Northern Times. — 1859-09-07 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

CASTELLAIN.—It was no matter how he voted. Mr.. J. H. Tun= could not imagine in what manBreniner. had been informed how Mr. CrosthDixon voted, • unless it was by some r means: He presumed that no one knew. how he ler) voted.  Ind Jll  \fr. Ducoll thought it was-desirable that the impresdoors; by what had been stated,  it out of  ought to be remoi•ed. It was not necessary for him to state how 14e voted.; but so far, he night say, as regarded himself, that the statement made by Mr. Bremner was quite incorrect--quite incorrect.  . TURNER observed that it was worthy of notice Mr. Bremner only: urged..his objection in this  particular. case,  Mr. R.ITHBONE said there .were gentlemen on the bench residing at a greater distance from town than Mr:.Crostliwaite and Mr. Dixon.  'Mr. AI IN said that, as to taking,counsel's opinion, another question arose. ,It was out- of their power, as magistrates, to spend a penny in doing . so. It was necessary,for them to go to the Town Gouucil ; and, for himself, he would not go with hat in hand to ask the :I'owu Council for the money On a former occasion, when incurring a certain expense on magisterial.business, which legitimately ought .to, have been paid by the Town Council, he paid it himself rather than ask the council for it.  Mr. GLADSTONE suggested that as the council would be making an application in the next session of parliament, they should be asked to have included in their act a clause providing for this difficulty. Mr. lioLatE understood that Mr. Mansfield had given an opinion as to the qualification of Mr. Crosthwaite and Mr. Dixon. _ _  - Mr. DIXON Said that *hen Mr. Mansfield gave his opinion, he wits aware that notes on magisterial business had been sent to his office, and not to his residence. Mv. limmE would like to know the opinion of Mr. Qrarnett on tho subject. Mr. GAnNErr replied that he did not think the word= ing of the act of parliament applied to the residence of the magistrates, and he agreed with Mr. Mansfield that Mr. Crosthwaitc and Mr. Dixon were both qualified to vote. . .  Ur. JEFFERA: was anxious that the magistrate's in all their proceedings should, conform to .the' law, and he d that the Town Council shOUld be asked to steps for obtaining the legal opinion as to the reading of thiS clause of the act of parliament. Mr.DIXON said he very much regretted' that Mr. Mansfield was not present, because he 'believed that the expression of hiS opinion 'on the 'matter would have satisfied the bench.  suggest tak  • Mr. HOLME -thought 'it was only fair and right to those gentlemen themselves, as well as to the bench, , that this question should be settled: It was putting, the two gentlemen into a most unuleasant position for the matter' to remain as it was. He would, therefore, move that the matter be submitted to the Town Council for their consideration, and that they be requested to take the necessary steps for veer tiintng the meaning of the clause in the act of parli' Mr. J EFFERY said it might be referred to the Homeoffice ; but the question was, would the Home-office give an opinion on r 11 act of parliament ? Mr. HoLmE said he had known answers to similar questions sent to the Home-office. Mr. GLADSTONE having  ieconded. Mr. Holme's  matior, The CHAIRMAN put it to the meeting, when it was carried unanimously-. INTER -NATIONAL LAWS ON OFFENCES COMMITTED ON  THE HIGH SEAS,  Mr. AIKIN next brouoht forward the subject of the , existing international" laws, as to offences committed on the high seas; and after referring to the several cases of cruelty on board ships, he moved a resolntion to the effect that a representation be made to the Home-office that, in the opinion Of this bench, instead of asking for a general international law, it,would be better to empower the consuls iu the different countries to institute proceedings in cases of cruelty.. ' • The motion having been secOnded, Mr. THEODORE RITIIBONE expressed his opinion that, in all cases where a crime Was committed on board'a vessel, it was advisable to give power to the gOveniment at the port at which such vessel might arrive, to deal at  once with the case  --„„ Mr. HOLME asked Mr. Rathbone if, hi case of a vessel arriving at Naples,with a person on board against whom there was a charge of murder, he would give the power of dealing with the case to the Neapolitan. government. •  .ti,A.