The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-03 00:00:00

GENERAL MISCELLANY.

Mrs. Hofland, the authoress, died the week before last.
Henceforth English letters to Belgium will only be
charged eightpence, and newspapers are to go free.
The gallant Sir Robert Sale, G.C.B. the hero of Jella-
labad, has left town to resume his military duties in India.
The Duke of Devonshire has contribUted £lOO to the
Father Mathew fund.
The Society of Innkeepers, London, refused, last week,
to drink the health of the present lord mayor.

JERSEY.-Mr. Carus Wilson has rejected the offer a
the Royal Court to liberate him on his own bail.

PARLIAMENT.—At a privy council meeting on Thurs-
day, parliament was further prorogued to the 4th of Feb.
Sir Henry Pottinger. Bart., was, last week, by command
of the Queen, sworn of her Majesty's Most Hon. Privy
Council, and took his place at the Board.
The subscription to the Rowland Hill testimonial closed
on Saturday. The amount collected considerably ex-
ceeds £lO,OOO. .

One hundred and two fat cattle were, last week, im-
ported into Hull by the steamers from Hamburg. The
Emerald Isle, from Rotterdam, also brought 62 sheep.

Five thousand eight hundred and ninety-four pecks of
onions were, last week, brought into Hull, from Rot-
terdam.

The mayoralty of Tiverton, Devonshire, was this year
was offtred to a man who can neither read nor write. He
had, however, the good sense to decline the honour.

A young lady named Gulliver, daughter of Thomas
Gnawer, Esq., of Bloxham, committed suicide last week,
by drowning herself in a mill-dam near Banbury.
The Bank of England have given notice that they
will lend money on approved Bills of Exchange at 21 per
cent.

The vestry of Leeds have given £l.OOO, realized by
selling land to a railway company, to purchase garden al-
lotments for the poor.
On Saturday week. John Hobert, coachman to the
Earl of Haddington, was found, with his skull fractured,
lying in the park. A young man named Hannah is sus-
pected.

Sir James Williams, of Edwinsford, has set the liberal
example in this county, of giving his ten,ws permission
to kill game on their lands, or of inviting any qualified
person they think proper to do so.—Welshman.

DANGEROUS EMPLOYMENT.—The history of Eyam
records the number and names of forty-one persons, who
have been killed in the mines of that village in little more
than a century. The d-epest lead mine in Derbyshire is
in Eyam Edge—the " New Engine," nearly 160 fathoms.
" LIVES OF THE ENGLISH SAINTS."—The series of
little works continues in much the Name spirit as it com-
menced ; the writers, if there is any d•fference, seeming to
get rather more Popish es they get older.—Tublet, a Ro-
man Catholic paper.
AN ATTORNEY TRANSPORTED.—On Thursday, at the
Central Criminal Court, London, Mr. Bleadon, the at-
torney, was sentenced to seven years' transportation, for
having obtained half-a-crown and a pint of wine under
false pretences. The convict was excessively astonished.
A GAMEKEEPER SHOT.—On Saturday night last. Mr.
Green, gamekeeper to J. S. Leacher, Esq., of South
Weald, was wounded by a gun shot, in an attempt to
apprehend a poacher, who escaped, Mr. Green lies in a
dangerous state.—Essex Herald.
HYDROPHOBIA.—A man, who was bitten by a dog,
supposed to be mad, in September last, died last week,
in the d•speasary at Wrexham, under all the symptoms
of hydrophobia. Two other men and a girl were bitten
by the same dog. They are under medical treatment.

Mr. Bro vn, a partner of the well known medical prac-
titioner, Mr. Tupper, is about to be united to Miss Me-
redith, who for many years has resided with Miss Burdett
(;putts. This intended alliance has given rise to a report
of the wealthy heiress being about to be married.
_ _

Mrs. Blomfield, mother of the Bishop of L9ndoo, died
on Tuesday. at Bury St. Edmunds. His lorthhip was
expected in his native town to officiate at the re-opening
of St. Mary's Church. Strange and melancholy to say.
his arrival took place at the moment of dissolution.

A man named Cogger pleaded guilty at the Maidstone
Assizes, on Wednesday, of havi' g practised as an attor-
ney at the Maidstone Quarter Sessions without being duly
qualified or admitted to practice in that capacity. Judg-
ment was postponed.

FREE-CHURCH COLLEGE.—Dr. Welch, in a letter,
has announced that he has obtained £19,000 for this ob-
ject from ninety en subset fibers of £l,OOO each. £20,000
was the sum required, and there is no doubt it will be
immediately raised. The College is to be in Edinburgh.
Mr. Parsons, the popular dissenting minister of B, Ilan
chapel, Mlle-end-road, unfortunately met with his death
on Friday by falling down the stairs of his house, when
his head came in contact with some flower-pots and was
so severely cut as to render medical aid unavailing. He
was only 47 years old.

On Thursday Miss Ellen Richardson, the daughter of
a physician at Brentwood, was held to bail on the charge
of stealing two leng hs of a piece of gros de Naples, the
property of a linen draper at Brentwood, part of some
goods which had been sent to her lather's house for in-
spection.

On Tuesday last an inquest was held at Stockport, on
the body of Eliza Jones, who had been killed by her
husband on the previous day. She was in a delicate state
of health, was the mother of six children (two of whom
only are living), and was far advanced in pregnancy. She
was 34 years of age. The husband has been committed
on a charge of manslaughter.
STRIKE OF THE FISHERMEN.—No fewer than sixty
&b.ing smacks, belonging to Barking,- in Essex, arc, at
this moment, Icing in the river, a little below Woolwich,
their crews having brought them home from sea, and
struck work. The demands of the men are fur increased
wages and shorter voyages. Their present rate of wages is,
men 14s. a week, and mates 16s. They want this to be
advanced 2s. in each case, and the time of absence to be
limited to one month.
A PRIZE FOR TIIE HISTORIAN.—A most interesting
discovery has been made in the secret repository of the
Equestrian Order at Stockholm—viz., several chests full
of documents, which have not been examined for these
30 years. Amonz them are original documenteconcerning
the revolutions of 1719, 1772, and 1789. Most of the
documents are written, arid some elegantly blond, and
several have silver clasps. Geyer's third volume of the
papers of Gustavus causes some sensation.
" BETTER TO BE BORN FORTUNATE THAN RICH."—
It is currently reported at Sleaford, and we believe cor-
rectly so, that a well known millwright (a working man)
of that place, by a recent decision in. the High Court of
Chancery, immediately comes into the possession of a
large estate near London, of the annual value of .£13,000,
as well as arreaas of rent for the same for the last twenty
years, amounting, of course, to the sum of £260,000.—
Lincolnshire Chronicle.

THE CASE OF INFANTICIDE AT WOLVERHAMPTON.--
On Friday, Mr. John Sheriff, Mr. Hildreth, Mrs. Hild-
reth, and Miss Jane Railton, were again brought up;
and after a few preliminary proceedings, Miss Railton
was fully committed to take her trial for concealing the
birth as principal, and Mrs. Hildreth, Mr. Hildreth, and
Mr. Sheriff, as accessaries. They were admitted to bail.
A second cha ge was preferred against Mr. Sherriff, for
feloniously administering drugs for the purpose of bring-
ing about abortion. Miss Keaton was admitted as evi-
dence against him ; and be was committed also on this
charge to take his trial at the assizes. Bail was accepted.
FATHER MATBEW.—We are told that Father Mathew
is in difficulties. And not one word more can we obtain.
How he tell into difficulties; for what cause. or to what
extent, we are never told. He may be in debt for £5OO,
or for £20,000. He may have merely become security
for some friend in a bond for £lOOO, or he may have
undertaken to build a new Popish cathedral to the tune of
£50,000. Never before, so far as we can recollect, were
the public called upon to subscribe to an object without
DON.—On Sunday 30, and ogmneefinoMefeotndoaf
having the slightest information furnished them, even as
to the sum required! .
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—On Tu. sday night, shortly etel
twelve o'clock, the warehouse of Messrs. Wilson and DJ
of Arundel-lane, Sheffield, manufacturers, was disenver"
to be on fire. The fire was discovered about a quartet'
past twelve o'clock at night. With all the exertions!,
the police and firemen, under the direction of Mr. RaY°T
it was nearly six o'clock in the morning before the It
mainder of the property could be considered in a etch
safety. The whole of the extensive warehouse, to ~
portion of the premises the fire was confined, is entire
destroyed, the outer walls, with the stone staircase, CO
standing.
THE IRON TRADE .—The men in Stourbridge distri.ct;
instead of wanting work, have now more than they are
dined to execute. This and similar cases are the res°lt
of the improved condition of the iron trade, in eeri
branch of which, with the exceptior. of nailing, the greatest
the s
activity prevails ; employment is plentiful, the men
getting better wages, and, consequently. many of
are disposed to do less work. We believe there is net of
iron work in this district now standing, and the price,bs
iron, of almost every description, has advanced since;
last quarter-day, and has still a tendency upwards.--n°r,
tester paper.
THE COAL-MINERS —Various circumstances which
have recently come to our knowledge, seem to indicate!:
intention on the part of the Lancashire Colliers U°llo
to cause a general strike ere long ; and we propos! ig
notice a few facts connected with that agitation wh,i"k.
now so industriously fomented amongst the body 001/rod
ing colliers, with the view of making the public aeVainbie
with the object of this intended strike. The rewarke
feature of this agitation is the proposal by the °f
miners to their employers to force a rise in the pricytio
coals, by contracting and diminishing the supply With
public, and then to allow the coal-miners to share 1141
them the profits which would re .ult from this artinc.
scarcity and consequent de ,rness of an article willcb'
this season of the year, may be termed a prime necessar,
of life. It may be said that we are not fairly represelot
ing the views and objects of the coal-miners and t,11,.5a1
they have no intention either to induce, or, by a g",Tn
strike, to coerce the masters into a general I eombiatil
for the avowed object of making and keeping coals
Manchester Guardian.

THE LIFE OF AN OUTCAST.—A boy, named NlLetb;
who draws crowds together in the streets of Lore
standing on his head on the spike of an iron railing,
on Saturday, at Marlborough-street, charged with sully,
ing on his head on the railings of St. James's Char
He expressed a great dread of the workhouse, and said%
preferred a prison ; and on being asked by the Magialre,le
how many times he had been in prison, be thus replieu'as''
"Tell yer worship the whole lot. First of all I got WI
days in Coldbath fields for begging. Ven I come eel;
gave up that dodge, and stole a penny loaf, and got afo"2.:
night at the mill. Next, me and my partner stole ll..eur
horranges, and the beak guy a month apiece at Totla'''
fields. Arter that got seven days fir jumping Jim COI
Arter that two months cos a pleasman cotched me,bytal,ll
scruff of my neck, and I hey a stone at him, wot mis•
him and hit a boy behind a slap on the nose. Next
three weeks at Horsemonger, for notink as I know ere
Arter that 305., or three veeks at the New Prison,
breaking vinders, cos they chucked water over me; se,,,
that's all, except this here, which is either Brixton or t'"
verkhus, rot yer vership pleases."—This history of Colli
victions was given without the slightest hesitaion, an
as a matter of course. Mr. Hardwick gave the boy
option of making his election between a prison asaie,
Marylebone workhouse, as he appeared to have a settle'atu,,,.
went in that parish. The boy, after a short pause, "",
cided on giving the prison another trial.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—Daring Sunday week a rabbi
took place at the batik of Messrs. Rogers, Olding. telt
Co., St. Clement's-lane, and notes and gold to the arose,
of £40,000 were stolen. It appears that the money Wa
deposited in the iron safe; and, as usual, a clerk was sr
pointed to watch over its safety during the day, and tine;
ther clerk to perform the like duty during the night. (in
of the partners remaining at home on Sunday, the tl%
clerk asked permission to go out for a few hours, wbiv
was granted. At the accustomed hour in the evening
other clerk came, and remained during the night; us,
when business was resumed on Mon-ay, and the iron as'"
opened with the ordinary key, it was found entirely erntli
and yet no force whatever had been used to rid the chest
of its valuable contents. Of course, all is conjectur:
upon the subject. Notes to the amount of £35.000 115%;
been stopped at the Bank. It is a remarkable circumstan
connected w th this robbery, that on the morning of Me
el
day, when it was first discovered, there was no extern
appearances from which suspicion could be entertaioe
upon entering the office that any robbery had been pet De'
trated, or attempt at robbery had been made. Every thiage
was in its accustomed order; the iron safe in which the
cash arid securities wer-. regularly deposited was locked'
and the iron chest in which it was usual to deposit t,U,
master-key of the safe, to which there were two 100
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was also secure. A large handbill was issued on Motle,,ii
containing the particulars of the stolen Bat k of EoPe''s
notes, which amount altogether to £40,710. Of the,,s-
- notes there are 168 for £5, 40 for £lO, 37 for X.Pl'
10 for £3O, 12 for £4O, 9 for £53, 10 for £lOO, 5 for X2uui•
1 for £5OO, and 35 tor £lOOO. The handbill states that
further particulars of the bills of exchange will be
lished, and that whoever give su ih information as wir
lead to the apprehension of the guilty party or parties, c'
either of them, and recovery of the property, or any part
thereof, shall receive £3,000 reward, or a part thereof,
proportionate to the sum which shall be recovered.
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THE CORN TRADE.—The arrivals in the Thana... -kue
wheat since the last market-day have been again lergentr's..
as the principal quantity of them is from Spalding, D° a
ton, and other places of shipment in Cambridgeobire
Lincolnshire, the Mark-lane corn-factors have receive',"
but little, if any, benefit from this circumstance. These
principle of
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the cheapest markets, at prices below mediocrity, by the
London town millers, and therefore commissions of mid-
dlemen have been saved on the,e transactions. These
gentlemen, following out this modern system of com-
merce, as soon as they have converted into town-made
flour these wheats of north country growth, will most na-
turally send their manufacture for sale into the dearest
market, which is always found by them in the British me-
tropolis, because there, and nowhere else, are the prices
of fancy of household bread regulated and fixed by, the
millers themselves. Whilst, therefore, the farmers of Lit!'
colnshire and of Cambridgeshire are receiving for their
wheats prices scarcely equal to the expenses of the pro's
duction, even on new and on alluvial soils, the inhabitapts
of this populous metropolis receive not the slightest belie'
fit from the depressed prices at which British wheats are
now selling everywhere throughout the united kinetluel...
From all quarters the intelligence received in London
within these last few days is far from being favourable to
the British agricultural interest. From many of the coo
try markets inferior qualities of the last wheat crop an
ruinously low prices are universal subjects of cornets° 0
whilst from abroad, purchases of uncommonly fine forek,
wheats are weekly now announced for shipment to t1;1'
country, as soon as, the navigation becomes practicable'
scarcely any old wheat of British growth remainsthis country, if the corn trade was now in a wholesOr
and in a natural state, a prospect at all events of better
times, after the conclusion of this most union unate year'
ld"
would at present cheer the spirits of our wheat farnxere'
but with little short of half a million of quarters of ford
wheat already bonded in this country. and with thecee..
tainty of large importations from the Baltic, from the I
diterranean, from the Canadas, and from the United State:.
of North America. as soon as shipments can be made "01,
safety to the cargoes, little chance indeed exist& of mu";
prosperous times. It is perfectly unnecessary h e for ore
even to allude to the condition of the great mass of tb,
agricultural labourers, for it will be ellfficult indeed, under
further depression in the corn trade, to render it CO'...
than it now is.—Mo• ning Post.
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.—Perhaps one of the most ef.
fecting suicidal tragedies that has happened in the inette,
polls for many years occurred on Monday at a very earl
:
hour. a t e dwelling of a Mr. Duckett, an accountal
No. 9, Raven-row, Mile end, viz., the self desti matte°
Charles WM. Duckett, aged 21, son, and Elizabeth
Barns, aged 22, lovers, from the eff-cts of prussic ac
It It appears that for upwards of n'ne years the unfortunate
young persons who have fallen a sacrifice by their
hands were closely attached to each other, and were titled
known to have quarrelled. .On Sunday afternoon they het
tea at Mr. Duckett's house, and took their departure at
about half-past five o'clock, at the sane time stating tj
they were going to church ; at which period they seen)
in excellent spirits. The evening wore on, and elceers
o'clock having arrived, the usual time for their retud,
having passed, the family became somewhat alarm
Soon afterwards two brothers of the ill-fated girl visited
Mr. Duckett, and inquired if his son or their sister Who
been seen, she having not made her appearance, and to')
lateness of" the hour induced them to think that they ti,io
met with some accident. Unpleasant feelings of
were then felt by all. Messengers were despatcher' 11,
round the vicinity in search of them, but without av,,e,ts
At last, bstween one and two o'clock, whilst Mr. Dill',."ol
was searching about the house, in the hope of fiou.,'s,
some letter which would mention where they were g°,ll,e
he discovered that his son's bed-room was fastened 0111,'st
inside, the key being in the door. It being surmised t"01
he had returned unknown to the family, and retired 06
rest, the door was broken open, and there, perhaps, 111
of the most saddening scenes that could be imagined ;Is
presented to a parent. The bodies of the young cellyar •
were stretched on the bed, life having been extinct oPrei
rently for some time, with their arms round each otTistr
neck. Cups were found on each of their sides, c"".1.
smelt of prussic acid, as also two bottles on the toseirir.
piece, which had contained that deadly poison. est
Deere, a surgeon of Mile-end-road, was promptlY Sib fit
for, who pronounced them to have expired from *est
effective poison. As the bodies lay, it appears they fettle
have sat on the end of the bed when they committer' cry
act, and fallen back. The poor girl's features were Ibe
prepossessing. "It is our last wish .that this leverof
delivered into the hands of the above lady. Such isthel
final request, and whosoever may find this, we praY 0
may give the same to her."—E. W., C. U. D. oft
handwriting is that of the young man, and displays °Oa
firmness, being clear in the extreme. The borders Wes
apparently been inked by one of them ; the letteen
sealed with black wax, with the following wotl.vaoiol
" Absence pains but cannot altar." No idea can be orn.
by the families of the deceased of the cause of the othile
rable occurrence. Their parents move in .the ru;sa
ranks of society. The letter addressed to Miss ChsPben
was found to contain two epistles both addressed to' oil
One was a piece of poetry in twenty-four verses• tteD
title is, " The Last Lay of Two Broken Hearts; '5,1.4/0
and composed by C. U. D." The letter states, id be
ere she (Miss C.) had received that epistle they svoil,,io
in the sweet sleep of death. Fate had marred his Lila
this world. He was prepared to leave it, and she pre
whom he had lived had told him, if you die withol,,4ol
you will be my murderer,' and to use the words or .i"001
Jane Grey, 'Death had no terrors.' " Both product'
had deep black borders round theta.

Dec. 3, 1844

M EETING OF MAGISTRATES.

On Thursday a meeting of the Borough Magistrates
Was held to teke into consideration the resolutions , f the
Watch Committee as to the alleged interference with the
police.
tioSome conversation took place as to sending the deposi-
lis taken in Mr. Parker's case, when it was decided to
furnish them, Mr. David Hodgson having said there was
I.,3_o(;pirit of hostility whatever in the minds of the Watch
to.;t_ ninittee, towards the magistrates, and they had no
her object in view but to obtain information for the pur-
pose of investigating the conduct of one of their own
_budY, to their own satisfaction. They had pre-judged '
itZlheing and they were de,irous to have the evidence in
r to go through an examination, so that they might
arrive at a just conclusion.
our
The resolutions of the Watch Committee (as given in
ast) were then read, after which Mr. Rushton rose
ands aid that at the last meeting they had rather a warm
discussion upon the matter, and the resolution that had
been read was passed upon his motion. That resolution
contained what he believed to he essential to the good go-
yeennient of the police force ; and there was also added to
02 that it should "be entered upon the general order book
the police force." That resolution passed unani-
RY• Mr. Dowling who was ordered to execute the
lihs
l'esolution, and o enter it, called upon so t him (Mr.
hton,) the next da , and said he had soe doubts
Whether the magistrates yhad thought of the fact mthat " the
general order-book " was the property of the Watch
t?:iniriiittee, or that, properly, the agistrates had no right to order entries in it. Immediately he (Mr. Rush
ton) said, " We have no right to eater it in the Watch
turpittee's book ; get a hook of your own, letter it
tc."ll Mintr es of orders ' received by you from the Ma-
le'oaes, and enter the order there." He (Mr. Rushton)
3 had a corennunication with the Mayor upon the sub-
a°ect. He went over to his
he TWorship, and saw him with
""n-elerk He discussed the question with them,
l!nne, upon his own responsibility, he excused Mr. Dow-
;e from the specific performance of that part of the
d which related to the entry of the resolution in the
Watch Committee's book, desiring him at the same time
toeet a book of his own, in which to enter the order of
fimagistrates. He (Mr. Rushton) also said, that at the
teat ananedeting of the magistrates he would explain the mate-
boreks the
ask for a resolution to prevent any entries in the
of
Watch Committee. He then said to the
another ineetin.g of
that he would take the further step of having
finally the magistrates forthwith ; but it was
„., agreed that it would not be necessary, as he (Mr.
Whichet tcould not
explain the whole business at the first
e.,.ruight be held. He had, therefore, now explained
ip‘reaveld he trusted he had exercised a sound discretion, in
teeing'stng the inadvertence being carried into effect of ene
-
e...th. ir resolutions and orders upon the books of
w a. eh .
raothi Committee, with which they, as magistrates had
procenedgittiogado. (Hear, hear.) Upon some parts of the
sonaethin of the Watch Committee, he. had certainly
had g to say. He assured the magistrates, that it
Fpedigiven him the greatest pleasure to read those pro-
noegs. They were an approach to an harmonious ac-
be those who had but one interest at stakete-7-
t!ie Watch Committee and the magistrates. The Watch
Committee had adopted, a one of their regulations,
substence of the resolutions the magistrates had passede
last week, and this new regulation the Watch Committe
could enforce as well as the magistrates could enforce
their order. They were, indeed, one and theaanneld
therefore, he hailed the regulation as a sign of a good
Proper:feeling
body of the
in reference to these matters, and which he
~saw with great pleasure emanating from the
watch Comtnitee. It was one of those t
things that
would redound more to th it honour, and credtt, inanything the
town, than - .
He must however, take the liberty of saying, though he
agreed with these regulations, that he could not permit,
upon any occasion, any doubt to be thrown upon the au-
thority e
titY of the magistrates to issue ord. rs for the direction
of the police force. He. said this to save the right of the
magistrates. He did not object to the form of the resolu-
tion of the Watch Committee, which was skilfully drawn
That it is the opinion of this committee the above
resolution [of the magistrates] amount to a regulation
of the police force—(he was very glad they had made it
30)—and can only as such legally emanate from that
committee." The words as such saved all cavil about
the matter ; but still the jurisdiction of the Watch Com-
mittee and the magistrates carne very near to each other,
and be wanted it to be understood that the magistrates
had a right, a pre-eminent right, to give orders directly
from themselves, to the police force. If the Watch Com-
mittee should fortunately (for he should esteem it a very
fortunate circumstance) see in any orders which the ma-
gistrates issued, such power as might be conveniently by
them applied to their own regulations, and by adopting
hem enlarge their own jurisdiction, it venial() give him the
greatest pleasure ; and he was sure the magistrates would
issue no orders to the police force which the Watch Com-
mittee might not wholesomely adopt as part of their regu-
lations. He, therefore, hegdto exp
had,re by the frrn-
ss the great
aplea-
sure he felt that the Committee Watch
lug of this, recognised the propriety and importance of
keep'ng the officers of police beyond all ititerterence ;
'whilst, at the same time, lie must save the jurisdiction of
the justie es by saying that their order was in force, as
regarded them ; and, as the Watch Committee had made
it a regulation, it was in force, as regarded them.
There could be no cavilling, then, upon the matter : the
magistrates had ordered the Commissioner of Police to
communicate any interference to the Mayor; whilst the
Watch Committee had ordered the Head-constable to
communicate it to them, and they would lay it before the
Mayor. There was, therefore, little or no difference be-
tween them ; and, in conclusion, he was very glad to
move that the " evidence be sent to the Mayor, for the in-
formation of the Town Clerk and the Watch Committee."
Mr. Hoßtenv seconded the motion.
Mr. D. HooosoN was very sorry to hear the expres-
sions which had been used with regard to the language of
the Watch Committee's resolution, for he could say, with
perfect truth, that among the members of it there was only
slhesentiment, which was to give efficiency to the force.
They certeiely deprecated the assumption of their infunc-
tions the regulation of the police, not that they were in-
dividually jealous
in Vie , but because they had a duty to perform
maintenance of their position and the support of
the law. They did think that the order of the magistrates
Was an interference with them • but they did not see any
rejection to it as a regulation. It was a part of the whole
gulations of the police force, and the Watch Committee
did not object to the reiteration of it. After one or two
otter observations, the speaker said that the Head Con-
stable and Comtnissioner had been required peremptorily
to carry out the order, by one of the magistrates, by lead-
ing if at the head of the force, and given to understand
that if he did not, there would be a meeting of magistrates
called the next day, for the purpose of exercising their au-
thority in his disiniesal. He was told that if he also asked
Permission from the Watch Committee to read the order,
the same consequences would ensue. He (Mr. Hodgeon)
did not think that this was a course which any magistFite,
eAt Porte ought to have taken with regard to the Head
Constable and Commissioner. However, the resolutions
of the magistrates, such as they were, were distinctly fra-
med to prevent the interference of any individual member
of the Watch Committee, without authority, but if they,
se magistrates, were in a position to prevent that interfe-
rence, it was not a little singular that an individual ma-
gistrate should take upon himself, under any circumstan-
ces, tne exercise of his authority to suppress a portion of
those resolutions without calling the magistrates together
to ask them whether it had their concurrence. He quite
agreed that, in an exigency, such an exercise of authority
Was proper and right ; hut, in this case, where was the
haste ? Why were not the magistrates consulted ? The
Head Constable had himself stated he believed the whole
to be irregular, in fact that it was illegal ; and, after all,
what did he do? Why he only read a portion of the re-
solution to the force : he did not read the preamble which
bad induced t he magistrates to come to the decision. The
preamble contained a charge against an individual, and
though no lawyer, he shoat say that whether the indivi-
dual accused were guilty or not, he was guilty of no legal
;
derel etiee -
therefore, any magistrate publishing and de-
elating that preamble so affects: g his character, would be
gaily Opposed to a prose, ution. He did not say it would
actually be so, but he thought the discretion exercised by
the Head Constable a very sound discretion, in not going
before the force and publishing the resolution, as against
an individual member of the Watch Committee—a man
Who had not been convicted of anything the magistrates
could take cognizance of. He thought the decision of the
tziagisirat s at their last meeting most extraordinary, and
he must confess he was taken by surprise at it. He re-
sPected their decisions in general; they were entitled to
consideration at the hand of every individual, and he
w_oald not speak of them with disrespect. But he had
aoud ght very much since upon their proceediegs, and he
he read
with men upon the bench (not here) who
th ID,rf-ctly surprised, that, whilst they complained of
6alue interfere nee of an individual with their officers—not
to ~ -
%`' ld the law, but to give effect to it—they should not
the ; been called together themselves to consider whether
boy would warrant the interference by one of their own
agreed tosuppress °tie portion of the resolution they had
thie4ira. Rusirrox here said that he had been attacked by
agsir 813hker, but be did not mean to besa provked
however strongly his feelings might be roueed, o
into
he ritfoii r. Hodgson what he had said last week, which
ee. Y deserved, and which he deserved now. He
earn Rushton
dieruise, or hold d a h d done no such thing as to threaten to
gtlage to that
ff eut tiny intimidation, or ute any lan-
e eet to Mr. Dowling. Mr. Dowling came
teredrn, a
Rush, iri) t,!i2ert,Nrt,d.
?I said he feated the resolution could not be en.
etc.h Committee's books; and he (Mr.
want tUnask- e with him. Mr. Dowling then said " I
the ; your advice, and I hope you will give it to
the 1 You Mink I ought to submit this resolution of
the IZ%tiates to the Watch Committee beforel
read it
oughtnni He (Mr. Rushton) said, " Mr. Dowling, you
• if you d YoU are either to obey the magistrates or not;
be e echne to obey their orders the magistrates must
ut.nneone."
Dove ti
„sr d. . As to using any sort of threat to Mr.
it was e dismissal or holding out anything of the kind,
utt
„ etlY untrue.
...sr:
n_teer Rusir ODGeore.—He says so.
roN.—lt is utterly untrue: I deny it alto-
ee .
I)..oweiNo was sent for, and during the interval,
weal() nlustrroet, again denying the assertion, said he
that this edge his honour to this point. He must, now
th, charge had beet, made, demand a formal vote from
the
'-uagistrateeone ,
Lir retioluti to his discretion in waiving the part of
byref as
erred to.
e very strong personal agusions were here made
Rathbone and Rushton.
u,X I.ierlonosoN said he did not mean to take the matter
tcriu..`"Tillne anner in which it had been taken up by Mr. Rush-
gentlerrii.ne roaring and gesticulation that came from that
fort), were best. exhibited to the town in their native
the towett. left him and hie education to be estimated by
had h h's (Mr. Hodgson's) education and conduct
.v_p formed another school.
r Eaßea.—l should like to have the opinion of the

town on that point ; I think there would be a vast majo-
rity in favour of Mr. Rushton (hear, hear.)
MR. ADAM HODGSON expressed his sincere regret that
for the first time these sort of personalities seemed to have
been introduced among them. He earnestly hoped that
gentlemen would rememb-r the office they held, and the
respect they claimed from the town at large, and that
they would calmly and quietly discuss the various mat-
ters before them without indulging in personalities. Mr.
Rushton had asked their sanction for withdrawing part
of the proceedings of the last meeting, and he thought
him entitled to it ; but, again, he hoped that personalities
would not be renewed, and that their proceedings would
henceforward be conducted with becoming care and
dignity.
Mr. D. HODGSON denied that he had referred to Mr.
Rushton. Mr. Rushton, be said, bad appropriated to
himself what was applied to the whole body of magis-
trates; and he (Mr. Hodgson) should act always as he
believed to be right, it respective of any party. Whether
he pleased or displeased he did not care. He was not
going to be personal beyond what the state of facts justi-
fied, but Mr. Rushton most egregiously over-rated him-
self and his position if he fancied for one moment that lie
would overawe him (Mr. Hodgson.) He had sat with
Mr. Rushton in the discharge of magisterial duty, and
should sit with him again, irrespective of what occurred
there. Nothing that Mr. Rushton had said should affect
his conduct—not one straw.
Ma. HUSHTON.—The less you say of Mr. Rushton,
the better, if you please.
Mr. HORNBY remarked that Mr. Rushton was per.
fectly justified in altering a technical mistake in the reso-
lution ; and he added that the resolution of the Watch
Committee had been drawn carefully in such a way as to
avoid all offence to the magistrates.
Mr. Dowling having entered the room whilst Mr.
Hornby was speaking, was examined by Mr. Rushton as
follows:—
Mr. RusnToN.—l wish to ask you a question about the
magistrates. It has been represented here that you state
you were threatened with dismissal if you did not read the
resolution to the police-force before going before the
Watch Committee.
Mr. Dowling.—l have never made any such assertion.
Mr. D. HODGSON.—Have you not stated to the mem-
bers of the Watch Committee, and to Mr. Thompson,
what passed between you and Mr. Rushton—that he did
threaten you with calling the magistrates together if you
did not read tha► resolution, and that you anticipated con-
sequent dismissal?
Mr. Dowling.—l steed what I state now, that Mr.
Rushton told me unless I read those orders, agreeably
to the instructions of the magistrates, he would call a
meeting of the magistrates.
Mr. D. Honnsosr.—Did yon state DO inference?

Mr. Dowling.—No, air.
Mr. D. HODGSON.—Did you not state before the Watch
Committee, that that was the same thing as your dis-
missal ?
M r. never recollect having so stated.
Mr. D. HODGSON.—Have you not stated that to Mr.
Thompson ?
Mr. Dowling.—l possibly might have stated that the
magistrates had power to dismiss me.
Mr. D. HODGSON.—Did you not state you considered
that as a threat ? —that if you did not obey, that that
would be the con‘equence ?

. - -
Mr. Dowling.-1 have never gone beyond stating—and
I probably did state—that the magistrates had the power
of dismissing me if they thought proper.
Mr. D. HODGSON.—Have you anticipated that as a re-
sult ?—have you stated so or not ?
Mr. Dowling.—No, I have not.
Mr. D. HODGSON.—Did you ask Mr. Rushton's per-
mission to submit these resolutions to the Watch Com-
mittee ?

Mr. Dowling.—l did ; and Mr. Rushton told me I was
not to eo so, but to read them to the force as the order of
the magiArates.

Mr. D. onosorr.—Did he tell you what he would do
if you would not ?
Mr. Dowling.—That is, if I did not read them, he
would call the magistrates together
Mr. D. HODGSON.—Recollect that you have given evi-
dence before the Watch Committee.

Mr. Dowling.—He said, if I did not read them he
would call the magistrates togeiher.
Mr. RUSHTON.—Did you come into this room and ask
my advice because you were placed between two fires,—
whether you should submit the resolution to the Watch
Committee before reading it to the police force? I said,
"no, go and fulfil the magistrates' orders—that is my
advice." Did anything pass that would lead you to be-
lieve I had a hostile feeling, or that I exercised any threat.
or held out any inducement?
Mr. Dowling.—No.
Mr. RUSHTON.—Yon see, Mr. Mayor, the imputation
attempted to be cast upon me is perfectly untrue.
Mr. D. flonosoN said he would pledge his honor that
Mr. Dowling had stated, be considered that if he had
read those orders without consulting the Watch Commit-
tee, he should be called before the magistrates, and he
anticipated dismissal.
Mr. Dowling here appealed to Mr. Hornby as to what
had passed in the Watch Committee.
Mr. HORNEY said most distinctly he had not heard
Mr. Dowling say before the committee that any threat
had been used. He was not aware that he ever stated
that his impression was that it would lead to a dismissal.
After some further remarks of a somewhat personal na-
ture from Messrs. Rathbone, Brown, and Earle, Mr.
Hodgson left the room.
The resolution was then carried unanimously; and on
the motion of Mr. ADAM HODGSON, seconded by Mr.
BOLTON. it was unanimously resolved, " that the magis-
trates consider that Mr. Rushton exercised a sound dis-
cretion, in authorising Mr. Dowling to omit the in-
sertion in the general order book of the police-force
of the minutes of the magistrates at their last meet-
ing."
A vote of thanks was moved to the mayor, for his con-
duct as presiding magistrate, and his worship, in reply,
briefly acknowledged the compliment.
The meeting then separated, being occupied nearly two
hours.

DOCK COMMITTEE MEETING ON THURSDAY.

There were present—Mr. Moore (in the chair), and
Messrs. Nicol, Middleton, Chilton, Wood, Henderson,
Mann, Aikin, Boyden. Tobin, Bold, Moon, Sandber),
Kendall, Evans, and Ripley. It was agreed to let 4000
yards of land on the west side of Brunswick Dock, at
Is. 6d.
,a yard yearly, to Messrs. Hodgson and Co., for
shipbuilding, until they could proeure another site—pos-
session to be given up at any time on six months' notice.
A letter was read from Mr. T. Wilson, accepting the
terms upon which the committee agreed to let him the
land required for a ship-building yard at the Brunswick
Dock, but expressing a hope that he might be allowed
compensation for the buildings he might erect, or be per-
mitted to re-lease the land for the same purpose. A dis-
cussion ensued, the result of which was that the committee
had no power with re-leasing. On the motion of Mr.
Nicol, the standing orders before discussed were adopted,
to he considered in detail in a fortnight. The receipts of
dock and light dues at Runcorn for the last month were
£52,000 14s. 6d., being an increase of £6 lls. 2d., as
compared with the corresponding month last year.
THE SUB-COMMITTEE OF WORKS.
Mr. Evasrs said, in effect, that when he was elected
into that committee he was in Ireland, and his conduct
was arraigned at the meeting as a justification of removing
him from the sub-committee of works. The excuse was,
that he was opposed to dock extension ; and what if he
were? If he were convinced that he ought to do so in
degree at the time at which it was proposed, it was his
duty to do so. He never did oppose dock extension alto-
gether. He had opposed docks at the south, because he
considered it for the advantage of the dock estate to do so.
With regard to the north, he thought it premature to apply
to Parliament this year; but he had it always in contem-
plation that the Dock Committee should construct a
large dock at the north ; and indeed he himself was the
main suggester and negociator for the purchase of the
land, with a vie% to its being so appropriated hereafter.
His opposition to what he conceived the premature con-
struction of docks in that quarter did not render him inca-
pable or unwilling to do his duty and carry out what was
ultimately resolved on. So much otherwise ind ed was
the fact, that the only improvements in the plans officially
adopted were made by Mr. Aikin and himself. He re-
ferred to Mr. Hartley, whe her the halt-tide basin which
was added had not been suggested by him.
Mr. HARTLEY said he believed that was Mr. Evans's
suggestion.
Mr. EVANS said he bad thus shown his willingness to
work on that committee, and his ability to be of use in the
executive of dock management. His past conduct had
received the approbation and sanction of the rate-payers,
the merchants of Liverpool, and the constituents of the
committee. His election should have placed his past con-
duct out of view, and alvolved him from their hostility.
He was not there for thefurtheraiice of any private views
of interest, but the accredited and honoured representa-
tive of the ratepayers and merchants. Wish one excep-
tion. he believed, he was the oldest member of that com-
mittee—certainly the oldest of the committee of works, at
the formation of which he assisted. The ratepayers had
had his conduct and views before them for nine years, and
it was with a full knowle lee of these that he had been
elected without any interference of his own. When they
flew in the face of that constituency, in order to disgrace
one of the members of that committee, they were at issue
with the public; and they were on their trial, and not he
on his. It might be said that that committee had a right
to choose their own sub-committee, but that would not
get them out of their dilemma, for they would be judged
by the public not according to what they had a legal right
to do, but what they were morally bound to do. On the
part of those who sent him there, he claimed that station
which he had had in the committee in former years, and
from which he bad been improperly removed. To remove
him from an executive committee, where he had acted
a useful part, to a mere negative committee (the fieenc,),
was an aggravation of the insult which had been offered to
the ratepayers and merchants who had returned him into
that committee by an overwhelming majority, in the ex-
pectation that he would be there to attend to their inte-
rests with unimpaired efficiency. If he were not on the
committee of works, it was impossible he could perform
the duties which the public expected. He concluded by
reiterating his protest against the conduct of the com-
mittee with regard to him, and making a distinct claim to
be reinstated, by some means or other, in his proper
station. _ _

Mr. RIPLEY regretted that he had not been present at
the last meeting to join the minority, as no good reason
had been shown why Mr. Evans should be removed from
the i•ub-cominittee of works.
Mr. MOON expressed the same feeling.
Mr. Nicol. was glad Mr. Evans now thought the rate-
payers and merchants an important body, for he recol-
lected him speaking of them as little less than a fugitive
body, in which he Mr. N. differed from Ilion. After noti-
cing the hard expres,ions of Mr. E., such as " violent and
unjustifiable," " insult to the rate-payers," Ste., he came