Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-07 00:00:00

PUBLIC MEETING IN BIRKENHEAD. PROPOSED NEW TOWN-HALL. In compliance with a requisition signed by a numer ous and respectable body of rate-payers, a large and in fluential public meeting was held in the Town-hall of Birkenhead, on Saturday afternoon, for the purpose of considering the propriety, and adopting resolutions, for the erection of a new Town-hall, for the bat, modation of the increasing business of the township. John Laird, Esq., chairman of the commissioners, pre sided. Among other gentlemen p resen t we o b serve d— Messrs. Conway, Hind, Cowie, Ravenshaw, and Sear. Mr. A. WALN, clerk to the commissioners, read the following requisition : , bserve I of Birkenhead are unabi_ _ for the building of a town-hall We feel tl.at the neceasti Birkenhead in one central Commensurate with tt apparent to every one Further, said of a neighbouring township, that they could find Money to build an assembly room, but could not find money to build a church; Birkenhead, however, is well provided with places of worship ; having fulfilled oar first duty, let us fulfil our second. People must have amusement, let us then have a room where we can have a decent concert, where we can take our wives, and where those who have daa,ghters can take them also, without being under the necessity of going across the T accom- I water. A Gentleman, in the room, ben; make an amendment. He thought it - was time to say a word in objection, when this proposal was made a question of rates. Ile therefore thought it was pre mature to urge this motion upon a public meeting—for his part he thought Birkenhead had no more need of a town-hall than a cow had for a side-pocket. He would, therefore move that. this meeting be adjourned sine die. The amendment, however, fell to the ground, un seconded ; and the original motion, having been put, was carried unanimously. , ;: , d leave to Mr. HALSALL SEGAR moved " That the vacant piece of land in Hamilton-square is the most suitable been reserved for the purpose of erecting the town hail upon it, and it would be, when completed, a very great ornament to the square. He would ask if it consisted with the dignity of the commissioners to be so 'miserably housed as they are. He took part in the company who made the proposalto build a town-hall, but he did so merely for the credit of the place. The motion was seconded by Mr. BOURNE, and, on being , put to the meeting, was carried with the same unanimity. Mr. laynNsnAw proposed the next resolution : . " That it is fully expected the building will be self 'sustaining • but to meet any deficiency, a rate-in-aid, not exceeding one penny in the pound, should be laid, which would be amply sufficient to pay the interest of the capital invested, and provide a sinking fund." The meet ing had already heard, he said, that the commissioners were not in a position to expend any money without infring ing on the rights of the ,bondholders. He thought the rent paid by the commissioners, the public library, savings' bank, and the sums drawn for public meetings, would make the buildings self-supporting. But they must be prepared to make some sacrifices ; and, there fore it is this resolution has been proposed. In order to raise money, it would, be necessary to have a rate, £lO,OOO or £12,000 would be required, but should we choose to spend £15,000, we, should have a splendid building; and the interest would only be £750 per annum. Birkenhead is like no other township, every house erected in this place pays rates itself. He thought therefore,they were pefectly justified in concluding that the time has come for the erection. of such a building. Mr. PAnsoNs seconded this .resolution. Mr. STAUNTON BAILIFF wished to know if an act of Parliament would be required to impose the rate. He perfectly agreed with every sentiment expressed by Mr. Ravenshaw. Every one would.admit the necessity there was for the erection of a public building in Birkenhead. The only difficulty was in their financial position, which, however, he admitted had been greatly improved of late. He urged the necessity of keeping faith with the bond holders, and expressed his entire confidence in the suc cess of the undertaking, and cordially supported the proceedings of the meeting, so far as they had gone. The CHAIRMAN said nothing would be done to interfere . with the bond-holders, and explained that it would be nec v to have an Parliament to impose the rate. He also stated, if the motion was favourably received by the public, he would use all his influence to carry it through; if, however, on the contrary, it met with general opposition, he would not feel ,disposed to go on with it. The sixth and last resolution was moved by Mr. Spf —" That a copy of the foregoing resolutions be laid before the commissioners, and that they be requested to adopt such measures as they may deem necessary for carrying their object into effect." He did not knoiv, he said, why he should have, been selected to move this resolution, as he was only a periodical resident in Birkenhead, but lie remembered when there were scarcely any houses, no cabs, and, if there had been, no roads to drive them on. He was one of the bond-holders, and has often been grieved to see the way the money was spent, but was happy to think there had been an improvement of late, and had now no fears of the money being misdirected. Mr. EDWIN THOMSON said he had much pleasure in seconding the resolution. He bad heard some of the commissioners say "that the time had not yet arrived; let us wait tilt We arc able to spend £40,000;'? but it is always easy to spend that amount. The man must be sanguine, indeed, who would wait till we could pat such a building on that land. He was the other day in a Scotch town named St. Andrews—a town of three streets —and he there saw a most magnificent hall. Southport, too, which was recently a fishing villa g e , has now a town-hall. Taking the, population from New Brighton to Oxton, they will be sufficient to support all our con certs; &c., and a hall in Birkenhead will be in a more central situation than the Philharmonic is in Liverpool. As for rate-in-aid, he thought they would rather have a profit. The opinions of the meeting - would be con veyed to the commissioners, and he hoped they - would feel that the people who had elected them meant what they said. A vote of thanks having been proposed to the chair plan, and heartily responded to, the meeting broke up. . AMERICAN SWINDLERS, Some months back a peculiar system of swindling, invented in America, and practised in that country on persons in England, was detected and stopped. The plan was to send letters to the address of individuals whose deaths appeared in the obituary of the London papers, purporting to come from some youthful protege who had fallen into misconduct, and been sentenced to prison, and who, in terms of the deepest repentance, solicited his old and "kind benefactor" to transmit him £lO to some United States post-office. Many execu tors, upon opening these communications were l e d t o comply with the appeal Imdet the desire to act in accordance wlth any possible wish of the deceased person ; and there is reason to believe that the trade proved very lucrative. It was completely brought to an end, however, by the publicity given to it. The parties have, therefore, been driven to new expedients; and their plan now is to transmit letters to the address of deceased persons, purporting to come from a woman th ey h ave deserted, and who claims aid for a dying child. This has probably brought more success even than the former plan, since it has awakened the fears of families and a desire to avert scandal. About a fortnight back, two of these communications reached the bands of mutual friends, and the imposition being thus apparent a copy of the production was inserted in a daily journal. Each sub sequent mail, however, has brought a fresh supply, all worded nearly in the same manner; and it is therefore desirable to remove by a further exposure the pain they may have occasioned. Annexed is one recently received. The writing is apparently that of a man who has as sumed a female hand : " • " Lockport, Niagara County, New York, United States, Sep. 29, 1859. "Dearest, best Friend,---Why, why have you not sent the usual remittance? Poor Tom is dying, and we are in the extremest want. You requested me not to write, but .after waiting till I am penniless, I am, at this moment of crushing misery, compelled to do so. Your poor dying son sends his fondest love ; poor dear fellow ! he has never known a father's care. Still from a boy I have taught him to pray for, and love you. Little did I think when, years ago, I dis covered all and fled, that you would fail me m this houi• of terrible affliction. Yes, that you might be free and happy with those so dearly loved, I left all, and fled with my poor fatherless boy to' this distant and strange land, and daily since have we prayed fdr blessings on you and yours. ~ " Dearest, only friend, unless you send soon, your poor, afflicted, unoffending son will starve to death. lam now un able to do more than Wait upon him, and cannot'much longer bear up against poverty, sickness, and your unkindness. But or take my euty has been to suffer ; yezotruriaer,;..not Ankind : you must have sent, and the letter mis- God knows I would not cause you a moment's pain, _ . . your attention from those you love. No, in this world by return mail a beloved and idolised still I cannot tamely see my Ea son die in misery and want. Do send me away from wh ere I ank of England note, for lam now miles could get other funds changed. I cam e here for the benefit of p o or m dear Tom, but f ear it h as d one hi m abjec goo no he goodt want.. W You r e are nodw , a kladg:,trangers, and in the most let him die in want. When cart will not p erm it y ou t o is gon e / will trouble you no more. _ . inst nt's delay, and pay tnilioeutoranl shalol'nnetbe able tOobtain a to m nl e y . knees I beg of the post a G ge d. 01 s y a o k tl e r l s e e t n t d er wi to it, for I am selling everything to' live. wn you; and for your dying son's sake, I shall go mad. God bless you 'and yourslnl ediately, or supremely happy, bless you.. In mercy s end B :,Y You be farewell. May pod bless you is the fervent praienr, and so unhappy but true friend, MARY A. S , - O. YOUr 1•ANIIOPE. ~- -T WATER SPOUT IN THE CIIANNEL. — uur Clevedon correspondent writing-in reference to the recent g a l es, states, on reliable authority, that on Monday week at about 2 p.m., an unusually large water spout was seen travelling down the channel in a south-westerly dir9ction, the wind at the tit ••• in,„ Neath Abbey stc li match regret that the Commissioner to satisfactory arrangements of 'having all the public offices in position, and located in.a . DiiiWing* ing character of the town, must be the want of a hall for the purpose of public meet ngs, concerts, &c., is now being very strongly felt, and it is a want that nnot at no distant period be supplied. We understand thata pike of land, belong,ing to the town ship, specially'set aside for•the purpose of a town-hall, can be obtained. 'and that a company is willing to find the neces sary capital to erect a building that will be a credit to the town, on plans that have Ina the approval of the board. The proposed company will naturally require a fair rent from the commissioners for the use of the Public Offices ; and although it might be preferable that the commission. selves should erect a tow- -hall, still as the company are wil .--_„ to do so at once, and hand the same over to the town at any period that it may be thought desirable to purchase, at a value to be fixed by arbitration, we think it would be unfortu nate that the opportunity should be lost on a*mere question of present rent.. We, therefore, respectfully request that you will call a public meeting of the inhabitants, in order to ascertain their wishes on a.matter so important to the welfare and conve nience of the town. Then follows a long list of names. The CnArnmsx then opened the proceedings by !marking that several movements had been set on foot for the purpose of taking the necessary steps towards the erection of a town-hall for Birkenhead, by private speculation, but without success. Having received a requisition so numerously signed, he felt it.his duty to call the meeting. He explained that the Commissioners had taken offices:for the term of five years, but as it would take that time to erect a hall, this arrangement would not interfere- with the object of the meeting. After a few observations on this object, he called - upon Mr. Conway to move the first resolution. Mr. 'CONWAY then moved, "That in the opinion of this meeting the time has arrived, when the increasing population, of Birkenhead demands the erection, of a town-hall, wherein the public business of the township can be conveniently carried on; and that as the want of a suitable room for public meetings, concerts, and lec tures is acknowledged, it is desirable that this object should be provided for ia the arrangements of the building." In support of the resolution, Mr. Conway said, when he went over to Liverpool, he saw upon the fagadc of that magnificent building, St. George's Hall, the Latin inscription, Artibus, Legibus, Consiliis, meaning that it was devoted to arts, laws, and deliberations. The place where the courts of law are at present located in Bir kenhead is not in keeping with their character, for every one will admit that something is due to the adminis tration of justice, and that it may assume a more be coming position than it has done hitherto here, a place ought to be prepared for it, when the time comes, to get it in a fitting manner. They were looking for ward to the time when Birkenhead would occupy another position. A place was consequently indis pensable for the accommodation of a muni cipal body, where they wOuld be able on those deliberations which are so essential to a sy of self-government. In regard to the third (Arts) IL is very lamentable that the town should be destitute of rational recreation, for there is no place where even a concert may be held. He therefore trusted that the meeting would express a unanimous opinion on this subject, that we may no longer remain a suburb of Liverpool. Mr. WILLIAM HENDERSON, in seconding the resolu tion, said, that he had been connected with the place for nearly 15 years, and all his interests were embarked in it. When he came to Birkenhead in 1845 there were only 20,000 inhabitants, and now, he believed the r e were about 50,000. In 1846, the rates collected amounted only to £6,000 ; at the present time they reached the fun of £lB,OOO. For the last fifteen years, 300 houses had been added to the township annually. On the 26th of September last, when the cottage-owners were obliged to pay additional water -rates, oust of 2,600 cottages not one claimed exemption on the ;round of being empty; and anothe r stron g proof of prosperity, he might mention, was that the arrears do not amount to £BO altogether. On the future of Birkenhead he would quote the words of that clear-sighted and eloquent gentleman, Mr. C. Bushell— " When the docks shall have been completed, we shall have between 160 and 170 acres of water space and about nine miles of lineal quay space." Surely, then, we shall not be considered a suburb of Liverpool. It geeirsed to him that the grand schemes of those gentle men of '45 would then be perfected. The motion Ncr2s carried unanimously. Mr. DARE-ran= tiii:Wed—" That the increasing business of the township requirt.'.s the concentration of all public offices in one central building, to which it might be found advisable to remove the public and savings' bank; and that the rents now paid by the S9 ll :l l 4i*?Aers for .the various offices, form an income 'ghat would go far to pay the interest on the required capital." He thought, when they looked around them and saw the way in which the various offices of the town Were placed, it was disgraceful. He had long thought they should be in one building, and they would soon require concentration. He had therefore great pleasure in proposing this motion to them, and trusted they would carry out the project with energy, but at the same time with economy. There were several other things he could have wished to see incorporated with such a building, as public baths and wash-houses for the accommodation of the poorer inhabitants, as they have in Manchester. He had often remarked that all the out-townships of Manchester had their public buildings. And why cannot we have them ? He felt convinced, in his own mind, of the prosperity of Birkenhead ; it would soon have a Member of Parliament, and a municipal corpo ration. He felt the time had arrived when they should all go hand in hand—counselled them to lay aside all party feelings, and do all in their power for the benefit of the public. He, therefore hoped the meeting would accord the same unanimity to this, as they had done to the previous resolution. The motion having been se conded by Mr. GREENE, it was carried without a dis sentient voice. to ,carry Mr. HIND said he would move the third resolution : "That the liberal offer of a company to find the capital for the erection of a town-hall, on the condition of a fair annual rental being secured to them, deserves the best thanks of the township, and proves the confidence felt in the progress of Birkenhead; but, in the opinion of the meeting, it is 'desirable, for obvious reasons, that 'the town-hall should be public property, and under the con trol of the commissioners rather than under the manN;ement of a private company." He moved this resolution because he had no hesitation in saying that it would meet with the approval of the meeting. If they were to have a town-hall, it must be in the hands of the commissioners, and it would not do to let it go out of their control. If it required any argument to prove this, there is the case of the Exchange-buildings in Liverpool, which belong to a private company, and which arc too small for the num ber of merchants who frequent them ; but it is impossible to get any new accommodation, simply became they are in the possession of a private company, to whom they are a source of profit. He did not, howover, r equ i re to go across the water for illustrations. Many wo u ld re member the ferry, which was allowed to &.o into privat e hands : in a short time you had to buy it back again. Then there was the Gas and went into 'private hands, and you pay dearly for your whistle to g all know you had to into the et hands of a private them back. If this building, thererore, goes company, you will certainly have to purchase it back at a disadvantage. • Mr. COWIE, in seconding the resolution, said, he was deeply interested in the prosperity of Birkenhead. I seemed bins that it was the duty of the public to erect such buildings as that proposed, and he hold with Mr. Hind, it would be absurd to allow it to go out of the hands of their commissioners. The only objection he had heard urged against the proposal was on the score of expense, and many lifted up their hands and eyes in astonishment when it was mentioned to. them. But the fact is now, many people are deterred from coming to Birkenhead because they cannot &o to a meet ing, and men are generally fond of meetings, either political o r o th erwise, therefore let us have the building. The 'commissioners have brought up this town from a ricketty infancy, through all the teethings and trials incident to that condition; they have reared the babe till it is now a strong handsome man. If then we are _L a-1-- al_ It was r esponsibilities of men NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-SATURDAY. THE MTNCIL MEETING. On Wednesday next the new Council will meet, for the transaction of the following business :—I. The elec tion of mayor. 11. The election of eight persons as aldermen, to supply the places of the undermentioned aldermen who go out of office, under the Municipal Corporations Act, viz : Messrs. Thomas Bold, James Parker, Joseph Cooper, Richard Cardwell Gardner, John Bramley-Moore, Francis Shand, Thomas Toulmin, and, Samuel Holme. 111. The mayor's allowance. IV. The minutes of the last special Council. V. The appoint ment of the three following quarterly meet ;jugs of ti VI. The appointment of annual officers and annual directions for there VII. The standing orders tion of the proceedings of the Council, and fo] thegovernmentofcommittees VIII. The ,ppointment of committees, with such powers and instructions, general or special, as the Council may think proper. Committees in ince, Si: en members ; 2. Watch, Lighting, Fire Police, Fire Prevention, Hackney Carriage, Licensing and twenty members.; Health, seventeen members ; 4. Courts of Law and St. George khall, nine members ;, twelve members; 6. Education, fifteen mem- )ers ; 7. Gaol and douse of Correction, twenty-two mem- library, and museum a sixteen; 10. Water, sixteen; 11. Baths and wash-houses, ten. And the following special committees :---:12. Improvement, sixteen ; 13. Clerk of Peace, five ; 14. Court of Passage, seven ; 15. Diiving cattle within the borough, five. IX. Further con sideration of the question of increased market accommo dation in the borough, postponed at the monthly meeting of the Council, held in September last. X. .-+--- FASHIONABLI WEDDING AT -NEW _ •York Tribune gives an account of the mar riage ceremony of Miss Frances Amelia Bartlett with Don Esteban Saficta Cruz de Oviedo, which - throws all our affairs of a similar natl.= completely into the shade. the Roman Catholic YORK The " The core Cathedral mony took place a, and at.an early hour in the morning crowds it the doors, soliciting admis- Offibials, - sternly resolute, announced ten as the hour fixed for opening. The tide and beat impetuously against the Ca walls. At length the way was clear. Wild began to _ gather swelled struggles and a . furious rush ensued. Pews over flowed, aisles were thronged, and even the outer passages were speedily obstructed. In less than half-an-hour the filled. The pews most favourable for ob in were radiant with expectant counten9- edifice w the glories of lace, silk, jewel dazzling, shoulders, Just behind, crowded the hun. bier denizens of the neighbourhood. At eleven o'clock when the organ sent - forth its melodious welcome the crowd was excessive. Rustling masses of bumanit writhed in sinuous motion. ITio could --wi those subtitling influences of youth ,and bea and zlitt .es could not, it hstana gems, al ladi the) and mellow atmosphere, of flan' erred, for yielding to the presure It bewailed their f kirts, then murmured feeble incoherent appeals for aid, then fainted, and were borne out in collapse by stalwart policemen. But still the multitude expanded. Then beautiful brows were knitted with ire, cries of anguish were emitted, culine remons luces poured out with zeal, all of course without avail tement . was nets, and mat A few ladif r heads, and became t And so it continued unti lost their ruinous with apprehension. twelve o'clock. Just at this hour a gentleman appeared near the altar, and waved a red handkerchief to the organist, who instantly diverged into a sonorous E triumph. strain. Mr. Harrison played supe r bly, but all thought:. were too intent on what was about to pass at one end of the cathedral to heed his operations at the other. A moment of breathless suspense, and the wedding party entered. First, came Don Esteban and Miss Bartlett. Six . groomsmen and six bridesmaids followed. Last, came the parents of the bride. After a moment's pause Archbishop Hughes appeared, - and stood, supported by —oistants, facing , ppearance of the bride was pronounced to be Her fair blonde shone two priestly he party Ln . exceptionably eh arming. more luminous ly by contrast with the more sombre complexion of Don Esteban. Tall and dignified, though young—her mien indicates eighteen —she bore her blushing honours well. Her, hair was wreathed with orange flowers, her dress was exotic —of Parisian point lace—but her paruee (necklace, bracelet, brooch ; ear-rings) was of native manufacture. It proceeded from Tiffany, was of vast value, and deserves a brief description. years- The necklace, a bioad festoon of pure strands of pearls, met in a ribbon of brilliants arranged as a love knot, from which depended a pear-shaped pearl of great size —and, no doubt, great price. The bracelet was like wise a quadruple band of pearls, but confined within two rows of diamonds. The ear-rings were composed of diamonds and pearls, The brooch was formed of diamonds unalloyed by baser jewels, and especially dis tinguished by a superior " briolette" diamond, a stone of peculiar shape and cut. The appearance of the full-dressed male of the human species is alike on all occasions. It is spiced with no variety. There fore it is only necessary to say of Don Estaban—who is some inches shorter than the lady, darkishly disposed in the matter of complexion, with heavy half curled black whiskers and a moustache to match, and a Castilian fire in his deep-set eye, confirming the resolute earnestness of his countenance, and Who is apparently about fifty-five years old—that he was elegantly dressed in black, with intricately embroidered white waistcoat and cravat, dis playing for ornament only a solitary diamond breastpin of excessive dimensions, and that he underwent with composure the ordeal of inspection to which he was sub jected. The bridesmaids, Misses West, Stark, Parker, Howland, Bartlett, and Izquado, were arrayed in white dresses, two pure and simple, two decked with crimson trimmings, and two with blue. These appointments, like those of the bride, were all supplied by Don Esteban. Similar antecedent liberality has been shown by Don Esteban. On giving a ball at the St. Nicholas some time ago, he most courteously directed the hair dresser of that establishment to arrange the hair of every lady in the house at his expense. During the performance of the marriage ceremony, the assemblage of spectators, momentarily calm at the opening, fell back into tumult. The confusion and elanamir deadened the sound of the Archbishop's voice. Sometimes cries of "Down front," and other remarks not pertinent to the occasion were heard. Men strained on tiptoe to catch the feeblest glimpse of the ab sorbing scene. Young girls announced intentions of fainting, until elevated to commanding points of view, when their faculties were miraculously restored. Some women, indeed, with unlooked-for sprightliness, climbed into lofty - windows, and gazed complacently on the less agile ones below. Others perched and balanced themselvei insecurely on backs of pews, swaying dan gerously with each throb of emotion that pervaded them. But amid, and notwithstanding all this turbu lence, the ceremony did proceed, and ° end, Lieutenant Bartlett shedding . tears the while. Then the bride turned, and standing in full view of the assemblage, her cheeks flushed with excitement, her eyes diffusing liquid lustre, showered kisses among her btidesmaids. After that the party retired by a private door, and general dessication followed. At half-past twelve o'clock the Cathedral was de serted. A little later, and the last carriage rolled away towards "Fourteenth-street, where Don Esteban and his young wife received their friends and the people ; and the policemen, who had been summoned' in large force, to preserve order, ceased to cluster on the corners, and to oppose the passage of vehicles. At one o'clock, a second seething thronc , met at the residence of the bride's parents, and for two hours receptions were in order. To guard a g ainst untrustworthy visitors, detee ti7e policemen were here employed. They were deemed i view of the enormous value of the bride's For the _ general satisfac- pprtabl community Brown was also on hand, and it s rumoured that he was observed to diminish consider ably beneath the compression he suffered. In the centre of the gornously furnished parlour Don Esteban and ,pting congratulations with grace and linzered not long. For internal comforts tion of tt tOod, ace G 4 ,alnnilebprovisic- .ocomot: brill, (Before Mr. MAN-srIELD.) STEALING -NAILS FROM ON BOARD A SHIP. —A man; 'upwards of fifty years of age, named Thomas Blair, described as a shipbuilder, residing at Birkenhead, was charged with stealing 20 lbs. of topper composition nai!s, value 10s., from the ship Gladiator, at present lying in Wapping . Dock. Mr. Bl ac k defended the pri ... Detective-officer Rigby said, in consequence of .nformation he had received, he, in company With another officer, went to a metal broker's, in , Pitt they had been in some time, store dealer in Lower Harrington-street, came in with a parcel tinder his arm. He asked him what it contained, and he on opening the parcel found the nails'in it. He asked Yagill where he got, them, and he said he had given the prisoner 4s: for them. The mate of the ship was called, and said they bad missed a quantity of nails from on board the ship lately, but he could not swear that those were any of them. Mr. Bluck said the prisoner pleaded guilty, but he (Mr—Bluck) certainly :-street. After aszill, a marine man named Y: thought that Yagill Ought to be i also. Blair was Sentenced to one month's imprisonment the dock ROBBERY OF COPPER NAILS Barlow, a metal dealer in Upper Pitt-street, was brought up by officers Patrick - and" Layeock,' ellifted with stealing a large quantity .of copper nails from •the yard of Messrs. Nish,llDunean;and Co., in. Hurst-street: Mr gnncallnl 1 ilnfem rind A.NOTIIER —John dente, it appeared that between Thursday night and Friday morning - the yard had been broken into, and about two hundredweight of copper nails and yellow metal carried away. The officers went to the prisoner's shop, and found 78 lbs. of copper nails. The prisoner was not in, and they went to his house, and asked him what account he gave of them. He said he could not tell from whom he had purchased them, as lit them at different times. Several e employment of Messrs. Nish, Duncan, witnes and Co., were called, and identified several of the bolts: The prisoner was committed for trial, two sureties of £5O being taken for his appearance. ALLEGED ROBBERY BY Ti LANDLADY OF A LODG- ING HOUSE.—Sarah Salisbury was charged by Joseph Price with stealing £2 7s. 6d., his property. Mr. Cobb appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Bluck for the accused. Mr. Cobb stated the circi stances of the . - case. The prosecutor, who was a clerk in the employ of Messrs. Dunr'an, Squarey, and Tlackmore, solicitors, lotted with the prisoner in Chatworth-street. On Friday night last; before going to bed, he found that his box had been broken open, and £2.75. 6d. taken from it. There'were some other valuable articles in the box, but they had not been touched. He again dressed himself and went into the prisoner's room, and told her to get up, but she refused, as it was so late at night. He went out and brought in a policeman. When they came back, they found the prisoner dressed and in the kitchen, The officer went upstairs, and the box was al vn to 'him in the presence of the I been out of the house for about a quarter of an limur that day, and the doom were locked. The officer told her she had bett she had only ,e house ar if she had lost anything. She went into a room, and after being in a few minutes she said she had The officer searo l, -- 1 - -id found of her boxes two sovereigns in it, in a; at the bridewell she gave •box he found 2s. 6d., and When she was law had given it to her to keep for him went to her son-in-law, John Sausby, and he s The officer I he had not given her any money to keep fOr him for some time. When at the brideweil she said she also had lost a bank-book and some silver tea-spoons. The officer, on further search ing her house, found the banking book in a box. The policeman and prosecutor were called, and they swore to the above facts. Mr. Mansfield said Mr. Cobb could not carry the case any further without the son's evidence. The son, who was in court, was then sworn. IN sa id, when the officer came to him, he told him that he was frequently in the habit of giving his mother money to keep for him. He bad given her two sove:eigns la August. Mr. Mansfield said his statement partl rob - orated that of the officer. The prisonermus -j discharged. T THE COURT 4T BALMORAL.-Nothing can be more unaffected, or more free from ceremonial, than the daily life of the Queen and Royal family when in their High land home. The Queen is accustomed personally to visit every family soon after her arrival, and generally makes it a to see hem again pre .s to her de= parture from Balmoral. The youno• members of the royal family take their tone from their august parents, and the young Princesses are in the habit of visiting, OR the most condescending and familiar terms those fami lies of superior station on the property where there are daughters about their own age. The most lively and grateful recollection is cherished by all the inhabitants of the district of the amiability and affability of the Princess Royal, who is' .a universal favourite among all the juveniles in the vicinity of the Castle.—Court Journal. GALLANT CONDUCT.—At daybreak on Thursday morning the Coastguard look-out man at Tenby observed a dismasted vessel anchored, about two or three miles to the eastward of that place, and evidently in great dis tress. It was blowing at the time a most furious gale, and the Sea, white with foam, was making a complete breach over the vessel, upon whose deck some men could be discerned. The Hon. R. F. Boyle, Lieut. R.N., who is in command of the Coastguard at Tenby, directed the lifeboat to be immediately launched, and, with the life-boat's crew (consisting -of four coastguard men and._ some fishermen of Tenby), proceeded in the height of the storm to the vessel's relief, and happily succeeded in extricating the crew (two men and a boy) from their perilous situation. They were in a most exhausted state, the vessel being nearly full of water. It being found impracticable to return to Tenby, they pulled in for &underfoot (a small harbour distant about four miles), where the rescued seamen were safely landed. Tits PAKINGTON TESTIMONIAL.—The dinner at which the presentation of the ,county testimonial to Sir John Pakington is to take place has been fixed for the 21st of December next. The testimonial consists of a shield, composed of solid silver, forty inches diameter, gilt and oxydised, and is divided into four grand divisions, under the heads Justice, Ma rine, Colonies, and Education. Justice is represented by Judge Gascoigite rebuking Prince Henry ; Marine by the death of Nelson; the Colonies by the landing of Captain Cook on the shores of New Holland; and Edu cation by the presentation of the first printed, book to Edward IV., by Earl Rivers and Caxton. These divi sions terminate in heads or port Lits of eminent men, namely, under Justice, those of Sir •Thomas Lyttelton, Lord Keeper Coventry, and Lord . Somerg ; under King Alfred, Blake, and Nelson ; under Colonies, Franklin, Cook, and Drake ; under Education, , King Henry VI., Cardinal Wolsey, and Sir Thomas Bodley. BURDENS ON THE SHIPPING INTEREST.-Mr. Chap man, M.P., in addressing his constituents at Whitby last week, dwelt at some length on the peculiar burdens affecting the shipping interest. He said that, burdened as the shipping . of the country is by many dues, by the stamps on marine insurance and other annoying imposts, and by consular interference, it cannot compete with the foreign. There is one great burden, he added, which sits upon the British shipowner like an incubus, and that is the Mercantile Marine Act. I believe that in franiing that act the right hon. gentlemen the present Secre tary for Ireland was influenced by an earnest desire to do what he considered right ; but to me it has ever seemed that it was framed on the preconceived notion that every shipowner was a rogue, and every ship- master the reverse of a man of common humanity. As regards the shipowner, look at the clause respecting collisions. By that ause an owner of a ship is liable for the loss of life or personal injury, or for loss or damage to any other ship or goods, arising from the improper navigation of his ship, to an extent of not less than £l5 per register toil ; so that the owner of a timber ship of 500 tons, which perhaps may not be worth more than £6 per ton, of £3,000, may be called upon to pay damages to the extent of £9,000, for an act over which he himself had not the slightest control. By the vexatious and restrictive clauses of other portions of the act, the greater part of the emigration is carried on in foreign bottoms, the British shipowner being unwilling to incur the responsibilities attaching to him ' under the Passen gers' Act, from which the foreigner is exempt. I will allude to but one more grievance, and that is the arbitrary, power assumed by the Board of Trade. Masters and mates are obliged to undergo a strict examination before they can obtain a This is all very proper, and el this certificate if the hold petency tch ot po .ce taken THE GREAT EASTERN'S ARRIVAL. AT SOUTHAMPTON. SOUTHAMPTON, Friday The Great Eastern was safely moored in this Water before noon to-day. This event, of so much importance to the port of Southampton, ' has been accomplished under the most auspicious circunistances, and has given great satisfaction to the directors Of the company, the captain and officers of the ship, and those gentlemen of the port who have been zea l ous ly engage d in the under- taking The great ship left Holyhead at 12.30 on Wednes day, and Came down channel under easy steam, keeping in sight of the Welsh coast. There was a hard Wind blowing S.S.W., with a boisterous sea and a h eav y ground - swell, in consequence of which, during the whole of the right, and up. to noon the next day, the skip rolled heavily, it is supposed with an angle of about 7 degrees on either side. The squaresails were shaken out, with the intention of steadying her, but they were of no avail, and were therefore again reefed. The fore And aft canvass was set from the time the ship left Holyhead till 'her arrival at the back of the Isle of Wight. This was an excellent trial for the ship, and she behaved admirably throughout the passage, not a single rope having given way. She did not put out her power until reaching the Lizard, about noon yesterday, when beth her engines were at work, and she was under fore and aft canvas. From the Lizard to Portland Bill she averaged a speed of 131 knots per hour; whilst in a two hours' run between Eddystone and the Start, the speed attained was nearly 16 knots per hour, as tested by several logs. She arrived off. St. Katherine's at eleven o'clock last night, but the weather, which had previously been very clear, then set in thick and hazy, so that it was considered advisable to keep her off the land. She accordingly steamed slowly out to the westward, and kept off and on during the night, and at seven o'clock this morning St. Katherine's was again sighted. She was then hove-to for a short time, and as the weather was still thick it was deemed advisable to go round the island to the eastward, instead of passing through the Needles passage. This was accordingly done, and at half-past nine the vessel was duly reported here from Portsmouth, as being in sight. This was the first intimation of her whereabouts that had reached South ampton since last evening, when it was stated that she passed Plymouth at 4.30. - All was now bustle and excitement. The wind was blowing strong from the S.S.E., the rain poured down in torrents, and objects could scarcely be -discerned at the distance of rn four or five miles. Yachts and steam-boats with visitors on board hurried down to the spot where the moorings were placed; on land, fla 's were hoisted on the principal buildings ; the church bells were rung, and a salute was fired from the Platform Battery. The steam tug Phoenix was specially engaged for the conveyance of Mr. Campbell (chairman of the directors), Mr. J. R. Stebbing (president of the Chamber of Commerce), and Mr. Hedger (dock master), whose duty it was to superintend the mooring of the ship. Just before the tug reach the spot where the moorings were placed the Great Eastern hove in, sight, coming round to the west ward of the Brambles. Owing to the hazy state of the weather the ship when first observed presented a very remarkable appearance, and loomed very large ; and as she presented her broadside to view over a point of land she had the appearance of a whole fleet of slips cruising in company_ _ _ Onw - ard - she came at a good speed, her strew engines only working, until she was off Calshott Castle, when all eyes were turned towards her, to see how she would act whilst rounding the Spit, it - being a very sharp turn. Her paddle engines were then reversed and her helm put hard down : with abeautiful sweep, 'answering her helm as quickly as a boat of 100 tons, she - came round L, and was in an instant "stem on" in a line with her moorings. Her paddle engines were again stopped, and ber screw was worked at a diminished rate of speed until within about two hundred yards distant from the moorings, when, finding she had too much way on her, the paddles were again reversed, and in a .short time the_ ship's bow was stationary over the swivel to which she was to ride. Everything was in readiness to moor the great ship, but some anxiety was felt in case an accident might occur, owing to the great weight of the materials used. A dockyard lighter," or " lump," was on the spot, and the bridle chairs, which had been previously picked up, hung over its bows. There were about twenty men in the lighter, who were under the control of Mr. Hedger, whose activity and promptitude during the whole of !. A hawser was made fast to the e great ip anc a this position she immediately swung round to the side, and before the moorings could be completed she lay right across the stream. The prin cipal work now to be done was to haul the ship's mooring chain through - the hawse-holes and shackle them on to the bridle chains. The ship's mooring chains were ' not passed through the port and star board hawse-holes, but directly through the stern of the ship—one hole being about a yard and a half below the other. Several steamers -were now around the ship, as Well as her Majesty's gunboat which is in attendance upon the _ frigate Dauntless, and as soon as the lower mooring V chain was shackled, which process occupied nearly half an hour, three hearty cheers were given by the visitors, which were imme diately returned by the crew. The same process was repeated with the second mooring chain, and thus, without the assistance of a single hand from the ship, the ardusus task was completed, and the great ship rode lightly, to her moorings, dwarfing every object by her immense size, and calling forth the admiration of all liy the'symmetry of her proportions. Mr. Campbell, accompanied by Mr. J. R. Stebbing and Mr. Hedger, then went on board the ship, and congratulated the captain arid the directors, receiving a similar compliment from them in return. Soon after the ship was moored the steamer Avon, with the homeward Brazil and River Plate mails, hove in sight, the ship at the time swinging.across the stream ; and although j.t was quite low water, and there was a distance of upwards of 1,200 het from the vessel's bow to the five fathom line, the. Avon was steered about 150 yards from the ship, at her stern, although drawing upwards of 20 feet of water; thus proving that the position of the great ship goes not in any way impede the navigation of the river. The steamer Indus, with the outward East India mails; also passed the ship whilst she was across the tide. The number of men now on board the Great Eastern is 373, her full complement being 450, but whilst the vessel remains at Southampton the number of hani.s on board will be reduced to 100. SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Night The arrival of the Great Eastern at Southampton has already caused immense excitement, and the water has been crowded to-day with boats conveying visitors on board and around the huge vessel. At twelve o'clock to-day the mayor, accompanied by the sheriff and alder men of the borough, in their robes of office, and Mr. Stebbing, President of the Chamber of Commerce, went on board to pay their congratulations to the chairman of the company and to Captain Harrison. The muni cipal body was received by Mr. Roy. Campbell and Mr. Bold (the managing directors), Captain Harrison, Mr. Brereton, Mr. Jacom (the company's engineer), Mr. Trotman, and the officers of the ship. The deputation was, conducted to the grand saloon where the mayor introduced his friends, and after a brief conversation the town clerk presented, in the name of the corporation, the following address : To Robert James Roy: Campbell, •Esq., Chairman, and the Board of Directors of tae Great Eastern Steamship Company. SIR AND Gxxri.EmEN the Mayor, aldermen, 'and burgesses of ' the ancient borough of Southampton, avail our selves of the earliest opportunity afforded by .the arrival of the Great Eastern steamship within our waters, under the judicious guidance of her able and skilful 'commander, Captain Harrison, to give you a hearty welcome to the town and port of Southampton, and to express the great satisfaction with which.we View the occurrence of an event so important in our local history. It is to us and the municipality a source of pride and grati fication that you haye, in the, exercise of your clear and de liberate judgment, selected this port for the purpose of com pleting such arrangements as you may consider necessary for sending your noble vessel on her first and, as we trust, pros- perous voyage Addressing as we do, the chairman of the company, who has taken so great an interest in the' vast enterprise, and been connected with the undertaking from its commencement, we will appreciate the advantages of this port, and the profitable extension which all shipping interest adopting it have acquired, and which cannot but be considered as a favourable augury for the " Great Eastern." In offering this expression of our feelings and gratification r on this mostinteresting occasion, we • h ave only to repeat of our cordialfwelcome to Southampton, and the exp r ession. earitesptrhoosppethtya,t and yo thaturnoblyeLndoexrt exertions been a source of g s a commercial point of view, as th e y hav n t state of perfection of plea sure to all who have seen the p r the world has ever e the greatest specimen of naval architecturewillrna y bbeea ttended successful every prosperity, pr o gu ced. seal at Southampton, this fourth r d it Campbell,fi.ftY-nin' the chairman of the colnpan delivered the following reply : • huitdree NOVEMBER 7, 18 9. and enlightened community you represent, and place myself and my colleagues under no ordinary obligation to you. When I look at the rapid• strides in commercial and material progress which your ancient borough exhibits; when I see' the finest steam fieetsin Europe leave your wat rs, and return to them laden with the most valuable products of the world, there can be no doubt that one of the chief requirements of a port is supplied in Southampton; and as it is the combination in one place of the greatest amount of facility and adaptation to our rather novel vessel which will carry success to our enterprise and the port we adopt, I need not assure you that it will be a source of regret to us, considering the persevering pie, if, in all respects, you guys_ to and enterprising spirit port does not aniw, It will be source of satisfaction to myself and cc most closer set apait with every fc ytata le one day especiallY d. in for the purpose before w n, we cordially recipro( Leave your port your kind si The members of the Corporation having inspected every part of the ship, were se r v e d w ith l un cheon in the grand saloon, and left .th e s hip a tt er a s t a y of three hours. The excursion train s o f th e S ou th Western Railway will commence runni ng t o - morrow a t low rates of fares, and it is expected th a t a l arge num ber of Per - sons will avail themselves of the :opportunity afforded of visiting the ship after its third and most successful .trip. -._...----- THE WRECK OF TI ADJOURNED INQUEST, ROYAL CHARTER- THE VERDICT• (From our Correspondent.) Moelfri Bay, Friday Night. The following evidence was taken on Friday noon in continuation of that which we publi s hed on Saturday. after- Mr. Yames'nithsell, A second class passenger, was sworn, and stated that he was below nearly the whmß of the evening when the :wreck took place, and cone' queiatlY he did not see the captain at all. With re.la7 to the statement that the ca pt a i n was d run k , he heai'd from Suiacar and the carpenter, and it was the geliet „ , talk upon the rocks afte r th e y were was h e d ashore. P,". himself never saw the c a pt a i n i n d r i n k d ur i ng t h e whol e of the voyage. Captain Martin, marine superintendent for the fill ll ,, of Gibbs, Bright, and Co., w as nex t ca ll e d, an d he sal', that from the evidence h e h a d h ear d, an d the position the ship, as indicated on the chart by the surveyors who had been examined, h e was o f op i n i on t h at i t was quite impossible for Captain Taylor to have done otherwise than he did, and, that neither the Royal Charter nor any other ship could have survived the storm, from the position in which sh'e was pl ace d. Th ere was no doub,, that he was in search of a pilot. The Royal Charter was equipped, under his own directions, with everything that it was possible to get, in order to make her seaworthy, and fit for the voyage. In fact, he had orders from Messrs. Gibb s , B r i g ht, and Co., to see that nothing* , was wanting. He denied the statement made by Mr- Mellor, that the ship had been altered, and rendered weaker. Captain Fell, Lloyd's agent, was next examined, and he said he was satisfied that Captain Taylor had done everything that it was possible to do for the safety of the ship. He considered that no blame whatever attached to him, under the circumstances. The Coroner, in summing up, said it was one of the most melancholy shipwrecks that had ever occurred in this country, hundreds of lives having been sacrificed. He himself was perfectly satisfied that Captain Taylor was sober, and that nothing could have saved the ship' He then observed that he did not think it necessary to go through' the evidence. The facts were before the jury, and upon those facts it was for them to r eturn their verdict. The jury almost immediately returned the following verdict : 'From the evidence tendered we are unani mously of opinion that the deceased, James Walton , and others, imfortunat 9 ly lo s t th e i r li ves on b oar d the Royal Charter by p ure cc id e it ; that Captain Taylo r was perfectly sober, and nad done all in his power to save the ship and the lives of r _ ~asengrers." The announcement of the verdict was received with much satisfaction by those present, and there was a general feeling of indignation at the unfounded iturl'" .. tions which had been directed against the captain. FRESH INCIDENTS. MOELFRA, Frido.v.,c f d li t to all 1 ; Every day new and strange incidents of the i nt and the wreck of the Royal Charter are being e d first, in the excitement of escape, survivors;crow wh.h betel theca only the more important incidents in mostt h the interestingo i r U now tive s 01 I.n sel cicl es en friends on board. We have held co,,,,veratiollS with many of the survivors, and all speak in ' the h i g u- ,1 who bad rely r6.ti; terms of the conduct of Captain Taylor, his officers , 311 crew; as well as of the much-lamented Rev. C. ifodg; The wreck is less visible now tha n it was a few (Li) after the accident. Tides do not r e ti r e so far as the:+ 4. did ; the next lowest tide will be on Saturday week' steam-tug is in daily attendance, which receives from two boats what the divers are able to send up from below. The operations of the divers have, up to the present, been successful in bringing up about £6OO .. worth of copper. One diver, on Thursday, was eni ployed in inspecting the relative positions of the wr eck ' and Captain Fell was taking soundings. Wednes: day and Thursday were beautiful summer days , the sky was clear, the air warm, and the se!' as quiet and calm as an inland lake. But on Fri' day morning a change took place, and rain calq down in torrents. The sea has again been roused , an d huge breakers, surging upwards, break their s tren& upon the rocks. The divers, in consequence of t1?-3 were not at work on Friday, and the steam-tug havu'7 a them on board has taken shelter in Beaumaris pa On the shore were pitched up a portion of the body °it child and two gold watches, one having attached t ° ,,, s a steel chain with long links. On Thursday we toSo - walk along the rocky shore, from th e p o i n t wheret'ile wreck is lying to the point near Moelfra, whee te i o a majority of the bodies were was h e d ashore • every e t ., - re was thickly strewn with d e b r i s , examining whica " 4e es several disconsolate women who were se e kin g some - of their husbands, while villag ers on du-V-o°,lolo tinctive mark being a bit of cl o th or ribbb n ti e d roan- of left arm—assisted them to- mount the heavy m ass° eir rock over and around which they had to thread..ttecl way. Many of th ese pieces of rock must have Wl ra , from 80 to 100 tons, yet, on the night of the ,s`° r ~ie they were knocked abo u t lik e so man y p e bbles. many of these huge masses there were pieces of clo th ' a, timbers, and corda ge . By. n i g ht, the coast-PardleeP assisted by some policemen, mariners, and villagers) the guard over the remains of the ill-fated ship. Close bat wreck a large hut has been constructed of broken ti til e s, broken spars serve as seats, broken planks as ° T i ter night and by at times strange and boisterous la u g he rs wakes the echoes in the rocks, as th e weary . wa tc o b . seek by strange stories to beguile time and ebe e , r r i e kS other . up. But they tell the villagers stories of being, heard amongst the rocks, and unearthly /D oan ] . t ,1,4 which, notwithstanding all their forced gaiety, often eP a c of their hearts. On shore the old men tell of strang d r t e w itit and as all mysterious things have especial interes _ e i r d the simple-hearted islanders, credence is placed to stories which in the telling affright the stoutest -1) AN ATLANTIC DINNER.jI don't compl a in of t he ° o at sea, neither, because the quality is the best thatvia; be got, I do suppose, but it is feedin', it ain't e 3 isn't there is no enjoyment in it. It ain't that then Ifs enough for all, but that there is too much. . 0 , to° , mixture of this, that, and the other, all too hiri,ottivo steamy, and too bakey like ; it looks sodden. 0 11 4 5 4 sodden. The fish has touched the ice, and the file c ol or touched the meat, and you don't feel as if 9°' l .-b touch either. The Atlantic air makes you Opt m y dinner, hut what you see takes away all desire . _ l 0; 13 , The kitchen is too close to you, the butcher ' s sti7 l ,o l4 ' near also, and the baker leaves his door open, s, ain't the most inviting sight in the world.—Cie , Press .„ tiv ) the Dn. SMETHURST.-It has been reported iiny last few days, that an order had-teen sent dowu n og ce r a , Secretary of State, commuting the' apital senteo ii p, b f upon this prisoner to one of penal servitude fb r o.c ial s l , ° o v h i i s s it fi ed lial l: upon inquiry being made on Saturday of the ° f o r t' the prison, it appears that there is no foundatieuilorse' statement, and Dr. SmethUrst still revaains p r o o' monger-lane Gaol, under the respite from the ; 0 bee% and not the slightest intimation appears to 13 0al e ii il e made with. regard to the intentions of the o °, v h io tP, b as ee t n o h i s hr _ oliee te,b utmost coolness and composure, and it is r ather : los a a able circumstance that since his conviction b ot her O l d Mr. Humphrey, the solicitor, who, it will be` et: of lt defended him - at the trial. The prisoner f, 0 till' a Horsenionger-lane Gaol on the 19th of Atig' l "- d 3 11 r io , to y dis a p s o i s n a g l l . e p T e h rs e en pris e c t m e c e r pt still a...r00t; that Pe ble e eo--- c i... the extraordinary delay appears quite uneennectea 0 _et three months have nearly elapsed since nil ta ~h, the,officials of the prison, and every one . th pris T o the case. The impression upon the micare c eivev aLI . ~... ill pardon ace n r GOO Inv o i e throb aPPIy"! Y Ia ao a tt; l AM/ SiA CAN c 12 ., to h _ 11 PI tqaA ,„Th e •-qc th e -I Ter .I 4 °, . ~; ~' ~~_.~, kl, (‘ `4c , ) 474 , , t ( kr eet )4) 1 / 4 ttkk P. 4 DM VtairT