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amusing to witness the readiness with whielithe
Times allows its ancient grudge against the-ex-
Minister to appear, by reiterations of the assertion-
that, whatever may have been Lord PALMERSTON'S
ultra-Liberalism in foreign affairs, he has no such
tendencies in home politics, and that all the specu-
lations on his support indulged by English Radicals
were an utter delusion.

- Let us, however, for the sake of argument,
assume the version which has been so industriously
and semi-officially put forward to be the correct one,
and it may afford us a subject of congratulation
amidst the chaos of political parties. It affords- a
key to the solution of the mystery so industriously
concealed two years ago, and may, perhaps,. be
attended with similar results. There is an old
saying, that rats will leave a falling house, andlt
may be that Lord PALMEBSTON, foreseeing the
defeat of Lord JOHN RUSSELL on his new scheme
of Reform, is willing to be in readiness to take
advantage of the chapter of accidents when the
coalition shall experience its inevitable
fate of falling to pieces like a rope of sand. In
the event of such a catastrophe, it would be diffi-
cult to say what new combination would be
attempted, though every real Englishman would
gladly hail such an event as at least a relief. It is
clear that, with the present House of Commons, a
restoration of the Cabinet of the Earl of DERBY
would afford no better prospect than a year since,
when they found themselves in a minority, but it
may be that some few who then sold their prin-
ciples for place may have since discovered their
mistake, have grown wiser by experience of the
strange associates with which they found them-
selves connected, and become willing to retrace
their steps, in order, if possible, to regain the height
from which they have fallen. It may be that some
who then held aloof from supporting an avowedly
Conservative Ministry will, see the necessity of
carrying on the QUEEN'S Government with some
reference to Constitutional principles, and forego
their several individual crotchets, in order that
the important interests of Great Britain may not
be quite at the mercy of political charlatans,
bidding for popularity by concessions to democracy.
It would be premature just now to enter into
speculations as to probable or possible Ministries,
but we can imagine there are many true Conser-

vatives who would not object to see the hands of
the Earl of DERBY, as Premier, strengthened by
the accession of Mr. GLADSTONE, Mr. SIDNEY
HERBERT, and even, perhaps, of Lord PALMER-
STON, whose objections to Lord JoHN RUSSELL'S
Reform schemes would prove a recommendation.
Political treachery has almost destroyed all con-
fidence in public men, and therefore we cannot
hope to see such a Cabinet as would realise our
ideas of what an English Government should be ;
but at least some approach to it might be made
until the tinie when the electoral body shall show
their duo appreciation of their principles by return-
ing Conservative representatives.
The Morning Post of Saturday, which may be
considered the mouthpiece of Lord PALMERSTON,
entered into an elaborate denial of the statements
made by The Times, without in reality denying the
assertion that the main cause of the resignation
was to be attributed to the difference of opinion as
to the terms of the new Reform Bill. It carefully
avoided any allusion to Foreign affairs, and con-
fined the refutation to those details in which the
ministerial organ so freely indulged. Lord PAL-
MERSTON did not from the first object to all re-
form ; he was willing to go so far, but would not
be dragged through the mire in which Lord JOHN
RUSSELL was anxious to lead him, particularly as,
in his position of Home Secretary, the duty devolved
upon him to support and carry out the details of
the measure. A. just complaint is made that The
Times should be enabled to divulge the secrets of
the Cabinet, by its statements of the Dill having
been referred to a committee of five ministers, of
which Lord PALMERSTON was one ; and a further
complaint that such Ilse charges should be so
positively stated, although several weeks must
elapse before Lord rALMERSTON will have the

Ribcrpoot tasibarb.

TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. 20, 1853

BEFORE we shall again address our readers,
the glad season of CIIRISTMAS will have commenced,
and we therefore take the present opportunity of
offering a few remarks as to the obvious duties
which ought not to be neglected. This is one of
the especial festivals of the Christian Church,
instituted to commemorate the birth into the world
of the SAVIOUR of mankind, and, by common con.-
sent, sanctioned by long practice, is devoted to
general festivity, the union of families and friends,
and the endeavour to realise the message of the
the angels to the shepherds that the glad tidings
should be to all people. Every return of the
season should remind us of our Christian duties,
and those whom Providence has Messed with the
means should remember that there can be no true
joy for them, if the poor, whom they have always
with them, are forgotten in the distribution of
good gifts. Let it also be borne in mind that it
is the time for general reconciliation and forgive-
ness of all injuries one to another, and that, if
this duty be performed, the new year will be com-
menced with more of that mutual good will and
friendly reeling which it was one of the special
objects of our SAVIOUR to promote. We appeal to
many who need no arguments to enforce the truths
so readily comprehended, and in the full confidence
that, while the privileges are enjoyed, the duties
will be performed, we conclude by wishing to all
our readers the enjoyment of

opportunity of entering into any explanation before
the only competent tribunal—the Commons House
of Parliament.

On Thursday Lord PALMERSTON left London on
a visit to the Marquis of Lez SDOWNZ, at his seat,
in IV;ltshire ; and on Saturday reports were cur-
rent that the latter nobleman also contemplated
resignation. The rumour may have originated in
the visit of Lord PALMERSTON, but, whether true
or false, is not of so much consequence as some
people would be inclined to imagine. The Marquis
of L ANSDOWNE enjoys only the nominal position of
a seat in the Cabinet ; he has no office to vacate ;
no other than nominal duties to perform, such as
giving " advice gratis," and his removal would
involve no other change than an order at the
Council-office not to place a seat at the Board for
Lord LANSDOWNE.

A MERRY CHRISTMAS

WE are now beginning to experience something
more of the difficulties which it was predicted
would result from the strong infusion of the demo-
cratic element into the Constitution, through the
operations of the Reform Act. In the good old
Tory times, so much maligned by modern Liberals,
and during which England rose to her culminating

point of national greatness, the country had the
advantage of a responsible head, and a charge of
Administration was an event rare enough to create
a more than ordinary sensation. But during the
last twenty years England has witnessed more
Ministerial changes than perhaps during any pre-
vious half century, and now it seems difficult to
get over more than one session of Parliament
without a move in the Cabinet which breaks up all
previous arrangements, and renders some new
combination necessary in the modern craft of
statesmanship. It was only two years ago,—in
December, 1851,—that Lord PALMERSTON was
unceremoniously dismissed from the office of
Foreign Secretary, on the eve of Lord JOHN
RUSSELL'S proposal for a new Reform Bill, and the
excuse made was that he had acted too indepen-
dently, and had recogrised the coup d'etat of
Louis NAroLEoN without consulting his col-
leagues ; but not a word was said about his objec-
tions to the RUSSELL scheme of Reform ; so that
the Radicals continued to believe him to be the very
pink of Liberalism. The foreign excuse answered
the purpose. Lord JOHN made his promised pro-
posa2 for a new Reform Bill ; but the scheme fell
from hi: 'ips still-born, exciting laughter and con-
tempt rather than serious opposition. The Ministry
fell, and the Earl of DERBY formed a Conservative
Administration. In December, 1852, the Conser-
vative Government was defeated through the
treachery of the PEELITES, and Lord PALMERSTON
once more accepted office, though in a new capacity,
wLh the very colleague who had previously dis-
missed him. Another year has passed, and now in
December, 1853, and while the -promise if, still
unperformed of another new Reform Bill by Lord
JOHN RUSSELL, Lord PALMERSTON has once more
resigned, and is now a gentleman at ease to spend
his Christmas without the cares of office. The
resignation took place as far back as Wednesday
last, but it was not until Friday that the public
were made acquainted with the fact, and then only
through two of the London morning papers, both of
which were profuse in their assertions of the sole
cause being his obj ections to the proposed new Reform
Bill. The over-carefulness with which the denial of
differences on foreign affairs having had anything
to do with the resignation was asserted, has led to

The vacancy in the Home-office by the retire-
ment of Lord PALMERSTON was, it is said,
offered to Lord JOHN RUSSELL, whose previous
position having been merely nominal, , rendered
such an appointment by no means unlikely. It
appears, however, that he prefers to serve with
Lord. ABERDEEN as a volunteer, rather than
under him as Home Secretary ; and, therefore,
refused the office, which has since been offered
to Sir GEORGE GREY. It must not be sup-
posed, however, that the Ministerial difficulty is so
easily got over. Among the various contrarieties
which made up the Coalition Cabinet, it was gene-
rally admitted that Lord PALMERSTON was by far
the ablest Minister ; and the inference is obvious,
that if with his assistance' they could barely keep
together, his separation must be fatal to their
longer continuance ;It office. The instance of two
years ago is almost a parallel case, with this
striking difference, that the Conservatives form now
a much more powerful minority than they did at
that time, and with nothing to recommend the
present Ministry to popular favour in their policy
either at home or abroad, we may reasonabl3 calcu-
late upon soon being able to make the gratifying
announcement of the resignation of the whole
Cabinet.

IF it were possible to admit the necessity or
propriety of any change being made the system
of Representation, even accord;ng to the views
which have been
_mt forth by the organs of Minis-
terial policy, we should find that ;,he Conservatives
have the least reason to raise any objections from
reasons of party interests. Au alteration that
would diminish the small boroughs and augment
the county electors and county representatives,
would considerably add to the strength of the
Conservative the House of Commons;
and should
the drift of the measure now in
thipsa be party in

embryo, it may be Lord JOHN RJSSELL'S repentant
efforts to repair some of the mischief which nis
whole political I;fe has been spent in perpetrating.
It would be an evidence of his tact, because ao
Radical could with consistency oppose a scheme
for which he has been always insisting, though it
maybebut a modification
of his demand for an
extension of the suffrage and electoral districts.
The Constitution would indeed be in safer hands
than it is now, when the preponderance rests with
the voters of small towns, who sell their franchise

the not unnatural suspicion that the real cause is a
dispute in the Cabinet with reference to the course
to be pursued in the quarrel between Itussi2, and

and it will

e assertion of a more

to the highest bidder, and know no other principles
than their ow pecuniary interests. It was this

ale betrayal or their important trust which

the systematic corruption practised in small
boroughs, and formed the ground-work for that

threatened disfranchisement whit would break
up the strong-holds of. Whiggery and pocket in,
fluence. It is the confident belief of many of the
Conservatives that a reform in tl ie direction of
enlarging the constituencies, by red ucing the limit
of qualification for county voters, ;and giving the
additional representation to populous districts,
would prove an advantage ; the onty drawback to
which would be the mischievous precedent of
making changes in the-system of representation
without an inevitable necessity. A further im-
provement might be the disfranchisement of those
Irish constituencies under the influence or intimi-
dation of Romanist priests, a measure which would ;
of itself help to purify the House of Commons.
It is, however, perhapa.useless to speculate on any
change, now that the. Coalition Cabinet has com-
menced dropping to pieces ; and further, for the
simple reason that Lord JOHN RUSSELL has
utterly failed in getting, up any pressure from
without, to intimidate • the House of Lords into
giving their consent to his Bill.

WE stated last week, upon the authority of the
Albion, that the petition against the return of
Messrs. HORSFALL and LIDDELL had been with-
drawn, and the, report has since been confirmed.
Our radical contemporaries have laboured hard to
multiply reasons for this obvious acknowledg-
ment of defeat;_ but have studiously concealed the
only true cause—that the petitioners had no case.
The _Liverpool Times had the honesty to acknow-
ledge that our representatives were free from all
suspicion of blame, a fact with which every elec-
tor was long previously acquainted, for it is idle
to suppose that even the most sanguinary Radical
ever imagined that the petition had the slightest
chance of success. It was only presented in order
to carry out a rash threat made by Mr. ROBERT-
SON CLADSTONE; and, with a full conviction that
it must involve the parties to it in heavy costs, for
making charges which they knew to be frivolous,
and vexatious, the first opportunity was gladls
seized upon to retire from the foolish project. We
are amused with vague threats about the disfran-.
chisement of the Freemen of Liverpool ; but their
character for electoral purity received so trium-
phant a vindication in the protracted investigation
into the election of Messrs. TURNER and MACKEN•
ZEE, that the legislature would never sanction so
ruthless a violation of constitutional rights, Such
a measure would not, however, serve the turn of
the Radicals, for at the last election there was a
large majority of Conservatives, independent of the
votes of the Freemen.

difficulty is still greater ;and there are few who, from the
nature of their property, find it necessary to leave it in
trust-, who do not experience obstacles, in some cases insur-
mountable, in the selection of persons sufficiently respon-
sible, and at the same time willing to undertake the duty..
In the more common instances of trustees for marriage-
settlements the difficulty is almest as great ; and the
same remark will apply with equal, force to similar pro.
visions for charitable purposes, the mal-administration of
which has become notorious, so as to call for the especial
interference of the Government- In all these cases the
evil must be admitted, and it is rather a matter of sur-
prise that so little uttempt has been made to effect even
an approach to a remedy. It is true that the South Sea

Company, finding their vocation gone in the payment of
dividends on their stock, which the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer had converted or paid off, applied to the Legislature
for powers to undertake the. duties of Trustees, but Parlia-
ment struck out the requisite clauses in the bill,, so that
the scheme fell to the ground. Our attention has, how-
ever, been called to the proposal for a company which is
being established to supply this obvious want, and the
marvel appears to be that it has not been attempted long
before. The principal requisites are legal, talent, a re-

sponsible board of directors, and an ample guarantee fund,
in order to ensure public confidence; and, if we may
judge by the prospectus which has been put forward by

" THE EXECUTOR AND TRUSTEE COMPANY," these indis-
pensable means of efficiency seem to have been well pro-
vided. The Honorary Council comprises the Right Hon-
Sir J. PATTESON, and two late Chief Justices of India : the
Executive Council includes two Queen's Counsel, three
Members of Parliament, and others of station and cha-
racter, while the legal officers are men of high standing
in their profession. The capital proposed to be subscribed
is One Million, of which £lOO,OOO is to be paid and
invested as a guarantee fund against possible con.
tingencies. We need not remark on the probable
profits to shareholders in the projected company, be-
cause they must be obvious to all, considering that

IT is one of the most pleasing facts which we
learn from English history, that our greatness as a
nation commenced with the Reformation of the
Church of England, and has since kept almost a
simlar rate of progress with that of the perform-
ance of our duties, as the great head and centre of
Christianity. Before the reign ofQueen ELIZABETH,
the political position of Great Britain was of little,
if any, more importance than the space which she

occupies on the map of Europe. The glorious
work of the restoration of the national faith to its
primitiVe purity had been commenced, but its
progress had been suddenly checked by the bigotry
of the first MARY, and it was not until her sister,
the maiden Queen, was seated upon the throne,
that the Reformation became an accomplished fact.
From that time England commenced her career of
commercial greatness, confirmed and strengthened
by her naval and :military prowess, until, at the
close of the last long war, she had attained the
topmost pinnacle, and reached a height of national
supremacy to which all history presents no parallel.
L would, indeed, appear that she had been in-
trusted with the mighty mission of awakening the
attention of the world to a knowledge of _Divine
truth, and, like she chosen family under the first
dispensation, been appointed the witness and keeper
of Holy tie fountain of civilisation, and the
g,rea:, bulwark against error and superstition. In
the :ulfilment of the important duties with which
she wls intrusted; was done so long as
her deliverance of 13 message to the heathen
was confined to isolated missionary efforts ; but
the glorious work was commenced in earnest when,
by the establishment of the Colonial Episcopate,
the Church began really to lengthen her cords and
strengthen her stakes by the legitimate recognised
means of the three orders—Bishops, Priests, and
Deacons. It is more than fifty years since the
first step was taken in our North American
Colonies ; but within the last twenty years the
greatest progress has been made, owing chiefly to
the munificence of a few private individuals, who
responded to the call of the late Primate, with a
liberality worthy of the days when our cathedrals
were built and endowed. In 1787, the bishopric
of Nova Scotia was founded ; in 1793, that of
Quebec ; in 1`314, Calcutta ; and in 1824, Jamaica
and Barbadoes. But since 1835, less than nine-
teen years, no fewer than twenty-three Colonial
Bishoprics have been founded, comprising the vast
possessions of England in North America, the
West Indies, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and
New Zealand.

the investment of the capital will, of itself, afford

the ordinary rate of interest, beyond the charge for

business performed, which may be upon the most moderate

The chief advantage, as far as the public are con-
cerned, will be in enabling those who have relatives and

friends to provide for either by Will or Trust-deed, to

entrust it to those by .whom it will be efficiently and se-

curely managed. It will supply a want which has long
been deeply felt ; it will relieve many from an irksome

and thankless duty, which they have unwillingly con-

sented to undertake from motives of benevolence ; it will

secure many a widow and orphan from the sad conse-
quences which too often result from the incapacity, inex-

perience, or dishonesty of trustees and executors ; it will

save many an estate from being wasted in expensive and

fruitless litigation ; and it will smooth the death-bed of

many an anxious husband and father to know that those

whom he leaves behind him are placed as far as possible
beyond the reach of such contingencies as those to which

they are now liable. These considerations lead us to hope

that the Company will prove successful—a result which

the character of those who have embarked in it has placed

almost beyond a doubt

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA
♦

AT THE THEATRE ROTAI, during the past week, Miss
Fitzpatrick has repeated several of her favourite characters,
and by her talents confirming the good opinion formed of her
style of acting. On Thursday evening Miss Cushman re-
appeared, after a considerable absence, before a Liverpool
audience. As was to be expected, she met with a genial
and gratifying reception. In her performance of Bianca,
in Millman's tragedy of " Fazio," she dispL►yed her
wonted energy, discrimination, and tact, and was warmly
applauded. This accomplished actress, it will be seen, is
to appear to-morrow evening in the character of Meg Mer-
rules in the national drama of " Guy Mannering." This,
it will be remembered, is a character in which Miss Cush-
man has earned a wide-spread fame. The Christmas Pan-
tomime, is, we understand, in a forward state of prepara-
tion at this establishment, and its production is looked
forward to by the juveniles with such expectations of de-
light as buoyant youth alone can entertain.

AT THE lio yAi AMPHITHEATRE, Pablo Fanque's troupe
of equestrians continues to draw good houses. Among the
performances there the brothers Ellis, on the double trapiz,
are deserving of particular mention ; they are graceful and
daring, and afford an interesting contrast to some of the
other performances. Two juvenile day fetes are, we per-
ceive, to be given by this company in course of the week,
one to-morrow, the other on:Friday.
ROYAL PARK THEATRE.—The only local Pantomine of

the present year, we understand, will be produced a this
establishment on Monday next, and bids fair to become one
of the leading attractions of the forthcoming festive season.
It is written by a clever young townsman whose previous
success in "Ye Siege of Liverpole" is a guarantee for its
excellence. The new piece is entitled " Ormshead The
Great ; or, Harlequin and Jenny Jones and the Fair
Flower of Snowdon," and will contain beautifully painted
views of Snowdon, Llangollen—the Ormsheads—and other
well-known spots in North Wales. To guard against the
attacks of those who would strictly exact the precise date
and locale of each incident, the author thus facetiously
prefaces hiswork : " The author, upon his own ' authority,
has availed himself of this favorable opportunity to demon-
strate in a series of pen and ink sketches, his own "very"
peculiar notions of scenery and locality, in the exposition
of which he has evinced a laudable contempt for the absurd
A. B. C'isms of the " beaten track" of history, and soared
far above the levelling influence of Geography. Every
intelligent Briton is acquainted with the hitter, and as the
" direct object" of our stage" productions should be to
"direct" the " objects" of their " effects" towards " effec-
ting" or developing an "advanced stage" on the high road
of literature and art,the author flatters himself (an ego-
tistic d mark of " personal distinction" that cannot be
" overlooked," when the "loftiness" of his production is
taken into consideration), that he has furnished a new
chapter in the history of Wales, which is calculated to
astonish the world in general, and Liverpool in particular."
Mr. Appleby, from the Theatre Royal, will be the
clown, and the cast of the opening will include Miss
Marriott and the entire corps dramatique.

But not only has such rapid progress been made
‘1::,11 what may be called the materials for carrying
out the high destiny of England, but the choice of
those men who have been appointed to the Colonial
Dioceses has been most happy. With new and
arduous duties to perform, totally dissimilar from
all previous experience, and involving fatigue
and labour of no ordinary kind, the majority
have proved themselves eminently fitted for them
by the possession of those gifts and graces which
could alone render their mission successful. Our
own Bench of Bishops, which is now equalled in
number by those of the colonies, does not present
an array of more piety, more zeal, more learning,
and more determination to accomplish the task
before them, than do the pioneers of christianity
and civilisation who have gone forth to plant the
Church in the wilderness, and spread the glad-
tidings of salvation among the ryots of India
and the settlers h he back woods, until the pro-
phecy shall be realised, :bat " The earth shall be
fell of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters
cover the seas." Of air :-he progress which is
boasted by modern intelligence, aone is so truly
satisfactory, none has been so really successful, as
the establishment and extension of 'che Colonial
Episcopate, and it is to be hoped that exertions
will not be spared until every spot which owns the
sway of England's Sovereign will also enjoy the
supervision of such men as -save already been
chosen to carry the Jlessings of the Church of
England to the farthest corners of the earth.

I-LkwDEL's AlEsslAn.—The demands for tickets for the
Oratorio at the Philharmonic Hall, this evening, have been

its musical

the events of the year

Sud:

ST. PETER'S OnmEs.—The subscription in behalf of
the fund for the restoration of the chimes of St. Peter's
Chtarch, has so far progressed that the committee have
applied for tenders to perform the work. Further aid is,
however, required to cover the anticipated expenditure.
HonmEs' Berc.—ln our last appeared a notice, by
order of the Governor, ordering the holders of Holmes'
notes to send into the Bank of Mona the number of the
notes held by each, on or before Thursday last. By inquiry
we find that the return made to the bank and branches
amounts to £24,367 ; and that, besides these, Messrs.
Dumbell hold £1,200, making a total of £25,567 of notes
in circulation at the time of Mr. James Holmes' death ;
the security, we understand, was for £30,000, being all
over his landed property in
,the island. This over-issue

Will, of course, increase the liabilities to upwards of £1
and reduce the assets to that amount. It is th,
of all parties that the banker should have taken 0
is stated, a license for but £lO,OOO, if he knew the
- • --1-ps was £2s,ooo.—Manx Sun.
-T • -rry lIowDEN, mother of the

Minister
13th inst

Iter a severe alluess

surprise

.d's-on-Sea, on the

of the Blind Institution, has
intminced a novei feature at his musical repository. He
has announced that every Wednesday afternoon he will
play the dance music of some popular composer. It will
be a good opportunity for amateurs to learn how such
music ought to be played.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE MAIDEN CITY.—
On Friday night, between nine and ten o'clock, as the
Maiden City steam-ship, plying between Liverpool and
Londonderry, while the vessel was in the Irish Channel,
the plug of the feed pipe of the boiler was suddenly blown
out by the force of the steam. A coal
.trimmer, named
water, as to
cause
named Michael M*Loughlin, being in the immediate vicinity, was
so severely
almostverel
yscinalsdtanedtbdyeattliie. sAnteaomthaenrdinbolilil,
Kennedying
was also very severely scalded, and now lies at the Northern
Hospital. An inquest
on the body of the deceased was
held yesterday, from which it appeared that the pressure of
steam on the boiler was not more than ten lbs. to the square
inch at the time of the occurrence ; that the boiler, which
was comparatively a new one, was to all appearance in
good order, and that the safety valve was loaded to twelve
lbs.
to the square inch. In this case, a verdict of " Acci-
I death" was recorded. The deceased was about 19 t

a native of

ADVERTISEMENT
FEENY'S MER ANTS' NEW DINING-ROOMS,
SLATER-COURT, CASTLE-STREET.

MR. FERNY, at the dose of the first week of his operations
at his new establishment, begs most gratefully to acknow-
ledge the truly unexampled support he has met with from
his friends and patrons, and which has far exceeded his ex-
pectations.
But whilst thus conveying his thanks for the encourage-
ment he has received, he feels that he is also indebted to
those who have favoured ithe new rooms with a visit, for the
forbearance and kind consideration they have shown in
making allowances for any inadvertencies or omissions which
necessarily arise in the working of a new establishment, and
have been rendered still more unavoidable by the great influx
of patrons during the week.
The Kitchen-range has been found too small to supply,
with the necessary rapidity and completeness, the demand of
the numerous customers who have favoured the New Dining.
rooms with a trial, but Mr. Feeny has the satisfaction to an-
nounce, that promot measures are being taken to obviate

every deficiency; anu, auutugence or
his friends, he hopes that, in a abort time, the experience of
the first few days will enable him to render the Merchants'
New Dining-rooms perfect in every respect.

EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEES. WAVE RTREE COMMISSIONERS OF
HEALTH.
•
_.._.....____
1 AMONG the wants which may be considered to belong
_ Commissioners of Health was held, in accordance with a
exclusively to the refinement of civilisation, the guardian-
LAST night, an adjourned meeting of the Wavertree
ship of property designed for the benefit of others is not C
resolution passed at the last meeting, to receive a report
.only
one possessing the most importance, but, singularly as to the expediency of joining with the neighbouring
enough, it is one for which perhaps the least attempt has townships of Allerton, Garston, Childwall, and Woolton,
in aenreewndereeavorureaetiolt
been made to effect a remedy. There are numerous instances p rbe'elfgl4"int otntcll
accommodation t_.'i)rialifeortr ar cemetery.
in whieh a man with ample means to provide for his the Rev. W. present,
chairman, presiding ; Messrs7Bowers,
widow and. children finds his greatest difficulty is in so Davie, Hill, Picton, Rishton, and Witham.
r.titrfpnuassist.ntt:terseer. of Garston, intimated
entrusting the administration of it to others, as to secure thatMtownship were. In. treaty
tite due performance of the chief object which he has in with Mr. inhabitantsightbd y ofor a piece of land adjoining the
view. To take the simple instance of a man making his church, for the purposes of a cemetery.
will,: by which he seeks to secure a provision for his widow, The OenVERSEER of Allerton and Woolton said that no
and at the same time to guard against any misappropria- movement
merely had
dlyb feonr the made
purposeinthal. township, and he had
lion of the principal, so that his children may ultimately .He might mention, however, he esaid, his owg-n impreassTonn.
receive. it. His will may clearly state his intentions free that the two places he was connected with would join
from legal defects, but his difficulty lies in the appoint- . Garston.
meat it was intimated that the • habitants
meat ;of an meeutor. He may have many friends, but expected to effect a purchase of land suitable for their
those othonour and substance, whom alone he could trust, wants, on their own account; and a letter was read from
would-hesitate to accept an office involving much trouble Mr. Holland, Much-Woolton, stating that there a Burial
pCenomdmenir had been formed, and they were acting inde-
and :responsibility, without any profit ; while there may be
none willing to undertake the duty in whom he could On consideration of this state of matters, the Waver-
plhPe implicit confidence, and at the- best his family tree Board agreed that it was inexpedient to proceed fur.
would.. be subject to contingencies against which no thgrinAhceTaffair, and, on the motion of
prudence or foresight would avail. li* he resort to the ship for Friday(N ietvwenaisnago• and rreed thecommaemnedetttlagahfirethr con-
common common expedient of appointing his widow executrix, he •sideration of the subject be postponed for the present.
runs the hazard of a second marriage alienating her hi-
The first ordinaryOngulNsiresYs Bint:ocseeri with,
terest from that of his children ; so that, with the best deration of a resolution, passed at last ming,waosrdc=sig.
intentions to provide security for the future maintenance the Board to give notice to the proprietors of Oliver-lane
of his offspring, he feels that, after all„ it is a mere matter to have that thoroughfare paved and sewered ; and
The of chance. In the case of trusteeships- where more active Board
wLaawt-ocpLERIE was
roceed for Trpestedsetoofeiciap,llin howi the
reso-
management is required, more responsibility incurred, Intim carried out in unison with the generalgplans pro-
and more discretionary power necessarily exercised, the ,poted by Mr. Newlands.

Mr. Prcrorr said, if in all such small matters as this
,the board was to have reports from, and consultations
with Mr. Newlands, or other engineers, it would be
found a very expensive mode of procedure. It might be
well enough for the board to order alterations; but it
would be found the proprietors had to pay for them,—a
conditicn of the arrangement they would not like.
A mixed conversation ensued, in which several mem-
bers took part ; in the course of which it was stated by
the Law-clerk, that the board was entitled to take any
thoroughfare and declare it a highway, if satisfied with the
condition in which it was, if they chose to take it as a
matter of adoption ; but if the proprietors insisted on its
being so received, they must first satisfy the board that
the conditions of the statute had been, fully complied with.
The conversation ended by
Mr. PICTON giving notice that, at next meeting, he
should move that the resolution in question be rescinded.

PROGRESS OP SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS.
A letter was read, addressed to the chairman, by Mr. C.
Macaulay, Secretary to the General, Board of Health, re-
questing to be informed when the Local Board would be
in a condition to abolish the use of cess-pools ; when the
combined works for drainage and water supply would be
completed ; and also to be fnrnished with information as
to the general state of the works in progress under the
charge of the Local Board.
The Law Clerk was instructed. to reply in general terms
that the works in question are making satisfactory pro-
gress towards completion.
PUMPING TUE TANK.

Aletter from Mr. J. Blaikley, contractor for the sewerage,
was read, denying his responsibility for keeping the tank
clear of water, or for any damage which may arise from its
accumulation.

Mr. PrOTON said he had been informed that Mr. Young,
if permitted, was prepared to make a cheap temporary
sewer, the expense of which, he understood would not
exceed £3O ; and which would effect the removal of any
back-water, or fl, o ling in. the cellars.
Mr. YOUNG was called in to explain his plan, which he
said would consist of a temporary sewer of about 100 yards
in length, extending from near the tank to the bottom of
Mr. Chaff2rs's garden. This he said would effectually
prevent the back-water from ever accumulating to a greater
depth than 18 inches in the sewer. The expense of it, he
thought, would be about 6s. per yard at the deepest part,
but its general expense would not be more than 4s. per
yard, and in all would not exceed £25.
The sewer was ordered to be carried into effect, and the
meeting adjourned.

LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT,
YESTERDAY.

(Before Mr. Commissioner PERr Y.)

RE PEVERELLT. —ADJOURNED LAST EXAXINATION.
In this case, which had been frequently before the court
by adjournment, Mr. Pemberton appeared on behalf of the
bankrupt, who was opposed by Mr. Yates.
In answer to questions by Mr. Yates, Peverelle said he
could not give any better account of the state of his
affairs than that contained in his balance-sheet ; he also
said that he could not give any further account of the
papers which had been produced before the arbitrators in
reference to the claim he had against the Insurance Com-
pay, viz., that they had been destroyed.
Mr. ates said that in the course of the present and
previous examinations he had put all the questions to the
bankrupt which he considered right. It would be for the
court to say whether such an account of the bankrupt's
affairs had been given by him as would fulfil the require-
ments of the statute, and entitle him to pass on his last
examination. The property of the bankrupt, he remarked,
might be stated as of three kinds, that which had been
destroyed by fire ; that which had been partially injured,
and on which salvage had been paid ; and that which had
sustained no injury. Of the latter class, property worth
about £6OO, say £592 15s 10d, had been in the bankrupt's
possession after the fire, and he had only accounted for £3OO.
The accounts, he considered, were altogether of a very
unsatisfactory character, and under the circumstances he
should submit to his honour what was the best course to
be adopted in the case.

Mr. Pemberton said the accounts given in were the
best which could be got under the circumstances ; and, as
for the papers sent from the arbitrators' office to the
bankrupt, and on which Mr. Yates appeared to lay so
much stress, they were of little or no value. They con-
sisted chiefly of invoices.

Ilis Honour
a case as this.

—But invoices are very important in such

Mr. Pemberton said the wife of the bankrupt and the
boy who was in his employment burnt the papers referred
to, under the impression that they were of no value. He
explained that the goods represented as being uninjured
were, in the first instance, believed by the bankrupt to be
so, and valued accordingly. Subsequently they were found
on examination to be materially injured, and in actual
value were not more than had been accounted for. He called

Louis liianci, a youth about eighteen years of age, who
had been in the employment of the bankrupt.—ln August
last a basket containing papers was brought to Mr.
Peverelle's, but he did not know where they had been
brought from; although he saw the basket and papers in
the office of Mr. Banner. In a few days after they had
been brought to Mr. Peverelle's, the basket and papers
were taken up stairs into a top-room, where they remained
till Peverelle removed to new premises. The basket and
papers were taken by witness to the new premises, and
after he (witness) had made an ineffectual attempt to
carry them up stairs, they were taken into the kitchen, and
by Mrs. Peverelle examined. She then gave them to witness,
who burned them,on therepresentation that they were of no
use. All that were in the basket were burned in Mrs..
Peverelle's presence. Mr. Peverelle was out when this
done. Was in the employment of Mr. Peverelle before the
fire. He kept books, probably five or six, as nearly as
witness could tell. They were usually left on the counter
at night. The invoices were kept on files hung up in the
shop. Witness was in the shop the morning after the fire,
and saw one file partly burnt. All the books were burned
but two. [Witness was shown four small books, but said
none of them were the books referred to by him.] Wit-
ness does not know what accounts were kept in those
books, but saw them in the shop two or three days after
the fire. The two books referred to had been before the
arbitrators ; but witness did not see them in the basket.
Witness saw nothing burned but papers.
Mr. YATES contended that under such circumstances
the bankrupt had no right to expect that he should pass
his final examination, when he must know that there were
two books in existence which he had failed to produce or
account for.

His Honour said that, under the circumstances, the
examination must be adjourned. He would suggest that
the assignees should institute a prosecution against the
bankrupt for not producing the books referred to. He
also said that the court could direct a prosecution against
the bankrupt for having given a false statement of his
affairs, and he should direct such a prosecution to be
raised. The adjournment would be for four months, and
he should not grant any order for protection.

The other cases before the court were not of general
interest.

CORPORATION NORTH SCHOOLS.

Tax usual half-yearly examination of the children in
these schools took place yesterday, in the presence of the
several gentlemen of the Committee, the Rev. I. Holmes,
Rev. T. Robinson, Rev. W. H. Duck, Rev. G. F. Mathews,
and a large number of the friends and parents of the
children. Owing to the unavoidable absence of the re-
spected Chairman of the Educational Committee of the
Town Council, Mr. Alderman 3folyneux, Mr. Councillor
Fleming occupied the chair.
The infants were examined at ten o'clock, and acquitted
themselves remarkably well: at the conclusion of which,
they were feelingly addressed by Mr. T. D. Anderson,
and Mr. Alderman Gardner. At eleven o'clock, the boys

and girls were examined

Holmes, and the girls by the Rev. T. Robinson, in the
sacred Scriptures, and in the other branches of their
education they were examined by the head master and the;
head mistress of the schools.
On the termination of the examination, Mr. Alderman
GARDNER, after speaking of the very satisfactory manner
which the children had answered the questions put to
xe a very encourazino and

anu CaUed upon them, as
they loved their children, to second the exertions of the
committee and the teachers of the schools in endeavour-
ing to do the greatest possible good in promoting the
education, as well as the comfort, of the children ; and he
further urged upon them the necessity of taking every
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nage of the baths and wash-houses so freely' offerea
to them by the Corporation, that their children and them-
selves may be long spared and be prosperous in the world.
After some very handsome Bibles were given to the
most deserving pupils by Mr. Alderman Gardner, Mr. T.
D. Anderson, and the Rev. I. Holmcs, the proceedings
were brought to a close in the usual manner, by singing
" God save the Queen." The schools will be re-opened ott

The children in the Corporation So

rots will be

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