The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-28 00:00:00

INDIA AND CHINA. MAILS.

MAASSILLES, Sunday.—The steamer Victis, from Alex-
andria, with the mails from India and China, arrived here
at six o'clock this morning.

.CHESIME INTELLIGENCE

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE RATEPAYERS
OF TRANMERE. . .
Last night, a special meeting of the ratepayers of this
township was held in the overseer's office, Lower Trance
mere, at seven o'clock, for the purpose of determining
what steps should be 'taken in reference to the neve
County Constabulary Act.
T. W. Lloyd, En", being called to the chair, and it
having been explained that the object of the meeting was
to determine whether the township would be kept under
the existing arrangement, as regards lighting and watch-
ing, or whether the ratepayers would permit it to be . 1...
absorbed under the county act. ..
Mr. Ross stated that on this subject the chairman (Mr.
Lloyd) had had an interview reeently with Capt. &obi],
chief constable for the county, and from that interview it
' had been arranged that if the ratepayers desired to
remain as they are, then, on their expressing themselves
to that effect in a letter, he (Capt. Smith) would forward
it to the Secretary of State, and recommend its being
granted; 'while; on the other hand, if they wished the
township to be absorbed, as hinted at, then they had only
to say so. . ,
After a good, deal of discussion, it was moved by Mr.
Rot's, and seconded by Mr. De Wolfe, "That, in the
opinion of this meeting, an application should be male,
in: order to have the district kept separate from any
other, as at present.'
Mr. Perrey, in a few very haiipy and 'apposite remarks,
pointed Out the onerous nature of the local 'taxation under
which the ratepayers were labouring, and accordingly
moved an amendment that no application be made,
remarking, in particular that it wa veyystrange, indeed, ..
that the ratepayers sheuld be called upon to pay for the. ~.
services_ of two constables to watch the Cliten Park
district,-while other districts stood much io need or; them.
This amendment was seconded by Mc. Spencer.
- The motion was carried by 10 to 2, one party having
inadvertently been alloWed to record his vote, although
not entitled to do so. . -
Mr. Perrey then demanded a poll in behalf of the rate- '
payers not present; and, in the course of his, remarks,
stated that the meeting now convened was illegal, intimi-
tion-thereof not having been posted tip on the church door
within the township, but throueh the Inedium of circulars;
and in this opinion he was fu lv borai, out by the produc-
tion Of the Act -Tani! 4 Will. 11r., c. a It may also be
proper here to mention, that the leg dby of the pill
demanded by. Mr. Perrey was • also questioned ; but upon
this also the act above referred to isYery pointed, How-
ever, it was left to the'chairman to consult counsel as to
the two points—the -le-gality of the -meeting, and the
demanding of a poll ; and that such opinion should_be paid
out, of the funds of the ratepayers. '
The meeting then adjourned.

, •
OUR HOSPITAL —Yesterday, a special meeting of the
board of management of the above institutiun was held, at
at which were present the It ,v. A. Knox, chairman ;
Messrs. Laird. "Harrison,' Iligeins, Steele, Dutton, St.
George, Bryans, Lloyd, Craven, and Wit oughby, when it
was resolved that, with the view of erecting an hospital
every way suitable for the. increasing wants of the corn-
mtmity, a committee should be formed for the procuring
subscriptions therefor. :It was also stated that a
suitable site could be obtained in the immediate vicinity
of the Birkenhead parks.
LAUNCH —Yesterday, there was launched froth the
shipbuilding yard of Mr. Laird, Birkenhead, a somewhat
ingeniously constructed screw steam vessel, named the
Dayspring. At both ends she is a:good deal sharper than
the general run of vessels of a similar tonnage. Her
dimensions are-90 feet in length by 22 feet in breadth.
When in cargo, she will only draw four feet of water, and
in this respect will be admirably adapted for the traffic on
which she is hereafter to be engaged, like, her predecessor,
the Pluad, built some time ago by Mr. Laird, at his build-
ing yard on the other side of the. Mersey. We have the
utmost confidence that the Dayspring will be a sucessful
Pioneer of the rivers Niger and Tehadder ; and that Mr.
MacGregor Laird, so famous in African discoveries, will
be able, by this vessel, to car; out the government con-
tract, and thus keep up a constant communication in
the African mail service; this vessel being somewhat
novel in her build generally. The ceremony of christening
the Dayspring was performed by Mrs. Tolemache, lady of
the member for the county of Cheshire. After the launch
of the vessels, a select .party had the pleasure of a sail
down the Mersey.

THE NEW Bisnor of Nonwicn —The new Bishop of
Norwich, the lion. and Rev. J. T. Pelham, will, it is
expected, be consecrated at Laintyn Palace, early in
Jane, on wbibh occasion the Archbisli,p of Canterbury
will officiate, being assisted by the Bisti.,p3 of London,
Winchester, and Ripon. The new bishop will not be
entitled to a seat in the Howe of Lords .until another
vacancy arises on the ,episcopal bench, other than in the
dioceses of Canterbury, York, London, Durham, and
Winchester.