The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-08-06 00:00:00

\ ".\ • c t- \‘‘. anmnurcial sSalts. 2- - -- ------- THIS DAT. On account of whom it may concern. _ . . • D a y (Monday), the 6th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, Rumford-street, 2SO Bales COTTON, saved, from the Neptune, from New Orleans, stranded near Wexford : lying on the Quay, north end Prince's Dock. HOLLINSHEAD, TETLEY, Sr CO., Brokers. TO-MORROW. To-morrow (Tuesday), the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 1,033 Bundles COIR YARN. BROW NE. HUNTER, & CO., Brokers. Apply to Th-morrow (Tuesday), the 7th inst., at Halt-past One o'clock., at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, American CHEESE, BUTTER, BACON, and HAMS. A.PP I T to WM. GARDNER tc CO., Brokers. To-morrow (Tuesday), the 7th in•t., at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 200 Firkins American BUTTER. JOHN MARQUIS & CO., Brokers. Apply to To-morrow (Tuesday), the 7th instant, at Half-past Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 679 Bags Danubian RAPESEED, 50 ~ Bombay LINSEED (all faults). BROW NE, HUNTER, & CO., Brokers. Apply to :o-morrow (Tuesday), the 7th inst., at Halt-past One o'clock, at the Broker's Office, Corn Exchange-buildings, Brunswick - street , About 1.000 Quarters INDIAN CORN, per S. E. Smith and other vessels ; lying on the Quay. Apply to H. H. GOLDING, Broker. - . WED:C - TESDAY. . Boston. New York. Philadelphia. On Wednesday next, the OffiBth i 2 nstant, at Tw eet, elve o'clock, at the — Be's' ce, , Dale-str s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 1,370 Bags MYII.ABOLANIS. Pig Iron, Bars, 1 BROWNE, HUNTER, i 0 0...10 0 11 e... 0 0 e 0...15 0 Apply to Chemicals and On Wednesday next, the Bth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Fine Iron ..... 1 10 0... 0 0 0 0...12 ;.15 0 0...15 0 Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, Salt 10 0... 0 0 10 0...12 6 nominal. 682 Bags Bengal TABLE RICE. ROWNE, HUNTER, & CO., Brokers: Dry Goods. 10 0 ..15 0 10 0...17 6 0 0 ... 20 0 A B ,apply to Hardware l2 6... 0 0 0 0...12 6 20 0... 0 0 On Wednesday next, the Bth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Earthenware 4 6... 5 0 0 0... 5 0 0 0... S 0 Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, Passengers £4 lOs Od £4 5s to £4 lOs £4 5s to £4 10s 35 Tons CAMWOOD, Gross. Gross. Gross. Ex Maggie Walker, No. 4 Warehouse, west side Albert dock. B a lti mo re. Charleston. I New Orlean Apply to J. H. RAYNER & CO., Brokers. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. On account of .P. M. Dove and John Semple, Esqrs., trustees a • for whom it may concern. rig Iron, Bars, 0 0...15 0 15 0... 0 0 8 0...10 0 On Wednesday next, the Bth instant, at Two o'clock, at the Hans, &c Broker's Office, 5, Rumford-street,Chemials and 0 0...15 0 0 0...17 6 0 0...10 0 A Large Quantity of Loose American COTTON, Fine Iron .... c aved from the late fire in Stanley Dock warehouse, and now Salt . Dry Goods lying Johnson's yard, Love-lane. Apply to ker. : Hardware 2O 0... 00 0 0...2 0 028 0 ... 0 0 al 20 0... 0 0 0 0 .. 20 0 20 0 ... 0 0 H. JNO. WEBSTER, Bro Earthenware 0 0... 9 0 0 0... 6 6 i 5 0... 0 0 THURSDAY. Passengers £s Os Nominal. E 5 Os. IES 10s. to £6 Gross. Gross. On Thursday, the 9th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 1,000 Bales ItiTE. BROWNE, HUNTER, & CO., Brokers. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING. In the LONDON STOCK MARKET to-day the Funds were dull at yesterday's prices. The Funds closed at the following prices : Consols Money Account Exchequer Bills 3 6pm Bank Stock Three per Cents 93; I Next Account The following appeared in our later editions of Saturday : The funds to-day were again flatter, and closed at a reduction of nearly per cent. The weather is watched with anxiety, as the exchanges are now at a point at which a further slight change for the worse would cause gold to flow out. The demand for money both at the Bank and in the open market was brisker, owing, no doubt, to the approach of the 4th. Very few transactions took place below the Bank minimum.—Daily News. The renewed heaviness on the Paris Bourse has fur nished an unfavourable comment on the Emperor's letter, and the English funds opened this morning at a decline of 4, and subsequently showed a further ten dency to weakness. There has been rather an active demand for discount, and little business has been done below 4 per cent. No gold has been taken from the Bank. The whole of the American and Australian arrivals have been purchased for the Continent. — Times. The LONDON RAILWAY SHARE MARKET to-day was quiet ; upon the whole sales rather predo minated. British Railway Stocks were in several instances somewhat lower. The principle fluctu ation was in London and North-Western Stock. Canadas were firm, The market closed at the following prices : Ambergate, Not., & East. Junction 61 Caledonians Dutch Rhenish . Eastern Counties East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow . 79 80 Great Northern 71 ~ A• Great Westerns Great Western of Canada . . 12 Grand Trunk of Canada . Great Southern & Western . 112 14 Lancashire & Yorkshire . lot Lombardo-Venetian London & North-Western . . London & South-Western • 95 6 Leeds Northern Manchester, Sheff., & Lincolnshire 42 3 Midland Stock North British 651 South-Eastern & Dover . . . . 88t York, Newcastle, & Berwick . . 100/ 11 York & North Midland . . . . 85.1 _ 57t The following appeared in our later editions of Saturday : The railway market opened this morning at yester day's prices, but subsequently experienced a re-action. The traffic returns of railways in the United Kingdom show an increase of £33,340. — Times. The market for British railway stocks exhibited rather a decided reaction this afternoon. Rumours were circulated that the London and North Western Company's dividend will be less favourable than had been anticipated.—Daily New. The LONDON COLONIAL PRODUCE MARKET to-day was unaltered. Sugar: There was a steady demand. Coffee: The market was firm. Tea: No alteration to notice; Common Congou, is 4id nominal. Rice: There was a good inquiry, and higher rates were offered and refused. Saltpetre ; A little more business was done, and holders continued firm. The LONDON COLONIAL WOOL SALES to-day were attended by buyers for all descriptions of Wools. The biddings ruled steady, though not to say active, at extreme quotations. The LONDON TALLOW MARKET was flat to day, at the following prices :—Ou the spot, 525 6d ; last three months, 52s 3d to 52s ; spring, 52s ed. The BOROINII Hor MARKET.—Higher prices have been paid to-day for nearly all good and fine Hops, for which the demand has been firmer. All other kinds move off freely, at very full prices . The duty has declined to £BO,OOO. IMPORTANT NOTICE. TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisements . under the head of BUSINESS DIRECTORY, and not exceeding six lines, will be inserted daily, iu all editions of " THE DAILY TIMES," For .E 6 6s. per annum. For £3 10s. per six months. For £1 15s. per three ditto. These charges will be payable in advance, and will include a Copy of the Paper, delivered WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE at the private residence or place of business of the advertiser. SPECIMEN OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR £6 6s. PER ANNUM, INCLUDING COPY OF " THE DAILY TIMES" DELIVERED FREE. PROVINCIAL, &c., MARKETS, SATURDAY. MANCHESTER SHARE.—Leeds, 110 ; Midlands, 1281 ; Londons, 1041 ; North British, 651 ; Shef fields, 42! ; Great Westerns, 73i. GLASGOW IRON.--Market steady. No. 1, 51. to 51. 3d ; Warrants, 52. 4id to 524 6d ; No. 3, 501 9d to 51s. CORN MARKETS.—CORK : New Oats, 13s ; old, 15s 2d tq 168.—DONCASTER : Quiet Wheat trade, owing to scanty supply. Farmers' Wheat realised fully last week's rates. For spring Corn there was a good consumptive trade,. at late rates.—NEWCASTLE : Very short supply ,of home-grown Wheat, which has sold at last week's prices. Factors' Wheat, both English and foreign. held for eltreme Prices ; but millers being well in stock are not eager buyers. Prices fully equal to last week, but business limited. Flour quiet, but fully as dear. Not much inquiry for Barley. Oats held more freely, and rather more inquiry. Beans and Peas Not much doing.—DROGHEDA : There was a small attendance at market to-day, and the only description of grain offered was a few samples of Wheat, which met a ready sale at the quotations of last Satur day. ''rites : White Wheat, 32s to 33s ; Red Wheat, 31s to 325; White Oats, 15s to 161 ; Black Oats, 14s to 15e . DONCASTER CATTLE.—An average supply of stock, principally Irish Beasts. Young Steers and Heifers in most request, at late currencies. Mulch Cows £l4 to £ l9 ; Steers and Heifers, £5 to £8 lOs ; Irish Drapes, £6 to £8 each. A better show of Sheep, but trade very slow. Wethers, 42s to 46s ; Lambs, 28s to 30s each.--Large supply of Pigs, but quite in excess of demand. Pork, 7s 6d to 7s 9d per stone. ct , t ipping 3ntriligturt. ARR] Aug. 3. Portena, M'Gowen, Buenos Ayres Crisis, Black Singapore Persian, Trewavas ...Paraiba llermion e, Towill,Peniambuco Restless, Noel Porto Rico Phceniz, Kuiper Antwerp Jamsatjee Curs et j e e,Crßombawforayil, seahorse, Banks Calcutta Aquila, Gladovieb...Marseilles Tamaulipas (is), Baker, Peerless Bordeaux , Davis ... Pomaron .1 Fra9er, Herbert Mazatlan Criminal Rathbrand, Nebundal, Honduras Sicilian (ss), Wukeham, Crescent Alexandria, Guard Charente Louise, Quick Rouen Elizabeth, Roberts Dieppe Aug. 5. J Fish, Young ...New Orleans F Fern, Lawrence ...Savannah Ben Adams, Chase, New York W Tupscott, Bell New York Aug. 4. Princeton Bell ......New York Princeton, New York .. PerilahceneLta,, G ra ves ......Antigua Tagus (ss), Wade .....Lisbon P e t ro nella, Webjer ...Sm)rna Volante ................. Pomaron Falcon, Hope .....Can.......... Arabia (rms), Stone ...Boston OFF THE PORT. Aali Logan, Braganza (ss), Favourite, and Tiber (sa). SAILED. Tamerlane, from Aug, 4.—Persia (rms), Judit.ini, New York OUTPOSTS Cii im ...._ _ , 1it:17,.. Azt,t72 von Odessa at gingstown Ro c ki i i, . 1 1 Clove, from Sulina at Waterford Madras off Portsznouth ch eva li er, , rona Savannah at Bristol Irene, from from St bk., N B, at Gloucester Bruauflia. t. ediae at Warrenpoint burg; Quebec, both k tV llorth America, and Fanny Watson, from Adelaidel &rid Firth burg; Adelaje Ar?ived i 1.) W Pickering, from Ham" }244 Pbrasie, Havre; Fetish, Pisagua THE DAY'S NEWS. If we are behind the rest of the world in giving credence to the report published in this column on Saturday,• to the effect that England, along with all the other powers, had agreed to the terms of an intervention in Syria, it must be because we are unwilling to believe that Lord Palmerston and Lord John Russell are so thoroughly imbecile and unable to resist Napoleonic wheedling as to have once more entangled us into a French alliance of this sort, wherein we are to play second fiddle to the wily Frenchman. Look at the facts which have already been published and certified to all the world, and tell us how this last report is to be believed, without admitting that Lord Palmerston has thereby bound England to a common policy with a potentate whom he thinks capable of wan tonly exciting a war between England and France ? Everybody knows that at the sitting of the Conference on Monday la s t, F rance and Russ i a on the one hand were outvoted by England, Austria, Pruss ia, and the Porte on a very important quest i on. Russia claimed the right of interfering in European Turkey, as well to in the Asiatic provinces, and France backed those pretensions. Lord Cowley, departing from his usual frigidity, vehe mently opposed them, and was supported by Prussia and Austria; whereupon the Conference adjourned sine die. .This we knew. ago. Well, then, what has taken . 'place-to alter the . _ state of the case, or account for the suddenly announced agreement? Nothing but tio publication of the Emperor's appeal to " jlear Pam." Can it be that in a matter which requires the utmost delicacy in the handling, in which the Emperor himself admits that the very existence of the Turkish Empire is at stake. Lord Palmerston has sacrificed the interests of his country to gratify his Imperial friend. .If the EniPeror of the French professes himself to be " com pelled by events beyond his control" to proceed to the dissection of the sick man, England may withdraw her troops, may possibly protest, but whatever course she adopts is sure to, entail loss of prestige, less of influence, and consequently loss of allies. These remarks hold good even if the French and -Rus sian Goverments should simulate an agreement with the other four powers. Once in the East, with England at her tail, France becomes mistress of the field, and we all know the skill with which the French Emperor can direct events so as to compel him, very reluctantly, of course, to trample upon any engagements he might have entered into. Sheer philanthropy will compel him to annihilate the Turkish empire, and occupy Damascus and Beyrout, just as philanthropy compels him to keep a large force in Italy. It is a heavy expense, and his Majesty, whose simplicity approaches the sublime, counts it for nothing to be looked upon as the supreme arbiter of the fate of Italy. In a word, acting in common with the Emperor of the French in Syria invoites our com plicity in the conspiracy against the Turkiih empire, with out the possibility of our coming to the rescue, and the downfall of Tarkey is synonymous with Russia at Con stantinople and France firmly settled in Syria and Egypt. Our incredibity as to the truth of the report, in which respect we may appear somewhat singular, is to some extent countenanced by the following bombast of M. Grandguillot in the Constitutionnel, of Friday, which seems inconsistent with the truth of the statement that the Powers have come to an understanding :—" The in tervention in Syria to protect the Christians who were massacred, was not only a political privilege, but an im perative duty of humanity. Once more we say that is why France, happy to seize the occasion which presented itself to put an end to certain passing discussions, and to convoke all Christian Europe under the same flag, has called for the union of all civilised nations against fana ticism and barbarism. Such a step does net assuredly signify that, if an understanding should not be come to between the different Powers, France will henceforth consider herself free from all obligations. The expedi tion to Syria, we do not fear to affirm, will be made in any case; if European intervention should become im possible, French intervention will be not the less inevi table ; but it- was prudent, in order to edify public opinion in Europe, to act in the manner which has been adopted." The Patric of Saturday evening says the regiments intended for Syria left Chalons that morning. Four steamers left Toulon on Friday, to embark troops. News received here states that great agitation prevails in Candia, Jeddah, and Arabia. By telegram from Naples, via Genoa, dated the 3rd instant, we are informed that the city is tranquil. A rumoar_had currency at Turin yesterday that the Neapolitan Plenipotentiaries have seen the impossibility of concluding an alliance between Sardinia and Naples, and will leave Turin immediately. The journals annotince that the Government has contracted a 19a4 of 60,000,000 lire at 80 26. The Perseveranza of Milan announces that the Sar dinian government has ordered the levy of the classes 1838 and 1839. From Rome we learn that a popular movement at Urpino has beeen suppressed. The people shouted for Garibaldi. General Lamoriciere has despatched a column of troops to Terracina. A militdry eolaniti has also been sent to Calabria. Merlingue, the grenadier of the Guards, who in June last shot a sergeant of his company, who had inflicted a slight punishment upon. him, has been executed at Vincennes. Immediately' before the execution, the firing party of twelve men were addressed by an adjutant, who, in pursuance of orders from the general commanding the parade, exhorted them as well in the performance of a military duty as from motives of humanity to fire straight. They obeyed the injunction so well that not a single ball missed its mark. Two struck the criminal .in. the head and ten in the breast, and he rolled over quite dead, without a struggle. The man exhibited great firmness. He said he had committed a hei nous crime and was ready to die for it, and he hoped God would pardon - him. He took off his coat himself, and marched without assistance to the spot indicated. He was told that, according to the ref ula tions, he .eyes would be bandaged, unless he expiessly requested to have that ceremony dispensed with. It is to be presumed that he did not avail himself of the option, as a handkerchief was tied sound his head at the last moment. The Bombay mail of the 7th ult. brings news of importance. The death of Mr. Legeyt, a member of the India Council, is announced. Astronomic annals, says the New York, Reml4 of the 24th ult., do not, perhaps, contain the record of a phe nomenon occurring in any age of the world more start lingly beautiful than than which was witnessed in this locality on Friday night. The great comet which blazed in our harvest skies two years ago was, night after night, an object of grand attraction ; but those who witnessed the flight of that brilliant meteor through the air the night before hest, enjoyed a spectacle eclipsing in its splendour any thing that they had ever before seen, or that perhaps they will ever see again. Meteors, though regarded, like comets, with superstitious awe, as portentous of some great calamities, are not very rare. We read from time to time of meteoric stones falling in different parts of the country. There were some remarkable instanbes of the kind a few months ago in Virginia ; and those phenomena known as shoot ing stars, and which are ascribed to meteoric action, may be witnessed almost every fine summer night.. .But the display, of Friday night was, if not without precedent in astronomic annals, at least without precedent in the memory of any individual whom we have heard speak -on the subject. The main particulars may be thus summed up :—At about a quarter before ten o'clock on Friday' evening, the atmosphere being very sultry, and no perceptible Motion in the air, a light cloud appeared in the west, from which a blue tinted luminous globe shot out, which at the first glance suggested to the'spectators the idea of an artificial firework, Instantly it, lost its globular form, bursting, like an immense skyrocket, into four portions. The first two are represented by one of our correspondents as resembong ,browinuy .iturainatea cnancteuera, vrti,t innumerable jets . of purple flame; the others were globular and comparatively small, appearing rat vi" as the tills of the first.. They maintained thin. relative distances as they flew athwart the s . :y from , west to east occupying in their flight sone thing like a 'minute. Whether they vanished .n air or fell on the land or sea we have not yet ascertaind. About a minute after their passage, a detonation va.s heard, as from a piece of ordnance ; but whether it pn ceeded from the bursting of the meteor is a matter of ca jecture. One very curious optical delusion which it re rise to is worthy of remark. To the spectators it appeard to be no higher than from a quarter to half a and to be almost directly over their heads, and yet whn the fact is considered that it was witnessed under almst identical circumstances at Philadelphia, some nine) , miles south-west of Newyork; at New Haven, viey miles east ; at,Barnegat, forty miles south, and at isTe . .. • burg, on the Hudson, sixty miles north, it will perceivd that the idea of its insignificant elevation was met delusive... It must have been at an immense elevatia to have been seen at these widely-remote poin, and to have presented at all of them the sale appearance of being so nearly in the zenith. t is also to be remarked in connection with to meteor, that for the previous two or thrn, nights brilliant, , flashes of the aurora borealis has illumined the northern skies—a most unusual display i the dog days, and one which we only look for in the lai fall and winter months. The aurora is generally su, posed to indicate - clear cold weather, but in this case has been followed by an oppressively sultry state of tl atmosphere, thus contradicting our previously conceive notions. It is also very closely connected in point i time with the solar eclipse, which took place la: Wednesday morning. Francis Price has been condemned to be executed o Monday week for the murder of Sarah Pratt, at Sirmini ham, on the Bth of April la . st. The volunteer corps of the northern and western pot tions of the metropolis pet on Saturday at Hampstead Heath, for the purpose of having--afield day and sham fight. The military ardour of the volunteers had been awakened to some effect by the . -sham fight which took, place a short time since at Bromley, and as that affair went off with great eclat, the notion appears tb have become general that a field-day of this sort is a perfectly easy and manageable affair, and that nothing more is wanting to insure success than to fix the hour-and place of meeting for these rifle tour naments: The experience obtained on Saturday at Hampstead will not be thrown away, if it leads to a cenviction of the absolute necessity of agreeing before hand to some plan of action, and taking precautions which will ensure its lseing carried out. But space pre vents us from giving details. Apply to On Thursday, the 9th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, Exchange-street East, 108 Packages Para INDIA RUBBER, ex Coward. Apply to Messrs. Pluto, Leite, and Brothers, Merchants; or to HENRY GLYNN, Broker. On Thursday, the 9th instant, at One o'clock, at the Broker's Office, Exchange-street East, 69 Packages Para INDIA RUBBER, ex Era and Princess Royal. Apply to Messl's. Duarte, Potter and Co., Merchants; or to HENRY GLYNN, Bruker. On Thursday. the 9th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, About S 5 Tons Para INDIA RUBBER. 'ill be open for inspection prior to the sale. For further par• :iculare apply to A. Tappendeck, Esq., Merchant ; or to J. H. RAYNER & CO., Brokers. FRIDAY. On Friday next, the 10th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broken' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 2,500 Barrels American ROSIN, Of various qualities, in store. Apply to • J. H. RAYNER ac CO., Brokers. NEXT WEEK. On Thursday, the 16th instant. at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Oltlce, 2, Dale-street, 2,400 Pieces East India TANNED LEATHER, IBale SHEEP SKINS, 4 Bales GOAT SKINS. BROWNE, HUNTER, & CO., Brokers. Eht 3alt. COALS FOR EXPORT. BRYMBO, PURE, iirITHOUT MIXTURE WITH OTHER COALS, for which the Admiralty certificate is given, SUPPLIED ONLY BY .T. S. HANCOC K, SWEETING-STREET. COMMERCIAL. mwf LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENING. Etre azttern :Ijarkrt. The Liverpool Cotton Market to-day was steady, with a fair business done. The sales—inclu ding 120 bales Pernambuco, at 71d to 71d ; 150 Bahia, 7l r d to 71d; 100 Maranham, 71d to 81d ; 100 Egyptian, 7,td to 12d; and 1,000 Surat, 2d to 41d—amounted to 10,000 bales, of which 4,000 were on speculation and for export. GENERAL FREIGHTS.' 8. d• s. d iv erpool to Aden 4O 0 to b 0 .... ~ Hong Kong 57 6 to 0 0 Ditto . Chuian 7O francs ~ Ceylon : Iron ~ Bombay : Coals 3O oto 0 0 Iron from the Clyde 57 6 to 0 0 from WI .......... 'ales ~ Suez ....................... Sydney or 1 £3 Is. register ton. Melbourne 37 0 to 0 0 PS Singapore 32 6 to 0 0 Galle Pt shanghai 55 0 to 0 0 Ditto from Wales 6O oto 0 0 Calcutta: Salt without consignment 38 0 to 40 0 st Ditto with ditto 4l 0 to 42 0 Calcutta : Iron, Engines, &c. PS Ditto, Coals Ascension, from Wales Kurrachee, from Wales 35 0 to 0 0 Fernando Po, from Wales 32 6 to 0 0 Callao, from Wales 35 0 to 0 0 Pt Valparaiso direct, from Wales 32 6to 0 0 IP Woosung 73 Francs. Liverpool to Madras Iron arc. 405., Clyde 435., Chusan, 555. Do: Coals 325. 6d. Do. from Wales 365. Liverpool to Valparaiso for orders, to discharge there or at a Port not North of Callao 30s. Od. small ships. Liverpool to New York, Coals, full cargoes, 12s. 6d. and 5 per cent. „ Moulmain 80s. to 82s. 6d., Teak to U.K. Akyab, option of Rangoon, Bassein, or Moulmain, to U. K. or Continent, 60s. to 625. 6d. Calcutta to Liverpool or London, 625. 6d. to 655. od. ; ditto on the round, E 5 with option of London. Guano from Chinchas to U. K. or Continent, 60s. Bombay to Liverpool or London, 455. to 475. 6d. Rangoon to Liverpool or London, 755. Earth Oil. We are indebted to Messrs. Taylor, Tipper, and Co., for the following rates of freight to the United States : ; Columbia, and Crichton, Monte Video ; Margaretha, Santos; -Alexander, Colombo for Antwerp. DEAL, August 5.---Arrived and passed : Governor, from Havana to London ; Osprey, Whampoa to Loudon ; Palmer ston, Bombay to London ; Borodina, Cardiff; Florist, St Vin cent; Eclipse, Newcastle to Cape of Good Hope ; Maria, Memel; Otta, Queenstown to Wisbeach ; Augustine, Shields to Constantinople; Mary Riley, Newcastle to Carthagena ; Livinston, Trinidad to London ; Quickstep, St Vincent to Lon don; Claus Thomansen, London to Trieste ; Mary Ann Gunn, Honduras; Saint Croix, London to New York; Jane and Ann, London to Beyrout ; Alliquis, Calcutta ; Memphis, Colombo ; Dicky Sam, Jamaica. GRAVESEND, August 5.---Arrived Kart-ne, from Windau ; William and Mary, Guernsey ; Sultana, Colombo ; Amaranth, Thisted ; Emperor, Natal; Laura, Girgenti ; Rapeb, Libau ; City of Edinburgh, Calcutta; Maria, Gallipoli ; Phcenix, Havana; Providence, Oporto; Providence, Monte Video; E Brown, Santander. nailed: Saint Croix, for Honduras; Anna Maria, Manilla. Dom, August 5.---[Per National Signal Company.;--- Passed : Metropolis (ss), downiChannel; Osprey, from Wham poa ;,,,Energy (s), from London; Wolverine, of Portsmouth, from Antigua; and Blue Jacket, from West Indies, all up Channel. GREENOCK, August 5.---Arrived : Curtis, from - Matanzas ; Royal George, Quebec. Sailed : Trinity, for Newfoundland. QuEksrsrowsT, August 4.---Arrived C A James, from St John, N B; Arabia (s), Boston for Liverpool, and proceeded. Off : Horatio, from Demerara, went to Devonport. Sailed : Galatola, for Belfast ; Alarm, London ; Urania, Quebec : and Clyde, Bombay. v e tE c t. e y , r a 1 , t August iore. a14.---Arriveded D E u d c w F:r rd at , e f l o l r i, m fr i o r m am O ic d h e i s . sa ; Tian, St John, N B ; Palmuro, Ibrail; Lewes Castle, Rouen. DuaLIN, August 4.---Arrived : Mary, from London ; Peru- Pri e FOREIGN PORTS. Panther, Jones, hence at Trieste Anna Agatha, Kerager, hence at Archangel 1 Eclipse, Hunt, and Clara, Savres , both hence at Hammerfest Heinrich, Stehr, hence at Pillau Heilas, Sass, hence at Swinmunde Charlotte, Wallis, hence at Copenhagen Mariner, Hughes, hence at Warnemuud British Queen (ss), hence at Havre Gly aro n, Davies, hence at Dunkirk North Briton (rmss) , hence at Quebec' Swiftsure, f r om London at Melbourne Christina (as), Mansfield : Frankfort (ss), Bonfellow ; and Atlantic (ss), Horsfall, all from Malta at Alexandria Pactolus (ss), Carroll, and Bwotia (as), Simpson, both hence at Malta, and sailed foe Alexandria Africa (ss), Alexander, hence at Malta, and sailed for Con stantinople Araxes (ss), Jenkins, from Alexandria at Malta, and sailed for Liverpool Sicilian (as), hence off Malta Marathon (ss), Bell, from Constantinople at Smyrna Hay and Catherine, Menzis, and Feika Jantina, Malden, both hence at Narva Viscata, and Priscilla, both hence at Helvoet Canada (rma), hence at Halifax Wes,moreland, hence at Philadelphia R Morse, rnd Rockaway, both hence at New York Regulator, Newcombe, hence at Boston Madras, Robinson, and Peter Maxwell, Marshall, both hence at St John, N B Gleaner, Evans, and Venus, Bascombe, both hence rat Halifax • Powerful, Nixon, and Avon, Mounce, both hence at Quebec SPOKEN. Florista, hence for Monte Video, June, 21, 1 S, 33 W Jenny, hence for South America, June 6, 5N,19 W " Fulwood, hence for Calcutta, June 13, 8 S, 32 W Ganges (ss), hence for Kurrachee, July 27, off Lisbon Bar J Pilkington, hence for Bombay, July 5, 14 N, 26 W Betsey, hence for A'goa Bay, June 20, 25 5, 31 W Samkrang, hence for Men, June 25, 1 N, 24 W Sillery, hence for Shanghai, June 25, 1 N, 24 W Severn, Ceylon for London, June 1, 33 S, 17 E Trossacks, Madras for London, May 25, off Cape of Good Hope Cayard, Natal for London, May 27, off L'Aguilas MARITIME EXTRACTS. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 5, VALPARAISO, June 17 : The J. D. Fleming, Hatfield, from Chinches, which arrived here June 4, put in to repair damage. The Allies, from Laguna for Liverpool, at New York short of provisions. Bost:cm, July 24: The British barque Camilla, from San Francisco for Melbourne, put back to the former port very leaky, having been ashore on Duxbury Reef. A large ship, with white lower masts, was seen ashore on Colorado Reef, 15 miles west of Bahia Hondee July 12, by the Kitty Simpson, arrived at New York. The Zephyr, from Sourabaya for Rotterdam, was spoken on June 18, 26 N, 20 W, having lost foretopmast in a squall. Z,lit are 'Same. In the Liverpool Share Market to-day there was no improvement in tone, consequently prices show a further fall, and London and North-' Western Stock was especially fiat, on rumours of a five per cent. dividend. The market closed heavily, without any symptom of improvement. The transactions included—Caledonian, 94k; Great Western, 731; Lancashire and Yorkshire,.lo9g, t; London and North-Western, 103!, I, Ditto i t-Shares, 12 13-16 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 42; ; Midland, 128 ; North-Eastern, Berwick Stock, 1001 ; North Staffordshire, 3id ; South-Eastern, 26ic, 7„ 5-16, 4 ; Dutch Rhenish, 4d ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 7i ; Manchester £6 Preference, 1p ; Bank of Liverpool, 204 ; Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance, 15-16, ire, 15-16 p. The Share Market closed to-day at the following prices.:— Sales after o'clock. Railways. Closing Prices. Birkenhead & Cheshire In. 81 81 1 Caledonian Eastern Counties (Great Northern llB 120 - Great Westerns Lancashire & Yorkshire . 109 London & North Westenalo3 l , 103 Ditto i-shares Manchester, Shef., & Lin. 421 ad 43 Midland Stock 127! 128 1 - North British. 65 651 North Staffordshire North Eastern—Berwick . 1004 101 Do. York and N. Midland 851 85f Do. Leeds Northern South Eastern 261 26 7-16 Oxford, W. & Wolverhptn 4 71 —48 i Dutch Rhenish Great Luxembourg ... 7 7 1-16 Grand Trunk of Canada. 7 7t, Gt. W. of Canada ll —ll 13-16 Ditto new shares Buffalo and Lake Huron 5 — 5 s Great Ship MArcies & Mersey M. Co. 15-16 1p probisions jarittt: The Liverpool (St. John's) Provisions Market to-dad- ruled as follows :--- s. d. s. d. Beef lb 0 7e 0 9 Ituttod Neal Lamb, „ fore qr „ 0 0 „ 0 0 hind qr „ 0 0 „ 0 0 Fiesh Pork „ 0 6 „ 0 7 Lobsters . . „ 0 6 „ 0 10 Salmon Cpd Fish „ 0 0 „ 0 U Soles Bxe.t. Turbot Haddocks „ 0 3 „ 0 4 Fresh Better. „ .1 2 „ 1 ti Salt ditto „ 0 10 „ 1 2 Filberts, (isapes, tor „ 3 0 „ U 0 - 1)o. Eng ,, 5 0 „ 6 0 Cherries „ 0 3 „ 0 1 Damsons „ 0 0 „ 0 0 Strawberries,Vq.o 5 „ 0 6 Gooseberries, „ 0 0 3 s. d. I. d. Currants,kolk,p.qt 0 0 „ 0 0 Do., red & wt. , 0 4 „ 0 5 Potatoes, V peck 0 16 „ 1 0 Ditto new 0 0 „ 0 0 Fowls, V couple 3 0 „ 3 6 Peas, V peck 0 6„ 1 0 Ducks V couple 3 0„ 4 0 Rabbits, „ 1 6„1 10 Pigeons, „ 10„ 1 4 Grouse, brace 0 0„ 0 0 Partridges per br.o 0 „ 0 0 Black Game „ 0 0„ 0 0 Pheasants,Vbrce 0 U „ 0 0 Snipes 0 0 „ 0 0 Eggs .V 124 6 8 „ 0 0 Asparagus, V 100 1 0„ 2 0 Geese each 5 0 „ 6 0 Turkeys „ 0 0„ U 0 Hares Cucumbers, „ 0 „ 0 4 Apricots, per doz.o 0 „ 0 0 Pines, for., each 3 0 4 0 Do. Eng. „ G 0 8 0 Abe A.gTiculturat Vrobace mitt. -The Liverpool Agricultural Produce Market to-day riled as follows g. d. s. d. flay, old "unto, new Ditto, clover 0 0 ... 0 0 Green Clover 0 2 3 / 4 ... 0 -Vetches straw, wheat 9 0 Si ••• ° 9 Ditto, oat 0 10 0 0 0 Ditto; barley 0 oats, in straw 0 0 0 ° otatos, dukes 0 0 ... 0 0 d. Potatos, kemps 3 s. 2 d. s. to. 3 7 Do. Seedlings. 0 0 ... 0 U Ds. whiteroeks 0 0 0 0 Do. Balshaws 0 U... 0 0 Do. Beldiums. 0 0 ... 0 0 Do. cattle Turnips 0 0 U 0 Carrots Mangelwurzel 0 0 0 0 Mannte 5 U ...6 6 I. "! gateS DI Bi *M gb t .* Freights for short request,..rates have fall voyages being much in fallena an refused, at considerably ; even a number of ships h ave been offered low rates, for the West Indiesand Ea ß s ra t zlinl,daias and requirements are well supplied. China freights not having ward freights as the last a ccounts s h ow th a t home improved ar e ne g lected, in the East are falling, and merchants here will not take ships, except at low rates; an advance in outward fr e i g h ts i s, therefore, expec ted. The .Pacific and Mediterranean trades are dull, and no alteration in.quotations. Since our last freights to northern United States ports have advanced, and our quotations are easily obtainable. RAILS—BRISTOL CHANNEL. 251 • and 5 per cent. _ To Galveston To Mobile (nomtnal) To ..gew York do. 18.1. ad. To New Orleans do. 19s. Oct. and 5 per cent. To Fernandina (Florida) do. 269. Od. and 5 Per cent. To Portsmouth f,nominal)... To Savannah 22e. 6d. To Savannah (small cargo) 3os. and 5 per cent. 255. To Alexandria COAL : FROM LIVERP To s. d. a . u . Malta 15.0 ... 0 0 'Arieste Corfu Smyrna l6 0 0 0 Varna ..... , 431.1.raltur li.eghorn... nom l5 0 ... 0 9 Athens lisrannah Cardenas Nonte Video fluenos Ayres ct,ongtantinople l6 0 ... 0 0 0 0 0 Salon i c a .•.. .... Alexii mina 1 , 0 9 )0L OR BIRKENHEAD, To 0. d. " Trebizonde Sinope Ancona Ragusa. Venice Genoa l6 U ... 0 0 Naples nom. 16 0 ... 17 0 Rhodes St. Thomas Rio Janeiro Bahia . 26 0 ... 0 0 Cape of G. Hope 32 6 ... 0 0 Pernambuco 2B 0 ... 29 0 QuiveSton Rails nominal. Apply to \\ ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. BENEFICES AND APPOINTMENTS VACANT PREBEND. Grindale, in York Cathedral : pat. Archbishop of York : Rey John Sharpe, D.D., dec. DEANERY-RURAL. Doncaster : dio. York : Rev. Dr. Sbarpe, dec. Potters dio. Salisbury : Rev. M. W. Mayow, prom. VICARAGES. Brodsworth : co. and dio. York val. £367, with residence : pat. Archbishop of York : Rev. Dr. Sharpe, dec. Doncaster : co. and dio. York : val. £385, with residence : pat. Archbishop of York : Rev. Dr. Sharpe, dec. Gloucester, St. Mary-de-Lode le. Holy Trinity V.: val. £284 : pats. D. and C. of Gloucester : Rev. L. Coglan, resigned. Lavington East, Wilts : dio. Salisbury ; val. $3490 with resi dence : pats. Christ Church, Oxford : Rev. M. W. Afayow, prom,. PERPETUAL CURACIES. Milnthorp, Westmoreland : dio. Carlisle : val £120: pat V. of Haversham : Rev. N. Padwick. resigned. Seathwaite, Lancashire : dio Carlisle : val £6O with residence : pat J. J. Rawlinson, Esq. : Rev. T. Anderson, dec. Southwold, Suffolk : dio Norwich : val £6O : pat Earl of Strad broke : Rev..l. R. Crowfoot, prom. CURACIES. Blyth, Northumberland : dio Durham : stipend £7O with title. Cheltenham, Holy Trinity : co and dio Gloucester. Deoping, St. James, Lincolnshire. Hawkhurst, Kent : dio Canterbury : stipend £llO. tli nornsea, co and dio York : stipend £lOO. :0 *cosi Huddersfield, St. Paul, Yorkshire dio. Ripon. ..*:1 h , ' , 11 1,0 London, 4.a1.4 Grosvenor Chapel. 4i'a Saffron Walden, Essex dio. Rochester. • Erie, 111 tOi Shenley, Herta : din. Rochester. : Tatterford, Norfolk : dio. Norwich : with title.. •- ": 7 Wolverhampton, St Mary's, Staffordshire : dio. Lichfield : sti pend, £lOO with a title. TUTORSHIP. Birmingham, Queen's College: Theological: Rev. R. M. Rowe, prom. MASTERSHIPS. Carlisle Cathedral Grammar School: Assistant : Rev. J. God ding, prom. Louth Grammar School : Second Mastership : salary Ll5O with one-fourth of capitation fees. Preston Grammar School, Lancashire : pats. the Corporation : Rev. J. W. Caldicott, prom. R. AND H. J AIR, WINE, SPIRIT, ALE, & PORTER MERCHANTS. YORK-BUILDINGS, 12, DALE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Imperial • Quarts.. Pints. Half Pints BASS'S PALE ALE es Od d0z...3s 6d d0z...2* 4d dcz FINE MILD ALE 4s ed „ ...2s 9d „ BEST EDINBURGH ALE es Od „ ...3s 6d „ TABLE BEER (Preston Pans) 3s Od „ ...Is Od „ GUINNESS's EXTRA STOUT 4s ed „ ...2s 9d „ ...2s Ud BARCLAY's LONDON STOUT es Od „ ...3s Gd „ All in first-rate condition. STEW RAG & WASTE PAPER WAREHOUSE, To HEADS of FAMILIES, HOTEL KEEPERS, MANU• FACTURERS, MERCHANTS, WAREHOUSE KEEPERS, MASTERS of VESSELS, &re. At the WAREHOUSE, 41, HARRINGTON-STREET (nearly opposite Doran's-lane, Lord-street), the BEST PRICE is given for RAGS, ROPES, BAGS, OLD ACCOUNT B O(9 KS, NEWS PAPERS, PAPER SHAVINGS, and Waste Paper generally. Heads of Families and others forwarding I, notice to the office as above, will receive immediate attention. The Proprietor begs to say that, as this is no Marine Store (properly so called), respectable persons need have no hesitation in transacting business with the Office. HENRY GREENWOOD (PROPRIETOR), WHOLESALE STATIONER AND RAG MERCHANT, 41,-HARRIXGTQN-STREET. -4 1, And at 32, CASTLE-STREET. THE CUIRASS SHIRT, WHICH IS SO UNIVERSALLY APPROVED OF, MAY , BE OBTAINED AT P • L. ACTAGGART'S, 24 AND 26, BOLD-STREET, At Prices varying from FORTY-EIGHT TO EIGHTY-FOUR SHILLINGS) PER DOZEN. Materiali Good, and tit Warranted. PlSitt.Css irettorg, rILLZ. VAIL I TIIIIMO orpion, 3, BRUNSWICK STREET. STEAM PRINTING WORKS, *), LEIGH-STREET, LIVERPOOL. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Under no circumstances can communications be inserted net accompanied by the author's real name and address, which are required, not necessarily for publication, but as a guar antee of good faith. HIGH WATER, THIS DAY, AT LIVERPOOL. Hour. Height. MORNINO lh. 34m. 161 t. 10in. EvxxiNci Ely pailp alto. MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1860. THE DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1860. THE EISTEDDFOD; THE WELSH,—THEIR MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. In addition . to the following, a correspondent has undertaken to supply us with a daily report of the proceedings of the Eisteddfod, which commences to-morrow, at the ancient Castle of Denbigh. These contributions, we doubt not, will prove highly interesting to all, more especially to our Welsh fellow-townsmen. Wrong breeds hatred, hatred disgust, disgust neglect. The offender always'despises those whom he has injured. The conqueror treats the conquered with disdain. Of this fact history supplies proof. For hundreds of years after the conquest of countries deadly feuds have existed between the invader and the aborigine resulting chiefly from the hatred of the former. Although Britain has been subjected to Saxon rule for a period of hundreds of years, the Welsh are at this moment looked down upon as something beneath the English. It is of no use dis guising the fact. In India, what caused the late reaction on the part of the natives but the licentiousness of the British ? The conduct of the English towards the Welsh is even more striking ; for in this case there is no dif ference in the colour ; very little in the manners and customs; none in the intellectual capacities of the two peoples. But there is this distinction : Wales has a language of its own, a literature of its own ; but so deep rooted is prejudice at the present moment in the minds of Englishmen, that they look upon the first as a rude tongue inapplicable to science—too confused as a medium of communication. The literature has been denomina ted trash, except by men who have examined it for themselves. Of these Thirlwall, the Bishop of St. David's, who acquired the tongue after three months' study, is a striking instance. His opinion is well known, and, therefore, need not be repeated. We should like the reader to dismiss prejudice , whilst reading the following remarks, and if he 'cannot believe us, let him examine the subject for himself, and find out the truth. Of the language itself we shall speak hereafter. The literature will come under our notice; but for the present we will confine ourselves to the country and its inhabitants. Surrounded nearly by the sea—indented by bays the most lovely—drained by rivers famed for their scenery—interspersed by mountains combining the rugged, the grand, and the magnificent with the beautiful, - the lovely and the exquisite—Wales is a resort of the tourist, and the home of the des cendants of the Ancient Britons, y derWYCWAn, Otis. wallawn, Caradawc, Cadwritadr, Taliesin, Aneurin, Llywarch sen, Myrddin Wyllt, Gildas, Ifor ab Alan, Rodri Molwynawc, Hywel Dda, Cyhelin, Myrddin, leuan Gwynedd, Rhys ab Gruffydd, Llywellyn ab lorwerth, Giraldus Cambrensis, Dafydd ab Lly wellyn, Galgacus, Rhydderch Hael, Dwain ab Gruff ydd, Talhaiarn, Owain Glyndwr, Boadicea, lor werth, and many others, far too numerous to men tion, who, incited by the songs of the bards, cheered by the`music of theiYelsh harp, fought the Romans, the Picts, the Scots, and the Saxons, and •maintained their • independence in their mountain fastnesses for hundreds of years. The Welsh inherit a large amount of the spirit of independence, the love of home, of liberty, and of poetry which - characterised their forefathers. Brave, open, generous and noble, they are very sensible to insult, quick in revenge, extremely fond of their country; their language and nationalty, and perhaps a little sus picious of strang9ll. " Cas gwr no char y wlad a'i , niaco "---"Despised is the man that does not love the country that nurtures him "—is a favourite maxim of theirs, upon which they act most stringently. The Welsh man that denies his country, is denied by his country •in return. The Welsh are anything but deceitful ; they hate oppression and licentiousness. Rude they cer tainly appear to an English eye ; and for this they have to thank the British Government, who have neglected their intellectual welfare entirely. Whilst England and ; Ireland: alleunded in Queen's Colleges and good schools, Wales, until very recently, had none, except those which the inhabitants erected from their small incomes. At this moment National Schools are few and far between in the better districts : in the - poorest, out of the way places, there are none. Still, the amount of intelligence per vading the country is really surprising, and h as been- supplied by native literature, written almost entirely in verse. Verse has thus made the Welsh a nation of versifiers ; hence the sentence "Every Welsh man is a poet," which to a certain extent is perfectly correct. Nor could it be otherwise, since the character of a ,country stamp§ the character of a people.. Virgil, Michael Angelo, Raffael, and all the Italian poets and artists only reflected the beauty and grandeur of Italian hills and vallies, and Italian skies. It is questionable whether the works of Homer could have been written by other than a Grecian, or a man nurtured in Greece. In the same manner the character of Wales, its diversity of hill and dale has made it a nation of poets. We are not speaking exclusively of the Welsh of the present day. The bards were the mightiest opponents of the Romans. The Saxons failed to subjugate the country until they annihilated the bards inhabiting Anglesea. Such was the power of the lyre in those days, that it alone enabled a comparatively rude people to combat, almost successfully, Rome, the most enlighten e d an d p ower f u l na ti on on th e e a r th. Cesar h as testified to the truth of this assertion with something approaching veneration. The Welsh are a simple people. Their simplicity is, indeed, proverbial. We have heard of " brave En g li s h- men, " " crafty Scotchmen ;" bqt there is no nation, of which we are aware, that has been'deneminated "honest and simple" but the Welsh. What is more, they de serve the appellation. Who that has resided for any length of time in Wales has not enjoyed the simple and genial hospitality on the hearths of the'peasants—has not listened rapturously to their simple melodies—has not been charmed by the sincerity of their devotions — and has not admired the purity of their lives ?• The absence of crime in the country was commented upon this summer by a judge of assize in a very flattering manner. We allude to Baron Bramwell's 'remarks at Carmarthen a week or two ago. On his circuit in three western counties he had to deal, in all, with only three or four p_,„riaoners, some of whorl were not natives. This testimony, coming from the lips of a man like Baron Bramwell, whose name is rather odious to the Welsh, is valuable. The costume of the country bears also the sign of simplicity. No doubt, the towering hat which the women wear has been smiled at over and over again, but what head-dress displays the rosy cheeks of a pretty female to better advantage. Then the red and black bedgown, loose in front, and tied in the fop} of a triangle at the back; the petticoat; the flannel shawl of brilliant crimson, which struck such .terror into the French soldiers at Fishguard, in the eighteenth century; the blue cloth mantle, which is the mountaineer's umbrella ; the narrow ribbon for the hair, and the frilled white cap—all manufactured at the wearer's fire side —are ,charming in the .xtrome Sae the witnessed a Welsh marriage' The manner in which a • • young couple is established in the world is interesting, and tends td• Show thebrotherly love with which the, peasants are bound together. A few weeks previous to a marriage circulars are issued announcing the marriage feast, at which the payment of " pwythan" is invited. A pwythan is a sum of money lent to those about to enter the bonds of Ijymen, on 9calcl4inor that it be returned on the marriage morning of the donor. The feast takes place at the bride's house, and pwythan to the amount of £lOO, 4200, or even 4300 are received. On this there is no interest to 'be paid, and the borrowers have, in many cases, twenty, thirty, and even a lifetime to refund the principal. The Sketches in Wales, which are now so numerous, repre sent correctly the marriage festivities. Twenty or thirty pairs of sweethearts accompany the bride and bride groom to the church, on horses in most cases, on foot in some. In many instances une horse carries a pair. the man rides in front, the woman behind- 7 d la fhe Family of Wakefield. The ceremony ov er , rustic joviality en sues . But the most striking f ea t ure of the proceedings remains to be told. 411 expect to pay f or the feast. • Indeed, he who expected to have the Mar riage dinner gratis would be considered no friend. • There is a peculiarity also about the mode in whi c h the dead are treated. The village choir invariably visit the house of mourning, and there sing hym ns and anthems over the body. The funeral is at all times public, and the last kind offices are witnessed by hun dreds in all ca ses, in some by thousands. The funeral procession is formed at the house. The males walk two or three abreast in front ; the females follow in a similar order, whilst the coffin is carried on a bier by the fiiendi of the deceased between. Ilynsns are sun g o.t the r oad to the churchyard, and the angst kaolin& solemnity marks the proceedings , • The greater portion of the Welsh live iu small thatched roofed houses, surrounded by gardens and earn their living in the fields, by mining, and by manufacturing. In the agricultural districts the peasants are ;very poor, in the mining comfortable, in the manufacturing they live luxuriously. Their habits are simple, and in their dealings they are honest. Their statue of education is low, owing to the want of schools and their poverty. the children in the poorest, districts never go to schOol. in the mining and manufacturing districts child labour is valuable, and the little things are drafted to the mines and the works when_they•should be learning their alphabet. The result of this is that they grow up in ignorance. They retain the superstitious of their progenitors ; their limbs are deformed,.and their stature cramped. Who has not noticed the crookedness of the collier's legs, and the deformity Of the furnaceman's back and shoulders? The mothers of families have their hands full of work in all seasons ; she has the family to attend, the house to keep clean, a pigsty full of pigs to feed; fowls, ducks, and geese to loak after; and now and then a cow or two to milk. The daughters work upon the neighbouring farms, in the iron works and the tin works ; and they are expected to do a little, in addition to their daily labour, at those places. As a nation, the Welsh are a nation of Dis senters. The Church of England is not held in high estimation; whilst the Dissenting, especially the Me thodist, chapels are filled Sunday after Sunday. They are moral in the extreme. Such is their abhorrence of fiction, that they offer the greatest resistance to novel readers. Indeed novel-reading is looked upon in some neighbourhoods as a positive crime; because it is argued that it fills the mind with ephemeral visions, which nei ther improve the understanding nor heighten the wit ; and, as it is fiction (untruth), acts derogatory to religion and morals. This is rather remarkable, considering their passion for poetry; but we hold it to be an aver sion to a term more from ignorance of its real significa tion than from hostility to light reading, which, after all, is, or should be, a portraiture of manners and customs. THE AKBAR. The age we live in is filled with anomalies. Crimes of the most inhuman character are chronicled day by day : Christianity is blazed abroad upon every side. But we ought not, therefore, to infer that the efforts of Christianity and philanthropy are futile, or that the nineteenth century is so much worse than its predecessors. On the contrary, there are many bright examples of the fallacy of such a supposition, and of the efficacy of Christianity, when rightly directed and judiciously exercised. In proof of this we need give no other illustration than is to be found in the juvenile reforma tories Which are now happily becoming so general throughout the country, and among which the Akbar holds so distinguished a position. On last Saturday afternoon this vessel was inspected by a number of gen tlemen, among whom were his worship the Mayor-(T. D. Anderson, Esq.), William Brown, Esq., George Holt, Esq., William Rathbone, Esq., Samuel G. ,Rathbone, E s q., J. Beazley, Esq., John Cropper, Esq., J. R. Brougham, Esq., M. D. Hill, Esq. (Recorder of Bir mingham), and Mr. Raffles, the Stipendiary Magistrate. The result of the examination completely verified the truth of our remark, and was most satisfactory to all who had the good fortune to be present. The boys were questioned in Bible history by the Rev. .T>S. Howson (Principal of the Collegiate), and displayed a thorough knowledge of the fuudamental doctrines of Christianity. Their acquaintance with more practical subjects was equally good. This was particularly the case with sea manship, their capabilities in this respect being tested by an order from Lieutenant Fenwick, R.N. (com mander of the ship), to unfurl the main topsail the main topgallant sail, the fore topsail, and the fore top gallant sail, which was executed in exactly one minute, the re furling taking about half a minute longer. The boys have a very fine appearance ; they are kept neat and clean, and they manifest an amount of intelligence rarely found in the class from which they have been taken. They are treated with great kindness ; corporal punish ment is seldom necessary, and is scarcely ever resorted to. Their religious instruction is under the direction of the Rev. Daniel Bell Rankin, and Mr. Bell, the schoolmaster, and !all the departments are under the superintendence of Lieutenant Fenwick. Mr. Cropper, who has taken a great interest in the scheme, announced to the officers and boys that he was much pleased with the conduct of the 140 boys he had invited to his house; no fault could be found with any of them, and not one depredation had been committed. The same gentleman also related some instances in whiob boys who were formerly on this ship had, on their return, visited him, and told him how well they were getting on. The following is an abstract of the report read by the commander. Since 1853 the number gone to sea has been ninety-one, twenty of these have been unreported of. Out of the seventy-one who have been reported upon, forty-one have a good character, three fair, thirteen doubtful, that is they have broken their inden tures for higher wages, but eight of them are still doing well in other ships, eight bad, out of whom two have been re-convicted. Th e report also conta i ne d a com plete refutation of c er t a i n statements published in a London shipping paper to th e e ff ec t that the Akbar and the Cornwall were filled with boys from other reforma tories, who were the most vicious and unmanageable ; also that the boys were not amenable to the discipline of the navy. To refute this Lieutenant Fenwick states that six boys from the Akbar have joined the navy, and four of them were bearing excellent characters. These facts speak for themselves, and testify to the utility and importance of such institutions as the Akbar. ROYAL AMPM-THEATIM SIR WILLIAM DON, DART., AND LADY DON. " Never ITIXt Late to Mend " (Tom Robinson by Sir William Don), "Peggy Green" (Peggy Green by Lady Don), and the burlesque of " Kenilworth" (Sir William as the Queen, and Lady Don as the Earl) are the pieces of to-night, and as usual will, no doubt, command a good house. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last, as the Prince ton was coming up the river the fib, boom fell do wn upon one of the seamen, inAictiug fatal injuries. He died soon after the accident, and was removed to the deadhouse. Au inquest will be held to-day. ACCIDENT.—On Saturday, James Connolly, a labourer, residing in Harrison-street, fell into the hold of the ship Victory, in the Wellington Dock Basin, and sustained a severe contused back. He was remove to the Northern Hospital. intoxicatio n , Marsh-lane station, NARROW ESCAPE.—A man endeavouring to cros s th e Lancashire Yorkshire evenin g i Railway, 1 l a i I:vay, state at of fell across the line lust as a train was comin g up at full 2 la speed.' lie would have inevitably been kill e d h ad net at 9 and o st the Station-Master and an official, with the greatest promptitude and presence of mind rushed forward and rescued the unfortunate man from his perilous position. INTRODUDING SPIRITS INTO THE WORKHOUSE.— On Saturday, before the county magistrates, an old man named John Hughes, an inmate of the Toxteth-park Workhouse, was brought up for introducing spirits into the house. He was caught by the porter While climb ing over the wall with a bottle of rum in the breast of his coat. The prisoner pleaded that he was sent for it by the cook. He was fined lOs and costs, which, of course, he could not pay; and, in default, was sent to gaol for a month. LIVERPOOL ROTAL INvinplitny.—Return for week eliding 4th August, 1860: Admitted, in-patients, 53 ; out-patients, 34; surgical casualties, 40. Discharged, cured, 14 ; relieved, and at own request, 19; made out patients, 1 ; irregular, 1 ; dead 4 ; remain in the house, 197. For the ensuing week (visitors) : Rev. R. Leicester and Richard Brooke, Esq. ; physician, Dr. Inman; sur geon, Mr. Long; house surgeon, Mr. R. garrison; junior house surgeon, Mr. H. Q. Rawdon ; chaplain, Rev. Edward Pusie ; treasurer, Mr. C. Wilson. Tux Doc BOARD EXCURSION—PILOT BOAT RACE. —During the'excursion of the Dock Board, last week, a very exciting race, from the Rock to the North-West Lightship, came off between pilot-boats 2,5, and 10. No. 1 boat, which was to have entered for the race, vgas towed out by' the Iron Duke (s), but dA4 not rats, and the match was, therefore, restricted to the three first ...r No. C, captain Williams, was everything' that -.could be desired ; and she came in a winner by about three miles, thus sus taining her character as a crack boat. CORONER' S INQUEST.—On Saturday the Coroner h e ld an inquest on th e b o dy of Mr. lobu Ulric Ander son , agent for the N orw i o h Union Fire Mee, who nnfortu nately lost his life at the. fire at the Manley Dock Warehouses on Wednesday night, by falling between the bridge and the wall. Ile was sixty-four years of age, stud-was-highly respected. The jury, in returning a verdiet of accidental death, made the following-pre sentment,—(, They request that the Dock Surveyor's attentitcn be drawn to the place, with a view of a better protection, and also to the state of the light." - MADEMOISELLE ROSL CSILLAG.—This great actress and singer was born in 1836, near Pesth. Rer;.nyusical talent showed itself at a very early age. At ten years of age she viaa 9go,pcl at the National Theatre of Pesth. At fifteen, she obtained an engagement at Vienna. She has continued to hold her V 44 at Vienna to the present time ; but, baTiAg avery year leave of absence for thrvt Of four months, she made excursions to other countries, and everywhere met with the greatest success. At present she is at our Royal Italian Opera, and her brilliant triumphs on the Covent Garden boards must be fresh in the 'memory of our musical readers. Csillag's range of characters is very extensive. In "Don Giovanni" she has appeared at Covent Garden, g i v ing new interest and, importance to a part which has never been sufficiently understood in this country, Mdlle. Csillag appears at the Philharmoni c . h a ll to morrow night. -- THE LaST OF PT C I ER Y' AI; ' E9I " .-- The Germ an le last ble-bodie been disbanded, and permission is kdmen to en li st into any of her granted any at a Majesty's regiments, but it does not seem that many have accepted this offer, A large portion of the legion is spreading over the country, and obtaining employment in the several towns and amongst the rural population. An attempt has been mad e to draw them towards cape T o wn, by offering 300 men employmen; on the Cape Town and Wellington Rail n ... • i• , Y Tian the original object of the ;clime is defeated. They were sent to Cal raria as a means of def e n ce to the colony ; portions of land were allotted to them, but very few succeeded. • The whole scheme is, therefore, little iaikare.—Cape a n d N atal Newf. irtter. than k 11 FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARTS, Saturday, August 4, 1860. The first representation of M. Ponsard's new play, Ce qui plait aux Femines, took place early in the week in the presence of a very brilliant audience. In spite of not a few attempts to con demn it in advance, the success which attended the first performance was as complete as any success could be at this season of the year. The utmost interest prevailed respecting the probable fate of the piece, on which, as I have already mentioned, the deepest attention of the dramatic public, among whom the author numbers a great many friends as well as a great many enemies, has been so long fixed. It is a strange and most captivating coni&lie, but I am not by any means sure that it is a work that will please everybody. The first act is merely an explanation, a little too free, per haps, of the general idea of the piece. It is a preface which has the fault of disclosing with far too much plainness, the remainder of the story. The exquisite style of acting and superior skill of a great artiste, Mademoiselle Fargueil, and the experienced ability of M. Brindeau have, however, imparted a tone to this first act, which quite makes up for what is wanting in it of the perfume of French comedy. The second act carries us straight to the opera. It is a play by itself, introduced into another piece : a poem in a prosaic drama,—and a charming poem, too— eliminating an opera, or a ballet subject,—without a single flaw. Beauties of the first order abound in every one of the couplets, and in each of the graceful and powerful stanzas which run through the vocal music and the ballet ; verses brimful of music and overpowering in grandeur, a language at once free and yet discreet, a poetry brilliant and yet chaste, more brilliant than could have been expected from the pen of the serious author of "Charlotte Corday,"—was accorded the heartiest applause from all parts of the house. Whatever be the fate of the piece, the beautiful and ravish ing verses of this second act will undoubtedly confirm M. Ponsard in the rank which he has already attained as an author, while it will im mensely raise his reputation in the eyes of those people who are wont to accuse him of indulging in a style too exclusively grave and majestic. Madlle. Marguet as a fairy, and Madlle. Pierson as a waggish hobgoblin, sustained admirably the prin cipal burden of this act, which abounds in splendid costumes and decorations, and yet is quite as simple in its conception as the plot of the piece itself. The subject is as follows :—A fairy loves, what is called in the language of the ballet, " a child of earth," which means in prosaic French, a young and handsome " Monsieur," who has attained his majority, and " knows a thing or two." To this favoured youth (M. Candeil), the fairy, shows herself whilst he is asleep ; she draws him, by one dream after another, even to the remote Isle of Dreams, where she reigns as Queen. He comes to seek her there. To put him to the proof, the prudent fairy causes successively to appear before his eyes, all the false Loves—the love of pleasure, the love of gold, the love of power itself,—the child of earth resists them all, and his merit in so doing is not small, for it is the paradise of Mahomet which is repre sented at the Vaudeville, during the whole of this tempting act. The fairy having thus thoroughly satisfied herself as to the character of her terrestrial loved one, discovers herself to him. The happy mortal espouses his ideal in the ideal person of the fair Mdlle Marquet ; and it is the lively, sparkling, and not less pretty Mdlle. Pierson who blesses them. The only fault of this act is, that there is a little too much dancing at the end of it, and the singing at the beginning is entrusted to a lady who is not quite up to the mark ; but this latter circum stance, especially at this season, when so many famous 'chanteuses are at liberty, can easily be remedied. The third act constitutes of itself a drama, and is a picture of terrible simplicity. After the sweet dream and the enchantment of the preced ing act, it has something severe, almost harsh, about it. From fairyland, from poetry, from music and dancing—in short, from the world of the ideal—we are all at once plunged into the lowest strata of mundane reality. The contrast is so great as for a moment quite to stun the spectator. But emotion succeeds, tears come, and who can resist when this is the case ?—Given : the scene an attic ; a young woman busy with her needle, and 4 sick sister by her side ; no fire, the window presenting no defence against the inclemency of the weather ; hun ger, cold, a picture of toil, severe, but ill-requited. Enter Mdlle. Guillemin, as a woman who sells second-hand trinkets and dresses, and who tempts the poor creature with her gaudy wares. She speaks to her of shawls of unheard of magnificence, of fine dresses, of grand equipages, of rich..and titled lovers ; she insinuates that Mdlle. would look so well in a box at the opera, and so forth. The poor girl, however, though sorely tempted, remains deaf to all these appeals ; when, just at this opportune moment, charity arrives iu the person of Mdlle. Fargueil and M. Brindeau, by whom her necessities are relieved. This incident threatened to be too much for the spectators. Never before were handkerchiefs in such request ; the delicate little lace ones in the hands of the fair sympathisers evidently were never intended to wipe away so many tears ! Mdlle. Jane Esler, as the poor needle girl, executed her part to perfection ; on this every body is agreed. ' I have already put you in possession of the denouement of the piece. The lady . einisin (Mdlle. Fargueil), who is repre*entßci in the first act as suffering so Much from ennui, is moved, her bosointrembles, she turns towards her companion (M‘ Biindeau) and gives him her hand—that is to say, makes him a happy man. Tli nase_ (514, aocaae surpasses "erStillug that was ever before witnessed at the 'Vaudeville. The representati,o,n lasted eve hours aid a half, and the q3Artßin fell amidst the loudest calls for the author, and demonstrations of approval of his really great work, After the play was over the people formed themselves into groups, and remained discussing its merits till a late hour in the morning. On the whole, its chief characteristic is, per haps, its uncommonness ; and this circumstance will con tinue for some time tck pu zz l e the critic, as well as to ex.eiteand att ract the public. Every succeed ing representation has, if possible, been better attended and more highly thought of than th e preceding one. PARts, Sunday, August 5, 1860. On Friday afternoon the following announce ment was posted Up at the Bourse :—" C a bi ne t du Ministre d'Etat—All the Powers are at one as to the conditions of the European i n Syria. A Conference took intervention • place to-day at three o'clock, et the Ministry for Foreign A ff a irs, to, carry into immedi a t e exe cution (rew h e in mediatement executoire s ) th e measures re solved on in common." What these precise mea sures are is still not definitely k nown Or understood. But it is very important to keep in v iew, that an undertaking to sign a con vention, and the actual signing of it, are, in a case of this kind, twq very different things. A statement in yesterday's Mont:tett r on this subject, explains that the foregoing notice, to which more importance was attached than the real nature of it granted, referred merely, to the signature of a protocol or memorandum, whi c h the representa tives off' the Powers met on the " previousday for the, purpose pf signing, stipulating that certain #iings shOlAd be done, and among the number, GARIBALDI IN ITALY. LANDING OF 1,500 GARIBALDIANS IN CALABRIA. PARIS, August 5._ The Pattie and Pays of this evening state that a despatch has been received in Paris announcing the unopposed disembarkation of 1,500 Gari baldian volunteers in Calabria. According to the same despatch, Garibaldi is expected to arrive very shortly at Naples, he having been summoned thither by the Garibaldi committee of that city to assume the direction of the Government. that a convention should be prepared and signed ; but the latter has still to be carried into execution. The protocol, nevertheless, has been so far available as to have admitted of final orders being given for the departure of the expedition on the day named. The various regiments destined to join those already assembled at Toulon are on their march thither, and General de Beaufort d'Hautpoul, who is to command the expedition, also left Paris yes terday for that port. The armee of Lyons has been called upon to furnish its contingency for the ex pedition, and the Company of Engineers encamped at Southay has also got orders to join it. Two line regiments, forming part of the garrison at Lyons, have got orders to hold themselves in readiness for the same destination. There is corre sponding activity in the naval departments. Several new appointments to commands are announced, and Captain Maurin, accompanied by Lieutenant de Parseval and M. Dubec, Assistant- Commissioner, are going to Beyrout, for the purpose of superintending the arrival of the ships and the disembarkation of the troops. The text of the convention between Garibaldi and General Clary is given in the Moniteur. It confirms entirely my suppositions as to its nature and scope. Garibaldi is now in a situation to carry out his plans on Calabria without molesta tion or interference. Some recent voyagers in the Mediterranean have stopped at Marseilles to say that they saw a large number of vessels and boats of all sizes prepared for the transport of the troops. In Naples there is still a King who reigns, but who does not govern. The Afovintento of Genoa speaks of a note which the Neapolitan Govern ment has addressed to the Great Powers of Europe relative to the evacuation of Sicily by its troops. It declares that the King recalls his troops to allow the population to manifest their wishes, and demands that the foreign forces of Garibaldi should also cease to put any pressure upon the Sicilians. Sicily would then be enabled to express its wishes through the channel of a Parliament convened according to the Constitution of 1812, and the Government of Naples would be ready to defer to wishes thus expressed. The Head of the Western Church has just ex pressed his sympathy for the Christians in the east, through the medium of an encyclical letter to all the bishops under his jurisdiction. These include a considerable number of prelates in the east, called " Unionists." who are looked upon as schismatics by their Greek brethren. His Holiness takes an opportunity in this document, of expressing his approbation of the proposed intervention by France and the other Powers, and concludes by exhorting the Emperor to repress the excesses of the Infidels, and to put a stop to the crimes of the enemies of religion, of morality, of justice, and of social order; including also, of course, the Christian enemies of the Pontificate. The rise on the Bourse caused by the posting up of a 'iiotice relative to the Eastern Conference,- has not been maintained. An uncertain feeling again prevails in the Money Market. LATEST NEWS. (BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) FRANCE. PARIS, Aug. 4. The Moniteur of to-day says the representa tives of the Great Powers assembled yesterday is order to sign the protocol stipulating that the measures which have been arranged in common shall be immediately carried into execution. The Moniteur also contains the following, dated. Constantinople, Aug. 2 :—The Governor-general of Damascus has been deprived of office, and sent aw ay from Syria in order to be tried by the proper tribunals. The Governor-general of Bey rout has been arrested. The Constitutionn e / asserts that orders- for• departure have been despatched to the troops.. Nearly all the Paris journals devote az consi derable space to extracts from the articks- of the London journals on the Emperor's letter, and in general without the addition of arc comment a their own. The Monde, however, has a few lines of observation. THE FRENCH FUNDS. 3.35 P.M.--The Bourse has been firm, but little busifiess was done. Rentes closed at 68 25, or about the same as yesterday. SYRIA, The Impartial of Smyrna publishes * fetter from Damascus, from which it appears that the massacre is the result of a widely -spread zoa spiracy of the local Beys and Pachas. In several cases the Turkish officers and troops directly aided in the massacres. It is believed that before Fuad Pacha can arrive half of Damascus will be in ashes. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Aug. 4. The Ost. Deutsche Post of to-day says, on Mon day the first sitting of the Grand Committee of the Council of the Empire will take place. The Hungarian members of the Reichspath will pre sent a memorandum demanding reforms on a federal basis. Count Szeesen is said to be the author of the memorandum, which appears to. have a prospect or meeting with a considerably majority in its favour. It is stated in a letter from Trieste that the steamer Elizabeth, which was destined for Syria,. has been ordered to proceed to Naples, to remain there at the disposition of the royal family. The Emperor of Austria, says a letter from Berlin, has conferred the order of the Golden. Fleece on the Prince of Hohenzollern. The. Count de Paris and the Due de Charters had au interview with the Emperor of Austria. THE BRAZIL MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, August 4.. The Magdalena, with the above mails, has arived. She bring s 167 passengers, £2,587 i n specie, and nine packages of diamonds. Her dates are—Buenos Ayres 27th June ; Monte Video, 30th June; Rio, 10th July ; Bahia, 13th July ; Pernambuco,.l6th July ; St. Vincent, 23rd July ; and Lisbon Ist August. The Anne Falcon, from Liverpool, arrived at Buenos Ayres on the 14th June. On the 22nd May she spoke the- Loodianah, from Liverpool, for Calcutta. The - Alliance, from Liverpool, and Meg Merriles, from: Cardiff, arrived at Buenos Ayres on the 26th , of June, The American ship Frank Geb hard, from Liverpool, for Melbourne, was: wrecked on the 18th June near Paraiba ; passen gers saved. The compact of union between the. Argentine Confederation and Buenos Ayres was ratified on the 19th. Business has been very slack- Hides lower ; tallow, 19 reels. Wool : no arriv als, $65 to $67. Tobacco much higher; freights lower. Exchange 66 to 67. BAHIA.- 7 -Th e first section, of the Bahia and St. Francisco Railway opened., Sugar inactive; cot ton, nothing doing, S 7 offered and refused. Coffeee fiat ; 4eiot s. t Q Channel, 255. Exchange 25/.