The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-06 00:00:00

TPIE
t 4 Z, 'OAK 8UR144 I SOCIETY.

Yesterday .
tl the ciar, Afternoon this society held another meeting
''se of
01 Aldan rooms, South John street, for the per-
rs
Prr itldning the consent of a majority of the mem-
po 'fit at such meeting to the rescinding some of
risk 'teat rules of the society, and to the making and
pis gig certain new rules, and also for making and
r,
(tes.e"Rla amendments and alterations in the present
1, The
:fkollier:,'"ving are thenumbers of the present rules proposed to
0t,.7,
63d and amended :-2, 5,6, 10,13, 14, 16, 21, 26, 34, 35, 36,
the substance.6s'7 7, 77. 83, 84, 85. 90.95, 101, 102. 106, 111, 113.
aeedmis,.... of the proposed alterations and amendments is Place of meeting how removed; Erending age
.for
roto I,Fi°n or members; Raising the funeral money ; Election
; Persons nresent at committee meetings ; Personnas
e'reao.l:loofffince Officerssewo fandceeat.hyieatir vyaeal ,rtiltyr 7as
agn
';.i'lli‘tead of yet°llrilee•t°lkrotlicneds oaf"mo eetingt; and how called; with
Pro 'oraltr•rati Y'
Itg used r "s. , us. uies to be expuoged :-3, 15, 37, 61, 64, 69, 70, 79, 96,
St,bsta
of 10 proposed new rules:-Af embers' from 45 to 75 subscription to receive half benefit ; Hours for paying Ishke f:::::;l,l:uemrsbetienrsoefligible to be members ; Membert... trans-
kltake r°ll other soci ties • Officers under control of cr•lnmittee of.
'committee to be elected annually,
ni roto was crowded to excess, and amongst the per-
Ilroarl4eet were a large number of females, who,
trtita; Nlt the proceedings, took an active part, and
rte akr: were, notavithstandine' the urgent appeal of the
" rather uproarious,' their tongues (the only
41Thu
telirk„ eY bar eto defend or attack), far surpassing in
"ce 1t ter of the elcquerice of any of the speakers, As a
11,1etiooarreaol'Arse, the first business transacted was the
h2tee,, chairman to preside over the meeting, which.
t Pass; acontrary to the usual routine of society) did
tit dth r anPnimously. The officers of the society pro
;4 ;ill Mr• who had so efficiently discharged
?tili'es or chairman at the last meeting of the society,
iR~r ,coke the chair on the present occasion, which wasJ
4k' 11iled, and was about to be carried, when it was
'lrks that Mr M'Phillips should be the chairman.
ltek-tlthis qlestion. there was great conteption, the cries
X9le ladies, who cordially supported Mr. M'Farlane,
:h
e 'Y
au°,t enthusiartic, and the consequence was that he
Oltlu overwhelming majority, called upon to preside
reeent occasion.
Pose ;:'lna the chair, be, no doubt, feelinas the compliment
,"e'ern,ll" him, returned his thanks, and expressed his
oo4•,tuation of having the meettig properly and speedily
vlat'ai,i!t° a conclusion; and., with a view of effecting
:kaltieet, stated that he 7;ould only permit one person to
alio;
am time, on reap subject, and that he should only
6:7a minutes time. This expression of opinion
t419f7:1?..e..d with immense plaudits from one party, atd,
wi"e, wlth groans from the other, the latter of
?„,kr, 11. eras e,
however, silenced.
ehil,Zwa then read the various alterations in the
f we should have had much pleasure io giving,
kitee.,Nni so.- •• hi the copy of the
ihycaotts Lee 'anexptaina.--e cause,
'`elle4 were 'refused to the reporters, under the flimsy
ea,t,114 they were immediately required.
ktl'ett ,`'nert moved by Mr. Marsh, and seconded by Mr.
ge,t ' tfkat the alterations in the rules, as read, should
tte 7:Phillips objected to such a course being carried
11,1 e) a3ll coneeivedtbat it was never intended that such a
the 1 eh°uld be altered without mature consideration.
e It on to say that the meeting was illegally con-
tl'.l 4,14 that all the business they transacted would be
tI'4LIQI: void, but his remarks were rendered almost
"e't faire frorn the laughter, and cries of "shut up" from
Aleee- present.
titan ,;sues, who, it was stated, was a tailor, then amidst
'rlt:°' cenfusion% proceeded to speak in support of the
tinalitayt course of his remarks he alluded rather
tip air. Shepherd, as the leading man who had
tee an 0 .
Paosition society, under the name of the "Pro ,
‘`t:'. °les ",1t which was, in fact, a "defectitie" society, and'
Which would be soon found out.
Nei''''ePherd then, amidst a most indescribable scene of
r,tnligl.,h, attempted to address the meeting, and was
to,j)ropose, as an amendment, that from the
of
readthe alteration in each rule, that they should
• .
'°y bl vrtaftm. Immense laughter here ensued, and
!tan. t,,110 meeting expressed a wish to know what it
b ivito, stood upoe hslegs f five lie theCChairman, called up his
to sit down h minutes,e
ard
If of the Tailors' Association, then went for-
e°4d ° "" Purpose of, as he was indistinctly heard to say, ,
Rt hat rho the Proposition. He made some assertions
trial members of the Royal Oak Burial Society;
n'e'.e Pronounced to be falsehoods ; and, with h ,his
,"qtlt "ne,'tieacity, went on talking, amidst every possible
;esti disapprobation from the majority of _
I,hetline-t hie to course of his remarks, he was asked
kdalar A bad not written a note, dated from the
"41)e 8 -I"eiation, requesting the reporters from. each
tis faegaes 11
"'tend tor the purpose of hearing
. and e
bad
dodrteieneg
t,f, the (Laughter.) He replied that h
111rPese of letting the public know what vw...
1,4\11, e":„(AnOther storm of laughter.).
0. '
aldes-cribable scene of confusion, in the e
eof
t;tl3 or,„.eral persons attempted to speak: but th01e...45,665;
rya:
'Lied by Pe,fectly inaudable, the original Agioi was
hr, Gr 'Y an overwhelming majority.
ectiwood then proposed that cr
itain rules should
14, which was seconded by a •Arson in the crowd.
i°ea 'Nt '
h aced* attempted to but waiesoon put
tlr the He lar °posed thatdteriheem,..:4(ag should be adjourned
P s.e of con si
1'1).4". o the rules proposed to be
e, Is a
a',endment w?
t~a
ettio
to
Mended by some person-it was
..e
but he denied the fact, because
t r„; '4lld the, committee would not permit him to speak
fro, iimmico. At this juncture of the proceedings, a
t good looking, and exceedingly intelligent,
I.„4ztea ward and stated that she was the widow of
tV and that Mr. Shepherd had withheld from
tka Money to which she was entitled at the
r,nuaab' her husband. This assertion created a great
RiZ and in the course of the bandying words from
emeta the other, it was stated by Mr. Baldwin that
a°l7lld be proved. Amid a storm of confusion, the
Put the question to the meeting, and the original
WaS carried by an overwelming majority. A vote
itll4l.lre having been passed upon Messrs. Shepherd,
eetil,„Ticl Phillips, and the unanimous thanks. of the
'l4etae-,° the chairman, for his conduct in the chair, this
rtY body of people separated.

„11104„
G-4
T A. letter from Salonica, in the
t,t hat d TURKEY
slr Constantinople, states that Ahmet Pasha, the
",°itise°.',,.l4,asd lately vi sited the different districts of the
u goon
lqi.rlkancru adopted several measures for. the s Imre
bY ti)age- A hand of robbers having been fallen in
tri„sl! to „, e 'croon sent in search of them, were first called
r, but having replied to the summons by
!;:et,/f;4s,t,P'citet
%tR-, the
fire was returned, and four of them
h. .qtt five made prisoners. This expedition has had
of Clearing the country of the brigands by whom
(411 ti en infested.
slr' COLLEGES IN IRELAND.—Tbe Marquis of Kil-
)1. 'll-1”.
_Thornas N. Redington, James Gibson, Esq., Q.C.,
blest! ?nly Price, Esq., comms.si.oners
dappointel by her
Oeet,. "linqiiire into the condition an prog.re:ss of the
L'Plitva,eolleges in Ireland, commenced their sittings, yes-
`ll the Qneen's College, Belfast. The commissioners
ttNes;i4t the College at eleven o'clock, and visited the
Khali ;50d other parts of the building, after which. the
ti P.P04,3,,;.was opened in the. Library. Before entering on
Olt I,7Ctinf.,'S the Marquis of Kiltiar.e,. president,. stated.
k.lte„. as most desirable that no publicity should. be men
k'st,,,—nt to theproceedings of the commission, which would
'ts,eentiv be ppublished. Evidence was then taken, and
Virhnlvtlissien sat till six o'clock.—Belfast Mercury.
D PATH IN SAYAN NAIL -We
r 1), A
Vest"`", A SLAVE TO
erday that Mich-el Boylan and Philip
_lartin_
fire crested for the murder of a negro, the slave of
ij.154!;11.442,e1\ named Stepney. An examination was held
EZ before Justices Russell, Hart, and Reedy.
!IcA'ard, Carlton, and JThnson, who. made an
etr hlitl°n of the body of the deceased, testified that in
tlnt''''''zion the beating inflicted was sufficient to cause
t ,several witnesses were examined, the. substance of
klthvestitnony was to the following effect .—" The negro
n;rliii:n.W, as a runaway. He was arrested on Wednesdayis
rtsr, 5,p,.°Y Constable Jones and taken to M. r. Boylan, a
11,11t,e'en-i0 employed the. officer to whip him. Constable
him some thirty lashes with a riding whip, or
DstiN4"thide. In the afternoon of the same day, several
the negro tied by the hands to a tree, and
One
e
Iti,`'llst
Martin; besting him with a heavy trace strap.
Robert eurry, testified that when he came up
714:8 Place he saw Martin beating! the negro in a
tliqCii)eptl manner, while Boylan stood at a short distance
, e ; s os
"VI% ' Witness remonstrated with Boylan against
4,14t1 nlacity of the punishment, when thedne ro was
11.1)'‘lti'la.Ild fell to the ground, speechless an yrgostrate.
~111 Widened him to rise, and afterwards dealt barn several
''lts a waggon whip while he liy on the ground
vvec'sse Martin then dragged him from the place into
' 11,'here he died on Thursday morning. Sergeant
ft4'l;Psri °,f the police, having been notifiedofthe murder,
'h° plans, and found the negro lying upon the
111'‘',15 eu3' still arm and a coffin in readiness for his
llltor to the' city, he reported the facts to the
f
ft „%neral-, who promptly ordered the arrest o
lateill thi, '3oYlan was arrested by the officer, who, learning
tlqIY-a,e°llversation between Boylan and Martin that the
kr;
im)Plicated in the affair, arrested him also. At
ttsl,tae °: the testimony the case was submitted without
ha'iwrit jh the. magistrates, who committed the prisoners
4444, charge of murder in the Superior Court.-
44108, Feb. 7.