Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-26 00:00:00

FALTH COMMITTEE.

by the parties not sending the intelligence properly for-
ward, their remedy would be very slow and very diffi-
cult ' • the servant not being their own, they could not
sent him away and replace him. The first object of the
telegraph was to keep the channels clear ; and he thought
it was absolutely necessary that that matter Should be in
the most efficient hands, and hands over whom. they
should have immediate control. He was sorry to hear
Mr. Bold's insinuations that their officers did not do
their duty—in fact, that they were guilty of a gross
neglect of duty ; because, if their officers sent intelli-
gence elsewhere, it must be for private gain. He was
quite sure, if the matter was brought before the Marine
Committee, the party or parties would be dismissed
most certainly. His object in keeping the telegraph
in the hands of the board would be that any neglect
of duty of that kind should be visited with immediate
dismissal. He therefore thought there were very great
objections to it going into the hands of another party.
The gentlemen who waited on the committee said they
would object to take it into their hands to work it ; but
they would undertake to keep it in repair.
Mr. GRAVES said he should like it to be distinctly un-
derstood that it was only for the present that the recom-
mendation of the committee should be adopted ; that
in a month, or at any future period, if they saw a better
arrangement, they could adopt it, if they chose, and alter
their present decision.
The CHAIRMAN : Quite so.

This coraulic-xe. held an ordinary meeting yesterday,
in the council-room of the Town-hall, Mr. Aldermen
Dover presiding ; and the following members were
present :—Messrs. Shiel, Vernon, Haydock, Beckwith,
Bowring, Gladstone, and Crellin.
The Borough Engineer, Building
.Surveyor, and In-
spector of Nuisances, reported various particulars of the
oper4ions in their several departments during the week,
from which it appeared that 106 nuisances complained
of by the inhabitants had been inspected, and means
taken to remedy them ; 1,003 houses in the unhealthiest
districts, containing 2,785 apartments, and 520 cellars,
had been put under examination, with the view of
improving their sanitary condition ; and 238 lodging-
houses had also been examined and reported upon.
The Medical Officer of-Health reported that, during
the week ending the 20th August, the deaths registered
ix the borough were 226, being less than in the previous
week, and 41 less than the corrected average of same
week of the preceding nine years. The deaths in the
parish were 141, and in the out-townships 85. Zymotic
diseases caused the same number of deaths as in the
previous week, viz., 83. Of these, 46 were from
diarrhoea (including 3 adults), against 52 in the week
previous ; 11 deaths were from typhus, 8 from scarlatina,
6 from hooping cough, 3 from dysentery, 2 infants from

Mr. MONDEL said Mr. Bold had made an accusation cholera, 2 measles, I—cioup, 1 diphtheria. Rom consump-
against some of the servants for giving intelligence to tion there were 31 deaths ; and from diseases of the
private individuals before it was given to the public. lungs 15. Below the age of 5 years there were 134
He thought Mr. Bold should state who the parties deaths ; between 5 and 20 years, 11; between 20 and
were, and to whom the intelligence had been so given. 60 years there were 59 ; and above 60 there were 22
They had a case of neglect, and sending intelligence to deaths.
a private party; but the person was dismissed about six A letter was read from Mr. Banning, post-master, in
months ago, and they were prepared to take such steps reference to a pillar-box at the south end of St. George's
again if the offence was proved. But Mr. Bold would Hall. The letter was referred to the Finance Com-
remember that this was an old and effete system, and mittee.
they were holding on by old men who had heen Mr. M‘GowAll, the law clerk, said, an information
a long time in the service, and were not, perhaps, the had been laid against Mr. Jordan for permitting a
most efficient servants. The word telegram ought not nuisance, and disposed of at the police court that day.
to be used in this case, as it was merely the semaphore The nuisance had been removed, at considerable ex-
transmission. They had before them the two past years' pense to Mr. Jordan, and he had, further, undertaken
report of the working of this semaphore, and by that to pay the medical men who had been engaged in in-
they would find that in 234 days in the year there were specting the nuisance in question. In consequence of
only partial communications ; and if there were such this, they had agreed to withdraw the information.
omissions as this, how were they to determine who was Mr. STITT asked if there had been any resolution
the defaulter ? He hoped when the telegraph was com- come to by the Watch and Health Committees on the
pleted they should be able to get at the defaulter. subject of lodging-houses.
Mr. BOLD said Mr. Mondel misunderstood him. The CHAIRMAN said he understood that the sub-
Parties had been in the habit of sending a list of the committee were to meet at eleven o'clock on Friday,
vessels to the station here, but if the vessel were any- when their deliberations would be pu.t with the form of
where else the communication was made to parties before resolutions.
it went to the rooms. _ _ Mr. M‘GowA said that the resolutions would come
_ _rr

Mr. BOULT said he thought Mr. Bold's question should before the Health Committee.
be answered, as to what additional expense there would Mr. BECKWITH stated that Mr. Rathbone should
probably be. have first inspected the filth that was caused by pigs,
Mr. MONDEL said there had been eleven stations, and and such-like, in his own district, before he came to
they had done away with four of them, and he believed Liverpool to complain about the lodging-houses.
they should do away with five ; and the saving of five Mr. STITT said he should be sorry that the report of
would almost, if not quite, pay the interest of con- the sub-committee should be anticipated by any dis-
struction of the present line. lie rather thought, taking cussion.
the cost of the line, that they should not be £1 in excess Mr. VERNON said, from the circular Mr. Rathbone
for the new system beyond what they had been for the had sent, he bad given himself a very great deal of
old ; and they would have a very different and improved trouble. He thought his remarks ought to be attended
system at work. to, or disproved.
The proceedings were then confirmed. Mr. BOWRING thought the discussion premature, as
The proceedings of the Pilots' Committee were then they would have the report for their next meeting.
read, and, on the motion of Mr. Shand, confirmed. The CHAIRMAN said there was no evidence to bear
The proceedings of the Docks and Quays' and the out the grave charges that Mr. Rathbone had made, but
Master Porters' Committees, were read and confirmed he thought the discussion was premature.
without comment. Mr. VERNON asked when the report would make its
Mr. BUSHELL gave a notice of motion to the effect appearance.
that it be referred to the Docks and Quays' Committee Mr. M,GowAN said the sub-committee had proposed
to see whether, without prejudice to parties, some other to meet to-morrow, (Friday,) when they would reduce
locality could not be found for the discharge of vessels their resolutions to writing. These would come before
laden with offensive bides, which were now discharged the Watch Committee on Tuesday, and on Thursday be-
at the north-east corner of George's Dock. fore the Health Committee, and be in time for the next
A member suggested that the discharge of fish should council.
also be removed fro.m that locality, which was as great This concluded the business.

a nuisance as the hides.
This concluded the business

THE CHARGE AGAINST A STOCKBROKER

Yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Preston, Mr. John
Yates, jun., appeared on behalf of Mr. Patrick Bulfin,
and applied for a warrant to arrest Mr. Roberts. The
plaintiff charges Roberts, practising as a sharebroker in
Liverpool, with having appropriated to his own use
various sums of money, contrary to the act and statutes.
Mr. Yates said that his application to-day was merely
for a warrant, Mr. Roberts not having appeared to the
summons which had been taken out against him. Although
many of the personal friends of Mr. Roberts had urged
upon him the propriety of attending to the summons,
he had so far declined to do so. Mr. Roberts, con-

DE OF A GENTLEMAN FROM BLA.CKFRIARS-
BRIDGE.—On Wednesday morning, between the hours
of one and two o'clock, a determined suicide was com-
mitted by a gentleman, whose name is at present un-
known. He was observed by the policeman on duty
loitering on Blackfriars-bridge, when he suddenly ran
into one of the recesses, got upon the parapet, and,
the policeman had time to reach him, jumped off
into the river, and sank instantly. An alarm was raised„
when boats and drags were put into requisition, but the
body had not been recovered yesterday. He is described
be between twenty and thirty years of age, about five
)t six inches in height, and dressed in black.
MINISTERIAL POLICT.—When Lord Derby was cast

the country entered upon a ca

tinued Mr. Yates, is a sharebroker in Liverpool, carry-
ing on business under the name of Roskell and Roberts.
The charge against him was, that he, having possession
of 400 shares of the Chester and Holyhead Railway, of
the nominal value of £20,000, and the property of Mr.
Bulfin, had, contrary to instructions and good faith,
sold out the whole of the shares, and appropriated the
money he then obtained—some £4,loo—to his own use
and benefit. Mr. Yates proceeded to read some corre-
spondence which had passed between the complainant, Mr.
Bulfin, and Mr. Roberts. From the letters produced it
would seem that Mr. Bulfin had given Mr. Roberts
instructions to purchase some railway scrip for him.
On the 22nd of May, 1857, Roberts writes to Mr. Bul-
fin that he had that day purchased 100 shares in the
Chester and Holyhead Railway. On the 7th Septem-
ber he writes that he had purchased 100 shares addi-
tional, and on the 28th of May, 1858, that he had
purchased '2OO shares more—in all 400 shares ; the
nominal value of these shares was £5O each, but
actually less than £2O had been paid for them. On
. the 21st of October Mr. Roberts furnished an account
of the whole of the transactions between himself and
the complainant, showing that there was some £6,000
worth of stock belonging to Mr. Bulfin in his (Roberts's)
hands. It might here be stated that for convenience
sake all the transfers were made in the name of Mr.
Roberts; but in truth and in fact they were the property
of a third party, and that third party was Mr. Bulfin.
Mr. Yates went on to say that Mr. Roberts had pur-
chased a large quantity of Eastern Counties stock for
the complainant, but that they confined themselves
in this application to the Chester and Holy-
head stock. It also appeared that Mr. Bul-
fin had given instructions to Mr. Roberts to
obtain a loan for him on the security of the railway
shares. Mr. Roberts, on the 22nd of December, wrote
to Mr. Bulfin respecting this loan, requesting fresh in-
structions, as the party from whom he could receive the
money was anxious to conclude the affair. On the 28th
of December Roberts wrote to -Bulfin, stating that he
had concluded the loan at the rate of 41 per cent. and
commission. Shortly after a panic broke out in the
hcommercialtewrwordalrd,
sarnd etuArlnr. Roberts left England.ed,butmr.Bumneoa He,
dnotget
any account from him as to either the money or the shares.
It was afterwards discovered that during the whole of the
negotiations respecting the loan, Mr. Roberts was sys-
tematically disposing of the shares, and appropriating
the proceeds to his own use and benefit. On the 30th
of November, he sold £250 worth of stock; on the 2nd
of December, £1,250 worth ; on the 30th of December,
£2,000 ; and so on with various stocks, until he had dis-
posed of over £6,000 worth. Mr. Yates then said that
he rested his applicationfor a warrant on the 7th and Bth
George IV., chapter 49, section 49, which enacts that if
any banker, broker, attorney, or agent, disposes of
any property without direction in writing, and appro-
priates such to his own use in violence of good faith,
he shall be guilty of a misdemeanour. He also quoted
the 2nd section of the Trustees' Act ; and contended that

which may be

productive of very serious results. It is to be feired
that while the policy of the present Ministry will not
secure the friendship of France unless England were
to consent to national degradation, which we trust
will never be, it will alienate us from the Continental
powers which on former occasions assisted us in
setting bounds to French ambition. We have now,
under the presidency of Lord Palmerston, declared
that, far from maintaining, we have no regard
whatever for the treaties of 1815. The consequence is
that foreign powers will distrust us, and refuse us their
aid in time of need. Lord Palmerston is revolutionary
enough in his continental politics to excite the jealousy
of ru-

lers, and yet not sufficiently decided to render the
cause of freedom any effective and real aid. Of all men
his lordship is the very one of whom the European
monarchies have the greatest dislike. His visit to
Compiegne, and the confidential interviews which took
place between him and his Imperial friend, were satis-
factory to Napoleon, who probably hopes to make him
a cat's paw in the accomplishment of his designs against
England herself.— Wiltshire Mirror.

RUSSIAN SHIPS.-A letter from St. Petersburg of the
14th says:-u" At Cronstadt never was there such
great activity amongst the vessels both of commerce
and of war as at present. The number of the former
which arrive or leave exceeds anything seen during
the last few years, and many of the vessels are screws.
The appearance presented by the vessels of war is still
more interesting, and everywhere are to be seen officers
and sailors whor are joyfully preparing to leave
for the Medirerranean, the Archipelago, and the
Pacific. These voyages are quite a fete for our sailors,
who, by the frozen state of our seas, have hitherto been
condemned to long inaction during a part of the year.
Our navy never had so great a number of vessels navi-
gating distant seas in mild climates. The magnificent
;he High Admiral, of SOO horse power, which is
,rtainly one of the finest vessels in the whole world,
is preparing to leave Cronstadt in a few days. This
which was built in America, is going to
.outh to bring back the Grand Duke Con-
stantine. Rear-Admiral Nordman is about to leave
for the Mediterranean with the ship-of-the-line Han-
goudden, the frigate Ilia Mourometz, the corvette Voll,
and is to be joined by the frigate Svetland, which is now
at Portsmouth. The corvette Possadnik and the clippers
Razboinic and Naiezdaik are to leave for the Pacific. A
squadron, consisting of several ships of the line, and
commanded by Vice-Admiral de Schantz, one of the
most distinguished officers of Russia, is now cruising in
the Baltic, and is executing the most difficult manffluvres.
The Grand Duke Constantine is to inspect it on his
return.

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he was guilty of fraud under such act. Several wit-
nesses were then called, includin& Mr. Bulfin, the com-
plainant, who said he resided in Dublin, and had
transactions with Mr. Roberts. On the 21st of October
last, an account was rendered to him. At the date
of that account, Roberts held 400 shares in the Chester
and Holyhead Railway, the property of him (witness).
He authorised Roberts to obtain a loan on the
stock, but never gave him authority to sell the
shares. Mr. Cafferata said he had examined the books
of Mr. Roberts, and found that he had purchased the
stock as deposed to by Mr. Bulfin. Mr. George Irving,
stockbroker to the London and Comity Bank, said that
he had received 350 shares from Mr. Roberts, and that
he had disposed of them by Roberts's authority. At
this stage of the proceedings, Mr. Preston said that
there was sufficient evidence to grant a warrant for the
apprehension of Roberts, and the warrant was accord-
ingly issued.

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INDIAN. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.—Some tables
were published on Monday in a paper presented to par-
liament which relate to this subject, and present many
features of interest.. The document, which is entitled,
" Accounts respecting the Territorial Revenues and
Disbursements of India," is a voluminous one. An
abstract table in the appendix, however, contains a
great deal of interesting information. The total land
revenue of India is put down for the year 1857-58 at
£15,317,337, and estimated for the the year 1858-59
at £17,532,181. Opium produced £6,864,209 in the
former year, and is expected to produce £6,170,385 in
1858-9. Customs produced £2,148,834, and are estimated
at £2,073,100. Salt (exclusive of customs duty on salt
imported) produced £2,131,346, and is estimated at
£2,686,208. No other sources of revenue produced, or
are estimated to produce, as much as a million, but,
together with those named, they amount in all to
£31,706,776 for the years 1857-8, and £33,806,294 for
the years 1858-9. The expenditure is in excess of
these sums by nearly eight millions in the first named
and by more than thirteen minima in the last named
year. The total of the direct claims and demands upon
the revenue, including the cost of collection, amounted
to £6,225,835 in the first year, and are put down as
£6,836,379 in the second. Military charges are
£15,569,925 for the first, £19,561,970 for the second
year ; charges of the civil. establishmints, £4,019,816
for the first, and £3,244,825 for the second year
judicial and police charges, £2,635,133 and £3,31f!,106,;
interest on debt, £2,196,672 and £2,697,610 ; in all,
together with other items, £35,078,528 and £41,147,863'
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£39,570,998 and £47,199,431.