Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-05 00:00:00

THE NORTIIERN TIMES, TRITIMAY, MAY 5;1160

for Foreign Affairs no doubt echOed the sentiments
of his Principal, and indeed of the whole Cabinet,
when he said to his constituents at Horsham, a few
days since,—" that policy which alone, I believe, can
satisfy this country is ' the - policy- which her
Majesty's Government is prepared to adopt
—a policy of entire and pacific neutrality,"
adding, hoWever, most significantly, that
"it is absolutely necessary, in view of the
transactions " ou the Continent—in view of the
treaties which we are informed have been
made:between- two of the greatest monarchs' in the
world—between France and Russia ; it is necessary,
it:is the duty, of this country, atone to put herself
in such a position that she shall be enabled to take
her own part at any moment, ond,shall stand in that
position of perfect defence which alone can be
satisfactory to the country." This, we say, was the
expression of a course of procedure which the
Government has considered—and which the country
cannot but consider—it is a bounden duty, as a pre-
caution, to take. And it has been most satisfactory
.to learn, on the same authoiity, -that all'eadk 4-the'
Government have made exertions to place our navy
—that force which is, after all, the right arm of this
country—in an efficient and satisfactory condition,—
that since late events the Government have not
thought it their duty to relax those efforts, but
have thought it their duty to redouble them ; and
that a naval force is now, rendered available which
will maintain the honour of the country against the,
attacks of the world. Thus, then, is there a most
powerful guarantee, not only for our national
defence, but for our preservation from war.

" England," says an able contemporary, " has
weathered many a storm, and with a stout heart and
good guidance she will doubtless weather that

Which is now lowering on the horizon ; bat F.ince
the days of the Spanish Armada she has never
until now been exposed to the risk of war with
naval' Powers possessing fleets of double her own
strength. We have had French. armies threat9ning
us from the heights of Boulogne, and we have held
our own against a combination of almost the whole
of Europe; but that was when we held the absolute
sovereignty of the seas, with a fleet which surpassed
in numbers and efficiency the united navies of all
the world beside. Twice only since the Armada
has our supremacy- been doubtful. The first time
was la the disgraceful reign of CEEARLEs'IL, wfien
the Dutch took advantage of a momentary supe-
riority to burn our fleet in the Medway. The
second was that time of peril and disgrace—the
last few years of the war of American Indepen-
dence'—when our maritime supremacy was
threatened by the Armed Neutrality' coalition, as
it is threatened now by a league of Imperial bandits.
But there was no such disparity then between our
fleets and those of our actual enemies as would
exist now if we were drawn into a war with France
and Russia." Still we do not doubt the sufficiency
of our present naval armaments for the occasion.
Your if is a great qualifier. What we now want is
a naval defence, not a preparation for naval actions
with the combined fleets of Russia and France. At
the same time, further naval preparations must be
extensively and vigorously carried on,—which we
believe is the case,—so that at sea, especially, in
such a crisis, we may be fully forearmed.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

CANADIAN MAILS. —The screw-steamer Anglo Saxon
sailed for Quebec and Montreal, yesterday, with the weekly
Canadian mails, and about 140 passengers, including. 60 in
the cabin.

ARRIVAL OF THE LEBANON —The Cunard screw-steamer
Lebanon arrived here yesterday. She sailed from New
York on the 21st April,.but her news has been anticipated
by the City of Baltimore.

R. A. AIACFIE, ESQ., AND THE LEITH ELECTION.—MT.
Macfie, of this town, who contested the seat for this borough,
and who was defeated, has issued the following address to
the electors :—" The Sheriff has to-day (Saturday) declared
the result of the poll. I am in a minority ; but no fewer
than 746 votes have been recorded in my favour. This
number, I am told, includes more votes of Liberal electors
than any candidate for the Burghs ever polled before.
Obviously it is the united action of the Conservatives that
has decided the election. It only remains for me to return,
as I naw do, grateful acknOwledgments to those electors who
voted for me yesterday (Friday), and to the constituency in
general, for the many acts of conrtesy and kindness which I
)xperienced. I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your
obedient servant, R. A. MACFIE.—Leith, 30th April,
1859."

SAVED FROM THE POMONA, FOR WALTON JAIL.—An
uncommonly strange incident, in reference to the loss of the
Pomona, took place, yesterday, at the Police Court. A
person named John Meehan, one of the passenger cooks pf
the ill-fated ship, was brought before Mr. Mansfield, on a
charge of having committed a desperate assault on Police-
officer Magee, No. 577. It appeared that, on the 4th April,
the assault took place at the North End of the town, and
that the officer was laid up for a day or two afterwards, and
has not been very well since.. A warrant had been issued
for the, arrest of the prisoner, but it seemed that, in order to
avoid being arrested, he shipped as passenger-cook in the
2 Pomona and sailed in that luckless ship. He was one of
the ".fortunate few" who escaped in the boat, and arrived in
Liverpool yesterday, and was only a short time here when
he was arrested on the warrant, and brought before the court
on the charge. The case being one of a serious nature, the
man who escaped the perils of the sea, was sent for trial at
the sessions, to abide the verdict of a jury.
LIST of CABIN PASSENGERS per (ss) City of Baltimore,
from New York to Liverpool.—Miss Louisa A Heath, Mr
J S Vaughan and lady, Miss Albrey, Miss Allen, Miss
Cooper, Mr L Allen, Mr Thomas Sadler, Mr G M Knewitt
and lady, Mr J J Kin.) Miss King, Mr J Mayer, Miss
Mayer, Mrs T England., Mrs Shannon, Mrs Sweeney, Miss
Hattie Stephens, Dr Davies, lady, and child, Mr W H
Harriban and lady, Mrs Wallace Basan, Mrs E L Wilson,
1".•

man Mr E Toase, lady, and infant, Dr Tucker and lady,
Mr James Stuart, Mr T E Rendon, Mr W

Mr W

D H Lockhart, Mr• Robert Craig, Mr J R
Stewart, Mr John J Henderson, Mr C D Brooks, Mr John
M Webb, Mr Joseph Reynolds, Mr Thomas Cordukes, Mr
Ashwell, Mr A Phipps, Mr A Manmer, Mr John Martin,
jun., and son, Mr. George Taylor, Mr Levi Fitten, Mr John
Lent, Mr J B Ridgway, Mr W H Beare, Mr F Binneau,
Mr F N Mitcheil, Mr Philip Farley, Mr Patrick Molloy,
Mr C C Capron, Mr D A Woodward, Mr William Thomp-
son, Mr Rice Ives, Mr Robert D Powers, Mr T Kaliski.
AMUSEMENTS IN LIVERPOOL.—Opon from ten in the
morning until ten at night. Allsop's wax-work exhibition.
All the-kings and queens, from and including William the
Conqueror, down to queen Victoria; also, princes, prin-
cesses, dukes, dnchesses, lords, eminent statesmen, war-
riors, poets, divines ; also, all the most noted personages
of the past and present ages, &c. Allsop's sculpture gal-
leries, containing upwards of 3,000 statues, selected
from all parts of the world, varying from five to twenty
feet in height. Allsop's dioramic, panoramic, cosmoramic,
and stereoscopic views of intense interest. Allsop's musical
promenade. The above attractions are now combined,
forming one large establishment, in the immense and mag-
nificent building known as the Teutonic-hall, next door but
one to the County Court, Lime-stret, Liverpool, and is
open-to the public at 6d. each ; children under ten years of
ago, 3d each. Mr. Allsop's exhibition has been pronounced
by the press of Liverpool, London, and elsewhere, to be the
most perfect, superbly-magnificent, and largest establish-
ment in the world ; a fact that cannot possibly be contra-
dicted. Be sure to observe the name Allsop at the entrance.
Sole proprietor, Mr. William Allsop.
' THE WRECK OF THE POMONA.—THE INQUEST ON THE
BODIES.—We have been favoured with the following
particulars by Mr. John DeCosta, who went over to the
scene of the dreadful catastrophe, and attended the
coroner's inquest, held on the bodies that came on shore.
These are new.facts and correct, as the numbers have not been
correctly stated heretofore :—Mr. DeCosta states that, this is
another strong corroboration of the facts and figures airway
put forward by him, in reference to the ever-ntanning 'l/4with

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rews) of passenger ships, by order of the emigration agents.
This subject, however, will be found discussed by Mr.
DeCosta in another place. The correct number of steerage
passengers, was 393 souls. Cabin passengers, 7. Crew,
including captain and officers, 44. Total, 444 souls. There
were saved out of these, three steerage passengers, namely—
Mathew Lees, Bartholemew Reilly, and John Barber.- The
following portion of the crew were saved :—Stephen Kelly,
third mate.. Seamen : Richard Long, Michael Moriarty,
John Smith, Richard Emmitt, Thomas Barnes, Thomas
Jordan, John Sullivan, Harry Millar, Rodolph Thom,
Jeremiah Williams, George Melville, George Mott, John
Rogers, Charles Jackson, Charles Thompson, James West,
William Murphy, John M'Cormack. John Meehan; and
Phillip Mulcahy passengers cooks. The verdict of the
coroner's jury on the bodies that were washed ashore, was
" found drowned," as there was not one left to tell the
dreadful tale, after the above persons had escaped from the
fatal ship

GOVERNMENT Ex UIBITION OF PRIZE DRAWINGS. —A,
collection of drawings, for which the artists have received
national medallions -from the Department of Science and
Art, Will be exhibited in Liverpool at the Collegiate
Institution, OTi Friday, Saturday; and Monday next, and at
the Liverpool .Institute, Mount-street, on the • following
Wednesday; Thursday, and Friday. These drawings are
the work of students of the various schools of art through-
out thelJnited Kingdom. Examinations take place yearly
at each school of art, when the best works, if of sufficient
excellence, ,are rewarded with focal medals. A fiirther
selection is made of such as are considered deserving, of
being sent to compete With the best works of every' ther
school in the country for national medallions, and the works
to be exhibited at Liverpool are those which have passed
this ordeal with highest honours. The examiners at the
national competition, were Sir Charles Eastlake,
Daniel Maclise, R.A., and Richard Redgraye, R.A, It
should be mentioned, that some of the drawings are in
comparatively elementary stages of the department schpme
of studies. The, prize indicates excellence in the executiiM
of certain specified works, and not that they belong to the
highest branches ,of teaching in the Government School's
of Art.

ARCHITECTURAL SocIETY.---The last meeting of this
session of the Liverpool Architectural and Akchieologieal
SoCiet7 was held last evening, in the Royal Institution,-
Colquitt-street ; Mr. H. p. Horner, the president, in
the chair. Mr. Verelst, in awarding_ the
_society's prize
for the beat design for a bank, the competition being

3nfined to the -student, members, congratulated the

meeting upon the very creditable desigu—s . sent. in ;
re-
marking that seven sets of designs; the laro•est c3mpe-
tition which, had ever taken place since the formation of
the society, ten years ago, had been sent in; and, they
were all of a very high order of merit. Before awardinc,
the prices he criticised the plans, pointing out the
various defects, and making suggestions for the improve-
ment of the styles, and for the future guidance of the
students. The first prize was awarded to Mr. Reeves, the
second to Mr. J. F. Doyle, and _ the third to Mr..
Parslow. The annual report as to the position of the
society, which was read by Mr. Stubbs, the secretary,
gave a very satisfaetory account of the operations. during
the past year. The list of metnbars showed an increase
in number, there being at present 180 members on the
hooks, 4 for life, 6 honorary, 27 professional,. '123 asso-
ciate, and 23 studient 'members. The finances of the
society were also in a flourishing condition, and the trans-
actions of the session would be immediately published. Mr.
H. P. Horner was unanimously re-elected president fok the
ensuing year ; ,Messrs. Weightman and Barry were
appointed vice presidents; and Messrs. Verelst,
Rees, Higgins, and Bradley, were appointed as the council:
Mr. Stubbs and jr. F. Horner were re-appointed secretary
and treasurer respectively. The president then read his
annual address, and, after the usual complimentary votes of
thanks, the proceedings of the session terminated.

EMIGRATION FROM -LIVERPOOL IN APRIL.—The month
of April has been the most prolific in the emigration trade
that has occurred since 1857. During the month 11,264
emigrants sailed from the Mersey, includino•. 148 cabin and
850 sent in short ships. Amongst the number were 2,612
English, 304 Scotch, 7,793 Irish, and 557 belonging to
other countries. In March 5,208 emigrants left the
Mersey (less than one half of those who sailed in April) and
comprised 128 cabin, and 1,312 English, 207 Scotch, 3,488
Irish, and 207 of other countries, not including 717 in
short ships. In the corresponding month of last year the
numbers were 139 cabin passengers, and 9,360 steerage,
being an increase of nearly 2,000. The English emigrants
in April, 18513, numbered 2,988, the Scotch 496, the Irish
5,429, and foreigners 447. In the month just expired 17
ships sailed for the United • States with 62 male and
57 female cabin passengers, 9,398 steerage passengers
(representing 8,658 adults), 604 English, 120 Scotch,
6,907 Irish, and 506 belonging to other countries
Amongst the gross total the passengers by the ill-fated
ship Pomona, wrecked on Blackwater Bank, are included,
only three of whom were saved. The ships in the Ameri-
can emigration trade have had valuable freight during the
month, viz.—the Constellation carried out 758 souls; the
Manhattan, 645 ; the Webster, 733; the Monarch of the
Seas, 686 ' • the William Tapscott, 707 ; the Dreadnought,
593 ; the Jeremiah Thompson, 609 • the Jacob A. Wester-
velt, 665; the Great Western, 662, and the Belle Wood,
566. Since the foregoing returns have been completed the
Neptune has cleared for New York with 270 souls ;
the John Bright with 325, and the Yorkshire with 354
souls. To Victoria, Australia, during the same time, six
ships, with 18 male and 7 female passengers, and 604
English, 120 Scotch, 458 Irish, and 51 of other countries,
took their departure, and one ship to Sydney with 4 cabin
and an steerage passengers, all Irish. To Adelaide one
ship sailed during the month with 141 English, 60 Scotch,
and 115 Irish emigrants.

CORONER'S COURT.—The Coroner held the following
inquests yesterday :—On the body of Robert Goldsmith, a
joiner, 50 years of age, who was employed by Messrs.
Holme and Nicol. On Tuesday he was working at, an addi-
tion, that was being made to Messrs. Crossfield's sugar-
house, corner of Athol-street, and it appeared he fell, in
consequence of the turning of a ladder on which he waa
standing. The fall was a distance of some thirteen feet,
and he received such injuries, that he died in the Northern
Hospital soon after. Verdict, " accidental death."—On the
body of John .Soley, aged,l9, son of Thomas Soley, who
keeps a coal-yard in Addison-street. On Tuesday, he was
"scotching" the wheel of a drag in the yard, when the
vehicle went back, and caught his head against the wall of
the yard, and killed him on the spot. Verdict, " accidental
death."—On the body of Mary Sweeney, aged 29, who was
a servant in a house of ill-repute in Glover-street. It
appeared that, some, six months ago, some young man had
promised to marry her, but he disappointed her, and since
that time her mind has been quite out of order. She used
to rove about like an idiot, day and night. On Tuesday
morning, about five o'clock, Edward Davies, a gateman at
the Brunswick dock, found the body on the Pluckington
bank, in about two feet of water. Verdict, " found
drowned."—On the body of a man, name unknown, who
died in the Southern Hospital on Tuesday morning. Officer
Naylor (14) found the deceased lying drunk on some steps in
Hendersou-street ; he was insensible, and was bleeding out
of the ears. He took him to the hospital, where he died.
Surgeon Bateson said that he made a post mortem examina-
tion of the body. The cause of death was fracture of the
skull. The deceased was about five feet nine, stout made,
about 38 years of age, and appeared.to be a foundryman by
his clothes. Florid countenance, dark hair and large whis-
kers, inclining to be sandy. He was dressed in a pilot cloth
monkey jacket (rather old), narrow cord trowsers (blackish
and dirty), blucher boots, and grey worsted stockings, and
black cap, and striped check shirt. The jury found an open
verdict, that death was caused by "fracture of the skull, but
livw he received the injuries there was no evidence to show."—
On the body of Elizabeth Clarkson, 76 years of age, who
lived in Howarth-street, West Derby-road. There was
some suspicion about this case, ill consequence of the conduct
of a daughter of the deceased, who it seemed was a person
of intemperate habits, and who had been heard to use
threats and bad language in reference to the deceased. There
was also some questions regarding property in Wales, and
the suggestion was that the deceased had not been treated
fairly. Witnesses were examined to show that the daughter
of deceased said, she wonld " give her the d— to eat,"
and such like expressions. On Monday night the daughter
of deceased called on her in a state of drunkenness, and
there was some argument between them, and as deceased
was found dead next morning, it gave rise to the rumours
alluded to. A grand-daughter of the deceased proved that
she never went to bed without two glasses of rum or whisky,
and that she used to be tipsy, and fall down on the floor.
The " intelligent" jury went into a small Chancery enquiry
about the property of deceased, although they had taken an
oath to " enquire into the cause of death," and that only,
and certainly the worthy Coroner exhibited a great deal of
patience, and allowed the jury a great deal of latitude in
going. into this question, which had as much to do with the
question before the jury, as the quarrel between the
.Austrians and Sardinians. In this "pretty" question, the
jury indulged as long as they pleased, and wasted nearly
a couple of hours of their own time, that might have been
profitably employed. Doctor John Henry Wilson said, I
was clled to deceased and found her dead. I made an
examPaation of the body, and found a. slight scratch on the
aru, but no marks, such as would cause death ; made a
post mortem examination of the body, and found the cause
of death to be "serious apoplexy, which in my opinion arose
from natural causes." The jury found accordingly,

EAST INDIA COMPANY.

IMPORTANT MEETING.-YESTERDAY,

A quarterly general court of the proprietors of thii com-
pany was held yesterday at their house in Leadenhall-
street ; Colonel Sykes, M.P., the chairman of the company,
presided. The Chairman said the. council, haiing agreed
that the claims of the proprietors of the East India Com-
pany should be submitted to four counsel, namely, Sir F.
Kelly, Sir H. M`C. Cairns, Sir R. Bothell, and Mr. Boun-
den Palmer—their report of arbitration had been received,
and it would now be submitted to the, meeting. (The case
and the answers were read.) The result of this was (the
chairrhan remarked) that the dividends and finances of the
company had been conceded, and included all dividends
since the act Of parliament of William IV. Why a limited
period had been fixed upon it was not for them to deter-
mine,
-rrreerl

, because they had ,L that the counsel named
3hottla adjudicate finally upon the claims of the company.
They had simply to deal with the period of
time , since 1834. Upon that they found that
from 1834 to 1851 there were unclaimed dividend
warrants cancelled to the extent of almost £3,600.
From 1851 to 1858 the outstanding claims, issued by
the Court of Directors of. the East India Company before
the change took place, amounted to about £10,900. These

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two sums of money would be transferred.to the credit of the
East India Company at the Bank of England,' with whom
an account had been opened. The remaining sums'of money
on dividend's included from January this year, being ism-
able by warrants on the Council of India,- it was proposed
to allow them to.remain until the 6th of July, when those
dividends would become payable—in other words, to hold

them 'over cutil the N

be paid

Ls far, therefor