Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-22 00:00:00

No second given.
HIINT STEEPLE CHASE.

1
2

LATEST BETTING.
WARWICK STEEPLE CHASE.
3to 1 against Jealousy, offered.
sto 1 against Abd-el-Rader, taken.
sto 1 against Longford, taken.
THE DERBY, 1860.
7to 1 against Umpire, offered.
11 to 1 against Buccaneer, offered, 12 to 1 taken.
40 to 1 against Upperhand, taken.
50 to 1 against nestes, taken.
50 to 1 against Paleface, offered.
1000 to 15 against Sir William, taken.
1000 to 10 against Oliver, taken.
• Selected by "Fisherman."

score last match played between
theT hAellf-IlinogwinlangdiEsltellveen and Twenty-two of the United States.
. - CRICKET.
T .
Considering the state of the 9
awrillikh was "fetlock deep,"
the score of the eleven is extraordinarily
IV' llammotTlwdeNCT:rp-TWenter, bWisdenlst 113:W15P:ten: 2nd inn.
6
Sharp, at Lockyer, b Wisden 0 b Jackson
D. S. Booth;b Wisden 1 st Lockyer, b Jackson 0
Beatty, at Lockyer, b Wisden 2 b Wisden 0
H. Wright, b Jackson l3 b Jackson
Captain Ha.mmond, run out ... 2 c and b Wisden 0
Capt. K. Hugesson, b Wisden
Machattie, c and b Wisden
Pickering, run out 11 not out 14
Stephenson, b Wisden
J. Higham, st Lockyer, b Wisden... 0 c Carpenter, b Jackson 0
T. Senior, b Jackson ..................... 1 b Wisden 8
A. Jackson, b Wisden ... .............. 0 st Lockyer, b Wisden 0
T. Felix, bJackson . . ................ : ..... 0 st Lockyer, b Wisden 4
Tarrant, b Wisden ........................ 0 b Wisden 2
Crossley, not out 3 c Carpenter, b Wisden 0
Hines, b Wisden 0 b Wisden 4
G. Tarrant, b Wisdcn
H. Lillywhite, c Carpenter, b Wisden 0 b Wisden 0
Wm. Collis, b Wisden
Millis, c Lockyer, b Wisden
Pattison, c Ctusar, b Wisden
B I,lb 2,wb 1

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Total

.39 Total 64

ENGLAND.
W. Caffyn, c Hammond, b A. Direr, c Hines, b Ma.
Hallis l4 chattie ....................
__ ... . 6
J. Jackson, run out 12 John Lillywhite b Wright... 4
T. Hayward, c Hallis, b .1 Caesar, st Higham, b ma.
Crossley 5O chattie ........ - .............. .11
A. Carpenter, c Hines, b J. Wisden, c Lillywbite;
Senior IS Machattie
J. Grundy, c Ingham, b H. H. Stephenson, not out 1
Pickering
T. Lockyer, c Hants, b -
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Wright ........................19 Total l7l

THE RIFLE ;CORPS •MOVE NIENT. •

MEETIIi3r AT WAVERTREE LAST NIGHT.•

)Gast evening a public meeting was held at the Lamb
ini,'•Wavcrtree, for.
,the purpose -ot promoting the
formation of a Volunteer Rifle Corps orcputlernen
residing in Wavertroe,- Ilroolton, and the vicinity.
The attendancer was considerable, and a promisimi
enthusiasm apileared`to pervade the meeting throughout,.
S.
,R. Graves, Esq., Was, called to the chair • and
amonmst
,the Other gentlemen •.present
T. B. y. Collet, FOTP7OO4, Bell, Royds,
MacGr.wr..NPActam Stuart, MTh, Stolterfoht, Nash,
E. Senior, F. Lowndes, Hilton, Dodge, Janion, W. A.
Jevons, Swinton; Matheson,.P. H. Ratlibotie, Rev. 5..,
Fenton, Higgins, C. F. Came, H. T. Wilson, James
Steel, Ando-Iton Captain Ryder, It.N.; and J. A.
Picton.

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The CHAIRMAN said, my first duty is to express my
regrettliat some one More able to fill this chair has not.
been placed in it this evening: I see here this evening
gentlemen who 'are accustomed to take their share of all
matters' in which the welfare of the public are concerned;
and I think it would-have been much more fitting to
haveplaced some of those
.gentlemen, Snell as Xis Bar-claY:* the chair this evening ; but sinte you have.been
pleitietttOinove me info the chair, I will endeavour to,
execute the 'task impoSed upon me to the, best of my
ability. It is scarcely necessary that I should tell you
the object, of the meeting this evening is to promote,
a Movement which I believe is a movement ofppe
culinr'!interest to England at the present moment. ;'-
indeixt might almost say that it is the greatesCl
mofictieht-Ifiat in our day we have witnessed, because
in former periods of tho history- of this country, ,when
invasion was spoken of, and the people of this country
were called on
.to defend .themselves, England' was
mistress of the seas. • But now, from what policy or
whit system it is not for me here to discuss to-night,,
our naval armaments have not kept pace with the
improvements that have taken place in modern warfare ;
our seamen have 'been allowed to. deteriorate, and our
fleets haVe'fillen behind hand. (Hear, hear.) While
we find the navies--of—othtir countries developing
them:if/I*Si 'and :advancing to 'a' dangeiOns extent, • I '
think it is only fair that we may conclude that there
will, be. an effort . and an attempt 011: the part
of hostile nations to-contest with. England that for
which we :have spent; our best. blood and treasure, the
maritime ,supremacy of the 'seas, whenever this country
shall be called upon to engage in a naval war. (Hear,
hear.) It is, gentlemen, for.this reason I. say that Ido
not know that in the annals of England there ever has
beertAt• movement *which .shall be attended with more
momentous results than the• movement we. are balled
upon here to-night to promote. It is imposhi'ole t'or•
.ut.onr eyes to the fact that on* the continent of
Europe there' are influences and elementS at work which,
if allowed to :remain unchecked,. must prova daager-.
ous to the best interests of. this country.. _(Haar, hear.)
Nation s are arnaing.a.netuad•zus, and it behoves England,
if she is to, retain the foremost position in the councils
of the nationssoC the world, and if, she is to retain' her
own
.as isnation, -to-he -prepared 'for any
emergency. which may arise. (Hear, hear.)
country with one voice has proclaimed that the best
preparation which we can have will be :the promotion of
the volunteer movement—(hear, heir, -and _cheers)-4-the
country, with. one Voioo has declared that to the volan—
teers. is. 'mainly to be Left the honour and the glory of
defending the shores of Englands--(loud applause)—and
believe I am .not far wrong, when I say here this evening.
that von the
,complete suecessot that movement hangs
at thopresent moment the issues:of peace or war. (Hear.)
War. we do not want, for the policy' of this country has
never been an oppressive policy. ; (Hear, hear.) Peace
we do -want, because the prosperity of this. country
mainly-,depends on peace. (Hear, hear, and applause.)
And, gentlemen, I may say that the strongest and surest
guarantees that this country- can have for .peace. is the
enrolment of w couple of hundreds of thousands volun—
teers throughout the country. (Cheers.) With such
force as that, we shall be not. only., secure ifrom
attack'
.from. every side,. but -we also insure, that:
which is: as. equally. important. to a great and,
important country like England; and. that is; that
• she shall . rest--that she 'skill repose in security,
and that her commerce shall net be embarrassed—shall.;
not be paralysed by every idle rumour that is flashed
acrotiethe continent of Europe. (Cheers.) I am re-
joicek' to see that this feeling has gone through the
countr=y, and' that the 'organisation of. the volunteer
movement is spreading through the 'length and the
breadth of the land. Liverpool has nobly responded to
the calL,eind I may say that the. out-townships are not
behind'hand. We- have residing -amongst us gentle-
men who were the very fipt to lend a hand in fostering
this movement in our town; and,.. in consideration of:
this, I 'cannot help saying that We, must, regret the
unavoidable absence to-night of Captain Gladstone,
who was One of the first to start this movement. (Hear,
hear.)'' And, if we may judge by appeerances, I think
lam justified in saying thutthe good-old town of Liver-
pool, as well as the conntrratiargervilrnot need de-
fenders, should the necessity ever. arrive 'for" its Wanting.
protectioru (Hear, hear.) . Rut', while we have iii our
own ncighbourhiod. given bur fair quota teethe corps
. already established, it is also- felt that; in'a large and
populous and wealthy district like Wavertree, and in the
populous and rural districts of WooltOn, Childwall, and
Aigburth, that there is a sufficient element to forin a dis-
tinctitewrgS3? and.-it is also felt that, considering 'the
population; the intelligence of the people of -these
places, that it is. necessary and-desirable to identifythose
places with the:movement, 'by the foirnation of distinct;
corps. (Hear, , hear.) -It 'is also thought, that by the
formation of these corps, and byth'e strong local ties
and by the encouragement which it would receive
throughout the localities, that a greater amount of in-
terest will attach to those corps—that we shall not want
for the
.ymig- men to come- - fot-warek--4--sufficient
numbers, and that we shall not want that co-operation.—
I speak of the - sinews of War—Which is always
necessarin tate y this
kind. ii.eshall not longer detain you, because I .feel'
I am am anticipating the views -and arguments of
. those ipealtfr,si. who have-to.follow me, and f will. now
merely close my remarks by calling on the. secretary to
read letters from those gentlemen who have been pros
vented by various engagements from being present this!
evening. —l.rejoice to see so influential a meeting as is
here to-night assembled,..and JL rejoice to see so'nmelf
intelligence as I.notice around me: • • I trust- before we
separate this evening that we shah) have done the cause
some good by furthering a movement which cannot fail,
to receive considerable assistanceif the: localities that I
have named, and which. aro. represented here to-night,
will oply heartily, as Vbelieve they will, co-operate. in
the object. ive all. have in . view. '(Cheers.)'. .. ..
Mr. JEVONS read letters of apoTolgy from Mr. C. W.
Newmann, Mr. Hornby,,Capt.-A: S. 61adAtene, Mr. S.
Holme, Mr. T. Littledale,'.'Mr. Lace,' and Mt. Joseph
Ilubback, all expressing•concurrence in the objeCt of the
Meeting.
Mr. W. AfacGumoon moved, the first, resolution.
•

Feeling. as he did, that the Movement was one which, to
a country like, ,England, with possessions ,e,xtending
almosCover the 'face of the globe, is most important,
that he willingly gave his support to the Movement.
Was it not our duty to be prepared for invasion, if such
a thing could possibly occur
such danger, Why If there •should b- no
could, we not -convert this movement
into an object of social meeting-amongst ourselves ?
(Hear, hear.) Why could we not march up and down
the strect4, And- tire fora prize cup or something of that
kind, and:bring togethtenr,tphtehrich and the poor, the high
i •
and theitow, and join social unison, (Er
•ect attain. ear„
hear.) „If Lip other 'Obi ed,•that would be
a great Matter. ..(ffear,:hearz) Ile-lidvocated the adop-
tion ofl a ginple and ecnornical, system of clothing, and
a
noneinliliy moving. th,qollOwing resolution : That. \
it is desirable :to establish Volunteer. Corps as a per
manent . institution for the defence of this
and th;tt-the.prisent State of European politics renders.
bl
the iminediatearid.eteasive adoption
d
estra e.• "
Mr. ,B.kneltav briefly secended• the resolution, stating
that their btisitiesi was not -to talk, but to act. t.
The 'resolution was put, and carried by aeclama ;on.
Mr. Piurownioved the next resolution. Having
Con-
gratulatid the meeting in having secured the cha:rman
at th ~i,l of the movement; he said' he thought_-the
,
ni')ventent was one. which, lwhatever might oe the ea-so
elsewhere,. there-would be little or 'no difference .of
.Whether they were„Liberals.fey,Conservatives,
ChurclinAp:Dissenters, theylliad:ime:thing at least iglu
common,ther were all Englishmen—(hear)—and in
that term he of course includ4lrishmen, Scotclunen, and
Manxst&tr,'M'compatriots ; they, all:: felt, he trusted, a
warm intmist
tin eye.gthing that concerned the.welfare,of!
their c9/466/1 country. " At the first 'blush, it appeared
a monstroViihingthat;.at this tinie of, day—beyond the
middle of 'fhb nineteenth century—with the world 'l
advancing •
in
that can give honour and
dignity:, T.-0 - a lj -everythins•
eePte, that they, should have to meet
together for the purpose of organising 'means to repel au
unprovOli and freebooting a.,,,iression upon the shores
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of our common country. He denied that the martial
spirit of the country had at all deteriorated ; and ex-
pressed his opinion that in order to avoid- war, the best
plan was to be ready for it. (Hear.) But the move-
ment was particularly useful as a discipline and an exer-
cise. He should like to see the rifle corps part of the
permanent institutions of the country; they should take
the part of the trained bands and the armed retainers of
olden times. EverY man should be able to use arms ;
for we all bear allegiance to our beloved Queen, and our
common country.
• Breathes there a max with soul so dead ' '
Who never to himself hath said,
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.This is. own,.my native laud. .
.He believed there Was in the mind of every native of
this country a feeling of patriotism which only required.
circumstances to bring it out, and which existel amongst
us to a greater extent than any other nation in the
w orld. -.He had' great pleasure in moving the following
resolution :—" That with the view of promoting the'
object of the last resolution, it is expedient to form a
*Volunteer Rifle Corps of •gentlemen residing in Waver-
tree, Woolton, and the neighbourhoed."
Mr. •JAN-roN• seconded the resolution. Amidst con-
siderable applause, he declared it was his intention to
become a volunteer, not -as a captain, but -as a full pri-
vate, and to help the moVement With the fulness of his
heart. He felt persuaded that Napoleon was a very
clever man, and knew his own imperial position too well
to ever dare to plaee his feet upon these shores. • If ever
he entertained 'such a notion, the volunteer movement
would have changed his mind. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. P. H. 'RAHBONE, in a very effective speech,
heartily supported the resolution. He hoped this would
be a 'permanent-movement; and he really believed that
the rifle movement would ;PI) on; and that they would
gather health for their bodies, and. give vigour to the
voice of the country in the-councils of Europe. '
Mr. DODGE, haying admitted'the advisability of" the
movement, said they must now look for the sinews of
war, and moved the following resolution
"That a public 'subscription be opened in aid of the
formation of the projected corps."
Mr. ROYDS seconded the resolution.
Mr. STOLTEItFOIIy supported the reselutiOn.. He
urged the necessity of being prepared for war as the
'best preventive of the evil. - _ •
Mr. JEVO*S, , the secretary, explained that :it . was
not contemplated -to' make this- an . exclusive' corps:
It was intended that all the members should.- provide
their . ow- uniforms and equipment 4 and pay, an
annual subscriPtion of a. guinea; but it was thought
proper that those who wished to 'provide their own rifles'
might do so.; He believed the equipments, if economical,
might be 1(4/it cloWtito 13.
The'resolution was passed.
l‘fr WILSON •moved, the Appointment of a committee,
to take, such steps as might be necessaryto -carry out the.
'object, and with full power to extend- the mov,nient.tO.
other townships, or to amalgamate with other. corps.
Mr. CHARLES MELLY seconded the. resolution.. He
detailed the uses of the rifle, ss , lie had 6bServed them.
in a recent visit to Switzerland. The Swiss riflemen
,spent Very little time in their drill, but a very great deal
of time in learning the, use of their weapon.
The folloWing gentlemen were appointed an executive
committee, with -the full powers of the general Commit-
tee, and with power to add to their number :=Messrs.
Graves, T, D, Lowndes, Stolterfobt, P. H. RatlabOnt-i,
Jevons, Gair, C. P. Melly, H. T. Wilson; H. F. IlernbY,
Royds, Badnall, Anderson,- Barton, Wrigley, Brandonf.
and R. C. Janion.
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro-
ceedings. •
Another meeting in promotion of the same object will
be held at Viroolton on Wednesday evening.

pIPORTAN I' TO COUNTY COURT SUITORS.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, -WESTMINSTER,
. • .18TH Nov., 1859.

. . . . . , .
(Before ti;e Lord
Chief Justice and Justice.; Grotedcr
and Byles.) • . .
• ROBINSON against.: LORD VERNON.—This was an
appeal from the decision of Mr. Yates, the judge of the
Macclesfield County Court. Dr. Wheeler (instructed
by Mr. W. P. Roberts, of Manchester) appeared
for the appellant, and Mr. Powell (instructed, by
Messrs. Col Ville, Parrott, and May, of Macclesfield)
appeared for the respondent.—lt appeared that the action
had come on for trial on the sth of May, 1359.
The plaintiffs were John and Ralph Robinson;
executors of their deceased mother. • The action was
brought to recover £5O for permanent improveinents,
. payable according to the custom of the country to out-
going tenants of farms, Lydia Robinson having been for
:many years Lord Vernon's tenant of a farm at Poyntoti,
and he having; after her death, ejected the plaintiffs,
' and refused to pay them the customary Compensation,.
At the trial tOrd Vernon's attorney rested his defence on
a release which he had obtained the day before the trial
.from the plaintiff John. The counsel for the plaintiff,
at the trial, claimed .the right -of, calling evidence to.
prove the circumstances under which the release had
been procured; but the judge refused to allow it to be
done, and nonsuited the plaintiffs, who now appealed '
from his decision. . .
• Dr. Wheeler opened the appellant's ease, and emi-
r
tended that the plaintiff's counsel was clearly. entitled
' to examine the teleasor, for the purpose of-ascertaining
under what citCarnstances, the defendant had Obtained
the release—Whether, in fact, he had obtained it by
-*and., •
Mr. Powell, for the respondent, contended that the
judge acted properly in refusing to allow the plaintiff's
counsel-to examine the releasing plaintiff;
The court . (without eallinc, for a reply) held that the
plaintiff's counsel at the trial had the right, the exercise
of which was denied to 'him by the county court judge,
and they gave judgment for the•appellant, with. costs.
The Oserrer believei that now the rifle volunteer
movement is fairly afloat, by next spring there will not
v be less than 500,000 volunteers ready for service.
1 The Germans of Parii coMplain.of the great ihipedi-
-1 meats offered by the French Government to the cele-
, b_ ration of the• Schiller Pte.
! n I,E3COLITION Or AN IRON-ROLLING Mai. INISOVTii
i STAFFORDSHIRE.-'=GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
AND Loss OF Lau.:—About eleven o'clock on the night
of Friday last, a most destinctive accident occurred at
L'Lthe extensive ironworks of ,Messrs. Gibbs' Brothers,
r' Deepfields, near Wolverhampton,. by which a large
iron-rolling mill was levelled
i*ith the ground, one
man killed," and several others severely. Injured. A
number of lie work Men fortunately had .gone,to supper,
and others were disengaged whilst some ' alteration
was being made in the rollers, when suddenlythe large
driving -wheel,- some tons in weight, btOke into:frag-,
meats, which were propelled on all sidea' with great -
force. Several of the, iron pillars that supported the
roof, the 'principal iron beams, and several of the lesser
' ones were broken, and :the entire roof shortly afterwards
came dOWn. Of the men who were in' the mill at the
time, one, named John Taylor, was dug out of the.
de'bris insensible? and expired shortly aftCrwards; three
others sustained severe fractures andlother injuries, and
two or.three escaped unhurt in a manner little short of
iiiiraMous. The whole place looks as if it had been
blown up with gunpowder; and the damage-is estimated
.at about £3,000. • •
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LIFE-BOAT SERVICES.—It appears that during the
present year the lifelboats of the Royal National Life.-
boat Institution haVe,, at various points of our coasts,'
'been actively calledinto operation on fifty7Six different
occasions. The result has been that 134 lives have been
saved off twenty-three wrecks, besides assisting five
vessels safely Into
happened thatOn -three •
occasions
when the life-boats had Put off in.rePly
to signals of distress,utehae vessel either got out-of
or the crew was rescued danger
bty other means. Again, crews
assembled several times to give assistance, but were
not required to put off
services the crews were Paid nseeaak Poi these valuable
these services took place in storm I weather .Nearly all
'seas; and often in the dark hour oaf night
;and
heavy
single ae6derit haPpened to either of the life-bZt. tsilotr) to
one of the gallant fellows who had put off in them. On
,-these and on'occaSiOns of 'quarterly exercise, these life-
boats were manned: rohably:by no less than- 4,000 per-
sons. Siich'ptieticaLproOfs as these of the great value
of the Royal N.atiOii4l'Life-boat Institution in a mari-
time emintry like ours, 'cannot possibly be over-rated,
•
"and surely ft bas,the highest !dal* on our support , and
the more we 'hear of its operations on various , parts of
the coast,..the more we feel urged to.press its, elauns on
public notice.. Contributions in aid of this philanthro-
pic. Bankers of this
' cause. May be' paid into any of the .
town, or sdrit direct to the-. Secretary ofthe National
1‘ Life-boat Institution,- 14, ‘rohn-street, A.delphi, London

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.

• (Before J. S. lIANSFIELD, Esq.)

A VIOLENT AND DA.NGEROUS-OHARA:CTEIL—James
.Mason, a disreputable and -ditrigerous character, was
brought rip; charged with haying committed aWanted and
grievous assault upon officers 43- and 351, in Carlisle.,
Street, on Saturday evening last ; also for assaulting
Mr. IlUichins and his servant girl. The prisoner having
been asked by the magistrate what he had to say, said
he could not account for it.—Mr. Mansfield : You must:
pay a fine of ,£5, or be .committed for two months.
44SAIILT AND ROBBERY.—SamueI Hodgson. was
brought up by officer. 144. on the charge of: haying
robbed James MacGowan 0f.45., and stabbing him with
a knife... The complainant stated that he had only left
the hospital that morning. The-assault and robbery
took place at Gibraltar-row on -Saturday everiing:last.
The case haVin* been, proved against the prisoner, he
was committed for trial. at the assizes.
A -DISOBEDIENT SiamlN.—Captain Richard.' Lebb.
charged a stout-looking man, named Carl. Rossman,l.
under the 243rd` section of the Merchant Shipping; Act,'
with wilfully disebeyine. orders.-L-Mr. Cobb appeared
for the prosecution, aneMr. Black for the-defence.=—lt
.appeared- that' the prisoner shipped on board the brig
Providence, of which the complainant was master, as
an ableseaman,- for the voyage from LiVerpool to the
Coast of Africa. On the 23rd of August, when the
vessel was in Lagos Roads,' the crew were called .on
deck.to put in a quantity of the ship'4 cargo, which was
brought alongside, when the prisoner rcfused to,work,.
and threw off his coat to fight the complainant. During':
.the 'remainder -of the voyage the prisoner conducted
himself in a disgraceful manner; and he was at last put
off duty inconsequence of his had coriduet.H-Mr. Black
Contended that, as the day on which it was alleged that
his client first refused to work was Sunday, it ought not
to be charged against him. It might have been the
custom of the port, but it was a' bad one. The corn-
plainant admitted to having presented-a gun at the pri-
soner when the,-.quarrel: took jplaeet .and , 'Mr.' Blttek
thought if
.there were blame existing at all, it was on
. both sides.—The prisoner was sent to gaol for, two
.weeks, and to forfeit two days' wages. .
WIFE BEATING AGAIN.—A- wild looking fellow, ap-
;pearently about forty years of age, was charged by
police-officer 513, with committinga brutal assault on
his wife. ' The, officer said he was on duty on Saturday
night.' and on passing a court off Rathbone-street, where
the prisoner lived, he heard a great noise like a woman
-screaming: He went to the house from 'whence the
dcreares proceeded and found the door locked.. He-then
:looked 'in through ;the windaiv:aad saw the priSOner
standing' over his wife who lay prostrate on. the floor,
and beating her with all his might. with a chair. He
got inside, and after taking the man into ousted), took'
the woman to the Southern -Dispensary to have her
. wounds' dressed. -The surgeon who dressed her wounds
was ocn attendance, and- he stated that
,the woman
-had received a contused wound 'in the arm, and a
'small artery'was cut, causing an extravasation of blood,
besides' several other injuries. The prisoner set up the
usual defence;—that his wife sold and pawned- every
thin;, and that he could not pay the debts as fast as she
contracted them.' Hewas sent to gaol for a month.
RousEsit- Or £lOO BY TWO SHEFFIELD BOY-S.—John
Pickering, aged 14 years, Nids: h.Falglit up by detective-
officer.W.CollOch, char&edWith-haVing,"in company with'
lad named Barker, robbed inreek captain of £lOO on
Friday week, in Liverpool.:. The facts,of the case are,
simply,,these.:7---The lads, during.the course of last week,
applied" to 'e Greek captain healed Nikolarery P. Keleadrh,
,whos,e vesselwas lying in one of the LiYerpool docks, for a
passage to Greece, offering to work their passage over,
. and were' accepted to till the place of cabin boys. On
Friday last they made their way.,into 'the captain's
apartments, and finding a sea-chest o_2en ;they at once
proceeded to examine its contents. . turning,oyer
some; minor arlicles' they found a bag.centaining-.4100
in gold, which-they divided, and the same night started •
to Sheffield. The robbery haring. been discoYered, traces
of their whereabouts were 'followed up, and the result.
was that the captain and a detective' left„Liverpool and
arrived in Sheffield next day, The matter was reported,
to Mr. Jackson, the chief. eonstable_of Sheffield, as well
as the detectiYe-force, bat ,every aVailable means to de-
tect them was fruitless. On Sunday afternoon, detee-
.tiVe-officer Leonard, of Sheffield, secured Barker ; and,"
althoUgh the 'other prisoner had been in. his company
only a few minutes previously he was no where to be foam!.
Barker was remanded by- the magistrates at :Sheffield .
to the magistrates here, and on Friday last the Other.
prisoner was arrested at Doncaster by M'Culloch, one of
the Liverpool detectives. The result of . this arrest was
that Pickering'gave a full explanation of the robbery to
the detective-officer at Sheffield. A greatportion otthe
money had been expended by the, prisoners in
chasing cheese and being swindled by sharpers. 'previously
to their arrest; however, £54 of it has been recovered.
He was remanded' untilVednesday, when Barker will'.
also be brought up. The whole case reflects much-credit'
upon detectives McCulloch and Leonard.
ASSAULT AND Rcinany.—A man named Daniel.:
Atkins was charged With having assanited- James
M,GOwan, on - Saturday night. It appeared that
M'Gowan, who:resides at Birkenhead, was somewhat
under the influence of drink and on his way to the land-
ing-stage, on. Saturday night; about twelve o'clock, he
passed down Gibraltar-row, where the prisoner resides.
He was knocked down by a blow 'he received on the
right side from some person behind. He got up On his'
hands- to see who it was that had knocked him down,
Whew he received three kicks on the-right ear, but did
not see who gave theni.to . -Police-officer 'l44'was
attracted td, the Spot by the disturbance, and When
within a few yards of the prostrate' man, he saw' the pri--
:sonar kick him,on the ear. The officer took M'Gowan
to' the Northern Hospital, as he was i.Completely insen-
sible, but on his way he recovered his senses again ; arid,
on searching his pockets, found that a purse containing
three shillings had been taken from him. After leaving
the man -at the hospital he returned to the prisoner's
house 'and found him standing -on the cellar steps
with a shoemaker's knife in his hand, and when ha
told him that he (police-officer) had come to arrest
him on the charge of having assaulted M'Gowan :he
refiised to. go, to the bridewell. There were about
twee ty persons on the street, nearly all women 'or bc:ys'i,
at the time the assault was -eonsiritted: The surgeon
who attended to the.cpmplainant, stated that -when the.
'man was taken. to 'the ,besjoital.he Waa-bleeding:profneely
from the right ear,' and 'partially insensible, but he
could not say whether:fro-in the' injuries or from drink.
'He complained very much of a pain in the head. From
the symptoms it was likely that the man had received a
'fracture of the internal ear; and if that were so, it was
possible that inflammation might set in, and in all proba-
bility death would ensue. The prisoner was sent -for
trial at the assizes, and the complainant was taken back
to the hospital.

• • •
. The tirst, of two steamers; intended for the navigation
of the Ganges, is now ready for launching from Mesirs:'
Reid and Co.'s shipbuilding-yard; at Port- Glasgow; and
is.inimediatelfto be towed-round to Liverpool'f6;receive-
•ler engines, Which have'been,construeted by - • Messrs.
Fawcett and Preston; the eminent engineers. •
A communication from ',nem* in. the Cologne da:ett'e,
states :—" The Austrian naval authorities seem' inclined
to 'introduce. the French invention of gunboats plated
with iron. At all events, an experithent with that view
,baS been-Made. at Maria-Zell, in Hungry, by covering
with iron plates a large chest made of thick planks, and
then firing 48-pound balls' at it from a distance of 400
yards. - -The effect is said to have been astenishing; as
the balls were shattered to-pieces without breaking any
of the plates.",
THE PRETENDED "REFORM" COMPACT WITH THE
DERBY MisisTity.—The interesting addition to the
controversy which Mr.:Miller, M.P: for Leith, provoked,
on this subject,hae now,been published, in the shape of
a.correspondence-between Mr. Lindsay and Mr, Disraeli._
The hon. Member for.Sunderland was alarmed lest his
constituent "should continue to think that his yote.in
support of the Couservntive gover 'lent had.no reference
whatever to the subject'ot Parliamentary Reform," and.
he, therefore,. requested Mr. Disraeli to- state whether
there was not "an understanding, in regard to two great
public questions, which was put:by me .into writing,
read to you; and discussed .on various occasions
with yOu ;" and whether it,.. was not , on the
of . that being married • out, .(if your Govern- .
went was-kept in otlice),•and for no other consiaeratiOn,
' that 'we agreed to vote against those who -desired to
overthrow tlfe then existing Administration." Mr.
Disraeli, in 'reply,- stales that such an understanding did
exist, and that the Goyerriment gave ,a pledge.that, in
dealing -With the :question of :reform, they "should not
hold themselves hampered' hy the bill-recently rejected;
but should -deem themselves free to make such a pro-
.position as the requirements of the country, with a clue
consideration of the recent expression of. public Opinion,
..might fairly warrant." But no.. document appears to
havewghatt been ise.signe
stated
at the
haendLitveorrpd D
oolebrbanyciiusett justified in
.hus -

WATER COMMITTEE.

The
_weekly meeting of
_this committee was held
„in
the To Fit Clerk's room, at the Town-hall, . yesterday,.
Mr. T. L. Hodson. presided; and the other members
present were Messrs. Crellin, Woodruff; Turner,
Jeffery, Rae, Wagstaff, Estill,_Farnworth, and Earle.
Before the regular business was proceeded -with, '

Alderman WOODRUFF to. have some informa-
tiOn in. reference to a report passed by the committee,
some time ago, recommending the discontinuance of the
practice hitherto- adopted of allowing discounts '.uPon
houses of £l3 and upwards. He for one was certainly
not prepared to go the length of the report ; and he had
been given to understand that the matter could be re-
considered. -He thou.-lit it'ohly fair to reconsider the
question, in justice to the large number of persons in-
tereited in that class of property.
Tlie„Cfrf A TR Mit N. I.tilerstaocl-that. _the ._wholo-Jaestion

was TO-be gone i‘nto by the new committee as soon as it,
was formed. •
Mr..-7114,-4---thought- the--matter---had —already---been-
definitively settled by a resolution of the Council. -
Mr. JEFFERY said he understood that a; deputation of
persons -out of doors would be received bythe committee.
The OrintßmAs said they could have no objection to
listen to a deputation.; and the, subject then dropped.
, Mr: C. TURNER. said he had, a-complaint to make of
the charge for water made to the Dock Board. They
paid 13d: for the water used at the Albert 'Ware-
house, which was equivalent to 2s. 30., where the town
paid 9d. They, also Paid 3d. at the Stanley and Wap7
ping -Warehouses, which was equivalent . to Is. ltd..
The Dock Board were. therefore paying: in one case
more than one-half , more, and in : the other
case more than double what was charged to the manu.
.facturers in town. That supply was for the hydraulic
machinery at
.the,docks. He was sure the committee
Would consider this question.
Mr. DUNCAN' said the aiuounts charged were properly
stated by Mi. Turner.
Mr. TURNER said thaVoriginally, the Water -com-
mittee laid down certain pipes, and did certain extra
work, but the additionaL eharge put upon the Dock
Board had amply made up -fdr-thilexpenTditUre ; and he
contended that the board should now be put on the same
fdoting as the :town was charged .for manufacturing
purposes.
The CHAIRMAN quite Concurred with- -Mr; tinier
that the Dock Board should not be charged- mote than
other parties were charged.
Mr. Dungan undettook.tO bring up a report on -the
whole subject,-and then, the committee would .be in a
position to deal with it..
Mr. TURNER hoped that the •committee would.•-;allOw
the D'oek Boatd to put ordinary taps On the fountains re-
cently erected along the docks. The water engineers hag
suggested the intermittent tap, but that was a tap which
was frequently, out of order.

It was understood that the request was cOMplied with:-
In answer t6,Mr. Jeffery, the Chairman stated that
he understood the charge of a guinea a' year" for
each fountain was for a .continiious supply of water.
From the weekly statistics of Mr. Duncan, the
engineer; it appeared that the total quantity of water:
received from Rivington during the week was 43,853;866-;
quantity pumped from the wells,' 36,765,745 ; total,
80,619,611 gallons. In washing out mains and sewers,,
.Bcc., 1,500,000 gallons of water had been u'Sed during
the,week. It was further reported that.the rainfall for
:the week ending the 19th instant, in the district of
Rivingthn, was 8-10 of an inch.: The Roddlesworth
reservoir had fallen 3 inches ; the Rake, 41 inches ; the
Auglezark, 1.51 inches ; the Prescot, 'No. 4,11-
inches ; the' Prescot, No. 2; had risen 1.6 i inches, :
and the !tivington, 0.71 inches. The :engineer added ,
" I hiVe carefully considered, the, question of supplying
the town exclusively from Rivington, and will be-ready
to comply with any order the committee may cliooSe to
give on the subject by the end of neit month, trusting
by that time to have the pipes, referred to put in. ; The
reservoirs were last up.to the ordinary top water line in
the beginning of May, of the present year; and as, an
unmeasured quantity of water was run to waste in
February; March, and April, and a considerable quantity
of rain is yet due on the year (about eight inches), any
statement as' to- the quantity which has been received
and passed through the reservoirs, up to the present
time, would not be fair. As soon asthe circumstances
are parallel, this subject will be resumed; and particulars
submitted to the committee."

This concluded the public business before the com-
mittee.
•
WOitKING MEN AND TAXATION.—It iS said that
statistician, wishing to illustrate the wealth of the city r-
of London,.oloServed to a friend that the average income
of the persons standing- out of the rain under a parti-
cular archway was £30,009 a-year. • The persons under
the archway proved to be Baron Rothschild and. a
ney sweep. The- Viorking classes in England have
assuredly the chimney,. sweep's share in tax paying. -
Whatever be the immensity of the taxation which presses
on the easier classes, it is no.extravagant paradox to. say :
that the English labourer pays nothing- at all. ,lie .pays
nothing on his bread, nothing en his meat, nothing
on his clothes, nothing on his house.' Certain indul-
gences which come near being nedessariestea, beer,-and .
tobacco—still hear, it is true, the burden of some not very
heavy iniposts ; but everybody knew loitg. ,before thi
Liverpool. agitators took up the matter, that whenever-
the expenditure of the.state could he. reduced, the duties
on-these commodities' would be thefirst to go.. At the-
-present Moment England is, we -believe, the only
country in the whole world in which a man can support
life without paying-any taxes whatever. COMpare the
- position ,of our working man with-that of the,Piench
labourer, whose government levies protective' imposts
on every single. article' he• eats or puts, on, with petroi
duties in addition, if he lives in a town, on the very Veger
tables which form the bulk of his meagre fare. Compare
the English operative 'with -the -Americhn citizen,- who, ''
without one lord to oppress hivi froniCanadd to Mexico,
has nevertheless to pay tribute on his-. clothes to the
Lowell spinning companies, and on iron,. the. first neces-
sary of production, to the' masters of the Pennsylvanian
forges. Of course there is no one in any country who-
-is net more or less -affected by the remote and indirect
operation of taxation. But the English mcohanic really-
-Only. feels it so far as it limits production, and thus
curtails employment. That does not,. however, alter
'the fact that the working class has here beep relieved
from immediate contribution to the public, purse with
. a solicitUde unrivalled in the history of the world.—
Satyrdeii/
DEATH OF ,TAMES 'R.A.,—Jamos Ward, the
Paul Potter of the Englishrschool, and the oldest of the
RuYal Acadenticians,, died on Wednesday evening, at
the patriarchal age of 91. James Ward was not only
an artist himselfi but the centre and . representative of a
family of artiste. lie was the brother-in-law of Mor-
land; the father-in-law of Jackson, the father of George
Raphael Ward, _the engraver,- uncle of 'William Ward,
the engraver land grandfather of Mrs. Edward:M. Ward,
whose works are among the delights of female artists'
.genius in our, daY. . Ire began . life as an engraver, ,in
which profession he obtained a first-rate reputation, and
his . engravings are still highly valued .by connoisseurs.
One of his mostcelebrated .prints is after R,embratidt,
" Cornelius . the Centurion.:' It was comparatively
late in life when' he became an Academician,-as he had
taken up the professiOn of painting when he was verging
,piymiddle. age. The success which he gained as an
antmal.paiater was signal;. he,was what we should now:
coll. the -Landseer of, his.day; .and in the zenith of his
:reputation, earned- his £5O, and sometimes-,XZQ a-day by
his ,portraits 'Of horses 'and bulls. Not- contentrwith
animal painting, and
.being ambitious to distinguish;.
.himself in high historic art, he competed fora-,: large
:picture of the ‘,Tritimph of ;the , Poke of Wellington,"
painting avast gllegorical work; and,:earried the
_day
over the ;heads ,of - Hayden land :,11iltort;7;_ This _ work is
,now in ,ChelseAllloSpital, for whichiinstitution -it was-
painted.
,The Ivo& of his which the public- of fifty years
ugo-m6st adniiied„ And- the one which. procured for hint
the general designation of the English Paul Potter, is
the-marvellous picture of ." The Bull," which picture. is
now the: chief; attraction, of the Crystal Palace picture:
gallery.—Athoi&Ppn.

THE WIFE-MURDER AT ,COVENTRY.

• John Kington, weaver, at Coventry, was charged on
.Saturday; before the city magistrates, 'and T; Loden,
Esq., mayor, with the wilful murder of Elizabeth Ann
Kington, his wife; on the.previons Saturday, 'under the
following- circumstances :--Having. been married.to•his
victim in Easter. week, 1858, she 'had-the same month a,
child, which is.still DifferenceS appear to have
arisen lutieen the couple soon after their marriage, for
they separated
,and.lived apart. In June last they be-
came reconciled:. In August.the wife applied to the ma-
' gistrates for protection against her husband, on the ground
that he had brandished knives before her inbed and threa-.
tened:to "do for her." Not finding sureties; he was
committed- to prison, but was liberated, on finding bail,
on the 23th September. From that time he-never ceased
to request her to go and live with him again.. She
_refused to return to him; and, on Saturday morning
week, he met Ilk by appointment on the outskirts- of
Coventry. She had taken the precaution to have with'
-her her brother ;. but Kington struck him, and told him
to go away,, the boy having, as the prisoner says, pre-
viously asked his sister to "leave that villain." After
iiranglinglogether for some time, he reproached her
with- infidelity, and.seized her savagely. - She iMplored
forgiveness; but the murderer,- telling her he had 'for
given her " times enough," pushed her down, and cut her
throat across with a table knife. On being taken lilto.-
custOdy;-lie Made .no Secret of his crime.•
• Walter Holmes deposed that he went with his-sister,
• Ann Kington, to meet her husband, on Saturday.week.
He struck him.

Prisoner—What did I " hot" you for ?
Witness—l never spoke, but I saiv you pulling her
about: •
Prisoner—You interfered with us on Friday night.
Holmes-LI, did ; yes. -
--
Prisoner--Didn't I tell you to go to your work, and
didn't you say to: my wife, "Come away from that
vagabonal?"
The witness-denied that he did.,
Prisoner—Have you not stopped in the street, pulled
your handkeichief out, and spit in' my face ?
Witness—l never interfered with you or your affairs.
Kingtou—You are, all capable-of sivearing anything.
James Jones,' labourer, was called, and said he saw
the murdered woman run away 'from the prisoner.
Prisoner--7 She never ran a yard from the time I took
her from Arnold-row to when I killed her. (Sensation.)
You never saw me put the knife at her throat.
' The Mayer—Yea must Confine yourself' to the evi-
dence. The witness thought he saw you do it. -,
Prisoner—l have a right to speak for myself when 'a
lie is spoken against me. 'Didn't you hear my wife 'say,-
.
".Oh dear! master, take care of 'me ?"
Jones—l did not.
Prisoner—You went from the middle of the field into
Pain's-lane, and When you came lack I had murdered
her there. When did you see me ?
Witness—l saw you first when:you. were kneeling on
your miStress:,
Prisonei-;--Hadn't you been watching me ? '
- Witneis—No, I had .not.. I was -never nearer than
20 yards. The little girl diq not call to me.
Prisoner—She did. I speak the truth, 'for I. know it
is no use telling lies. _

The Mayor,-,-I am afraid that your questions will not
(
assist you.
Prisoner—l don't want to be assisted; Iwislito die.
Mr. Roe, watchmaker, said—On Saturday last, he
heard Jones cry out "Murder," and -on proceeding to
the spot, he saw the prisoner cutting his wife's throat
with a knife. He raised himself up a little and pointed
the knife at him (witness).
Prisoner—l never saw you. I never saw you in my
life,b-efOre.
Witness-1 know you well.

John Edmonds-7I heard the prisoner say if the knife
had been sharp enough he would have cut the woman's
head off.

Police-constable Jackson spoke-to securing the knife,
which he found dose to the body. It was bent at
the , end.

Mr.
,Dresser, surgeon, gaV6 evidence as to the con-
dition &the' body. There 'were- three -gashes on the
neck, and one of tlxe hands was cut, as if ;with grasping
some sharp instrument.
The Mayor—You have now heard the evidence,
prisoner. YOu have nothing__to _fear from any threat,
and nothing to:hope from any favour, ,which may have
been holden out to you. Have you anything to say ?
Kifigton. (coolly)—I have nothing -,to say, until my
- trial. .
11he prisoner was then taken into Coventry Gaol.
He will not _be removed thende to Warwick until the
15th of December.
It is said that Kington has been feur separate' times
in gaol. prior to this. In June, 1854, he was corn-
:mitted for stealing a handkerchief ;• on the subsequent
October for stealing a waistcoat since that for as-
saulting a female ; and on the 15th Aug'ust for
threatening. his wife. He has a most repulsive look.
No soliciter has been retained by his friends, as, he
enjoys sufficient self-confidence to wish to "qonduct his
own case." •
.
n .::•(.91r

• . Ora :NATIONAL DEFENCES.--Fingland! ifiguld 'plate`
reliance-only inner own measures tct provide:effectually -
for: the Safety of the state ;,.and, In aealisei so righteous,
put her;trustin Almighty-God, that, he ,will. bless with.,
suecesOlie.:Plans armed ;by human skill, with the ap-
plianceg -of human, Means, to enable her•to,repel any.
improvoked aggression that maybe attempted against her.
independence, and thus avert from this highly favoured
land the greatest of national caiiiiiiiffa , To,put England
in a state of. perfect •seCurity, in the Manner stated in
this paper, there must be; as has been said—lst. A
standing navy- fully adequate to the proteetion of her
colonies and her commerce • in every region of the
earth, and moreover to maintain -a decided superiority
in the Britis,h2;,Chane.l;. ' 2ndly: Theie" Must - be . an
efficient army at; home, subject to 'reduction on: a peace
establishment in proportionaethe naval resources of the_
country are developed, that developinnat extending to
the full of what may be ;required ,in . a state .of, ,waro
3rdly. The militia, must be completely:, enrolled by
resort to 'the ballot, all trained by rotations Of 'regiments
• during, peace, and be ready for -embodiment: 4thly.
The irregiilar forces' of the-Country, all enrolled and
compldtit,'ori" :paper,' ad 'eterciii4 in • -their peCulii
duties, miist be ready to'spring into ractiVo existence by
proclamation- sthly. ' The naval arsenals,-: harbours,-
and roadsteads must .be well fortified,.: equipped, and
garrisoned. The capital covered- and protected from
insult in the best.4iiannet:that military'lleitlerienee
'can Sugge,st,c.egmsistently
.with the means:•at s;)Air • (Its-,
posal, and with the general defence and safety ..cif the,
country. 6thly. The military arsenal, or arsenals.,
niust ber-eStablished in the most coni'enient point 'or
points 'in the inteiior Of the country, .• Coast roads and ,
railways must •be constructed along' the -shores most
accessible to the -enemy, and' the moveable • batteries-
of ordnance- must: •r be stored'.-in rstations close :to ,the
I lines by which thoSe batteries,:may-; be rapidly moved
to _threatened points. 7thly.--Forts and fixed bat-
teries must be constructed - for -Ae!.tiefencerof :all
the great, eurnmercial cities and, communities through-
out the
.kirt(rdoin-7--iphrtibularly ,on . the 'Mersey; the
Clyde, the Tvne.,:- and- the. Forth. These, 'must be
laid
.out:-•by ailfidAittgineers, and armed -with the';
•powerful-.ordnance:of the 'present day ; they must bey:
• manned; by Volunteer geriners, raiied;:by the- •pUblie-
spirit of those commercial communities, and their.eri;:-
ercises for instruction must continue without inter-
mission-even inlime :Of pence ; 016141 -will- tiiiii be left
-available for •the.defenceiof,the naval arsenals; harliory
and rOidafeags„,Tand for, service. of . th? a,•VnY P',,,T?:"
field, all the:well-trained artillerymen, 0! s%.'l:lr-0,4'."-)r
rue! b :iic.l, , •
Tt hhe_ti countrys i)te a r
ex. clein,fii.T
antn.e trecip_irerbic:ssht:crtaherte
esuurea.trio
al c_4senoirft.
Britain 'Will h e anapproachabl.e, her !Il.pre,s,i.,4ext)
foe,gnable,
-Etightnd be made invineible.—Fforif Observations -on'
, 11-od&21 Systems of -ql7 ,ca tonv
the' interior"Of the • country- impenetrable by a and__
I HoWard Douglas, Bart..

•
THE AMERICAN MINISTER AND THE
. CHINESE OFFICIAL

A correspondent of the Journal of Commerce, writing
on board the United States ship-Pewhattan, under date
of the 15th of !lily, gives the following account of Mr.
Ward's interview with the Governor-General of one of
the Chinese provinces :—" The conference was novr
opened, being sustained entirely on the one side, and
mainly by the Governor-General on the other, the
second red-button Mandarin only occasionally joining it.
The Governor-General was neatly but plainly dressed,
easy, gentle, and polite in hiS bearing, and, however
'earnestly speaking, using but 'little gesticulation.
age is fifty-two years. He is moderate in stature
and size,.and altogether, xentally, physically, and in
Manners, in a good degree of harmony
with Bute-
poll ideas. Different in all respects was his associate, _
a stout, gross-built man, mid his face indicative
also of grossness of mind, cheerfhl and even laughing' and
considerably -boisterous in conversation, which he wig'
iened.and enforced by.the use of much gesticulation'
From his appearance he m'alit,be. judged to be about
forty years old. As soon as they were seated in die
room the Governor-General 'asked' the Minister What
had brought him to the north. He replied that he /se
on his way to Pekin, there to exchange the ratiticatiosl
of the treaty. The Gev-eiricii,
...--s,eneral-ask.ed _if lie had
heard of the battle T.which' lied )recently. taken Pl°
with the English. The niter replied, Yes.' I:he
Governor-General then asked if the English -had notated
veryhastily. and improperly. The Minister replied, These.,,
difficultiea- must be settled by themselves. He 1'
pursuing the course marked out by the American tree*
that he hoped and believed that the Chinese Gain-
client would abide by the stipulations of the treaty, en
furnish him with the means of .going to Pekin.' The
Governor-General replied that:the treaty was to be er
changed at Pekin, but that the:Minister could not go t°
Pekin until the arrival of the commissioners, o°l
Shanghai, who had been appointed by his Majesty to con'
' duct him there. Our minister said that,itr,tas a matter t°
him personally of no hive-nal:foe' Where he remained, but
it was not respectful to th-e nation-- he represented t°
'keep him :Mere than a month off the coast, awaiting the
arrival of the commissioners, and that. heshauld so report it
to his Government. The Governor-General asked at What
point he Would prefer remaining until the arrival of
the commissioners. Our Minister-replied, 'ln Pew'
or on' board his own 'frigate.': ' The GOvernor-Gencre'
then :proposed, that :if neither. of - the commissioners
arrived within ten days, of that time, our. Minister
should. then proceed to Pekin, and there await the
arrival of the commissioners from' Shanghai. To this
our Minister assented, and' subsequently all prepare'
tions were made for Mr.lrad aid :hi)._ party by the
Governor-General. The hall soon became so crowded
with Mandarins of various ranks, all desirous t°
,see: the strange sight, - and -to
:hear, even if they
could not understand, all of them standing through
the whole session;-, that they obstructed the eirenie'
don of the . air, and made the heat oppressive. It
was estimated that about fifty of these . officials Ore
present in this contracted room. It seems Ito he
privilege among The Chinese to attend upon such ever
sions, showing that there is a democratic element even
under this despotic government; and it is said to' bees'
tensively, diffused, and sometimes quite rigorous, the
people Of a ineighlionrhood or district even pos6'l!
printed notices and 'Calls for" crop meetings,' to get '4;
petitions :and remonstiances against'the wrongs they lye
be suffering from. he Mandarins. Reference was nia,t,
in the conversation to the recent action at the Moe"
of the Peiho, when 'it was remarked by the Goverao7
General that the hasty and rash conduct of the EnglLs
had produced all the' mischief, attempting to , 1,,
that the Chinese officials- had been highly ihr,brat
ing and entirely unexceptionable. It 'was e"e
that his Excellency and others were quite an;
in contemplation - of the Past and the tlittl";
and were even alarmed by their victory. This oi.e
especially,' evident when the Governer inquired about tua
English fleet, and was told ithat bothithe French and
English Ministers had left the -Gulf of Petcheelee an
gone down: to, Shanghai. Obviously they desired to con'
-ciliate the good opinion-4 Mr, Ward and: the Coniine:
dore, and secure .their interposition and kind office'!
though they' did not avow this. Some notice of the
Chinese military; as they appeared on this occasion, Iney
not be-out Of place. The troops through which the cave"
cade passed seemed to. be of two kinds. Those .on the
right of their line, which rested on the hall of conference'
were dressed in a uniforni which, frOm its uniformity
efaei..garhifbnroo:muinaiglinbei_f;:_ithoe,
in wear and tear, seemed to have but recently coo)e
'into use, consisting of a short-bitte-Cetton blouse, with
lappels and cuffs of ,red, -while a sort of medalhh°llo
in ChineseMaracters was worked in, white. itnistg
breast. 'Mosi-of them were armed with spears, the 73,
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~unpainted, and apparently new. The heads were of son,
~unpainted,
st,
size, with smooth. faces,: indicative..of occepatioo 'relof a
and quite rusty.
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They were stern and 'steady in demeanour, havia.riu•
:air of regalar troops, though without pretensions ''°l3.l,ot
ropeari drill. FourLfifthi- were armed With illetcheos.
muskets and ,swords,...-and the_ remainder With
The; archers :seemed. to have been selected for stature
strength. They were not in uniform, except Pat newer
all; Wore black leather boots, reachinr* to the 1-°
fiait of the calf of-the-irr----Th-e-rp tri-vorece;i,..
with broad AailArinis, To-r-'4'enixtiditi_lll err: cif.
so as to ri;e above and conecaL the to p of the OP'
cumstanep which led
_some of, the English soldiers,
got close np fo,the forts,when the !attempt was made
storm them, to illicit( that they- wore „their black;er,
plaited,. and standing straight up fromtheir heads• pee,
haps these troops were Mongol Tartan. The cenferesol
-which laited about two hours, ended with the 11. the
Ceremony: of Or leave-taking, whe-/Alaad
inipister Commodore, and their attendanfs,lcrowde:vio
'squeezed again Into (their moving dens, and the o'er
,eade returned to theiktty and jhrilcs7iiith theveiW i
monies already described. In passing down the
. _
rejoin the,Toeywan the party was saluted by abq'oer
. cavalry drawn up on the left bank .opposit6 the eer too
wan ; they were mounted on !pall horses, but .! w
eat/
distant for close inspection and intelligent cenini
New Pork Times.
f .411.114.. 71.a111°`,„101
The head mastership of HarrsW--School, ezoort'-;
vacant by-the resignation of.the Rev.. Dr. ,L ''6elP-0._„„ -
Who has held the-appointment during tiA laOltoatev'
has been conferred, Upon. the Rev. Henry
*Butler; 8.A., Fellow of-Trinity College, Canibr /or,
THE BRIBERY INQUIRY AT NORWICH.----111•Al 01:
with Liberals have carried the internecine pelitilatur
fare still further against their opponents. On-toi 13ifgo,
;
day, suninionses were issued .against,. Sir .Ss
nold, who claims One of the seats atipresent
of
Norwich, and the Rev. S. F. resterifa giant e
t
shall, Norfolk, one, of :his 3013.9, • to: answer an feet
jtion charging them with conspiring to last, `;';
-S,ainizel's return at the general election, AP' ions tir
'bril3ery-fend ill sal 'practices. A secod ea°, of Sir
=also „,,ta
issued : against Mr. J. Jr. Bigno , the
Samuel!s sons,' .ollargiN:him with bribery ellierdinanio
occasion ; a third Summons against,Captain, t
',lves,' of a'- similar-charatter ; and a fohrth WS!
against -•,:Mr;7.James: ',Hardy' anti Mr. Ge°li, nel • 131f0
charging #Nrilwith,;eenspiring.with_ Sir 'Ss"_. salon 4
nold and, the iltey..S. Biold, to effect •'L brin
return;-at fife, general election in April lasnt,itg
and improper means. All these gentleirie
c 'lll°lt' 4-1-ens 'iritinenee in the Conservatives..,er9.l? the
-There are now no less than five leading -1-'_73wpat
Seven Conservative.; summoned, and 5,.!.x 0.5"
decision of the inh.giatrates.