The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-20 00:00:00

FREDERICK CLA ICK, GOLDSMITH, JEWELLER, & WATCI4-MANITFACTITRER, 83, - CHITRCH-STREET, Respectfully invites inspection of a few Novelties suitable for CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. ELECTRO SPOONS and FORKS in every Quality. THE RUSSIAN AGGRESSION. FRANCIS WATERS, of N o . 42, St. John's Market, begs to announce that he has just received 200 brace of RUSSIAN GROUSE, in prime condition, which he will offer for sale during the present week. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS !! A LARGE & Variod Assortment of ARTICLES, Novel, Useful, and Elegant. EDWARD FLOWER, JEW_ELLEI? AND SILT' ERSMITH, 8, BOLD-STREET, LIVERPOOL, SPOONS, FORKS, TEA SETS, CRUET FRAMES, DINNER SERVICES, &c., in ELECTRO PLATE, at Yery.Moderate Prices. Commercial taitl. TO-MORROW. To-MORROW (Wednesday), 21st instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 5, Exchange-alley West, 6 Cases Java COCHINEAT„ Per "Norfolk," into Goole. —Apply to ELIJAH PRYCE, Jun., Broker. On account of whom it may concern. TO -MORROW (Wednesday), at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 13 Bales Surat COTTON (all faults), Ex "John Bunyan," from Bombay. On Show at No. 8 Albert warehouse.—For further particulars apply to SHAND, HIGSON & CO., Brokers. THURSDAY NEXT. On THURSDAY next, the 22nd instant, at Twelve o'clock, at 7, Rumford-street, 200 Bales Orleans COTTON, repacked. Ex " Alexander " and "Levi Woodbury." Apply to IL J. WEBSTER, Broker. en 4aft. Several Parr e l s o f Fi ne CURRANTS, ---- The growth of 1851, and other sorts; New Valencia, M uscate l , Sultana, and Black Smyrna RAISINS; Turkey and Malag;a PIGS, French PLUMS and PRUNES, Jordan and Shell ALMONDS. Apply to THOMAS PARRY, Broker, 1, Temple-court. The Barque SPARTAN; ,v A i* Length 0 0 4,4": Breadth - Depth 275 tons register. This beautiful little vessel was built at Liverpool, N.S., and launched in October of this year; is copper-fastened, and sails uncommonly fast, having just arrived from Halif ax , N ova S cot i a, i n fourteen days. Her draft of water is exceedingly light: lying in Brunswick Dock.—For further particulars apply to JOHN S. DE WOLF & CO. ...., , The Brigantine VIGILANT, 40A4, Length /:,,,,., h tX', Breadth • • l9 feet 6 - lOths. --- • - Depth 134 tons N.M., and about 210 o.m ; built in Nova Scotia, of the best seasoned materials, and launched in October, this year • well suited to the coasti ng t ra d e : l y i ng i n B runsw i ck Dock.—For further particulars apply to JOHN S. DE WOLF & CO. AT LIVERPOOL. The A 1, well-built American ship ifiZuf'AU , MUSCON GAS, - 669 13-95ths tons register; length, 150 feet ; breadth, 31 feet; depth, 151 feet. Built in 1850 ; coppered and copper-fastened; carries a large cargo ; well-fitted cabin, with laid twixt deck. Lies in Brunswick Dock, Liverpool. For inventory and particulars apply to SAMUEL & Wm. PEARCE, Liverpool. TO CORRESPONDENTS Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer ; not necessarily for _publication, but as a guarantee of his good faith. We cannot undertake to return rejected communications. All communications, Books for Review, etc., to be for warded to the Editor must be addressed to the Publisher, CHARLES WILLMER, and those from London may be sent to the care of Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. Rortynn 13gitil irrito. THEATRE ROYAL. Willianzson-square. MR. BARRY SULLIVAN, who is engaged for Three Nights only, will make his Second Appearance Isis EVENING (Monday), 20th inst. —The management has great pleasure n announcing, in reply to the Innumerable applications that have been made at the Box-office, by parties desirous of witnessing MISS CUSHMAN'S powerful and unequalled delineation of MEG MERRILIES, it has succeeded in prevailing on this highly talented Artiste to wave her intention of appearing for one night only; and as on that occasion (last Thurs day) the overflow to the Theatre caused disappoin•ment to several unable to obtain admission, she has most obligingly acceded to the request of the Management, and will appear one night more (To-morrow, the 2lat instant), in the Musical Play of GUY MANNE KING; or, THE GIPSY'S PROPHECY!—Tats Evemxt.fei (Tuesday) 20th inst., THE LADY OF LYONS. Claude Melnotte, Mr. B. Sullivan. And THE SPECTRE RRIDEGROOM. On Monday, the 26th instant, will be produced an entirely New Grand Comic CHRISTMAS PA NTOMIMEI entitled THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL. and THE GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST; or, HARLEQUIN AND THE GENIUS OF SPRING Founded on the Popular Poem by Mr. Roscoe, of Liverpool.— Admission—Dress Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, Ss.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, is. The ilox.office is open from Ten to Three o'clock daily, for securing 'eats and taking Private Boxes, under the direction of Mr. T. Shatieworth. Children in arms will not be admitted. Doors open at half-past Six, the performance to com mence at Seven o'clock precisely. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. IMMENSE HIT EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS 11 CAUSED BY "STOKE'S AMERICAN WONDERS!" YOUNG LEON, and MADEMOISELLE ELLA, from Drury Lau• Theatre. They will appear Tins EVENING (Tuesday), December 20th, and every evening during the week.—T WO GRAND DAY JUVENILE FETES Next Week, on Wednesday, December 21st, and Friday, Dt c. 23rd. D ,ors open at One, to commence at Two. In the Evening the Doors open at a quarter to Seven, and Performances commence at half-past Seven, Prices of Admission: Dress Circle, Is.; Side Boxes, ; Pit, Is. ad.; Stalls, is. 6d.; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Dress Circle, 25.; Side Boxes, Is. 6; Pit, Is., no secotld price to Gallery or Stalls. Second Price, to Boxes and Pit, at nine o'clock. ROYAL ADELPHI THEATRE, Christian Street, Islington. Tata Evermvo (Tuesday), December 20th, the Tragedy of MACBETH, and the New Drama. of MARY PRIC E.— To.slioxaow (\Vednesday) Evening, for the BENEFIT OF MRS. ADA DYAS, the popular Drama of TI E TRIES ALL; Third Act of HAMLET; A NEW BURLETTA; and FAITH, HOPE, AND CHARIT Y.—ln preparation. the Magnificent New Serio.Comic PANTOMIME, which will be produced during the Christmas Holidays, with Gorgeous New Scenery by Messrs. Mathews and Ramaden, Machinery by Mr. Atkins, and Appointments by Mr. Gibbs, entitled 'PHE VALE OF GEMS; or, HARLEQUIN AND SINBAD THE SAI LOU, ♦ND THR FAIRY or CORAL. GROT. Sinbad. the sailor, Miss Carre, from the Theatre Royal. Haymarket. Harlequin, Mr. C. Brown. Pantaloon, Mr. Jackson. Columbine, Miss E. Gibbs. Clown, Herr Teesale. Sprite, Signor SylvauL—Centre Boxes, 25.; Side Boxes, Is.; Pit 6d.; Gal lery, 3d. ROYAL PARK THEATRE. Parliament Street, near St. James's Market. On MONDAY NEXT, the 28th instant, will be produced a New Magniloquently Grand, Conical. Local, Operatical, Catialistical, and Anachronismatical CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, entitled ORMSHEADTuE GREAT; or, HAR.LEQUIN & JENNY /ONES. AND THE FLOWER OF SNOWDON. Columbine, Mademoiselle Rose; Harlequin, Sig. Guarrino; Pantaloon, Mr. P. Anderson; Inimitable Clown, Mr. J. Appleby.—Doors open at half past six, commence at seven o'clock.—Admission, Private Boxes, 2s. ; Boxes, Is.; Pit, 6d.; Gallery. 3d. HIGH WATER IN THE MERSEY. THIS DAY—Morning, lh. 46m .... Afternoon, 2h. Ow. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1853 THE President of the United States message conies to us as a great and comprehensive treatise on the progress of civilisation. It first glances at the substantive condition of other countries and then goes on to shape the political course of the States so as to regulate and supply the great national wants of their own people. In dealing with the political relations of the States at home and abroad, it does so without secrecy or reserve. And while it leaves little for the future historian to do, it leaves absolutely nothing for faction to cavil about. As an example it might be followed to great advantage. With regard to the diplomatic relations of the States with foreign countries the message informs us that they have undergone no important change, while it points to some of rather a disturbing chai a3ter; amongst which we find the Fisheries Central American, and the Canadian Boundary ques .4 r tions whielztrvAtpresent under negotiation between >4 , the Goverittliats of England and the States, and the whole'arvZich it is hoped \\ill be satisfactorily , , 41 ;7) 7 .4 t\ • ),_• „ A 1 7 4 'de arranged. In alluding to the recent occurrences at-I - Tavana;, the President complains of the loose Way in which the government of Spain treats the application of the American government for redress for the injuries sustained by American citizens. To avoid the irritating and vexatious delitYs complained of, a proposition was made to provide a direct appeal for redress to the Captain General by the States consul; but the Spanish gOverninent has declined to enter into such an arrangement; and on this point the President says :—" This course on their part is deeply re " gretted ; for, without some arrangements of this " kind, the good understanding between the two " countries maybe exposed to occasional interrup " tion." The message next alludes to the recent misun derstanding between the American and Austrian governments on the losta adatr ; and after a care ful consideration of the case, it appears that the President came to the conclusion that KOSTA was seized without authority—that be Was W rong . fully detained by the Austrian authorities—that at the time of his seizure he was clothed with the nationality of the United States, and that therefore, the acts of the American officers were justifiable, and having been fully approved of, a compliance with the several demands of the. Aus trian governMent had been deClined. Here a brief reference is made to the official correspon dence, and the President takes leave of the subject with this significant assurance :—" The principles " and Policy therin maintained on the part of the " United States, will, whenever proper occasion " occurs, be applied and enforced." With respect to France the message says:— " With France our relations continue on the " most friendly footing, The extensive commerce " between the United States and that country, " might, it is conceived, be released from some un " necessary restrictions. to the mutual advantage "of both parties. With a view to this object, some progress has been made in negotiating a treaty of " 'commerce and navigation." From this point the PRESIDENT goes on to trace the results of various matters_ connected with events in Japan, China, Peru, Brazil, and Mexico, and, after drawing several vast deductions from the rapid strides the States have made in every department of civilised life, he says, with all the solemnity of truth :—" The United States have continued gra dually and steadily to expand, through acquisitions of territory, which, how much soever some of them may have been questioned, are now universally seen and admitted to have been wise in policy, just in character, and a great element in the advance of our country, and, with it, of the human race, in prosperity, and in happiness. The thirteen States have grown to be thirty one, with relations yeaching to Europe on one side, and on the other to the distant regions of Asia." In reference to 'the internal condition of the States, and the policy of Government, the PRESI DENT is no less explanatory than we find him on foreign affairs. He traces with great care and perspicuity the great principles which constitute the organic -basis of the great union of States over which he has been called to preside, and while he glories in the effective democracy of the nation, he describes tile vital essence of its being and its greatness. He demands, as a primary duty, the utmost integrity and fidelity on the part of those , concerned in administering the high trusts reposed in them by the constitution, especially in the ap plication of the public funds drawn from the taxation of the people, and appropriated to specific objects. Of the revenue he says :—" Ours "si almost, . if not absolutely, the solitary " power of Christendom, having a surplus revenue,, " drawn immediately from imports on commerce, " and therefore measured by the spontaneous en " terprise and national prosperity of the country, " with such indirect relation to agriculture, maim " factures, and the products of the earth and sea, so as to violate no constitutional doctrine, and yet vigorously promote the general welfare." The revenue thus alluded to is levied almost insensibly to the tax-payer, and goes on from year to year increasing beyond the actual political interest of the States, and even beyond the prospective wants of the Government. The amount of the National securities of all classes was, on 4th of March in this year, 69,190,037 dollars. Of which 12,703,329 dollars have since been paid off, leaving a balance of only 56,486,708 dollars, which is also in course of liquidation. Having thus prepared for the redemption of tide National Debt, the next object of importance is the Tariff, and the message states that " the plan suggested by the Secretary of the Treasury, is to reduce the duties on certain articles, and to add to the free lists many articles now taxed, and especially such as enter in manufactures, and are not largely, or at all, produced iu the country, is corn mended to your candid and careful consideration." The announcement here made will not take the readers of the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES by surprise, as we made them acquainted with the intention of the American government on this vital subject upwards of a month since, and in nearly the precise words used in the Message . On the subject of railways, in_which England has so deep an interest, the President, after reviewing the great commercial and political interests at stake, states, that surveys were designed to ascer tain the most practical and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean, and that within proper limits and to the extent of the interest of the government involved, it would seem both expedient and proper, if an economical and practicable route shall be found, to aid, by all constitutional means, in the construction of a road which will unite, by speedy transit, the populations of the Pacific and Atlantic States. And to obviate all difficultY that might arise from the general government's interfering with the administration of railroads within the limits of the several states to be traversed, it is proposed that Government interference in all such undertakings, shall be incidental rather than primary. In urging the propriety of Government aid in promoting these stupendous undertakings, the President bases his arguments on the successive decennial returns of the census since the adoption of the constitution, which have revealed a law of steady progressive development, which, in general terms, is taken as a duplication every quarter of a century. Carried forward, from the point already reached, for only a short period of time as appli cable to the existence of a nation, this law of progress, if unchecked, will lead to almost incredible results. A large allowance for a dimi nished proportional effect of emigration would not very materially reduce the estimate, while the increased average duration of human life, known to have already resulted from the scientific and hygienic improvements for the past fifty years, will tend to keep up through the next fifty, or perhaps hundred, the same ratio of growth which has been thus revealed in past progress. In the addition to these sources of progressive greatness, an influx of large masses of labouring people is looked for from Eastern Asia on the Pacific side of the Union, while it is believed many States already existing around, and as it were within, the Union, yielding to the natural attraction of so vast, powerful, and prosperous a confederation of self-governing Re- THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. publics, will seek the privilege of being admitted within its " safe ancl happy bosom, transferring with themselves, by a peaceftii and healthy pirtlceSs of incorporation, spaciCius regions of virgin and exube rant soil, which are destined to swarm with the fast-spreading millions . of our race." These considerations, it is contended, fully jus tify the presumption that the la* aboVe stated will continue to act with tindithinished effect, through at least the next half century, and that thousands of persons who have already arrived at maturity, and are now' exercising the rights of freemen, will close their eyes on the spectacle of more than one hundred millions of population embraced within the majestic proportions of the American Union. The views are not indulged in as topics of specula tion, but they are discussed as subjects having a positiVe practical bearing on the great political duties of the American Government. " Heretofore," the President says, " Our system of government " has worked on *lilt may be teinied a Miniature " scale, in comparison with the development, which 0 it must thus assume, within a future so near at " hand, as scarcely to be beyond the present of the " existing generation." In this elaborate exposition of the progress and policy of the great American Union, there are many points of paramount importance to this country, and to which we shall not fail to draw especial attention. THE mania for women-beating and wife-murder still continues. Every day it assumes some new and aggravated features. Deeds unknown to savage nations are coolly and recklessly perpetrated in Christian England ; whilst the utmost punish ment that the State can inflict, so far - from dimin. ishing, only seems to have called forth these demoniacal passions, and increased the number of dastardly, villanous, and brutal delinquents. During the past few weeks, several scoundrels have been brought before the Metropolitan magis trates, charged with ill-using, maiming, and other wise endangering the lives of their respective wives or paramours. The ingenuity of torture they have employed, almost outvies that for which the Inquisitiorial Familiars have been renowned. The very narration of them is quite enough to harrow up one's feelings—torture one's sympathies —and turn one's blood to ice ! We read of one wretch—a gentleman! maiming his inoffensive wife with a red-hot poker! Another causes his wife to go to bed stark naked, then rips up her stays with a pen knife, takes the bone out, and beats her on the body until it is broken in pieces! He then makes use of a hair-brush, with which he inflicts severe blows. Aftqrwards he pulls his unfortunate wife out of bed—seizes a large square cut stick with which he belabours her heartily._ and then attempts to strangle her with his hands; threatening the while that if she should make the least resistance, or outcry, he would dance upon her body. Upon being interrogated by th e LORD MAYOR, the poor afflicted woman states that she - has been married only a few mouths, during which time she has been subjected to every kind of ill usage ; and concludes her brutality of h er h usband. t d e o c l t e i doleful f s r t o o na r y 13 the y praying his lo r d s hi p ' s pro Another miscreant, a tailor by trade, inflicts terri. ble wounds on his wife's head, by cutting her skull open in two places with a sleeve board !. Vaunting that he shall yet hang for her like the culprit Moms, who lately suffered the extreme penalty of the law. This miserable creature has been three years a wife, and her statement is, that for every thattim eshefrohmas her experiencedguilty hu the most most monthbar•ba of that treatment Another wretch commits a violent and savage on slaught upon his wife, the mother of three children which causes her to lose a large quantity f blood, whilst the victim of his atrocity r efuses to appear against him! Another scoundrel, a "navvy," comes home in the evening, and inquires of hie wife what she has got for supper. Upon her intimating that having no money she was unable to procure anything, he immediately kick s her with his heavy boots violently about the legs and body. He then commands her to take off his boots—a task she agreeably and quickly attempts to perform, when the monster makes a savage attempt to kick her (whilst in the act of bending) in the face; which she fortunately parries with her arm—receiving a severe bruise in con sequence. This woman likewise confesses to syste inatic ill-usage from her husband, to whom she has been married several years. Another brute de-, scribed as a tall and powerful man,when maddened by drink strikes his wife whilst carrying an innocent babe in her arms, a desperate blow in the face with his clenched fist, which makes her fall senseless on the floor—causing blood to flow profusely from her mouth. This woman has been married fourteen years ; and she solemnly affirms that, during the whole of that time she has lived most unhappily. Another rascal almost chops off his wife's arm with a cooper's adze—when she is taken to the hospital, where her life is pronounced in danger. Another wretch, while seated at the fire partaking of tea, suddenly - seizes the poker and strikes his wife with it across the thighs. She then flies from the house with her children. Upon her return home (supposing her husband to have gone out) he first secures the door, and next inflicts heavy blows upon his victim's body, both with his fists and a heavy chair—with which he strikes her across the eyes. He then demands the little money she had for the support of her family for the week, and seizing a large knife swears he will run her through if she fails to comply with his request ! She gives the brute the money, and then runs to the doctor to get her wounds dressed—fainting from loss of blood ! A young savage, only 14 years old, upon being refused some coals, without the money, by an elderly and infirm woman who keeps a coal store at Stepney, seizes the poor creature by the throat and draws a knife across her neck, inflicting a wound from which the blood flowed copiously. Another monster meets his wife in the street, who had been parted from her husband in consequence of his cruelty. Her face was banged at the time. He asks her the cause. She answers that she has got -the face-ache. Whereupon he coarsely ex claims : " I'll make your - cheeks ache a little more ;" and follows up his cowardly and ruffianly threat by vigorous execution, striking her senseless to the ground ! He then raises her head from the pavement—what refinement of brutality !—and inflicts a succession of violent blows upon either side of her face with his clenched fists until the poor creature is left stupified and half-dead! Ano- her miscreant who has been living for some twelve months with a poor young woman, is brought before the magistrates charged with aggravated cruelty to her. She reluctantly states, that for the the whole of the period during which she has lived with this brute, he has treated her badly. One afternoon he goes out and does not return until the next morning at an early hour. He then shouts at the bed-room door, demanding to be let in. She gets out of bed to obey his will, when she hears him use dreadful oaths, and threaten to cut her scull open with a poker when he could have the opportunity. He then bursts in the door whilst the miserable woman rushes to the grate to secure and conceal the instrument with which he had just threatened her If we can " ring out " such base, bloody, and inhuman deeds with the old year, 'twill be a blessed consummation. Meanwhile, let us hold up to public scorn and universal desecration all wife-beating monsters ! There is a power more prepotent than law, and that is the concurrent Will of mankind. It is omnipotent. Let it but act, and the remedy is certain POLITICAL MOVEMENTS. The following am the latest movements chronicled in the London journals of yesterday evening : The Earl of Aberdeen, soon after his arrival at his official residence in Downing-street, received Lord Panmure, with whom the noble earl remained closeted upwards of an hour. The cabinet ministers met in council at one o'clock, Lord John Russell having had an interview of the Earl of Aber deen prior to the assembling of the cabinet. The Earl of Clarendon, Sir William Molesworth, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Duke of Newcastle, were punctual in their attendance, the Lord Chancellor joining his colleagues from the Court of Chancery. The Ministry remained in deliberation until six o'clock. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, and his Excellency Count Walewski (the French ambassador), arrived in town on Saturday, at half -past three, from Bowood, where they had been partaking of the hospitality of the noble marquis. Count Walewski has since returned to remain some days with the distinguished party staying at that hospitable seat. The Right Honourable Sir James Graham leaves town to-day on a visit to her Majesty at Osborne, and returns on Wednesday morning. The Cabinet Council on Saturday, as will be seen by the above record, sat four hours, and the ministers present were Lords Aberdeen, John Russell, Granville, Clarendon, and Newcastle, the Chancellor, Mr. Gladstone, Sir James Gra ham, Sir Charles Wood, Sir W. Molesworth, and Mr. Sid ney Herbert. Rumour declares that the ministers would have been very glad to hit upon] reasons cogent enough to induce Lord Palmerston to revise his decision, and to re main in the cabinet " a little longer." It is stated that Sir George Gray has " refused the Home-office on personal grounds." Lord Panmure has been asked to come from Scotland to give his advice (it is said) about reform, but it is believed, in some quarters, with a view to taking the post vacated by Lord Palmerston. He will be remembered as an enemy of the ballot. The resignations have caused a ter rible flutter in official homes—" and just before Chsistmas, too." The Sunday Times has its word to say on the subject. Here it is : "We have reason to believe that the statements made by the ministerial organ, the. Times, to the effect that Lord Palmerston is opposed to all reform in our repreFentative system, is grossly exaggerated, if not altogether unfounded. It is suite true that the noble lord entertained conscientious objections to some of the provisions of the measure prepared by Lord John Russell, and that he withdrew from the cabinet expressly on that ground, but it is utterly untrue to say that he was therefore opposed to any proposition for improvement. On the contrary, we have the very best reasons for knowing that Lord Palmerston was favourable to what he considered an extended principle of reform, but the plan proposed for his adoption in committee appeared to him to effect c h anges o f an extensive character without being improvements, and which he considered were not called for by the circumstances of the country, or even by the demands of the liberal party, so that he felt impelled to an immediate and decisive course of action." 'HE SECESSION OF LORD P..4.LMERSTON (From our Second Edition of Yesterday.) We 'have much satisfaction in stating that there is no foundation for the report that the Marquis of Lansdowne has ceased to be a member of the present government. The Times in a leading article repeats its asser tion—that Lord Palmerston resigned because he could not agree to Lord John Russell's reform bill. The same paper also understands that upon Lord Palmerston's resignation Lord Aberdeen offered the Home office to Lord John Russell, and regrets to hear that the offer was declined, mainly from the fear that his acceptance might be misconstrued. Theloffice has now been offered to Sir George Grey, and waits his acceptance or rejection. The Herald says that Sir George Grey will pro bably be the . new Home Secretary. It is known there is a serious difference between the Whig and peelite sections of the cabinet, and that each party held a separate meeting in the course of yesterday. Two messengers have been sent to Lord Lans downe from Osborne. The Morning Post does not .hesitate to affirm, with confidence, that from the first serious difference of opinion with regard to the course to be pursued towards Russia, which existed between Lord Palmerston . and a certain section of the cabinet, and . that the Home Secretary's views were opposed to those of the premier. It was not, however, for a patriotic man, whose experience was acknowledged, and whose countenance was requested by all, to resign office, because he could not persuade others to be altogether of his convicton. Suffice it that he could effecta partial good, and be of more use in the cabinet than out of it. • The Post .says the passage of the Pruth by he Russians should have been fol lowed by the entrance of our fleets into the Black Sea, and a declaration that. if the bowsprit of a Russian man-of-war appeared beyond the harbour of Sebastopol, it would certainly result in his ships being towed to Constantinople. Instead of thi vigorous and effective policy, our ships are merely lying in the Bosphorus. A course, apparently lame and timid, has been pursued, and the auda• city of Russia has been encouraged, not checked That Lord Palmerston throughout has urged a straightforward and honourable policy, his every precedent guarantees, and the Post has every reason to believe that to neglect of his advice, the disaster of Sinope, and the present unfortunate state is owing. The article concludes by expressing the conviction that Lord Palmerston has not approved of the sluggish policy pursued in the Eastern Question, and the certainty that he is favorable to as large a measure of reform as is demanded by public opinion, and as he thinks, compatible with the true interest of the country,* The Cabinet Council sat four hours on Saturday, The Pans Moniteur says Lord Palmerston's resig nation cannot in any way affect the good under• standing which fortunately exists between France and England on the great interest which at pre sent occupy the nations of Europe. The Duke of Hamilton has Purchased Beaufort House, in Arlington-street, for £60,000. life. She then secretes the deadly weapon amongst the bed-clothes. The dastardly scoundrel fumbles in the dark for the poker—but not finding it in its place, becomes enraged—seizes the kettle from the fire-place, and strikes her on the head with such violence, that the pipe of it becomes bent, whilst she falls prostrate fainting on the floor ! The wretch with whom she cohabits, upon b'eing taken to the station-house, expresses no compunction for his barbarity, but says, tather, that he is glad of it, and "that he did not care a --- if he got hanged, as he was determined to get rid of her !" We might, if we had a mind, increase the catagory. What, then, is to be , done to arrest the progress of an evil which threatens to become daily more general and alarming? Such horrible and devilish acts would be a disgrace to any country at any epoch; more especially to Great Britain and the nineteenth .century ! A beater and hitti.derer of women ! Can we conceive of a viler monster ? Can imagination plank() to itself a more disgustigg wretch? Should not society brand the infamous creature with dishonour and disdain ? and greet his presence with public hootings and shouts of obloqUy ? Should he not be banished from civi lised life, as a wild beast unfit f or th e h a bi tat i ons of rational men ? " Fit for murder, stratagem, and spoil ;" no such noxious reptile should be suffered to herd with human kind. Not justice alone, but manly feeling and outraged decency must resent such diabolical displays of human depravity. We need not torture the wretch who commits such enormities phySically—that would only brutalise him the more—but we must make him sensitive of public opinion; and the scoffs and loathings of his former associates shall be like poisoned arrows in his soul! The public must rise up, en masse, and, with a voice of thunder, denounce the perpe trators of such flagrant atrocities : " 0, you kind gods, Cure this great breach in man's abused nature ! The untun'd and jarring senses, 0, wind up Of these wife-murdering husbands!" MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. Twoprev. bus, weeks. To London 33875..143799 Liverpool . 197190. .303346 Bristol, -20043.. 12508 Cardiff , 18741, . Glasgow . 14318 Cork It also appeaks that th this country have fallen creased to the Continent : Clearances from New-York, from Nov. 28, to Dec. 3, inclusive : Two Prey. Bbls. Weeks. To London 14,871 37,898 To Liverpool. 32,232 43,829 To Bristol To Cardiff To Cork 3,379 To Hull To Antwerp . 1,548 2,754 To Bremen . 5,331 bus. Flavre .. . .127847 Aars( Meg .. 13737 . Rotterdam . . Antwerp . . 48875 . Other ports. - . Twd My The Metal Market was not active, owing to the prices demanded. Copper was inactive. There were 100 tons Scotch Pig Iron disposed of at 37 dots. 50c., 6 months. Lead, Steel, and Tin were unchanged. The Pressure in the Money Market was subsid ing. The gold arrivals are rather less than last year, since Sept. Ist, and the exports greater, while the range of bills has been rather less, owing in some degree to the scarcity of mo - ley. The de crease in cotton bills this year, since Sept. 1, as compared with the same period last year, is equal to 8,000,000 dollars, while the increase in produce bills is about 7,000,000 dols. Money is gradually becoming more abundant, although the demand was considerable. The obligations contracted and driven ahead to carry over the large. payments, are now being met, and the banks show more disposi tion to 'meet the demand. The arrival of the California drafts, against over 2,000,000 dollars, also caused some little increased demand. The rates at call are 6 to 7, and paper longer than bank measure is done at 9 to 10. The supply is diminish ing, however.' The coinage at the mint continues very small. For the month of November it has been as follows : Deposits. Coined. Bars cast. Total. Gold $3,630,000 932,508 827,979 1,750,487 Silver 283,000 870,000 870,000 Of the gold deposits, 418,240 dollars was coined into double eagles, and 827,979 dollars into other ingots, and only 514,268 dollars into money. It is observable that exclusive of the gold received from California, the reported arrivals and deposits at the mint have been as follows, since Sept. 1 :- 1852. 1853 Arrived $12,919,011 . 12,663,122 Deposited 15,673,697 11,129,805 Excess Receipts Excess Deposits 2,754,686 - The exports of ingots from New York and Boston since September have been 5,782,000 dollars; a portion of which went from the California steamers to the Liverpool steamers without going to the b o i l . : a lV s e t s u t ff e s Western rivers eina sen mint at all. This i n some d egree, accounts for the changed f ea t ures o f t h e movement. The rise in riespnroewratped e rapid, and nd lar t g h e e , stocks great ocksof quantity will be put afloat, affording an ample supply of bills, simultaneously with the expected increased movement in cotton, and there is every appearance that the accumulation of unemployed capital will be progressive. The receipts of Cotton at the southern ports for the week ending 7th December, are 78,000 bales against 113,000 in the corresponding week last 1,533,317 The total receipts are Against.. 864,000 Falling off bales. . 365,000 And the following week's return s Will Probably show a deficiency of at least 420,000. The exports for the week to Great Britain are 20,000, against 54,000 same week last year. The total exports to Great Britain being 130,000 Against Falling off 175,000 The quantity of Cotton now at sea for this port sums up 67,350 bales, against nearly 200,000 bales at same time last year. We have private telegraphs from New Orleans, sth December—" Falling off in receipts, 414,000 ; middling, 91 cents.; freights, do. ; crop esti mates reducing, few over 2,800,000." From Mobile, sth Dec. Receipts, 56,000 against 118,000 last year. Middling, 9c ; freight, id. The New Orleans Picayune, of 19th November, _ says : " The falling off in the receipts of Cotton at all the ports, has now reached 295,000 bales, and we are of the opinion that this deficiency will not be made 1113 at any time this season. From the Atlantic States the advices in regard to the damage done by the frost of the 25th ult., are more decided than ever, and under this influence the crop esti mates from that section are running lower than before. There is no question, also, that in the region tributary to New Orleans, the plants have suffered greatly from the same cause, but the extent of country from which we derive our supplies is so large and diversified, that it becomes a diffi cult matter at this early period to determine what may be the deficit at this point. But making ample allowance for the increased breadth of the land under cultivation, and bearing in mind likewise the peculiarities of the season, as contrasted with last year, the incipient drought, and pro tracted summer and fall rains, and the remarkably early frost—all telling to the disadvantage of the present yield— we cannot resist the conviction that the receipts of this port will show a material falling off, and that hence the lower range of estimates now prevailing may turn out to be not far from correct. The next intelligence from England will probably advise us of the effect of the frost accounts from this side." The New Orleans Price Current says: " The question of crop, which for some time past has been nearly lost sight of in the more immediate pressure of other influences, seems now to be assuming a position of some prominence in the calculations of parties connected with the trade in our great staple. As we have already re marked in previous numbers, the prospects up to about the close of August, as gathered from the reports of the planters themselves, were considered quite flattering for a good yield, should the picking season prove propitious; but unfortu nately the greater portion of the month of September, when dry weather was needed, proved unusually rainy, and through this cause picking was interrupted and delayed, the quality of the Cotton was injured, and the prospects of a liberal yield were to some extent blighted by the shedding of bolls, the action of the " rot," the ravages of the worm, &c., which were the consequences of excessive rains. Since September, however, the weather has been generally fa vourable for picking operations, but the reports that now come in of damage by frost, (of which, though the backward ness of the first portion of the season, and the rank growth subsequently caused by the late rains the plant was unusually susceptible) particularly in Tennesse and North Mississippi, the region of country tributary to Memphis, and also in North Alabama, Arkansas, &c., are considered to be so well vouched for that reduced estimates of the crop seem now to be quite general, and, as we have already intimated, appear to be exercising some influence upon the operations of parties connected with the trade, and also to some extent upon prices. • " lii respect to the quality of the present crop, it is generally admitted to be the lowest in average of any that has come to market, at least far many years ; and in view of the excessive proportion of low Cottons in the receipts thus far, and the very limited demand for them, compared with the better descriptions, even at an unusually wide difference in price, we deem it not improper to repeat the suggestion which we took the liberty to make about a month since— viz : that it might be well for planters, so far as may be in their power, to handle the remainder of their crops with a view to quality as well as quantity. "The receipts at this port since Ist September (exclusive of the arrivals from M o b i l e, Flor i da, and Texas,) are 269,446 bales, against 546,490 bales to same date last year; and the decrease in the receipts at all the ports, up to the latest dates, as compared with last year, is 353,928 bales. In the exports from the United States to foreign countries, as com pared with the same dates last year, there is a decrease of 164,663 bales to Great Britain, 15,432 to France, and 12,612 to other foreign ports." From Bombay, the following ships are now duo with Cotton : LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING. By the steamship Canada, which arrived in the river last night, we have our advices to the Bth inst., being eight days later than those previously received. The. Canada brings 101 pas sengers, and 700;000 dollars on freight. In addi- tion to the commercial news given in our paper of to-day, we have but little intelligence of import auce. In the grain market the supply of wheat was not very large, and the market was said to have been depressed. The following return of the shipments to this country are considerably less, and to the Continent more than wits shipped dur ing the preceding fortnight : CLEARANCES FROM NEW YORK FROM NOV. 28 TO DEO. 3, INCLUSIVE. • Two prey. weeks. 05955 10387 Le shipments of flour to off', while they hare In- lib's. Weeks. To Havre . • 39,444 40,436 To Marseilles 6,594 - To Palermo . 1,709 To Brt. Prov. 270 7,770 West Indies. 2,077 3,767 To S.America 1,750 - To He. Kong 400 - Wilson e o n f n E e l d g y i , n, sa , i r led 23 3 August 44„:8671 [lib Covenanter, 14 „ 5,450 " Catherine, yy 27 „ 4,370 P. Carson, ~ 1 Sept. 4,713 " 23,981 0 0 ltte:ekarances to end of Oct, 28,133 in Lion, bale / Making a total of . . • 5 ' 2 - 4 due here before the 18t of March net. From Melbourne we have advices to the z; September, which contain intelligence' viously given. The Melbourne Trade says ;—" We take pleasure in reporting -that., pressed state of trade t ra d e w hi c h preval'i several months past, has, during the last undergone a decided reaction ; a more hei , confident tone has:been imparted to busine: rally and there no longer exists that dispof sacrifice which was evinced previously. proved accounts from the gold fields, couplk the approach of the spring trade, may be as the principal causes for the favorable cba , as these are good . grounds to warrant an ed firmness upon, we look forward to a At trade being done .for some time , to come. same time we should remind our friends the face' of the heavy impo r t s • o f . th e last montha, 'amounting to over:5,000,000/.,•it isl be expected a return to high prices will take The, great excitement which prevailed a sh 4 back, in consequence of the diggers havini mined to resist payment of the license-fee, suited in the executive yielding to their di to make up for this. deficit, a material alts our tariff is contemplated. These.proposed tions as announced by the Lieutenant% in his address to the Legislative /asst. as follows, viz.: an increased duty on all from 7s. to 12s. per gallon ;: a license paid by the wholesale wine and spirit chants and the retailers of spiritoua well as _an export duty on gold. With however, to this latter impost great sition will be made by the community, and as this measure was amPlf cussed both here and in New South Wa l e 6 year, when the government were obliged to ' it, we very much doubt if such a measure carried. The insufficiency of lighters to di goods from the bay, and to which we made ref in our previous circular, has been materiit lieved of late, by every description of vesee' could be made available for the purpose been brought into use. The rate. of - lighte• thereby been much reduced, it being now able at 15s. to 20s. per ton. The London Stock Market opened at the prices of Saturday; but towards noon they at to 943 ex div., but receded .again. to 941 to div. for account Three-and-a-quarter_ per 953 to 96*; Reduced unchanged. India!' par. to 4 prem. Exchequer Bills 2s to 5s I In the Foreign Stock Market there was to doing to-day. Mexican 243 ; Russian 43 per 1; Sardinian ikt former quotations ; Spanish cents 461 ; Deferred 22. The Railway Share Market was better to day. London and North Western 1031 to prices of Railway Shares are better, generally. North Western and were 10s. higher; Eastern Counties it Lancashire and Yorkshire 671; South W' 783; Midlands 64; North British 34 .,; ~ Easterns 633 ; Great L uxem b our es ' t railway shares at 7 ; Guaranteed ditto Belgian Eastern Junction, 11 dis. Aled rE , t - Great Indian Peninsular 1 prem. Great A__• of Canada par. Th e m i sce ll aneous share.7, li ilh, not on demand. West M ar ip osa an d Port -`0 1) dis. Colonial Gold, s prem. South. A ll9OO 4 . 0 01 land shares were 15s. higher. Scottish 14- 0 %,, 18 prem. Australian agricultu r al 463 463. ton T h m e a r r e k Palace, 21 prem. l e v t a s t toto-day. ::: b o a f l e business u o s f i n w e h s i s c h t transacted taken was smi 0 51 : 09, lation and for export. th e d f a a y i r . demandsalSales am i no amounted a r, t i o ve f i r p o ra ct ie e p o l Our Share Market was dull to-day, l a following are the closing prices :—Caleueasore, 28-4 to 3; Eastern Counties, 13 to , 1:31; s ter and Yorkshire 68 to ; London and Nort!;i s h e , 8 1 42 ° 104 to 3; Midland, 643 t o 1 ; ,13arind North, 13-9 South East ern , 191 to -1-; Yor 1 " - '- 243 to 3; Sheffield Stock, 253 to 3. THE FUNDS, STOCK AND CLOsz ' 2 F T, , D lT' a it i p : ef , 1 431 er . December ' e c e .. 1 . 9 . il ..., I,o o° London and N. W . „.• • 1 London and S. W. .. •• 1 Manchester, she fi e ld ' 4 ' 2 , 4 i 51 Lincolnshire • • ••• 63i A i Midland 5t0c k...... • . 34 4i North British • • ..... ..1 07 9 Norfolks .. —••• • • ••51 ' North Staffo;dabire •• Shrewsbury and Birn i " Do. L. and N. W. geler,',, i South E and Dover .• •, 6 York, New., and Ber•v-- ENGLISH MARIcor. Consols Account. ..... 941 1 Do. Money ..... • Bank Stock ....Itequer Bills, L. }25 pm Three and a quarter per cent. 951 6} RAILWAY SHARES. Ambergate, Nottingham, and Eastern Junction Caledonian 56 1 Do. Preference.. Bristol and Exeter East Anglian Eastern Counties 131 I East Lancashire 65 7 Eastern Union, A Do. Extension ..... • Do. Preference •• •• 48 9 York and North Mid • • Do. Preference ..... • FOREIGN STO CK ./41 Mexican.. .......... ; • ' 4 61 Spanish New Deferred '52 Do. Passives ........ ih Do. Threes ......... • ' Russians ............ • ' Do. ................ LAND SRAM 4s Agricultural .......... • • North. B. Australian • • • • % Peel River .......... •so South Australia ...... • • Do B. &C. ' Edinbro' & Glasgow 64 6 Great Northern Great Western 8.3 i 44 Lancashire & Yorkshire 674 13.4 Do. Fifths Leeds Northern 134 I London Brighton and South Coast GLASGOW MARKETS.—YEsTEnDAY. 0 1.0 1 ConN..--WHEAT active at 2sle qr more than N r ie dij q t)a FLOUR is brl dearer. BARLEY is to 2s qr t 1 tl ir speculative demand. Olers dearer. BEANS and J- 4 " altered. 19 1 1 PIG IRON.--Market closes pretty steadily, nominally SHARE • MARKETS.—YESTERDAY. o ot, LIVERPOOL.—The market was dull throltilid with few transactions, and a t th e c l ose presen t e d 11 re / to characterise proceedings. The rates ruling /s-c ylitv Caledonian, 28+; Lanc as hi re an d Y or k s hi re , 61 ; p4 9 ' caster and Preston, p 65 ; Ditto, . 1 4 shares, at 121 Ditto, 1-12 sha res , 9k ; L on d on an d North "rico,' 1031 4 ; Midl an d, 64+ ; S out h Eastern Stock, York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 161. MANCHESTER.—The following was the busine ss c om sacted :—Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire S a l r e l ' 101 d ; Blackburn, si; Caledonian, 28; Cork, 1319 c Pso' i and Passage, x ,d. ; L ancas hi re an d Y orksh i re, 6 8+ s' chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire ' 251; Shrewsb a) Birmingham, 60 ; S o uth Eastern, 19 1-16. Jo' MANCHESTER.—The following was th e busini JO' to-day :—Birkenhead and Cheshire Junction, 1 4 Caledonians, 28 ; Sheffields, 25+ ; Dovers, 19 1-16. AliC LEEDS.—The f o ll ow i ng was the business done d ios'' —North Western s , 81 ; E as t ern C ount i es, 13 1 ; 64 ; Caledonians, 28 1 ;2 , t ste t LONDON TALLOW Rarums.—The stock on hand 1 3s o d Di; was 46,128 casks agai ns t 49,548 a t th e same Per r i , c.o l '" year ; and the delive r i es 1,269 l ast wee k against 2,14" last year. ~f THE NEW CAB Act —Sir R. Mayne, commiPLA. 4 police, has,applied, by.a circular, to the various bu'e, - . 1 trustees for hghtiug the roads leading from the me l d , o l ,'; to the effect, that the most effectual mode of givinb o f mation to the _public, at night as. Well as by dal: car - j, point of the circumfe rence o f a c i rc l e o f four nit iso',j i from Charing-cros s ( w ith re f erence to t h e new o' ictS „ o last session), is to pl ace a l amp - post at the spot, 11 1 3°- t „ e eo a notice of the dista nce may be affixed: The trio t 6 therefore requested to cause a l amp - post to be 131„peril' places, which will be pointed out to them by theJ p - ii tlP l f t tendents of the resp ec ti ve di v i s i ons o f po li ce in vm" / chic are situated ; and who will supply the iron plates bI3C I , the notice is embossed in white raised letters uP °l2 , r ground. eLL O o f L , t h S e A T electorsßD AY . meeting THE NEW MINISTE RIAL R EFORM BILL.-.-TIO al3j'eoti't B et o—fAthnius m ci e ty ro w us a a s ucl he h ld igh ia lY st i n ia l o i t :o. o bt 0. / the great public r o o m , Broadmead, for the Pu r f „ l- 01 0 „ ii. receiving a deputation from the ballot soc iety of ,ifl and of petitioning th e h ouse o f commons to intredt e " cow any new measure of re f orm , a prov i s i on f or t a king tu tl e s eir of electors by ballot. Mr. Joseph Coates, one of the h a.; - ':l e ; trates of the city, p res id e d. Th e procee di ng s were pee e" tensed by unanimity. C o l. Th om pson made a long 141 t; in favour of th e b a ll o t, and votes of confidenee_al obi/ Langton and Mr. B er k e l ey h av i ng b een pass ed, thel o t s ; separated, first pas s i ng reso l u ti ons i n f avou r of the v / a ire DEATH OF THE MARCHIONESS WELLESLEV•_,_fIesIeP gret to announce the death of the IVlarchioness niecigtotif widow of the elder brother of the late Duke of W e lkine , who expired on Saturday last at her apartments at ~ 11 01 ton-court Palace, after a short illness. The deceaseao, Aft; riane Marchioness of Wellesley, was a daughter .11,18fel Richard Caton, and when the late celebrated Ma r q ui t tetor t i lesley married her she was widow of Mr. Robert -[Unl ,f She was the marquis's secon d wife, to whom she ' s 29th October, 1825. Th e l a t e m archioness was for ' ati ee years lady of the bedchamber to her .lanes a jesty _of a iforci• ' - te° Adelaide. Her ladyship was sister of Ladt en 100 families of rank are placed in mourning y the decease of the above estimable lady. FI RTH 11 11 4 . l' 4 t deet t )iPv4t R to '-- • er t `-- • 133 In °xi, tti. ,• TA ........ " a raers Ll 4 bal e/ Lb ri oi liat 4c - , t) i i • ell , the 24 t lct t o • T ' e . Il e ° i t re hest 11r'sC it- ll° that the kin w 1 !el r ail ed • 4 1 / 4 ; d ha ll 3t f. , rt 4 ap p -wi ligal tb3. t ke t at si ne ; s ti l oo h'"d'an PO s ' - -P P 6sit' Ti l l ' 4 th e )upk‘ u, !tile st , be flo• i: ln the I change. 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