Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-26 00:00:00

SOUTH LANCASHIRE CROWN COURT ASSIZES YESTERDAY rßefore Mr. Baron WATSON . - THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF WIL MANCHESTEII His Lordship took his seat this morning at nine o'clock, and immediately proceeded to sum up the evidence in this case. His charge to the jury occupied two . hours in delivery. The jury retired to consid the absence of about an hour, returned into court with a verdict of guilty against all the prisoners , of both forging and uttering the wi His Lordshi ution Lek verdict, and, after Richard Hard )assing sentence on the prisoners, , John Hope, and Joseph Berry, convicted by the verdict of the jury of a you have h very bad and ry wicked Offen( the verdict which that jury has returned. The case is clear, beyond all question, that you entered into this wicked business, for the purpose of defrauding whatever person may be entitled to the property of Ann Dean. This, I hope, will be a warning to all persons, that when they are- obliged to have accomplices in bad and wicked designs, they are subject to have them dis closed hereafter. The punishment I am going to pass upon you, I hope will be a warning against others corn mittinc, such a heinous offence as the present. Know this—it is only twenty-two years since the la w was have been sentenced - MC 11 that ..once you wouiu - to death. At that period you certainly would have suffered death. lam sorry to see here a man of the ad vanced age of Hardy—l am sorry to see that the shock ing love of rain, that seduces men from the path of rectitude, has had that effect upon you. In the dead of night, when the woman was senseless upon her bed, you planned how you might afterwards make for her a will, by which to obtain her property. As to you, Hope, this . is not the first time you have - You are the concocter of for this 01 Tn in a court of justi this, and, very of little law, do an tried to distinguis no distinction lersons in your position, with a 33 amount of mischief. I have h between your guilt, but I ea Hardy and Berry —acted for heir own lucre, and Hope for his. YoU, Hope, would very likely have been the traitor had not one been so before you. The sentence of the court is that you be condemned to penal servitude for fourteen years - each This case finished the criminal business at the present assizes, and his lordship then proceeded to try civil causes, CIVIL CAUSES.—YESTERDAY [Before Mr. Baron WATSON.] DELIVERY OP )ODS BY BILLS OF LADINC ND OTHERS V. ANDERSON Mr. Wilde, Q.C., and Mr. Baylis were for the plain tiffs, who are provision merchants in Liverpool. Mr. Manisty and Mr. Kempley appeared for the defendant, who is a shipowner at Aberdeen. This action was brought to recover the amount of an account for ships' stores, ordered in 1855, by the defendant from the plaintiffs, to be forwarded by steamer to Constantinople for the use of a vessel called the Phoenix, then engaged ill the Crimean war service. The defendant not having an agent at Constantinople, it was arranged that the bills of lading should be made out in the names of the plaintiffs, and that the provisions should be consigned to Messrs. Hanson and Co. there, with whom the plantiffs had occasionlly had trans actions. The bill of lading was subsequently handed to the defendant, who forwarded it to the captain of his ship. Owing to the confusion that prevailed at Con stantinople during the war, the captain did not obtain the goods, and the bill of lading was returned to the plaintiffs by the defendant. The defence was that the defendant was not indebted, as there had been no delivery of goods, and, there3re, there could be no acceptance. His I o:dship held that the fact of the bill of lading having been handed to the defendant, and sent to the master of-his ship, was the strongest possible evidence of acceptance. Verdict for the plaintiff, with leave to move regarding the question of non-acceptance. SLANDER AT BLACKBURN -7-HINDLE V. WI In this action, Mr. Monk, Q.C., and Mr. Millward were counsel for the plaintiff, a member of the board of management of the Power-loom Weavers' Friendly Society at Blackburn, and formerly a collector for the same society. Mr. Kaye appeared on behalf of the defendant, formerly the secretary of the society, but now a manufacturer at Blackburn. . _ _ It appeared that some ill-feeling existed between the parties in this action, springing out of the positions they had occupied in the society, and that the defendant exclaimed publicly in the society's offices to the plaintiff; " Thou art an independent sort of man, no doubt, and I can prove that thou hast robbed No. 14 district, when collector, on a wholesale scale." The defendant would not withdraw the accusation, but on the contrary repeated it, and reduced it to writing. The accounts kept by the plaintiff had been closely examined, and were found quite satisfactory. Mr. Kaye contended that the words in question were used for the benefit of the society, and he claimed that they were to be considered as a privileged communica tion. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages £2O. CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION AGAINST THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY In this case the plaintiff was the widow of George Snape, who was about thirty-six years of age at the time of his death, and was formerly in the service of the Lanca shire and Yorkshire Railway Company at Blackburn, as an inspect& of the wheels, couplings, &c., of railway carriages. The deceased met with his death in August, last year, while in the performance of his duty, at a point on the line where it was well known men were at work, by a train travelling at a quicker speed than, it was contended, the regulations allowed. The present action for compensation was brought under Lord Camp bell's Act by the widow, on behalf of herself and her three children. His Lordship held that there was no case, aad the plaintiff was nonsuitei NEGLIGENCE OF AN ATTORNEY. The plaintiff in this case was Michael 'Boylan, and the defendant John Godfrey, an attorney, both residing in Liverpool. The action was brought to recover damages, alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, by reason of the negligent conduct of the defendant in the management of certain business entrusted to him. After this case had been partially heard, the court adjourned until nine o'clock this morning. NISI PRIUS COURT YESTERDAY. [Before Mr. Justice HILL and a Special Jury.] RIVINGTON WATER WORKS AND THE RIVINGTON MILL OWNERS -COCKER AND ANOTHER V. THE MAYOR. ALDERMEN, AND BURGESSES OF THE BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL In this case Mr. Manisty, Q.C., and Mr. Kempley, appeared for the plaintiffs ; and Mr. James, Q.C., Mr. Wilde, Q.C., and Mr. Millward for the " defendants. Mr. Kempley opened the pleadings, which were un usually lengthy. Mr. Manisty, Q.C., then stated the case on behalf of the plaintiffs. He said that the questions in this case we re much more simple than the pleadings, and he hoped to be able to state to the jury what the real ques tions were, without taking up much of their time. The plaintiffs were the occupiers, as lessees, of a cotton fac tory called the " White Coppice Mill," situated partly in the township of Heaping and partly in the township of Anglezark, which was one of considerable extent. The White Coppice Mill was one of a large num ber of mills which were to a considerable extent, more or less, affected by the making of the great Liver pool Water-works at Rivington. Before stating to the 3ury the particular facts of the case, he would call their attention to the act of parliament which governed the rights of the parties, and which really was the founda tion of this case. In the year 1847, what was now well known the Rivington Pike scheme was first com menced" ' • In the session of parliament of that year a bill was introduced, which, after a great deal of act of parliament ns . ideration and discussion, became an question wa s , that, ancl. in framing that act, one great h as bringinc , such a large quantity of wat er to furnish e d to Liverpo o l would' intersect the Supplies a considerable number of mills w hich were then, t o a o great rent, worked by water power, it became a matterm much importance with them how they, in future, should and it was ultimately be supplied with water ; agreed,—not that th e corpo ra tion should tak e the water com pensate the parties for it in money , because alde waterwas t 6 them of a g reat deal more value and consequence than money. An arrangement was therefore come to that they should lie compensated by a continuous supply of water. It was stated in a committee of parliament, that the corporation would undertake to guarantee mills at White Coppice, as well as other mills, a certain, constant, and contim: oissupply every day. The White Coppice Mills were occupied by ,ne present plaintiffs, Messrs. Cocker. According to the provisions of the act of parliament, the corporation bound themselves to send down to the mills not less than two cubic feet per second, during twenty-four hours of every day. This quantity of water was to be sent into the White Coppice reservoirs, and was to be so supplied before the corporation took to themselves any of the water from the brooks or streams which, for the purposes of their act, they were empowered to collect. In case of failure the corporation were to forfeit £lO per day. The terms of the act of parlia meet substantially were, that they, (the corporation) , n they obtained that water, were to send the c- del tity he (die learned counsel) had named, down to the White Coppice reservoirs ; and, if making any default whatever—no ma tter from what cause soever— if the quantity of water specified was not furnished, then the penalty of £lO per day was to be paid. The main question for the jury in this case would be how many days elapsed during which there was a failure by the corporation, and a neglect on their part to send down this quantity of water; and when they came to understand the case, and to give their decision, he believed it would be found that they would have to assess the damages at the rate of £lO per day for a considerable number of days. That was one of the points. But there was another question in the ease. This White Coppice Mill was supplied mainly,—he might say almost entirely,—by water, and worked by water prior to t' •-- 0 - • It of the passing of this au _ pan— ment. The Rivington scheme involved the making of a large open goit, which ran through Mr. Standish's land occupied by the plaintiffs, and the corporation, in making this goit, intersected a very large number of streams and water courses, all of which would fall into their goit, unless special means were taken to prevent its doing so. In case of the water from those streams falling into the goit the White Coppice Mills would be deprived of water altogether. Now, there was a very important of that district put a very great value on that stream, both from its large quantity and good quality, and they especially wished that water to be seemed to them, and by the 69th section of the act of parliament it was enacted that, before the corporation diverted any water from the Black Brook, they must have a conduit con structed, sufficient for the purpose of carrying a certain quantity of water into the White Coppice reservoirs. Well, these were the two points on which he was going to ask the jury for damages. First, he should ask for damages against the corporation for having violated the act of parliament, in not having supplied the required water ; and, secondly, for having dealt with the Black Brook, and the water in it, contrary to the provisions of the act of parliament. He should show the jury that after the corporation had made their works, and obtained their water, they failed to send down the stipulated quantity. There were two questions to which they would have to address their minds, In October, 1855, the works were so far made that it would take all the water from the Black Brook down to their own corporation reservoirs. They did for a time send the plaintiffs some water, but it was in this way. They did not carry the water from the Black Brook over their goit, but left a small aperture through which a small quantity of water went down into the plaintiffs' reservoirs. They also put a small pipe through the bank, and by means of that pipe, when it was left open, they also sent a certain quantity of water, so that the water passing through the aperture, and through the pipe, in October, 1855, did not give them a certain, supply of water, although it was not in accordance with the act of parliament. But they were not going to quarrel particularly with the corporation for that, for they, perhaps, did their best. But after this they began to do that which the plaintiffs now complained of. From October, 1855, they closed up this aperture, and they also closed up the pipe. They certainly sent them a small quantity of water for a time, but for a lengthened period subsequently they got none at all. That, of course, led to remonstrances on the part of the plaintiffs, for things went on in such a manner that they were actually unable to obtain water even sufficient .for condensing purposes, and the consequence was that it became impossible to work the mill, and on the Bth of November a letter was written to the corporation com plaining of the serious inconvenience to which the plaintiffs were put in consequence of not being supplied with water. No notice was taken of this letter, and still things went on as before, for some time longer. At length, in March, 1856, the corporation set aboutmaking a spout across the goit in order to carry the water from the Black Brook down VS the plaintiffs mill, and this was what they ought to have done long before, under the 89th section of the act. Still the supply of water was inconstant and intermittent, and the question was what were the plaintiffs entitled to for the loss which they sustained from the 20th of October, 1855, until the 6th of March, 1856, when the spout was made ? The learned counsel, in continuation, said that it was nearer 600 days than 500 during which the corporation never sent the plaintiffs a sufficient supply, and for that num ber of days they were in aposition to claim the penalty of £lO per day. Under the act of parliament the plain tiffs were limited to two years, for they could not claim compensation after 1857, and therefore their claim would be confined from October, 1855, to 1857. The learned counsel having concluded his address, was about to call witnesses, when Mr. James suggested a reference. If the case was gone into there, it would occupy an enormous length of time. After a consultation, the leading counsel on either side retired with the judge into his private room, and on their return it was stated that they agreed to enter a verdict for the plaintiff, subject to a reference. RADCLIFFE D. MARRION This was an action to recover the value of two accept ances for £3OO, and another acceptance for £2OO. The plaintiff was Mr. James Radcliffe, of this town, formerly a tailor and draper, but now retired, and the defendant was Mr. Thomas Marrion, brewer, of Sheffield. Mr. James, Q.C., and Mr. Quain were for the plaintiff, and Mr. Overend, Q.C., and Mr. Millward for the defendant. In January, 1858, the plaintiff gave the defendant three acceptances, two for £3OO and one fol £2OO, in consideration of his entering into an agreement to employ the plaintiff's son, Mr. Joseph Radcliffe, as his agent in Liverpool for the sale of his ales. Mr. Joseph Radcliffe had already acted as the defendant's agent, and, it was alleged, now owed him between £3,000 and £4,000. He became bankrupt, and, under the terms of the agreement between the plaintiff and the defendant, the latter was to employ him as agent in Liverpool, after passing through the bankruptcy court, and his earnings in commissions were to be placed as a set-off to the acceptances, which the defendant was to take up. The commissions for the first three months amounted to £2OO ; but defendant refused to allow the commissions, and also failed to take up the bills which plaintiff ultimately did; and afterwards the plaintiff's son was dismissed from being the defendant's agent, contrary to the terms of the agreement. The present action was for the recovery of the value of the bills which the plaintiff had only given in consideration of the agency and com missions guaranteed to plaintiff's son by the defendant. The defence was that plamtiff's son mis-conducted him self, and that the defendant in consequence dismissed him. A verdict was returned for the plaintiff for £BOO with interest, less £2OO paid into court. The interest was taken at £4O, and a verdict for £640 was therefore returned. BROOM V. HALL -AND ANOTHER. This was an action on a contract for the delivery of a quantity of saltpetre. The main question turned on a point of law, and ultimately a verdict was entered for the plaintiff, with leave to the defendants to move. The court rose about half-past six o'clock. A VALUABLE SET OF CHINA other day, belonging A young couple, the 15 t: ino. B i la . irgowrie, previous to their marriage, went us together tr y spend some of the fruits of their V th or they Pert Perth, e r t e o a saving couple) in the purchase requisite for the domicile. Amongst o othernecessaries the bride elect bought a beautiful set of china, and d ti l lin d gs t packed and sent home before her. When she reached home and unpacked the china she found in the teapot to her utter astonishment, a roll of bank notes to the amount of £42. Being honest as well as industrious, the artless girl wrote to the party from whom the china was purchased, and narrated the circumstance. The answer received was that the china-merchant had received the contents of the teapot in payment of an account, but, expecting a traveller to call for the money, he thought it needless to bank it, and had deposited it in the teapot as a safer receptacle than the cash-desk. On the traveller's arri val the china-merchant, on looking for his notes, found that the teapot had been sold, and the traveller grum blingly had to leave without the money. It appeared that three sets of china had been vended that day, so that the case was deemed hopeless until the welcome letter from Blairgowrie arrived. The honest bride was rewarded with £2. NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. [Before Mr. PRESTONI ASSAULT ON A.• POLICE-OFFICER.—WiIIiam Holden, keeper of a brothel in Albion-street, was brought up on a warrant charged with havinr , committed an assault upon police-officer 151, Russell,' on the 2nd of August. On that day the prisoneft wife was drunk and assaulted Russell. She was fined 40s. and costs at the time. Holden also committed an assault upon the officer, but he absconded and was not apprehended until Wednes day. Prisoner was fined 40s. and crsts. THE COAL-HEAVERS . STRIKE.—John Sweeny was charged with assaulting John M'Nally, a coal-heaver. We have already given some details of the dispute be tween the coal-heavers, and mentioned that a person named Foggarty had received one month's imprisonment for committing an assault on the present complainant. Mr. Bluck appeared for M'Nally, and Mr. Cobb for the prisoner. From the evidence it appeared that M'Nally, Sweeny, and Foggarty were in Thornton's public-house, New Boundary-street, on Sunday week, together, and Sweeny fell out with the prosecutor and they both set upon him, kicked him, and did him serious harm. Mr. Preston addressed the prisoner, saying that it was quite needless on his part to enter into any dis cussion respecting the system of combinations. It was quite preposterous that one man should endeavour to force his opinions down the throat of another man. Such conduct was unbearable, and must be put down. The sentence of the court was, that he be imprisoned for six weeks, with hard labour.—Another case similar to the above was then gone into. The complainant was Thomas Stanley, an the prisoner, Michael Foster. The same learned advocates appeared. On Sunday, the 17th day of August, the prisoner and a per son, named Magee, met the complainant at a sugar warehouse in Athol-street. Foster asked Stanley if he was one of " Keating's varmants." Complainant re plied that he was no varmant." Some high words were the result, and Foster and Magee set upon Stanley, and beat and kicked him. Magee has absconded. The magistrate said that it was quite right that such cases Were brought before the court. He was sorry to be obliged to punish working men ; but if they would re sort to measures of violence, and use intimidation, they must take the consequences. The sentence of the court was that the prisoner, be imprisoned for one calendar month with hard labour. AN EMIGRANT FLEECED.—TWO well-dressed men, named Thomas Berryman and Thomas Payne, the former about 40 and the latter about 25 yegra of age, were charged with having robbed a young ntan named John M'Cormick of Ll 7 10s., on board the steamer Windsor, on the passage from Dublin to Liverpool. Police-officer 521 said that about half-past six o'clock that morning the prosecutor complained to him that he had been robbed of the £l7 10s., and he pointed out to him the two prisoners, who, he said, were in his com pany, and gave them in charge. The officer asked them what gold they had on them. The elder prisoner said he had about £7, and the younger said that he had one sovereign. On searching them, he found that the elder prisoner had £l3 10s., and on the younger he found a sovereign, as stated. Mr. Cobb defended, and in cross examination it appeared that the prosecutor was going to America, and that he had received the money from his father for that purpose. He said he got drunk, and he did not know whether he had the money on him when he went to bed. Mr. Cobb contended that there was no evidence to commit the younger prisoner, and he was discharged. With regard to the elder prisoner, the only evidence which was given against him was what he had stated to the officer, which ought not to be received in that court. He then called Payne, who was discharged. This witness stated that he and the priso ner were shopmates. They had worked together at Truscott and Co.'s, bookbinders, Cannon-street, London. They had been on a tour through Ireland, and left London on Monday last ; the excursion tickets were produced. After some consideration Mr. Preston re manded the prisoner for seven days, but accepted his own recognizance of £lOO to appear that day. ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.—Wm. Montgomery, a coloured man, was brought up on remand, charged with assaulting police-afficer 753 on Saturday last. The officer complained of suffering severely from a pain in the sto mach, through a kick given by the prisoner. His wor ship fined the prisoner £5, or three months' imprison ment in default. [Before Mr; IlouGHTos..] UNWITOLESOIKE MEAT.-John Much, keeper of a stall in St. Martin's Market, was summoned for selling 20 lbs. of unwholesome slink veal. A fine of 10s. and costs was imposed. Henry Aird, Elizabeth Earle, and Wm. Raspberry, were fined .. 25_ . 6d., and 2s. 6d. costs • each, for exposing unsound fish for sale. Emilia Loughran was summoned for exposing 158 lbs. of unsound whitinc , for sale. Mr. Bluck appeared for the defendant. The case was dismissed. COUNTY COURT.-THURSDAY. [Before J. B. BLAIR, Esq., Judge.] CLAIM AGAINST AN INSURANCE COMPANY.—COYNE v. LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.—This was an action brought by John Coyne, tailor and draper, 33, Pitt-street, by which he sought to recover the sum of £43 19s. 3d. from the above com pany, in consequence of damage done by fire to his goods, they being insured with the defendants to the amount of £4OO. Mr. Hime appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Danson for the company. From the opening statement of Mr. Hime, it appeared that the plaintiff formerly carried on business as a beerseller, and at that time he insured for £2OO. He afterwards insured his stock-in-trade for £2OO, and his house hold furniture for £2OO. On Sunday, the 19th March last, the fire took place. On that day the plain tiff went out, in company with a captain, about a quar ter before nine o'clock in the evening; he went home again between eleven and twelve o'clock, when he found a fire had taken place in his absence, and his house was in the possession of the salvage parties. In a few days, he sent his claim to the company for £5O 14s. 9d., which was made up by calculating that the stock had been damaged to the amount of £26 16s. 6d., and the household furniture to the amount of £23185. 3d. When the claim was presented, the secretary told him to go to the parties who set the house on fire. The plaintiff went to an attorney, and on examination it was found the claim was too large in amount, and it was afterwards amended to the sum now sought, £43 19s. 3d. Of this amount £23 14s. 6d. was for loss of stock in trade, and £2O 4s. 9d. for household furniture. The first claim was sent on the 16th March, and the amended one about the end of this month, with the usual declaration. The fire did take place; but how it had originated no one knew. A fire had been left burning in the room where the plaintiff had been sitting, and he believed he had turned out the gas before he went out. The sister of the plaintiff, who lived with her brother, was outside the door talking to a woman named Mrs. M'Donnell, when they discovered the fire. Miss Coyne went into the house, and, on going up stairs, found the place in flames. She then called on the neighbours, and they poured water on the blaze, and did all they could to extinguish the fire. When the plaintiff came home, he found the men from the fire-office in the house, but the fire was out. The plaintiff had a large stock on his premises. Several witnesses were examined, who proved the above statement. Mr. Danson cross-examined the witnesses at some length, and then stated in defence that it was quite unusual for that company to come into court to dispute a reasonable claim ; but they believed, from the evidence which they had, and which would be brought before the court, that the claim very considerably exceeded the loss sustained by the plaintiff. It would also appear in addition that the fire was not accidental. That was not the place to prefer a charge of arson against anyone ; but he was sure the cou r t would agree with kim, when the evidence was heard that was laid before the officers, that in this case the house was set on fire. The fire was said to have occurred in four rooms, and exactly at the same time. There did not appear any evidence as to how the fire leached the two upper rooms. Mr. Hime said he must object to that, as Mr. Danson had not asked one word as to the cause of the fire. After a long discussion, in which Mr. Rime said if it were a matter of pounds, shillings; and pence, he would not care so much, but a charge was made for which there seemed to be no foundation , and which might en danger the life of his client. His Honour said he was of opinion that Mr. Danson should have cross-examined the witnesses on that point, and then Mr. Hime could have prepared for that line of argument.—The case was adjourned till to-day at twelve o'clock. A TALKING SPARROW.—iVir. Sendell, of Stratford, is the owner of a sparrow which will call "Jerry" with a distinctness truly marvellous. He will sit on has master's shoulder, nibble food from his hand, beSides performing a variety of other evolutions scarcely to. be credited. Mr. Sendell some time since made a miniature ladder and placed it in his cage, which the bird will ascend or carry about on his back with the ease and agility of a modern lamplighter. The owner has had the bird in his p9ses sion about two years, and it is, as may be surmised, highlnirized by him—Essex Hero& LIVERPOOL DOCK BOARD At the weekly meeting of this board, held yesterday, Mr. Charles Turner occupied the chair.. The other members present were Messrs. Bold, Hubback, Farn worth, Mondel, Graves, Rankin, Bushell, Hutchison, Langton, Shand, Inman, Segar, ForwoOd, Boult, Smith, and Moss. WORKS' COMMITTEE The proceedings of this committee contained recom mendations to accept the tender of Messrs. G. B. Richardson, to supply 2,200 superficial yards of roofing felt 32 inches wide; of Messrs. M'Murdoch and Co., for the supply of 7,000 cubic feet of yellow pine timber, to be delivered at the Canada Works ; of Messrs. J. Bland for the supply of 60,000 or 70,000 cubic feet of yellow pine timber, one half to be delivered at the Canada Dock, and the other half to be delivered at the Birkenhead Works ; the offer of Messrs. Duffy and Mac- Ilroy, for the supply of two cargoes of greenheart timber, the timber to be subject to the approval of the engineer. Mr. RANKLN moved the confirmation of the pro ceedings. Mr. BOULT thought it would be well if some explan ation could be afforded to the board generally as to what these large contracts were for. They had been in the habit of passing contracts week after week without the slightest knowledge of what purpose they were for, often reaching to many thousands of pounds. There was a very large quantity of timber purchased that week, and he had not the remotest notion what it was intended for. He did not intend by any means to imply the slightest want of confidence in the committee • still, he thought the board ought to have some knowledge of what they were voting these heavy sums for. If they went on in this way he thought they would prove no better trustees of the public funds than parliament was ; and he did not want to get into the parliamentary practice. He asked the engineer whether he had yet considered the matter of iron gates at the Victoria Docks. He under stood that they had worked very well. The Engineer said, with regard to the iron gates at the Victoria Docks, perhaps Mr. Boult did not know what they cost to keep them in order since they were put up. The expense of these gates had been a serious item in the expense for the working of the docks. His attention had been drawn to the question of iron gates generally ; and his intention was to use iron gates on the Birkenhead side, but not on this side of the water. The greenheart timber would be used for making gates. Mr. Ritimirr said the common timber was for staging at the Birkenhead works, and some also to be used at the landing-stage. Mr. GRAVES complained that most of the important recommendations by the committee were omitted in the weekly notice paper. He thought the board should have more information on the various points, and that every recommendation should be embodied in the notice paper. Although the meeting of the committee might sit shortly before the board met, he - thought that as they had a clerk and a press on the establishment, they should be able to get all these things in the notice papers in good time. He did not wish to make any amendment, but simply to call the attention of the committee to the matter. Mr. BOLD agreed with Mr. Graves in what he had stated. He did not see the use of sending out notice papers, informing them merely that a dock-gateman was to be appointed next day, or some paltry matter like that. The same sized notice paper they now received would contain all the different matters, and there would, therefore, be very little additional expense. At the Town-hall, where many more notices had to be served, and where the Watch Committee sat at twelve o'clock on Saturday, their proceedings were always embodied in the summons that was issued on the Satur day evening for the council on Wednesday. A form, such as that adopted at the Town-hall, might be got up, and the recommendations filled in. He thought the whole might be struck off in half an hour. The CHAIRMAN said there was some little difficulty with reference to the Docks and Quays' Committee, as their duty was very arduous, and they often sat till three and four o'clock in the afternoon. The proceedings were then confirmed. WAREHOUSE COMMITTEE The proceedings of this committee contained a re commendation to appoint Henry L. Ross, who has just concluded his apprenticeship, junior clerk, at a salary of £6O per annum, temporary. On the motion of Mr. liubback the proceedings was confirmed. MARINE COMMITTEE The proceedings of this committee contained a recom mendation to retain the working of the Holyhead tele graph in the hands of the board. The memorial referred to the committee by the board, in reference to the inconvenience of boarding-house keepers going on board vessels and inducing the sailors by drink to patronise their respective houses, was read by the committee, and forwarded to the Watch Com mittee. Mr. E. B. Bright, engineer of the Magnetic. Tele gra* Company, and Mr. Latimer Clarke, engineer to the Electric Telegraph Company, both waited on the committee, upon invitation, on the subject of the condi tions of letting the dock line of telegraph. Having heard the views of the committee, the gentleme:t under took to put their sentiments in writing. The following report on the subject of the lines of telegraph was read from Mr. Hartley and Mr. M. T. Parkes : • TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MARINE COMMITTI Sir,—ln compliance with the resolution of your committee of the 16th instant—" That the engineer and marine surveyor be requested to report to this committee on the connection of the dock line of telegraph with Birkenhead; a connection with a line of electric telegraph going inland ; and also on the question which has arisen as to letting the line of electric tele graph to Holyhead in connection with the telegraph on the dock quays ;as well as on the other suggestions which have been made ;"—we beg to report to you, first, with regard to the connection of the dock line of telegraph with Birkenhead, we see no difficulty in effecting this by means of a light cable from either of the landing stages to such point at the Birkenhead docks as may be deemed most advisable ; but we see great difficulty in fixing upon such a site in the present state of the works. We are of opinion that such communication should be entirely independent of that proposed to be laid in connection with Holyhead, as the two wires provided in the cable for the latter purpose ought to be reserved especially for that line. A line of cable for public purposes could be laid at a cost of about £lOO. With regard to the suggestion of connecting the dock line of telegraph with a line going inland, we cannot anticipate any difficulty or objection to that being done, should any of the general telegraph companies rent the dock line ; but otherwise, however advantageous such connection might be, the Mersey Board have no power is either permit others or to construct such a communication themselves. With respect to the suggestion which has arisen as to letting the line of electric telegraph to Holyhead in connection with the telegraph on the dock quays, we see some objections and difficulties, inasmuch as the services to be performed at the stations along the coast will not be confined to the mere receiving and repeating messages, but will involve the com munications from such stations with vessels at sea, the light ships, and lifeboat establishments, and other duties of a simi lar character, which we imagine could not with advantage be transferred to those parties who would in ordinary coarse undertake the working of an electric telegraph; nor could it readily, so far as we can conceive, be made such a source of profit as would. induce parties to offer any remunerative rent for the use of the line, as, with the exception of Holyhead, Llandudno, and Abergele, with which telegraphic communica tion already exists, none of the stations proposed are in situations where any demand for such facilities would arise.— We are, sir, yoiirs respectfully, , (Signed) Joni.; B. HARTLEY, I MURRAY T. PARKS Mr. MONDEL moved the confirmation of the pro- ceedings. Mr. BOLD said he had hoped that the chairman of the Marine Committee would have explained some thing in reference to the working of the tele graph at Holyhead, as to the expense the estate would be put to ; and if any appli cation was made to the two gentlemen who waited on the committee with regard to the dock telegraph, whe ther they would be prepared to work the telegraph be tween Liverpool and Holyhead. Thore was no ques tion but it was very different from the generality of the telegraphs. But from the experience and knowledge he had of the way in which the telegraph was worked at present by the Dock Board, he thought some great improvement might be made by a public company taking it in hand. Instead of paying that board, he thought, any company to take it up, would be prepared to ask them to pay something for working it. But he did think, by some arrangement of that character, they would be much better able to carry it on than they were at present. He knew, and he was prepared to prove, that before the telegrams came into the room they were sent elsewhere, to other parties. He mentioned this to show that the hands of the Dock Committee were not the parties to work the telegraph efficiently, He did not, intend to move any amendment, but he did think they ought to have known what expense they were likely to be put to. They had already been put to an expense of, £lO,OOO, and he should like to know what additional expense they would have. He took a great interest in this question, and he did not think they had sufficient information before them to come to any decision. The CHAIRMAN said there was a great deal of truth in what Mr. Bold stated ; but, at the same time , there were many serious objections to the board parting with the management of the telegraph to Holyhead. Supposing it was so lct, and there was any mistake or fault to arise AUGUST 26, 1859. FALTH COMMITTEE. by the parties not sending the intelligence properly for ward, their remedy would be very slow and very diffi cult ' • the servant not being their own, they could not sent him away and replace him. The first object of the telegraph was to keep the channels clear ; and he thought it was absolutely necessary that that matter Should be in the most efficient hands, and hands over whom . they should have immediate control. He was sorry to hear Mr. Bold's insinuations that their officers did not do their duty—in fact, that they were guilty of a gross neglect of duty ; because, if their officers sent intelli gence elsewhere, it must be for private gain. He was quite sure, if the matter was brought before the Marine Committee, the party or parties would be dismissed most certainly. His object in keeping the telegraph in the hands of the board would be that any neglect of duty of that kind should be visited with immediate dismissal. He therefore thought there were very great objections to it going into the hands of another party. The gentlemen who waited on the committee said they would object to take it into their hands to work it ; but they would undertake to keep it in repair. Mr. GRAVES said he should like it to be distinctly un derstood that it was only for the present that the recom mendation of the committee should be adopted ; that in a month, or at any future period, if they saw a better arrangement, they could adopt it, if they chose, and alter their present decision. The CHAIRMAN : Quite so. This coraulic - xe. held an ordinary meeting yesterday, in the council-room of the Town-hall, Mr. Aldermen Dover presiding ; and the following members were present :—Messrs. Shiel, Vernon, Haydock, Beckwith, Bowring, Gladstone, and Crellin. The Borough Engineer, Building . Surveyor, and In spector of Nuisances, reported various particulars of the oper4ions in their several departments during the week, from which it appeared that 106 nuisances complained of by the inhabitants had been inspected, and means taken to remedy them ; 1,003 houses in the unhealthiest districts, containing 2,785 apartments, and 520 cellars, had been put under examination, with the view of improving their sanitary condition ; and 238 lodging houses had also been examined and reported upon. The Medical Officer of - Health reported that, during the week ending the 20th August, the deaths registered ix the borough were 226, being less than in the previous week, and 41 less than the corrected average of same week of the preceding nine years. The deaths in the parish were 141, and in the out-townships 85. Zymotic diseases caused the same number of deaths as in the previous week, viz., 83. Of these, 46 were from diarrhoea (including 3 adults), against 52 in the week previous ; 11 deaths were from typhus, 8 from scarlatina, 6 from hooping cough, 3 from dysentery, 2 infants from Mr. MONDEL said Mr. Bold had made an accusation cholera, 2 measles, I — cioup, 1 diphtheria. Rom consump against some of the servants for giving intelligence to tion there were 31 deaths ; and from diseases of the private individuals before it was given to the public. lungs 15. Below the age of 5 years there were 134 He thought Mr. Bold should state who the parties deaths ; between 5 and 20 years, 11; between 20 and were, and to whom the intelligence had been so given. 60 years there were 59 ; and above 60 there were 22 They had a case of neglect, and sending intelligence to deaths. a private party; but the person was dismissed about six A letter was read from Mr. Banning, post-master, in months ago, and they were prepared to take such steps reference to a pillar-box at the south end of St. George's again if the offence was proved. But Mr. Bold would Hall. The letter was referred to the Finance Com remember that this was an old and effete system, and mittee. they were holding on by old men who had heen Mr. M‘GowAll, the law clerk, said, an information a long time in the service, and were not, perhaps, the had been laid against Mr. Jordan for permitting a most efficient servants. The word telegram ought not nuisance, and disposed of at the police court that day. to be used in this case, as it was merely the semaphore The nuisance had been removed, at considerable ex transmission. They had before them the two past years' pense to Mr. Jordan, and he had, further, undertaken report of the working of this semaphore, and by that to pay the medical men who had been engaged in in they would find that in 234 days in the year there were specting the nuisance in question. In consequence of only partial communications ; and if there were such this, they had agreed to withdraw the information. omissions as this, how were they to determine who was Mr. STITT asked if there had been any resolution the defaulter ? He hoped when the telegraph was com- come to by the Watch and Health Committees on the pleted they should be able to get at the defaulter. subject of lodging-houses. Mr. BOLD said Mr. Mondel misunderstood him. The CHAIRMAN said he understood that the sub- Parties had been in the habit of sending a list of the committee were to meet at eleven o'clock on Friday, vessels to the station here, but if the vessel were any- when their deliberations would be pu.t with the form of where else the communication was made to parties before resolutions. it went to the rooms. _ _ Mr. M‘GowA said that the resolutions would come _ _rr Mr. BOULT said he thought Mr. Bold's question should before the Health Committee. be answered, as to what additional expense there would Mr. BECKWITH stated that Mr. Rathbone should probably be. have first inspected the filth that was caused by pigs, Mr. MONDEL said there had been eleven stations, and and such-like, in his own district, before he came to they had done away with four of them, and he believed Liverpool to complain about the lodging-houses. they should do away with five ; and the saving of five Mr. STITT said he should be sorry that the report of would almost, if not quite, pay the interest of con- the sub-committee should be anticipated by any dis struction of the present line. lie rather thought, taking cussion. the cost of the line, that they should not be £1 in excess Mr. VERNON said, from the circular Mr. Rathbone for the new system beyond what they had been for the had sent, he bad given himself a very great deal of old ; and they would have a very different and improved trouble. He thought his remarks ought to be attended system at work. to, or disproved. The proceedings were then confirmed. Mr. BOWRING thought the discussion premature, as The proceedings of the Pilots' Committee were then they would have the report for their next meeting. read, and, on the motion of Mr. Shand, confirmed. The CHAIRMAN said there was no evidence to bear The proceedings of the Docks and Quays' and the out the grave charges that Mr. Rathbone had made, but Master Porters' Committees, were read and confirmed he thought the discussion was premature. without comment. Mr. VERNON asked when the report would make its Mr. BUSHELL gave a notice of motion to the effect appearance. that it be referred to the Docks and Quays' Committee Mr. M , GowAN said the sub-committee had proposed to see whether, without prejudice to parties, some other to meet to-morrow, (Friday,) when they would reduce locality could not be found for the discharge of vessels their resolutions to writing. These would come before laden with offensive bides, which were now discharged the Watch Committee on Tuesday, and on Thursday be at the north-east corner of George ' s Dock. fore the Health Committee, and be in time for the next A member suggested that the discharge of fish should council. also be removed fro . m that locality, which was as great This concluded the business. a nuisance as the hides. This concluded the business THE CHARGE AGAINST A STOCKBROKER Yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Preston, Mr. John Yates, jun., appeared on behalf of Mr. Patrick Bulfin, and applied for a warrant to arrest Mr. Roberts. The plaintiff charges Roberts, practising as a sharebroker in Liverpool, with having appropriated to his own use various sums of money, contrary to the act and statutes. Mr. Yates said that his application to-day was merely for a warrant, Mr. Roberts not having appeared to the summons which had been taken out against him. Although many of the personal friends of Mr. Roberts had urged upon him the propriety of attending to the summons, he had so far declined to do so. Mr. Roberts, con- DE OF A GENTLEMAN FROM BLA.CKFRIARS BRIDGE.—On Wednesday morning, between the hours of one and two o'clock, a determined suicide was com mitted by a gentleman, whose name is at present un known. He was observed by the policeman on duty loitering on Blackfriars-bridge, when he suddenly ran into one of the recesses, got upon the parapet, and, the policeman had time to reach him, jumped off into the river, and sank instantly. An alarm was raised„ when boats and drags were put into requisition, but the body had not been recovered yesterday. He is described be between twenty and thirty years of age, about five )t six inches in height, and dressed in black. MINISTERIAL POLICT.—When Lord Derby was cast the country entered upon a ca tinued Mr. Yates, is a sharebroker in Liverpool, carry ing on business under the name of Roskell and Roberts. The charge against him was, that he, having possession of 400 shares of the Chester and Holyhead Railway, of the nominal value of £20,000, and the property of Mr. Bulfin, had, contrary to instructions and good faith, sold out the whole of the shares, and appropriated the money he then obtained—some £4,loo—to his own use and benefit. Mr. Yates proceeded to read some corre spondence which had passed between the complainant, Mr. Bulfin, and Mr. Roberts. From the letters produced it would seem that Mr. Bulfin had given Mr. Roberts instructions to purchase some railway scrip for him. On the 22nd of May, 1857, Roberts writes to Mr. Bul fin that he had that day purchased 100 shares in the Chester and Holyhead Railway. On the 7th Septem ber he writes that he had purchased 100 shares addi tional, and on the 28th of May, 1858, that he had purchased '2OO shares more—in all 400 shares ; the nominal value of these shares was £5O each, but actually less than £2O had been paid for them. On . the 21st of October Mr. Roberts furnished an account of the whole of the transactions between himself and the complainant, showing that there was some £6,000 worth of stock belonging to Mr. Bulfin in his (Roberts's) hands. It might here be stated that for convenience sake all the transfers were made in the name of Mr. Roberts; but in truth and in fact they were the property of a third party, and that third party was Mr. Bulfin. Mr. Yates went on to say that Mr. Roberts had pur chased a large quantity of Eastern Counties stock for the complainant, but that they confined themselves in this application to the Chester and Holy head stock. It also appeared that Mr. Bul fin had given instructions to Mr. Roberts to obtain a loan for him on the security of the railway shares. Mr. Roberts, on the 22nd of December, wrote to Mr. Bulfin respecting this loan, requesting fresh in structions, as the party from whom he could receive the money was anxious to conclude the affair. On the 28th of December Roberts wrote to -Bulfin, stating that he had concluded the loan at the rate of 41 per cent. and commission. Shortly after a panic broke out in the h commercial te w rw ord a l rd , s a r nd etu A r l n r. Roberts left England. ed,butmr.Bumneoa He, dnotget any account from him as to either the money or the shares. It was afterwards discovered that during the whole of the negotiations respecting the loan, Mr. Roberts was sys tematically disposing of the shares, and appropriating the proceeds to his own use and benefit. On the 30th of November, he sold £250 worth of stock; on the 2nd of December, £1,250 worth ; on the 30th of December, £2,000 ; and so on with various stocks, until he had dis posed of over £6,000 worth. Mr. Yates then said that he rested his applicationfor a warrant on the 7th and Bth George IV., chapter 49, section 49, which enacts that if any banker, broker, attorney, or agent, disposes of any property without direction in writing, and appro priates such to his own use in violence of good faith, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanour. He also quoted the 2nd section of the Trustees' Act ; and contended that which may be productive of very serious results. It is to be feired that while the policy of the present Ministry will not secure the friendship of France unless England were to consent to national degradation, which we trust will never be, it will alienate us from the Continental powers which on former occasions assisted us in setting bounds to French ambition. We have now, under the presidency of Lord Palmerston, declared that, far from maintaining, we have no regard whatever for the treaties of 1815. The consequence is that foreign powers will distrust us, and refuse us their aid in time of need. Lord Palmerston is revolutionary enough in his continental politics to excite the jealousy of ru- lers, and yet not sufficiently decided to rende r the cause of freedom any effective and real aid. Of all men his lordship is the very one of whom the European monarchies have the greatest dislike. His visit to Compiegne, and the confidential interviews which took place between him and his Imperial friend, were satis factory to Napoleon, who probably hopes to make him a cat's paw in the accomplishment of his designs against England herself.— Wiltshire Mirror. RUSSIAN SHIPS.-A letter from St. Petersburg of the 14th says:-u" At Cronstadt never was there such great activity amongst the vessels both of commerce and of war as at present. The number of the former which arrive or leave exceeds anything seen during the last few years, and many of the vessels are screws. The appearance presented by the vessels of war is still more interesting, and everywhere are to be seen officers and sailors who r are joyfully preparing to leave for the Medirerranean, the Archipelago, and the Pacific. These voyages are quite a fete for our sailors, who, by the frozen state of our seas, have hitherto been condemned to long inaction during a part of the year. Our navy never had so great a number of vessels navi gating distant seas in mild climates. The magnificent ;he High Admiral, of SOO horse power, which is ,rtainly one of the finest vessels in the whole world, is preparing to leave Cronstadt in a few days. This which was built in America, is going to .outh to bring back the Grand Duke Con stantine. Rear-Admiral Nordman is about to leave for the Mediterranean with the ship-of-the-line Han goudden, the frigate Ilia Mourometz, the corvette Voll, and is to be joined by the frigate Svetland, which is now at Portsmouth. The corvette Possadnik and the clippers Razboinic and Naiezdaik are to leave for the Pacific. A squadron, consisting of several ships of the line, and commanded by Vice-Admiral de Schantz, one of the most distinguished officers of Russia, is now cruising in the Baltic, and is executing the most difficult manffluvres. The Grand Duke Constantine is to inspect it on his return. frigate t Portsin he was guilty of fraud under such act. Several wit nesses were then called, includin& Mr. Bulfin, the com plainant, who said he resided in Dublin, and had transactions with Mr. Roberts. On the 21st of October last, an account was rendered to him. At the date of that account, Roberts held 400 shares in the Chester and Holyhead Railway, the property of him (witness). He authorised Roberts to obtain a loan on the stock, but never gave him authority to sell the shares. Mr. Cafferata said he had examined the books of Mr. Roberts, and found that he had purchased the stock as deposed to by Mr. Bulfin. Mr. George Irving, stockbroker to the London and Comity Bank, said that he had received 350 shares from Mr. Roberts, and that he had disposed of them by Roberts's authority. At this stage of the proceedings, Mr. Preston said that there was sufficient evidence to grant a warrant for the apprehension of Roberts, and the warrant was accord ingly issued. tite H ; o c L a L n ow be ly t ' a s k P en m ‘ L v s ith cu ou re t h d e o a n d cr a e c r he ir b o i m le, w los et s Of r a o p o p l e d : brace action the f tnheaieemi.nrylpeeiai!seismnri' admirable eauabtrploipefsyertreiteht restorative tbrcoaolootriohrvedi highly h c oi allfegaani indigestion, d e dei t bg h ile e tt s ai k ot i en n d: and require no restraint from 'business or pleasure. and invigorate the whole system. They act mildly on the bowels, without pains or griping, strengthen the stomach, promote a healthy • I' a e gi c h m h use e o yt s v i . tp i u u rt g o l iv : ne b is ' ile, giddiness,. and nervous or sick head y of these pills, INDIAN . INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.—Some tables were published on Monday in a paper presented to par liament which relate to this subject, and present many features of interest.. The document, which is entitled, " Accounts respecting the Territorial Revenues and Disbursements of India," is a voluminous one. An abstract table in the appendix, however, contains a great deal of interesting information. The total land revenue of India is put down for the year 1857-58 at £15,317,337, and estimated for the the year 1858-59 at £17,532,181. Opium produced £6,864,209 in the former year, and is expected to produce £6,170,385 in 1858-9. Customs produced £2,148,834, and are estimated at £2,073,100. Salt (exclusive of customs duty on salt imported) produced £2,131,346, and is estimated at £2,686,208. No other sources of revenue produced, or are estimated to produce, as much as a million, but, together with those named, they amount in all to £31,706,776 for the years 1857-8, and £33,806,294 for the years 1858-9. The expenditure is in excess of these sums by nearly eight millions in the first named and by more than thirteen minima in the last named year. The total of the direct claims and demands upon the revenue, including the cost of collection, amounted to £6,225,835 in the first year, and are put down as £6,836,379 in the second. Military charges are £15,569,925 for the first, £19,561,970 for the secon d year ; charges of the civil. establishmints, £4,019,816 for the first, and £3,244,825 for the second year judicial and police charges, £2,635,133 and £3,31f!,1 06 ,; interest on debt, £2,196,672 and £2,697,610 ; in a l l, together with other items, £35,078,528 and £41,147, 863 ' In addition to this there have to be calculated the charges the fi r s t, disbursed and in England,L6,osl,s6w6h foric h theamount estimatedto £4,492 year,47 vir O h for bring up the total expenditure in the two c ases t £39,570,998 and £47,199,431.