The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-12 00:00:00

o RESPONDENC.

THE TRIAL OF MR. EVAN TIIOMAS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE
SIR oblige by Makititi it lino that
AM, iidt Dr. Evahs wie was not for tile prose-
tidgoil at the repent trial of I‘,fr. Evan ThoMO at,Chuster,
—I am, sir, your obedient servant, •
•. Evez4 TtiolitAs EVA:tis, Surgeon:22 Ill;s64ltibe; rieetlll3el. 11, 1'266.
THE MAGISTRATES' CLEPT(c. ATT) THE
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IA.KING OF TEPOSITIONS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMES.
Sin,—l see," from the • Daily Tim-es of this morning,
that Mr. Walter, the Town-clerk's deputy in prosecu-
tions yesterday; at the sessions, rid* held at
St.. tiriciq impertinent arid iitiwO-
raii.table,attaelc , upon tlie magistrates' clerks' assistaints;
Yom he repeatedly, I,lescribed „,f`.sqt ,Of, ignorant
ith ,own language, as
reported in another paper) "kribW no tore about
crimi-
nal law than his grandmother's cat." ' '
Permit me, therefore,- through Your valuable paper,
publicly to state, on behalf of myself and fellow-clerks,
that we are not content to rest one moment under such
an imputation, but intend, the first convenient opportu-
nity, to lay the matter before a meeting of magistrates,
and in the meantime treat the unfounded assertions of
Mr. Walter with the contempt they deserve:—l am, sir,
yours, Litc., or Tlit-cIig44.4I,LIIDED TO.

RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NATIONAL

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

(From the Dublin .Ercning Post.) . .
DUBLIN, Dec. 11.—From the announcement made by
Mr.- Cardwell,-the Chief Secretaty, towards the close of
last session, the public were prepared for the reconstruc=
tion of the National Roard. Great interest and ankiety
hate been felt as tO the new iippoitittnehts, bywhit% tile
equalisation of Protestants. and Catholics pronlisett
the t overriment would be aeComplislied; We have
heard that the arrangement's are not yet eintipleted, btit
we have some reason to believe that the rumours, which
have been prevalent 'as to certain of the appointinenth
are well founded. It is said that Sil-Thes. Reditigtot4
the Right Hon. john Hatchekh and Mr. ,has.' O'Ferrall
retire froth the board, and that Lord Dunraven will take
the Place of Sir Thos. Redington, Mr. Waldron, D.L.,
M.P., that of Mr. JAs. 'o',Ferrall," and Mk. Sergeant
LaWson that of Mr. Ifateliell. The addititi,rial apjoint:
merits are Chief Justice Monahan. Chiec BareA igot,
Mr. Ulan Leiltaigne, D.L., attd Mb: agan,
We have heard, that there Will be an additional.Presbi-
terian appeintedi to to'iiiplete the Protestant representa-
tion on the board:

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THE •,4k.nrks' CHAnrric-, Yesterday, Mr: lames
Patton Hemphill, of 17, Parliament-street alienate of
Dubl n, kVis cleete'd.Surge,On Aopdiulestit td this tharityi
in succession to the late Dr. Gilmour. There was but

One other candidate. , .
stealing7BzryliNCEs SEssiows‘ Ycstuna-r.—Charles
Burke, for a- purse containing 305., four years;
penal servitude.--Eliza Cattrall, cutting and Wohnditig,
six months.—lltigh Kennedy, cutting and wounding,
eight mcnths.—George Lunt, cutting and wounding,
eight months.—Michael O'Connor, cutting and wound-
ing, seven months.—Eliza Sheph(rd, stealing from the
person, seven months.—Mary Hennessy, similar offence,
twelve months.
LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.-I\IONV cases received
advice and meditine at the institution North, 223 ;
South, 140 ; total, 363,. New cases visited at their own
houses and supplied with medicine : North, 107 ; South,
54 ; total, 161. Rev. Rector Campbell, A.M., Pre-
sident ; Major. Bourne' Vice-President of North
Dispensary ; Jr. R. A. Payne, Viee-President of South'
Dispensary .; Mr. Francis gill, Treasurer ; Mr.; F. H.
Langley, Secretary. ,
TILE SOUTH CORPORATION SCHOOLS.—WC were
delighted and surprised yesterday with an inspection of
drawings and specimens of caligraphy by the pupils of
the South Corporation Schools, Park-lane. They were
really beautiful, and reflect the highest credit upon Mr.
Riley and the senior teachers who have given instructions
in this department. The public may share our gratifica-
tion, as we understand that they will be on exhibition at
the shools on Friday next. The scholari in attendance
at these schools number 600, who pay only the small
sum of lid. per week for a sound and, excellent educa-
tion ; and we are sure. that the public interest will be
awakened by a visit to these beautiful- drawings,
especially 'when it is considered that they are the work
9f youths from 10 to 13 years of age.
A BEGGING IMPOSTOR.--CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.—
The'ic is a person going about the town endeavonring to
levy contributions on the public, and it is right to put
people on their guard against this dodger, who assumes
the name of J. W. Hughes, and states that he was the
master of a schooner named the Hope, that was lost off
the Isle of Man in November. He produced a paper
purpoting to be an official document issued at the Isle
of ...Man;_ recommending Hughes to the notice of the
benevplent. This document,bears the names of several
merchants in town, as having contributed sums of money
for the Haab relief, and amongst other names was that
Of the Mayor,. put down for £2. On Monday the im-
postor went into' an office in Bank Buildings, and pre=
sented the petition and asked for money. The document
*as sent to the Town-hall, to ascertain if the signature
Of the Mayor was genuine ; and it was discovered that
it was a forgery. In the mean time, the fellow sus-
pecting something, "bolted." The document was then
sent to the police authorities, alonm, with the following
description of his appearance :--He is about 42 years of
age, over five feet high, and of slender make. His face
is bronzed or sunburnt, and of drunken appearance.
His face is long and features sharp. Sunken eyes,
brown hair, and small scanty whiskers. Dressed in dark
clothes, and grey billy-cock hat.—The police are on the
look out for him.
CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE CLASS EXAMINATION. • The
examination .of. the Liverpool candidates in connection
with the middle class examination instituted by the
University of Cambridge, commenced yesterday morning
in. the small concert room, St. George's Hall. The
examiners appointed for this centre are the Rev. Wm.
Campion, 13. D., and the Rev. j. Porter, M.A., Fellow
and Mathematical Lecturer of Saint Peter's College.
The following gentlemen were also present at the begin-
ning of the examination :—Messrs. C. S. Parker, A.
Castellain, H. Woodfall, and J. Lewis ; and the Revs.
J. S. Howson and T. F. Lee (Lancaster). The total
number-of candidates for examination at this centre is
75, and of this large number there is only one who
rejects the scriptural examination; 58 of the candidates
are juniors and 17 seniors. Of the junior candidates
we find that no less than 4D take up Latin, 51 French,
and 11 Greek ; 6 go in for German, and 55 for mathe-
matics. -Chemistry and music are the lowest on the
Bit, 'there being but three entries for the former and
two for the latter.- Of the seniors 15 have entered for.
Latin, 10 for-Greek, and 12 for French ; 14 for mathe-
matics, one for chemistry, and two for music. There

are ten centres or towns in which the examination is
being held ; Liverpool has the greatest number of can-
didates,—London coming next with 58, of whom 40 are
juniors and 18 seniors. The examination is conducted
by means of printed questions, and will extend over six
days. The answers will be despatched to Cambridge,
and there examined by the several professors. The
examiners in religious knowledge are the Very Rev. H.
late Fellow of Trinity College, Dean of
Acalfnotredr,bDu;D.,
y;
the Rev. C. J. Elliott, RD., late Fellow
of St.' John's College, Halsean Professor of Divinity ;
and the Rev. J. B. Lightfoot, M.A., Fellow and Tutor
of Trinity College. •
THE WORKING MEN'S MUTUAL EIFROVEMENT
:BENEFIT BUILDING SOCIETY.—A meeting of persons
interested in the formation of the above society was held
last night, in the British school-room of the Welsh
Calvinistic Methodists, in Prince Edwin-street, under
the presidency of Mr. John Jones. There was a large
number of the class more especially interested in the
object for which the meeting had been convened present
on the occasion. The chairman stated the views which
the projectors of the proposed new association had in
contemplation. He said it was to be founded on per-
manent principles, and to be somewhat similar to the
Borough Permanent Building Society, established June
20, 1855, according to the Gth and 7th of William IV.,
chapter 32. The rules of the Liverpool Borough
and Rupert Building Societies were read, and
submitted to the meeting by the secretary pro
tem. (Mr. Lee) for their consideration. After sonic cen-
Nersational discussion, it was unanimously agreed that
the Rupert rules, together with two rules extracted from
the Liverpool Borough Building Society, should be
adopted. One of the shareholders objected to the
adoption of the rule relating to the advancement of
of money on buildings that were merely
in progress.
He considered that inasmuch as this rule was found to
operate very inefficiently in other building societies, and
frequently gave rise to a great deal of angry litigation,
it should not be incorporated amongst the regulations
of the new society. The election of officers and the
transaction of other business connected with the society
haVing been disposed of, the meeting closed with a vote
I of thanks to the chairman.

MR. BRIGHT, M.P., ON PARLIAMENTARY

REFORM.

(BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC NELEPRAPH.)
LEEDS, Dec. 11.

A public meeting was held to-night at the Town-hall,
to inaugurate the Leeds, Working Men's 'Parliamentary
.Reform .Association, a society which was established a
:few months ago, The chair Was oCCUpied'by -Mr. Joseph
Middleton Barrister, one of the aldermen cf the borough
and amongst thosatiresent, tin thoplatform Were Mr. J:
Bright, l‘tr. R Baines, lit.P.ol4r. E. A. Latham,
arid a large atidiente, the majority l onSisting of
orkuli_ men, nithmigh .the lint was not full;—probably
there Would be about 2,000 persons Present: ..
The ,Chairman, inn openingthe proceedings, said that
tha.objeet of the Leeds Wokking Meo.'s Parliairientai:Y
Reform AsgociatiOn was to assist hi obtaining a. sound
and comprehensive ineasitie of I:eforni,iri*ding a On=
sidacable;eitensiph of the elective, franchise,
ia protection
for for the voter in the eierei,se of that. franchise,, and a
more equal distribution Of the :members of Pdxliament
in ficCordarlee with they, r;opiiNtiqt,t, of the eleetoral
districti, so that
,all Classes of the commnnity might be
fully, fairly, and equally represented. ~ ,
Mr:, DickeS; compositor, the Secretary of theOciety,
read letters of apology from the following gentlemen,
who were unable to attend, the meeting :—Mr. G. P.
Beebroft, M.P.,—(applause and laughter)—Mr. W. E.
Forster, and Mr. Hamer Staniffeld.
Mr. Geves, a working man, then moved the following
resolution :—" That this meeting is of opinion that the
working classes of the. United Kingdom have a just claim
to a fair share in the representation of the country in
Parliament, and it regards with great satisfaction the
formatiOn of the Leeds Working lien's Parliamentary
AefOrmAssoeiatiocii,*itii a iiel;ito tie, promotion of
soundmeashre of Parliam&aryidfOrril.!' „ .
Mr. Rawlinson, another Working .nianj seconded the
resolution.

Mr. E. Baines, M.P., on rising to support the resolu-
tion, was received with much cheering. Two things
had always seemed to him entitled to give solid pleasure
to every right feeling man,—Firc4 of all, to see a great
improvement in the intelligence. and condition of his,
fellow countrymen', and, secondly, to see them receiving
the reward. 4 that improvement in the extension of
their political . (gear,
and
'Tbey had
'Witnessed the first bf those thirigs; arid they ;lasi. sought
--obtain- the second. •Mr. Baines -pi eedett -to !Ante
his own sentiments on the subject .of reform, stating
that he had suppo.rted Russell's bill bccquse
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it went t9.c0i).61: the franchise on, a considerable number
of WOrltitig Mien Iyho were entitled to its exercise.
(Applause.) lit detailed what he had himself done in
the tatte„tif fetoiti btitlepo Were the com-
mittee of the lldiise Of Laos Mid in dthei• 1-te'
believed that therWorking, chises, doihglierfeCtly
right in demai,l4ir an .c4erifion franchise,, and
that...itsOnld, net, safely,he mtkeklonger from
hosc upon whorii 'nen Tiferr9tby I_4oo
RiisSell!g hill: And thatiliey,lionl4 exercise Was nide-
pendentlyiand as honestly as thaso adoVn then:
pight,,•lll.P., th.ep rose tol, address, the .meetinfr„
and 7as, greeted with iqud ianflreiterated cheering.. lie
commenced by Oying.that. when he heard this was a
metingspcday of rdrkiiig men' god_ that working
Men—and unenfranchised could be fairly called
(laughter)—were expected mainly to compose the meet-

received. because
accepted the invitation
lie felt that it -was quite impossible to absent himself
from the meeting without doing violence to his own
feelings and his own interest itt the great qttestiott of
Iteroti. (Applause., Mr. bright rgerted id ale iegetif
dleptio'ns Redding lieweastle, arid Botitb*aitt,.ferrittrii
ing that at ii6iieeOni,lifl4 oforeiCpanSelt.on
Tory,. dpposed to, Parltanientary.,.refor,M,
(Dear; ;heat) With , irery. Where,Ver
there was a fre ,constituency ;there was a d,eclaratiph, df
Opinion in favour. of reform ; and no snap could stand,

dpon.the Misting s in any town in the: United Kingdom
with much probability of being retr.trnedfif he was deft=
nitely pledged to oppose parliamentary reform. (Hear;
hear.) If this was so, ‘then. the middle .classes were not.
Opposed to such a measure. They themselves were mi-
serably represented, Large numbers of them had voted ;
but they were subjected to a homis-pOens kind of con-
trivance, by which 10,000 men iii one place had no
snore political inflUenet than 200 men 111 another plate I
arid core la or • -Or Ilaindoltnet; or rid' Man in the
neighbotirhoOd, tarried the Whole veto of those idfi
men in his • pocket (Laughter.) Brit leaving this
class, to come to the working class. To that
class the Reform Bill of 1832 was, a positive, an intended,
and an absolute exclusion. (Cheers.) That exclusion
still continued, and 'unless the working classes atked' for
the door to be .open that some of them might. squeeze
themselves itil6 *as sere that nobody in either houses
of Parliament Would be able' to procure admission for
them,. - (Ilear,„hear.) In the years 1852, 1854, 1859,
and 1860;.the queen had redommehded refornt to pat,
liament. In each. of those yeark the ministfy had brotight
in a. Reform Bill, but no rile 'sure 141, beencarried.Four tir five.A.oieriimnis had pledged fhCriiseltes in this
question. All the leading men of bdth • patties *ete
pledged to it, and whatever in'ght be'.the course taken
by the existing government. in the ensuing_.seAsienilio
government could maintain its place unless it introdueed
and carried some real fair substantial measure of fefOrni.

The House df Conimorist otild riot do niitch good in one
sestioii. ...It Was asteriishing be* Much it could make of
one good measure. It Waslikm e • a child With something
sweet, that was afraid to swallow lest it should lose its'
taste-of 'it. (Latighter.) Biit that was riot very
good ; for the fact was, that the House of Commons did
not make the geed thidgs df the lea s6i4l6ti. •Thdy'vkre
irritated at the . French Treaty; they werfi bitterly
hostile; to .111 r. Gladstbrlei because lie *as in fairoui of
economy, and a more just iinposition of, the. taxes] and
when to the other disagreeables a reform bill was to be
added, it was more than they could endure. (Laughter.)_
Some men not very honest, and sortie very weak, are on
the reformers' side of the house, and began to find
fault with the bill. That gave courage to the
Opposition, and ultimately the , session was so far
advanced, that it was impOssible to pass the bill
then. Still the-bill wascnot opposed on its first reading,
and there was no division against it on the. second read-
ing. Its, principle passed the House iinanimmistY ; and
the question must come up soon for a righteous settle-
ment, unless it turned out that the people of England
and the men of England were the only people
in Europe Who had no coneern With freedoM. • (Cheers.)
He believed that • in the United Kingdom there were
seven millions of men of the age of twenty-one years
aiid upwards; kit the actual number of men who pos-
sessed a•vote was not more than a million, so that
six millions had no votes. It followed, further, that
five millions of families, mainly of the working classes;
and who were
:thereforeprecisely the Blass who suffered
five millions
first most from bad: legislation, had not a vote in the
eleetionof Members of Parliament. He said that for
of familieS in this •kingdoin Which
pretended to be free—which had a representative system,
—which had a parliament centuries old,—which pre-
tended to unfurl the flag. of freedom to all the world,--
for us to have five millionsaf familie.s from which there
ea'rne no single voice nor murmur nor vote 4n the House
Of Commons was a scandal and disgrace. (Loud cheer-
ing.) Mr. Bright proceeded to observe tbnt a strange
spectacle had been seen in Italy. The people of the
duchies of Parma, Modena, Tuscany, the people 'of the
Papal. States, of Sicily, an of aples, were making for
the most part a peaceable revolution—dismissing their
rulers in a very summary'mannet, and asking the King.
of a neighbouring State to come and rile oVer them.
Were they Ging this because Victor Emmandel, .the
King of Sardinia, was :a better man than the
Duke of Tuscany. The people of those 'States
knew nothing of the Xing of Sardinia personally, hut
they knew that, under their' old rulers—their kings,
and their dukes, and their Pope--they had no free ex-*
pression of opinion—that, the people themselves were
utterly excluded from any portion,or share in the govern-
ment of the country in which they lived. (Applause.)
The object of the revolution in Italy, therefore, was
that, instead of a despotic government, there should be
established a government of a king, with a parliament.;
and that if anything is hereafter dope by legislation or
administration Italy, it shall npt:be done by the fiat
of one man, or of a handful of fnen,"but by the general
consent of the body of the people, represented in the
parliament of the country. (Cheers.) This change
had given wonderful pleasure in 'England. Even a
Government had thein looking
pleasure
on the
gratifyingi c h
despatch,
English
e the
prospect of a people building up the edifice of their
liberties and consolidating the work of their indepen-
dence. (Hear, hear.) If it had ggiven such amazing
gratification to the English Court, the:English Cabinet,
and the English 'people, to see a people . in Italy build-
ing up the edifice of their own liberties, he trusted that
no man would say that the meeting was not well em-
ployed in endeavouring to build up and consolidate the
liberties of England. (Cheers.) Having -expressed a
hope that the anticipated =united Italy would include
Rome and the States of Venice, Mr. Bright said that
the population of the neW kingdom would certainly not
exceed 24,000,000 of souls, whereas he had 'already
shown that 5,000,000 of families, including 25,000,000
of souls in this country had no voice in the election of
Members of the Mime of 'Commons. He' proceeded
to advert to Lord John Russell's reform bill, and the
probable increase which it would have made in the con-
stituency of Great Britain, remarking that he believed
that in the most generous computation of the measure,
that One himdred and fifty thousand working men to' be
admitted under that bill would ,be at least forty thousand
above the number; and the hon. gentleman continued
by alluding to the desire of the committee of 'the House
of Lords only to have the franchise reduced to an eight
pounds rating in boroughs, which, he said, was equiva-
lent to an ordinary rental of nine or ten pounds, Were
such an insult, he asked, possible in the year 1860,
Or would it be in 1801.? Was it. possible. that the
blindness of Italian dukes, • that the perverseness at
Venice, that the' obtuseness at 'Naples; that all which
bad passed before us' during the last 'feiv years
bad passed in vain, and that Conservative gentlemen in
both Housesief Parliament had learnt nothing from it ?
Having remarked that he had never listened with such
indignation to.anything as he had to the miserable and
insulting slanders which had been hurled in Parliament
against the great body, of the working people of Eng-
land, Mr. Bright dwelt at Some length upon the intelli-
gence, the liniderice Of the working classes, and their
claim to possess the franchise, as was manifested by
three co-operative societies in his oviii town (Rochdale);
and stated that, out Of thirty-two
.persons composing
the managing committees of those societies, 'the 'aggre-..
gate annual transactions of which amounted to £380,000,
only one, possesied a county vote, and one a borough
vote.' "Such a 'state of things was intolerable, and he
should be ashamed of himself if he did not take all fit-
ting. opportunities' of denouncing this 'eichrsion, and
inviting his fellow-countrymen to oppose themselves to
it, and , insist upon attaining their just right. , (Loud
cheeri.) Mr. Bright urged that the great centres of
population and manufacturing industry, such' as Leeds,
Manchester, 'and Birmingham, should speak out en the
questiOn, believing that if they did so no Cabinet
`minister would oppose the bringing forward of a
Reform Bill, and that when it was brought forward there
would 'be none of the Niggling about rating and rental
that there was last session. (Applause.) Mr. Bright
next observed that great movements were going on in
various countries, and as examples he pointed to France,
Italy, Austria, and Russia. Should Englishmen be
found alone sleeping ? Should Englishmen, dazzled with
what they saw abroad, forget altogether the duty which
they, owed to themselves at home. Should £70,000,000
sterling of taxes, representing 75,000,000 of human
labour, be annually raised and spent ; and should six
'millions of Englishmen, who had.had the main power in
raising it, have no concern in that matter ? Should
every working man give at least two hours per. day
extra toil and sweat to 'support a government whose
policy he could in no degree influence; and which shut

him out from the commonest rights of Citizenship, and
spurned him as though he were a wild beast in huniaii
form?. (Loud .cheers.) He told . them • honestly
he could not believe it. He knew there was amongst
the people of'tbis 'country an overwhelniing prepon-
derance of feeling in favour of parliamentary reform. It
would not cease—it might be delayed—it could not be
prevented; it.would come by honest, enlightened; safe
steps, such as the friends of reform recommended, or it
would' dome hastened, bdy, sortie great ateidents which
none-Cculd foresee, an might kin,* Changes *hid]
might shake our political and social fabric .to its base:
(Applause). It was because he .dreaded disorder;
because be knew that resiSlatiee, to just demands was
the fertile kfarent Of tonfilsion, in °Veil state;, it Wds
becaUse he wished England ~to be great add glefriotis;,
and free, and moral; that he urged the working elaSses
unenfraiiebised Tillions—to insist upon their just
rights'; and ,it .Wds, this cause lincoun,,elled the
01*, classes.grafit, thoSe rights; 'although it might
be that his counsel might be in , •
Mr. llright;• who spoke neatly an hour, resumed hi?,
Seat amidst renewed anplause.
tie resolution was then prpposed, and carried,uuani-
mously. Another resolution in favour of tis ha lots and
a more equal adjustment of the nienibers of thee, popu-
lation .in the ‘electoral districts, was, proposed •and
seconded. It was supported by Mr. Leatham, M.P.,
and also adopted.
The proceedings terminated with the customary votes
of thanks.

THE TRIAL OF MIDDLETON FOR
EMBEZZLEMENT, YESTERDAY.

At the
,Court of QUarter Sessions, yesterday, before
the Reeordet; Mr, Gilbert Henderson,. William Matthias
Middleton, tietity4Wo years of age, described as a clerk
to the Rritish. mid Irish, Magnetic lielegraph Centrtany,
*as indicthd for having stOlen d. nnniber, of gtampg. andfranks,
franks, and embeYiling niOilie§; the pi,oierties of.:his"
employers. Mr. Temple appeared for the prosec;iition,
and Mr. Deighton for the prisoner. The facts of this
case were made public at the committal of the prisoner
for trial: The number of.franks stolen is supposed to
amount to about 1,000 ; and the dates of the delinquencies
extend, it is feared, over several years, at least since 1857,
but nothing can be satisfactorily traced further back
than Six Months ago. Previous to entering the company's
4 S'ei'Vl6; 116,w1i" Confided on a charge of felony. by the
friends of a ladjl4lielin ileWaet,plpfiosed to'llaVe sediteed,
but whom, after his liberation froni ail,; he married.
During his first year under the telegraph eonipZny's
service. he received, it appears, 15s. a week, and fit the
time Qf his annrehension on the present charge, '£loo a
year. He was in tha cal-,,:ct.! of cashier, and it seems
it Was ilia duty to deliver to eusternerg fraPlo bearing
st4niiisiishlirt the telegraphie clepattinerit, atitl retAve
the money in.•*Yliient.,..He Was eiPent,ed id. hand* daily
receipts tO, and settle ofr all doWrits foTtnietatly *Ali the
conwany'Stryastiter;litr. did so ItalpSediff'
, with atew ficeptions, anci t 1,4 rettfettiptdike
of farmer', corAiettpn.lvas pearly forgotten; and Ae
Was atnittLiag is the esteqm of,, his m tau evs, when;
during his t few absence for a few weeks, goinp
two' or „three months ago; a system' of flaud was, esj•-`0:.
vered.whicb; for.skilful management and deiterous con,-
ecalinent, has never been surpassed. In. the year 1857
. no check of the tiled stanips was,kept,,. and the prisoner,
knowing that fact, and pogsessing access „to the. Coq,
a-'s stores in the arches of the railway station in•
n,
Tithebarn-street, accumulated a quantity of those old
:stamps, with which lie replaced the new stamps .on
-the ?ranks daily given him by the superintendent
ftlf trdnsnlissigit to dttstortierg, selling the new stamps
Mega* foi his dill profit: The old stamps were
defaced; some with a star of Mile( and the others with a
cirke,a bliek }}n7 : 1 @,nianaAed Ock eiteles
arrid starSAltil[nity,.. I.3yiAliet4pea% liot known hut ,
a quantity. ot„ tl4e,ittruips„llo 9014grkciie
.side
traces of letters which could by no POssibility. 1109. opmc,
there but by-contact --with other franks than those.
Which they are now affix.ed. • •, •
Ifalchi the superintendent at Liverpool; stated
that, an account of the nu:titers? of franks was registered;
'in order to detect fraud. The 'ariitiiint received for
franks by the prisoner in June, 1860, is stated in lifs
advice to. be £220, agreeing with the amount in wit-
ness's frankbook, • In the advice there is no account of
franks sold to Messrs, Laird and-Fletcher. Oa August
11th, franks entered try prisoner ameunted to £lB3 2s:
Al
eorteSpOnding,with Witness's returns, In that list
there was an ainoent of •.1d mitefed hating been
received for Messrs. Laird Mid on the
Witness described the manner in which thd. differently
priced stamps were coloured, and stated that on a message
of Mr. Stuart, sent on the 19th Oct. last, there was a 4s.
frank, N0.,70,296, and sold on the 28th Dec., 1857, to
Messrs: G. and T. Irvine and Co.• On a second mes-
sage of Mr. Stuart's, sent on the 19th October last, there
was a ls. 6d; frank, numbered 49,011, sold on 20th
Nov., 1807, to Messrs.. Lockhart and Co. On a mes-
sage of the sante date, and by the same person, was a
ls: dd. frank (51,105) sold, Dec. 22, 1857, to Messrs.
Chambers and Co.; ,and the witness produced an enor;
'moos list of other stamps, bearing similar evidences of
having been twice tiled. A number of stamps had been
`received froM Messrs. Laird, fife of which were sold to
Messrs. Stuart 'on the 27th July, and twenty on the
15th- Oct. He examined two receipts far £lO (dated
23rd 'June), and Zl5 '(dated 31st July), bearing the pri
,soner's name. He also produced twenty stamps sold. to
Stuart and Co., on 25th Dec., and six to Mr. Morris,
stockbroker. 'on the 13th,Oct: Had examined a cheque
of £lO, dated 2nd Nov., in. favour of the company, '
endorsed by prisoner.
Thefe ii'as 'a great number of witnesses called to
prove these niattets; biit the prosecutor stuck more .
particularly to franks issued on duly 21, Sept. 25, and
Oct. 15,
__ . •

His Honour laid doWn the law clearly, and the jury,
after mature consideration, returned a verdict of guilty.
The duplicate of the last conviction was read, and the
Governor of Kirkdale Gaol proved the identity, upon
which

Mr. Temple, on behalf of the prosecution, said he did
not wish to press the previous conviction, explaining
that the company, in the prosecution, acted only in
accordance with their duty to the' public.
Mr. Deighton stated that it would not be wise on his
part, to call witnesses to character after the former con-
vietion'had been proved, adding that there was, how-
ever, plenty who would speak favourably of the prisoner
since his former incarceration.
In al/slyer to a question,
The treasurer of the company stated that the prisoner
had £lOO a year.
Prisoner, in a broken tone, stated that when he
entered the company's service he received only 15s. a
week ; and asked how could persons expect young men
of respectability to act honestly when they received such
small salaries. _ _

His Honor sentenced him to twelve calendar months'
hard labour.

THE VOLUNTEER SERVICE CLun.--It will be seen
from our advertising columns that a meeting is to be
held at " The London," Clayton-square, this evening,
for the purpose of inaugurating a Volunteer Service Club
for Liverpool.
Tin WALTON GAOL DELIVERY AND ASSIZES.—
The commission of the winter assizes for the southern
division of the county of Lancaster was opened at seven
o'clock last night, in the Crown-evert of St. George's
Hall, by Mr. Justice Keating, who was accompanied by
his worship the. Mayor .(S. R. Graves, Esq.), the High
Sheriff, the Sheriff's Chaplain (the Rev. Mr. Turner),
and'other official' gentlemen. His Lordship arrived in
Liverpool by the five o'clock train from Durham. The
usual formalities having been gone through, his Lordship
adjOurned-thecourt till eleven o'clock thc subsequent
morning. lie then retired from the court and took his
departure in the Sheriff's carriage, escorted by a number
of. javelin men, &c. , , •
kIRKDALE RAGGED SCHOOLS BAZAAR.-A bazaar, in
aid- of the Kirkdale Industrial Ragged and National
Schools, and Under the august patronage of the Countess
of Derby, the. Countess of Sefton, Lady Emma Stanley,
the Mayoress. of Liverpool, and other distinguished
ladies, was held in St. Mary's School-room, Kirkdale,
yesterday. It would be a task of supererogation for us
to make any appeal to the public, or point out
the strong claims which
.this excellent, and benevo-
lent institute has on the support and gratitude of
this town and its surrounding , suburbs. The Kirk-
dale Industrial Ragged and National Schools have
Conferred' many benefits on the children attending.
the present scaool has been conducted most successfully
rind with the happiest :results, as a proof of which it
may be .mentioned that the Liverppol
aid of Ragged
the Ki School
Union, who make an annual, grant in rk-
dale School, were so Much, gratified with the report of
the inspector as to its state and the efficiency with which
every department of it is managed, that theith y have t
the view
of aiding its important operations as far as possible.
The Rev. T. M. Lester, the incumbent of Kirk-
dale, with whom the movement originated, and who
has been untiring in his exertions to bring it to a suc-
cessful issue, is still in want of a considerable sum to
defray the expenses connected with the erection of the
new building, the foundation-stone of which was laid
some few months ago, by the Earl of Derby. This
baiaar is being held for the purpose of assisting him in
procuring the required amount, and it is hoped that a
handsome sum will bo realised. . It must have been
gratifying to the reverend gentleman to find that his
benevolent purpose has already been so warmly seconded.
Contributions for the bazaar have poured in from
persons of all religious creeds in the district ; many
tradesmen of the town have presented goods suited
to the purposes of a bazaar to a very' liberal ex-
tent; packages have been sent from all parts of
this country:- from Ireland, Scotland, Wales ; and a
gentleman has even forwarded a small cargo of
goods of the more useful order from America. In fact,
should the whole of the "stock-in-trade" of the fair
saleswomen be disposed of,. as it is wished it may be, the
proceeds of the undertaking wil exceed the most san-
guine expectations of the promoters. ' The immediate
vicinity of St. Mary's School was rendered quite gay
for the occasion. The working men have erected three
pretty arches of evergreens, &e., across the thorough-
fare leading froM the Walton-road to the school. One
Pear the church has an inscription .directing' the visitors
to the bazaar ; a second, in Johnson-street, bears the
Word,s, a It
third, is more blessed to give than to receive ;" and
Thea
Blessed
exterior
in King-street, is surmounted with the label
is he that considereth the poor and needy."
of the school-room was tastefully orna-
mented with flags, flowers, and other decorative insignia.
The interior presented an appearance no less picturesque
and gay, the walls and ceiling being profusely covered
with inscriptions, emblems, and devices, artistically and
ingeniously composed of roses and ether floral gems.
Nothing was left undone by the ladies, who had the
superintendence of the arrantremeats connected with the
sale of the works. The beabutiful Christmas tree, and
which is the magnificent gift of the Earl of Sefton, is an
object of general attraction. The stalls, upon the general
arrangement of which 'the
atten-
tion have been lavished, reflect greatest credit on
greathtest care and,
Messrs. Jeffery, Morrish and whoe have, in a. spirit
of the most praiseworthy generosity, given 'the flags,
&c., free of all expense, as well as the fitting up of the
stalls. It would be almost invidious to particularise
any 'of the stall or tables, each' Of them being literally
loaded with articles and gifts of the most costly and i
magnificent description n all varieties. The fair ones,
to whom the task of fureishia and fashioning these
beautiful .specimens of art and aembroideryhas been
unqualified encomiums entrusted, deserve the most for
the taste, skill, and genius displayed, no less in manu-
facture than in the selection of the articles. the pro-
ceeds of. the sale will, we earnestly hope, realise an
amount'commensurate with the excellence of the work
,to which the money will be devoted. We advise all our
readers to pay a visit to St. Manes
School, which will
twell-repay the time so spent.