The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-09-11 00:00:00

5. le w ill 011 looses °r Pil r k Fp, lccessible obtaiPe d the gerst': boils toll Ind all Dl , i bers into Pi., i ew , as 0 1 4: 1 of th is )ol wil l be ' e SEPTEMBER 11, 1855.] TILE G4.S INQUIRY ,st special 'Z'.-= • telt miittee appoin` toed by the Town Council to I nto the i n , . i- Y; Ir. JosephB -- '''''Y of gas met in the council-chamber, on /is follow' Kitchen in the chair. es t t i s slaiti n ,, an abstract of the evidence of the wit tstt.,lloliticed a vu.,, :--..11,1r. Samuel Yates Hess stated that he had 04,!leraisathio_uninution in the quality of the gas supplied. St r, e • Da st liall.; )ewer was not so great as formerly. His bill il•letrl. beelZ-010 'Bs4e'latrviwasasonl 5 2s. 7d., and for the correspond- Ni a t i ' l lt Op, and h y£4 ss. 6d. No additional lights tria li • e Dresei l t e had not used the gas for a longer iutE ri a incre ase of dear than in former years. There had Lli r . rkleti oa 1 6d. in his gas bill, although there had es t . ei,i'llitil blv e '4 i be Price of gas. ,izs. iN.,,g h atie, 1821er,. surgeon, stated that for the half ve tur tei , s e!eas fil, with four burners his gas bill was . Ipeter r eot ; t a lto _ uao half-year ending June, 1855, with '„°,r 15 4 +or each q i nted to 335. 5d., and deducting 3s. for ''''f:,9 fi it ionsil' a b li s d to ki s. 5 1 4 ,.•Year, it would . bring it to 19s. 10d. ,„. ,re b a tner ~,. • tor 1 855. Adding one-fourth for the )4 8 4 9 ' ti 1e . 18 55. I r l h ers in l l ss e A ll i would be 4s. lid., it would be 245. 9d. woe L ei j'enki , t ven t a k ii - 1 ' against 30s. sd. for the same number . of the es t a g a ( l it at i „,,,,,,,g the reduction of price at 2s. 6d. in public H ee (1„1.110fi. t he n at A 7 4 . bring it to 21s. Bd. against 31s. 5d., - rese ll ' e r , o "'ole ti 'ee ea s -` es. 9 d., or about 40 per cent. He had rsl) ...d A tli . co gteat er L e qaa atit at the meter , or he should have burned 3 ' . d a o _l tas at le elle p tia Y ' Ris consumption of gas had not been •e ro• g ;70 kr . 3 hotls i rt et tha^ • nr i bell' a d 84, 4 : And t ,,,,e,wa s ...._ ~ in another. The pressure of the - • y - 11,-40p s -1., d ''''Y great, Vblti e stated that he had two shops, one in ea was a trt et, t e h e gat e ' N ,i' at either'a it crea se et her at r epor.,t h e inc 01 , s the corner of New Bird-street. a pp not 1 , re bathePon both shops, and he had not burned be fits I le' 1., It Ch a ti lers, "laces longer in the evening, neither had t 0 e La Al ia a A ct i t ,„ Ln g . s , 1), , i , . theL" Lacer s Lage " ° Moor f .4. slot fth c onm a . a- ..e Refreshment-rooms on the e e, s fe , to ,, s twi ce ,e Gas ce Ined of inattention on the part of the lane, 6 1 40 e ,f . nigh t . t° the A ra , P a nY. He had to send on several occa- In, 1.0? diO„ le of „.'; e a. the 14,' an they had been without lights for ii sim en v e e lei 4 17' J orm" B- 0! e leessi4 n a g - s,tage. At the Landing-stage the - s , a', 4 4; s ll erea se 4riks, of xh i litt no allowance was made for that. 5 , e- 00 13 ;:•0:1 ks, ' tad be had no ed eyfield-road, stated that his gas bill Stlto C r , o ll'4 , Th„qc unde ro _ n e reason 1 4 June, 1854, to 14s. Bd. in June, e I( l,eßt eal,:taas t o , tt th e 1 , 1 e believe he had consumed more 14 ,0i , 0 6 k, v., st ated ,a,tt, o f xe eter rent was extravagant. 5 ' 000 9 IS4. 2 ke, 18- °ls bill n ' 79, lliamson-square, oyster-room ed „ i t n . , 11,.• bill Pto ,i n ir , r bt INs ~.„' gas Was t 2 ne, 1854, was £2 2s. Ild., and ° , g rk Niqu'otrt , ,„,_ was £l4 ox ' A_ B d., and from June to October, yi , 0 li hot }la alt was I, "L' 3 . 1 0d. He was compelled to pay i or ", r• IV , }lave con e wanted to show the company he R o ,ge ',at his Ii sui ted _ al , ''r "e" )3 1 f' u 11 C'dger ' C. InUch gas. al i f , 1 11,4 the or th e 4 B°n, chemist, St. James's-street, stated not . 1 ls,:trhoktorres„,,A.arter ending March, 1854, was £4 3s. licoo, re t °,2laOf g r s enou2ng quarter of 1855, it was £4 9s. lid. y t ,,, 14 . e ci za ,.7 :fin s ,susiltned in 1854 was 180,000 feet, and in tt er it i" 4 re' I " In the 4PPeared to him rather odd, as for a portion st tr. pgillat• Present cl,°'l o ' , 0 • Wh. l °'i of th r „ Year Assoc ' closed two hours earlier, O bo ot i "As ovr.h., itty drag unennsts' ation. e„,i o i i it he ti eet 4 1, a nc i Ifir,,,er, P rices -street Mr. Gelling, 120, Ifi rti ri / i,t 1 I t t the eLtaPlagainveedsilnilra'r'''el' „ chandelier 'manufacturer, Ran- Mr. Gladstone 3f Bath lis l ° ' to ni t Ztioic" eon, - "at When they evidence. anted to get w , ork done e elill o ft , t eia..Wks pail?,anY, they (could not get it ;done, and no Id " r; CeZils wet de befogv.to their complaints. Sometimes a c ep tt cl ?. Ifisclepeadve,sa,eoraplaint was attended to, and where fort or j I , 4ij tn b - ' 1 411 ) 0 tl l gaß bij' UPOn a of gas, this was inc . on- Wle anal eel at that's f l 4, too, had P rather increased, notwith at° anal I,,, a nlilY h d of town. He also I'd, (I , th a , y s a gone out own. , lis 6 raNi a bet boys at were employed in doing men s work,_ „,. 6 004 kicl 1,`,,r 4 ,:,! at i s the rate of 2s. 6d. per day, whilst he Peo , k et it at !red th • Per week. These boys only held the a l 3 tx eli to , I li e ti ' l a J d ob, am e lead. Three or four men would come a.. 0 aa ed aetl 3 , a b, (charge of 6d. each was made for those ,o 4 i.,.„,,.. 4io there 4,, bill. 45., la ' l st Ate the candle •a e „i allte d etot i l .Was n 3 ' had also charged for for repairs which could not irs h i - e ,g, O ~ 4 to b e qin g ° cheek on their bill. They wakrn was (I ' -11 - 44 i ' 1 L il anio d eue tl:r_ther tradesmen, and when wor ,b° i lie ,„,1 itc, 3 l . "‘e.pi t o of , r,„," 1 Would not do it. 't o t ll e ' I,t et i th t a .e, '""ation- d m John Lowdon, of No : ii s' L. P. 1,, ain t ,_ td lit, Toa , r ile ($,, e . I g li , L * " in c ., 4l4B Z, Av.lYreleti.t year their gas were e s bills examined, and e adn • ci to 1:1 )l e4 -ae of the: cress 1 / 4 1'ster, in addition to stating that his gas 1,, of J 11;14y ferne host the last quarter abov urin tli g e c t o h r e re w sp n ond: at , o r d e on e Nva, ' Year stated that d , dtt, t;l u t ., aet ol , of Il ip , llev ere 'h. vas, c h arge d 6d. by the ' c.om pi:sl;(l. ° iirt,,,tllllt'ez4ll*sallikr,t,ttedliTi',74 Puuntptiiniegdatjhueg boiling wa w t a e t r e .— " M nt r o . o b f o lin g I)3 ',ia.g. Sitt , io: iine ; v 1: 8 8 r h ea o s l.ll4; r h o a m Vei ‘ e i h r a . r ß g a e r d lo 6 w d : f g o for s the l g w in a t e e e r i a,' bah, e !idetice of Mr. Flintoff, Mr. Barlow -s erti c - n e oad been introduced unfairly, as con ion i s „, Made by Mr. Flintoff, relative to an rn-L1,111.e illuminating power of the gas slip he's",eini united Gas Comany, and with a view s pression conveyed by he report Mr. the report to whichmr. Flin t toff h d r , efer _seen, illuminati r. Barlow,) .Dll perusing this !Westng power I obtainedg from ricer, when using wax, was 20.4,34 candles, m owf pe a i h2e l 2 tour, and the mean of the twoeeml •aleo9ettrawcayx canof my experiments, x jefriarrineyritcsnfirm:Peeaed-- refer to Mr. Clegg's report of the 24 th alt., that he fou n d four feet of the as to give7'B9 sperm cand les, consumin g g 144 , equivalent to 21.46 candles, consumingrgall,l4 into consideration the superior .: ; and, taking nPerties of spermaceti over wax, his experiments enimi -uzY superior to mine. t ead from Mr. Hedley, offering h err' , T h e Town -cl er k was directedis tosinfolremes i ,O Ulsaitteed be written to if his services were re th _ en adjourned to Monday. T • YES ERDAY. agai n T he met yesterday ; Mr. Kitchen, chair- Il tsdle r y e w ere also present Messrs. llornbYl Le r e,ia_ Gild Crossthwaite. The committee IMly ~,,,pte as to the complaints againt the r , 'ri, e Lii reference to increased charges for . ` - ' o reroi,„,,"sist f e rn ess examined was ~,4 1110 ar„h' ,iTiter, in Low -hill and also in Myrtle iielliitof '4, whit stated th'at for several years m Otwith l : t is a gas bills had been on the - iW e e ,, (4 .ga s n l l .N . the professed diminu th g the alli,,eonipa,lased durin g account for his Low-hill s 1 4 4 ,', "u til.2 1 ,54 With Year ending in •June N , that, he did Bd ;h e • e Previous lit less no " qld th en 1 1 8 sure h e year, 4l tti t kr the w thall f°111;erl-' Daintmore from £lO 0, feces not burn t e!l 0 ,, Public, and 0 Y tlaee, because' he thinks he con -41'641 l a Clock. Thi s ° gas is /low he h given up kr 4 1 3 t 5 anP,Plied with "tl i `„ l ' es a bas two in th bake-house tn. t!rung the , sa me ntr. other shops, each of ri ti 4 r ile eoti l i ea i n the e anie len gth ti l e r o r ~ et le t f er this • ° fi boPs. of burners, which „,,, m e . 3 yet the amount * Vtheter, and • la the faet,th-aup only way in which he at In one he has a three-light ) 11 4 , l a , eke t h o In the oth er 0 1 , 4 1 115t i . kt . ,‘. 10d ., as the charge for or suited for two lights. In tc,j,illka as t o ~for the ot i,` . gas during the last quarter 1, 41, i 3P,th this i n ...er ei . 8 . "ad all h e eY tre ated equaht Y to th ''' On m a ki ng a re (l hztia n piu st a , th e 1n ,,..._ , e servants of the Gas wittjiA„,D'ace i n PPIY els eiv i l ur in a haughty manner, and tae ti ttli tc ' i't Ile the nnelber"e for ~, redress. No alteration kt t re or an he meta l , ' nap °, his burners or in his hours 1 11 .1e t i I ,y o t6 er. w is. ,_ eetor called occasionally and put th at :. il oa ' kedialt_portin'ne;isalled upon to look after the eh 40 1011 h .ely, '-', sne apparatus, the officers always owg et., (24 Da 41 ' 3 ' te blit t4, 1 ) 1 11 th ar h ae , rap aii reee,,„ lupton-terrace, Everton-road, said, h Rts o,' tor 3'511'" rent a h _ ces ~t , ,e . at; between . ove , e was unable to tres e „', li e ,Rilly ,',... 111, 1 liis present and his former rates tt,e,,n enn.7raplareatei, 'lnPression, however, was, that the k q eneed Yan,y h ged of. A "'"W than before the reduction of Str ee t,: .4 4ith lti tjl Ittienhsee,heral incivility on the part of the I . l k. '', &lid 4 .3• r ? ( leo l igilY when compared with what was I ,n e Zat, e fa , his ' 4l 9rea n DanY's time. '4a 1 ,""seo ;:'arg e t trnio,,, ',Painter and plumber, 45, Duke kne`st s "tece their th e ° lied been very regular ; but the ka,. his NI 3 . 0 e t i n 3tiantity consumed had been greatly ham, 0 411 '44 of ara his rat e of Price had taken place. For h th th e i Wit be 811 11tti„ ‘" of burning had been regulated, ‘4 t 'lnee di tti 88 said had never varied. As a practical kt e ket t , / 4 his eoafl..,that the inspectors of meters should it IT(4 that i tis qls ow, "ed to estimating the quantity of gas tte t .'t. t I a L" Wat t , ease, he had always carefully supplied 4°ll, eel; b ut fo r ' When he observed the increasing q ~ 'tit Obtained he complained of the circumstance kit i 4 t, e e l / Vata b alli ed no redress, nor any sort of seta -4il ta.s Vila. 4 leath e ~t t 4a t, Ill s, 1 !led of t ,_°te, grocer and tea-dealer , 16, Elliott -1 . 11 ,‘ eo„e'nt had 1 v 14,treet 141 'j10 not the means at present f e ki his argeness and present of on of exactly ?, ai nal stop eL 'I With former bills ; but as he is in 'kl! Cat hi er of a rged with the consumpti r. t O tNe . ' 8 b' hZ• 4l3 ' feet now as in 1853, he feels su On one occasion his \ts,:°,ttl ' f, e4 ,pet h, , L ii ,,, h‘ . - -- not diminished in its money amount `uriir, - ` 4 Uot - 4,," 10 price of gas. ti which he did not ' l : l o( l l , 4 ; lll 4tt Of, a h ° 4 co ila ti ia r ed e gi h ate is r eo c n orr su - e ni ct p ly, o a n n , d the servants of itN‘Vill w ards r the amount charged. The meter was l' l4l -1' aro St e Z"ekl by th Gas . 4 1 lia of a art , cr e Company. . 4 0,N, bin, g t lenal b nt r eet Homer-street, said he had 4 ' ' b'll • or th e growing in the amount I. ' l , a ) w as 1 , e q uart increase . t ,.1 1 " N Th " 8. 44 . ' this quaker ending with September, ." 11 q 4 ciiti ere w as lui 4. Year ' for the same period, it ti t se e e ll to the numb lir el'elice hi • time of burning, 'll. )of there w -er of hi s h his iij V N gs s h as tow n t urners increase so . far as iii 4 tt iilii. sent It Sir 1, n e • 0 Used 1s b r . Xll .g enrV • no g ri ::::e . an . y in the k N tc ', l ll tlie his ga s h, s- uddings , on account ii 4 rch biplai o rn. p rom „ lus, and a trustworthy per- N I . t o (a. ,of a __ these it appeared that Mr. Henry I N kel 4 ,tL e .ro,. thsregressive increase in the amount of to);„for i :`,q 5 8 he,ti m ; Period extending from the end of 111. - n 't!'ely, ~"orte . ed., Is ii n g of .December, 1854, he had been thi:bk i•tiere4,Perindsereas now amounts to £7 is. 4d. ; erklicizurs. liig at e , a comparison gave the same propor k4s„t ii:`,% t o The gas had been kept at the same I titob l izietas t " I '4 l , , .\ it er ~t 11,1,tliiii t h e r ark-road, also complained of a sys -444' 4 44 1 , 4 l , 1)10 alnount of his gas bills, while no in t'rva Y ar t e, lt.,,,Ner a ' lo the hours of his burning, or the Il tter 4 ,, tB . IL l ' l at - akN N4.' 4 4. ' 41 10 "tio l f 56, Cable-street, complained of ir . arx, e04,„, 01 .1 the part of the gas company's it 01 h e e,B t lilained of the high rates exacted for i 4 t4 4 b1,, 4 4 0t : i 'ad ihlierbe 14e i %e t t --q) c har' Beau-street, stated that on one 1 4 . 4 : 54' 51 i l l e :, 1 , 1 2 Y • o„ g, e t d with . a quarter's' gas, although co 4 3.th at 'tki my F o Lae occasion referred to, his family_. N t w e? 4 0 vee ll ti r about five months, during whlcu ;7 0„e11,,. e 'l ii1.' 3 ,k 1 81 1 ,,,,"( 1 , ; but the insector of meters 0b ;,,,,,..,44te in'ee,3' to-raZtlbeewas registered, computed what umed in the time, and qtt,,,tliZtedbi, 4,ltits3:l;slpoudeneentvithsth t computation. On 4 4 j e to L i'illsiol'ilt 7 1 ,7, r ePrese ntat • II of the case the charge 1d he c ' t spDn'ted it with g la ood o deal e of trouble. The I ;i 4 ! , t,'l l : l Da t A bted, -,,,,"14 he very desirable to have meter lea} 1...„ Y. w ho t. 8'0)01 stand between the public r , ti t'efi'''.4e 0 . , ,tc, r , lef „ s i ft, of Ma, Sons sugar-refiners, said . tl 4, 31 4i b T4t fit l y for t he and S that t ,tl ) ,,pi i,,g a.... 33 ?ight h PurPose of giving information, in Ver . C a tit47 4 st th e e n eeful, and without any intention A 0 1. tt gas 1 5 . d, 11, h a d Gas Company. Since this inquiry d .1 tl. teet 1118, which been induced to look over some ti l l i l iti l sV,i... estah r "leh were i d • the k4 tt k e as j e "° e nbi 1811r eent he fo vel7 argean 11 11 'n e o h e Iv of I ls e feet of ___ . char that ono ne bi , l a t ,itli t `A ,as . n ot , C l OO fe e t i 6 w 4e h i i s ch narxtd t , there app•e charge t ' ' h3,:ttl tilNOSt titrePared tO s might be an eve t i l , ,ie t o at ;„ ne eonr __ ny ay It Was, nor tomake any . I ( rit i NN i eon e , - ",_ thei r ~r y ai se. B In truth, he said, it must a ' ) n e te " 1 Y ; et ill, enao gas was used without rely ty ,i ,t i Of Pik. aad 111 3 he eoll9loered it singular that the t e e it i'llitikse,l4etjua .."CleViating, and that there were no tri , ki„t ‘tre t ' A d tO i na t a ny instance. He was not, as he 1 4 1 'st th - to i nak e anY complaint against the corn eilie2. QUarn;„! a conaplaint at all, it would be -Illetice77,,SocietY. That complaint should ^ "30 society insisting On a uniform s he , )nsents• flee i• Plyi N ev . kell 4 g t o tl ' ' 4)1 1 . 1 tl llt t Al' ,1 1%. p th e his i , 411,'"; i'lle,l h ` det e ,pse,,,' d t0r,.. , c 1 th -tro: k i i ii to o, „, c„ eL i 1( e ',,,e , 4 4 , te • law ra,,, ver i b ate r k :. ql,pe"" the F l y , -1, It . sd ed : . ile 6o .l ot i t i P i t 3ttr , tii: t l ll be t , J or;i' tg a' 4 ,/ iiNil l feet the /, .61 0 0' 1 " l 2O ' bn ti c o yr tip t t rn s c , 06 , 0 , i 1 r eco grains t en e flto i z e l t d, e Pe t r ded 1 wells 0 1 I witi Needed o t arel l 'i litt,A Ethan I oeF ht. t' l N a lt ate 113 —got' 8 5. Bai a " k , ; t v h. to 17 l ell is al s'ivi li ,,,, ,ti/e ~I r epo h _h o tir • n D will ' 'tali eaalt7 dew d 7 It} O tt ,deeide sunoy , P, t o '''as 1 ;, wilily . ' l4 4tdi t e "litt i :e t . l ry he J) i iht lin w olool‘tAe e tobli 1.- tv ig , t, •%:11 1 , )0... „ ,„. , , a „, ~,110 7 j 4,0%24u:tee , Pla h lel' rod) the t. t . Ai Tsl,7 ' l it i.:`,Dai h . Ilea At tii 0' kr ''lD"..thi , AA r t ret . 13. J i lk i ,. 4 . c e ,t „R ,.4 - , and r. I 0 11 ttt ) t P - stet' tl: 4 -13„ VC e '4 1 •C ' 10; '" ti el'e aSe e 41 330 .- ",, l 't eciler: o l4, ' , : l in' t ilo 411 I t u:330 e e 04 v 1 : tlis es 1 1 4 1 Dr? 11 , it ,:i ri,' ,48 n _ in,( rate of charge on large and small consumers, instead of a dif ferential one in favour of the former. Mr. Robertston Gladstone said he thought the Guardian Society was right in the principle of insisting that all con sumers should be charged alike for the quantities they rela tively consumed. Any discount in favour of the large con sumer could only be made at the expense of the poor. Mr. Reay explained that the differential system, alluded to by Mr. Mac Fie, had been found inconvenient and unjust, and had accordingly been given up. Mr. Mac Fie next explained his conviction that great incon venience and no small amount of danger was incurred through the rash and inconsiderate way in which the pressure was put upon the gas at the principal reservoirs. He then repeated his disinclination to make any charge against the Gas Company. Mr. Henry Thredder, tobacconist, 14, Paradise-street, stated his conviction that the illuminating power of the gas had been much deteriorated within the last few years up to about three weeks ago. He complained of having experienced incivility from the servants of the Gas Company. He also considered the charges made for fittings and repairs by the company were exorbitant. The exaction of deposits for meters he considered iniquitous. In his own case, the company had exacted £3 155., as a deposit, and it was years before he could obtain restitution for it ; which he was only able to accomplish by deducting £1 from his gas payments quarterly. Mr. John Rumsay, tin-plate-worker, 7, Derby-street, stated that besides the premises he occupied in Derby-street, he had two shops in the bazaar; in one of the latter he did not burn gas, and had paid for the other. Notwithstanding this, the company demanded a quarter's gas-rent of him, and threat ened, if he did not pay it, to cut off the, supply from his Derby-street premises. This demand he refused to comply with, and the matter remained in abeyance. Mr. Thomas Green, druggist, Wavertree-road, complained that although he had not increased his rate or time of burn ing, his gas bills had materially increased in amount since the nominal reduction of the gas. For a period during which he had to pay 13s. 2d. he was now charged £1 12s. 4d. He also complained of the overcharges made by the Gas Com pany for the services of their fitters. He was of opinion that the public would receive benefit by a separation of the fitting department from the gas supply. Mr. Thomas Corkhill, upholsterer, of Brunswick-road, com plained that the gas had deteriorated in quality since the amalgamation of the two companies. He likewise complained of the exorbitant charges made for the rent of meters, and also of neglect on the part of the company in attending to complaints. In his own case he had experienced this diffi culty. When his gas apparatus was out of order, he had sent to the company's offices to get the matter set right, which they had omitted to do, and his men were consequently thrown idle, to his loss and inconvenience. If permitted to give an opinion, he should state that the arbitrary demand of the company of a deposit of from Bs. to 10s. for each meter, was a great hardship on the poor. He might also mention that, in some instances which he knew of, the company refused to give a supply of gas to a new tenant, because the former one had run away in their debt, unless the new comer paid the arrears due by his defaulting predecessor. 31r. Wm. Jones, 19, Berry-street, said he complained of the charges for men's time. They came and went when they liked, and referred all enquiries to the gas office, where little satis factory information was to be had. Mr. Thomas Quayle, 46, Mill-street, complained that since the reduction in price his bills had increased. From April 'to July, 1854, his bill was £1 2s. Bd.; ditto, 1855, £lss. ld. From July to April, 1854, £2 7s. sd. ; same period, 1855, £2 17s. 6d. He also complained of his wife having been insulted by 'the company's officers when she called to make complaint. Mr. 'William Aikin, 41, Great Charlotte-street, said he had felt satisfied that he was paying for more gas than he consumed. His quarterly bills had increased. In December, 1848, it was £1 13s. 3d.; in December, 1854, it was £3 lls. 3d., with gas at the same price, namely 4s. 6d. His yearly bills had gradually imcreased. For 1852 they amounted to £5 9s. 5d.; in 1853, £6 15s. Bd.; and 1854, £7 Bs. 6d. But the greatest discrepancy of all was this : —ln the six months ending June, 1854, his bill was £2 19s. Bd.; same time, 1855, £3 16s. 7d. In reply to Mr. Evans, he said the gas had been of a better quality during the last month. Mr. James R. Jeffery, (Jeffery, Morrish, and Co., Compton House,) said, he had been a consmer for the last twenty years. Complained of an increase in his bills since the reduction in price. From the 11th of January to the 17th April, 1854, the amount at 4s. 6d. per thousand feet was £67 9s. 2d. From the 26th December, 1854, to the 4th April, 1855, £7B Os. 11d. His bill for the quarter ending July 4th, 1854, was £3B 18s. sd. ; same period 1855, £44 16s. 4d. He did not see why the company should be allowed to charge for meters. Every other tradesman who sold by measure had to provide his own measure. He complained that the meter testers of 'the company did not agree in their results, when testing meters in their (Messrs. Jeffery and Co.'s) establish ment. He thought the {proposed supervisor should be per fectly independent of the company. He had found the com pany's officers attentive and courteous, except on one occasion. He thought the charges of the company for fittings were ex cessivefy high ; the result of the monopoly which the com pany secured by being gas fitters. If they continued to be so, he thought that a separate account of profits should be kept for that department, as apart from the profits they derived simply as manufacturers -of gas. He had been much struck with the remarkable increase in the illuminating power -of the gar simultaneous with the •appearance of the gentle. man brought to town by the Corporation (Mr. Clegg) to test the gas meters. It was quite a mistake, he thought, to sup pose that a second company would be any competition at all. He thought the present company might supply gas to the borough at 3s. per thousand with profit to themselves and ad vantage to the consumer. When getting up the Guardian Gas Company, they had calculated that, even with the less consumption which they could have hoped to secure, they would be able to supply gas at 3s. 2d., with a good margin for profit. Mr. Evans here made a few remarks, to the effect that he considered the points proved were that, although there had been an apparent reduction in the - price of gas, the charge to the consumer had considerably increased —that irregularity in the meters had been shown to exist, and that it had proved that the present company could be worked more economically. Mr. Jeffery made some observations with a view of showing that it was advisable to move at once in the matter, for what might be advisable to the consumers to do now, might not be advisable in twelve months 'hence, if the:company laid out any further amount of capital. Mr. John Carter, 26, Redcross-street, complained that the quality of the gas had deteriorated, and increase of the bills. His bill for June 1854 had been £1 is. Bd.; June 1855, al though there had been a reduction in price, and no more burners employed, £1 3s. He had always found that other people put up fittings quite -as good, and much cheaper than the company. Mr. John Richmond, 3, Paradise-street, complained of a -deficient suply, and increaseof charges. His bills from March to June, 1854, charged him for a consumption of 168,000 feet of gas ; for the same period of 1855, 198,000 feet, an increase of 15 per cent„ although he had in the meantime reduced many of his bnrners in size from twelves to fours. His bills from December to March, 1854, were £l3 Os. 2d. ; 1855, £l3 18s. 6d. Mr. Henry Hook, 24, London-road, complained of a defi cient supply, especially on Saturday evenings. Mr. John 'Cripps, of Bold-sireet, sent a statement, according to which, his bills for the second quarter (ending July) of 1854 were £2 2s. Bd. ; 1855, £3 10s. Od., an increase which he was totally at a loss to account for.—Mr. J. Mackenzie sent a communication to show that the increase in his gas charges had been 32 per cent.—Mr. Charles Inman, of Everton, wrote to the committee, that the quality of the gas was much dete riorated of late, and that he was compelled to have his ceilings newly coloured every year in consequence. The supply he had found sufficient. For the year 1842, with gas at 7s. per thousand feet, his bill was £5 Is. 5d.; for 1852, with gas at 4s. 6d., it was £9 Is. 6d., to his great astonishment, for he was not aware of any change in his consumption. He was in favour of an inspector of meters being appointed. This was the last witness examined, and the chairman said that he had received the following letter from Mr. Flintoff in reply to a letter read from Mr. Barlow at the last meeting : TO JOSEPH KITCHEN, ESQ., CHAIRMAN OF THE OAS COM- NUTTER: TOWN-HALL, LIVERPOOL. Sir,—ln the report of the proceedings of the gas committee of the Town Council, printed in the newspapers of this day, a letter appears from Mr. T. G. Barlow, calculated to mislead the public as to my evidence, printed on the 21st ultimo, and I ask, in com mon fairness, to be allowed to give the following explanation I stated that, since the amalgamation of the two'gas companies, l in 2 ; p B4 e B r , c t e li n e t. g . aasndinthLati L i verpool had loss su s t b a e i e n n ed reduced in public about source alone amounted to about 4 , "92 j 803 17 y s. 21 e d p . 0 I l p e ro r v o e m d t his . evid ar. ow,in the . company's own printed report of 1854, and the from the observations of Mr B on the Guardian Gas Bills, in 1847 enc r be g r King. Its engineer, your committee to these documents , . 'which respectfully to refer .assertions as to the illuminating power e?, the Liverpool the truth of my In 1847, Mr. King states, that the gas ' su pplied r Oy ig a a b s. un e consuming 4 feet per hour produced lights equal to 20 and 10-12t 1 h; of a wax candle consuming 143 grains per hour. In 1854, Mr. Barlow's observations show that the light from a similar burner was equal to 20 and 10 decimals of a candle con suming only 120 grains per hour, or 23 grains per candle less than those used by Mr. King; so that the burner in 1354 pro duced light equal to 2,653 grains of wax, while a similar burner in 1847 gave light equal to 2,979 grains of wax, or, as I stated in evidence, about 12i per cent. more light than we get now. I feel sorry that I should be driven, through Mr. Barlow's attempt to impugn my evidence, to trouble the committee with these explanations, and hope that the motives of that gentleman will be rightly understood, when I state that he is the editor of a monthly publication, issued to gloss over the defects of existing gas companies, against whom I have an action for libel now pending. I much regret that my evidence, as furnished to the newspa pers, on the 21st ult., was so incomplete ; and still more, that a series of questions calculated to elucidate all the facts known in connection with lighting Liverpool with gas, placed in the hands of Mr. Reay, were, for some reason unknown to myself and the committee, omitted altogether.—l am, sir, yours most respectfully, GEO. FLINTOFF. Gas Engineering-office, 4. Clayton-square, September 8, 1855. Mr. Reay said he must deny the assertion contained in the last paragraph of the letter, as he only received " the lot of evidence" referred to, ten minutes before he entered the room, and as he had not read it, it was not likely that he was going to examine Mr. Flintoff on it. The Court adjourned at a quarter to five o'clock, after making four hours' sitting. The attendance was very meagre throughout the afternoon, and for the last hour and a half consisted only of the chairman (Mr. Kitchen) and one mem ber, Mr. Crosthwaite. It was understood that the Committee would meet again on Thursday. THE GIPSEY BRIDE AND THE ROYAL A3IPHITHEATRE.— We understand that arrangements have been made by the passengers and crew of the Australian packet Gipsey Bride, about to proceed on her second voyage, to patronise the Royal Amphitheatre to-morrow night. As the idea is quite new to Liverpool, or indeed to any other town in the kingdom, and as a meeting of this kind between passengers and crew is cal culated to raise a kind feeling among them in the course of the voyage, we have no doubt that there will be a crowded house. A FooLisn OLD MAN.—Mary Lambert, a widow with two young children, was brought up at the Police-court yesterday, charged with being concerned in a robbery of £3O. William Jones, an old man, who stated that he was a rigger employed on the Australian ship Gipsey Bride, said he went into a grocery cellar kept by the prisoner in Slate-street, out of Great Howard-street, on Sunday afternoon. He had £3O in gold with him when he went in, and, at the request of the prisoner and another woman not in custody, he sent for three noggins" of whiskey. The drink took effect on him, he fell asleep in the chair and when he awoke, he was alone in the cellar, and all his money gone. Information was given to the police, and an officer went in, but found the place deserted and all in darkness. He waited for some time, obtained the assistance of another officer, and then went again, when they apprehended the prisoner and her children, and found a sovereign on the floor, under a bed. No other money was found, and at the request of Superintendent Clough the ease was adjourned for a week. The officer stated that a person wag rql*ed of r 3 in the same den a fortnight ago, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. EXTENSIVE COTTON ROBBERIES. JOHN CRAIG, a cotton porter, was brought up at the Police ' court yesterday, charged by detective officer Laycock with stealing 60 lbs. of clean cotton from a cart in Macviccar • street, Great Howard-street. The prisoner said that if he was allowed he could go with the officer, and find him the carter that gave him the cotton in ten minutes. He was ac cordingly remanded until to-day, to allow him the opportunity of clearing himself. James Westhead, cotton porter, and Michael Dunne, who has a cotton store in Macviccar-street, and also keeps a beer house in Portland-street, were charged with stealing a quantity of cotton from the office of Messrs. T. Postlethwaite and Co., Exchange-chambers, Tithebarn-street. Mr. Martin (Messrs. Postlethwaite's warehouseman) stated that he locked up the premises securely on Friday evening. On the following morn ing he came down at 20 minutes past seven, and found every thing, as he at first supposed, in the same condition. On going through the sale-room, however, a little boy drew attention to men's feet on the counter. On searching further, he found that about one and a half cwt. to two cwt. of cotton samples had been stolen. They were what are termed " used samples, " and were evidently taken by some persons who knew the place well; for some samples in front had not been disturbed. Entrance had been obtained by means of a ladder raised against a window. Some few weeks ago a precisely similar robbery had been com mitted. Mr. Martin. with detective officers Scott and Patricks, had searched Dunne's store in Macviccar-street yes terday morning, and thrust in amongst some rotten Surat pickings they had discovered similar samples to those stolen. Upwards of 2 cwt. of cotton of various kinds were found thus carefully concealed. John Williams, an elderly man, a cotton porter, stated that between six and seven o'clock on Saturday morning he saw a cart standing at the end of the court leading to Exchange chambers ; watched it loaded with packages of cotton, and then followed it to Macviccar-street, where it was unloaded. He saw Westhead come out of Exchange-chambers and put something into the cart. John Cairns, the carter, stated that he was going down Tottenham-street at the time mentioned, when Westhead ran across from Exchange-chambers, and asked him if he would cart five bags of cotton waste to Macviccar-street for ls. He (Cairns) agreed, and Westhead brought two packages to the cart ; another man (not in custody) brought three more pack ages, paid him ls., and told him to drive:to Macviccar-street. He drove there, but no one accompanying him, he was about to turn back to look for Westhead, when the other man called out to him from what he had since learned was Dunne's store, and he then backed his cart up and unloaded there, seeing no one but the "other man." The officers apprehended Westhead at Dunne's beer-house on Saturday afternoon. They heard he was there, and sent a person in to say he was " wanted outside." Dunne was stand ing in the window at this time ; but when they went in to take him also, they found that he had "flown," and he was "out of the way," until between five and six o'clock yester day morning, when they knocked him up. When the charge was tikplained to him, he said he had no cotton in Macviccar stree, but some " old Surat." Mr. Roby, solicitor, appeared for the prosecution. Mr. Snowball, who defended Dunne, argued that there was no evidence to implicate him in the robbery, and that the " other man," so often referred to might have had the cotton in his warehouse—even supposing it to be that which had been stolen—without his consent. Mr. Bluck, who appeared for Westhead, made a similar ap peal on behalf of his client, maintaining that Westhead was not proved to have taken any leading part in the affair suffi cient to implicate him as a principal. On the application of Mr. Roby, the case was remanded for a week to obtain further ' evidence. COMMERCIAL and MONETARY NEWS, MONDAY NIGHT. bevvyaeiTltnehhdbeeyßsfetthaeradi several of the public Funds, which has pre nek raising Eng w le e af e n k d s thefpast,rnmn in3i a tu s nm4 n orptae rate r b e c e ee e fn n td r s ac e e c s u t t een step which was in some measure anticipated from the re cent progressive decline in the stock of Bullion, and the amounts to be provided for the instalments coming due of the several English Turkish and French loans. It may be, however, that the effect of these payments is over-estimated, as the amount of free capital is still very large, and the decline but small, notwith standing that the drain for the purposes of the army has been going on for some time past. By the Bank returns of Friday, it appears that there is a decrease on the stock of Bullion of £6,06,869, and in the reserve of notes unemployed to about the same amount; but the imports of specie have lately been comparatively small, and the renewed adivity in several important markets, may account for this, without allowing any serious apprehensions as to the future. It must not be 'forgotten that the Bank surplus is not always a test of monetary resources, as excess may be caused by dulness in trade as well as by plethora of capital, and a decrease of Bullion in the Bank coffers maybe caused by a demand for home trade, as well as by exports to other countries. Both circumstances should be taken into •account ; and, as further supplies are known to be on their way, and foreign exchanges are still favour able, the requirements of the loans will most probably he met without any serious derangement of monetary affairs. We copy the following general remarks from the .circular of Messrs. T. and H. LlrrunnArm and Co., published on Friday last :--- As usually the case at this period, the probable result of the harvest has been the most anxiously watched event of the month, and though from the lateness of the season it is too early to assert that all danger is past, yet most parts of the country have, during the last fortnight, fortunately been favoured with, if not'the brilliant sun of last autumn, at least a fair run of dry harvest weather, which has mildly matured the crops, and enabled the farmers to make good progress in the reaping, and over a large breadth of country carrying thCir grain, in such condition as may fairly lead us to as sume that an average harvest at least will be secured. Rice, it will be observed, maintains its price, notwithstanding the heavy arrivals, and the increased export demand seems to keep our cleaners fully employed. Sugar and Saltpetre have each had a remarkable rise, with apparently no prospect of an imme diate reaction, indeed the advance on each seems warranted by the law of supply and demand. We think we may reasonably anticipate the continuance of a fair demand for most leading articles of import. Our .SHARE MARKET has been very flat and inactive .211 week, with the tendency of prices decidedly down wards. A momentary rally took place this morning, but this not being supported by the public, prices have again relapsed to those of last week. Foreign shares are firm and improving. We annex prices :--- Caledonians, 311 ; East Lancashire, 18-1- ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 881 2 1.1; London Stock, 94 1 4; Sheffield Stock, 251 5; Midland Stock, 681 1 -1; South Eastern, 181 • East Lancashire Pref. Fifths , 5 1 ; Dutch Rhenish, lip ; Great Western of Canada new shares, lip ;- Luxembourg constituted, 91d ; Bank of Liverpool, 231.; Liverpool and London Fire and Life Insurance, 6p. • CorroN.---There has been a very fan- amount of business done during the week, and prices have re mained without alteration. The Manchester market has been very firm, and, as the weather has been very favourable for getting inthe harvest,there is little doubt that the supply of cotton will fall short of the demand, and the market experience a consequent advance. The ales for the week up to Friday amounted to 56,300 bales, of which 420 were taken on speculation, and 5,720 for export, caving 43,560 for the trade. To- DAY, the sales were 8,000 bales, including 2,000 for speculation and export, and the market closed firmly, prices being slightly higher. The following is a com parison of present rates with those of the correspond ing period last year :--- 1854 1865 New Orleans, middling fair UplamCmiddling PRODICE f . a - ir -The Sugar market has 6 been very firm, and full prices rea dil y o bt a i ne d f or the small quantity offered. Coffee in improved demand for export. Not so much doing in Tea. Rice firm. Saltpetre scarce. For Palm Oil an increased demand. Tallow improving. TO -DIY, the inquiry for sugar has again increased, resulting in the sale of 400 hhds. Antigua at 415., 145 hhds. Barbadoes from 40s. to 445. 6d., 170 hhds. Jamaica at 41s. 3d. to 435. 9d., 50 hhds. Porto Rico at 435. 3d., 500 bags Dates at 425. 6d., and 1900 bags Pernams at 395. to 40s. per cwt., being generally ex treme prices to 6d. per cwt. advance. Nothing has taken place in Molasses or Rum. There has been a good demand for Coffee, 1600 bags Rio being reported at 375. to 40s. for unwashed, and at 48s. to 545. per cwt. for washed. The chief weight of the two last arrivals of Tea having been placed, our market has relapsed into its former quiet position ; common Congou ranges from B.ld. to 9d. per lb. Upwards of 5500 bags Larong Rice have found purchasers, at previous prices, 1800 bags Arracan, all faults, at lls. 9d. for first class damaged, and 100 tons Bengal, to arrive, at 15s. 3d. ; a large business has also been done in Sago Flour, 3250 bags for arrival being reported at 255., and 250 bags on the spot at 30s. per cwt. 90 cases Cutch have brought 255. per cwt. WooL.---A very active demand continues to be manifest for all good, clean, low and middle qualities of Wool, from the Levant and Mediterranean ; stocks of all descriptions are unusually light, and prices very firm. Egyptian and the finer classes of Turkey and Smyrna Wool are much in request and very scarce, present stocks chiefly consisting of the lower sorts, which are not good enough, and conseqently not so much in request for the Army orders now in progress. In Donskoi fleece some few sales have been made during the week at full quotations. Market generally firm, and prospects favourable. The imports for the week are 2729 bales Peruvian ; 105 Mediterranean; 34 Scotch ; 46 Irish ; and 19 Coastwise. Total, 2933 bales. METALS.---The market looks in a very healthy state. It is anticipated that at the coming quarterly meet ing an advance of £2 per ton on manufactured Iron will be declared. Scotch Pig Iron is steadily ad vancing in price, 83s. being the closing price yester day for store counts f.o.b. Glasgow. Other metals fiirm, and in good demand, but without change in price. num—Messrs. FLETCHER and FIRTH, in their circular of Saturday, say :--- cillqc*Nis Tht unfavourable report from the cqrraut Islands, alluded to in our last circular, have been more than realized, for, by recent advices, we find the production falls much short of what was anticipated, and that prices have been paid for finest quality of fruit which will stand the importers in 925. to 945. per cwt. here, duty paid, without anything in the shape of profit. These accounts have produced excitement both here and in London, and 10s. to 15s. per cwt. advance upon previous rates has been demanded, and, at yesterday's sales in London, has actually been realized, the finest 1851 fruit having sold at 105 s. per cwt. by auction. If these high prices do not materially check the consumption, we cannot at present conjecture to what extent prices may go up, for it is evident we shall not have anything like a sufficiency of stock and imports of fine fruit to carry us on even beyond March or April next, the inferior qualities are said to be scarcely useable, so that they will not be likely to interfere much in keeping prices down.. Our present stock in bond is now brought down to about 250 tons; and in this small stock we must have more than one-third of a quality not worth the duty, and must be destroyed or exported. In Raisins, at this season of the year, just on the eve of first importations, we naturally expect very little doing, and it would only tend to mislead our friends to give any positive quotation of Muscatels or Valencias, prices being quite nominal. Black Raisins, which we noticed in our last circular as being scarcely inquired for, and might be bought upon lower terms, have again revived, and within the last few days we have sold upwards of 650 barrels, at advancing prices, and for the few that are remaining unsold 275. 6d. to 28s. per cwt. is again demanded. Sultanas are scarcely saleable, and, as new are arriving, holders of old fruit will have to submit to lower rates to force sales. New Valencias have already arrived, and have sold in London at 425., which, considering the prices abroad, is exceedingly moderate, and unless we hear of the growers accepting lass prices, we may consider this price will be maintained, when further supplies come in, which may be daily looked for. Barcelona Nuts are in steady demand at our quotations, and the same may be said as regards Turkey Nuts, but parties only take them as wanted, in limited quantities. No Oranges at present in the market. Lemons continue to come in, and fine ready sale at our quo tations.' LATEST NEWS. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. DESTRUCTION OF A RUSSIAN MAN-OF-WAR . WAR DEPARTMENT, Sept. 7. Lord Panmure has this day received the following intelligence from General Simpson : CRIMEA, Sept. 5. Our batteries opened fire at daylight this morning. Sept. 6, 5 p.m. The bombardment goes on steadily and favourably, with few casualties on our side. A Russian frigate, supposed to have been set on fire by our rockets, was burnt last night in the Great Harbour. The llfoniteur of Saturday announces that the Minister -of War has received the following despatch from General Pelissier :--- CRIMEA, Sept. 6, 8 o'clock. A vast conflagration destroyed last night the Russian two-decker Marian, anchored in the roads of Sebastopol. A shell fired from one of our right lines of attack caused this conflagration, the flames of which lit up an our camps. CRIMEA, Sept. 6, 10 p.m. Our fire against the place continues under favourable conditions. Our losses are very small. Nothing new has occurred on the lines of the Tchernaya. The enemy is not preparing any movement there. CRIMEA, Sept. 7,10 p.m. The fire of our artillery has been kept up for the last 24 hours. A French shell set fire to-day to a Russian frigate, which is burning at the present moment. CAPTURE OF THE MALAKHOFF. WAR DEPARMENT, Sept. 9. Lord Panmure has received the following intelli gence from General Simpson, dated the Crimea, Sept. 8, 1855, 11 35 p.m.:— The Allied forces attacked the defences of Sebasto pol this day at 12 o'clock. The assault on the Malakhoff has been successful, and the work is in possession of the French. The attack of the English against the Redan did not succeed. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES. The Sind, which left Constantinople on the 30th of August, arrived at Marseilles on Saturday. The advices from the Crimea are to the 28th of August. She has brought 150 invalids. Despatches leave at 9 a.m. The White Falcon has arrived. The Mentor has left for Constantinople. A telegraphic despatch, dated Saturday morning, says : " A treaty of alliance and of commerce was con cluded on the 12th of July between France and Persia, and the ratifications were given to the Minister of France on the 14th." THE SEA OF AZOFF. The Moniteur of Sunday publishes the following despatch from Admiral Bruat CRIMEA, Sept. 6. _ _ " The captain of frigate Huchet de Cintie, com manding the Milan, has informed me that the Milan and Caton have destroyed in the Sea of Azoff, from Temriank to Dolga, 43 fisheries, 127 boats, some thousand nets, tar, salt, and an immense quantity of casks. Four fisheries only have escaped destruction ; the shallowness of the water did not allow our vessels to approach them. The damage done to the enemy may be estimated at some millions. The fishery trade in the Sea of Azoff gives rise to a considerable export trade, which extends to Poland, The destruction which has been done will render it impossible for this year. - ,4 Commander Clone, of the Brandon, on his part joined Captain Osborne, of the Vesuvius, to send their boats up the gulf of Oukliouk, and to burn the pro vender collected there on the coast. All the com manders of our vessels congratulate themselves on being on so friendly a footing with Captain Osborne." THE FRENCH EMPEROR SHOT AT. The Moniteur of Sunday publishes the following : His Majesty the Emperor attended a representation at the Italian Opera last night. At the moment the carriage in which were the Ladies of Honour of Her Majesty the Empress stopped in front of the theatre an individual standing on the foot pavement opposite fired, without taking aim, two small pocket-pistols at the carriage. No one was hit. This person, who appears to be a maniac rather than an assassin, was immediately ar rested. _ (FURTHER PARTICULARS.) The name of the individual arrested is Bellemarre. He is about twenty-two years of age, and was born at Rouen. When he was sixteen he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for swindling. At the expiration of two months the Emperor, then President of the Republic, commuted his sentence. He pretends to have afterwards taken an active part in the events of the 2d of December---to have fought behind one of the barricades of the Rue Ram buteau. - _ At that time placards, having in large characters, " Motives for the Condemnation to Death of Louis Napoleon," were seized by the police. During the examination Bellemarre declared him self to be the author of those placards. He was sentenced by default to two years' im prisonment, and was transferred to Belle Isle. Since he left prison, in February last, he lived at Paris, under a false name, and had accepted an ap pointment as clerk to M. Jeanne, constable. Bellemarre is a man of delicate constitution and of vulgar appearance. His antecedents, his language, his attitude after his arrest, and during the examination, show that be is really a maniac. He had taken up a position at the entrance of the Rue Marsollier, on the foot pavement opposite to the entrance of the theatre, and he fired his two pistols at the moment when the cries of " Vive l'Empereur " made him fancy that the carriage which conveyed the Ladies of Honour of the Empress was that of His Majesty. A city policeman on duty at this point instantly pulled down the assassin's arm and captured him at once. Bellemarre was first taken to the police-office at the Italian Theatre, and at once, M. Pietri, Prefect of Police, presiding, a first statement was drawn up by the Commissary of Police of the district. The assassin is locked up in a cell at the Concier genie, where he is undergoing an examination. The investigation continues. His Majesty the Emperor, on his entrace into the theatre, where the news of this criminal attempt was immediately known, was greeted with shouts of " Vive l'Empereur ! and by rounds of applause, which were renewed at intervals. His Majesty only remained about one hour at the theatre, and then proceeded to the Palace of the Tuileries. PRINCE NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE. His Imperial Majesty's yacht Arid, Capt. De Beaulieu, which left Cherbourg at three o'clock on Sunday morning, arrived in Plymouth Sound at seven that evening, having on board Prince Napoleon and suite, consisting of Colonel De Marest, Captain De Laroucherrs, R.N., Colonel Cypriani, of the Piedmon tese army, Dr. Yran, and Commander Fery Pisany, The yacht proceeded into Hamoaze, and his Highness landed immediately, and went to the Government house, Mount Wise, where he was received by Port Admiral Sir William Parker, Bart., G.C.B. It is stated to be the intention of Prince to visit several English ports. The yacht was to be ready for departure yesterday. LETTERS FROM THE CRIMEA. (FROM THE TIMES' CORRESPONDENT.) CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, Aug. 27. The state of tension in which we were kept during the greater part of last week, in daily and almost hourly expecta tion of, an attack, has somewhat relaxed during the last twenty-four hours, although every precaution continues to be taken. On the night from Friday to Saturday our com manders seem to have felt very confident that something serious would occur; everybody was afoot, or in readiness to turn out at an instant's notice, and dusty and disgusted enough looked some of the staff after knocking about all night in anticipation of a fight that came not. It was doubtlessin con sequence of the severe extra duty thus entailed on officers as well as men, that the ceremony of the investiture of the Order of the Bath was postponed until two o'clock to-day, when it is to take place with due pomp at General Simpson's head quarters. The Highlanders having been countermanded from trench duty on Friday evening, and marched over to Kamara at two o'clock in the morning to support the Sardinians, the Guards alone went to, the trenches, and consequently the Light Division remained there thirty-six hours, instead of twenty-four. The Guards had two casualties among the officers—Colonel Francis Seymour, wounded, not seriously, and Captain Drummond shot through the lungs. Hopes are entertained of saving the latter officer's life. The Highland Division came back to camp on Saturday, and returned to Kamara at night, to remain there, as they expect, about a week. The 56th Regiment, about 700 strong, having arrived at Balaklava, were detained a day or two on board ship, until their destination should be decided upon. It had been in tended to send them to Kertch ; on Saturday it was said they would go to Kamara, but they have finally been annexed to the First Division. The army continues to get under arms before daybreak, cavalry and all. Yesterday the latter arm turned out 2,950 British sabres and lances, and, had needs been, 600 or 600 more could have been brought into the field. Although many here have been disposed to treat as idle rumour and even to turn into ridicule the reports that the Russians meditated an attack on Balaklava, it would appear this danger has not been disregarded at head-quarters, where information has doubtless been received on the subject. The Leander and Diamond frigates have been lying moored by a single cable, and Lieut. Fletcher, commanding the Triton war-steamer, has directions to be in readiness to get his steam up at brief notice, and tow them out of Balaklava harbour to a position whence their guns would bear on the Marine Heights. Notwithstanding all these preparations for action, I repeat that people seem less confident, or, at any rate talk less of that which two or three days ago every one declared to be immi nent: and last evening some sanguine spirits, who doubtless, with good reason, would prefer a day on the moors to a night in the trenches, were heard confidently to predict approaching peace. The Russians, they declared, could sustain the con test no longer, owing to the want of water and the difficulty of obtaining supplies ; their final attempt had been made at the action of the 16th, and, finding themselves totally repulsed with heavy loss at the point they had selected as offering most chances of success, they would not risk another attack, but would yield, treat for peace, make the necessary conces sions, and in a couple of months the British army would go home again. The hopefulness of youth and a certain vivacity of imagination may doubtless qualify a man to produce rose tinted sketches of this kind, and there certainly can be no manner of question as to the immense superiority of a merry Christmas in England to a muddy one on Balaklava's heights any more than of that of the smoking sirloin and tenderly fed turkey over Crimea's lean kine and fowls that refuse to be fattened. But there is no magic in wishes any more than in words, and it is to be feared that these prophets of peace underrate the Russian's tenacity and endurance. It is certain that his position is a difficult one, if, as is now the growing belief, he runs short of water and cannot get up supplies fast enough for the number of *men necessary to hold his position. That such is the case we have evidence worthy of consideration, but which yet must not be unhesita tingly received, since it is chiefly that of deserters. Accepting it, for argument's sake, as trustworthy and positive, the enemy's only alternative is to attack or to give in. To get them to attack is just what is most to be desired. Setting aside the idea of a siege, we have two powerful armies, each occupying a line of extremely strong positions, not to be taken without severe loss and some risk of defeat. Evidently the disadvantage is with the army which is first compelled to as sume the offensive. The result of the action on the Tchernaya is sufficient proof of this. Since it occurred the defences of the point then assailed have been greatly improved by the French, who laugh at the idea of a similar attempt being made with even a shadow of success. An attempt on Balaklava or a general attack on our lines would be a strong indication that the statements of the straitened condition of the Russians are well founded, and that they are driven to a desperate effort. Such an attack, if our generals prove as able as we know our soldiers to be brave, ought to recoil with terrible force upon the heads of the assailants, occasioning them heavy losses of men, and giving us solid proofs of success in the shape of newly-acquired positions. Besides the reports current of approaching famine and actual drought in the Russian camp, there are others of the plague being in Sebastopol and of a mutiny having broken out, in consequence of which a hundred men have been shot. I men tion these as mere flying rumours, which I have been unable to trace to any trustworthy source. Our Works on the left continue to advance. Several new batteries—one of 15 mortars—have been constructed in front of what were recently our most advanced positions on that part of the line. The Greenhill Battery, lately so prominent, now appears retiring into the rear. There was a heavy fire before daybreak this morning. The Russians showed them selves outside the Redan, but it was too hot to hold, and they promptly retired. To-day the batteries have been very quiet. MONDAY NIGHT. The ceremony of the Investiture of the Order of the Bath came off to-day between one and two o'clock. Sir Harry Jones was ill and unable to attend, and Lord Stratford de Redcliffe went to his quarters and invested him there. Lord Stratford, I think I mentioned in my last, arrived here two days ago, accompanied by Lord Napier, M. Pisani, Mr. Moore, Mr. Brodie, Mr. Allison, and by Dr. Tice, staff surgeon, as medical attendant. The place where to-day's ceremony came off was a square court in front of General Simpson's quarters. One side of the court is formed by the long, low building occupied by the English commander-in-chief, two others by stables and out buildings, while the fourth is open to the downs. This square, over which, a year ago, Crimean pigs and poultry grunted and crowed, glittered to-day with British and French uniforms, gilding, and embroidery. At the entrance to the house a sort of tent was formed of flags. Above waved the standard of England, flanked by the British ensign and French tricolour, and by the Sardinian and Turkish colours. The square of buildings was lined by another of troops—de tachments of Guards, Rifles, Line, Artillery, Cavalry, and Naval Brigade. From the side facing the house there ex tended a double line of lancer sentries along a gentle slope, at the extremity of which guns were in readiness to fire the sa lute. Inside the square assembled a number of officers in full dress. Outside were other officers and a few civilians, among whom some ladies' riding habits were to be observed. Gen. Pelissier came in his carriage, with his staff, and other French generals were there. The corpulent person and dark com plexion of the French commander contrasted strikingly with General Simpson's tall, slender figure and white hair. When all were assembled the ceremony was proceeded with. Lord Stratford made a dignified speech, which acquired additional interest from the circumstances. He remarked on the unpre cedented nature of the investiture, occurring, as it did, almost on the ground where the services had been rendered and the exploits achieved for which the honour was conferred, and al most under fire of the enemy's guns. As he spoke the words a loud boom from the batteries gave peculiar appropriateness to his expressions and a dramatic interest to the scene. Sir Colin Campbell and Sir Edmund Lyons each spoke a few words in reply. The troops presented arms, the band played " God Save the Queen," the artillery fired a Royal salute, and then the force assembled, which was about 1,000 men, filed off, and the numerous groups of officers shortly left the ground. The pageant was favoured by a brilliant sunshine, tempered by a pleasant breeze, and could not have gone off better. Later in the afternoon we had a spectacle of a different kind, but, in its humble way, of a not less interesting nature. Soyer, the Regenerator, now the camp cook par excellence, opened his kitchens on the esplanade in front of the Guards' camp. A row of huge iron boilers supplied each one its dif ferent soup or stew, concocted entirely from the rations daily furnished to the troops. From the summit of a large marquee fluttered the French and English colours ; smaller flags waved ;;lgailyag foliage. athe guests,e l:shuorse,ewr were veryicltlzvi formed ero.s pa bz garlan ds ,o homage to the savoury cauldrons, the depth of which alone saved them from speedy exhaustion. There was no denying the excellence of the cookery. 5 o'clock is a hungry hour in the Crimea; and I can answer for it that few of the guests contented them selves with merely tasting. General Simpson smiled approba tion of the skill of the French artiste, and General Pelissier seemed highly to enjoy his countryman's potage. A great number of persons were present. There were rice pudding. and Cossack plumpudding (all rations), snug tents, with cham pagne, and the most crystalline of ice (not rations), and Soyer was voted, nem. con., the worthy chef of the army in the Crimea. To speak seriously, he will render real service if he teaches the soldier, as I understand he proposes to do, to make the most of the very excellent materials now supplied to him, and which hitherto have unquestionably been more or less wasted through ignorance of a few of the simplest laws of the gastronomic science. IBY ELECTRIC & INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPHS.) LONDON, Monday Night. DESPATCH FROM GENERAL SIMPSON. The London Gazette contains a despatch from Genera Simpson, dated August 28th. He writes,—No new attempt had been made to force the Tchernaya. General Sir C. Campbell, with the 42nd, 71st, 79th, and 93rd Regiments now reinforce our extreme right. Fifty guns and the Cavalry are also in service. The 56th Regt. has arrived. The siege opera tions progress favourably. The enemy have completed the bridge from the north to the south shore, and use it. A considerable increase of troops is observed in the town. The weekly medical report shows a decided improvement in the health of the army. _ The investure of the lath took place yesterday. Casualties from 24th to 26th August, inclusive :—Killed, 24 rank and file. Wounded : Brevet-Major R. Warden slightly; Lieut. T. Bigge, 23rd, slightly ; M a j or C . Hi gg inbotham, 63rd, severely ; Capt. J. Brown, Royal Engineers, severely ; Capt. Hon. R. Drummond, Coldstream Guards, dangerously ; Lieut.- Col. Seymour, Scots Fusilier Guards, severely ; Lieut. J. Laurie, 34th, slightly . Lieut. W. Rous, 90th, severely ; Capt C. Arbuthnot, Royal Artillery, severely ; 6 sergeants and 137 rank and file. Missing, 2 rank and file. THE BALTIC. DANTC, St. On Sunday l as t, th e I mper i euse and Colossu Zl s were 7th anchored some seven or eight miles off Tolboukin Lighthouse, and, on a dense fog clearing off, they saw a Russian squadron, consisting of a 90-gun steam line of battle-ship, a frigate, two steamers, and some gun-boats almost close to them. They immediately pushed in to meet the enemy, when the Russian squadron ran into port. The two English vessels chased them right inside TOlbou4in as close as they could go to the batteries, GLORIOUS TRIUMPH. THE FALL OF SEBASTOPOL. OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM GENERAL SIMPSON. Lord Panmure has received the following tele graphic despatch, dated :--- " CRIMEA, 9th September. "Sebastopol is in possession of the Allies.. The enemy during the night and this morning have evacuated the south side, after exploding their magazines and setting fire to the whole of the town. " All the Men-of -War were burned during the night, with the exception of three steamers which are plying about the harbour. "The bridge communicating with the north side is broken." The Admiralty have received the following tele graphic despatch from Sir E. Lyons :--- " During the night, the Russians have sunk all the remainder of the Line of Battle Ships in Sebastopol Harbour." Lord Panmure has favoured the Electric Telegraph Company with the following telegraphic despatch, dated :•-- " CRIMEA, 10th September. "The casualties, I regret to say, are somewhat heavy No General Officer killed. " The names shall be sent as soon as possible." CAPTURE OF THE MALAKHOFF. The .31oniteur contains the following despatch, dated Varna, Sept. 9th, 3.35 a.m. : "The assault on the Malakhoff was made yesterday, at noon. Its redoubts and the Redan of Careening Bay were carried by storm by our brave soldiers with admirable intrepidity. We immediately occupied ourselves in lodging ourselves there; we succeeded in doing so at the Malakhoff. The Redan of Careening Bay was not tenable, owing to the heavy fire of artillery, which poured upon the first occupiers of that work. Our solid installation cannot fail soon to make it surrender, as also the Redan, of which our brave Alliei carried the salient with their usual vigour, but, as was the case at the Redan of Careening Bay, they were obliged to give way before the enemy's artillery and powerful reserves. On beholding our eagles floating on the Malakhoff, General de Salles made two attacks on the Central Bastion. They did not succeed. Our troops returned to their trenches. Our losses are serious, and I cannot yet send a precise return. They are amply compensated for, as the capture of the Malakhoff is a success the consequences of which are immense. The Globe says no further intelligence of the progress of the assault has been received, but news of the capture of the Redan is momentarily expected. The Central Bastion men tioned by General Pelissier is on the left attack in the direction of the Quarantine Battery. It would thus appear that Sebas topol was assaulted on four points, namely, in the Redan of Careening Bay on the right, the Malakhoff, the Great Redan, and the Central Bastion, and that on the second and mos; important of those points the assault was comparatively suc cessful. The advantage renders the fall of the Redan on each side a matter of comparative certainty. THE ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF THE EMPEROR, The Times' Paris correspondent writes that, before the ser vant had time to open the door of the carriage, an individual, who had been observed standing on the same spot for some time, advanced and presented two small pistols, but before he had time to discharge them into the carriage the police agents struck down his arm and caused the bullets to pass under the vehicle. THE FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. In consequence of the announcement this morning of the capture of the Malakoff, English funds opened at an advance of per cent., but, from the extreme paucity of business, fell during the day; prices gradually receded, and close only k per cent. higher than on Saturday. Railway market tolerably active, and quotations show an upward tendency. Land, Bank, and Foreign Stocks generally supported. Canada Land done at 150 49; Great Western of Canada, 241 1. CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Account 9oi 1 Bank Stock Do. Money 9Ol Bxqr. Bills, L. & 5... 10 14 pm Three per Cents — Omnium FOREIGN STOCKS. Mexicans 213 2 Peruvian Turkish RAILWAI Ainbergate,Nottingliam, and E. Junction 4i Caledonian Do. Preference Eastern Counties East Lancashire 72 3 Edinburgh 3z Glasgow 53 5 Great Northern B7 8 Do. A. 7l 3 Do. B. 124 6 Great Western Lanc. and Yorkshire Bl4 Do. Fifths Leeds Northern 123 133 LAN P Australian Agricultural -11 Turkish (new) Russian DO. 811 ARES. London, Brighton, and South Coast 97 9 London &N. Western 94i London & S. Western , 64 5 / Manchester, Sheff., and Lincolnshire 24f 5 Midland Stock North British 25 7 Do. Preference 9B 102 North Staffordshire 7 61 S. Eastern and Dover 59 CO York, Newcastle, and Berwick York and N. Midland 47 8 SHARES. IPeel River S. Australian Invest Crystal Palace On 'Change, Tallow, 58s. ; St Sales of Cotton, 2,000 bales, at South Australian Van Diemen's l2 13t )elter, £24 ; Linseed Oil, 445. 9d previous terms. LONDON CORN MARKET.—(From Kingsford and Lay's Circular.)—The supply of English Wheat was moderate, and met a quick sale at 2s. to 3s. advance on the rates of this day week. Owing to the indifference of holders to realise and the high prices insisted on, sales of Foreign were very limited, but upon the business done an improvement of 3s. upon Monday last was obtained. Barley is., White Peas 2s. dearer. Beans and Grey Peas bring fully late rates. Oats met a quick sale at the prices of this day week. Top price of Flour 725. per sack, and Spanish brings an advance of 2s. to 3s. Nearly 1,000 quarters of White Mustardseed at market, and manufacturers not being disposed to pay the prices demanded, no sales were effected. ARRIVALS. English. Irish. Scotch. Foreign. . 7342 15108 . 544 0 13477 . 9858 . 1289 Wheat Barley Malt Oats Beans Peas Flour METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARRET.—Supplies large; trade dull at reduced prices. Beef, 3s. 3d. to 4s. 10d ; Mutton, 3s. Bd. to ss. ; Veal, 4s. to ss. 2d.; Pork, 4s. 2d. to ss. ; Lamb, 4s. Bd. to ss. Beasts, 5,655 ; Sheep and Lambs, 29,760 ; Calves, 256 ; Pigs, 540. Arrivals :—Holland Beasts, 2,099 ; Ditto Sheep, 3,490 ; Ditto, Calves, 213 ; Ditto Pigs, 100. Spanish Beasts, 900 ; Scotch Beasts, 70 ; Cambridge, Leicester, Lincolnshire, and Northampton Beasts, 210. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—There is little business in colonial produce, but full prices are obtained for Coffee, Tea, Spices, and Rum ; also Sugar, which is held for an advance. Rice active and rising. Cotton : sales are small, but there is no decline. Tallow firm, P.Y.C. 575. 6d. to 58s. on the spot : —Stock, 34,153 casks, against 30,826 last year; deliveries, 3,193 casks, against 1,250 casks last year. - - 403 51446 MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE. — MidIands, 68i. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE.—North British, ; Leeds Northern, ex No. 1, 3 prem. ; Midlands, 68i ; Eastern Coun ties, 10 7-16. AT THE BANKRUPTCY COURT, yesterday, Messrs. Crippin . and Forster, the late lessees of Rock Ferry, came up before Commissioner Stevenson, on their adjourned last examination. In consequence of the unsatisfactory state of the balance sheet the case was further adjourned for five weeks. The other business possessed no public interest. tw r ic ic e r Cl=rged, was sent to gaol once more for three months, having been caught in a warehouse in Harrington-street, yes terdaythetimesyesterday,committedCatherine morning, stealing corn.—John Mackenzie, who had been ten times committed and twice discharged, was also sent to gaol for three months, for stealing a coat from a cart going along Waterloo-road. "THE RUSSIAN WAR AND ITS RELIGIOUS ASPECT."—Such was a portion of the title of a lecture delivered last night at the Hope-hall to a very meagre audience by a gentleman styling himself " George Bird, late rector of Cumberworth." Mr. Bird some time ago left the communion of the Church of England, on account of some peculiar doubts of his own respecting her religious tenets, and now does not profess to be anything in particular, having dropped even the accustomed garb of a clergyman. In his discourse lasthe com menced by saying th a t secu l ar i sts maintained that the present war arose from religious views in respect to the Holy Places, and was influenced by the predictions of the Gospel. In con tradiction to this, he maintained that the " true" Gospel had no connection with such matters of dispute as " Holy Places," and that none of the present churc h es as Mor monism, Mahommedanism, Protestantism, the Church of England, or any of the religious denominations—constituted a " pure" church. Further reference to Mr. Bird's views are unnecessary. INQUESTS YESTERDAY. —The following inquests were held before the borough coroner yesterday :—Upon the body of William James Haythornthwaite, seven years old, son of a wood hoop maker, residing in 18, Court, Upper Mann -street, who, on Saturday, the Ist instant, was being chased by a com panion, when he fell. The other fell over him, and when he got up, his arm was broken; it was set by Dr. Bickerton, but inflammation of the brain set in, and the boy died on Saturday. Verdict : Accidentally killed.—On the body of John Thomas, a japauner and chess-table maker, who lodged with John Boddington, at 20, Finch -street. He had been drinking for a we e k, an d was found dead in bed yesterday morning, according to medical testimony, from a fit of apoplexy, brought on by drink. Verdict accordingly.—Upon the body of Robert Creighton, of the ship Fairfi e ld, lying in Stanley Dock, wh o , while drunk about mid n i g ht on Satur day night, fell into the hold of the brig Mary, lying alongside, and was so much injured that he died on th e way to the secondond Northern Hospital. Th ere was a suspic i on tha t mate, Alexander Thorn, with whom he lie was taken into had knocked him into the hold, and no evidence to shoe cus tody, but the jury deciding that the r e wasldbewas released.—On the how the deceased got into the ho old woman, who lived with body of Martha Craig, a fee b le a widow, in Duckinfield-street, her daughter, Ann MeWilliam, died on Saturday. Verdict : A • ofterror, she tried to run out of About five weeks ago , I Brownlow-hill, and fell down and hurt the way of a shandy, in Acci dental death. herself so severely that.nshaefidi