Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-18 00:00:00

OPPOSITION TO THE BUDGET.

*THE HULL CLIMBER OF COMMERCE.—On Thursday
a large meeting of the Hull Chamber of Commerce was
held on 'Change, when resolutions to the following
effect were agreedfollowing to :—" 1. That this meeting deeply
regret to notice by the text of the proposed treaty
with France, that although this country is to make
large and important concessions in favour of
the commerce of that country, no provision has
been made for the relaxation of the differential
duties so adverse to the interests of British shipping.
2: That the proposed charge of ld. per package on all
goods • imported will, in the opinion of this meeting,
prove a severe burden on trade, and on shipping especi-
ally, inasmuch as the amount will be exceedingly
onerous on articles of small value, necessitate a new and
complicated tariff, encourage fraud, and increase the
expenses falling on the transit trade of the kingdom,
already overburdened with local and other charges.
3. That this meeting considers it highly. impolitic to
enter into any arrangement with any foreign power by
which we agree to abandon all control over the export
of so important an article as coal. 4. That copies of
these resolutions be forwarded to the members for the
borough and East Riding, and also to the different
chambers of commerce in union, requesting their assist-
ance in the matter." _ .

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BRISTOL.—A meeting, of parties interested in the
sugar, tea, corn, fruit, wine and 'spirit trade, was 'held
on Thursday, at the Commercial-rooms, Bristol, for the
purpose of considering the scheme of the Chancellor of
the Exchequer in relation to the proposed package rate
on imports, the charges on goods held in bond, and on
removal therefrom. Mr. George Thomas having been
called to the chair, said that he would much prefer
an additional twopence to the income-tax to these
charges. He moved—" That the proposed tax on
goods imported and exported, the taxes by means
of stamps on contracts for goods sold, and on trans-
fer of goods by warrant or otherwise, although
appearing at first sight insignificant, will be a serious
burthen on trade, and will be further increased by the
inequality with which they are intended to be levied."
Mr. H. 0. Wills having seconded the motion, Mr. G.
Wills moved, and Mr. Jose seconded, the following reso-
lution :—" That the proposal of levying .a special tax on
certain articles merely on account of their being removed
under bond from one port to another, and also
of levying other special taxes on account of
operations necessary in the case of certain kinds
of goods stored in bond, would operate seriously
to interfere with the free exchange of merchandise
between one British port and another, and would inflict
a penalty on the skill and labour bestowed on the neces-
sary manipulation of certain articles in bond, would
contravene the legitimate objects of the warehousing
system, and be in direct opposition to the principles of
free-trade." Mr. Robert Castle and Mr. Edwards
seconded a resolution appointing a deputation to wait
upon the Chancellor to urge him either to forego or modify
his propositions.
TEE PROPOSED TAX ON PACKAGES, WARRANTS, &C.
—A very numerously attended meeting of merchants,
brokers, and others, was held on Wednesday afternoon,
at the Commercial Sale-rooms, Mincing-lane, for the
purpose of taking into consideration the proposition of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer to impose a tax upon
packages, warrants, &c. Mr. Thomas Hankey, M.P.,
wsa called to the chair. Mr. Hubbard, M.P.,
moved "That this meeting, being strongly convinced of
the oppressive bearing and obstructive character of
several of the proposed new taxes, especially as set
forth in resolutions 11, 12, 13, as well as 'the stamp
duties, and warrants, and contracts, the following gen-
, tlemen be requested to form a committee, to arrange for
an immediate deputation to wait upon the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, and urge upon him the impotency of
such measures." Mr. Coles seconded the resolution,
which was unanimously adopted.
GREAT MEETING OF LANDOWNERS AND HOP-
PLANTERS AT MAIDSTONE.-011 Thursday afternoon,
at one o'clock, a crowded public meeting of the land-
owners and hop-planters of the various districts of Kent
was held at the Assembly Room, Star Hotel, Maidstone,
for the purpose of adopting measures to defeat the
alterations proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
relative to the customs and excise duties on hops. Mr.
Kennet, of Chart, occupied the chair. He said that if
any man upon earth hated the name of free-trade, it was
himself. Free-trade might have answered the purpose
of the country at large, but as a class the farmers
knew perfectly well that the system did not suit them.
(Cheers.) But the fact was, the condition of the hop
planters would be far worse under the terms of the
budget than under perfect free-trade. Mr. W. M.
Smith, of Gamer, near Gravesend, (formerly M.P. for
West Kent), moved the following resolution :—" That
in the opinion of this meetingc, the alteration in the
hop duty, proposed by the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer is unjust in principle, and will, if carried out,
act most injuriously to the interests of British hop-
growers ; and that the members for West Kent be
requested to give such measure their determined opposi-
tion." Mr. Moreland, of Lamberhurst, seconded. the

resolution. Mr. Chambers, a hop-planter residing at
Otham, rose for the purpose of moving an amendment,
but was hooted down. Mr. Lucas, of Wateringbury,
proposed the second resolution, " That in the event of
the proposal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer relative
to the hop duties being favourably received by the
House of Commons, the members for West Kent be
requested to give notice of a motion for the total aboli-
tion• • ._ _
e •tn 1. m e excise ana customs antics on flops.— r.
C. W. Martin seconded the resolution. Lord Holmes-
dale, M.P., and Sir Edmund Filmer, M.P., having
addressed the meeting, the proceedings terminated.

GALLANT LIFE; BOAT SERVICES.

RAMSGATE, Feb. 14.

The following report has been forwarded to the Royal
National Life-boat Institution, and details the services
rendered by the Northumberland life-boat belonging to
the Royal Harbour of Ramsgate, in conjunction
with their steam-tug Aid, in rescuing the crew and
others, amounting in all to nineteen souls, from
the Spanish brig Samaritano, wrecked last night on
the Wedge, Margate Sands :—" Heavy, gale from the
N.E. and Eastward, with a succession of hard squalls,
accompanied by _heavy falls of snow and sleet, with
severe cold weather. Early this morning it was reported
that a brig was on shore on Margate Sand, and that the
life-boat (belonging either to the boatmen or corpora-
tion) and luggers of Margate had gone out to render
assistance. At half-past noon a coastguardman was
sent over from Margate with all possible haste to the
commanding officer of the Coastguard, and Lloyd's
agent, to report that the Margate life-boat had become
diskbled, and some doubts existed as to the safety of her
crew; the Aid steam-tug, with the large life-boat, was
manned without delay, and at 1 p.m. they left the
harbour to render all assistance; it still blowing a strong
gale from the eastward, with a heavy sea running, pass-
ing squalls with snow and sleet, very dark and thick,
and freezing hard. At 8 p.m., the Aid and life-
boat returned; the master of the Aid made the
following report :---‘ After great determination and ex-
ertion, we succeeded in rounding the North Foreland,
and on proceeding toward the Margate Sand we dis-
covered a brig on shore on the Wedge, about 3 p.m.
When about a mile from the S.E. buoy of Margate
Sand the life-boat was split from the tug ; we imme-
diately proceeded across the Sand through a very heavy
sea and much broken water, dark and thick, with a
heavy snow storm and intense cold at the time. The
steam tug then proceeded through the SOuth Channel,
1 round the buoy of the Last, and to leeward of Margate
I Sand, to be in readiness to pick up the life-boat with
the rescued crew. About 4 p.m. observed that the men
were in the starboard fore rigging ; the mainmast was
1 gone, and the vessel then under water ; with great dif-
-1 ficulty we succeeded in keeping thc•life-boat to windward
1 of the wreck, and when arriving as close to her as we
1 could with safety, we let go the life-boat's anchor, and
veered down alongside the wreck through a tremendous
sea and broken water, and succeeded in rescuing the
crew, eleven in number, also six boatmen of Margate,
and two belonging to Whitstable, in all 19 souls; she
proved to be the Spanish brig Samaritan(); of and for
Santander, Cuspo, master, 157 tons, from Antwerp, with
a general cargo. Two luggers and one smack were, at
the time of our going alongside, as close to the wreck as
they could with safety, but unable to render any
assistance on account of the very heavy sea and
thickness of the weather, occasioned by the snow-

storm. On clearing the wreck, we carried away
the life-boat's foremast and yoke ; we again cut
the heel of the mast afresh, stept it, and set the sail,
double reefed ; to enable us to clear the wreck with
safety, we cut the boat's cable, and proceeded towards
the west buciy of the Last, to meet the steam-tug ;we
arrived alongside of her at 6 p.m., and assisted the men
out of the life-boat into the tug, many of teem in a
fade and very exhausted state, nearly perished from the
intense cold, and from the sea breaking over them when
in the rigging; we then took the life-boat in tow and
proceeded to Ramsgate, where we arrived about 8 p.m.,
all well. During the passage we rendered to the
exhausted men every possible comfort the vessel was
enabled to afford.
DANIEL READING, master Aid steam-tug.
JAMES HOGBEN, life-boat master.

CAHoRE, CO. WEXFORD, Feb. 13.—Intelligence was
brought here late last night, by a mounted messenger
from Morris Castle, that a vessel was on the Blackwater
Bank. The Cahore life-boat, belonging to the Royal
National Life-boat Institution, was launched in about
an hour, and put to sea at 12.20 p.m., on Sunday, in
bad weather. The wreck was about nine miles distant,
and nothing was heard of her until this morning, the
13th instant, when the' chief boatman of coastguard
fitm this station, who was a volunteer on board the
boat, had to return by land to his duty last night. He
states that the boat reached the wreck at between 3 and
4 o'clock p.m., found her deserted and waterlogged.
The vessel proved to be the Jellica, 300 tons, thirteen
men, Lucien A. Martinolich, master, bound to Trieste
(where she is owned), from Silloth, Cumberland, with
424 tons of coals. The life-boat's crew made for
Ballicorrigan, about one mile south of. Blackwater
Coastguard Station, at 8 p.m., greatly fatigued and
without food, where they remained last night. The
boat has not returned in time for my closing for this
day's mail (3 p.m.). Any further particulars will be
noted to-morrow. The Cahore boat, I am informed, was
the only life-boat at the wreck. The master and crew
were all safe, having arrived in their own boats before
any boats from the shore reached the wreck. They were
found at Ballycorrigan by our men.

A CLERGYMAN COMMITTED FOR
EMBEZZLEMENT.

At Chesterfield, on Wednesday, the Rev. Henry
Godden Garratt, curate of Chesterfield, was charged
with appropriating £lB 35. 9d. which had been collected
on behalf of the Church Missionary Society. The Rev.
George Butt stated that he received the above amount as
the proceeds of a collection on behalf of the Church Mis-
sionary Society, and that the prisoner suggested that the
amount should be invested in the Chesterfield Savings'
Bank to gather interest. The money had previously
been paid into Messrs. Crompton and Co.'s Bank,
where Mr. Butt had an account. The suggestion was
acquiesced in. In January last the prisoner was in
embarrassed circumstances, when Mr. Butt's suspicions
were aroused, and he found that the money had not
been paid into the Savings' Bank at all. The prisoner
left the town and went to London a few weeks ago,
as he stated, to obtain some moneys from a trustee, so as
to arrange with his creditors. Mr. Butt was cognisant
of his going, and advised him to see all his friends, with
a view to arrange his affairi. He was apprehended by
warrant on Tuesday, in London. Mr. Branson, of
Sheffield, who appeared for the prisoner, contended
that, as Treasurer of the Local Missionary Society, he
was prepared to pay the money now, though it was not
due to the parent society until March next ; that Mr.
Butt was not the owner of the money; and that Mr.
Butt had condoned'the offence. The magistrates com-
mitted the prisoner for trial at the assizes, but they
offered to accept bail, the prisoner in £lOO, and two
sureties in £5O each. Mr. Waller, solicitor for the
prosecution, said there were other charges of embezzle-
ment against the prisoner, but they would not be gone
into at present. The prisoner, during his residence in
Chesterfield, has contracted debts for provisions, clothes,
furniture, and liquor, to the amout of about £7OO.

CHANCERY APPEALS.—Three appeals from the Court
of Chancery (Ashton and Another v. Horsfield and
Another, Horsfield v. Sidebotharn and Others, S. Hors-
field v. Sickbotham and Others) have occupied the law
lords for several days. The question turned upon the
construction to be placed upon the will of the late Mr.
Joseph Horsfield, of Hyde, in the county of Chester,
cotton manufacturer. The only point of interest was
the amount involved—namely, £.400,00A: The decision
of the eourt below was affirmed..