The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-18 00:00:00

THE DUBLIN CRIMEAN BANQUET.

Considerable progress has been made during the last
few days in preparing the great hall for the Crimean ban-
quet. About, 200 men are employed in erecting the tem-
porary galleries, painting the ceiling and the columns that
support it, putting up various decorations, and making
other arrangements to suit the place for the approaching
demonstration. The total number of guests for whom the
dinner will be provided will be about 4,000, of whom
about 3,000 will be Crimean soldiers, the rest being men
representing the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, the
Constabulary, the Land Transport Service, &c., who
have shared in the dangers and glories of the Crimean
cappaign. Among the guests also will be the Lord
Lieutenant, and staff, a number of distinguished persons
who will receive invitations, and the members of the
committee. Lord Seaton will be present in his official
capacity, as commanding the forces in Ireland ; and:the
veteran Lord Gough as a member of the committee. Twenty
veterans from the Royal Military Hospital, Kilmainham,
will receive invitations, and take part with their sons and
grandsons at the banquet. The following are some of the
other arrangements :—Up to Saturday the tickets for the
gallery will be reserved altogether for subscribers and
their families. The price fixed is 10s. for gentlemen and ss.
for ladies. After Saturday, should any ticksts remain
undisposed of, the public generally will be permitted to
purchase them at the same price. The only exceptions
made are in favour of officers who, should they apply in
uniform, and also wearing the Crimean medal, will be
admitted to the gallery without charge and without the
production of a ticket; officers not in uniform and not
wearing the Crimean medal will have to provide them-
selves with tickets at the usual rate. This rale will be
rigidly enforced. No other gratuitous admissions to the
gallery will be given upon any pretence; and this regula-
tion will extend as well to the families of the members of
the committee as to strangers. The total number of seats
in the gallery for visitors will not exceed 1,000, and as
the officers whn will avail themselves of the above
privilege will amount to about 300, the av iilahle
room for the public will be very limited, and probably
very insufficient to accommodate the full number
of applicants.. The officers who come up frem the
country in charge of soldiers invited to the dinner
will share in the banquet, and will dine at the same
table, or a table near that occupied by the Lord
Mayor, Lord Lieutenant, and committee. Tables for the
soldiers will traverse the room, and at the head and foot
of each table; members of the committee selected for the
purpose, will preside as hosts to do honour to their guests
and to superintend the arrangements.- The faro provided
will be most liberal. It will be the same for all the tables,
and no distinction whatever will be made between the
viands supplied to the Lord Lieutenant and the private
soldier. Every twenty men will be supplied with joints
of prime roast beef, weighing, when cooked, not less than
ten pounds, with a leg of mutton of the same weight--a
ham weighing at least ten pounds, and two meat pies, con-
taining each five pounds weight of cooked meat, relieved
by roast turkeys, fowl, venison pasties, &c., and other dain-
ties, and an excellent plum-pudding, weighing not less than
fifteen pounds, will also be supplied to each mess of twenty,
with bread, potatoes, &e., ad lib. For drinkables, each
guest will be supplied with a quart of Dublin first-class
XX porter, and a pint of Mr. Henry Brennen's first-class
port wine (vintage 1844), with which he has so generously
presented the committee. Thus the quantity of solid
meat, without taking et ceteras into account, supplied to
each man will not be less than 21bs, with lib of plum-
pudding. It is not certain whether the general public
will be permitted to dine at the banquet ; but as the
number of guests invited is so great the absence of
room will offer a very serious impediment, The building
is daily improving in appearance. A host of workmen
are busy, like a swarm of bees, in the girders and lattice
work of the roof painting and decorating ; workmen
are also busy putting up the gallery, and the whole
hall is undergoing a complete transformation. All
the arrangements are exclusively under the efficient
superintendence of Mr. James Owen, the architect of the
Board of Works. Under his care everything appears to
be rapidly advancing to completion. The Custom-house
authorities in London have refused to remit the duty on
the wine which will be consumed at the banquet, although
held actually within a bonded warehouse. Subscriptions
continue to reach the committee from various parts of the
country, some of the most liberal being those forwarded
from the several stations of the constabulary.

TUE EVILS OF QUARANTINE.—A curious occurrence is
related as having taken place last week on the territory of
Hamburg. Several cattle dealers had crossed the territory
from Holstein to the frontier of Mecklenburg, with large
herds of oxen, but were not allowed to enter the latter
duchy, an order having just been issued to refuse all cattle
from Holstein, a contagious disorder being supposed to
prevail there. The dealers turned their faces homewards,
but when they arrived at the Holstein frontier, they found
that, in the interval, a similar anathema had been hurled
there against cattle coming from Mecklenburg ; so that the
poor fellows are now ercamped between the two countries,
not knowing which way to go.
COMMITTAL OF A RAILWAY STATION-MASTER FOR MAN-
SLAUGHTER.—The enquiry touching the death of Anthony
Allen, the engineer, who was killed in the collision which
occurred last week on the South Wales Railway, has just
concluded. The enquiry lasted two days. After a great
number of witnesses had been examined, the coroner
summed up, and the jury returned the following verdict .
" It is unanimously our verdict that the accident is alone
and exclusively the result of the neglect and impropQr
conduct of Mr. Edward Hancorn in telegraphing the road
clear,' thereby causing the coal train to be put in motion
at the time he knew the line to be obstructed, the result of
which was the death of Anthony Allen." This being a

verdict of manslaughter, the coroner issued his warrant-for
his committal to the county gaol, lie has, however, escaped
for the present.
THE LATE DESTRUCTION OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC
CHAPEL AT KELSO.—At the meeting of the Commis-
sioners of Supply for Roxburgsv ire, on Tuesday last,
a claim upon the county was given in from Mr.
Hope Scott, of Abbotsford, for the loss which
he had sustained by the destruction of the Roman
Catholic chapel at Kelso, amounting to £412 3j. This sum
includes not only the value of the building, which, it may
be recollected, was burned down by a lawless mob on the
night of the oth of August last, in revenge for some Irish
outrage, in which a man was killed, but also of the
furniture of the chapel and dwelling house. Independent of
the £412 above stated, the Roman Catholic priest gave in a
claim of £3O for travelling expenses to Kelso, to perform
service on Sundays, for a place to meet in for worship, and
house for the use of the teacher. It was agreed to levy an
assessment to the amount of 4-12ths of a penny in the
pound on all lands and tenememts throughout the county, to
meet the claims lodged.
SUICIDE OP A NEIVLY-MARRIED WOMAN.-011 Wednes-
day evening an inquest was held at the Ship Inn. Womb-
well, near Barnsley, on the body of a woman, named Mary
Smith. Deceased had married only a fortnight a respectable
tradesman in Barnsley, previous to which she had been
housekeeper to a publican at West Melton, who on his
decease left her an annuity of 183 a week. She made her
appearance after marriage at chapel on Sunday last. On
Tuesday morning she started to go by train to Wombwell,
for the purpose of settling some business. Being too late for
the train, she proceeded to walk, and after arriving at
Wombwell she was seen pacing up and down the banks of
the canal. Nothing more was heard of her till a bonnet and
veil were found floating in the canal. Drags were procured
by the constables, when the body was found the came
evening. The 00y reason assigned for the rash act was
the change of residence, which preyed much upon her
mind, as she had expressed a wish to beg husband to return
into the country, as it appeared to her that the sun never
shone in Barnsley, The jury returned a verdict of " Tem-
porary insanity."

NORT

RN

TIMES.

The following requisition is in course of signature :
TO THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR OF
LIVERPOOL.

The requisition of the undersigned inhabitants, being
ratepayers of the borough of Liverpool, humbly showeth,
that the working classes, forming as they do, an important
section of the inhabitants of this town, and having the
prosperity of its trade and the happiness of its inhabitants
at heart, we, most respectfully, beg leave to lay before your
Worship their present pressing grievances, in the hope of
Obtaining your assistance and advice.
We believe that your Worship will be fully aware of the
existence in this town for a number of years of certain
institutions known as Burial Societies (the majority of
whose members consists of the pcorest portion of the popu—
lation), whose objects are to provide for the &cent inter-
ment of their members after deatb, thereby fostering a spirit
of independence, engendering habits of prudence and
trugarity, besides effecting a large saving to the poor's-rates.
That the recent public disclosures relative to the manage.
ment of one of these societies, and the admittedly fraudulent
transactions of its officers, have shaken the confidence of the
working classes in the stability of those institutions under
the present system of management..
We, therefore, being fully.convinced of the necessity of
establishing a society under the patronage and management
of the merchants, tradesmen, and the more intelligent
portion of the working classei (such a combination will
inspire that confidence in their minds so essential to the
progress and prosperity of the institution), do most respect-
fully request of your Worship, the favour of calling a public
meeting of. the inhabitants, to be held on any day most
convenient to your Worship, and by acceding to the above
reque, you will greatly oblige your very humble servants,
the undersigned.

MR MACNAUGHT, AND THE YOUNG MEN'S

CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

TO TITS EDITOR or THE NORTHERN TINIER

Sir,—ln to -day's impression of your paper there is aparagrapli,
" Mr. Macnaught, and the Young Men's Christian Associa..
tion," calculated to damage the character of that excellent
society in the eyes of the town generally.

The paragraph referred to, not only questions the Catholicity
of the association, but actually insinuates the charge of disin•
geniousness against the whole of its members, singling out, in
the most marked manner, " one of the officials !" I cannot,
for one moment, doubt that this is a misrepresentation, and, to
settle the matter, I beg to suggest that the hon. Secretary give
an impartial statement of the facts of the case, through the
medium of the press. If this he not done, I submit judgment
will go by default, and the religious portixt of the community
will look with coldness upon the society, and so hinder its
future usefulness.

Apologising for trespassing upon your valuable space, I
am, &c., OBSER.Vgft.
October 17, 1856.

THE INTERNATIONAL FREE TRADE

LEAGUE

The following are the statutes of the International Free
Trade League, of which M. Corr Vander Maeren, of
Brussels. is president :

Art. 1. An association for the promotion of customs
reforms is hereby established. This association will have
for object, by the concentration of the scattered influences
of variols countries, to promote the progressive reform of
tariffs; and to promote by all legal means the popularisa-
tion of the principles upon which commercial freedom is
based—in a word, to continue the work of the congress.
Art. 2. The central office of the association is established
at Brussels.

Art. 3. The members of the association will be charged
to establish in divers states committees to correspond with
the central body.

Art. 4. -The Brussels committee is charged with the duty
of centralising the action of the corresponding committees ;
to collect all documents, and thus to enlighten public opi-
nion, with the aid of the members of the association, on the
true principles of commercial fuedom. The central corn.
mittee is also charged with the duty of determining the
place and date of convocation for future congresses ; and of
drawing up a report, to be addressed to all members of the
association.

Act. 5. There will be an international fund applicable to
the expenses of the association. This fund will be kept up
by an annual subscription from members, which is fixed at
twelve francs. There will be, in addition, a voluntary sub.
scription for the foundation of the society.

Art. 6. Each committee will pay its own expenses, and
wili remit to the central body the funds of which it can
dispose.

The following are the names of the central committee :
President, M. Corr Vander Mae en, president of the Bel-
gian Association for Customs Reform ; vice-president, C.
A. Campan, vice-president of the Congress, and ex-secre_
Jar? to }he Chamber 0L+.C.112.161.0.1. of 72 .”-thoegai.., lie.
Molinari, professor at the Royal Belgian Museum of
Industry ; A. Lehardv de Beaulieu, encineer, and secretary
to the Congress of Economists in 1817; Lucien Masson,
secretary to the Chamber of Commerce, and president of
the sub-committee of Verviers ; Barbier liaussens,
manufacturer, and vice-president of the Association for
Customs Reforms (treasurer); Fortamp, retired merchant,
and judge of the Tribunal of .Commerce; A. Couvrier,
secretary to the Belgian Customs Reform Association
(sect`dtary.)
The corresponding committees abroad will be formed
under the direction of the following gentlemen :—Richard
Cobden, M.P., for England ; De Bruyn Bops, of the Dutch
L' Economist, &c., for Holland ; N. D Wichmann, merchant
(of the firm of Reese and Wichmann, Hamburg), for
Northern Germany; Mon de .Alejandro,, ex-minister of
finance in Madrid, for Spain ; Antonio Scialojs, ex-minister
at Naples,for the Sardinian States; Jean Dolfus, manufac-
turer, for France.

ALARMING AND' DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN
:MANCHESTER.

At twenty minutes past three on Thursday afternoon,
intelligence reached the town's yard that a fire had broken
out in the premises occupied by Mr. Thomas Bowker,
chemist and druggist, at the corner of Deansgate and Liver-
pool road. Mr. Rose, with a large body of firemen, and the
Water Witch engine, was on the spot in a few minutes, and
found the flames bursting from every window in both shop
and cellars. Seven jets were soon attached to the high pressure
mains, and in a few minutes a complete mastery was obtained
over the devouring element, the water having been poured
in at the rate of about four tons per minute, till it mea-
sured about three feet deep in the cellars. The contents of
the cellars and shop were completely destroyed, NM the
damage is estimated at from £l,OOO to £1,500. The stock
was insured in the Imperial office, for a sum which it is
thought will make good the loss, but the building, the pro-
perty of Councillor Bowker, was not insured. The origin
of the fire is unknown, further than that the alarm was
given by the young man in the shop, Edwin Morton,
who, at the time, was working in the front cellar, and
observed flames issuing from one of the back cellars. Ho
was so scorched in the face and arms that he had to be
taken to the Infirmary, where he lies in a precarious
condition. It appears that the cellars extend under
a sadler's shop in Liverpool road, and a draper's in Deans-
gate. The stock in the latter was only slightly injured by
the smoke, as the proprietor very properly kept the officious
crowds off, who would have turned it into the street, but the
saddl3r's stock has been very much destroyed by a too great
precipitancy to have it saved.

FRODSHAM

Mv-rvAr, Inix-novnr.tylm Out,inti.—uri inurslay evening

a lecture was delivered in the Town-hall, Frodsham, by the
Rev. 11. Griffiths, of Liverpool. The subject was " The
Theology of History.'' The attendance was numerous.
Amongst those present we observed--J. H. Hayes, Rq. ;
Rev. T. Neilson, S. Burgess, Esq. ; C. H. Hitchen, Esq.;
Mr. Rigby, Mr. Ripton, Mr. Harrison, Mr. James Grice,
J. Pickering, Esq. ; Mr. Bethell, Mr. Harrop, Mr.
Williams, and others. The lecturer was loudly applauded
by the audience, and, at the conclusion, a vote of thanks was
moved and seconded, and carried by acclamation. J. H.
Hayes, Esq., the chairman, also received the same compli-
ment.

THE BAZAAR wis held last week, and although the
weather was unfavourable, there was a large attendance of
families from the adjoining districts, and the result has
proved highly favourable,
The Gas Company has been formed, and in a few
months the town may be expected to be lighted up. It is
understood, by no means unlikely, that cotton mills will
be established in the neighbourhood.

THE MOORS AND FORESTS.—The late rains and great
dearth of birds have caused sportsmen totally to abandon
the grouse beats. Those who had not the privilege of
deer-stalking or cover shooting have returned south in
disgust. The number of game killed clearly shows that
this season has been the worst ever seen in the north.
Nor need much better sport be expected next year, let the
remaining stock breed ever so well, as the bags made this
year have been almost entirely filled with old birds.
These are principally cocks, from which it appears that
the tape proves more fatal to the female bird than the
male. In the forests, the stalkers are doing excellent
work, although they have had to contend against exces-
sive rains and changeable winds for the past fortnight. The
distinguished party at Glenfiddich have closed their
shooting for the season, after enjoying unprecedented
success among the deer. On Monday, the 6th inst., Lord
Listowell brought down a stag of nine points ; and the
same day Major Armitage had two of eight and ten
points. Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar was out four
days, killing in that time six stags, all of them heavy
animals, with fine heads. The Earl of March was out two
days, when four stags fell before his rifle. Major Gran-
ville was out on Friday, and knocked over a pretty stag
of ten points. The party at Glenfiddich have, in all,
killed this season no fewer than 70 stags and 3 hinds,
their average weight being fourteen stones;;clean.—Banff

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

LIVERPOOL.

BBFORE MR. STITT,

ATTEMPT TO BtruN A WORKSHOP.—Iciseph Coyle, an
apprentice to'Mr. Harris, cabinetmaker, of Renshaw-street,
was charged with attempting to set fire to his masters's
premis.s. 'On Wednesday night, about seven o'clock, Mr.
Harris's daughter dis Covered a crate of straw on fire. This
was at the foot of the, stairs leading to the workshop,
and,from citcumstinvs that transpired, it was conclude d
that it was done maliciously by the prisoner, who was
rem Ended.

COTTON ROBBERY.— In our paper of Monday there
appeared a report of a robbery of five bales of cotton, when
three persons were remanded. Since that time the officers
discovered that the cotton belonged to Messrs. Lessy and
Browe, and that it had been stolen from the warehouse of
Mr. 'I homas Dour. Yesterday two persons, named Thomas
Jones, warehouseman to Mr. Dour, and Henry Gibb, were
brought up on a charge of being concerned in the robbery.
Mr.. Block appeared for the prisoners. A witness was
produced, who stated that he was employed by the prisoners
to carry the cotton on the evening it was stolen. The
prisoners were remanded ,to . this day. when the other
prisoners will be brought up for final examination.
GAROTTING.—A well-dressed young woman, named
Anne Brice, was charged by a gentleman, named Thomas
Linskey, who said he resided in America, under the follow-
ing circumstances :—He said be was passing through
Renshaw-street, when he was accosted by the prisoner, who
walked a short distance, and at the corner of a passage be
stopped for a moment, *hen two men rushed on and seized
him, threatening to beat him for' insulting (as they said)
the woman. He ceught hold of.oue of the men and also of
the prisoner—the c`ually turned himself out of his
coat, leaving- the gt.--. 1 oit in the hands of witness, and thus
got away. Ile rptriice,i hold of the woman, who suddenly
passed something.to one of the men, and when the police
came up he missed his watch. A bunch of seals, that bad
been attached to the watch, were found on the street where
the parties had been standing, but the watch was gone. The
-prosecutor was subjected to a long and able cross-exami-
nation by Mr. Block, who defended the prisoner. but the
original story was not altered. Mr. B 1 ck contended that
there was no evidence of a felony, so far as the prisoner was
concerned; if sbe bad been seen speaking to the men who
attacked the prosecutor, he thought it might be a different
case, but, in its present shape, the evidence was not condi'.
sive. The prisoner was remanded.
Loox TO YOUR DOORS.—Mr. Theodore Heath, of
Manesty's lane, charged a decrepid old woman, named
Maria hart, with having stolen a purse, containing £l5 in
gold, and 26s in silver, from him. Mr. Black defended the
prisoner. The complainant said he was about going to bed
shortly before twelve o'clock on the previous night; he left
his purse, which contained the money, and also his watch,
on the table. He went out to look if the door of an ad-
joining house, belonging to him, was all safe, at the same
time-leaving his door ajar; he saw the prisoner as he went
out, and, on his return, he found her coming down the steps
of the door. On going in he discovered that the purse had
disappeared, and he gave a description of the prisoner, who
was subsequently arrested ; and, on a bed where she was
laying, the purse and seven sovereigns were found. One of
the coins waa identifiel by Mr. Heath, as there happened to
be a mark on it. There was a good deal of sparring (in
word,-) by the complainant on his cross-examination by Mr.
Bluck, but an appeal to his Worship decided that the com-
plainant was obliged to answer all questions put to him on
the point at issue. The case was too clear, even for the
ingenuity of Bluck, to extricate the prisoner from it, and
being an old hand, as well as an old hag, she was sent for
trial. (She had fifty convictions recorded against her.)

BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD

MORE STABBlNG.—Yesterday, a girl named Catherine
Gayuer, was charged with stabbing another female named
Ann Mansfield, on Wednesday evening. It appeared that
the two .femal, s were each keepers of houses of il'-fame,
and had a quarrel, when the prisoner took from her pocket
a small peaknife, with which she inflicted a severe wound
on the complainant's forehead. In her defence, the prisoner
alleged that the complainant harboured her husband, and
at the time of the assault, stated that he was then in the
house. The allegation was most positively denied, and the
prisoner was committed for trial.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—A girl, about fourteen years of
age, named Graham, was charged by detective officer
Patrick, with having stolen upwards of 120 silk handker-
chiefs from the premises of Mr. Earp, clothier and outfitter,
Lord street. It appeared that the mother and sisters of
prisoner were employed in making waistcoats for that
establishment, and that she was in the h of going for
the work, and taking it borne, on which occasions she
made it a practice to take the pronerty from a room through
which she had to pass. Mr. Pilkington, the manager of
the establishment, said he had missed property since the
month of February last, to such an extent, that, on the
preceding day, he had set a lad to watch in the room.
ebb
she wanted soul* trimmings, and was told to go to the room
for them. As she returned, she was seen by the lad, who was
watching, to open a drawer and take out some silk hand-
kerchiefs, with which she was leavin,,, when the alarm was
given ; she attempted to make her escope, but was cap -
tured with the property in her possession. She then confessed
to the various robberies, and took the officer to nine
different pawn-offices, where she had pledged the hand-
kerchiefs at different times. The property was produced,
and identified by Mr. Earp's manager, who stated, from the
amount of money the prisoner had raised on the articles, and
the careful manner in. which they were separated, it was
quite evident that other parties must have been cognisant
of the robberies, and assisted her in making away with the
property. Mr. Mansfield was of opinion that the parents
must have assisted her, and it would therefore be an act of
kindness to take her away from such people who bad
encouraged her in such acts, and thus prevent her from
doing so again ; he should therefore remand her for seven
days, and then send her to a reformatory. With regard to
the pawnbrokers, he said he thought they had acted with
great carelessness, in not making more enquiries, seeing that
the handkerchiefs were new, and should direct them to be
restored to the owner without any expenses ; but as Mr.
Spence had, on this occasion, behaved emedingly well, he
should advise the manager to give hits some remuneration.
The mother of the girl was in court, but offered no
remarks.

LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT,

YESTERDAY

BEFORE MR. CIMMISSIINER PERRY.

in re WILLIAM TYSqN.--His Honour delivered judg-
ment at twelve o'clock this day, on the question of the pass-
ing of the last examination. The bankrupt was in attendance
with his solicitor, Mr. John Yates, jun. ; and Mr. Lowndes
appeared for the assignees. His lonour referred to
the two 'different versions which the bankrupt gave of his
disposal of the £3,000 borrowed on mortgage from Mr.
Humphreys. and observed that in the fail of suclimisrepresen-
tation, the court should decline to pass the last examination.
Mr. Yates urged that the court should now pass the last
examination, and deal with a e alleged misrepresentation
when the bankrupt came up for his certificate. It did not
affect the substantial question whether or not the bankrupt
had now made a full disclosure of his estate, and if the
court considered that such a disclosure had not been made,
then he (Mr. Yates) would ask that the bankrupt be now
examined to that effect. He did not see what purpose it
would serve to keep the examination open. Mr. Lowndes
replied that the bankrupt had not accounted satisfactorily,
and that, under present circumstances, he would oppose hie
further examination. Mr. Yates then expressed a wish that
hja LLB
that he (Mr. Yates) might know the position in which he
was should he determine on appealing. His Honour replied
that he could only repeat that he declined to pass the last
examination in consequence of the different versions given
by the bankrupt of the transaction in question, and also in
consequence of his not having answered to the satisfaction
of the court. Mr. Yates said he should, under the eircum-
stanceq, ask the court for another opportunity for the bank-
rupt to present himself for the purpose of being examined,
and of giving such further explanation as he might be able.
Mr. Lowndes objected to any further argument in the case,
the Commissioner hiving given his decision. Mr. Yates :
Then do you want a third version of this affair ? Mr.
l.owncles : Yes, if he gives us a true account of the £3,000.
Mr. Yates : He has already given it. Mr. Lowndes
Indeed, he has not. The matter then dropped, and the
order for the adjournment of the last examination sine die
made. Mr. Yates, before he left the court, intimated,
that he would, on a future occasion, apply to his Honour to
refix a day for the last examination of the bankrupt.
In re THOMAS DAVIS. —The bankrupt was a commission
agent in Liverpool. This day his Honour delivered judg-
ment on the certificate. In consequence of certain railway
transactions of the bankrupt, the court felt bound to grant
only a certificate of the third class, with twelve months'
suspension from the 15th of October, but with protection
for the whole time.

IVERPOOL, SATURDAY.