The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-03-06 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-YESTERDAY

Mr. HARKEY asked the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs whether the provisions of the French treaty
apply to French colonies in respect of duties upon
British goods imported by those colonies, and if goods be
shipped to Bourbon, Martinique, &c., ;frem England or
from an English colony, will they be admitted on the
same terms as if shipped to France.
Lord J. RUSSELL replied in the negative to the latter
part of the question. The provisions of the treaty did
not• 'apply to any of the French colonies except
Algeria. He hoped, however, that arrangements would
be made before long for extending to the colonies the
provisions of the treaty. He stated that the question of
the export of rags had been brought before the French,
Government, which had decided on recommending to
the Ugislative, Chamber the abolition of the existing
prohibition.
In reply to Mr. H. Baillie,
Mr. S. HERBERT said that the trial of the Whitworth
gun had been most satisfactory, bat that the Armstrong
gun would be used without water by the introduction of
a lubricating cartridge for cleansing it. At present, it
was intended to invite Mr.. Whitworth to send his gun
to Shoeburyness, there to be compared with that of Sir
W. Armstrong.

The report of the Customs t:bets having been brought

Lord PALMERSTON moved the postponement of the
order of the day, to permit 'Mr. Byng to bring forward
'his motion for en address to the Crown on the subjectl
Of the Commercial Treaty.
Mr. Ktsnatsica opposed the proposition. The treaty
drew cl4ser the bonds of friendship betweei lii;unee ;la
England, and it would be' trifling with that great'
subject if they voted an address without knowing
previously the relation of the two countries at the:
present moment. He could not understand the lan-,
guage of the Emperor on the subject of the annexation ;
it was ambiguous. ',Let him once declare that he would
not annex Savoy without the consent 9f the great'
powers and they might proceed at once to the discussion.
of the treaty.
Mr. Bain} said that in deference, to the will of the.
House be would postpone his motion till Thursday.
• Lord PALMERSTON ti)R4 withdrew hitmotion. !
Mr. DISRAELI thought the motion should lie 49layed
till FridaY; expressing his satisfaction that they were;
not then called upon to come to a definite vote.
Some debate then arose as to the day on which thei
motion was to be brought forward.
The CIiANVELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that Thurs-4
day was I4kel), not for the convenience of the Govern-
ment, but of the' Country.
Mr. S. FITZGERALD objected to such an address
being agreed to as binding our alliance with France
closer in the face of her projects with regard to Savoy,
which he believed would 'be ruinous, to the peace of
Europe. •
Mr. BRIGHT protested against thus mixing up the
question of the treaty and the annexation. If gentle-
men opposed felt as strongly on the latter subject, why
did they not fairly and openly raise the question. They
were imperilling the alliance with gauge, and there.
fore the peace of Europe for a party object of which
they ought to be ashamed.
After some remarks from Mr. Liddell,
Mr. WarrEslnE denied the imputation cast upOn the
opposition, and admitted that as far as he had read the
despatch, he approved of the conduct of Lord John
Mr. B. OSEORNE declared the language Mr. B.
Fitzgerald' highly dangerous to 'our relations With
France. Were they to turn the treaty inte an accasa-
tion of war, or at least enmity between-the two-cotingles,
which they were risking by their present conduct. What
they ought to was to strengthen the hands of
the Government in their endeavour to prevent the
annexation of Savoy.
Mr. 4tlEipicx said, that he was most anxious for the
success of the treaty4.thig he bad his own opinion on
the subject of Savoy, and felt that it was a Tatter in
which they were not only to consider the danger, bat
the honour of England. We should be truckling and
base and not England if we stood by while the Emperor,
making us his friend, was breaking the faith of treaties.
Ire admired the. courage of the Emperor of the French
in confronting at 0109 the priests and the protectionists
of his own country ; but -wha,t lite was Tiow doing
was disgraceful and dishonourable. He asked Savoy
for geographical
,reasons, could be not ask the. Rhenish
provinces on the same grounds.? He could not forget
that the Emperor endeavoured to form an alliance with
thp despots of Europe, and when he failed he turned
once more to England. He was most anxious to close
with the treaty, if he could; hat the wagon of Savoy
ought to be first discussed. Re thought that the
language of Lord J. Russell on the late negotiations was
worthy of his position and his country, and only
demanded that the House of Commons would confirm
that language by a firm confession of its own opinion.
After some FeMarks from Mr. Conyngham,
Lord J. Itassm, said that, if any UleMber wished to
take the question Out of the hand's of the Government,
and place it into other hands, lie might endeavour to
persuade the House to adopt that course, but it was as
unconstitutional as it was dangerous to review, day after
day, these irregular discussions coming to no decision;
and proposing HO definite resolution. He differed from
the Emperor in his views respecting the annexation ; lie
had never shrunk from, expressing that difference, and
the consequence of the annexation. The Emperor had
since tleelared that he would consult the Great Powers,
and that he will not Make a military occupation of the
capital of Savoy. It was not as yet known 'how 'the
Great Powers would be consulted. Tho British qeyern-
'ilea, and Parliament, and people, have spoken; the
rest of Europe had not spoken, although he had little
doubt what the opinions of the powers were. But was
it at such a time that they ought to cone to precipitate
resolutions? If Vienna, Berlin, si. Petersbilrg, cieblaxed
agaiast the resohitiou, he was poqyi4co4 it would not be
persisted in. Sardinia, itself the power most interested,
had not spoken. If they could not as yet speak more
definitely on the subject they ought to consider the
Commercial Treaty on its own grounds, as developing
the industry of the two nations, and, by binding closer
their union, preventing the calamities of war. He
protested against any proposal for, coming to a definitive
resolution at the present time as likely to lead to
mischievous results, Lord AfalinesMiry had, when
office, been informed that the subject of the annexation
had been mooted, but he did not appear at that time to
to be very anxious 'about it. Ile hiuoelf was as anxious
as any man for the honour of Eyelid, but be protested
against these irritating, nseless,'lß4 irregular discus-
sions

After some remarks from Lord T. Manners, Mr.
Newdegate, Mr. Bentinek, and Mr. Stirling.
Mr. COLLIER said that Mr. Lindsay had proposed a
motion of great importance as an amendment to the
address to the effect that an effort be made to induce
the Emperor of the French to relax the restrictions of
the Navigation Laws of the country. He trusted that
an opportunity would be given to his hon. friend to
bring forward this important question.
Lord PALMERSTON said that the Government would
have no objection to a course which might strengthen
the hands of the Government in its negotiations with
France.
The motion of Lord Palmerston was then withdrawn.
postponed till Thursday, the
committee on the Customs Acts.
uorruhs:e
thAed4diryeesisl t
into
og
On the Question of the reduction of the duty on wood,
Colonel
1.4154 t he question of clravback.
The Cli.x.NCELLcili, of the t CHESTIER pointed out
hoW impossible it was to allow drawback to articles not
under excise survey.
Resolutions repealing the duty on a variey of minor
articles, and reducing it on currants, figs, wood, and
malt, and repealing the prohibition on importation
of the latter article were agreed to.
The House then went into Committee of Ways and
Means, and passed a resolution granting a drawback of
2d. a-gallon upon raw, and 3d. upon rectified spirits.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the
second reading of the Savings Bank and Friendly
Societies Investment Bill, the object of which is to give
the depositors an absolute right on the Exchequer for
the repayment of their advances, and further limits the
power of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to apply the
without the consent of parliament.
money of these banks and societies to the payment of
sidered that it must be' amended committee:
:Mci n 1,4 t ENLEX gc:
Chancellor of the Exchequer made the bill much too
large.
Mr. T. HOIrEl:
er 11
toot
Amendments to the Valuation of Rateable adasiP.tnihr:orqodywi oeeflit.lic ea
nbt:edbutot con-t h eThe bill wag then wad seGolid time.
The Amoral
Pro-
perty (lieland) Bill were considered.
The Market Service of Transfer of Contracts Bill
passed through committee.
The Medical Acts Amendment Bill passed through
so
he
he
'T se oe!cOnci rea4lig
f he Settled Estates Act Amend-
ment Bill, was moved by Mr. Whiteside, the object of
it
which is to epable J. Wilson} to b4i1.4
around
Hampstead Heath, was negatived by 86 to 49.
Mr. LAJNo obtained leaxe to introduce a bill for the
8.
repeal of the paper duty.
The House then adjourned at hqlf7pElst elevCn

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

FINE AnTs.—lt will be seen, by an advertisement,
that the exhibitiOn of the two grand historical pictures,
"The Last Sleep-of Argyle," and the " Last Moments
of Montr9se' " at Messrs. Agnew and Sons' Fjne7art
Pinery, will close in a few days.
BANKRUPTCY COURT, YESTERDAY.—(Before Mr.
Commissioner Perry.)—Re Charles Willmer.—This bank-
rupt, formerly the proprietor of IVillnier's Morhirty'
News, came up for his certificate. His application was
supported by Mr. Ridley, and Mr. Pembeiton, who
appeared for the assignees, offering no opposition,. his
Honour granted an immediate certificate of the second
class.

SIR WILLIAM AND LADY DON, AT THE. AMPHI-
TREATRE.—Last night this popular actor and actress
performed here, before a numerous and enthusiastic
audience. To-night Sir William plays Aminadab Slick,
Mr. Toodles, and Autolycus. Lady Don will appear as
Florizel. A word of commendation would be superfluous
iu behalf of two such favourites.
A CONCERT, in aid of the funds of the St. Vincent-de
Paul's Catholic Church, was given yesterday evening, by
the members of the choir, at the Jordan-street school-
which was decorated with emblern, &c. A
number of comic Irish, songs were sung, some of which
drew forth repeated rounds of applause, and obtained
encores. Pert°, mances on the violin were very 'credit.
ably rendered. The proceedings were enlivened by th 4
Hibernian band, the whole reflecting credit upon thti
artists engaged.
LivEnpoor. DISPENSARIES. Number of patients
during the past week.--New cases received advice and
medicine at the institution,: North, 264 ; South, 155 ;
total, 419. New cases visited at their own houses, and
supplied with medicine : North, 88 ; South, 79 ;
167. Rev. Rector Campbell, A.MI, president; Captain
Bourne, vice-president of North Dispensary; Mr. Charie4
Booth, vice-president of South Dispensary ; Mr. Pranci4
Mill, treasurer ; Mr. F. H. Langley, secretary. Office'
Leith-offices, Moorfields.
A UNILtuE P.14110-FORTE,—Mr. James Smith, music
seller, has recently added to his stock of instrnments, a
cottage piano, which, for beauty of exterior and richness
of tone, has rarely been surpassed. It has the additional
merit f having the case made from timber grown in
this pountry—that of the Mountain Pollard ash, the
tree from which the veneers were cut haying been raised
on one of the estates of Lord Palmerston. The light
appearance of the wood, and the beautiful curls with
which it is covered, together with the elegant design of
the instrument, reflect great credit on the firm of Messrs.
Kirkman and Son; of London, the manufacturers,_ and

Aught certainly to induce a higher appreciation of the
timber which our native land is capable of producing.
DEPARTURN QV ITQLUITEEFI QFFIEERS FOR LONDON.;
—Considerable excitement Was manifeifed yesterday, in.
consequence qf the departure of from fifty tq- sixty;
officers of the ,Liverpool. volunteer service from the'
,Lime-street station of the London and North-Western'
itailway for 'London, for 'the purpose of being present
at' the )eyee to be' held on to-morrow. The
remainder of as well as a, censiderable:
number of members, of the different cqmpailiel, will
also leave to-day. About 200' or 300 officers and:privates
of the Liverpool Corps will be in the metropolis this
week, consequent on het Majesty's levee.
.T4EATRE ROYAL.---PROPESSOR FRIKELL.—Last night
Frofessor Frikell commenced The- third week of his
amusing,aild wderfiil. wiftimances naturaj :magic,
before an 'audience showing nOlthinntion m caller
numbers or respectability. ' 'ln the course of the evening
he introduced several new tricks, in every respect as
astounding as ,those. we have pro i?usly noticed; and
the whole performance, as usual, passed off With the
utmost éclat. We must remind our readers that this is
positively the last week Frikell will. appear in Liver-
pool, for berng a. man' of yitr.q, le lip '1)9097m. qt
several adjacept towns, nex %Mk,' 4 C 40.14 tn prior
arrangements.
DEATH BY DROWNING' UNDER PECULIAR CIRCUNI-
swieF.s.-,Milliam Jenkins Thomas, customs officer,
met a man, name unknown, yesterday morning, between
W4terlqq and yictoria Pocks whose bulky appearance
led the of4cer.to suspect that had equeealed ffpon his
person articles of foreign manufacture, for which duty
had not been paid. A struggle ensued ; the man
escaped, ran on board the ship James, lying in the
Waterloo Dock, and, being closely pursued by Thomas,
jumped overboard, sank, arid rose no more, Grapples
were immediately sought, and the body, on which were ,
found twelve sheets of copper, a purse containing
#f Is. 6d.,
~and was;recigered.:
§ALE ffr AfIL BRETITERTON.—jI will
be seen by advertisement that on Wednesday (to-morrow)
and next 'day' (Thursday), Mr. ' Bretherton has been
instructed by an eminent importer, to sell at his reposi-
tory, Wood-street, twenty-one Alderney and GuernOy
cows and heifers of pure blood. The fact of the importer
having held the office of judge of the Royal Agricultural
Shows in both those islands for thirty years, and having
the honour to select for the dairies of the Queen and the
Emperor of the French, gives sufficient guarantee that
the pcm t 4 be' Sold to-metraw possess tyit synime,try,
and beauty of form,' riehilaai of cillattic and Other atialiti-
cations alone to be obtained by an expevienodd and
qualified judge. This is a rare chance, then, for gentle-
men desirous of obtaining really first=class -cows.
MARKETS COMMITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting
of the Markets Committee was held yesterday. Mr.
Alderman Woodruff presided; and the Other members
present were Messrs, Ridley, tihimirllin Forflock,
son, Nisksqn, 41derman floughtOn, and Barton. Mr:
itutclii;on, the generhl superintendent of all the
markets, in reply-to Mr. Jackson, said that he bad not
heard any Complaints by the tenants .of Gill-street
market, that i4onvenience arose flora the -Trillinteera
drilling in that market. Mr. Ricll4y skid he had iriier-
rogataa the tenants on that point, 444 they told
that they suffered no inconvenience from the cause
referred to. It was reported to the, committee that
Inspector Jones had seized during the past week, in the
north district, 1,700 lbs. of unwholesome meat; that in
the central district, Inspector Reid had seized 1,962 lbs

and that Inspector Lloyd, had seized in the south
district 4fo lbs. of had Tegt. This was the whole of
the fieneral 444ness before the conarnitto.
WATER CosturrrEE.—The weekly Meeting of the
Water Committee was held yesterday afternoon, in the
Council Chamber, Town-hall. Mr. T. L. Hodson
presided ; and the other members present were Messrs.
Vernon, Rae, Crellin, and Farnworth. From the
returns of the engineer, Mr. Duncan, it aypeared, that
the quantity of water received from Rivington daring
the 'week imditig the qo of March,
he
.p 4,785,472
gallons, and the quantity pumped from the 'Wella Was
25,287,420 gallons ; total 90,072,892 gallons. The
quantity consumed in washing out mains, sewers, B:e.,
was 2,500,000 gallons. It appeared from the usual
report of the engineer, that the late high winds had
slightly cut up the water line of reservoirs in several
places, There had been a rise in the Roddlesworth and
Rake reservoirs during the 704 of 5 inches ; and a f4ll
in the tingle4ark of jBf inches, in the'RivingtOh three
inches, and in Prescot, No. 1,3! inches. Prescott No, 2
rose 21 inches. There was no business of any importance
before the committee.
THE ASSESSMENT ON THE QUEEN'S TOBACCO WARE-
HousE.L---Yesterday afternoon, the learned recorder,
Gilbert Henderson, Esq., gave judgment in the Court of
Quarter Sessions, on the appeal of David Atwool ,vi• the
pyerseers of tlle Pftris.h of L,iyerpool. The PlTclliT
canoes of the apßehl have 'heel} itiketidy pilfy reporteA
in our eolnnins. The learned recorder said much con-.

flitting evidence was offered as to the value of these
premises,, estimated as a warehouse for general purposes;
but they could not be so used, and the question there-
fore was what they were worth yearly tbr the secial
and exclusive purpose of receiving tobacco in bond.
The leasee had informed him on oath, that there was
an actual lass on his first vearis tenffney of 018 13s.
now when he (the learned recorder), considered the
expense and trouble of management,' and the great
responsibility of the concern in which the lessee gave a
bond of £lO,OOO for the due payment of the customs
dtity, it seernedto him thattheactual rentof 44,000 a year
was it
the
criterien of ato therefore, in
his pidg-
ment the asse,ssment should be rednce,d aceordingly; so
that deduCting 'as usual' 19 per cent. £3.660 would be
the amount on which the rate should be assessed, instead
of £5,000' as 'deeided' hy the magistrates. The assess-
ment
Was amendaaacurdiggly,
74a. MlrEil-a 4f BinvaNitEi.D.—This able and popular
lecturer delivered a lecture last night at the Argyle.
rooms, Birkenhead, consisting of a mute yet not tedious
description of the various formations and changes in
animal and vegetable life, from the cool period to the
creation of man. Mr. Myers has sufficient tact and
ability to render his discourse entertaining, while it is
also instructive. The lecture was illustrated by diagrams,
which, aided by Mr. Myers's able descriptive powers,
ought to have made every portion of the subject per-
fectly intelligible and clear even to the most unscientifie
of the audience. Report speaks highly indeed of Mr.
Myers; btlt not more so, we think, than he deserves.
'CorprTy COHIT; YESTERDAY.—(Before J. B. Blair,
Esq., Judge.)—The following orders .for commitment
Were made :—John Beatbam, at Mr. D,esore's' carter,
237, Burlington-street,, hays, in a fortnight Jglin
Worth:l4.km, 8, Morley-street, Kirkdale, 14 days, in a
month ; Bobert Johnson, 9 cowt, Bispham-street, 14
days, in a month ; Joseph Brice, 17Q, Bedford-street,
Park, 14 days, in a nionth ; Thomas Qibson, 20 POllrt,
Collingwood-street, 14 days, in a frrtnight.—:stiwardt.
affara ! Judgment in the case of the sacks was given
for the plaintiff ; fourteen days to pay.— Warinary v.
Thomas : Mr. Grocott appeared for the defendant.
Plaintiff was , engaged as domestic servant by the
defendant, a part of her work being to do' the ordinary I
washing for the family. On the 12th October, plaintiff
being then under notice to leave, among other things to
be washed were Mr. Thomas's night clothes, which,
in consequence of his illness, were in a very dirty con-
dition.
Excusing herself by saying that she could not
I stand over them, plaintiff refused to wash these night
clothes, and was teld by the defendant that unless she
didso she had. better leave, the. place and forfeit her
*ages. Plaintiff left the house immediately. The
Action was brought io recover a month's wages. Judg-
ment for the defendant.— Frazer v. _Flynt—Me lizzim-
aokas Clue J ifis llenour gave judgment for plain-tiff.
14ryErt5oor, 8P41114.--The ordinary monthly
meeting of this body was held in the board-room at the
Parish Offices, Brownlow-hill, yesterday forenoon. Mr.
J. R. Jeffery presided ; and the other members present
were Messrs. Bairstow, Thornley, Corbally, and Jackson.
The minutes of the previoui general and two special
meetings were read and confirmed. It appeared that her
Majesty's Commissioners for the Treasury, had approved
of the, proceedings of the board with respect
to the loan from the Economic Society in London.
In negotiating for the transfer of . the first = loan
of £52,000 from London to Liverpool, the board
had arranged to receive the money in several cheques,
in sums to satisfy the claims of the various sellers of
land, so as to save the banking eirpenses 'which would
otherwise have been involved in the transnation. For
the present pprposes of the board, Mr. Robertson Glad-
§tone has h'eeri appointed treasurer. A considerable
number of plans for laying out, enclosing, draining, and
embellishing the land purchased far the - proposed new
cemetery, had been• sent in to the board ; the planar haVe
been displayed in Mr. Cuthbert's rooms, Clayton...square,
'the board have held special meetings for the purpose of
inspecting them ; and they have ultimately resolved on
obtaining the services 'of a professional gentleman to
assist them in making the necessary selection from the
" competitive plans, When the successful design has
keep sqleoted, iitobably the whole of the plans and
kectiuns will he thrown open for the insp,ectioit 'of the
public. 'The competitive designs .k‘ay e been insured in
the Liverpool and London Insurance OeMPAIIY for a
sum of ;WO. A vote of thanks was cordially. passed
to Nr .G 1 ads t the chairman of the board, for the
successful exertion§ he had inade• in securing the speedy
approval of the government anthoritiek to the /Dan for
the Ruilic'ses.of the net cernlete;.y.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

'The monthly meeting of the council, was held yester-
day, W. J.. Tomlinson, Esq., president, in the chair.

THE LOSS OF THE STEAMER SCAMAXDER

It Was resolved that the . attention of the Trinity'
,Brethren, the Local Marine Board, and other bodies,
should be called to the conduct of the pilot who took
charge '6f the ship which rescued the crew and pa,sSert-
gers of the Scamander, with the view to an investigation
of the circumstances of the case.

THE IMPORT, EXPORT, AND OTHER DUES PROPOSED TO
BE LEVIED BY THE CHANCELLOR OP THE EXCHEQUER.
Several letters were read, and the whole subject was
referred to a committee.