Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-16 00:00:00

THE PILESENTATION.TO THE SOLICITOR.

Mr. Joni.' NORTH, the solicitor to the Board, said :
Mr. Chairman : Before the bUsiness proper 'of this ddy
begins, I ask your permission to acknowledge briefly the
vote which the board came to m my abienoe last Thurs-
day for increasing the remuneration of the office which I
have 'the honour to hold. Ont of the abundanCe of the
heck:tile mouth must necessarily speak in sit'bit a case ;
but the same authority, which has rules for every pos-
sible form of human action„has. also_ said, "Let thy
words he few ;" and I desire rather to prove my grati-
tude by my future conduct, than by any studied expres-
sion of my present feelings. As regards all that is retro-
spective in that vote, I cannot indeed convey to you in'
any suitable degree my sense of its value. It' combines
all, that is generous, munificent, graceful, and encou-
raging, and in a form, under the circumstances, the
.most acceptable that could have been devised. The
only drawback is, that it very greatly exceeds my
deserving. With respect to the future remuneration
which you have been: pleased to assign to the office,
I , may not, even under the seductive influence of
grittitude, affect to consider it excessive. But while
I 15.4 so in justice to the office itself, and to whom-
soeVer .niay first succeed Me in it, I most thankfully,
testify that in this respect also you have done all
which you believed you could or ought, and ,have,
therefore, accumulated upomme.exactly the same obli-
gation as in the Other. But, according to my own
estimate, there is also in that vote a third character
which, .46.1).ite1y outweighs the other two, I allude, of
,eourse, to • the approbatioit so kindly expressed by
several influential members of the board of my
dischar7e of my official
,duties. Gentlemen, of ' that
kindness I will not even attempt to speak adequately.'
It is the more precious to me because; While it is far,
very far above my merits, there is, nevertheless, some
thing in it. :which I may not disclaiin. For true it is
that At my outset first in life endevoured to set up:
for myself a high standard of 'duty, and that,
seeking strength where alone it can be foUnd,
and, guidance better than our own, I have ever since
humbly striven to lift that standard higher and
higl4r.' And though true it is also that I hate lament-
ably fallen short of my highest aims, still I cannot but'
feel that in that effort, unworthy and imperfect as it has
been, I have attracted something of the respect and
goodwill of those among whom I live. (Hear, hear.) By
yOUr own appreciation, gentlemen, of that effort you have
now, 'in the ,happiest manner,. and in largest
conferred ',upon me the only prize which I have ever
sought in this world, and gratefully, and from the
bottom of my heart,: I thank you for it. May each of,
yoii, in some•one dr other form of good, realise for "him-
self the same blessing which one and all of yon have
been the instruments of so lavishing upOn me. (Cheers.)

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'WORKS COMMITTEE.

'Pe letter from Mi. John Laird, on the subject of
naval arsenals and dockyards, was read, and the
Marine:Committee invited to meet this committee on
Satiirday next, to consider the letter. It had been
resoiried'that the management and control of the chain
cable testing machine should be accepted, in accordance
with the terms 'of the resblution of the Finance Com-
mittee and confirmed by the Corporation, and that the
present superintendent, Mr. Macdonald, bo appointed.'
for six mouthsrat his present rate of salary.
On the motion. of Mr. Brocklebank, the proceeditigs.
were amnritiea.
WAREHOUSE COMMITTEE.

The proceedings of this committee, which presented
no-pdinta of •public -interest, were confirmed: without
coral-el* on'the motion of Mr. Hubback, seconded by
Mr. Smith:
MARINE COMMITTEE.
This committee resolved, in accordance with the terms ,
of the resolution of :the-Works Committee, tolneet that
bokly• on 'Saturday `next, to . consider the subject of, an
arsenal at Birkenhead.—The following tenders were
recommended for adoption :--The offer of Messrs: Ogben
and Barnes to supply buoy sinkers ; the offer of Mr.
William Baynan, to supply a small boat ; and, the offer
of 'MeSSYS. Cato, Miller, and Co. tO do certain repairs to
two buoys.
Mr. MONDEL moved the confirmation of the pro-
ceedings,
Mri-Moss seconded the motion.
Mr.. BOULT -wished to know when the telegraph to
Holyhead would be completed.
Mr. ITARTIEY stated that he had received a letter
from Mr. Gisborne, which stated that they were obliged
to put into Holyhead Bay in a heavy gale of wind. They
could not' yet touch the broken cable; but heliad been
in' hopes that they would have been able to take it all
up together this week and re-lay it.
Mr. MoIIDEL said the whole of the land portion was
completed down to the water's edge on the other side of
thaTiver. •

The proceedings were confirmed.
• PILOT COMMITTEE.
• Pram the proceedings it appeared that the, committee
had considered the application of the Mercantile Marine
Service 'Association to appoint one of the members of
that board on the board of examiners for masters and
mates of steamships.applying for masters' licenses. The
board of examiners having already been appointed, the
committee were obliged .to decline the application.
On the motion of Mr. Moss, seconded by Mr. Boult,
t& proceedings were confirmed.,

DOCKS AND QUAYS COMXITTKE. •
A permanent berth was granted in' the Clarence-dock •
tsa__the 3Yezkard.._ steamer.. Troubadour,7—Canftlainti
having been made that flats, laden with salt,:blocked up
the George's-Clack passage; by laying ihere to sell salt
by-retail, the harbour master Was-,-(greeted to impose a
limitation on flats occupying the iiiiisage referred to, for
the purpose of discharging salt.:—Mr. Inman's letter
having been read, it had been resolved, after full con-
sideration, that the Ituorlii,ol n and Canada loch were.
not to be used as gvavi •dticks, except in eases of
emergency; and that it be
the harbour master
to determine when such arraugelheats*lay be necessary.
—A letter from the engineer, on the
necessity of
promp tligettin. possession of that part of thellusAis-son_
land required;,-for the steam dock now in couue ;of
eotittriiction was read. On the recommentlation'et the
engineer, it was ordered _that all empty ships in, the
Canada-dock should be moored at the south end of that
deck.—The following letter from Messrs. Cato, Miller
and 06., upon which the committee hid not taken any
action, had been read :
To the Chairman of the Mersey Dock Board.
• DsAa linglo call your attention to the great in-
convenience to shipping in consequence of the entire closing of
No. I ,Brunswick Graving Dock, which has been appropriated
evilusively to the Turkish frigate, and has been occupied by
her fo:. the last three months, and is likely to be occupied for
two months longer.

We notice that, although the whole dock has been given up
tO thit vessel; she only occupies father more than one-half of it,
and it has h,retofore been the custom, under similar eircitin-
stances' for a vessel requiring the dock for so long a time to
build atemporary caulked wooden bulkhead across the dock,
wilas to leave the bottom of the dock available for other ships ;
and as there is now a great demand for graving dock acconil
niedation, we do not see why this Turkish frigate should be
made an exception to the detriment and disadvantage of the
public.
We dare say the vessel in question pays the rent of the whole
dock, but we submit that this is not the question. The public .1
want the accommodation, and it is not a matter of fees.
We have now an 800 tons ship waiting for a turn in the
Brunswick Graving books, and we are almost limited to these
docks ; as, if we go into any other, we must proceed to it by
river, and this involves a very serious expense, and
way of the

extra ballast, insurance, &e., besides t'ie other risks in this
foggy weather.

We are sure we have only to bring: t4is matter before you
to have it put right, and remain yours respectfully,
- - CATO, MILLER, & CO.
Brunswick Graving Dock, Dec. 9, 1859. , • .
Mr. LocRETT, in moving the confirmation of the pro-
ceedings; said that the Turkish frigate used so much of
the dock, that it Was useless putting up a bulk-head,
and therefore the rent of the Whole dock was paid •by
her.. .. •
Mr. TOBIN is reference to the salt flats, said it
appeared the harbour-master was directed to impose
limit on those flats using the George's Dock passage.
It seemed to him desirable that the 'harbour-master
should report. on the subject, but that 'the committee
shouldflit for themselves, or approve the recommenda-
tion 'of the harbour-maiter as to the limit. (Hear, hear.)
It was not at all desirable to throw too much discre-
tionary posVer into the hands of any officer of 'the
estate. Sometithes, under peculiar circumstances, a flat
might be allowed to occupy the passage longer 'than
another, and there might in such casesbe a charge of
favouritism. He did not know whether there was any
difficulty in the 'Way of the committee fixing the time,,
but he threw out this suggestion for their consideration.
The CHAIRMAN Said these vessels came down the river,
and paid no dues at all. They'eame here forthe pur-'
pose of-discharging salt into warehouse, and paid no dues
at all either in coming into or going out Of dock. • The
Board always had been, and still were, willing to give
those flats all the accommodation they could, and they
might even give'them a longer time than any other flats;
but 4 complaint came to' he Docks' and Quays 'Com-
mittee' stating that the lay in the passage an indefinite
length of tiMe, and sold the salt by retail at the quay.
It Wag felt 'necessary, therefore, to put a stop to that,
and' a discretionary power was 'given to the harbour-.
master. The fact that these fiats occupied the passage
of St. George'i'Dock for so long a period was an incon-
venience to trade- generally • and although there- was
great force in; Mr. Tobin's ObServaticits; yet in such' a
matter as this-it was difficult for the committee to fix a
time 'that should suit all 'cases.

Mr. Bouvr—By fixing a tirae it would imply that
they had a right to lay there to'the full extent of the
time specified.
The, CHAIRMAN-It would imply a right Which does
not in any way exist.
The proceedings were confirmed.
The 'proceedings ,of the Master Porters Committee
were read, and on the motion of Mr. Rounthwaite
confirmed.
INFORMATION 'ABOUT CONTRACTS.

A letter from Mr.-R. R. Minton was read. It stated
that the writer had tendered for 'the supply; Of red lead,
. but that' the hoard had not accepted his offer; that he
had applied privately to' several of the officers of "the
board to know at what price the party whose' tender
had been accepted was' upplying the article in question,
btit.witkout success, and lie now asked the board to
give him that information.
The CHAIRMAN said it never had been the practice of
'the board, and would be attended with very great incon-
venience if every man tendering was allowed to have
the prices and particulars of every tender put in. He
understood from the engineer that it would be attended
with great inconvenience.
The ENGINEER Teplied-that that was so. This party
had applied to him for these particulars, and he had
absolutely refused to give him them. - '
Mr.: Bourg: said he believed the application was to
know the price at whiCh the board had contracted.
The CHAlRMAN.,—Whatever is reported at this board '
they are entitled to know, but they are not entitled to
any private communication. Besides, sometimes parties
tendered under the express stipulation that the priCes
" should, not he divulged.
The subject thin dropped.
THE VOLUNTEER. MOVEMENT AND THE DOM BOARD.
The following communications Were read from Mr.
T. E. Hignett

Albert Dock Warehouses, Chief Superintendent's Office,
Liverpool, .15th Decembet, 1859.
Tio Tire CHAIRMAN on THE MIRES'S( DOCIMAND-HAHBOVR BOARD.
*l-'4 beg to. hand.,you..)aerewith copt'of a resplution.
:referring to the formation of. a rifle qr artillery..brigade in con-
neetion with the dock service, which I am instructed to ask
may be brought before the meeting of the Dock -Boat(' to-day ;
and to state that any ,support you may be disposed to accord
to the movement will be gratefully appreciated, on behalf of •
Inv brsititer oflieers, by, sir, yoxlrs rOspegtftilly, '
THOMAS E. ItIGNETT.

MERSEY DOCKS INSTITUTE.
At a meeting of the Officers, Bce., connected with the Albert:
the Kersey Docks Institute,' on Monday evening,-the
21st ultimo,
Mr. 'Klux in the chair,
It was Resolbed,
That the ,late resolution of the Warehouse Committee.
amounting almost virtually to a prohibition of their servants
jp R.-tiny rifle corps at present in existence, and considering
Oat it is the duty of every man to facil. ate td the best of his
ability the' development of the volunteer defence, the officials
above referred, tb• beg to submit for the'consideration of the
Dock Board the propriety of forming an independent,brigade
in connection with dock employes only.
The title proposed should--beAlte-"Mersey Dooks Artillery
brigade," or "Rifle Corps," as the case may be, but with
reference to general. details, such as the provisiOn of arms,
accoutrements, &a.; they may be safely left to the well-known
liberality, of the Dock Board.
With regard to the time to be devotetl to drill, it is much to
be hoped that the long hours of labour connected with the
warehouse service may be taken into consideration, they
being such as preclude the possibility, of any'serious individual
exertion after the,close of business;' and in reference to this
matter, it is resPectfilly suggested that, if no practical diffi-
culty amesentsitself,the Saturday afternoon, or at least each
a.lternale one, may be appropriated to this purpose.
The ckuay's would form an .excellent drill-ground• in either
wet or tin&weather ; and no difficulty would be experienced
in selecting: one or more drill-serjeants from old pensioners
employed at, these warehouses, •
. it was further Resolved,
Theta' copy of this-resolution be forwarded to the Mersey
Docks and Harbour Board, with a respectful request that the
members thereof will be pleased to give the matter tlfat con-
sideration which the importance of the subject may appear to
deserve.
TH010,9 E. HIGNETT, Hon. Sec., pro tem,
December 15, 1859.
The ,C,ILAIRIIU.N.—IB it your pleasure to take any
action on' the subject ?
Mr. GRAVES thought it would, perhaps, be the better
way to refer; it to the Finance Committee. He was sure,.
,whatever decision the board might-come to, they could
not help admiring the, feeling which prompted the reso-.
littiort.. • •
Mr. BOULT said, as far as he could see the feeling in
the letter, it seemed to be expected that everything
should be done for these young men at • the expense of
the board, and that they should do, nothing, for them-
;selves.: • The board were to find them time, arms, and
everything, else. He did not see anything very com-
niendable in that sort of feeling. - •
The CHAIRMAN said it appeared to him that the reso-
liktionrin.question was a reflection upon the-Warelionse
Committee. Ile.thought the -matter in the first instance
should".-have been brought before the Warehouse Com-
mittee; hritheing brought before the board in,the way
it was, it should not be taken. notice of by' the'board at
all.` he Warehouse- Committee had taken a certain
course, which had been confirmed by the board ; and he
'should not encourage -the -Servants of the Warehouse
Committee in appealing against the resolutions of that
committee, which had been confirmed by the hoard,
(Hear; hear.)
Mr. SMITH thought the matter. stood in this way-.
From the discussion 'which took plaoe at that board
there was a decision that its was not desirable they shOuld
interfere in any waywhatever with, the leisure hours of
the seriants connected with the estate. The duty of the
board was to see that the work was efficiently T•erfOrmed.
So long as that work was not neglected, all the servants
of the board were 'at 'liberty to' occupy their leisure
time as they pleased. If they chose to enter a volunteer
rifle corps, they might do so; but he ' did not 'think it
right.for thehoird to' depart from their decision.
Mr. Tonfridict not think the young men intended for
a moment to reflect upon the Warehouse Committee.
Mrr IivBRACK was sure-there was '
no disposition on
the part of the Warehouse Committee to hinder the
' servants enrolling themselves in any corps they might
think tit. •
ta'kTehneOrl-r7or e (t 1
zirehtteerb,ebtutetrmwearyelwyotuolrd:paderitaps(,Hbeeatro,
hear.)
Mr. RANKIN thought it was probable the young men
were not aware that they we
re at liberty to enter any
rifle oorps therpleased,
.1 This concluded ,the public business.
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TUE NIGHTINGALE FUND.—The Secretary of the
Nightingale Fund says, in answer to a letter in the
Tones, that Miss Nightingale has been and is unable to
take, anY active steps for ,the formation of an institute
for nurses ; but it is -understood that plans have been,
arranged by her ,with a view to carry out that essential
project of subscribers to the ,Nightingale Fund. Theye
is
,little doubt that-such subscribers wi sanction its
postponement, in, the hope that -'Miss Nightingale's ye-
storation to health may permit her to direct and super-
intend such institution. The sum collected (invested in.
Exchulucx bills)', with the interest accumulated since the
committee ceased its labours, amounts, he believes, to
about £48,000.

LIVERPOOL WINTER ASSIZES.

CROWN COURT, YESTERDAY.

(Before Mr. Baron MARTIN.)
ASSAULT AND ROBBERY AT WlGAN.—James Darby-
shire (23) was charged with having, at Wigan, on the
23rd of October, 1859, feloniously and violently assaulted
William Gobin, and stolen 2s. from his person. The
prosecutor had been walking along the street when he
was overtaken by the prisoner, who knocked him down
and put his hand into his pocket, and took out the money.
The prosecutor struggled and was getting the better of
the prisoner when he whistled and two other men came
up. A light was seen at a short distance, and when the
two men saw it they made off, but the prisoner stuck to
prosecutor some time and then ran away a short dis-
tanoe. A man came up to the prosecutor whom he knew,
and the prisoner began to snowball them. The prose-
cutor was going away for a police-officer when the pri-
soner got hold of him by the'throat, and attempted to
strangle him. Information was given to the police on
Monday, and he was soon after apprehended. The
jury forind the priSoner guilty. His Lordship, in pass-
ing sentence, said he never heard a man give his
evidence in a more straightforward manner than
the .prosecutor had done. There were some quest
tions which counsel put to witnesses which the wit-
nesses did not understand sometimes ; but the prosecutor
quite understood the whole of them, and got at the hot
tom of them at once. It seemed that two men came to
assist in_ the robbery, who were at hand, ready to be
called at any moment. It was more than likely that
some of his accomplices were still lurking about Wigan,
and 'possibly some such persons were in court. If so,'
they had better take warning ; for, if brought up to be
tried before the judges, they would be visited with heavy ,
punishment. He (the prisoner) had been imprisoned
for' two years, but he had not been at all improved. The_
sentence of the court was, that he was to be sent for ten
years to penal servitude.

FORGERY AT LIVERPOOL. —Alphomso Faucon, (30)
was indicted for having, at•Liierpool, on the 10th No-
vember last, forged a certain endorsement on a banker's
draft for. the payment of £25 with intent to defraud -
John Rogers. Mr. Temple prosecuted. The prisoner
was undefended. It appeared that in November last
the prosecutor, Richard Snowdon; lodged in the same'
house with the prisoner. The prosecutor had a sum of
money to the amount of £5 in the hands of the Lan-
caater Banking Company, and he wrote to the company
asking them to remit him a cheque for the amount. A'
letter was accordingly despatched containing the cheque, .
and it' was delivered at his lodging. The' mistress `of -
the house received the letter, and by a hasty glance at
the address; thought it was for the , priSoner, and,
accordingly, put it under his ;room dodr. Soon after-
wards
the prisoner told the landlady of the , house
that he was going to a situation in Cardiff; but that
he was not able to pay_ her what he owed her as he
had only seven shillings in his possession. On the
same day he called in the shop of Mr. 2 John Rogers, ,
Great George-street, and purchased a shawl for two
guineas, for which he tendered a cheque; made payable
at the Bank of Liverpool to Richard Snowdon, which he
endorsed with the name "Richard Snowdon." This
being done;the shawl and the balanoe of the £25 were
handed over to him, and he then left. A short time'
afterwards, Mr. Snowdon wrote to Lancaster. to know
why the cheque had not been forwarded; and learned in
answer that it had been- sent and paid. Information
was given to the police, and as the prisoner had not
gone to Cardiff, suspicion fell upon him. _ On being
arrested, the prisoner admitted his guilt, pleading as an
excuse for his conduct that he wasextremely poor. The
jury found the prisoner guilty, but recommended him to
mercy, on the ground that he hadheen strongly tempted
up by Mr/Rogers; whd': had paid the money into the
bank, and consequently was-the loser. His Lordship,
taking the recommendation int& -consideration, mitigated
the sentence to eighteen months' imprisonment "with
hard labour, observing that such an offence was' usually
visited With penal servitude.
iklAwst.tircififsli AT S MALLBRIDGE,--Thonuts Holt •
was indicted for having, on the 9th IsTdvember, at Small-
bridge, in the parish: of Rochdale, slain Jonathan
Whally. Mr. Whigham conducted the prosecution,
and Mr. Wheeler defended the prisoner. The deceased
was a sergeant of a constabulary force in this county,
and had been stationed at Smallbridge for some -years
past. He was' sixty years of age at the 'time of his
death. The deceased had been a soldier in his early
life, and was one of these who guarded the First Napo-
leon at St. Helena. On the 9th November, 1858, he
received information that some card-playing was going
on in the house, of the prisoner, who is a bookseller.
He went in company with another police-officer, named.
Gamble, to the prisoner's house, and in a room up stairs
they found -several men playing cards. When the
deceased was going into' the room; the prisoner struck
hiM a. seVere blow, knocking him with great force against
a door, and he ieceived some injury to his arm. The'
arm became very painful; and he went to the'
l‘tanehester Infirmary, where an- operation was per-
fOrnied. He stool the operation .serYr, well, but
a short time afterwards he became much depressed, and:
his: ;health - gradually declined. It was eventually
thought that the only way ,in which the man's life
could be saved would,be by
.ampntatating his arm, and
accordingly amputation was performed, but- the man
never recovered to his former health, and he died on the
14th October-last, nearly twelve months after the blow-
had been struck- by the prisoner.' The surgeon-who
was examined, and who had Attended the deceased; was
ofopinion that death was caused by depression of the
ritarpOWers, resulting froM•injary to' the' elbow joint.
Was shown for the defence that the deceased had su4-
failed an injury to the same arm some time before the
prisoner had • any altercation with him, and at the time,
the prisoner' was taken before the magistrates a ;fine:
was inflicted which-was thought sufficient punishment
for the offence. IHis.' lordship, after summing up the
evidence, said the
.law was, that if a main died within
twelve :Months after an injury had been done him which
was likely to hasten death, the person so injuring 'hiin
was said to be guilty of manslaughter. • They had it in
evidendethat -the Man had been 'better and worse for
some time, and if he had only lived for another month
nothing:could have been latd to the prisoner's charge.
The
,jury were also to consider that the prisanor bad,
been already. punished by :the magistrate. The jury
found a verdict of not guilty, and the' prisoner was
acquitted. •
CONCEALMENT OF Brumi,—Frances Henrietta Wrench
was charged with having, 'at-Gorton, on the Ist OetOber
last, endeavoured to conceal the birth of a child of Which
she had been delivered, The evidence was not sufficient
to Make outrininase against the prisoner, and she Was
accordingly tioothitted. •
_ . THE Bunx Ex,nurrows.—The case of Squire Howarth,
who was out on hail, and who was charged withhaying,
at Bury, committed the offence of coercing undue
influence at an elation of members of Parliament; was :
nexttaken up. 'Mr. Kaye, who was instruct*. for the
prosiecutiOn,, intimated, that no evidence.wouldiheOffered,
as there were no depositions.. His lords hip shed WhY
there were no depositions. Mr. Kaye said he was not
able to explain. His lordship asked why the prisoner
-was brought there if there were no depositions ?
Mr. Kaye answered that he was brought tinder a ben&
warrant. His lordship said if the prisoner were brought
under a beach warrant, he stood on his. deliverarce,
The prisoner was therefore discharged. ,
PERJURY -u•
AT MANCHESTER. Stirah Breyin (17)
was charged, with having conimittedivilful Evid corrupt
perjury at the General ,Seisious,. Atalldiv'ster, on the