Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-08 00:00:00

DEFICIENT WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

The following persons were yesterday summoned before
Messrs. Houghton and Castellain, at the Police-court, for
using illegal weights, &c., and fined in the sums annexed,
together with 4s 6d costs in each case :

Jones and Collihole, machine keepers, Evertmi road,
machine 14 lbs. against purchaser without weights ; 42 lbs.
against seller at 10 cwt., 63 lbs. at 20 cwt., and 112 lbs.
at 30 cwt., 20s.

Robert Unsworth, machine-keeper, Kirkdale-road,
machine 56 lbs. against the purchaser at 10, 20, and 30
cwt., 20s.

Thomas Towers, provision dealer, 69, Birkett-street,
selling scale 3 drachms heavy, 10s.
Samuel Philling, provision dealer, 54, Soho-street, selling
scale 4 drachms against purchaser, 20s.
William Soult, provision dealer, No. 134, Mount-plea-
sant, scale 4 drachms against purchaser, 10s.
James Tomkinson, pork butcher, 5 stall, St. James's-
market, lard pasted under selling plate, 12 drachms heavy,
Z 2 10s. Fined four times previously.
Henry Smith, tripe dealer, Cleveland-square, machine 1,1
ounce against purchaser, 10s.

Isaac Dunn, grocer, 129, Park-lane, butter under selling
scale 4 drachms heavy, 20s.
Arnold James, provision dealer, 1, Roscoe-arcade, butter
scale 12 drachms against purchaser, 10s.
Thomas Parkes, fishmonger, 12 shop, St. John's Fish-
market, four weights 4 oz. 4 dre: light, 10s.
Henry Herd, fishmonger, 22 stall, St. John's Fishmarket,
three weights 1 oz. 12 drs. light, 10s.
Matthew Gallagher, weigher, Victoria-dock, scale 9 lb.
light, 20s; eight weights 2 lb. 6 oz. light, 10s.

THE BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.
MR. GOLBORNE AND MR. GOUGH.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir,—Under the above title appeared a letter in your
paper of yesterday, from Mr. Golborne, the gist of which
tends to show that Mr. G. had been stopped in his
explanation with reference to his qualification. lie now
mentions that he is rated £34 on his house and £lB
on his coal office, besides being possessed of a large amount
of property is the township. Seeing, therefore, that
Mr. Golborne rests his qualification as a Commistoner
partly on being rated for his coal-office, I just come
back to the point taken up by me at the Board, and I
maintain that, in virtue of one of the clauses (10) in the
local act of Parliament, Mr. Golborne is virtually dis-
qualified, no matter what be the rates for which he is
assessed. The clause in question -expiessly bears on the
point, that no party shall be competent to act as a com-
missioner who is beneficially interested in any township
contracts. To show that Mr. G. is beneficially interested
I may mention the undeniable facts :
lst.—That Mr. Golborne, as agent for the Earl of
Balcarres, supplies the coals to the township commis-
sioners.

2nd.—That Mr. Golborne has in his official capacity
passed his own accounts when brought forward at
the lighting and watching committee, of which he is
chairman.

. 3rd.—That (if I mistake not) Mr. Golborne has even
acted as chairman of the finance committee, and passed his
own bills, within the last twelve months.
With respect to Mr. Golborne having been prevented
explanation at the meeting on Tuesday, I may just say, that
when several months ago, he (Mr. Golborne) addressed the
board on a question of privilege, no objection was offered to
hear him out, whereas in my case, an immediate veto was
placed. Truly, Mr. Golborne, thou didst speak wisely when
thou said'st, " motives are obvious, at least in Birkenhead."
—I am, yours respectfully, HENRY Gouwi.

N.B.—ln the foregoing, I have made no reference to the
property on which Mr. Golborne founds a qualification ;
perhaps Mr. Golborne is not aware that all property must
be free of reprisals by APO.