The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-10 00:00:00

855 ' ArC E . Crimes• a modern I t Raelleo Coaserva ,her estim3traee es of Par lia . „ Id a half Iniv crater►ll Tharne/ 1 1 of their Tem ple; i dgeshiP , ei ol )1e in Ciu le last fie , wheu th vey iir Ge r g e t; Dintmo t ; 4 yersity 0, at Cobb Pr? c l e Ives v it. ! atisfied :nd gefe IDLY 10, 1855.3 LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. 1/1,, .411, k: u ag at the Town-hall was last week lowered half-mast, 1• 4 ") alit of the death of Lord Raglan. . 4 Ve tion of St James's Churchirch-in-Rush-olme, 4 er - t ' e a 7_ %ea to their * late curate, the . Rev. F. H. Cope, a sd raga °Lug coffee service, as a testimony of their esteem eak en t ti,a , retit i etr e llet h oir neae and Liverpool . Docks (Trust Property of oek Trustees, &c.) ; the Liverpool Izeirove anted the Liverpool Docks Bill, p o as n sll e t sda he y st . anding Te e /47,._raittee of the House of Lords 4 t thti '2(S ED VICTUALLERS ASSOCIATION held . a meet- At eb,"'ffiee in Williamson-street, on Thursday , Mr. Tomes "L'", n !' was unanimously elected a trustee in the room ^ren nie 13 11.4 q, Esq., who resigns. te e i an ,,ur the improvement of the town of St. Helen's, 1? Preston roads, and the Manchester, Sheffield, 11sdaftd., -sinre branch railway, received the royal assent, on ,'',, Pelid ~eace ltd was the 60th anniversary of American Port all the vessels belonging to that country now 1 1 : 4 , ?tet, NI their flags flying and their ships dressed in the " Is tfd - ti a l lin er• The American houses through the town also th e " St ar - spangled banner.t' N‘,"tle_s eonitheeetinfig of the Tow .t n tee Co l u y n e c re il, r o ead n 7ednesday, the ir<l2 c s e 415 f r nance commi containing an t k ' e ce tl° a silver box in which was contained the „ „ri I presented on behalf of the corporation to the a"•an -Empress of the French. +a Friday, /N TRH CIIA.NNEL.—On Friday, the ship Cuthe ettlateeNtiebece Caine in collision with the coaster Gipsy. t Pnt back U eed on her I OS h I sof bowsprit, but the former was h, W ~ffh : voyage. t,,11 AITCHISON, a Scotchman, who went to the Isle , veek for employment as a land steward and farm '`:etti-pLat himself in the loft over the stables of Mrs. Eyre, Ix '" C ut "- He had been hanging three days before his t'Slilt, as discovered el e , t aetion, of the Queen's Hotel, Lime-street, has Re ae ‘, Lette r to Mr. Councillor Pernihongh, calling on him I Y4 t he statement which he made ) at the town council, hod had sanctioned the N.,. 4e ßday, that he („Mr °e°lsi4iporn. adjoining his ho? Cu se, re of which he complained as of the refreshments. elle e, by supplying a portion le of Pilo ts the ace was celebrated on Monday at Hamer's hotel, Woolton, f l i t ?! oTh e il Ti b which took e piv P v l ided to carry the pilots and their 1° , 11 4 4 5: 4 : Wo l o i l s t e e s n, w a e rid - nearly one hundred pilots sat down li ke •• A N*? DRUMMOND, aged forty years, a furniture ' S tanley -street, was found dead in bed on Thursday pt It is said she was much addicted to drinking. I, ° ltrtoie of a heavy corni ce f e ll w i th a l oud crash from der storey of th e Stamp -office-buildings, Cross-street, o bit v ier, on Tuesday morning, upon the pavement below, V i tof at on e 40 feet. A' man passing was knocked War his injuries were slight. nth !zzttainzer ItY A BOY.—On Tuesday an intelligent ;,`Paed Michael Smith, was charged before the Police -4" lel, "tb having embezzled half a sovereign, the property e t . 4 te i t r, Mr. Lloyd, grocer, Pitt street. . The prisoner ; 1 -nth of June ast, been out a arcel c x ,"'''teef'% ° !,bieh he wa l s paid half a sent sovereign, with but had not I , l"av lie was remanded till to-morrow. cast e s last 'e n ßli leres.—At the Lancaster quarter sessions, on fiaaet,,.qaaliL l 'ltnel Bolden, Esq., of Springfield Hall, It.,,llie '•lset-,ess,7 am a magistrate of the county t a '"theZ i lleld in Preston, on Wednesday, the following e / Pare . 1116 , nZ'as„ e _and qualified as magistrates of thecounty: kagdito : 1 1 „'. n• J. Catterall Esq., Golborne Park, 4'11144' " • Robinson, Esq., Settle ; Rev. H. J. Siv t a e l o e, ; .Col se ' Settle • T. Brooks, , Esq., Sunnyside, l l 2l law wen., ,AshP h orrock: Esq., Low-hill House, Lower ar it. le a tood, Esq, Turncroft, Over Darwen , S. VenroAal', nadfield House Over Darwen ; J. Whitak Co Itacup ; Rev.' T. R. Baldwin, Vicarage, LeY tea.' r , t ' l / 4 t t , it ~i , ""° lla r.—ln the , case of B . lackhurst v. Jenks, on e. aec e as stated that the - plaintiff, a teacher, and Isom k'te d (le fv'e 111 ,, ta , ! It, became acquainted, a year or two back, with e 4 ,,„ e - - , a retired iron merchant, and for whom 'est a - 'ect debts on ten per cent. commission. Jenks _ Ve r. imacs.c . ,werl.„ : _ him £l5O, which he wished Cesa r ,, Aackhurst, on this, introduced him to a relative n °Eat ai r a me: an attorney,by the defendant'sidesire, who,tcryl~e assizes, in July, 1854, jleitiLf.tireet against, ems, te e Y turned fev i erdict for Jenks to the amount df "ay . I\7l regt being-void by reason of the statute of &mita -IQSth'eu the aetion was decided, and the part i i n es t e n we ded re 41 4 10 031 1 rt, the plaintiff asked the defendant if he intended .comniimsion of ten per cent., on which the r t' l „, No Hence the present action. .His . honour r v tetee,_". o -leitiff if he was in the habit of getting m teLt h P i e le 'vtesion when , en attorney was employed, ,4, t 've e t „ l qa`H„ Yin the neative.. His ho t' thought 'l%telo:morneys enough in Liverpool w n ithout third parties Ckt . :l' for them, and he thought a verdict for te2 2s. heidN"Y 'compensate the plaintiff for his trouble. °4 l /I 8 0 HEALTH. —The monthly mes,,ing was anneal/ A.l3 ‘ °P • h Hotel: ?.4 4 . ay, at the Aigbur present:—Messrs. 41 1: Q kLklan), Chaloner, Bevan, P itt Morris, and Watts. ( 1" ; 411 c lleil -Ettention to the subject tof coal-vaults and teing - projected der the footways. He sub- Z h rn o s l e l nd plan a s ee a r do u p li n ted b the Liverpool Health amount y for theprivilege of to tO th e t , elll . A ' ft a er a short conversation, the matter was re leee'ecomnaittee of works, to report at theneatmeeting. e e : )(4 1 was received from certain inhabitants in Aigburth Oe:eelailei ng - of the disgraceful and unhealthy stia t te was of by e rtioty:trco fria t z:; : r w t of r zixtiairliadsdrrticam t tits. e s . to the •t e Ll,: l -,o report upon it. minutes of the-.finance and jk,t,iernmittee were' read, from which it appeared that pro- LftSej': 4 l been taken in reference to opposingetertam ob tat‘7lee'erisions of the General Health Rill. The framer `"ek! . vs to modify it so far as related to the &. This being the whole of thO " -4 adjourned. gal:nei,da:l.;the weekly meeting, on 11' - "a,,, , (tie -veltDlAli S. Ai easi,, ",) Eaardians present w . ere Mr. Joseph Harrison, " .( •41+.` -° . 46 '° B rs Batten, Kidd, Siddeley, Brandritt, Pickup, k- ti Tel(L, Lun t, Edw . ards , Roberts, J. Birch, rtEd .th., k calf , Ledger , Fitzpatrick, -Shaw, and k it tlei e : ) ,be Aiej', 4l ane: e in th hands of the treasurer was re ke-?'lers I,,Z:e. 3d. It was resolved that, in-consequence Z t 'tit e Zr f s ofli;" e ' been rec ei ved Workhouse for the supply of potatoes, of and Hospital be.empowered to 13 : t wo months, many as may be required for the 6, e - .4 est b i ."" 8 ' as resolved that the letter 1;e ooe 1 a lishments. It was t he Board Board dated the 3rd instant, ipen the 61.1.he ttNibetit;a1i7, end Maintenance with junztles'in triie uion o co rk m h m ot r e e , e its enclosure, committee, to report to this board tlIS'4,;. the wa s ordered that the clerk prepare a . return, 1. and aa loant expended on account of building, fur- Zts 4 4 ttings, at the Workhouse and Hital, for the V( t . 25th March, 1855. The number of ~44 f 4l tii "'Len the Workhouse was 13,increase ttl eorr esponding week in last ? year. The . number of i'mPers relieved were 3,514, showing an: increase of e ipe rr esPOnding week f last year. The amount of , 4 6e"ee ""e 4 in out-door relief was £2lB 18s. nd. 441e,Nal e."°.LestieTne.—The weekly meeting was held _on ),„.41r• Charles Turner in the chair. The I: ? a t n n i e i _r t '•% 13 .! lent were Messrs. Shand, -Palmer, Brookle golden, Hubback, Bold, Smith, Lockett, J ec attc 4 ,kae ltg, Robinson, Evans.—The sub-comniittee of tie Zltt s . " aothing to- a rt. —The marine department sub- NYl‘ r e, 'amended that the usual visit of_ inspection l to the i'potlt,,oet‘lights should take place on the 271 1 , 1 ," 3 leave the south end of the Prince's instant, t nine i 4 ld her v i l `c 14 °raing. The members of the c9uncll a .an . d . o . f e 1 th ee h_bodies are to be invited.—The chairman :said e etin t4 taat7,„ ess arY to uame a day betwe enagain Bthnud the t ' 4 ) revise the list of dock voters st the next e',N,Lthe m embers o f the do c k committee.—Mr. Lockett e?f t herevisionshould be given for upon t ed • laNe dock ere were great complaints. T he ' names 'ae l e d that ee,, ratep.ayers were omitted.—The chairma noUees had . been iven. _ G___elle m m es en . t at th e ' Smith 'l l, to see if it contained es their bee door of the dock offic too , t w h as er ere ,'Aiis,;;"°oll.l.—Friday , the 13th by pie ehairtna,-Tatm 1 . 1 . the list, and Mr. Shand .nu a i: an. _ Arr. Smite,"kd,,,,th, revise the list with the ehai_ 14 14 of office ee,„!_rne another matter just allu r ded to ot should es .thee fire gi a have to ballot eight members .to Z el l Might have 'lie of August. was desirable the te 4 ed, or to civet ether t;,7c a iently early,. so that the rate r• er re t he retiring members re fceget.--It sera', et. —43 abe succeed them on the Ist ""e 1 9th • zerl rs. t° sace dbe fixed 'll l ' Ind ant• The g that the ballot should -Ream -e -er a' business then terminated. te'Sda COX3fITT L eY, Mr La n IR eeld its weekly meeting . on 1 / 2 1 1, 4 4 'Weser. 'll g sd ale in the &air • there were also Kv, G er ufa , ,loss, Beckwith, Fleining, Crosthwaite, 11 ii bor !.donnson, and Henderson. Mr. New ea 4 0 ° ago engineer, who had returned from t he day s pre,ious, attended the board in his offic i al ~ tee k . ‘" Lr- Mess in congratulatin g Mr. Newlan a d n e ds or 1 b P he IN t A k e rr r t . remarked that he (Mr. Newl had . k . o l:4l"w n it in h -expressed a hope g th a e dnty exceedingly valuable to his country, in ernment would appreciate of the troops, ancLexpre appreeiate his valuable services . as they acki tto do- The chairman also expressed a similar opinion, 'eam , the The of the board he was sure must feel de oVo see Mr. Newlands safe back among -them again. — ;ItetieZßh engineer, building surveyor, and inspector of Ne. TePoeted various particulars of the operations ,V_several departments during the week. A me eiki7 read from inhabitants of Waterloo-road and b Ugh 4 k complaining of want of water in the streets „nresent sultry weather.—lt was agreed that the OW '''ngineer sho u ld attention to the matter as of thgeilrehistslputat en, It i consisting ‘4 4 le tvle . Jffel7 taringt LodgesF. l'ar . ry Mr. J. Boult, and other 1 11 1 91 at 'el.iident's -lane, epper . Parliament-street, , I ` 4 . l tic 444 Y1 Waited upon the committee to complain . of C:eth,Le arising from the material used in filling up the pit, ''.;ra7°r, known as the " Figure-of -Eight Pits.' —lle V,,,usured the deputation that everything woulc . l e ee,; l .oe the evil complained of as speedily as possible. ay: e ta ilea, after thanking the committee, withdrew.— v i ;`,. stated that Sir Benjamin Hall had consented I: , A . NC" General Health Bill all the suggestions made rnittee. The Law-clerk stated that, as regarded a I;XLitte e rs e ° l an open drain near the north docks, the Dock ee r ' s egreed to do all that was required.—The Me- Vtie" le a ; °,' Health reported that the mortality of the qk i e'e u • -- 4 .,,alightly below the average of the season. The Oki t ae — e , Ted last week were 229, the corrected average of i' t ‘te,: i et of former years being 236. In the parish the c k k,„1 1 1 e,c14: 1, 7, and in the out-townships 82 Diseases of the VA.,,,L2, ' c aused a mortality of 53, including from hoßing &ni measles 9, typhus 8, diarrhoea 6, scarlatina 5, ie‘INIL The mortality from hooping-congh and d ie t , w as higher -than in any week of the preced ertikiTiltila ; 70 deaths were caused by diseases of the 1 1 1 g consumption. Two males, aged 30 and 40, trentens.--The subject of the alleged en ttNi,,mylleeu_Ythe Dock Committee on the road at the south -I''l the Custom-house came again . under Beckwith saw no reason to deviate f from It moved a resolution to that e t r. 'eGlrouirled an amendment, that the matter be referred ta af t 'engineer and the dock surveyor, and . that the_ It t , , ,k (e, et:Warda brouht before the committee.—ln t t N l i t t li tt (l evie s t t i l o °4 bY Mr. Shell, the borough-engineer stated 1, 1 4 4, 41 1 int . 11 from the plan laid down by the committee a Nole4;:ae 4,,,,,rYleetnent of the rights of the public.—On It °tee Xen of Mr. Beckwith, requiring adherence to r t _ve 1 7.2 1 , wa s carr i e d b y a majority of 7 to 4.—Mr. t t ha he t at the next meeting he would bring Propriety 'Ad .!ssistant.e of advancing the salary . of i ngui . so nuancia tasliosed of, the meetng broke up, THE emu'' , Tort or THE SEAS, belonging to Messrs. Jas. Baines and Co., sailed on Thursday, on her second voyage to Melbourne, with a heavy mail, 500 passengers, and a full cargo, in which is included several railway carriages, and a quantity of iron rails, for the railway between Geelong and Williams town. THE LIVERPOOL BAYKs.—The Union Bank has declared a dividend of 3 per cent. on the capital stock of the company for the last half-year.—The Royal Bank, on preference shares, has declared the payment of interest after the rate of 6 per cent. The Borough Bank has declared a dividend of 7 per cent. on the paid-up capital of the company, for the last half year. COUNTY VOTERS.—Persons entitled to vote in elections for the county would do well to remember that their claims to be put on the register must be sent to the overseers of the parish in which their property is situate before the 20th instant. Those already on the list, and who may have changed their residence, must also give the overseers notice of their proper place of abode. SERIOUS ASSAULT.—A Greek seaman; named Antonio Fascoritch, was taken into custody on Friday, for assaulting Michael Hanley, a labourer, in the Bramley-Moore Dock. Pascoritch struck Hanley a violent blow on the head with a lump of coal, inflicting a severe wound on the head. The in jured man was conveyed to the Northern Hospital, where the wound was dressed. AT some vitriol works at Ratcliffe-bridge, Lancashire, on Wednesday night, Robert Chadwick, one of a set of men work ing during the night onlk, was found lying on the floor in a quantity of vitriol, about two inches deep, which had flowed over from one of the boilers. He had stumbled and fell, and a suffocating gas had generated with such rapidity, that be could not rise again. He was nearly insensible when rescued by his fellow-workmen, and survived a few days only. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday, Thomas Eves, aged nine years, son of Peter Eves, was playing with a number of other youths about some timber heaps at the south end of the town, when a large piece of wood fell and crushed him very severely, He was promptly removed to the Southern Hospital, where it was ascertained that the lower part of his body and his thigh had been dreadfully crushed. Nothwithstanding every exertion to safe the life of the young sufferer, he died at an early hour on the following morning. DETERMINED SIIICIDE.—On Tuesday, an inquest was held tnn the body of Robert Bullen, aged 47, late a bailiff in the County Court, who died from the effects of a wound of the throat inflicted by himself, it appeared that in March last the deceased cut one of his fingers, and, inflammation ensuing, was told by a medical man that amputation would be neces sary. This preyed so ranch upon his mind that he cut his forearm very severely with a razor, with the intentien of bleeding himself to death. This dttempt on his life failing, he inflicted the wounds from the effects of which he died a few days since. Verdict, " Temporary insanity." Hoama's BANw, Ism 'or MAN.—Much dissatisfaction is expressed at the late "break down " of a suit in 'the Manx Chancery-court, in which an action was brought to recover the penalty of £30,000, on a certain bond given by the late• James Holme, for the payment of notes issued by the bank under the license of the Clerk of the Rolls, and the Receiver- General of the Idle of Man. It is supposed that an appeal will ultimately have to be carried to the House of Lords. The money realised from the personal property and assets of the deceased, at present, cannot be much less than £lOO,OOO, and it is suggested that £77,000 should be set aside to meet preferable claims in dispute, and costs. JuvriatE BIIRGLARS.—At the Mice-court, on Friday, two lads, named William Collier and John M`Glone, were sent to-gaol for three months, for the' ollowing impudent bur glaries. At three o'clock on Friday morning they were ob served,to go to - the house of a Mrs. Thompson, in Gildart gardens, to open the shutter, take out a pane of glass, and , steal a•oap. They then went to Ring's sugar refinery, in Ford-street, where they stole a 'coat and waistcoat belonging 'to - some of the men who work gill night. The latter articles were soon missed, information 'was given to the police, and the 'prisoners were taken into castody with them in their possession. STEAM FROM LIVERPOOL 71 . .0 HAVANA.—The Havana, a 'magnificent screw-steamer, of 1,500 tons, built by Mr. Laird, is to be despatched on the Iz'7th inst., under the Spanishilag, by Messrs. G. H. Fletcher •and Co., of Covent-garden, in'this 'town, as the pioneer of a line of steam vessels to sail monthly between this port and Havana. The Havana, which is - under the command of Commander Grinda, R.N., has been construct ed especially for this trade, and is expected to achieve another victory for her eminent builder. The cabins are replete with every possible convenience, and the passengers areTrovided for in the most comfort:l%le manner. THE HAT HARVESTriS now general in this distritt, , and the crop promises to be most abundant, notwithstanding'the late ness of the spring. Intthe various townships in the vicinity of Liverpool, including West Derby, Knotty Ash, and the Prescot and Knowsley districts ; also Walton and the sur rounding country, The grass is nearly all cut, and a consi derable quantity of hay has already been housed, The yield is above an average,'the grass being very thick at she bottom, and moreover better in quality than in former years, the late ness of the season having contributed to its shoding up ra pidly under the influence of the genial weather NVhich we have had during the last few weeks, and being cut before it could be parched by drought. The corn crops look remarkably well especially the wheat, which is generally strong, and in full ear' EXTRAORDINKHY CHARGE AGAINST A JEWELLER.—Isaac Cohan, a silversmith, of Park-lane, was brought up at the police-court, on Thursday, charged with buying stolen pro perty. It appeared that Mr. James Smith, a person connected with the American snail steamers, lost a gold watch value £lB, whilst he was intoxicated in Jamaica-street, on Saturday night. Subsequently a boy, named Sloan, gave the watch to a well known thief, named Peter Duff, who sold it to Cohan for £l. The police made inquiries from Cohan, who atfirst denied all knowledge of the watch. They got hold of two boys, however, who had seen him purchase it from Duff, and confronting them with him, obliged Cohan to confess that he had pur chased it. The police then threatened to search the premises, when ,he told them that it was no use, as -he had already melted dow,i Sloan. and Cohan were two.- mitted for trial. ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB.--A saUing , amatch for the grand Challenge Cup, of £lOO value, will take place to-day, on the Mersey. The Cynthia won this prize in 1853, and it was won from her by the Coralie last season. The following is a list of the-yachts at present entered —Coralie, 35 tons, Mr. A. E. Byrne; Zilla, 21 tons, Mr. G. Harrison ; Surprise, 16 tons, treasurer R.M.Y.C. ; Seabird, 33 tons, honorary secretary R.Mt.Y.C.; Windward, 16 tons, Mr. W. Sinclair ; Mirage, 18 tons, Mr. G. Woodward ; Spray of the Ocean, 8 tons, T. Brassey, jun. The Iron Dulee:City of Dublin Company's steam-ship, will, we understand, , be granted for the use of the members and their friends to:- accompany the race. The club held their monthly dinner et'the marine sta tion, Birkenhead Ferry, on Tuesday, the rear-commodore pre siding, Six new members were elected and others proposed. ' POSTAGE OF MERCANTILE CIRCULARS.—The following letter, relative -to the postal transmission of'snercantile cir culars has been -published :—" The Postmaster-General has decided, upon a --reconsideration of the question, to admit mercantile prices current to the privilege of registered newspapers, for transmission abroad ; and . any renewed application which may be made on behalf of prices current, which have been. declined by the Postmaster-General as not entitled to the larivilege, will be at once submitted to Lord Canning. In the meantime, prices current, purport ing to be periodicals., may be sent to the United States at the ' periodical' rate, one in each cover. They can, of course, be also sent to the other countries ,referred to. It must be understood, however, that the department cannot ensure that these publications shall be regarded as periodi cals' in the countries to which they may be sent"—(Signed) T. HILL, General Post-office, London, 4th July. THE LATE ROBE] T OF BANK NOTES IN LIVEK?OOL.— In one of the superior courts last week, an action was gained against Brown, Shipley, and Co., (nominally against the Bank of Englasulh by a Frenchman, St. Pahl, who cashed, in Paris, a stolen £5OO note, and claimed to have the note honoured. The evidence was complete, that the Liverpool pollee had served on St. Paul, as a well-known money-changer in Paris,,notice of the robbery, of the,mim ber of the note, ,&c.:; that the note was cashed after -that notice had been served; and the excuse is, that there are so many of such notices, St. Paul and his clerks could notread all, and had no memory of this particular notice ! Wedo not, says a contemporary, remember so excessively stupid and wrong a verdict ; and we are disposed to attribute the verdict to the manner of -the Chief Justice (Jervis), who ridiculed the witnesses, among others, Keogh, an active officer of the Liverpool police, with whose brogue" his lordship found facetious fault. 'Verdict for the plaintiff, £534. Execution to be stayed, but no peints reserved. SUDDEN Mum OP A PUBLICAN.—John Lynch, publican, 33 years of age, Fontenoy- s treet, was found dead in bed at about one o'clock on Friday morning. On Monday, some men were drinking in his house, and one of them called for a quart but finding that his customers of ale, which was supplied; would not pay, he took back the liquor, when one of them, Anthony M`Teigh, a private in a militia regiment, took up a tumbler, and threw it at the landlord, striking him in the mouth, breaking two of his teeth, and cutting him severely in the lip. The offender was taken into custody, and was brought up before the magistrates on Tuesday for the assault, when the deceased appeared against him. The result was, that the militiaman was fined 20s. and costs, or-to suffer a month's imprisonment in default of payment. 'Subsequently, the deceased was affected with nervousness, and remained in bed all day on Wednesday ; but as it was supposed that his ill ness was -the effects of drink, no medical man was sent for. ST. MATTHIAS' SonooLs.—On Tuesday, the children at tending the schools connected with St. Matthias' Church, Great Howard-street, and a large number of friends and visitors, sat down to tea in the schoolrooms, which were taste fully decorated for the occasion. The Rev. Vincent Sheldon, the incumbent, presided, and opened the proceedings with an address showing the necessity of education in that neighbour hood. and detailing the improvements that had been made in One of the schoolrooms. The education given in the schools was passable, but far from sufficient. He found that the low rate of payment now made by the children, threehalfpence and twopence, produced during the last year £76 es. 4d. The total expense of supporting the schools during the year was £lB6 2s. 10d. The excess was partly met by subscriptions and donations, and by an annual grant of £6O from the old churches committee, leaving, however, a balance of £26 against them. The committee had resolved that the rates of payment shall be raised ; that the number of paid teachers should be increased, and that the quality of education should be improved. He concluded with au earnest appeal to the audience to assist in carrying out the object they had in view. The meeting was also addressed by the Rev. R. Watson, vice-president, a Fellow of Queen's College, Cambridge, and several other clergymen. During the evening a number of glees and rounds were sung by the children. PRESCOT FLOWER AND POULTRY SHOW.—On Wednesday the third annual Floral, Horticultural, and Poultry Exhibition took place in a large field at Parkside, Prescot. It was made a holiday in Prescot, all the shops in the town being closed, and the church bells rung merry peals at intervals during the day. A numerous assemblage of ladies and gentlemen gave additional interest to the scene, and two excellent bands of music also imparted much animation and pleasure to the day's proceedings. The company, which was estimated at several thousands, consisted to a great extent of parties from Liverpool and the neighbourhood, who continued to arrive in succession at Huyton, by railway, and who were conveyed thence to Prescot by omnibuses, and other conveyances, which ran during the day. The exhibition of flowers was in every respect equal, if not superior, to that of the two former years, whether as regards the quantity, variety, or quality. There was a choice variety of fruits. In vegetables there were some mon ster specimens, more especially in rhubarb, lettuce, and cab bages. There were also some fine potatoes, the Earl of Derby carrying off the prize for the best kidneys. The show _of poultry was superior to any that had preceded it. The exhi bition included noted breeders from distant parts of the country, as well as the immediate neighbourhood. PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS. TUESDAY. THE LATE LORD RAGLAN.—After the Clerk had read her Majesty's most gracious message, informing their lordships of her intention to confer a signal mark of her favour on the widow and heir of the late Lord Raglan, Lord PANMIIRE moved an address, in answer to her Majesty's message, and, in doing so, reminded the house of the distinguished services and glorious career of the soldier whose memory they were now called on to honour. In his death it might be truly said that all England had to lament the loss of an intrepid soldier, a great commander, an accomplished gentleman, and a noble and distinguished citizen. The address was, as usual, the echo of the message.—Lord DERBY said he was most anxious to take the earliest opportunity of expressing his concurrence in the graceful tribute which Lord Panmure had paid to the memory of the gallant commander whose career had shed ad ditional lustre on the annals of the noble house from which he sprang. Of his military qualities it would ill become him (Lord Derby) to speak, but he would assert that few men placed in the position recently filled by Lord Raglan would have so completely overcome the difficulties and embarrass ments of a divided command, and thus consolidated the feel ings of mutual confidence and goodwill which happily existed between the allied armies. IrAconchision, he begged most cordially to support the address.—Lord HARDINGE, after an intimacy of fifty-six years, was most anxious to bear testimony to the great merits of Lord Raglan, whose powers and abilities he was convinced were much higher than they were commonly supposed to be.—The Duke of CAMBRIDGE and Lord CAR. DIGAN declared their conviction that Lord Raglan had evinced great tact and capacity in a most difficult position, and were followed by Lord GALLOWAY, the Duke of BEAUFORT, Lord ELLESMERE, Lord GRANVILLE, and Lord BnouGuead, each of whom spoke in the highest terms of Lord Raglan's merits.— Themotip was then agreed to nem. con. The Friendly Societies Bill, and the Woolmer Forest Bill were read a third time and passed. Their lordships adjourned at twenty minutes to seven THURSDAY. On the motion of Lord St. LEONARDS, further returns were ordered of the number of convicts who had received tickets of leave. The Marquis of BREADALBANE reported that their lord ships' address, in answer to Her Majesty's message respecting provision to be made for the widow and son of the late Lord Raglan, had been most graciously received. RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY.—The Earl cf ELLmino- ROUGH urged many objections to the proposed plan for giving double pay to the soldiers on service in the Crimea. He expressed a preference for the introduction of some relax ation in the existing restrictions upon enlistment, which he considered uselessly stringent, as well as in the present regu lations respecting allowances, stoppages, and other arrange ments whose effects were harassing or injurious to the men.— Lord PINMIRE defended the plan of the Government, but intimated his consent to a modification by which the soldiers would be permitted to receive at once sixpence out of the additional shilling of pay per diem in the character of a field allowance. The School Grants (Security for Application) Bill was read a second time.—The Accidents on Railways Bill was reported with amendments.—The Union Charges Act Continuance Bill was read a third time and passed. NAVAL CADETS.—The Earl of HARDWICKE called atten tion to the deficient provision now made for the instruction of naval cadets in the Royal Service. He suggested the re establishment of the Navy. College existing in 1832.—Earl GRANVILLE intimated that some communications had been exchanged with the First Lordcof the Admiralty on the subject, and without making any 'pledge as to the suggested college, stated that the number 'of naval instructors employed in the service would be materially increased.—The subject - 4ropped, and their lordships adjourned at a quarter to 7 o'clock.. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. FRIDAY. After some conversation between the Law Lords on thejudi cial business of the House, the Earl of DERBY mowed the second reading of the Religious Worship (No. 2) Bill, •and, having regretted the refusalof 'the Earl of Shaftesbury to-serve on the select committee to which the Religious Worship (No. 1.) Bill had been referred, proceeded to explain the reasons which had induced that committee to frame the present measure, which would be found to relieve all denominations of Christians, Dissenters as well as members of the Churclrof England, from the possible operation of existing penal statutes. He was sorry to learn that the'Earl of Shaftesbury intendedto oppose the bill. The Earl of FiIrAYTESBURY replied that his reason for declining to servecon the committee was =his unwillingness to share in the responsibility of recommendations which he 'felt would be adverse - to his measure. The ndble lordthen entered into an examination of the clauses of 'the new bill, which, instead of relaxing, only tightened the reins of our ecclesias tical system, and, in' conclusion, moved that it be read a second time that day three months. The Archbishop of CAN TERBrior, iihile giving the 'Earl of Shaftesbury ffill , credit for the best intentions, thought 'that his zeal carried , him to the verge of !intolerance. His own desire was thatneither bill should pass into law.—After-some further discussion, in which the Bishop of London, Lord Shaftesbury, Lord Derby, the Bishop of Oxford, and Lord Granville took peat, the bill was withdrawn. The Assines and Sessions Bill, and the Friendly SoCieties Bill were read a third time and passed. The Court of Exchequer (Ireland) ;Bill, the Stock iin Trade Bill, and the Copyhold, &c., Continuance Bill, were (read a second time. The House adjourned at a quartergast 8 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. TUESDAY. The Speaker took the chair a few minutes after noon. rho no— •wv - wl- into Prantrifft, nn laic lu.trnpolis Local Management Bill, and discussed the remaining clauses. On an amendment proposed by Lord EnnmeTox, he said it would be perfectly absurd to divide in so small a house (there were about 1(3 members present) on a question affecting:2;6oo,ooo people; he would therefore, withdraw the amendment. The House went into committee •on the Passengers Act Amendment Bill, and clauses 1 to'l3•were agreed to. In reply to Admiral Walcot, Lord tRA.LMERSTON said the Order of the Bath would be conferred without reference to the projected Order of Merit, and that,ity the cases of recom mendations for - the Order of the Bath`, in which death , shonld intercept it, -the names of the parties would be published, with a record of -the recommendation and of the reason why •the order was not actually conferred. THE LATE LORD RAGLAN.—The house having •resolved itself into a-committee, and the message-of Her Majesty with reference for the family of the late Lord Raglan having; been read, Lord PALMERSTON said it was his intention- to propose, in furtherance of Her- Majesty's wishes, that a pension of £l,OOO a-year- should be granted to Lady Raglan, and £2,000 a-year to the present Lord Raglan, with remainder to his-son. It was unnecessary to expatiate upon the merits of the late Lord Raglan, whose whole life had been devoted to the service of his country, and-who bore in his person a visible token of his readiness to expose his life upon the field of battle. When the command- of the army now in the Crimea was offered tc him he might have declined it, on the plea-of. advancing age and important duties at home ; but, with the.spirit of a soldier, he did not hesitate an;instant in making every personal• sacri fice to the call of duty to his country and his.sovereign. He had in this command-to-contend with the greatest difficulties; and, although -he had the satisfaction at last of seeing himself at the head of one of- the most magnificent armies that had ever quitted the British -shore, it must have caused a severe pang to a heart like his-to find that his brilliant-hopes could not be realised. In addition to his gallantry, his other qualities peculiarly fitted;him for the situation in whiehle was placed. The gentleness of his nature, his conciliatory disposition, and his consideration for the feelings of others conttihnted to knit in the bonds of companionship two armies which had hitherto known each other, only as opponents in the field efibattle. He moved resolutions to give effect to his proposition.—The mo tion was seconded lby Mr. I)IERA ELI, who, in on eloquent tribute to the late lord, observed that his qualities wereremark able, and that it might be doubted whether they could be sup plied by any of his -successors in command.--Several other members having addressed-the house in eulogy of the deceased general, the resolutions were agreed to nem. con. The house was shortly after counted out, while Mr. ;Rich was moving a resolution on the-subject of army promotions. W,EDNES,DtY. LORD RAGLAN.—The report upoucthe Queen's Message ,was :brought up and agreed to, and a bill was ordered to be brought founded thereupon. The order for the second reading of fake Truck Act Amend ment Bill was discharged. The house went into committee upon the Mortmain Aet, the clauses of which, with certain additional clauses, were agreed:to. The Burial of Poor Persons Bill was read a second time. The Stock in Trade Bill was read a third time and passed. The Coal Mines Inspection Bill, and the Endowed Schools (Ireland) Bill passed through committee. The Copyhold, &c., Commissions Continuance Bill was read a third time and passed. The Dissenters' Marriages Bill passed through committee, after undergoing certain amendments. The Duchy of Lancaster Lands Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. Co Na. obtained leave to bring in a bill to authorise the enclosure of certain lands, in pursuance of a special report of the Enclosure Commissioners for England and Wales. Mr. WILSON obtained leave-to bring in a bill to amend an act of the last session of parliament, relating to the sale of spirits by unlicensed persons and illicit distillation in Ireland. The house adjourned at a quarter to six o'clock. THURSDAY. The Speaker took the Chair at noon. The house went Into committee on the Nuisances Removal Bill, and clauses from 1 to 16, after several verbal amendments, were agreed to. COAL MINES AT HERACLf.A..—In reply to Mr. EWIRT, Mr. WILSON said, the quantity of coal produced at Hernelia and other places on the south coast of the Euxine had increased to 60,000 tons per annum, sufficient for the supply of the French and English navies in that sea; that the royalty payable to the Turkish government was 10s. per ton, and the cost of the coal was 15s. per ton, making the total cost on board 255. ' • but it was expected that it would be reduced to about 20s. per ton; and that the quality of the coal was very good. THE POLICE.—The conduct of the police towards the public in Hyde-park and elsewhere was made the subject of a pro. longed and irregular discussion.—Mr. ROEBUCK alluded to a special case of alleged brutality, perpetrated by a constable on a man sitting peaceably in a news-room, upon which Sir G. Grey promised that investigation should take place.—The HOME SECRETARY afterwards said, in answer to Mr. J. G. Phillimore, that no special or general inquiry would be insti tuted concerning the conduct of the police in Hyde-park. The house went again into committee upon the Tenants' Im provements Compensation (Ireland) Bill, and the entire evening was expended upon the 14th clause—an important one—the debate being diversified by the discussion of a question respect.. ing three disputed votes, which was referred to the Speaker. Ultimately, the clause was negatived by 138 to 102.-11 Ir. Sergeant SUER appealed to Lord Palmerston whether, after this decision, he would go on with the bill.—Lord PALMERS TON reproached Mr. Shee somewhat severely for the course he had taken with reference to this measure.—Mr. Sergeant SHER retorted with much bitterness, and, after a smart re joinder from Lord PALMERSTON, the Chairman reported pro gress.—The question concerning the disputed votes, which Involved points of some nicety, was then considered and adjudicated upon by the SPEAKER. The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Bill went through committee. _ _ _ — iiie;;Mendments to the Endowed Schools (Ireland) Bill were considered and agreed to, The Burial of Poor Persons Bill and the West India Relief Loans Arrangement Bill passed through committee. The Union of Contiguous Benefices Bill, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Continuance Bill, the Commons' Enclosure (N 0.2) Bill, and the Treasurers of Counties ( Ireland Bill were read a second time. . . STAGS CARRIAGES DIITIES.—The house went into com mittee, and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved reso lutions, upon which to found a bill to reduce the duties on stage carriages from lid. to ld. a-mile, and the supplementary license to ls. The alteration would cause a loss of revenue of not less than £50,000. The resolutions were agreed to, and the house resumed. The Lunatic Asylums and Regulations Acts Amendment Bill was read a second time. The Public Libraries and Museums Bill passed through committee.—The house adjourned at three o'clock. FRIDAY. The Dwelling Houses (Scotland) Bill was passed. New Writs were ordered for Cheltenham, in the room of the Hon. Craven Fitzhardinge Berkeley, deceased. For Evesham, in the room of the Hon. Chas. Lennox Grenville Berkeley, who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. LORD DIINDONALD'S SCHEME.—In answer to a question, Sir C. WOOD said, that the plan was referred to a committee, and was so very obvious that it required no explanation on the part of the Earl of Dundonald to render it perfectly intelligible. THE Mors rsr HYDE PARR.—In reply to a question whether it was the intention of the Government to grant an inquiry into the conduct of the police in Hyde Park on Sunday last, Sir G. GREY repeated what he had said on Thursday, that in the case of any specific complaint of the conduct of the police he should feel it to be his duty to institute a strict inquiry. He had received a very large number of representations on the subject, some of them complaining of the misbehaviour of the police, others describing their conduct as marked by modera tion and forbearance. Facilities were afforded for remedy against the misconduct of the . police ; at the same time, he was willing to institute a searching investigation into any allegations brought before him.—A conversation ensued, in the course of which Mr. G. DIINDAS said 3—SO we are threatened with another demonstration next Sunday, and men are to go armed in order to defy the authority of the police ! I hope that the right hon. baronet will take efficient means to prevent any such collision. I may remind the right hon. baronet that prevention is better than cure, and I will go further, and say that nothing will frighten a mob more than the crash upon the pavement of the trail of a 6-pounder. (Cries of " Oh, and some sensation.) The subject shortly aftfirwards dropped, but was subsequently resumed by Mr. ROEBUCR calling the attention of the Chair to language employed by Mr. G. Dundas, which he character ised as unworthy of an English gentleman, and of the house to listen to.—The SPEAKER ruled that the language excepted to should have been noticed immediately.—Mr. G. DIINDAS ex plained the meaning he intended to convey by the expressions he had used. MAILS TO AtrI3TRALSA.—In reply to Sir J. PAKINSTON, Mr. WILSON stated that the arrangement made for the con veyance of the mails to Australia by way of the Cape of Good. Hope had been abandoned, but that the contract for the con veyance of a mail by way of India every other month was merely suspended in consequence of the Peninsular and Ori ental Steampacket Company being unable to procure vessels to replace those on Government service in the Black Sea. A proposal had been made by the Admiralty to that company 'at the request of the Treasury, to convey the mails by way of India to Australia every month, but the company were wait ing the return of some of their vessels before giving a reply to Government. Questions and answers on various subjects of like impor tance were exchanged. MAcinsEßy.—A motion for the production of correspon dence between the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment and certain magistrates of Oldham, on the subject of'a prosecution before the said magistrates of a manufacturer for having on his premises unfenced machinery, from which neglect the death of an individual resulted, was, after some discussion, agreed to. ME VIENNA, CONFERENCE.—Mr. M. Guisori asked for ex planation from the Government relative to the opposition of her Majesty's ministers to the views of their colleague, the late British plenipotentiary at the Vienna Conferences, in reference to the plan proposed by Austria to be submitted to Russia for the purpose of putting an end to Russian pre iponderance in the Black Sea,"• as stated in the circular addressed by Count Buol to the diplomatic agents of Austria, dated Vienna, May 25. He - read a passage from Count Buol's circular, and expressed his belief that Lord J. Russell went to Vienna with a tone fide intention to make an honourable peace ; but that his col leagues appeared to have entertained different views, and to have desired to avoid the chance of peace. How , coald he, then, reconcile the retention of office with the statements he had declared at Viennai If he had changed his opinion, let him frankly avow It. 'He cautioned the First Minister that a day of retribution would come ; the Administration had, he said, sacrificed thetilower of the British army, as well as millions of the public money ; they had concealed from Parlia ment facts material to guide its opinion, and the .course they had taken was calculated to bring great disasters - upon the country, which would visit them upon their heads.— Lord J. RDSSELL referred in detail to the consultations at the Congress respecting - the mode of solving the third point, in which Count Buol admitted, he said, that the test mode was to obtain from Russia limitation of her 'force in the Black Sea; but he suggested that there was another mode—that of strengthening Turkey, instead of weakening Russia. Ulti mately he proposed that there should be a stipulation for a counterpoise of forces, , wbereby, if Ruisia increased her naval power in the Black Sea beyond its then dimensions, England, France, Austria, and Turkey might augment theirs in propor tion ; and, further, that there should be a treaty by which Austria, Great Britain, and France guaranteed the indepen dence and integrity of Turkey, Russia being -made .a party to that guarantee. It appeared to him that these provisions did contain a-security for Turkey, and he had not •changed his opinion. The Austrian Government had offered to send to Russia the alternative either to consent to this •proposition, or to .limit her naval power in the Black Sea, and that, if Russia refused, it should be considered a casus 'Belli. His honourable colleagues in her Majesty's government, however,• came to the conclusion that the proposition did not afford a safe basis for further negotiation. To the question why, after this, he remained a member of the Administration, he replied'that if he had left office on this decision be should not have acted consistently with the rule which had always 'guided hiseonduct ; and.that, whatever might be his senti ments upon this great question, he thought it to be his duty to continuelis support to the present head ofthe cabinet, and not, by • quitting office, weaken its stability.—Mr. COBDEN expressed his grief . and surprise at the speech of Lord J. Russell. The complaint was that when he returned from Vienna he promised to do his best to induce the government to agree to a proposition Which he approved, and that he had not informed the house that the terms submitted by Austria had his approval. Instead of telling the house frankly .what was his opinion as to the great question of peace or war, he had made speeches denouncing the en croachments of Russia, the effect of which was to make the country believe that he had come from Vienna despairing of any terms of•peace, while he knew right well that he had come back bringing a proposition which he had told Count Buol he would advocate in his Cabinet. Lord John had, ,he ,con sidered, abandoned his trust by not resigning office when he found he could not carry out hisviews, and he looketimpon his conduct with the more regret from the danger to which 'his example exposed-the cause of representative government. He advised the house not to be frightened at the prospect of .a change of ministry.; he woukl infinitely prefer that the other -aide should be in power, and he looked with regret at the .vote he had given , which • displaced the ministry of lord Derby, a change which had cost the country, in his opinion, 100 millions of money and thousands of lives.—Lord -.WESTON defended -the conduct of Lord J. Russell and the course taken by him, and, with reference to the proposal of Austria, the governments of England and France had given :twit their most anxiousand earnest consideration, and hadde ,eided, not hastily or upon light grounds, that it did not furnish -that real security for peace for which they were bound to look. He reviewed the transactions,of the wanon the Danube, in the Baltic, and in the Black Sea, and in the Sea of Azoff, observ ing that the result was that the territory of our ally had been evacuated, and we occupied an important position in that of Russia. With regard to the regret expressed by Mr. Cobden that the government was not in .other hands, he felt assured, he said, that the country :would support no Administration that would not carry on the war with vigour and conduct it to a successful issue.—Mr.Ronnuoirobserved that there were two matters involved in this discussion—one the character and conduct of Lord J. Russell, the other the wisdom of the war. On the first he concurred with Mr. Gibson and Mr. Cobden ; on second, he agreed with Lord Palmerston. He examined the conduct of Lord John Russell in relation 'to the Aus trian proposal, considering it to be inconsistent with the perfect honesty of a public man.—Mr. Dans= said that evening would be memorable for the unex .ampled revelation made by Lord J. Russell, who had ad mitted that, employed in the high position of Minister Pleni potentiary to negotiate on the subject of peace or war, and having arrved at a solution of the difficulty, and accomplished a result that would secure peace to the country, he returned to England, and, strange to say, finding no sympathy on the part of his colleagues, who determined upon the prosecution of a war which, in his opinion, ought to have terminated, ac ceded to their suggestions, and remained, in a Cahinet of War, a Minister of Peace. The reasons he had given for this ex traordinary course were no less singular than the course itself. The country, however, ought to consider the vital question, whether we were to have peace or war; the question ought not to be an open one in the Cabinet, which, , in either `case, ought to be unanimous, or there could be no chance of vigour or efficient action. The effect of that night's debate would have an evil tendency. The impression in the Cabinets of the continent, however, must have been that when our Plenipotentiary accepted the Austrian pro position he represented the mind and policy of his own Ca binet. Why did not his colleagues ratify his labours P When a minister of the cabinet was sent to negotiate a peace, and succeeded, and, although his labours were not ratified, remained in the cabinet, the house had a right to expect from a govern ment so situated a frank explanation of the reasons which in duced them not to accept the result of his labours. Mr, Dis- RAELI concluded by saying:—"And this is the end of this im portant session—this is the end of breaking up so many governments—this is the end of your great national intentions, great national disasters—this is the end of the government, at the head of which you were to have a minister of surpassing energy, and, no doubt, transcendant experience —this is the end of the ministry which was to put the right men in the right places—this is the end, that even peace and war have become mere party considerations,that the interests of the coun try are sacrificed to the menace of a majority, and that the tumults and turbulent assemblies of Downing -street are to baffle all the sagacity of all the conferences of Vienna."- -Sir G. GREY complained of the erroneous construction put by Mr. Disraeli upon the statement of Lord John Russell, who had not said, as had been assumed, that he had brought over a proposal assented to by Russia; on the contrary, the principle of that proposal, involving a limitation of the naval power of Russia in the Black Sea, Russia had declared she would never accede to. He denied that the Cabinet was a divided one. They were unanimous in considering the war just and necessary, and in the prosecution of it they were a united Cabinet. The house then went into a Committee of Supply, but the chairman immediately reported progress. The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Bill went through committee, with some unimportant amendments. The Bills of Lading (No. 2) bill, the Endowed Schools (Ire land) bill, and the West Indies Relief Loans Arrangement bill were read a third time and passed. r t n e g m s The house went into committee on the Gold Wed din g -Rin g s t b h il e l, s t ta h m e opbwjechticohf had whic b h ee w n as in t v re e s r t t o e r n e u t y o r g em ol o d ved wed fro din m g by a clause introduced into a bill of last session. The Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Continance bill, and the Commons Enclosure (No. 2) bill, also passed through com mittee. STAGE CARRIAGES AND BUILDING SOCIETIES.—The report of the resolutions agreed to in committee were brought up. The first reduced the mileage duty to ld., and the sup plemental license to ls. ; the second authorised the stamping of paper for the covers or envelopes of letters ; the third re lated to stamps on orders for the payment of prize or bounty money ; and the fourth was as follows :—" That no exemption from stamp duty contained in or granted by any act relating to friendly societies, nor any other exemption from stamp duty than such as is contained in section 8 of the act 6th and 7th of Wm. IV., chap. 32, for the regulation of benefit building societies, shall be deemed to extend to any form of assurance, or any conveyance, mortgage, transfer, agreement, bond, or other instrument made to or on behalf of any benefit building society by any member of such society to whom any sum or sums exceeding in the whole the sum of £240 shall be ad vanced by such society, except such deeds or instruments as may be made on behalf of a member of such society admitted before the 6th day of July, 1866, in pursuance of engagements made between such member and the said society before that date." The latter was opposed by several members, but on a division was carried by 67 to 41. The house adjourned at half-past one o'clock. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC. BY the United States Mail steamship Atlantic, Captain West, which arrived on Sunday morning, we have intelligence from New York to the 27th ult. The Atlantic brought $BOO,OOO in specie, and 231 passengers, amongst whom were Sir Allan Macnab, Prime Minister of Canada, and family. The United States steam•ship Baltic, hence, arrived out on the 27th ult. The steam-ship Ariel, from Havre, on the 19th ult., had arrived at New York. _ _ Thirteen deaths had occurred on board the ship George Hurlbut, from Antwerp to New York, and five on board of the ship Calhoun, hence at that port, all infants. Jermoine Hernes, charged with taking an African boy into the port of New York for the purpose of making a slave of him, had been examined at the United States District Attor ney's office, and held to bail to answer the charge in twenty thousand dollars. Favourable accounts continue to be received in reference to the growing and ripening crops. The Canada, the first of the Great Western Railway steam ers, arrived at Oswego, on the 26th ultimo, from Hamilton and Toronto. The Elmira Republican reports the elopement of a clerical gentleman with the wife of a gentleman residing at Birch Creek, whose hospitality he had shared, and thus abused. The treaty of the United States with 'Japan has been rati fied. Commander Adams, of the United States navy, the bearer of the document of ratification, states that the people of Japan express great anxiety for the arrival of American ships. A terrible row had occurred on board of the ship William Stetson, bound from New York to Quebec. The first, second, and third mates, assisted by the cook and steward, attacked the crew, and the crew defended themselves with some effect. Some of the parties jumped overboard, and were with difficulty saved. An officer was despatched from the Mayor's office, for the purpose of arresting the aggressors, but the ship had sailed before his arrival. Two runaway slaves were discovered on board an English ship, bound from New Orleans to Liverpool, a short time after leaving port, and the captain caused a signal to be hoisted and had the negroes sent back to the city. The work for the next Presidential election had seriously commenced between the three parties who were anxious for the succession. The champion of the American party is George Law, of New York ; the Seward Coalition party, W. H. Seward, of New York ; the Democratic party, Henry A. Wise, of Virginia. The Know-Nothings of Baltimore, Washington, and Easton, Pa., had held large and enthusiastic meetings, and had adopted the Philadelphia platform. Notice had been given in the lower branch of the New Hampshire Legislature of an intention to introduce a Personal Liberty Bill. The Herald presumes it will be identical with the act nullifying the Fugi tive Slave Law passed by the Legislature of Massachusetts at its last session. The vote of all the counties on the Prohibitory Liquor Law of Illinois had been received, and showed a majo rity against the law of 14,060 votes. The Supreme Court of New York, in full bench, had decided that the New-Haven Railroad Company is bound by the acts of its late agent, Schuyler, and is liable for the fraudulent stock issued by him. Mr. Charles H. Stanley, of the British Consulate of New York, had been arrested, and placed under one thousand dollars bond, to answer a charge of enlisting recruits for the Crimea. CALIFORNIA.—By the arrival at New York of the Star of the West, from San Juan, with $626,306, and the George Law, from Aspinwall, with $1 , 052,287, we have advices from Cali fornia to the 2nd June. Those from the interior give glowing descriptions of the country and the general prosperity of the various branches of industry, particularly mining. The cre ditors and time certificate holders of the late banking house of Page, Bacon and Co., had held several meetings relative to the refusal of Mr. D. Page to make the parties whole who came forward to sustain the house at the time of its first suspension. After some delay, at a meeting on the 29th of May, Mr. C. K. Garrison came forward and pledged his property to the amount of s4oopoo in support of the house by way of securing the creditors and staying all further legal proceedings. This pro position is said to have given general satisfaction. The affairs of Adams and Co. were undergoing investigation in the courts, and it had been decided that bankers were not entitled to the benefit ofp the insolvent law. THE L'Echo du Pacifigue estimates the strength of the allied forces in the Indian and Chinese seas at not less than fifteen sailing vessels and steamers, of which four are fifty gun frigates ; and hopes to recount in the course of three mouths the happy result of the Pacific campaign, for the success of which prompt and skilful dispositions have been made. From the South Pacific the dates are :—Valpa raiso, May 14 ; and Callao, May 24. The Executive had issued two important decrees relative to the manning of merchantmen with foreign and Chilian sailors. Quiet reigned at Copiapo. In Peru people were rather opposed to the idea of a general toleration of religion. The ministerial party had triumphed at the elections, and general Castilla was likely to be declared President. The Valparaiso market had slightly improved. MExico.—The almost universal spread of an organised rebellion against Santa Anna's authority is reported. The city of Monterey had surrended to the insurgents, and General Cardona, its commander, with his men, had been taken prisoners of war. General Antonio Jaureguin had been invested with chief power by the victors, and he immediately marched on. Saltillo. The whole of Coahuila was enwrapped in the flame of insurrection, and the troops stationed at Tamaulipas had revolted. Santa Anna's forces were being concentrated at Carmargo, on the Rio Grande, in, order to keep the communication with Matamoras open, but his power was evidently ,en the decline. Matamoras and all the country of Tamaulipas were declared in a state of siege. The crops on the Rio Grande look well. CENTRAL AMERICA.—The Executive of New Granada had ceded the island of Manzanilla to the railroad company. Mr. Tracy, head carpenter employed in repairing the steamship Golden Age, had been murdered at Tobago, by three negroes, who were summarily executed by the populace. This vessel had made a trial-trip since her accident which was satisfactory. Advises from Granada report that the St. Mary's had been ordered to Rsalejo, in order to prevent the landing of Col one l Walker. Colonel Kinney was looked for hourly. By way of New Granada we learn that, notwitlistanding the Government blockade of the steamer United States on the East River, six hundred of Colonel Kinney's colonists left New York on the 19th of May for San Juan del Norte. It is reported as likely that they have already effected a junction with three hundred sympathisers from California, after a march to the interior of Nicaragua. Advices from Curacoa, in Venezuela, state that the Mona gas dynasty was in a critical position, and likely to break down „soon. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK , June 26th. MONEY continued very abundant and easy of access, at the low rates current for some time past. In exchange bills on Europe were on the increase, and the market assumed a down ward tendency. We quote London, lost to 1104; Paris, 5.12 to 5.15 ; Amsterdam, 414 to 414; Hamburg, 364 to 361 ; Bremen, 791 to 794. COTEON.—The market (says the New York Shipping List, of June 27) had been very quiet, all parties being desirous of receiving later advices before operating to any extent. The sales had been of a trifling character, consisting of supplies in the hands of weak parties, who were forced to yield a decline in order to realise. The few transactions that had taken place had reduced prices fully 4c. The late rains at the south had not increased the southern rivers sufficiently to realise any quantity of cotton from the interior, and it is now certain that a large amount will be unavailable until next season. STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS, EXPORTS, AND STOCKS OF COTTON. exports to 'Total Exports Stock in Receipts. Gt. Britain. to For. Ports. Hand. 1855. 2,589,597 1,361,942 2,010,137 213,517 1854 2,768,12C 1,392,318 1,975,244 375,887 Increase.. 34,893 Decrease.. 179,529 262,370 30,376 BREIDSTUFFS.—With an increase of the poorer grades of state and western flour, and continued favourable accounts of the growing crops from nearly all parts of the country, holders manifested an increased desire to get out of stock ; the con sequence was that prices had receded 25c. to 37c. The better qualities were less plentiful though firmer, yet prices were slightly depreciated. Wheat was inactive. Corn was active, and the sales in the aggregate were estimated at 90,000 to 100,000 bushels Western mixed, including small lots, sold earlyi in the morning at 1014 c. to 102 c. in prime shipping order. The market then fell off, and the great bulk sold at 99e. to 101 c., with some parcels of inferior at 98c. Western yellow was reported sold in small lots at 102 c. PROVISIONS.—The market for old mess pork had advanced 25c., and prime 371 c. to 624 c., with a good inquiry, part spe culative, - the market closing firm. The market for beef con tinued buoyant, and the tendency of prices was upward. Prime mess beef remained inactive, and prices were entirely nominal. Bacon was scarce and firm, with a moderate export demand. Lard in .fair request, and the market *c. better. Butter plenty and dull. Cheese remained dull. InoN.—The market was without change ; steady and firm for pig and bar, with sales of 600 tons Scotch pig at $26 to $28,50, cash. English refined bars, $6O ; common, $54,75 to $55, six months. SALT.—SaIt continued in good demand at the recent im proved rates, and the sales noted include all afloat, and two cargoes of St. Übes, from store ; they embrace six invoices bulk salt, including 2,750 sacks Liverpool fine, and 6,000 to 7,000 ditto, ground and fine, to arrive. FOREIGN MANUFACTURED GOODS.--This branch of trade remains as at our last report, without apparent activity. Some new goods are received, but as yet the prospect of effect ing sales is so poor, that the importers withhold the exhibition of samples. COILL.—The market .was without change. 120 tons of in ferior Liverpool brought $6, 4 mos. FEElGnTs.—Freights were rather dull. Cotton was taken to Liverpool at 8-16 d. to 7-33 d.; grain, 3d. to 4td. ; flour was nominally Is. ; pork in barrels, is. 3d. ; rosin, is. to is. 3d.; turpentine, ls. 6d. to is. 9d. ; deadweight, 12s. 6d. to 158. ; measurement goods, 10s. to 12s. 6d. • beef, ls. 6d. to ls. 9 d. To Havre, measurement goods, $7 to $8; heavy do., $6 to $8; cotton, k. To Glasgow, measurement goods, 17s. 6d. to 255. NEW ORLEANS, June 21.--St. Louis advices to hand : sales, 4,000 bales, at hardening rates, June 22. —Middling 12c., and freight id. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. The Rev. W. B. Arthy, 8.A., to be Chaplain and Naval Instruc tor to the Horatio at Sheerness. The Rev. G. S. Bidwell, to the Curacy of Margaretting, Essex. The Rev. H. Drury, Vicar of Bremhiil, Wilts. and Chaplain to the Bishop of Salisbury, to a Prebendal Stall in the Cathedral of Salisbury. The Rev. A. R. Grant, M.A., Fello .v and Assistant-Tutor of Trinity College, Cambridge, to be one of Her Majesty's Assistant- Inspectors of Schools. The Rev. C. F. Hayden, M.A., to the Rectory of Hemsdon, Northamptonshire. Mr. R. E. Hooppell, 8.A., of St. John's College. Cambridge, to the 2nd Mastership of Beaumaris Grammar School. The Rev. R. Kirwan, to the Curacy of Little Bardfield, Essex. The Rev. T. G. Livingston, M.A., of St. Mary Magdalen Hall, Oxford, Curate of Bloxham, near Banbury, to be Minor Canon and Precentor of Carlisle Cathedral. The Rev. W. L. Morg an, M.A., Vicar of St. Mary's, Cardiff, to the vacant Canon r y in Llandaff Cathedral. The Rev. A. T. Paget, M.A., to the Rectory of Kirstead-with- Langhall, Norfolk. The Rev. H. C. Radclyffe, M.A to the Incumbency of St. Luke, King's-cross. London. The Rev. J. R. Starey, Senior Curate of Regent-square Church, St. Pancras, to the Incumbency of St. Thomas's, Lambeth. The Rev. F. Tireman, M.A., of University College, Oxford, to be a Minor Canon of Carlisle Cathedral. The Rev. J. Tasker, to the Perpetual Curacy of Trinity Church, Carlisle. The Rev. A. Watson, Vicar of St. Mary Church, to the Rec tory of Bridestowe, near Okehampton. The Rev. W. Williams, to the Rectory of Llanhary, near Cow bridge. The Rev. J. Woolley, 8.D., to the Perpetual Curacy of East Bergholt, Suffolk. CLERICAL OBITUARY. June 25, at St. Peter's Rectory, Wallingford, the Rev. W. C. Frith, D.C.L., at 70. June 30, the Rev. Bryan Faussett, of Heppington, Rent, aced 43 A NUMBER OF CLERGYMEN of the deanery of Doncaster with the sanction of the Archbishop, are about to establish a book-hawking association for South Yorkshire. THE REV. J. P. WARD, late curate of Much Woolton, near Liverpool, and formerly of Leeds and Skipton, has been ap pointed vicar of St. John's, Holbeck. involving the GREAT ECCLESIASTICAL SALE by auction, the religious teaching of no fewer than 48,000 people, is an nounced to take place early in the present month. The pro perty that is to come to the hammer is the rectory of Stock port. According to the Clergy List, the property thus offered for sale belongs to Lord Vernon.—Globe. SIR CULLING EARDLEY, a wealthy meddling baronet, who wishes to keep one foot in the church and one in the meeting house, and who is a promoter of " free churches" without bishops, has been attempting to get admitted into Oriel Col lege, without submitting to the discipline required of Church men, and without acknowledging himself to be anything else than a Churchmen. Dr. Hawkins, the Provost, tells him, "One of the two—churchman or dissenter—you must be, and not both at once." Sir Culling, like some others in the pre. sent day, wants to be both, by turn, when it suits his purpose. —English Churchman. UNION OF CONTIGUOUS BENEFICES.—A bill brought from the Lords (July 2) enacts that contiguous benefices may be united under this act, without regard to aggregate population or yearly value. On the representation of the inhabitants of any small parish that their benefice 'night be advantageously united, the bishop of the diocess will inquire into the circum stances of the case, and submit a certified statement to the Church Building Commissioners. These latter may propose a scheme for the transfer of surplus revenues to poor parishes. Protests against the scheme may be made, and these are to be referred to the Judicial Committee, of whom the archbishops and bishops, members of the Privy Council, are to form part for the purposes if this act. The Queen in Council is empow ered to make orders approving every such scheme. The Church Building Commissioners may also propose schemes for the erection of new churches or parsonages, the removal of old churches or parsonages, the sale of sites, &c. No burial ground or site of church wholly surrounded by a grave-yard is to be sold. The Bishop of London is empowered to set apart one of the churches in London, otherwise to be pulled down, for service in Welsh. The sites of the churches to be pulled down are to be vested in the Church Building Commissioners. This bill will tend to promote the proposed removal of some of the old city churches. WEST INnxEs.--The following is an interesting extract of a letter dated St. John's, Antigua, March 27, 1855 :—" We had a Confirmation in our cathedral a few days ago, and I never witnessed a service more solemnly and impressively performed. The candidates were few—only eight ; conse quently we had none of that tumult and excitement which ever accompany the service at home, arising from the large number of persons brought together. Our Bishop prefers holding frequent Confirmations, and in each church, as occasion may require. Might not our Bishops at home adopt this plan ; even though it should impose upon them additional labour ? The benefit to the confirmed would be great, and one of our most solemn and important services would be relieved of a character which does not belong to it, but which nullifies almost all the good of it. On the present occasion the candidates, both male and female, came dressed in white, a custom which is also adopted by the females at our monthly communions, and which has a most pleasing effect. Seats were provided for them near the chancel rails, and the Bishop delivered a most i m p ress ive extempore address, taking as the ground of his observations the Preface to the Confirmation and after the rite of Confirmation was administered, made some further remarks most suitable to the position of those just confirmed. Coming fresh from home, I was much struck with the favourable contrast of the circumstances attending the solemn rite as administered here. And, indeed, I must say that the beauty of all our Church's services is more fully seen in the manner in which they are conducted in this. colony." ST. AIDAN'S THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, BIRKENHEAD. EASTER TERM EXAMINATION, 1865. PRINCIPAL'S P.R.ELECTIONS.—First Term : Third Class— Foster, Pashley, Gwynne, Kilbride, Lucas. Second Term : First Class—Girling. Second Class—Edwards, Rutherford, Walker. Third Class—Butterworth, Archer, Lindsay, Flynn, Rogers, Littlecott. Third Term : First Class—Banning, Rodd, Snow, Bevan.. Second Class—Williams. Third Class— Lingley, Nicholson. Fourth Term : Second Class — Sharpe. Third Class—Pocock, Harte, Woollam. GRADUATES.—Second Class—Willis, 8.A., Trinity College, Dublin. Fifth Term : First Class—Dingle. Third Class— Swallow, Hill. G RAD u ATE s.—First Class —Bodington,B.A., Trinity College, Dublin. Third Class—McClean, 8.A., Queen's University. Sixth Term : First Class—Hordern. Third Class—Brook, Evans, Postance. ASSISTANT DIVINITY LECTURER'S EXAMINATIONS. — First Term_: Second Class—Pashley, Foster. Third Class— Gwynne, Rilbride, Parker. Second Term : First Class— Girling, Walker. Second Class—Littlecot, Butterworth. Third Class—Rogers, Lindsay, Edwards, Flynn. Archer, Rutherford. Third Term : First Class—Banning, Rodd, Snow. Second Class—Williams, Bevan. Third Class— Lingley, Watts. GENERAL EXAMINATION.—FIRST YEAR.—First Class : Banning, Rodd. Second Class: Bevan, Snow. Third Class : Williams, Watts, Lingley, examination interrupted. Fourth Term : Third Class.—Sharpe, Pocock. Davies unable to attend through illness. GRADI7ATES.—First Class : Willis, 8.A., Trinity College, Dublin; Cleland, 8.A., Trinity College, Dublin. Fifth Term : Second Class.—Dingle, Hill. Third Class.—Swallow. McCarthy unable to attend through illness. GRADUATES.—First Class : Bodington, 8.A., Trinity Col lege, Dublin. Third Class : McClean, 8.A., Queen's Uni versity. Sixth Term: Second Class.—Hordern. Third Class.—Brook. Mae Cartie and Micklethwaite ordained during the Term. GENERAL EXAMINATION. —SECOND YEAS.—Second Class : Hordern. Third Class.—Brook. N.B.—The examination for Supplementalists is appointed for the 26th, 27th, and 28th of September next. JOSEPH BAYLEE, D.D., Principal. COURT AND FASHION. Admiral Sir Charles Eking, G.C.8., died on Monday last, at the extreme age of 87 years. The EARL Oi DERBY had audience of Her Majesty on Thursday, to present an address from the University of Oxford. THE DUKE or NEWCASTLE has arrived at Vienna, en route to the Crimea. IT is understood that the Emperor of the French has writ- ten to Lady Raglan, in which more than ordinary feeling is displayed. _ Mr . WILLEs, of the Home Circuit, was, on Tnesday, sworn in as one of Her Majesty's judges, in the room of Mr. Justice Motile, retired, before the Lord Chancellor, at the House of Lords, in his private room. _ _ . The' Press; of Vienna mentions a rumour to the abet that Lord Westmoreland is likely not to return to Vienna, and that the Hon. Mr. Elliott, a near relative by marriage of Lord John Russell, is to succeed him. _ APPROACIIING MARRIAGE vs HIGH LIFE.—A matrimo nial alliance will shortly take place, between Lord Muncaster and Lady Jane Grosvenor, daughter of the Marquis of West minster. Viscotricr CANNING is appointed Governor-general of India, in the room of the Earl of Dalhousie, who will return to England before the end of the year. Lord Canning was Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs from 1841 to 1848, and has been Postmaster-General since the formation of the Aber- deen Administration, in January, 1853. On FRIDAY, an address was issued by Mr. E. Wodehouse, M.P., announcing his immediate retirement from the repre sentation of East Norfolk, on account of impaired health. Simultaneously with this intimation appeared an address from Mr. H. Stracey, of Rackheath Hall, as a c an did ate for the vacant interest. On seat on the Conservative , Order of Saturday , Her Majesty held an investiture o f me of the Bath, when decorations were conferred on the follow ing :—Duke of Cambridge, Admiral Dandas, Sir de Lacy E va ns, Earl of Cardigan, Earl of Lucan, Colonel Shiel, E.1.C.5., Major Maude, Hon. Colonel Upton, Sir Thomas Troubridge, Lord John Hay, R.N. In the evening Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Royal children dined at the Crystal Palace, after promenading the building. The Bath Chronicle records the death in that city of the Marquis of Thomond. His lordship had in early life seen much active service in the navy, and had attained to the rank of admiral, but for the last thirty years he has lived retired in Bath. His lordship has left no issue, and the Marquisate will become extinct, but the Barony Of Inchiquin descends to Sir Lucius O'Brien, Bart., of Dromoland, County Clare; or, as some allege, to Mr. Smith O'Brien, the Irish exile, brother to Sir Lucius.. On Monday, Miss Coutts gave a juvenile party at her villa, Holly Lodge, Highgate. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, accompanied by her son, Prince Adolphe, honoured the reunion with their pre sence. The Duke and Duchess d'Aurnanle were also present. The Rajah of Coorg, the Nawaub of Surat, and the Princes Gholam Mahumed and Feroze Shah, were among the guests. PRINCE ALBERT went to Earlswood, Red-hill, on Tuesday morning, to open the Asylum for Idiots. In the afternoon His Majesty the King of the Belgians arrived at Buckingham Palace, from Osted, on a visit to the Queen. His Majesty was accompanied by the Princess Charlotte of Belgium and the Count de Flanders, and suite. The King quitted Ostend at six o'clock in the morning, crossed to Dover, travelled.cklayers' by a special train on the South-Eastern Bailor*" to the Bricklayers Arms Station, where they were met by Prince Albfrt, and afterwards proceeded in four of and P Q ri u n e c e e nscarnag an e d s to Buckingham Palace. The Queen . Albert, the King of the Belgians, took a drive . in an open landau and four and Her Majesty had a dinner party in the in the afternoon, evening.