The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-08-22 00:00:00

VOLUNTEER MOVEMENTS.

The review in Knowsley-park on the Ist of September
promises to be a very successful affair. It will be strictly
confined to the Lancashire Volunteers; but already the
acceptances amount to 10,500 men. Lieutenant-General
Wetherall will command.

Lieutenant-Colonel Gladstone and Major Tinley, of
the 2d Battalion Lancashire Rifle Volunteers, are making
arrangements for a county rifle contest on their ground
at Hightown. The meeting will commence on the 29th
of October, and is likely to last three days. One day
will be devoted to all earners. It is intended that on
this occasion there shall be a prize for Artillery Volun-
teers, who will contest wfth carbines.

Lieutenant-Colonel Bousfield's Ist battalion Lanca-
shire Volunteer Rifles, are still encamped at Crosby, and
appear determined, notwithstanding the very bad wea-
ther, id rdirlain there for some time to come.

The Volunteer Movenient is progressing in- a very
satisfactory manner in Smith Wales. New corps are
being formed, so that the' Volunteer spirit isi extending
throughout the whole of the principality.
The improved arrangements for the inspection of the
volunteer corps, are now nearly completed. The present
assistant-inspectors will have the head-quarters of their
respective districts fixed as .follows : Major Nelson, Lon-
don ; Lieutenant-Colonel Luard, Reigate or Guildford ;
Lieut. Colonel Thbeteon, Cambridge ; Major Hume,
Exeter ; Major Dick, Birmingham ; Major Harman,
York ; Major Jones, Edinburgh. Assistant-Inspectors
have yet to be appointed to three districts-4he North-
Western, whose head-quarters will be at Liverpool; the
Welsh, at Swansea; and the South Scottish, Glasgovi.
In all probability three majors of depot battalions, who
are about to be reduced, will be selected for these ap-
pointutents:

THE LIVERPOOL OAS-LIGHT AND COKE
COMPANY:
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of this company was
held yesterday, at the offices in Newington, Mr. Efardnian
Earle in the chair.

The seal was Arst affixed i 0 the register of stock and
to the register of shareholders.

Mr. Steele, the manager, then read
,the accounts for
the half-year ; and Mr. 3. B. Lloyd, solicitor, the fol-
lowing report :

in pnrsuance of the resolution of the proprietors, passed at
their meeting in February last, the directors sold on the lat
day of June last: 50Q_ .625.sharee, which reatieed, £25,079, of
which sum £12,579 consisted of premiums,

The 590 £25 shares, which were sold as above-mentioned,
have been fully paid up, and the directors will submit to the
ploptietors a resolution converting the amount of the Earner
shares Into consolidated stock.

The accounts, which will be submitted to the proprietors,
show that the profits Of the company for the year ending the
30th day of June, 1800, fall short o , the amount requisite to
pay the annual dividends by the sum of £3,672 2s. 6d.
/t will be necessary to take the above sum of £3,672 2s. 6d.
from the reserved feud, in order to pay the usual dividends,
leaving a balance in such fund of the sum of £6,102 10s.
The proprietors will remember that for the year ending the
30th June, 1859, it Was , necessary to take from the reserved
fund the sum of £5,599 Ils. Id., which was principally caused
by the reduction which had been Mackin the price of gas, and,
also in the increased price of cannel ; butt for the year ending
on the. 30th June last the sum to be taken 'Awn the reserved
fund is only £3,672 28. 6d.
The directors, however, have satisfaction in stating that the'
business of the company has considerably increased in the
year, and they have every reason to believe that, ere long, the+.
deficiency above mentioned will be fully made up by the
enlarged consumption of gas.
The directors recommend that the dividend for the half-year
• ending the 30th June last be £5 per cent. on the consolidated
stock of the company.
The, directors beg to inform the proprietors that, on the death
of Mr. Daniel Mather, they elected Mr. Charles Turner a dirn•
tor of the company, in the place of Mr. Mather, and that Mr.
Turner, with the three following gentleraPu, retire by rotation
froxa the board of directors, but are eligible ,for re-election,
viz.: Mr. James Bateson, Mr. Joseph Cooper, and Mr. John
Stewart; and that Mr. James Radley, one of the auditorS,
retires by rotation, but it eligible for re-election.

The CHAIRMAN said he had very few observations to
make upon the accounts aid the report which had been
just read, and which he thought they must all agree were
extremely satisfactory. It was true that they were obliged
to trench upon their reserve fund, but not so much as last
year ; turd there was reason to believe, from the increased
consumption which was taking place, that before they
next met, that would be recovered. They would, no
doubt, have observed that a number of bills had been
introduced into Parliament last session, all hostile
to gas interests. Several of these bills had been
withdrawn, and two only had passed into law.
One of these was a very innocent one, postponing
the time for introducing, under Lord Redesdale's bill,
an uniform mode of measuring gas. There were some
objectionable Clauses in it, but those had been expunged.
The other was the most inquisitorial, most dictatorial,
and objectionable bill which they could possibly con-
ceive ; but, thanks to the united exertions of the gas
companies, and the sense of justice of the House of
Commons, the objectionable clauses had been removed,
as it passed into law. Till Parliament met again, at
least, their property was safe : how long it might be Kobel
could not say, because there was always something ob-
jectionable being introduced against gas companies.
He moved that the report, together with the statement
of accounts, be received, confirmed, and adopted.
Mr. J. B. BRANCHES seconded the motion, which was
put and carried.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed the payment of a divi-
dend of five per cent. for the half-year ending the 30th
of June last, upon the consolidated stock of the com-
pany—to be payable, less income-tax, on the 23rd inst.
Mr. CHARLES TURNER. seconded the motion, saying
he should like to have seen it free of income-tax, if it
could have been done.

The 'motion was of course carried ; as was also one
for the conversion of the 500 £25 shares into stock, in
the terms set forth in the report—such conversion to
take effect from the Ist of September next.
Mr. Charles Turner, Mr. James Bateson, Mr. Joseph
Cooper, and Mr. John Stewart were re-elected directors
and Mr. James Radley one of the auditors.

The remuneration of the directors was fixed at £5OO,
the usual amount.

After a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting
broke up.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.—YESTEADAY.
(Before Mr. RAFFLES.)

DISORDERLY PAUPERS.
Three female paupers from the Workhouse were charged
for being disorderly and creating a riot in the house, and one
of them was charged for having violently assaulted another
inmate, and also on the governor. From the evidence of Mr-
Carr, the governor, and one of the female officers of the house,
it appeared that the prisoners are usually very disorderly, and
frequently tried to create riots in the house, by exciting the•
other inmates to disobedience and disorder. They had been.
before the court on former occasions for similar offences. on.
Monday they created much disturbance, refused to obey
o=dci6, and ono ea rh.nt A.qaulted Mr. Cyr* in his own MA I%
and sae also aitsAoltsd inmate io,ts worsnip censure e
conduct of the prisoners, and fined the woman for the aiwault
£5, or two months' imprisonment ; the other two he seat to
jail for twenty-one clays with hard labour.
VIOLENT ASSAULT BY A " LUMPER."

Patrick M'Ginn, a powerful man, a lumper, was charged by
D. Campbell, a master stevedore, for havingviolently assaultect
him at the Canning Dock quay. Mr. Bluck was for the
It appeared that defendant and some other men.
were looking after a ship, for the purpose of getting the work,
when the complainant was seem going towards the vessel in
company with the captain, to 'whom he was known. The•
'lefendant told Mr. Campbell net to go on board the ship ; but
disregarding this, hg was Proceeding, when the defendant
knocked him down hd injured him severely. Mr. Pluck
tried to show that the assault was committed by some one•
else; but failing to sustain that position by witnesses, Mr_
Raffles fined the defendant £5, which was paid.
• STONES AND SKULLS !

Catherine Burn charged Mary Walsh for having broken her
head with three blows of a stone. The complainant said she•
seas passing along Pleasant Hill-street at one o'clock the.
previous day, when she saw the prisoner and another female.
" rowing," and out of curiosity she stopped to see the "row
iyg," when the prisoner ran at her, called her a bad name, and
struck her three times on the head with a sciubbing stone that
she had in her hand, inflicting serious wounds on her skull.
This was corroborated by two other witnesses. Mr. Block,
fur the defence, produced three witnesses, who stated that
the prisoner was washing the steps of her master's door, when
the complainant came and made an attack on the prisoner, and
she was obliged, iu self defence, to retaliate. Mr. Raffles
said, had there not been provocation, he would have inflicted
very severe punishment on the prisoner; but as it was, he
would only fine her 205., or one month's imprisonment.
THE "BALL" THAT ENDED IN A SHOUT.

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Two young fellow, named John Edwards and John Branton,
were charged by a police officer for righting in the street, con-
trary to the statute in that case made and provided, and con-
trary to the peace and against the crown and dignity of our
sovereign
lady Queen Victoria, and so forth. The officer-
stated, that at an early hour in the morning, he got them
practising the noble art of self defence in the street; and
being a hater of all perguacity, he " demonstrated" (remonstra-
ted) with them on the peculiar obsenity of such manly mis-
conduct, His virtuous counsel on this momentuons degra-
dation, seemed not to produce the reformed"delinqulnts (!). so
he manacled them to choke, and degraded them accordingly!
Master Edwards in reply to the indictment for so many-
high crimes and incoherent misdeeds, said it all happened in.
consequence of a ball. Balls-, he insinuated, are a compound
decoction of tea, coffee, cakes, and music ! There are other.
ingredients of a miner character, such as young ladies with
patent shoes and crinoline, and young gentlemen with patent.
matches and penny cigars I Being one of the latter ingredients
himself, he got into a side-room at the ball, when n certain
mixture of hops, malt, water, and other simpleS were
"swopped" for certain metals, miscalled precious. He being
a disciple of Terpsichore, culminated a criticism on the fan-
tastic caperation of some friend belonging to his companion in
quod.—tne latter said it was a glowing perversion of the
motte reritas, and in order to prove it on his corporal frame,
challenged him out with the " gloves." The kids were dis-
mounted, and forth they sallied from the ball, and were in the
act of commencing a " shout," when the learned officer came -
up and put a terminus to the amusement. In consideration of
the prisoners not having previously made the acquaintance of
the governor of the bridewell, his Worship discharged them,
but cautioned them not to kick up shouts when coming from
balls again.
(Before Messrs. GL ADSTONE and PRESTON.)
ASSAULTS..
_ . _

Anne Houghton, the wife of a shopkeeper in Scotland-road,
was summoned by Elizabeth Moss, her servant, for having
assaulted her. The girl said she was doing some work, when
her mistress came and found fault with her, struck and gave
her a black eye. In retoly to Mr. 11luck (for the defence) the
girl said she was kneeling down at her work, when the mis-
tress knelt down to show her how it was to be done, pushed
her against the chimney-piece, and blackened her eye. Mr.
Bluck denied that his client had been guilty of the assault,
and said the girl lay over it for some days before she thought
of taking out the summons. The magistrates fined the defen-
dant 2s 6d and 2s 6d costs.
Antonio Manuel, the cook of a ship, summoned James
M'Gregor, a sailor, for having assaulted him. It appeared
that the defendant went on hoard the ship, where complainant
was, and asked for the chief mate, who was not there. some
angry words took place, and the defendant kicked the com-
plainant on the head and face. Mr. Bluck, for the defence,
endeavoured to show that the assault was slight and provoked.
The defendant was fined 20s and costs.

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