Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-15 00:00:00

GAS COMMITTZZ.

The proceedings of this Committee comprised Recom-
mendation to appoint Thomas William", at present porter,
as assistant inspector, at the wages of £1 per week, with
clothing, the consideration of which was postponed at the
last monthly Council, pursuant to the standing order?.
Recommendation to appoint John. Thornton as porter,
at the wages of 18s. per week, hews the earns salary as

that paid to his predecessor; and Is. per week in lieu of
clothing.
Mr. JouNsen asked if the establishment would be self-
supporting ?
Mr. KITCHEN replied that the fees a ising Lom testing
the meters would more than cover the expenses of the
office.

The recommendations and general procesdings of the
committee were confirmed.

The Coroner's account, amounting to £44 119. 6d.,
including £ll fur car hire, was ossed.

MAYOR'S C)MMUNICATIOM3.

A letter was read from Mr. Robot.: A. Wainwright, of
Lincoln's Inn, announcing the death of Mr. William
Wainwright, of the LiverpoJl Office, London.
The MAYOR said he had already written, in his private
capacity, to express his regret at the announcement which
the letter containad, and also to express the high estimation
in which Mr. Wainwright was held, for the simplicity
and integrity of his conduct. (Bear, hear.)
Mr. Housur said that n )t only were the members of the
Council aware, bu, every inhabitant of the town who had
occasion to transact business in London, was aware of the
manner in which Mr. Wainwright discharged his duties,
and all of them would feel great regret to hear of his sudden
decease. He (Mr. Hornby) felt that they would not be
doing their duty to the public if they did not record on
their books a resolution expressive of the high sense they
entertained of Mr. Wainwright's services, and of condo-
lence with his family on his less. (Hear, hear)• He
begged to move that such a resela:ion be entered on their
books, and communicated to Mr. Wainwright's family.
(Hear, hear )
Mr C. TURNER seconded the motion, which was unani-
mously :weed to.

THY MAYOR'S COMMUNICATIONS.

A letter was read from the Rtv. Mr. Gillosv, soliciting a
grant of £ioo from the C roach, under the powers of the
act recently passed, enabl ng corporations to make such
grants, in aid of the exten.ion of the Arnold's Vale
Reformatory near Bristol. The writer stated that within
the past year fifty-six children had been received into the
insitation wh3 were tent there by the magistrates of
Liverpool. An outlay of £2OOO would enable the refor-
matory to receive 200 girls additionally, of which
Liverpool world have the powerof sending& proportion.
Mr. Hoßsc.Y moved that the letter be rderred to the
Finance Committee to report upon to the Council. He
stated that he had a letter from the chaplain, f the gaol,
informing him that during the last two yearn ninety girls
had been sent from' the gall to all the different reforma-
tories, and of .the ninety, flfzy-threetad been sent to the
establishment in ques,ion. All the expense the Council
had to meet in regard to these girls, was simply to pay
their travelling expenses and to provide them with
some necessary clothing. From the time of their
being: received intcthe reformatories, the Council
wat relieved of further expense coneoraing
them. It was, therefore; perfectly clear that the Council
derived' considerable advantages from such reformatories,
and he thought it was their duty to take advantage ef' the
act of parliament which enabled them to sabscrtbe towards
heir extension. (Hear, Hear.)
Mr J. R. JEFFERY seconded the motion,. observing that
he had seen and spoken with the Rev. Mr. Dillow, and he
fully concurred with what had been said by- Mr. Hornby
as to the propriety of the Ceuncil subscribing for the ex-
tension of the institution.

Mr. Houses, while he did not intend. to oppose the'
motion, thought it very remarkable that almost all the'
reformatories and gaols in the country were full to over-
flowing In the new gaol at Walton, he was crsdibly in-
formed, they -liters obliged to have two prisoners in one
cell. The question, then, became a very grave one, whether
the pnniehment inflicte I iu g.tols was suffi:ient to deter
from crime. ES had been informed, and he believed with
great truth, that the conduct pia,sued towards prisoners in
the new gaol waos rather an encouragement for the idle and
dissolute than otherwise. He undergo° i the food given at
Walton wits far better than the -poor in town could pro-
cure. He was informed that they- got meat and potatoes,
good dinners, cocoa, and other condiments, which the
poor could not get in their own homes.
Mr. EARL*: : I rise to a point of order, you are- gi.ving
us a disquisition upon good diet Aline. We don't want to
hear it from yr n.
The Mayott decided that Mr. Hodson was nct in order.

3ir. lionsoN explained that he did not oppoae the
motion, and that he- was strong!), in fAvour of reformatory
institnticns.

_
Mr. Betimes esidethe Council should remember that if
they granted this application, they must expect similar
calls from all other such institutions in the country. He
did not, however, oppose the m ,being referred to the
Finance Committee. He also reminded the Council that
reformatories were in the hebit of reciprocating the rocep,
don of prisoners, and that while Liverpool boys were
receieed tea.
irons- other places.
ME.. Alderman Pisegeze said, he • never would con-
Lent that any of the funds of the Council
should be appropriated towards a distinetly
Raman Catholic establiehment. Hie considered euele •it
thing in direct opposition to the very principles of their
menicipal enaetmeuts. He, therefore, could not consent
to the subject being-.referred to the Finance Committee,
and he begged leave-to move that itbe not se referred.
Mr. AMIN was surprised that. the chairman a the
Fball2C. Committee- bhonld have enlgestel the reference
of the subject to that Committee. However. as the sugges-
tionhad been made, he did not rise to offer any opposi-
tion t it, but if it was the will of the council that the
queeion should be so referred, he thought they ought to
couple with it the- additional request that the Finance
Committee would consider the question of extending
reformatory establishments in Liv.rpool, so thet their
criminal children should not depend upon the charity of
ether places for reformation. (Eear, hear) He thought
it was a great reflection upon the town of Liverpool that
they should be sup,plimenting by a grant the performance
of a duty in other-places where it was developed to, amuch
greater extent than among themselves.
The MAYOR —I think your proposition would be supple-
menting a much lesser ques:ion,by a greater one,.
Mr. Amer—Then 1 should- prefer submitting the
Mayor's question to the Flamm) Committee, instead of
the minor one.

MAYOR —I could not roceive such a motkat without
a re
oerved that a reformatory for girls was
now established
At
e3staarrlnizosittis°s notice.
X .
'xi
at Edge Hill, and Liverpo3l would not
therefore be under the necoe4ity of sending somany away
in future. It was quite true that the re.formatory in
question had taken an immense number cf- girls away
trom Liverpool, and no doubt saved Liverpool a great deal
of expense. He should therefore not object, if me Com-
mittee could see their way, towards making a small grant
to that institution. _ _

Mr. Sita also supported the motion, and urged the
clams of the institution.

Finally Mr. fiornbfa motion was agreed to without a

THE cAaa OP, M.l.t JAMES M‘DONA.L.O.

A memorial was read front Mr. James IVE‘Densld, pray-
ing for a. re hearing of his case, anti: that it. might be
referred to a special committee for inquiry. We have
already, publishedi he memorial.
Mn HODSON said that they were. all aware that this
subjF.xt had been, before the Council more or less fer the
last.four or five years, but whether M Donald was right or
wrong was not at that moment tho- question. Whether it
wee true or false he (Mr. Hodson) could not say, but
Ilk Donald said, in his memorial that he could not obtain
employment so long as the caluenny,of which he complained
rested over hie head. If M Donald merely wished to
clear himself in the eyes of the community of that calumny,
whatever it was, he (Mr. Hodson), was sure that there was
no member in the Council who would not be anxious to
give him, a fair chance and a fair trial. For his own,part,
he had taken a very strong course in the water question,
but though M'Donald had- taken another course he was
en itled to do so, and to entertain the views whichhe consci-
entiously believed to be true. He felt for M`Danald—he felt
for the position in which he was now placed, and he would
be most happy to sit on. any committee, and give him a fair
hearing. He was sorry for the man, despite all kis faults ;
he pitied him in his misfortunes, and seeing that the water
question was one on which the best men differed, he did
think that it would not be too much to. app ,int a small
committee, and to give him a fair trial. At the same time
he should say that the Water Committee had always
endeavoured to act justly towards M'Donald, and that had
he conducted himself faithfully an i properly he would not
now be in his present position. He would move that his
case be referred to a special committee.
Mr. Alderman BINNSIT seconded the motion, and
observed that from the very first until the last moment
M'Donald had endeavoured to do his duty faithfully and
profitably to the Water Committee and the public. He
considered that M•Donald had been exceedingly ill-used,
and that the conduet of the Corp ration towards him had,
been such as to rain his prospects and almost to un-
settle hie reason. He thought they were bound to make
amends for their conduct by setting M‘Donald's
character right with the public, and by giving him
some remuneration for the loss he had suffered. He
trusted that they would de the man that act of justice—a
man who might be considered a prophet on the water
question: for all his assertions, however wild they appeared
at the time, had proved true almost to the very letter.
Mr. W. EMILII opposed the motion ; and observed that
Mr. M'Donald had held other situations under the Council,
and had lost them. He was sorry for the man, bat his
misfortunes were to be traced to his own misconduct.
Mr. Rouser agreed with Mr. Earle. Mr. M'Donald
had been employed by other committees of the Qouncil,

but he had so neglected the duties committed to him, that
that they had been obliged to discharge him. lie was
sorry for the man, because he was a person of very consi-
derable talents, but his misfortunes were owing to his own
misconduct.

Mr. JEFFERY urged that Mr. M'Donald simply tacked for
a committee of inquiry, and that he was entitled to have
this request granted, He c utenle I that Mr. M'Donald
had done his duty faithfully to the public ; fur when the
Council were informed that the wells would only yield a
certain quantity, ha came forward and told the Mayor of
the day that the wells would proittca the quantity required.
For that he was dismissed, and hence arose his first
misfortune

Mr. CLINT said the Council had over and over again
refired to accede to this request, and he thought they
would now stultify themselves by granting it. From what
he had heard from older members of the Council, ha could
not see what ground there would bte for reversing former
decisions.

The MAYon then put the motion, which was lost by a
majority of voices.

After- it had been declared lost,
Mr. HODSON (4 Mr. BENNETT called for the card; but
the Mayor ruled that the demand came ten late.
Communicatins were read front Mr. William Bell and
Mr. Thomas Baines, applying for the appointment of
London agent, vacant by the death of Mr. Wainwright.
The Tows CLERK stated thst the Finance Committee
recommended that the stipend be not continued.
'The letters were, however, referred formally to the
Finance Committee.

The Council then adjourned to Monday next.

BOYS' CLOTHING MADE WI ril GREAT TA:trE AT LE Wi3 and
COMPANY'S, Ranelagh-street.

Le Kord states that the King of Prussia, according
the opinion of his physician!, may live far some time, bzt
the fatal issue of the attack does not, unhappily, appear
to be doubtful.
HONG KONG AND MANILLA MAILS.—A contract has been
entered into between the Spanish Government and the
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company for
the conveyance of mails, twice a month, between Hong
Kong and Manila
LORD ST. LEONARDS AND TUB DuKE of NORFOLIL—Lord
St. Laonards, in a letter to the Duke of Norfolk, promises
that the complaint of His Grace as to the' unfairness with
which Roman Catholics a-e treated in the administration
of the Patriotic Fund will be bronOt under the considera-
tion of the Royal Commissioners before Parliament meets.

Coattatuctat, FAILDBC---The following important com-
mercial failure is announced, of the respeet&ble firm of
Messrs. Ross, Mitchell, and Co. They were engaged in
the Canadian trade, and have a house in Toronto. Their
liabilities are estimated at about £250,000, while their
assets were recently valued at about .E33C'e'ooo. The'
disaster is attributed to lolls- having bean returned upon
them, against which they held securities not immediately
available, and hopes are expressed of the practicability of
a resumption. The liabilities of the firms which were
announced at Glasgow, are alleged to amount to an aggre-
gate of X1,500;000, bat this is probably an exaggeration.
TILE NEW. CoUKT OF PROBATE' AND DIVORCIL—We are
informed that Lord Palmerston has recently, in the most
handsome manner, tendered to the Atteme3-General,
Richard Bethel!, the imp irtant offie) of Judge of the New
Court of Probate and Divorce., and that the nob:e lord, ie•
making this offer, in the most marked manner, expressed'
his sense of the distinguished services which Sir Rickard
Barbell had rendered to the country, and to the cease of
law reform, in-a-inducting those important measaree to a
successful issue in- the House of Cismmons. We a-e also
informed that the Attorney-General has thought proper to
decline the office,zonsidering that the circumstance of his
taviag had the carriage of the bills- in the Lawer Hans()
might lay him opeu to the imputation that his exertions
ie conuec ion with there had not been of that disinkreated
character which parliament and th,, public have at his
hands a right to, exteet. The rder thus made by the
nob:e lord has been,resptetfnlly deened by the Attorne3- -
G-meral, solely on the ground which we have stated.—:
Morning Post.
Tease GREENLAN3e,RiVIMB3—Whatever may be the final
result of the whaling, ert,rprise, with the vessels yet to
arrive, the fishing of !SFr, says the Aberdeen Free Prels,:
is eeielently to be a memorable one. No less than 30 sail
of large vessels, inriludicg stemna power, now 6-st intro-
d icea, have been sent-fritn Pete, head this year to prose—
cute the seal and whale fishing on the,shores of Greenland.
Of twisty that returned from the seal fishing in the early
part of the seas.n, not more than a sfth part were at all
successful. Of the remaining ten, which proceeded to
Davis' -Straits for the whale fishing,. the Maxinthian had
in the first place to put back in a disabled state for repairs ;7
and now we learn that the Gipsey and Undaunted, two of
the finest ships in the Beet, have been cruehed t. atones
aineng tne te,i; and that up to the end of July only six.
fish had been got, on theeast side of Davis; Straits—none
of which had fallen to Peterhead vessels.

Irimonn's SISTER.-.--The sister of Verger the priest who-
murdered the Archhinbop of Paris, appeared on Saturday,.
by council, before the earil Tribunal of tha Selma to,
answer an appliestics,ruade by a Drazdian, named Peres-.
d'Olivtira for an order upon her to deliver into his custody,
an illegitimate child of which he is the father. It appeared.
that M. d'Oliveira. after having lived for some time with.
Mdlle. Verger, and having had two children by her, had
made up his mind to-make her his wife. The engagement.
brvhett off, in consequence of the ,dreadful effiir of the
church of S. Etienne-du-Moat. M. d'Oliveira's feeling:
bring tha', although affeCion and duty combined, had re-
conciled him to an alliance wiat a peraon bel.m himself in
point of station and fortere, he °Auld not possibly becomf.,
a member of the family of a convicted mardere-. A quarrel.
subsequently insned. M, counsel contended
that he, having "recognised" the child as his in the forma-
peescribed by the French code, had the full rights of a
father over it. The court, however, decided that the custody
et' an illegitimate child belongs prima facie to the mother,
and that there were no exceptional reasons in the present
ease for departing front the rule. M. &Oliveira's applica—
tion was than disrulised, sat ho was decreed to pay to
kladernaiselle Verger off. a month for the maietainanca of
the infant.

Ties CROWN ..0D TILE CITE, oe Lacenozv.—At the Cotart.
of Aldermen on Tuesday, the Lord Mayor said ho thought
it right to bring forward a little matter personal to himself
as a breach of privilege. As was well known, the Crosvntsd
been in the habit of sending eight fat sucks annually to the
Lord Mayor, but although he had caused application to be
made in the•proper quarter, he had received none. (llear.)!
Alderman Rose said that during his shrievalty, veLich had
just expired, he had nor reoeived the bucks to which he was
entitlel. (dear) The Lord Mayor : And the Recorder tells
me that he has nut received his three. Alderman Copeland
They know that aldermen are very fond of venison, and
it's too bad to wit it off... (Laughter.) This corporation,
howevor, is in the habit of providing liveries for certain
state officers, and I would suggest that, as they have
stopped the Yenisei, we should stop the clothes. (,Laugh-
ter.)a The Lord Mayor The Recorder has something to
say on the subj?ct. (flew., hear.) Recorder :- It think it
should ha known that this is nut a mere gift from the
Cron's, but an absolute right, for, formerly, the citizens
of London had a right to hunt in the royal; fnrests, and
when that right was abolished, it was agresd:that a certain
quantity of venison. should annually be presented to the
city instead. (Hear, hear.) Lord Mayor: I think the
:matter should be referred to a committee. (Rear, hear.)
This suggestion was adopted, and the subject dropped.
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Sunday, October +tb, 1857, each copy of the Dispatch
will be accompanied with a map, a chart, or the plan of
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gratis, the moat comprehensive, complete and generally
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newspaper, six maps and two plans, in each year, will be
of double the size-17 inches by 25. The ordinary maps
will be correctly tinted, the charts will be properly relieved
in blue, aria the plans will he printed in a rich colour.
The notable maps will be the object of great attention in
the desire to make theta beautiful specimens of map
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protracte time, that the Dispatch Atlas will contain
more names and positions of places than any other English
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At LEwIS At COMPANY'S. Ran.,lagh-street.
BOYS aro CLOTIIND in the Agee of St& to Twent7 Yeah

POLICE I NTELLIGENCE.—YnTsanAt.

LIVERPOOL
BEFORE MR. 3f iNSFIELD.
arta
CURIOUS DISCOVERY OF STOLE:(PnoPEnTY.:—InsMpoths!
_
Valentine brought up Elizabeth and John Lilly,
and son, keepers of a house of bad character, in 3 C
0 ,
Brick street, on the following charge. It, appeared t
hat
on Monday night a man was robbed in the house, end
.1!
having given information to the police, the Inspecn
(and another officer) went to the house, and on searchte:
it he found an immense quantity of property of almost
every every possii.le description, consisting of shawls, handke r,
chiefs, purses, wearing apparel, bed linen, books, several
large and small Bibles, Prayer Books, and other voluniesr
a bank (savings) beak, in which there were .€33 to thee
credit of the female prisoner ; a variety of studs, sore
some set in garnet, crystal. " granite," and other stones,
chains, fee.; also about £3O worth of valuable chi
elit
There were three volumes of the penny Cyclopco"Z
marked William Littlev,ood," and in another boo!:
there was a card, with the name " Cohen, bookseller as
stationer, Liverpool." and on the back of the card WI,
written, " Rev. J. R. Evans, Westfield,
Staleybridgo
In one of the large Bibles was the f.,11 ow kg ealt
on the first fly leaf :—" Birkenhead Church bells wraPt
November 12th, 1825. Adam Coleborn, so of Mr. Cole:
born, born in the year LOG. Adam Coleborn was bone°
apprentice 1822," and in a shield, in pencil, was writtet
" No. 4, Great Mersey-street, and No. 1, Mould-atreet.,
A boy named John Lawson, formerly of the Blue-c 0
Hospital, who lives at 5, Webster-street, indentifiedolle
of the small Bibles as his property; but, in reply to `IP;
Block, who defended the prisoner, he said he had at
missed the book. It had his name in it, and NO
presented to him by the committee of the school. 111,
Inspector asked for a remand, as he had not time to to°
after the owners of the property, which was evideetlt
stolen. Mr. Black objected to this on the ground that
there was no proof of the property having been stolen,
but His Worship granted the remand for seven dap.
With
STASI:MM.—Henry Bakes charged Edward Ilayt
having stabbed him. The case was up on Monday, "1,7
the prisoner was remanded, as the prosecutor was il!"
able to attend. Mr. Bluck e leas• for the prisoner. the
facts were these—On Sunday night, the prisoner
some other persons were in West Derby-road in a state
of intoxication, and were refused drink in a public
They then went late the street and commenced quartet
line with each other. The complainant was in the street
►
and went to look on, when ha was stabbed in the neck, I
alleged by the prisoner, In reply to. Mr. Black, he said L
did not see the prisoner strike hime but there weal
other person near him when he was struck with the koLwo.
A witness proved having seen the prisoner realle,a.
blow at the complainant, but he• did not see ',me
knife, but it was picked up by another witness Po t:,ll_
sot. There was blood on the blade, and from theee,es
deuce there was little doubt that the prisoner strait:"
blow. Mr. Mansfield decided on sending the case bell:
a jury, when Mr. Bluck asked His Worship to- take bill_
as the prisoner was very respectable, and could find hael,
his employer had come forward to de what he could la;
him. Mr. Mansfield lolled the surgeon• who attent;
the wounded man, if the latter was out of danger? bt
replied not quite, as excitement or other cause rolaho
prove serious. The man, should be kept quiet for t"of
present. Hie Worship, therefore, refused. to accept
bail, and sent the prisoner for trial. f a
PosEntuu.ll-Ann O'Hara, described as the wife "
general dealer," and her nice, charged Ailey rAlirePhf
ed
at,il Samuel Murphy, (her husband), with 133.`'„,-
violently assaulted her. Mr. Cobb was4er the cli";(i
pleinants, and Mr. Bluck for the prisoners. It apPea„,,k.
that the complainants had some difference with the L-0,
aoners about somethin,, done to Mrs. O'llara's sileed
and, :on Tuesday evening week. the prisoners auto
on complainant looking for •her husband,. bet' ov*
was out, they felt on her, and the female prisoner too"of
potter and inflicted some severe blows on the head 11
complainant and her mice. There was nothing cleetthe
proved against the man, and he was discharged, bat .04
woman was fined £2 and costs, or be imprisoned.for "

mon( hs. reefl
A RUFFIANLY SON Pcrnrsnen.—A. young ruffian; us—,
Joseph Taylor, who lived with hiq mother in Blenholi
street, was charged by his mother with having attecolA
to stab. her. It appeared that the scoundrel, without sal,
provocation, took a fork and stabbed his mother. VI;
was the third or fourth attempt he had made to kill be'i
His Worship, in strong language, censured the conduct
the vile wretch, and sent him to gaol for six months; as
at the expiration of that period,. to an additional
months in default of finding bail to keep the peace.
CAUTION TO SAILORS USING FORGED CouTirxcarso,"
A sailor, named William Spillar, was charged with havlt,ll
used a forged certificate. Mr. Tyndall appeared for
Board of Trade to prosecute. The prisoner pleaded
guilty, and was fined £1 and costs, or two months itl_l;
prisonnaent. Another sailor, named Hoffman, pleade!
guilty to a like offence, and a like sentence was passed op
him.
SOLICITING SAILORS TO LODGE.—Thomas PrestCo/
boarding-house keeper, Kent-square, was summonedunde.r
the Act, for soliciting a foreign sailor to lodge
a.
de,
house. Mr. Tyndall was for the Board of Ira :ggh.d
.Cobb for the defendant. The case was roily man
by evidence, but Mr. Cobb showed such a. Case for tho
defendant, that His Worship was induced to mitighdraW
ate the
fine to 10s, and Mr. Tyndall @consented to
another case that stood against the defender
wit