The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-12 00:00:00

STRIKE OF THE TAILORS,

THE " SLOP-E.HOP" SYSTEM.
•The journeymen tailors of Liverpool, who have been
suffering for some few years past, have at length deter-
mined to organise themselves for the relief of their griev-
ances, and a meeting has been called for this evening
(Tuesday) at a 3 Circus-street School-room, in order to
consider the be-at means of accomplishing their object.
The ordinary wages paid by respectable roasters have been
' at the rate of 4s. Gd. per day, besides svtlich the master
provides the workshop as well as fire and candles.
Against this arrangement there is no complaint, nor is
any attempt made to alter the terms ; but, within the last
few years, there has arisen a number of so-called cheap
clothes-chops, wherein defective materials, put together
by ill-paid labour, are sold to the public at a greater
profit to the vender than the goods sold in respectable
warehouses. The poor working tailors have long been
the victims of this system, as in many cases they have not
been paid more than a shilling for twelve hours' labour,
while they have to find their own workshop and other
necessaries for carrying on their work. The consequence
of this state of things is, that they often have to eke out
a subsistence by a resort to the relieving officer, and in
almost every instance of sickness, &c., their maintenance
is thrown upon the ratepayers. Much of this has been
produced by unwholesome competition, of which the
cheap clothes- men and contractors have been only too
ready to take advantage ; but as the true interest of the
public is that the industrious should receive a fair remu-
neration for their labour, they calculate upon receiving a
share of public sympathy upon this occasion, the more
especially as no movement is made or contemplated
against the respectable masters in the trade. We under-
stand that the objects immediately proposed to be carried
out by the meeting are as follow :
To have one uniform scale of wages at the rate now
paid by all respectable master tailors in this town.
That all workmen shall be provided with suitable work-
shops and implements for their work, such as existed
previous to the present system of cheap ready. made
clothing.
To equalise, as far as possible, the distribution of
labour, so that every man may have a fair share, accord-
ing to his ability.
In endeavouring to accomplish these objects, the men
consider they are but doing justice to those employers
who pay good wages, and treat their men liberally and
fairly.

IMPORTANT TO EMIGRANTS.—An arrangement, which
is likely to prove of considerable advantage to emigrants
for the United States and Canada, has just been entered
Into by Mr. Jones, of this town, by which passengers
arriving in New York can be forwarded at once to their
ultimate destination. Full particulars will be (m id in
our advertising columns,

THE MAGISTRATES AND THE TOWN
COUNCIL.-IMPORTANT MEETING OF
MAGISTRATES YESTERDAY.
♦

Yesterday afternoon, a meeting of the Magistrates was
held in the Magistrates'-room, at the Sessions-house, to
receive the report of the Finance Committee of the Town
Council (presented to the Council on Wednesday last), in
answer to the report of the Magistrates, relating to the
alleged interference of members of the Council with the
police force on the subject of licenses to marine-store
dealers.
The Mayor presided, and amongst the magistrates
present we noticed J. S. Mansfield, Esq., the stipendiary ;
also Messrs. Mellor, Barclay, Benn, J. C. Ewart, W.
Rathbone, H. Hornby, G. H. Lawrence, Theodore Rath-
bone, Romilly, Crosthwaite, W. Earle, R. Gladstone,
Grant, Aikin, Evans, Bolton, Nicol, J. Steward, Chal-
loner, J. Cropper.
The proceedings commenced with Mr. Wybergh, Clerk
to the Magistrates, reading the report of the Finance
Committee of the Council, a copy of which was ordered
by the Council to be sent to the magistrates.
[The report (the substance of which has already appeared
in the newspapers) was an answer to the magistrates'
report, charging interference on the part of certain Coun-
cillors, and also complaining of the system pursued by the
Finance Committee with reference to the licenses of
marine-store dealers. The report of the Council was in
effect a denial of the charges imputed by the magistrates.]
The report having been read,
Mr. MANSFIELD, stipendiary magistrate, rose, and,
after some remarks, said that with the view of putting an
end to the personal conflict which seemed impending be-
tween the Town Council and the bench on this question,
he had a series of resolutions to propose. The first reso-
lution which he had to propose was—
" That it does not appear to this bench that, according to the
rules connected with the granting of licenses to marine-store
dealers, any licenses have been improperly granted by the
Finance Committee of the Council."
It might be a question whether the rules upon which the
Finance Committee acted were good ones, but it appeared
to him (Mr. M.) that in the licenses they had granted the
committee had adhered to those rules. Those rules had
been agreed upon by the Finance Committee, and they
were the proper parties to say whether they should be
altered or not, and until they were altered no blame could
attach to the Finance Committee. He therefore hoped
there would be no objection to pass the resolution which
had been proposed.
Mr. Holism, defended the course which the Finance
Committee had pursued with regard to these licenses
since be had been chairman of the committee. He be-
lieved that there was not a single instance where a license
had been granted which had been reported against by the
police. With regard to any improvement that might be
made in the system at present adopted, he was sure the
Finance Committee would be quite ready to adopt any
alteration which might be deemed advisable.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said, that having been chairman
of the Finance Committee during a portion of the time
ref, rred to, he considered that his conduct had been some-
what impugned by the course which the magistrates had
thought fit to pursue. The speaker then proceeded to
defend the system pursued by the Finance Committee of
the Council, in granting marine store-dealers licenses.
There might have been some mistakes made ; but that
was almost unavoidable. Referring to the course adopted
during the time he was chairman of the committee, Mr.
Lawrence said that it was all very well to listen and im-
plicitly act upon the reports of police officers ; but he
contended that it would have been unwise to be guided
altogether by such reports. No doubt the reports of the
officers were to a certain extent true, and represented the
real facts of the case t • but was it reasonsble that, because
poor man, who might apply for a license, lived in a cer-
tain locality which was suspectad by the police, his appli-
cation for a license should be refused ? It was impossible
in fairness to refuse licenses upon such grounds as these,
because, by so doing, they would absolutely be debarring
many deserving persons from obtaining a livelihood.
Mr. EARLE—What, an honest one ?
Mr. LAWRENCE—Yes, an honest one. They would
have distressed hundreds of persons had they refused such
applications, whereas now, in consequence of the licenses
being granted, they were honest and respectable members
of society. Look how few of the licenses granted by the
Finance Committee had been misapplied or abused. He
quite agreed with the report drawn up by the Town-clerk,
in answer to the magistrates, and he grieved to see the
hostile attitude which the bench had assumed towards the
Council. He had himself no longer any connexion with
the Council, nor did he regret that his connexion with it
had ceased, but he thought that the course which the
Council had pursued with regard to the granting of these
licenses was the correct one, and he therefore could not
approve of what had been done by the bench. The ma-
gistrates ought to do all they could to strengthen the
hands of the Town Council—not make an attempt to de-
There had been
tphrai vne i tnh te hmo soef of° :her 'Towline
ought
tr
nooftgtroanbetinagnyliccehannsgese
whatever.
devneont be in better hands
no abuse hitherto of the powers which the Council pos-
sessed, did notnc Council,
easni tda tbee ttoh sayoug
ht ht atthtehr
ere
and therefore there was nothing to justify the
change suggested by the magistrates' report.
In answer to an observation by Mr. Eyre Evans, Mr.
LAWRENCE said that during the time he was chairman
of the committee he never recollected a single instance in
which a member of the Council had solicited on behalf of
an applicant for a license.
The MAYOR said that, for the sake of formality, Mr.
Mansfield's motion had better be seconded, on which
Mr. STEWART seconded the motion.
Mr. W. RATIIIIONE observed that, from the report
which had just been read, it appeared that a document of
considerable importance was found amongst the Town.
clerk's papers long after the report was settled. He
should like some information about that, because it
showed great irregularity in the Town-hall.
Mr. BOLTON said that, from what had been read, it
appeared that no license could be granted but by the
Council.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE : The Finance Committee have
no power of themselves.
Mr. W. EARLE was surprised to hear the remarks made
by Mr. Lawrence respecting the granting of licenses to
marine store-dealers, when—
[ln the confusion which prevailed, our reporter was
unable to catch the conclusion of Mr. Earle's remarks.]
The MAYOR was about to put Mr. Mansfield's resolu-
tion to the vote, when
Mr. AMIN rose, and said he thought Mr. Mansfield
should withdraw his resolution, and allow a discussion,
before any resolution at all was proposed, because he was
of opinion that the resolution would hinge on the dis-
cussion which be trusted would take place. He thought
that in the resolution Mr. Mansfield was taking upon
himself, and asking the magistrates to take upon them-
selves, much more than they ought to do. He held that
it would make them go a great deal further than they
were called upon. He did not say that the Finance
Committee had been guilty of a breach of propriety in
granting these licenses ; he thought they had only done
what they conceived to be their duty, but for the magi-
strates to say that no license had been improperly granted,
was going a very great way indeed. He had some
remarks to make himself upon the question, and no doubt
other gentlemen would do the same, and on those remarks
some resolution might be grounded. He, therefore,
hoped Mr. Mansfield would see the propriety of agreeing
with his suggestion.
Mr. W. RATDBONE thought Mr. Hornby had placed
himself in a false position by the remarks which he had
thought fit to make in the council chamber respecting the
report of the magistrates, when he had thought it neces-
sary to vindicate himself and the Council from a charge,
which, be said, had been made against the members of the
Council. After stating that the magistrates had no wish
to cast any reflection on the Council, Mr. Rathbone said
that Mr. Hornby had placed himself in the position of a
criminal, and afterwards thought he could place himself in
the position of judge of the magistrates. He put it to any
one whether Mr. Hornby ought not to have considered well
before he passed such a condemnation on the bench, as he
had done in the Council chamber. Referring to the state-
rnents of Kehoe, Mr. Hornby had talked about guarded
evidence. What more guarded evidence could the magis-
trates have than that of Kehoe, who had been 13 years in
the police force without any charge having been brought
against him ? After repudiating, on the part of the bench.
any personal feeling against the council, the speaker said
he could not agree with Mr. Hornby and Mr. Lawrence
when they said that the granting of licenses to marine-
store dealers was as safe in the hands of the Council as
in the hands of the bench. He did not think that there
could be the same impartiality in a representative body
like the council as there was in the bench ; and he felt
that it would be a melancholy day indeed for this country
if local government, whether as regardel our police or our
magistracy, should ever be subject to the influence of any
representative body whatever. It had always been said
that in the administration of justice the magistracy 'of this
country was altogether independent, and he trusted it
would long remain so. He concluded by saying that the
system which had been pursued ought to be thoroughly
investigated, with a view of placing it upon a better foot-
ing than at present existed.

Mr. W. EARLE could confirm a great deal that had
been said by Mr. Rathbone. With regard to the report
which had been read, it did not pretend to answer many
points which were alluded to in the magistrates' report.
The truth was, a great deal too much labour had evidently
been bestowed on it, and so much was said in it that it
clearly showed the Town-clerk had not been able to answer
the magistrates. One of the most important documents
forwarded from the magistrates to the Council had never,
it seemed, reached the Town-clerk's hands. He alluded
to a report which, some years ago, was called for by Mr.
Dowling respecting one of the marine store dealers.
A MAGISTRATE, whose name we did not learn, said it
had ultimately reached the Town-clerk.
Mr. EARLE.—WeII, it had never reached his head, r,•r
his heart either—(laughter)—although it did reach Lis
subordinate in office.
_ _

Mr. AIKIN again rose, and, addressing himself rather
pointedly to Mr. Mansfield, said that that gentleman must
know from his own daily experience that a great number
of improper characters obtained marine-store licences,
and therefore to ask the bench to say that no improper
licences had been granted was asking the bench to place
itself in a false position.
Mr. MANSFIELD.—I am willing to add " from im-
proper motives."

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.
Abler .w Ae ',lawn s
sueeel d
thatw o u
theyl d a
wl l oe we l d t
hhee
adbi si e-
to concoct a suitable resolution. Mr. Aikin defended
the magistrates in accepting the statements of Kehoe,
and founding their report upcn those statements. He
did not see that the magistrates were bound to have
before them the statements of the different members of
the Council charged by Kehoe, as had been alleged. A
great deal had been said about the magistrates report
being published before the accused parties were heard.
Mr. LAWRENCE.-Why did you not send for the Town.
clerk ?
o•Arrnr4A, continuation,l:iKilNO'vointed
magistrates' meeting when the report was read, should
have found fault with the magistrates in the Council
Chamber and before the Finance Committee, for making
for
the
admission of reporters at the
H
the matter public before the accused parties had an
oppor-
tunity of answering the charges. With the exception of
Mr. Mellor, every magistrate voted for the admission of
reporters, Alr. Hornby included, and his condemnation
of the bench aft erwards for making it public
He (Mr. A.) would not now go into the was not right.
question whether
it was proper to call in the reporters on that occasion, nor

would he go into the question whether it was not thel
duty to transact all their business in the eye of the
public. He thought the occasions were very few in which
all their proceedings ought not to take place in the eye of
the public. (" Hear" from Mr. Earle.) He concluded
by expressing his opinion that they might adopt a better
resolution than the one proposed by Mr. Mansfield, and
asked Mr. Romilly to read a resolution which he had
prepared.
Mr. ROMILLY had no objection to read his resolution,
but he confessed that he was much more inclined to vote
for Mr. Mansfield's resolution, if he would modify it a
little.

Mr. Mansfield's resolution was then modified as follows:
" That it does not appear to this bench that any licenses to
marine-store dealers have been granted from improper mo-
tives."

The resolution, on being put by the Mayor, was car-
ried unanimously.
Mr. MANSFIELD again rose to propose the second reso-
lution, and commenced by saying (with considerable
warmth) that he was surprised at the attack which had
been made upon him by Mr. Aikin, for doing what he
(Mr. Mansfield) thought he had a right to do, and what
he should do whenever h a:called upon to take part in
proceedings connected with the bench.
Mr. ATKIN Attack !
field)—l did not think I was making any attack upon
you, and certainly I did not intend it.
have been
The MAYOR : I trust that gentlemen who
might,Alirr: ti
chi
Np MANSFlELDe:culliaasr
scpuorronept
yirnoi euute,yds;bi—rr, g(e had
addressingf orwa rtdh ao ur
eglshiortl._ut
mbti aoat h—
enn s
d
awc
Almd:
riprnr.
:aaciNti
trnri
bmiiAetn
iseganospaomFptflielpa
npLre
serDasrtgosshaonaainiatndal
against
lhte here,iallusionserstaarcieini ooafirntuaii
(oiritns.ni
wunC(lia,Hgoeseuebaainesnrec
committedn IliChamber,elmoawrin.s):follows:
" on
upon the Finance Committee by marine store-dealers, in ob-
taining transfers of their houses to objectionable localities, and
that it is desirable that steps should be taken to prevent the
recurrence of such frauds."
With reference to two persons who had obtained their
licenses for one place, and afterwards had them trans-
ferred to another place, the report of the magistrates was
left unanswered by the report of the Council. The ma-
gistrdtes' report said this was a fraud, and no doubt it
was. It had been stated that in connexion with this
transfer it was incumbent on the town-clerk to obey the
words of the act of parliament ; and here he could not
regreth
brceuofitu,ncteiireflection
Atuihpra.otn,
Hornby
Mr.t hewcsyohbuoerurs
1:11 ofha sa
Mansfield, after pointing out some laxity in the endorsing
M
of the transfers of the two licenses referred to, excused it
Her w own, ly
Wybergh
e not,rg was however,
present
thoe r s rpeeefihaes
speak
gratuitouslyo
tmbfoosaertgrl aiattmtriasosutenebl magistrates'
cncatls:,ttr. hrakreas:
on account of the pressure of business at the Town-hall,
and said the magistrates ought not to find fault with the
Council on that account. On Mr. Mansfield resuming
his seat,
Mr. AIKIN said—l seize the first opportunity of
assuring Mr. Mansfield that my attack was on the wording
of his resolution, and not personal. I should be extremely
sorry for it to be supposed for one moment that I made
any attack upon him.
Mr. WYBERGH next rose, and said that perhaps the
magistrates would permit him to make a few remarks upon
the law which was laid down in the report from the
Council, and, in doing so, be was bound to make a few
observations on what had been said of him in his absence
by Mr. Hornby. He could not allow either Mr. llornby
or any one else to cast any reflections upon his personal
skill. [Mr. Wybergh here referred to Mr. Hornby's
remarks in the Town Council on Wednesday last, to the
effect that Mr. Wybergh ought to have placed before the
Finance Committee his view of that part of the Act of
Parliament referring to the transfer of marine-store
dealers' licenses from one locality to another.] Now,
on what evidence was this argument of Mr. Hornby's
founded ? He (Mr. W.) differed with the town-clerk on
the construction of this clause of the act of parliament,
but surely that was not to be construed, as was conveyed
in Mr. Hornby's remarks, to a neglect of duty on his
part. He might be wrong in his opinion, but he thought
it unfair in Mr. Hornby to charge him as he had done,
because he drew the attention of the magistrates to a
clause in the act on which his opinion did not agree with
that of the town-clerk. lie had taken some trouble to
give his opinion on that clause, which was as follows :
I dissent from the construction put upon this clause of the
local act by the town clerk.
upon the council.
e
n
It must he admitted that such was the object in the case of
endorsementoLiret) jl enrtmoprovisions
intendedai
o opinionti
s described ctyl
hretiebh"aee:d
put
elio:ni.f. bot
parliament,i e sectionkjustifiedinghani
the transfer
rdtearftnauon;
commit
casenof
egmr tni:swi make
thoae ervaattudhhdeee
Healey, detailed in the report. It will be remembered in that
case that the man had never opened his store in Maguire-street
at all, and consequently had not changed his place of business ;
the Town-clerk, therefore, would have been acting even within
the letter of the law in refusing to endorse the license. The
course I should suggest, with great deference to the Town-clerk,
in dealing with fraudulent applications under this section,
would be to leave the party to his remedy by mandamus in the
Court of Queen's Bench, if indeed any one could be found bold
enough, with a lie in his mouth, to make such an experiment.
But is the literal sense of the clause to be preferred to what
is its rational sense? I am inclined to think not in this in-
stance; and I am prepared to state the grounds upon which I
have formed, to the best of my judgment, that opinion.
There are two modes of interpreting a statute :—First, literal;
second, rational.
The first is no doubt to be preferred, unless where closely
following the literal text would involve an absurdity or a con-
sequence entirely at variance with the policy of the act, or with
the remedy it was intended to provide.
Now, the act under consideration is entitled" An Act for the
Improvement, Good Government, and Police Regulation of the
Borough of Liverpool." The title compendiously expresses its
general object. The clauses relating to marine-store dealers
have strict reference to that object, and the particnlar mischief
intended to be remedied by them was the then unlicensed trade
of a marine-store-dealer.
It is notorious that there is an intimate relation between per-
sons carrying on that trade and a class of criminals known by
the des'gnation of receivers of stolen goods. It was therefore
deemed consistent with the good government and police regu-
lation of the borough of Liverpool to give to the local authoities
a control over the persons carrying on the obnoxious trade.
This was accomplished by making a licence from the council
the condition precedent to carrying on the trade; and to the
council also was entrusted the discretionary power of granting
or refusing the license; and so anxiously does the legislature
guard against the possibility of persons oarrying on the trade
in any other premises than those specified in the license, that
immediate notice is to be given of any change of abode, or even
of any addition to the licensed premises.
This clause, in my opinion (267th) must be construed, being
in pari inoterid, with reference to the 261st, whicli gives the
tcfdaboobi
arusosetcrun,
absurdity,
discretionary
dbnirf
for
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hsrefusesuppositioneeeharmonises
uf"wtrh. tetdnhi
which
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provisioncithat
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refused
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general structure." In Heydon's case, the barons of the ex-
chequer resolved—" That it was the duty of the judges at all
times to make such construction as should suppress the mis-
chief and advance the remedy, putting down all subtle evasions
and inventions for continuance of the mischief pro prirato
contmodo, and adding force and life to the cure and remedy,
according to the true intent of the makers of the act pro bono
PcNbvl/40..e:An:8:
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Imaodrnei
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their report would do precisely the reverse, for it would advance the mischief and aefeat the remedy. Keeping, therefore, in
view the above rule of interpretation, and reading the 267th
section by the light the 261st affords, I cannot but arrive at the
conclusion that the literal construction, which is so disastrous
to public justice, is at the same time unsound in law.
Mr. HoreNer trusted lie might be permitted to make a
few s
his
prett
yeiobservations, commenteda as
i co
uponnd uc t
boonoti re questionan and
e shadew elsewhere.
With regard to the complaint made azainst
artliolg:oiitbilnisiNetvi bttrarlstiYtenteolgscfil‘a,ottftilinrilli
eee-t.
he entertained the same opinion at this moment
which he did at the time he spoke in the Council. Mr.
IV} bergh had stated that lie (Mr. Hornby) had found fault with
him
iiseaeupAt
repor he
ters
rfcalldlea'
tdausorasl:eti
teni
hiaith tdi
eist' .itea,ecmlTlti:onee
meeting
parliament,
sena'
ad-
re: doneieao ntfka,
erngunai
SOIL He had never expressed an opinion as to which of them
ch
in
he
was the duty of Mr. Wybergh to have stated to the committee
admissionth. was
st
thereri t.
construction which he had put upon it. With regard to the
Butthat
severalfurther
admitted that lie was wrong in not voting against their being
than that, he did not think Ile was amenable to the charges
*tie
yadreetliettihoenloui I:ecFeinCionmcienittee: but
of the magistrates stated at their last meeting, that they had
Commit-
tee giving
e l,
ow,.askedpower
any candidygra
nt
ii personeenses . toit read
actually t
proposed that
roenpeo rotf.
l
the statutes should be repealed, that Town Council should
cnbp:oraoest,eigesnilltst,,itiaooagicatia,ei
insrlstiteahheiamri hearing sucht. A
kai report
lt w
was
at dr
not have the power of dismissing police-officers. Now
t thisnplied proposal, to e
and say whether very strong reflections in4:eeti were not cast
they were
upon the committee. The report concluded by stating that a
large, and could any one suppose that which e it
aware that this was not a local act, •nation at
to alter the law of the land, would be submitted to unless on
very strong grounds indeed? He had no wish to cast any
rejections on the magistrates or any one else. He had no doubt
that the gentlemen who drew up the report, and the magistrates
who sent it to the council, were guided by every feeling to do
their duty; but he could not agree in their report, and now
appeared to him that they should consider the recommendation
in that report, whether the Town Council should be deprived
of the power of dismissing police-officers, and of granting
licenses to marine-store dealers. He concluded by lamenting
the unfortunate differences which seemed to exist i.etween the
bench and the council. For himself, he believed that the council
had a high respect for the bench, and if they would carry on their
discussions:in a proper manner, he was sure that the bench'
would have that moral influence over the council which was-
so exceedingly desirable. (Hear, hear.)
The resolution having been seconded, was passed unani-
mously.

Mr. MAXSFEELD next proposed the following resolution :
" That it appears to the bench that the committee appointed to
inquire and report were justified in relying upon the evidence
of Constable Kehoe." In the course of his observations Mr.
Mansfield defended Kehoe from the attacks which were made
upon him by the different members of the Council on Wed.

nesday
The MAYOR said he hoped that after what had taken place,
the Council and the magistrates would cordially join together
with the view of promoting the welfare of the town,
resolution,
passed unani-
mously.
The review
After
esEsooNml :et nt:sdasevidoi
initahloenbeteline resolution.seconded,
was

—Mr.lt. GLA DSTONE.—I heartily join with you, Mr. Mayor ;
but when we have a majority in the Council of 46 to 1 against
thee lm
raEtes, it is not very encouraging.
r. EA RL.—Aye, that is hitting the right nail on the head.
The resolution having been carried,
Mr. EA RLE pot a question to Mr. Ilornby
refusing licenses, and charged his brother magistrates, witli.tl,
exception of Mr. Gladstone, of being too much e,prit de cop (A laugh.)
The proceedings then terminated. as to the power_(ilef

port for
OS
Australiam A
N i
o i last, put back yesterday, in
consequence of a leak having been discovered in the after-
part of the ship, occasioned by the starting of a couple of
screw-steamer, which sailed from this
ymer
rivetts in the counter in the gale of Saturday night. It
was deemed prudent to return for the purpose of having
the deficiency supplied, which, we underetand, will be ac-
complished in the course of to-day or to-morrow, when
she will again proceed on her voyage. We cannot suffi-
ciently commend the conduct of the captain, while we
must sympathise with her owners in the unfortunate mis-
hap. It is, we believe, the first mishap of the kind that
ever occurred to them—not one of their screw-steamers
hitherto having had to put back when once fairly started
on the voyage, as was the case with the Osmanli.