Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-30 00:00:00

THE MER.S-E-Y.-DOCKS AND - HARBOUR. BOARD. The weekly meeting of this body was held yesterday, under the presidency of Mr. (barles Turner, the chairman, The other members present were—Messrs. Graves, Rankin, Inman, Boult, Arnold, 'Farnworth, Langton -Itonnthwaite, Bushell, Mondel, Segar, Hub back, Shand, Littledak, Lockett, Anderson, Laird, and Evans. THE WORHS COMMITTEE, From the proceedings of this committee, it appeared that a letter had been received from the Rev. W. Maynard, wishing. to know whether he would be required to quit at the end of the year the premises which ho at present holds on Mann Island. He was informed that at the end of the year the occupancy would lie subject to a revision of the rent, but that there was no intention to disturb his possession. Messrs. Harston and Sheraton had written, offering 10d. per square yard pea , annum for 1949 square yards of land , on the Harrington estate, for the purpose of s'oring timber; and the offer had been accepted, subject to the approval of the board, on condition that the land should be given up, on receipt of three months' notice, at any time. A letter from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway C unpany, repudiating payment for the use of the high level coal drops, had been referred. Mr. BROCILLEBANN. having moved, and Mr. Rankin seconded, the confirmation of the proceedings, Mr. , BOULT said —May I ask what that land cost the estate ? The CIIAIRMAN—It is more than I can tell you. We will let you-kn.ow,,next week. Mr. BOULT—I dare say you will. Mr. NORTH, _ the solicitor, said a guinea a nd a half was the original cost. - . Mr. 11 grrrEY (the engineer)--£261,000 was what the fee of the Harrington Estate cost us. It stands us in 345; 7d. per square yard. Mr.-Baum—Birkenhead is not much worse, I think. (A laugh.) . The proccedin,,as of the Warehouse Committee, which contained nothing of public interest, were then read and confirmed, on the motion of Mr.. Hubback, seconded by Mr. Arnold. THE MARINE COMMITTER It appeared that in this committee, a report had been received from the engineer in reference to a suggestion to alter - the route for carrying the electric telegraph through West Kirby, instead of Hoylake ; and deferred for the consideration of the next meeting. Mr. Mottner, having moved the confirmation of the proceedings, Mi.` Boum' asked the reason for altering the track of the telegraph ? Mr. MONDEL said they were in treaty with, and had completed an arrangement with Lord Stanley of Alderney, for his land opposite Hiibre Island. Subsequently his lordship interfered with the line proposed and agreed•npon, as it might affect the letting of his land hereafter for the erection of villas, &c. ; and his agent, Mr. Simpson, had asked them to carry the line a little farther south. ' They were surveying that, and hoped to ascertain the result by next week. Mr. BOULT said it was an item to the debt of grati tude thely . - owed to his lordship. - - THE PILOTAGE COMMITTEE It appearing that there was not sufficient accommo dation for the crews of all the pilot boats in the hut at the south end of Prince's Dock, an additional but had been applied for. This was referred to the Committee of Works. _ It had been suggested that, with the view of facilita ting the conducting of ships over Pluckington Bank into' Brunswick Dock, black" marks should be made upon the river wall, about two feet deep, and from sixteen to eighteen feet above the dock sill ; and the suggestion appearing to the committee to be a good one, they reoommended its approval by the beard. • SHAND, in moving the ,confirmation of the proceedings, said it• was' essential that the latter suggestion should be carried out ; and perhaps it should go to the Committee of Works. He might also say that • there was on the notice convening that meeting, bat not on the minutes of the committee's proceedings, a draft of a resolution, on the subject of licensing the masters and mates of coasting vessels, which the committee were anxious to adopt ; but they remitted it, in the first instance, for the consideration of the board. Mr. Laird, who was not then present, had asked that a fortnight's postponement should be given; but it was only on the supposition that the proposal should not be adopted, it being his desire to see it carried out. Therefore he should submit the resolution to-daY, and the board might deal•with it. The CHAIRMAN—Perhaps you had better consider it afterwards. ~Mr. BOULT seconded the confirmation of the proceed ings, which was agreed to. DOCKS AND QUAYS' COMMITTEE. Mr. J. H. Fletcher & Co. havinc , applied for a fixed berth in the Wellington Dock, for their vessels trading to Spain and Havana, a resolution had been passed that the request could not be granted, but that the harbour-master should receive uistructions to afford them all possible accommodation. An application for increase of, wages had been received from Mr. George Baker, superintendent of the timber quays at the North ; but he had been informed that his request could not be granted at present. A like application from James E. Tapscott, , assistant clerk in the harbour-master's office r had resulted in a recom-, mendation that his salary be advanced from £BO to £95 per annum. It kad been agreed that a hut should be put up at the north-west gate of Sancton Uraving Dock, for the use of the police, at the cost ofabout£ dock blocks, shores, &( btr. 11OCKETT moved,• ant confirmation • of the proceedir Mr. Mcvsnm. inquired whether, by the new r( as to the graving docks,- the dues would - 13( lesjened • . Mie . . _ ,Err. said they were not enhanced, but great embarassment had been caused. by master shipwrights taking,blocks.and shores,withogt intimation. - Mr. MONDEL hoped they would have an opportunity orconsidcring that before adopting it. Ile should like to know how it would affect the shipping. There was charge for Poles per. day'. Mr.'LocKETT,-And so there was previously. - The CRAIRMAN—Do you wish to make a motion to poltpone this for a week Mr. MONDEL-I do wish it postponed. Mr. LocitErr had no objection. .. This, therefore, was agreed to, and the other proceed ings were confirmed. , MASTER PORTERS' COMMITTEE. It appeared from the minutes of this committee that the letter of Messrs. Cavafy and Co., of the 21st instant, having been taken up, urging that the board had not yet considered the portion of their complaint against 'Messrs `Bibby and Cas that-thatrfaern had assumed as a matter of right the master-porterage of the steamer -Frankfort, and that they had commenced to discharge several -hours before they 'were legally entitled:-CO - da so. - Messrs. Cavafy and Co. and Messrs. Bibby having attended, and stated their views to the committee, and the whole' subject having been considered, it had been resolved—" That Mt. J. J. Bibby h2s, in this case, com niitted an infraction of the bye-laws relating to master porterage ; and the committee only refrain from recom mending his license to, e withdrawn in consequence of tfie fact that, in a subsequent part of the day, he offered the' master-porterage to Messrs. Cavafy and Co proper application being made to him." Mr. ARNOLD• said, in consequence of a severe' w iden-4 he had not been able for some - weeks to take part in their deliberations ; but, as chairman cif the committee, and having called a special meet ., on the subject yesterday, .he felt called upon mg explanatory observations. The cir to make a few "- Under a bye-law of that. oard, the stances were these: -Under ships' cargoes was allotted to the Master-porterage of all largest consignee of the ship,_ or party . paying the largest amount of freight,-providedhe gave.notice to the owner or other consignees of the ship in a (riven time. Now, b that time for sailing vessels was. before twelve o'clock pn the day next after the ship is reported at the Custoin house ; =din the case of steam-ships, within one hdur of the entry being made. The owners of steam -ships complained that goods were not removed with that despatch required by the exigencies of trade, and there fore sought to secure to themselves the mast er. porterage, and so evade the law. To accomplish this, they imposed a clause at the place of shipment, and had it inserted in the bill of lading: It was,:in fact , an additional charge of 16 per cent. ; and it was in the nature of a penalty to be enforced upon the con signee of goods here, unless he waived his right to the master-porterage in their favour. Such was the happy co edition of this trade, that the owners of these steam ships:could impose a l most any conditions upon the Customs. The interest of the consignee, and of the shipper, was not always identical ; and, therefore, difficulties must necessarily arise. Now, as to the bill of lading, the board had nothing to do with it ; and their solicitor, he thought, had very properly declined to involve the board in any litigation upon that subject. This was, no doubt, a wise—at all events, it was a safe course ; but he, not being a lawyer, would express his opinionthat no terms imposed by the shipper in a foreign port could be binding., or set at naught th e .laws country to which the sh i p p roceeds to discharge her cargo. (Hear, hear.) Now it seemed that in this case the Frankfort, the steamer in question ,arrived on a Sunday ; a nd Messrs. Cav af y and Co., as the largest consignees, claimed the master-porterage on Monday morning ; but it seemed that Messrs. Bibby and . Co, had commenced unloading the ship before Messrs. Cavafy and Co. could legally put in their. claim. There was some difference between the parties as to the time ;,but, as the general facts were admitted, this was of no con sequence. It appeared that Messrs. Bibby and Co., about twelve o'clock on Monday, wished to give up the master-porterage to Messrs. Cavafy, and offered to give up all the profits which they had made by undertaking the Work. This the committee had considered an ex tenuating circumstance ; but they still demanded the 15 per cent., and this Messrs. Cavafy and Co. had refused to accede to, and bad then appealed to the boar& Now there, he thong,ht, Messrs. Cavafy and Co. had committed an • error. Ile thought they should have accepted the master-porterage, and submitted under pro test to Messrs. Bibby's claim. If the claim was illegal, they would have had their remedy ; and if they had gone to their solicitor, they would have had a more substantial remedy than by applying to the board, though he believed the parties were quite justi fiable in bringing the case before them. Now he was willing to admit that neither the general law nor the bye-laws relating to master porterage were in the most satisfactory "condition ;—(hear)—and he had almost brought his mind to the conclusion to recommend that the master porterage be given at all times to the con signee of the ship ; but there were objections, and that was a question which deserved serious consideration. However, on the present poict, there could be no doubt that Messrs. Cavafy and Co. had a .proper claim to the, master porterage of the ship; and Messrs. Bibby and. Co. were not justified in taking possession of it. Still, there were extenuating circumstances in the case, and his colleagues were of opinion that it was not a case for any extreme measures, or for any marked or severe notice,—and he had very reluctantly, he must say, and not without some hesitation, yielded to their views, and come to the same conclusion. They had, therefore, resolved to make the report which had just been read ; and he begged to move the confirmation of the proceedings. Mr. SEGAR seconded the motion. He did not alto gether concur in Mr. Arnold's views, but he had ex plained the circumstances of the case as well as could be. Mr. Boum' could .state, for the: information of Mr. Arnold, that the owners of steam-ships were not the only parties who found the inconvenience and delay arising from the present bye-law respecting master porters, which was so serious as to have led to the intro duction 'of the stipulations (about 15 per cent.) which had been referred to. He thought he would find that the New York line of packet-ships had a similar clause, the desire being that the con signee of the ship should be master-porter in all cases.. In confirmation of what he had said upon this subject, at the last board, everybody would see that they were in some little 'difficulty in the mattes. If they gave the porterage, as at present, to the largest consignee of cargo, they gave it to the man who had the greatest interest in delaying the ship. If they gave it to the consignee of the ship, it was his interest to hurry matters, and he might in some cases over-hurry; but he thought it would be mush easier and better to put a drag upon.him ' than it would-be to stimulate due dili gene,e on the partof the other. He considered it was their 'duty to lean to the side of despatch, and not of delay. Mr. Irsm.vs would like to make a few remarks, be cause he thought that the fact of Messrs. Bibby , and Co. having infringed their bye-laws, had placed them in a different position than if the case was coming before theM new ; and he could not but think, when a month ago they were complaining of the Customs throwing difficulties in the way of dis charge, they, by their system of master-porterage, threw impediments in the way of the Customs. (Hear.) Some time ago, upon a special application to the Lords of the Treasury, in which he himself took part, it was agreed that steam vessels under peculiar circumstances, arriving on a Sunday, should have h right to commence to dis charge at six or seven o'clock on Monday morn ing, proper caution being taken ; and this, although by ,the techicality of their bye-law, they could not claim the master-porterage till an hour after they had reported at the Customs'-house. • In this case the cargo was grain in bulk, and according to their law of master-porterage, the bushelling commences in the hold of the steamer. This made Messrs. Bibby and Co. commence in the hold; but if this had been a cargo of cotton, the case would have been different: He thought Messrs. Bibby and co. had broke the bye-law in technicality, but not in spirit ; and he was sure the board would wish to see carried out whatever would conduce to the despatch of business Mr. ARNOLD said he admitted much of what Mr. Inman had remarked ; and as he was a member of the committee, he should be glad if he would give his atten tion-to the subject of a change of the bye-laws, which he belie;ied would have been done before, but for his • . . own sickness. He believed the present system was not suitable to the trade of the port; as now carried on ; but in themeantime,_he niaintamed, they must enforce the law, and uphold it as now is. The CUAIRINIA.i supposed that the Chairman , of the Master,Porters' Committee would take this , matter into both sides of th( s not worth 'while to enter upon the Yct are only dealihg with -Messrs Bibby and Co's case, now The CuAinxlAN-Just • Mr. ANDERSON thou. - ht the security given by master porters should also be taken into consideration.. _ _ The CILAIRmAx---:-The security is fixed by statue. We eanuot alter that bye-law. The subject then dropped. B.EvlstoN or 11.&1113011TR, DUES The NAUMAN said that, yesterday . , he had met Lord Stanley, the chairman of quarter sessions for this part of Lancashire; Mr.Townshend, chairman of the Cheshire quarter sessions; and, in conforMity with the require ments of the act, they had proceeded to revise the harbour rAtes,payable to the board, when.tlsis resolution had been passed - :—" That the said revisors, having perused and examined the accounts required by the 2,43 rd section of the said- act, and having fully 'considered the 'premises, are of opinion and'do order and determine, that for the next three years now next ensuing, or until the next earier revision thereof, the harbour rates shall 'continup7to be levied and collected according to the same proportionate scale or rate of Charge as was antharised to be received And taken- at - the last triennial revision thereof, on the 22nd of Oetober; 1856. " STANLEY. " CTIARLES TURNER. "LEE P. TOWNSIIEND." The chairman then reminded members that the board, at its next meeting, would have to determine by lot the rotation by which memberPshould gO out of office. It was agreed that this should be done at the first meeting in October. This concluded the public business, and the Reporters retired. - ' THE CHESHIRE VOLUNTEER RlFLES.—Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the county :-sth Company of Cheshire Volunteer Rifles—Sir Charles Watkin Shakerley, Bart., to be captain ; Francis Henry Randle Wilbraham, Esq., to be lieutenant; Arthur Isaite Sony, Esq., to he ensign. THE BALLOT AND PURITY OF ELECTION IN :THE UNITED W STATES.— e have been favoured with the friends in this neighbou rhood, fol lowing extr ac t from a p fo t ri e o r m , just a„ i,roheuicisiegi settler by n i s made Tuscola,the Douglascounty -- st u t u o itj i ' Douglas s: County ab P o i rt e ei w gh as t, weeks ego.' There was .great rivalry between it and Arcola (a place about eight Miles south). between was determined to gain iheliction, and therefore polled' about three times the legal number of , {6tes. The . Tuscola men, however, had got wind of what was going to take place, and determined ROt to loose the county seat in this manner ; so,' on the day of the poll, every one of them voted at least four times, and Tuscola came. out a head, having beaten the Arcola men at their own game. Hurrah for the ballot ! It is just as easy t o deposit four votes—rolled up small—as to sit one. This election was, I suppose, the most scandalous affair in that line that eve r occurred in America; and Tuicola is noted throughout the Union ler its election tactics." Manchester Guardian. NOItTHERN DAILY TIMES. HEALTH COMMITTEE, The usual weekly meeting of thii committee was held yesterday, in the Council-room of the Town Hall, Mr. R. Sheil presiding. The other members present were — Messrs. Gladstone, Anthony, Haydoelc, Bowring, Barton, Stitt, Avison, Vernon, Crellin, Crosthwait( The Medical Officer of Health reported that, in the week ending Saturday last, the deaths registered in the parish were 12", and in the out-townships 62, niaking a total of 187, being 53 less than the' corrected 'average of the same week' the ten previous years, excluding the cholera. Zymotic' diseases caused 51 deaths, of which 22 were from diarrhvea, 9 from typhus, 6 dysentry, 4 hooping-cough, 3 scarlatina, 3 croop, 1 measles. Diseases of the lungs, with consumption, caused 50 deaths, The Borough Engineer, 'Building Surveyor, and Inspector of .Nuisances reported various particulars of the operations in their several departments during the week, from which it appeared that 121 nuisances com plained of by inhabitants had been inspected, and mean taken to remedy them ; 1,196 houses,in the Vihealthiest districts, containing 3,720 apartments and 712 cellars, had - been put anger examination, with the view of improving their sanitary condition ; and 232 lodging: houses had also been examined and reported upon. Mr. GLADSTONE said that. Mr. W. P. Jefferys had -called upon him a day or two ago, and he then com-' plained of some remarks that had fallen from Mr. Beck . with at the last meeting, in refetenee to a remark that he - was security fot one of .the officials in Cornwah lis-street. Mr. Jefferys also - disapproved of the prin ciple, but he seemed to understand fromidr. Beckwith's remarks that there was some misunderstanding between the party,and himself. He (Mr. Gladstone) was satisfied that the remarks of Mr. Beckwith on that occasion were not intended to apply to Mr..Jeffays personally, but that the observations were made with regard to the principle. lie deemed it right to make these observa tions in the absence of Mr. Beckwith. Mr. CRELLIN thought that Mr. Beckwith laad• said that it was bad to get a man a situation tinder the cot- Oration, and then become surety for.him ? The ; NAUMAN said nobody thought of Mr. B ,eekwitlfs remarks as applicable to Mr. Jaferfs. Mr. CaosznwArrE said he had observed by the papers that a case had been tried on the previous nay' at the Police-court, of a nuisance:in ,Hodson-street, caused' by' a party keeping pigs, and the officer had been defeated because he bad no witnesses. Hi knew, from his own knowledge, that it was a very great nuisance. He was sure there were several parties in Scotland-place that would go as witnesses. If they could not find the proper owners of the pigs, the .best way would be to throw tb.em into the street, 'and annwner would then be foind. M‘GrowAx said the officer bad stated to the magistrates that he could not" get any one to come as witness, as the people were rather favourable to that sort of thing. The custom had been, hOWever, to take the testimony of the officer when unsupported. Mr. CROSTRWAITE mentioned the name of Mr. Jonbs, draper, Scotland-place, as a person who had often com plained of the nuisance. Mr. STITT said a great nuisance was caused in some of the bye-streets, by dealers in oysters throwing the shells in the middle of the street. A letter was read, complaining of a nuisance arising from •the defective sewerage in the neighbourhood of Vauxhall-road.. Mr. GLADswoxE said there were one or two matters which he wished to mention, and the first .was with regard to a letter that appeared in some of the daily papers from Mr. Pooley, in reference to the letter read by the Mayor, regarding the services of their officers in the Crimea. Mr. Pooley seemed to claim the credit for Mr. Rawlinson, who was, no doubt, entitled to credit ; but Mr. Pooley's letter .seemed .to lesiea the' amount of praise that belonged to the Liverpool staff, and hand it • over to Mr. Rawlinson, of Cheshire; and, with the per mission of the chairman, he would call upon the'borough engineer to state one or two facts in connection with the services his staff had rendered in the Crimea. Mr. NaWLANDS answered that, at the meeting:of the Social Science Association in 1858, Mr. Rawlinson very gracefully said, in speaking of the Liverpool offices, that without the officers of Liverpool, the sanitary com mission might have stayed at home. Lord Shaftsbury said that he would endorse the statement of Mr. Itawlinson. They could not be too grateful to the town of Liverpool for those gentlemen whom they had sent to the Crimea, and who were instrumental in saving the whole of the British army from destruction. It was that, and neither more nor less. Mr. Newlands further stated that he had received a private letter from Miss Nightingale, and which he could not use, but as private. One portion of it was, " But you have been sq great a benefactor to us in a sanitary way, that I cannot refuse myself - the pleasure in showing you how we fell into the • condition in which you found us, and how we .got out of it by other help than, our own." He thought, after that, that Mr. Pooley could have na doubt of the efficiency of the Liverpool staff. • Mr. GIaDSTONE asked if any one was aware that a government officer had visited Liverpool for the purpose of fixing a cite for the new. postoffiee ? • He was answered in the negative, and the Committee then broke up. A LOCUST CAPTURED ALIVE IN MAN MESTER,— About five o'clock on' Sunday evening, Mr. , Lewis Doyle, an amateur naturalist, saw "in Brook-street,. near Mount-street, a locust, which he at first supposed to_ be a large dragon-fly, on the wing, _and at once caught it with his butterfly-net. It is a genuine Eastern locust, measuring full three inches in length ; and, from its being can ht on the wing,.atahandliCLLrefully,it sion,' appointed to inquire into the a meet prevatenc of bribery )t,io'n at the las' lectibn fbr Gtou- cester, has been holding its court 'this treek in-that city'. Amongst the political notabilitieS. examined were Sir AVni. : Hayter, fVhiaerly Whig - whipper-in _; Mr. ,Joseph Parkes; well knOwn in Liberal political circles ; and Mr. Moffatt, formerly wither for .9.Blthurton. 'Ail mese gentlemen, though they acknowledged that they were more 'or less instrumental in sending down money by vivate hand to GloUcester, - deified that they had any reason to suppose it was destined to corrupt' the inde pendent electors of that ancient 'city. A certain Mr. John Clarke, a wholesale fancy milliner, was also ex amined, and in his early evidence acknowledged that he had been engaged in some twenty elections on both sides with a man named Thompson, who was sent down' as agent from London to convey the money, and he did not deny that, in the course of his rather extensive practice, he bad been guilty of bribery in both the Liberal and Conservative causes. THE REV. CANON STOWELL, ON FOREIGN MISSIONS. —The B. Canon Stowelladressed a meeting at Nor wieh,•on Tuesday, over whieh i the Bishop of the diocese presided. The reverend,gentleman said ha, was de lighted to - find that the reproductive, principle was, be ginning to appear in connection with the cause of mis eions. A self-sustaining power appearedin the churches planted in the wilderness both as regards .pecuniary contributions and native clergy. New Zealand and Sierra Leone were instances of this, and in the latter case he had no sympathy with the lingering prejudice against a black bishop. For his part, he thought a black bishop in Sierra Leone would just be the right man 'in the right place. What more beautiful than to see the lawn sleeves contrasting with the black skin ? (Laughter and applause.) He should be just as willing, to have his son cenfirmed and ordained by black hands ; for it was not the' colour of the skin but the state of the heart, which was the essential point. Was not the swarthy Cyprian a black bishop, and did he not preside over a conclave of 86 black bishops ? He believed the world would not be • wholly converted by Europeans, but that the in digenous inhabitants of countries brought under the influence of the Gospel- would most largely spread the truth. (Hear,. bear.) Referring to India, the rev. gentleman argued that we had a Christian duty to perform with regard to that vast portion of the globe. If we did not lead the natives of India to believe that we were Christians, that our government was Christian, and that our creed was Christian, we should -be unfaithful to our duty, and the, tie which bound us to India would be severed. What right had we to seize those mighty nations merely for the aggran disement-of our power? What right had we, the people of this little rock-girt isle, to hold 200,000,000 fellow immortals under our power, unless we did so for God's glory, and endeavoured to free them from miserable superstitions and diabolical impurities ? It was a poor and pitiful thing merely to conquer by the sword, and then keep fellow-ereatures, with souls like our own, in degradation ; but it would be a noble thing to elevate them and make them heirs with God and joint heirs with Christ. Let other nations glory if they pleased their fleets and armies, in conquered provinces, ravag villages, and ruined hamlets ; but let England's glory in being earth's benefactress and heaven's ambassaefre TOXTETH-PARK BOARD OF GUARDIANS The usual weekly meeting of this board was held yes terday, at the Public-offices, Park-read ; Mr. H. S. Alpass, chairman, presiding: The Other members pre sent were- 7 Mcssrs..J. D. Carter, John Wilson, Henry Leyland, Alexander Mellor, S. Siddeley, G. W. Hunter, M. A. Johni, J. Harrison, John Moss, William Baynes, A. Griudrod, and William Leyland. Mr. Genctn, governor of the West Derby Workhouse, reported that the number of paupers in the:house be longing io_the district:of Toxteth-park was, ,last week, 331 ; this week, 347; against 371 in the corresponding week , of last year. Cheque's were drawn for the relief of out-dOor paupers to the amount of £lO5. MR. HEATH'S CASE :Mr..Tiar...Ns, chairman of the committee appointed to investigate this case, said that the committee thought it better to make no report. on'the subject, but submit the evidence taken. to the whole board, aitd he would call upon Mr. Cleaver to read the evidence. Mr. CLEAVER then read the evidence, the substance of which we published yesterday. • The CI F IAIRNIAN' said, Mr. Heath had handed him a statement, 'which he wished to have read before any re marks were made. The effect of this statement was, that he had' only discharged his duty in patting the question to, the man; " Have you been drinking," when his appearance seemed to' indicate that such was the case. He maintained that the woman did not ask for any other than medical relief. Mr. MILLER—I think it right to state, with your per missien, that, havinc , 'been summoned to attend the finance committee, and also a meeting . of the overseers, I was prevented by this protracted inquiry, which led to my hearing a portion of the evidence, and also • the defence of Mr. Heath, and I feel botind to say. with all due deference to the honest intentions of the committee, that a more irregular and one-sided affair I never wit nessed in the short course of my experience as a public man. The chaiiman and Mr. Cleaver appeared to be No unscrupulotisly prejudiced, that"Mi; Heath could not de fend himself without being repeatedly interrupted; in fact, One of the obinmittee3vas so impatient that he said he would turn witness himself, and was allowed to give his evi dence against him. The merits and demerits of this case have now been carefully gone into, and it is not for me to say who is right or who is wrong, but I must confess I saw nothing to justify such an outburst of indignation against Mr. Heath, nor has he so recklessly neglected his duty as to render himself morally culpable of corn-' milting an offence which is equivalent to manslaughter: Nor will I admit that this board, as a board--no,,nor even one member of it—is so indifferent to 'the wants of' the poor as to permit Mn Heath' or any other officer repeatedly to practice, and wriggle out of, inhuman atrocities. I feel, sir, it would ill become nie and•others around this' board; whom "Providence has fh,VOUred, to sit in judgment against the poOr and amicted ; but whilst I am here to dispense the funds of the ratepayers; I will not forget my duty to the officer, who [believe is unfairly attack.ed'and misrepresented. However, this I believe will be, the last of these cases,' as the officer will be obtuse if he dOes not adopt the system of *others ' who, before they' will be subjected to this Censure, freely dis tribute the funds of the ratepayers to worthless and undeserving recipients. Mr. 11loss—I have listened to the long hariangne from Mr. Miller with great patience, and .I have no doubt that he has come to the conclusion, which 'he has thrOngh a mistaken feeling, inasmuch as he seems to stand:forth as the advocate of the accused, instead of being the protector of the injured and - the innocent. I have been two years a member of this board, and I have observed the conduct of Mr. Heath; and though he may be a very good officer in other respects, he still lacks the essential qualities of humanity and discrimination. If this had been the first complaint, I would not have said a word about it; but when we have had for months past cases of very violent brutality, which have always been explained away; 'and he is still permitted to To on with such a system, I think it will be - the fault of this board if they permit him any longer to continue it. I not go into the evidence, either one way or the other, "but I would , submit that evidence to a much higher tribunal than thig. - The whole town have their eyes upon us, and I have heard this board condemned for their leniency with respect to Mr. Heath. lie lookii upon the poor people with a degree of callousnessand indifference, and I have heard it said that his heart is as hard as- the nether millstone. I can bring men to prove it. I_think, under these circumstances, it is only honest and just for us, Who sit here as guardians of the poor, to send the whole of this ei-iden6 up to the Poor law Board for their opinion, and in the meantime that this-boird suspend Mr. Heath from the. further. perform ance of, his duty till that opinion is obtained. Feeling as I do, I will not shrink from what I believe to be my duty to the poor. I *ill not submit to gee them rode over by a so-named or mis-named Mr. JoHNs seconded the motion proposed by Mr. Moss. asked what was the specific charge , Mr. HAnnrsow against Mr. Hettth Mr. JouNs said, for neglecting his duty. He then read the rules relating to the duties of relieving officers, 'and contended that these rules had mit been complied with. M. BAYNES—He had to say, as one of the 'com mittee, that the, witness,es were ex Amin seParately, and out of the hearing of the others ; and it was only after the reporters had left,, that Mr. Heath got up and made the little remark that Mr. Miller had referred to. He had no desire to annoy any man, and he felt sorry for Mr,. Heath. Mr. HA.naisoN moved, as . a endment, that the ..Nidence be sent t tivZactlaw-Board, with a requeit that thew - ntspector e - sent ° down', to investigate the case. . the to enquire into the case, and tabs in evidence, lie ebuld. still, be silent after the remarks that had who had stated that, from Wliat 1 1 4,-. they had giYen,,Air. Heath fair :Nrifs'op.j was satisfies that t we was extieeCliiigk fallen from Mr. he saw,. he dicl . not. tli4 play.. He, hgr, him . ifirery,,hiir. _ not hear .;each other in any part of-the e As to Mr. Heath being a good officer, he believed he was such, but as to his harshness, it wns.really, g'revious. In that particular caSe,, it' did not appear that the woman made any special application for food, either at home when the:officer called there, or at the office but as Mr. Heath had visited . the case, it was his duty to go to the hOUse from day to day, :which he had not done. That was a ,very great fault, and, lie would support, Mr. Moss's motion. .G.-ap.ronor thought there had been a very great deal more said about the case than it was all 'worth. "He -conceived that_the only charge, against. Mr. Reath ts-as, that he had ,done his thity. He considered that a re lieving officer ivas . Tlaced very awkward position. So long mit lie did his duty to the.guardians and the ratepayers, there world be..multituaes of complaints against him. He considered it their duty to protect their officer in the discharge-of his duty. " Mr. JOHNS—Do you . mean to say that he has done his duty ? Have you read the evidence ? • . no . women , cm ience Mr. GralipnoD--1, have. Mr. Moss—There is no confirmatory evidence of what he states. Mr. Gammon—Where is he to get it ? The amendment was put and carried by a majority of one. Mr. Moss asked the chairman if he did not vote ? The CHAIRMAN answered that if he did, vote at all, it would be for the amendment, because he thought it better to have the evidence of people taken. upon oath. He bad known them to differ very much when examined on oath from what they had first said. Mr. Moss said he was surprised at that roma* from the chairman. The CHAIRMAN said he would not allow Mr. Moss, nor any other person, to make remarks on his actioas. ,He might do so out of doors, but he would not allow it there. Mr. JOHN WILSON, addressing Mr. Heath—Did you write that lettek, sir ? - `[Handing him a newspaper.] Mr. HEAin--I'did. Mn. WILSON (striking the table with great foree)- 7 How dare you say that I am a popularity hunter ? Mr. Heath then retired. _ _ A letter was read from James Gilmour, M.D., threatening legal proceedings against the board to recover his salary, as their medical officer. The proceedings of the Building - and Visiting Com-. mittees were read ; in which it- was recommended that Mr. .lielshaw should take the requisite steps for the completion of the Workhouse. Mr. HARRISON observed that it had been thought they had dealt harshly with the contractors, but he wished to make it known that the building was to have been completed oa the 23rd July. It was not for some tune after that, that the board gave notice that they would proceed for the penalty. It was patent to all, that if the contractors had done their duty, a considerable amount of property would have been saved. He had in ed lie :SE. SEPTEMBER 30, 1859. • received a letter from Mr. fielshaw,-stating that he had LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.—YESTERDAT carried out the instructions of the committee. Mr. BAYNES asked if any coatraet had been entered into with the parties who are now doing the work, and on receiving a negative reply, he moved that tenders be advertised for to complete the building. On the amendment being put; it was lost ; and the proteedines of the committee were confirmed gave"notice - of a motion for the next meet ing, to the following effect. That he Shoula bring before the board the subject of a letter which appeared in a Liverpool paper of the 29th instant, and signed " Edward Heath, relieving officer." This concluded the businesi. [Before Mr. MANSFIELD.] T'A'E LIME-STREET HABITUEES.—A number of young denizens of Lime-street, and the adjoining localities, were lined in 40s. and costs, for creating a disturbance. AN ALAanINo SMAsn.—J. Finn was charged with. breaking a square of glass in Searle'S public-house, Raymond-street,. corner of Vauxhall-road, value 518. It appeared that the prisoner came to the house about ten minutes gust twelve on Wednesday morning ; knocked at the door, and asked for a pint of ale. It was not served to hint, and he began kicking at the doors and nearly knocked the pannels in: The barman , _ opened the door and desired the prisoner to go away, but he refused ; and the former locked the door and went to bed.. He had no sooner got into bed than he heard a great smash ; and on going into the bar, he found that a large pane of glass-- • eight-feet square--- and valved at ZlB, had been broken. He did not see the prisoner do it, but he was sure it was done by him. Mr. Bluck, Who - appeared ftir the prisoner said that, as the value of the,glasslwas ZlB-, his Worship had no jurisdiction; and even if he had, there was no evidence to show that it waS the prisoner who broke the glass. The- prisoner was dis charged. ___ • r „ STEALING SPIRITS BY A , WAREHOUSEMAN.-- WM: Phillips, a warehouseman, in the employ of Mr. Hulton, 'wine and spirit merchant, Redeross-street, was charged with stealing a quantity of spirits, the .property of his employer. Detective-officer Scaife stated 'that from information re ceived he and two other detective-officers watched the prisoner come out of the office of Mr. Iltiltog ; they followed him, and told him that he was accused of robbing his employer of quantity of spirits. He replied that he had none about him, When Scaife told him they were about to search his house, he admitted having a small quantity of rum, but &aid, that he had it from the bonded stores. Detective-officer Rigby said he had. searched the prisoner's house, and found a bottle of rum, and three bottles of brandy. The spirits were brought to the Central Police-office, and the prisoner was taken into the same room where the spirits were placed. He asked for a drink of water, and, while Rigby was procuring it, he smashed the bottles. 'When asked why he had ' done so, he said, " I thought I'd prevent a lot of you fellows from gettiq drutik and so I broke the bottles." Mr. Hutton said the pri soner had been in his employment as warehouseman for nine years. He had no authority to carry Anything away from the place. Mr Mansfield committed the prisoner for trial. He was, on application by Mr. Cobb, admitted to bail in two sureties of £25 ealh. ROBBERY OF A TILL BY A SSOPMAN.•--Robert Fraser, shop mnn to Mr. Aletson, tallow chandler; Great George's-place, wo s charged with robbing thetill of his employer. Detective-officer Patrick stated that; from information he had received, he marked a number of shillings, and sent in two persons to purchase goods. They paid in the marked money, but on the till beiag searched several of the shillings were missed. Patrick apprehended him, and on searching him found 19s. Gd., of which six shillings were marked. The prisoner was sentenced to three months. imprisonment, . . CHARGE OF Elierzzi.EmeNT.---William Dickin , on, collector and traveller to - Mr. Aleteton, prosecutor, in the former cast _ . was charged with embezzling 'nearly £3O, the property of his. employer. Various accounts. which were not entered in the books, were proved to have been paid, and Dickinson Was 'committed for trial. (Before MOSSTS. HOUGHTON, GRANT, HOLIIE, BOLTON, and ANDERSON.) . RENEWED APPLICATION FORA - THEATRICAL LICENSE FOP. "THE NIGHTINGALE" MUSIC SALOON.---MT. Clarke Aspinallr solicitor, instructed by Mr. Jacob Walter, licensing agent, appeared before the court to renew an application for the granting of a license for the - performance of stage-plays, to Mr. Daniel Lowry, proprietor of " the Nightingale" Music Saloon, Bevington Bush. Mr. Aspinall said that this was "the third time of asking" for a license for the per- for manse of stage. plays at - .this establishment. Having referred to the circumstances under which the previous applications had been adjourned, he said it was necessary that he should commence de Novo. He then proceeded to state that he made the application under the provisions of the 6th and 7th Victoria, chap 58, and he remarked that opposition to the granting of a license of this kind was not usual. Mr. Loci" had conducted the establishment tothe satisfaction of the resl- -- dents in the neighbourhood, and, he might also add, to the satisfaction of the police, who were net so easy to please. The learned gentleman, in the course" of a very lengthy speech , contended that, under the terms of the act of parliament, the had no power to refuse the license providing that he showed; on the part of the applicant, that the latter intended to comply with the required conditions. One of the magistrates had stated, on . a former occasion , that the premises were not large enough, and that, on that ground, they were justified in witholding the license ; bu he was prepared with evidence to prove that, in that respect' there could be •no objection to the granting of the license. Referring to the individual feeling of the different members °I the bench., as to the moral character of theatres, he reminde d them that, under the terms of the act' of parliament, they' could not allow feeling to interfere with their duty, and that , other requirements satisfactory, they had no alternative bat to grant-fhe license. He. Might mention that the Queen sr 3s in the habit of frequenting theatres, and it was not likely that she would do so if they were the wicked places which sell parties asserted: - Then, again, it had been urg e that the neighbourhood was not respectable; but he did no t ,. think there was any force in the argument, for he did no 'believe that there was a greater sink of iniquity in any part ° Liverpool than Williamson-square, in which the Theatre be y for alas situated. Mr. Lowry, therefore, was not responr.L- the character of the neighbourhood. Tie was in hiinsell respectable, from the, manner in which .he conducted la? establishment, and could in no manner be held accoun tabl e for the ,character of the neighbourhabd. He would reinin the bench that thei did not sit in that court to legi t but only to adjudicate on any case coming before _.... under an existing law. And he would say, further, that ecv, should they be under• the impression that they would be oz ferring a benefit dn" her Majesty's subjects by . refusing to, license, they would not be justified in doing so in violation (~ the law of the land. There was another reason why the benTi l ought to grant the license; and that was, that, whereas at present Mr, Lowry was not under the supervision of the he would be so in the event of the license being granted. As he had already said to the bench, he came the re for the third time to ask for the license, and he really did no t think that the bench would refuse it.--Mr. Alderman 11 01 °,.. e. wished to correct one observation which had been made by Aspinall. When the application first came before the bene.:, there were not a sufficient number of magistrates presei ll '; and consequently it was not possible to grant the licen,;e. ---Mr. Daniel Lowry was ,then called, and examined by 3 1 - 1 :. Aspinall. He said he hgd pccupied the preMises for more Ow; two years. The building would hOld 1,400 people standing, n° - : 700 could comfortably sit dawn there. He produced a mein, rial in fa' - our of granting the license, signed by the inhabi tan' . of the district r and stated that they were all genuine signatuq s y t they included the name of the master of the North Corporatl°,,, Schools.;-.-Mr,. Alderman Holme inquired whose hand-writ head of the memorial was in ?--Mr. Aspinall did no t tlin.„ that was a proper question, and' if the magistrate wanted;'. answerito it, he had better ask the question himself. -- Holmq said he asked the question because it apPea'"4 to him to have been .written by some official cmPl ° :.... in that: building, and, if so, it was highly improPc r. ,ai Mr. Aspinall observed -that there was no desire to. °Mete-. that fact. The memorial was written by Mr. Jacob W°`.,, t T 9 --Mr. Wybergh, magistrates' clerk, said it was - necessar. explain that Mr. Walters-was-a' licensing agent, and he VOO iad drawn up the doeum, r--Inspectors Reed, Handeoe and deiScraed to the ex - E •-lir. SuP s of Opinivn tliat the place w next ex 3y M. As; ei , et , be In his jiii THE WORKHOUSE COMMITTEE, At the weekly meeting of this body yesterday, Mr. Cropper presided, and there was an unusually limited attendance, the only other members present at the com mencement of the proceedings" bei4llr. - E. Byford and Mr. Owen. There afterwards .enteted the room Messrs. Critehley, Melly, Peck, Gair, and Smith. The Governor's report showed that, with accommoda tion for 3,500. inmates, healthy and sick, the total number of paupers in the house last week had been 1704, against 2,016 in the corresponding week of last year. The increase this week over last - had been 45. The Band ;*Waster at the Industrial Schools attended the committee with six:l)6p whom he had trained , as musicians, and for whose services as musicians and stewards' assistants an application had heed received from the owners of the Imperador steamer, which' is about to sail with the view of laying down the Red Sea cable. The boys, - we believe, form a complete band in themselves, and they are designed to entertain the cap tain and officers during the voyage. The boys were questioned, and each expressed a cheerful readiness to go. Leave was accordingly given, the necessary outfit also being provided: The workhoitie medical report showed that the total number of individuals uroler treatment is 483. There are 16 fever eases, 13 itch, and one of small pox. It appeared that the number of vagrants who had slept in the sheds last week was 280; of these, 182 were. males, 83 were females, and 15 children, showing on the total an increase during the week *of 63 persons ; btit .as compared with the corresponding week of last year, a decrease of 36 persions. • Mr. MARSDEN, the, local agent for Ritchie's patent cork beds, attended the committee, to urge their advan tages for hospital purposes over the straw beds at present in, use. He submitted specimens. It was agreed to order three of them, as an experiment The GOVERNOR, in his journal, reported that on Friday, the 23rd , instant, sixteen emigrants were sent back fiom Boston, per the " Harvest Queen," and were brought to the workhouse in a state of .extreme destitution. The average age of five of this number was seventy-one years, and they stated that they had been forty years each in America. One was blind, and another nearly so'. Eleven have been forwarded to Ireland, the - place of their birth, and the remainder are under orders for pass, and will' be sent .to Ireland in a day er two. CHAIRMAN said it-was a great shame that these people should be returned to' us in that way. lie never saw anything more miserable than their appearance. Mr. PECK asked if there was any .'complaint, of their treatment on the passage home ? He had heard that these returned emigrants were treated more like pigs than human beings, on board the ships in which they were sent from America here. The CHAIRMAN said he had questioned them upon that point. They said they had not been badly treated : that they had all they wanted ;--but it was hard and wrong, that, after being forty years in America, they should be sent back. Mr. SMITH-Cannot some representation be made upon the subject ? Mr. MELLy—They use our English people while they have strength, and then.send them back to us when dis abled. _ • . Mr. PECK -I think we should write to the Govern ment urn the Subject.. .. The t HAIRMAN:-ThiS *IS not so bad a case as the number of lunatics which we had returned upon us. But we .do the same in regard tcareland. Mr..PEcx thought' each pauper's stalenriit should be taken down before a magistrate,, and at once forwarded to the 'Government. Mr. OWEN—Why do not the American authorities send them to Ireland ? The CHAIRMAN—Because it is cheaper to send them here.: - AGGAR (the clerk)—Thq know no Ireland, but oily Great Britain, in the matter. Mr. OWEN thought they ought to petition Govern ment to-make" the Irish parisluOneS pay them for the maintenance 'of those people. (A laugh.) The CHAIRMAN said the hardship and cost resided in the fact that they were - ebriod to send an officer with them to catty them to their particular places. The subject then dropped, and the committee soon after*ards adjourned. THE CHEMISTS' ASSOCIATION Last night; the annual meeting of this association, at the opening of the winter session, was held at the Royal InstitUtion in Colquitt-street. . • , a fn the absence of the president, who is out of town, Mr. Abraham was called to the chair ; and Mr.lons holloTary secretary, read the report, in which, on a review Of the past or tenth year of the society's existence, the conned reported its general pro sperity. From its fdrmation the , increase of members and finances had been constant and steady, and the roll of members was in excess of that of last year, there being riow-•153 memberi,-of-whom• l 8 and two associates ha bee'n elected since the last re^^ -4 The attendance at the sessional meetings had been good. Forme was some - difficulty in naming stibjects for, discu sion ; but during the pest yeiir, the readiness of members both ordinary and honorary, 'and. non-members, too, to contribUte papers, • &e.,, ;had .been., pleasing .and most satisfactory. - The conversazione, .open to ladies, was -attended.'with marked success, and encouraged the council to have similat meetings of a social character s for which purpose 'they had incurred expense .for gas fittings in the Royal Institution. - Increased use had been • made of the library, to which the council felt justified in appropriating as much of the society's funds as could possibly be spared. The year additions had been twenty-one volumes--five: bypurchase and sixteen by presentation, making the total number 34i volumes ; and to seventy-two members there had been 738 issues, being a large increase over the circulation of any other year. 'At the_ laboratory operations there had been an -average attendance of : students, and satisfactory answers -were received to the questions for the president's annual prizes Mr. Dyce Duckworth being, the successful competitor. To, the museum fortp.eight specimens had .been presented at, the ordinary meetings. The Sale. of Poisons , Bill of last session, upon which the members principally expressed their views, was eventually droppedi. The council hoped further legislation on the : subject would be discountenanced by all future governments, belie - ving that it could not _remove , the evils..complained of, and that the only re medy was in the improved education of the dealers in poisons and their :moral and pecuniary responsibilities, in the form of criminal proceedings and loss of business, which formed as great a proteetion to the public as any that could be devised cprisistent with ' the necessities of daily life. The finances, were satisfactory ; but early payment of subscriptions•would be a convenience. On the death of Mr.. Jacob Bell, : of London, the council, on June 22, passed a resolution •of 'condolence with his relatives, and the council hoped :that the national sub . scription for the two "Jacob Bell Memorial Scholar ships wouldbe successful. The Treasurer'S financial statement was-then read. The CHAIRMAN, in a few brief remarks, moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Dr. EDWARDS, and unanimously carried. . . Four vacancies in the council of the association were filled up ; land, after'the transaction of some business, principally Of a routine character, and of interest only to the profession, thanks were voted to the officers for the past year, and The Meeting soon afterwards adjourned. EXTRAORDINARY AND AND USEFUL INVENTION.—There is nothing that housewives complain of with greater truthfulness than the breaking of Some favourite piece of glass, valuable china, or earthenware. In hundreds of cases such things cannot be matched, and or course cannot be mended. The latter want has been obviated by an estra.ordinary and effective invention, by Mr. Adshead, of Derby P o tt e ry, near Derby. It is a cement thij il ls . e . v ß rasee eF il h iv , o le: n o E e r b i e T en l. genuine except bearing that may be said to heal in a perfect manner, all cracks and breaks in the articles spoken of, and not only in these, but in marble, alabaster, &c. The benefit of this article need not be dwelt on. wandve seen some of its effects at Mr. Hall's, our oefstasablitesehnmeponts.tage Agen t stara for neighbour's the glass that has been cemented by it is 7H f k a i l e l l e , g 2 o 3 l :, S z o n e u e t t e h i h :J t s ohn-street. Sold in bottles, stronger in 'that part than in any other. The article is very the signature, " E. T. cheap, and no house can be long without it. Mr. Hall is' the agent for its sale in I,iveypool, and all interested can ude for capacity. lie Insp&tor Kehoe,-11 that Mr. Ride wa! Aucted, , ,lnspector ! lia stat%ltUat when I% the object of st against Mr. Low :oncludecLiMr: Bolton, on •of the maps - tbe rad stated the results of his visit to _0 .gment, the place was altogether too_sf,- dations Whtch - were required in a well s_"„t, Aiel,T:id ducted4lreatre. Ti gerwral arrang and as-regarded - the - seats - , they were _ ..he was sure that the ,ladies---at all events according'l;6o present fashion—would have considerable difficulty to bu ii.el' aceoinmodated.at all. (Laughter.) his opinion the for ing was, according to its present arrangements, a vet:..,,ge proper place - fora theatre.. The accommodation for the cu. e . of , dresses was very defective, and so little did the arra ;e o m enta for the separation 'of the sexes , seem to ha v „„ e 'ce 01 attbnded to;‘that.there was -no security for the obser -c f;te or~ ordinary decor - ann.—Mr. Holme said he was in -the eu,. , 3 00 the first occasion when this case game before the beo,S", o sed_ he at once confessed, that at that time, he' was Ole be to hafe voted in favour of granting the license, beca t i l l i t obT thought, 'from the evidence then adduced, that it was a ao ett building but from what he had since seen in the newsP 'llllO he had thought it his dutY to inspect • it. l ic ..osu lt r done so that morning, and now he would give them the ar t oP tions was 34 feet, and - 41 feet in of his experience. He found that the length of that I) , e pf o ",, .the premises intended to.be devoted to theatrical rePt`'t • whole superficial area was •only . about 121 square Yer d ,7o, Holme, in continuation, stated that he found the Pre,,l•ches td respected the arrangements for dressing, the' OPPi,"i o , 0 1 ; the building,- lighting, &c„ to be very objectiona a'o quite unsuited to the purpose's for *Which the lie7 t ies ffa sought. He dwelt more .particularly upon the faiencec' Ingress and egress. The door by which the aud,..iog to enter was only 'three feet six inches wide; and things into consideration---the loss of life which had 0 617 - . den at one of the London theatres, and at the Surrey dec idc?:,f i owing to similar defects in those buildings--he wa s oni odato 9f opmion that this building was not fit for the acS _, o tt of such a large number of people. He made these without any referefice whatever to the moral part a dvisc'; strong Yo" - = tion, and, fol . the reasons he had alleged, he str o „,„ ace 4 . his brother magistrates not to grant the license. I ,_"„'i," t he get nothing less than a dungeon.---Mr. Aspinall said ti!,‘"„ tt on t he parliament did not give the bench any. dieerey_,,, ang er grounds stated by Mr. Holme. If they were satisr u mier .. ,; ( l., he respectability of the applicant; trey were comPell. e ctto os. -- e to act, to grant the license, subject to certain rest'? _ poe tic. , Holme : If that is the case, it is nothing less !_1176, reset of apply to the magistrates. Mr. Aspinall : I mar °, the A oic er upon that part of the question. I take my stan4 ve no P he re parliament, and say that under that act y . .,, 011 ` l ; erg h WO, t he of reftisal under certain conditions.--Mr. sco tio o °" O .. to appealed to by the bench, and having read the,_ , c ordin s ot, sit of parliament, he gave it as his opinion impelled to f c i no the evidence before the court, they were co raP i o t b e b to Put the license. --Mr. Holme hereupon observed, hiul wo fit hesitation in stating that, if the law comPel'ettitaing,..,,,pen •his name to a document certifying that this b oio uld T oec• by over-crowding, or if any loss of life ab ° lte dc h 3 in t width,' • So O a DIV for-theatrical representations, and if anythiaffula of any to Pu, t , he should consider himself legally liable for over-crowding ,at the approaching duce hiss that party. Nothing on earth, therefore, should .1 gate Awed his name to the document.---The bench tiler' 11 ,,,5t be r e be any was their unanimous opinion that the license must D erbSl Mr. Aspinall observed that he hoped there sc._ E a rl 0 ' ,; kited little Philharmonic Hall, for all the lobbies the2 - ,7_ioga er with gas, which seemed, in the case a the : 4 *- have so much alarmed Mr. Holme. banquet to w ere to too-clos, It is a well-known. .....vo.—tr"?---,,ce per , are relative ; ,so to save one is to save the o ther. to w both time; and economise patience, onerese go°' atience alicau when we have a good PEN-a bad upsets P eel pens ap e temper. _Preserve all, then;rby purchasing' Y 0 .,,, wa reho„: hther stationery at E. T. Hall's wholesale steel P,% , ,, ve • 5 , G. _7 4 23, South John-street. John Gillott's, Thomas ..-• 0. Go' Hughes, and other maker's, on sale at • Is per gro a Pen Holders, 2d. per dozen. maxim that "tune is nione. 1 8 c .