in which he reviewed the history of the township since the year 1841; when" it appears the inhabitants numbered 2554. Iu 1851 they lead increased to 6519. In 1852 the first effort to erect schools was made, The Lord of the Manor, Major Orred, generously gave the site, on which St. Paul's Sch oo l s now • stand. St. Catherine's district has hitherto remained without schools; and application was made again-to the Major, who -liberall,*gave the present site, which inpasurts 1.000 square yards. A building Onnunittee'waiforrned. The.. ladies „greatly assisted _ : l2y,_&-bazaar. the donorS towards the schools were - lklr. John Orred, who gave £25; and.Catain V. A. Kiiie,iiirho gkve £lOO. laid the foundation stone. The trowel whCaiclpitl!in Kitroweleused was a magnificent one, and has been pre sented to him by the building , committee. A brass plate, having . upon it the date• and the names of the members of ,the committee,. was placed. under the stone. made. a!long speech,. in the cours e o f heN C v a h p ic ta h ill K 'stated • that, although he had not, been bOrn in Tram:acre, his father and grandfather were so. Personally, he had spent his happiest hours in the township. A dinner at the Castle : Hotel terminated the o ceedings. ARY SCHEFFER'S' PICTURE OF THE - TEMPTATION IN THE WILDERNESS. The private view of a great work by a great Franco- German painter took place, yesterday, at Messrs. Agnew's gallery, in the Liverpool and London 'lnsurance Build ings. It is the Temptation in the Wilderness, painted by Ary Scheffer, and the-property of the French Govern ment. The moment selected for .representation, is that 'in which Satan, having taken Christ up to the top 'of " an exceeding high mountain and shown him all the kingdoms of the earth and the glory of them," says, "all these will I give thee , if thou wilt fall down and worship me." To which Christ replied, " Get thee behind me, Satan. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serve." The works of this artist are well known from the number displayed:in the Manchester Exhibition, and others in the possession of Me Navler, and Mr. Aikin, of this town, and Which hate" been freely 'exhibited at Mr. Grundy's rooms and elsewheie. His" Christ the Comforter" (christus t'on solator ), has also been for a long time a popular print. The eharacterof his:paintings is'that.which,in alavotirite painter, is considered a peculiar style, but in an unpopular man would be called manlier. The figures are academi- - cally well drawn, and made out almost as if copied from sculpture. The ,drapery is equally stiff and formal, there is no attempt at eltitcr'oseurn or colour, even when the'development of the subject would be aided by it ; but, as in the Christiana Art School of Munich, the subjects depend entirely hir their effect upon the lintuan expression and character therein. Knowing this to be the principle of, art adopted by the ; painter, we must criticise his work from the same point bf view ; and, much as we may he disposed in . regret the absence that solemnity which Rembrandt •would have impacted by mysterious effects of light and shade, or which Titian would have suggested by his power over-colour, we must look at Ary Scheffer's piety:re as he has endeavoured ti execute it as a sculpturesque group dependent only on intelleetnal 'character and expression. wholly unassisted by " the blandishments of art," •which, in' the shape of, colour and chiar'oseuro, are considered by the Christian Art school .to have deluded even Raffaelle- himself, from the higher character of his subjects. But, making every allowance for the absence of these qualifications of art, and looking at this work as a development only of the intellectual character .of the subject, we must . confess to disappointment and want of satisfaction. There is no temptation. That the humanity of Christ alone was appealed to in the offer of worldly glory we may admit, and be contented with the "Son of Man" that Ary Scheffer" has represented; but that Satan should have expected any man, on any terms, to have fallen down to worship such . a vulgar, powerless animal, as the shape in which he has presented himself, is more than we can possibly: bring to our apprehensions. Intellectually considered,' it is a mistake, and a mistake which offers no, advantage to atone for the degradation' it inflicts on the work of a great man, as undoubtedly Ail , Scheffer was. We have heard that the picture, which is the Jut he had in hand, is scarcely to be considered completed. _We can only hope that he would have altered his misconception of :the subject, - • !I- 'VI ITVER - 560L POLICE - COURT.—TESTERDAY. - (*fore Mr, 1141:FIZW,)- ST,Ortrti . a.-4ames . 8 wainson, .seatnamiliftt itiblatged ,tt - . with stabbing Andrew Olsson., beer and boarding-hotist keeper, Denison-street. -The prisoner was a boarder at the house.: FoiSome 'unexplainerd reason Olsson desired hini f •fliree-days ago, to quit. . On :Wednesday aright ,he returned to the honse and stahbeel l olsson on the nose, producing a wound an inch in length., Several witnesses were called; and the prisoner was committed to the. sessions , fair trial. PASSING COUNTERFEIT Cont.—Mary A. Waters, woman of questionable character, was charged. with. attempting to pass a bad half-crown to Ellen Fazackley,. 22, Standish-street, on the 22nd inst. The money was, offered iii paythent far sorae,potatoes. There were two' other charges against :the prisoner. On the 14th of February she offered a bad half-crown . piece to' Mary ,Ann Austin, 26, .Clarence-street; and on the sth -Of' 'January she passed a .bad shilling to a Mrs. Jones, residing at 32, Lord-street. Remanded. A CHAIWE or,.Sicrtaxso Mosr.t.----An old woman, named Mary Wall, was brought up on a charge of stealing. £l9, the property of James Ryan. Ryan, it appears, gave the Money to the prisoner on the 20th instant for safety, and she refused to return it. The offence is not recognised by the law; therefore the prisoner w'as dismissed. ILLEGALLY PLEDGING A COAT. —James Pollock was charged with illegally pledging a coat, worth £3 10s., the property of John Newton. The article was pledged at Mr. Woodruff s, for 7s. Remanded. SMUGGLING CIGARS. —Two foreigners, named I and Galvanti, of the ship Edward°, were charged . With sinuggling- 25 lbs. of cigars. Freeman, boatman, in the s.rvice of the Customs, boarded the vessel in the river; on the 23rit 'March ; rummaged her,'and found among a quantity of firewood, in the fore-peak, the smuggled ,articles, which the prisoners immediately claimed. Mr. Tyndall, who appeared on behalf of the Crown, did not press the charge, and Mr. Raffles stated that on account) of the prisoners bei n g fo re i gners he would recommend,! in the proper quarter, ,a mitigationof the penalty—£loo.l STEALING AN UMBRELLA. —James Jordan. pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing from a public-house in Wood-street, kept by.a Mrs. Francis, an umbrella worth 10s., the Property of a man named Lewis Manganto ; and ,was sent to gaol:for two months. SuAt.ictors.-1 , --John Whally, said to be the companion of proStitutes,.was brought up on suspicion of having stolen a £2O note. About twelve o'clock on .Wednesday night the prisoner, in company with a woman, who has, not been apprehended, :desired several public-house' keepers to change the mite. A publican named David' Eaves, residing in William Henry-street, gave evidence,l and the prisoner . was remanded. ' , A PRINTER TEAMING Music.—Prederick Pornisa . .was charged. with stealing a trowsers worth ss. from, Frederick Hagglestern. The prosecutor, a German,; stated that he was a printer, and the prisoner, who is' also a German, was his apprentice indentured to learn' the art of music.- He gave him board and lodging and! 6d. per week. The offence was ' proved, and the' prisoner was sentenced to, anionth'slimprisoriment. STEALING OIL CAKE.—An old woman, named Lucy; Taylor, was- charged with stealing a quantity of oil-cake, from the quay, the property of Messrs.' Rosinson and Son. PC. 393 saw the offence Committed yesterday,; Committed to gaol for two months. CARRYING A PART OF A CARGO ON DECK.—John ,Ritchie, captain of the shfii Hamilton Gray, was charged with conveying a quantity of deal on the deck of the vessel, thereby rendering himself liable to a penalty' not exceeding £lOO. Mr. Tyndall appeared on behalf of the Crown ; and Mr. Cobb defended. The proce.edingS were instituted in accordance with 173rd sec., chap. 107 of'the 16 and 17 Victoria. Mr. Tyndall applied for an adjournment of the case, to which Mr. Cobb objected, and it was ultimately gone into. The vessel arrived from the Bay of Fundy, in the New River, on the coast of,New Brunswick, with a cargo of deals; and on. ,Tuesday night she was boa r ded by Richard - Robinson, tide surveyor, who found three tiers of timber forty feet in length stowed in the front poop, and a quantity of deals on each side of t < he deck.—Mr. Cobb contended. that the timber was placed aboard in order to trim the vessel for the voyage ; and Mr. Raffles called his attention to -sec. 171 of the Act, which allows the master of a vessel to remove cargo from the hold to the deck when the vessel has been damaged, or damage - is - apprehended. - 'A number of witnesses were called for the ,defence, who stated that the timber was ; placed, on deek in 'order to render the vessel seaworthy; the 'car- penter, stated that, had not the timber been put aboard, the 'crew would have steered clear of the ship. Mr. Raffles felt perfectly satisfied with respect to the case ; his duty was-to interpret 'the act of. Parliament, and he fined the defendant in the mitigated penalty of £5 and costs. (Before Messrs. HOUGHTON and PEEL.) WAGES CAsEs.—Captain James Calhorn, of the James-Smith, was , summoned at the instance of 'James Watt, for non-payment of £9 4s. 2d.; halance of wages. Mr. Carr appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Black for the defendant. The !claimant shipped in the James Smitk as an able seaman for £2 155.. per month. The vessel proceeded,to ..New , Otleans and Mobile ; and on the outward passage the.. captain eiseovered that the complainant was incompetent to discharee his duties. He was distated to the rank of .an ordinary seaman. The Bench awarded 2s. Captain Calhorn was also summoned by. John Powell. the - steward, for „.-CIP 14s. Bd. Powell shipped for £4 per month in the James Smith, . and he too was found incompetent. When disrated, he . told the captain that he had a paralytic stroke some years ago, which had disabled him for life. Mr. Tyndall, who appeared for the complainant, con tended that this feet was known to the•captain previous to- his going to sea: Mr. Black, on the part of the defendant; denied if; and the "Bench awarded £2, ss. per month, stating that they considered that the defen dant was amply pai2. TRANSFER OF LICENSES. , .....„ ...___. --"" - s -- rWeEr .., . FROM To Albert-street Anti Mark James Tarbuek. Argyle-street George Hullin Elia% Bueuris. °Bevington-hill . . ..... Vuis. Pierpont William Finch. Blenheim-street William Evans : James Holly Ward. °B tle-lane . jamaes Bradshaw Jas. Bradshaw (ex). Brownlow-hill Thos. Wilkinson ...JoFeph Lewis. Christian-street roiin Cross • ' Tom Chadwick, _ C} - press-street Wm. Warren (dec.).Marearet Warren. Dale-street . W., M. Curtis • Robert Fair. Denison-street F. R. Simpson ......John Thorn. • 's Derby •ed,'Everton William Glover Samuel Bather. Devon-street Agnes Singleton Matthew Green. Dickenson-street Baxter Riley John Dixon. Duncan-street ,...R. F. 'Milligan John Bolton. Enworth-street W B. Bearn Martin Greenfield. ° Falkland-street Elizi:beth Waugh ...Alfred Berrington. *Gascoyne-street John M'Einnell Thomas Smallwood. Gerard-street Thos.. Armitstead ...John Hirst. Gibraltar-rosy i, .... T. Partington (dee. ).Sarah A. Partington. Great'lliehmond-st Wm. Sanderson Thomas Walsh. I.l.tath.street.....---Luke Rees ...... ... —Thomas Campbell. litiml - stre - et - --- Mie2a - fel Ch irlton David Rowell. King-st., li , rkdale ...Gecrge Bird David Rawsthorn. Lambert-street ,_, , Ti tunas Gilkerson, Sarah Puff _ Lithekilii-line ,Williini Finch .......E izabeth A.Battley. Limekiln-lane Win. H. Salisbury ._John Duggan. Murray-street ' George - Elston John Goodburn. North-street ...... .....Ththnas Llbyd foam Sampson.. Pair-mall Richard Wright Henry Summers. Park-lane James Tarback Thes "Jas. Tarbuek. Park-street James Jolly Ward... James Pye. Regent-road William Lawson 'Sidney Bowerbank. Richmond-street Richard Neale Peter Travis. Richmond-strut James Cook - 1 1Lrik Brahara. Richmond-mw James Barton Hugh Cowell. Scotland-read Henry Em-ry Robert Meeson. Strand -street Vauxhall-roadW. 31. Townson Baxter Miley, Vernon -street ' i .John Dixon Eleanor Knight. Wood -street Henry Britton . Samuel M`Donnell. . . axmovaL. John Whitty from Hackin's-hey to 93, Cornwall -street. The • represent the number of times the keepers of the house's have been fined by the magistrates. PARLIA-AIENTARY COMAII'ITEE -ON -. MERCHANT SHIPPING. This committee m et aga i n on Wednesd a y ; M r. Hors fall in the chair. The examination of Mr. Lamport, of Liverpool, was resumed. In questions by Mr. Li n d sa y, h e stated that with condition of the shipping trade thirty r r eg ep a l r y d t 7 to gthe i co years ago, and wh at i t was now, h e could not' venture to speak of generally. ; he cou ld speak from his own ile recol lection of it at Li verpoo l . • At that time t r . Brand, of 800 'ton s , was t h e l argest ship entering a t r h i e a port. The timber trade with the colonies was at that time carried on almost exclusively in ships of from 300 to 400 tons. It - was not carried on in ships of 1000 kons and upwards. Thp vessel s t o t h e west coast. of lbuth America were generally of from 120 to 150 tons.' A,vessel of 200 tons was considered a large vessel. The trade was now carried on in ships of about 500 tons. He remembered, also. that when a merchant sent an order to Now Bruns wick to' build a ship 0f.467 tons register everybody said he was mad. Shins of 2,000 t ons register were' now built there, and dij not excite any surprise: There was no clOubt that the repeal of the navigation laws was inimediately followed by wonderful improvements in the building of ships. He did not feel disposed to go back to the'old'state of things which existed before the repeal Of the navigation laws ; he thought that repeal was a commercial necessity, and he did not believe that the interests of the country would have permitted the existence of that state of things much longer.. His opinion was that if the navigation laws had not been repealed there would have been • more British tonnage, but'hellid not think they. wOuld have been able to.man their ships with British sailors. He never knew a sailor . of thirty years of age who was not anxious to leave the sea it' he could find anything to do on shore. There was nd difficulty in getting any number of boys for the sea when they were .wanted but they were not such as he should choose to take as apprentices. On the subject of compulsory apprenticeships, lie should 'like to put in a memorial * drawn up by himself, and presented to the President of: the. Board of Trade by the Liverpool ship owners seine time ago, pointing out the objections which existed , to compulsory apprenticeship. Mr. Lamport was then gliestioned as to the American coasting trade, and, said it appeared to him that the trade bet Ween the United Kingdom and her distant depen dencies was very • much the same as the trade between state and state of the American Confederation. He thought that when We'opened the trade from Calcutta to London to American ships, we might fairly have asked the Americans .to open the trade from New York to Cali fornia to . British ships. On that occasion a golden oppor tunity of obtaining that concession was lost,. If it had beenniade-a. condition, when we opened the trade between (;Jr .possessions in 'the • East and England, that the Americans should have ,opened their coasting trade, be believed they would has done so. He was not without. hope that the Americans themselves would, by-and-bye, insist , on the removal of the restrictions which now existed ; for, in the recent discussions in Congress, the question of the subsidies granted to the lines of ocean steamers had disclosed &strong feeling against,the present protection given to the American shipowners. When the Americans opened the Whole of their trade to us , • with the exception of the coasting . trade, possibly, their reason for not including the coasting trade was that we did not open.ours until four years afterwards. .The American system was to give to any foreign nation that which any foreign nation ,would give to America. The committee, at the conclusion of this witness's examination, adjoiirned. ' Duvrit, C As mE.--Government is nut alone mindful of the budget and pocketing the penny iricome-tax extra, but has an eye to t he p ictorial, an d to saving the historical of the country. ,At the , rep resentat i on o f a g entlemen connect e d w i t h the locality of landmarkss )f nutitber 'given th a t w hil e th e wo rk s fortificationoe rders h v itit b are going een on th e anc i ent c h ur Ch o f Dover lD.°° rvte hi Castle shall be preserved from decay, and; if practicable,! put into repair for service. It dales as far back, according to.the chronicles that are left us to refer to, as standingan the second c en t ur y o f. the Christian era, so that it will be interesting to have worship celebrated in a locality Which - was - "among the earliest to hear the tenets of our religion.—Leeds Mercury. GENERAL,. NEWS: ---The'-death of the -widow o the late General Sir "arrn. 'Napier is announced. Msociation for the Repeal of the- 'Toes on Knowledge hgs issued a statement on the rag question. At the annttal ineeting of the Chartered Banii of India, Australia, and aim. held yesterday, a dividend -at'the rate of per cent. per attnnnt was declared. As an instance of miscarriage, owing to the want of leaihility, badly-directed letters intended for "Belgravia". - have riot unfrequently been sent to " Belgrade." Trit DiNsEn..-- , The Speaker 'wave his, ninth Parliamentary full-dress dinner on Wednesday evening to a select circle of noblemen mid gentlemen. The Prussian Government has determined to assemble troops in camps occasionally, as in France, in order to form the men to military habits. • , SNO . WFALI, AFRICA.—The 41 i * rica ?n of CvuJ stantina, in Algeria, of the 16th, states that for six and thirty hiatirs snow had been falling heavily, and that - the fall was coutiuuing. GAvAZzi IN ITALY.—We read in a Florence letter Gavazzi is in Florence, and has been for the last tiv*- 0 . 05 three months, endeavouring all the time; and always in vain, to share in the great work. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort', and the youthful members of. the Royal family; leave Buckingham Palace on Monday next for Windsor Castle; 'to pass the Easter holidays. ~'ZasT nook . the . birthS of 9lXl3byinlid-.92-,7*girls`;`in all 1,845 children, were registered in London. In the ten corre_sponding weeks_ of the years 1850-59 the averag e riabi . nur was 1,702. Mr. W. Esson, who gained the Oiford senior mathe matical scholarship, was a pupil of Cheltenhitm-.Grammar School, on praceeding from which he at once gained a valuable open scholarship. - . Henry Francis Richardson, solicitor, after 'being further examined on Wednesday on charges of embezzle ment- while acting as secretary to the - Landau - Rifle Brigade, was finally committed for trial. The Times says that, reckoning exports and impolis, and including specie cf all kinds, the external trade of Great Britain may probably now be estimated at £400,000,000 sterling per annum. At the annual meeting, on Wednesday, of the Atlantic RoYal Mail Steam Navigation Company the report and , statement of accounts were adopted. Dr. Gray, of Dublin, was unanimoxsly re-elected a director. _ MR. CORDEN.—This gentleman will rillturn to London on Monday next. His departhre front! _ Paris is delayed by,an invitation to dine with M. kouher, the 'Minister of Commerce, and his colleagues. ' DECLINE or COMMERCE IN From a statistical return•respecting -Russian commerce, drawn up in the department of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, it . appears that the imports and exports of Russia were less' in 1858 than in 1857. • A, meeting ef the principal,inhabitants o f -th e di str i ct was held 'at the Tewn-hall, Leeds,. on :Saturday, tinder the presidency of the Mayor, for the purpose of inviting the Royal Agricultural Society to hold its meeting in Leeds in' 1861. • • • • TILE YIELD OF GOLD. — According to the official documents analysed by.. - the Journal . des .Debats, pre viously to 1848, there was in circulation a b out 14,000,000,000 f. worth of gold, and the present amount. is 22,000,000,000 f., and the weight .is about 7,333 tons. The captain of the British schooner Gazelle Meshed was charged at the Canary Islands lay the Spanish authorities there. with selling warlike stores to Barbary, and grossly insulted. He disproved the accusation before the authorities. 4 I At Edinburgh, Robert Martin was charged nth breaches.of the excise laws, which bad rendered him liable to a fine of £3,700. The charges were held to hare been proved, and the full amount of penalty men tioned was. adjudged. A WARNING TO P.nasces. , --At the last sitting of *the Hanoverian Chamber, M. ile.Benningsen said :—" It is the arbitrary conduct of the police which has driven the Italian princes from their thrones, and reduced them to beg for an asylum in Europe." The destruction of old Westminster bridge was com menced on Tuesday by the removal of the macadamised surface of the carriage -road: on the western portion of the bridge. Three houses in 13ridge-street re - to - be - sold f6rthwith, in order that the approach may be completel. A very handsome testimonial, consisting of a beauti fully ornamented and compact walnut-wood stationery case, was presented to the' Rev. Canon Champneys, on -Monday evening last, by the members of thesastern branch of the Church of England Young Men's Society. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—A special general meeting of this society was held on. Tuesday, at the house of the Society of Arts, John-street, Adelphi, for the purpose of electing various candidates who had, been proposed for the fellowship ; the Earl of Dude, vice-president, in the cliair. . EXHIBITION OF FLOWERS AT BRUSSELS.—An ex hibition of flowers of the Royal Floral Society of Belgium has just . been opened in the large saloon of the Botanic Gardens at Brussels. The King► of the Bolgians, who is patron of s the society, visited the exhibition on Saturday. THE gUNS Or MILAN.—A, letter from Turin in the Union says :—An unpleasant. scene occurred a few days ago . at Milan. The nuns of the Order of the Sacred Heart did not illuminate their house as a mark of rejoicing for the-annexation of Tuscany, and the mob broke the windows. A. petition has been presented for the winding up of the Phoenix Life 'Assurance Company and Marine Office, Of Leadenhall-street, London, and Manchester -buildings, Live r - 05 ? r, fo - be beard on the 21st of April next, the p e titioner being a. director. The principal c lni ms ar i se by underwriting marine risks, which are understo4lp / Abe considerable. :I 4 - r. Phillips was handing in his indictment to the clerk of indietmepts in the civil court nt..Devizes, when, to the consternation of" those ah - 6ut him, he suddenly • dropped to the ground, and almost immediately expired. In the course' iof the da p l e - a 4 rOner's.jtrry was sum moned, when a verdiA of " Death from apoplexy" was returned. . THE DANGERS OF CRINOLINE. —On Saturday night, a girl named Martha Dempster, aged twelve, was nearly scorched to death in consequence of her dress, which was projecting considerably owing to the crinoline she wore, having caught fire while she was removing a saucer fro m the kitchen fire-side i n h er mother ' s house. A correspondent writes to the Yorth _British. Daily mat as follows :—" I am sure you . will contradict the statement' inade in your "paper relative to the family _o f tle - Duke of Buceleuch. The younger sons' are still members, of the Scottish Episcopal Church lik , ewisc all the "nienibet S Of the f am ily . " - AUSTRIAN OPINION' OF PitrsizA..—The Ost-Deutsche Post of 'Vienna says :—"_lf it were the custom to throw bouquets and crowns to diplomatists as well as artists, we should be incliued t9lgivq- Baron de Schleinita a small crown of laurel for the admirable part he ,plays in the despatch No. 21 of the last English Blue-book relating to Italy." , ROMAN. INSCRIPTIONS ZNATIRICA,74I)O telkbar of Algiers states that in pulling down an old Arab house at Constantin a c a, few ,days -thq, foAloying.inscrip tion .was'folind oiKoc KOINHC FONTEIOROM. Whiph means "Sleeping-hone of the Fonteiil" The Earl of Carlisle has appointed Mr. Thomas Dil lon Fitzgerald, sub-inspector of constabulary (first-class), a resident magistrate to ,be stationed at Clifden, in the county of Galway. The system lately initiated of pro moting efficient constabulary officers to the stipendiary bench has given great satisfacti on , an d , if properly carried out, will no doubt work well. ABOLITION OF SUNDAY FUNERALS. —The burial board of St. Pancras held a mentine. at St. Pancras Vestry-bpjor the purpose of, considering a memorial which had been presented to them, numerously' signed by undertakers, praying for the discontinuance of Sun day interments! in thn bemeteikiat Finchley. After considerable discussion the resolution was put and ne;.•atiyed. • - • ••• <1 .5 '- E BOUNTIES TO SEAMEN ENTERING THE ROYAL NAVY. —Tuesday iiight's Gazette . contains an order ico uncil unci v to they which - Slates that such bounties should, so f a r as t . , relate to able and ordinary seamen, be continued be paid from the 31st 'day of March instant, the time limited for payment of the said bount ies , of £4 for abl e seamen and .£2 for ordinary seamen, will he extended to the 31st day of March, 1861, inclusive. On the second reading of Refreshment Houses and Wine Licenses Bill, Mr. Ayrton will move, "Th a t it i s inexpedient to impose a new tax on houses for,The sale of unintoxicating refreshment, and to promote the con sumption of intoxicating drink, by •giving increased facilities for retailing the same, and by diminishing the control now exercised by justices of the peace over houses kept for 'that purpose." THE HARVEST IN WALLACHIA.—The Annales die Commerce Exterieur states that, in Wallachia, the year 18.58 was a bad one for grain, the total exports from the different pprts having .only been 3,8,02,788 .he c t o lit r ii, or 1,306,828 Eriglish c q uar t ers. The Principal ports from which the exports were made were---LBraila, Giurgevo, and Tournoul. The English quarter is equal tb 294 llumboldt wrote to Varnhagen, on 7th March, 1858, to the following effect :—" I presume, my, dear friend, that you have not seen the indiscreet bud most useless book,by the MarqUis of Normanby (A Year of Revolif tion, 'two \'ol'S., J. ondon). shall not return it to Lady Bloomfield without having offered it to YOU first, , Look it over *with the help of the register, and return it to me. in four or five days. It describes a badly-acted, comedy.—Your most attached, Ilmipou3r." After the reception of the deputations of themobles br the Emperor of Russi a , CountPanin` add resse d them Pi' some tithe, and declared that in all his - priceedings: carrying out the duties of his'office he.should follow in the footsteps of M. Rosstolizoff. He also asserted that. people were in error in supposing him to be an opponent of the views of the Emperor, and to be inimical to the project of emancipation ; for that although he 'possessed 17,000 serfs,'.he should be ready to make any sacrifice Which the future welfare of the empir e required. , Sparttug 3nteitigtitct. S - I ESTERDAY. TORIFIIiiiiiI7I6*.RACE - MILI'TARY' CUP. Hermit . ...................... .. : ........... • ........ ..... ..................... .Mannion .............. Horniblow . .... Nine ran. MATCH : Rector won. • • SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sons. Premier. . .• .......... : .............. ....................... Luck's All ......................... , Busy Bee ................ . ....................................... S n•en ran. SWEEPSTAKES of 5 says. ... light ran. . Chance. Oakball LATEST BETTING. TATT ERSALL'S. Ctry asp' SUURBAN : 500 to 30 aest Odo, taken. asst Satellite and Odo, t a k en. CHESTER CUP : 30 t 9 1 each a,ff 2,000 GuINeAS : 250 to 100 aget Buccaneer, taken ; 200 even betted on Lord Portsinoath and Wizard agst the field ; offers made to take 2,000 to 100 abut Brother to Rainbow. '. nor, DERBY 1,0 oto 2 agst Resles, taken ;40 to 1 age t ken ; 1,000 to 25 agst King of Piamonds ; 1,000 to 10 agst Sabreur, taken. MANCHESTER. CHESTER CUT.: 100 ID 6on the, field, Offered; 20 to 1 agst Longrange, wanted ; 20 to 1 agst Odo ; 22 to 1 agst Anollyon, taken ; 30 to 1 agst Blue, Ruin, taken ; 40 to 1 agst Lifeboat, offered. CITY AND StRURBAN 10 to lon the field, offered ; 11 to 1 agst Yoicks, taken; 12 to 1 agst Udo, offered; 50 to Lagst Remunerator, taken. 2,000 GUINEAS: 90 t, 40 agst Buccaneer, offered; 4 to 1 agst Wizard, taken ; 10 to 1 agst King of Diamonds, taken ; 100. to 6 aget Brother to Rainbow, taken. -- COUNTY MEETI\ G. Tf At the adjourned annual General Session for the Coanty.of Lancaster ; held yesterday at Preston, Lord Stanley was unanimously elected chairman; and, by a Majority, Mr. Henry Alison treasurer, for the county. POPE TO KING VICTOR ENIMANUEL.—" The project of your Majesty tiet forth in your letter is unworthy 'of a Christian prince; and particularly of a ;, prince of the Rouse of Savoy. Your Majesty has already incurred the censure* of the Church, and on the first news of the atmelation i will dirct its - thunders against you and yours. It only remains fur me to pray the Lord that He may give you race to repent of your sins, and to turn from the ;evil you are doing to the Church and to Italy." NEW SPECIES OF HONEY BEE.-At a meeting, of the _Apiarian Society, held the other evening'at the house-of the Entomological Society, the - secretary described the successful introduction into this country of a distinct species of honey bee—the Api,i L;gthstica, or Ligurian bee. It is regarded as of great v a lu e , as an a b un d an t .honey collector, and has been recently introduced into Germany with great success. Colonies of the new species were stated to be at work at the Apiary of the Society, Muswell-hill, and also in Devonshire. AtarFiaffts, 4uzr ra th-. • - Births, _Marriages, (7714 Doattis, forwarded for insertzon, most autileaticFnr6iFfela the name aild - address of ae sendcr. The'cAtirge ,for the ii-serfiein of Births will be pence qach." — BIRTHS. • On the 23rd inst., at Southport, Mrs. Thcs. Gair, of a son. - On the 25th inst. ' at her residenee;Lawsmi-street, Windsor, the wife of samu :llughes, Esq., of a - daughter.' On the 28th inst., at 117, Upper Parliament-street, the wife of Mr. William Bingham, of a son. MARRIAGES. On the 27th inst., Mr. Nicholas Worgley, Jun., Haslingden, to Susan, youivest daughter of the late _Mr. Richard Booth, of Bury. On the 27th inst., Mr. 'Thos. Lowe, of Canterbury-street:in this town, to Margara,,eldest daughter of Mr. John Clague, of St. George's-street, Douglas, Isle of :Attn. DEATHS. At 22, Sluire-street, Edge-hill, in her 28th year, Miss Mary Routledge, formerly of Great Corby, Cumberland. , On the 20th inst. - , at Liscatd, aged 75, Mrs Samuel Ellaby. On the 22nd inst.. at South , Bank, Orton, aged 32, Charles , Tebbs, fourth son of Mr. 3. Liugliton, ILM 's inland revenue. On the 26th inst., at Southport, aged 14 months. Elizabeth• Maude, only surviving daughter of Thomas Gair, Esq., of this town. On the 26th inst.,: at 214, Whitley-terrace, Walton-road, aged 13 months, Annie Weolfall Hartley, only daughter of Mr. R. W. Hartley. On the 27th inst., at Maghull, aged 23, John, only son of Mr. Henry. Parkinson. gatekeeper, - , On the 27th inst;, at Chester, aged 43, Captain Hunter, Staff officer of pensioners, eldest son of Charles Hunter, Eeq , late of Gleneorse, Perthshire.. ON SA•TU.RD.A Y, APRIL 7, . TWILL BE PITI3LISHED No. 1 OF. THE LIVERPOOL WEEKLY TIMES," A JOURNAL OF POLITICS, LITERATURE, SCIENCE. AND ART "THE LIVERPOOL WEEKLY TIMES" will be devoted to the Entertainment and Improvement of the Million. "THE LIVERPOOL WEEKLY TIMES';'! contain no advertisements, but will be exclusively devoted to News. "THE LIVERPOOL WEEKLY .TI - MSS" will be an 8-page Newspaper. 'THE LIVERPOOL WEEKLY TIMES" will be Published every Saturday Morning, in time for desPateli by the Early Mai 4. "TILE LIVERPOOL WEEKLY TIMES" will be Published by W. H. 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N.B.—Many Parties having been misled, the Public i/ informed that_ E. and Co. Manufacture every Article required in SOLID SILVER; and they lrlve always on hand, at their New E , tlb.lishirieht, a meet extensive Variay of S)L.I II SILVER WARES. . small Parcels of E. and eo;'s M-thufaeture may be intrehasod on the. saTr.p hdva/ltageolfi tetths laicer uan ARTIFicIAL - TEETH, GiUMS, PALATES. PROTECTED BY HE . R:UVESTY'S R_DXJA.R LETTEnt PATENT. GAB RILL .ESSR S. DENTISTS, t 134, DUKE-STB,BET, LIVERPOOL, Opposite Berry-street : '33. .LUDGATE-lIILL LONDON ; WEST.F.ND BIcANCII, ir VOt REGENT-STREET. Olize•cyq Stlmbers ,particulßriY• tsweBLESitED 1811. —SAE DIPLOMA. TEETH, THEIR LOSS. And as now restored,:on the new princip:e of self-a(111,ton end capillary attraction.cambincd, by - means of a soft Ilea. ible lining, with CORALFFE GUM-COLOURED INDIA-TtrilllVlS in lieu of lone at geld, without springs or wire, and with. out any operation; MET AIM WARRANTED PURE.; WHOLE ! . AND AN FROM 'SMELL ; ttiey are _easy' and comfaftßtaaltjtan, - the most sensitive gums, and may be worn fck:tii4ty'NearsAcithout being in any way afrvetea. The - rnaterigis:lts4Bl areeitthe best quality, the workman ship of the firsli order, and are supplied at less than half the ordinary cOSt. New Edition, just published. " Gabriel's Treatise is of importance to all requiring the dentist's aid,. and; emanating from such a source, it may be confidently relied On.°— niite(l.Serrice Oazeye. - . . "Thousands requiring artificial teetb..-are deterred front consulting a dentist, fearing the anticipated ;cost or dread of failure. To all 'such we say, peruse 'Gabriel's' treatise." --Crril &'rriee Giizette: ' . Published br Messrs. Gabriel {gratis on applicati ')rs, or sent on receipt of three postage stamps), at their Establish ments. • 7 fiiiim COUNTRY PATIENTS, ONE VISIT ONLY REQUISITE FOR A SINGLE TOOTH OR COM PLETE SET. 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