Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-16 00:00:00

THE IVARETIO[JSE COMMITTEE

It appeared from the proceedings of this committee,
that •a man named Shakespeare, Josc,ph Cubley, and
another, had been appointed delivery foremen, at 245.

claim from Messrs. Cator and Nephew, for a

quantity of
had been returned that it could:not be•entertain6d

-ette, au_ answer

The Superintendent had called attention to the fact

at.the Board of Customs had revived the system of

leaving landing orders with mates and master; of ves-
sels, instead of depositing them as before, thereby occa-
sioning inconvenience in the discharge of cargoes;
whereupon it had been resolved that the Dock Secretary
should address a letter to the Secretary of the Board of
Customs upon. the subject.
Mr. HVBIIA.CZ having moved thc
proceedings,

onfirmation of the

Mr. Biitivr asked the chairman of the committee
whether any explanation had bcen afforded by the Cus-
toms as to the order which they had passed. It appeared
to him a very extraordinary proceeding. So far
as he was informed, the system abolished bad been in
force since 1846, and without evil results. Certainly,
when the, late Customs' Act 'was passed, there was an
understanding, if not a positive agreement, that every-
thing should be done, instead of hindering, to facilitate
commerce. He happened, as a member of the Chamber
of Commerce, to go up to London; Mr. Wilson was secre-
tary of the treasury at the time ; and it was so understood.
Therefore, unless there was some strong, justification for
this step on the part of the customs, it would be well
for that board to memorialise and know the reason of
the alteration—a return to the old system, which was a
nuisance.

The CHAIRMAN said a letter had been written to the
secretary of the Customs' Board, and an answer had
been received —" I beg to acknowledge the receipt of
your leiter as to loading orders, and will take care to
bring it under the notice of the Board of Customs with-
oat delay."

Mr. TOBIN thought by calling public atleution to the
matter, by its mention there, they would do more good
than they could accomplish by a letter.
Mr. MACIVER, said, if it was important to mention_it,
he Must say that we never had a collector at the port
who was less inclined to throw obstacles in the way
than the present gentleman. They all thought they
could never replace Mr. Arnaud, who was a most liberal-
minded collector ; and it was a good deal to say that
Mr. Edwards was equal to Mr. Arnaud, and especially
in his desire to facilitate the commerce of the port.
The CHAIRMAN said their secretary had written on
the 13th of September ; and his letter was as follows :

Secretary's Office, Liverpool, 13th September, 1859.
attention of the Mersey Dicks and Harbour
Board having been called to an order of the Honourable Bard
of Customs, dated 26th ultimo, directing that the landing orders
for goods shall be lodged with the masters or mates of import-
ing skips, instead of with the Customs' patrol as heretofore,
and the sup nintendents of the dock warehouses having reported
upon the serious inconvenience and loss, by the detention of
vessels, and damage by turning over cargo in the hold, entailed
upon the board and merchants by such alteration in the practice,
whereby it was permitted to land free goods upon a running
tally to the extent of the quantity entered, but without reference
to the specific marks, &e. ; I am instructed to request that you'
will be good enough to represent to the Honourable Board of
Customs the hindrances imposed upon the business of the
Mersey Dock Board by the order above referred to, with a
request that permission may be granted to revert to the former
arrangement.---I am, sir, your obedient servant.
The Inspector-General of Her Majesty's Customs.
Mr. HUBBACK said he might state that when the
report was ,brought before the Warehouse Committee on
Monday, the superintendent had pointed out the great
inconvenience which the order had entailed. He could
not land a single article out of a vessel, whether duty-
paying or free goods, until every entry had been passed.
They thought it best immediately to take the matter in
hand. Mr. Brocklebank, Mr. Segar, and himself saw
the Inspector-general upon the subject. He expressed
himself anxious to do all in his power that the trade of
the port might be facilitated. At the same time
ihe
stated that the matter was out of his hands, this order
having come from head quarters. It was then agreed
that the letter should be written.
Mr. TOBIN said, lest there should be any mistak
as to his remarks, he did not suppose
t'iought the present collector was throwing im-
p9unents in the way. He could bear out what
Mr. Maclver had said, that they had never had a
gentleman in that position who was inclined to gin
more facilities to commerce.
The Proceedings were then confirmed

Iny one

, .
THE ILUtTNE COMMITTEE.
The tender of Messrs. Wainwright Brothers to
supply a duplicate the Bell Buoy, for the Queen's
Fairway, at a cost of
ceptance.
£250, was recommended for ac-

It was also recommended that a new lifeboat should I

they were there with putrid fish lying upon the decks,
made up a triple compound which was irresistible. (A
Mugh.) Hotspur said it was not
,pleasant to have
such, things coming between the. wind and your
nobility (laughter) ; and that was felt much by the gen-
tlemen living. at Birkenhead. There were forty vessels
a year in the hide trade which discharged in that dock ;
and if driven from it, the result would be that they
would be virtually excluded from all but three docks.
All the docks north of the Prince's were appropriated
either to particular trades or ships ; and :therefore the.
Prince's Dock, -the King's and Queen's would be all that
would be open to- 'the commerce with La Plata. They

could not go into the closed docks, because the man.

went of -hides was a skilled labour, He really
thought, it was going too far. They knew
there was one gentleman who contemplated tbey
should have a highway to the pierhead lined with
trees; and he thought that this recommendation must
have been made in some such view as this. Let it be
sent back, if they pleased, for reconsideration.
Mr. BROCKLEBANK said it would certainly have been
more satisfactory to the board if, when the Docks and
Quays' Committee issued their recommendation, they.
had stated where they intended to put those vessels.
They must, of course, assign the_ trade some locality ;
and if they began- to discharge salted hides—say on the.
west of Prince's Dock—unless they fixed a berth, they
should commit a nuisance from one end of the dock to
the other, and to the damage of all other goods
eischarged or loaded there. So much salt came from
fiem that it would be impossible to lay Manchester
goods upon the ground where these hides are ;—so that
it was absolutely necessary that some place should be
fixed where all hide vessels should discbarge.

Mr. BOULT said he might state, in reply to Mr. Mon-
del and Mr. Broeklebank, that the resolution of the
committee would neither increase nor diminish the
accommodation available for the trade by one inch.
The docks remained where they were—were of the same
size as they were. They all knew that George's Dock
of all docks was that to which vessels most
resorted, who could get .in ; and the only result
of moving the hide vessels. out of George's Dock to
another would be, that other vessels wouldfind room in
George's Dock, which at present they had not. There
would be no difficulty, he apprehended, in that respect.
There was no dock in the town where the hide trade
was so offensive as in the George's Dock, there were so
many passers-by. Now, they had had before them,
yesterday, some highly respectable gentlemen connected
with the hide trade—three out of five who had been
selected for a conference on the subject; and they had
consented to the proposition without much difficulty..
They said, if the committee could find them room either
in the King's, Queen's, or Prince's Dock, it would
answer their purpose; and if they made no objection,
he should have thought that none would have been made.

MAclvEn said it was at a very full meeting of
the Docks and Quays' Committee at which that resolu-
tion had been come to. Now it was rather late in the
day to commence an argument upon whether they
should exclude this or that branch of trade on account
of the smell ; and he thought he was one who had
taken that exception to a speech of Mr. Bushell on a
former occasion. Bones and hides were just as good an
article of commerce so far as, revenue was concerned, as
anything else ; butlere was an admitted nuisance ; and
the objea in seeing those gentlemen was to ascertain if the
removal would entail serious inconvenience. They stated
that if in any of the three docks they could get accom-
modation, all their wants were satisfied. Those of the
committee present might remember that, over,and over,
Were pointed questions put to those parties as to the
smell of bones brought from different parts of the
country ;—so much so that he said, in joke, they were
half gelatine.
The CHAIRMAN—It was stated that the bones from
the River Plate were steamed.
Mr. MAelvEn said it was intended at first to exclude
other hides and bones; but, at the chairman's sugges-
tion, it was limited ; and, he. (Mr. Maclver) did
not think, that the board would 'be justified in permit-
ting the landing there of wet and green hides, if they
as
os uhl
ed
wfi na
sd
paccommodation r
nf themoerd, as
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ds waheetr
live
Sacorofasrs
the water, they might do what they liked at the corner.
The CHAIRMAN said the gentlemen all agreed that
bones from La Plata were not objectionable. Before
shipment, they were all steamed, to get the oil from
them; so that there was no smell from them, unless
they got wet with salt water.
Mr. MONDEL moved that the resolution or recom-
mendation be referred back.
Mr. BROCKLEBANK (appealed to) declined to second
it ; but said he thought it was desirable that the com-
mittee should fix a place where those goods should be
landed, because it would not do to land them here and
there. •
Mr. SHAND thought-there should be some specific berth
for the landing of hides. According to what Mr. Mendel
had said, they ought not to take the trade away from
George's-dock, as it was a kind of antidote to the other
effluvia. (Laughter.)
The CHAIRMAN said they had had the advice of the

A lettet was read. ft.* Mr. Edward Mills; surveyor to
the Birkenhead Commissioners, to the effect that Mr.
Hartley had . intimated his intention to continne the
hording along the shore road for the purpose of filling
the Woodside basin. This would prevent the' basin
being used as beaching ground. He had therefore to
request- that flats, carrying flagging, &c., be admitted.

into dock, pending the work.—Referred to the Com-
mittee of Works.

Three applications for increase of wages, from parties
holding minor situations under the trust, were read and

referred

This was the whole of the general business, and the

Reporters retired,

TOXTETH-PARK BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The usual weekly meeting of this board was held yes-
terday morning, at the Public-offices, Park-road,—Mr.
11. S. Alpass in the chair. The; other members present
were—Messrs. Joseph Wilson, William Baynes, Joseph
Harrison, G H. Muter, John Wilson, Henry Layland,
J. B. Hughes, M. A. Johns, J. D. Carter, and A.
Grindrod.

3E% GOUGH, Governor of the West Derby Workhouse,
reported that there were in that establishment, belong-
ing, to Toxteth-park, 331 paupers last week ; this week,
336 ; corresponding week last year,. 358.
_ _ _

Cheques Were granted for the relief of out-door paupers
to the-amount of £lOO.
The following letter was read by Mr. Cleaver :-•—•
To the Toxteth Board of Guardians.

41, Caple-street, Sept. 14, 1859.

GENTLEMEN,---In.refertn.cq to adapplicatiOn to youi board,
on behalf of your medical officers; on,the 2nd day of 4pril last,
we are now desired to remind you that the year terminates on
the 29th inst„ and that their salaries will becomepayahle. The
amount owing to Dr. Whittle will' be £B7 les., and-to Mr.
Barrett £62 10s: We are very unwilling to take proceedings
against the Board of Guardians; but since we last wrote, we
have gone fully into the matter and causes bearing upon it, and
it appears to us very' clear that the notice to terminate the
agreement was not given at the proper time, and that cone•
quently our clients are entitled to a year's salary, which they
claim.. If, however, your legal adviser has a contrary opinion,
we shall feel obliged by. a reference, and we will in due course
serve him with a process on your behalf.—We are, gentlemen,
your most obedient servants,

The CHAIRMAN explained that as soon as the rents
really became payable, they: told the tenants that they
anted the property ; and after the notices expired, the
ceased. The committee, he was sure,
diged to the Mayor for calling their

J. & E. WHITLEY & THOMPSON

Mr. JOHNS said he thought it would be wise for the
board to take the opinion of Mr. Holden, their solicitor,
on the subject. They had taken the opinion of. Mr.
Archibold, but that opinion was given with so many if's,
that he thought it almost valueless. He moved that they
better be referred to their solicitor, in order to have his
opinion._ _ _ _

Mr. HUNTER seconded the motion

Mr. CARTER proposed, as an aMendment, that they
should take no notice of the letter, further than to
acknowledge the receipt of it, and allow Messrs. Wiiitley
and Thompson to take action in the matter if they
choose.

tenancy of oours
f orn,r rn nab

-"Mr. HENRY LAYLAND seconded the amendment, which
was carried by a majority of one on,being put to thevote,
• The proceedings of the Building and Visiting Com-
mittee were read, which contained a recommendation
that the salaries of the master and matron of the New
Workhouse shoUld commence from the 12th inst. ; and
that they be allowed a weekly sum for board and
lodgings till. they could reside in the workhouse. The
pro?eedings were confirmed. .
A member of the .boardlisked if the penalty incurred
by Messrs. Kilpin and Montgomery, the builders of the
workhouse, should be enforced,. for not having fulfilled
their contract within the specified time, seeing that their
premises had been,burned down. It was stated that a
quantity of the work was on the premises when the fire
took place.
• The CHAIRMAN stilted that he had no sympathy for
them so far as the penalty was concerned, as the work
ought to have been done long ago.
Mr. JOHNS said he wished to draw the attention of
the board to a circumstance which occurred a few days,
ago. Mr. Pickup, the overseer, called upon Mr-.
Finnegan, the medical officer, and in reference to a
poor person who was ill ; but he found Mr. -Finne..l4/1
was from home. He then went to, Mr. Drawbridge
Mr. Finnegan's deputy, but he refused to act. He
moved that Mr. Finnegan be written to on the subject.
The CHAIRMAN thought, it would be better to write
to Mr. Drawbridge to see if he had accepted. Mr.
Finnegan had submitted Mr. Drawbridge as.his deputy,
and the board had approved of him, but perhaps with-
out his knowledge or consent.
Mr. JOHNS said that under the circumstances he
would move that Mr. Cleaver be instructed to write to
Mr. Drawbridge on the subject.

attention to the subject; and he liad no doubt that he
spoke the sentiments of every member of the committee
when he said that the evil complained of should be
remedied with the least.possible delay.
Mr. BECKWITH-Why, 'ite bought the property from
Mr. Cross, the under-sheriff of the county ; and if he
-
considefed that there were no objections to having such

tenants, why should we?
Mr. CROSTHWAITR—You must know, Mr. Beckw ith,
that two blacks do not make arwhite.
Mr.. VERNON—I am quite satisfied with the state-
ment you have made, and that it is your intention to get
absolute possession of this property at the earliest moment
you can, for the purposes §tated ; but in the meantime
I tell you that I think it is most discreditable—most
disgraceful, for the corporation of this town' to be re-
ceiving money, in the shape of rent, for such houses as
these.
,(Hear, hear, from the Mayor and Mr. Cros-
thwaite.) Why not cease at once to take the rent, and
adept such means as would immediately enable you
to get rid of these people ? As to receiving rent under
such circumstances, for the mere object of filthy lucre,
I must again protest against it as most abominable. I
would not receive one farthiim
The CHAIRMAN—Mr. White, are you aware that
these houses are really occupied by such people as those
described by the mayor ? Have you any knowledge of
it?

Mr. WHITE-.—l have no personal knowledge of it.
-When we purchased the property, I suppose the rents
were being received for it, and we only now receive the
rents in a similar manner.
Mr. STITT took it that the committee were deter-
mined' to put an end to the property,—indeed,
to demolish it ; but still, although the cornora-
tion had obtained pessession of the property, they
had not power immediately to rid themselves- of
the tenants in occupation. They could put an end
to thoie tenancies in the usual legal manner.
As regarded, however, the other question—that of
receiving money for them in the shape of rents—he
thought they ought not to receive it, inasmuch as he
considered that the 'moral status of the corporation was
loWered by it to a much greater extent than was -com-
pensated for by the receipt of the money.
Mr. BECKWITH suggested that, before the committee
took any action in the matter, Mr. White should' lay' a
statement before them next week, shOwing the number
of this class of tenants, and the amount of rent which
they received from them. When that was' done, the
committee would be enabled to take some definite
course: He moved a resolution to that effect:
The CHAIRMAN would again remind the committee,
that this property was purchased for the purpose of being
pulled down ; and if the occupying tenants were parties
of the character which had been described; the com-
mittee would have so much the less difficulty in getting
rid of them immediately. He thought that when they
had a report from their treasurer, as suggested by Mr.
teckwith, they would be able to take immediate steps.
Mr. CROSTHWAITE—We can eject them at once if
they are found to be persons of that character.
Mr. BECKWITH—'NO, you cannot; there will be a
difficulty.
Mr. GLADSTONE—NO, no ; there will be no difficulty
• at all.

---1111.fiu;;;Zu seconded the motion, which was agreed
to, and the board broke up.

Mr. beckwith's suggestion was then adopted, and the
matter dropped.

HEALTH OF THE TOWN

- The medical officer's report stated that the deaths
- ending the week Saturday the 10th inst. were 194, being
eleven less than the previous week, and seventy less than
the corrected average of the same week of the previous
nine years, exclusive of the cholera deaths of 1854.
Of the total 194 deaths, 134 were in the' arish, and 60
in the out-townships. Zymotic diseases caused 59
deaths, against 88 in the week previous. Of these 31
were from diarrhcea, (average 51,) 7 from fever, 7 hoop-
ing cough, 5 dysentry, 3 scarlatina, 2 syphilis, 1 scurvy,
and 1 diptheria. No fatal case was recorded of either
measles or small-pox. From disease of the lungs the
deaths were 44, including 26 from consumption. De-
lirium tremens was fatal to a male, aged 37.
Mr. M‘GowAii said that the report showed a decrease
in the mortality in ,the borough of about 36 per cent.
Mr. CROSWAITE did not attribute much importance
to the returns, because the decrease in the mortality in
the country was general. The other day he was rather
amused to see a statement of the Vicar of Ormskirk,

THE CAgg OF Dit. Smiantrusr,—ln addition-to the vast con- grumbling because there were so few interments. NO-
course of visitors who generally resort to Mr. William Allsop's body, he said, died !
magnificent exhibition of wax-work, sculpture galleries,
The CHAIRMAN said that
musical promenade, Btc.- Teutonic' Hall,- Lime-street, Liver- / at all events, that was not
pool, the numbers have been greatly augmented this week by
th
the introduction of Dr. Smethurst to his already world- pae case in London,
rativdyonth a
the
increase.
haste.e mortality there was corn-
renowned establishment. The figure is a full-length one, in
wax, and is positively a perfect and faihtful likeness, modelled Mr. CROk•HWAITE said that his observations merely
by that renowned artist D. Bruccian, of London, from careful applied to the provinces.
drawings taken during his trial, and is certainly the only model Mr.. VERNON remarked 'that the observation did not
taken. So great has been the excitement caused by the. case of
hold
Dr. Smethurst, that upwards of 5,000 persons have paid a vist good as respected Birmingham, Wolverhampton,
to this very gorgeous and interesting exhibition in three days.
Open from ten a.m. to ten p.m. Admission fid. d and
A thatco distr
ict.
Open musiniccat.
t
ion was read from Mr. Theodore Rath-

that ought to, get a license. __lf a man had spent a sum
of money in that way, and sold it for £BOO how much
of that sum would be spent in fitting: up the house for
.the business ? Again, if a man, by his . own industry
and attention. to business,. brought a large trade to his
house, had he not a right to consider that,a part of his
stock in trade ? lie • would say that the_ person who,
made such a statement -as that. Plan

license, he was not stating what was true. . The magis-
trates desired to introduce a local act for the purpose of
relieving them of an. annoyance, which the magistrates
had themselves created. He could not see how the pay-
mert•of £lOO fOr dlicen-se would reduce intemperance.
His own. - experience was, that it would . increase
[.intemperance. .(4o doubt of . it.) He could not

fora•
Moment supPose' that • the government would
contemplate such a thing. It was their duty .as
licensed victuallers to watch over • their. interest
and the doings of the magistrates, as far as their inte-
rests . might be affected thereby. There .were. 1,200
licensed victuallers, as ..stated by the chairman of the
licensing-. sessions, with whom there was no trouble.
Why, then, did the magistrates wish to interfere with
these- -1,200.? Was it because there were 300 ill-
conducted houses ? If so, why had not the magistrates
done their duty in making more strict inquiries as to
the character of the people •to whom they granted
licenses ? lie would say, if .they misconstrued or mis-
conceived the.law they were to blame,•and they had no
right to throw the-responsibility off their own shoulders.
'lt became the duty of the licensed victuallers to protect
themselves, and-under that consideration he begged to
move the following resolution :—" That a sub-committee
be formed to watch the proceeding's of the magistrates
with reference to any attempt to introduce into parlia-.
ment,. either locally or generally, any act having a
"tendency to promote the system of free licensing." •
Mr. DAN-SON rose to second' the motion, and in
' doing so he said the subject had occupied his atten-
tion for twenty years, and he considered himself
some slight authority . on the subject, because he
had taken great- pains to get. the information
necessary. He would' confine his remarks to answering
some objections that were made at the magistrates'.
ineeting--more especially by Mr. Aikin, Mr. Gladstone,
and Mr. Samuel Holme. Mr. Aikin had dwelt more
especially on the origin of the late parliamentary com-
mittee; and had repeated the objections that were made
as to the difficulty that the magistrates had in granting
licenses. It was not the fault of the law, but the
administrators of the law, that they had this difficulty
to contend with: (Hear, hear.) The idea now
entertained was to raise a considerable sum .of
money . for' the increase of the revenue of
the country, and grant • a license to• every
respectable -men that might apply... He maintained that
could not be done ; and Mr.. Brown had told him. that
the committee were entirely at sea as to the mode in
which they were to carry out their proposed resolution.
Now, he would contend, that men should have some
nians of carrying out their own propositions. The
latter portion of the speech of Mr. S. Holme he would
read, which was :

"This was a subject upon which he could say very much;
he waS desirous, however, that this committee should be again
appointed, and that they should do all they possibly could to
bring public opinion upon their side; . because, he must say
again, it. was only by supporting the government by the im-
mense power of public o-Anion, and by those whose opinions
when spoken had a right to be heard, must be heard, and
would be heard, that they should succeed in bringing down the
present system,---odious, discreditable, and disgraceful as it
was, and succeed in making that which was at present a source
of misery a source of public revenue, and in making it more
respectable in its character, so that it would be a benefit to
society at large. (Hear, hear.)"

Mr. S. Holme afterwards added that what he had said
had no reference to the respectable publicans, for he
believed a great many of the respectable publicans in
'Liverpool would join them in what they were advocating:
Now, he would contend that that was, one of the greatest
mistakes one of the greatest men they had ever, made in
his life. They were only to pay the country a tax or
Premium upon that which he called disgraceful and
ruinous ! He would ask, with all respect, what man in
his right mind would sanction such a proceeding ? He
did not mean to say that Mr. Holme meant what he
said, when he -proposed that Government should tax
the already . over-taxed trade of • licensed victuallers.
He • would put it to any sensible man what he
thought of selling the vice and corruption of the
country for a sum of money ? That was the whole
argument. He gave Mr. Gladstone great credit for his
good feeling towards the people ; but his whole speech,
regarding the moral degradation of the country, was
more a sermon than a speech. One thing was evident,
that the .magistrates formed 'their estimate from
the statistics of the police, from the presentments of
juries, and from 'recorders and judges. • He contended
that was not the way to get the proper information.
method,bo f. to
The magistrates took their estimate of the people
by the number of prisoners that were brought
up for drunleenness, and these who were fined, as a
commit
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tryaot se es osfhaorunlldi n ,dc,
ohimselfse to commit
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the
House of Commons, call upon disinterested men, put

a conviction, and a fine of treble the vale"
of the silk, £lB.—Mr. Cobb appeared for the defendant,
and stated that:the real facts of the ease were.these
On the Ist instant the-Ravenseiaig arrived here from
. The captain at once reported the shiP•
2nd he called at the office -of .Messrs•
Ashley Brothers, the consignees of the ship, and said
he, wanted to amend the report, as he had several pieces"
of silk on board, belonging _to ,himself, on which he
wished to pav duty. A clerk in the office said that it
would cause much troubles to amend _.the report. and
suggested to the captain to put all, the pieces in one
bundle and forward it to ;the baggage depot, and he
(the clerk) would see them passed. - On -the 3rd, the
captain was sorting out the silk when the owner came
on board. Captain Jameson wag with the captain at
the time, and the latter' went on deck with the owner`
In the meantime the custom-house officers came 03
board, and again overhauled the ship. The silk bad by
this tithe been 'wrapped up in 'rme- parcel, and -w5L4'
lying on the cats table. One of the officers searched very
minutely the charts, and between these charts be
discovered a piece of silk. This he seized and took to
the depot, and an information was taken -out against the
captain. The defence rested on the fact, that there
were nine pieces of silk, and that the captain was under
the impression that all were in the bundle. When he
was called on deck he left. Captain Jameson inspecting
the particular piece of silk, which he was accused of,
endeavouring to smuggle. Captain Jameson; after in",
speeting4he Barren being on deck,. thoughb
that it -was incumbent 'on him to put the pieee.of silk
back on a rock from which he had taken it ; and after
doing this, he left the cabin. When he (Captain Janie,
son) returned to the cabin, he found that the si,"
had been all tied *up by Mrs. Barron, the captain's
wife, but the piece of silk complained of was inadvertently
left out. Mr. Tyndal pressed for a conviction, and :NI:r•
Preston took some time to consider his. decision. -1-16
said in all cases of this sort he never convicted v/1-le.,
~,7
there was any reasonable doubtas to whether there
an evident and bona fige intention to defraud the Crown.;
After reviewing the case as it came before him, .he b
arrived at the conclusion that there was a reasonale'
doubt, and under these circumstances he should disnlis6
the information.

Singapore
On the

[Before Messrs. CASTELLIAN and J.. H., TURNER.)
EXPOSING UNWHOLESOME- FISH FOR SALE.
D"
Richard Morley, a fishmonger,--occupying a stall in .
John's Market, was charged with , exposing a quantity
of unwholesome fish for sale. On Tuesday morning,
the 6th instant, a fish-hawker, named Winifred Stanton,
bought 6.5 lbs. of fish from Airs. Morley for 3s•
Shortly afterwards, it was discovered that the fish
in a very bad condition, and totally unfit for use. 5,7
complained to Mr. Tyrrell, market-inspector, who t-
amined the fish, and also called a jury of fish-hawkei,
who decided that the fish was not fit for human food'
Mr. Muck, who appeared for the defendant, said that there.
was not the slightest evidence to show that the fish wor
. bought from Mrs. Morley, and asked for an ackluitt"t,
on that account. The magistrates was of a ditfore
opinion, and fined the defendant in 10s. and costs. d:
UNWHOLESOME MEAT.—lnspector Jones summoned,
Thomas Rigby,, John WoOdeock, George France, snit
George Talbot, under the Nuisance Removal Act.
appeared that there is a practice in Liverpool of killing
diseased beasts, and dressing the meat, the parties doing
so watching for an opportunity to convey it to the slit
for sale. Inspector Jones witnessed the defenclanit
come out of a slaughter-house in Scotland-road: 0344
of them had what is called a " quarter" of a disease
beast, ready dressed for sale.' As' this was the fir
offence under the act, a mitigated penalty of 20s• an
costs was inflicted in each case.

HOUSEKEEPERS.—The Coffee sold by Th°1111:
Brothers, 5, Elliott-street, at Is. 4d., is better the 1 a
pay Is. t3d. for. at any other,establishment.