Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-09 00:00:00

HACKNEY CARRIAGES, R.C.

The proceedings of the Hackney Carriages, Baths, and
Birkenhead Docks Committees were c)nfirmed. They
contained nothing of interest.
The Coroner's Account, amounting to £39 63 63, was
passed. MAYOR'S COMMUNICATIONS.

The Mayor's communications comprised—Letter from
Sir John ilao-sden announcing the presentation to the
town of two Russian iron guns, with their carriages. as
trophies of the late war. Applications of Mr.
J. H. Bally, corporate auditor, Mr. John Rodgers,
in-door manager of the Water Works, and Mr. J. B. Pedler,
schoolmaster of the Through Gaol, for an increase of salary.
Letter from the Dock Secretary, enclosing communications
received by the Dock Committee on the sate of the
channels. Appli7ation from Mr. M'Kenzie, Superintendent
of St. George's Hall, for an increase of salary. Application
from Mr. John Fleet, Clerk in the Court of Passage, for an
increase of salary. Application from Mr. M'Donald,
Superintendent of the Chain Testing Machine, for an
increase of salary. Memorial from inhabitants residing
in Trueman-street, relative to the dangerous state of a
house in that street.

Mr. KITCHEN thought that in the present state of their
finances, some step should be taken to check the constant
application for increase of salaries on the part of their
officers.

Mr. R. JEFFERY gave notice that, at the next meeting,
he would move that a special committee be appointed to
inquire into the system of audit under the Corporation—
the committee to consist of Messrs Stitt, Shell, Gladstone,
Clint, A. C. Stewart, S. Holme. and J R. Jeffery. Mr.
Jeffery mentioned instances of defalcation, to show that
the system of audit was not perfec•, and moved that Mr.
Bally's application be not referred to the Finance Com-
mittee until the inquiry he proposel had taken place.
Mr. A. C SFEWART seconded the motion, which was
unanimouEly adopted.
The other communications, as above detailed, ware
referred to the proper committees.
Mr. Alderman PARRIR moved according to notice—
" That the meeting of the Council for August, next be held
in the Concert Room, St George's Hall.

LIBRARY AND 1117381131 COMMITTEE.
The proceedings of this committee were read.
The Mkroa called attention to the following letter which
ha had received from Mr. W. Brown, M.P.:—
Fenton's Hotel, Loudon, 24'h June. 1857.
My Dear Sir,—l have not heard a word about the Library
since the foundation stone was lard. I begin to feel that sonic
new ohsiaele to getting on with it has occurred. It anything
of this kind has arisen, pray inform me.
I niAbirstund that Mr. W,igltnao was here some days ago,
but I was net f,rtunate enough to see him.—Your's very
truly, War. Bnowx.
PALMFRsTON .M A YANK F,E VI zw.—P.drnerston is in
His Worship the Mayor of Liverpool.
practice the most thorugh-pac d opponent of liberalism
The Mayor said he saw Brown in London a few days that has been seen among the men of England for forty
ago and explained to him that Mr. Weightman's absence I years. His whole policy on this continent has been to
had dele3ed the proceedings. He also urged the matter intrigue azainst this country, which he both fears and
upon Mr. Weightman as strongly as he possibly could, and hares. He intrigued in Tex ss hr,ugh Captain Eliot, and
ho believed Me. Weightman was now engaged upon it. in Central America through Chatfield, aq long as he could.
Mr. PICTON said, with reference to the subject of that He se'zid en Ruatal Without a shadow of pretence, ani
leter, he was aware that remarks had been made ve-y now refuses to reurn it. He gash-reela tl. et at San Juan
naturally and properly in the Council, and in the del Norte, and endeavoured in every way that he could,
local papers, as to the very great delay which without shoving his hand too directly, to favour the Costa
had taken place in proceeding with the build- I Ricans in tln-ir seizure of the Nicaragua transit route.
ing. The first stone of the Library was laid He is now intriguing with Costa Rica to despoil Nicaragua
upon the lstla of April. Three months had elapsed since of any participation in that am:l.y of Americas commerce.
then, and the very natural inquiry was, whether anything I Under sundry pretences he sent a Bri ish fleet to the Isth-
had been done. He was very sorry, as chairman of the inns of Panama and to Cirthagena lately, when he feared
Committee, to have to say that he was afraid not much that we would execute just punishurent for the Panama
had been done; but, on behalf of himself and of the Com- massacre; and British ships are sow gathering at Vera
mittee, he wished to exonerate them from any blame in the Cruz under various specious pretences, bat really with
matter. It would be in the recollection of members, that orders from Palmerston to help the Pope and Santa
the plans were put into the hands of the Surveyor, not by Anna, and the Spanish expedition all it eau.—New York
the Committee of the Library and Museum. It was the Herdic?.

Mr. WOODRUFF seconded the motion, which was adopted
on a division by 15 to 8.
This concluded the business.

POLICE COURT. -YESTERDAY.

LIVERPOOL.

BEFORE MR MANSFIELD.

DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—A young man,
named Robert Kelly, described as a cooper, residing with
his mother in Field-street, Everton, was brought up by
officer 500, on a charge of having made a desperate attempt
to hang himself The officer, said, he was informed the
previous night that the prisoner had threatened to hang
himself; in c-msequence of this he went into some waste
ground that lies between Field and Canterbury-streets,
where lorries were laid down at night. He looked about
for some time, when he saw the prisoner hanging from the
shaft of a large dray, that he had thrown up on its end.
The prisoner tied a black silk handkerchief round his neck,
then fastened it to the shaft of the cart, and then tilted it
up, and would have been dead very soon, had not
the officer cut him down. He was taken to the station,
and the usual means were successfully resorted to, and he
recovered; he was drunk at the time. The prisoner said
he did not remember anything about it. He had been out
on the coast of Africa and his head was not all right, and
besides this he was on a drunken spree for the last five
months. He was very sorry for what had taken place,
and said he would stop drinking and behave himself
properly in future. In reply to Mr. Mansfield, the pri-
soner said he lived with his mother, who was described
as a respectable person His worship cautioned him as
to his future conduct and discharged him.
THE "SWELLS" AGAlN.—Jarcies Clarke, OEe Of the
swells, who was remanded on the. previous day, was again
brought up, by detective Scott, on a charge of
having picked the pocket of Mrs. Kate Berrill, of 47,
Boundary-place. Mr. Bluelt defended the prisoner. The
lady said that, on the 25th June, she was coming from New
Brighton by the boat ; she had her purse when leaving, but
on her arrival she was accosted by Mr. Whittaker, who
asked her if she had lost anything ?—and she then missed
her purse, which contained a quantity of silver. Mr.
Whittaker (the amateur detective) said he saw the pri-
soner on the day in question take something out of the
lady's pocket, and put it into his own, and while he was
speaking to the lady, the prisoner got away, and he did
not see him for some days after, when he observed him
on board the New Brighton boat. Mr. Block : Did you
then arrest him ? No. Why not ? Because I was
engaged with some of my friends. Mr. Black : You swore
yesterday that it gave you the greatest pleasure in the
world to catch a pickpocket. Now, why did you not
arrest him then, as you had previously observed him com-
mit a felony ? Because I was then engaged with my friends.
Mr. Black : Then your friends afforded you more
pleasure than catching a thief ? Yes, on that occasion they
did, but I knew I could catch him again. He swore
positively to the identity of the prisoner. Mr. Block
contended that the most that could be done was to convict
the prisoner under the vagrant act, the same as his com-
rades were convicted on the previous day. His worship
sent the prisoner for trial at the sessions.

BEFORE MESSRS. J. BOLTON AND HEA*II.
SEAMEN'S WAGES —Charles Smith, late the steward of
the ship Ariadne, summoned Captain H. Twisell of that
ship for £l-1 , wages alleged to be due to him. Mr.
Godfrey was for the complainant, and Mr. Collier for the
defence. The question in dispute arose in this way—
The second mate and complainant had a quarrel at
Havanna, when in the scuffle the latter had his leg broken,
and was in hospital from the 10th April up to the 19th May,
and for his expenses, &c., it was alleged that about £l3
was paid, and then this sum was set off against the claim,
as it was alleged he got the broken leg through his own
misconduct. The case was adjourned in order to have
some accounts examined.