The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-24 00:00:00

THE FRENCH FUND►_

• PARIS, 111oNDAT
At the close of business on the Bourse to-•asy
the Funds were quoted as follows :—Four and f/
Half per Cents, 92f; Three per Cents, .70f 85°'

IAL PARLIAMENT.

IMPE"

HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY

Their Lor

e o'clock.

ROYAL COMMISSION

OE'
The Royal assent was given by commission
toff
nor
follo-Wing bills, viz. :—Sir -W. F. Williams' Annuity, Prison
matory Schools (Scotland), Juvenile Convict pr'n,
(Ireland), Public Health (Supplemental), Drafts
Bankers; Pawnbrokers, National Gallery, Oxford ITeiv°
sity, Whichwood Forest, Canada Company, Shrew:bury,
Water, Dewsbury, Battlev, and Heckmonelwike Water
Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding junction Railwq:
Vale of Clwyd. Railway, Shrewsbury and. Hereford R
1".!',
way, Eastern Counties Railway, Hampstead Jilt"„)

Railway, Lowestoft and Beccles
or he rart
The Commissioners were the Ld Ch ancellor, 1--
of Harrowby, and Lord Colchester.

OATH OP BILL. 110
Lord LYNDHURST moved theADJURATION
second reading Of
Oath of Abjuration Bill. In the course of his remarks lA,
defence of the measure the noble and learned ford observe(-
that the purpose for which the words in the oath uei.
abjuration—" On the true faith of a Christian, w etra
originally required, having ceased to exist, he was am
loss to understand upon what grounds the omission of t
wsloe
ords could be objected to. With regard to the ow
of the reference to the Stuart family in the oath, be ccit s
tended that by rejecting this measure their lord shy
would sanction the continuance of an act not only of IWO
but of impiety. cond
Earl STANHOPE moved that the bill be read a se-
time that day three month.
The Marquis of CLANRIs
CARDE, Lord RAVENSWOII
and the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, supported, and ViSe°ll
DUNGANNON opposed the measure.
On a division there appeared,

For the bill,
Against it...

Majority
The bill is consequently lost. gaiv.
The endowed Schools at Moulton Bill, and the ,erfp
len Hospital (Bath) Bill, and the Excise Bill, "
read a third time and passed.
The House rose at a quarter to seven o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MoNDAY
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The East India Railway Bill, the Isle of Wight Steal 3-
Bridge and approaches Bill, the Severn Navigation 1111
~
proyement', Commission Bill, and the Waveney
Railway Bill, were severally read a third time and pas.-

THE IRISH MAILS.

In reply to Mr. REPTON, the
Mr. WILSON stated that the negotiations betvveell.ad
government and the London and North-western, City_
Chester and Holyhead Railway Companies and the
pG
of Dublin Steam Packet Company for the improYenr,
of the postal and passenger accommodation between
officer
don and Dublin were progressing satisfactorilY,
matter was now under the consideration of the Post-
and he hoped shortly to bring the negotiations to a con
elusion.

THE RAILWAY STRIKE

'knitting of the clerks, porters, &c., on strike, in con-
tri semeetion With the London and North-western- Railway
e --PanY, met in Hope-hall, at two o'clock yesterday, for
te
1, e Purpose of affording an explanation of the cause of the
:like to the shareholders, merchants, and others interested
k the traffic and prosperity of the company, who were
i
tstitee
-by public advertisement to attend. No shareholder
o
itr Merchant responded to the invitation, and, eventually,
:er waiting for half-an-hour, and no one other than the
'anise on strike appearing, the chair was taken amid
Deeral applause by Mr. G. Wharrie, and Mr: Skaife
tPPointed to act as secretary.
Th
de he Chairman opened the proceedings by reading a
Dia"ed statement of the cause of, and all that has yet taken
she,,e,' jet connection with the strike, and concluded by
k ing that they appoint some one merchant or gentleman,
ills " they had the fullest confidence, to arbitrate the
tel'lte with the directors, and the.' they would be bound by
'3 (lecision
The •
ei, Proposition was received with general dissent from
env cart of the room.
BicetteA,Y : Why should we do so, when the fact is, that
lal Lancashire nzen are ready to come out to assist
. (Applause )
tlirrlother Voiere: The dock labourers are coming to-
-I'er? morning to assist us. (Renewed applause.)
The Chairman repeated that he considered his proposition
41 Y fairt and just, It would be far better for them thus to
Nle matter, than to continue a dispute by which the
e was deranged, and the property of the company lost
b2n---enermous amount. That the directors were the
e
Oreesors he had not the slightest moral doubt, but
‘ree time he co'
pros' was proper he adopting
paced. (Crie-s of " en N
ttas 4 Voice •e•
)
/ The Chairman : I think you are acting very wrong, Wand
j(l.4not stand by you if you do not adopt this resolution.
jidit is not adopted I shall act upon my own opinion and
gment after this meeting. .
4 Voice.: You agreed to come out with us.-
seitit le Chairman : I agreed to come out with you.,
,4not tura recreant, but I am not warranted in adopting
tetY°er views if lam not satisfied with them. If you do --
httaet. With me, you have no right to cause me to actewith- On Sunday last a meeting of delegates from the
north-western districts of the Spinners' General Associa-
The Proposition, not being seconded, fell to the ground.
'ion .was held at the Farmer's Arms, Orchard-street,
eAft_eresome time the Chairman again came fth,refard, andr
Preston, for the arranging and providing for the support
soZT
,d that a subscriplioh. list, in aid of t err poore
k":4orls should be placed in the Exchange and Lyceum of the spinners and minders now on strike. It was
eetilm"as- He urged that the men who had large families resolved—" That a levy be made. upon the whole of the
Pere„ 4_,et long stand out, and that their wives would soon members at present employed in th north-western dis-
restane fneni to return to work. In proof of this he trict of the Spinners' Association; and that a depute-
Wit, nr-',ed the ease of Mr. Spicer, who, he had no doubt, was.
' 41 them in heartwho had been.
, but persuaded by his
oti ri. from the above association attend at the meeting-
Alt o
~, 1, to go to work. house every Saturday evening.to pay over the weekly
etalh's Proposition was also received with general dissent, allowance to the hands now strike." It was also stated
ill , called forth from Mr. Sail- n and indignant denunciation, that the association was trying to bring about a- general
to Its being supposed that they- were so depressed as to be organisation throughout the district. The " turn outs "
4:elled to have recourse to public charity to supply their
seem sanguine of obtaining employment in some of the
)3041, wauts. If driven to extremity, they
,would receive the
thevutY of the public with thankfulness; but, thank God, other mills in Preston, where .they. will receive the extra
rate demanded from Mr. Bushall, and paid by the greater
liltil,kw,ere net driven to that point yet, and could hold out
the."' longer. (Hear, hear, and applause.) The speaker part of the other Freston manufacturers.
of n referred to an article which appeared in the Daily Post - _ _ _ •
eo_that morning, and, in eloquent and indignant terms,
tatted the statements contained in,it. He denied that
,
. -
11,,,,n'en- Were in this instance, wrong: (Hear, hear.)
far-Lcondennie'd strikes as much as any person did ; but, so On Saturday evening, a special meeting of this board
not:: the present strike was concerned, the directors, and was held in the public-ofilees, Hamilton-square, for the
erg the men, had been the aggressors. (Applause,) It was purpose of laying the township rates for the ensuing year.
poeethat they had not the philosophy of the editor of the
1 „„'t to wait until their wages were reduced, perhaps, to 12s Mr. John Laird occupied the chair. The other members
eek
ter.s t and then- express gratitude for the treat. (Laugh- present were, Mesers. Willoughby, Heins, Meakin,
414, They had not done that, but he did not think that Golborne, and Park.
lea', Were blameable in not havingedone it. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Golborne, in the absence of the chairman of the
_
'ePeated that the men were willing to work for 3s 6d finance committee, moved that an improvement rate
The
can'lie from six o'clock to six &dock, and 4s a day until es. 6d. in the pound be laid for the ensuing year. .
week,', and that, if that " fair day's wages for a fair day's motion was seconded by Mr. Park and carried unane-
the, Were secured to them, they were willing to return to o_u_ ly.
earns eroployment and discharge their cluths as they had m M.sr. Golborne proposed a lighting and watching rate of
siery discharged them, like zealous, faithful, honest ls. in the pound. The. proposition was seconded by Mr.
aLlats. (Applause.) Willoughby, and carried.
' . Mr. Golborne moved that the sewerage rate be 6d in
Ite-te rckley and Mr. Tapscott endorsed the views of the the pound, which was seconded by Mr. Meakin, and
laiebulng speaker, the latter gentleman observing that be carried unanimously.
foe. "11 informed that the dock labourers would come
th- 7a►ere' to take part in the matter. ,He also said he heard Mr. Golborne next moved that the public
.library and
museum rate be ld in the pound ; Dr: Baylis seconded
to he several of the parties on strike had individually applied the proposition, which. was carried..
I_taken back, and had been refused. • (Hear, hear.)
tle e la:ttSlaer'eant also defended the strike, which was in fact statement, the assessment for 1856 of Birkenhead. was
of right against might, and -of labour against £102,340,_ and of Claughton £9,097, the total being
Capital,ia:,, and declared that if any man asked .
me X 111,43 . n , ,
7 I 1t355 the assessment of Birkenhead was
) 313 and of Claughton .eB, 115, the total being
eteewite Poole, who was -a man of ability and experi- -t ! e
-z7O- ) 4.2 ti, showing an increase of 11,009 in the assess=
the he would tell them that if the company had all ment' of this yearover that of last.
tfrecteapital in the world, the work could not be
tii,rl uallY carried forward until the present discarded
S,Netere taken back. (Hear, hear, and applause.) The
aidlser then dwelt on the confusion now prevailing, he
it that at the goods stations, and mentioned in illustration of
p (11
~,
(Clus to London which were intended for Carlisle.
' °One/. )
Art •
la" er some observations from Mr. Skaife, Mr. Row-
to ~,‘ 8' hlr- Holt, and Mr. Moulsdale, who gave utterance
tel'T_eviously expressed o:Anions on the strike by them,
teTereting adjourned to eleven o'clock this day.
Drinti„re separating, the chairman mentioned that the
etnou "g el the new bills had cost £2 12s, and that the
that nt that d ,
th, 4 . a collected was onlyHe trusted
euei_ence y would be promptly made up

idered that

ey wo

at the

be only doing

he resolittion which he. hal

How could one stand against so many. (Hear,

4'4 STRIKE

and I

OF RAILWAY CLERKS

AND PORTERS

TO WILLIAM RATHBONE, ESQ. • ,
Esteemed Sir,—My long residence in town, and close and

BIRKENHEAD DOCKS
Mr. Laird tendered his thanks to the board for having
re-elected him chairman for the ensuing year. He would
have attended 'the last meeting of the board after the
election, but the township bi'l was then in committee,
and as it was strongly opposed, it required the atten-
dance and attention of all the persons on the depu-
tation, and he therefore did not think it right to
leave London. The bill had passed the committee
unanimously, and had gone through the third reading
in the House of Commons. The ktanding order in the
House of Lords was fixed for the 27th instant ; the second
reading would take place on the 3rd July, and any peti-
tions against the bill would have to be presented within
seven days after that date. The dock bill,hati been
thrown out by the committee. The corporation, he
thought, had gone a long • way to meet the views and
wishes of their Liverpool opponents. They had agreed to
the erection of a large landing stage, besides the building
of a dock on the south reserve, to meet the interests ( f
the railway companies, both of which would have been
highly beneficial to the trade on that side of the water; but
notwithstanding these concessions the bill was thrown
out. He hoped, however, that the corporation, who were
empowered by the act of last session to expend
500 000 on the docks, would proceed with the deepen-
ing of the great float, the building of the walls, and the
erection of the outer works, so far as they
could consistently with the works afterwards to be con-
structed, and that they. .would endeavour to get the
railway people and other parties interested to join
together to adopt a plan that m;ght be carried out. He
did not think that the people of Birkenhead, providing
they saw the corpnration were earnestly endeavouring to
carry out a plan that would be advantageous to the town-
ship, would enforce any plan that would be detrimental
to the interests of the board; but they were entitled to
see, and Birkenhead had a right to expect, that the cor-
poration would take some steps to go on with that part
of the works which would be common to any plan that
must hereafter be adopted. After what had occurred in
Parliament, and from the opinions expressed by many
members of the corporation, he had no doubt the works
would go on. So far as the Commissioners of Birkenhead
and the people were concerned, they would render every
assistance in carrying out some practical plan which
would be beneficial to the trade and interests of the port
of the Mersey.

ex,e_
"an e intercourse with the working classes,impresses mi
"lth the belief that, of all the gentlemen of our large com•
bi
IlnitY, no one is more qualified to arrange the presen
;fortunate differences existing between the London and
°4ll-%estern Railway Board, and their late staff of clerks
4ttm porters.
1: no flattery to say that you enjoy more of the regard
44,
tucfidenee of the working people of Liverpool than any
iuer citizen of our large population ; and, therefore, I am
)e
ratied that, possessing in an equal measure the esteem
tl
gen regard of your compeers in wealth and station, no
e•nah
could undertake the office of mediator with equal
than7cfs of a happy termination.
ut,,° induce you to undertake this mission of mercy, it is
44-eeeseary to recount the numerous public acts which
endeared you to the inhabitants of Liverpool, and
/our
048 interposition on the present occasion will be
clawed amongst the most meritorious of your life.
h under the conviction that those hard working men,
ending out for some distinct pledge of security, would
dth•
-t41.411Y submit to your award. Their unlimited cond-
-ee in your honour and friendly feeling towards them,
• °llld
be a material guarantee for their immediate acquies-
cence
_ la any arrangement you may enter into, on their
behalf, With the London Board. I fear very much that
bride h
as much to do, on both sides, to prevent a reconci-
atioh.

Pants, Sunday.—The ifoniteur hastens to inform the
alarmed protectionists that their fears are groundless. The
government in deciding that the rescinded prohibitions shall
be proposed to the Corps Legislatif has assumed that they
will be replaced by duties largely protective to national
industry. The new tariffs, it says, have all been framed
with this view. To this end the government Welt will
propose to increase the duties-on certain articles.
FIRE AND Loss or THREE LIVES.-011 Sunday MOM•
ing, at about two o'clock, a fire broke out on, the
premises occupied by Mr. Solomons, clothier and dealer;
No. 2. Leman•street, Whitechapel, London. The flames
spread so rapidly that though the Royal Society's fire
escape arrived in a few minutes, three children (Priscilla
Solomons, aged ten ; Sarah Solomons, ~aged seven; and
Benjamin .Solomons,' aged four), were burnt to death:
Mrs. Solomons sustained severe injuries in jumping
from the first floor window. A girl, eight years old, a
daughter of Mrs. Solomons, also jumped from the same
window, and having been caught by a woman named
Sadler, escaped unhurt. Charlotte Trustee, the servant
maid, had a narrow escape. About a quarter of an
• hour previous to the outbreak she was awoke by the
barking of the house dog, and got out of bed
.to go down
stairs, but the noise having ceased, sherett d to rest
again, and having fallen asleep, was only awakened by
the scalding water which fell from the burning rooms
above, after the engines had been some time at work.
She managed to get down into the kitchen, and called
to the firemen, who tore up the window grating and
rescued the girl from a depth of two feet of water. The
s.r, To THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. property was insured in the West of England and Sun
den .---a.°wing to the strike of the clerks, porters, breaks- offices. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Ceann'ts‘e., of the Leaden and North-Western Railway FORGERY AND Escape OF THE Par,ONER.—On Monday,
hatsttrY, the merchants, shareholders, tradesmen, &c.. Richard Moore, clerk to Mr. Walker, town clerk of
liiar3,l34:ien,euffered greatly both in a mercantile and pecu- Wolverhampton, was charged before the local magis-
‘o hlarn t. of view. I would, therefore, ask who are most (rates with forgery, in a security granted to the Rev.
arks_ ein this case—the directors or the men ? The Thomas Edwards, Wesleyan minister of Walsall, by the
That Whatever
be the men, and the reason given as follows : Wolverhampton Local Board of Health, signing the
reare„.atever were their grievances, if they were not receipt at the back of such security. The magistrates
andnietu, they should have further memorialised the Baard committed the prisoner for trial, but admitted him to
the gym have struck work, as that was not the way to gain hail. 'The prisoner promised that substantial bail would
No.nent),atill of the merchants or the public. This is good be obtained, and was permitted to remark in the cus.
n„'„, an one side of the question, but let us have both torly of the police during the day, and at night was
tae 'sad a;;;`" then draw the conclusion. The grievances of the under the care of Joseph Sparrow, a parish constable.
the iota et that the directors in July, 1853, agreed that all As the cells contained no sleeping accommodation, the
the Introduction
,eillPloyed should have 245. per week. But since prisoner was allowed to spend his nights at the Garrick's
n()°,retlon of Mr. Carter, three men had received the Head, Sparrow remaining with him in the room all the
eat,i;?7, and dismissed accordingly, but were told at Dim. .On Friday morning, about five o'clock, a police-
Per Nselitt"on of that notice that they could remain at 21s. man was entering the station, when Sparrow, who was
gr'e 1 n„,• Now, these men were considered competent and in his shirt sleeves at the window of the room were
week. at 21s per week, but'not good men at 245. per Moore slept, called out to him that the prisoner lead
the enti Now these grievances could have been redressed, to escaped One end of a towel was tied to the two sash
of £r9 tire satisfaCticia of the men, for a pecuniaiy difference cords, and a piece of cord was attached to the other, with
t20.0,3V week, or for forty years it would only amount to a knot at the end. A descent effected by such means
these land, I Presume, the loss already sustained during must be exceedingly perilous. Sparrow says he locked
lastveald
,t few days will amount to double that amount. You the room door on the previous night, and put the key
their that all this would not justify the men leaving into his pocket, where he found it on awaking in the
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'g'll; but how long did the men wait after presenting morning, when the prisoner was gone, the door of the
o orial before they received a hearing P why, from room remained locked.—A raj:fords/tire 4,dvertistr.

ea Ir, of ,Ir, station, and unlimited command, with the habit
a—opuoit obedience to their simplest orders, restrain the
taetn" Perhaps justly so—from making any, overtures to
disini,!l_7., Real, or supposed danger of reduced wages, and
the 071 in detail, after retiring from their. work,
the b`mer party from making the concessions expected. by
leaci",ailway Board. One word from you might possibly
then '' a pacific settlement of the entire question. Pray,
'lifter:l:e Your good offices to restore order—to reconcile
their -"eas—to reinstate the men in the good opinions of
floor ernPloYers—to restore the families of many of those
their'''ell to the enjoyment of those scanty comforts which
and ; emplo
atioyment secured them—to allay the excitement
and trlitn which the " turn out" has already produced,
tow:lea-establish that peace and tranquility for which our
atid „ as been remarkable, even in seasons of pinching trials
res,°evere privations.—Esteemed sir. I remain yours, most
"etfull
J 4 A PORTER's FRIEND.
June 23, 1856,

remanded.
TILE FORTUNE TELLER AND THE PETTICOAT.—
Kennedy, charged Bridget Grirson, with haVing stolen
£l6 lOs in gold from .her. The story told by the coni-
plainant, caused considerable " fun "in court. She said
her husband is a rich old pensioner, (she is a young
looking woman, of 'rather handsome face,) and that by
dint of good management she had saved up about 25
sovereigns. Some time ago, she and her husband had a
" few words," and during the discussion that took place,
a fair haired young man was mentioned. Her husband
then took out £5 lOs of her savings, and spent it.. When
he had no more, he came home and repented, beg ing
her pardon, and vowing, if she forgave him, never to do
the like again. She did forgive him. After this, the
prisoner, who knew of the occurrence, advised her tosew
up the remainder of the money in the folds of her petti-
coat,-which advice she obeyed, bat the end of that pro-
ceeding was, the prisoner cot triVed to make away with
the under garment, which contained the golden treasure
in its folds. The prisoner, when asked what she had to
sty, told a curious story about a visit which Mrs.
Kennedy (the complainant) paid to a gentleman, who
told fortunes, for the small charge of is Od. That cele-
bratedintlividnal, after an awful smell of brimstone bad
been perceived, spoke about a fair haired man. Mr,
Kennedy, at that (continued the prisoner) became out-
rageous, and swore that the lady must have lost the
money whilst under the effects of drink, and he prayed
most sincerely that some poor man or woman, who
wanted the: money, bid got it, instead .of the fair
haired man. After a laughable scene about the fortune
teller and the petticoat; the prisoper•wasidiseharged, as
the evidence against her was "not deemed sufficient.
IMPORTANT TO PAWNBRORERS.—A well dressed girl,
about 17 years of age, named Ellen M'Cartney, late a
servant in the house of Mr. Smith, Faulkner-street, was
charged with having stolen a quantity of valuable wear•
ing apparel belonging to Mrs. Smith and another lady.
Thegirl, who had been only a 'short time in the service,
on Thursday tilorning last, at an early hour, deft the
house, taking the property with her. Mr. Smith com-
plained of the conduct of three pawnbrokers, viz., Mr.
Mason, of AfarybOne„ Mr.
•MeadoWS, of Fontenoy.streeti
and Mr. Fishwiek, Tithebarri-street, and he trusted the
bench would
,take the conduct of those persons into con-
Sideratien. Mr. Smith observed that the robbery had
taken place on Thursday, morning, that he had got bills
printed, fully describing the property, and the appearance
and name of the girl who had committed it ; that oil
Friday, all the pawnbrokers in Liverpool were served
with the notices, cautioning • them on the subject, and
that after this, (on the Saturday) the three pawnbrokers,
now before the court, had taken in the property in
pledge from the girl herself, and in her own name,
although the notice was before them at the time, with a
full description of the property, of the girl, and her name.
Mr. Mason admitted the fact, but excused his conduct, by
saying he was not at home when the notice was left at
his shop. Mr. Meadows also admitted the fact, but said
he overlooked it, as the girl was so apparently respect.
able. Mr. Smith (the owner of the property) said there
ere three persons taking in the very goods described
in the notice, and from the girl described in it also, and
whose name was set forth, and who gave her name
when pledging the property she had stolen ; he thought
the conduct of the pawnbrokers something more than
reprehensible. Mr. Aiken said this is a very serious
matter as affecting the pa*nbrokers. I am bound to
say, that there would be very few robberies committed
in Liverpool, if the pawnbrokers were more careful.
Instead of being careful, however, they assist robberies,
by the facilities they give to thieves in the disposal of
stolen property, and in this way a great deal of crime
is committed. (Mr. Meadows, interrupting—she looked
so respectable, sir.) Here is a robbery that takes place
on Thursday morning, the notices are served on the
Pawnbrokers on Friday, and on Saturday, the third day
after the robbery, the property is received in pledge,
although the pawnbrokers had due notice of Lis a
very bad case indeed on their part, and if I had the
power of inflicting a greater punishment on them, than
ordinary, the restoration of the property without any
payment, I certainly would do so. I regret I have not
that power. In such cases, the pawnbrokers are more
culpable than the actual robbers, and I hope my obser-
vations will go forth to the public, by means of the
press, so as to deter pawnbrokers from such practices.
I order the property, in this case, to be restored without
Lny payment, and I remand the girl for seven days, with
,he view of getting her into a reformatory.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE, OF ROBBERY AT SE A.—Detec-
;lye Officer Carlyle, brougbt up a young man of very
Y,entlemanly appearance, whose name appeared on the
charge sheet as John Kemp Lucy, on a charge of having
;Olen nearly 500 dollars in gold and silver, the property
of Captain M‘Burley, master of the British ship Admiral,
under the following strange circumstances. From the
evidence of the captain, it appeared that the ship was at
New Orleans, where the prisoner came to him, and
wanted a passage to Liverpool for himself and wife,
eying he had no money, but that if he gave him a pas-
age, he would pay after half an hour of his arrival in
Liverpool, as he would get the money from his father
mere. The captain refused the application, and then
he:prisoner paid 75 dollars for his wife's passage, and
he witness agreed to take him. 'The cabin clock stop-
)ed about ten or twelve days after the ship sailed, and
he prisoner hung up his watch in the cabin to keep the
Lime. One morning the watch was missed, and it was
alleged by the prisoner, that some of the men who had
access to the cabin had stolen it. In one of the drawers
of the captain's cabin, the sum of money already men-
tioned had been placed, and when the captain's-wife
heard of the watch being stolen, she examined the drawer,
and discovered the money was gone. The men were all
searched, and every part of the ship, but the money was
not found. The captain did not Suspect the prisoner, as he
represented himself as respectable, and said he had been
a ship captain himself; and of course (added the captain)
as he sat at my table I had every confidence in him.
He offered to be searched, but I refused, as I could not
imagine he would do it.. Other persons suspected him,
but I did not. Detective officer Carlyle salt' he had
searched • all the men belonging to the ship,
and the ship itself, but could not get the
money. He was at the vessel on -Sunday, when the
prisoner came with £l6 lOs in gold to pay the captain
for his passage. He told Carlyle that his father, who
resided at No. 22, Christian-street, Everton, had given
him the money. Carlyle went there, -when the father
denied having given him any more than £l. Carlyle
then arrested the prisoner, who, after some time, took
him to his father's house, and putting his hand up the
chimney, pulled down the bag and the money belonging
to the captain, and also the prisoner's own watch, which
he had alleged during the voyage had been stolen. The
money corresponded exactly with the amount; and was
of the same coin as that belonging to the captain, and
the latter swore positively to the bag which contained
it. .The prisoner refused to say anything, and he was
remanded to this day, previous to his committal for

The life and death of William Palmer furnished too
obvious and easy a thenie for the painting of a moral, to be
neglected by the Press or the pulpit. Superfluous as it may
seem to many minds to waste any time in striving to give
additional warning effect to a career which, of all others in
our age, most plainly carries its moral along with it, there
was still much in the life of Palmer, from 'which lessons as
important may be sought out, which do not lie so open to
the day. The crimes which closed that career, need no
further notice than a simple and general expression of
abhorrence, such as that which, in past generations, was
embodied is the custom requiring every passing hand to
fling a stone upon the grave of the murderer. But the
writer and the preacher can do much by tracing out the
remote causes of that result, which all have witnessed.

A public meeting was held on Saturday at the London
Tavern, under the presidency of Mr. Roebuck, rit.pi, the
new chairman of the Administrative Reform Association,
for the purpose of inaugurating that gentleman into office.
Mr. Roebuck, in addressing the meeting, said: We have
called and together in the hope of obtaining your co-ee
ration and sympathy, for we are about a public w'
and in performing a public work It is absolutely resume e
that the peblic shorild ceetipera,e. (Hear, hear.) 'We
have stood byand have seep the interests of .the empire
sacrificed because we have not had the magnanimity,
industry, or courage to interfere. (Cheers.) We are
chiefly to blame for this—men, if you place them in an
irresponsible position; will act as irresponsible men always
do—for their own interests, and not for the public good.
You have stood by, you have seen then things happen,
and you have cried aloud, but have not acted.
It behoves the people of this country to take an active
part in the management of their own national concerns, asleep,
(Cheers.) This can only be done by showing
fully alive to what is happening, and by showing your
selves ready at all times to 'visit with punishment any
dereliction of duty on the nart ef those who represent
you. (Cheers.) It is idle to talk of administrative
reform, unless you are ready to have Parliamentary re-
form. (Loud cheers.) You have a House of Commons
which is in effect the sovereign power. In that house you
ha.ve by your apathy allowed the government of the
country to lie in the hands of some half a dozen families of
the land. (Cheers.) I see theth night by night oneshalf
ranged on one side of a green table, and the ether half
upon the other side. I find among them party fights am'
individual feelings, but I do not see the interests.of En,
land predominant. Then, I ask, who is to blame for tie,
I unhesitatingly reply—you
are to me the representatives
You are unworthy the name of freem
Op to the obliesetioes which it lift,r'
cat you do so ? I think we ,
it. You are to try to affect the noose of Commons-
cannot awakenin the present state of the public mine
recognition of the ireportance of Parliamentary reform
Now, in that house, Which is alter'
the people, what occurs when a
reform is proposed? They say,
has got his crotchet Well, poor man, let him he
crotchet. The thing passes over, they put him it,
minority, and there is an end of him. Though they do
not love Parliamenty reform, they are very keenly alive
td their own seats, and if you can affect them through
that reale yOu will affect theni very vitally. (a laugh),
and you wilt Create ail that enthusiasm which you now see
has so utterly departed' froni theiii. Now how Can this
be done? I have seen in the House of Commons this
phenomenon. I have seen the Government Of the country
maintaining itself in power by a- very small majority,
and at that time I have always found that there was a set
of gentlemen who stood apart and made much of theMselves.
They had not made up their minds, and did not know how
tee* were going to vote. They wanted to be courted.
I recolleCt one of these waiters upon Providence was
suddenly seized with' a large amount of virtue, and hose
was that overcome ? flow was the yielding _goodness of
the man made to follow his own private interests ? Sim-
ply by giving him an invitation to the Queen's ball. (A.
laugh.) Now what is often done for bad purposes can be
sometimes used for good. In every constituency there are
two.great parties, but in Many there is a third, like the
waiters upon Providence, whom haVe seen; a body of
really intelligent, well-intentioned, thoroughly horteSt men,
who, if they have not the power of returning a member to
Parliament, have sometimes the power of turning one out.
Now if these men would combine—if they could say "We
will not support either side. Mr. So-and-so, who has
called himself a Liberal, is a sham—he has not done his
duty, and we do not intend to return him," the Mr. So-and-
so would discover the consequences ; he would be turned
out of his seat, and his successor would understand that he
might be in exactly the same predicament at the next time
of election. By this means you create in the minds of the
representatives a feeling of responsibility. If you had in
every town in the country a small knot of men such as these,
you would he able through them to influence the House 01
Commons. It is to this that I have directed
.the atten-
tion of the Administrative Reform Association. We
intende--we hope to be able to reform the administration
of this country through the •influence of the House of
Commons ; and in that House we intend to attempt to
obtain-influence. (Hear, hear.) 'Not the influence of cor-
ruption, but the influence of mind—(hear, hear)—the Arrival for the week ending July 2, last year, 633 casks, and de-
influence of an organisation starting from a centre livery, 2,059 casks. The arrivals last week cordarised 2,034 casks
here in London, and radiating in every part of from Russia, 687 from South America, and 63 front other places.—
Great Britain and Ireland, and by which We hope to act Total, 2,789 casks.
°Lsoes
speak
P.—The accounts from Worcester, and parts of Kent
upon the constituencies of the kingdom, who are
of fly and lice bein% on the increase. , The market
,
eventually the governors of this country. (Hear; hear, a
erro for coloury samples, hilt there is not much doing in low sorts•
and cheers.) We have called you together to see whether Duty, :€160,000.
we have your co-operation, sympathy, and support, in this Coax.—Tbe arrivals of foreign wheat and flour during the past
great undertaking in which we are now engaged. (Cheers.) week have been only moderate, and the supply of English wheat
In this manner we will rid the country of imbecile from Essex and Kent this morning was vet), short.MAnreadys suat
government—of government formed on the principles of was experienced at 21 to 3s per qr advar:.ce
:it
htpaon
ilianstrovo,:oa,yit'
of( s
pursuing the interests of the governing parties, and not ttaoti27s,orand. for
q rieXbewsliteta:wwnas madea; tny:an •n p
held for 68s per seek;
that of the people at large. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) The Norfolk flour,r 52s to 53a ; American bane's, from 404 to 445. Bar.
Administaative Reform Association will hold you up as ley continues scarce, and must be noted is per qr dearer. Oats were
what you have often been said to be—the envy of sur- taken freely by dealers and con.umers at is more money. Beans
rounding nations. They will seek for you that which, as and peas were firm at late rives. Arrivals into London frons luxe is
the inhabitants of a great and civilised state, you are ell- to Junel 214-2Cs3oasrviseo,stEsngliliBshq77; bee:11%3205879 (IT Itioarulre,Y,l,7%
titled to—theright to take in your own hands your own qrs ;malt,
aStCotee.-11.1agrine 17, qrs, malt,g 70 qr's ; oats,r 48 qrs. Irish•
great national concerns, so as to conduct those concerns to —Harley, 334 qrs ; malt, qrs; oats, 840 qrs. Foreign.—Wheat,
the greatest happiness of the greatest number of people. 4,002 qs ; bailey, 1.600 qrs; oats, 9,6/9 qrs; beans, 1 830 gra;
(Loudcheers.) flour, 4,411 brls, '1,252 sacks. Eastern Counties Railway.—Wheat,
Mr. Morley moved the following resolution:—" The 4,472 qrs ; barley, 592 qrs ; malt ,5 079 qrs ; oats, 127 qrns; beans, 167
exigencies oe the present time, and the singular incapacity irh,Jtear.s4o2l qr.s
barley,
isGrorleati.;Noomrtt.h,eir27,lll.
lately shown by the various departments of the Govern- 12 gm: flour, 2.244 sacks. 7:xp'or,ed.—Wheat, 1,270 qrs; oats,a lO
ineut render it the imperative duty of the people ,to take qrs; peas. 10 qrs ;fl mr, 179 eets.
an active part in the management of the national affairs, (et-rms.—l he number of beasts Is much smaller than on Monday
in the hope of introducing therein the energy, honesty, and last, consequently althaugh trade is not very brisk, rtices haveo
intelligence that ought to distinguish the administration of again advanrdoffrooreeFridonavd. ;I:heerenirsoatirhaercofnosrldoelrlaidoeonarllplntron7.
a great and civilised people." Having read the resolution,
in
ratliteeissurinsVer heavy for lampbsicatsid calvesg at about Friday's quota-
I am anxious that it should be understood what are the
eons. From Germany and Holland there are 84 beasts, 450 sheep,
grounds upon which we are going to proceed. We allege
and 176 calves. Scale, 29 beasts; Scotland, 250 ; No,folk and
that last year—mind 1 use the words advisedly— Suffolk, 2,1,00; and 200 from the Northern and Midland counties.
many thousands of our countrymen were sacrificed oas Bts at market, 3,357; sheep and lambs, 19,270 calves, 253; pip,
through the miserable—the abominable incapacity of men 425.
who utterly failed us in the hour of need. (Hear, hear.)
We allege that every department of the State is abomina-
bly mismanaged in _business affairs; and we believe that
money and family interests have worked ruinous effects.
(Hear, hear.) In fact, this system of nepotism is ruining
the country ; and to rid us of it we want men in the House
of Commons who will take the course suggested by the
chairman. (Hear, hear.) Then, coming. to . our military
system, of which recent events enable us to speak, take
the case of such men as the Earl of Lucan and Lord Car-
digan, and compare it with that of General Williams of
Kars. (Cheers.) Had Lords Lucan and Cardigan, and the
son of the Earl of Aberdeen, been the sons of any common
persons, does any man suppose we should have ever heard
anything of the Chelsea Inquiry. (Cheers, and hear,
hear.) What we administrative reformers insist upon is
that, justice should be done to all parties. The mode of
action will be this :—We shall keep a ledger account of the
doings of every member of the House of Commons, and we
shall " post up ' every vote and every incident that will
betoken the motive of each vote. An abstract of a mem-
ber's account will be sent to any party who may require
it for the purpose of information. (Laughter.) We shall
get into correspondence with constituents, and furnish
them them with facts that will enable them to decide
whether their representatives has done his duty. How-
ever, I may assure the meeting that it' is not our
intention to dictate, but we intend _ to thwart
the Coppocks, the Parkes, the Bereefords, and gentle-
men like them, and to give the great mass of the
People information ou the parliamentary conduct of their
representatives. We will give information to all, and not
confine it to the doings of those on the opposition benches.
(Hear, hear.) It might, indeed, be better that many of
our liberal members were for a year or so on the opposi-
tion benches ; for there are men on the ministerial benches
who, if the people respond to our call, will, before long,
cease to be on them. (Hear, hear.) This, sir, shall be
our course and proceeding, and, if assisted by the people,
I have no doubt we shall succeed in achieving the greats
object which the Administrative Reform Association has
in view. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Gassiot seconded the resolution, and said : Sir, I am
one of those who took an early part in this movement;
which, I think, was called fer, if only from the fact that
one third of the persons who presented themselves for
appointment in the civil service could not write, and were
destitute of the ordinary information that would make
them eligible for a junior position in a merchant's office.
(Hear, hear.) Yet, sir, such persons had influence to
procure them such situations in the public departments.
(Hear, hear.) When first this aseociation was established
some hirelings of the Government went round the City to
enquire into the private affairs of Mr. Morley, Mr. Tra-
vers, and myself, I have no apprehension as to the result
of any enquiry of the kind. If my character would not
bear examination should I have had the impudence to
stand here before you as I have done ? What I complain
of is, the smallness, the paltriness of the conduct on the
part of the Government. Whether it was done for the
purpose of driving us away from the association or nottel
do not know, but if it be so, it had precisely the opposi
effect, and it was the cause of my remainine ss ith the
association, because I felt that if a merchant of London
thinks proper to go out of his ordinary duties, and stand
forward in a public assembly, he must do it, because his
character will bear examination. Ido not intend to leave
the association, and especially when I find that we have
now with us a gentleman who is a statesman by education.
(Cheers.) I know that one of the newspapers stated that
our honourable chairman was sent among us by Lord
Palmerston in order to smother the association. (A. laugh.)
That is not my opinion, and all I can say is that if it was
my duty before to connect myself with the association, I
feel still more bound to remain with it now that we have
the assistance of our honourable chairman. No one has
ever ventured to say one word against his' honeety. Mr.
Roebuck is'that rare avis, an honest 'politician ; I give to
himnay most , cordial adherence, and my only regret is
that I cannot render him a more able and efficient sup-
port. (Cheers.)
Mr. Travers, in supporting the resolution, said that
under the newly modified arrangements of the association
he had cheerfully consented to act as finance secretary.
He had received already offers Of 100 guineas each from
the twelve gentlemen who gave the same amount last year,
and he should he glad to receive. the names of any other
gentlemen who were disposed to follow their excellent
example. There were two features in connection with
the new arrangements with which he was greatly pleased,
and that was their permanence and elasticity they could
go on with' an income of .£5OO a year, and they could
expend most advantageously 250,000. (Cheers.)
Mr. Lyne • wished- to know whether the association
would turn its attention to the necessity which existed for
the establishment of a chamber of 'commerce in the city of
Loudon.. (A laugh )
Mr. Roebuck : We shall find fault with everybody who
deserves censure. (te laugh.)
-The resolution was then unanimously agreed to.
Mr. lamb Bell then moved a tote of thanks to the

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