The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-09 00:00:00

MILITIA STOREHOUSES.

A representation by the Lord Lieutenant and C)lonel
of the 7th Royal Laneeshire Militia, as to the insufficiency
of the storehouse provided for the regiment, was referred
to the militia storehouse committee.
' A reply was read from Geri Pantnitre to a memorial
from the sessions, praying that government might contri-
bute something towards the very heavy expenses incurred
for militia storehouses. The reply merely required to
show under what circumstances the sessions had been
called upon to sanction the increased expenditure alluded
to, fer county militia stores, and by whom.
Mr Saunders moved that the letter of Lord Panmure
be referred to the Standing Militia Committee, and that
the committee be requested to refeirt whether any and
what reply should be made.
After a short conversation, in which Mr. Peel and the
Rev. Mr. Birley took part, the moti n of Mr. Saunders
was agreed to.

ADDITIONS TO P'LICE FORCE.
Mr. Greene moved, pursuant to notice, that the police
force of the hundred of Lonsdale, south of the Sands, consist
in future of fifteen men, namely, one superintendent, three
sergeants, and eleven constables.
Colonel Wilbraham seconded the motion, which was
carried.
Mr. Addison moved that a pension of is. 61, a day be
granted out of the superannuation fund to police constable
John IVldugham, upon his discharge on the rround of ill
health, and a gratuity of .£lO out of the same fund to
police constable John Marrow, upon his discharge on the
same ground.
Dr. Broughton seconded the motion, which was carried.
Mr. George Stansfteld proposed that the number of
police constables in the higher division of the hundred of
Blackburn be increased by the appointment of eleven
additional men, subject to the approval of the Secretary of
State.
Mr. Carson seconded the motion.
Mr. Thursby moved as an ameadment that the increase
be twelve.
The original motion was finally carried.
A gratuity of £2O was granted out of the superannuation
fund to police constable John Parkinson, upon his
discharge on the ground of ill health.
A motion, of which no-ice had been given by the Rev.
T. S. Mil's, to add five constables to the force of the
division of Oldham, in the hundred of Salford, was
ordered to stand over in the absence of that gentleman.
A resolution, proposed by Mr. Thomas Ainsworth, to
increase the force in North Lonsdale by the addition of
five men, was, after some conversation adopted.
The Rev. R. Moore moved, that the number of
constables in the Kirkdale division be increased by the
appointment of four additional men.
Mr. E. Birley seconded the motion, which was carried.
Mr. Addison brought up the resolutions adopted by
the special committee upon the duties and remuneration
of the police force, whose report had previously
been laid before the court. The object of the
resolutions was to remodel the duties of superintendents of
police throughout the county, more particularly with reference
to the inspection of weights and measures. The resolutions
transferred this duty to superintendents of police appointed by
the court, with sergeants of police selected by the chief
constable to act as assistants. The salary was to be paid out
of the police contingencies of the district_; while the salary
allowed out of the county rate, for the purpose of paying
inspectors of weights and measures, under theformer system,
should be paid over in aid of the police rate. This would
obviate the difficulty of having police, officers paid out of
different sources. The resolutions contained some alterations
of other details in the police arrangements also. Afier a
discussion, and with some slight modifications, the resolutions
were agreed to, on the motion of Mr. Addison, seconded by
Mr. Peel.
Mr. Peel moved that Mr. Andrew Milne, superintendent of
police, be appointed inspector of weights and measures for the
division of Bury, at a salary of £3O per annum, as suggested
by the Constabulary Special Committee, subject also to the
several' rules end regulations in the report and resolutions
about to be made and proposed by the said 'committee.
The motion was carried

It was agreed, on the motion of the Rev. Mr. Birley,
that to enable the committee to proceed with the work,
if they think fit, a sum not exceeding £32 be granted
for the purpose of flooring the attics at the storehouse of
the Ist Royal Lancashire Militia.
The sum of £2OO was granted, on the motion of Mr.
Trafford, seconded by Colonel Wilbraham, to the corn•
mittee, fir providing a storehouse for the 6 h Royal Lan-
cashire Militia, to perform some necessary repairs.
Mr. Rosson moved that the police force of the division
of Ormskirk be increased by the addition of one sergeant
and two constables ; which was agreed to.
Messrs. J,hn Armstrong and William Jackson were
appointed visitors of the County Lunatic Asylum at Lan-
caster.

The police force of Leyland was increased by the
appoin:ment of four additio +al rnPn

A pension of is lld per day was gran'efl out of the
superannuation fnnd to police constable Joshua Reynolds
upon bis discharge, on the ground of ill II 'alth, and a
gratuity of £5O granted to police sergeant Dancan Grant
upon his discharge, an the same ground.
This closed the business.

CURIOUS SCENE IN A CHURCIL—On Sunday evening the
congregation of St. George's, Bloomsbury. were startled in
the opening part of the sermon of the R,ctor R3w.
Erniiins 13,ylev) by a man of respectable appear,rnee rising
from his seat in-the western gallery and shouting out i❑
a very excited, tone of voiee-4—" That's quite sir; go
on, sir ; stand by the established church, sin" He would
have proceeded further in his haran;•ue, but one o:f his
neighbours and the sexton pat him down the stairs and oat
of the churCh. Mr. B tyley was perfectly self-posa'esed
during the scene, and twice besought his excited congrega.
Lion to remain in their seats and attend to the sermon:
IMPORTANT EXPERIMENT,* AT WOOLWICH ARSENAL
Cou Saturday afternoon, the Duke of Cambridge, Lord Pan-
mitre. Lieutenant General Sir W. Codrington, Admiral Eden,
and Mr. Monsen, accompanied by the Persian Ambassador,
Ferouk Khan and suite, arrived at Woolwich for the pUrpose
of witnessing a series of interesting experiments which were
carried out at the government practice range, Royal Arsenal.
The distinguished visitors were received by Sir W. F.
Williams. The experiments commenced with a trial of
shells filled with molten iron, which were fired azainst an
immense erection of timber work, resembling the bulkhead of
a vessel with masts. The second shell pierced completely
through the bulkhead and ignited the timber, which burst into
flames, Tho next experiment was against an immense target
faced with iron plates four inches thick, with 68-pounders, from
a range of 400 yards, when several of the plates were damaged.
The second discharge was at at a range of 800 yards, and the
iron plates were splintered and crnthed. The experiments
concluded with a trial of Captain Boxer's newly invented
signal parachutes. His royal highness and party left Woolwich
for Leaden, in open carriages, at four, p.m.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY.