The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-21 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY,-

your wages, and if you do not deduct the amount of wages
due for the election day when your servant was absent,
are you to be charged with bribery ? This must needs be
so, if the practice in these establishments is to be taken as
affecting the sitting members. It cannot be bribery at
common law, for there is no corrupt contract ; it does not
come within Lord John Russell's act, for the practice only
exists in particular establishments ; and, however the
committee may regard it as bordering too nearly upon
bribery, I cannot see that thero is any moral turpitude
connected with such a practice. It is not a payment
on behalf of the candidates ; it is a private act of certain
individuals ; nor do I see how it is to be prevented, for
certainly the candidates have no control over the proceed-
ings of mercantile or other establishments in the borough.
My learned friendson the other side assert that a stipulation
was continually made, that the voters should give their
votes for the ss. given to each. That was not proved in
one single instance. All the witnesses, without exception,
tell us that their votes were not affected by the money,
that the money did not induce them to vote in a
certain way, and that, in short, it did not influence
them in the least. Recollect none of them were
paid as freemen, they were paid as workmen.
The practice of giving workmen a holiday upon such occa-
sions, and paying them ss. each, may be a bad one ; but
there is no tnoral turpitude connected with it, and at all
events if, as in the present case, the payment is not made
on behalf of the candidates, it cannot be brought within
the p-enal section of the act of Parliament. I now come
to the case of Evans, the beerseller at the Old Oak, in the
Tolletie Ward, who was deputed by Mr. B. Jones to pay
Ss. to each of his worhmen. What did Mr. B. Jones say
to Evans when he gave him his instructions ? He told
him he had been always in the habit of giving his appren-
tices, blacksmiths, and sawyers, and every one in his
employment a holidavupon such an occasion as an election,
and to pay them their wages. Well, that is not a case
of payment of head-money, but of payment of workmen
by their master, in accordance with the usual custom of
his establishment. Of the sixty men paid by Evans on
behalf of Mr. B. Jones, there were fifteen who did not
n
belongb to the establishment, but who were private friends
exceeded his &tithe
Now,
r.tihtey_extphlaatnahteionmaodfetphaisymise,nttshattoEvmeenns
I:3,eon.ebs;
without the sanction or even knowledge of Mr. B.
ouanghdt that `what he did, therefore, cannot fairly
agene..agaiest the sitting members or any Of
Ent what course have my learned
friends on the other side adopted ? Why, they have
rceaelleeittribe the
of the fifteen men who should not have
th Payments, but they have not produced one of
ether
kitty-fire who were paid as workmen. I appre-
he that'.". very sittarp imotioe. now eomo to clone
3, the case of Tudor and
others, who are alleged to have
been bribed by Rowett and Greene. Mr. Macaulay
leer take it for granted that the committee would
look upon Rowett as an agent for the sitting members,
hut I venture to say that the committee will not come to
ariY ahch conclusion. However that may be, I submit
'that class 3 does not come within the class el' payment of
11ead"4oneY• One of the witnesses under this class, it is
4
-erne, did not deny that he sold his vote, but he added
that he went to the poll chiely for the purpose of satis-
fying himself as to whether there was bribery practised or
not. It is remarkable, however, that all the other wit-
sea gave a totally different account of the transaction.
-1-11 e all assure us that there was no contract whatever for
their rotes theat they did not sell their votes ; and that
'the money y received was not intended or viewed by
'them as an inducement for themlo-vote in a certain way.
bClass 5 consists of the case of Tudor, Ileskett, and Wilson,
o the are all proved to have been bribed by Jonas Gleave
Payment of-ss. each.
The CRAIRMAN: Tudor was the man who appeared in
a state of itiirium &einem. We won't trouble you to
say ane.e: •
anything about class 5.
corrimitt
Axe's : I am not surprised at the decision of the
ee laPon art of the gh want all
0 remember howthis mucph was madecase of, itthou by Mr.we Sergeant
the ICinglake, who called it the famous rosette case, and said
11
e..anie referred to the concealment of sovereigns in
,-.husettes, and-then distributed among the electors. The'
friend was heralded with agreat flourish of trumpets, my,
er'e,ad -eveneesorting to his Latin grammar on the subject,
deciairiumiee augurs in herba,—and yet a man labouring under
treraens has been brought forward to prove it.
Bnch is a sample of the way in which my learned friends
have endeavoured to substantiate their wholesale and
rash accusations against respectable and honourable men.
azeve come to George Turner, alleged to have been bribed
QV Jonas -Gleave. Hawas to have employment at 15e., out
Of -which he was to pay his rent. Now, apart from the con-
sideration that this is not exactly the way in which
a man would be bribed for his vote, I have to remind the
committee that Turner avowed being by a
feeling of hatred and revenge towards Gleave,actuatedby whombe had been destrained,
and that he publicly stated in
Liverpool, before giving his evidence, that he would-aerve
Cleave out when he came to London. I have no' hesita-
tion in saying that Turner has tortured an Office of em-
'Moment het° an act of bribery, and I think the committee
'am have no difEcuity in coming to the same conclusion.
'We come now to class six, the caseof Wilson, 'West-
'more, Talbot, `Whitty, Brown, and Woods, -who are
Alleged to have been bribed by Birchen, at the Pontack
ilia. 'Now, the witnesses under this head 'were men
of character and respectability in 'their dffice -of life,
=and they all deny the existence of any corrupt
bargain for their vote. One and all tell us that they did
:not, or would not, sell their votes; and, indeed, to offer
such meress. each for their voteserould have been per-
_fraecontleeTyrhideicAlt:cas;
hisT Talbot
wsaaigdeet;hat he looked upon the
All the other witnesses made a
voted the sense way though and.atra.itlharatathaetemen.wouldt,haanyde
he bid not received the ss.
et is evident that no bribery took 'place as far as
class 6 is-coneerned. I now approach the case of Cannell,
-who is said to have been bribed be B' hall, by the pay-
ment of 10s. Well, we had Mr. :barmen beforeata, and
'the committee will recollect that• on the lasteceasion he
appeared in-a state of coma, and that his evidence de-
pended upon his memory, which -did not appear to be
'very good.
The GHAMMAN: The committee do not require you
to go into the case of Cannell.
Mr.' JA Ales Very well.t I
dshailrl,pl.oucreneedr. to the formal
h Charge against my !tenil -

The CiLAJR.M A N : With respect to that charge, also,
the committee do not wish you to refer to it, as it has not
-at all been substantiated.

Mr. Jamas . The COtnnaittee has come to a-wise and
,prudent decision, and I will only add, that election com-
mittees cannot be too scrupulously;jealous in seeing that
acts of good nature and philanthropy are not distorted
into acts of bribery and corruption. Mr. Macaulay
taunted- me-with not having put Mr. Turner into the
witness-boa. Now, in reply to that I have only to say,
that I and csylearned friend beside me, as the counsel for
Mr. Turner, have told him that, in our opinion, this is
-not a case in respect to which he stands in any
'Peril, or one in which he is required to give evidence.
I now come to the case of lir. 'Grooby, the eccentric
bandmaster, who is alleged to have been bribed by a
number of the most respectable gentlemen in Liverpool,
inasmuch as he bad received £l5 fcr the services of his
band during the election, instead of £l2, the estimated
*Nethere was no occasion-to bribe Mr. Grooby,
"cfliora,rge.
accordingto his own account, he is a Protectionist
and a Conservative, and Mr. Hatch told the committee
-that he counted upon his vote as securely as he did
7upon his own. The truth is—and this was proved by
,erae witnesses—that the sum .cf £l5 was given to
witnesses—that
because that was the amount paid to the
othrit two bandmasters engaged during the election;
and was thought that if Groby was paid less than his
neighbours he would not be content. I think I have
now gone through the whole of the evidence with regard
to briber 'Let us see how the evidence of agency.
stands. The committee have alreade—assed resolutions
declaring .Gleave, Hatch, Birchall, and—in a modified
Sense— B. Jones, to have been .authorised agents
of ,the -sitting members at the last election. I do
not -wish to interfere with these • resolutions, but
manly
-to shew how the agency might be restricted
excess and modified on account of
of authority on the part
of the gentlemen in question. Now, with regard to the
machinery by which the last election
o resinpeLcitvefrrpoomol
that
conducted, it differed in no material
used at 'elections indssndon, Manchester, and other large
towns. here was a Constitutional aboutio
ployed, if -you please, for I won't quarrelnn'amem
as a Central Committee; but according to the evidence of
Mr. Sherlock and others. it appears that, although that
committee consisted of about three hundred members, yet
to all intents and purposes the whole business was ma-
naged by Messrs. Peacock, Bremner, Buckmaster, and
Bold, who, therefore, 1 contend, were the only-recognised
!gent& for the sitting members at the last election.
Let s)ae now refer to the constitution and the actions of
the ward comtniees. They seem all to have originated
foras general election purposes. Their chief action, so far
vawsians recognized by the central committee, was -in can-
appt. g- Several gentlemen were called together, and
their own officers,
__ .
can-
vassing prearations. Although there was the l
and made the necessoasr Je
cen-
tral
committee. the chief persons concerned in the matter
e:eer-zit:Tttlicteelleeessantiroso.
is
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tool do, a
na
vnads
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fromc k rn a- it
hteesre.
An the
tut?? the committee, affect the sitting members?
andnothin I"it7
on
the part of the eommittee or the four
the
attkounhtavast attreztiinong.ed.,l
maywas an authority to cannel,
tO tkee . g more, as it is on this point we greatly rely. Ae
stdence
to
ander that hear InaneY actually provedmake
to
on
hoobvsee observation o
paidas
Paid ;,C,leEggvenlntPeayrcarho;ft's bill was 440, and .30 was
430, not pai,F•l Paid • Hughes .£l4, paid : W. Lawson
Es. ld..
Thus there has be:. 11 £24, not paid ; Bridge, £ll
treating in a constit: £l4, paid ; Lancaster, £4, paid.
In order to Connect the members £194. Amd what is the 7 oral
in this mighty case of
16,000, and hills existing for
na, it must be shown general character of she treating ?
the
her members with it, and to unseat
wn to have been given by the mem-
eadeco„rding to the act William IV., " in order to be
ele:t
un ea rdl
li:ghessi and °d this had been decided in the case of
in 1831, . Marshall (tried in the Court of Exchequer)
which the member was declared not to
expense ofd, as= tlheaptrpeating, though supplied at the
tnAs_ c the candidate, was not given in order to
"""‘TI e the election. If that be the legal construction
of tcie act,
apprehend it is, I do not sea
11.... aw It bean on the present case. The act of 5 and e 6
vict b
°f the act re
"ht in by Lord J. Russell, is a re-enactment
.
be elected" William
111.
; and if the words "in order to
have any meaning', what conclusion will the
„".Mnso ittee come to ? In many cases at Liverpool there
7,_) evidence of any orders having been given ; in other
a"`,,ITI. !here were positive orders not to supply provisions ;
~`.-4 the extent of what was supplied has been grossly
;Z.”ggerated. Publicans, so long as human nature is what
_ls,s will always be found to supply provisions upon
N'irea 8 iseculation of being paid by somebody afterwards.
tthis corrupt treating for the purpose of influencing
t_h,e voters ? Clearly not ; for the whole extent of recog-
,, Payments was only £77 ; and I may ask any less
than whether his bill for refreshments was ever less
Inan that. The petitioners complain that they have not
been able to ascertain the real extent of the money ex-
Psroled. Mr. Bold, however, the treasurer of the
_ Whole matter, was in the lobby; and, had they not
reared to call him as a witness, he would h
Plained to the committee every shillin-r that was
expended. Whose fault is it that the case has
dwindled into these miserable proportions ? Clearly,
not ours. They have had witnesses present who knew
best about the matter, witnesses of character and respect-
abilitY, azl whom they bad peglectesl t 9 call, cud they

have no right to complain of any difficulty they may have
had in obtaining information. But it is clear that Messrs.
Turner and Mackenzie did not owe their seats to the
corruption and treating which it was said has been so
extensive among the freemen, for they had a majority of
the household constituency. It is clear that Messrs.
Turner and Mackenzie went to Liverpool with no object
to bribe, no object to corrupt. You have not ventured to
put upon evidence that they have expended money which
might be deemed to be with the knowledge of corrupt
practices, or which was for corrupt practices. They
went there to vindicate a great political principle in
the representation of one of the largest constituencies
of the kingdom. And if, in the result, the com-
mittee should hold them, by a strict construction of
the law, responsible for the acts of over zealous partizans,
they will have this satisfaction, that the attempt to prove
the existence of extensive corrupt practices at the election
on their part has signally failed, and that they themselves
may leave this inquiry with a political character un-
tarnished and a personal honour unstained. Mr. James
concluded his speech at ten minutes past three.
The room was then cleared for the committee to
deliberate. After the doors had been closed five minutes,
parties were recalled, when

The CHAIRMAN said the committee, in order to give
them time to consider the evidence, had determined upon
adjourning till this day at half-past twelve.

HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION AT THE
CORPORATION SOUTH SCHOOLS.

Yesterday forenoon the half-yearly examination of the chil-
dren attending the Corporation South Schools took place in
the upper school—room, Park-lane, in the presence of a nume—
rous company of ladies and gentlemen. The Mayor, who had
promised to preside on the occasion, arrived at the schools,
accompanied by his family, shortly before the appointed hour.
Amongst those present we noticed Mr. Alderman Molyneux,
chairman of the school committee, Mr. Councillor Wagstaff,
a member of the committee, the Rev, J. Monk, the Rev. Mr.
Bowman, curate of St. Saviour's Church, &c., &c. We were
also glad to see present a large number of the parents of the
children attending the schools.
On arriving at the schools his Worship proceeded to the
infant school, where the examination of the children was
conducted by the mistress and her assistants.
The children were examined in the Scripture history of the
New Testament, also in Geography, including the productions
of the different countries on the continent of Europe. They
also gave ready and exceedingly correct answers to questions
concerning the people of the different countries, and what they
were remarkable for. Their examination on the History of
England was equally satisfactory. The proceedings in the
infant school having been concluded,

Mist Wilncitx. tadroceod the tit& children in encouraging-
and affectionate terms, and then said, as there were no doubt
many parents of these children present, he would take the
opportunity of saying a few words to them. In the present
day there were great advantages offered in comparison with
what there were thirty years ago, for the education of the
young ; and, as parents and mothers, he would wish to point
out to them the great advantages they possessed for having
their children taught. But it was in vain for the masters and
mistresses to pay attention to the education of the children,
if parents themselves did not aid them by their exertions and
the example they set at home. They would remember that,
when Moses was taken out of the river, the daughter of
Pltaroah said'to the woman, "take this Child, and nurse it for
me, and I will give thee thy wages ;" and she took it accord-
ingly; and he (the Mayor) wished to inform the mothers pre-
sent that their duties as mothers did not altogether consist in
washing the hands of their children, and providing them with
food and e-ith shelter, but Blatt° nurse a child as they ought to
do, was to remember that their children were given to them by
God; and That they were to teach them and train them in theways
of God. 'When we know how much more the training of a child
depended on its mother than on 'its father, it Was'the especial
duty Of mothers to watch over their children. We well know
'that many of the men that adorned this country bad been in-
debted to the early training of a mother for their position in
life; and it might be the case with regard to several of the chil-
dren now receiving their education in these schools, if the
mothers would aid the conductors of the schools, in setting an
example to their children at home, that when they were old
they might not depart from it. It might be, 'that by sheaving
such a regard for their children, they would be the means of
so training up their children as to become net only a blessing
and an honour to themselves in this world, 'but would also le
the means of their receiving a crown of jewels hereafter. But
it was often a pain to him to see, that Whilst children were
taught in school to keep the Sabbath-day holy, they found on
going to their homes that the Sabbath-day was not kept holy.
In many cases, instead of good examples 'being set them, they
found themselves witnesses of intemperance and unchastity
at home. A great responsibility, therefore, rested on parents,
to see that the education their children received at school
should not be hindered in its effects at home. After some fur-
ther remarks, his warship'proceeded to the upper schoolroom,
where the general examination of the boys and girls took place.
After the children had gone through various exercises in
Scripture history, descriptive geography, history, and other
studies, they were examined by the Rev. Mr. Bowman, curate
of St. Swriour's 'church, and the answers they gave elicited
much satisfaction, and reflected great credit on the masters
and mistresses.

The leFavoit then addressed the children, observing that it
was a very pleasant part of his duty as Mayor of Liverpool 'to
come to 'the school, and witness the improvement amongst ti-.e
pupils 'which 'was so apparent on the present occasion. He had
reason 'to hope Ihat the improvement would still continue.
They must all of them be aware of the advantages of a -good
education, and of the privileges they possessed in this respect
to a much greaterextent than any other country on the face of
the earth. Those:privileges, however, carried with them,cor-
responding'duties on their part. His worship then pointed out
the great advantages which an educated person possessed over
one that was uneducated. and next urged the vast importance
of combining a sound religious along with a secular education.
If they imparted to the youth of the schools secular education
alone, theywould not be doing that which was necessary.
Mere were numbers of educated sinners in the .world.
France, among other nations, had many such persons in the
last generation, and they did more mischief than all the people
put together. In education they should combine that •which
belonged to earth-with that whiCh belonged to heaven, and in
imparting secular knowledge, never forget the reverence-which
was due to God. His Worship next referred to three prizes
which he offered last half-year to the pupils who should re.
spectively produce the best essay on Holy Scripture, on bio-
graphy, and on history. The reason he offered the prizes was
for the purpose of carrying out this principle of combining
spiritual with secular knowledge. The speaker dwelt for some
time on the wonderful ability-which the three successful com-
petitors for these prizes had displayed, more particularly the
writer of the essay on the Holy-Scriptures.
Andrew Robertson was then called forward to receive the
prize for the best essay on the-" inspiration and importance
of the Holy- Scriptures:"
The MAYOR, in awarding the prize, paid Robertson a
greatwell-
deserved
hoped
thamountat he
wof o
übl idb Ipi ar
sl e
enreo knowledge, dtghee, hpaulisnugitroeafda;m-el
compliment. He said that he evidently possessed a
Ltd he did not think it unlikely that he (the Mayor) might
one day see him arespected minister of the Church-of England.
Charles Dorringer was next called forward to receive the
prize for the best essay on Geography.
The MAYOR, in handing him the prize, said the essay did
him great credit. Ile hoped that he would pursue the study
spirit
af
mp rißdues,
Russel
it
wi na
sc onnenxetx icoani
called
pl tho lesceoitsh.ce other
he studies.priz
e fc
of this important 'branch of education,—not, however, in a
r the
hest-essay on History.

The MAYOR, addri--ssing Russell, said the essay was unques-
tionably the best which had been presented to him. He was
sorry to confess that the best essays were from the boys. He
should have liked some of them to have come from the girls.
There was, however, one which had been written by one of the
girls named Mary Botham, which was so correctly written that
he (the Mayor) had deemed it right to add a fourth prize.
Thegirl Mary Bothara was then brought forward, and received
the prize from his Worship.
Mr. Alderman MoLT,NEux, chairman of the school, proposed
a vote of thanks to the Mayor, for his attendance to take part
in the proceedings, as also for the encouragement his worship
had given to the plipits,by offering the prizes.
Mr. Ccuncillor WAGRTAFF seconded the motion, which 4Vaa
passed amidst loud cheering.
The MAYOR having returned thanks,-the proceedings were
brought 13 a close by the singing of the national anthem.
We understand that the number of children at present in the
schools is 450 boys, 300 girls, and 280 in the infant school.

THE 11ADDINGTON arrived at Southampton, on Friday,
with the Mediterranean and the Levant mails. During
the voyage two of the passengers fell ovcrboad and were
drowned.

THE CIIZROKEE, the first vessel that ever came into
Isiverpool from the interior of Canada, arri?ed at this port
on Thursday last. She is alake-built vessel, and is rather
novel in her appearance and .rig, combining the barque
and the schooner. and having three masts. The Cherokee
was built atliingston, on Lake Ontario. -She has opened
-up a trade which will, doubtless, be followed by others.
THE REPORT OF MR. CARDWELL7S RAIL".VAY COM.
MITTEE, so anxiously looked forward to, is said to con-
demn running powers and to forbid large amalgamations,
besides suggesting that a standing committee of each
house be appointed, before whom all railway bilk must be
presented ere they reach the ordinary stages of committee.
DEATH OF WILLIAM ECCLES, ESQ., LATE M.:P. FOR
BLAQZBURN.—Yesterday morning, a little beforo nine
o'clock, William Eccles, Esq., expired at his residence,
Shparti
ngterliinuantetd9 hisin tuhseeki°lthcayreeaerr
vrofas
his
:gastricage .
fever.T he disease
There
is a general desire in the town of Blackburn for a public
funeral.---Preston Ch' onicle of Saturday.
MA.); iICILLED.—An old man, named John Peers, aged
Upwards of -74 years, living in Collingwood-street, with
Mary Hughes, fell head foremost down auellar on Satur-
day last, and was so seriously injured that he died in a
few hours afterwards. At an inquest, held on his body
yesterday, a-verdict was returned of " accidental death."
SERIOUS AgSAULT.—Yesterday morning a young Ama-
zonian, named Margaret Willans, was charged with com-
mitting a serious assault on Katharine Brahatn, wife of
Thomas Braharn, a mate of s vessel, who resides in Fre-
derick-street. The attack would appear to have been
almost entirely unprovoked, and the weapon used by the
prisoner was a water-jug, with %hich inflicted
two
blows on the head of her neighbour. The depositiois in
the case were taken, and the prisoner will be brought up
to-day for committal.

ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—Any letters for the Arctic ships,
if sent to Queenstown, Cork, to-day, will be taken by the
Dolphin yacht to Disco or Uppernaick, in Baffin's Bay,
on the chance of their delivery.

DISTRESSING SUICIDE.—The Hon. and Rev. A. P.
Perceval, Rector of Little Bookharn, and recently one of
the Chaplains to her Majesty, committed suicide on Sa-
turday week, by taking a large quantity of laudanum.
The Jury returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity."
THE 'EIZ URE OF WAR Rocxvra.—The departure from
this country of the two most important witnesses in the
case of the late war rocket seizure at Rotherhithe, has de-
feated the proposed judicial investigation of the whole
affair at the Surrey sessions. An official communication
has been made to Mr. Hale, offering on the part of the
Government compensation for the articles seized, the
proof of the legality of the seizure being necessarily con-
tinzent upon the issue of the trial.

INTERESTING FACT.—The ~
following singular and
authentic case of restoration of the human hair is worthy
of observation, more particularly as it relates to an article
of high and universal repute during the last half century.
Mr. A. Herrmann, of Queen.street, Soho, had been quite
bald for some time past, and had tried various preparations
for the recovery of his hair, but without any beneficial
result. He was then induced to try the effects of
Rowlands' Macassar Oil," and, after daily applying it
for about two months, he, much to his gratification, had
his hair quite restored, and now possesses a beautiful head
of hair. This fact speaks too strongly for itself to require
comment.—Bell's Weekly Messenger.
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LOCAL NEWS.

THE Ulverston paper states that the dry weather is
proving destructive to the lambs in the Fell district.
THE BRICKMAKERS OF LIVERPOOL " struck" on Tues-
day night last for an advance of wages ; a disturbance was
apprehended, but none occurred.
A NEW GAS COMPANY having been set on foot in
Burnley, the old company has brought down its charge to
a uniform rate of 3s. per 1,000 feet.
IT is said that in a township ten miles from Manchester
burnt clay is manufactured into a powder resembling
guano, and sold under the imposing title of " gypsum."
THE BLACKBURN power-loom weavers send contribu-
tions to the Stockport operatives, now out on " strike,"
but they do not contemplate adopting the same course.
THE DOCK PORTERS' STRIKE terminated on Tuesday
last, the men having gone in again to work, as we antici-
pated from the tone of their Monday's meeting.
THE DEATHS IN LIVERPOOL were lower last week than
in any previous week of the present year, numbering 172,
34 less than the average during the preceding five years.
THOMAS LOFTHOUSE has been committed for trial at the
next assizes on a charge of stabbing Ralph Meadowcroft
at St. Helen's on the night of Saturday, the 4th inst.
A MAN went to sleep, last night week, under the
Prince's Dock gate, and in the morning he fell into
the water and was drowned, before the dock gateman
came to his rescue.
Six of the crew of the ship Ann Lockerby, of this port,
while on her passage from Singapore to Sydney, were poi-
soned by eating some bonito fish which had been hung up
in the sun without any covering.
FATAL RESULT OF INTOXICATION,—During the past
week two residents in Liverpool, Thomas Rearden and
John Kane, have been " found dead"—the cause of death
in each case being their attachment to spirituous liquor.
ELIZABETH DEAN, aged 25 years, a girl subject to oc-
casional aberrations of intellect, and who lived at Cra-
shaw Booth, drowned herself in the Leeds and Liverpool
Canal, last week. A few days before she made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to strangle herself.
MR. C. P. RoNEY, who was recently in Liverpool, en
route to Canada, and who is to be- knighted early in
October, when the Dublin Exhibition will be closed with
legal pomp and splendour, was at one time a parliamentary
reporter.
THE BRICKMAKERS' CARRIERS, at the north end of
the town, struck work on Tuesday for an advance of ld.
per thousand; and, after an ineffectual attempt to compel
all the brickmakers' carriers in the town to do the same,
went back to their labour on the following day.
THE RIGHT Hos. THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY has
Treisieu a letter to .r. ht. Tinne, Esq., soliciting informa-
tion from that gentleman upon the working of the Lodging_
houses Acts in Liverpool and the contiguous country
districts. The Health Committee are lending their aid,
we believe, to supply the information.
AT the conclusion of the " Nunneries Bill" meeting,
yesterday week, at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street,
an indiscreet opponent of the Papacy, for daring to ask a
few questions, was attacked by the Romanist rabble. His
hat was torn into shreds, and but for the timely arrival of
two police-officers, he could not possibly have escaped
with his life.
MR. WILLIAM RENNIE, of the firm of Rennie, John-
son, and Co., shipbuilders, of Liverpool, furnished the
model for the ship Neleus, which arrived at this port a
few days ago from St. John, N. 8., where she was built by
Messrs. Brown and Anderson. Mr. Rennie has furnished
the models for some of the finest clipper ships afloat, in-
cluding some now building at Greenock, Troon, Warring-
ton, New Brunswick, and elsewhere.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—Mr. Langsdale presided at the
weekly meeting on Thursday. The engineer submitted a
plan of the new streets to be laid out at the Wapping
Docks. It was agreed that the Finance Committee should
,be consulted upon the subject. The Town-clerk stated
that a bill of the Electric Telegraph Company was before
Parliament, which, in its present shape, would permit
telegraph wires to be laid down above the streets without
the committee having any control in the matter, as was
the case in Leeds. Mr. Gladstone thought a charge
should be made; the engineer suggested that the streets
should be tunnelled for laying down pipes of various
kinds. The Town-clerk was instructed to take necessary
measures.
MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.—On Wednesday evening
the distribution of prizes took place at the Mechanics'
Institution, the schools having on Tuesday and the fol-
lowing day been visited by many of the parents and
friends of the pupils. The recitations and delivery of
speeches in English, French, and German, took place on
Tuesday afternoon, under the direction of Dr. Ihne and
his colleagues. At the conclusion of the ceremony a vote
of thanks to the masters was moved by Mr. Charles
Holland, and seconded by Mr. Charles Robertson. The
recitations and delivery of speeches, in English and
French, took place on Wednesday afternoon, under the
superintendence of Mr. M'llveen and the other masters.
On Wednesday evening Mr. E. Simpson Samuel, in the
absence of the president, distributed the honours among
the successful students. The first-named pupil of the
first-class was F. W. Reinshagen, of Eberfeld, Prussia.
rREsENTATIGN.—On Tuesday evening a tea meeting
was held in the Cornwallis-street schools, to celebrate the
presentation of twenty volumes -of books from the teachers
as a testimonial to Mr. Clark, on his resignation of the
situation of training-master, which he has held in the
above schools for the period of seventeen years. Mr.
J. P. Cornforth presided. Mr. Wm. Rou'ston presented
the testimonial and an address, neatly framed and glazed.
Mr. Clark expressed his thanks for the high compliment
that had been paid to him, and his regret at being com-
pelled to resign a situation which he had occupied with so
much pleasure for so long a period; but as the school was
to be put under government inspection, in which case a
female only would train the Infant School teachers, he
was about to open an academy for the infants of the
higher classes, in addition to which he would still keep
open hie training-class for teachers.
WEST DERBY Allpass presided at
the weekly meeting on Wednesday. Mr. Miller, agree-
ing with a letter from Mr. Clayton, stigmatized the wall
that had been commenced to be built with red brick
around the new hospital as " a most despicable wall ;" the
bricks were bad, being soft and clayey.—On the motion
of Mr. Kirkus, it was agreed that Mr. Clayton get the
wall built of red brick, of such a quality as was shown to
the board on the occasion when the £lO extra was voted.
—The chaplain, theSev. Mr. Moore, submitted, by letter,
a detail of his duties in convection with the workhouse
and the hospital, from which it appeared that his labours
had of late been materially increased.—lt was resolved
that Mr. Cleaver .should write -to the poor-law board,
embody: e.n• g the substance of the letter, as a reason for in-
reasing Mr. Moore's salary.—The motion of Mr. Miller,
that Mr. G. Harrison be placed on the finance and visit-
ing committees, was negatived.
Door COMMITTEE.—Mr. Shand presided at the weekly
meeting en Thursday. Compensation was granted to
parties who had sustained damage by the lowering of the
street levels of Wapping. The solicitor reported that in
a second case of intimidation, followed up .by gross out-
rage, on the part of the combined parties, against one of
the permanent labourers at the Albert dock warehouses,
he had again prosecuted to conviction, and the offender,
Michael O'Hara, was sentenced to three months' im-
prisonment, with hard labour. The solicitor considered
that the promptness with which protection .had been
afforded was .wholly attributable to the good feeling and
energy displayed by Mr. Cowan., the superintendent of
the warehouses. It was stated that the screw pile had
been fixed on Little Burbo Bank, and it was now a mark,
15 feet above the level of high water springs. A commu-
nication .was,read from the shipping-dues commissioners,
stating that as a commission had :been appointed, -they
desired such information as may assist them in their
investigation as to the.charges levied at this port on ships,
the authority under which they were levied, and how the
charges were applied-; also, the nature of exemptions.
In order to assist in the investigation, -they propose, if
necessary, to hold a court, of which they will give due
notice as to the time and place.—A letter was read from
Mr. W. iMacgregor, alicing for additional cranesge
accommodation for large steamers at the Sandon dock.
There were at present four or five large vessels in the
dock, and in addition to these, 12 or 14 more were ready
for launching, and unless further conveniences were
granted, the trade would be driven away. Letter referred,
as was also a letter from Mr. George Loch, on behalf of
the trustees of the Bridgewater Trust, relative to an
extension of the communication to be made between the
Duke's dock and the proposed Wapping dock, from thirty
to forty feet.—Mr. Bighorn gave notice of a motion, that
the surveyor be requested to consider and report as to the
best mode of providing fit accommodation for the
repOrterg, and give greater facility for hearing.
ImenoyecesENTs IN LIVE&POOL.—A numerous and
respectable meeting, convened by the mayor, in com-
pliance with a requisition, was held at the Sessions'-house,
on Wednesday, for the purpose of considering what mea-
sures should be taken for carrying out a scheme of public
improvements, The object of the requisitionists met with
the approval of the great majority of those present. The
mayor, in his opening speech, said, " The increase of our
commerce and population, together with the methods of
locomotion adopted, from the extension of our town, have
rendered omnibuses and wheeled carriages absolutely
necessary ; and the desirableness of having broad and
convenient thoroughfares must, I think, be admitted by
all. (Cheers.) Great leading arteries in our large towns
are just as necessary for our health, if health is to be pre-
served, as they are, in the structure of the animal frame,
for obtaining a healthy circulation, and giving life and
vigour to the system." He was desirous of seeing a well
digested plan carried out : the plan to be spread over a
series of years, and to be accomplished without throwing
heavy burdens upon the inhabitants.—Mr. Wm. Earle
moved, Mr. F. Shand seconding, the first resolution,
which, with the others, will be found in the advertising
columns of the Standard.—Mr. Benjamin Smith, of
Club-row, as a large owner of property, objected to it :
they were about to " heap disgrace and taxation upon
their posterity." He proposed that the matter be con-
sidered six months hence,—a motion which Mr. John
Taylor seconded.—Mr. Picton replied to their arguments,
urging that Mr. Taylor's object, in acting as he had done,
was to " protect his rents," and begging of the two sup-
porters of the amendment to banish the feeling of self-
interest—not to seek to stifle inquiry—but to join in the
resolution, which merely was to appoint a committee to
see what might be done. He also called attention to one
or two improvements which appeared desirable in the
town. He argued that, if the burgesses were polled, there
would be a large majority in favour of the inquiry into the
subject.—Mr. Duckworth followed in the same strain ;
but was succeeded by Mr. Bigham, who said the question
was one of how to raise the money, and who said he would
support the amendment, not being willing to commit
himself to the hands of a committee, which would be like
the lamb trusting himself in the hands of the wolf, a re-
mark which, with some others, called Mr. Jeffery to his
feet with a rejoinder.—Mr. Urquhart had every sympathy
with those gentlemen who wished for improvements in
Liverpool, but he signed the requisition with the full idea
that the improvements should not be carried out by a tax
upon the inhabitants, but by some economy in the
management of the corporate funds. (Hear, hear.) Ul-
timately, Mr. Earle having summed up by giving each
opponent a " wipe," the amendment was declared to be
carried by an overwhelming majority.—Mr. J. R. Jeffery
moved the second resolution, which, seconded by Mr.
Gregson, was carried, with only one dissentient voice.—
Mr. Bennett, Mr. H. C. Beloe (who stated that a pamph-
let, published ten years ago by Mr. Holme, bad first
made him feel interested in the improvement of the town),
Mr. Picton, Mr. Gilpin, and Mr. Tinne, were the reniain.
use Ppeakere who occupied the attention of the meeting.