Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-24 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION.m NORTHERS; TIMES OFFICE, THURSDAY, 6 A.M. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORE. The screw steamer City of Baltimore, which , trailed frost New York on the - 12th instant, arrived here this morning, with four days' later news, 145 passengers, and $184,202 in specie. • The screw steamer North Briton arrived at Port land on the 11th instant. The Arabia arrived at Boston the same day. The news is not of much importance. Despatches had been received at the State Department, by the Arabia, from London and Paris, and also from Minis ter Dodge, at Madrid. Mr. Preston, our new Minister to Spain had not yet reached Madrid, but was shortly expected. The excitement occasioned by the President's Message regarding Cuba, had nearly subsided, and Mr. Preston would experience no difficulty in being received. The unsettled con dition of affairs throughout Europe had partially supplanted the Cuba question. From Messrs. Dallas and Mason assurances were received that.the senti ments of Great Britain and France towards the United States were amicable and satisfactory. Hon. George W. Jones has signified his intention of his declension of the mission to Bogota. The extraordinary. session of the United States closed on the 10th inst., after the confirmation of several unimportant bills. The funeral of the late Postmaster-General of the United States took place on the 10th inst. It was attended by all the public officers, the diplomatic corps, and others, and the streets through which the procession passed were thronged with 'mourning spectators. The trial of Mr. Sickles would not take place for a fortnight, the Grand Jury of the Criminal Court declining to give his case precedence of others. A Savannah paper says that a portion of the Africans imported in the Wanderer, and carried to Jackson, Telfair county, were arrested near Albany, and carried back eighty miles. They will probably be claimed by owners. We have important news from Mexico. It is stated that a portion of Miramon's forces had beeh defeated in an attack upon Jalapo, and returned to Perote ; and subsequently Miramon reached Alvar ado, intending to march upon Vera Cruz by.,way of the sea coast. The latest, moreover, asserts that Miramon, at the head of 5,000 men and 40 field pieces had actually reached Vera Cruz. The Tampico papers manifested considerable alarm as to the result of Miramon's expedition, but they con sidered Vera Cruz in a most perfect state of defence. More than 4,000 men, says the Prisma, can be con centrated there at a moment's notice, in case of an attack, without including the commands of Lalave and Trejo, or the army of Oajaca, numbering 1,000, now before Orizaba, all counted, the liberals have for the defence of the city about 6,000 available troops. on the other hand, the Prisma thinks that not more twin 1,000 men can be spared from the cities now nem at the point of the bayonet by the reactionary , party, and that Miram'rn will have to depend almost entirely upon the army with which he set out from the capital. In the meantime the war is , to be prosecuted with vigour all through the interior. We have files from Turks Islands, dated on the 19th ult. The Royal Gazette says :—" Our market continues dull, and there is no prospect of improve ment at present. Advices from New York quote salt at like., four months. The price with us is nominal, say 7c. to Bc. Mr. Winter, United States Consul, had arrived in the ship Marathon from Philadelphia, bringing forty mechanics and labour ers for the purpose of commencing the settlement at West Caicos, with the view of cultivating the one hundred acres of sauna leased by Mr. Winter from the government." COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK, March 12: The cotton market was firm yesterday, and the sales reached about 4,500 bales, making the total transactions since the departure of the Canada nearly 20,000 bales, closing stiff on the basis of 12.7,c for middling uplands. Flour was more active, and prices for common and medium grades of State and Western were better. Southern flour was in good demand, and sales freely made at full prices. Wheat was firmer, with fair sales, and closed at a decided advance for good lots of W'estern red and white. Southern and Kentucky were also held with treater firmness. Corn was also firmer, with moderite sales. Pork was better, and more active. The sales embraced new mess at $lB, old ditto at $l7 622 c, and prime at $l3 25c. Beef was firm and in good demand. Lard heavy. Sugars were steady, with sales of about 700 hhds. Coffee was firmly held ; holders demanded prices above the views of buyers, which checked sales. There was a move ment in naval stores yesterday. Spirits of turpentine was quite active, with free sales on the spot and to arrive at an advance. The market closed with sales at 521 : c for that in shipping order, while 53c was asked. Rosin and crude turpentine were also in good demand, with tolerably free sales. Freight engagements were moderate,. and rates without change of moment. Among_ the shipments were 650 bales of compressed cotton for Liverpool at 3-16 d, and 1,200 brls rosin at Is 6d. NEW OBLEANS, March 10.—The Arabia's advices added firmness to the cotton market, which closed at stiffer but not quotably higher prices ; sales to-day 27,000 bales ; middling, 112 c. Freights : Cotton to_ Liverpool advanced 1-16 d., and quoted at id. MOBILE, March B.—Cotton moderately active ; sales to day, 4,500 bales middling at 1 ; sales of last three days, 13,500 bales ; receipts of last three days, 7,500 bales. March 9.—Cotton unchanged ; sales 5,000 bales. March 10.—The Arabia's news caused an advance ; sales 9,000 bales, at 14-e-to 111 c for middling. CHABLESTON, March 10.—The sales of cotton to-day were 1,800 bales. Sales of the week, 12,000 bales, closing at to to lc better rates than those of last week. Good middling, 120 to 121,e. • SAVANNAIt, March 10.—Cotton quiet, sales 300 bales ; sales of the week, 4,750 bales ; receipts of the week, 4,550 bales. Total receipts at this port for the season, 370,000 bales. Stock in port, 59,000 bales. TIMID EDITION. NORTHERN TIMES OFFICE; THURSDAY, 9 A.M, THE CABINET AND THE REFORM BILL. - There was a meeting of the Cabinet Council on Wednesday The S'tavurmises that the speech of Mr. Sydney Herbert so very much talked about in political circles, must hale passed under review. Mr. Herbert clearly gave the Cabinet to understand that a measure, such as Mr. Henley mid Mr. Walpole would lave agreed to should receive his approval, and be supportea,hy al the infinence at his command. Such a speech has a tendency to raise a supposition that even now, and before the debate closes, something may be attempted to defeat the purposes of Lord John Russell, and get a mea sure passed during the present session that would prevent ene of a dmocratic kind being discussed at a future period. Yet nothing seems certain for the moment but the defeat of the GOveTurnent iu the event of the issue being the same as now. COMMERCIAL. The Stock Markets to-day were dull, but prices were generally -firm. English and Indian securities being an exception. To-day the general Discount Market was tight, 2* . per cent. being the minimum rate for the best bills, owing to the prospect of increased supply from the Conti- nent. it is stated that the aggregate remittance of silver for Bombay, on the 27th, will perhaps exceed £BOO,OOO, including £400,000 or £500,000 on Government account. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of England to-day.—Daily News City Article, Wednesday Evening. The English Fonds to-day have been inactive—dull Prices from Paris, a slight increase in the demand for money. and a feeling of dissatisfaction at the uncertainties connected with the Indian finance, having contributed to prevent any manifestation of buoyancy. In the Stock E u han?..,e to-day the rate of loan advanced from 2to 2.1 per cent., and at the Bank and in the Discount Market there was a full inquiry. The belief that the remittances of silver may continue on a scale sufficient to keep the Conti nental Exchanges in an unfavourable st a t e , operates to stimulate the demand. Tithes City Article, Wednesday Evening.:- • —The London and w RAILWAY TUAFFIC RETURNS, . of E 3,081 the Great orth- Western chews this week an increase Northern, an increase of . X 1 ; the Great `Western, an increase of £1,721; the. London and South-Western, an ncrease.ef4B9s. A special meeting of the London and North-Weattsri: Railway ,Coi,app,ny called ,consider and; amoYe.na than twenty bills now.reading, ill Parliament. NORTHERN TIMES OFFICE, THURSDAY, 3 P.M, THE PROPOSED CONGRESS. The Times has issued a 3rd edition containing the following despatch from its correspondent : " VIENNA, Thursday, noon.—Austria agreed yes terday to the proposed Congress, which will probably meet at Aix la Chapelle." The Vienna correspondent of the Times says that one of the conditions which Austria will demand before assenting to a Congress is, that' Sardinia shall suspend armaments and remain perfectly passive while the Congress is sitting. The Paris correspondent of the Times says it is rumoured that the French Government wishes Pied mont to be represented at the Congress. A Paris letter in Le Nord states that the Sardinian Cabinet has addressed a communication to the five great Powers, strongly insisting on being allowed to take part in the deliberations of any Congress on affairs of Italy. According to the new Ga:ette of Prussia, the Emperor of the French has on several occasions lately recommended the Count de Cavour not to excite to war, assuring him that in no case would France go beyond the limits of her engagements. The Times Paris correspondent says that, notwith standing the warlike sentiments attributed to Prince Napoleon, his Imperial Highness has very recently • written to Turin, exhorting M. Cavour to calm the -efferVesetnee of the Piedmontese, and recommending pacific solution, instead of an appeal to arms. The Grand Duchy of Baden is making warlike preparaticns. Witll the exception of Bavaria, Wur temburg, Hanover, Baden, and Electoral Hesse, the other States of the German Confederation,. and par ticularly those of the North, appear to have deter mined on waiting for the impulse that may be given to them by Prussia before taking any military mea sures. •. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—M . I4.nm 24. We have no change to notice in the general state of this market. New hops and fine yearlings are firm at full prices, but other kinds are very heavy. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MAncu 24. Trade very dull for all kinds of stock. Mutton, lamb, and veal gave way fully 2d per 81bs, but beef and pork were without material change. Beef, 3s 6d to 5s 2d ; mutton, 4s 2d to.ss 10d; lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 10 ; veal, 3s 10d to 5s 6d ; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; per 81bs, &c. Total supply : Beasts, British 816, foreign 110 ; sheep and lambs, British 4,520, foreign 820; calves, British 100, foreign 72 ; .pigs, British 350. LONDON MONEY MARKET.—MARCH 24. Consols opened at 914 to 911 and advanced to 96 to 96a, and are now steady at 96 to 964. Shares firmer in tone, and prices have improved about 4 per cent. Canadian dull ; French improved, GLASGOW IRON MARKET.-MARCH 24, No., 1,52 s 3d to 52s 6d ; warrants, 52s 51 to 52s 7d ; maker's iron, 52s 3d to 52s 61 ; No. 3,52 s 3d to 52s 6d. Market quiet; nothing doing. CORK CORN MARKET.--INIARm 24. Red wheat, 20s 9d ; barley, 13s 8d; oats, 12s to I4s. LONDON TALLOW MARKET.—MeaciI 21. The,tallow market is steady to-day. Annexed are the prices :—On the spot, 53s 3d ; all the mo nth, 9a , April alone, oas; Apai w Juae, uZs 9d; October to December, 535. THE NORTHERN TIMES, THURSDAY,MARCH 2 1859 murder against the prisoners could not be maintained, as there was nothing to show that the attack was made with malice afdrethought, and, therefore, all they would have to consider was, whether the prisoners were guilty of manslaughter. The jury considered for a few moments and returned a verdict of manslaughter againit the three prisoners, William Owens, Thomas -Owens, and Daniel Johnston. His Lordship, in passing sentence, animadverted upon the conduct of William Owens especially, who, he thought, had induced the other prisoners in ill using the deceased. The case of the latter was very trifling indeed compared with that of William Owens, who seems to have treated the deceased as he did in a vindictive feeling, and in revenge for a fancied injury. The sentence of the Court was, that William Owens be kept in penal servitude for a period of three years, and that Thomas Owens and Daniel Johnston be imprisoned in the House of Correction and kept to hard labour for six calendar months. CHARGE OF MURDER AGAINST THE in which they were tied had been recently opened. I there upon took possession of all the voting papers, have since retained them, and.at this time have them in the board room, awaiting the direction of the guardians as to their future custody. " I may state, in passing, that the guardians are required, by order of the Poor-law Board, to preserve the voting papers two years at the least. With reference to the impropriety of the proceedings I have thus related, so far as it affects the board, it is not in my province to speak ; but I consider that I have personally just cause to complain of it as an act which, had it not been discovered, might have led to conseqaences which wouldhave entailed serions blame, if not disgrace, on myself as your clerk ; and I trust that, should hereafter any of the papers referred to be either missing, mutilated, or altered, I shall not be held responsible.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, " CLEAVER. " Boaid-room, March 24, 1859." Mr. Moss: I hope the gentlemen who are implicated in this matter will give an explanation. The Chairman : You are assuming that members of this board have committed this felony. Istow, Ido hope that ' none of them wonld do snch a thing, and I hope Mr. Moss will not identify such a proceeding with the members of this board. I will protect them from anything of the kind. Mr. Moss : I don't think they want your protection, and I have no doubt that they will come forward and state their reasons for doing so. lam not conversant with the transaction. I think after the very proper remarks of Mr. Cleaver no member will refuse to give what he knows of the matter, and I think it necessary that they should. The Chairman : I think it ;was very proper for Mr. Cleaver to bring this matter before the board. Mr. Harrison : Whose property should these voting papas ho considered. Mr. Cleaver : The Guardians. Mr John Wilson: I know something about this matter, and Phave heard it stated by the Overseers that they have a right of access to any pavers in . this building, and no room or place should be loc - ked against them. It appears that the first hatch of voting papers were in the hands of Mr. Avison, and it was a disputed point who should have rossession of the first batch of voting papers. As to the overseers having looked into this rooni I know something of it, and lam not ashamed to acknowledge it. lam not a "felon," and I think the n ori "felon," as used by the chairman, was uncalled for (hear). The Chairman : I think it is a felony to break a lock. Mr. Moss: With a felonous intent. The Chairman : Of course. Mr. Moss : Just so. Mr. Wilson : I don't see the use of me speaking with this interruption. The Chairman : Gentlemen, will you hear Mr. Wilson. It is but right you should hear him, as he is implicated in this disgraceful transaction. Mr. Wilson : Some time ago I was hinted that a certain quantity of voting papers had been abstracted out of the first batch. A certain printer was asked about the matter, and he stated to have sent several more than was ordered to a place which he would not name. This work was said to be done at improper hours. All this was heard by the. overseers, and they thought it well to have a peep at these papers. They did look in at them, and the papers were all put back into their place, and the closet locked. In a few days after other parties come and break the lock to get into the cupboard, and then they insist that it was open. Mr. Cleaver : I am prepared to swear it, sir. Mr. Wilson : Well, well. The papers were put back and the doors locked on them, and there was no harm done to them, I will swear that. If any person got in on the Sunday—lf any person got in, I say, we cannot help that. I am told that there was a man at work in the room abode is for the half of the day last Snnday. Talk of breaking locks ; I have had a locksmith half a day in the Church breaking locks. (Laughter.) I don't see that I have much more to say, but I will say that I was one of the three overseers that were there on that day, and the papers were put back into the room, and it was locked: Mr. Harrison : Will you give us the names of the other overseers ? Mr. Henry Layland : I will give my testimony to the statement being correct that the door was locked. The Chairman : I think if the gentlemen wanted to have seen those papers they should have named it to this board, and I am sure the board would not have objected. The Chairman : I think that is one point on which we would have taken the respoisibility to concede to the request, had it - been made. We are responsible to the Poor-law Board for the safe keeping of these papers. Mr. Harrison : I think Mr. Cleaver very right, and must say that the course he has taken is the proper one in this matter. I have asked Mr. Wilson who were there, and I have got no answer. I now ask in this way—Were you there Mr. Johns? You— The Chairman : I cannot allow you to ask the gentlemen in that way. Mr. Harrison : I ask in this way, because he is not 4„ +Oll who were there. The law says— and I suppose that is the reason he won t spear out—guar any man that is guilty of forging any of these papers is guilty of misdemeanor, and may be punished by incarcera tion for a considerable time. I will mention that had they wanted any such inspection of those papers, it would have been fair to have applied to the board ; but as we can do nothing now, I move that a committee of this board be appointed to examine the papers, and find if there be any irregularity in them. I move; then, that Messrs. Johnson, Johns, Grindrod, Rogers, and J. B. Hughes, form the coin mitt, e for the purpose I have named. Mr. Grindrod seconded the motion, and said, I am much pleased by the way in which Mr. Cleaver has brought the matter before the board. I cannot conceive how any man had a right to open the lock of that press. I suppose if Mr. Cleaver had been applied to he would not have refused the key. But, with regard to the overseers that were present, I think that could be found out. Mr. Wilson has told us that it was the overseers for the time being. Now I had the honour to be an overseer, and I was not there. It must have been Joseph Wilson, Henry Layland, and J. D. Carter. I say this that I may protect myself. Mr. Rtynes ; Put John Wilson on the committee. Mr. Harrison ; He is a party man, and I have avoided that as far as possible. Mr. Moss: This matter has been called feloneous and disgraceful by our chairman. I think these words should not have been uttered till the charges had been strengthened by proof. I certainly will not have the matter smothered by a committee of this board. A committee of gentlemen who may have their feelings prejudiced in the matter. I believe that Mr. Cleaver has acted the part of a gentleman ; but I think if he had given notice of what he intended to do, it would have been better ; and I dare say Mr. Wilson was not quite so well prepared as he would have been had be known ill's matter was coming up. That, however, I need not mention. I may say that I heard it represented that there has been a grave suspicion for some time that there was some tampering with these voting papers, and I have also heard it stated, and I will go so far as to say, that a printer did not deny it, when asked about the matter. Individually I know nothing ; bat I think it a matter of consequence to the members of this board and to the public. I shall therefore move that Mr. Cleaver's statement of the matter, and Mr. Wilson's reply, be sent to the Poor Law Board, and that they send down a competent person to examine into this matter. Let us call upon the powers above to send down a proper person. Mr. Rogers : The powers that he. (Laughter.) Mr. Moss : Come, now, Mr. Monosyllable, let us have no more of your interruption. I very often hear that much from you, and no mon. I will move that Mr. Cleaver's statement, and Mr. Wilson's reply, be sent to the Poor-law Board, as I have already said. We have not the power, as a committee, to get the necessary information, and the Poor law; Board can compel it. The Chairman : We don't delegate our power to the com mittee, but merely that they should report to the board on the subject. _ _ Mr. - Rogers : I will second the amendment proposed by Mr. Moss, for I suppose it is an amendnient. I think it would be well to have the matter referred to the people in London. lam very sorry to hear such statements made, if there be truth in them, which I think there is, or they would not have been made. Mr. Siddeley : I will vote for committee at once. lam met by people outside, who are talking about certain matters which are going on with us that should not be, and I want to stand before the pnblic in a proper light. Mr. Hughes : I will support the motion by Mr. Harrison for, committee. I say we cannot tell, when they met themselves, and no. one with• them, whether papers have been put in or abstracted. Mr. Wilson : That'S our business. Mr. Hughes : You should have brought it before the board. Mr. Johnson : Can a committee of this board have the privile g e of calling witnesses. Mr. Moss : Not for a felonious crime. Mr. Wilson : Had this been a misdemeanor or a felony, your humble servant would not have been here to-day, as enquiry has been made. Mr. Henry Layland said Mr. Johns was implicated, and if they talked of picking locks and charges 'of felO4r; let it be general. • - • Mr. Cleaver said, when he heard of the picking of the locks, he wascgoing up the street to inform them of it, when he /net •Mr. Johns - and Mr.;Sidddey, ,who were gaingte his • office . on' the same errand, to :see the state-of tho office • He • asked the caretaker where the key lya.S, and, she ;told him that she • had given , 'to Mr.. Joseph Wilson ; that he_ got ,the, ,keys on the •Satur- day, and .she had not seen them since. Mr, I.3rnett 'was asked about the matter, and he said ,he saw thp, • everieers' in, but. all ' the harm was done when he saw them. They sent for the keys to Mr. Joseph Wilson, , but - ha :would not send them. They then sent for a locksmith,. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS. The usual weekly meeting of this board, was held yester day, Mr. Whitby in the chair. The other guardians present were—Messrs. Ledger, Kirkus, Shaw, IVensley, Abrahams ' Stone, Roberts, Taylor, Parkin, Smith, I. Edwards, Medcalf, Woods, Mawdsley, and Sagar. The following cheques were grapted for outdoor relief : Mr. Potts, 43110 ; Mr. Olney, £36 ; and Mr. Lythgoe, £2O. The Governor reported that the number of paupers in the establishment last week, was 650 ; admitted since, 14 ; dis charged, 14. Number this week, 650 ; of whom 362 belong to Toxteth Park ; number in the corresponding week of last year, 714. It was reported that the number of sick inmates in the hospital this week was 508 ; number in the corresponding week of last year, 127. • Mr. Kirkus, in accordance with a notice of motion, moved that Mr. Lynch be appointed as successor to Mr. Chalmers, medical officer for the township of Everton. `Mr. Lynch had been performing the duties in connection with Mr. Chalmers for the last eight years, and had gained the esteem of the ratepayers and of the poor, and was very attentive to his duties. Mr. Ledger seconded the resolution, and bore testimon to the good character of Mr. Lynch. Messrs. Abrahams, Stone, Roberts, and Shaw, also bore testimony to his good character.. The motion was passed unanimously. The proceedings of the visiting committee were read, and they contained a recommendation to lay the whole circum stances of the . case in reference to the appointment of Mr. Moore, the book and gatekeeper, before the Poor-law Board, and to ask them to reconsider the 'Matter. Mr. Kirkus, who read the minutes, moved that this be done. Mr. Ledger seconded the motion. M. Smith said* had a motion to make, of which he had given notice last week—" That James Camidge, the pauper officer now assisting the gate and book keeper, be appointed as porter instead of Moore, at a salary of £l2 per annum, with second class , rations.". Mr. Smith alluded to the faithful and active manner this man had performed the duties in his present position, and argued that it would meet the wishes of the Poor-law board, as they had refused to sanction the appointment of Moore. Mr. I. Edwards seconded the motion, and said it was perfect nonsense to send the matter up again before the Poor-law board, as they had already considered it two or three times, and refused to sanction the appointment of Moore. He fancied Mr. Kirkus took a delighf in writing and speaking against Poo r -l aw b oar d s. Mr. Kirkus said he would move an amendment, that no appointment of porter take place at the workhouse. He did so for this reason : That that board had appointed Mr. Moore as assistant master and porter, and he hoped they would neither follow Mr. Edwards nor him in his writing to the Poor law Board, in what they did in this matter. Mr. _ _ M Smith and Mr. Edwards were sticking to a rotten reed. Mr. Edwards has said it was nonsense to write again to the Poor-law Board ; but he ought to remember when he wrote, and wrote, and wrote again to the Poor-law Board for an inspector to investigate the charges against Mr. Kennedy and Miss Korn, and the Poor-law Board wrote down again asking them what they had done themselves in the matter. They were not auto matons, and they should take such steps as to give the board some ground on which to-act Mr. Smith asked what this had to do with his motion. From Mr. Smith's deafness, he appeared to have misappre hended what Mr. Kirkus was speaking about, and after speaking for some time he was called to order. Mr. Kirkus said the effect of his amendment was that there was no necessity for a porter, and if there was such a necessity, Camidge was not the proper person. Mr. Smith again interrupted, and was called to order. Mr. Kirkus said it was really too bad for persons to come into that room to speak of a thing which they knew nothing it WWI ate) , natt tiIALUICU. was a perfect absurdity, and they were held up to ridicule for the way which they disposed of their business at that board. He had suffered very much, and was brought into ridicule by persons at that board, who never knew discretion, common sense, or courtesy. The Chairman : These remarks are uncalled for. Mr. Kirkus said, in objecting to the appointment of Camidge, he was fully satisfied that when the circumstance of the case was laid before the Poor Law Board, they would sanction the appointment of Moore as assistant master and porter. - Mr. Smith asked the clerk if Moore had been appointed. The Clerk said, it was not confirmed. In reply to Mr. Kirkus, The Clerk said Mr. Moore was regularly appointed. The Chairman, being confirmed by the clerk, said there was no legal appointment. Mr. Kirkus was again proceeding with his remarks, when Mr Smith called upon the chairman to overrule Mr. Kirkus making any longer speech, which he considered was out of order. He said he was speaking intermediately, and boasted of standing on his feet till he put down all opposition. Mr. Kirkus said, he was only doing that which Mr. Smith done in his younger and more energetic days. Mr. I. Edwards : It is perfect nonsense ; you get up there, and talk for an hour. I think, Mr. Chairman, you should not listen to such a thing. Mr. Bolshaw : You should not let Mr. Kirkus go on in this way. The Chairman ruled that Mr. Kirkus was perfeetly in order, and Mr. Kirkus then sat down. Mr. Ledger said there was no necessity for all this non sense, and ho hoped that the next election would return guardians who were not so noisy. It was, he said, per fectly true, that the Poor-law Board had some objec tions to the appointment of Mr. Moore, because they did not understand the merits of the case, and the visiting committee had recommended that the whole c ase should be left before them, and when this was done he had not the least doubt that the Poor Law Board would recom mend that the appointment of Camidge was unnecessary, and a waste of public money. He could not help expressing his surprise at gentlemen who were sticklers for economy proposing such an appointment, and voting away a sum of money totally unnecessary. He agreed with Mr. Smith that Camidge was very attentive to his duties, but it was a very bad principle to appoint paupers at a salary. Paupers were obliged to work while in the house, and entering the names at the gate was a more pleasant employment than picking oakum. He, therefore, thought they ought not to appoint a man at a salary of £l2 a year when he was doing the work for nothing. It was throwing so much money away. They were now paying £72 a year to a bookkeeper, and not £BO, as was paid to Kennedy, but if they gave Camidge £2O, counting the difference in the rations, it would make £92, £l2 more than Kennedy was paid. It was a perfect waste of the ratepayers money, and he was surprised at Mr. Smith, who was such a stickler for economy, proposing such a motion. Mr. Smith professed obedience to the Poor Law Board. Mr. Smith : In this case I do. (Laughter.) Mr. Ledger then read the following extracts from a pamphlet by Mr. Smith,—(amidst great laughter) : - • - I close my case against the Poor-law Commissioners and their returns, which returns and reports I have deliberately stigmatised as having been habitually and purposely falsely fabricated. . Faith, I would have taught you all better, had I been King William, to whom you made your report. I would have taught you to beware how you vilified my people ; that people who fed and clothed, and sheltered both you and me; and on whom I must rely, and might safely too ,if they were but treated with tolerable fairness ; on whom I must rely for the preservation of my kingdom, and the safety of my person. Faith, I would have given you a lesson. Mr. Smith explained that the men on the Poor-law Board now were not the then commissioners, who stunk in the nostrils of the nation, and the name of the institution had to be changed in consequence to that of the Poor-law Board. As to economy, he would remark that there was no such sum paid for an assistant master when Mr. Lythgoe was head master of the workhouse, and he had more people to look after. He would not give £BO to keep books which Mr. Gough ought, and was bound by the orders of the Poor-law Board, to keep. If the Poor-law Board thought Mr. Gough ought to have an assistant to keep the books, they' might take that into consideration afterwards. As to this office of porter, he would remark that it was to those who:did not partake of the festivities of that establishment, it expenie of the poor rates, that this office was one of gie4 importance—it was the key to the establishment, He • ought to be a'rnan who, mild be relied on that, s hould be placed theme:' flow Was it that they just digaissed the man )019 thetput in for the purpose of I)eini?, both bookkeeper and keeper of accono4s,, , an4 gatekeeper, ansl having the keys of the house in his •PoWs.s?iiiill. them purpose he was sufl:erod. . lougi,a4: he sernd to hold on ; but when the plate becamei . nyelTe4 W celtttin irregulitriti esp . ',Ja which he had but a minor share, he was b o ught up ! sum was paid to him out of the union. This itun.4ol, sent in his resignation several weeks befor e it was re m for this clique dare not receive it, for if they did theyd"iiie threatened to be exposed by this very man. R e r nofictd resignation several weeks on the file before it was to / at the board. Those who had drink and the choe • olc_soaid and4ilgrgeds4 food at the establishment required a man there Wi l h W t hEi admit them at all times. This was the reason %l o ot fought about this trifling place so much. It was, be of the keys of the doors and the gates were in the na heth e this man. That was the question to decide, and i , that board should be in the hands of honest guartd a r t ; kept Mr. Ledger said Mr. Smith was the very man or aot the keys. He thought they ought to send fo r the Gore 10 to inquire about these keys, for he did not think th e a wod of truth in what was stated by Mr. Smith. _ o w Mr r . Kirkus called up the Clerk to state the rel e n fo t Mr. Kennedy's resignation was not accepted ill instance ? were 0111,001 The Clerk said that it was because ther e charges of misconduct against Mr. Kennedy , and th e es igir did not think They would'be right in accepting the r tion, until these -charges were investigated. Mr. Kirkus : Then Mr. Smith has been g of lies from beginning to end. date 0 Mr. Shaw : No, he has not. He said the clique receive it, and that I believe is true. „„/ of Mr. Kirkus : I say he has been issuing a t'R-A-eriliv from beginning to end, and if he was not old would say much more. Mr. I. Edwards : I believe it is perfectly true. f e ral° Mr. Shaw, after referring to the proceedings in, ri o ' n juiP to the appointment of gate-keeper, expressed 1 115 4 5 0 that Mr. Kennedy was bought of. That ons„'"gooe; conviction, With regard to the appointment ~°`, wottl" it was done under circumstances which Mr. 1C 1 ** 11 *" not do over again. d it ) ; Mr. Kirkus : I know what I would not do if T -- 1 1 1, 3 (1. i do over again. I would not' appoint your father if to do over again. . eed P r ' Mr. Shaw thought these remarks were un eu . llis They would not, however, deter him from e%P re ,.- t i f l e 1 7,1 opinion, and he did think Kennedy was got out 01, o re , quietly. It was stated publicly in the presence O f n, officers, that an inspector would not come de! 000l'' Kennedy got off. He thought' it bore a very suspicous. He did not agree with appointing paupers to offic e ; tbe he thought there might be an exception in this ens e 'o,l o man was outside of the house. He thought it_."..agj to send the matter again up to the Poor Law Dor,: O A P' Mr. Ledger said, he would give notice of 00 , 1 4 te if Mr. Smith's motion be carried, Camidge should "'" per week. e a they 4 The motion was then put to the vote, e dca," appeared—For : Messrs. Shaw, Richmond , , Tt ' o isha_ Roscoe, Mawdsley, Smith, I. Edwards, Taylor, an d 'Deg" Against : Messrs. Stone, Woods, Kirkus, Sage , Wensley, Roberts, Parkin, and Abraham. o n The votes being equal, the chairman, gave the vote in favour of the motion, and it was ace° declared carried. 10 - Mr. Smith then moved the following resolution 444 this board of guardians cannot separate without re d ' p olicl its satisfaction and its due appreciation of the sou l f il ial t) of the Poor-law Board, as evinced by its repeated reoel sanction the several attempts recently made, by an ° ; g ter°, lll minority of this board, to re-impose the Pr e Neer appointment, in one person, of assistant-master, boo''' and gate-keeper." Mr. Taylor seconded the motion. Mr. Ledger : Could not you put' a little more P into that motion ? td tY The Chairman asked if there was any obje ction motion. Mr. Kirkus said, of course there was . He 115- oar understood that, at a. meeting of that board, ought to be present, and that whatever was done by s w - 01 0 . 11 $ of the guardians assembled at each weekly meeting s elnq by a majority of that board, and, therefore, that re ten et st would carr y . upon it a most deliberate and false stg e j i ib He had maintained, and he had always mainti dli n iatata that board had over and over again carried the aPP" of assistant master and porter with a majority of th e ii icli' bo though he had that day reversed it by the votes if had trumped up. Mr. Taylor : How many have you trumped up all the gL,jorl Mr. Kirkus : I have not trumped up any. Mr. Ledger said the divisidn was 9to 9 ; and. b3 t had said, in his long speech with his resolution , ' eat re t would reconcile them, and they would have pea ce ' ban t b never in his life heard a more insulting resolution efif proposed by Mr. Smith. It was a censure of t he i ° be r l 4 l ; on the other nine—the one half insulting the e` i ., ifIL; He hoped Mr. Smith would have the good sen s , draw his motion. It was the most 'ridiculous an d thing ever was proposed. • Kirkus said, when he mentioned " trim:l ll4 l alluded to the fact that Mr. Richmond en Ant ota room when all the discussion was over grnift. i, ; w nat way aet d e and Mr. Richmond accordingly voted for At r ,' ; ,,as t ye motion. If that was the way country guarnre made tools of the sooner the board would tu gs , i - s . ' 11 ; 0 1 better. They were nothing better than automn t° 4o - were hokect upon ini7Australia----in Van 1) ,. ie „ 1/3 :st° c t ie as they were in their own country, there— alto as a lair d' on" Mr. Taylor : Because they see you n ' hill you know. Aire v it a Mr. Smith's motion was then put to the v o ' c ',3l l `" were seven for and seven against. The chairtnan,..„llg. tits casting vote against it, saying it was rather toes7 ie en Mr. Shaw moved a resolution, e-xpik.ssing ";,, - •ch Y i t ' e satisfaction of the board, at the manner in - 4 . l for A ."' Chalmers performed his duties as medical attendau'ffeetr, township of Everton, for the last twenty yew , 100 - 0 re „ li p, on him the highest honours as regarded prol'essio ne „vaD to and entitling him to the cordial thanks of the g",;tion and ratepayers especially, for his kindness and at te " t the poor. lat Mr. Stone seconded the resolution, which Wag and carried unanimously. h i n et Mr. Kirkus : Such a compliment will not be Ocoee favour from such a body, as exhibited from their that day. Mr. Shaw : It is a compliment that is due to hi'll.iottll4' Mr. Kirkus :Itis a compliment by a lot oft ac t supply the other word if you like. h 05 r 1 , A letter was read from the Poor-law Board he to the appointment of Mr. Hall, as master of the alidi is The board were still of the opinion that the ~goeetr , 7l could not make a legal appointment of masterl gea r , accordance with th e terms of article 187 of ille boa r i r consolidation order. Under the circumstanee s l,„o o " - the board did not o ff er any Objection to the 9 - ws o appointment of Mr. Hall, , at £5O per annum. wo ° e' e ;ra Mr. Kirkus said the board were there sancti , c) r: yll_,lis they themselves admitted was not legal ; and ye t - d e bre'" it said by a prersOn who was brought up, born a ll life• re connection with paupers, and led almost a pauper'svi Mr. Shaw objected t o these r e m a r k s . He sai d t elu s ' made for apurpose, and he knew what that purp ose r oin • The Chairman called on Mr. Kirkus to refrai n , , f pahe remarks. Mr. Ki r k us complained of the boar d o t orderly, but no wond er w h en he got on in this ism Mr. Taylor : He will b e a t p ersona l c ritic' keep from it. ; Mr. Kirkus said there app eare d t o b e an impret s t , ° o ; he would not like to go f or th to the Puy - a bre d he meant to say was that Mr. Shaw was born n't„ to l e connexion with parish matters. He did not 1 116 70 1 that he was born a pauper, or was now a Pa u P e trusted he never would be. Mr. Taylor : That's a pauper's speech, I thing; eg°<aelo Mr. I. Edwards : Mr. Kirkus said a few In (a roar of laughter drowned the remainder of the serog and Mr. Kirkus rose and objected to any fur ther ° being The m a attede, as he had exlned.) r then dropped p ,and this concluded the s iner SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. AW PROGRAMME OF BIRMINGSAg - 4 SECOND DAY—THURSDAY, MAitca 2. '" ch , o:t e li a The SELLING STEEPLE C HASE S TAKE S of 5 sov7. each, 1', 0 ,01 20 added • four year olds 11 st, five 1 2 st, 95 ke.; ' 12 st 7 11;; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs.; ' 5 miles. To close and name on Tuesday. , s of The HUNT CuP of 50 SOTS , added to a SweePsta y.- rer-ar tea sovs. each, for all h o rs e s that have be st° is hunted ; 11 st 7lb each ; horses never hav o l f . a atcef b , in any . steeple chase allowed 7lb ; Nvinvl rs trr ica_ l tofs• chase in 1858 or 1859, value 30 sovs., 7 1b + " f 20 0 " t o; or any handicap steeple chase of the value °, O lb 0 10 28 lb extra ; gentlemen riders, professionals ' to pal the second to save his stake, and the winner sovs. towards expenses; three miles. nn Truth; Mi a 11l 5 yrs Whaley, aged Zouave, 5. yrs Heads or Tails 5 yrs -- -- , m asterd Gipsy King, aged Cliff Pigeon. 6 s la h u sg - nandY 5 . Border Chief, aged Premier ' yrs 01 31 ' O. Little Treasure (h b) a ft ; t lc° $ 133 The SCURRY HANDICAP 13f 10 sovs each, 3 0 . a t Tilli e ' To close and name t , :n. Wednesday e vealno ad ded weights published a t 20 SOO , tra ,f - ~ e % . The EittuNeyoN P .„. /TEEPLE CHASE PLATE u. ers 7p, ii P. eleven. t o ,. a Free waidicap of 3 sovs each ; / 11/ . 1 bed 3.f are • anti! v l fe l Orkousta , Ad' „,,, May Day aged c h e lna" - .1 1 '..... Sting, • aged two miles and a half. Weights to be aged ~ ' Maria Agnes . aged ii . nl ician , 3 , T( T r f, 5 yrs. .-, .. Headsor Tails, 5 yrs physic 1,35 S is .sham. aged Johnny Docta,e cored or ' ltircfly, s . yrs Antic, 5 yrs 1 The gag e ' 1 Sportsman, aged ' I Mahlratta, aged yottag Harry'of Hereford a Boadicea, aged . . publis FOURTH EDITION. NORTHERN TIMES OFFICE, THURSDAY, 10 A.M. THE CONGRESS. PARis, Thursday.—The Moniteur of this day con tains the following :—" The Cabinets of London and Berlin have given their consent to the proposal of Russia concerning the assembling of a Congress on Italian affairs. The reply of the Cabinet of Vienna is not yet known." FIFTH EDITION. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. DUBLIN, March 24.—Arrived : Ceres (ss), from London; Lady Eglinton, London. KINGSTOWN, March 24.—Arrived: Vienna, from Ibrail, for Dublin. Sailed : Guide, for Constantinople. BELFAST, March 24.—Sailed : Diana, for Dort ; Allan Kerr, Ardrossan, in tow of steam-tug Windsor. SIXTH EDITION. NORTHERN TIMES OFFICE, THURSDAY, 5 P.M. THE SPRING ASSIZES. CROWN COURT.—This DAY. BEFORg Mgt, JUSTICE WILLES. His Lordship took his seat at nine o'clock. THE MURDER IN VAUXHALL-ROAD.--Three young men, named Win. Owens, Thomas Owens, and Daniel Johnston, whose ages were from 22 to 32, were indicted fox having feloniously killed and murdered James Toole, on the 24th of Decembea last at Liverpool, Mr. Aspinall and Mr. Coleman prosecuted, and Mr. Temple and Mr. Scott defended. Toole was a caeter, in the employ of Mr. Knowles, master carter, Eldon-place, Vauxhall-road. Knowles went to Johnston's public-house, Vauxhall-road. on Christmas Eve, to pay his men. A quarrel arose between the prisoners and Knowles, and Knowles's mother. The • deceased went to their assistance, and in the course of the melee the prisoners set upon Toole and gave him severe usage. From the evi dence for the prosecution it would appear that there had been a great degree of ill feeling between the decease' and the three prisoners. After they had been drinking in Johnson's public-house, one of the prisoners went into an adjoining house and carried out some brass candlesticks and an iron bar. With these instruments they made three several attacks upon the deceased, the latter receiving severe injuries. The last attack was made upon him as he was yoking a horse and cart, and by some means or other, whether he fell accidently or was knocked down, he fell into a cellar, and when he was taken up, he was found insensible. He was removed to a house close by and put into a bed, and afterwards died.. A number of witnesses were examined to prove the ease, and in cross-examination none of the testimony was shaken. Knowles, the deceased's master, was also severely beat on the occasion. Mr. Sanderson, surgeon to the North Dispensary, said he was called to 41 Court, Eldon-place, on the afternoon of Christmas Day. The deceased was dead, and appeared to TOXTETH BOARD OF GUARDIANS. have been so two hours. He made a post mortem examine- The usnal weekly meeting of this board was held to tion the following day and fonnd two extensive bruises on day, in the board-room of the Public Offices, Park-road; the top of his head, two at the back, and one on each side Mr. Urquhart presided. The other members present were of the head. His face was also injured, and there was a —Messrs John Moss, John .Wilson, Joseph Wilson, Joseph brnise on one of the ears. The injuries could not be pro- Harrison, Wm. Baynes, Wm. Johnson, Wm. Leyland, duced by one fall. He opened th e h ea d an d f oun d Henry Leyland, Samuel Siddely, M. A. Johns, Arthur concussion of the brain, which caused congestion • but from Grindrod, John Rogers, and J. B. Hughes. the very unsatisfactory way in whi c h Mr. Sanderson gave The report of Mr. Gough, Governor of the West Derby his evidence, we are somewhat in the dark as to the imme- Workhouse, showed that in the house there were belonging diate cause of death. It would, howeuer, appear, that to Toxteth Park last week 346 ; this week, 358 ; corre the severe handling the deceased received from the prisoners spending week last year, 429. caused concussion of the brain whichbrought on congestion, A cheque was drawn to the amount of £l2O for the relief and hence the death. A long technical medical cross- of the out-door paupers. • examination followed, in which Mr. Scott evidently The Medical Committee were empowered to make endeavoured to show that the deceased had died of apoplexy. arrangements with four respectable druggists in the Mr. Temple then addressed the jury for the two Owens. district for such medicines as might be required during He directed the jury's attention to the fact, that the ensuing three months for the use of the poor. his Lordship had stated that there was no Mr. Cleaver, the clerk to the board, read the following evidence to go on with the capital charge. It - was evident statement : that there had been several running fights during the night, "TO THE GUARDIANS OF THE POOR OF TUE TOWNSHIP beginning as early as half-past seven and continuing until "OF TOXTETH-PARR. eleven o'clock that night. He also proceeded to show an " Gentlemen,---The first election of guardians of the poor animus in the evidence of several of the witnesses against for this township, in 1857, was conducted by Mr. Avison, the prisoner. The deceased also was very drunk during solicitor, who was appointed returning officer by virtue of an that night. The bruises upon the head were, the learned j order of the Poor-law Beard, directed t the overseers of the counsel contended, not caused by the candlesticks. They, poor; and at th e fi rs t meet i ng o f the guardians elected if used as was described by the witnesses, would have Mr. Avison, pursuant to the said order, delivered to them inflicted fearful wounds. But no, there were only two or the voting papers used in such election. On the same day: three slight bruises on the head, bat not one on the body. these papers were confided to my keeping as the clerk to Mr. Scott addressed the jury for Daniel Johnston, and the guardians, and the key of the closet in which they were confined himself chiefly to sifting the medical evidence. deposited was handed to me by the board. This said closet What really was the cause of death ? Mr. Sanderson said is situate in a room in the public office opposite to the , there were some bruises on his head, several scratches on boardroom. his face,' but no bruises on the body ; but he did not say " After the election in April last year, I placed in the, whether the bruises were caused by the candlesticks. He same closet the voting papers relating to such election, and contended they were not, ,and that the bruises were with my own hand locked the door of such closet;, and, chiefly the effects of his drunkenness. As to whether the retained in my possession the, ,key from that, time, to the the bruises were the immediate cause of death it was in the present. hands of the jury to say ; but he proceeded to combat this a On Monday last I received information that an entrance opinion, and to show that death was caused through his had been affected into the, closet in question, and the voting Ow n excesses: A number of witnesses were called to prove, ", papers, or "a portion of them, taken out. that he w as d run k on the fall;' also, question, and that lie ' " went immediately to the publia offio, and laving, had; sustained several w tha t the prisoners ere :, ;Us, ' ined Is fon,n d the access, door to , f the latter unfastened, and,apen mut the room in which the cleaet Was situate. not so savages'in; their u s a g e of Toole. His Lordship stnnm&l A 2,: arid intilmated 't o th e j ury that the charge. of inspection a the voting Palrs, perceived, tbat-the - ENGINEERS OF THE BOGOTA. • _ This afternoon the Grand Jury returned amended bills against John Buchanan and Archibald Campbell, engineers of the steamer Bogota, on a charge of Wilful Murder of a fireman, on the voyage from Valparaiso to Liverpool. THE CASE OF ARCHIBALD MANN, THE VOCALIST. The Grand Jury have returned three bills of indictment against Archibald Mann, for an abominable offence. NISI PRIUS COURT. Mr. Justice Byles took his seat on the bench at nine o'clock this morning, and proceeded with the hearing of civil causes. Sunni v. SMITH. —This action, in which the plaintiff s case concluded at the rising of the court last night, was resumed. The defendant was examined, and deposed that he had paid the whole of the claim which his brother had against him, arising out of their mother's will. He stated that he paid the amount by instalments at various periods, and in confirmation of his statement he Ireduced a document which contained the following words : This is to certify that Tim Smith has paid all demands to Abel Smith, April 12, 1839." This document bore signatures which defendant deposed to be those of his brother, the plaintiff, and of a witness named Hanson. The defendant denied that he had ever undertook to pay interest upon the amount claimed, and positively declared that the memorandum produced yesterday by the plaintiff, and purporting to be an acknow ledgment of the debt with interest was not in his handwriting. The witness referred to, Hanson, was also examined and confii med the statement of the defendant. In it•liv.:r to Mr. Atherton, witness said he sometimes signed his name Hanson and sometimes Anson. (Laughter.) He did not know why he sometimes left out the " H." (Laughter.) Many people spelt it both ways. His Lord ship : I suppose becanse many people pronounce it both ways. • (Laughter.) A woman named Hannah Smith, sister of the parties, deposed that the plaintiff frequently came to the defendant's house and received, payments in money. She also stated that she saw the plaintiff aid the witness Hanson sign the document referred to above. This clos d the case for the defence. More dieectly contradictory e ;idea e than that which the case on both sides disclosed .t would be scarcely possible to conceive. His Lordshir, in summing up the evidence, dwelt especially upon the docu mentprofessins to be the acknowledgment of the debt of principal and interest from the defendant. This document was on a piece of blue wove paper, and was dated March, 1838. His Lordship said, on looking at the paper against the light, an observation at once occurred to him. The water mark upon it bore the first three figures of a date. He would, therefore, before expressing any opinion himself, hand it to the foreman of the jury, and ask him what the third figure of the water-mark was. The Foreman having looked at the document declared that it was clearly the figure 5. His Lordship said he was decidedly of the same opinion, and that so much of the water-mark date as 185 was decidedly ciscernible. Mr, Atherton (plaintiff's counsel) took the paper, and having examined it, declared the figure to be, in his opinion, 3. Mr. Russell (for plaintiff also) expressed a similar opinion, amid much laughter. Mr. Monck and Mr. Willward, for defendant, were of the opinion that the disputed figure was 6. His Lord ship said, as counsel upon either side had given their opinions according to the emergencies of their cases— (laughter) —he should press the document again up to the uy. SeveiarJuroi s having looked at the paper declared that the figure was 5. One Juror said he believed blue wove paper •was an invention of more recent date than 1838. His Lordship said, so far as he could at present judge, it appeared to him that that document which pur ported to have been written in March, 1838, was written (Ai paper whose water-mark showed a date, at least, subsequent to 1850. His Lordship then proceeded to C imment upon several other passages, and concluded by commending to their especial attention the document upon which so much discussion had airpsiiv pinro. The ~nei a very few minutes consideration, found a verdict for the defendant. His Lordship : Is that a 5, gentlemen, or a 3 ? The Foreman : It is a 5, my lord. His Lordship : Are you all agreed upon that point ? The Foreman : All, my lord. His Lordship : There really can be no doubt about it. The Foreman : None whatever. HoLT v. BANKS.—This was an action to recover damages upon an al!eged warranty of a horse. The plaintiff and defendant were both farmers, residing in different parts of the county. The case for the plaintiff was, that the first , transaction in reference to the purchase of the horse took place at the fair in Preston, where the plaintiff saw the defendant's horse in the Castle Inn stables. Some negocia tion took place about the purchase of the horse, for which the defendant asked £3O, or 30 gnineas, and the plaintiff offered a smaller sum. The plaintiff asked the defendant to allow the horse to be tried in the streets, but the de fendant refused, saying he would not allow his horse to be dragged about. The bargian did not proceed that day, but on the following day the transaction was renewed. The plaintiff said he wanted a good sound horse, fit for drawing timber, and the case for the plaintiff was that defendant distinctly told him the horse was sound and fit for such a purpose. It was then agreed that £2B should be given for the horse ' • and the bargain was made and the money paid ov e r . Plaintiff stipulated that the horse should be tried under a cart in defendant's presence, and the defendant went for a cart. He did not, however, return, and plaintiff could hear no tidings of him. It appeared that he had got over a wall at the back of the stables and so went away. When they, went to examine the horse they found, they found he had some difficulty in getting up, and upon looking at him more closely, it was found that he had a lame back. He was not fit for the purposes for which the plaintiff required him, and was shortly afterwards sold for a much smaller sum, the defen dant having in the meantime been written to, and having efused to take the horse back. This was the case for the plaintiff, which was conducted by Mr. Attorney Bliss and Mr. Aspland ; Mr. Seger, Q.C., and Mr. Aster appearing for the defence. The ground of the defence was simply that there was no warranty whatever, and that the plaintiff had offered to take the horse with all his faults. An ostler employed in the stables deposed that he had urged the defendant to get out of the stables by the back way, because he stated that lie was afraid the old man (the defendant) might be tricked or in some way harmed by the plaintiff and the " gang" he saw with him. The hearing of the case occupied a consider able time. His Lordship having summed up, the juay re tired to, consider their verdict. and broke the door open, but the press was open. Mr. Moss insisted that the matter should not be left to a committee, as it was nothing but a party question. Mr. Harrison said, the whole thing had assumed a degree of importance which he did not think would be attached to it. He would be a bold man that way that Mr. Horsfall, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Aspinall, and others, who had formed the first board there, would have attempted to hold their seats, if obtained in a disreputable mannea, He would say, let them go into committee, and report on it next week. He thought he had kept as clear as possible from naming party men for the committee, but he would have no objec tion to have Mr. Moss as a member. Mr. Moss : I wash my hands of your dirty work. The resolution and amendment were then put to the vote, and the former was carried. Mr. Joseph Wilson moved that a special meeting of the guardians should be held on Monday at 10 o'clock, the object of which did not transpire. The motion was agreed to. This concluded the business. 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