Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-06 00:00:00

NORTHERN DAILY

OLICE COURT

-YESTERDAY

[Before Mr. PRESTON.]

DESERTERS FRGNI DONEGAL. Inspector
Grace brought up seven men, who were charged with
having deserted Her Majesty's steamer Donegal, now
lying in the Sloyne. These are the first desertions from
this ship since she came to Liverpool. They were
ordered to be taken on board
,the Donegal, his worship
considering them as mere stragglers; another man, who
had been refused leave of absence, deliberately jumped
overboard and swam ashore. He was also handed over

ON POLICE-OFFICERS. - Police-officer
859 charged Bridget Itylands with being engaged in a
fight; and James Bradshiiv with attempting -to rescue
her from him; and also with-committing an assault.
There was much contradictory evidence on both sides,
and the prisoners were discharged,—Police-officer 753
charged Henry M'Gavin and Henry Wallace with dis-
orderly 'conduct. It appeared that Wallace was paying
his addresses to a young woman, with the approbation
of her father. The mother did not approve
of the courtship ; and- on Saturday night, Mr.
Wallace went to pay his' "lady love" a visit. As
soon as ,he reached the house the mother sent out a
young son of hers, who told the officer that his mother
was being almost killed by two men. The officer went
to the houie, but there was no disturbance there. , He,
however, ordered them out, and they obeyed. lie took
Wallace into custody. The officer complained also
that M‘Gavin attempted to rescue the prisoner, and they
were, consequently-, both taken to bridewell. Mr. Pres-
ton censured the officer, and told him that he had 110
right to take the men into custody. They were dis.-
eharge2.
Michael Whabron was- charged with committing an
assault upon police-officer 237. It would appear that
on Saturday night the officer was going through Mersey
street ; the prisoner, who was passing at the time, sad-
denly turned round and flung a large stone at him. If
it had hit him it might have knocked his brains out.
The prisoner was unknown to the police. He was
remanded.

ASSAULTS

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Sunday evening, as two
men were passing along the canal banks, they observed
a woman who was preparing to throw herself into the
canal. When she saw them she made off, and went into
a public-house. She was followed, and a police-officer
conveyed her to the dispensary. The surgeon reported
her sane, and ordered her to be taken to the bridewell.
The officer said that she appeared quite bewildered.
The woman's name is Alice Milburn, and she resides in
M'Guire-street. She was ordered to stand down.
POCKET PICKING.—SamueI Johnston was charged
with attempting to pick pockets on the south Landing_
stage. .A police-officer said that on Sunday Mr. Povery,
connected with the Emigration-office, said that on that
evening he saw the prisoner deliberately attempt to pick
pockets. On the prisoner was found 19s. 61d., a letter,
a tablet, and a memorandum book, the latter containing
a list of all the places of amusement in Liverpool, the
prices of admission thereto, the whole of the excursion
boats, a list of the American steamers, their days of;
galling, and other particulars, which would have proved
of great service to him in his vocation. The prisoner
7.-ists in custody a fortnight ago for "sounding " pockets

_ Lime-street station. ' On that occasion he was
lisCha-rged ; but for the offence now alleged against him
le was se/W..0 prison for ;bred months, with hard

labour.
EMBEZZLEMENT.—A respectable and well-dresied
young man, named John Leartard;KWas charged with
embezzling the sum •of £4 I ls. 7d., the property of Mr:
Munroe, a cooper, doing business at 31, Marybone.
The prisoner was in- the prosecutor's employment, and
he made out the accounts. He collected occasionally,
but never without being sent rby,the prosecutor. In this
case he was not directed to do so, and he wrote out an
account, went to a Mrs. Beattie and received £4 Hs. 7d.,
which he applied to ,his own use. He was in prosecu-
tor's employment three years and nine months. lie was
remanded for seven days.
[Before Messrs. S. HOLME and J. 11. TURNER.]
SEAMAN'S WAGES.—Thomas John Rochford, captain
of the ship Jalawar, was summoned by a seaman, who
had served on board the same ship, for £lO Ss. 4d., as
wages alleged to be due. Mr. Carr appeared fin. the
plaintiff, and Mr. Forshaw for the defendant. It , ap-
peared from the evidence of the plaintiff that he shipped
in the above vessel on the 12th 9f August, 1857, and
sailed in her to Singapore. No complaint was made
against lam doiloE,
fore their arrival at Singapore ; when there he was
-scrubbing the decks with a birch broom, and the cap-
tain struck him and knocked him down. He then
knelt on his breast, and, put one hand on his throat, and
attempted to strangle him; at the same time calling out
for a knife till he would rip him. While he (the plain-
tiff) was struggling to get up, the captain's thumb came
near his month, and he caught hold of it and bit it, as he
did not know but that the captain wanted to kill him.
The second mate was called to put him in irons ; but
as they., had no irons on board, he was tied with his
hands behind his back, and kept so tied till they got
into Singapore. After their arrival at that port, he
was committed to prison for twelve weeks for assaulting
the captain ; and on being set at liberty, he fouo the
ship had sailed, but his wages had not been left for him.
The marine-master put kim in the hands of the
government, and he remained in the Sailors' Home.
Mr. Forshaw contended, for the defence, that the plain-
tiff was not entitled to any wages, as he had so severely
injured, the captain, as to make it necessary for the
owners of the vessel to pay a surgeon £2l for attendance,
on him. He called the captain, who swore that plain-
tiff gave. him very bad language; and when he ordered
him forward, he refused to go. Some of the crew took
him forward by force, but he soon afterwards returned,
and kept following him round the deck. He put his
hand on the plaintiff's shoulder to push him back, when he
seized hold of his thumb with his teeth. Defendant
then knocked the plaintiff down, and endeavoured to
open his jaws to get his thumb out of his mnuth, but
he was unsuccessful till he got the assistance of the
second, mate, and two of the erew. The sinews of his
thumb were bitten through, and the bone shattered ;
mortification set in, and the surgeon found it necessary
to take the joint out, so rendering the injured member
totally useless for ever. The bench after consulting
Mr. Preston decided that they had no power to deduct
from the seaman's wages the amount of the doctor's
bill, incurred by his misconduct, seeing that the man
had been already panished for the offence. They had
no doabt the man had committed a great offence, but
under All the circumstances of the case the considered.
him entitled to his wages.

- _
MURDER AT SEA..—The Times of Friday gave a brief
account of a shocking murder which occurred on board
a vessel called the Margaret, which put into Falmouth

a few days ago in consequence of ihe tragical occur-
rence.. From the evidence adduced at the inquest it ap-
pears that the Margaret sailed from Lisbon for Quebec
on Thursday, the 11th of August. Early on the
mornin6- of tho 29nd, whoa the vonscl was a little
distance north of the Western Islands, in lat. 40 44 N.,
long. 24 51 W., the boatswain, who was acting as
second mate and .had"the watch,. was alarmed by one
of the seamen, named Cumming, rushing. out of the
forecastle, screaming and saying Antonio,- one of the
crew, and a Brazilian or Portuguese, had attempted
to kill him with a knife as he slept ; that a cut on
his face had awoke him, that he seized the hand of the
murderer, who struck at him with a knife, and that on
Cumming springing up and pursuing him he threatened
to shoot him with a revolver. The boatswain hastened
to call the captain, Mr. Barker, but found him dead in
his berth, his head being nearly severed from his body.
The boatswain then proceeded to alarm the mate, but
found him locked in the cabin, and the key gone. On
the previous:evening, when he retired to rest, the mate
had left the door unlocked!, with the key outside. The
boatswain then broke open the mate's door, and the two
armed themselves with such means as were at hand and
roused the crew. Antonio took refuge in the cabin, and
on the mate breaking a pane in the skylight twice
snapped a revolver at him, and struck at him with a
knife. He was secured and fastened, and in a sash round
his waist were found a knife and a tin box with pistol
caps and balls. Antonio confessed that he killed the
captain when asleep, and assio'ned no reason except that
the captain gave him too mue work, and that the devil
was in him. Be begged the mato not to let him be
killed till he had seen a priest. The knives were com-
mon table carving-knives=one, with which he had killed
t'ie captain, was taken from him by Cummings when he
attempted to kill him also with it ; a second was found
in his sash. The revolver belonged to the captain, and
appeared to be out of order. An apprentice had seen
Antonio sharpening a carving-knife on the day before.
He told the
only wanted crew
orelil that he had killed the captain, and
quarrel. had- beenone
from
drinking,e
man more.. There had been no
pmts
he said, and had taken
a bottle of
e s
cabin,
the day before. All
the drawers in the capmtain' and the captain's
desk, were broken open. The mate caused the
mfortunate captain to be placed in a shell
the ballast,- and made for Falmouth as

wnting
body of

BREACH, OF THE GOVERNMENT

EMIGRATION. ACT

This was a prosecution heard before Mr. Preston, at
the Police-court yesterday, at the instance of Lieutenant
Hay, RN., against Michael Duffy, passenger broker,
for having abbetted the captain of the American ship
Samuel Lock in getting more passengers for that ship
than she was legally entitled to carry. Mr. Lushington
appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. T. B. Aspinall for
the defence. It appeared from the statement of Mr.
Lushington that the ship was 911 tons burthen, and on
the 11th of August was lying in the Bramley-Moore
Dock with passengers bound for New Orleans. 'On that
day Lieutenant Hay received a letter from Mr. Duffy,
the defendant,: asking him to go on board the ship
and clear her.- In accordance with that request'
Lieutentant Hay went on board, and he found
that the vessel was entitled to carry seven-
teen and a-half statute adults, and was not enti-
tled to carry any more than eighteen statute adults
without .becoming' _.a passenger ship. At the time
Lieutenant Hay cleared the vessel she was not a pas-
senger ship, but had the compliment that she 'was enti-
tled to tarry. When Lieutenant Hay went on board
he saw Mr. Duffy ; and, consequently, he mast have
known what took place between the captain and Lieut.
-Hay. On the 12th of August, information wag received
that other passengers had been placed on board the ship.
Lieutenant Hay went down with InspeCtor Povey, the
latter of whom went on board the vessel, where he
found the defendant, who said they could discharge the
extra passengers in the river as the ship was the:being
hauled out. The inspector examined thepassengers, and
found there were eleven and a half extra passengers from
the preceding day, and no more provisions had been
shipped than was on board. for the passengers which the
ship was entitled legally to carry.. . He then went on
shore; and with Lieutenant Hay he watched, and they
found that no boat left the ship with passengers. The
ship was towed out to sea; but. the tug brought no
passengers back. By this, the, captain and owner
of the ship were liable to heavy penalties. There
had been a great violation of this' act, and he
contended that Mr. Duffy, as the' broker„ being privy to
it, was liable under the 70th section of the act. Mr.
Duffy had issued contract tickets to, the eleven and a-
half extra passengers, which the inspector had taken
from them, two of which were signed by the defendant
himself; and one by Mr. Perched,. his agent The two
points which, he wished to urge were, that by
issuing these tickets the defendant represented that
he knew, or bad reason to believe that paesagesin the
ship would be lawful passages,: whereas be. knew, and
had reason to believe, that they would not be lawful;
and, secondly, that the broker represented_ that. he
knew, and had reason to believe, that the statutory
amount of provisions would be on, board ; whereas he
knew, ansi had reason to believe' that the' stmtnitory
amount of provisions would not be on board. ,He
submitted that, by issuing the tickets, the person
so issuire, being a licensed *leer, there was- a misre-
presentation, .and a wilful one, and that sueh misrepre-
sentation was a natural inducement to a passenger to
engage Ids passage. That the defendant hathe guilty
knowledge, he ,tho.ught,- was _proved by the fact that
Mr. Perceval had signed one of the tickets an: the very
day the ship was cleared, and that with Ma:,. Duffy's
knowledge. He considered that the ticket had been
issued contemporaneously with the surveying of the ship
by the emigration officer. After some further observa-
tions, he called the following evidence :
Mr. Robert, D. Hay, on being sworn, said he was a
lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and one of the govern-
ment emigration officers in Liverpool. On the 11th ult.
witness went on board the. ship Samuel Lock, as he had
received a notice from Duffy requesting him, to come on
board and pass her. The Samuel Lock was in the
Bramley-Moore Dock, and she was Ha tons. She
would be entitled to carry out eighteen adults to clear
her from coming wider the Passenger .&ct. On the
passenger list there were seventeen ,and, a-half adults,
and the provisions on board were suffreient for eighteen
adults for seventy days. The vessel was bound to New
Orleans. Mr. Duffy was the person who superintended
the embarkation of the p-issimgers. On the 12th wit-

board, and he and Mr. Povey went down to the Bram-
ley-Moore Dock. The vessel was then going out to
sea, and witness: did , not go on board. He, however,
hailed Mr. Duffy, and told him he had better put the
late ,passengers on shore, and Duffy replied that he
would heave up in the river and do so. The vessel was
watched, but they were carried to sea.
Mr. Povey, inspector of emigration passengers in
Liverpool, ,said that On the 12th he went down to. the
Bramley-Moore Dock, accompanied bTLieutena.nt Hay.
He got oil board. He had received a list from Lieu-
tenant Hay, amt he called out the passengers from; that
list. He found that there were 112 statute adults more
than the 171.. Witnesses spoke to Mr. Duffy,,-who re-
plied that he had done very ,wrong, and would bring
them on shore. They also spoke to the captain. He
afterwards. returned on shore, and watched the ship,
which went out to sea at once. The boat went near the
ship, and they were taken to sea. • • -
On cross-examination, Mr. Aspinall drew the wit-
ness's attention 'to a section in the act, which rendered
any, person liable to a fine of £2O for inducing an emi-
grant to part with his ticket,, and asked Povey if he-was
net liable for that penalty. Povey did not think he was ;
he only asked them for their tickets, not to induce
them to part with them. (Laughter.)
Stephen Barnes, master of the steam-stug Hercules,
said, he took 'the. Samuel Lock to sea. He brought
no passengers back with him.
Mr. Percival, a passenger-broker, received instructions
from Mr. Duffy to book passengers for the Samuel Lock.
The custom is to stop booking on the clearance of the
ship, the passenger agent receiving a notice for such
purpose, girt onthis occasion no such notice 'was given.
Witness received commission for obtaining passengers.
He obtained one on the morning on which the vessel
I sailed.

A variety of documents were put in during the pro-
ceedings, all bearing more or less on the case.
Mr. Lushington submitted that the tickets obtained
from the passengers on the 12th were evidence against
Mr. Duffy. Mr. Aspinall objected, and the matter was

,not pressed. .
Mr. Aspinall then proceeded to address the bench on
Aebitlf of Mr. Duffy. . He said that he was' charged with
having, by means of false representations, induced several
passengers to ship on board .the vessel Samuel Locke,
whereby he was liable telt fine of not more than £20.0r
less than £5. The prosecution put in three tickets, two
otivhich were issued on the 6th and Bth ; they are the
common, contracts issued at the various passenger offices,
and there was not the slightest Evidence to prove that
the passeqers had been included to take their tickets
fraudulently: -Mr. Aspinallwent on to say that the section
under whieh the action was brought pointed out distinctly
that the master of the ship was alone liable for the
number of passengers. It was also, he said, del" that
no tfaLse 'representations were used, . and there was not
the slightest 'evidence to show that any one had the
least intention to- commit fraud. .But here there was
an evident intention,on the part of the prosecution to
torture • the section from the evident sense of it. In
conclusion, Mr. Aspinall- endeavoured to• show that
there was not the slightest evidence to show that any
infringement of the act •had been committed, and he
called upon his Worship-to dismiss the summons. Mr.
Preston said he would reserve his decision.

ANOTAI3R EMIGRATION OASE.-Mr. Lushington ap-
peared to prosecute an information against Mr: Freckle-
ton, a passenger-broker in this town. The facts in this
instance were almost identical with those in the former
case, with this difference—although Mr. Freckleton -was
on board the vessel when she cleared, he was not on
board when she sailed. Mr. Freckleton had nine pas-
sengers on board when the ship sailed, but all these had
engaged their passage. He, however, contended that,
under the provisions of the act, Mr. Freckleton was
liable to a penalty of £2O in each case, for conspiring
with the captain to defraud the passengers. Mr. Lush-
ington proceeded to call Mr. Duffy, defen'dant in the last
case. On beingasked if he gave directions to Mr. Freckle-
ton to engage passengers for the Samuel Knox, witness
objected, and a long legal" discussion took place between
counsel and the magistrate. Mr. Aspinall said that if
Mr. Duffy gave evidence, he should ask to have the
other case re-opened, and tender Mr. Duffy as witness.
Mr. Lushington said that that was the most extraor-
dinary request that had ever been made in a court of
justicec. He contended that, this was not a criminal
prosecUtion, awl that Duffy could be compelled to giVe
his evidence. -Mr. Preston thought the same; but he
found that the other view of the question had been
practised "in that court. Mr. Duffy persisted in
refusing to answer any questions, and Mr. Lushington
proceeded to call other witnesses. They merely gave a
repetition of the evidence in the former cam
Mr. Aspinall, on behalf of the defer

could not 5€

how any offence could be alleged against Mr. Freckle-
ton. He had, it is true, issued, nine tickets for the ship;
but these were all issued before the clearance of the
ship.

Mr. Preston asked the prosecution what they relied
upon for a conviction.
Mr. Lushington said, taking .aTh the circumstances
into consideration, he contended that there was ,an evi-
dent.conspiracy to evade the provisions of the act.
Mr. Preston reserved his decision in this case also,
which, he said, he would deliver on Saturday next.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A LIVER:
POOL TRADESMAN AND A DOCK
PORTER.

Yesterday the following case was heard before. Mr.
Preston :—An elderly man,' named Owen Williams,
described as a sulphuric acid manufacturer and builder,
having his -manufactory in Stone-street, and residing in
Church-street, Everton, and Richard M'Louglilan, a
dock porter, were placed in the dock, charged with con-
spiring to defraud Messrs. Cox, Brothers, and Co., brokers
in this town, out of 33 cwt. of sulphur, valued at about
£l4.

Mr. Hour, stated the ease for the:prosecution. ,Messrs.
Cox, Brothers, and Co. are general brokers in this town,
and they had a vessel named ,the.Prown, laden with
sulphur, eensigned'to them. The sulphur was sold by
them to Messrs. Lockhart and -fo., and to Messrs.
Roberts and Son. From the Messrs, Robe.rts,the; pri-
soner Williams pinehased 25 tons, and received an order,
on the consignees for the delivery of that quantity.
Mr. Smith, the warehouseman to Messrs. Cox Brothers,
appointed M'Loughlan, the other prisoner, as weight-
taker. In that capacity he acted from they bezinningto•
the end of the discharge. Up to the Ist September it
seems that 3l4Lougbian entered the weights direct into,
the weight-book from the weighers; On that day Mr.
Williams's 25 tom, were discharged. r The dis-
charge finished on, the 3rd of Septoutber. On
that day M‘Loughlan came to the warehouse
in a state of intoxicationr and Mr.. Smith obtained the
weight-book. On looking over the book he found a slip
of paper containing a number pf entries of weights,
and on examininr, the beet he found a discrepancy of
some 35 cwt. , Onb the following day Mr. Roberts came
tot the office of Messrs. Cox, Brothers, and complained
that they were nearly 40 tons short. , This caused sus-
picion, and Smith, the warehouseman, went down to the
Crown, then lying in the Wapping Dock, and asked the
captain to let him: check_ the weights from the vessel's
books The captain 'consented, and it. was discovered
that the entries on the slip and in the ship's books were
found? to tally. Smith told his,employers, and Williams
and'- At'Loughlan were given into custody, it hav,ing been
found that Mr. Williams was. in the hut withAPLon,ghlan
when. the latter was making- the entries ; and from seve-
ral otther suspicious events, it was thOught that the 'two
were' in collusion. The case will be discovered more
cleariy' in the subjoined evidence :

John Smith, Tiarehouseman to Messrs.' Cox trothersi
said he had been instructed to discharge the:vessel lying
in the Wapping 'Dock, and he appointed Richard
Ai'Loughla.n as weight-taker. On the 3rd of Septemberhe (M‘Loughlan) came to Smith and gave him the weight
• book. In this book he found a piece of paper, and. it
contained the weights;
,which were different from, those
in the book. He had been subsequently informed that
Mr. Roberts was short of 39 cwt.. Smith then went to
the captain; and compared' the weight-books. They
were different ; and he infornied Messrs. Cdx Brothers,
and they gave the prisoners into custody.
John Cavanagh said that he had been put as wei,gher,
and he weighed them correetlY. MiLoughlari had paid
for a gallon of ale for the witness and several others.,
Mr. Williams and M‘Loughlan went together to the
public-house, and they took their weight-books with
them. ,
James Swift gave seine-similar eiidence.

Alexander Miller, the apprentice on board the Crown,
said b took the weigl ts. on' behalf of the ship. , He,
prodated*the book. M'Loughlan took the weights in his
bookat first, but on the. Ist of September he took the
weights on a slip of paper. (The piece found in
M‘Loughlan's book was. here produced, and identified as
the slip on which M'Lougblan had taken the weights.)
'M'Loughlan read a list of the weights, for the purpose
of checking Miller's. book, and M‘Loughlan said they
were right. _

Anthony Stewart, who keeps a public-house at the
corny' of flood-Arcot, said the two prisoners came to Ma
houie, went into• the parlour, and there he saw them
copying something into a book' from a slip ; „
Detective Eaton arrested WLoughlan inPreiton,street,
He told him that he charged him with conspiring with
Owen Williams to defraud: MeSsrs, Cox. Brothers ;, and
r
he showed him the of paper, and. asked him if it
was in his. handwriting, and
.he
,answered it* was: He
then asked him if the. entries in the, book-were correct.
He said they were. He also stated that he and Williams
had been. in Stewart's public-house.; but denied that
they had done any writing while thero.,
Detective Laycock said he, had: apprehended Mr.
Williams, and that, after cautioning him, Williams said
he knew nothing about the matter. , •

Mr. Roberts stated that a piece of paper had been left
at his office, containing an entryof 420 owt. 2 qrs. I.D lbs.,
but that it was found, on being re-weighed, that tkere
was some two tons less than that quantity.
Mr. BLUCK addressed- the—bench- on behalf of the
prisoner Williams. Here was a man, he said, engaged
in large naercantile:transactions 'Liverpool` for the
past fourteen years, a man who never_ had a stain on
his character, who had prospered and become rich, being
a large l olise-owner, and an extensive manufacturer of
sulphuric acid. How then could he; for the paltrysism of
about £l4, conspire with a common dockporter, and blast
his 'character and ruin his family. He contended that
the charge against his client was, trumped'up..by detec-
tive officers Eaton and Laycock, who had received some
admissions from M'Loughlan.

Mr. PRESTON said he thought that the matter had
better be decided by a jury, and he committed them to
the sessions.
Mr. BLucx..
Mr. HuLL.-
greater culprit
Some legal arguments passed between the two
gth gentle-
men ; and Mr. Preston •at len- decided to take two
sureties in £5OO each, and his own recognizance fox
£l,OOO

—Will your worship take bail ?
—I decidedly object to it ; Williams is the

THE POTATO DlSEASE.—Complaints of the rapid
spread of the potato disease continue to be received
from the county of Cork. Froni other southern comi-
ties the disease is alluded to, but it does not, appear to
be of amore yirulent character nor' more general than
the last or' preceding few years. In the north the potato
is a healthy and abundant crop ; in the metropolitan
districts there are few complaints..
Civic BANQUET AT LEEDS.—Sir Peter Fairbairn, the
. Mayor of Leeds, 'gave a grand banquet at the Town-
hall of that borough, on Friday evening last, to the
Lord. Lieutenant of the West Riding (Earl Fitzwilliam),
several Yorkshire' members of Parliament, the Lord
Mayor of York, the Mayors of the West Riding
boroughs, the local magistrates, the members of the
Leeds Town Council, and the principal gentry of the
town and neighbourhood. Altogether upwards of 150
guests were present. Civic feasts of this character are
almost a novelty in Leeds, this being only -the second of
the kind ever held, the first being one given by his
worship the present Mayor, immediately after the inau-
guration of the Town-hall by her Majesty the Queen, in
September, 1858. In some measure the banquet on Friday
was a 'Commemoration of that' auspicibus eVent, but
the object' of the festivity as 'stated' in the cards of invi-
tation was simply " to meet the LOrd Lieutenant of the
West Riding" Among the guests were Earl Fitzwilliam,
Mr. R. M. Miln-es' M.P., Mr. F. CrosSley, M.P., Mr. J.
tnheewilOrappointed
Mayor
d
Greenwood, M.P., Mr: G. Hadfield, M.P., Mr. E. Baines,
M.P., Mr. Titus Salt, M.P., the Yen. Archdeacon Mils-
tsl y
Bell, (the
vicarg i•av
of
e , thee
eßdes; 'janies
Rev. A
of York, the Mayors of Bradford, Halifax, Wakefield.
Pontefract, and Sheffield, Mr. W. Beckett, Mr; J,
the
Gott, Mr. R. •Markland, Mr. D. Lupton, M. w.
Ferrand, Mr. J. W. Childers, Mr. H. S. Thompson,
Major Waud, .&c. The, viands and wines, which were
supplied by Mr. Fleischmann, .of the Scarborough
Hotel, Leed,s, were all of the first character. Mr.. Harker,
of London; acted, in his usual admirable style, as toast-
master. Lady Fitzwilliam and Lady Fairbairn entered
the hall during the evening,, and were loudly cheered.
Among the speakers after the banquet were, besides Sir
Peter Fairbairn, who, as a matter of course, occupied
the chair, Earl Fitzwilliam, Mr, R. M. Milnes, Mr. E.
Baines, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. F. Crossley, Mr.. W.
-Beckett, Mr. J. Witt, Mr. R. Markland, Mr. Childers;
Major Wand, Mr. Kemplay, Mr. Thompson, &c. The
speeches were chiefly of a complimentary character ; but
one topic was also touched upon by most of the speakers
—.namely, the desirableness of a closer union between
the town and the country, or, in other words, between
the manufacturing and agricultural interests. Sir Peter
Fairbairn declared that he 'had that object in view-when
he invited the guests to meet him, and the feeling
was
warmly reciprocated by all present.

TIMES.

WATER. COMMITTRR

. .
The weekly. meeting of the Water Committee was
held yesterday afternoon ; Mr. Hodson, chairman of
the committee,, presiding. There were, also, present
Messrs.. Vernon, Crellin, Jeffery, Farnworth, Stitt, Rae,
'Wagstaff, Bennett, and Woodruff.
Mr. Duncan, the. engineer, reported as follows :
The rainfall for the week ending. the 3rd instant was
3.75 inches.

For the month of August 5.95 inches, making for the
eight months 'of the present year, 29.58 inches.
For same period, 1858,

Showing an increase of
The quantities of water- in the reservoirs at same
period last year wet.e. -871,037,133,ga110n5.
Present year, ,

Increase

615,743,457 „

The depths of, water iu the several reservoirs under
their respective overflows were on the morning of Satur-
day, the 3rd instant,' its ander :

" '
3rd Sept. 27th' Aug. ' Rise.- Fall.
Roddleswortn ..... 8 2 - ~_l9. '6l ll 41
Rake . " 2. 0
Anglezark lf 0, ' l7 .oi 3Ol
Rivington.- 1 .1
Prescot 1 10-1
.., I 7 - 0 3

The quattities of water didwa off during the week
ending the 3rd instant; and left' in store, were as tabu-
lated below

3rdiSept. 7th Aug. Increase.
Roddlesworth ... 68,49089 38,498,205 ... 30,303884
Rake 51,013,536 .. 5-,463,519 ... 45,550,077
Anglezark 381,476,302 ... 278,809,775 ... 102,666,527
Rivington r. 905,792,803. . . 912950,630 ... 52,841,973

4466,780,5:90 1,235,418;129 • 231,364461

1,235;418,12,

2M,361,461 231,361,461
It appeared from the engineer's weekly return that
the quantity of: water receivedfrom Rivington during the
week ending the 3rd)September, was 64,101,764 gallons;
the quantity pumped from the' wells was 27,406,760;
rusting a total_of 91;508,524, The quantity of water
in. store was 16,381,180; and'in. watering the streets;.
2,500,000 gallons hacYltieen

The CHAIRMAN said that the. Committee had pur—
chased a quantity of property; in the Old Church-yard.,
for the sum of, £2,8V0: The committee had long re-
quired an office in a suitable locality- for dock pur-
poses; and as this property wits about to be offered for
sale by the Finanee Corrimittee of the corporation,
this committee empowered' Mr. Ctellin and Mr, Wag-
staff to attend the sale. The bids were' very slow, and
after the sale was over itwas sold to the committee for
£2O over the reserved priee put upon it.
Mr: JapFpay,wished to kirow,if the committee bid at
the safe.
•Mr.. CRELLIN said they did not.

Mr JEFFERY then,saia; as there had been no bidding
for the property on • the part of this committee, he
thought it irregular,. and a departure from a sound
principle, that the property- should have came into the
hands Of the committee, by any private arrangement
with theYinance,Qommittee.

The Cmitnii-Arr explained- that the proceedings in
:connexion with the purchase' of the property were
quite- straiglitfotlyard. Mr. Crellin. and Mr. Wagstaff
ware, fatly' emiiewered to offer £2O there than the re-
serveltidiiitnd;.on that .offtr being madefor it the pui..
chase, Was effected.

Mr. JEFFERY said he liadleard that there had betm
some understanding.• bersreen this 4 committee and the
Finante Committee wit .respeet to, the purchase.
Mr. CRELLIN must say that no,private arrangement
whatever; had been made • respect-Mg it. After the pro-
perty had been put up, Mr. Wagstaff and himself went
and made an offer of V2O beyond! the reserve bid, and
it was,then sold to them.

Mr. JEFFERY inquired whether the Finance 03131.
mittee knew that the Water Committee wished to pur—
chase the, property. • :
Mr. CRELIAN said it was of no consequence whether
they did or not: He (Mr. C...)‘; had told a member of
the Finance Commltee that if they did not serU the
property' the Water Comintree• would take it from
them. -

Mr.:J,EFESItY had-been led to _believe that there•WM
an understanding between the• Finance Committee. and
the Water Committee, that the latter might have the
property by :giving £2O above. the reserve bid. •
• -Mr. CIi.LLIN.7--Nothing of the kind.
BENicrri—objected to, the purchaSe altog•ether.
He considered" that. £2,80!9_• was a far higher sum than
the coMmittee•were authorised to give for an.ioffice for
the pUrPoses.regnired;
:. :Mr! FAktbzworcrn objected to the confirmation of the
purchase, on the ground that no resolution respecting it
had been entered on tll books.

After. stane farther.discussion upon the matter,
Mr: CRELLIN remarked, that; if the . committee did
not feet displiscd to confirm the purchase; Mr, Wagstaff
and himself.. would take the responsibility of 'it upon
themselves, as they had no wish to place the committee
in a;,dilemma.

Mr, VERNON moved that the purehnse be confirmed.
JEFFERI moved, as an amendment, that the con-
firmation, of the purchase stand over until after the next
council meeting.

On the aniqndment:being put to- the meeting, it was
lost hyla majority a 6 to 4, and the purchase was
therefore confirmed.

Thire was no, further public business, and_ the
reporters withdrew.

HOUSEKEEPERS.—The Coffee sold by Thompson
Brothers, 5, Elliott-street, at ls. 4d., is better than you
pay Ip. Bd, for at any other establishment. d

GiltiRDIN ON Distaisis.stENT.=-A pamphlet by M.
Emile .de Girardin, entitled "Le Desarmement
Europeen," has just appeared. • It is, not a violent work,
such as 'might be eipected from the once fiery joornalist,
'but 'a' composition suited to a member of the Peace Con-
Oess: M. de Girardin preaches, peace and, universal
concord, and proposes three or four means of disarming.
FirSt; a kind, of insurance company against war ; then a
suppression of all conscription ; and, lastly, theSuppres=,
sion of national armies, to prepare for the' realisation' of
the vfords of Napoleon 1., which the, author has made
the epigraph of his pamphlet—" As long as there is
fighting in Europe, it will be a civil war. With peace,
I should' have-brought all sovereigns to have only a
bodyguard." After drawing a pidUre_of the phYsical
horrors of the war, the writer touches on the economical
disorders ''caused. by European conflicts. " A European
disarinament, -he says; would be the triumph of 'the
econOmie idea; and-henceforth, without that itlea, there
cannbt be any state policy; The pamphlet concludes
with wenty-five quotations from 'the authors, philoso-
phers, moralists, and historians, ancient and modern,
'who have written against wart--"swhe have made war
on.war," says M. de Girardin.

I „
CdNSULS AND CONSULAR AGENTS.—A return pub-
lished with the-parliamentary papers of Saturday shows
the' date of appointment, the salary, and the previous
service of all her Majesty's consuls general, consuls, and
consular.agents abroad: The highest salary paid to -a
consnl general appears, to be £2,000 a year, paid at Lima
and Santiago to- tliellion. -8: Jerningham, and
Mr. Wm. Taylour Thomson ; £l,OOO is paid to Colonel
S. L. Ai. Simmons at Warsaw, £l,BOO each to the consuls
of Japan and Egypt, Mr. Alcock and ,Mr. Colquhoun,
£1,7p0 to Mr. F. D. Orme, in his capacity as consul
general of Caracas, and another.. £1,500 to the same
gentleman as consul, general of. Boliva. At Boliva there
appears to be another consul general, Mr. W. G. Lett-
som, in receipt of £1,600.. Mr. John Green received
£l,OOO as consul general. at, Bucharest; and Mr. 11. A.
Charchill the same slim at Jasgay, 'The consuls and
consular_agents are very namerous. Only seven consols
appear to have passed , any examination—those at Mo-
zambique, Kertch, Buffalo, Resht, Calais, Bilbao, and
Prevesa.

THE GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE.—ORF readers hear
much of the Grand Duke Constantine, but, perhaps,
see little of him, and may have very ideal notions of his
appearance, picturing him something as truly Imperial
'as the late Czar, or even the present Emperor. But
the Grand •Duke Constantine is quite unlike the
members of the Imperial family of. Russia.. -Ho
is much more Italian-looking than Muscovite. He
is short, and the cheek-bones are high and
prominent, but the lower part of the face • falls
suddenly away to a point, the general character and
appearance 'of his countenance being more like the
Duke d'Aumale, than any of his own family. His
Imerial Highness, too, has none of that free, gracious,
and unpretending thinner, so void of any appearance of
condescension, which was so peculiarly the characteristic
of the Emperor Nicholas when among strangers, but
has a short, decisive, and even abrupt manner with
hint But perhaps the smart of the Crimean war has
not quite rubbed off., -.le.speaks English perfectly, and
seems anxious to make himself well act:minted with

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