The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-17 00:00:00

THE TEA TUTEES.

OPPOSITION TO THE BUDGET-IMPORTANT
. MEETING.

A. public meeting of importers and dealers in tea was
held 3,i:word iy, at the Landon Tavern, Bishopso6ate street,
to protest against the proposed resolution of the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, by which a war duty is to be retained
upon that, important article of '2' enerul consumption,
contrary to the Act of Parliament of 1£35:7. The large room
was densely crowded. . .
Mr. George Moffitt, M.P., was voted to to the eth.:..r• In
opening the business, the bon. member observed, that the
question was o-:e of great importance, and as the whole
question would be before the house again this evening,
he thought it • desirable that the trade should be
called together at the earliest possible period to protest
against the pr,pposil of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
(Cheers.) It should he borne in mind that the whole
trade willingly acceded to the proposals of the go.
vernment when the. war broke out, and then the Chan*
callor gave his assurance that the war tax on tea should
ceuse with the war. Then how surprised they all were to
hear the statement made by the Chancellor on Friday
night. It was impossible to assign any reason for the'
conduct of the Chancellor in constantly making these petty
and vexatious alterations in the duty. He bad no doubt
that if the meeting were unanimous in protesting againot
the proposal, and in urging for a modification they .would
be successful.

Mr. Gillman then moved the first resolution, protesting
against the proposal to keep the war tax on tea contrary to
tha expressed assurance of the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
and condemning it as injurious to the trade and also to the
revenue of the country. In snport of his motion he read
a communication from the trade to the Bard of Customs
as to when the duty would be reduced from Is 91 to is 3d
per lb., and the answer was that the reduction would take
place on the 6th of April. This proposed reduction would
be of no good to any class, and. if the Chancellor of the
Exchequer bad any businesslike notions he mast know it.
(Cheers.) After some further condemnatory remarks, he
concluded by observing th it the effect would be as !vial"
injurious to the revenue as it would be to_the trade itself
Mr. R. Loweeck sec-aided the motion, contending th t
the breach of faith in the Chancellor's proposal was
unjustifiable, especially considering the immense amount
of revenue that the trade has brought into the country, and*
concluded upon urging upon all present to unite and use
their most strenouous efforts to induce the Chancellor to
reconsider his proposal.
Mr. Alderman Sydnny, at some length, supported the
motion, and in so doing he said the country must view with.
snrpiise that the war duties have been so slightly
reduced on the return from wdr to peace. With regard. to
the income tax he contended it was a mistake that the-91
had been taken off, when the Chancellor of the Exchequer
had put on another 2d for three years more than be was
allowed to do by the present law. In fact, he contended
that the country would not be satisfied with the government
when they gave estimates for thirteen millions more thaa
the expenditure demanded.
The motion was then put and carried unanimously.
Mr. Twining then moved the next resolution, that a
committee be appointed to confer with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer on the subject of this meeting, and
to take such steps as they may deem necessary
for obtaining a more Equitable and less inconvenient
arrangement. He mid not imagine why this trade and the
consumers should be made, the scapegoats for any deficiency
that might arise from the concession which the Chancellor
of the Exchequer was compelled, ho might say, to make is
the income tax. _ _ _

Mr. Lawson seconded the motion.
Mr. George Walker said there'wete several gentlemen
around him who thought the motion not strong enough, as
it should have stated they wished the Act of Parliament
adhered to and not to have any fresh arrangement.
The Chairman and several others thought the motiOtt
satisfactory.
Mr. Tetley of Huddersfield said he had seen Viscount'
Goderich, who was with them heart and soul in the cause,
thinking it wrong that such an unjust proposal should be.
made.
The motion was put and carried.
A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the
proceeding.] _

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL

BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.

A Nonni END nuns—Three desperate looking,fellows,
named Michael 'Logan, Wiliam Greaves, and John
Campbell, were brought up by officer 246 and other
constables, charged with having assaulted them. Mr.
Bluck defended. It appeared nest about half past
eleven o'clock on Saturday night, there was a "grand
fight" in Great Howard street, when the officers inter-
fered to prevent it, and then the prisoners turned
on them, and, out of "pure fun," knocked them down,
and kicked them about like footballs. Mr. muck made
the best defenee possible, but his Worship said the
prisoners were cowardly ruffians, and fined them £5 each,
or to be imprisoned for two months,
How IT HAPPENED.—A female of showy exterior,
named Anne Cook, alias Personage, described as the
wife of a captain Cook, residitte at Cabbage was
charged by officer Simpson, 169', with being drunk and
using obscene language in the street, at the Victoria.
Ilona, on Saturday night. Mr. Snowball appeared for
the prisoner, ?he officer said the prisoner was drunk
at the Vietoria Hotel, and he saw her fall down in the
street, He lifted her up, and asked if she were able to
go home ? and if so, he was willing to give her up to a
gstlieman (who was now present) who was along with
her at the time. She then used most disgusting personal
language towards him,and he tllen tosk her into custody.
Mr. Snowball : Did she not give you half a sovereign.
and did you not take it to let her go ? but after I
arrested her, she put half a sovertign and 3s into my
hand, which I refused 'o take, and gave it tra at the
station. Mr. Snowball: Would you not have taken the
half Sovereign and let her go, but for another officer
who came up, and to whom she told the story about the
half sovereign ? No, the other officer waapresent all the
time. - The officer was called, and corroborated the evi•
dence of Simpson; and the hridewell "keeper sa'd that
Simpson brought the money in his hand and laid it on
the desk, and told the same story about it as he did
now, Mr. Snowball contended that the officer woul
have taken the money and let the woman go-away, but
for the arrival of the second officer. Mr. Mansfield
ordered the prisoner to pay a fine of lOs or to de im-
prisoned for one month. The fine was paid.
A BRUTE,—Domingo dos Santes described as the
-captain of the Spanish ship Clio, was brought up by
officer 764, on a charge of having committed an abornin-
ah'e moult 'on a pretty looking girl, named Jane
Wright, who looked like a child of some ten Years old.
Mr. Bluck was for the prisoner. The girl said she was,
(notwithstanding her appearance) 17 years of age, and
she then went on to detail what had taken place, but it
was not fit for publication. The prisoner had, however,
acted in a most diabolical manner towards her. On
cross examination by Mr. Bluck, she admitted that she
had agreed to, and did take ten shillings from the
prisoner to compromise the affair, and she was satisfied
with it, and that was before
.she charged him. This
settled the matter, and the prisoner was discharged.
PEUNDED. BY RAILWAY PORTERS.--Thomas Townsend,
Upper 'Mann street, William Clayton, Wellington road,
Wtuliam SPeketnan, Hampton street, Thomas Hollings..
!stead, Chatham street,and William Shemwell, Upper Stan-
hope street, all railway porters engaged at the Wapping
go -ds station of the London and North Western Railway,
werebrought up by detectives Sullivan and Laycock on the
follosting'serious charge. Mr Blenkinsopp, the company's
selicitor, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Goodere
said he appeared fob.' four of the prisoners. Mr. filen-
kensoPP said thP, prisoners were lately in the employ.
ment of the :'railway Company, as porters, at the Wap.
ping stialien,, and they were charged for -stealing
eptantitiee of boots and shoes, cutlery, and a rarie'y of
Prcl!Zrty belonging to the Company. He would offer as
eucb evidence as would enable his worship to remand
them, until further enquiry and evidence could bd forth
coming. He then produced Sullivan and Laycock, and
from their evidence, it appeared that they proceeded to
the residences of the prisoners, where they found a con-
siderable quantity of property consisting of boots and
thoes, cig rs, cutlery, consisting of knives, forks, razors,
pocket knives, &c , tins of biscuits, cuts and saucers, and
other artic!es; these were all new, and had evidently
been abstracted trom bales and packages. The value of
the things found, was about £l5. Mr. Carter, the goods
manager at the station, sated thar there were several
complaints, and claims made on the Company for goods,
by parties who sent such goods from Stafford and
Sheffield. The pri-oners were remanded, his worship
refusing to accept of bail for one of Mr. Goodere's
clients.

DESERTING CHILDREN.—Betsy Bailly alias Cassidy.
'was brought up by Mr. Hughes, one of the relieving
officers, on the following charge :—On the 6th March,
1856, her son, aged nine, was admitted into the work-
house as destitute, and in December last, two other
children belonging to her, and aged five and seven, were
also admitted. Mr. Hughes saw the woman on Sunday,
meet the children as they went to church, and it appeared
she was in the habit of doing so every Sunday. She
was able to support-them. She was sent to jail for
twen‘y•one days.
MR. ROBERT GRACE, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, CHARGED Fop
BEING DRUNK.—At the morning sittings, Mr. Robert
Grace, attorney at law, was brought up. He
sat in a seat in front of the dock, and when, called
on, stood up and bowed politely to his worship. Mr.
Mansfield : What is the charge in this case ? Bridewell
Keeper : He was brought to Bridewell drunk, and booked
for safety. Mr. Mansfield : What have you to say to the
charge ? Mr, Robert Grace : Nothing. Mr. Mansfield :
You are fined ss. The fine was paid.

LIVERPOOL BANZRUPTCY COURT.

(BEFORE MR. COMMISSIONER STEVENSON.)

IN RE HADWEN AND MCGREGOR.--Tha bankrupts were
Commission merchants of Liverpool and Havannah. His
honor delivered judgment on the certificate yesterday. He
bbserited that after a full consideration of the case be could see
nothing in the face of the examination which called for any
suspension of the certificates, and that though the creditors
might be dissatisfied that a large deficiency remained unac-
counted for, yet he did not think that under the circumstances
the bankrupts should be subject to blame for it. It appeared
to him that they were entitled to first class certificates. First
class certificates were accordingly granted.

PROSPERITY OP THE NORWICH UNION LIFE OFFICE.—On
Saturday last, a bonus was d(c'ared by the Norwich Union
Life Office upon all participating Policies. The surplus
distribwed was £159,711 53. 7d. in cash, equal to £280,627
7d. in reversionary additions. It appeared that the
policies in force were 10,132; the sums assured upon all
risks, £5,592,427 13s. Id • that during the preceding five
years innrance had been effect ed for £1,340,543 159., and
£1,048,112 3s. 3d. paid is claims upon deaths—namely,
£864,977 194. 3d. sums assured, and £183,134 4s. bonuses
thereon.—Times City Article, Feb. 9.

MEETING OP THE UNEMPLOYED IN LONDON.+-On Sun-
day afternoon a numerous meeting of the unemployed took
place: on Shepherd's Bush o,mmon. A number of
lengthened addresses were delivered in support of resolu-
tions for piecing the unemployed on the waste lauds, to
cultivate them, and to obtain free emigration to the British
colonies, as a means of alleviating the existing distress
amongst the working classFs, of whom 150,000 in the
metropolis alone were continually oemillating between the
workshop and he workhouse, the relief afforded being two
pennyworth of bread for four sours' labour. The resolu-
tions were carried, and it was resolved to go in bodies to
their respeedvo parishes, to demand relief; and sl:ortiy
before six o'clock, the meeting, numbering nearly 3,000
persons, broke up.
THE "NICE POINTY—WHO ARE TRAVELLERS?—This
question, Which is important to the public as well as to the
licensed victuallers, is likely to be soon sat at rest by the
decision of the Court of Q teen's Bench. The case against
Mr. S!eele, of Burton, who was a fortnight ago convicted
et the Loughborough bench of supplying refres!linnts on a
Sunday morning to some persons, one of whom Wai on his
way from Loughborough to Melton, Irs been taken up by
the licensed victuallers, whose solicitor has given the usual
notice of appeal to the Court of Queen's Bench. The law
at present is undefined, and no licensed victualler is safe
either in supplying or refusing refreshment to persons " on
travel." If he refuse,die is liable to an action for so doing,
and if he supplies, he is subject to being dragged before
the magistrates and mulct in a heavy fine and costs, and
runs a risk of having his license suspended into the bargain.
Leicester Mercury.

DARING ATTEMPT TO MURDER, AND HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
—lnformation has been received of a very desperate attempt
to murder and highway' robbery at Redhill, Re'gate.
appears that on Thursday afternoon, between four and five
flelcek, Mr. Ovendon'a draper, carrying on business in the
Railway lane, was riding in his cart near the Philanthropic
Farm School, when he came up to a man who was lying
across the main road. He got out of hi 3 vehicle f 4. the
purpose of lifting the 4fallow up, and as soon as he got to
him the ruffian sprang upon his feet, and, presenting a pistol
to Mr. ()Tendon, demanded his money. Mr. Ovendon caught
hold of the muzzle, when the fellow fired, and the ball
ltid7,ed in his shoulder, and be became powerless. The
rrtan rifled Mr. Ovenden's pocket, and plundered him of
between £4 and £5 and his watch, and, presenting another
pistol at him, said that if he made any alarm he would finish
him.. The felloi then made off, but a full description has
been given of him, and it is thought that he cannot long
avoid capture. .Mr. Oveudon is going on favourably.