The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-26 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

Advices from Brazil mention that the results
°f the recent election, have been mostly adverse
to the present Ministry.
The Times contains a-letter from Monte Video,
describing some enormous frauds of land titles,
the discovery of which has created great excite-
-lent. Some twenty persons—many of them
moving in the first circles—have been arrested,
and four or five of them committed for trial, the
others being released on bail. Upwards of 150
°ginal deeds stolen from-the Archives of Buenos
Ayres, had already been recovered. They are
estimated to involve property to the amount of
tour millions of dollars.

IMPROVED POSITION OF THE BANK OF

FRANCE.

The Times says advrees—fron7 Paris state that the
grain from the Bank of France has been checked, and
hat there has been a recovery of £680,000 in the
bullion from last week, when the stock was reduced to
,41e,000,000. The arrangement with the Bank of
England has given great satisfaction ; and the only
,Round for regret is that it was not adopted at first, as
the alarm was at one time becoming serious.

„, The next mail from China will be due in London on
41kesday.
lb Mr. La and has accepted the invitation to stand for
'3o4thwark.

In the Shedden case, yesterday, the evidence in sup
port of the petition was brought to a close, and Mr.
J'Cott opened the case for the respondent.
„ The Bishop of London has issued two monitions to
,1410 curate of St. George's-in-the-East forbidding several
"ages adopted, and the result is that Mr. Hassard, the
earate, has refused to remain in the parish or to officiate
trader the restrictions. The Bishop has ordered the
Churchwardens to allow no other person but the minister
L° wear a surplice. There will, therefore, be no cho-
Lusters.

THE RIVAL DANSEUSES.

TIE BLOOMING SPANISH CREOLE AND
THE ELEGANT FRENCH DANCER.

tZTRAORDINARY SCENE AT MELBOURNE

THEATRE.

Misca Hauser, the violinist, thus describes an exciting
!cene which he recently witnessed in Melbourne, Aus-
tralia :—" The curtain rose. A French dancer—an de-
but, supple, young lady, of no great beauty, but much
expression, and apparently on good terms with herself—
ePpeared in the scene in her short lace dress, received by
4 burst of applause, and by the martial trumpets of the
Nhestra. But from the other side came a youthful, bloom-
-1,4g Spanish creole, with beautiful eyes, large and soft;
her complexion rosy, her figure tall, in fact, the impersona-
tion of Terpsichore. She bowed modestly—it was her first
ePpeirance at Melbourne—and the enthusiasm -of the
surprised by her beauty, manifested itself in
vehement cheers. The two dancers struggled for the
halm of victory in a graceful Tarantula. Like glitter-
V butterflies they whirled round, accompanied by music
and applause. The mercurial Parisienne made use of
her most seductive wiles, of her most refined pirouettes,
°I her most enchanting attitudes ; but the creole seemed
Patronised by the Graces themselves. Thundering
4Pplause encouraged her ; and, as often as she
atue forward with her graceful modesty, a quantity
`',f nosegays and rings and bracelets we thrown at her
feet. The French lady struggled with her last strength
gainst the triumph of her rival, until, disheartened
, exhausted, she. fell to the ground. The creole
Pproached her with compassion to raise her, when sud-
rnly the Parisienne darted up, and with looks full of
ate and fury boxed the ears of her rival. The audience
hissed and hooted, while she exclaimed, with much
passion ' The wretch tripped me !' The poor creole
declared with dignity that she was innocent of the
[!leanness ; but a vulgar word which slipped out of the
IN of the French dancer against her suddenly aroused
1 the passions of the South in her bosom, and a singular
struggle began. The two excited ladies rushed upon each
ether,
i and wrestled and tore, and pulled ()He another's
447 whilst the thunders of the gallery made the whole
;traosphere vibrate. I never saw a more natural per-
°rinance. The better class of the public did not
ifl)lterfere, but seemed rather to be amused by these
137nipic exercises, until the creole, bleeding and fainting,
as carried awa witnessed scene. Some officers, who,
I.t`)/11 a box, had the spectacle, were revolted
rtt,) the conduct of the Parisienne, and sent for the police
t_ arrest her, but her friends collected and resisted the
,nstables. A riot ensued; a portion, of the public
t'ihed on the stage ; they jumped across the oehestra ;
14P addles and bass viols were broken ; the ladies were
111 ting ; children crying ; and I took to my heels with
byfiddl tele, and ran away without stopping 4ntil I reache4
ho." . .

TIXI IWAYOII. SAAVltllksi

EVENING CONCERTS.

A. R. craves, Esq., the new Mayor, presided on
Saturday evening at, the weekly concert given at the
Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street, which was crowded on
the occasion from floor to Ceiling, It being Competed that
there were not log than . 2,500 persons present. His
Worship Was .aceothpanied On to the piatfoim by Air.
Nathaniel Caine; 'Mr. Mackay, and by Councillors
Livingstone, and Clarke Aspinall, With Other
friends. Councillors Kitchen and Crosthwaite were also
present during part of the proceedings; • The
on the occasion were Miss Wh them, Miss Eliza. He-
ywood, and Mr. Henry Croft, Mr. Sorge presiding. at the
pianoforte ; and the Concert; which was of a miscella--
neons aatabter'. Went off ,in 6,61 respect Successfully,
Miss \Vhitham is ati old favourite, and sang with more
than her usual- force and expression ; but this was the
first appearance of Miss E. Heywood at, the Concert-
hall, and the impression which she produced was de-
cidedly favourable. She. has a voice of great sweetness
and a pleasing style. At the close of the first part,
Mr. NATHANIEL CAINE rose, and addressed the
audience. He said it had been often asked by people to
what cause the success which attended these conceits
should be attributed He considered the hest solution
of the query was to be found in kindness, which was the
main source of this success; He. was quite sure that
those gentlemen who had froni tinie to time taken. part
in this rrnWernent,, had deed from a spirit of kindness.
Attracted by this kindness they first broke through' the
prejudices of the profession, and enabled the committee
Who had the managenient of the concerts to attain that
success .with which they had been so pre-eminently
favoured. It was by. kindness they Were enabled to .ace
brought tegether, as he saw, befokq him en that occasion,
alidienee§, at had been observed by his friend Mr.
Aipinall, "happy and delighted." It was owing to this
same cause of kindness that meetings--(esnecially where
+operatives were e'Lgregated, whO being' pleased with
~,Lemselves generally indulged in a good deal of fun and
frolic, and he would be the last person to blame them
for doing so)—of a somewhat convivial nature passed
off so 'pleasantly and quietly, without disturbance or
riot. They all knew that sothetimes.the eitiberance of
spirits in. which
.their Operative . Merida optasionally
iiidifiged-broke 'old in noises, such as whistling, Thud
calling, and kindred manifestations of vociferous mirth.
But, owing to the kindest 'good nature of their friends;
annoyances of this character were not so prevalent in
that concert-room, because disorderly, 'drunken, or noisy
people never came there at all; they had no sympathy
with the movement, and he believed that for the time the.,
concerts had lasted they had cured not a few drunken and
disorderly persona. One night, while the seeretaty.was
engaged in transacting some business iii the.edriunittee
room, he was startled by thtimid elan-teat of ii *ofking
than, ciiiiissiiiifehianCe-gaVe every indication that he had
been drinking, complaining that he could not obtain
admission. " Why won't you let me in ?" he shouted.
(Laughter.) " Well," replied the secretary, " I daresay
there is some good reason for not letting you inside."
" Why," said . the man, " I have been drinking, and
do you call that a good reason ?" (Laughter.) "We
don't allow drunken people in," answered the secretary.
" Now, look you here, master," quoth the inebriate,
"I have been down to the docks and got drunk, and I
have come here to get sober." (Loud laughter.) '• He
then said, "You profess to make drunken people sober,
and, therefore, I have cone tip hereto get sober. If you
don't let thein, I'll go and get More drink—now, then."
Well, of course this logic, enforced in so impt'esOYe a
manner, was irresistible; End.fne good-natured secretary,
in the kiridne§s Of his bedit, allowed the than td &hie in,
and the speaker was hApPy td,iiiate that he remained:
quiet during the 'Colleen, even till its close, .and more
than that he became perfectly sober. (Loud applause.)
Be came in drunk, and left a sober man, expressing his
feelings of gratitude and obligation to the secretary for
the pleasure and amusement, no less than the happy
change effected' in himself, by his attendance at the
concert. (Renewed applause.) lie then spoke Of the
kindness with which they had been favoured, in the
visits which, from time to tithe, they received from those
gentlemen who moved in the upper circles of life. The
thagistrates of the borough had very kindly and generously
their countenance and support to. the .proceedings,
and had. frequently been .present at the eoncerts, He
thought that many of. his .auditory would probably
recollect that on one k6sitiii, when the late Mr.
Rushton ,wets stipendiary magistiate, one of the "gods"
cited 'oat; it Old 40s. and thists." (Loud laughter.)
Now, they • had present on that occasion their worthy
and . esteemed chief magistrate (the Mayor), and he did
not:look Tina " hid '4os.' and cOSts." (Laud cheers
andlaughter,) Through his benevolent disposition and
kindness he had conie there that evening, 'to express, by
his presence, his sympathy with the movement ;. and for
that kindness the speaker called upon his audience to
give his Worship three hearty English cheersa call
which was cordially responded too
The MAYOEy who, On rising, was received with
renewed and ehtlnisiastie applause, said,—Mr. Caine,
ladies, and fellow-townsmen: It would be affectation on
my part to say that I was unmoved by the most flattering
way in which you'have been pleased to receive the
is, which Mr. Caine laid before yon,—that s, a
vote of thanks to me for presiding here to-night. Your
cheers have gratified me beyond anything I can express
to yoi, for there is nothing that I value more than the
ringing cheer of a working man, .(Loud applause) It
is the ring of the true metal t there is no nonsense about
it. ( Applause.) I have come here to-night in
accordance with the time-honoured custom,—l have
come here to identify the high office which I have
the honour now of holding with so useful and
valuable an institution as this. I come here also to
prove to you that the Chief Magistrate of this great
town takes a warm and a,lively interest in every =nee-
ment which can 'by any possibility gratify, improve, or
please the working masses of this town. (Applause.)
And I am sure that I only speak the feelings of my
brother councilmen, when I tell lou that I believe the
same feeling animates every member of your great Cori

poration. (Applause.) It is expected, I believe, of
those gentlemen who wear the civic gown, that their in-"
dividuality must be merged into their office, and I have
no doubt whatever that I shall frequently he expected
and required to do the same; but to-night I must ask
permission to retain not only the high office which I
hold, bat also my individuality ; for though I came here
prompted by what I believed was my duty, I came here
also, I must tell you, to gratify myself. (Hear, hear,
and applause.)' And I feel it not only an honour but a
very great privilege, indeed, to be permitted to take
part in your proceedings this evening. And cold
indeed, must be the, heart of the man who could come
upon this platform this evening, and Stand unmoved in
finding himself in the presence of so many of the sons
of toil as I see around me this evening ; and if, as Mr.

Aspinall has said, I am addressing an amiable audience
—(a laugh)—l think %I may say lam addressing a
happy audience,—for if ever countenances told what
was passing within, your faces to-night tell me that you
are enjoying this concert. (Applause.) The crowded
hall abundantly testifies that you not only are satisfied
with the enjoyments offered to you here, but that
you highly appreciate them ; and how, indeed, could
it be otherwise when we have the most exquisite

ballads of our country beautifully rendered, and at a cost
that no man present feels out of his weekly wages.
-(Applause.) To my mind music is, of all other sciences,
the greatest humaniser. It refreshes the body and the
mind when worn out with fatigue. It softens-the
asperities of our nature, and often soothes our ruffled
tempers ; and I think that I may say that, when enjoyed
in its purity, as it is here to-night, on this the last
evening of the week, it conduces to a, frame of mind
that fits us for the solemn duties which we are about to
undertake upon the coining Sabbath. (Applause,) With
the ancients, those who have at all dipped into history
have often declared that to music was to be attributed
many of the miracles which were performed. Modern
physicians have now taken up the question in endea-
vouring to see how many diseases which' the frame is
subject to can be cured by music. We are all the better
for hearing it, and I am sure are all the better for culti-
vating the taste for it ; and I am rejoiced to see a growing
taste and desire for music spreading throughout this
country.; and I cannot help thinking but that, amongst
the other great advantages which the volunteers have
conferred upon us, it will be found they materially assist
in promoting the taste for music, because there is
scarcely a corps throughout the .country which has not
either its instrumental music or its choristers singing
the choruses in goiirg along the roadi at night.
(Laughter and applause.) The providing of recreation
for the working classes has long occupied, and is now
occupying, the mind- of every thinking man in this
country ; and as the feeling is growing in favour of
shortening the hours of toil—(applause)—especially
upon Saturday afternoon, this necessity will become
more apparent. Happily for us, to a very great extent
this want has been supplied through the munificence
of our fellow-townsman, Mr. Brown. (Hear, hear,
and great applause.) He has given to you a magni-
ficent library, which will• be opened to you at all
times gratuitously; and I think I am not saying too
much when I express my belief that that institution is
likely to prove of inestimable value not only to you in your
generation, but your children yet unborn. (Applause.)
'England is at this moment at 'the head of the civilised
world, the Christian world, and, I may say, the indus-
trial world ; and it behoves i=s, no matter what position
of life we may be placed in—it behoves us to
do our part in maintaining our country in its pre-
sent position ; and, let me tell you, there is not
in this room to-night one man, woman, or child;
who has it not as much in their power to fulfil
their duty, as it is in the power of the greatest and
mightiest men in this land. (Applause.) There is at
this moment with nations, as with individuals, a keen
competition for superiority, and I may say that intelli-
gence is progressing universally. Man, it appears to
me, is becoming a more, rational being ; and if we are
to hold our place amongst the nations of the earth, we
must press forward in the race of human improvement
which is going on around us. (Applause.) Education
has done much, and is doing_ much. We have schools
throughout this town suited to every class, and the
attendance at these schools shows that they are appre-
ciated, and that the working men of this town have
come to the belief that the only inheritance, and the
best inheritance, that they can leave their children is a
sound and practical education, suited to the station of
life which their children are likely to be placed in.
And now, I cannot, before I close, avoid congratulating
Mr. Caine and the committee of this institution on the
singular success which has attended the interest which
they have taken here. (Applause.) it appears to me,
though he has been good enough to say it is to kindness
that success is to be attributed, I beg leave to say, and
I think I speak your own feelings, it is by the unceasing
interest which Mr. Caine has taken in this institution
that it has been so successful, and that you can point to
it as being the primary Saturday evening institution of
this town. (Applause.) Before I sit down, I will take
the liberty of saying that if I have come hereto-night
as a matter of duty, and for the first time, I hope that
during my year of office it will not be the last time I
shall have the pleasure of meeting you. (His Worship
then sat 'down amid loud cheering.) The Mayor again
rose, and in some facetious remarks in which be referred
to Mr. Clarke Aspinall's modesty, introduced that gen-
tleman to the meeting. He was well received.
Mr. CLARKE ASPIISTALL—HIS Worship the Mayor
will excuse me for saying that he comes from a nation
celebrated for its imagination. (Laughter.) Although
I may have said that I was modest—(laughter)--I don't
believe it, and. I don't recollect having said so. The
speaker went on to say that nobody in that vast hall
took more delight in demonstrations of this kind than
he did. And he was indebted to his Worship the Mayor
for being present now ; for, amid many duties that one
has to perform, he had doubts as to whether he could with
propriety find time to spend a pleasant evening at the
Concert-hall. When he returned to his office that after-
'noon, he found that the Mayor, acting upon the spirit of
kindness Spokenof by Mr. Caine, had left a ticket with the

request that it would not go unused. Kindness, tid Mt.
Caine had told them, was all-powerful. and he believed
that if they would only carry it out -in every-day life—
if, instead of being a mid, each one' would practice
kindness, they would make five times as many converts
as by following an opposite plan. He believed that if
they Wanted Children, for iristande;,te dd anything, they
Must go to theni in the spirit Of ltiifdtiess, and neverexercise authority, even if they p6ssessed It, until they
were actually obliged: (Applause.) He did think that.
when gentle Men like Mr. Caine. Make an effort on
behalf of the ptiblic generally, it is a thest satisfactory
state of things that tub do respond to the influerice
and if efforts were more generally made on behalf of
the working classes, they would probably appreciate
them. It does not. apply to this institution, but to
kindred institutions w.heneier the effort was made; he
wanted. them io urge otheB to appreciate it; Ile then
referred to the organ performances at St. George's-hall,
which were instituted on behalf of the working classes ;
and those held on Thursdays were reduced to threepence
to give more facilities to those daises. The. price of
admission to those performances was again raised,
because, as he had been informed, the same people went
for threepence as for sixpence, and the working people did
not appreciate the effort. It may lie that if the working
classes Would rightly appreciate the effort; they could get
the pried rechiced, and redtieed to Meet the aigeticies of
the occasion. The last oCeasion on whieh he stood Upon
that platform was when speaking in faiour of the Early
Closing. AssoOatiori, *ithont which all other efforts
would be unavailing. Ile then addressed a very large
audience t and whenever he came to .meetings of, this
kind it alWays gave him ad appetite for the next ; be-
cause, Where the, people were so kind, and determined to
appreciate whatever was said tothem' it would be a very
hard hearted creature indeed that Gould not feel indebted
to them, as I do to you this evening,. fur your very great
kindness. (Applause.) -
Mr. T. M. MACKAY, in addressing the audience, said
that like his friend, Mr. Aspinall, he had been indebted
to the kinduess of the Mayor for being present there.
that evening. He had to tell them that that was the
first time he had the 'pleasure of attending at a concert
in that hall, as he had been for some time connected
with: a small. rival. institution at the south end of the
town. (Hear, hear, cheers, and laughter.) In that
institution they,were,irt the habit of giving the working
classes leatures five nights of the thonght
that a little recreation was needed on the t.dtiirday
night, and accordingly they had made arrangements for
holding a small concert on the Saturday evening. They
were getting on very well for some tifac
till the volun-
teer movement began--(a laugh)--and then nufortunaiet,
their teachers, who had been previously amateurs, be-
came tolunteers andlook to drilling, and then came the
sad Catastrophe of the tioNvntail or the Working Mem'
Association far, the time being. (Laughter and eheersi)
He, however, did not regard.the adoption of this step as
one to be regretted, or a cause Whidi shbdki net pplist, the
sympathy and support of patridtie Englishmerii for he
could assure them that this country, about eighteen
months ago, was in great danger. Had the dire expec-
tations that were at:that period foreboded been realised,
he thought that there would have been very little music
in this country under the iron heel of the despot.
.(obeers,. and ,hear, hear) And he thought a great re-
sponsibility and fault would be due to the apathy of the
pedple cif England; if timy eler'agnin slowed their
ndlile •tloiirittY to he pladed cidngeizelig a position
(hear, hear;)—without taking pre-monitory steps to
be- prepared fdr any. emergency :that Might arise.
'(reat, ile,ar.) •
.1;t as-• then proceed oil to. say that he
hemi:7iery imich sttick, in looking ()Ver• the pro-
gramme of the concert for that evening, to find so little
that was really apnip6s to the esteemed gentleman who
occupied the chair. As a matter of course, they were all
aware that their excellent mayor was an Irish gentle-
Man. (Hear, hear, and loud bursts of applause.) He
(Mr. M.) found in that programme only one song that'
could possibly be said to have a tincture of Irish feeling
about it, and which owed its birth to the prolific genius
of Lady Morgan ; and no one had a better right or claim
to OompoSe real genuine Irish songs than•that esteemed
lady, no less from her own Versatile abilities than
from the hereditary talent of her family. (Hear, hear.)
But
worship
that,
.the sfeaker thotight that
his would tWeritY tinier sailer pave near& the
sdtil-stirriticr, frisky, and mirthprovoking ditty of " Oh,
lam the boy for bewitchin"em." (Laughter.) And
then, again, h,e felt assured that more amusement would
haVe been. afforded to the Mayor, if' the artistes pre-
sented, amongst other excellencies, the seductive attrac-
tions' of " Paddy Carey." (Loud laughter.) And if
disposed to be sentimental, what on earth more beautiful
than that exquisite ballad of the gifted Moore, which,
in his early days, 'the speaker took many a delight in
reciting, and, as far as his memory served him, he would
repeat. a few passages of it for the audience :
• Sing, sing, =isle was gii'eii
TO bfrighten the gay and kindle the lofing.
Souls here, like planets in heaven,
By harmony's laws alone are kept nioting.
Beauty may boast of her eyes and her cheeks,
But love from the lips his true archery wings;
And she 'who but feathers the dart when she.speaks,
At once sends it home•to the heart when She sings.
'Sing, sing, &c.
(Loud applause, and frequent call's; amidst considerable
laughter, were made upon the speaker to sing the song.)
He good-humouredly assured them that he felt the com-
pliment, and thanked them for it most sincerely, but it
really was beyond his power to attempt to sing the song,
the recitation of whioh seemed to afford them so much
delight. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He, however, thought
that, if such a song had been included,in the progamme,
his 'Worship the Mayor :would have derived no little
pleasure in hearing it sung by. any of the established
warblers whose vocal abilities gave Such satisfaction that
evening. But even he, as a Scotchman, had been
worse treated than Erin herself, for were it not owing
to the graceful condescension of one of the lad, singers,
the audience would not have had one bonnie Scotch
ditty at all that evening. They, of course, knel the
great reverence that Scotchmen entertained for their
country and everything appertaining to it, but in the
programme all reference to the poetic literature of the
land of Scott had been omitted. There might have been
some wisdom in this, and probably it was thought more
prudent that. the pronamme should not contain too
many attractions for • Scotchmen. (Laughter) They
all remembered the story of • the old woman that
kept the toll-bridge across the Dee; she was
to charge a shilling for every Scotchman tha
passed it from his own county, and for every one that
made use of her gate for the purpose of entering his
native land she Charged one guinea. It so happened
that she collected a good many pieces of silver ; but she
bad occasion only to collect the guinea on. every 29th of
February. (Loud laughter.) He had been reading the
Other day a book, published in Glasgow., and, containing
a number.of songs that used to be sung at a club formerly
held in that city, but the most remarkable feature in the
volume was; a description it gave coneerning• a minstrel
that, some thirty .years, previous, enlivened the good
folks of Glasgow with his songs and bagpipes. He just
merely called their attention to it, in order to illustrate the
condition of cheap music about,forty years back in "the
north countrie." This wandering bard was better known
as Blind Harry, andwas commonly:•called the Glasgow
Homer. He used frequently to parade the streets with his
violin, accompanying it with pieces of his own composition.,
His muse generally took a sort of recitative turn, and
his effusions had reference to events of contemporaneous
history, as in those days newspapers were rather scarce,
and the feW that flourished fetched enormous prices, no
less than 'lid. being paid for a journal not bigger than
a cambric pocket-handkerchief. In illustration of this
eccentric composer's style of writing, the speaker said
he would quote' a few lines, written in reference to a
movement almost similar to that organised at present
by the 'volunteers, which had taken place at that period.
The following was
a, specimen of blind Harry's impro-
visator° style,
,aceompanied on the violin.
Like the fiery god of war, • •
Colonel Geddes did advance,
On a black horse that belonged
To the murdered King of France.
Major Burton came the next
In a kilt, see he goes ;
Every inch he's a mon,
From the head to tht toes.
Now, appears Major Patterson;
You will say he's rather slim ; •
But 'twill be a clever ball
For to hit the like o' bim.
(Loud roars of laughter.) The speaker continued, and
said that he was afraid that his Worship would be
jealous of Scotch efforts at huMonr, as the mirth and
wit of the sons of Erin could not be excelled or equalled
by any nation. (Hear, hear, and applause.) Now,
Mr. Harry occasionally rose in the Scale, • till his muse
put on the garb of the historical. In reference to the
battle of Camperdown, which occurred on the 17th of
October, 1797, this was the way in which his capricious
mistress inspired her votary to tell the tale—
Great news I have got. my lords,
For country and for town ;
We have gained a mighty fight
On the sea at Camperdown.
Our cannon they did rattle loud,
And we knocked their topmasts down ;
" • But the particulars you will hear
By the po ,t—in the afternown.
Amidst the merriment of the whole audience, the
speaker'also recited the subjoined stanzas, as illustrative
of the peculiar genins of poor Harry
ON BADAJOZ IN 1812.
True-hearted, loyal citizens,
Great news I've got to tell
'Of the wars of Spain and Portugal,
And how the town of Badayr it fell.
There was onteAlick Pattison,
A man of great renown,
He was the first who mounted the breach,
And the fist that did tumble down.
He was a handsome, tall young gentlethail„
As ever any eyes did see, • • .
A captain; colonel, or major,
He very soon will be. .
•
ON THE RUSSIAN INVASION, 18..14 .
But the tyrant Bonyparte
He now must cease to rail,
Since the brave Kutisoff •
Has tied a pan co his tail.
" With a pan at his tail
He flies through Germany, .
And the Cossacks, like bulldogs,
Bark after him quite lusty,
Bow! wow.! wow! ! !

ON WATERLOO.

Then the tyrant Napoleon Bonyparte,
And some of the French Imperial Guards,
They thought they had no more to do
Than to take those gallant Scotch lads;
But very soon, on the contrary,
The Royal Greys, they let them ken,
They might go and tell Bohyparte,
They cared not a - for him or his men.
Mr. Mackay then concluded by saying that he had
occupied the attention of the audience with a recitation
of these pieces for the purpose of drawing a comparison
between such music as that quoted, which they could
enjoy some forty years ago, and the music of the present
day.
Music, as their excellent mayor had justly and
truly said, was an admirable humaniser, and the pleas-
ing effects produced by this mind-vivifying agency could
never be adequately appreciated by man. In brief, its
charming effects and great -power were best illustrated
by what was stated in the programme which he held in
his hand, and a sentiment which the speaker felt most
happy to re-echo--" It makes a man a better ,mechanic,
and a mechanic a better man." (Loud and long-con-
tinued 'applause.)
The second part of the concert was then proceeded
with, and was even more successful than the first.
The Mayor's carriage was in waiting at the close of
the concert; and on driving off, his Worship was saluted
by loud cheering from the mass of people who had just
poured out from the hall,—an ovation both gratifying
and significant, as attesting the extensive popularity of
our new Mayor. .

ACCIDENT.—On Saturday, Amelia Rogers, a married
woman, sixty-four years of age, living in Mann-street,
Toxteth-park, fell down a flight of stairs in her own
house, and broke her right thigh and left leg. She was
taken to the Southern Hospital; but it is doubtful if
she will recover., At the same institution, on Saturday,
four seamen were admitted from the Typhoon, from
Bombay, which: arrived in the riser tbat day ; and who
were in a bad state from scurvy,

TrrE DOCK FINES AND THE CORN TRADE.

On Saturday mornitio. 6 €,'nraf ineetltjg of the im-
porteia of grain and flour, was convenen ft-q! flora
Exchange, Brunswick-street, for the purpose of taking
into consideration the motion of Mr. Hubback, now be-
fore the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, on the sub-
ject of dock fines. There was a large attendance of the
corn rtiercliants and the sellers present on the occasion.
Mr. Thomas Rees viias uttranlmously, called upoa to pre-
Ode, and npon.,taking the aliaii,.said that he had ex-
pected that Mr. Huhback would have attended the
meeting to ciplain, his views upon the subject of his
biotic:hi before the Dock BoardLbUt he presumed that
gentleman had Inisitiesi transactions Which preiented
his attendance. He then called tipoil the secretary to
read the notice convening the meeting.
That having been done, the Ohairrnairsaid the objects
for they were,. assembled were so clearly stated in
that notice, he did not think he Was Called upon Wmake
any remarks, and he would therefore tall upon some
gentleman to move the first resolutiOn.
Mr. DALY then moved "That the existing system
upon which the dock fines are imposed on produce not
removed from the quays within forty-eight hours from
the time of landing from ships is objectionable, being to
a great extent capricious, irre.ular, and often oppressive;
and that
.great abuses arise in consequence of the power
of laying informatien as to the alleged infringements of
the, law being left in the discretion of the officers of
police." He thought the resolution would recommend
itself to.thelmecting,withont any comments from him.
1111. Dticn seconded the resoltition, and in so doing
pointed out the difficulties the coin trade of the port
laboured under for the want of greater accommodation
at the docks, and the great injustice they Sueeied froth'
the present system of levying fines. While .the timber
trade had every accommodation afforded them, by having
their claims constantly brought before the Dock Board,
the grain trade was comparatively neglected. He urged
the necessity of the Dock roard giving the trade greater
facilities for unloading grain-laden vessels, by
,the erec-
tion of machinery, instead of the present system of tirtt-
ploying manual labour, which did not meet the require-
ments' of the trade. He hoped the trade would support
Mr. Hubback's motion then before the board.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
Mr. MARTIN then moved the adoption of the follow-
ing resolution That, in place of the existing mode
of levying such fines, a judicious system of rent-charge
upon an equitable settle, superintended by a traffic-ma-
nager or other responsible patty ; would obviate many
of the irregularities and iriconrenienGes at present so
n.Pnerally complained of." •
•
Mr. Lo 'it Hooded the resolution, which, after a
brief conversation, was unanimously adopted. .
Mr. PATTERSON then moved--" That the want of
proper facilities for the working of the grain trade
greatly militates against the trade of the port, by the
great increase of charges, and that it is imperatively
required that at least one central dock, surrounded by
granaries Wlitliipropqr mechanical appliances, should be
devoted exchisitely foi the Niioikin'g of vessels chiefly or
wholly grain laden.".
This resolution was seconded by Mr. SPENCE.
At the request of the chairman,
Mr. Gthxs, formerly of the Dock Board, as master of
the Albert. Dock, addressed the meeting. He said he
had taken a very deep interest in. the dock arrange-
ments; and so long back as 1849 he had addressed a
letter to. the Dock ..Board offering some suggestions.
The following is the letter; Which he read In etienao.] •
TO TILE ciditaiAN IC.C.Y>irrTEE OF THE' LIVEIWOCX •
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. . .
G3nni tleen.—The depreaatton. tidylE qf damage to..Whlch
all merchandise is liable whilst lying expdgea. upon the open
quays as well as the expens3 incurred by merchants in the
very ineffectual system of watching
,at present, in operation,
has induced me to give the subject very f;•equent considera-
tion • and I would. tespt.etfully submit the folloWing rough
suzgestiotv, in the hope that tritty 'nal? lead to come means
being adopted whereby greater sectirity ititty olytained.

Relerrilig to the general working of -the docks;' tNe OM
system of the intermingling of import and export goodi upon
the same (ways, and which are so frequently crowded, cannot
but be a cause of serious inconvenience, extra expenses and in-
security to all parties concerned. The, turn for filling up the
vacant ships' berths is determined by priority of entrance and
application, without reference to the nature of the goods to be
landed or hipped; and. in consequence, it is of continual
deeurrence that cargdes of wet hides, tallow, bones, oil, and other
such Offensive goods are liging discharged in close contiguity
to fine East India goodi, or merchandise fdr exportation I the
neat condition of the packages of the latter being ftelluently
deteriorated, if the goods themselites do not sustain damage :
to which they are also liable in wet weather from the exposed
construction of the quays, invariably at such times in a muddy
condition.
_ _ _

As a remedy in some degree for these drawbacks, I would
respectfully propose that the respective docks be, as far as
practicable, appropriated to particular trades; and also that
certain portions of each dock and quays he set apart for import,
and the remainder,for exprrt vessels and goods. That the turn
for the. vacant import berths be, in addition to the priority of
entrance, also, in some degree, determined by the nature of
the goods to be discharged. That, in addition to the roofing at
present over the quays, there be slides, extending from the
roof to the ground, placed around; and which, at the close of
business each day, might be securely lockedup ; thus affording
efficient protection from both weather and plunder. without
any extra expense far watching. That instead of the fine, at
present so imperfectly levied, for goods remaining upon the
quays longer than the prescribed time allowed by law, that
when goods are piled to be sold from the quay, there be a small
rent charge made, which doubtless would be willingly paid,
and prove a source of revenue to the trustees—this arc
modation could be afforded without any hindrance to general
business, as the system is now carried on to a considerable
extent. That the sheds at the export division of each dock be
placed under the charge of a selected trustworthy man, to
receive, take note of the mark, number and description of each
package of goods sent down for shipment, and to obtain the
mate's receipt, when placed on board the respective vessels, in
a book Specially provided for each ship. That for such trouble
and responsibility, a trifling charge per package be made, to
be paid before the receipt note for the goods is given to the
carman, unless ordered to be placed to a deposit account,
Which. would be a convenient arrangement. The same man
could also open and close the sheds of the import department
of the dock; obtaining the keys from, and returning them to a
central officer, on each morning and evening, at which an
inspect& might be stationed, and where the export ship books
could be checked with the amounts received for the goods
shipped, &c. '
A trial of this system, at a comparatively trifling expense,
Might be made at the George's Dock, and if approved, could
be extended from thence to the other clocks. '

I would also respectfully propose that on such of the quays,
whereon is sufficient apace and conveniently situated,—as for
instance at the west side of the. George's Dock—there be built
•

fireproof warehouses, which need not be of so expensive a con-
struction as those at the Albert Dock, and built back, leaving
the quay and shed as at present, into which warehouses goods
could he received in charge of the trustees' warehous-keepers,
from the master-porters on the quays, and held there subject
to the same lien for freight, and regulations as to working and
de'ivering, as at the Albert Dock Warehouses.
• I trust, gentlemen, that you: will not deem me presumptuous
in thus obtruding these very crude observations upon your
attention, but• will believe my assurance, that I am actuated
by a strong desire to make myself as useful as possible in the
sphere of action in which I am placed. Jonx G. Gum,.
Manifest-office,•Albert Dock Warehouses, 1849.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE LIVERPOOL DOCK..
Sir, —Very respectfully referring to some suggestions I handed
to you about. three years since (a copy of which is annexed)
respecting the general trade of the port, and seeing that some
of them are similar to those proposed by the " Report of toe
Liverpool Chamber of Cominerce." and which has been specially
referred to the Hirbour-masters' Committee for consideration ;
and being impressed by the conviction that much benefit would
result to the dock estate, as well as to the shippers and ship-
owners, by more regular, secure, and systematic working of
the export trade of this great port, I am emboldened to lay
before you the following outline of the mode in which I humbly
think such a desirable object would be obtained.
In addition to the suggestions already made referring to the
due separation of particular portions of the dock and sheds, so
as to keep the import quite distinct from .the export trade—as
well as to the protection of the goods by sliding sides to the
sheds, to be securely locked up at the close of business—it must
be deemed of the utmost importance that the porters employed
in shipping and stowing the goods be of good character, steady,
expert, and experienced in the handling of the respective goods,
in order to prevent the liability of loss or damage. This, under
the present arrangement, would seem to be altogether unattain-
able, inasmuch as the lumpers employed to load the vesseLs
are not under any special regulations, and being frequently
employed at the same time upon several vessels and lying in
different docks, their great anxiety is to get the work done;
and in order to do so cheaply, rough and inexperienced men
are emplyed, probably at much lower wages than the regular
porter would work for. In lieu thereof, a staff of porters in
the employ of the trustees might be -organised for each
•dock and it is thought that under good arrangements the
work would be much more securely and satisfactorily
performed, and perhaps 'even more economically than at
present., The trustees would undertake the loading of
ships, charging upon general cargoes at per ton register,
and for special cargoes, as salt, coal, &c., at such rates as
might in working be found sufficient. The men would, stow
the cargo under the special direction of a stevedore, who Would
be employed by the shipowners. At the export sheds, the
foreman (having previously received the order to ship, ceun-
tersigned at the Dock-office, where a small additional rate
Could be received from the shipper) would receive and take
account of the mark and description of each package, and when
the goods were shipped, obtain the mate's receipt in an export
ship-book, which could afterwards be • checked at the Dock-
office, with the amounts collected for dock and town dues per
such vessel.
The appropriation of special loading berths for particular
trades would be found to work conveniently, and with much
more cc ,noMy in regard to dock water spacc, than at present,
as unger such proposed system, the goods could be ,received
and deposited ready for shipment immediately the vessel occu-
pied the 'berth ; and they having accumulated, she would be
loaded with much more expedition. Vessels could also, under
such arrangements, run more in lines, and as the expeditious
working of ships must now be made as far as possible to com-
pensate for lower freights," it is conceived that such a desirable
object may be thus achieved. _ .t
Should it be considered, however, from interfering too much
with the established mode, tor from the responsibility which
would be thrown on the trustees thereby, or others Vise ob-
jectionable to carry out the foregoing—there might yet be
afforded much of the proposed security from plunder or bad
weather, even without the appointment of an additional staff,
by the adoption of the sliding sides to the sheds, to be locked
up at the close of business, and opened by a selected dock gate-
to be kept in charge of the
man attached to the dock, the keys
respective dock masters ; and this arrangement with the
special apprdpriation of particular berths to certain trades, and
the proposed division of portions of the dock into import and
export,' and the adoption of evident improvements' in the
arrangements of the platforms, stages and quays, would, it is
conceived, be attended with very satisfactory results.
Trusting that these very imperfect suggestions may be use
ful,' I beg to subscribe myself, sir, your most obedient, humble
servant, . JOHN G. Guam
Manifest-office. Albert Dock Warehouses,
* 20th March, 1852.
Having at some length explained his views upon the
subject, he concluded by proposing the following mode
in lieu of the fines upon goods remaining upon the Mersey
dock quays beyond forty-eight hours after passing the
landing-scales :—" That the master porter send a printed
notice to the consignee of goods in the course of the
second day after passing the landing-scales, that if not
removed on the following day, any portion remaining on
the'quay will be charged, as a penalty rent, at the Mersey
dock warehouse rate of a week for-every day after until
removed. The surveyor to take record of notices before
issue, and note the quantity of such goods removed each
day, and make out rent notes, the amount of which is• to
be paid before final deliveiy ; or a deposit account could
he opened with the treasurer by an importer to meet the
rent ; but, should the goods remaining on the quay prove
a positive obstruction to the despatch of business, then
the traffic manager should be empowered to remove the
same to a dock warehouse, at .which they would be held
until the payment of the rent and expenses. The penalty
to cease after the date of removal."
Mr. SEGAR
supported the resolution in a short
address.

The resolution was unanimously adopted.
After a short conversation, in the course of which
Mr. Blain, Mr. Lacy, and other gentlemen took pact, it
was decided that a memorial should be prepared in the
spirit of, the resolutions, to be placed in the Exchange
for signature, and then presented to the Mersey. Docks
and Harbour Board.
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the
meeting.

THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY OF CANADA.—The
Toronto Leader (government organ) of the 9th inst. says
that the government, in view of the Grand Trunk Rail-
way Company's application for relief, will immediately
appoint three comniissioners to institute a searching
inquiry into all the affairs of the company. The com-
missioners are to be Mr. Grant, manager of the Northern
Railway, and Messrs. Langton and Hindrew.
DREADFUL CALAIIITY.—SIXTEEN PERSONS SUFFO-
CATED AT BEDONIA.—A dreadful occurrence has just
taken place in the episcopal seminary of Bedonia
(Parma.) A dormitory of the establishment having
been newly whitewashed, was occupied on the 15th by
fifteen of the pupils and their prefect; but as the walls
were still damp, a stove had been lighted in the room.
Whether from mismanagement or bad construction, a
quantity of carbonic acid gas was evolved from the stove
during the night, and the room, having but two doors,
not being sufficiently ventilated, all its inmates were
found suffocated in their beds on the following plowing.