The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-16 00:00:00

I,fTS-IA AND TURKEY.

PROGRESS OF HOSTILITIES.
0 4., (Prom our Second Edition of Yesterday.)
atamll.lt,ay37 operations on the Danube are at a
end Still. The Russian hospitals are as full as
icePriti: Russian consul in Servia, had announced
the ib;e Alexander of Servia as a secret adherent to
,orte
'" Vari°ll t.ll 23rd of November the elders of the
i01:11,8 Servian. districts held a meeting, and re-
.! et`.;(l to watch the Prince's movements. They
tam the length of discussing the propriety of re-
itig
ileha . Prince Milosch, who, from his exile at
fro„,..er. le st, has lately come close to the Servian
~,a
A ST P
I to pr. ETERSBURG, 2nd.—Rodzwitch, late secretary
'` It i, 'nee Gortschakoff, had arrived with an escort.
i,,' generally believed that he and another Pole,
tr,„sed of having kept up a correspondence with
' eturks, have been shot.
i The
kt,Chronicle states that news had been received
tile'''. Petersburg that 30,000 Turks, who had passed
44, 4rnatchai, near Alexandrianople, had been
° retr en hack after a sharp engagement. They were
/* 1,4
veiating on Nov. 14th. It is also said that, in
f 1,4 ',tier direction, General Brummer charged 7,000
ther's With the bayonet and completely routed
1 „lA, taking a cannon, standards, and a part of
''co/rurkish train and ammunition.
( ief 4SSA.—Advices also mention that the Russians
14eated the Turks at Agur, in the Caucasus.
tile above accounts being Russian, the usual
11%.ances must be made for exaggeration.
N, 4e Times states in a leading article, that we
%,ttill left to conjecture what was the precise
C:111t and character of the Turkish naval force
I,l!°Yed at Sinope.
ke excitement at Constantinople by the news
ttahei,c tides the idea that it was a mere convoy of
lisPort3, or the hulks in the port; and it is de-
Ooted by the Turks as " a flotilla ;" yet it does
ii,, aPPear that more than two or three Turkish
Villes were on that station at the time. It is re
Vable, too, that with the exception of Osman
PO in his own ship, which foundered on the
k.,,,age to.Sebastopol; no mention is made of any
to ores. All the other vessels are stated to have
)tk,-`4destroyed, and it is added that " the carnage
oft' 'rightful." If it should turn out that six ships
kttLile line directed their fire on transports crowded
1114 troops, and wholly incapable of defence, and
it: Slaughtered those unfortunate wretches, whom
111 ''''-11(1 have been easy to take prisoners of war,
,e
tit,„Russians would stand convicted of an act of
thelillar atrocity, and the victory of which
41,Y boast would cover them with disgrace.
ktieh news of the battle was brought to Con-
Iti,;'44ople on the 3rd, by a Turkish steamer
cell escaped ; by her report the Russians began
Itotillttack by an attempt to cut out the Turkish
with boats, but not accomplishing this
ration,ktti,, they brought their line of battle-ships to
441'4- The Turkish vessels were unable to
Iffeto• the fire with much effect, and the Russians
red principally from the fire of a battery
tIY constructed for the protection of the
S°llr. The Russians terminated the engage-
Ittlitt by burning the vessels they had not already
Qkt oy their fire. We may shortly expect to hear
Ilk tile English and French fleets are taking their
kiiiieruise in.the Black Sea, and it remains to be seen
it ~,t notice the cabinet of St. Petersburg will think
01)11'h take of this demonstration. There is no
tlttuq't in international laws for any remon-
S'ee Russia may think fit to make. It has,
Never, been more than once indirectly intimated
Sb t Russia would consider the entrance of foreign
,mliti:„i4to the Black Sea as a declaration of hos-
" 11 —. Ile Times will be curious to learn on
‘ p4rtogrollnds she is prepared to contend for such
g Njosition The course which our vessels
;43tirs,,a):_, may be compelled to adopt on this
,4et, fleets' depends entirely on that of the Russian
'4e(ii.:?r it is certain that the attitude of the
INbe.'ng powers will be of a strictly pro-
. offereharacter ; though if any opposition should
,4trud to the progress of our vessels, they have
eWts which
to meet it. The Times has received
t
!kti,i'4lcll makes it
.distrust the partialThecondi condition of ag:
armed by the Turks in. Asia.
eel, is by by no means favourable, and though it is
itias ;Nh; town of Akhaltsici has fallen, the Rus-
NA bold the castle of that border fortress.
Is
14—"ce Woronzoff has recovered from his illness,
While the Turkish reports describe the army of
gin and
e!ii
,the theßt Caucus us to
n'ou bneee
thati a m n
thoes t criticalßusaian
.k.a
1 is about to assume the offensive, and march
hors and Erzeroum.
sirtEi,e Turks have undoubtedly taken some small
1)14 the rumour of their having gained deci-
kiq 4dvantaaes was at least premature. It is
'iltirtithere is -a. want of unity and authority in the.
,4N, 4nd of the Turkish forces, whilst the Russian
N. 14 Georgia always passed for a corps of picked
4Ett, The conduct of the Persians is precisely
N 4.".,ad to be expected from that perfidious power;
;°thge circumstance of the march of an army
Ntic frontier, and the suspension of an envoy's
Illi 211 s to the Shah, as reported at Constantinople,
hlitrero6 o babl
Ay add still further complications in the
f sia.

LATEST PARTICULARS.

ANOTHER BATTLE.

SLAUGHTER OF 4,000 TURKS.

141 t
trkklave received the following important tele-
"l7 a dispatch;ll INTA, THURSDAY MORNING.—The Russian
Ne:4l Andronikoff has totally defeated the
fila, ill a battle at Akalsik, on the borders of
Sh iiTc Armenia.
Ale!, Turks left 4,000 slain on the field."
I'B, Aghalzighe, or G
14i
4halzig, is a province of
t 144:
Turkey,p~s in Armenia, on the south-west con-
Ne, Of Georgia. It derives its name from the
town Akiska, a corruption of Akhissar, or
StCastle; but it is called Taik by the inhabi-
't ' This is a fertile and populous country, and
caintains contain the richest minerals; how-
many depopulated villages show that it
t:4oe more flourishing. The aborigines are
101 l distinguish
by uncommonly fine thick beards.
l"" distinguish them from the new settlers,
4tielß With the latter they practise husbandry.
A rig bees, and the culture of the silk-worm,
It kt°wl.l is open, and without fortifications, but
„
a very strong and lofty castle, which the
10 :;kris endeavoured, about 30 years ago, in vain
ke ; situated on the left bank of the river
4 (3r Cyrus, which arises about twelve miles to
Ilktic;°4th-west. Its inhabitants are of various
did etl', Armenians, Turks, Jews, and Christians,
thelll'3' on an active trade with Battoum, a port on
tNet k Sea, 100 miles distant, and intermediate
Zit the beside mosques it contains two churches
ki%taT,s,Christians ; and the Jews have a synagogue.
kqli:l 90 miles N.N.W. of Erivan, 100 S.W. of
t' •
ktls% eo the journals we learn that :—No fresh (le-
tt %,1-Leillated to throw further light on the action
tlie(pe have come to hand, and from the banks
of ,anUbe we only learn the de facto suspen-
li,ll tqw,Rostilities. Military operations are at a
1,444411 everywhere, even at Giurgevo, where the
,Pttttll are engaged in the construction of a fort.
k ike...."!e'reria is held by 5,000 Turks. Nothing
tTrit.lraPortance has happened at Krajova or
lvtiA tiel credit accounts received from St. Peters-
-I\ll 0,53 e Turks have met with disasters in Asia as
las
oen the Black Sea, but from the dates, as
tit?; to rther circumstances to which it is. uuneces-
Vefer, we may assume these accounts to be
iveencitirely imaginative, or so distorted as to be
At, he of all claim to attention.
!li,NC,lebenburgen. Boten reports that General
I,t'icl had been sent to Krajova, with orders to
listlieqßte„the Turks from Kalafat. General Anrepp
Rkik,.
'i t
d. 'iII _eneral and aide-de-cam
the reserve
of the
of light cavalry of of the
41e
to IRet 11-SSianS and Turks, in the States of the
Powers, have been placed, by mutual
under the protection of the Austrian
11.1 t ttlla °
'4lll'tb.',4e --e Constantinople journals of the 2Sth
-marie\ienins. correspondent of The Times thus
the news received up to that date:—

"The Turkish bulletin respecting the operations
of the European army attributes the retreat of
Omar Pacha to the necessity which there was for
getting his troops, which had begun to suffer from
the biting cold, into their winter quarters on the
right bank of the river. On the 11th of November,
on which day the snow had begun to fall, there
was but one battalion with two batteries left on the
island between Turtukai and Oltenitza. On the
following day the Russians made an attack on the
tete de pont on the island, but were repulsed by
Hall Pacha.. The Russians sent in shells and
grape shot for about an hour, but did no damage.
Among the foreigners who distinguished them-
selves at Olteniza, in the sallies made against the
Cossacks, were the Spanish Commander Pita del
Corro and Captain Rhodes. General Prim and
his staff rendered Omar Pacha great assistance.
The inhabitants of some of the villages and hamlets
in the. neighbourhood of Kalafat went to Ismail
Pacha to thank him for the protection afforded
them; and to punish them for this, the Russians
billeted troops on them, and threatened to burn
their houses over their heads, if they did not take
up arms and enter the Russian ranks. On the
4th November, the day on which the Russians got
so mauled at Oltenitza, a troop of mounted Cos-
sacks and Wallachians (from greater Wallachia)
entered the village of Maglavit, which is a few
English miles from Kalafat, and after ill-treating
the inhabitants, plundered their houses, and killed
their cattle. At the approach of Ismail Pacha,
who left a garrison at Maglavit, the mauraders
fled.

" The bulletin relative to the army in Anatolia
tells us that on the 10th. of November Ali Pacha, a
General of Brigade, and Colonel Hassan Bey,
marched against the fortress of Achalzich, which
the Turks call Akiska. The Russians made a sally,
but were repulsed with considerable loss. After the
rencontre, the Turks occupied the village of Soklis,
at no great distance from Achalzich. Some doubts
naturally arise concerning the correctness of the
Turkish bulletin, as we directly after read, that
three Russian battalions and 1,500 horse, with 40
guns, had forced their way through the Turkish
district of Loseo, as far as Bedleh, where they met
with the Turks, under the Beys Izzet and Achmet.
We are informed that the Russians lost 300 men.
among whom was one officer and several non-com-
missioned officers. These skirmishes, for probably
they were little more, are of little real importance,
but not so the following news, if true :—When the
Russians returned to Achalzich the gates were
closed, and the inhabitants fired upOn them ;
the troops, however, succeeded in forcing their
way into the town, where they had a sharp
encounter with the people. The notables of the
place were taken as hostages, but one of them, who
had kiiled four Russians, was beheaded. A corps,
under the Mudir of Erdeham, met with 1,000
Cossacks, and killed some 50 of, them. The com-
mander of Divan, who has but 2,000 men under
his command, has applied to the Persian authori-
ties on the frontiers for assistance against Selim
Pacha, who is in the west and south with 7,000
troops of the line, and Schamyl, who is in the
east. This same governor has arrested the Patri-
arch of Etchamiadsin, who is the head of the Arme-
nian Christians in Russian Armenia, because he did
not seek to prevent the emigration of his flock to
Van, on the other side of the frontier. This news
will somewhat startle those who have hitherto be
lieved that non-Greek Christians are happier under
Russian than under Turkish rule. The Medari
Tidjaret, the capture of which was mentioned yes-
terday, proves to be the vessel which was taken by
the Bessarabia with a cargo, not of " pepper,"
but of copper on board. The captain, a Dalmatian
with a part of his crew, put into a boat and left the
steamer to her fate. The English engineer, the
stokers, and some of the passengers, who refused
to quit the vessel, fell into the hands of the Rus-
sians. The Medari-Tidjaret belonged to a Turkish
company, and is said to have had 2,000,000
piastres as well as copper on board. It was sus-
pected, but not positively known, at Constanti-
nople, that the Pervas (she was taken by the
Viadimar) had met with some accident. According
to advices brought by the last Austrian steamer
Europa, from Trebizond, three Turkish steam
frigates had returned in safety to Sinope, after
having landed a large supply of arms and ammu-
nition on the Circassian coast, near Ghelendshik
(almost at the northern extremity of the Caucasus.)
The mountaineers came down in thousands to re-
ceive the weapons.
" It is also said that, in another direction, General
Brummer charged 7,000
.Turks with the bayonet,
and completely routed them, taking a cannon, two
standards, and a part of the Turkish train and
ammunition."

The following also is from our Second Edition of
yesterday—
SPAIN—MADRID, 10TH.—The decree closing the
Cortes read by the president on closing the session,
made a favourable impression on the public.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY.—The funds declined con-
siderably. Three per Cents closed at 75f. 15c., and
Four-and a-Half per Cents at 102.

THE PRESTON STRIKE. - On yesterday, the London trades
delegates published an address to the operatives exhorting
them to maintain the strike.

An accident occurred in a coalpit at Wordsley near Stone-
bridge, early on Saturday last, by which four men, one boy
and three horses lost their lives.

An unfavourable opinion has been expressed of Samuel-
son's digging machine, by the Berwickshire farmers' club,
after trial.

No further deaths from cholera have taken place up to last
evening, although the contrary had been stated through
town.

Her Majesty the Queen, in consideration of the severity
of the season, and the excessive price of every necessary of
life, has, with her usual royal munificence, announced her
gracious intention of contributing £250 towards the funds
of the association for promoting the relief of destitution
in the metropolis.
.

FlRE.—List night, about half-past six o'clock a fire broke
out in a hay-loft contiguous and to connected withthe exten-
sive brewery belonging to F. S. Eld and Co., Pepper-street,
Richmond-road. Soon after the alarm was given, "reels"
belonging to the Rose-hill station, were on the spot, and
were quickly followed by the fire brigade under the super-
intendence of Mr. Hewitt, and the fire was speedily extin-
guished, but not until damage to the amount of between
430 and £4O, had been done. From the prompt attend-
ance of the fire brigade may be attributed the saving of a
large amount of property. The damage is fully covered by
the insurance, the property being insured in the Norwich
Union fire-office.

GENERAL HOLIDAY.—To promote the observance of a
general holiday on Monday, the 26th inst., the Bank of
England and the other bankers will present on the previous
Saturday all bills that fall due on the 26th and that are not
addressed at any banking establishment. It is understood
that the transfer-offices at the Bank of England will be
closed, and also the Stock-Exchange. Nothing has trans-
pired with regard to the intentions of the government. It
appears now to be generally considered that the law would
fully authorise the proclamation of a distinct holiday, and
the convenience to trade would be universal if the latter
were definitively settled in that manner. Uunder any cir-
cumstances, however, it is assumed that notices will be
issued of arrangemeuts for limiting the duties of all the
public offices as much as possible.

VISIT OF THE RT. HON. B. DISRAELI TO THE EARL OF
DERBY, AT KNOWSLEY HALL,-Y-AB,. we before announced,
the Rt. Hon. Mr. Disraeli, the ehancell9r of the exchequer
under the Earl of Derby's governmencarrived during the
past week at Knowsley, on a visit to the noble earl, who
has been for some time suffering from a very severe attack
of gout, which entirely confined him to his room. The
friends of the noble earl will be glad to learn that he is
now so far recovered as to be enabled to attend to his ordinary
avocations, although we believe the noble lord has not yet
ventured very far beyond the precincts of Knowsley. The
ex-chancellor left Knowsley on Monday last, we believe, for
the metropolis • and it is said his visit to the ex-premier
partook more of a political than a social or friendly character.
The real object of the meeting of the tory chiefs, was to
decide upon the course of political action to be taken in the
next session of parliament. A prompt decision was essen-
tial on this point ; and as Lord Derby's illness confined
him to his room, Mr. Disraeli's presence was required at
Knowsley.
REPORTED -DISTURBANCE IN SEEL-STREET CHAPEL.—
Yesterday morning a report was in circulation that a dis-
turbance had been created in Seel-street Roman Catholic
chapel, by a person who opposed the priest. It appears that
the Rev. Mr. Furlong has been preaching at this chapel
for some time past, and that considerable numbers attend
daily at his discourse. Yesterday morning. about 8 o'clock,
the chapel was full, and the priest was addressing the people
on religious subjects, when a person stood up and used some
language, which it was imagined was insulting'to, and ten-
ded to interrupt, the speaker. The circumstance caused some
excitement, but it was soon allayed, the party being dis-
covered to be a person named Reynolds, who it appears be-
came so nervously excited as to stand up and utter some
exclamations in praise of the speaker's eloquence. He was
taken into the vestry, but at first there appeared serious symp-
toms of confusion amongst the people, as they imagined he
was an intruder, but on learning the real state of the case
order was restored. The above are the facts, which in the
course of the day were much exaggerated through the
town,

HEALTH COMMITTEE-YESTERDAY,

The usual weekly meeting of the committee was held yes-
terday, at half-past two o'clock. Mr. LANGSDALE in the
chair.

Other members present: Messrs. Beckwith, Moss, Dover,
Halhead, Holt, Nicholson, Fleming, Godfrey, McNicoll,
Robertson Gladstone..

Mr. Moss inquired if Mr. Newlands had not now been in
London a month ? He should like then to know whether
previous to Mr. Newlands going he had intimated to the
committee that his services were required in London ?
The CnAIRM replied that they had received no such
intimation.

Mr. Moss considered that Mr. Newlands' omission was
disrespectful to the committee, to say the least of it:

Mr: BECKWITH observed that Mr. Newlands had to go to
London in reference to the sanitary measures. He should,
however, complain that any account of the expenses so in-
curred on such occasions were never laid before the com-
mittee, because it was by the direction of the committee that
the expenditure was incurred.
Mr. Moss : then has Mr. Newlands gone to London on
our business ?

Mr. BECKWITH : yes.
The CHAIRMAN observed that he had only heard in an
indirect way, that Mr. Newlands had gone on their errand.
Mr. McGowAN explained that in the drawing of sanitary
clauses much time was spent, and professional information
required, almost every moment, by the counsel engaged in
framing the bill. It was therefore on that account, most
probably, that the town clerk detained Mr. Newlands.
The subject then dropped.
Mr. J. H. HORSFALL waited on the committee, according
to appointment, and again preferred his complaint in almost
the same terms that he used at the last meeting against
their officer, Freeny. He observed that since he had been
last before them, Mr. Mansfield had decided the point against
him, but as that decision, as he understood it, was purely on
a point of law, it did not at all affect his complaint. The
law directed that the party in whose hands the nuisance
was found should be fined, but what he complained of was
the statement on the‘part of the officer that the nuisance
arose on his property. He was bound, however, to give the
officer the benefit of the fact, namely, that though
he understood him to swear that the nuisance did
not originate in the house in which it really had its, rise,
Mr. Mansfield said that he understood him to say that
the nuisance did not Arise in any house belonging to Mr.
Gillespie.
Mr.:GAnNurr, clerk to the magistrates. who was in kt-
tendance, said that that was what the officer swore. Mr.
Gillespie was the real complainant in the matter, and, in
reply to Mr. Mansfield, Freeny said that the water did not
flow from any house belonging to Mr. Gillespie.
From the statement of Freeny, who was present to hear
the complaint, it appeared that he did not imagine that the
water could have come from any of the houses in the neigh-
bourhood, inasmuch as they were all sewered. He had in
fact visited the house, from which it was now plain the water
came, on the cleansing of a pig-sty which was on the pre-
mises ; but when he was there the place was concealed, and
it was this fact which strengthened him in his error.
Mr. FRESH said that he had been pressed by Dr. Suther-
land to look at once after the nuisances arising from stagnant
water in the locality in question, and that any blame attach-
able to the officer, he took on himself,. as the officer acted
under his directions. Moreover, the information, according
to the law, could have been made in no form.
Mr. GARNETT said that at the conclusion of the case, Mr.
Mansfield observed that he conceived no blame attached to
the officer, for that he had acted to the best of his ability.
Mr. HORSFALL /said that if he had heard at that time that
observation of Mr. Mansfield, he would not have so occupied
the attention of the committee. Nothing but a sense of
public duty had induced him to come forward, as he thought
it was the duty of the officer to have summonid the parties
who originated the nuisance, and so do away with it.
Mr. FRESH observed that Freeny had been many years in
the service, and that a complaint had never before been made
against him.
A desultory conversation took place on the subject. No
substantive resolution was moved, but it was the opinion of
the committee that at the time Mr. Horsfall was summoned,
the other parties should also have been summoned ; and that
Freeny in not having done that was in some measure want-
ing in diligence.

THE SMOKE NUISANCE.

The following was contained in the report of the sub-
committee :

"Mr. W. Connachie, civil engineer, who has acted for
the previous health committee in assisting to suppress the
nuisance (smoke), attended the sub committee, and explained
that the smoke issuing from marine and land engine fur-
naces, could, without injury to the proprietors, be so far
prevented as not to become any annoyance to the public ;
and that by carrying out the necessary arragements for the
purpose, a saving of fuel would accrue more than sufficient,
in most cases, to remunerate for any outlay required to alter
defective furnaces."

The sub-committee recommended that the suggestion be
acted upon.
The CHAIRMAN said that on the river the nuisance was
intolerable. On going on the landing-stage a few mornings
ago, the atmosphere all around was one dense mass of
smoke.

Mr. Moss observed that after the very ungenerous way
in which the committee had been treated by gentlemen in
the council, he felt almost unwilling to interfere any further
in the matter. He did not know what the motives of thoie
gentlemen might be whether they arose from per-
sonal pique or otherwise—but whatever their motives might
be, he hoped they would, on consideration, see the impor-
tance of giving the committee their countenance and support
instead of throwing every obstacle in the way. He would
propose that they should deal with the steamers first ; so
that when they came before the council again they would be
able to defeat the clique which had endeavoured to pre-
vent them in abating the nuisance.
Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE observed that the committee
would be glad to hear from any members of the council any
suggestions that they might offer en a subject of so much
importance to the town. But if any objections were made,
he trusted they would not come from those who were
positively contributing in their own bussiness to the
nuisance; but that all suggestions and objections would be
made apart from private considerations.
Mr. GODFREY having asked some questions in reference
to a point in one of the reports.
Mr. BECKWITH remarked that if gentlemen attended the
committee on Tuesdays they would have no need to ask
such questions, and consequently no delay would take place
in the business.
Mr. GODFREY should object to such remarks—it was ri-
diculous to hear them. What brought them there but to
discuss the question, and he should therefore protest against
any such remarks as those used by Mr. Beckwith.
The MEDICAL OFFICER of Health reported that the com-
paratively high mortality noticed last week from the unusual
prevalence of inflammatory diseases of the lungs still con-
tinues. The deaths registered in the week ending on
Saturday last were 241, being six fewer than in the previous
week, and thirty-two more than the average of the same
week in the preceding five years. In the parish the deaths
were 180, and in the out-townships, 61. Of the total 241
deaths not less than 104 are from diseases of the lungs, the
mortality from which has increased three-fold since the end
of October. The deaths from zymotic diseases were 61, in-
cluding 15 from hooping cough ; 19 from cholera ; 7 from
diarrhoea ; 6 from typhus ; 5 from measles ; 4 from scarlatina ;
2 from small-pox; and 4 from syphilis. The severe weather
had been chiefly fatal to infant life, nearly 58 per cent. of
the deaths having occurred below the age of five. Mr.
Dentith requested the sanction of the committee for
the erection of a slaughter house on the south side of Lydia
Ann-street, he undertaking to construct it to the satisfaction
of the committee. The medical officer of health having in-
spected the premises, was of opinion that no special objection
exists to the site, on sanitary grounds.
Allowed,—subject to the decision of the medical officer.
Mr. RISHTON, the building surveyor, reported the inspec-
tion of 170 dilapidated privies and ashpits, 142 of which
were undergoing alterations and repairs, and 28 of which re-
quired such, together with various other details in his de-
partment.

- Mr. NEWLANDS, the borough engineer, reported nu-
merous particulars of the work done and in hand in his de-
partment. _ _

- Mr. FRESH, the inspector of nuisances, reported the
emptying of 1,034 cess-pools, the inspection of 84 nuisances
complained of by inhabitants, and the reference of 113
others to the borough engineer, for remedy by drainage, &c.,
with a detail of other operations of his staff, including par-
ticulars of a sanitary examination of 525 court-houses, and
331 cellars, formerly cleared of inmates in the lower parts of
the town, and from which it appeared that the sanitary offi-
cers had made special examinations during the the week, of
1,280 different apartments in street houses, and 1746 rooms in
court-houses in the districts named, for the purpose of era-
dicating unhealthiness therefrom, besides the cellar inspec-
tions above named.

In answer to Mr. Robertson Gladstone,
The MEDICAL OFFICER said that the cases of cho-
lera reported, had all occurred in the same locality as
that in which the case reported at the last meeting had oc-
curred. At present, however, there was no fear of its
spreading, as the ordinary and invariable evidences, such as
a prevalence of looseness of the bowels, were at present al-
together absent. The cases occurred chiefly amongst
drunkards, and though there were localities as wretched
and as poor as that in which the disease now appeared
(Vauxhall-road), yet he attributed its lodging there to the
open and undrained land about it, which added an undue
moisture to the atmosphere.
The committee then adjourned.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LATEST BETTING.

TATTERSALLS -YESTERDAY EVENING,

LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.
9 to 1 on the field.
20 to 1 against Sir Peter Laurie (taken.)
DERBY.
9 to 1 against King Tom.
20 to 1 against Ruby.
30 to 1 against Bojardo (all taken).

DOCK COMMITTER—YEsTERDAY.

The weekly meeting of the Dock committee, was held at
one o'clock yesterday. Charles Turner, Esq. in the chair.
A report was read from the committee, in reference to
the construction of a new landing-stage. The committee
produced a plan of Prince's-dock, showinc, the site which it
was proposed to widen by 15 feet to the lengthb of 1000 feet,
but the committee were strongly of 'opinion that the addi-
tional width would be carried through the whole length,
and that the dock estate would receive some compensation
from the council : [for which they instanced the land at the
west side of George's-dock, being corporation property.
The Prince's parade was at present 30 feet wide, and by
throwing back the wall it would give 45 feet, which would
be quiet sufficient, and would leave to the dock estate a
width of 135 feet within the boundary wall, and supposing
that warehouses of 90 feet width were erected that would
be 45 feet left between the back of the warehouses and the
boundary wall, which would be sufficient. The committee
on taking the matter into consideration, thought it would be
far better and more convenient to the public to give them a
sight at the north as well as the south, and that the in-
creased width should be carried as far as the entire length,
under which circumstances they thought it fair that the
Corporation should give the dock estate a sum equivalent in
land for the land thus given up.
MR. GREGSON, thought that the dock estate would be
benefited by the alteration they ought not to call upon the
Council for any compensation.
Mn. BROCKLEBANK, thought it would be as much an ad-
vantage to the town, as to the dock estate, and therefore,
the Council ought to give an equivalent in land.
MR. GLADSTONE asked under what management was the
stage to be ?
The CHAIRMAN : I apprehend under that of the finance
committee, as they are to pay the whole of the expenses.
The present landing stage is ~under our management,
although we derive no benefit from it, as we have to pay all
the expense.
Mr. GLADSTONE thought the management would be far
better in the hands of the committee.
The CHAIRMAN : That will be for the finance committee
to decide.

Mr. GLADSTONE asked what quantity of land was pro-
posed to be given up.
The CHAIRMAN said the sub-committee recommended that
the whole 3300 yards, in round numbers, should be taken,
but the council only applied for half, or about 1650 yards.
His impression was, that the council thought as they were
to expend £140,000 or £150,000, and take upon themselves
the management of the stage there, the dock-committee
ought to throw open the 1650 yards of land without asking
for any compensation.
Mr. EVANS was of opinion that the town would derive the
whole benefit from the project, and that the dock estate
might as well be asked to pay for the mayor's carriage.
Why should the committee give up everything to the council?
Had they not to pay the council for everything ? For every
penny of advantage which the dock estate would derive from
the work he maintained that the town would get £l.
Mr. GLADSTONE asked at what price the land might be
estimated ?

Mr. HARTLEY said £5 a yard.
Mr. GLADSTONE : I think it must be worth more.
Mr. EvANs : For the purpose it is worth [more than £2O.

Mr. GLADSTONE : I was putting it down at about £lO.
The CHAIRMAN said Mr. Hartley had explained to him
that he meant £5 as the value which, under the circum-
stances, they might ask of the corporation, but that the land
was intrinsically worth much more.

After some desultory conversation upon the subject,
Mr. RANKIN proposed that the question be referred back
to the sub-committee to confer with the finance committee
of the corporation, with the recommendation that they in-
timate to the finance committee that the dock estate were
willing to give up land 1,000 feet in length by 15 in width,
but as a contingent upon the corporation taking the re-
mainder of the whole:length, at the same width, and giving
an equivalent to the dock estate for the latter portion out of
the land on the west side of George's dock.
Mr. LrrrLEDILE seconded the motion.

Mr. ROBINSON moved as an amendment, that inasmuch
as giving up to the town council even the smaller portion
of land in question would involve a diminution of the ware-
houses to be erected on the west quay of the Prince's dock,
and be otherwise prejudicial to the dock, therefore a con-
siderable loss to the dock estate, the committee are of opin-
ion that the estate ought to receive compensation for the
whole of the land so given up.
Mr. Evens seconded the amendment.

The question was then put, when there appeared 7 for
the amendment and 9 against it. The amendment was
accordingly declared lost.
Mr. GREGSON moved another amendment, to the effect
that the whole specified quantity of land, with any further
quantity which might be required, be appropriated to the
corporation free of all cost.
The amendment was not seconded, and therefore fell to
the ground.
Mr. EVANS : Well, I am very glad we have got rid of
that idea. That. has been disposed of now, and I hope it
will never come forward again. (Hear, hear, and laughter).
Mr. BAXVISIII-I.Z. motive U.l 613u.0 rut, anti taw
divided equally, there being 8 for it and 8 against. The
chairman therefore gave his casting vote for it, and it was
accordingly declared carried. Mr Evans protesting against
the casting vote of the chairman being allowed to decide a
question of so much importance.
The CHAIRMAN explained that if the finance committee of
the corporation did not agree to the stipulation contained in
the resolution, the question would come back to that com-
mittee.

The sub-committee produced a plan of the graving
docks at the Prince's dock basin, together with a report,
thereon, which were laid upon the table to be considered
next week.

The CHAIRMAN announced that tenders for building a
schooner buoy, 90 tons, had been considered, and that of
Messrs Rennie, Johnston and Rennie, recommended to be
accepted. The tender of Messrs Conway and Co. was re-
commended to be adopted, for clothing for the dock gate-
men, and of Mr. Wm. Gibson, for hats.
Some discussion arose in reference to the propriety of
having Monday, the 26th December, made a holiday by the
committee, as far as would be consistent with the discharge
of their duties.

The:CnAinmAN stated that he had attended a meeting of
the sub-committee of the council, summoned by. the mayor,
to consider how far they could co-operate in having that day
made a general holiday in the town.
Mr. EVANS : I dont like these encroachments coming with
other things, with robes, and gowns, and cocked hats, and
rubbish of that kind. (Laughter.)
The CHAIRMAN said the mayor was going to direct that
the public offices should be closed, and to recommend all the
people of the town to observe that day as a holiday ; and
the only question for the committee to consider was, how far
they would co-operate with the mayor and chairman of the
committee. Of course there were some duties under the com-
mittee which should be discharged upon that day, but they
might agree to make it a holiday for any of their officers,
whose duties could be dispensed with.

After some conversation upon the subject, it was agreed
that the sub-committee of the dock committee should be
directed, as far as they could consistently with the discharge
of their duties do so, to relieve their officers from attendance
on that day. _ _

An account from the health committee, amounting to
£993 19s lld was referred to the -works' committee.

A letter was read from the Rev. Dr. Raffles, on behalf of
the Seaman's Friend Soliety, requesting that the committee
would grant a free site for the building of a chapel for sea-
men professing dissenting creeds, to be established in the
neighbourhood of Wapping.
The CHAIRMAN did not think the committee had any
land, however anxious they might be to promote such an
object, which they could grant. The council were in the
habit of giving land for such purposes, and it would have
been better to have applied to the corporation.
Mr. HOLDEN said they could give no answer with regard
to Wapping, as they did not know what land might be open
for the purpose when their operations were finished there.
Mr. EVANS thought public grants generally had the effect
of perverting private charity.
The committee finally agreed to express their regret that
they could not comply with the request.
This closed the general business.

. COUNTY COURT.—The court only sat for a very short
time yesterday, and no business came before it of any public
importance.
THE CHIEF CONSTABLE OF SALFORD.—We understand
that the salary of Mr. Taylor, chief constable of Salford, is to
be advanced to £260.

INTIMIDATION.—CAUTION TO OPERATIVES.-At the petty
sessions, at Hyde, on Monday last, John Walker, Isaac Ha-
milton, Samuel Partington, Samuel Booth, Joseph Walsh,
Seth France, William Bowden, John Pearson, and James
Whitlock, were brought up, charged with having, at Comp-
stall, on the 22nd of November last, used and employed
violence to one Simon Barber, and used threats and intimi-
dation to the said Simon Barber, for the purpose of forcing
him to contribute to "The Preston turn-out fund," and that
on the above day, at Werneth, employed violence to the said
Simon Barber, and used threats and intimidation to the said
Simon Barber, for not having contributed to the said fund.
Mr. Johnson, solicitor, of Marple, appeared for complainant,
and Mr. W. P. Roberts, solicitor, of Manchester, for the de-
fendants. Mr. Johnson having stated the case briefly, Mr.
Roberts said he was compelled to admit his clients had done
wrong, and were guilty of the offence charged, but that they
had acted through ignorance of the law, and they were ready
to express their sorrow for the course they had pursued, and
to pay the costs, &c. It was then agreed between the two
solicitors that the defendants should pay complainant for his
loss of time and expenses. Mr. Roberts also agreed that
they should be bound over to keep the peace for six months.
The Chairman expressed a wish that Mr. Roberts would use
the influence he professed to have over his clients to prevent
a repetition of such scenes, for he was informed similar
scenes had occurred in Dukinfield, and they should be made
acquainted with the illegality of their proceedings. Mr.
Roberts promised to use his influence, and the parties paid
the costs. We should remark that although Mr. Ashton
was on the bench, he did not take any part in the above case
he being connected with the cotton trade—Manchester
Examiner.

THE COVERING- OF SMITHFIELD MARKET,

MANCHESTER.

The great desideratum of a covered market for Manches-
ter is about to be supplied. The old Smithfield market is to
be covered and roofed with glass, slate and iron, at a cost
of upwards of £30,000. The market is to have four arcades,
and when finished will have a handsome and elegant appear-
ance. The works are to be under the superintendence of our
celebrated fellow-citizen, Wm. Fairbairn, Esq., C.E. The
roof will be supported by about eighty pillars.
Yesterday (Thursday) the foundation stone of the roof
was laid before a numerons audience, and in the presence of
several city councillors, amongst whom we noticed, Mr.
Goodsby (chairman of the market committee), Mr. Mackie
(vice-chairman), Mr. Thackray, Mr. Cottrill, Mr. Thomp-
son, Mr. Bake, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Craston, Mr. Worth-
ington, and Mr. McGill. Shortly after twelve o'clock the
parties immediately interested in the proceedings left the
market office for the spot where the corner stone was to be
laid, in the following order :
Ins Erectors of the Markets.
Members of the Markets Committee of the City Council.

The Contractors,
(Messrs. Gilbert and Sharp, for paving, sewering, and flag-
ging; Messrs. J. and S. Pattison, for stone work; and
Sir James Heywood, of Derby, for the glass and slate.)
The Superintendent of the Markets, carrying a silver

trowel.
The Clerk of the Works (Mr. Henry Bake).
The Engineer (William Fairbairn, Esq., C.E.), with a
plan of the roofing.
The Chairman of the Markets Committee (Thomas Goodsby,
E.
Officers belonging to the Markets Committee.
The silver trowel, which was presented on the occasion to
Mr. Goodsby, as chairman of the market committee, by Mr.
Mackie, bore the following inscription :—" Presented to
Thomas Goodsby, Esq., chairman of the markets committee
of the city of Manchester, on the occasion of laying the
first column stone of the roof of Smithfield market.—Dec.
15th, 1853." The trowel is the manufacture of Mr. Bots-
ford, jeweller and silversmith, St. Ann's-square.
Mr. Councillor MACKIE said it was his duty that morning
to present the chairman of the markets committee (Mr.
Goodsby) with a silver trowel, for laying the first column
stone for the roof of Smithfield market. It was a very
pleasing and agreeable duty to perform, for he knew of no
one who had taken a more active part in the affairs of the
Manchester market than Mr. Goodsby, whose idea it was
that the market should be roofed and covered. (Hear, hear.)
The foundation stone was laid in the usual manner.

Mr. Councillor GOODSBY congratulated the assembled mul-
titude on there being at last the prospect of a covered market
for the great city of Manchester. The markets committee
had been able to carry out this without adding a single
farthing of taxation to the ratepayers of Manchester. (Hear).
Three cheers were given for the Queen, one for the mayor
of Manchester, one for the chairman of the markets com-
mittee, and one for Mr. Fairbairn, the engineer, after which
the meeting separated.