Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-11 00:00:00

health.

Mr. Bacawirn : It is a question in my mind whether
Mr. Hidson is not replying to Some remarks which
appeared in the Daily Pose the other day. I think he
sh(Arld be allowed to go on to put himself right with the
public.
The CLIATILMAN : If the committee. under the advice of
their law-clerk, consider that Mr. Hodson is in order, I
can have no objection.
Mr. M‘GowAs, the law-clerk: This is theyealth Com-
mittee, and not the Water Committee.
Mr. Flonsox : It is upon that very gr mid, as a question
of health, that I claim to have a right to speak.
The CEIAIRNI tN : Mr. Beckwith says that Mr. Hodson is
replying to the Pose.
Ma. HODSON :" I am doing nothing of the sort, I wiuld
not condescend to reply or to allude to the Northern
Daily Times (Laughter.) I know that this is the
Health Committee, and this is a question affecting the

health of the inh,bitants of the town. On that ground
I have a right to go into the question if I choose, but I
do not intend it. I only wish to call attention to the fact
that the statement I male last Thursday was not on'y
substantially correct, but that every word I uttered was
perfectly true. There might have been some little
matters uttered in t:,t, heat of debate, bat every word
uttered by me on the matter was substantially correct.
The subject then dropped.
A deputation of residents and owners of property in
Pembroke-place was introduced by Mr. J. R. Jeffery.
The deputation consisted of the Rev. Mr. Bardsley, the Rev.
Mr. Green, Mr. Parke, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Wild, and Mr.
Roberts A memorial signed by 53 names had already
bean presented t) the committee, complaining that Pem-
broke-place being entirely paved with square sets, the noise
caused by the omnibus and cab traffic greatly interfered
with the celebration of divine service in the churches, and
reneered every house most uncomf rtable as a residence.
The deputation attended to support the prayer of the
memorial, and to urge that the centre of the street should
be macadamised. Mr. Jeffery, Rev. Mr. Bardsley, Mr.
Parke, and Mr. Richardson spoke in support of the
memorial. Aft. r the dapuation had retired, it was agreed,
upon the motion of Mr. Stitt, that the subject be referred
to the Tuesday's committee.
An application to have the centre of Rumford street
macaiamised was postponed f)r consideration.
A barter was read from Lord Panmure, acknowledging
the receipt of a communication from the Health Com-
mittee, dated the 23. h tibial), urging the claims of the
Corporation sanity y ofll:ials to be reimbursed in full for
expenses incurred by them in travelling to and feom the
Crimea. The letter stated that the subject had already
been fully considered by Lord Panmure, and that he could
not see any ground fur altering the decision already given.
The CHAIRIIAI", I do not sae what more can be done.
Mr. GODFREY : It is a diFgraceful business. (Hear,
hear.)
Considerable routine business having been disposed of,
the Board then adjourned.

A BUENOS AYRE3 SCENE-92 Fat trdny last a French
tailor, named Paul, waite:l upon a young woman to whom
it appears he was paying his addresses, and for some cause
or other discharged a pistol at her head, by which she was
severely wounded ; he then discharged a pris,nl at his own,
which not taking full effect, he concluded the bloody
drama by cutting his ihro,t with a razor, wi h which he
hal also gone provided.—British Packet.

THE FRENCH CAPTAINI AND THE ARABS.—It is curious
to rote in thin an I other examples. what a thin veneer is
modern civilisation. "Sorape a Par Nan—you fi id an
Arab beneath." The acemplished oflioer of the Legion
of Honour hears the doom of death quite um ; hut
when 1:e hears the sentence that his cress of tbe Legion
of Honour is to be removed, " on soui:ir otouffe s'echapiost
de sa poitrine, et son retort] se !eve vers le &el." Affecting;
yet this man lies in wait for his foe like a tiger, and rules
the wild beasts around him, like a king of brutes. On tl-4
other of the globe, E:i B ,ggs, with a oaniT
like a Viotoria Taeatra and " a face of feminine
beauty," singularly combines the cool American pleading
for his life, and the pirate ?murdering scores by his own
hand. If it humiliate as to think that modern accomplish-
ments, comatenoing wish " French and jurisprudence,"
may end in robbery and murder, we take heart, seeing
every day that some men units the mental superiority of
our time and nation to a ph, sisal endurance and bravery
of soul ao savage cao show. Look at R'jah Brooke,
burned out of house and home, swimming across a river at
night will his pistols between his teeth, and returning
with Dyaki led by his e.iolness and skill to a terrible re-
tribafion. Look at the story i f Skens and Gordon in the
round to see of Jhen.i. ney fotigl.t the reut'neers, Skene's
wife lo: ding h's rifle for him, and thirty-sevon of the enemy
foil their steady fire. But ladders seal, d the place ;
the So:poy ruffians surretrided them ; Frank Gord fell
dead. "Then :Rene, knew it was no good to fight any
more ; he kissed his wife, shot her, and then shot himself."
Kiss of love and anguish ; in famous story or true record
of lova and death, no kiss like that has ever been recorded.
Would t) God qo had only to tell such Woo trona India:—
Leader.