The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-09 00:00:00

THE LATE DISPUTE 3

A letter was read from the Poor Law Board, stating that
they had received the letter from the Chairman, and also the
answer from the board, touching the allegations made by Mr.
Shaw, and t' at an Inspector would be sent down to enquire into
the whole matter. Also that Mr. Parnell, the Inspector, would
attend the board on Wednesday next.

The Chairman suggested that, as the matter to be enquired
into was of so much imcortance, it would be advisable to bold
a special meeting for the purpose.

The Clerk said that .51. P.Arnell would, if requested, attend
on Tuesday next.
Several guardians expressed their opinion that it would be
better to have a special meeting, whereupon, on the motion of
Mr, Heyes, was unanimously resolved that a special meeting
of the board should be convened for Tuesday next, to meet the
Inspector, and make a full investigation into the matter.
The Clerk was instructed to summon all the guardians on
the occasion. A NEW REGULATION.

Mr. Wensley then moved that in future no guardian be
allowed to take any extracts, or copy of any documents, from
the minutes, without the consent of the board.
Mr. Pickup seconded the motion, which was unanimously
adopted. REMOVAL OF NUISANCES.
Some short time since Mr. Shaw moved for a return of the
expenses incurred by the guardians for the removal of nuisances,
and what sums had not been repaid to the board. The clerk
read that report, which was to tho following effect :—Making
a sewer in Etna-street, £62 ; do. in Pleasant-grove, Bootle-
cum-Linacre, £39 12s 6d.
Mr. Shaw requested to be permitted to look at the return,
which was accordingly handed to him. Ho wished to Know
what amount was recoverable ?
Tho Clerk : The last item.

It was then proposed that a special committee, consisting of
Mr. Shaw, Mr. Siddeley, and Mr. Wensley should be appointed
to investigate the matter.

Mr. Straw said he did not, nor would ho act on any committee
at that hoard.

The Cle►k did not see the use of moving for a return, and
then refusing to act upon it.

Mr. Shaw thought that those guardians who had given the
order for the work should be the committee.

The Clerk : Then, Mr. Shaw will be one, as he was a
guardian, and the order was given by the board.
After some further conversation, Messrs. Harrison, Lunt,
and Wensley were appointed a committee to report on the
subject.

The board then adjourned,

LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT

(BEFORE MR. COMMISSIONER PERRY.)
IN RE BRINDLEY.—The argument on the allowance of the
certificate took place this day. Mr. Simon, on behalf of the
assignees and creditors, opposed the allowance, and the bank-
rupt was supported by Mr. Aspinall. The objection to the
allowanee of the certificate was based chiefly on the alleged
extravagance and rashness of the bankrupt in contracting
deb's wittrout reasonable means of paying them. In support
of this rashness and extravagance, Mr. Simon urged the fact of
the bankrupt having expended on Tarvin Hall the sum of
between £4,000 and £5,000, though knowing that his
tenantcy should expire in the course of ten years at the
furthest ; arid then, again, his expenditure of £3,000 on
Abbotts Grange, which he entered on without in any way con-
suiting the trustees under the deed of arrangement with his
creditors. In reference to the first expenditure, the learned
counsel contended that Dr. Brindley should either not have
expended so much on Tarvin Hall, or, having incurred so
large an expenditure, should not have given it up without the
consent of his creditors. Ho also urged that the bankrupt's
conduct was most reprehensible in having given cause for the
suit in chancery, in which he appeared as defendant, and in
which the decree of the court was against him ; and that his
rashness and extravagance might fairly be inferred from the
fact that, though in ten years his income from his school was
about £34,000, his debts by his balance sheet were now
£ll,OOO. Mr. Aspinall, on the other hand, denied that either
rashness or extravagance could justly be laid to the charge of
the bankrupt. It was true that the receipts of his school might
have amounted to the sum stated, hut if his income was large
his expenses were equally so. His large expenditure on
Tarvin Hall was urged against him ; but then it should be
recollected that the hall was, in the first instance, ill-adapted
for the purposes of a school, and that considerable expense had
consequently to be incurred in necessary alterations. As to
the suits in chancery, he was fully justified in the course he
took in regard to them, and he (Mr. Aspinall) was confident
that the court would also think so. The learned gentleman,
in conclusion, urged that the position of the bankrupt, all
through, was that of a man struggling through great and
unlooked for difficulties, and that, so far from deserving the
censure of the court, he was entitled to its sympathy and
protection. His Honour intimated that he would deliver
judgment in the case at twelve o'clock on Saturday.

ALLSOP'B WAX-WORK EXHIBITION, TEUTONIC-HALL
LiuE STREET. LIVERPOOL.—DOVE, THE MURDBRER.--The
only correct likeness of this criminal is to be seen at the
above exhibition, and is placed by the side of Palmer. Both
these poisoners are fall-length, and are acknowledged by all
to be perfect likenesses. They are surrounded by upwards
of 100 wax figures, large as life; together with 600 statues,
busts, casts of heads, &c.. &c. ; also a great number of
Stereoscopic and other views. The proprietor begs to state
that the likeness of Dove and Palmer are most positively
the only true ones taken. Palmer was modelled by Mr.
George Ewing, of London, during his trial at the Old
Bailey; and a sketch of Dove was taken by Mr. John
Stot ey, of York, and afterwards modelled expressly for Mr.
Allsop, by Mr. William Leland, of Liverpool. Open from
bsAervdmeistshieonn,
aSmixepeonfceA.
1190Apq,suavirdrailxle.
in attendance. till te
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work on the two lamps over the entrance,—Adv.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

A somewhat novel experiment was made on Monday
evening by Mr. Ernest Jones. By invitation and adver-
tisement the public were summoned to St. Martins's-hall, to
assist at what was termed a " political soiree," and the
cards of admission concluded with the words, "Music at
eight o'clock." At that hour about 300 persons, or perhaps
more, assembled, but the area of the hall appeared
somewhat empty. Mr. Ernest Jones shortly afterwards
appeared on the platform, accompanied by seven or eight
ladies and gentlemen, who turned out to be singes and
musicians. Mr. Jones then stated that he was about, for

the first time, to attempt to blend dry political diecussion
with a musical entertainment, hoping that by these means
he should attract many persons on whose minds he was
desirous of engrafting essential political knowledge. The
programme of the evening would be as follows : —There
would be no chairmrn—the musical entertainment would be
divided into two parts, and he would himself deliver a lecture,
also divided into two parts. Being determined to endeavour
to preach political truth, be had to announce that-the Hall
was engaged for a similar soiree on the first Tuesday in
November. The first part of a vocal concert was then pros
ceeded with, embracing several well-known songs, glees, and
madrigals, and among them the " Mareeillaise,"
however, few, if any one seemed to recognise, vs it did not
create any enthusiasm, and was not followed by the applause
which greeted the other pieces, which were really very
creditably performed. The programme included two
"odes" written by Mr. Jones. The first, the Song of
the Lower Classess," was very cleverly written ; simple
to the very utmost in its language, it was yet rythmical,
well balanced, and full of points ; and, being sung to a
popular air, it was exceedingly effective. The other,
" A Song of the times of Cromwell," was more pre-
tentious, less intelligible, and consequently far less
telling. The first part of Mr. Jones's lecture was
devoted to the consideration of the relations be—
tween labour and capital, between employer and em-
ployed. After stating that England wis on the brink o►
mighty social changes, and that the character of those
changes depended on what was done before the crisis in the
way of harmonising the interests of all classes, on the basis
of justice to all and wrong to none, in which case he doubted
not that things would go on in safe constitutional progress
sion ; and deprecating all desire of setting class againt class,
he proceeded to point out what, in his view, was the con-
dition of the English labourer in relation to capital. He
urged that capital was nothing but the surplus production
of working men, either immediately or remotely, and in
very vigorous language denounced capital, as at present
distributed, • as the curse of the labourer, ines-
much as he, the producer, had no share in that which
he produced. He argued that in this country poverty was
treated as a crime, and adduced a very remarkable case at
Halifax, in which the majority of the hoard of guardians
laid down the principle and acted on it, that a destitute
able-bodied man who applied for parochial relief was guilty
of the crime of vagrancy, and punishable and punished
by imprisonment with hard labour. In the second port of
his address Mr. Jones dealt with the question of the causes
of poverty among the working classes, with nil its diffi-
culties for the present and its dangers for the future. He
said that pauperism was owing to the simple fact that
there was not work enough in England for th people, and
that was entirely owing to the undeveloped resources of the
land and the absence of cultivation, stating that there were
in this country more than 28 millions of acres uncultivated,
besides a vast quantity of arable land, which had been
turned into grass land. He denounced the monopoly of
great landowners, whose policy it was to depopulate
the greater part of their estates ; and be entered into
detailed statistics to make out his case. Certainly, as speci-
mens of oratory, and even of ratiocination, nothing could
be much better than Mr. Jones's addresses, and they bore
on them the impress of earnestness and sincerity, which were
not among the least of their merits Notwithstanding
a very stinging denunciation of the newspaper press by Mr.
Ernest Jones, should his addresses not be given in alt their
fulness and elaboration in the columns of the daily journals,
we are obliged to content ourselves with the above sketch of
his "political soiree," which, both as regards the rersonal
efforts of the originator, and the highly decorous and intel-
ligent demeanour of his audience, was deserving of every
commendation.

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giretten burthen of
THE MERCANTILE MARINE OF AUSTRIA.—The nier
their crews num-
bered thehl a7n,e7tn9d4 vesselsot of n pl
,asatu belonging
ydetahr e
34,434. Of these vessels, 662 were adapted for long
voyages, and the rest were coasting or fishing vessels.
NEW STEAMERS FOR CHILL—The Admiral of Chili, Don
Carlos Williams, has been for some lime past residing in
this country. lie has been engaged, on the part of the
Chilian Government, in making arrangements relative to
some machinery, which is being manufactured in Glasgow
for a new line of government steamers, intended to ply
between Chili and Peru. He is also superintending the
building of a number of steamers in London.
THE 'RAILWAY ROBBERIES AT LEEDS.-At the Leed
Court House, on Saturday, before J. H. Shaw, E 8,4..,
the
recent robbery of wheat from the Marsh Line Station of the
North Eastern Railway, at Leeds, was again investigated.
Our report of the committal of Robert Fowler and John
Keogh mentioned that grave suspicions attached to several
of the servants of the company, and the evidence tended to
implication the i • 'n of John Woodlock, the grain foreman cf
the station. On Saturday, Woodlock was charged with
complicity
• • in the robbery, and, after a vast quantity of
evidence had been taken, the further hearing of the case
was adjourned until Wednesday next, when the depositions
will be fully taken for a committal to the sessions. Bail,
after some consideration, was accepted for Woodlock's
appearance.

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COTTON : The market continues very steady, L- e
to day has been active, and with a fair supply, Pricbooo
fatly maintained. The sales—including 180 Perna;l,
7d to 711, 100 13ahihs 601, 250 Maranhams to 'iced*
Egyptians7d to 721,1,500 Surats al to sid—arereP for
10,000 bales, of which 3,000 are on speculation an
export. the
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SUGAR: The market keeps steady, but owing bar'
firmness of holders, the' sales are confined st
native Madras at 403, with a few at 435, 25') bags Id pe.
4S', and 250 bags yellow grainy Bengal at 50s
cwt. joas
Pre/
Bum : 50 puncheons Jamaica are reported at f.
rates, and 50 hhds Madras at 2s 5d per gallon Prool44s6d
COFFEE: The sales are confined to 70 bags Rio at
to 49s per cwt. 001
RicE: We have only to report 250 bags broken
at 0, od, and a small lot of Carolina at zas per C 73,1
ARGOLS.-20 cases Perugia white brought 709
753 61. to l'ifiv-teS

SUMAC: 750 bags 9; 61 per cwt.
Fusric : 60 tons common Spanish, ..e5 23 6ct
LoGwooo : 40 tons Jamaica 1:4 17 64.
BA r.wooo : 110 tons Barwood 10s' A _

RED S ANDERS WOOD :15 tons 8 123 fid per."ton• '
LONDON. fpg
SunAn: The market is firm, and the public sa—,os9#
progressing steadily, but without spirit. Grocery
quoted 553 to 583. the.
COFFEE : This article is steady. but not bri3l''Oed''
public sales do not show an material alteration In the
TEA: The trade are occupied with the samples
public sales declared for to-morrow. t Ted
COTTON : 9JO bale; sold yesterday on 'Change °-
full prices. Ode'
RICE: This article is rather dull, and prices:are 11

lower.
RUM remains without alteration. de'
LTP k.TRE : The tine descriptions are:about 6-
titogir
refraction 3, sold at 3.'s 6d.
Peppar, Singapore, sold at; to 5; n
Is 8 1 to 2A 9 1 ; mace. 24 to 2s 2d.
'JO° SA GO : re d/1 sold at 233 to 295. c,
In other artioles no materiaaalteration•
generally are doll to day. qllo
TALLOW : The market is firm, at the annexe.,
tions, viz. :—Town tallow, 51s 9,1 nett cash; real to
Y.C. on the snot, 50s 6d ; last three months, bus "
91. (o°4
BOROUGH Hop.—There is a steady demand for vie
Weald of Kent and Sussex hops at firm prices.
.f.:250,000
Corr

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haedywahnecaeg
notedt rad
arminonMAafrokn-
manded full prices. Barley in short supply, anue."-foritf,
has an upward tendency. Oats sold slowly a% de"cl.
prices. Beans and pease scarce, and full, !agility
Arrivals into London from Oct. 6 to Oct.
Scotch—Wheat, 1.650 qrs; barley, 1,160 qrs
Fo nro
Mark-lane,
ltahsits.11101;0011
qrs; malt, 6RO qrs. Irish—Oats, 2,850 qrs. „pgo
Wheat. 11,120 qrs; barley, 0,500 qrs ; oats, '"'"
flour, 680 sacks, 500 barrels. dolt, Afto
MINES: Business in British mining. stocks IS et Orwit
prices in many cases are quoted lower. The niall, slOy
the whole is flat, being prejudiced by the rise ill the
of money. In the Stock Exchange to-dap, 100°,0
Brazlian shares have been dealt in at 2i ; Con {n
Brazilian at 3 ; Lusitanian at ti dis ; and Sortridgetioptg;
at 34. Sehjoined is a list of yesterday's tran7sac6j,
?
the Mining Exellanze:—Chancellorsville, „,; Ofge
Gawton 17s 6,1, 18s 6d; Great Alfred, 140‘,1,
Sheb /, 31; Great South Tolgus, 1%0
ton Down. 34, ; North Frances, 101; Forke,,,-vorPoi;
Sortridge Consols, 3 1-16, 3.16, 4. 4; South `-'O,
287; ; Wheal Edward, 21; Wheal Kitty (Leloall
Wheal Mary Ann, 364, 37i; Wheal Zion, 11,
Stock Exchange : 134scean, 86* ; South Carao,-'
Sortridge Consols, 3,4; Great South Tolgus, li"

YESTERDAY'S MARKETS.
.rltet r°4lCl2!
K BUTTER : Supplies at this uay
1.800 casks and firkins. There was a good
full prices. say—Firsts, 112 s ; Seconds, 1093 ; '1""
toe!
Fourths, 101 s ; and Fifths, 99s per cwt. OA,
GLASGOW PIG IRON: Several thousand tou-A„
hands today at 66s 91 and his. There are reael vb
gp' let
at 67s 3d per ton.
GLASGOW CORN : The weather is still wet andetlity 0111(jot
The supplies of grain and grain produce are pr frirA
but the trade are operating to a good extent'd 6"'
wheat of most descriptions sold at an advance per
qr, and flour was held for a rise of 6d to 1 )
Barley brought late rates, but beans were alCe"
Wier articles sold steadily at.fully last weeks

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

VE R L, CTOBF: 9.
HIGH WATER—Morn. 6PO 34 O
—EveOn. 719 R —Heigh.. v ,
ote/
ARRIVED. Tri
Oct. B.—Emily Jane, from Havre—Euphrates (0;4
Benin, Africa

rePod
SAILED. tr f
tt Ci ei,nl
Ott S —Scamander (s.s.), for Alexandria—De t d',l",,f,
Franklin Ki.,g, New York—Teresa, Havana—Laco,fll„-00.7,',.,i'0-01!
stantinople—Corinthian Triette—Mort, Nev"°-CrO" YAP'
of Baltimore (s.s.). Philadelphia—Augusta, Ver3./.ariSloCo'
American (s.s.), Montreal—Valdivia,
Video—Douro j(8 1.;, Oporto—Shit:crock (s.), Hal
Malta.

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OUTPORT. OW 04
—.
Quecnstown, Oct. B.—ArrivenVigilant, from A"--
0
MA [MIME EXTRACTS. 0,4
Plymouth, Oct. 8 —The African mail steamer candy °' Nine,
yesterday a' g 30 p.m , with 24 passmaers, and 3.0 v, fa/1.0001
Ramsey, Isle of Man, Oct. 3.—The Mona's Quee,,;',
Liverpool, with herrings struck on the Great Balnincl,,, taer„
0 the
broke her boom. She then bore away for this Plac`jebill't 10."
the harbour, she struck on the bar, and was driven. was g!„,
pler, where she received considerable damage, bu.er con'
harb )ur on the 2gth ult., atter discharging part Of I'
FOREIGN PORTS.
APriri7(?.:
)Roftm, acnodnsStbaanrtikn—opbloe hathsemleyernaat.Parai
Mary Wits n, hence at Fiume.
Frankf 3rt (Ls.), hence at Naples.
Arno (5.5.), Lucia, and Arnerigo—all hence at Oe_n,.°oad
Estaquia, Rosalie, and America (s.s.)— all hence rgoueo
Reward. West Lothian, and Comely—all hence „t. 97.
A des (5.5.) sailed f em Smyrna for Liverpool, „S%t, 09.
Tiber (9.5 ) paled front Tr'este for Liverpool, ?;9.1
Emilie sailed from Venice for Liverpool, Sept. 4, Ser.
Hat-flack (s.s.) sailed frompalerrno for Liverpool'
William sailed from Deeds for Liverpool.SePt• 20.
Iberia sailed from Gibraltar for Liverpool, SePt"

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MARRIAGE. °el.
On the 6,h inst , at St. John's Church, by the
Mr. David Ross, to MlB5 Elizabeth Moore. -