The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-11 00:00:00

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BROS. have engaged a Young Lady, of great taste and experience, from London, to Conduct this Department, and have Now Ready some very Superior Styles in FANCY STRAW and MILLINERY BONNETS. - 60 and 62, CHURCH-STREET, corner of Hanover-street. B tYRNINO OF THE CONSTITUTION.—A correspondent states that the Captain of the steam-tender Jackal rendered most efficient services in the attempts to extinguish the fire on board the American ship Constitution, THE Xibttimoi ,:tanbarb. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 185' V ISIT OF THE KING OF SARDINIA. ta visit of the KING - of SARDINIA to this country, 1 7 111 the welcome with which he was greet e d, n ot o nly by the Sovereign whose guest he was, but by the tki nistakeable voice of public opinion, is one of the :) , st gratifying circumstances which we have recently ' 44 to record. VICTOR EMMANUEL did not come to 118 as did Lours NAPOLEON, the sovereign of a powet- L ° l nation ; but though only the monarch of one of th e petty states of Italy, he was the first to join the fiance of the Western Powers, and, by so doing, to lOW his practical sympathy with the cause of nati ona l L r eedom in Europe.. He set an example that will not e Without its moral effect on other States which have Yet held 'aloof from the contest; and 'the hardy B° ldiers which he sent as a contingent lo the Allied 41 V in 'the Crimea have done good 'service, and 8,4 /Xll themselves worthy of the gallant companion -4P 'Which they joined. The KING of SARDINIA, WeVet, came to us doubly recommended, and our te?PletVi e d with each other in doinilim honour—for islhe pioneer of that glorious r-eformation from the Q tahlom. of religious superstition 'which the craven rertment of Austria has done its.worst to perpetuate,. ,dismayed by the terrors with 'which the Romish -4111:rch has ever attempted to maintain its sway over ,5 orance, the KING of SARDII4t has risen superior G ° Such influences, and, 'in reality, paved the way for : 141 e reception of the truths-6f the Gospel into Italy ; 114 yet so wisely have his - Plans been taken, and so •- u . rl 3' carried out, that -even the notorious Carding IsERAN felt himself ualled - •npon to join in the same ‘, llo te of w e l come Whi c h was - -soinnied by the represen tatives of the great Prote§tatt bodies. All honour to our own Sovereign, for the unbound&l Zeal with which,asthe-representativ e of public opinim, ):ie ga ve full .expression -- So the enthusiastic - feeling , Which pervaded all . classes. It must have 'been'. 4 ovelty in Royal'entertainments for two of thecrownea 'heads of Europe to be, partaking of breakfast together at half-past four , 6'elogiton a morning in December ; and yet it was :a cgal compliment to her guest, which none can 'better%splay than QUEEN ATlortnaA. It left no doubt ;as te'rtbe sincerity of his welcome, Nihen his conveniencevwas consulted at such an -.un -1.41,1ed sacrifice of ordinary comforts ; and let us'hope i ll Ote will return-lc/this own country not only ,grati ' : 4 4 his reception in lE n gl an d, but the more firmly ii v "inced of the Wisdom of his determination:in re ,,,,,eting his ownidothinions from the tyrannyof Perish "Veritition. EACE I WI TH RUSSVA_ 4 .P. is by no ,m-eans:-surprising that the absence of ' 4II Y authentic iinform&ion as to the actual- , state of lli~ical affairs- should - dead to the opinion .of azproba )l:ii of the war.beinglbrought to a close. Rumours , th e been rife,of , negotiations bei ng on foot' =between ~.,, .4 s 4 Courts of Austria :and Russia, with the-view of ir . , ainging such 'terms as may probably •satisfy the fi everal requirements of the respective bilEgerent ) %vers. Such statements may not be without a -shadow f/f foundation, because it is not at all unlikely that t e llstria may be,extrentely desirous to be relieved from Z presents.nomalousTosition—an object .of suspicion be to Russia:and tothe Allies. She may, therefore, 4 Using all her diplomatic arts to induce her northern_ ' ne ighbour to rmake•soncessions on the baiis .of the ,Ants rejected atWienna, with the view ,of ;inducing %4 Allies to accept:them ; but the character, Of 'Aus / t, 4 _ -41 as a mediator ;is by no means to be , depended ;'' 11 Pon, and less than :ever since that servile .concordat \ 'has bound h erself as the Willing-Slave of superstition.. bract year d k Ustria proMised ~ thattunless the terms Sheproposed were agreed to Tay :Russia,, she would hold :herself at h i berty to deliberate :ast.to her future course, and all t er deliberation amounted to was a military , ocoupa ell of the Danubian' prokinces, by which flie , defeated h i I :Essians were Shielded4rom the vengeance (of the •Iti stly-incensed and. , Victorious Turks. On the :present Zka.sion, her promises, of:action are equally I/ague-- 40 1 W, ly open to a:convenient interpretation According 1 C ircumstances, :and, :therefore, it would :be tap 'ight of folly to placeitheigightest reliance whatever .0 11 any p ro f ess i ons made:by Austria, or delay tile seed ing out a single solcThar.on account of any negetiatians DrAposed by her, or through her influence. Toe Rug `ialk Government has not:yet , ealt that conseiolasatess.,er I lefeat which is an indispensable preliminary to suing t Qr`terms of peace, and nein that admission be anode, 44(1 A3 e conditions imposeil:bylthe conquerors loathe qitatingly conceded, there islnolprospect of peace. It ca true f that our present Ministers might prefer an bagiorious .conclusion to the doontost., because its can 11ance4.111 involve the exemiise .of more ability they vil eif possess.; but the voice of public opinion, in this f e°14 :67., 'is i ntrosger than !fro' isteriall caprice, and ° ltumately enlisted on the .side of national 1 4013 aur ; while, in France, the will .of -the Emperor is potent, and •there is no reason to helieve that he will S urrender one jot of the advantve Nhicit has been he with , such great sacrifices. Th e ionly point to I/ e kept inn view is, e object for which the war was °42l llmeneed. nisi - foist be accomplished:at .all hazards, 11 ( 1 , until it has been achieved, it Is absurd ;to allow i !. 11 3 7 considerations of ,present inconvenience .or atten -711 to plausible propositions to interfere. Russia has Ten so far weakened, that another campaign :would to her prostrate, and fit would, therefore, be 'folly I. ° Withdraw the demand at the very time when it is 41 kost certain of attainment. THE CURRENCY. 6 MEETING has been held in London, with the view : f jrcmoting an agitation for an alteration in the laws u eeting the currency ; but as the resolutions agreed f, s Wee by no means distinct as to the especial object t lithed at, w e are only left to infer, from the speeches h `Tlivered,on the occasion, that the agitators contem r L 4 to the substitution of a paper currency for the sys now in use. This is one of the evils attending g e discussion of a question of this kind, and operates u b 7 a material hindrance to any really practicable re m for admitted abuses. It is generally ackowledged 4 a t monetary difficulties of no ordinary kind exist, t i o l d that these may mainly, if not solely, be attributed t he restrictions on the circulation of Bank-notes, a I Posed by the Act of 1844. It has been shown that th i roit having been fixed below what may be termed °rdinary requirements of commerce, as tested by 01 , 1) (i e lience, the Directors of the Bank of England, in of to Protect themselves against the consequences k h a d rain of gold, produced by exceptional causes, levy op earg tax on the mercantile community in the shape te 41 increased rate of discount ; and the natural infe -46 is, that by removing the restrietion,which i n itself is of nopractical benefit,no reasonwould exist for retain ing the pressure. The opportunity, however, is seized up= by tic advocaies - of a paper eurreftey to agitate for the total removal of the protection arising from a metallic basis, and to substitute a system which would virtually amount to an unlimited promise to pay, without the slighest guarantee for the fulfilment of the contract. It is all very easy to talk of the secu rity of the Government, of notes being received in payment of taxes, and similar expedients to increase the circulating medium without the expenditure of capital ; but it is an indispensable condition, in order that notes should at all times bear their nominal value, that they are convertible into gold at the pleasure of the holders ; and nothing but a stern necessity can justify a contrary course. The paper-mongers, by pressing such impracticable schemes on public atten tion, necessarily create alarm, by the natural supposi tion that our monetary resources will be made some such worthless pieces of paper as French assignats or American shin-plaisters ; and even the pretended security of the Government would be of little value if issues were allowed to take place according to the exigencies of a Chancellor of the Exchequer, with no other security for their payment than their being received for taxes. It cannot be too forcibly impressed upon public at tention, that what is really wanted is not so much an alteration of the present system with reference to the body entrusted with the issue of notes, as its adapta tion to the increased requirements of the mercantile community. The palpable mischief, or at least that which affords the ostensible excuse for the monetary pressure, is that forced limit of Fourteen Millions as the amount of issue on Government Securities, irre spective of the stock of bullion, notwithstanding 'the fact which nil eicperience has proved that the aebial circulation has rarely been below Twenty Millions, and would no'doubt be much greater if the legal rate of interest were limited, as it once was, to five'per cent. We have unfortunately a pretence of 'free Irado in money, by allowing capitalists to charge any rate of interest Which the necessity of 'borrowers may induce them to , pay, while at the same time we have fetters stamOre galling, in a restraint upon 'the amount of , issue without the aid of a 'useless hoard of gold—use less,opplied to the purpose for because it cannot 'be whiCh it is ostensibly intended, and , could only be -available for an emergency which in human proba `bility can never arise. at is this restraint which con.. 'statutes the real grievance, and to' which the attention orthe Legislature Should be directed. It is wander ;kg from the point toqndulge in dreamy speculations ;ibout Government issues of notes'payable on demand illy a bankrupt exchequer, and - these who favour 'the 'movement to whicli we have 'allo.ded are actually ,re larding the reformation which - they profess to be!‘so desirous to ironfae. CORPOILXVIOic -P-L4.TRONAGE. AT the reeking of the Liverpool Town (Contill, on Wednesday, n'-':ffisous'sion Welaleh may be charaett.ised as something'mOre than animated, took place Ton the presenttion'of the report of the Dock 'Committee, an attempt being made to exercise a presumed :Right of veto on an appointment %connected with the Albert Dock Warihouses. It was alleged that a aerk had been promoted to a marc'responsible c.iffice:because he was a nephew of one of the members •0f :le Dock Committee; and an evorreous amount of -.. .filituous in dignation was expendeddo denouncing suah an iniqui tous abuse of represerfttive powers. Supposing the accusation to have been-'founded upon !any proportion of trail, - there is not Eng very surprising- nor very heirteuiin: a man preferring his khcsmante a stranger, even supposing thattoan impartial observer the latter had Slightly the preponderance as faraecqualifications were tencerned. lEn this case; however;;A was shown that the members , alhe sub-committee,, with whom resiedlthe selectionovere not awareofihe relationship antil ifter their 'icheice had been - made, so that it coulethave had neinfluence whatever on ,heir decision, in Which they weresiilely influenced by the compara tive-merits of the caniTadates, and had`,:aerefore, made fitness for office the Sole claim to preference. It might havd , laeen thouglrfthat such an explamaon would have been: deemed hietly-safisfactory,:andthat all complaints would consequentlYihave been set -attrest. By Itadi 6zelsowever, a!grievance is too highly prized to be rightly given up. iit serves for something upon which telornd magniloquevt professions - , of purity, if tor, nothing else ; though,every one must be aware of the . hdlowness ofsnehretensions ; andoaccordingly, foiled en the only grauniLliiiich couldgive a colour of plau sibility to the charge; he •CouneThwas called upon to exercise a questionable and at the =best an invidious right4ef veto on itite•Artroceedinge , df the Dock Com-' naittee, because thelutter. had deemed it right to pass oven a senior clerk and promote {nitre capable man w f holoppened to he .this junior iarithe service of the Corporation. The avasall the argument upon which theleharge was esentuaßy based ; : and what is it worth, • coming, as it did, from rprofessingi Reformers ? The gravest charge made:against the Government for their malladrsinistration of tthe affairs , of the war, was their stoli&ddberence to theYroatine of: seniority, and their totalaiogieet of the eininas. of merit. More than half the sadrerings of our , gdllant. soldiers in the Crimea werecauced by responsible duties , being entrusted to men ~wilo.had no other ,eaftims than their advanced age s sok the ,Tiublie loudly demanded. the :banishment of General 31outine from aeti,vc•service; in order that we might, have the advantage ofa'. Genertkpossessing the ,letter claims to confidence ,of physical energy and :tvilitary smius. Yet these Reformers in our local vaVairs woad. cast a stigma ion the ;gentlemen coin in.g, the flack Committee., bring- two important loodies into qinseemly :for ! prating simply 'that, courge‘w%ich every one inSists ,uponf tolbe the only • Aright , one. ; Fortunately, howexer, ifor :the credit of the oeouneil, the dissatisfied todk nothing by their muotif4,,whieh WAS rejected by a large majority. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. fiIJAMEMITAT to :the London Gazelle contains.alprocla mationpefilrmg a meeting. of Parliament for Thursday, the 31st of ganvary, " for tbe despatch of divers urgent. And im portant affairs." The pror3gation is from &is .day., , to.voilich the Parliamentstood,propagaed. Pans Erratum —On Friday evening, Mr. Robert .cook one of the readers of the Liverpool Scripture Readers' Society, and attached to lit. Alines ,district, was presented ,with " Pearson on the Creeds," the Works of Josephus, and the Life of Legh Riehmond; together, with a purse containing 18 sovereigns, by a number .of , his feiends, as a substantial mark of their respect and syAupathy aftero, recent affliction. COUNTY COURT.—Yeaterday, in .an application for a new trial, the Judge condemned, in strong terms, the conduet of an attorney who had, he said, for the first time in his (the ,lodge's) experience or knowledge, taken upon himself to in .struct the judge, and had referred to some authorities for the view of the law which lie (the attorney) took. Such a course was, in the highest degree, improper. The law, his Honour said, propounded by the attorney, was as bad as the mode was irregular. He trusted he never should have a similar appli cation. CHANDELIERS.—Those who, in purchasing, wish to avail themselves of the choice of a large and elegibat stock of chandeliers, for gas or oil, would do well to visit the establish ment of Mr. F. L. Hausburg, in Chureh-street, so well and so favourably known for the great extent and tasteful beauty of his collection. It embraces a choice variety in every style of artistic finish and design, and as the proprietor is desirous of curtailing some of the branches of his business, he offers metal and glass chandeliers, hall and vestibule lamps, brackets, gas-pillars, and stair lamps of the most recherche patterns, and the most unquestionable excellence of workmanship, at prices unprecedentedly low, and offers an opportunity such as may never occnr again for purchasing such articles. As a mere exhibition, Mr. Hausburg's collection is well deserving of a visit from connoisseurs in art. LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.—The fifth or dinary meeting of the above society was held last evening, at the Royal Institution, Colquitt-street ; Dr. Ihne in the chair. Dr. Thomson referred to the investigations of the Liverpool Compass Committee ; and the arrangements made for the scientific voyage of the Rev. Dr. Scoresby, on board the Royal Charter, to Australia. The paper for the evening was read by Robert M'Andrew, E sq ., F.R.S., F.L.S., P res id e nt o f the Society. The Rev. H. Higgins passed a warm eulogium on the paper, for which he thought the society would feel deeply obliged to the author. Several questions relative to the paper were then put to Mr, Ill'Andrew, after which the meet ing separated. Tit monthly meeting of the Wavertree Local Board of Health was held last night, in the Board Room. The Rev. W. Badnall was in the chair, and the commissioners present were Messrs. Rishton, Chaffer, Gore, Bradburn, and Hill. The minutes of the last meeting having been read, the chairman read a letter, signed by a number of inhabitants, complaining of the want of a gas lamp at the end of Waterloo. street, which would afford great convenience to persons going to church and also to the schools. The CHAIRMAN read a letter from Mr. George Whitley, Clayton-square, offering, on the part of Mr. John Shaw Leigh, £l5O to the Board, on the condition of their making a sewer which would drain his land, and also from the agent of the Marquis of Salisbury, offering £250 towards the same object. The proceedings of the Works Committee, which comprised a recommendation for the payment of £lOO to Mr. Humphrey on account of his contract for sewerage, were read and con firmed, as were also the proceedings of the Finance Commitee. With reference to the proposal for an additional lamp in Waterloo-street, Mr. GoRE objected to it, on the ground that a lamp over the church door, to be lighted when wanted, would be quite sufficient for the purpose, and involve a very trifling expense compared with a public lamp. The appli cation was therefore refused. An application was made from Mr. Tiddall, stating that six houses had been built in Ash Grove, of which two were tenanted, and requesting that a lamp might be erected. This was agreed to. A discussion took place relative to a complaint made of the surface water from Mr. Brancker's field, and it was resolved that the surveyor should have instructions to have the water courses open as before ; but, as it was possible that Mr. Brancker might refuse his consent, the Law-clerk was in structed to take the necessary steps to compel Mr. Brancker to comply with the Highway Act. With reference to the application from the agent of the Marquis of Salisbury, Mr. CaarPnnobjected to the reception of £250 for the construction of a sewer through the centre of his lordship's land ; but if the money were offered towards the construction of a sewer according to the original plan, it might be entertained The offer of Mr. J. S. Leigh was open to a similar objection, though perhaps not so strong a one. Mr. RISEITON spoke strongly against the propositions, and , accused Mr. Bradburn of being a partisan of the Marquis of -Salisbury, who wanted his property drained at the expense of the township. Mr. Bui s .DBL7S.I4 'denied that he was favourable to any plans prejudicial to the interests of the township, or that he was disposed to favour the Marquis of Salisbury. He was as honest as any member of the Board, and thought that the Marquis of Salisbury, who could afford it better than him, should pay his 'fair share. He went into some details with reference to the plans for drainage, referring to the maps, and said that 'far from agreeing to the proposal made on behalf of the Marquis of Salisbury and Mr. John Shaw Leigh, he Strongly objected to them. It was finally agreed to refer the subjectio the Works' Committee, Vith a request that Mr. Newlands, the Liverpool Engineer, "would give his attendance in order that a decision might become to as to the plan of sewerage to be carried out. After some remarks on the load state of the road near Wavertree bridge and the dirty, state of some , of the lamps, the•metting broke up. -AILEGED POI, Oir:Ng 'OP A WIFE BY HE IitISBAI47.I): ..CAFf Tuesday last, an inquest was - openedbefore the Borough "Coroner, on the body of Ana Merchant, wife of Frederick Mer -Chant, oil and colony dealer, 82, Scotland-road, who died the previous day. She had been in a delicate state of health for `some time, but, just previous to her death, when she bad been lead by her medical man that there -was no hope for her, she - leclared that her husband had pa - something in a cup of pon*, which he had given her Green, a neighbour ; Hannah Merchant, a daughter of the deceased ; and Mr. Jos. Ingham, surgeon, having .glen evidence, the inquest was adjourned, that the contents , of 'the -stomach might undergo chemical analysis. Yesterday- the inquest was resumed before the coroner. The first witness-balled was Mr.lngham, surgeon, who stated that he hal attended-the deceased previous to her death; and that she informodhiny on twoeeeasions,—once when he had told her there was no • chance of her recovery—that the be lieved her ;death was occasioned by her husband's administer ing poison to iber. Dr. 'Brett, the analytical chemist, and lecturer at 'the Royal- Infirmary, in this town, deposed that he had ferward'ed to him WO ntrthenware vessels, one containing the stamaeb and liver of the deceased, the other what ap pearedto,he'the contents. He had examined the stomach, and faandveiidence of 'iikent inflammation and'intense can gestiem -cif - the blood.vessels, and some two or'three ulcers, which .hebelieved to be of long standing. Two were in pro cess •of ;healing. -The 'witness could not -say whether those •tileers were set' up from natural causes or by irritants. The 'considered those ulcers of long standing ; two of them were in -process •of healing. It was not impossible that a per von nittt have ulcers,'yet the ulcers become cured. Whether I produced' by , naturatcauses or a metallic irritant,eit was quite clearihit they could mot be recent. Brett then-proceeded to give the result of 14. is analysis. He would - commence with the , eontents of the stomach, which were represented by a colouredlaid, containing a good deal Of "-coagulated =meas. He fouatharsenie in quantity, of whielibe submitted to - the court a proof. (The result was exhibited to the court 1n a •bottle.) He *ben analysed the stomach itself, the tissues -of - the-stomach, ty•several tests, and obtained similar results, - preing that the-mmenic had been absorbed that organ. '(The proof wassagnin produced.) He then analysed the liver, With the same 'results. He then, this moaning, analysed a ipollion•of the paper brought to him by SamaseliPovey, detec tive officer. There he obtained arsenic in its •metallic state, , Which•he had converted into white arsenic e as- shown in what ;Ire txhibited - in - court. The Coroner Can you form any opinion'as the death of the deceasetV—l believe that she died 'poison from .arsenic. the Coroners:- And which had been demonateated to have been taken in large quantities ?—I should say so. To Mr. Dodd: -The absorption of poison' 4y the stomach, is Avery. rapid. ". Lam of opinion that four or fiveilitenrs would be 1 : sufficient. Mr: Dodd: \Wohld the quantity found . in the contents of ',her stomach , Lalone be sufficient to produce ,Zdeath ?—The I),aison • found :does not produce death; it . is I - the quantity • absorbed. I laasre no doubt there was suffieienttoproduce death. SamnelPow, of the Liverpool detective force, , gave evidence t. ss to taking apaper to Dr. Brett. Mrs.. Dickenson detailed ' to 'the Court that 'the deceased had run over•to her with a cup, in which she Ithe witness) found a sediment eof amhite colour. She put her. finger to it, some remained on heriimger, which i -she wiped.on:re, , piece of paper. That. paper,was afterwards taken to Dr. Brett. Ann Merchant, the daughter .of the de -ceased, was in chlled on to give evidence. She did not re rnember,what :he had said preciously. About:a. firtnight ago , 'her mother w.as taken ill, and was attended by Br. Ingham. She got ,hetter at that time. On the Saturday before her • :another's 'death they' bad for sapper, she mid" slier mother, bread and cheese ; .her father had pea soup. While he was -eating his pea-soup, the and her mother .were .sitting with lim. They.were qtdte friendly .and happy togntlaer. Her ... mother had, ta diink with be bread . and -,Cheese, some Torten She put the porter in a saucepan, :and put -sugar in it. She also pat some nutmeg in At. After • she had' boiled it, she put-it in:a cup. Gave Witness some, _ *then drank the rest. Afterwards poured some more into the •:cup. Then. placed the saucepan on the hob,.to keepilt warm. •fihe then went out ; while she was out her father took a wspoon off the-table, and stirred amp, then placed. it further •on the hob. :I•llfter a while she,easne back, took tae cup, , and drank. soma of the porter.; then gave witness some. , ''Gave witness half a cupful. Her father , was then ipresent. :She said when cbt drank it, " I wonder what. is • this .at the ',bottom of the•otxp ;it tastes very queer" When She first poured it into thic cup, she took the-ova from the tale. My mother got. the 'porter on the Saturday, and • not .QE the F t imday. . When - she (witness) said rtlre shopboy got the porter she made,a mistake • also naade,,a mistake aboutthe saucepan. She 'made altogether three mistakes in :the evidence she had.given previously. When. her mother first drank from the -.saucepan she made trio ...remark •abeet Sits ',bathing a queer ta*. Cross-eiarnined b Mr. Dodd.—Was Four 'father smoking his } ripe by the :fireside ?—lt was .a :.short pipe, and Toy ; another drank a part of the .pint of , porter on the Saturday , &ght. She tare ~witness .some (Inf. thaLaceasion. Pat . satmeg and sugar ',in fault also. Ily ! mother put what was left from the jug intaa bottle. -She drank &sit of it on the Saturday night. Before she went to Mrs. IDickenson's on tie Sunday night my.inother emptied the .porter,into the saucepan, and then set itan- the fire- She . got the,-eup from the cupboard in the same .room. She g ot it herself. 1. did not .uotioc cw h e th er she ww - ed , the .cup. She I got it .ant of the kitchen herself, and did not wipe it. • She I gra ted die,wuttneg into the cup, and, when the porter was hot enough, poured it into thecilp. There was a teaspoon in the cup, and :slue had reached it out herself. -She did not pour all at Juice. • She took ,the spoon and .stirred iit up. I drank -first out of the _same cup. Then •my :mether tasted. When I was here 'before, I said I had about two tablespoonfuls. Then my mather went out to ;Dielien son's. She .ponred the remainder into the saucepan, and•then went away. I was with my father while she was away.; .there was no one else. 3ly mother .ales away half an hour,. And during that time may , father. was.swking his pipe. When , my mother had stirredup ?the porter,uhe took the spoon out r so that the saucer ,fittet the saucepan. While my mother was; away, my father look •the spoon, .stirred the porter, and -put the saucer over it again. The gasmaaa-light. My fatherdid ' not put anything intoAhe.cup. When,my mother came back, she drank some, and theuhanded it tome. She held it tow mouth. I drank half A:cupful, and,did mot feel poorly after it. She took the eupftrova sly.mouth andcirank the remainder. By Coroner : Did not go with my mother to Mrs. Dicken eon's. By a Juror : The door 4spend with a latch. _ By the Coroner : West watt my mother the first time she ,went to Mrs. Dickenson's, at ten.o'clock. By Mr. Dodd: My mother went three Ames to Mrs. Dickenson's. Hy the Coroner : After you had yozr supper, uld saw your mot/aor put that porter into the saucepan, did you goaut ?—No. Mrs. Dickenson, and a person natued Elizabeth Davies, gave evidence, after which the prisoner was asked if he had any. thing to.say. He said he had been married 18 years,.and had acted most kindly to his wife, and she to him. With respect to what had been found in her stomach, he km w nothing about it. Mr. Dodd then addressed the jury for Mr. Merchant, saying there was no ground whatever for suspecting him, as he had always lived on the best terms with his wife, and being a man getting in years could have no possible motive for wishing to get rid of her. Besides, it had been proved he dearly loved his child; and was it to be supposed that he would stand by and see his wife giving a poisoned cup to his child ? The Coroner having summed up, the jury returned a ver dict, "That the deceased came to her death in consequence of taking metallic poison, but how administered there was no evidence to show." LOYAL INSTITUTION SCHOOL, LIVERPOOL.— On December 6th, W. J. Rees, 8.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge, and late of the above school, who obtained not long ago a double first-class and the chancellor's gold medal, was elected to the Crope University Scholarship at Cambridge. STEALING BEEP.—Susan Hare, a miserable-looking woman, with a child in her arms, was yesterday charged, at the Police-court, with stealing a piece of beef from a stall in St. James's Market. The prosecutor said that he missed the beef, ran after the woman, and found it in her possession. The prisoner had been before the court previously. The magistrate said, to give the prisoner a chance of mending her course of life, he would only sentence her to seven days' prisonment. SOUTH LANCASIIIRE WINTER ASSIZES. YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. Justice Wightman.) The Court met this morning at ten o'clock. James Heyne pleaded guilty to a charge of perjury. Owen Caffrey pleaded guilty to a charge of perjury. William Kay pleaded guilty to two charges of theft. RETURN PROM TRANSPORTATION.—Patrick WEnnally,was arraigned on a charge of being at large, without lawful cause, before the term for which he had been transported had ex-. pired. On being called to plead, the prisoner applied to have his trial postponed till next assizes, on the ground that the circumstances under which he had left the place (Portland) to which he had been banished justified his leaving as a means to save his life. Working in the quarries there, as he said, being, as his Lordship well knew, an exceedingly dangerous occupation.—His Lordship : I cannot postpone your trial on your simple statement but if you will make an affidavit, which you will be instructed how to do, stating that you wish your trial to be postponed on the ground that you wish to prove something which you think will exonerate you from the crime with which you are charged, and which you are not prepared to do at present, I think that would be a reasonable application, and if no oblection be offered by the prosecution, I shall grant it. No opposition was offered, and the prisoner having pleaded not guilty, was ordered to prepare his affidavit. THE CASE OF THE ASPINALLS, FOR STARVING THEIR CHILDREN. At an early hour of the day, Mr. BRETT, who appeared for the prosecution in this case, on the prisoners being arraigned, remarked that when the Grand Jury ignored the bills for murder against the two prisoners, and returned one of man slaughter against the woman, they were not probably aware of the law and its distinction between the two crimes. His LORDSHIP. — Yes, they were ; I directed their attention to the difference, and they showed they understood it by withdrawing the charge against the man altogether, and finding a bill for manslaughter against the wom a n. Mr.I3RETT.—We think it desirable that both the prisoners should be tried for the crime of manslaughter, under the coroner's 'inquisition. His LORDSHIP. — The inquisition is for murder, and if pro ceeded on at all, it must be on that charge. The male prisoner, on being asked the usual question of guilty or not guilty, answered, not guilty. His wife had given the same answer previously. They were ordered to stand down, along with the other prisoners. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. WAVERTREE COMMISSIONERS. WILPUL James Pager, grocer, at Salford, was charged with having on the 20th a August last feloniously set . fire to the house which he occupied in Salford. From the evidence it appeared that on the afternoon of the day in question, the premier, who is a married man, with two children, sent them off to Southport on the afternoon of the day on which the fire occurred. The prisoner was in the shop after eleven o'clook, when he told Mary Gibbons, his servant, to go to bed. She did so, and soon after going to bed she was awoke by the prisoner calling " fire, fire." A neighbour, named Tanner, had his attention attracted to the fire in the prisoner's premises. He opened the door leading from the kitchen into the shop, ,and heard a crackling noise and saw a very dense smoke in the shop. The prisoner was there, and Turner said to him, " this will be a worse job than the last," 'meaning the fire which had occurred in Pager's shop on Trinity Sunday, the 3rd of June last. Thomas Whitfield also proved that he was attracted to the spot by an alarm of fire. On going to the premises he saw the boarding which separated the cellar from the shop was on fire, and directed the prisoner's attention to it. The prisoner and another man went and got some water, which was thrown on the fire, and the prisoner then said " I don't thnk there's much danger now." Witness then saw the shop was on fire, and told the peisoner so. There was afterwards an explosion in the shop, which drove out the window and window shutters of the shop. The gas in the cellar was burning from the end of a lead pipe which bad been melted.—William Atherton, superintendent of fire engines in Salford, was at the fire, and had also been'at that which took place on the prisoner's premises on Trinity Sun day. After the fire he examined the premises and saw that the fire had originated under the counter, near to which point also under the counter was an old tea box, containing loose papers, which had been partially burned. Next morning he went to the premises along with Mr. Taylor, superintendent , of police at Salford. On examining the, premises the stock appeared to be very small, and the furniture did not appear to be of more than about £6 or £6 in value. James Taylor, superintendent of police in Salford, took the prisoner into custody on the charge of setting fire to his shop. The stock and furniture were insured for £3OO with the Anchor Insurance Company. The value of the stock, which mainly consisted of chicory, and the furniture, did not exceed £2O. Thomas Lamb, wholesale grocer, in Eccles-street, Manchester, had been in the habit of supplying the prisoner with goods, on the security of bills, one of which for £22 10s. he had had goods for to thefallamount, and for the otherof equal value he had had goods.to the extent of £7, after which he refused to give any more goods, as no money had been paid. The policy for £3OO, withthe Anchor Insurance Company, was put in and after numerous legal objections proved. This closed the case for the / prosecution. Mr. Fearnley, at great length, addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner. The Judge summed np the evidence, and after a-short-consultation the jury returned a verdict of " Guilty." • Sentence of death was recorded against the prisoner_; . but the learned judge intimated , that although the crime ofarson was still a capital one in the eye of the law, it wouldbe for. Her Majesty to determine what course would be followed out as a punishmentin the present case. [At an early stage of this case, his Lordship, while asking a question of one of .the witnesses, complained that he could not hear the answer. He remarked, " this isa very bad court to hear. in. Ido not know whether lam heard when I speak, but -I. rather fear Lam not distinctly heard at all times." Mr. Monck.—Precisely, my Lord, that ds the case fre quently, and in particular when your Lordeihip is summing up to the. jury, •when we find it impossible to hear some of your. expressions. His Lordship.— , Exactly so. That is because I turn my face to the jury when address them, and 1 hope they hear me ; but I am sure those at a distance, or those who are behind me, cannot hear. This latter position of being behind the judge when he addresses the. jury, is the precise one assigned to the re porters. They are-seated in the grand :jury box, and as the learned judge triily , says, they cannot hear.] Maxemanamea.—John Woods, 'bootbinder (39), and his wife, Jane Woods (27), were charged with the manslaughter Appleton, at Liverpool, on the Bth of September. The facts of the case were in some degree singular. A lodger of the prisoners' .an old .man named Nolan, had fallen into arrears of his rent, arid a ;quarrel arose between him and them. Nolan was :a clippie, and had.a wooden leg, and in the course bf the quarrel he calledout the deceased, who had nothing to do with any of the parties, and merely interfered to see fair play " to the cr4kple," as .he said. In course of the scuffle, Appleton received a blow.which knocked him down, and he fell with his head heavily against a railing, which caused concus sion of the brain, ending in death. The jury acquitted the male , prisoner, but. found the female guilty, .recommending her •to mercy. His Lordship said, taking into account the recommendation of the jury, and the fact that she had been alreadya , considerable time in prison, he thought the ends of justice would be sufficiently answered by a sentence of three months' imprisonment. ST 1.16171(3 Cssn.—..-Briiget Simpson, weaver,eged 33, was charged with stabbingleeeph Kelly, at Ashton-under-Lyne, on the I.o . thi.of Novemberlast, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner and her huglsand weregoing home from Staleybridge on the night; in:question, when they were overtaken by the prose cutor. After some trifling remarks, a quarrel ensued between them, andtthe prisoner's husband and the proseentor struck each other. the course of the scuffle, Kelly was stabbed about the heal several times,as it was alleged, bythe prisoner, with a knife. "•The wounds were chiefly inflicted on-and about the head. :The jury, after .a .-ehort consultation,•-returned a verdict of-'". Quay of unlawinily wounding?' Hie '1 ordship sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for three months. The oeurt , rose at ten minutewLto seven o'clock, to meet this morning at o'clock. -SECOND COURT. (Btfore Gilbemtirtdereon, , Rog„ Recorder of LicerpGod.) YESTERbAY. BURGLARY AT NoTPLE.--,-Geecee Rigbye, 38, stonemason, John Rigbye, 46, stonemason, andihmes Leyland, 26, , collier., ,vere charged with,a,burglary at thekouse of John Melding, Wiudle, on the Wtb. of Septeniberovhen a linsey petticoat and a yard of gingbannwere stolen., (At the night in question, tiac prosecutor's housewp entered by tbmee men with blackened faces, who were recognised•as the pribontrs. All the prisoners wow found guilty. ,John Rigbye and Leyland had often been summarily eoavicted previously. John Rigbye was sentenced to twenty years'Aransportation,and the other two prisoners to fourteen years'. transportatiameach. •CONCEALMENT or fitrqtr.—Jane Mess, SO, described as a servantgirl, living in Bradlay's.court, Manchester, was charged with halving concealed the.bigth of a child, of which she had been delivered on the 26th of _August. The jury returned a .verdiet of.guilty. Sentencedeferred. ALlagilm ROIIBBRY Airlittx.—Williazi hVillgoose, 26, canal boatman, was charged with robbing aolm. Stirling, an engine Otter, of ajacket, a purse ,centaining two .shillings in silver and .other articles, at Astiv,.on the jad November. Prosecutor ,la 3 asleep on a sofa beerhouse„ when the akrisoner and another man not in ,austady, wentintorthe room, had some drink, and then left, The ~fury acquiited the pri soner, and he was discharged from custody. ;FORGERY.—Epbert Stephenson, .clerk, .aged ,who was .charged with forging a receipt for the sure of ,£4 4s. at Liver pooLlm the .16thof July last, with intent to defraud ;Daniel Baugh, pleaded ; guilty, and was sentenced to be ;imprisoned for 6.me months. The ,court then adjourned, at a few minutes before seven o ' c l oc k, nine,o'cloek this morning. Cu.suox or ItoAxty.—At the Police-court yesterday, Mar garet Ferguson was charged with bigamy, in having married one John Clarke, her linsbaud being then alive. Evidence of the first marriage was given.; also, that she had, at St. Mar tin's Church. in this town, married Clarke. After their marriage, the prisoner told Clarke that she had lived with a man named Ferguson, but he was dead. The prisoner, in her defence, said she was married to a person of a different per suasion, and she never considered it a lawful marriage. Her husband left her with a family of small children, with nothing to support them. They had been separated twice by 'order of Mr. Mansfield, and he had been committed to gaol. She could also prove, she said, that she bad received a letter con taining the news that he had been drowned in the Caledonian Canal. The magistrate committed the prisoner for trial at the next assizes, but admitted her to bail—herself in X4O, and two sureties of £2O each. LECTURE ON THE AUSTRIAN CONCORDAT.—A lecture on this subject was delivered last night, in the Clayton-hall, by the Rev. Dr. Taylor, in connection with the Working Men's Protestant Reformation Society. The Hall was crowded in every part ; and the reverend lecturer, in an eloquent address, which took him two hours to deliver, examined, with great minuteness and ability, the different articles which constitute the concordat, and pointed out that in each of them the animus of Popery was clearly manifested in its antagonism to popular liberty, to religious and civil freedom, to pure morals and true religion. He gave a succinct but striking illustration of what may be expected from its future opera tions by reference to the past. The lecture was much and frequently applauded. At its conclusion a vote of thanks, proposed by Mr. J. Shaw, and seconded by Mr. Worrall, to the Rev. Dr. Taylor for his able lecture, was passed with accla mation. The doxology was then sung and the meeting broke up, :e"•—,i=d COMMERCIAL and MONETARY NEWS. IS , MONDAY NIGHT. THERE have been but slight fluctuations in the value of the public funds during the week, but the tendency on the whole has been in an upward direc tion. Some part of this improvement may, no doubt, be owing to the rumoured negotiations for peace, but we believe it is chiefly attributable to the more satis factory state of the Bank accounts since the recent large arrivals of gold from Australia. No alteration has yet been made in the rate of discount, though first-class paper has been done on easier terms than the Bank limit, notwithstanding a rather active demand for money. The Bank returns, published on Friday, show an increase in the stock of bullion of £87,170, which was to-have been expected; but as the greater Dart of this increase is in the Banking depart ment, which does not affect the right of issue, and there is an increase in the circulation of £24,185, the reserve of notes unemployed is only augmented by £12,840, but the total is more than five-and-a-half millions. A rise in the value of the public funds is not at all times a test of prosperity, inasmuch as the advance may be occasioned by purchases for investment, which is supposed to be much the case at the present time, owing to the large amount of suplus capital unem ployed in speculative enterprise. The shipping returns of the Board of Trade for the month of October present no variation of importance as compared with the corresponding period of the two preceding years. Annexed are the general totals of entries and clearances ; but, as the columns for the month ending the 31st of October, 1855, comprise 31 days, and those for the months ending the sth of November, 1853 and 1854, only 26, a deduction of five days must be made from the former, which will bring the entries to 554,679 tons, and the clearances to 656,330 : TONNAGE ENTERED INWARD. Month ending Nov. 5, N0v..5, Oct : 31. 1853. 1854. 1855. British Vessels Foreign Vessels.. T0ta1.... ...... . 676,619 590,063 661,349. CLEARANCES OUTWARD. British Vessels .. ....... 329,766 326,943 470,582. Foreign Vessels.... ...... . 251,524 226,040 311,965. Total.. ..581,290 552,983 782,547. With regard to the coasting trade, the tonnage entered inward was 865,865 in the month ending November, 1853 ; in 1854 it was 852,270; and in the present return it is 1,161,377, including 38 foreign vessels of an aggregate burden of 6,643 tons. The clearances outward were 1,032,719 in November, 1853 ; 1,036,255 in 1854 ; and 1,229,606 (including 4,236 tons of foreign) in 1855. The Excise statements for the first nine months of the present year have also been published. The following table exhibits the quantities of each article charged with duty during that period as compared with the corresponding nine months of 1854. A decline appears in each instance : FIRST NINE MONTHS. Quantities retained for Home Con sumption in the United Kingdom. 1854. 1855. _125,251,155 .. 24,028,872 .. 18,143,630 1,180 Paper, lb. .. Malt, bushels.. .. . Spirits, gallons Sugar (home made), cwt The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the Ist December gives the following results, when compared with the previous week : Public Deposits Other Deposits Rest... ... £4,439,589; Decrease... £359,365 12,234,788 ; Increase ... 705,403 3,185,588 ; Decrease... 50,914 On the other side of the account : Government Securities £10,275,480; Decrease... £64,368 Other Securities Notes unemployed The amount of notes in circulation is £19,075,085, being an increase of £24,185, and the stock of bullion in both departments is £11,227,107, showing an increase of £87,170 when compared with the preceding return. IBBI7E DEPARTMENT Notes issued £24,580,570 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 2,984,900 Gold coin & bu11'n.10,680,570 Silver bullion ... £24,580,570, BANKING DEPARTMENT. £24,580,570 Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000 Gov. Securities £10,275,480 Rest ... 3,185,588 Other Securities 18,868,757 Public Deposits 4,430,589 Notes ... 5,505,485 Other Deposits 12,234,788 Gold & Silver Coin 646,537 7-day & other bills 883,2941 £35,296.2591 £35,296,259 Our SHARE MARKET has been pretty active !luring the past week, and the tendency of prices is still towards improvement. The public have bought some large amounts of Leeds, Sheffield, and other stocks, and these, consequently, are scarce for delivery. London stock has also participated in the general im provement ; Dutch Rhenish, too, are again in demand. Local stocks steady at the quotations. This day's prices are---Caledonians, 281 1 71 ; Eastern Counties, 81 ; East Lancashire, 171 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 771 1 18 ; London Stock, 941 4 ; Manchester, Shef field, and Lincoln, 231; Midland Stock, 641 1 1 1 ; North British, 7 5-16 ; South Eastern, 17 7-16 / ; Dutch Rhenish, ;d; Crystal Palace, 21. CurToN.---The market generally has been firm throughout the week, owing chiefly to the scarcity of serviceable qualities, and the great decrease in the stock as compared with the corresponding period of last year, and prices have had an upward tendency. The saki for the week, up to Friday, amounted to 50,800 bales, of which 5,960 were taken on specula tion, and 4,840 for export, leaving 40,000 for the trade. TO -DIY, the advices by the Pacific were received, and the market became still firmer, the sales reaching 12,000 bales, including 2,000 for speculation and export, while prices may be quoted fully Id. higher for marketable qualities. The following is a coin parison of present rates with those of the correspond ing period last year :--- New Orleans, middling „ - fair Upland, middling „ fair....... 1854 1855 51-16 513-16 . 5f 64 4 15-16 5 9-16 . 51 icrs. IMPI Week ending Dec. 7. 12944 1 } 5936 923; 603614 861051 56937! 34342, 31939 831 101057 6146 253609 '1951651 24222' PRonucE.---Nothing doing in Sugar, and prices are not quoted. For Coffee a fair demand at steady rates. New Tea has been sold at prices ruling from 10 -d. to 2s„ Tor other descriptions little or no demand. For Rice:a less inquiry, and prices 6d. lower. Palm Oil Till. Tallow flat. TO -DAY, no change has taken placeik the state of our market for Sugar or Molasses, and we are still without any business to report in either. Rum and Coffee are also neglected. The Tea market ;is quiet, but in prices there is no alteration. 150 tons y ellow cargo Rice have been sold to arrive at 13s. 6d. .per cwt., and 700 bags Calcutta Bapeseed also for arrival, to price of which is not reported. We have further to notice 140 bags Pimento at 41d. per lb., 30 tons Barwood at £5 12s. 6d., and 6 tons African Ebony at £4 10s. per ton. WooL.---The ;market has been rather more animated during the past meek, and a fair business has been done in every description of good, clean, useful Wools, at rather improved rates. Egyptian, fine Turkey, Sfax, &c., have been much sought after, and late ar -1 rivals have sold freely, There is also rather more inquiry for Donskoi fleece. In low Smyrna, Barbary, &e., there is nothing doing; and, indeed, manufac turers would not buy these descriptions even at a considerable reduction from the prices now asked. Imports for the week, 4,029 bales Mediterranean, 2,091 Peruvian, 199 Iceland, 45 Buenos Ayres, 19 Irish, 8 Scotch, and 19 coastwise ; total, 6,410. METALS,--There is no change to notice in this market with the exception of Pig Iron, which, towards the close of the week, became very buoyant, and a very large amount of business was done at 795, per ton cash, and 80s. open. MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURES. MANCIIESTER.--The improvement of last week is now more general, the market being steadier, and the demand more active. On Tuesday there was a better demand, whilst prices were very firm, with an upward tendency; and the same features have continued to characterise the market since. The present demand appears adequate to take off the produc tion, and stocks both of goods and yarns are light, and especially so for the season. Prices still continue very low-- a matter of serious complaint amongst producers; who, how ever, continue to show as little inclination as ever to reduce the supply by the adoption of short time. Yarns have been in pretty active demand all week, and for immediate delivery rather higher rates are required. This is the case in most descriptions for export. For India and China there has been more inquiry, accompanied by increasing firmness. For the Mediterranean and Germany there is also a pretty good demand. Yarns for home use are more inquired for, and very full prices are demanded ; but to obtain any advance, excepting for low numbers, is a more difficult matter. Goods are more inquired for, but buyers seem hardly prepared to give higher rates, though full prices have in all cases to be paid. The demand for shirtings for the China and India markets has increased, and for immediate delivery higher rates are paid pretty readily. Printing cloths of the heavier descriptions are also in demand. T cloths and domestics are also in pretty fair inquiry. The Greek houses still continue inactive-- Manchester Courier. LATEST NEWS. THE WAR. MARSEILLES, Dec. 9. The Sinai has arrived with advices from Constantinople to the 29th ult., and from the Crimea to the 27th. Despatches left at 9 a.m. The Primauguet, with the remains of Admiral Bruat, has arrived. The Magellan has arrived with artillery and a detachment of the Imperial Guard. BERLIN, Dec. 9. The Russian Government engineers are occupied in pre paring plans for fortifying Moscow and St. Petersburg. Gen. Dehn is expected to preside over the Commission at St. Petersburg, Gen. Todtleben over that at Moscow. Despatches have been received, through Admiral Lyons, from Capt. Sherard Osborn, of Her Majesty's steamer Vesu vius, detailing his operations off Gheisk, in the Sea of Azoff, on the 3rd ult. VIENNA, Dec. 6. The Oesterreichische Correspondenz has the following : The Odessa Imperial Commercial Bank has suspended its cash payments. Unpleasant scenes have occurred in consequence. The Gendarmerie remind people that by refusing to take banknotes they display animosity towards the Government. The premium on silver is already 12 and 15 per cent. The Frankfort Post Gazette publishes a letter from Odessa of the 24th ult., stating that the Russian army in the Crimea amounted to 180,000 men. The head-quarters of Gen. Osten-Sacken were at Kamischli, on the plateau of the Belbek, whence he directed the defence of the northern forts and of the heights of Mackenzie. Gen. Liprandi, who is to observe and defend the sources of the Belbek, was at Bakshiserai. The general head-quarters of Prince Gortschakoff were at Simphe ropol, where the main body of the army, the corps of Grena diers, and eight regiments of heavy cavalry were quartered. A strong detachment of the army was stationed near Eupato ria, another near Kertch, and the reserve, composed of 30,000 men, occupied Perekop. All those troops were in direct com munication with each other, and the roads leading to the different head-quarters were kept in excellent repair by the engineers. (BY ELECTRIC & INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPHS.I LONDON, Monday Night. THE WAR. The Times' Paris correspondent writes, that letters from Oakasaki, in Japan, dated the 19th Sept., state that two French frigates took possession, on the 3rd September, in the name of the Allied Powers, of the island of Urup, in the centre of the Russian trade in the Kuriles Archipelago ; and captured a Russian cutter, with a rich cargo of furs. They changed the name of the island to that of the " Alliance." The French were well received by the Japanese. The Times' Vienna correspondent states, on the 7th, that winter had set in with unusual severity. Also that a letter, in the Austrian Gazette, dated Nov. 27, says that winter had set in with snow and hard frost. General Luders, and large bodies of troops from Otchakoff and Nicholaieff, will winter at Odessa. Travellers state that Nicholaieff is greatly changed, the fortifications being five versts from the city, at the con fluence of the Bug and Ingul. There are three rows of forti fications opposite the entrance, and 400 guns are in position. Enormous barracks and hospitals are built. Eighty new mortars are placed near Spasska. The old Admiralty is made a star fort. Corn has risen greatly at Odessa. The Times' Dantzic correspondent writes on the Bth, that winter had set in unusually early, and with almost unprece dented scarcity. The failure of the crops had driven grain to an enormous height. Several cargoes of rye had arrived, causing a slight decline ; also some few parcels of hemp and tallow, considerable quantities of which are said to be on their way. Timber, like the corn trade, was very dull, and potatoes had risen enormously, owing to the manufacture of spirits from that article. No later news from the Crimea. EMANCIPATION OF THE RUSSIAN SERFS. The Daily News' Hamburg correspondent telegraphs this day:::—" The Czar stated privately that it is the intention of the Russian government to effect the immediate emancipation of the serfs of the empire. The emperor personally is favourable to the measure, and the land-owning aristocracy, who have been sounded, offer no opposition." OVERLAND MAIL. TRIESTE, Monday. The steamer Australia has arrived. She left Alexandria on the 4th instant. The India mail, arrived at Alexandria, brought advices from Calcutta to the Bth of Nov., and Born• bay to the 16th. The Santal rebellion was being put down by martial law. The Bengal army had been strengthened by 6,000 men. The Governor-General was at Madras, on his way to Burmah. Money was scarce, trade dull, and freights low. Ex change at Bombay, 2s. 19-16 d. The India mails could not leave Alexandria till 6th of December. THE FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. The English Funds are lower, from an excess or speculative sales ; Consols receded I per cent. Transactions in Railways pretty numerous, and quotations are supported. Land, Bank, and Foreign Stocks are generally heavy. Turkish, 1 per cent. lower. SALES. ~, s cuirrioN. ;PRICES. Week Previ ending ously Dec.t 7. thisyr. -- - Sea Island Stained Boweds Mobile 54. 6 7750 326520 New Orleans 14/ 9 I 11570 1066380 , Pernaina, Rm IS/ 7 1 800 45400 Bahia, &c. Maranbatn Demerara,&tc — I .... 700 Egyptian. Corn.w.l.Bx 53 I 430 6870 Surat Madras Bengal l3i I 30 2990 50800 2867410 } .... ~_.Z.a: CLOSING PRICES Do. B. l2O 2 Great Western Lanc.and Yorkshire 774 Do. Fifths — Leeds Northern lli 12 LAND SHARES. Australian Agricultural IPeel River S. Australian Invest.... N. B. Anstral.,s!nn I Crystal Palace C K 1 Dec. 7 155120 22240 15670 16380 380 52580 2360 99770 960 ARRIVALS. English. 1 rish. Scotch. Fo rP:x n.. Wheat 4636 5 3680 Barley 8582 Malt 6474 SS Oats 2429 2663 Beans Peas — Flour 3983 BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S—Tmrs Deg. CHESTER CUP.-600 to 10 agst Coroner, tk. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.-3 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night, off; 0 to 1 agst Porto Rico, tk, and 7 to l laid; 7 to 1 agst Pol moodie, tk. DERRY.-8 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night, off; 20 to 1 agst Ar tillery, tk; 22 to 1 agst Porto Rico, tk; 33 to 1 agst Sugar Plum, tk. PICEING POCKETB.—At the Police-court, yesterday, Maria Smith was h with picking the pocket o f C aroline Roberts o f n A witness was called fo r th e p r i soner, who gave her an excellent character, saying that it wan i mpossible e s. aged she co uld be guilty. The magistrate, in consequence of there not being sufficient evidence, dismissed the ease.---Yesterday, Margaret McPhillips was charged before G. Holt, Esq , with picking the pocket of Loui sa St evens of 18s., and was sen tenced to two months' imprisonment, Consols, Account B9} i Bank Stock 209 11 Do. Money BBi I &qr. Bills, L.S., Three per Cents. __ . FOREIGN STOCKS. ---.......—.. Mexicans l9l 20 Turkish' Russian Do. Canada Land 144 48 Do. (new) RAILWAY SHARES. A mbergate,Not tingliatn, I London, Brighton, and and E. Junction 3B - I South C0a5t.......... 94 6 Caledonian Do. Preference Eastern Counties East Lancashire BB4 94 Lincolnshire 232 Edinburgh & Glasgow.. 504 1a Midland Stock Great Northern B7a 8a North British 29 30 Do. A 7l 3 Do. Preference.. 98 100 8i 8 57i 8i North Staffordshire S. Eastern and Dover ,York, Newcastle, and Berwick ... 6B 9 York and N. Midland 44i 5a 21 i .. i i ex div „ l6 17 On 'Change, little alteration. Tallow, 675. ; Linseed Oil, 425. 3d. ; Banca Tin, 1265. ; Spelter, £23 15s. ; Pig Iron, 78s. 6d. LONDON CORN MARKET.— (From Kingsford and Lay's Circular.)—The supply of Wheat from Essex and Kent is considerable, and in order to effect sales, a reduction of 3s. to 4s. per qr. was necessary, at which the whole was not cleared, owing to its very inferior condition. The demand for Foreign Wheat is limited, and holders being unwilling to submit to any abatement, scarcely any business was transacted. Barley very dull, at an advance of 2s. Beans and Peas, Is. to 2s. cheaper. Oat trade dull. New Corn, 6d. to ls. cheaper. The top price of Town-made Flour is reduced 2s. per sack ; and Country Marks can only be sold at a similar decline. iks. az 229 brls. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—Beef, 35 6d to 5s ; Mutton 3s 8d to 5s ; Veal, 3 s 10d t o 5s 2d ; Pork, 4s 2d to 6s. B easts, 4,388 ; Sheep and Lambs, 22,880 ; Calves, 135 ; Pigs, 510. Arrivals :—Holland Beasts, 460 ; Ditto Sheep, 1,380 ; Spanish Beasts, 115 ; Ditto Calves, 107 ; Scotch Beasts, 170; Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts, 160; Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and Northampton B easts 2,000; Irish Beasts, 350. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—SR gar : very little passing at previous reduced rates. Coffee : Larger sales—prices are stiff; Plantation Ceylon, 58s to 745. Tea not cheaper, but slow of sale ; sound ordinary Congou 9ld. Rice dull, and rather lower. Tallow, f ew b uyers ; terms declining. Rum wanted. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET.—The market has given way to-day, and no business is reported. At the close, Mixed Numbers, warrants, were on sale at 78s. ; cash and buyers were called 775. 6d. per ton. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHA NGE .-- East Lancashire, 17 7.16; Great Western, 50,1 I I; G. N. of England, purchase, 41 3-16 dis. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 77k. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE. —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 771 77k; East Lancashire, 17 9.16; Midland, 544 I. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT.—London, wind N.W., fine, frost ; Manchester, Stoke, Leeds, Exeter, Haverfordwest, N.W., Leicester, W.N.W., Bristol, Plymouth, Cardiff, York, Dundee, Amsterdam, N.E., Whitehaven, E., Swansea, N., frost ; Southampton, Cowes, Nottingham, N.W., Poole, Lowestoft, Whitby, N.E., Newcastle, W., cloudy . ; Portsmouth, N.W., Sheffield, N.E., D er b y, N ., fine; Brighton, N.W., cloudy, cold; Cambridge, N.W., snow, very cold; Carlisle, Maryport, Lancaster, N.E., Berwick, Edinburgh, Perth, S.W., Aberdeen, W., hard frost; Boston, Ipswich, N.E., Hull, E., Yarmouth, E.N.E., Gainsborough, N., snow ; Great Grimsby, Sunderland, N.E., frost, snow ; Gloucester, fog; Glas gow, S.W., dense fog, hard frost. This Year. 1