The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-06 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT KIRKDALE

Yesterday, a fire that destroyed a great deal of pro-
perty, took place at the Kirkdale Vinegar Distillery,
situate at the extreme end of Scotland-road. It is unne-
c ,ssary to state the sort and nature of materials which
this large premises contained. The fire was first suddenly
discovered, about one o'clock, in the east wing of the
building, and the flames spread with great rapidity. It was
feared that the whole building, with materials, utensils,
stock, &c. would be destroyed. An express was at once

sent to the fire station in Temple-court, and before two
o'clock Mr. Hewitt, with an efficient body of the fire
brigade, were at the scene of the conflagration. The
engine of the West of England office, and Mr. Barrett,

followed soon after. Mr. Hewitt got his engines to play
on the flaming mass very soon, and every effort was made
to preserve the west wing of the premises, and this, we
are glad to say, proved successful. The east wing is
totally destroyed, and the other portions, of course, more
or less damaged. The firemen exhibited the best judg-
ment, and the people and police rendered every assistance
in their power. Like all other fires, the origin of this
cannot be traced ; but, from the nature of the materials,
there can be no doubt that it wai purely accidental. It
was fortunate that the fire broke out in the day, when
such effi

nt service could be rendered, and which pre-
served so much of the premises and property; for, had it
taken place at night, the consequences must have been
As it is, the destruction of property is

most disastrous

considerable, but the exact amount could not be ascer-

tained at present. We understand that an insurance was
effected in the Atlas Company for .E 4,030, but that the

valued some time since for £6,ooo—the por-
atter destroyed is not known. The premises

tion of t

belong to the Earl of Derby, and we are informed that
the buildings are insured in the Atlas Company, but to
what amount is not stated. The greatest alarm prevailed
in the locality for some time after the fire broke out ; but
as the day was fine, there was no wind to waft the flames
to any adjoining premises. In less than an hour after the
arrival of the engines the fire was got under ; and all the
men under Mr. Hewitt behaved most admirable ; Mr.
Barrett and his corps also rendered effective service.
At four o'clock all was safe, and the engines returned
to to

EIRE LAST NIGHT.—A fire broke out in the premises of
Mr. Thompson, provision dealer, Mersey-street, at eight
o'clock last evening. On the arrival of the fire-engines,
however, the flames were quickly subdued before any
serious damage had been sustained. Mr. Hewitt, with
his fire brigade, and the West of England's, were imme-
diately on the spot, and the firemen, as usual, rendered
very effective service, subduing the flames ere they had
effected much damage. The entire loss is not more than
to £3O, which is covered by insurance in the Imperial.

VISIT OF SIR COLIN CAMPBELL TO

FULWOOD BARRACKS

On Thursday morning Lieut.-General Sir Colin Camp-
bell, G.C.8., upon whom the newly created appointment
-general of Infantry has been preferred, paid
a visit to the Fulwood Barracks, for the purpose of
inspecting the depot battalionsrnow quartered in that
garrison. The whole of the men, composing the 34th and
97th regiments, were drawn up to receive him. The
Infantry, having formed in line, Sir Colin Campbell
commenced his inspection, which was of the most

of Inspecto

and searching character. ,voiti;.ions over,
Sir Colin expressed his approbation of the soldierly bear-
ing and excellent discipline of the men; and having

examined their kits, he complimented the officers upon
the general cleanliness and good order of all that he had
The dinner and barrack rooms were next

with the whole of the arrangements in
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these departments, Sir Colin stated his approval. A
close investigation into the state of the military hospital
and prison elicited his satisfaction. After some examina-
tions of the barracks had been made, Sir Colin left, the gar-

inspected, and

rison, his inspection having extended over four hours. He

did not dE

,r any address to the men. The object of the

tour now being made by Sir Colin, is the compilation
of material for a report on the present system of depot
battalions, with a view, also, to ascertain the desirability,
or otherwise, of providing fixed establishments as training
schools for officers.

CHESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

On Thursday this annual meeting took place at Nant-
wich. The stock and implements were exhibited in a field
about three minutes walk from the town, which, towards
was completely thronged by all classes, except
ltlemen, of whom very few thought it worth
With the exception of John Tollemache,
Peakforton, and Colonel Tomkinson, of
Winnergton, scarcely a landed proprietor of any
note was present. The town itself presented unusual
flags and banners being hoisted in every direction.
rds eleven o'clock a general move was made towards
eld, and great interest appeared to be taken in view-
e various descriptions of implements. The day was
ifully fine, and a splendid band of music played at

the country g

P.CI of
while to al

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intervals It would be out of all question for us to enter
into a minute detail of the different attractions that met the
eve, we shall, therefore, confine ourselves to furnishing a
brief description. The general opinion was, that the
exhibition of cattle was superior to that of last year.
Of bulls there was a splendid supply. Of horses there was
an unusual number, and competent judges appeared to
consider that so fine a show had never previously taken
place in Cheshire. Of cows, very few milkers had been
brought. The dinner, which was attended by about two
huddred gentlemen. took place at the Crown Inn, at four
o'clock, John Tollemache. Eeq, presiding. After the usual
loyal toasts had been disposed of, the health of the Marquis
of Westminster and Viscount Combermere were drunk
amidst enthusiasm, and the proceedings were brought to a
termination.

WEIGHING BREAD.—At the Devizes petty sessions,
recently, Samnel Strong, a baker, of Allcannings, was sum-
moned by Mr. Superintendent Wolfe, for delivering bread
from a waggon without being provided with weights and
scales, agreeable to the act. The defendant was convicted
in the mitigated penalty of 10s, and 93 costs, the bench
observing tha', on the recurrence of a similar me, the full
penalty of £5 would be inflicted.
ALBor4i AND GASSIER.—During the recent concerts,
which were attended with such great success, at the Belle
Vue Gardens, Manchester, it was feared on one occasion
that Madame Alboni, who had been suffering from indis-
position, would be unable to sing according to her
engagement, and Mr. Beale. under whose direction the
performances were given, secured the assistance of
Madame Gassier, in order that she might supply her
place in the event of her non-appearance. It fortunately
happened, however, that Alboni was not prevented from
singing, and that, in short, she was never heard to greater
advantage; but so sensible was this gifted artist of the
generous co-operation of Madame Gassier, that she took
from her arm a magnificent diamond bracelet, and pre-
sented to her—an instance of reciprooity of feeling between
two distinguished prime donne not often to be met with
amongst our musical favourites.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday, Mr. William Baker
held an inquest at the Crown Tavern, Upper East Smith-
field, London, respecting the death of John Jeaves, a
carman, aged 31 years. It appeared that the deceased
was in the service of the Great Northern Railway Com-
panr, and on the previous afternoon he proc---icd with a
lad in a van to the " F" warehouse of St. Katherine's
Dock, to procure goods which were to be sent into th-
country. The deceased placed the vehicle under the loop
holes in front of the building, to receive a number of bags
of sugar, each about three cwt. There were several men
standing on the fourth floor who had suspended two bags
by the tackle, and while in the act of lowering them the
rope suddenly became liberated, whereby the bags and
their contents fell upon the deceased, who was crushed
and mutilated in a shocking manner. The deceased, when
extricated, raised his right hand and exclaimed to the
boy who was with him, " Geed bye," when he immediately
exp.red. Verdict, accidental death.
NEW :P_TENT WATERPROOFING may POW be seen in the
shop window of r. D. Myers, 72, Lord street. The great
desideratum of this method is, that any garment or fabric,
even of the thinnest texture, may be rendered perfectly
waterproof without affecting or preventing the ventilation,
and at a very trifling cost. This improvement will be found
of very great importance and comfort to those whose occupa,

em out of doors ; and to gentlemen accustomed
to horse riding, shooting, cricketing, or any other exercise
es full circulation and moisture, it is invaluable,
_ oarments made waterproof by this new process
admit free exhalation, and, at the same time, impervious to

that ca
as ,the

ALLSOP'S WAX- WORK EXHIBITION, TEUTONIC-HALL,
LIME-STREET, LIVERPOOL.—DOVE, THE MURDERER.—The
only correct likeness of this criminal is to be een at the
above exhibition, and is placed by the side of Palmer. Both
these poisoners era full-length, and are acknowledgeudpbwyalsl
to be perfect likenesses. They are surrounded by upwards
of 100 wax figures, large as life; together with 000 statues,
busts, cuts of heads, &c.. &c. ; also a great nmpher of
Stereoscopic and other views. The proprietor begs to state
that the likeness of Dove and Palmer are most positively
the only true ones taken. Palmer was modelled by Mr.
George Ewing, of London, during hie trial at the Old
Bailey; and a sketch of Dove was taken by Mr. sTohn
Storey, of York, and afterwards modelled expressly for Mr.
Allsop, by 11.1 r. William Leland, of Liverpool. Open from
ten, a.m., till ten, p.m. Admission, Sixpence. A quadrille
band in attendance. Observe the name of Allsop's Wax-
work on the two lamps over the entrance.

MONETARY & COMMERCIAL PROJECTS

The Bills regulating the establishment of joint-stock
companie, and limiting the liability of shareholders
therein, has had the effect of setting on foot several
schemes of an important character, and which, if carried
out with sincerity of purpose, and honesty of principle by
their respective directors, cannot fail of ultimately prov-
itrz advantageous to all concerned. Whilst according our
approval to many of the projects now being brought for-
ward, there are others which, we fear, are either imprac-
ticab7e in character, or started by directorates unable by

position or financial means to attain anything approxim-
ating a remunerating point. It is not our object to can-
vass the claims and pretensions of this latter class. The
duty we have to perform is of a more agreeable character
—viz., to recommend to public notice and approbation a
Monetary Institution just started in the city, under the
attractive and significant title of " The National Savings'
Bank Association." It is useless at this time of day, to
urge the vast importance to all classes of the community,
of any scheme which has for its object the prompting to,
and cultivation of " provident habits." Something already
has been done in this way by means of savings' banks,
life assurance companies, and building and freehold land
societies. Nevertheless, these, after all, must be regarded
as unsatisfactory experiments. The great [mass of the
people have held aloof from each and all, so that the
benefits which any of them were capable of conferring
have been limited in extent and doubtful in character.

The savings' bank

system hitte'rto in operation in these

kingdoms, has three main defects

—lt is partial in
operation, insufficient in security, and unremunerative to
depositors. Oar readers are well aware (perhaps some
of them to their loss) of the extensive system of embezzle.
ment which has been carried on by the actuaries of
many of the savings banks both here and in
the sister country, nor can they be ignorant of
the hardships which these speculations have in-
flicted upon many a poor, but honest and struggling
depositor. Of some of the life assurance companies
we have already written. Not that it is our desire
to/ disapprove the system. On the contrary, we hail
its promotion and extension, under really honest and
solvent parties, as a great blessing; but where repacity is
the guiding principle, and needy adventurers its adminis-
trators, evil instead of good must, be, and is, the result.
This latter remark is also applicable to building and free-
hold land societies. Some have profited, whilst others, and
that not a few, have lest by becoming members. Our
immediate object is, however, with the National Savings'
Bank Association, and the remarks thereon will be of a
twofold character, namely, the nature and objects of the
institution and the position and standing of its directors.
The " National Saving's Bank" has been called into exist-
ence to consolidate and improve the savings' bank sys-
tem; to offer better interest than has hitherto been
allowed; facilities for unlimited deposit ; means of conve-
nient withdrawal ; and perfect security to the depositor ;
whilst, to the shareholder, it offers the means of profitable
investment. Looking at,the history of the savings' banks
of the last twenty years, we trace in it, the following
defects :—lst, difficulty of establishment; 2nd, eipensive-
ness of working; 3rd, a low rate of interest; 4th,
limita-
tion of deposits ; sth, deficiency of management ; 6th,
want of sufficient security ; 7th, inconvenience of with-
drawal. To remedy these drawbacks the directors of the
National Savings' Bank have matured their scheme, so as to
have branch offices throughout the country, easy of esta-
blishment, making investment—not a charitable subscrip-
tion—as the basis of the association. Its mode of tran-
sacting business will be regulated by strict economy, and,
therefore, inexpensive ; so that depositors will have an
increased rate of interest. Again, the deposits will be
unlimited in amount, and to encourage provident habits
among the poor, and children, sums from three to eleven
pence may also be deposited, and if the same be paid con-
secutively every week for a year, interest will be allowed
at the rate of 31 per cent per annum, although the deposits
may not amount to £l. The association will be placed
under a complete and vigilant control ; and, in order to
detect the least attempt at fraud, depositors can write to
the head office, at any time, to verify their accounts. As
another inducement to depositors, the " deed of settle-
ment" guarantees that the association's capital must be
all exhausted before one penny of the deposit is endan-
gered. Improved methods have been devised for
the withdrawal of deposits. Such are the leading fea-
tures of the " National Savings' Bank Association."
Viewing them as a whole, we are disposed to regard it as
not only a feasible but commendable scheme, and one
which, from its peculiar and improved modes of operation,
.the large extent of business it will transact, and the
several advantageous methods of investment at its
command, cannot fail of paying to its shareholders
a large dividend upon their paid up capital.

But the most feasible and best concocted schemes may
fall far short of realising their proposed objects, and their
intended advantages may turn out positive injuries, from
the want of judicious management. Such, in our opinion,
cannot be the case with this association. Unlike many of
the modern public companies the published list of its
directors contains the names of gentlemen of substance—
men who hold a high and influential position in the
banking and mercantile community, and who would be
sorry indeed to lend their hitherto unsullied names and
reputation to any emperial scheme. They see in the
project the elements of complete success, advance their
capital to forward the association's designs, and give their
names as its directors from a thorough conviction of the
practical character and soundness of the undertaking.
When gentlemen, such as those contained in the list of
directors, place themselves at the head of a monetary
institution, we have a sufficient guarantee that it will not
be a " commercial bubble," but an association carrried on
and managed with honour and rectitude, that its deposi-
tors will reap all the advantages held forth, and its share-
holders be duly rewarded for investing their capital
therein. The scheme commends itself to the earnest con-
sideration of every class of the community—all, high and
low, rich and poor, can participate in its proposed benefits.
Without the uncertainty appertaining to many of the life
assurance companies, and building and land societies, this
association will enable the most humble person in the land
to provide for future contingencies, and render them
comparatively independent in their respective positions
in society. To our readers, we say, obtain the associa-
tion's prospectus, study its contents, and then judge for
yourselves.

POLICE COURT

-YESTERDAY.

(BEFORE MR. ALDERMAN ILOIME.
CURIOUS CASE.---llr. Robert Fox, a publican, residing
at No. 18, Magull-street, charged a person named Thomas
Murray, for having stolen six and a•half sovereigns from

him. Mr. ChiltoiCwas for the prisoner. The complainant
and prisoner reside near each other, and, as the former
stated, he met Murray abont nine o'clock the previous night
near the Sailor's Home, and he asked him to stand treat;

they went into the " Brown Cow " and had some "two
pennorths ;" both were "fresh," and went arm and arm
to the house of complainant. On arriving there he missed
his money, which, he asserted, he had when they left the
" Brown Cow," and he concluded the prisoner had taken
it. In reply to Mr. Chilton, the prosecutor said he had
some brandy in Hatton-garden, where he was doing

busineis with his spirit merchant. He was not sober, nor
was he drunk at the time. He denied that he told the
prisoner that he was leading a cat and dog life with his
wife, and that he wanted to get separated from her. The
learned gentleman pressed the witness at some length, but
the only thing he elicited was, that he was not sober at the
time. The wife of the complainant was examined, and told
a story that a wizard could not unravel. As well as could
be collected, she said when her husband came home she
searched him and got only is with bim, and then he went
to bed saying Tommy Murray had taken it. She then
told a confused story about her brother and the wife of
the prisoner, whom she said gave her £3 I Is, which she
took from the prisoner, and said he•had another sovereign
in his pocket. Mr. Chilton said his client could account
for the possession of the money, and he was remanded

for that purpose..
A CHEAP AND HIGHLY RESPECTABLE LODGING!—
Edmund Taylor, a
gentlemanly looking person, with a
strong Scotch accent, charged a female, named Mary
Mathews, with havibg stolen X 3 from him. The com-
plainant said he had takCri a lodging at the "Edinburgh
Castle," Lime street, but corning home late he was locked

the prisoner to wt.

he communicated

his predieame
take him to ""

at onee.offered to relieve him, and
i and highly respectable lodging."

He went with her

this d(Tsirable 'donuts, where she

managed to extract two sovereigns—one of which was
found on the sofa, and the other in the skirt of her dress.

The prisoner alleged that, both coins were given to
her by an officer of the Marco Polo, to release some
dresses. The Alderman censured the conduct of the
prosecutor, but said his foolishness did not justify the
prisoner taking the money. She was sent to gaol for two
months.

ROBBERY BY A LODGER.—Carl.Fraz. a German, was
brought up on remand, charged with having stolen

£l2los from a German boarding house, kept by-a
Mrs.

Faring, in Wellington-street.

The facts of this case have

already been published. The prisoner was again
remanded, as there is further evidence to be produced.
"WANT RUBBING STONES ? "—A DEAD SELL.—The
longer we live, the more we know. John Sadleir was a
gigantic swindler, but, in all his " devices," he never
could have done anything better than Ann Murray and
Mary Murphy practised on the weak nerves of one Ellen
Williams,ta simple, honest, tidy, and hard-working
Welsh woman, who 'sells potatoes and "other green
groceries," at 7, Slade-street. The afore-named young
females, who looked as innocent as a pair of sucking
doves, were put forward on a charge with having
swindled, " diddled," plundered, robbed, and cheated the
said Ellen Williams, aforesaid, out of the sum of 13s 33,
of the lawful coin of the realm—that is, of Queen Vic-
toria, by the grace and so forth, defender of the faith, and
so forth, etcetera. Mr. Clough made one of his most
" flowery " speeches, on opening the case to the bench, he
was most eloquent—more eloquent than we have heard
him for some time (and that is saying a good deal), but
is not to be wondered at, for the subject partook of the
ludicrous, the pathetic, and the flinty, and, when in the
master-hand of the talented and respected officer, could
not fail to prove interesting, considering it was one of his
very best oratorical displays. We shall only refer to it
as such, suffice to say. that so much effect had it on the
audience, that it produced fits of laughing, and eke of
crying—such is the power of eloquence and genius over
the human panions. Mrs. Ellen Williams, of 7, Slade-
street, must, however, be allowed to tell her own story in
her own
,words (the Welsh excepted.) Now, Mrs. Wil-
liams is a nice, pretty, little woman, and by no means
verdant looking; but in this instance, she proved greener
than grass—very grass. She said, a few days To—first
she said I keep a shop—a small shop—at 7, Slade-street,
and sell potatoes to any one who choses to buy them. She
was proceeding to give an introductory lecture on the
" rot' that befel that celebrated esculent, but as the
bench, no doubt, had heard plenty of enlightening deserta-
tions:on that mysterious malady, they did not think Mrs.
Williams could elucidate it further, and, after a hint to
that effect, the lady proceeded.—Another lady of the
name of Mrs. Williams, who keeps a respectable grocery
establishment in the neighbourhoo I, was known by
reputation to Mrs. Williams. of No. 7, Slade-street.. Now,
Mrs. Williams, of Slade-street, was standing at her own
door thinking—like other mighty people, of just—nothing
at all, when Miss Anne Murray addressed her. Good
evening, Mrs. Williams, says she, and how is trade ?
Slack, lam sorry to say, was the reply. I'm come to
give you a very good order, says the young lady. Mrs.
Williams would, of course, have asked her to take a glass
of the best ale, but Mrs. Williams is a T.T. (teetotaler.)
Have you any rubbing-stone? enquired Miss Murray.
Not a bit, says the lady. Don't you sell it ? asked she.
No. Then don't know the value of it, do you? Not a bit
of me. Then, I want three gross of it for Mrs. Williams,
the grocer, and she wants to send it off to Wales by the
first boat, so you had better see to it. You will make a
first-rate thing by it, I assure you! Mrs. Williams, of
Slade-street, quite agreed with her good-natured friend,
whom she never before laid her two looking eyes on.
Where was she (Mrs. Williams) to get the three gross
of rubbing-stones ? She would try and get it ; and then
Miss Murray vanished, saying she would tell her mistress
that all was "square." Mrs. Williams was about quitting
Slade-street in search of 36 dozen of rubbing-stone, when,
by one of those fortunate coincidences, who should come up
but Miss Margt. Murphy with a large basket on her head.
Maybe you'd be wanting some fine rubbing-stone ? asked
the young lady of Mrs. Williams. Faith, and it's the
very thing Ido want, said the lady—green as her own
country leek. A bargain was at once struck, and by

another curious coim,idence, the quantity in the basket
was just 36 dozen, not one less nor more ! Now, Mrs.
Williams did not know the value of rubbing-stone,
and an equal amount of ignorance was displayed by the
vendor, for if not, she surely would never ask, not to men-

tion, take 13s 3d for the three gross, when the three pence
was nearer the value ! Mrs. Williams of Slade-street,
expected at least £1 for her purchase, and although she
was ignorant of the real value of rubbing-stones, she had
a keen perception of 65 per cent. Having transferred
the rubbing-stones to her shop, and Miss Murphy having
transferred the 13s 3d into her pocket, she went away,
leaving Mrs. Williams dreaming of a sovereign, She
might have dreamt on that pleasing topic until the day
of judgment, but she thonght the period too remote, and,
therefore, she went to her namesake, the grocer, and
told him she had procured (at a great sacrifice, of course)
the rubbing-stones. If spirits from the vasty deep had
come to Mrs. Williams, the grocer, she might not have
been astonished, bat the physical appearance of her name.,
sake, and the strange announcement she made, put her
into "all sorts." Poor Mrs. Williams, of Slade-street,
found it was a sell, but she also discovered that she could
not sell the rubbing-stone to her countrywoman and
namesake, and so she told the police, who at last captured
the pair of partners in the granite line. The whole story
caused an amount of laughter greater than ever produced
by Charles Mathews, or Patrick Frederick Gallagher, and
what added to the hilarity was, an announcement made
by Mr. Clough, who stated that there were seventeen
similar oases against the prisoners, The prisoners were
remanded.
DOING IT CLEAN.—A young sailor, named James
Sullivan, charged a girl, named Jane Wilson, with stealing
all his clothes. There was nothing very remarkable in
who keeps a boarding-house in Charlotte-
the case, so far as the felony was concerned, but Mr.
where Carpenter,
complainant lodged, came forward, and said
tpChlaaercpcelO thes of his lodger were pledged for 135., and he
imagined that ought to pay for the boy's lodging for one
night; but in addition to this, he (Mr. Carpenter) had
received the following letter, which he hauded in Mr.
Carpenter,--Will you please to send me 145., for lam in
pledge. Be as quick as possible, and come to No. 1, Ash-
court, Spitalfields." He complained of the pawnbroker
who took in the goods. Mr. Woods, whose young man
took in the pledge, repudiated the idea of taking in goods
in any but a fair and honest Matiner2 Mr. Carpenter
said, for the last three years upwards of 500 suits of
clothes belonging to sailors who lodged at his house had
been pledged by improper females. He was of opinion
that pawnbrokers should be more cautious in taking in
goods from such females, and he had warned some himself
not to do so. It appeared, in this instance, that the pawn-
broker's young man took in the things from a person
giving a proper name and address ; but his Worship,
ordered the clothes to be restored, and the prisoner
diseharged,

I4EV!,IIOTISE CAsEa..-Anne Hudson, Rupert-street,
Brownlow-liill, was summoned for Sunday trading. Mr.
Bluck defended, and elicited the fact from the officer
that the people were at dinner. Dismissed.—Anne
Whaley, Bamber-street, was charged with selling ale at
illegal hours on Sunday night. Fined 2s.

(BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD
SMOKE NUISANCES.—Messrs. Franklin and Co., the
proprietors of the steam marble works, Clement•street,
off Vauxhall-road, were summoned for having permitted
dense volumes of smoke to issue from their chimney, on
the 26th of August. Mr. M‘Gowan, or the Health Com-
mittee, appeared to conduct the case, and attributed it
to the defendants having left the engine in the charge of a
lad who was only paid 4s. per week, and at the same
time stated that the apparatus employed was fully equal
to consuming the smoke, if care and attention was
bestowed on the furnace. The case was proved by
Inspector Wagnall, and Mr. Higgins, the engineer. For
the defence it was proved that a man was regularly
employed at a salary of 30s, per week, and that the boy
had only been left In charge while the man was otherwise
employed, The defendant was fined 40s. and costs.

THURSDAY.
JUVENILE DELINQUENTS.—Three young offenders,
named Mary Lyons (alias Quinn, alias Flynn), Agnes
M`Kewan, and Thomas Ryle (alias Moore), were
brought up by detective officer Kennedy, charged with
having attempted to pick pockets the previous evening in
rt!thebarne-street. The offence was fully made out,
Mr. Mansfield said—Mary Lyons, you were brought
before me on the 6th of September, 1855, for stealing
some cotton print, and committed for fourteen days. On
the 28th of the same month, you were charged with
4tealing a dress, but acquitted. On the 3rd of October,
you were sent to goal for a' month, as a suspicious
person. On the pal of November, you were sentenced

to be imprisoned for two months, for stealing a dress ;
and, on the 30th of June last, you were committed for a
month, for stealing a dress. Against you, Agnes
M'Kewan, there are seven charges on the books,
beginning with October 7, 1854, and ending January 21,
1856. You, Ryle, have been brought before the court
four times, hut, as you were so fortunate, as to be
acquitted, I suppose I must consider you as an injured
person. The career of all of you has now come to an
end. I shall remand you for seven days, and, in the
meantime. make enquiries as to what reformatory will
receive you. As the culprits were being removed, one
of the females said, " stop, till I get hold of you
Kennedy." In reference to these pri-oners, it may be
added, that Thomas Moore, the fath -r of the prisoner
Ryle, or Moore, was tried at the Koutsford sessions,
in April last, and sentenced to four years' penal
servitude, for picking pockets ; and the mother of the
same prisoner, after having been several times convicted
summarily,was tried at the Liverpool Sessions last July,
and sentenced to four years' penal servitude for picking
pockets.
STABBING.—Jane Henderson was placed in the dock,
charged by Mary Williams with having stabbed her with
a knife. It appeared that the women had been drinking
together in a public-house in Great Crosshall.street, and,
on coming out of the house, some quarrel took pllee,
when the prisoner suddenly struck the prosecutrix with
a knife or other sharp instrument, on the temple, giving
her a severe wound. Both parties were women of the
town. Informations were ordered to he received.

TOXTETH-PARK LOCAL BOARD OF
HEALTH.

Yesterday, this board held a special meeting at the
Public-offices, Toxteth-park, for the purpose of transacting
the wale" monthly business, the regular meeting not having
been held, in consequence of there not having been a
sufficient number of members present to furm a quorum.
Mr. Alpas, the chairman of the board, presided. The
other commissioners present, being—Messrs. Jeffrey, W.
Rathbone, R,lgers, Briscoe, Lee, and Dansie.

The Clerk read the minutes of the last monthly meeting,
and also those of the intervening special meetings, from
which it appeared that Mr. J. 11. Thompson bad been
chosen as the treasurer of the board, and Mr. Thomas
Arisen as the clerk.

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE,

The proceedings of this committee recommended the pay-
ment of several accounts.

➢Zr. Briscoe said, the only subject connected with these
proceedings was, that only two members of the committee
were present when the recommendations were made. He
mentioned that, in order that i❑ future there might be a
better attendance of members of the committee.

The Chairman said, that himself and Mr. Briscoe had
gone over the accounts item bv item.

Mr. Jeffrey said he should have been present at the last
meeting, but, as he had given notice, had to attend a
gene•al meeting of the Liverpool burial board. He moved
the adoption of the proceedings, which was seconded, and
unanimously confirmed.

THE SEWERAGE COMMITTEE.

The proceedings of this committee chiefly related to the
negotiations which had taken place with reference to the
appointment of Mr. Newlands, the borough engineer, as the
consulting engineer to that board, and the communications
which had been made with the health committee on the
subject.
The Clerk stated that he had seen Mr. Newlands, and
that gentleman had promised to communicate with him on
the subject, but, up to the present time, had not done so.
The proceedings were confirmed.

THE AUDITOR'S REPORT,

Mr. Rees, the district auditor, reported that he had
examined the accounts, and made an annual statement up
to the 30th of June, which statement he enclosed.
The Chairman : It is necessary that this statement
should be published in one of the Liverpool papers; now,
the question is, in which of the Liverpool papers will you
have it ?

Mr. Jeffrey suggested that it should be in two papers, and
it was ultimately decided that the statement should be
advertised in the Courier and Mercury papers.

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS,

Messrs. Williams and Jones, builders, sent in a plan of
three houses, about to be erected on the east side of Park-
fields, which, after some conversation, were referred to the
sewerage committee, for the purpose of obtaining specifi-
cations with regard to the ashpits and cesspools, as re-
quired by the act of Parliament. While on this subject,
Mr. Briscoe stated that he did not agree with the appoint-
ment of Mr. Newlands as consulting engineer; what he
thought was, that the board should themselves apprint a
person who was competent to undertake the entire duties
of surveyor, architect, and engineer, and moved that the
board take the subject into consideration. The motion, not
finding a seconder, fell to the ground. New Members :
Mr. Tipping and Mr. Harrison having resigned the office
of commissioners to this board, and Mr. A. Browne having
become ineligible from non-attendance, it was unanimously
decided that the necessary advertisements for the appoint-

ment of their successors, should be inserted In the

NoßTunnrt TIMES, the Post, and the Mercury. The Com-
mittees: In conseauenee of the difficulty experienced in:
getting quorums at the committee m stings, It was agreed
that the duties of the road and lighting committees should
be consolidated with the sewerage committee. Nuisances :
The nuisance complained of by Mr, Wm, Ratbbone, the
surveyor stated was removed, by the erection of some rails
round the pond. That complained of by Mr. Jas. Graham,
in Park lane, the chairman was requested to inspect. The
appointment of a Consulting EKgineer: Mr. Newlands was
then unanimously appointed consulting engineer to the
board, and he was requested t,-) furnish plans for the
sewerage of Grove-park, Park-fields, and Park-lane. The
board then adjourned.

MR. CHURCHWARDEN WOODRUFF AND

THE REV. RECTOR CAMPBELL.

Liverpool, 3rd Sept., 1856.
Rey, and ]Dear Sir,—l duly received your letter, and was
about to answer it as a private letter, when I found that you
had sent it to the Courier, without waiting for my answer,
so as to let both he published together.
As to your declining to sign the extract from the minutes
sent to you by the vestry clerk, on the ground of not having
been chairman during the latter part of the meeting, it
is a mere point of form, and it is not of the slightest
importance whether you, or I, or both, sign them.
They were sent to you as a matter of courtesy merely,
as you had occupied the chair during part rf the meet-
ing. But you complain of my conduct as chairman, and
protest against the proceedings as illegal. You further
state that had you continued chairman you wonld not have
permitted the proceedings to be eondaeted as they were,
and contrast them with thoae of former meetings. I think
a little consideration will show that my conduct was strictly
in accordance with law, and that I had no power to assume
any such position as you appear to imagine was my duty.
To have set myself in opposition to the vestry, by refusing
to put a resolution duly moved and seconded, or to act
in accordance with it when adopted, would have justly
exposed me to blame. Such a collision would have been
most unfortunate. Had you continued chairman, as J very
much wish you had, I do not doubt that you would have
prevented the course which matters took, by saying, as you
now write, that you had no wish to be elected in preference
to Mr. Jeffery. But I submit that that is the only way in
which you would haTe been justified in attenlpting to pre-
vent it.

" With regard to the figures in year letter, I may add
that you are under an entire misapprehension in stating, as
the result of the polling, that four persons have decided upon
the constitution of the burial board. That question was
previously unanimously decided by show of hands, and no
po'l was demanded, The voting was merely upon l the
subsidiary question of whether you or Mr. 4effreys should
be one of the members. And even what you say with
respect to the result of the yotlng is less material than it
may appear to you, at 2, distance, since there were numbers
present who refrained from voting, seeing that it was
unnecessary."

Though you close your letter by an intimation that you
will not permit any funeral service at S. Martin's Come.
tery after Sunday next, I cannot see that that ought to have
anything to do with the proceedings of the vestry ; and I
suppose, therefore, that you do not mean to connect them.—
I am, rev. and dear sir, yours very truly,
___

- JOHN WOODRUFF
Rev. A. Campbell, Rector of Liverpool,
Altyre, Forres.

P.S.—As you have already made your complaint pablic,
I am obliged, in self-defence, to send this letter to the
papers.

REMST RARE OP THE COUNTY COURTS.-011 the Ist of
next month the clerk of a county court is to be called
"registrar" of the court, and henceforth no person is to be
appointed tor more than one court. . . .

A Missrma STEAMER.—Great fears are entertained (says
a letter from Shields) for the safety of the Whitley Park
steamship, which left here upwards of a fortnight ego, for
London, and has not since been heard of. The Whitley
Park, according to " TurnbalPs Annual Shipping Reqii,
ter," was built at Jarrow, on the Tyne, in 1854; is 1
rP '
tered 431 toes i and the property of MessArsiipGo.r at nadned-r.gi\,:ll.
Palmer, of Newcastle, and Messrs. J. J.
Kirtley, of Derby,
A state S
'hat the RevINtIVLAR EPISC x
OPAL DECREE.—The P f
_eerpapbearss
. J. Corte, rector of S-t, Petcock,
resigned his living in consequence of the Bishop of Exeter
having prohibited his curate, he being a literate, from
pteaching. The decision of the Bishop of Exeter is some-
what remarkable, as it has 1--we
Practice for the bishops to admlit 'or many years past
othnes
literatesold (that pe
without a university degree) into h
them the usual privile7,,e. of presehinmy eminent
osromeres,vaerydisto grsrant
living clergymen were literates when they were ordained.
Among them may he mentioned the present Bishop of
Sierra Leone, Dr. Bowers, Dean of Manchester, the Rev.
T. Hartwell Horne, the author of the Introduction to the
Scriptures ; the Rev. Dr. Worthington, Mr. Paylpv, the
Rector of Bloomsbury, and Professor Nicolay, of }ing's
College,

LIVERPOk.

CLAYTON HALL,--THE b.
quently the case that alleged je
before the world for public fa.
over-rated, and as often in mercy,
arid in this manner passes—very so,
We have, unfortunately too often, hear.
the world calls juvenile prodigies, thrust
with unblushing effrontery as the acme of pet
many cases, if the word " prodigy " were truly a.
it should read " rnonstrocity "—our Theatres, Co,
halls, Music Saloons, and other places of public amt.
ments, have been over-crowded with such precociou,
talent (?) titne out of mind—and wonderful—the good-
natured public have positively allowed it. We might
write a column about such humbugs, but surely our
readers know the fact as well as we do. We have been
led into these brief remarks by a couple of visits paid,
during the week. to that eminently-beautiful house,
Clayton-hall, to witness the performance of the " Brousil
Family." In addition to what we have already said
regurding this family, we may now repeat that they are
positively astounding, and produce the most surprising
sensations on the audience. At first, although the
family came, strongly supported by written evidence in
their favour, we confess we did not expect to meet with
more than a superior average—that is, something better
than what we alluded to in our opening observations—
something better than what we have been frequently
doomed to the penalty of sitting half an hour—by a
great effort—to hear. With these feelings we went to
hear this family, but we came away impressed with quite
different ideas - for we had at last really heard and wit-
nessed something out—very much out, indeed—of the
common track. There are members of this family—
three boys and three girls—there can be no mistake
about their relationship, as the " family likeness" is too
strong to admit a doubt. The youngest is six, the eldest
fourteen years of age. The eldest girl (Bertha) fourteen,
Cecelia six, and Alois (boy) seven, are violins ; Adolph
(eleven), Viol de Gamba ; Albin (thirteen), violoncello;
and Antonia, piano. Of the three first, we hardly know
how to speak. To say they are splendid performers
would be a hackuied phrase, and convoy no notion of
what they do accomplish. It is not the mere role of
music they perform—there is a clear and cornprehen,
sive mastery—an artistic sang froid, that proves these
gifted creatures are not governed by impulse, but
understand what they are doing—and act accordingly.
We can safely say that more exquisite per-
formers we have not heard, and at the same
time that they astonish the audience, they convey an
indescribable feeling of pleasure—even to the non-ini-
tiated. The fidelity with which the leader is followed—
the accuracy of accompaniments —the rapid and beautiful
passes—all produce a feeling something beyond amaze
merit ; and at last the pent•up breath of the audience.
who seem half spell bound, breaks into a wild ar.,;(l joyous
huzza that makes the roof trees of the tmilding ring
again. In the way of the pecul;.'ar and interesting
performance of this family we have not before witnessed
anything to equal it, and we say, without hesitation,
that in its line the admirers of music (and is there any
one who will admit he does not like music ?) will lose
one of the greatest enjoyments that could be conferred,
should they miss the present wonderful treat prepared
at Clayton-hall.
QUEEN'S HALL, BOLD STREET.—.MISS MARIAN...—. We
wonder what would have become of this lady a couple
and a-half of centuries past ? She would have been
roasted at the stake for a witch—except, indeed, some of
her own beautiful enchantments came to her rescue—.
which we nothing doubt. The " gun trick " of
Anderson had its day ; the great " punch trick " of
Bosco superceded that ; now, our fair friend not only
performs these things better than the above-named
professors, but she rivals them in her wonderful " fruit
trick." This, to our mind, is one of the most inexpli-
cable, and, at the same time, ane of the most pleasureable
pieces of "canning art" we have seen. A large tub,.
containing an orange tree, is laid on an open table—.
there is no commnnicatton by machinery, or otherwise,
with the tree. The lady borrows some shillings from the
audience, and puts these into a gun, which she fires into
the branches of the tree. Slowly and beautifully the
tree begins to blossom, and, in the course of a short time,
we see plainly some exquisite oranges (for we tasted one
of them) grow and ripen on the stems. She plucks, and
distributes them, and out of one, here and there, she cuts
the " identical" coins lent her a short time before ! It,
is as decided a clever piece of sorcery as could have been
done by the old gentlemen of ancient Egypt! As for
turning handkerchiefs into birds, and wooden balls into
coffee, rice inte good white sugar, and money into—.
nothing, if we may call feathers nothing—she thinks
nothing of. It is the most pleasing place we know of to
spend a couple of hours, and so think the public, for we
never saw more crowded houses ; but we do not wonder
at that, considering the attraction,

LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.

‘ROUSIL FAMILY.— It is fre•
•venile talent, wilt placed
'tour and fame, is often
spared by the critic,
nn into obscurity.
and seen what
on the public
-section. In
•endered,
ncert-

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