Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-07 00:00:00

(Cries
3f Gladstoner.
oTfu:nif frequently
aqwru,eenhn
went
laoyrn,
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that which he would be very much offended if
it were challenged with regard to himself. .Mr.
those
~dictatorialwordsorde .w., , and offen-
sive
tone towards him (Mr. Turner). A tone which,
although he did not wish to use harsh expres-
sions,
that which
he should term a bullying and brow-beating tone.
" assumedtando " iOf rad e"Order,"
The Mayor called Mr. Turner to order.
motive was insinuated against himself,
order, he would retract say,those
offensive and dictatorial ton words,
gentleman who
was so thin skinned, so touchy e
when •
any imputation or
careful when he insinuated
the character of others. Mr. Gladstone, without any evidence
whatever, had asserted that he (Mr. Turner) had moved an
amendment without knowing any thing at all upon
the subject. The subject of the debate had
occupied the council upon two occasions ; the re-
solutions, upon the face of them, justified the amend-
ment, because they conveyed a censure on the whole council
from a committee of the council. These were the reasons
eorudg a
st toadn
derogatory
r)eeoregeatt say,Orur
ymt• extremely
anyfo
why he did not think any speech was required from him in
proposing the amendment. The attacks made by Mr.
Gladstone reflected only discredit on himself. (Hear, .
hear.) He begged to tell Mr. Gladstone, and Mr.
Sheil, too, that their attacks were perfectly indifferent
to him. They reflected discredit only on those who had
made use of them. He was quite sure they did no harm to
him, and he was quite willing they should use them, as
often as they thought such personal attacks would supply
the place of argument and reason. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Sheil and Mr. Bowring explained the reason for
resigning their offices.
IThe motion was then carried unanimously. . .
Mr. Woodruff moved the confirmation of the general
I proceedings.
The motion was unanimously agreed to, when Mr. Wood-
ruff gave a notice of motion, to fill up at the next monthly
meeting the vacancies on the markets' committee, occurring
by the resignation of the gentlemen on that day.
The Council was then adjourned till that day week.

ALLEGED INHUMANITY

OF A
CAPTAIN IN THE CHANNEL.

Yesterday afternoon the following correspondence was
reported at the Underwriters' Rooms, very properly com-
municated by the pilot to his superintendent :
" Pilot Committee Rooms, Liverpool, April 6.
" Sir,—Enclosed is a copy of a report from James Barber,
pilot of the Maltese ship Undecimas, which I consider it my
duty to report to you.—Your obedient servant,
" R. J. P. Simpsox, M.R.N., Supt. of Pilots."
"Thomas Court, Esq., Underwriters' Rooms."
(Copy.) April 6, 1359.
Sir,—l beg to report that, on Friday last, 2nd April, at two
o'clock, p.m., I went on board the Maltese ship Undecimus,
outward bound, to pilot her back to Liverpool. At 3 o'clock
p.m., Priestholme Island bearing about S., six miles, wind
5.., blowing a gale—ship on starboard tack, I observed
five men on the wreck of a spar, about a ship's length
off on the weather quarter, wore round on the, port
back, ani passed the spar, which appeared to be that of a
lower mast, but the men had disappeared. Many planks
and broken spars were near it, but we could see no one on
them. At seven p.m., about four miles N.N.W. of Orms-
head, the, pilot-boat spoke a topsail schooner, name unknown,
about 60 tons, with bowsprit gone, and upper works stove
in from collision, painted black, with all her sails
blown away, except the boom foresail. The crew
hailed to be taken on board, and the ship was
in a sinking state, and one man kept on waving to
us from the fore rigging. I immediately asked the captain
to square the after yards, so as to allow the schooner to run
under our lee, and the crew to jump on board, but he
refused, although the master had got the men aft for the
purpose. I then told the man at the helm to keep a close
laff, so as to allow the schooner to come alongside, but
the captain would not permit it, and ordered the sails to be
from
kept clean full. Half an hour afterwards we lost sight of
the schooner in the darkness, but we could hear the crew
hailing for some time atterwards.—l am, sir, yours' &c.
ar,nesayiallead Liverpool
for Pilot, No.
erp Lool
TheTo t the
Undecimus, I
SuperintendentAEcsapßtAaiß on BARBER,
for Alexandria on the 31st ultimo.

EMIGRATIONFRom LIVERPOOL

IN 1859.
IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING STATISTICS.

The official returns of the emigration trade from the
Mersey to all parts of the world, for the quarter ending the
31st of March, have been completed, and when compated
with those for the corresponding period of last year, present
several important and interesting statistics. Being compiled
from thtreturns at the Government Emigration Office, their
authenticity may be relied on.
The most remarkable, and at the same time gratifying
feature in these returns, is the gradual monthly increase
to 3,
during418,
nquarter,
Marchas
to
5,,
w eil ndd2usr:neg:c
exclusive
month n
ot hf ofca
cabin
in
January
the total emigration amounted to 1,940 souls, iu February
pas-
sengers who do not come " under the Act." A feature
also observable is the large increase of Irish emigrants,
who, during the last quarter, numbered 5,825, out of a total
of 9,871 against 5,484, in a total of 11,792 in the same
period of 1858. The number of English emigrants who
left the Mersey during. the quarter was 2,997 against 4,399,
(or about two-thirds) in 1858 ; of Scotch, only 500, against
1,407 (or little over one-third) ; while emigrants hailing
from other countries numbered 711, against 541, being an
increase of 231 over last year. These returns do not include
cabin passengers (which numbered 363, against 411 in
same period of 1858, being a falling off of 48). or those
carried by " short ships" (viz., 1,612, against 1,236 last
year). The grand aggregate of the emigration of the port,
including cabin and steerage, was 11,846, against 13,349
for the same period of last year, being 1,593 less on com-
parison, a decrease accounted for by the falling off in the
Australian emigration, both private and Government, and
also in the free emigration to the Cape of Good Hope,
as during the first quarter of last year 514 emigrants
sailed from this port to Algoa Bay, and none during the
past quarter,
THE UNITED STATES.---Emigration to the States has
not for a lengthened period been so active as at present,
and several vessels have cleared in rapid succession, with
numbers ranging from 600 to 700 on board; and it is
believed that the next few months' emigration to the United
States will be the largest experienced for several years. In
the month of January, 7 ships sailed from the Mersey, con-
veying 61 cabin and 1,058 steerage passengers, the latter
consisting of 327 English, 84 Scotch, 534 Irish, and 93
foreign emigrants ; in February, 10 ships, with 7.9 cabin
o n Iti
nnent,
and 1,717 steerage passengers-489 English, 42 Scotch,
1,093 Irish, and 93 other emigrants; and in March 13 ships
180 other emigrants. 3 Olffsethne
wloi9thslclo7techa,b2i79,
BaBndlr4l,l6,3asntdeerage passengers - 886 English,
returns for January, however, must be deducted
_33 p. s
re-shipped
in the vessels sailing in the succeeding.month. the
• dof 1858, 25 vessels carrying 234 cabin,
corresponding period
earnnd C
and 6,205 steerage passengers, sailed from the United
States. In g, short ships" during the last quarter 1,396
&c. The emigration to the Canadian provinces
gers who
ttheir
rtodpeoprart
ti
unrtoh efolrs atahceWwe Webb,
pasengers took
Brunswick with 14 cabin passengers.
has not as yet opened, but one ship has sailed for New,
AUSTRALIA--VICTORIA : The returns continue to show
a dibinution of emigration to these Australian colonies. In
vgB ships,S ou' i WILES : Two,
and 582 steerage-293 English, 50 Scotch, 139bIrisb, and
January only four emigrant ships sailed, carriitn:l4763ccaabbinin,
70 other emigrants ; in February, 5 vessels, with 48 cabin,
and 697 steerage passengers-328 English, 71 Scotch, 206
Irish, and 92 other emigrants ; and in March, 5 vessels,
EICOnOIeO
in
with 11 cabin, and 616 steerage passengers-252 English,
65 Scotch, 278 Irish, and 21 other emigrants, Two short
ships sailed during the quarter with 39 cabin paskngen.
Colonial Land Emi-
gration
and Commissioners during the quarter
wsalhnni
itdphi thes3B2,llsBlBa9Bvoeem b steerageei
genradetssp, departurespassengers.a despatched
hcloer
imdspbhryi satenhdNde
in January,
government emigrants, 174
English, 33 Scotch, and
Irish. Last year, du ' ring same period, 4 vessels were de-
spatched, with 3 Cabin,
and 1 541 steeragepassengers.
Mal, with 429
SOUTH AUSTRALIA ODEvessel, '
grants-248 En with 351 government m -
gush, 46 Scotch, and 57 Irish—was de-
spatched in Feba
he correspondino. period of
; and on t . 0
last year, one was also despatched, with 342 government
passengers. NEW ZEALAND: There has been no departures
to New Zealand ports during the quarter, nor indeed during
the past year has there been any emigration from this port to
the colony. This, however, is about to be remedied, and
next month an Australian firm has announced their inten-
tion of despatching a monthly line of clippers from the
Mersey to Auckland, Canterbury, &c. To South America,
11 ships, with 52 cabin passengers ; to the East Indies,
ships, with 21 cabin passengers ; to the West Indies, 2,
ships, with 20 cabin passengers; and to the West_qoas tof
Africa, three vessels (mail steamships), with 80 cabin pas-
sengers, have sailed during the quarter just ended.

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if the
nation will supply the defect. The same journal admits
having misunderstood one of the features of Lord John
Russell's new reform programme. What his lordship
means is a reduction of the borough franchise of £6 annual
value or rental, doesT h e
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