The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-20 00:00:00

THE PIKE WATER.

A memorial from Messrs. George Phillips and Son, of Lord
street, in reference to the qnali,.y of the water, was read.
The Chairman said ho had, in his capacity of Chairman of
the Health Committee, received the communication in question
on Wednesday, and althou:zli he had not interfered in the
water question, ho deemed it his duty to enquire into this
matter. In company wi It Nlr. Sheill and Mr. Clint he went
to Messrs. Phillips' and saw the water. It was extremely
dirty and stinking, and not fit for human we at all.
4r. Sheill said the water in his office in Water street, was
just the same.

Mr. Newlands said Mr Duncan, the water Engineer,
wished to make a report on this case in writing, but had not
time, as the matter had only taken place on Wednesday. He
(Mr. Duncan) wished, however, to say that in the case
referred to, the quality of the water had been changed in
consequence of an old plug that had not been cleaned for
some time, and this caused the water to stagnate.
Some Members of the committee did not think this a satin.
factory answer, when

Mr. Newlands said, from ten years experience, he could
Fay such was the case. The matter then dropped.

THE EL EC i lONS.

Mr. Newlands stated that the streets would have to be
occupied next week by the election booths.
Mr. Hodson stated that the nomination would take place
on Friday, the 27th, (this day week,) and the polling on the
next day, the 28th inst. The routine business, being then
disposed of, the meeting separated.

BANKRUPTCY.—Abstracts of accounts connected with
the Court of Bankruptcy have been presented to Parlia-
ment, from which it appears that from 1853 to 1855 the
number of cases adjudicated upon in the seven bankruptcy
courts of England was 2,138; the amount collected was
£1,978,325; and the amount distributed, el .073,386. The
difference between these two sums is £905,939, and it com-
prises solicitors' fees, 4235,513 ; assignees' commission,
£85,585 ; other officers of court, brokers, Ike., £294,501 ;
miscellaneous charges, £12,622 ; and a balance of £278,454.
The number of cases under £5OO, on which no dividend
was paid, was 543, and cases above that amount, 40.
The Daily News publishes a document, purporting to be
authentic, addressed by the French Envoy at Rome to the
French Minister of Foreign Affairs. This report treats on
the condition and fro pects'of the states of the Church, and
is dated 14th May, 1856. In the opinion of the Daily News,
it demonstrates that in little more than a month after the
French Minister of Foreign Affairs had publicly declared
that governmental reforms and the removal of foreign
troops from Italy were necessary, to prevent an Italian
and European revolution, the French Government and its
agents were secretly exerting themselves to prevent the
carrying of these views into effect. The French Minister
at Rome was strenuously apologising for all the short
com'ngs of theßoman Government calumniously asperstirg
Piedmont and advocating the permanent occupation of
Italy by foreign troops.
SCOTTISH FEEFHOLD MOVEMENT AND JUSTICE TO
SCOTLAND. —A public meeting, called by a placard with this
heading, was held i❑ the Leith Assembly Rooms on Monday
night. Besides being for the purpose of agitating for the
40s freehold, the placard stated that the meeting was to be
of those " favourable to the adopiiou of measures towards
securing that Scotland should be placed on an equal footing
with England in regard to all political rights an i privileges."
Mr. Charles Morrison occupied the chair. Dr. Begg said
that that part of their movement which would give 40s
freeholders in towns the right to vote in the county was
most important, as without that all the moral advantages
of the scheme would be lost, It seemed to him that the
introduction of this franchise would be the means of solving
a number of political problems which would never be
solved otherwise; as, for instance, the game law question.
Mr. MiLaren said that this meeting had no connection
with the present state of polities. In reference to the
Lord Advocate's recant address to the electors of Leith, in
which he said that if this 40s franchise were obtained the
Duke of Sutherland, the Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord
Panmure, or the Duke of Buccleuch could put any county
in Scotland in their pockets, he said this seemed as if the
speaker was not aware that this was done already. Mr.
Cassels then moved the first resslution, which stated that
the restoration to Scotland of a 40s franchise would greatly
elevate the social and moral condition of the, working
classes. This was seconded by the Rev Mr. Thoiburn, and
carried unanimously, as were the subsequent r solutions.
Mr. J. M. Mitchell moved that Scotland should be placed
on an equality with England in all rights and privileges.
This was seconded by Bailie Wishart. Mr, Walker moved
the appoiLtinent of a committee in connection with the
object.