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

KIRKDALE ANNUAL VEST.RY.

On Thursday the annual meeting of the ratepayers of the
township of Kirkdale was held—Mr. Thomas W. Metcalf,
in the chair. The various accounts were submitted to the
ratepayers. From these it appeared that at last year's
audit there was a balance of .4'143 3s Bd, since which time
there had been received in payment of rates, £1,933133 sd;
on some other account, £39 odd—amounting in all to
2,01914 s 31. Out of which on various accounts, there
were paid sums which still left in the treasurer's hands
£152 as a balance. He remarked that all due care and
economy had been used by the overseers, but
it must be borne in mind that mast of the
payments were compulsory, and such as could not
be modified. In fact, all the money on which the over-
seers could exercise any control was only about _.e112.
It would be recollected that a reduction of 2d in the
rate had been made last year, leaving it at ls. That had
been found sufficient for all the purposes of the town-
ship ; and as some addition had been made to the
rateable property of the township, it was thought
that a somewhat ' smaller rate might have been pro..
posed for the ensuing year ; but more mature con-
sideration had induced them to defer any reduction,
as the amount of surplus was so small. The Vestry
Clerk considered the township was called on to contri-
bute rather heavily by the Corporation for the free
library, considering the benefit which the ratepayers
had derived from it. The library rate on the township
had now risen to £194 per annum, and in all it had con-
tributed £729 to this institution. When the amount of
this contribution was taken into account, he considered.
it should not be deemed out of the way in them to ask
for the establishment of a branch library in the township.
Mr. Edward Barrow and Mr. Peter Marsh were re-
elected overseers, and the meeting terminated.

EMlGRATlON.—Notwithstanding the Improved and int.
proving condition of the country; 'die tide of emigration is
setting in fast thus early in the district. Yesterday
morning the Templemore coach was laden with peasant
young men and women, of the labouring class, en route to
America; and there are several persons in the surround—
ing country preparing to seek their fortune in the
antipeSs.—Nenagh Guardian.
ENGLAND AND THE SULTAN OF Mounocco.---By the
new treaty the Queen may appoint one or more Consuls
in the dominions of the Emperor, and both they and the
Charge d'Aftaires shall be inviolable both in person and
house. Each shall have the liberty of establishing a place
of worship, to be protected by the British fig. The next
article gives the important right of freely travelling
through the Sultan's territory. Any British subject shall
have the right to pass through or reside in any part of his
Majesty's dominions, subject only to the same regulations
as are submitted to by the citizens of the most favourecA
nations. Furthermore, British subjects shall have the
right of freely hiring houses, and may claim to be
assisted in so doing by the Moorish authorities. They
shall not be obliged to pay under any pretence what-
ever, any taxes or impositions. They shall be exempt
from all military service, whether by land or sea,
from forced loans, and from every extraordinary
contribution. Their dwellings shall be respected; no
arbitrary searches shall be made, no examination of
books and papers, except with the orders and consent
of the Consul-General or Consul. " And, generally,
his Majesty the Sultan engages that the subjects of b-.r
Britannic Majesty residing in his estates or doce]nions,
shall enjoy their property and personal see:arity in as
full and ample a manner as subjects of the Emperor of
Morocco are entitled to do within the territories of her
Britannic Majesty." Two articles relate to the manner of
carrying on trade, and then comes a stipulation which
seems likely to be made whenever civilised men come in
contact with Mussulman law. All criminal causes, and
all civil differences occurring between British subjects,
shall be decided by the British Consul General or his
deputy, and no governor, oadi, or other Moorish authority
shall intermeddle therein. In cases between a British
and a Moorish subject the matter shall be referred to,
the authorities of the country to which the defendant
belongs. If the defendant be a Moor, the matter goes
before the Cadi, the British Consul being present; if the
defendant be an Englishman, the case is tried by the
Consul, the Governor or Cadi being present. The Consul
General and the Moorish Minister of Foreign Affairs are
This singular regulation is
j de-
rived?dgs
from
the dlaes
,rceaspo
fttu.lations " between the European
Powers and Turkey, and whatever may be the case at Con-
stantinople, it is suited to the circumstances of such an
empire as Morocco. The rest of the treaty is mainly com-
posed of articles relating to the conduct of business, which,
though no doubt important, are of little general interest-
The final clause guarantees security to all the British
residents in the country in the event of a war between the
two Powers. In such case, British subjects shall have
liberty to depart, and six months shall be granted them
for winding up their affairs. To the treaty is appended a
, Convention of Commerce and Navigation, which stipulates
in detail for many practical advantagt s.