The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-17 00:00:00

the Russians maintain that this time they have
attained their end, though at a loss of two officers
killed and 11 privates wounded.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

The steam troop-ship Himalaya, Commander
Haswell, embarked the head. quarters of the 90th
regiment alongside Portsmouth dockyard on
Wednesday, amounting to about 900, making, with.
her ship's company about 1,100 persons, and
dropped out to Spithead,. which she will leave this
morning for China. The troops seemed most
comfortably berthed, and supplied with comforts
not known to troops employed in the former -China
war.

The Boscawen, 70, Captain Glanville, struck the
flag of Rear Admiral Fanshawe, C 8., last evening
at sunset, and left Spithead since for Plymouth, to
be paid off and re-commissioned to carry the flag of
Rear Admiral the Hon. Sir F. W. Grey, K.C.8., on
the Cape of Good Hope station.
. The Duke of Cambridge has awarded a silver
medal, with a gratuity of £5, to James Byrne, a
private in the 81st regiment, at Chatham, for long
service and meritorious conduct.

A numerous body of the unemployed assembled
on Wednesday evening in the paper factory of the
Arsenal at Woolwich, in order to devise the means
(if possible, by soliciting contributions from their

comrades, who are in the receipt of wages) to reduce
the long list which has been presented to Lorcl
Panmure, containing the names ef those who have
petitioned government for the grant of a free
passage to Canada. A reply was received on
Tuesday, inFwhich his lordship stme.l, much
commiseration for the distress of the men, that his
department has not the means of complying with
their request. A deputation immediately went to
the residence in Louden of General Codrington,
one of the members for the borough, but unfor-
tnnately the General was absent from hone!
With a little hesitation they then proceeded to
lay their petitien before Sir Benjamin Hawes, who
received them most. cordially, sympathising with

HER MAJESTY'S HEALTH.

The following bulletin of the health of the Queen has
been issued:--

" BUCKINGHAM Ruses, April 16, 9 A.M
" The Queen has slept well.
"Her Majesty and the infant Princess are going on quite
fsTourably, "JAMES CLARK, M.D.
• "CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D.
• • " ROBERT FERGUSON, M D."

(From an Extraordinary Gazette.)
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, April 14, 1857.

This afternoon, at a quarter before two o'clock, the
Queen was happily delivered of a Princess, his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, several lords of her Majesty's
Most Honourable Privy Council, and the Ladles of her
Majesty's Bedchamber being present.
This great and important news was made known to the
town by the firing of the Park and Tower guns; and the
Privy Council being assembled as soon as possible there-
upon, at the Council Chamber, Whitehall,Ait was ordered
that a form of thanksgiving for the Queen'd safe delivery
of a Princess ba prepared by his Grace the Archbishop of
Canterbury, to be used in all churches and chapels
throughout England and Wales, and the town of Berwick
upon Tweed, on Sunday, the 19th day of April, or the
Sunday after the respective ministers shall receive the

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their distressed position, and advising them to
return to Woolwich and endeavour to reduce their
number. This was the object of the meeting last
evening in the Royal Arsenal. An additional 100
are under orders of dismissal from the carriage
department of the Royal Arsenal,who it is probable
may yet be retained through the humane inter-
ference of Colonel Tulloch, superintendent of that
branch of the establishment, who has considerately
represented to government the feasibility of em-
ploying the services of the entire number now
engaged throughout the' ensuing year, and also of
reducing the hours of labour. The Colonel con-
siders that, in place of granting the after part of
Saturday as a holiday to the men, if the whole day
were ceded to them, a great portion of them, who
are industriously inclined mechanics, would be in-
duced to turn the day to the advantage of their
families. Since the close of the Russian war, 7,000
Men and boys employed in various capacities have
been discharged from the Arsenal alone. Many
of their families are consequently in a state of
utter starvation, and thousands are reduced to an
inconceivable state of -distress To-morrow a
public meeting (as announced by placards through
the streets of Woolwich) of the ratepayers and the
discharged workmen from the Royal Arsenal_ and
Dockyard will be held at the Ratepayers' hall, to
consider and adopt
,such resolutions as may be
deemed expedient to relieve the painful distress
caused by the late discharge of artisans from the
public establishments in the town. Mr. J. Towns-
end, the newly elected member for Greenwich, will
occupy the chair,
The Lords of the Admiralty have sanctioned an
exchange of divisions between Captain John B.
Prynne, of the Woolwich division Royal Marines,
and Capt. Richard C. Spalding, Plymouth division.
Messrs. Lucas Brothers, having completed the
erection of. the gun factory boring mills and gas
works, in Woolwich Arsenal, have handed them
over to the charge Of the government officials. The
clock tower, destined to ,be carried 220 feet in
height, and to contain a peal of chime bells, is
stayed at the height of 90 feet, and is to be
converted to the use of a water tower.

same.
Her Majesty and the infant Princess are, Gld be
praised, both doing well.

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 14th day of April
1857. By the Lords of her ALijesty's Most Honourable Privy
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Council.

It is this day ordered by their lordship 3 that his Grace the
Archbishop of Canterbury do prepare a form of prayer and
thanksgiving to Almighty God for her Majesty's safe deliver.
ance of a princess; and that such form of prayer and thanks_
giving be used in all churches and chapels in England and
Wales, and in the town of Berwick upon Tweed, upon Sunday,
the 19th day of this instant April, or the Sunda"), after the
respective ministers of such churches and chapels shall receive
the same. And it is hereby further ordered, that her Majesty's
printer do forthwith print a competent number of copies of the
said form of prayer and thanksgiving, that the same may bo
forthwith sent round and read in the several churches and
chapels in England and Wales, and in the town of Berwick
upon Tweed. C. C. GREVILLE.

PUBLIC HOUSES IN KIDDERMINSTER.— Some light hs
been thrown noon the source of the riotous and dkorderly
character of this town by the letter of "An Old Re-
former" in the Times, who, after giving us some local
historical facts, says :—" I cannot but complete my local
statistics by the record of the extraordinary number of
publicans and beershop-keepers in this th;rsty borough.
The parliamentary license returns of 1852 exhibit the
almost incredible figures of 84 publicans and 66 beershop-
keepers I Of this • licensed' body, 109 persons were on
the register of parliamentary electors, in a gross constitu-
ency of 494 —viz., 70 publicans and 39 beer reta;lers!
In a population of such demand for fermented liquors can
we marvel that the sanitary and educational government
reports are uncomplimentary to the Kidderminster commu-
nity—that the church accommodation is small—that the
comparative numbers of the educated and untaught is
discreditable—that savage riots and hired mob; have
rep-atedly disgraced Ps election contests? Be the last
census returns the united libraries for instruction of the
working classes comprised, I think, in gross only 400
volumes."

RAILWAY CAPITAL AND REVENUE,—The total capital of
the 136 railways in the United Kingdom (46 of which are
lease') am"nnted on the 314 or December, 1856, to
£295,708,737, of which £248,773,671 belonged to English
lines, £32,270,976 to Scotch lines, and £14,664,090 to
Irish lines. The total amount of capital at the end of
1855 was £283,705 632 showing an increase during the
year 1856 of £7,003,084, while the increase in di viderd or
iuterest charged to the revenue was £1,168,561, or 16-7
per- cent of the increase. The amount of dividend or
interest charged in the year 1856 against revenue was
£12,130,861, or at the rate of £4 2s 04 1 per cent. and in
the year 1855110,962,300, or at the rate of £3 153 111.1
per cent, showing an increase of £1,168,561, or 6, lid
per cent, available for Interest and dividend. The tratlic
receipts for the year 1855 amounted to £20,249,072, and
the working expenses to £9,957,584, or 49-17 per cent,
and for the year 1856 the traffic receipts amounted to
821,853,025, and the working expenses to £10,311,954,
or 47.18 per cent, showing an increase is the receipts of
£1,603,953, and of £354,370 in the working expenses,
being an increase of only 2209 per cent on the increased
receipts ; but on the whole an increase in the receipts of
7-34 per cent, and a decrease of 1-99 per cent in the working
and other expenses. The average rate of dividend paid on
the capital of English railways, including preference
capital and capital of leased lines, amounted in 1856 to
£4 2s 21d, against £3 17s 40 in 1855 ; on the Scotch
lines to £3 133 91-d, against £3 5s 61d in 1865 ; on the
Irish lines to £4 3e 4d, against £3 14s 1-1.1 in 1855,
showing in the whole an increase in the return for capital
on the English railways of 4s lb
,d per cent, on the
Scotch railways of 8s 3d per cent, and on -the Irish lines
of 9s 2id per cent for the year 1856 as compared with
1855.

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 14th day of
April, 1867. By the Lords of her Majesty's Most
Honourable Privy Council.
It is this day ordered by their lordships, that every
minister and preacher, as well of the Established Church
in that part of Great Britain called Scotland as those of
the episcopal communion protecred and allowed by an
ret passed in the tenth year of the reign of her Majesty
Queen Anne, intituled " An Act to prevent the disturbing
those of the Epi.copal Communion in that part of Great
Britain called Scotland, in the exercise of their religious
worship, and in the use of the Liturgy of the Church of
England ' • and for repealing the Act, passed in the Par-
liament of Scotland, intituled An Act against irregular
Baptisms and Marriages,' " do at some time during the
exercise of divine service in their churches, congregations,
or assemblies, on Sunday, the 19th day of this instant
April, or on the Sunday after the ministers or preachers
of such churches, congregations, or assembles, respec-
tively, shall be enabled so to do, put up prayers and
thanksgiving to Almighty God for her Majesty's safe
delivery of a Princess.—C. C. GunviLLE.

ROMAN CATITOLIO DUEL—A novel and interesting case
—Brady v. Reilly—has been tried at the Cavan (leader
Sessions. It was an action brought by the Raman
Catholic Archdeacon of Kilmore for recovery of dues and
emoluments claimed to be due by the defendant, according
to the custom cf the Roman Catholic Church. It appeared
that the plaintiff had been Itc:man Catholic rector of the
district for forty years. He hcal built a place of worship,
and the defendant who was a farmer, bad refused to pay the
dues demanded, which the solicitor for the plaintiff pleaded
were established by " usage arid custom," and were there—
fore legal. The plaintiff was the principal witness in
support of the claim. He said that all that held property
in the parish contributed to that support, with the exception
of Mr. Reilly. The usage and custom of such contributions
were recognised more than 300 years ago. Mr. Reilly
held about 160 acres of land in the parish of Kilmore. He
considered those only liable who belonged to the Roman
Catholic Church. Ho received voluntary support from
many Protestant gentlemen. The Court : Do you rest
your case upon usage and custom ? I should like you to
phew me what legal obligation there is to pay it,
and what sanction you have by law ? Mr. Sweeny : I can
give you no further proofs to be guided by than usage and
custom. The Court: Usage and custom are not recognised
by law, and even the tendering of the money would not
establish your right: Mr. Sweeny The claim is a just
and righteous one. The Court : That may be, but 'the
law says that the Rev. Thomas Brady is there teaching
doctrines which are "damnable and idolatro• ;" then will
you expect the law to pay him for that ? Even a late
prime minister- called the Roman Catholic religion the
s' mummery of superstition." Mr. Magauran : And the
government sanctions the teaching of such doctrines,
because they give us the Maynooth grant, and pay our
clergy for teaching the Catholic religion in our workhoues
and gaols. After some other eross fling, the couredecided
that Archdeacon Brady had no law upon his side to support
him in his claim, and dismissed the process.

THE NORTHERN TIME S% -LIVERPOOL, FRI DA

• DOCK COMMIT TEE.

This Committee met at one o'clock yesterday. Robert
Rankin, Eq., in the chair. The following members were
present :—Messrs. Brocklebank, Palmer, Anderson, Ro-
binson, Barber, Holden, Clint, Mondell, Hubback, Glad-
ston-, Bold, Chilton, Smith, Lockett, Littledale, Holme,
Halhead, and Evans.

The surveyor received authority to allow the Salisbury
Dock to run dry after the morning tide of Tuesday next,
the 21st instant, afters the, usual notices.

In the marine department, the sub committee recom-
mended that the tenant of the waiting and refreshment
rooms upon the landing stage b 3 permitted to place
additional doors at his own expense,subject to the approval
of the surveyor ; and also be permitted to sell British
Wines only

ffr Lockett said the latter was an application from
the ladies. (Laughter.)
Bath recommAndations were confirmed.
A scale of charges was submitted and approved for the
uie of the sheers for mastiog ships in the Sandon Graving
Deck.

A if tter was read from the Rev. J. W. Welch, urging
on' the• notice of the committee the great hardships
undergone by emigrants waiting on the pierh: ads to get
on board their vessels during winter winds, cold rains,
and the heat of summer, and suggesting that ti shed
should be const►ucted for their protection.
Air. Lockett reminded the committee that Captain
Sehomberg bad written to them upon the same subject.
He added that as soon as the great landing stage was
completed, there would be s .fficient shelter, and it would
,be the most convenient place for emigrants to embark
from.

Mr. Holme thought Mr. Lockett was wrong. He did
not believe it was contemplated to have any shed upon
!h, new landing stage. (Hear, hear.) .
'The subject was referred to the Harbour Masters'
Committee.

A letter was read from Messrs. Wilson, Son., and
Church, complaining that a dock fine was inflicted in the
case of their vessel, the Pelican, loading salt at night, and
having lights on board her, as well as in the flat dis
charging. In consequence of this, the master of the flat
was summoned and fined. The writers suggested that
steamers receiving a cargo on board at night be allowed"
the use of lights for themselves ald for the flat
discharging, without the necessity of making application,
as in many cases the captains of vessels caull not
previously know the name of the master of the flat.
Mr. Lockett said a similar subject wits before the
Harbour Masters' Commit'ee, and an order was given
that all the steam docks should be put on the same
footing-as the Clarence dock.
This was the whole of the general business.