Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-23 00:00:00

IVAL OF THE GREAT AMERICAN STEAMER NIAGARA, FOR THE ATLANTIC CABLE. Yesterday this much spoken and written of American man of-war arrived inthe Mersey, from Gravesend, after a rapid andsuccessfal passage, although she had several hours fog to encounter, and had also to- wait some time at the bar. Even with these drawbacks the run was an excellent one, and shortly after noon she anchored safe at her moorings in the Sloyne, where she soon became an object of attraction. Several boats put off to her, and all who pre sented themselves were allowed on board, and courteously treated by Captain Hudson. It is said that she is next to the Great Eestern, and a few facts connected with her may not prove uninteresting. As the visitor approaches her lofty sides, he is struck with the graceful mannee in which she " sits" the water, with her bows well up, and slowly rising, and showing her beautiful lines and clear rim to great advantage, although above this the want of a streak of white on the dark black hull gives her a heavy appearance. She is ship rigged, with tall and somewhat heavy spars. This magnificent vessel was constructed by the late Mr. Steers, and well did he perform the task entrusted to him. The length of the Niagara over all is 375 feet; her extreme breadth, 56 feet 6 inches : her depth of hold, 32 feet 6 inches ; and her burden, 5,200 tons. Her construction has, indeed, been an achievement, fur the Niagara might almost be said to be an originality. The object Mr. Steers had in view, in planning her, was to make her a good gun boat, a good sea boat, a fast ssiler, and a good steam boat —four conflicting objects which it was difficult to reeoncile. Yet he has ac complished them all. When she is fully armed and equipped for war, she will carry twelve Dahlgren guns, eleven inches in diameter in the bore, and throwing shot of the enormous weight of 2701b5, a distance of 7,000 yards, or nearly four miles ; the shells for these guns weigh 1301bs , and the guns themselves, fourteen tons. As her mission f at present is peacbful, and she comes to take charge of one half of the Atlantic cable, she has on b)ari only four small guns, and therefore wants that bristling air of defiance which the would present were she completely dressed out in the material of war. We descend from the (lea.; of this magnificent vessel to her engine-rooms. and inspect those vast machines which give her motion and swiftness. The whole motive power is placed amidship, and considering the force employed— that is, 2,000 horse power, the engines occupy less space in the Niagara than the engines of any ordinary vessel. Fore and aft, the machinery is defended by water-tight corn partments, and is, in this reap :et, ewirely shut in from the other parts of the vessel. The engine-r .om is large and com modious, being twenty eight feet long, by twenty-six feet wide, and to give easy access to it, there are no less than line staircases. To our mechanical readers it may be interesting to learn, that the three engines which constitute the motive power of the Niagara, have a direct action with a three feet stroke, and connecting rods between the cylinders and cranks. The i ylinders are nearly as large as those of the Great Eastern, and placed horizontally across the vessel, so that the motion of the piston is from side to side. The shaft upon which the whole force is br..ught to bear is 119 feet long, 50 inches in circumference, and weighs nearly 50 tons. The propel ler is of brass, with two fans, nearly 19 feet in diameter, and having a pitch of 32 feet. These are some of the figures representing the proportions and strength of tais line frigate. It should also be mentioned that on the pro minent parts of the machinery are placed admirably con_ trived indicators, which mark at the same time the number of revolutions, pressure of steam, vacuum, temperature of the hot well, and pressure of the cylinder at all parts of the stroke. The fire room, or stoke hole, is unusually wide and lofty, though it seems but indifferently ventilatei, for, whilst crossing the Atlantic, the heat frequently rose to 110 degrees. There are four boilers to generate the steam, each of them 21 feet long by twelve deep, and 15 feet high. The total fire surface is not less than 17,000 feet, and the surface of the grate 484 square feet. The consumption of coal per diem, on an average, is not less than thirty lour tons. This estimate we derive from the fact that during the voyage of the Niagara from New York the consumption was never less than twelve tons a-day, whilst sometimes it rose as high as fifty-six. Her speed has not yet been tested in a manner to deter mine it with strict accuracy. She was constructed as a fast sailer, and it is probable that were the legitimate amount of pressure pat on, she would achieve 16 or 17 knots an hour. This, of course, is with the aid of her canvass. Her present draught is 21 feet, but, when laden with her fall equipment and armament of war, the Niagara will draw, at least, twenty-five feet of water. Such is the vessel that the Government of the United States has thought proper to despatch in compliment to the British people. It was determined by the Cabinet of Washington that its finest vessel should be selected for the duty and honour of as.:istin; Great Britain in uniting the two shores by one mighty chain, which we trust will be a chain of peace and good-will. It will be impossible that, whilst this cable links the Old and the New World toge ther, there should arise any causes of discontent, any material differences between the two nations that ma, not he speedily suppressed. There will be no time for either nation to " nurse their wrath to keep it warm ;" in a few hours explanation upon explanation may be returned from one side of the Atlantic to the other, and the irritation that fora moment ruffled the surface of our mutual good under• standing, like the sharp breeze which for awhile crisps the waters of our common ocean, will be calmed down, and the spirit of friendship and reciprocal good feeling again animate our actions and our purposes. We believe that some day this week she will commence taking in the half of the Great Atlantic Telegraph Cable, and this operation will no doubt be witnessed with deep interest by thousands ; but we understand That as soon as the operation begins, it will be a difficult matter to get on board, and as at present advised, we believe steamers will not be allowed to put alongside with passen gers, but that persons going by other boats will be per mitted to view the noble leviathan. We bid her welcome, and when she sails on her mission of peace, we say bon • oyage. ROCRDALE.—WHO is PETNE. JOHNSON ? — Previous to e early part of 1856, be waslittle known among the lec,d celebrities of Rochdale, except as an assistant to his father, who was the chief constable under the commissioners of the town previous to the year 1844, and latterly as an pssistset inspector of weights and measues, which office his father now occupies. For many years he has kept a beerhouse, known as the "British Grenadier," situate in Brickyard, Toad Lane, and for several years he was the secretary of the Beersellera' Aeiociation. In politics he has generally been understood to be a conservative. Whether a strong one cr not need not be said, but when, in the early part of 1856, an agitation arose in Rochdale in reference to the introduction of a corporation, he played a conspicuous part in it—chiefly, it was generally thought, as the representative of the beersellers, who considered that they had grave in terests at stake. Under three wards a £3O rating was the qualification. This latter rating would have excluded a great number of the beersellers fr , rn eligibility for office, and Johnson appeared as their advocate is opposition to his own political party, who were in favour of the higher qualification, He and the radical party gained the day, and Johnson thereby gained a little popularity ; so that when the election of the first town council came on he was elected a town councillor for Spotland ward. When it was proposed to establish a borough police, Johnson applied for the situation of superintendent, te.t was not elected. Sub sequently, an agitation arcee in Staly bridge on corporation matters, and Johnson was engaged by one of the contending parties as their agent. At tho late election in Rochdale, he took part with a section of the beersellers against Mr. because thatgentleman had displeased them in refer ence to some legislation affecting their interests ; but, before the general public, he played ne part beyond voting for Sir A. Ramsey. Then, or subsequently, he was engaged, ac cording to report, by the conservatives in Rochdale as their registration agent, at a salary of £lOO per year. Through this appointment, no doubt, he became connected with the conservatives in their defence of the return of Sir Alexander Ramsey. When the news of Johcson's pro ceedings reached Rochdale on Saturday morning, the people were astounded, for it was not generally known that Johnson was in connection with the conservatives, PO LICE I NTELLTGENC E,—YEsTsaDAy. LIVERPOOL. BEFORE MS. MANSFIELD. VIOLENT AS3AULT.—A woman, named Eilen Burns, was charged with having struck Henry Rimmer a violent blow of a pint mug over the eye, in a house in Paul-street, on Saturday night ; and Surgeon Grieves proved that the wound was a dangerous one, and would involve the eye ball. The prisoner was remanded. STABBING.—Hannah Mitchell was charged with having stabbed Mathew Caffray, in Paul-street. The wound was a dangerous one over the eye. The prisoner said she was abused, and called an Orange woman, and her religion insulted, and a row followed in consequence ; but she denied having stabbed the man, saying that the com plainant got it in the melee. A witness for the prisoner said it was all the fault of the drink, and that there was a regular fight in the street, and sticks, stones, and brickbats flew like " shots and balls at Waterloo," so that the complainant could not tell who hit him. The prisoner was discharged MORE STABBING.—Martha Donaldson was charged with stabbing Arthur McNeill, in Frederick-street. The parties had some dispute about a bowl of s alp, or something of that sort, when the prisoner had a knife in her hand with which she struck the complainant a blow in the left arm, inflicting a serious wound Mr. Goodere was for the prisoner, and produced two witnesses, who proved that the prisoner only held up her hand (in which the knife was) to protect herself from a blow that the complainant made at her, and in this way the wound was inflicted. The prisoner was therefore discharged. MORE ASSAULTS.—MichaeI Hanley, a provision dealer, living in Springfield-street, was charged with having as saulted officer No. 8. At half-past two on Sunday morning the prisoner was got by the officer asleep on the steps of his door, apparently drunk, and when be " roused him" up, the prisoner struck him, tore his coat, and otherwise ill used him ; this was corroborated by other officers. Mr. Cobb, for the prisoner, produced three witnesses, who laid all the blame on the police. but his worship did not credit their story, and fined the prisoner la and costs. " DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.”—Mr. Charles Parks, the proprietor of the Queen's Arms public house, Williamson square, was charged by police officer, 467, with being drunk I and disorderly, and a nnoy i ng hi m i n Whi tec h apel. The officer said he was in Whitechapel at half-past eleven o'clock on Sunday night, when the prisoner rushed to wards him in a very excited manner. Ho was in his shirt sleeves, and acted most disorderly, demanding his num ber, and otherwise misconducting himself. He was advised to be calm, and go away, but he then got more disorderly, and continued to act most improperly, until he was at length taken into custody. The defen dant denied in the strongest terms that he was drunk or discord° ;he merely went to ask the policeman's num ber who had insulted hie servant, who was out with a message, and then he was handled most roughly. The policeman denied that he ever saw the defendant or his servant before, and he was utterly astonished when the man made such a rush at him. In reply to Mr. Mans field, the Bridewell-keeper, why , received the prisoner , said he was decidedly drunk when brought there. Mr. Parks again denied that he was drunk, but two other policemen swore that he way drunk, and fully corroborated the statement of the first policeman. The defendant called his servant girl, who said she was insulted by a policeman in the strEet. Officer 467: Did I insult you ? Girl : No, you did not. Do you know who did ? No ; there were three or four of them together. Mr. Mansfield (to Mr. Parks): You must pay a fine of 5s and costs for being drank. The fine was paid, and Mr. Parks retired, anything but pleased, judging from his language. KELLY THE BUTTERMAN'S BOY.—A youth, named Paddy Moran, was brought up by an officer, who said he found him engaged in a cruisting match of oyster shells, in Hod son-street, off Great Crosshall-street. From the statement of the officer, it appeared that Hodeon-street is a great depository of oyster shells, and it seemed that on Sunday afternoons, a lot of boys and oyster girls were in the habit of holding meetings there, which always ended in a fight, the weapons being the said shells. There were many complaints, and on Sunday evening he get a lot of them "at it, hammer and tongs," but the only one he could catch was the prisoner. Mr. Mansfield (to the boy) : What are you ? Boy : I'm in the employment of Kelly the butterman. (Loud laughter.) What do you get a week Boy . I get 6s a week from Kelly the batterman. (Renewed laughter) Mr. Mansfield : I fine you ls. The boy paid the fine. ROBBERY AT THE PIER-HEAD BATAS —Alfred Highton, a youth about fifteen or sixteen years of age, dressed a la navy, the son of the; former governor of the borough gaol, was charged with stealing 27s from the pocket of a gentle man at the baths on Sunday morning. The facts of this case appeared in our paper of yesterday. The prisoner was in the habit of going to the baths, and lately several gentlemen complained to Mr. Morris that their pockets had been picked. He watched and suspected the prisoner, and on Sunday morning he marked 275, and put it into a gentleman's pocket who was bathing with the prisoner ; the latter left quickly, and the money was missed ; the prisoner was arrested, and the money was got upon him. Mr. Goodere, for the prisoner, said he pleaded guilty. The prisoner was re manded for fourteen days, and then to be sent to the Ackbar for five years. In re ISHERWOOD.—In this case, the details of which appeared two or three days ago, on the application of Mr. Roby, the attorney for the prosecution, the case was Further adjourned to Friday. and an order to deliver up the perishable portion of the goods to the owner, was made by his worship. SUDDEN DEATHS, &c. On Sunday morning, a man named David Summers, said to be about 30 years of age, and the mate of a ship called the Marina, died at the boarding-house of Mr. Thomas Hutton, Sparling-street, under the following suspicious circum stances : —On Saturday night he called at the house of Mr. Hutton, being an acquaintance of his. He seemed stupid and ill, as if from drink, and said he had been at a house of ill repute in Charles-street, for over a week. He wet t to bed, and at three o'clock in the morning he became alarmingly worse, when Mr. Hutton sent for Dr. Kelly, of Great George's-square, but deceased died mean time, saying, " Oh, God, they have not done right to me" (meaninr 2 at the Muse in Charles-street). An inquest will be held on the body this day. Anne Gale, aged 57, 5 widow, who resided in Green lane, Clarance-street, died suddenly in convulsive fits on Sunday morning, at two o'clock. On Saturday afternoon a child, named Emily Barlow, 5 years of age, was killed in Pembrcke-place, by a buss that passed over her. Inquests will be held in the above cases this day. The editor of an American newspaper, published at Lake Superior, after having been without a mail three weeks, says Should the mail arrive this week, we shall make our regular issue next Tuesday ; for this number was made up from an old magazine and a religions almanack of last year; tend, Fo long as the material holds out, we shall be independent of the mails.' The opening of the Ar:, Treasures Exhibition at Man ch, st , r has presentsd a rty-nrable opportunity for bringing together the m , mbers the institution of Mechanical Engineers in greater force than they are wont to assemble. The success of the recent gathering in Glasgow has, doubtless, afrruied the council of this institution good grounds fer believing that a meeting in Manchester would nor/only he numerously attendesl, but would induce the production of a variety of papers of more than ordinary interes'. I tbie h-qiefit has not been deceived, judging by the lone list of subjec's advertised as- preparing for discussion. ADULTERATION OF BRFAD.—Tn reference to a state ment made by Dr. Normandy at the recent prosecution of bakers at Usbri,'r, to the effect that, by the uqe of alum, bakers are enabled to produce from a sack of flour as many as 106 quartern loaves, whereas, without this adulteratioo, only 90 Laves cal be made, a cor respondent states that " alum is solely used for the par_ pos- of citHing the bread to detach itself smoothly on removal from the oven, and to present a g3od appear ance, not attainable by other mans, and the quantity used is so sm,ll that it is impossible for it alone to cause the great augmentation in weight asserted by Dr. Normandy." EscArta AND RECAPTURE OF A PRISONER.--At an early hour on Friday morning las', as the policeman on duty was going his routios is the vicinity of the West Riding House of Correction, WakefiAld, he observed a rope, manufactured out of coca net fibre, reachinz from the prison wall to groan t Deeming this a suspicions cfr cumstance, he aroused the prison authorities, who very SOOD ascertained that a man named Thomas Taylor was missing. The police-officer and the cons' ibles were soon on the alert, ono of Mr. Faweet..'s corn m'llers, named Richardson, idning in the pursuit. I t the meantime, the modern "Jack Shepherd" had taken refuge in a dark recess near Kirkgate bridge, where he remained quietly observant of the police. At leogJi, presuming the coast to be clear, he lett, his hiding place, and nas , ing order Kirkgate bridge, made for the Sandal road. Here he was met by Richardson. who se;z-J1 hims and kept him in charge till the police came up, when he was at once taken back to his former place o' confinement. The prisoner had cut the hinges off the door of his cell, lifted the doo r aside, and mace his way int) the chapel. He then cut through one of the chap-. 1 win dows, eking out three or four panes of glass, and got upon the, gas house by means of the rope and 'some grappling irons. He then descer.ded from the top of the gas house, which abuts the prison wall, into the street. THE NORTHERN TIMES. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, , 857 MANCHESTER BANKRUPTCY COURT. In re JOSEPH WRIGHT.—The cross-examination of Mr. Stannay, by Mr. Cobbett, was concluded on Friday. Fur 'her explanations were given respecting the arrangement between the bankrupt and the firm of Lees and Co. for the purchase of cotton. Mr. Stannay stated that until cotton became dear, the firm charged a i-d per pound as their per tentage, and gave three months' credit for the payment. After money became dear, they charged 3-16 hs of a penny. The profit, upon the average, would be 14 to 2 per cent during the last twelve months of the bankrupt's trading, The average price of cotton-at the time was 7d per pound. Cotton was much lower in January. 1855. The arrange. ment was the same, whether the cotton was high or low. In re-examination by Mr. Atkinson, the witness said he unders'ood the arragement to be equivalent to a purchase by Wright, on their account, and he could not have pur chased on credit in the Liverpool market. The case was adjourned until Wednesday next, when a certificate will be applied for. Mr. Knowles is, it is said, about to resign the office of Attorney• General to the County Palatine of Lancaster, in consequence of his intention to retire from the North frn Circuit. DIVIDENDS.—The Midland Railway, we are informed on good authority, will pay at the rate of 4 per cent. The Berwick will show a disposable balance of 4 per cent. but as the whole is no t d er i ve d f rom t h e tra ff ic o f t hi s h a lf: it is probable they will not divide so much. The Leeds dividend, it is rumoured, will be 5 per cent.—Herapath. 'fLIE POPE AND SARDINIA.—The Opinione of Turiu, of the 14th, states, notwithstanding previous asser.ions to the contrary, that the Chevalier Boncompagni, the Sar dinian diplomatist, has been received by he Pope at Bologna, and affirms that the interview was marked by coldness on both sides, the conversation consisting of an exchange of compliments, and nothing more. T PIVJEOTED MU3ICAL 0'2115 —MT. Beale has just con cluded arrangements for his annual musical tours in the provinces at the close of the opera season. Amongst the more distinguished members of his company are Madame Grisi, Madame Alboni, Madame Gassier, and Signor Mario, who will appear in a series of concerts and musical enter tainments, embracing the choicest pieces which have been presented at her Majesty's Theatre and the Lyceum during the present season. TheecTmer OF A MONASTERY.—The Benedictine order are about to erect a monastery at Belmont, near Here ford, on a scale unknown in England since the reforma tion. Mr. Welby Pugin has advertised for tenders for the work. A handsome Catholic church has also recently been built at Belmont, at the sole expense of F. R. Wege Prosser, Esq,, formerly a member for Herefordshire, and who a few years since seceded from the Church of Englanl. Cheltenham Examiner. DUMAS FISHING FOR COMPLIMENTS.—When M. Dumas pere was a witness at Rouen, on the famous trial for mur der by duel, where Lola etontes also figured, he was asked his profession. " Ahl" said he, " if I were not in the re&ve city of Cornfille, I shouhl call myself a dramatist." He wag leoking for a compliment—and did not find what he sought. The judge respec'ed the supremacy of Cor neille; and remarked, with sly irony, " Sir, there are degrees and extremes in every profession !" " STRAIN AT A GNAT AND SWALLOW A CAMEL."—A writer to a cotemporsry says :—" We read in the Bank of England returns of Friday, that the government deposits in the hands of that corporation amount to upwards of seven millions of money; which, at present interest, pro r'.uces, or would produce, if properly used, nearly half a million per annum ; and yet the very men who sanction this waste of public money begrudge our Queen's daughter a paltry dower of £B,OOO per annum." CALLAO.—The following is an extract from a mercan tile letter dated Lima, May 12 :—" Vivanco effected a lauding here of his troops to the number of about 700, and attacked Callao on the morning of the 22nd April, but met with no sympathy, and after a sanguinary conflict in the streets, in which about 200 fell or were mortally wounded, only one man returned to him on board the frigate. On Sunday last the rest of the squadron (the frigate remaining with him) entered the bay and surren, dered to the constitutional government."—Shipping Ga zette. No fewer tnan three new operas have been produced within the space of a few nights at the Theatre Lyrique in Paris. One is called Les Conzmeres, is in one act, and is by M. Montuoro ; the second is called the Duel du Cara mandeur, is also in one act, and is by M. Lajerte ; and the third, which is entitled, Les Nuits d'Espagne, and is in two acts, is by M. Semet. The three pieces are not got up with much care, and have not made any sensation ; but as the first productions of three young composers who are endeavouting to make themselves a reputation, they deserve mention. A scheme is on foot for organising an annual exhibition cf works cf British art in New York. The proposition promises well, considering the rapidly increasing demand for works of art in America. A collection is to be in full readiness by the end of August, for the transit to New York. The project meets with the syinnathy and support of many or our leading artists, amongst whom are Millais, Holman Hunt, and E. M. Ward. The American native artists and some capitalists and public men in the United States receive the idea warmly, Mr. William Rossetti will act as secretary. TACK FALSTAFF AND JULIUS C/EsAR —AN HISTORICAL PARALLEL—FaIstaff, in fact, like all men born to sway large destinies, had a lavish disregard of trifling expendi ture. Like Julius Caesar, he contracted debts ; that is to say, as much like Julius Caesar as possible —our hero lacking that arch insolvent's facilities of obtaining credit. With two millions of somebody else's money (about the amount, I believe, on the Julian schedule) whet would not Falstaff have done? It is difficult to answer. It may be safely stated, however, that it was from no fault of John Falstaff's that Julius Caesar bad the best of him in this respect. —Robert Brougles Life of Sir John Falsta f f. JUSTICES' JUSTICE IN MONNIOUTIISIIIRE.—At the Usk Petty Sessions, on Saturday, a ygung lad, about 17 years of age, giving the name of Henry Frederick Morgan, was convicted of hawking a few gross of shirt buttons without a licence, and sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour, which the bench thought would do him great ser vice. The lad was of quiet, civil, and rather respectable demeanour; had given no offence to anybody, and was doing the best be could for a livelihood ; and for this he is sent to prison for a fortnight. It would have been well if the " great unpaid" had put him in the way of doing him self some service when he comes out of gaol. The German papers announce the death of Count Hahn Netihaus, a most celebrated character in his day. He was the father (says the Literary Gazette) of the well-known Ida, Countess of Hahn-Hahn, and had devoted the whole of his life and a very large fortune to the stage. In his early life he built on his estate a beautiful theatre, which he fitted up in the most costly manner, and for which be provided a regular company of actors, maintained at his own expense. Most of the celebrated actors of the day made occasional appearances on his stage; his passion, however, cost him dearly, and one estate after another had to be sold to defray his lavish expenditure. He died at Altona, at the advanced age of seventy-eight, in very needy circumstances. He had lately been obliged to work for his bread, and—the " the ruling passion strong in death"—conducted, as paid director, a provincial theatre up to his last moments THE CHINESE REBELS AND OPIUM.—Lord Shaftesbury states that the rebel chiefs have prohibited the use of opium. There is no doubt of this. The prohibition is made one of the commandments in the rebel deaogue ; but it may be questioned if this appeal to the moral sense of the Chinese people has had any considerable influence, for though in the immediate prasence and neighbourhood of the rebel kings the prdhibitory laws are said to be obeyed, the information I have obtained from various localities to which the rebellion has extended, leads me to believe that the supporters of the iusurrec`ion are no more free from the contamination of opium than the rest of their countrymen. At Shanghai, where the insurgents were immediately under our eyes and observation, their con sumption of opium was enormous, and the vice almost universal, the chiefs being particularly addicted' to it, while among the junks, whether piratical or patriotic, which have crowded the coasts of China, opium smoki❑g prevails, without, as I believe, a solitary exception.—Sir John Bow mg, in Despatch of Jan. 8, 1854. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF MR. EDWARD BRIGGS, OF WILP3HIRE GRANGE.—On Thursday morning, the utmost consternation pervaded all circles in Blackburn, on its becoming known that Mr. Edward Briggs had committed suicide. It appears that the deceased was found on the forenoon of that day by Mr. Thomas Hindle, his partner, about a quarter to eleven o'clock, stirs. pended by the neck with a rope, which was fastened to an iron railing, in the engine house at Greenbank Mill, in Blackburn. He was immediately cut down, but was found to be quite dead. Mr. Irving, surgeon, was immediately sent for, but any effort of his must have been unavai'ing. The deceased was soon afterevards removed to Wilpshire Grange. No especial reason can be assigned for the rash act ; it has, however, been observed that, for several days past, he has manifested a low and desponding state of mind. His untimely death is much regretted. His upright, un swerving, and enterprising character as a manufacturer, was proverbial, while his kindness and undeviating attention to the true interests of his workpeople ever drew forth their unfeigned acknowledgment of his public and private Worth. He was els() a steady adherent to the creed of advanced and advancing politicians. His purse was always open to the appliances of educational and charitable institutions, while his manners were easy, and his person approachable by all. His urbanity of conduct and usefulness in public and private life were universally appreciated. He was a borough magistrate arid a member of the Town Council. EXCHEQUER C RANEE ,-JuNE 20. WRIT OF ➢RROR. LLEWSLLYN AND °THEIRS, v. THE SWANSEA CANAL NAVI GATION COMPANY.—This was a writ of error from the Court of Exchequer, in which counsel were fully heard 7th of February last, and the case stood over for con sideration. Lord Chief Justice Cockburn now delivered judgment. The point of contention was whether ithe water taken to supply and fill up the lock in which one:of the company's barges was sunk, and raised by the water taken to fill up the lock, was chargeable at the rate of 101. per lock, a water supplied for navigation purposes, under articles of indenture entered into between the parties. The Lord Chief Justioa was of opinion that the water supplied to fill up the lock, which was emptied to raise the sunken barge—was water supplied for navi gation purposes, and as such was fairly chargeable at 10/- in term of the articles of indenture That the decision of the Court of Exchequer upon this third point should be reversed, and upon the second points affirmed. The other judges concurred. . COURT OF EXCHEQUER -SATURDAY. PIDGEON v. MUNDAY.-BETTING ON THE CHEBTER CUP. —This was an action, brought by the plaintiff, the exten sive distiller in the Borough, against the defendant, a butcher in Park-street, Grosvenor-square, to recover the sum of £5O, the amount of a bill of exchange, drawn by a person named Hinton, the keeper of a public-house in Park-street. Defendant pleaded that the bill had been accepted by him for a betting transaction on the Chester Cup race, and that £lO had Wen paid by Hinton. It ap peared that the plaintiff was in the habit of supplying Hinton with spirits, and in the last year he was indebtea to the plaintiff in £4OO, and his collector receved the bill in question in the regale , : way of business. Hinton be came bankrupt, and the plaintiff proved the amount of the whole of his debt, upon which he had received a divi dend from Hinton's estate. For the defence Hinton was called. who deposed that at the time he gave the bill to the plaintiff's collector, he told him he had taken it for a betting transaction, and the £lO he afterwards paid was off the bill and not his general account, The defendant was examined, and deposed that he had paid Hinton the amount of his bet for which he gave the bill. The learned Baron said that it was proved that the plaintiff had notice that the bill had been given for a betting transaction. Tire jury accordingly returned a verdict for the defendant'. LONDON COURT OF INSOLVENCY. COMMITMENT BY COUNTY COURT 4 .- I MPOILTANT NOTICE In re Geo. HuLLs.—ln this case a discharge was ordered on a commitment by a county court, under peculiar cir cunastances,ithe publicity of which will benefit other per sons. The insolvent was discharged under the act, and he was served with e. judgment summons for a debt inserted in the schedule. He did not attend the hearing of the judgment summons, and on Thursday was arrested and taken to \Vhitecroes•streot prison, on a commitment by the County Court. Mr. Dowse applied for the discharge on an affidavit made by the insolvent. Mr. Commissioner Phillips, somewhat surprised, asked whether there wa s not a provision in a recent act to prevent such commit. ments ? Mr. Dowse said there was. Mr. Commissioner Phillips: From which County Court did the warrant issue ? Mr. Dowse said it was the Bloomsbury County Court. He should, however, inform the court that the in solvent was confined by illness when he was served with the judgment summons, and did not attend ; and therefore it might be that the judge was not aware that he had not been discharged under the act. Mr. Commissioner Phillips said the insolvent was clearly entitled to his discharge, and it was accordingly ordered. It should be known that parties when summoned by County Courts should attend and prove that they have taken the benefit of the act, or they may be committed by the judges in ignorance of the circumstances, and they might get themselves into prison by failing to take a little trouble in the first instance. A FAIR ENTICEMENT. Ellen Charter, a pretty-looking girl, described as a shoebiuder, but whose elegant apparel betokened the pursuit of a more profitable, if less honourable occupation, was charged at the Mansion House on Saturday, with stealing two bills of exchange, fn- £lOB and £5O respec tively, aad 12s in silver, from the person of Mr. James Hendre, a merchant in the city, From the evidence of Michael Hayden, detective, it appeared that about eleven o'clock on Friday night, he saw the prisoner accosting gentlemen in Cheapside, and followed by two men in a very suspicious manner. He therefore watched her, and saw her go up to the prosecutor, as he passed, and walk with him round ore or two of the neighbouring streets, back to Cheapside, when, after standing with him about half a minute, she crossed the road hurriedly, and ran down Friday -street at the top of her speed. He followed and overtook her, and charged her willa robbing the gentleman she hail just left, when she said she didn't know what he meant; but upon his forcing open her hand and taking out something, she said it was only some pieces of paper which the gentleman had given to her. The prosecutor, who then came up, denied this, and the officer, upon looking at the papars, found them to be the bills of exchange referred to in the charge. Twelve shillings was also found upon her. The prosecutor corroborated this statement, and added that he had lost twelve shillings out of the pocket from which the bills had bEen taken, and among the money was a crown piece, which was found on the prisoner at the station. The prisoner, in her defence, said the prosecutor first accosted her, told her his wife was gone to Edinburgh, and asked her to go home and sleep with him. She, however, declined the invitation, notwithstanding which he gave her the 12s; and when she asked him to oblige her with a piece of paper to wrap the money in, he handed her the bills of exchange. The prosecutor said this was a complete fabri cation. Prisoner : Didn't you ask ma to go home and sleep with you ? Prosecutor : No, I should think not. Prisoner : And did'nt you say your wife was gone to Edinburgh ? Prosecutor No. Prisoner : And wasn't you drunk ? Prosecutor : No, certainly not. She was fully committed for trial. CONVICTION UNDER THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT. Mr. Henry Lewis, owner of the ship Avon, lying in the West India Dock, London, appeared on Saturday, at the Thames Police Court, to answer a summons taken out by Mr. Coleman, clerk to the Registrar of Seamen, which charged the defendant with proceeding to sea frem the the United Kingdom as master of a foreign-going ship of British registry, named Avon, not having obtained, or being in possession of, a valid certificate either of com petency or service appropriate to the station held by him, contrary to the 136th section of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, by which the defendant had incurred a penalty not exceeding £5O. The evidence adduced having clearly established the charge, Mr. Selfe, considering that a nominal penalty would not meet the justice of so flagrant a case, fined the defendant £2O, which was instantly paid. THE AUSTRIAN AMNESTY.—The Cologne Gazette states that the Emperor of Austria has remitted the remainder of the punishments to twenty-five Hungarian soldiers con demned for political offences to detention in a fortress. A. hundred electric clocks are about to be established in Brussels. The municipal authorities have acquainted the inhabitants of some of the streets that the wires will run along the tops of their houses, and call upon them to allow the workmen to make the necessary arrangements. DE NTH OF LADY EVERSLEY.—It is with regret that we announce the decease of Viscountess Eversley, the wife of the late Speaker. The melancholy event took place at an early hour on Saturday morning, at his lordship's new house, 69, Eaton-place. The noble lady had been in her uitial health and strength till the beginning or last we-k. A few days ago she caught a most severe cold, from the effects of which she died. A FARMER COMMITTED FOR TRIAL FOR TWO FELONIES. —At the Donca. , ster West Riding Police Court, of Satur day last, Richard Rotheram, farmer, of Cunishro', was brought up in custody charged with stealing twenty-six posts, twenty rails, and other wood, the property of th« South Yorkshire Railway Company, and also various articles belonging to Mr. Blyth, their agent. At fire o'clock on Wednesday morning last, Mr. Blyth saw Rotheram carrying a post from his field, and having missed other things before, he took out a search-warrant, and the result was the finding of a large quantity of goods, all of which were identified by witnesses. The bench committed the prisoner to Rotherham sessions on both charges, refusing to take bail, it being represented to them that Rotherham was about to proceed to Australia. INQUEST ON SIR JAMES ErRZ-011 Saturday Mr. IV. J. Payne, Coroner for the Duchy of Lancaster, held an inquest at the Bowyer Hotel, Manor-street, Clapham, on the body of Sir James Eyre, Knight, physician, aged sixty seven. It appeared that the deceased and bis lady were staying at the residence of Mr. Scholey, Lluristen House, Larkhall Rise, Clapham, on a visit. On Thursday he had attended the Queen's levee, and sat up playing at whist till a quarter before one o'clock on Friday mo, r ning, when he remarked, " I think it is time to leave ; - t r playing at cards," and went up to bed, his lady ba, - ,in g precede,fi him. He was in no way excited, but. was his casual health. About five o'clock the same Inormit g , Lady Eyre's bell rang, and on the servant goi:a g Up the deceased was found in the bed by her side dead. M r . R. C. Parrot, surgeon, of Clapham, who was oar. expressed his conviction that dP;ath had resulted fro m h some vessel of the b ra i n ilai l L og given way.—Ve r di ct, " Natural death," of the whist party, FIRE AT A SPINDLE MANUFACTORY. About eleven o'clock on Saturday night intelligence reached the Leeds police-office that thP extensive spindle works of Mr. Jonathan Hattersley, in the Armley-road, were on fire. Water was plentiful, and the premises being easy of access to the firemen, the conflagration was reduced in a couple of hours. The engines continued to play upon the burning ruins of the foundry until after two o'clocn on Sunday morning. How the fire originated has not beek ascertained. About a week ago the sparks from the molten metal in the process of casting set the woodwork in this same foundry on fire, and had not all the workmen beck] on the spot the consequences might have been serious. Whether the same cause may have led to the present con flagration we are unable to learn. The damage done was principally confused to the casting-room and the engine house, the former pace being unroofed, and the gearing and shafting of the machinery very extensively injured. The premises, which employ above 200 hands, are insured in the Leeds and Yorkshire office. NEUFCHATEL.—The royalist emigrants of all classes are availing themselves of the decree of the Grand Council, and returning in great numbers to Neufchatel. THE SILK CROP IN ITALY.—The Milan Gazelle of the 10th states that the silk crop looks promising this year. in the Lombardo -Venetian kingdem, but that the disease of the silkworm is spreading in Frioul and Tyrol. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL SPIRITS. —ln 1856 the quantity of rum imported was 7,169,005 gi)l, - ins, of which 3,423,407 gallons were retained for home comunaption. The imports of brandy, Geneva, and other spirit•, amounted to 2,858,237 gallons, the home consumption being 1,579,903 gallons. EVANGELISM IN GERMANY.—The fourth ecclesiastical conference of the Evangelical Confession of all Germany was opened on the 11th inst., in the Chapel of the Wartburg. Delegates from the superior ecclesiastical authorities of Austria, Prussia, Saxony, Hanover, Wur temburg, Baden, &c., were present. The Conference caetinues. OXFORD TOWN COUNCIL AND THE BALLOT.—The Oxford Town Council has adopted the following resolu tion, which was carried by a majority of ten to eight, viz. : That this council, feeling the importance of vote by ballot to this constituency especially, request that the mayor, on behalf of the council, write to the city members, and request them to be in their places and support Mr. Henry Berkeley's motion on the 30th." The motion was supported by the mayor, the sheriff, Alderman Sadler, Alderman Grubb, &c. CHINA.—Some correspondence between the Foreign Office and the Commercial Association at Manchester, in the years 1846, 1847, and 1848, on the subject of outrages committed on English subjects in China, has recently been laid before the Houses of Parliament, in pursuance of an address to the Queen. The Association had the misfor tune to differ from Lord Palmerston on c'rtain aoints, his lordship attributing the murders which were perpetrated at Canton in 1848 to the temerity of the British residents, rather than to any want of foresight or precaution on the part of her Majesty's representative on the station, and the Association rather inclining to be dissatisfied with the conduct of Sir J. Davis. TERRIFIC STORM.—At half-past twelve o'clock On Friday night a fearful storm took place in London and the suburbs, the lightning lacing most vivid,"agrand, and awful ; the thunder was constant, loud, and terrific; and the rain a complete deluge, accompanied with hailstones, that broke thousands of skylights, &c. The storm continued, without the slightegt abatement, for one honr. The immense body of rain which fell had the effect of surcharging the drains and sewers. In Chancery-lane, nearly opposite the Law Institution, the sewer gave way about herr o'clock, carrying with it the water and gas mains, besides doing other injury. The storm, we understand, has done considerable damage in Surrey and Kent. JUMPING OUT OF A RAILWAY CARRIAGE,—On Saturday a lunatic named Chaplin was being conveyed by the express train from Exeter, on the Bristol and Exeter Railway, in charge of a keeper, who had been obliged to fetter the poor demented man's legs and arms with gyves and chains. When near Durston station be fell down on his knees, apparently at prayer; but in an instant, and before it was possible to prevent him, he sprang out of the window of the carriage while the express train was at its full speed. On arriving at Durston an engine was sent back to Isok for the poor fellow, and he was found lying on the line apparently uninjured. On being conveyed to the Taunton Hospital, however, it was found that he had sustained a dislocation of his collar-hone. LORI) PALMERSTON'S GOOD OPINION OF THE CHINESE. —I am directed by Viscount Palmerston to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 9th instant, representing, on behalf of the Manchester Commercial Association, of which you are president, the insufficiency of the protection afforded to British subjects at Canton. Lord Palmerston directs me to state to you in reply, that if the association hove been informed that the lower classes of Chinese at Canton have manifested increased ill-feeling towards British subjects since the successful and brilliant termina tion of the recent operations in the Canton river, the information which has reached the association is exactly the reverse of that which has been received by her Majesty's Government from persons who have the most recent knowledge of the facts, and on whose accuracy and c )r -rectness her Majesty's Government place entire reliance:— Foreign Office Letter of July 14, 1847. THE VALUE OF ETHER AS A DETECTIVE.—The appli cation of the process of etherisation has just been resorted to in Belgium as a means of acquiring judicial information. After a considerable robbery committed at Brussels, in November last, two men named Lerch and Daubner, were arrested and brought to trial. The former was condemned to hard labour for life, but in consequence of the latter pretending to be dumb and idiotic his trial was postponed, in order that a medical investigation should take place. It was found impossible to get even a sign of intelligence from him. As it was, however, known that he was not born dumb, and that he had spoken when he said that he could speak no language but German, he was etberised, and while labouring under the effect of that application he spoke perfectly and in French. fie was in consequence again brought up before the tribunal, and condemned to ten years hard labour. GIGANTIC PROJECT. --BRIDGE FROM NEW YORK TO BROOKLYN —Mr.• J. J. Rink, a German architect of this city, has shown us a plan for a bridge across the East River, connecting Broad-street with Atlantic-street Brooklyn. The length i s t o b e 5 , 272 f ee t, w id t h 300 feet. There are to he six arches, and the height of the bridge, aft)ve high water mark, is to be 140 feet. The arches are to be constructed so that the invervening'spacea can be used for storing military stores, while the south front of the bridge will serve for a river fortification The two abutwennts are to be pierced for a number of large cannon. On the north front the piers are to be turned into storehouses or hotels. The veul's of the interior are to be used as swimming -baths, slaughter-houses, m ar k ets &c. The foundations o f th e piers are t o b e constructed upon a new and simple plan, involving but little expense. The termini of the bridge are designed for a custom house, armoury, and a deeot of military stores, to be con nected with Governor's Island, by a submarine passage.— New York Tribune. HOW THE CHINESE ARGUE AGAINST OPIUM,--A parlia mentary paper containing documents on the opium trade has a translated Chinese tract against the consumption of this drug. Iho tract says :—" Formerly both the inner and outer countries trading together exchanged their good with mutual prrifit. England, America, France, and other countries, brought their broad-cloths, eamlets, clocks, watches, long-ells, piece goods, cotton, and cotton yarn, &c.; China giving her tea, silks, satins, gauze, rhubarb, and other articles in exchange, which increased our natio nal wealth and prosperity, and foreigners obtaining our productions derived benefit from them. This legitimate trade is in every way advantageous; the duties also are sufficient, and the various branches of trade are in a pros perous state. But how is the increasing poverty of the people, and the lowering price of goods to be explained? It must be attributable to the extensive sale of opium. It is evident, therefore, that native eilver is draining away, and there being nothing to exchange for our commodities I and copper cash, these are daily diminishing in value; and since these are so cheap, the branches of expert and port trade, merchants and tradesmen, all alike suffer loss." , A FAVOURITE FASHIONABLE Hener.—The " Old Cis, a rt, suburb" of Ken s i ng t on h a s had a loss in th e l ast few, (.1; which will be regret t e d by some of our cl y u b 4 , 1 ueatro- gossips. "The King's Arms" has been to' ll - ed b fire It was the I ist phase in or about London reh j ere th y e , coffee-house style of society was still preserved, and whe re members of the legislature, an d a high class o f were to met with in roa ms open to t he t)av entrY, • rremely old fashione,i in it s f arrtiture .; n. 'lt was rooms, with their w ainscotting a n d r- and the tapper _ back to the days co' Q um Anna d ried fieery, took o ne its It gained its vogue from , having be 2.11 actively peb • family at " Holla u l ..ronised for many years by the alludes to it. In • -Arse," and Mi ore in his " Diary" stammer time it was a f avour i te h aunt o f members • ge'atlemen of t: ne most opposite ta s t es , and ccensionelly B rookes's," the' Carlton," and other clubs, were r.o be sen th ere engaged in animated talk with " the Lo red knows who." Several very interesting " characters" were amongst the frequenters of that quaint old hostelry. Amongst them was " Vesey junior." (Lord Eldon's Law Reporter), who preserved his forensic name to his eightieth year. Flaxman, the sculptor, was fond of retiring thither, and always dined in one of the small rooms overlooking the gardens; and it was there, also, that "the Doctor" (William Maginn) was to be found in his best conversa tional mood. lt was a pleasent summer lounge, where old friends drank old wine, and thought and talked of " the days that are no more."—Press, WATER! WATER!! TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES,' Sir,—lf the Water Committee will persist in forcing the Pike water down our throats, it surely is not too much to ask for the best of its badness— an abundant supply of it in its purity (?). Surely it is not so precious that it 'can only be afforded to be turned on for a couple of hours every morning ; and even then too late to be had fresh for break fast. On Sunday, they are such rigid Sabbatarians, they never turn it on at all, and what is drawn before eleven o'clock on Saturday morning must serve till eight on Monday morning. Now, it is very inconvenient to keep vessels and to catch, every day, a - supply to last a family for so long a time; but, added to this, when kept for only a few hours, in such weather as this, it gets warm and unfit for drinking. Would you believe it, sir, I could not get a glass of drinkable water to digest my dinner to-day ?—and water, it is well known, is an excellent improver of digestion. Truly, it is enough to drive a teetotaller to drinking. Oh, how I sympathise, with some what of a fellow feeling, with the poor traveller beneath the bright and cloudless rays of a tropical sun, deluded and tantalised by the mirage --the phantom of a moving watery surface : Water, water everywhere, Yet npt a drop to drink. What can be the object of the Water Committee in so limiting the supply ? If it is economy, they are going the wrong way to work, for more is caught every morning than is ever used, and when it stands over for a day it is unfit for dietary purposes, and is sent down the sink as soon as a fresh supply can be caught.. Probably as much as half the quantity drawn is disposed of in this manner, so that there would be a positive saving in having it always turned on. But it can scarcely be economy, for I have always understood that there is no end to the Pike, and so I half suspect that the Water Committee, knowing its deadly nature, are afraid to give it to us in quantity. You, sir, have well, if not successfully hitherto, contended for us for pure water ; as the next best thing you can do, pray use your influence to com pel man's obstinacy to give us what the beneficent Creator sends the earth in unlimited supply7—a constant stream of cold water, a necessity at all times, but a luxury refreshing to the languid frame in such oppressively hot weather as the present.— I am, sir, yours respectfully, EVE RTONIAN. Gregson-street, 21st June, 1857. MR. JAMES M'DONALD & THE CORPORATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. aim a reader of your paper, and I am one of those who feel a little interested in local matters. I need not tell you that the water supply to Liverpool has occupied my attention for years. I have read recently a good deal on the subject, and although I cannot subscribe to all that the great advocate of the well supply, Mr. McDonald, contends for, yet I think he has been very harshly treated by the Corporation A friend•of mine has informed me that a movement is about being made in order to place Mr. M`Donald in a more comfort able position than that which he is now in. I am no enemy of Mr. M`Donald, but I do think before he presumes to claim the sympathy of the people of Liverpool, he ought to give some expla nation of his conduct. He admits that he entered the service of the Corporation as a common policeman—they made him an inspector—then a superintendent—and, I believe, latterly a chief superintendant. It appears he then got an appoint ment as manager of the Corporation Water Works. There can be no doubt that, in that capacity, he ren dered service to the town. However, he quarrelled with his bread and cheese ; he would not have the Pike water at all, and hence the mess he has got himself into. It is a very serious matter for any one, to say nothing of a discarded servant, to impugn the character or motives of public men —men whose reputation is dearer to them than life itself. And why is a person, a mean beggar like M'Donald, to he privileged to scandalise, in the way he has done, such a man as Mr. Samuel Holmo. The Town Council of Liverpool have, iu my humble opinion, shewn this person far too.much indulgence. He has held some score of sittnitions, and lost them all, and at last, in mercy to him, he was made a Smoke Inspector with the hand some salary of £l5O per annum —but even that liberal stipend would not suit him, and he either resigned, was dismissed, or suspended from that merely sinieure appointment. Now, sir, I think it is too bad that the columns of the Liverpool press should still be open to the grumbling and growling of this discontented servant of the Corporation. When Mr. M`Donald has explained the why an d the wherefore "he lost his office as Smoke Inspector," perhaps I may feel disposed to uu button my pocket on his behalf ; but, first of all, I must have an explanation.—Yours, &c. Liverpool, June 22 n d , 1857 TOWN COUNCILLOR. . The Island ceded to England by the New Grenadian Government is probably that which is known as Isla Del Rey, and it is an acquisition of vast importance as a naval depot or commercial haven. It affords means for the protection of the vast British trade passing from Australia to Panama, and will enable Great Britain to command the whole Isthmus region on the Pacific side as completely es she now does those on the Atlantic side. —New York Tribune. THE NATIONAL GALLERY.. —W e believe the reported decision of the royal commissioners in favour of retaining the National Picture Gallery in Trafalgar-square, will give almost universal gratification. It is impossible to think of a position in which the national collection could be more aptly placed, so as to yield the greatest possible amount of pleasure and instruction to the greatest umber of the population. The site, if not quite what it was said to be by an eminent statesman--if it is not the finest in Europe, is certainly the finest in our metropolis ; and if a building worthy of the site had occupied it, there would never have been a question ab ou t removing the pictures,— Observer. EMIGRATION TO CANADA.—The endeavours of the Cana dian ministry, and especially those of the Honourable Phili p Vankoughnet, Minister of Agriculture, to attract English artisans to Canada., are regarded with extreme disfavour by a po r ti on of the working classes of I tha. By the Toronto Weekly Message, of Mny 29, we perceive that a meeting of carpenters and joiners had been held in that town, to eeaunteract the Minister's efforts. "Jr. T. S. Brown, who took the chair, armed that it was emigrants with money to spend, and not workmen, who were wanted. He denounced Mr. Vankoughnet's state ments as wicked swares. Mr. Y. B, FurleY, who moved the first resolution, also stir nigi e d th e s am e a ll ega ti ons us untru e —r ents were high provisions dear, and w or k difficult to obt a i n. A Mr. Billing he said had resided in Toronto nine Years) 'and he thought that for emigrants to come out in latgp 'oodles at the p resen t t i me wou ld prove a most u nw i se 'proceeding, as he himself had been out of work for Y' .ome time, and knew many others wh o were 94" in ; ,, th e same condition. A c arpenter, named Eld r i dge, ar:de arrived in Toronto on the 9th November last, a was unable to obtain any employment whatever until the 18th of that month. He was six months un employed, and had then obtained work at six shillings per day. At the present enormous price of provisions, six shillings would barely enough support himself and his family, without clothes. Before the close of the meet. , ing an address to the cirpente‘s and joiners of Great Britain was adopted, advising them to refrain from emi grating to Canada, at least for a year, and setting forth that " There is not slffieient employment for the present mechanics; numbers can be fund who have been idle for some time; s me have lately obtained work who were out of work for three or four months during the winter; that the wages are but a trifle in advance of what are paid in London ; that provisions are fearfully dear—flour, dollar, per bevel; 4 lb /oat, 811 ; meat, 8d a pound ; potatoes, 8s per bushel ; sugar, from 7d to 10d per pound ; and all other necessaries eqaally dear. Rent a hundred per Cont more than in the old country. Wages, in a few good shops, are 7s. Tkat is the very highest paid, and we challenge a denial; but the general rates of wages are 5s and 6s a day. CASH AND DEED BOXES.—The next important thing to the posses sion of cash is, how (when yon have got it) to keep it safely, either in the counting-house or at home. The same remarks apply to deeds and other valuable documents. We have seen a large and varied stock of both these desirable articles, manufactured expressly for Mr. E. T. Hall, of South John-street, that challenge attention. These boxes are made on new and admired principles, and possess patent loos, which - defy the ingenuity of any "pick-lock" i n th e world to open, except with the legitimate key. To merchants, solleitors, and others, these new safes, on a small scale, must prove velnabie indeed, —Northern Daily Tinto, 21St May, 1857,