The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-23 00:00:00

THE RUSSIAN TROOPS IN THE

When the Russian army under General
the Dobrudscha, says the Times, differem
formed in Europe of the nature and object
tion. By some it was believed to be the I
a direct attack upon the chief positions
army, intended to take advantage of the
adiiPted for military operations, and to
bold and skilful advance the heats of sul
lential effluvia of the Danubian marshes,
of a more formidable enemy. By others
was conceived to be one of a purely defel
for the purpose of preventing the Turki
outflanking the Russians in Wallachia, and
ins their base of operations, while it e
Russian command of the river by the
' forts of Matschin and Isakstcha, so
Lower Danube more difficult of access to
gun-boats of the combined fleets. How,
flitting opinions may have been contradic
by subsequent events, no one thought it
Russian generals should propose to
stationary in such a position, which has
military station can possess. It is at on,
and unsafe, inaccessible except to the el
mands the coast, and communicating b
points only with the main body of the army
shore of the river. All supplies of food, as
reinforcements must be sent by bullock
wards of sixty miles from the bridges lit
Brailow to the scene of operations. Tth
duces nothing, and hardly furnishes any
not brackish or infected. The Turks, on
remain within comparatively easy reach
quarters ; the deficiences of their advanced
easily supplied; and, even in case of deft
only have to fall back on the best part of
army. Nevertheless, in this extraordinary
position the Russians have remained sin,
March, a delay only comparable to the blo-
fatal consequences of the Walcheren Expeditront ir
now begin to receive some of the partieulalloftY'
such a state of things has given rise. A letter of
of April, addressed to the Vienna Medical 11(4604
one of the medical officers serving on the slY)t'i,;4l,
the most authentic information that can be °01,1i9
the hardships to which the Russian troops alibeq/
of the pestilential nature of the district, and °O,"
ordinary energy with which the Turkish ou,.tie-tri
defended their lines. " The ambulances in the
scha fill with such rapidity that consignments
wounded must be made twice a day to 11,0t,,0g
Matschm, and from those places to the left .
river." Even there, however, it is impossibleip
find proper accommodation, for seven hosPi ifea,)
miserable adjacent towns are already overerq cot,
further, bed accommodation has been ordereu
• the 07
more patients. The number of wounded in
scha since the passage is stated to be 2,60° '''abie
do
implies a total loss in killed and wounded Opf Ago'
number. In the month of April 31 per ten'
died in hospital —a very large proportion,
the averages as published by the Russia
Although, therefore, we know little of th(
operations, it may be considered certain
attacks have been made by the Russians _-
lines, that they have been generally repulsed
Russian losses have been most severe. IV'
formation of a later date, which states ti-
the symptoms of the spring fever, well k:
vite armies by its terrific ravages in ff
begun to show themselves among the
produced a greater consternation than
the enemy. Reports of the ravages of
demic in the campaigns of 1828 and 1829
lished by Dr. Seidlitz and others, who
the medical staff at that time. They k
picture of the virulence of this disease,
some cases be compared to the plague itse
no doubt that it annihilated a very lag'
the Russian army in those years. The r
seems to have recurred at precisely th'
well deserving of attention, and it seems
that a general should have deliberately
his army in the very position where they
to this deleterious influence. The nearer
to the course of the Danube, the more du
these fevers, while the troops stationed on
may escape them altogether.

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ACCOMMODATIONS FOR OUR TRO°lo.ci "v.,/ S.,.littroa‘e.
Notwithstanding the numerous questions W
been put, and the explanations offered, as 'let"?'
vision th
the
teas made a
their
e ifro for
eoalu r
condition
assurances given in parliament as to the comfa.riie et
troopshe
at
viable, and the accommodation Provided for e`,7,,!
OP' 47 I
to, be far
,",d
thing but satisfactory. The correspondent o
writing from Gallipoli under date of the Ist voliV
" Since the arrival of Brigadier-General le 0;5 v
(Brigade-Major Hope and Lieutenant Grahr4rr
aGppaelliarspoli, and et 5,40.,0, t
i
camp), each of the regiments stationed herffir V, •
spected on successive mornings. The Rri ot, afi 2 'if:
at the camp soon after dawn, and they riall*Vevito4- "'satkt
selves lucky if they get released after . three.le ecef' f-at
and marching. The men are getting into tflittse9
order, in spite of the weather. It would be wit; cr off 'N
if there was a little more attention paid to the:ll, eoDie, ee,
by the home authorities. The supplies of 0;00'0'th
uncertain. Sometimes the ration beef is Oniteylit the %), e
it is so green and nasty the men have to threstbeted; kloit
and their rambles through the French cainNeeca !f,t
see plenty of coffee, sugar, rice, &c., make ‘cpietil tlakte
tented and grumbling. The extraordinary sliesarlot;; ?vv. ki
these changes (in the weather) and the excessf,,,,' top, tr N 44,
of temperature are very trying to the men hy•iialliegl
is gratifying to learn that the average e` 0(10e,
disease is rather below that of most calnlfs„,"bellvd6 .'4
circumstances. circumstances. The sun rises, perchance, fr°,l:: ale e
hills of Asia Minor without a cloud to mar 01,s'iiiel,Pf tt,` it"v
the Sea of Marmora, bounded by the faint eer eite
the highlands of Asia and the distinctive 'woartl)oo Vtt,
European coast line, spreads out towards the,,iellee4tV
like a sheet of burnished silver ; the Dardibibl.V
swiftly between the contracted channel as sfll°°-ebvi!,tl
Thames in summer time by the pleasant meads,( tbe,e` f#:, ISt,
In an incredibly, short time the whole aspect ter fre, it4l
is changed. A violent storm of wind rushes septP,
of the sea and straits, lashing them into furY9s k°lll
the Turkish boati flying with drooping peakb; t:314-3 of ,:$ll t
of the shore—the coast is obscured by -Tria—resq,elA IS*;
clouds, which burst into torrents of rah' 019 ki
tropical water spouts. The French men-of-fvs'„ 00, tV let
send down topmasts, and.the merchantraea rcro•o:,fe!; k,,"ta,
and let go another anchor ; the rayahs Pk) roi°l fit) )‘4il
fields, and crouch in holes and corners till the st°,,ered dot
and the luckless troops on their march are °co tilt tti3N
mud in a moment by the action of the rain .e to `tett '.ll‘litt
which has fallen upon them, and then they h,s`tijeir ever
along through slush and filth till they ga'llrtbai, 411
In such times as these, canvass is a sorry shelteid ea JO/ r
"drawn" from the loose soil, and let in Wijiielll;lo
Oa Saturday last, tents were blown down by
as this in all directions. In the two Englilled 'oeell,
20 wera down at the same time, and esP°- t sag' u,
drenchingall the storm. Lady Errors e
these, and her ladyship had to crawl from u°
ping canvass through the slush in most sorrqel,el.o,l),
The special correspondent. of the same of'
from Shumla on the 24th April, says :—te3,,-eaell'4-4.
skirmish at Kalafat, and the erection by
12-gun battery on the island opposite Silistruft,oo oc
eating with the mainland by means of a Pe.' the
there has been nothing doing on either side 01 t
military operations, and it would appear liekfa4a
determined for the present on acting solely 0141
These being likewise the tactics of the Ttinti%,
the case resembles very much the proceedings,ee
schOolboys, each anxious to become cock of filtrilto,'l'g tSic
both dreading to commence the struggle, 1-)' 0.6 "of
blow. There- are reports of a meditated ,
Bulgarians in the event of a general ad a 3.
Russian forces. That the Czar has eani bii,ofe.
throughout the country there can be no det;pieDertiV
as one can judge from appearances, the eit„ ot
country seem indifferent as to the success v`i„ctit'p
and doubtless entertain no favourable reee""ctoto'
excesses committed by their would-be
occasion of their Last visit during the war °` bote
tbe
matt:
THE PEAR CROP in Worcestershire, c- ,111,14,1
—,)
for its perry, will be a failure, owing (iv,.
blossom has received from the present m1(13;60.105 1381'
AMERICAN GIFT TO TURRET.--The 'l' SO° as
accounts of the Americans* of the unite. 1,5,
sent a -present of 30,000 muskets to the 1:11. 'Oll
REVOLTING MURDER IN DEVONSIIIIL'', fOt,
Murder has just been committed on a yedll-", , Me 112,,a
neighbourhood of Torrington, - North 1,,)e.,,c;t1613: 1,110
Wednesday, a labouring man was proceew"' PrFi,cnie
and when about one mile from Torringt,,lie.;:eil
House, the seat of Sir Trevor Wheeler! Bart.vette,' Op
few faint groans, and, on looking round, l'eva s)'-a t sle
body of a young woman lying in a ditch, ft d 010, (
,
mutilated. He immediately lifted her uP, d ,vais oat ell
the poor creature still breathed, but her he a- „tel.
of cuts and bruises, and the skull was so frao',oN item"`
brain protruded, and her person appeareg „lo.tae
violated. When the girl had been remove „poc,;
house, where a, surgeon was immediately'
uul'aitert,i,'Doeo:s
ascertained that the victim was a f.Chfc.ei; ffe?;ls:'`,l(
Richards, about 22 years of age, residing le _00..1,, on,
ing parish of Langtree. She never beeames fiurej ti
It
she was taken out of the ditch, and she
day without having been able to throw,,aif,ustii)r
dreadful occurrence. It appears that tf
rried e"
Milo' ply
the district is glove-making, which is ca and
of out-workers in the small villages rotnTlifeetthre ija,evry
siding at a distance from the seat of n 3"
g the
get their living in this manner, are frequri_ facto tire
of sending some trustworthy person to flie
fold r-e
rington to carry in the finished work
_„„ied on J sto,"
wages. The girl Richards was thus oeef!;,)„iy
last, and having taken cut a fresh raoto
she appears to have made sundry little
uP..''.ronglivll,°,c
neighbours, which, with her bundle of ?a', Pp
her reticule, and 4s. 101 d. in money, Tt'she was l'oowo
she had in her possession. Of all ther e
basket la:dallo'
her. pockets having been rifled, andsshe.
missing. The woman, it seems, paked tif
observe'at el'
strange man with large whisker: dill
wily pa,seu
her, and as she was found in th
tured the aot':iti
on her way home about four o'cloc on lliesdagYloo°:lf
mile from the village, it is conjec the rd
„v.
her took place shortly after tha.t time,
mingle, v'sittat'ol,
adjoining hank being covered with ~,(''ore"
tance on tnei_
Footprints were traced for some dis„,,r_vevcr, the
road where all traces were lost• lit"
in the iffiwi;elf
the neighbourhood were very activeu
„c_r wes
and otherwise bearing marks of a fearful de3Piride.'"ei,
Tuesday afternoon the suspected mordiair;ed hishcer;;;s,,,:it
custody at Barnstaple. II
close custoW:
has been removed to Torrington, ill
shaved off his whiskers to esecaphea
the result of the coroner's inquest.
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TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1854

LOCAL INTELLIG_EIN-CE.

Ila •
p,
itka !lsT PLowmi Snow cf the season takes place at
o,7,iic Gardens on Thursday next.
4t,._ DAY evening, the officers of the Royal Lancashire
ta,,,_vatertained his worship the Mayor, and a select
ti:adinner at the Adelphi Hotel.
t kin Ili with satisfaction that our respected townsman,
ilt, • i Lel
Is 110inie, who has. been unwell for some time
h, 11 a state of convalescence.
ka 04.14(1vERPOOL POLICE have ceased to carry sticks
tided 'IV, and instead of them the men have been
44. with whistles, with which to make their signals.
tki;•tarPG'snx, proprietor of the Park Sawmills has
In 3' raised the wages of all his hands 3s. perweek.
4aLetembe amounts in the aggregate to £l,OOO per
ider.44.a ?..(r• Gregson, we learn, too, with praiseworthy
ptlreLtiit,sptrroevetid. es sittings for his men at St. Matthew's
lit
4 bkeikhaut. half-past nine o'clock on Thursday night,
.tad, out in the extensive bakery of Mr. W. Demps-
. corner of South John-street and Cooper's
k, la_ .... r .
nalii", Liverpool and other engines were soon on. the
,Te gun the
fire was quickly subdued -though not till a
wkea-ntit3' of breadstuffs was destroyed and much glass
A p '
'to k,taip
keys • NT COMMISSION for the examination of
.4',l'erpoo'tt,P, ri,e causes has been appointed. for the port
11,1talty ',,,, °Y the Registrar of the High Court of
kg c;„commissioners are, his worship the Mayor,
,o!iltN ;;I).Eaniford Raffles, Esq., barrister-at-law, Mr.
6.40,11411, Mr. John Palmer Palmer, Mr. Robinson
~klai lit, and M. George James Duncan. Mr. Ambrose
ete,?is, l'• Thomas Carson, notaries, are appointed by
'',PktTral. actuaries to the commissioners.
Ztk4l,
r',3 E., LECTRIC LIGHT.-On Tuesday evening, the
44 at44l',_a head officials of the Dock Committee were
I /84th 4 trial of Staite's electric light, on the tower
at
ecie„eild of the Huskisson dock, made to ascertain
64``)Iii-",,Y. through red glass, in order to give a con-
ii',.;ii Alia at night, when the docks are full. This
paaktsd---..oeics'eo. ntinued as a surface light at the Sandon
'4!,,,tZt.Tkrioff.-Captain Kermode, of the Isle of Man
k'l't, an, let TYnwald, has been presented with a silver
Olaa 7_ a complimentary address, by the Londonderry
mllet ticket Company, as a mark of their approval of his
t'oeell tilli!'hig the time the Tynwald was chartered to run
bv,e4,,,,..is Port and Londonderry.
A, - PROM THE GRECIAN HOTEL.-Edward
Llleotring man who was remanded on suspicion of
Lll ttone.tl in the late extensive.robbery from the
o•4",Khy, '',,e4, in Dale-street, was again brought, up .
Lae ~,•`ll magistrate said the case was very suspi-
th'ucenci-as made more so by the fact that the prisoner
Vta,,, several times previously convicted. However,
4418.,a doubt, he would give the prisoner the benefit
otii I,,eharge him.
It, 'e,,styß ROBBERIES IN LIVERPOOL.- On Thursday
VSeOtitryinan was robbed of about £5OO in notes,
i., ii "wbourhood of Williamson-square.-On the same
aa ti
kLke \le Shon of Mr. Keen (of the late firm of Gray
p',t&_ll.‘autical instr. ument maker,. at Wapping, was
ra De1,,,W,,4e hack premises, 'which had been forced open
eze v,14,1,111 crowbar, and a variety of chronometers, &c.,
i,ktaite of £l5O, stolen.
a,, To THE JUDGES AT THE MANSION-HOUSE-
i,_4(I4„ .
1a,414,' evening the annual dinner was given by the
tl",a w'erur, at the Mansion-house, to the yu ges. Th
Oy':,,nainerous and besides the learned judges, the
111-,welr:,_4l.ded many of the nobility and gentry • among
kti°' Atal„suis grace the Archbishop of Canteilairy, the
41„(q4114'1„?sbury, Sir John Packington, Pb Thomas
$. ' tac;.;."'sn., M.P., W. Mundy, Esq., M.P., &c., &c.
114,3 i ep,;,,/?T AT Boompa-About five o'Flock on
it'''"'' 1 -4g a man, apparently under the influence
k 3 .Vp c 3
;111,04- seen driving a gig at a furious rate up
ht th nt, when the horse swerved to one side and
risq ofrehgig in contact with a lamp-post, which was
Vie g,.u3r the collision. The horse was thrown down,
11,4t4 fe.,,,,er it ; the shafts were broken, and the man,
%Nail° who accompanied him, were pitched with
a 4,d° the opposite side of the road, where they lay
f. motionless. Mr Reed surgeon, was sent for,
; thews
kfound that the female had dislocated her shoul-
k man had escaped with trifling injury ; and the
N,..... Uuable one, though stunned for some time, did
`itt.l74,' t be much hurt.
3' t 1. Accinmar.-On Tuesday night, an accident,
lg42,llattended with loss of life, occurred near the
i11';,43-,7-street station of the Lancashire and Yorkshire
L'44:4lkra.The nine o'clock train for Waterloo, left the
48 fstreet station at the proper time, and had pro-
'';'lte a?' as the goods hoist, a distance of about half a
AN: it came in contact with a train of goods wagons.
t,illta taLt the time was in the act of pushing the goods
the 44, i-ta! siding. One of the wagons in the centre of
ere, '.4PPears, had got off the line, and, on coming
.'ell s'zig points, it dragged two others off. The
over and obstructed the up line, and hence the
e,w„ith. the passenger train, which ran into the
Nqt -ling the breaking of the tender of the engine,
koecthl one third-class carriage, a van, and two or
_,, Oia "ere Two of the carriages of the.passent-
Ri A e thrown off the line by the concussion, but
U pelt 1441,,,q,..4tiegin,,,e. The confusion and alarm which the colh-
OA ‘z ea were great, but the accident happening so
e `i Station, assistance was soon procured, and
°eel el' tr •
lie 0. k,, the rain was brought hack
.into the station. Seve-
aiti, i itcl, Passengers were injured, some slightly, and
,i,
ti 4.1,1 e severely.
12 ,k11t.,,.'..,/ii•na BY A SERVANT GIRL.-On Thursday a ,
, ; 4, q'''',,_ I„ named Mary Gibson, about
.fifteen or sixteen
urf •Vge, was brought before the magistrates by detec-
trip Olk agiole i arged with stealing twelve gold-plated
t,Nei,,Wafe'beguai ids, worth 4s. 6d. each, and a pair of
a,; ~.'loP'cl gloves, from the shop of Mr. Smith, draper, 8,
fio ,1 ~th;kad. It appeared that the prisoner had been,
ill 4,Z,ai,12,th instant, in the service of Mrs. Davies, 3,
#,,,,5' 'll%ta7,,eet. She had purchased a dress from the
i(""*,, ",t, it 'S. ;'° which she was to pay by instalments, and
cel', 144"Att ent to the prosecutor's shop to pa the
tile'
4r "8, a e 44:-While in the shop she asked to see some
''' f, it Part '1(1
oti 'e th ofduring the time the assistant went to ano-
tlie' 3, ~ell e,„`ne shop to get them, she took the guards.
.00i %.'43,i,,--' a slight glance at the bonnets and left the
eg °p; It 4, kivethshe would go and ask her mother if she
tP,, %e sh e price asked for them. Shortly after she
btlq ? tit,,,klv.ilo the guards were missed, and information
,OA N-Irth. Carlisle he went to the house, and found
,', N(111111°.gold guard, which, in reply toga question,.
OP; Niok. a,hBn,,e had bought from Mr. Smiths assistant
~,:c 'iSi4:e;iir,,,she had given another to a little boy in
e 5 ' qki e" she stated she had won at a lottery. On
)4, tile, ,u :yes her_ l.ae,
I, up stairs, the officer also found a pair of
ire': '4 e, w-iell bore a private mark of the prosecutor.
l'IV; VIII, ponlillitted for trial.
4 tll 0111 fl 4 TnE I 3 SOLDIERS' WIVES, &C.-
11. l,i4„ lit. the BENEFIT
thisOF .
rt...4e li q u benefit of charity, given at the Town-
se°„,,e IN „the drsday
,night, was a very brilliant one. It was
e i:d 'N,,. 4'),,.4ll„lllliguished patronage of Lady Sefton, Lady
ot:f 11;•;`);N,' bleth, Lady M`Dougal, Mrs. Ashton, Woollen-
h,e;,,'i 't'kii;;l'lrs."'„,niiidell, Crosby-hall Mrs. Bourne, Heath-
in 1 0'; AT"-• nornby, Sandown ; Mrs. B. H. Jones,
itt,
_l4 Loyd rs• Langton, Abercromby-square ; Mrs. John
lerci, il,,:kstards' .7,Arigburth ; Mrs. Littledale, Highfield; Mrs.
~, . yo,„ Moss, Roby-hall Mrs. Jacques Myers, Har-
r
lr, ,t,114;5• ; ~i; Mrs. J. B. Neilson, Doe-park ; Mrs. Tinne,
elie!; llotto11.4r;slyllompson, Thingwall ; Mrs. .J. N. Walker,
",4 1/414, the „Vie Earl of Sefton, lord-lieutenant of the_ ,
0,4 ,h) alla worshipful the Mayor of Liverpool, Colonel
01'... ittlelkaii, li ~„staff, Sir T. G. Hesketh, Bart. ; Sir D.
e1),,,'-• ~'liti,4'3', 4,',,•-, S. ; the Officers of the Royal Lancashire
ID ~Ilitii :1•1,k i.:4 the Officers of the Second Royal Lancashire
0,,,°' r.,, 44(1 itu'A the lady patronesses and patrons were pre-
O't n., h " eolupany also included Lord Pomfret, Major
eto ik.P4'n of the 4th Royal Lancashire Militia, Hardman
ay !, 7_ettr,,Williain Earle, Esq., Hugh. Hornby, Esq.,
ve., ivii K 1 hundred other gentlemen and members of the
(JO' NI, ,-,7nies residing in the borough and neighbour-
-4 6 1',,,t0 latl3ool. Dancing commenced soon after nine
4,,,, 4 „t,..-- music of Gribbin's band. The following
l t te, eha'Yed 011 the'occasiOn :-1, polka, Sovereign ;
01: 11. i 5,-411t d'Amour ;3, quadrille, English ;4, polka,
.11r; i klP1;11013, Etna ; 6, quadrille, Scotch ;7, waltz,
~y itz444, t, , Polka, Cheer Boys Cheer ; 9, Lancers ;
i .Scr ktt • '_'neere ; ai, Tempi to 12, galop, Electnc;
.e, 14ta, I,;_. British Navy ; schottische, Hungarianancers :
\(li
001, tkz, iT''"ealuida ; 16, polka, Dram ; 17,
° ,i ~P, ejln, Ph of the Wave; 19, polka,l ,Kathinka;
tit , fi,„ eti°o ; 21, galop, Irish.
~,,Y l In ''.°Zl3 N
0, T •ti 0 NUISANCE ON THE ..,IVE •
1/ R -There has
ibe 0, t' Nrr ation for several days, in the Woodside
ill: tlt,ted viral, 1.,,_ a smoke-prevention apparatus, invented
10 wi'l'e -1' °Y Mr. O'Regan, engineer, Belfast, and
or Njwhiezi, to answer the object intended. The appa-
Oc 'ol4,th-la:his Patented, is constructed on the principle of
cle ; ei1,211-10,,tated air into the furnace at different places,
In of 4'llot ',.‘a""g" easily regulated so as to insure complete
in` Itas'l tlit.., all the carbonaceous matter. A secondary
‘i.t ittat„Alivention is that the furnace door never be-
'l's m-r etla-TY heated, there being a box or chanibT*
j theoiti fr which the cold air has to pass before it
,fed ~„-t, k• th -Illa,ee. Arrangements are also made for (Its-
i..t m 411(1 e coal and preventing the formation of din-
t' "4 ~?),4- the apparatus seems to be free from the objec-
ii„, t aae,,,_ ~
inr,„ 41 ~,AL-waily heating different portions. of the boiler,
,iP LI tii't sudden and great variations in the tempera-
A"' th e furnace. The application of Mr. O'Regan's
, , , e ai,.. •
al" ell eg„,,l Wirral steamboat is an experiment, and should
the N. lf,,factory we understand that it is the intention
e
01l ,'' 'ktkea fraenhead commissioners to contract with the
oaf' ,t,,,,111,3°1' fitting up the whole of their boats with i
, AiNtil erY• Mr. Newlands and Mr. Gowen, on
the
~, k el; Health Committee, have been watching
the
tbe 'lt ,',and it is to be hoped that, if successful, tl,
eD th aelolic opinion and their own good feeling Will
le i ~,,t ,
P: ' yreth'Pfaers of steamers plying on the river, as well
at, \i1,1% '4.letors of works where steam-engines are used,
i'',, 6k `e 411411 y. in an endeavour to suppress to the utm
hest ,'illt extent the nuisance arising frdin smoke.
i;tt, koitto.
4 ,I's Il4t •,.(\_.NARY SEIZURE OF BAD MEAT AT NEWTON
'ee s'lty ' Thursday, Mr. W. M. Ireland, the chairman
al , Sal,etot
or , Board of Health,
' f 1 14e °rd, toappeared. at the New
tc atlq ,11 o„,. prosecute butchers for having in their
the ,', AreB7-4111d meat. The first case taken was against
tlie dayl.\ af, er. Mr. Booth, the inspector,
stated that,
ie of Vt aNto`ervioon, he went to Mr. Webs ter's slaughter-
,OPtt•sot Milled by Mr. John Robertsa butcher, and
he IN 0110 s' where he found the halves pf six corwesr,enuoiti
'itPe fit,, hal was sound. Mr. Roberts said they 1 .
a" a.heraill.!ll food, and that the whole did not weigh
l'ar k1a,417Y Hall, butcher, was charired, "
With having
Of k %kid ilst,sllll occupier of a slaughter-house,
\ the regis-
.o.:k., yZ.W. The next case was against Ashton Board-
r' nli-kat --ger• It was proved that a beast was f_und
l'ie, eikli,, aiter-h.ouse unfit for human food. Mr.. Picaike_ro:
4.ets '4,4`10,",,,,1 k'leacte inspector of Salford, said tgrhaeutttneeitszt
c.,a, ,11. a. Ali. ',pain
carried on to a very
F`,Te kg h,‘ln, t, ,pain the last two years, they had seized
ja• , 4t 44 b ...e borough of Salford, the greater part of
ar; kted teen brought from Newton Heath. Mr. Ire-
;0! \ltt,,',4l,,,baat in Newton Heath it was calculated that
S(P \411%% iri hii4ll an average, twenty dead beasts a week
i : , 4,(J been food. Amongst the rest, goats, and even '
ttltkill
e Si,. . -che el found mixed up with other meat that was
vir y, t, led, board was so alive to this evil that they were
Oie,: ca't ye Des; possible, to put it down. If the dealers
g, !,,,,,21,112.14 ~pitted to go on in the way they were doin.g.
'itt,4lll 1,8,,,180.11 half the country. Mr. Trafford
sag'
C,O Nt4,°ilitliveet to Boardman's case, the magistrates
L'l,, Pon a e0t.,911 that there was not sufficient evidence to
fl i illl ail action, but Webster and Hall were each con-
-5e l'f li4t N, enaltY of £lO and 'costs, or two months' im-
-4 ekte The . `
rot tie nt of „ magistrates, by thus inflicting to the
i I'4 a bile law, hoped that this disgraceful trade
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MEssas. M'ansrn AND TA MPLIN have commenced
running steamers between this town and Jersey, callingd
at
Pen.sance, Falmouth, and Plymouth. For cheapness an
variety we do not know of a more pleasant trip by sea.
BLOWING OPEN A SAFE WITH OUNNPOWDER.— 011
Thursday night, or early on Friday morning, some person
or persons. at present unknown, entered the counting-
house of Mr. Underwood, which is situate within his rope-
walk, in Bury-street, Salford, and by means of gunpowder
blew open his safe, and took therefrom a sum of £2O in
gold. Between six and seven on Thursday night, all was
safe at the counting-house; but the first person who went
there on Friday morning found the outer door burst open,
and the lock of an inner door picked ; and a three-bolted
safe, which stood on a block of wood in a corner of one of
the rooms, was laid on its back in the middle of the floor,
with its front completely blown out After removing the
safe from where it stood, the robbers appear to have laid it
on the floor with the door upwards, and thus charged it
with powder. The small locks inside the safe had all been
forced open, and the £2O, which was all the safe contained,
had been taken out. All the cupboards in the counting-
house had also been opened; but although there were a
number of articles of some value in the counting-house,
nothing appears to have been taken except the money.
A number of panes in the windows of the counting-house
had been broken by the explosion of the gunpowder used
in opening the safe.—Manchester Guardian..
PROPOSED RAILWAY ACCO3I3IODATION FOR THE DOCKS.
—At the meeting of the Health Committee, on Thursday,
a letter from Mr.' W. Earle was read, in which it was inti-
mated that a proposition had been made to the directors
of the Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Railway Com-
pany, to construct a branch from that line, near Sandhilla,
to the Sandon Dock, and thence along the quays to the
south end of the Prince's Dock, and wishing to ascertain
what were the feelings of the authorities on the subject.
Mr. Earle and Mr. Hugh Hornby, on behalf of the board
of directors of the Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Rail-
way, attended the committee, accompanied by Mr. Sharpe,
engineer, who had made the proposition to the directors
for constructing the branch railway.—Mr. Sharpe ex-
plained his plan for the branch line. It is proposed that
it be a high level railway, carried along Regent-road upon
pillars, till it reaches the dock wall ; that it shall then run
along the outer wall of the docks, supported by the wall
and by pillars, to be erected on the street side, so as to form
a sort of piazza ; and in this way the line to be continued
into the heart of the town. It is proposed that there shall
only be one line of rails, and that the traffic shall be con-
fined to passengers, the trains to be worked by stationary
engines at each end of the branch. There are to be
stations at each of the docks for taking up and putting
down passengers ; so that in addition to the branch being
worked as a portion of the Liverpool and Southport Rail-
way, it will be a sort of omnibus line, giving facilities to
persons having business at the docks. A model was
exhibited to the committee, showing a small portion of
the railway where it would be in connection with the dock
wall. A conversation, took place, and the committee
seemed favourably disposed towards the project, subject to
proper arrangements. It was ultimately decided that time
should be taken for further considering the matter, and
that the result should he communicated to the gentlemen
representing• the railway company. The plan was also
brought before the Dock Committee on Saturday, with a
similar result. In the construction of the proposed line
the company would trench, of course, on the property of
the Corporation and of the Dock Committee, but, as a
set-off, they propose to remove all the night-soil and
manure to the north, without any cost to the public.
ORR AND ANOTHER V. THE UNION BANK or SCOT-
LAND.—This was an appeal, heard in the House of Lords
on Tuesday, from an interlocutor pronounced by the First
Division of the Court of Session in Scotland, in a suit
where the appellants were the pursuers, and the respon-
dents the defenders. The appellants were Messrs. Wm.
Orr and Alfred Barber, merchants in Liverpool ; whilst
the respondents were the directors and managers of the
Union Bank of Scotland. It appeared that a merchant in
Glasgow, of the name of John Gordon Campbell, was ac-
customed to have business transactions with the firm of
Orr and Barber in Liverpool, and that in the course of
such transactions he became indebted to that house in the
sum of £460 95., whereupon, on the 22nd of October, 1844,
he paid into the Union Bank at Glasgow the sum of £460
Ps., to be paid to Messrs. Orr and Barber, in Liverpool.
The Union Bank gave Mr. Campbell, in exchange for his
money, a draft on theifanchester and Liverpool District
Bank here. The Union Bank did not write to the Liver-
verpool District Bank that this letter of credit had been
granted, as they ought to have done ; but the very day
on which it was granted Mr. Campbell transmitted it by
post, under cover, to Orr and Barber, at Liverpool. Both
Mr. Orr and Mr. Barber were absent from home, and on
Mr. Orr's return, he discovered that his clerk, a Mr. T.
P. Smith, had absconded with some money, and that the
£460 had been paid at the bank to some one who had
forged Orr and Barber's signature. The appellants there-
upon demanded payment from the respondents, who re- ,
fusing, an action was commenced to enforce payment, i
upon the ground that the Union Bank had failed to per-
form what they had undertaken, namely, to establish a
credit at the Liverpool bank for the sum of £460 Os
. in
favour of the appellants, and, further, that they had not
accepted or fulfilled the mandate contained in the letter I
of credit, that they had not honoured the draught, and
had refused to give credit to the Liverpool bank for the
sum in question, as having, been paid to their account.
The respondents, however, in the court below maintained ,
that the letter of credit having been duly delivered at the
place of business of the appellants, in accordance with the
arrangement made, the claim upon them had been duly
satisfied. The court below held in favour of the re-
spondents, intimating that the liability, if any, attached
to the bank at Liverpool, and the present appeal was
against that decision. After a long legal argument, the
Lord Chancellor announced that their lordships would
consider their judgment. •
EXAMINATION OF DEAF AND DUMB SCHOLARS.-011
Thursday last, an interesting event was witnessed in the
examination of the scholars attending the Liverpool Deaf
and Dumb Institution, which took place at the Royal In-
stitution. There was a large assembly of ladies present,
and in the absence of Rector Campbell, Richard Rathbone,
Esq., occupied the chair. The examination was conducted
by Mr. David Buxton, the talented and indefatigable
principal of the institution. The proceedings commenced
by reading the annual report of the institution for the
year 1853, which was passed at the annual meeting held
on the 19th of January last. It contains the following
information relative to the position and operations of the
institution :—" During the two years in which the pre-.
sent principal has held office, the number of pupils has
increased from 45 to 65, while the aggregate expense of
conducting the establishment has been very considerably
reduced. Nearly the whole of the children now in the
school belong to the town and district, and more than half
of them are day scholars—poor children resident in Liver-
pool—for whom the advantages of the institutio
has n are pro
r-
vided free of all charge. This class of pupils nealy
doubled within the last few years, and for the means of
receiving them the institution depends entirely upon the
support of those who recognise the claims of our own
poorer population?' Mr. Buxton, before proceeding with
the examination, stated that the scholars were divided
into three classes, according to their proficiency, and ex-
plained the principle pursued in imparting knowledge to
rincipally
the pupils, -which he said was p through the
medium of common objects in the first place. Out of the
sixty children in the school forty-two of them belonged to
Liverpool, which, from statistical information, was found
to be precisely the number of deaf and dumb persons there
were in proportion to the size of the community. There
were two classes of pupils, boarder and day scholars. The
day scholars had their dinners giVen them, besides their
education, free of expense. The boarders contributed
slightly towards the clothing, but all the rest they had
free of cost. The examination of the children then com-
menced, and it was astonishing to find the intelligence
displayed by these afflicted creatures. Some of the ques-
tions were geographical,—Where is Odessa, Constantino-
ple, Melbourne, New York ? The answers were perfectly,
correct. Sebastopol was described as the strongest for-
tress in the Black Sea, and the bombardment of Odessa
was noticed. They were fully acquainted with the details
about the City of Glasgow steamer, and described a visit
paid to the vessel in the Wellington Dock before she sailed
on her last voyage. Specimens of drawings executed by
the pupils were then handed about. Some
of e geometrical
combinations, by the eldest boy, gave proof xtraordi-
nary skill. During the proceedings, the children were
regaled with buns and other refreshments. At the close
of the examination, a vote of thanks to the chairman wase-
moved by the Rev. W. Brewster, who expressed the d
light he had experienced, and paid a compliment to the
successful efforts of Mr. Buxton.—The Rev. T. Moore
seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously.
DOCK COMMITTEE.—On Thursday, at the usualweekly
meeting, Mr. Charles Turner, the chairman, presided
and the members present were Messrs. Shand, Palmer,
Robinson, Broeklebank, Gregson, Chaloner, Steele, Gladey-
stone, Barber, Bigham, Langsdale, Boyden, Hartl,
Rounthwaite, Rankin, Lockett, and Smith. The offer of
Mr. Vincent Higgins for the supply of 100 tons of No. 3
Scotch pig iron, at 935. a ton, was accepted, and also the
supply of a ton of hoop iron. The subject of the working
of the Stanley Dock Warehouses, which had stood over
from last week, was then taken into consideration. Mr.
Shand moved that the Albert Dock Warehouse Commit-
' tee report on the staff requisite for the working of the
Stanley Dock Warehouses, and proper plans and estimates
for the necessary offices. Mr. Robinson seconded the
' motion. Mr. Bigham said they might add to the resolu-
tion that they should also give the salaries which they
would recommend to the officers. The suggestion was
agreed to. Mr. Smith asked if it was quite understood
that the present committee -for the management of the
Albert Warehouses were to be the committee for the ware-
house management of the whole estate ? The Chairman
said that hereafter there might be a change. Mr. Smith
understood that the present warehouse committee were
occupied for three hours at a sitti
would have to sit for two
ng,
arehouses, an estab-
and if they had the
management of the Stanley Dock W
lishment perfectly distinct, they
hours longer. He thought it would be better to have
in
a
distinct committee for their management. They paid
the Albert Dock Warehouse £40,000 a year in the wages
of labour: He thought it possible that they might in that
economise. Would this meet the case ? Let there be
divided
into two sub-committees, the one for the Albert and the
other for the Stanley Warehouses, gentlemew choosing as
to the one on which they should sit. The Chairman said
that, by-and-bye, if the Albert Dock 'Warehouses Commit-
tee could not manage the work, they might add to the
number of them ; but if one committee could not be trusted
with the management of the warehouses altogether, they
had better at once give up the management of warehouses
themselves. Perhaps they would let the resolution pro-
posed by the deputy-chairman pass, and the other thing
could come on for consideration at another time. Mr.
Smith hoped that no membere
omeantf the Albert Warehous
least
the es
Committee would suppose h
reflection upon them. Mr. Lockett cautioned them against
having too large a staff, as it could be more easily increased
throughasurpiflupsoossribslacle.kuMesrs.
hereafter than reduced, and that they should have fewer
Robinson said that
documents and forms
to
othgnere
y The motion was then put and
place to the other.
of work at one place, the could transfer the hands from
one
who had been, for twenty years in the
carried- The Barbour-masters' Committe recommended
that Henry Hu on, who
be appointed piermaster, at a
service as
per t the wages of Thomas Williams, assist-
of £B4lo34ek.ga annum, in the place of William Williams,
maker, be increased from 18s. to 21s.
ant to the sc,ale-bearn
This closed the public busineis,
disaisamrYissed ; and that
g week. Agreed to.

• BANKRUPTCY COURT.—Re ROBINSON.—III the Bank-
ruptcy Court, on Friday, Mr. Commissioner Perry had his
attention called by Mr. H. Forshaw, to circumstances con-
neeted with a seizure of types on the premises of Mr.
Francis Whitfield Robinson, a bankrupt, formerly printer
and' publisher of the Southport Free Press, by Mr. Bullen,
on the authority of a bill of sale, at half-past 12 o'clock on
the-morning of the day on which the fiat of bankruptcy
was. issued. Mr. Bullen was examined at considerable
length for the purpose of obtaining information as to the
instrautions he had given to Mr. Richard Johnston, law
clerk to the Southport Improvement Commissioners; but
Mr. Forshaw not deeming his answers. satisfactory, with
the concurrence of the commissioner,./ie stopped the-ease.
Subsequently- Sir George Stephen, on the part of Mr.
Bulletr, declined to renounce his claim-to the property
seized.
WEST DERBY GITAUDIA.NEL—The Rev. W. Badnall pre-
sided at this board .on Wednesday last. It was resolved
that in future the meetings of the visiting committee
should be held on alternate Fridays. The porter was
ordered to enter in a book the names of all persons enter-
ing and leaving the workhouse, and. William Capes was
appointed doorkeeper at the hospital; at a salary of £3O
per annum, with rations. The resignation of Mr. Frederick
Meyers, registrar of births and deaths for Toxteth-park,
was accepted ; his successor to be appointed next Wednes-
day.. The tender of Mr. John Ladd,. for alterations and
additions to the workhouse, at a cost of £2,798 10s., was
accepted, and Mr. Holden requested to prepare the neces-
sary contracts and bonds. Mr. Roskell resigned his situa-
tion as guardian, it being understood that he is a candi-
data for the situation vacated by Mr. Meyers. The
number in the workhouse was stated to be 610, against 656
in the corresponding week of 1853. There were 53 patients
in the hospital.
MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL.—On Thursday the follow-
ing members of the House of Commons had an interview
with the Right. Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of
Alderley, at the Board of Trade, upon the subject of the
Merchant Shipping Bill, so far as regards the liability of
shipowners—viz., the Hon. H. T. Liddell and Mr. Thomas
B. Horsfall, M.P.'s for Liverpool ; Mr. G. H. Liddell, M. P.
for South Northumberland; Mr. Wilson Patten, M.P. for
North Lancashire; Mr. Greenall, M.P. for Warrington;
Mr. Tollemache, M.P., for South Cheshire; Mr. Dunlop,
M.P., for Greenock; Sir G. Tyler, MP., for Glamorgan-
shire ; Mr. Thomas Green, M.P. for Lancaster ; Mr. W.
Brown, M.P. for Smith Lancashire • Mr. Thompson
Hankey, M.P. for Peterborough ; Mr. Thomas Thornley,
M.P. for Wolverhampton ; Admiral I. E. Walcott, M.P.
for Christchurch; Mr. W. Digby Seymour, M.P. for Sun-
derland ; Mr. George, M.P. for the county of Wexford ;
Mr. Lindsay, 141. P. for Tynemouth ; Mr. Duncan, M.P. for
Dundee ; Mr. Hildyard, M.P. for Whitehaven ; Mr. Hud-
son, M.P. for Sunderland ; Mr. M'Cann, M.P. for
Drogheda ; and Mr. Thompson, M.P. for Aberdeen.
THE " MADGE WILDFIRE."—The above splendid vessel
lately launched from the ship-building yard of Mr. Albert
White, of this city, took leave of us on Monday last, on her
first voyage direct for Liverpool, under the command of
Capt. Cobbe. She had on board 464 sacks of flour, 120
sacks of oatmeal, 170 barrels wheat, 10 tons of hemp,
besides a considerable quantity of ballast. She was towed ‘
down the river by the Duncannon" steamer as far as the
spit of Passage, and on weighing anchor, was cheered by a
large number of persons who had assembled on the quay to
witness her departure, her sailing qualities being of the
very first order; and proud we are that Mr. White has
sent to the other side of the Channel so splendid a specimen
of Irish ship-building. She is 1,600 tons measurement,
and is capable of carrying 340 passengers with ease and
comfort. Her accommodations for the passenger trade—in
which she is, we believe, to be engaged—is of the very best
order, her cabins being fitted up most elegantly. She is
the property of Mr. Beazley, of Liverpool, who intends
employing her in conveying passengers and goods from
that port to Australia.—Waterford Chronicle.
CHARGE AGAINST A POLICE-OPNICER.—A police-officer
of the Liverpool force was charged before the magistrates
on Friday with committing an assault upon Inspector
Haggerty and officers 92 and 580, in Upper Parliament-
street, on Thursday evening. Me inspector stated that,
at eleven o'clock at night, he saw the prisoner, who was
dressed in plain clothes, drunk and disorderly in the street.
He told the inspector that, he was a police-officer, but re-
fused to give his number. The inspector took him in the
direction of the bridewell, but the prisoner became so
violent that he was compelled to obtain assistance, and
officers 92 and 580 came up. The prisoner now became
still more violent, and even when in the bridewell he
kicked the keeper. Divisional-superintendent Quick also
deposed to the violence of the prisoner. Capt. Greig,
after making a few remarks upon the general conduct of
the police, stated that the prisoner's conduct was tolerably
good, but he was under notice of resignation. He was
ordered to pay a fine of 40s. and costs, or two months'
imprisonment in default, and be dismissed the force.
INSPECTION OP TILE SECOND ROYAL LANCASHIRE
MILITIA.—On Thursday last, the period of training the
Second Royal Lancashire Militia being about to expire, •
the corps was reviewed by Colonel De Rinzy, inspecting 1
field officer of this district, on the field adjoining St. Do- '
mingo-house. The weather was beautifully fine, and the
ground was crowded with the Rite of the neighbourhood.
The arrangements for the reception of visitors were ad-
mirable, the officers having gone to the expense of erecting
a comfortable stand for the accommodation of the ladies.
Among the company we noticed the Lord Lieutenant of
the County, the Earl of Sefton ; Colonel de Rinzy, Colonel
Sir Thomas Hesketh, Bart., Colonel Duncan rDougall,
Colonel Bentham, of the Third Regiment of Royal Lan- 1
eashire Militia; Colonel Blackbourne, of the Fourth Re-
giment of Royal Lancashire Militia ; Colonel Swann,
commandant of the Local Corps of Pensioners, and all the
officers of the artillery, in full uniform. The Second Lan-
cashire Militia went through the evolutions performed by
regiments of the line with ease and regularity. Their
marching was admirable, and their firing exceedingly cre-
ditable, both in line and squares. We understand that
during the preceding week the regiment discharged 30,000
cartridges without the occurrence of the slightest accident.
Upon the completion of the inspection, Colonel De Rinzy
addressed the colonel of the regiment, complimenting him
upon the high state of discipline which the officers and
men had attained. In addressing the men, Colonel De
Rinzy alluded to the glorious struggle that was going on
in the East, and said that if any of them felt inclined to
enter any regiment of the line, the present time was per-
haps the most desirable. At the conclusion, the regiment
formed into marching order, and returned to their' bar-
racks. On Friday the regiment made its usual march
through the principal streets of Liverpool, and assembled
on Saturday to return their clothing and accoutrements.
We understand that government has no intention at pre-
sent to call out the Second Lancashire Militia ; but, if
required, there can be no doubt that the men would wil-
lingly and cheerfully volunteer their services.
DISGRACEFUL RIOT AT A ROMISH FUNERAL.—On
Sunday week one of the most disgraceful riots ever re-
corded took place at St. Anthony's Romish Chapel, Scot-
land-road. Between three and four o'clock a funeral party
of Connaught people, mustering about 1000, with the
corpse of a child, entered the gate of the burying-ground,
and before they had got into the chapel, another funeral
party, composed of Leinster people, approached the gate,
and endeavoured to force their way, in order to take pre-
cedence of the other party; probably acting under the
impulse of the well-known superstition among Romanists,
that the sph it of the last corpse which is buried on Sunday
night must keep watch until the next corpse is brought to
the common resting-place. A struggle took place for
precedence ; a man at the gate told the two foremost
bearers of the aged female not to proceed, and threatened
them with violence if they persisted in advancing. They
did advance, however, and were both knocked down, by
which means the coffin was upset and fell'to the ground,
• the boards giving way sufficiently to dislodge the corpse
and expose the dead to the view of the combatants, who
went at it "pell-mell," bruising each other lustily. The
row then became general, Connaught on one side and
Leinster on the other, until they became so mingled in
the conflict that discrimination of parties was impossible,
and they fought. until wounds and fatigue compelled them
to desist. Several policemen went to quell the riot, but
were so severely-beaten, that although they collared some
of the, most violent fighters, they were - compelled to
release their prisoners ;, and we understand. that .41'4 .of
the police had his jaw broken. The coffin was at' le-ngth
picked up, the eorpie enclosed, and the board4' tied to-
gether, after which the interment took place.' We hope
that the police may yet succeed in arresting some of the
ruffians who thus disgraced a Christian town, and that the
law may teach them that they reside in a civilised country.
DR. HUBERT TAYLOR'S CASE.—On Wednesday an
adjourned' special general. meeting of the governors and
subscribers to the Eye and Ear Infirmary was held at the
Clarendon-rooms, to receive a report from the committee
appointed to investigate the circumstances of Dr. Hibbert
Taylor's resignation of the office of honorary surgeon to
that institution. Mr. Edward Heath presided. Mr.
Hamilton, the chairman of the committee, laid before
the
the
meeting the report. The following is the substance of
report :—" They (the committee) have heard the evidence
of the patient, Annie Gornall, of the matron, house-servant,
dispenser, and two of the medical officers of the institution,
some of the most eminent members of the medical profes-
sion in this town, and other parties. Maturely weighing
that evidence, they are unanimously of opinion, that no
stain whatever attaches to the moral character of Dr.
Taylor. The eminent medical men whom they have con-
sulted are of opinion that such examinations are necessary
in order to ascertain the true causes of disease, and are
strictly professional and requisite, both for the public good
and the welfare of the patient." In answer to the chair-
man, Mr. Hamilton stated that the report had been unani-
mously agreed to. The Chairman congratulated the
meeting on the result, and then said the former meeting
had been called for the election of a surgeon. They would
now have to say whether there was any vacancy or not.
Mr. John Cropper moved that the report be adopted, and
would add to it, that Dr. Taylor be respectfully requested
to withdraw his resignation. Mr. C. Maclver seconded
the motion. Mr. Isaac Hadwen called upon the meeting
to pause before they passed such a resolution, as he ques-
tioned if the present committee could in future work har-
moniously with Dr. Taylor. Mr. Maclver was extremely
desirous that they should not have one unnecessary word
said on that occasion, but referred in severe terms to a
letter of Mr. Banner in the newspapers, in which he
appeared to justify the procuring of evidence by means of
a party looking through a keyhole. He thought they
should let bygones be bygones, and now render what was
only ordinary and common justice to Dr. Taylor, by
restoring him to the position from which he had been
violently driveu. Mr. Hull thought it would be sufficient,
as Dr. Taylor did not consider he had resigned, to pass a
resolution requesting him to continue his services. Mr.
Banner replied to Mr. Maclver, and at his suggestion the
report was first adopted, Mr. Cropper moving the latter
part of his resolution as a substantive motion, wording it,
" That Dr. Hibbert Taylor, having been entirely exone-
rated of the charge brought against him, berg respectfully
irnseqtuiteusttedionty, resume
uhlils
sdelototniedseasd
thhoonyntoroariyons.uMr. Banner
nßtuonntheer
then took the objection, that such a resolutionled could not
ot
legally be passed, that meeting having been cal only
a special purpose ; but, after some debate,
the chairman
decided that he could put the motion ; and it wasdput
accordingly, and carried, three hands only being hel up
against it,—those of Mr. Banner, Mr. Isaac Hadwen, and
Mr. Henry Crosfield. Mr. Crosfield then tendered his
resignation as treasurer, intimating that he could no
longer hold the office, as he still entertained
.the same
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he agreed to waive his intention till the next general
meeting. A vote of thanks was then passed to the MP-
mittee and the'chairman, and the. meeting broke up.