Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-03 00:00:00

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I yet sung, , r, in all ler and the the ier age. :Ls, trrived 27th I chil- specie,. d, and f Cape Albert,. lantau. sailed ey put 'error" a the the npton, ;ceded oted— f 39c EMBODIMENT OF THE MILITIA. / [From Tuesday's Gazette.] I : 4 t the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 27th day of L 'ogaSt, 1557 , present, the Qaeen ' s Most Excellent Majesty t i Council, whereas, by an act passed in the session of parliament, holden in the 20th and 21st years of her pre "lit Majesty's reign, intituled, " An Act to authorise the :31bescliMent of the militia," after reciting that whereas /Ridden demand for the services in India of a large 1 4 of her Majesty's regular forces, may render it ex "`lient to draw out and embody the militia or some part of the Militia of the Uaited Kingdom ; it is amongst other thi ngs enacted, that it shall be lawful for her Majesty, 844 for the Lord Lieutenant or other chief governor or governors of Ireland, respectively, at any time after the t it .: Bln g of this Act, and before the 23th day of March, to cause all or any part of the respective militias in Scotland, and Ireland, to be drawn out and Whi ch such in like manner as in the respective cases i n d ra w n such m iliti a ar e no w by l aw au th or i se d to b e out and embodied nd whereas it has seemed fit to her Majesty, by and 4 7th the ad v i ce o f h er P r i vy C ounc il , t o or d er an d di rect " t at the lieutenants of the several counties, ridings, and places in England, and of the counties, stewartries, cities , places in Scotland, and also the Lord Lieutenant or '`' t her chief governor or governors of Ireland, to draw out and embody all the regiments, battalions, and corps of fiilitia, appointed to be raised and trained, or so many of ":_era, or s uc h part or proportion of them, or any of them, her Majesty shall judge necessary. 11 1101 , therefor e , h er M a j es ty, by an d w ith th e a d v i ce o f b: r ?r ill' Council, cloth hereby order and direct th e licu nots of the several counties, ridings, and planes in n Eng and of th e coun ti es , s t evrar t r i es, c i t i es, an d places in tr yLlan, and aso the Lrd Lieutenat or chief gvenor gover d nors of l Ireland, o to draw out, and embody o all r the :381ments, battalions, and corps of militia, appointed to be sl and trained, or so many of them, or such part or 1 10 hoe of tilacm, as her Majesty shall judge necessary. WM. L. I.IA.TIIURST. THE INDIAN MASSACRES. TRACTS FROM PRIVATE LETTERS, l'AtL arl3 Aug 28.—1 am just returned from Calcutta.; my ```enee was next to that of the ex - King of Oude. I was -11.Calentta when he and his ministers were arrested. I llaw sufficient t o conv ince me that something was wrong a 111 „ ° tItit before they were arrested, and my opinion is. atter oath in Calcutta of 25 years, that it is entirely a Z a benaealan rise. I do not believe th a t any Hi ndoo .. taea 1 0 111 d or could be guilty of the atrocities perpetrated. The of showing - mercy to a set of violators and mur- INerII, ,ers if of innocent women and child ren ! l am a merchant ; :I were only 20 years younger I would go out morrow to India, if only to pay those scoundrels off. You m ust not be surprised at the indignation every English• tman feels when he hears of En:lishwornen having their ersons violated and murdered by such as compose the itpgal R goi „ , - -Emy, being little better than the beast, their being very little more covered when off duty, Re vsistance. vi lultig th e 'mug of Oude, he is a poor helpless creature, Its eannot move from one room to another without His father-in-law. Nacki Ally Khan, is the ea eat f ulever in all this; he is Very wealthy, having, they oftencrores of rupees at his disposal. The king is itehaercirgod to borrow ftoin him. Nearly the . whole of g hug men round the king belong to Nadu Ally. I call o n thiB from one of the head gomastes who used to bad u °llll3 e, and from whom I ascertained sufficient to ee rue to leave my residence, and move into Calcutta, o nly they were all arrested. He called thorn about takin g my house, stating that it the news by tra favo n t ,, e , a , r n, ee Berwal, which was expected in daily, was Zute he should require the house, if on the con k ,4 Q 7! 2 ' w ould not. After the Bengal arrived I thought at 11 7 ,:h`, It te for me to quit, which I did at nine o'clock I °' — 'l with my family, to an hotel in Calcutta. • ik,,„ of C 04-13 before Delhi, Jule 18.—The enemy attacked one .h &tea t Witteries last night, and were driven back with shot :laughter. We lost an officer killed by a round Way ti;:; some men. You cannot conceve the horrible an _ ehild r :' People have tortured the Europeans, ladiesi lying dol onn , 13. Enclosed is a piece of music I foud Wore ;be houses where the massacre took place; Y ih ' e rare -. V' That cry is help where no help can come. appropriateell e visioned scenes of home") struck me as very and I hope, please Gol, to see you all egam, be. l ' el ate my adventures ; but if not, I hope there . will not t does .4 sorrowful face in the family, as we must all die, and ! t o not matter who goes to heaven first. You can send this aslanroid_enttolon. h ' e r' a d i v f e ti - b i O a e u L j i lke, as there is no time to write more. asoetneduastrotnadleelryi 0 my regiment had mutinied ; they :are cut up by her Majesty's Bth Regiment One Cannot pity them. We are too well death to have feelings left. I often see n ati „ Soldiers walking into a garden near my tent, some Th ;s "Ps wiLh them, then a few shots and they return alone. bi 'IS military law. But enough of bloodshed. God es s You, and love to W. and children. b rtie write of the Aove was killed in action f ore DJ l hi, r on the 19th June. araiiresreniul hal,vare.say that by the time you get ltter you will accounts of some of the atrocities and enor -ciramitted by the mutineers; but you may rest lon g t hat You have not heard of the worst by a long, pear aaP hat A description of the outrages will never op - "araeter a g' In pint• They are of too harrowing and barbarous . for that. They have not appeared in the rPers here The female portion of their victims have rea created in a more horrible way than has ever been some Chard of. you may some day hear a recital of o of sof the outrages perpetrated on our poor countr y wor nen, but you will never see them in print. , g nav t eThis t War of extermination The Mahomedat i ls th e , made tools of the Flindoos, and now are showing n Chrlirstt.rue colours.' Their hope is not to ieave a single Th e la h a alive. Please goodness, they'll be sold yet. With li ta i- ," av e mercy from me. I've already fairly killed j S word between 25 and 30 of them, besides having (lneoe doh a good many more. My only wound of conse d - Ivh, e la 4 sword cut in the left arm, which I receive bittlatortron , , 8 a village on foot. The fellow fought well, his h. a° length killed him with a blow which nearly cut otn. 1 ; 4 1 in two. This was on the lst inst., just before J ust r„ l ,, la nnt mutinied. I was very savage that day. tip Wit had done with the chap I wounded I had a turn Who four more. They knocked over the only Sowar Pistol - 1 With we with a sort of battle-axe. I had one to pie W ith me, with which I blew the head of one of them Ski , e e; and then turned and ran; but my foot slipped, eoUld uovr„ „ I came. Luckily, I was up again before they 80 tor n v . ° ,,'"a me off; but I felt too done to run any . more, n tiy i nt - ,ri - nn them and wounded two in a moment'. To Qotc f --- nao delight they ran off, but were met by some -rs hunting tor me, and all killed. er a X to - write von an account of the awful deeds the ueli c ,,,,, e Fs hav e p erpe t ra t e d you wou ld no t, could not, au rei v it. S uch horrible, indescribable barbarities were Y hot b nev er perpetrated before. You in England will new s the worst, for the truth is so awful that the tiod papers dare not publish it. The soldiers are furious, he r; uert ever they get at the mutineers, depend upon it tatis e l e it tige will be commensurate with the outrages that th e s h i r„"Very little is said among the men or officers, ' 4 Pre ll s - F" c v is too maddening • but there is a curious d t tt ' stetB."l discernible in every face when it is mentioned the • be e ,, n n compression of the lips and a fierce glance 1v ., 1 11P Which show that when the time comes no will mis g „ 4 1shovvn to those who have shown none. f will only too m a You with two instances; but, alas I there are only A ii —a nY similar ones Aertorturedtheirash to death before them, and portions of their 41 vish'titried down the parents' throats ; the wife then Loo t i e u before her husband—he mutilated in a manner ",aweible to rela`e—then both were blunt to death. 8 °44 Young named (very pretty), were th e ba z at Delhi, stripped nakt'd, tied on a cart, taken to ..80011 ,diediari and there violated. Luckily for them they rece from the effects of the brutal treatment they Ca te r d ' kale - °ll wonder that, with stories like the foregoing km ? the re are plenty such), we feel more like fiends than W or a s Our fellows h ave cros s e d their bayonets and `4Ol healt give no quart e r, a n d I pray that God may give 13% 4 h and strength nntil we settle with ther toe ncirel s• I will write no more on this subject, for 'tie Tx!, 4) .tar ' 7 ° MISR POPULATION OF FRANOg.—The Lien the J-466 contains some interesting particulars concerning plitilujoat?olishb Population in France. It appears Oat this po uh, has, since 1803, actually doubled, and cannot 1 3 01 11 , -- : now to loss than 100,000 souls. The Jewish eoi n - : 4 'ion of Paris, which, in 1808, amounted to 2,755, m l t tl k ow 18,000 ' souls ,• that of Strasburg has risen t klorL:o same period from 1,476 to 2,400 ; that of ; 0 03 ° ,1 - 4 ',, 1 frOna 2,131 to 3 ; 200 ; and that of Marseilles . ;: to 1,800. It is gratifying to observe that with all ('erease of the Jewish population, and its diffusion her o , - ,:er the empire, even in regions where Jews never t - t. settled, prejndice against them is steadily decrensing, eoo ti irt to such a degree that the majority of the Christians i ,srti i ;: t the Jews removing from a place as a public mis ',sat -; The identity between Jew and Christian in all u,isti n e e l :cerns public interests is so complete that a religious 411 trli,:`° 3 is not any more noticed, even in those provinces Nr osn't e ; u t., religious hatred against the Jew Bas most r•itge. THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL ) THURSDAY] SEPTEMBER 3, 1857. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A SHIP CAPTAIN, At the Tharnesrolice-court, on Tuesday, after the dis posal of the night charges, Inspector Bridges applied to Mr. Yard.ey for a warrant for the apprehension of Captain John William Doyle, the master of the barque John Ingara, from Ceylon. for various acts of cruelty to a sailer boy named Robert Eastick, who it was alleged was driven to commit suicide by the harassing treatment of the captain and the ill-usage exercised towards him. The subject was mentioned incidentally by Mr. Charles Young, a solicitor, three weeks ago, when the captain was summoned by five of his crew for their wages, which he had. withheld. Mr. Yardley then said he could not go into a case of cruelty against the master of a ship, on a ease of sea wages, and if any assault had been committed a distint chtrge should be made. The matter was brought under the notice of Mie J. C. Evans, superintendent of the Thamee police, who thoroughly investigated it, and despatched Inspector Bridges with two of the crew to obtain a war rant. Mr. Yardley, after qeeetioning one of the men, and perusing some documents put before him, granted a war rant, and the captain was brought before the magistrate in the afternoon, and formally arraigned. Mr. Walter Pelham, clerk to Mr. Fletcher, a solicitor, of Arbour square, Stepney, defended the accused. Prince Montague, 1 ' a man of colour, said he was cook of the John Inger& now lying in the St. Katherine dock, on her last voy age from Hartlepool to Ceylon, and back to London. The deceased, Robert Eastiek, shipped at Hartlepool, and was a healthy boy when he came on board, and appeared to be about fifteen years of age. He had repeatedly seen the captain ill-use the deceased, and flog him with reef points (ropes) with eyes in them, and also kick him. and knock him down. The boy bad nothing but his blue shirt to protect his back when he was flogged with a rope. The captain also compelled the boy to march up and down the deck, like a soldier, with a handspike on his shoulder: This punishment was inflicted very often in the evening when he had done his work. The captain beat the boy very severely with a rope about a cheese that was lost. He had repeated:) , heard the boy call out, " Murder, murder, save ma," in the cabin. while the captain was beating him. One day afier the boy was flogged he was crying, and upon receiving his dinner said, "Ah, cook, this is the last piece of dough (pudding) I shall ever receive from you." Ile thought then that the lad was meditating suicide. About a fortnight afterwards the boy was was very shamefully beaten by the captain in the cabin, and called oat " Murder !" and shrieked. He saw the boy's shoulders and arms. and tberwere red and blue and covered with wales. The boy was cryinc, and said, "Ile could not endure it any longer." On the same day the boy came to him in the galley or cookhouse on deck with a biscuit, and asked him to pour some hot water up-on it for the captain. While he was doing so the boy disappeared. Mr. Yar dley : He vanished that evening from the ship ? Witness : He did so. I heard a cry that the boy was overboard, and wss drowned. Mr Yardley : Did you see him in tha water ?--Witness: No, sir, I did net ; but others saw him go overboard I believe. Mr. Yardley : Was any boat put out to save him P—Witness No, sir; no beat was hauled eat. Mr. Yardley: What sort of sea was there at that time ?—Witness : The sea was smooth at the time. Mr. Yardley: And at what rate was the ship going?—Witness : The sea was smooth at the time. Mr. Yardley : And at what rate was the ship going P—Witnese : About five knots an hour. Mr. Yardley : Who was upon the deck at the time?— Witness : The chief mate was on deck. 'Mr. Yardley : Was the captain on deck at the time? Witnets : I don't know, sir. inspector Bridges here stated that the owner of the ship was in attendance. The Owner : I am very anxious to have the case investigated. Mr. Walter Pel ham said the prisoner, for whom he appeared, had been taken into custody only during the last hour,! and was qnite unprepared with any defence. He therefore applied that the further investigation should be postponed until Saturday next. when he should be ready to cross-examine the witnesses, and enter upon the defence. Mr. Yardley Very well ; the ease shall he postponed. Has the prisoner any hail ready? Mr. John Ingars, owning the ship named after him, tendered himself as bail, and was accepted. DR. LIVINGSTONE AND THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND. A very numerous and d:stinguished conapan Y assembled on Monday evening in the new museum of the Royal Dublin Society, to hear a lecture by Dr. Livingstone, the celebrated African traveller. The spacious hall was densely crowded, and the galleries were well filled. A considerable proportion of the audience was composed of ladies, the majority of whoop were in full dress, Dr. Livingstone spoke from a raised platform is the centre of the room immediately under the gallery at the north side of the funding. On this plat form seats were placed for the accommodation of the Lord Lieutenant and other distinguished persons, including the Archbishop of Dublin, the Lord Chancellor, Mr. Justice Crampton, Mr. Napier, Mr. Whiteside, Dr. Lloyd. &c. The lecture which Dr. Livingstone delivered was like many of those already reported. He concluded by saying :—This great and rich country lay with all its resources undeveloped. In view of negro slavery he thought it was the duty of this country to obtain supplies of cotton, sugar, and other things from Africa to save the trouble of taking the negroes to other lands. (Cheers.) All these people were most anxious to be engagea in commerce, with the exception of the Bushmen, who differed completely from the other races in laneuage, manners, and in everything; but they were prevented from embarking in trade by a fringe of illiberal races on the coast, who live in an unhealthy climate, which, he believed, had a deteriorating effect on their whole constitution. It was also most important to recollect that these sub-tending ridges of which ho spoke was perfectly healthy. He never had a single fever on crossing them, but on the coast and is the valleys, in the centre of the country, the climate was very unhealthy. If all missionary and trading stations were placed in these healthy localities, the work of extending commerce and civilization would be carried out without the immense loss of life by which such efforts had been too often accom-: - periled. And row, in conclusion, while thanking them heartily for the kind manner is which his imperfect state ment had been received, as there was no probability that they should all meet again on earth, it was natural for him to wish that they might enjoy a happier meeting above. (Applause.) Amongst all the wonderful adaptations of means to an end, there was none better suited to its ends than that by which the Author of all their beings fitted them for joining the great celestial assembly, and he prayed that God might grant that none of them, while thinking of others, might neglect his own salvation. (Prolonged applause.) When the lecturer finished, the Lord Lieutenant rose and said : Dr. Livingstone has pursued the mid regions of swarthy Africa, not as a man hunter—which too many have done—not as :a lion hunter as some have done—bu t led by the fire and genius of Christian sympathy, gentle uess, and 'vivo. (Applause.) I will only say-of that in teresting region which has been the: theatre of his journeying, that while the high behest of empire and of justice may now be calling upon some of our countrymen in that other great continent of the olden world to the discharge of stern and painful duties, I trust that in that Africa to which Europe owes such great attainments our countrymen may never be called on to discharge any othermession than these which.relate:to extend commerce, increasing civilisation, and Christian philanthropy. (Lend applause.) I feel sure that the lecture to which we have had the pleasure of listening will be reckoned not one of the least agreeable and profitable occupations of a week which, I trust all concerned have felt—as I am sure they ought to feel—as one of unmixed satisfaction. I ventnre to express a confident opinion that an the occa sion of this meeting, Dublin has been proud of her guests, and I trust the guests are satisfied with Dublin; and on this occasion you will perhaps allow me to take the pre sent opportunity of mentioning by way of parenthesis— and I confess it is an abrupt one—but allow me to men tion how gratified I shell be to see the members of the association (I mean the ladies and gentlemen who consti• tote the present meeting of the association in Dublin) at Dublin Castle to-morrow evening at half-past nine o'clock. (Loud applause.) THE PROJECTED TELEGRAPH TO INDIA. Between conflicting schemes there seems a probability that the Indian telegraph, which ought to be completed in s:x menthe, will either fail altogether, or be delayed until the greatest need is passed. For some time two routes have been before the public—one via the Persian Gulf and the Eaphrates to the Mediterranean; the other via the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. After mature deliberation the Government selected the Euphrates line, and granted it a subsidy of 6 per cent. ; but a firman wag required from Constantinople, and apparently the intrigues always rife in that capital against British interests have prevented it from being obtained. Meanwhile the promoters of the rival or Peed ties route have thus been stimulated to revive their project, and have appealed to the Government and the public to treat the Euphrates line, if not as an impracticability, at all events as a scheme that must be indefinitely deferred. But the Euphrates Company are ready to repel this view, and it is probable that if the arguments of the parties interested on each side were accepted, neither line would be attempted. The objection to the Euphrates line, that there is a difficulty in obtaining a firman, cannot hold for a moment. The English Government having already sanctioned it, our influence in the East must have fallea low if Russian or other agents at Constantinople find themselves able to induce the Porte to deny a reqaest for that means of com munication with our own possessions which, in the interests of civilisation, any country under like circumstances might reasonably demand. The question, therefore, if there is to be any rivalry, must really lie between the comparative ' merits of the two routes. The Euphrates or Tigris plan, according to a modification recently proposed, seems to be for a submarine cable from Kurrachee to Bagdad, along the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf, with a land connection of 1,200 miles from Bagdad to Constantino p'e, which would at once bring London and all parts of India into direct communication. Within five months, it is computed, the cable from Kurrachee to Bagdad might be laid, whence horsemen would bring messages to Constantinople in six days; and meanwhile the laud line being in course of construction, the distance would be shortened every week. The entire length would be about 2,800 miles, and the estimated cost £400,000, and the whole, it is alleged, could be completed in six or seven months. The only disparagement attempted has been• that the Jana portion would be liable to wanton damage from the Arabs ; but this idea has met with no countenance from the persons best acquainted with them, who believe, in fact, that they would be its true protec tors.. If the Americans can venture to carry a line to California through tribes of hostile Indians, the apprehen sien of gratuitous mischief in this case must, it is contended, be regarded as idle, and it is presumnd that before sanctioning the scheme Lord Palmerston felt reasonable , security on that point. Oa the other hand, the Red Sea Company contemplate a land line of 240 miles from Alexandria to Suez, and 4,163 miles of cable ' from Suez to Aden and Aden to Kurrachee, the estimated cost being £700,000, and the time re quired one year. By laying the cable in the first instance from Suez to Aden they calculate, how ever, that at an expense of £300,000 they could bring India and England within a week's communication in about the same period as that in which a similar result could be effected by the Euphrates Company. In this case a principal objection urged is that owing to the tremendous and uncertain depths of the Red Sea and the character of its coral reefs the cable would be lost or almost instantly destroyed, Whether these predictions are well grounded may be a question, but they are based on the reasonings of the scientific men most known in connection witk telegraphic enterprise, while the sole testimony cited by the promoters as to the facility with which the coral reefs may be avoided is that of a person known only in connection with the most reckless engineer ing delusion ever yet attempted or expose]. Still it is pos. siblener even probable, that every difficulty in the case may be capable of being overcome, and it is quite certain that: in relation to a question like that of establishing an 'lndian telegraph no fears should be allowed to stand in - the way, —unless backed' by such a unanimous expression of scientific opinion as would amount almost to a demonstration of their correctness. The point to be observed is that there is nothing as matters at present sand, to alter the, view origi nally taken by the Rome Government, and that if the business is to resolve itself into a contest of routes the contest may be interminable. If the Government have changed their opinion re garding the political advantage of extending our communications on the Euphrates, and are -now more inclined to favour the various movements in the direction of Suez, the Euphratea Company will of conrse, fail to get their firman, and there the affair will end ; but apparently it is only in this way the rivalry can be extiuguished. A better course to meet the difficulty seems, however, to present itself. If both lines are practicable both should be completed, and each should be encouraged to compete with the other to Fee how soon the first link can be realised. With only one line in existence what would be our state in case of emergency ? Let any one imagine our position, —supposing a break to occur at any moment ous period, and to place us in all the helpless ness of those who have brought every habit and arrangement to work in reliance upon a means which abruptly and utterly fails them. In time of war with the snuouncemeut that the Indian cable had broken we should be like a crowd in a room with the gas suddenly turned off. And whet would be our consolation for the panic and for the millions of loss it would involve in money, fame, and territory ? That in the year 1857, when we were spend ing about £2,000,000 per month in steam transports, &c., we had saved a single outlay of £400,000 ! The considera tion seems so incredible that it can hardly be dealt with seriously. It is to be remembered, moreover, that is critical times, if the accident happened or not, we should be in con stant agony from its probability. Still, whatever may be dope by the Government, one point must be insis'ed upon— namely, that whether they resolve to support the Euphrate s or the Red Sea route, or both, they have no right to encourage the public to subscribe unless they are previously Bagdad there is no risk but such as may fairly be expected to be overcome. It is very easy to "encourage" shareholders to ruin themselves for the national benefit, but not honest. By a subsidy made conditional on the SUC3e6I of the undertaking, the Government do nothing but insure a possible advantage for themselves, throwing all the danger on individual shareholders. Ia ordinary enterprises this might be very well, but a promise of 6 per cent, for 25 years, not as a bonus, but for actual services to be performed during that term, is not such as to compensate for any unusual peril. If the public like to accept with their eves open, there can be no objection; but the Government cannot with propriety even tacitly recommend it, unless they feel in a strong degree satisfied of the feasibility of the selected scheme. Any doubt on that head ought to be made known; and, supposing them still to wish the work done, they should then promptly come forward to 1 participate in the risk.—Times City Article of yesterday. AN ENGLISHkTAN's HoME CASTLE.—A Rochdale workman, named Ta3lor, has recovered in the Rochdale county court the sum of £5 from his late master, Mr. Stott, an ironmonger,. Taylor had given notice of his intention to leave, wizen Stott publicly taxed him with dishonesty. following up the accusation by instructions to an officer to search his premises, himself accompanying the officer. No warrant bad be,nl applied for. His honour prefaced his award by an indi r ,vnant denunciation of Stott's conduct, and concluded with the remark that were such conduct permitted to pass with impunity, en Englishman's house would cease to be the " citstlo" it bad been declared to be. WEST DERBY UNION. The usual weekly meeting of this Board of Guardians was held at the Board-room, Mill-lane, Everton, yester day. Mr. Lunt presided. The other guardians present were—Messrs. AbeahAms, Roberts, INledealf, Rescue, Pitts, Sagar. Almond, and Shaw. Cheques to the amount of. -eIG2 were voted for the relief of the out door p oor. The master of the workhouse reported that last week there were 572 paupers in the workhouse, this week 559, of whom 339 belonged to Toxteth-park. The master of the Hospital reported that the number.of patients in that establishment were, this week, 92; last week, 93 ; of the former, 23 belonged to Toxteth-park. It was ordered that the Clerk should be instructed to advertise for tenders for prtilisions for the next six months. The resignation of the assistant schoolmaster to the workhouse was sent in and accepted, he having been appointed schoolmaster for the Wirral Union. Mr. Shaw wished to know whether the Chairman could tell him if it was the intention of the Chairman of the visiting committee, Mr. Wensley, again to ahead the board, as he had been absent for four or five weeks, and he had a Tiestion to ask him about a document he held in his possession. The Chairman said that several other Guardians said that they had expected that he would have been present on that day, but as he was not, they were sure that he would be there on the following week. MR. SEIAW AND DR. Nripss. Mr. Shaw then inquired why the instructions from the Poor-law Beard, received on the 25th of May last re questing that the medical officer of the workhouse should attend the naidwifery cases, had not been acted on. Lately there had been thirteen cases, and the Doctor, as. he understood, had not attended to one. He was sure they were doing an illegal act by permitting a midwife to do what the Doctor had a right to do; nor were the Guardians doing their duty to the poor in allowing it. The Chairman agreed with Mr. Shaw. Mr. Pitts said the subject had been before discussed by th. 3 Board, and it had been decided that Dr. Nevins need not attend only on cases where he was seat for. There has never been any complaints made. The Master of the workhouse was called into the room, and in answer to Mr. Pitts, he said that there had net been any occasion to send for the Doctor, as all the cases had gone on well. Ia answer to Mr. Shaw, he said that he should net consider himself competent to jadge when to send for the Doctor, but the midwife, Betsy Woods, was a competent person, and he should have no_ objection to trust his own vyife with her. Mr. Abrahams: She has been here for 18 years, and has brought between five and six hundred children into the world- _ . . Mr. v Shaw then moved a resolution to the effect that in future the medical officers of the workhouse attend all cases of midwifery occurring in the house, in compliance with the Poor Law Board, Mr. Roscoe seconded the motion. Mr. Shaw then mentioned a case in which a man had cut his throat in the workhouse, and neither Dr. INevins or his assistant were anywhere to be found, and Dr. Lister had to attend him. lie said that showed the necessity of always having a medical officer on the spot. Mr. Pitts expressed it as his opinion that. Mr. Shaw had watched his opportunity of bringing the motion for• ward when there was a small board, and he was sure of carrying his point, and moved that the subject be referred to the Visiting Committee. Mr. Abrahams seconded the amendment. Mr. Shaw most emphatically denied that he had any ill-feeling towards Dr. Nevins in mooting the question, but had done it because he believed it to be right, and said that he would do his duty to the poor, let other guardians act as they pleased. Toe board then divided, when there were four for the motion, and four for the amendment, including the Chair man, and then the Chairman gave a second vote for the amendment, which was carried. The voting Nvas as follows :—For the motion, Messrs. Pitts, Roberts, Abrahams, and Sacar. For the amendment, Messrs. Shaw, Roscoe, Almond, and the Chairman. After Mr. Pitts had moved for a list of the interments at Walton for the last three years the Board adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL. BEFORE MR. MANSFIEL',. CfIARGR or POCKEV PlCKlNG.—Detective officer Povey brought up a person named William Echerly, charged with attempting to pick pockets on the new landing-stage, at the opening on Tuesday. In reply to Mr. Mansfield, Mr. Clough said there were fur officers stationed at each of the genie aye of the stage ; there was no increase in the force, but the Watch Committee had the power to increase the force. The prisoner was sent to g :01 for throe months, as he was a well known thief, and the case was clearly proved against him, Roma/cm—Tax '' Bourn )" BAILIE GIRL. —A ratner handsome-faced young poison, dressed as a sailor boy, but whose name gave the lie direct to the appearance, was brought up by detective officer Layceck, charged as a su.picious person. The prisoner's name was entered as Janet Alexander, and the officer said he saw her wandering about Bruns vielz-road andon asking her some questions she said she had worked for Mr. Johnson, a timber merchant, in the 'Park, and that &le lived is Athol street. Sae then told him she was a girl of twenty years of eg , , and that she had no place to go to, and would be glad to get shelter some way. Mr. Clough said the:girl hadinformed him that shobe longedto D urnfries, that he parents we re dead twelveyears, and since that time she had struggled hard for a living. She got as far as Dublin, where she sold her female attire, and got her present dress in order to try the sea. lli reply to Mr. Mansfield, she said she was not in service, and that she had no relatives. She would like to go to Australia. His Worship ordered her to be remanded, and directed inquiry to be made, and if her story proved true, he would do something for her. COT roa S EALING —Geo-ge Vesey, who was described as in the employment of Messrs. Hollingshead and Tetley, was charged by officer Williams, with having stolen £6 worth of cotton, belonging to that firm. Mr. Snowball defended. It appeared that the prisoner managed to take the cotton whilst discharging a ship. Ho \lis sent for trial, but bail to the_extent of £2O was accepted for his appearance. A WEIGHT Tax ca.—A respectable looking person, named Thnmas alias Richard Farrell, was charged with having stolen 51b3. of sugar, from a bonded warehouse in Gibraltar row, belonging to Messrs. Greene and Taylor. The risone: went into the warehouse with the view of taking samples, but was stopped. on leaving, with the sugar in his possession. Mr Bluck, for the prisoner, said he was a very respectable person, and that he was under the in - fluence of drink at the time, and was not conscious of what he was doing. He was a weight taker, and Mr. Mansfield: Yes, and being a weight taker, be took five pounds' weight of sugar. He was sent to gaol for seven days. SUSPICIOUS.—Hannah Colclough, a person jest arrived from Manchester, was remanded on a charge of having a gold watch and chain in her possession for which she could not properly account. She was offering the articles for sale in Fontenoy street, when she was stopped by police officer 219 She will be brought up again when inquiry can be made. -_ _ _ - A BA]) BOY. —A lad names Robert Southern, about ten years old, was remanded on a charge of having stolen 1.3 10s. from his grandmother, in Cartwrightplace. DEAIH FROM VIOLENCE. An inquest was held at the Guildhall, Bath, on Monday afternoon, by A. 11. English, Esq., coroner of that city, on the body of a young woman, 20 years of age, named Sarah Ann Morris, whose death was occasioned by the violence of a man named Win. Bedford, with whom she cohabited. It appeared from the evidence adduced that the parties had been living together in Milk-street, for some months past. On Friday night they had been out together and returned home ahon ,. . twelve o'clock. No one else was in the house; but between twelve and one o'clock a woman named Phillips, living next door, was awoke by very violent screaming. She got up and heard dreadful screeches again proceeding from the next house, and recognised the voice of the young woman Morris, crying " Oh, Bill, don't." She screamed again, and then a window was thrown up and violently thrown down again ; and Morris continued moaning till daylight. The next morning Phillips saw the man Bedford standing at the door, and asked him what was the matter, and why be had disturbed her rest, to which he replied that it was Sally; that she had been drinking liquors and had hys terics, and had nearly beaten herself to pieces. In the course of the day, Mr. Cox, a surgeon, wa, called in, And he found the girl in a state of insensibility, apparently from injurios inflicted on the head. The left eye was blackened, and there were extensive contusions over the whole of the left side of the head. There were also a contusion on the angle of the jaw on the right side under the ear, and several bruises on the arm and legs. The girl died the same day, and upon a post mortem examination considerable effusion of blood was found extending over the whole of the side of the head, and the temporal muscle was almost in a state of pulp from the blows. - Death had resulted from concus sion of the brain. Bedford, when apprehended, said the woman was drunk, and fill off the chair; but the surgeon was of opinion that the i juries could not have been inflicted by such a fall, nor by a person beating herself in hysterics. The 'coroner thought there was nothing to reduce the act of the prisonee, if he caused the woman's death, below wilful murder, but the jury found a verdict of manslaughter,' s and a warrant was made out for his commitment. ARMY AND ORDNANCE EXPENDITTRE. Yesterday were issued, in the form of a return to Par liament from the Audit-office, two accounts of the re ceipts and expenditure for army, commissariat, militia, and the ordnance services for the year ended 31st March, 1856. The aggregate amount of the ordinary grants for army, militia, and commissariat services in 1855-56 was .e 18,789,532 ; the appropriation in aid, viz., the contri bution from the revenues of the Australian colonies in aid of military expenditure was £37,948 8s 11d, making tngether £18,827,480 8s lld ; and the total expenditure as shown by the account was £20,350,580 Ile ltd. It appears that while there was a saving of £951,797 17s 6d upon thirteen votes of the year, on eight other votes the expen diture exceeded the amount voted by .2,484,898 Os 43 and deducting £882,493 10 f fit], the saving on embodied militia, which was not applied to cover the deficiency of other votes, the nett deficiency of the yew was £2,405,5992s 61 This deficiency was provided for by the transfer of a like sum ►rom the special vote of £3,1.100,000 granted by par liament, to meet any additional expenses arising out of the Russian war, leaving the £882,498 194 6d unexpended on the embodied militia to be surrendered to the Exchequer. The seeond account shows that the amount voted for the ordnance services was £9,990.165, whereas the expenditure amounted to £11.993,784 3s 41 leaving, a deficiency of 4e2,003,619 3s 46. The sum'of £2,019,037 123 Id was ex pended in eight votes beyond the amounts voted by Parliament ; but upon two votes, namely, scientific branch and non-effective services, there was a saving of £15,418 8s 9d, which reduced the actual deficiency to £2,003,619 3s 46. This deficiency was made up by a transfer of a like sum from the L 3,000,060 voted for the additional expenses of the Russian war, In reference to the above two accounts a cor. respondence is appended to the first between the Treasury, the Audit-office, and the War Department as to the delay which had occurred in furnishing them. The War-office excused the delay on the ground that the Russian war had rendered it more than usually laborious and difficult to make up its returns from its various department, and while accepting this excuse the lords of the treasury express a hope that "Lord Paneoure will take the necessary steps for expediting the completion of the accounts, so that they may be presented in future years on the Ist of March, or earlier, if possible. THE SPCAXERSHIP IN THE NEXT CONGRESS.—The Wash ington correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer, in a letter dated Aug. 11, after speaking of the result of the recent congressional elections in giving the democrats a majority in the next House of Representatives, says that it isnot improbable that differences will arise in the democratic ranks which will prevent an immediate organization of the House, and adds :—The election in Tennessee will probably decide the whole matter. &cold Mr. Etheridge be re-elected, there would he no difficulty in uniting the republicans and Americans upon him for the Speakershp, and it is by no means certain that he could not be elected ; but I doubt if be is exactly the man for that post. He has ability enough, but is eccentric, and what would ordinarily be termed "jolly." Incited, we need not exo'et to find in either party anything like the cmnterpart of the last Speaker ; and, if I am riot very much mistaken, before the session c. l oseg Sll parties will unite in regretting the absence of the Nate iroo m- 1" from the chair hr so graced and dignified. 31r. Banks was unquestionably, in all respects, the best Stvaker who ev nr presided over the House of Representatives; . and lir; 13 sari; a g-eaf deal, for some of our mast emiLNIV , Priell were amo,g his predecessors. THE SMITH 0 BRIEN TESTIMONIAL. This splendid and costly offering of Irishmen resident in Victoria, Australia, to Wm. Smith O'Brien, Esq., is at present to be seen at the establishment of Mr. Donegan, silversmith and jeweller, Dame street, to whose care it is for the present confided by Mons. Carr Vander Moeren, (one of the delegates from the International Association to the British Association), who has had it in his posses sion for thelast thirteen months, and who brought it with him from Belgium, for the purpose of delivering it to Mr. Smith O'Brien. As a work of art it lays much claim to merit, but is, perhaps, more remarkable for the beauty of its general design than for merit in its minor details. This is, however, accounted for by the fact of the pure soft virgin gold of which it is composed not being so well adapted for showing off a design to advantage as gold when renderea hard by being mixed with an alloy. The testimonial consists of a richly wrought vase highly embellished with emblematic ornaments. It is covered with a handsome lid surmounted by a figure of liberty with staff and cap, represented placing a laurel crown on the head of another figure, that of the exiled patriot, leaning on a harp. The handles on either side represent two winged half figures, which produce a fine effect. On the one side of the vase the O'Brien arms aro embossed, beneath whieh is placed in fine relief a wolf dog, emblematic of Ireland. Flowers and foliage indigenous to Australia, with raised figure of the ostrich and kangaroo, surround the inscription, which is as follows—.. Presented to William Smith O'Brien, Esq., by his friends in Victoria, Australia, on the occasion of his visit to Melbourne, after his release from long and painful captivity,in testimony of their respect for his character, ad miration for his patriotism, and sympathy for his sufferings in the cause of his country—July 22 , 1, 1854." A raised mould:ng encircles the vase, upon which are raised mo dels of ancient Irish antiquities. The vase and shaft are exceedingly graceful, and„are decorated with shamrocks in relief. This gorgeous;; vessel stands about 20 inches high, and weighs 125 ounces, and; is valued at one thou. said guineas. Addresses from Geelong, Melbourne, Ben_ digo Gold Fields, Victoria; a copy of the Bendigo Adver. riser, printed in gold, on green satin, and long lists of the names of the subscribers accompany the vase. To those who would wish to see this valuable testimonial, an early visit is necessary, as it will be removed iu a few days.— Lublin Freeman's Journal• NUMEROUS OUTBREAK OF FANATICISM. The followirg letter, dated the 25th of August, has been received from Algiers : On Saturday last, about half- past four in the afternoon, the quarter of Itg:ers comprised between Medea-street and Lyle-street was the scene of a most tragic occur rence. A native, twenty years of age, named Soliman Ben Mohamed, a journeyman, born in the Bouzareah, rushed out of Craue-street, where he resided, and, armed with an ironshod stick, a perfect and most formidable club, attacked every Israelite, man, woman, and child, whom he met on his way. It was the Sabbath day, and at the hour when Jewish wives and daughters, decked out in their richest attire, stand in front of their houses. At them alone, and the men of their race, Soliman aimed his blows, paying no attention (which is remarkable) to the Spanish or French wives and daughters that inhabit this very populous quarter. Running onwards like a raging'madman, he struck with his club a man named David Nouehi, a dealer in cattle, who, receiving a blow on the head, was conveyed to the city hospital, where he shortly after expired. The Arab next wounded six married or single Jewish women more or less severely, of whom one has died this afternoon. Imagine the terror and confusion resulting from such a scene• The Jews, who witnessed it, cried out "Bola! Bon !" but did not interfere, and let matters take their course. A. resolute fellow was wanted to disarm this homecidal madman. Fortunately there was such a courageous individual, a Maltese, who mastered him and handed him over to the police. . . . . _ So ituan was in a state of furious intoxication, from having drunk the unreduced absinthe and smoked kif, the use of which is prohibited by the police regulations. GUN ACCTDENTS PItnvENTXD.—The lanantable and fatal accident to Mr. Platt, the liberal member for Old ham, is ore of those occurrences with which the shooting season is but too often ushered io. Tuesday, no doubt, witnessed the debut of many a youthful sportsman, who, amid his zeal for the d struction or partridges, would do well to remember the loss of life which has recently taken place. 'flirt constant observance of one or two very simple rules would be sufficient to prevent tbis class of accidents. The first and most obvious is never to carry the gun with the muzzle pointed, net merely at, but in the riirecion of any human being. The second is, that all parties in the field should walk as much in a line as possible, carrying their guns either on the shoulder or under the arm, not swinging across it, as is too ,commonly rive, thereby bringing the trigger into dangerous proxi mity with the coat or waistcoat buttons. Ia the next place, the hammer should always be at half-cock, except at the ve•y moment when the game is expected to rise. I t the act of firing, the your•g sportsmau should always remember that he must never sheet at a bird unless the cast is perfectly clear ; and in loading, that he must avoid hanging over the muzzle of his gun, and hever allow his hand or lingers to cover it. Simple and obvious as these precautions' appelr, it is astonishing what a number of even experienced perms neglect them—dangling their eun as they valk with the trigger at full cock, and the muzzles covering their dearest friend dead within a dozen paces ; leaning over their barrels as they load, and firing recklessly when birds rise, whether anyone is in the way or not. It may possibly be of some use at this period of the year to fix our readers' minds upon the point. On so trite and common-seeee a subject nothing very new can be said. To repeat and enforce universally aelieewledged truths is all we can pretend to. Press. COROER'S COURT. The Coroner held thefollow'ng inquest; yesterday : Oa the body of a boy named Edward William;, aged 12, who residel with his mother in'Uppor Man-stmet, and whose body was found in the river on Tuesday. It, appeared that on Sunday, the 23rd nit , the boy was misvtd, and was not heard of since, until his body was found floating in the river as stated. In c'nnexion with thi, case, there was another inquest held on the body of Richd. Roberts, 26 year; of age, who was also fond in river. The deceased was described as an expert swimmer, aed on the evening of the 23rd ult., he was p using near a place called " Knott's Hole," near the Dirgle, when he and a friend were ,alarmi.d by cries of distress. He proceeded there and found that a boy had got into the bolo, and there was a cap floating on the water. The deceased jumped in, but sunk at once. He rose again and cried to his comrade, 0, Dick," sank, and was not sem after until the body was discovered. The cap proved to belong to the boy Williams. The jury, in retuning a verdict of accidental death, made a presentment to the Dock Corn mitte of the danger of the hole in question, in which there were no loss that ;eight persons drowned during the last year. ANOTHER GENTLEMA.N ACCIDENTALLY SHOT DcAD.— CASTLEBAR, AUGUST 28.—1 t becomes my painful duty, as your correspon lent, to announce the sad tid ngs of the death of Mr. Smith, of Drogheda, a fine young fellow, in the full flush aed prime of manhood, only 22 year of age. As he and hie friend, Mr. St.lUeorge Edwards, of the same plac., were going over the Moors, grouse shooting, between Glenhist and Newportpratt, on this unraing, one of their dogs came to the set on the mountain of Guntnahelta. Both gentlemen then hurried up to the spot where the dog Will, each anxious to have a shot at the grouse. Mr. Edwards' gun was on full cock. In his anxiety to arrive first and take down his bird, his foot tripped in the heaths-, he stunib'ed and fell, and the gun went (,fi, lodging the contents of one or b )th barrels (I cannot say whiob) in the spine of the back of his companion, poor Mr. Sarith. Tne unhappy young gentleman expiry-d in about twe:ltY tniciotes afterwards.—Correspondent of Mt Daily Express: TOWN COUNCIL. The Council held its usual monthly meeting in tit* Concert-room, St. Ge)rge's Hall, at eleven o'clock yester day. The Mayor, FRANCIS &LIND, Esq., presided. THE WATER QUESTION. kßef)re the minutes of the previous meeting had bee*. read, Mr. Alderman Bzwriarr said: Mr. Mayor, I rise upon a question of privilege. As a member of the Water Committee, sir, I rise to disclaim the writing, or having, any knowledge, of an article which appeared in one of the daily papers, the Daily Post, M mday. As a member of the committee, I can say, sir, that I have not seen the editor of that piper, or any one connected with it, in refevence to that article. Neither have I any knowledge , of how it found an entrance into the pages of the Daily rose. It is a substantial y correct statement of what took place, and must have been communicated by some member of the committee. Tam memb er wail _ Lot myself. Mr. J. A. TINNR: I think, Mr. Mayor, this proceeding is somewhat out of order, and I should not have risen at all were it not for the obzetvation made by the honourable member who has just sat down, that the report to which he alludes was a substantially correct one. I deny that it is a correct report, so far as I am concerned. Mr. Hoosoi: I took the trcubl3 to call upon the editor of the paper, to explain that the report was not correct, as far as I am cot cerned. Mr WOODRUFF: I think, Mr. Mal or, we will hays enough of the water question bye and bye. (Hear, hear.) Tll3 MAYOR : I do not think it is necessary to go any further. (Hear, hear.) The question then aroppsd. FINANCE COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee contained the follow— ing : —Recommendation to grentpermission to Mr. William Thorny, pursuant to 5 and 6 Vic , cap 105, sec. 97, to bring forward a portion of the front of his premises in St. Anne street, upon the area encicsed, on sufferance. Raceme men da' im, on the certificate of Sir Wiliiata Cubitt and Mr. J. B Hartley, of the satisfactory completion thereof by the cont actors, to accept the New Landing Stage for sea going steamers, and to authorize the construction of such additional works, if any, as are necessary to enable the same to be used for traffic. Recommendation that the Landing St,,ge for sea-going steamers now in use be /enjoyed and cold ; and the following resolution :---‘•That ire consideration of the great labour and extraordinary services of the Town Clerk, dating the protracted struggles in Parliament for maintaining the rights of this Corpora tion, and as a testimony of the approbation of the Council of the zeal and great ability displayed by him, this com mittee recommend the Council to vote to the Town Clerk the sum of £lOOO, as an acknowledgement of those services, which have resulted in the passing of an Act so, much more favourable to the righ g and iii.erests of the Burgesses than that or;ginally sought by its promoters." M. 1101013 Y moved the coufieuation. of the first recom mendation, which was seconded by Mr. Alderman Rolme, and agreed te. Mr. HORNBY said, the next subject on which he had to , move related to the new landing-stage. Sir William Cubitt and Mr. Harley had certified Chet the contractors, had satisfactorily cmpleted the stage, according to their contracts. The resolutioe ho had new to move was, that the committee be authorised to accept the landing-stage, and also to construct such additional works as might be necessary to enable the stage to be used for traffic. The Council were boned by act of parliernent to hand over the stage to the Dock Committee in such state that it might be used for traffic ; and he was quie sure the Council would agree with him in thinking that they ought to do so in a bone fide manner. By teferring the subject to the surveyor of the Corporation aid Mr. Hartley, it would be determined what works were necessary for traffic. Of course no other works except those necessary for public traffic would be erected at the expense of ,he Corporation. Mr. Alderman HOLAZ seconded the motion. Mr. WOODRUFF a!-ked. whet ,er there was not some objection to the bridges as being too short, and con sequently at low water exceedingly inconvenient and da , gerous f tzaffic. Mr. HORNBY : There are objection 2, but Sir William Cubitt recommends that in the first instance, the stage should ba tried as at present. We shall then by experirnee learn exactly what the defects are, if there are aey, and those defects of course must be altered if they interfere with the public traffic. Mr. WconaurF : At whose expense will the altera'iona be made? • Mr. HORNBY : I apprehend at the expense of the Corporation. Mr. WOODRUFF : It is most unfortunate that, after spending so large a sum of money upon the bridge a, there should be any mistake in the construction. Mr. Aldermen HOLNIE : I should bs very sorry that that remark should go forth to the public without some explanation. ( gear, hear) I venture to say th it so far from there being any mistake in the construction, it is one of the most magnificent productions which ever proceeded from any engineer (Hear, hear.) The object of Sir William Cubit; was, that instead of the approaches, at at present, going a considerable distance upon the landing stage, and, therefore, making a declination, which is found very inconvenient to foot-passengers, carriages and horses going down there. we seould have an entire flush stage from end to end, which would be a great convenience, would make a magni ficent promenade, and would be a great improvement neon the exis.ing stage Ha has therefore provided, and very wisely provided, that the end of the approaches of the bridges shall rest upon the edge of the stage, and he has made provision for counteracting the pressure by giving extra pontoon:. It is perfectly possible that the upper end of the bridges may, at a very small expense, be lowered no as to suit the, convenience of traffic ; and I think the recommendetien exceedingly wise that the stage be first tried, and if it be necessary then, at no very great expense, the bridges may be lowered If th sis legaired to be done, it certainly ought to be done at the expense of the Corpo ration; and in order that we may band it over in a petfeet condition to the Dock E•ita'e, we can hardly object to make any trifling alteration which may be necessary in order to make it more convenient for it purposes than at present. The motion was then carried. HORNBY moved that the old landing-stage for sea-ping steamers, but now rendered useless to the Corporation, be removed and sold. Air. Alderman HoLmz seconded iho motion, which WM carried. HORNBY then said: Air. Mayor, before I move the next resolution, I wish to draw the attention of the Council for a few moments to the report of the Town Clerk upon the Mersey Conservancy Act, which, as we are all aware, has now become portion of the law of the land. By that act the Council will, upon the Ist of January next, be deprived of the vmstee...hip of the dicks which they have held now f.)r a century and a half. At the same time we cease to have any coLtrol whatever over the management of the docks, and to have any duty to discharge in any way conneced with the port of Liver pool. At the same time the Town Dues wll be transferred to a new Bovd of Mansgsmeut, created by Act of Farliament, which, in lieu thereof, pay to the .Council the sum of £1,500,000. That Board will thenceforward take upon itself the expense of keeping up the New Landing Stage, the Observatory, the maintenance of the Wallasey EmbankmenP, and alt expenses connected with the conservancy of the river. The Birkenhead docks are to be handed over to the new trust at cost price with interest, and the Council is. to be indemnified for all the expenses incurred or to be incurred in respect of those docks, and t be freed from all liabilities connected with them. In addition to there provisions, the Council are to make over t) the new Board the property purchased from Mr. John Abel Smi,ll on tit... , other side of the water, called the North Reserve, for £127,000, These aro the principal provisions of the act, so far as the relate to the Corporation of Liverpool ; and although these provisions; are far more favourable to the Coq); raticn than those which were contained in the bill as it first passed the House of Commons, I, for my part, must always consider it a moat unjust and arbitrary measure. (Hear, and cheers.) It is, in fact, sir, a of pains and penalties inflicted upon the people of Liverpool, and that, too, without a shadow of a charge of delinquency having been alleged against them_ (Cheers.) I must think, and I have no hesitation in expressing my opinion, that the emduct of her Majesty's ministers, throughout this measure, has been most unineti fiable (Cheers.) This maisure, sir, was brought forward in the shape of a private bill, prom ved by the Great Western Railway Company and the Manchester Corpo ration. Mr CH 4.IILES Marna : The Commercial Association of Manchester. Mr. Aide nwt Ob, tell it Pll out. Mr. HORNDY : it was promot,d by the Great Western Railway Company, talc' the Counter ial A%sociation of Manchester; but he Corporation of Manchester, through. their 'Towu Clerk, were su, , pirters of it And yet, sir the Board of Trade, which ought to have tic ed as calm and dihinteres'ed arbitrators, have throughout this measurs, performed the part of warm an I interested partizans.— (cries of hear.)—That same Board of Trade, which in pl .ce of being beneficial, is, in my opinion, an incubus in_ the commerce of the county—has during the last Ivo years promoted a series of measu es all directed against the town of Liverpool,—the town of Liverpol which is the most fl-nri,hing emporium of commerce in the whole empire In the first place, five years ag•o a commission was appointer' ostenaih:y for the purpose of examining into the port dues of every sea-port in the kingdom, but wt really, and as she event has shown, was directed against tl:e town of Liverpool. In thi session of pulls.. the a an !atest hat I also