Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-06 00:00:00

CLOSE OF THE PROCEEDINGS

The Revising Barrister sat again yesterday, when the
Liverpool parish list, from the letter T to the end, was
gone through.
The. Conservatives made 132 objections, and struck
off 108. They withdrew 12, and paid in costs 10s.
The Radicals made 103 objections, and struck off 8,5,
withdrawing 12. , The gain to the Conservatives on the
day's proceedings was 23.
The business of the court closed about half-past two
o'clock, and before rising the learned revising barrister
congratulated both sides on having worked so har-
moniously together, which had not been the case on
many former occasions.

We subjoin a tabular statement of the aggregate
result of the revision, from which it will be a ;en that
the Conservatives have been eminently successful, having
beaten the. Radicals by nearly two to one.

Struck With-. Paid Claims Claims
off. drew. .costs. made. sust'd.
Freemen .... 79.. 64.. 8... 1 0-0..15 .. 8
Everton , 284..246 21.". 2 5 0.. 2 ...2
Kiikdale . 66.. 58.: 8.. 0 0 0.. .. 0
TaxtethPaa.. 121.. 92.. 26..•1 15 0.. 0 0
West Derby.. 213..186,. 24.. 0 15 0.. 6 5
Liverpool ....1066.-.837...111.. 5 15 0.. 0' 0

CONSERVATIVE OBJECTIONS

Name of

Township. Made

Totals

Name of

1829..1483..198..11 10 0 23
Total struck off-1,483.

RADICAL OBJECTIONS

Struck 'With- Paid Claims Claims

Township. Made. off. drew. costs. made. sast'd
Freemen 189.%121:. 19.. 1 10 0:. 0 .. 0
Everton
Kirkdale 28.. 17.. G.. 0 5 0..10 .. 1
Toxteth Park 129.. 50.. 37.. 0 15 0..13 .. 0
West Derby 127.. 79.: 20.. 0 10 0..31 .. 8
Liverpool

Totals

1272..785..208.
Total struck off

7 15 0..167

WEST DERBY BOARD OF . GUARDIANS

The, usual weekly -meeting of the West Derby
Guardians was held. yesterday, Mr. Pira.s in the chair.
The other Members of the board present were—Messrs.
French, Rainford, Garnett, Roscoe, Shaw, Wareham,
Parkins, Abrahams, Roberts, H. Edwards, and. Smith.

Cheques for outdooirelief were granted as follows :
Mr. Potts, £117; Mr. Olney, £35 ; and Mr. Lythgoe
£22.

The Governor of the Workhouse repotted that the
number of paupers in the house last week was 609, and
this week 622, of whom 350 belonged to Toxteth-park.
.The number in the house in the corresponding week of
last year was 636.

The Master of the Hospital reported the number of
patients in that establishment last week to be 91, and
this week 87. Corresponding week of last year 86. 4

Mr. CLEAVER, the Clerk to the board, read a letter
from the Poor-law Board, requesting to be informed on
the grounds on which the Guardians considered the
sureties of John Davis, late master of the hospital,
were not bound, either in law or equity, to make good
the loss by the Union through misappropriation of the
workhouse stores by. Davis.
The CLERK, in explanation, said that Davis agreed to
pay six shillings a week to the Guardians for the main-
tenance of his wife ; but that arrangements having been
Made without the cognizance of his sureties, he (Mr.
Cleaver) advised that the sureties were not liable for the
maintenance,,of Davis's wife, He considered that the
sureties were only bound for any short comings of
Davis, in connexion with his office. , Whea the sureties
made the application on the subject, the Guardians
directed that they should not be called upon to pay
that particular. sum.
Mr. H. EDWARDS moved that the clerk be directed to
inform the Poor-law Board of the circumstances con-
nected with the case.

The motion, having been seconded, was agreed to

The tender of Mr; Allen, of Prescot-strea, was ac-
cepted for the supply of flour; and also of Mr. sLongton,
of Rainford, for potatoes. . .

There was no other general business, and the board
adjourned" 4.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT,

--YESTERDAY

[Before Mr. MANsnuLD.]

WiFE7BEATiko.—John Williamsr a labourer, about
• forty-five years of age, was charged with committing a
series of assaults upon his wife, Ellen Williams, residing
in the Park. Mrs. Williams said that the prisoner had
deserted her some years ago, and was in the habit of
coming to her house and assaulting her. On last Sun-
day, he struck her over the arm with a poker, caught
her by the throat, and otherwise maltreated her. A
married woman who lives next door to the prosecutor
said that she had often witnessed the prisoner's violence,
and on one occasion she saw blood gushing from the
mouth, ears, and nose of Mrs. Williams, from pressure
on the throat by the prisoner.—Prisoner was ordered to
find two sureties of £lO each, and to enter into his own
recognizance in £2O, to keep the peace for six months.

DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT--THROWING A CAT ON THE
FIRE.—John Gibson and John Graham were charged
with being drunk and disorderly in Manchester-street,
on the previous evening. The officer stated that previ-
ously to there being taken into custody, the two pri-
soners, aim* with two other men, were in a public-house
in Dale-street, where they behaved in a most disgraceful
manner, and Gibson seized hold of a cat and deliberately
threw it on the fire. After this, the four men were put
out, and they proceeded down anchester-street, " run-
ning-a-muck,' and knocking down every one they
came in contact with.—His Worship said that the con-

duct of Gibson was most brutal and disgraceful, and he
must pay a fine of £5 or be imprisoned two months ;
Graham to pay a fine of ss. and costs.

Tun MURDER IN PRESTON-STREET.—StIsan Trotter,
charged with the murder of her husband, Alexander
Trotter, in Preston-street, on Sunday night, was brought
up on remand. There was no additional evidence what-
ever offered, with the exception of that of one Martha
Lee, who said that the prisoner and her husband were
in " handigrips," when she drew the knife across his
throat, ' and struck him on the cheek.—Prisoner was

committed for trial on the capital charge. [The
coroner's jury have returned a verdict of manslaughter.]

A CHURCH BELL MADE or GLkss.—A bell of green
glass, fourteen inches high, and thirteen inches in

diameter, has been placed in the turret of the chapel
at the Grange, Borrowdale. This, we believe, is the
first bell made of glass used for ecclesiastical purposes
in Cumberland.—Cumberland Pacquet.
A VENERABLE MARQUIS.—The Marquis de Brachat
de Florissac ha's just died in Paris at the advanced age
of ninety-six. In the year 1778 he became a page to
the King, and afterwards entered the army. On the
outbreak of the Revolution he emigrated, and subse-
quently served the Bourbon family, both in military
and diplomatic capacities. For many years back the old
gentlemen was seen every day riding out on horseback
up the Champs Elysees and in the Bois de Boulogne.
The servant who followed seemed nearly as old as his
Master.

EXTRIOUDINARY CASE.—A porter, named Edward
Beautyman, residing in Mytongate, Hull, met his
death on Saturday night, in a very extraordinary man-
ner. Deceased, who was deaf, and used formerly to be
a very e.xpert swimmer, was waiting with several of his
companions the arrival of a foreign packet, on board of
which he expected to be employed, and had gone into
the tap-room of a river side public-house. While he
was there, the conversation of the party turned on swim-
ming, and a note was handed to him, requesting his
opinion as to whether salt or fresh water was the better
to swim in. He answered that salt water was, and then
went on detailing sonic of his swimming exploits, winding
up by saying that he could swim from the East Pier to
the Corporation Pier and back, a distance of about 200
yards. It was then about half-past eleven o'clock,
blowing
river at almoSt its greatest velocity. He shortly after
Very strong, and the tide running down the
left the room. In ten minutes his younger brother,
who was also with the party, went on the pier to see if
the packet was coming, and then heard that a man had
jumped overboard and had been drowned. He also saw
the clothes of deceased lyino. on the pier. From the testi-
mony of persons who were° near the spot when he went
in, it appears that when he left the tap-room he walked
towards the pier, taking off his clothes as. he went. He
finished undressing on the pier edge, and then delibe-
rately Jumped into the water. He had not been there
long before he called several times for a boat, but before.
any assistance could he given to him he sank.

WAKEFIELD ELECTION COMMISSION,

ILLUSTRATIONS OF " LIBERAL PURITY."

The Royal Commissioners appointed for the purpose
of inquiry into the existence of corrupt practices at the
last election, and at the previous elections for the
borough of Wakefield, commenced their sittings on
Tuesday morning. The Commissioners were—Mr.
Serjeant Pigott, Mr. W. H. Willes, and Mr. Wynd-
ham Slade. Secretary, Mr. E. L. Dew. A great num-
ber of persons were in the court, and considerable
interest was manifested in the proceedings. Mr.
Charlesworth, the Conservative candidate at the last
election, occupied a seat -immediately behind the Com-
missioners. .

The Town-clerk of Wakefield and Mr. S. F. Harri-
son, solicitor, there proved the general proceedings
to the late election.

Mr. Samuel Bruce, barrister, of Wakefield, was elec-
tion agent of Mr. Leatham, and had kept an account of
the various payments he had made. He burned the
original memorandum book, as it was much blotted and
dirty; but he had made a " correct copy containing
every particular," which he now produced. The aggre-
gate amount of the acceunts which passed through his
hands was £4BO. He received them in cheques drawn
by Mr. S. F. Harrison, the auditor, and countersigned
by himself. He could not help believing that. there
were other expenses incurred. He was questioned very
closely as to the actual sum which had been expended,
but he said he had heard no estimate from any one who
had any means of knowing. It was reported that
£4,000 had been spent by the "other side," and nearly
as much by his own ; but he could not pretend to vouch
for the accuracy of the statement.

Thomas Beaumont, tailor, of Wakefield—Remem-
bered a man named Samuel Dennison coming to him on
the Bth'of January. Witness was in poor circumstances,
and Dennison asked him if £lO or £l5 would be of any
use to him, for he might have it if he would vote for
the Liberal party. Shortly before the election, he re-
ceived £lO in Mr. Wainwright's office to vote for the
Liberal candidate, and he signed a promissory note for
that amount. Mr. Brear, malster, subsequently can-
vassed him for Mr. Charlesworth, for whom he voted ;
had received no money for doing so. A few days after
the election, Dennison asked him for the £lO, but he
refused to return it.

Mr. Slade—Do you know the meaning of the word
"sugar ?" (Laughter.) Witness i It is applied in
two or three different ways ; some calls " brass "
Did not know anybody who had received " brass sugar
for his vote.

Mr. John Jackson, Prospect-house Inn, deposed that
when a person named Hinchliffe called at his house, he
signed an I 0 II for £3O; and he understood that his
wife had received that amount on the understanding that
he was to vote for Mr. Leatham. He only saw one
sovereign of this sum, and maintained that he never
knew how the money was spent.
Mrs. Sarah Jackson, wife of the last witness, stated
that ilincheliffe gave her £3O to "persuade" her
husband to vote for Mr. Leatham. Hinchcliffe after-
wards wanted tha money returned, and she gave him a
sovereign; she had spent the rest. When Jacob
Harrison called for the money, he said it was his•own,
and witness retorted, "How can it be yours, when you
tad to go three times to the committee for it ? It is
better where it is."

Mr. Edward Hinchcliffe, plumber, of Wakefield,
a week before the election, paid £3O to Mrs. Jack-
son. He received the money froth a stranger in
Mr. Wainwright's office. No one else was present.
When he called upon Jackson, he referred witness
to his wife. He first offered £2O, but Mrs. Jackson
said " that was nothing at all; they had had £4O offered
by the other side." Subsequently she received the
£3O, on the conditions stated. Had been told that the
name of the stranger who gave him the money was
" Field," or " Gilbert." Witness had received nothing
for his services at the last election. He also canvassed
a man on Westgate Common', named Rogerson, and
promised him £2O for his vote, believing that he could
get the money from Gilbert. Had canvassed other
voters, but did not offer them money.
The witness hesitated very much, and the Com-
missioner told him that he had already rendered himself
liable to the consequences of corrupt practices at elec-
tions if his certificate were withheld, and this would be
done unless he answered freely the several questions put
to him.

Witness then said that he had given the landlord of
the White Bear Inn, on the Bradford Road, named
Wainwright, £2O for his vote ; and this money he also
received from Gilbert. Wainwright voted for Charles-
worth, and witness afterwards got the £2O back, which,
as agreed upon, he kept. Would swear that £7O was
the total sum he had received from Gilbert for election
purposes.
' • -

Mr. Slade—Was £2O about the market price of a vote

Witness—l do not know. I have heard there has
been as much as a hundred offered.
Mr. Slade—You always offered about .t2O ?
Witness—About that mark, sir. (Laughter.) .
Mrs. Mary Beaumont, wife of one of the previous
witnesses (who had been sent for), now denied the
statement made by Dennison, that her husband said he
had been offered £36 for voting on the Conservative
side.

IMPORTANT TO WORKMEN.
STRIKES.

-ILLEGAL

At the Hyde Petty Sessions, on Monday, Thomas
Lannighan, Edward Sykes, James Corkran, John Gil-
ligan, Mary Kilroy, -Mary M'Cave, Ellen Crowther, and
Mary Nuton, lately card-rocm hands in the mill of Mr.
George James. Wainwright, of Dukinfield, were charged
with leaving their work without notice. Mr. Marshall,
solicitor, Ashton, appeared for the complainant ; and
Mr. Drinkwater, solicitor, for the defendants. It
appeared from Mr. Marshall's statement, and from
the evidence, that Mr. WainaTight had an arrange-
ment with his card-room hands that they should give
or take a fortnight's notice before leaving work, such
notice to be given on the pay-day. That on Monday,
the 26th ult., the defendants and others applied for an
advance of wages, when they were told to give the
usual notice, and the subject should be mentioned to Mr.
Wainwright. That on the Wednesday following, they
again applied to the manager, who again told them that
?r. Wainwright would give the same wages as other
manufacturers, but they must work out their notices.
Instead, however, of complying with this, nineteen of the
card-room hands turned out on Wednesday, and sum-
monses were obtained against six of them. After the sum-
monses were served, seventeen of them offered to return
to their work, but Mr. Wainwright declined to receive
those back who had been summoned. Mr. Marshall
said Mr. Waiuwright's object was only to vindicate the
law, and he did not press that the defendants should
be severely punished. A special engagement was
then proved with the first defendant.—Mr. Drinkwater
cross-examined the witnesses, but did not attempt any
defence.—Mr. Marshall did not ask for a commitment,
but left it to the bench to say whether a whole or a part
of the male defendant's wages should be forfeited, offering
to withdraw the summonses against the women on pay-
ment of costs.—The male defendants were each ordered
to pay costs and to forfeit 4s. of their wages-15s. 6d.
in each case ; and the women had each 4s.- 6d. to pay
for costs. A great many cases of this sort will come
before the Staleybridge Bench on Monday next.
At the Bradford Borough Court, on Tuesday, a young
man named Thomas. Spencer, a machine maker, in the,
employ of Mr. George Hodgson, Thornton-road, was
Charged with having, with about a dozen other
skilled workmen, struck work, contrary to agreement,
by which about 350 other persons, apprentices and
others in various departments, were partially un-
employed, It appears that at present Messrs. Hodgson
are fully employed, and cannot in either Yorkshire
or Lancashire obtain, for wages of 255. or upwards per
week, as many skilled workmen as they require in the
department in which defendant and the other men on
strike were engaged, and in consequence they had to
employ more apprentices and train them themselves.
The defendant stated that he would not have struck
work had he not been in some degree compelled by the
other men. He also confirmed the statement made that
skilled workmen could not at present be obtained by his
employers in sufficient number, and that he,,for one, had
been sent to engage several, but did not succeed. At
the same time he promised to return to his work rather
than run the risk of being sent three months to the
House of Correction, and was merely fined ss. and costs.

CRICKRTS, ANTS, COCKROACHES, OR BLACK BEETLICS..—Tbeir
effectual extermination by Greer's Patent Anti-Vermin Solution,
3d., 6d., and Is., at the Anti-Vermin Office, 49, Brownlow-hill
A LUCKY TOWNSHIP.—The Preston Chronicle states
that in the township of Elston, in the Preston Union,
there has been no poor-rate for some time past, an estate
left by a benevolent inhabitant a century or two ago
producing more than sufficient to keep the few paupers
belonging to the township.

CORRESPONDENCE

[Are de not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of
our correspondents.]

RODNEY-STREET WARD

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES.
SIR,—I have been wondering whether the " Libe-
rals," so-called of the above ward, would think it
worth their while to bring out a candidate to oppose
the re-election of the popular and talented representa-
tive whose time of service expires on the first of next
month. This morning, I see it announced that a ward
meeting of Liberals is to be held on Friday next, to
consider the matter. No doubt emboldened by success
in having been allowed to nominate their man, without
opposition, in the last two elections for this ward,
(which before used to send three Conservatives,) they
imagine the same thing can be repeated this time,
owing no doubt to the unseemly apathy of the Conser-
vative committee, who appear long since to have aban-
doned the interests of the ward to the care and keeping
of the Liberals,". although Rodney-street Ward is
well knows to be one of the most Conservative wards
in the borough. I think it high time that the Conser-
vatives resident in this ward should bestir themselves,
and not consent any longer to be ridden over roughshod
AN ELECTOR.
by the Radicals.—Yours truly,

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COURT AND OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

, ,BALMORAL, October 2.—Her Majesty, the Prince
Consort, the Prince of Wales, and Princess Alice,
accompanied by the ladies and gentlemen in waiting,
attended Divine Service in the Parish Church of
Crathie: The Rev. Dr. 'Lee officiated.

Lieutenant-Colonel Ponsonby, Equerry to the Prince
Consort, and Major Teesdale, Equerry to the Prince of
Wales, have succeeded Lord Charles Fitzroy and Capt.
Grey iu their duties as Equerries in Waiting.

-We (Essex Herald) understand that Lord John
Manners (formerly member for Colchester) is about to
erect a handsome villa, as a summer residence, lit the
romantic locality of Birham, near Dunkeld.
STATUE OF DANIEL WEBSTER AT BOSTON.—The
anniversary of the settlement of the city 'of Boston,_
Saturday, Sept. 17, was marked this year by the inau-
guration of the statue of Daniel• Webster. The memo-
rial, which is the gift of the citizens to the Commonwealth,
stands in the east front of the State House, and it was
intended that the ceremonies of inthiguratiou should take
place upon the Capitol grounds. With this view great
preparations had been made for the accommodation of
the public, but the weather proved too stormy for an
out-door demonstration, and the addresses in conse-
quence were delivered in the Music-hall. The audience
was large .and the scene one to be remembered. The
Legislature in a body, the governor and his councillors, the
,corporation of Boston, grave statesmen from a distance,
scholars from the schools of learning, the rev. clergy-of
every denomination, the mechanics, men from every
walk of life, were present, and women 'too, and united
in this crowing homage to the memory of an illustrious
citizen. It is not necessary for us to recount why all
this should. be. Argument or illustration to enforce that
which every heart approved, and every hand applauded,
would be superfluous indeed. General John S. Tyler,
the chief marshall of the day, presided .at the Music-
hall. On every side of him, on the rostrum, were seated
distinguished mcn—ex-President Pierce, Mr. Francis
Granger, and the elder Quincy, among the 'lumber. Mr.
Fletcher Webster was also present.—Boston Courier.
STRAIGHTENING A CHIMNEY STALK.—The opera-
tions for restoring the colossal chimney at Port Dundas
to a perpendicular and safe position, are now success-
fully completed. This was accomplished by sawing
several of the mortar beds between the courses on the
side from which the chimney leaned, thereby allowing
it to come back by its own weiiht, without the appli-
cation of any external force. Only one draft was cut
at a time, to guard against any shock which might
have endangered the stability of the building, and by
keeping the saws wet, a bed of mortar was prepared for
the superincumbent weight to settle down upon. Twelve
cuts were made in this manner, on different parts of the
structure, which generally set before the saws had
passed through half of the circumference, particularly
in those made nearest the ground, where the weight
was greatest. We have to 'congratulate the pro-
prietor and Mr. Duncan Macfarlane, architect, by
whose advice this method was adopted, on the success
of their undertaking. The principal dimensions of the
chimney are :—Total height, 468 feet; from surface to
top of cope, 454 feet ; outside diameter at foundation,
50 feet ;at surface,- 34 feet ;at cope, 14' feet. Accord,
ing to calculations made by Professor Rankine, the
building, independent of the adhesion of mortar, is capa-
ble of sustaining with safety a lateral pressure of 661 b.
per superficial foot at its weakest point, being 111 b.
more than the force of the greatest storm registered in
this country.—North British Daily Mail.

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