The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-12 00:00:00

S. 011 1105 t1 l e — oa ciflo 51 1 witl 3 9 l o pOSi " L ry OIS TeII- otl, 11° _, [a tioo ) opP ° 0 ave ng frovi Lit t lu tl i o i n 1.1• 1. It e P i , ° : 3 d, c l f t tioo - a _ Ofh r i s tl .t atin P g ° 1 1 1 ng 1(3 ' t the faoof ela 0 ren 0 row saw jt, of • intlf J o a an • CO S 111 y her s tO jur. , r co dlit 113 „ 0 balan' AUSTRALIA ARRIVAL OF THE OCEAN CHIEF The Black Ball Line of Australian packet-ship, Ocean Chief, Captain robin, arrived off Cornwall, on. Friday, from Melbourne, after a very good passag e of 74 days, and yesterday we received files of paper s by her to the 25th of February, being El even days later than those brought by the Over• land Mail. She has brought home 55,000 ounces of gold, 'valued at about 220,0001., and about eighty pas- 13 engers, The celebrated clipper ship Marco Polo, of the 331 aek Ball Line, had arrived out at Melbourne fr om Liverpool after another excellent passage of 79 days. The projected departures for England were the Medway February 27th, George Marshall March B th' and Viscount Canning March 21st for Lon 'ion, and the Eagle February 27th, Mermaid March 101 h, and the Royal Charter in April for Liver -1)°°1. The Sultana, for Liverpool, sailed from elhonrne on the 15th of February. Captai n F or b es h a d b een trimuphantly acquitted 'lf the charge of having caused the loss of the •Schemberg through negligence, and the Melbourne 41 9 . 113 is exceedingiy wrath at the result, but upon what ground we cannot comprehend. It cha r g es t he Chi e f J us ti ce "with having arbitarily de- Prived the public of that thorough investi- Fatio n pile and d eeision, by a competent tri which, for the sake o f th e hi g h est interest On community were imp era ti ve l y requ i red. " tb.e other hand, the Melbourne Herald pub i'suris, in its a d ver ti s i ng co l umns, a collection of fers addressed to Captain F or b es , i n answer to . ''bathe and his friends denounce as the calumnious t harges and insinuations made against him, and that journal adds—" Certainly, these letters are 'very staggering to any one whose mind been prejudiced against Captain Forbes, 14 ut who is not insensible to the force and 'veight of evidence. Nothing could be more satis lactory or conclusive than these testimonials to cha racter, unless we can su pp ose th at t h e writers, w it hout any conceivable interest in doing so, have Joined in a conspiracy to deceive the public on a hquestion so easily brought to the test. Captain orbe s i s perfectly entitled, therefore, to consider unself perfectly exonerated on this point—of Iti Per sonal charact er . A s t o t h e professional ques ill, cif seamanship, displayed in the navigation of ,„ 8 v essel, or disproved -in th e l oss o f h er, a ll t h at w' Q are entitled to say is, that we were the first to ent out the necessity of a ,judicial enquiry, and `lid so in language o f unspar i ng sever i ty, so c rg as the p r e sum pti on seeme d unfavourable. retain Forbes has stood his trial. He has been Itequitted by the verdict of hi s coun t rymen, an d i t V° 111 d be a gros s v i o l a tio n o f common decency, as 'Well as of common justice, to deprive him, in any m anner, of the benefit of his exculpation," The commercial accounts continue favourable. Trade was brisk at Melbourne, with every appear ance of its continuing so for the remainder of the rntac°n• The suppli es go i ng f orward to the _erior, were daily on the increase, especially for an.our and p rov i s i ons genera l ly. A greater amount ° s peculation, it is said, had b een i n f use d i nto ,1 h e markets, and a considerable rise had, in conse rluence, taken place in many articles of provisions It ncl groc er i es. I n sugars, candles, and butter the .o oetuations in prices had been considerable. The arrival s d ur i ng the week had been but few; and, t !cept the articles of oats, hops, and oilmens' stor es, had pro ve d we ll assorted. The price of bre adstuffs had declined about 21 per ton, and the mark e t was not firm even at this decline. In all des criptions of spirit s th e mar k et was fi rmer. C andles had advanced fully 20 per cent. The wool market was active, and during the week a large business had been done by private contract, besides Which 676 bales had been sold by public auction t prices the same as previously reported. The -tallow market was firm, and holders were de- Inanding higher prices. Good mixed was quoted at from 381 to 421, and mutton tallow at 45 / per ton. There was a scarcity of gold, 411121 the pric e h a d an upward tendency. The quantity brought down by escort, however, cont inued to increase, in consequence of the astill hi in price, which it was expected w o u ld go higher. The amount of gold received at ielbourne by escort for the week ending Feb 23, Thas 51,1 56 ounces, and for the year 387,374 ounces. e a mount shipped for the year was 381,681 ozs. j ' iB .. l nvinciblehad sailed for Londo n w ith 20,031 ozs . ci,.B(tilange on London was quoted at one per cent pape rs for d ra ft s aga i ns t go ld . Th e M e lb ourne state that a discovery had been made of a t me rich quartz reefs at the M'lvor fields, which, a 10 8 expected, would give a fresh start to that Th e • . political news is not important, but we b ee r s that in the legislative council a motion had so u r adopted to appoint a select committee, to a 1 7 8 tder the propriety of immediately establishing d e l ," of steamers between Melbourne' and Point ea c h or Singapore, with power to take evidence; th e co mmittee to consist of the Chief Secretary, n , sh Commissio ner o f T ra d e an d C us t oms , M r. y r Etn assY, Mr. M'Culloch, Mr. Goodman, and 'Ge e r eeves. Th e mover o f t h e reso l u ti on (D r. It a rles) remarked that a year since a resolution Pro„" e cn adopted, urging the government to Iti n - Ie steam commnnication with the United 10 t twro, and that 50,0001. had been appropriated far' i e Postaae act towards the object, but that, so queaeSOluteG nothing had been done. The same th e ° l-1 was to be fully discussed by th e Melbourne Chamber of Commerce on the day tlet e pn e an Chief sailed. The colonists seem their "In h now to take this important matter into ° Nvn ands. eb r i , ° ,, rt t Sydney, we have dates to the 20th of alte r p,r a ar Y. The exchange on London had been draf t :' 0 3 7 the Sydney Banks. They were selling bo 3 , i : on London at two per cent p rem i um , an d o tae "g at par. The other banks were selling at NvereP,er cent premium. The markets generally and; 44 ll, with the exce pti on o f fl o ur and li q u ours , Tl r i e 'eW tr ansactions were reported. The high ho t : ° f sugar bei ng a l mos t pro hibit ory as regar d e d 1.44 distillation, the price of West India rum had 0ve r ,',, 39 over-proof o bt a i n i ng 6 s . t o 6 s . 3d., an d 5 horner°of ss. At the se p r i ces th ere h a d b een c°nsiderable sales. °1 s ubjoin our usual details of COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. W OO , MELBOURNE, FEB. 25. °the e Daring the week there has been a large amount , 11 1 , aucllt.esa transacted by private contract, and at the sale ` t) the 1 " on Thursday, 676 bales were offered, according at 0 , 0 published catalogue, of which good wools were sold Ve N last quotations, while burry an i ill-conditioned lots TAL-ture tezlected and easier to bay. ok et , °lr Solders acting on the late advices of the home r eport are este _ mg higher rates than last week, and though 41 1 Ro of this days date quotes good mixed tallow at 138 , L b iaant - 0 - 1 a nd mutton tallow at £45 per ton, we are cog ::aidas_b. ii,aruggeht parcels of mixed having realised £46 per „ I)e r towrifng the last week ; and have ourselves offered £4B " 41 )11 -° r a lot of 25 tons mutton tallow, which, however, under £5O per ton, and some welters are or At t Ns ed to sell under £52. bottl, E , lM J 3 BER : We have no change to report in bulk °ro e* (1 beer. br ew will Market . quite bare of Bass's. The absence is zert,a. contribute to main . tain . quotations.. Roh l • • Speculation in this article is still rife, but little bd , g into Co at whiek nsumption. Sales have been effected at is 1 3 t u P ri c e there are buyers for first brands.. This 4 tPst L 0 te mall arrivals this week, together with the untie h ere i R news respectin g this article. The tendency " A doub tedly upwards, but the future of the mark et in a arcs p oi ° g r eat measure, depend upon the advices per and Earl of () frer ed - c o s are still taken t ton o hold over. Price's have been a~lnf da y at Is 9d, w i t h F renc h at c3rresporEing rates. ter,' descriptions of composit e , & c., are qu it e Slid p air ,' c run being for N eves , P r i ce ' s B e l mont, Sperm, c,lOl nßelds. Neves are in few hands, and very firm. getii,,REsseaZiethout any material change ; good samples are 44 ) 6 (11. t The same remark applies to this article. 11 F1g 1 14 ? 4 ND : ;, e towe r . TWINE : English has advan ce d, w hil e is C"0 / 4 8: Navy is dull. Gunny bags have advanced. e cia e a ln this article the market appears likely to d ents check. It was slowly recovering from over ship adviejs,a`ladyrices we re paying the importer ; but from 111 e l e l a t , e n a u n t tchipeataehlapphieriagvyl f is a t l s l i of pr N i c e e w . castle and other I) Gs : ° Plum. both Turkey and Patna, are lower. icy better feeling rat„ ° ma : Some sales by auction have brought good nerat niearlsw;ieennl compared with prices lately current, but by no ive to shippers. In a short time we think fig exist and many of our wholesale men content theinselves with this market, instead of searching out Sydney for "jobs." EARTHENWARE scarce. FISH.: Salted ling and cod, in good 'condition, has again advanced. FLOUR : The dour market, in Conseepiente of r,ontinuous 1 supplies from Adelaide, and the arrival or anot h er Chili an cargo, is again. El lower, and we reduce our quotations for Adelaide to £23 10s, and for Chilian to £27 103. Wheat is worth from 10s to lOs Gd. The cargo of the Eva, from Valparaiso, it is understood, was sold yesterday, but the price, which is believed to be a shade under £26, has not transpired. The feeling of the market is c e rt a i n ly down ward, as Adelaide is freely offered on all sides, nor can we see any reason why the decline should stop, so long as we are so freely supplied both froth foreign and from colonial ports. Oats are still dull of sale, and there is no change in prices. As the harvest in the colonies is of a rather poor description, we may, with some hope, look out for a slight improvement. We append an estimate of the present cost of Adelaide flour, a point upon which there has been lately some difference of opinion : Cost in Adelaide £24 10s, shipped free on board £25 0 0 Insurance 0 7 6 Exchange on remittances ... Freight per steamers 50s, do. sailing vessels 30s Average .... Cartage on delivery Commission 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 9 0 £29 6 6 HAMS A. BACON higher, and prime samples very scarce. American are more inquired for in the absence of English supplies. Westphalias are worth is 4d, and sales have been made of English hams and bacon togethe r at is 6d. HOPS : Sales have been erected at ls. IRONMOGERY AND METALS : In the former no change to note. Scotch and Staffordshire bar iron have both declined; plate iron is also lower. Tin in ingot is advanced, and is now worth is 6d per lb. OILS AND PAINTS : Linseed, both boiled and raw, has improved. OILMEN'S STORES : Demand improving for fine sorts. POTATOES are very low. Circular Head selling at £6, and New Zealand at £5 per ton. RICE : Patna is firmer, and good samples are becoming very scarce. SALT Coarse is scarce, but the price at which fine can be purchased will keep prices as they are. SPratrs : Very little enquiry ; nothing of moment to report; the market is now very firm s and, in our opinion, will go higher, as stocks of meat kinds are decreasing. SUGAR : A reference to the Mauritius papers of the 10th January (to be teen at the Hall of Commerce) will show that not one vessel was then loading, or even on the birth for the Australian colonies, Van Diemens land or New Zealand. From the same journal we also find that holders of sugars in the Mauritius were firm, and that the planters would not sell, but were making arrangements to ship their sugars to England on their own account. Under these cir cumstances, and considering that most of the orders that have gone from here are limited, and that prices are very much in excess of their limits, this market bids fair to be bare of sugar for some time to come. Small arrivals from Mauritius are held firmly for £4B to £5O but there is little doing, the trade not buying freely. SLOPS : Fine goods scarce, and would bring an advance of a third. There are yet heavy stocks of old stagers, which will never stir. TEAS : A cargo having been forced at auction, has had a depressing effect upon the market. The price may now be quoted at £6 10s to £6 15s—the trade well supplied. TIMBER : Auction sales denote an improvement. WINES : Port in case has improved. LABOUR : The market keeps tolerably well supplied with labour, both skilled and unskilled. There exists a good demand for first rate ploughmen, employers being very par ticular as to competency in that branch of agriculture. The demand for mechanical labour is improving, and the prices now given for every branch, leave the employe no just ground for complaint, considering the reduced state of the markets. Females are in good demand, and at very high wages, but really good thorough servants are extremely scarce ; families having girls of that description will advance waves sooner than lose them. GOLD : During the week the tendency has been upward, and our price has been for the last two days £3 16s 6d ; the rise, it is evident, has caused a large quantity of gold to be released from deposit in the camps at the fields, as we have one of the largest returns by escort that has been made since the w.?ek previous to the duty being levied, and on Tuesday will, no doubt, be very considerably increased by the arrival of the Ovens escort. We have to notice the discovery of some rich quartz reefs at the 111‘Ivor field, which will very probably give a fresh start to that locality. At Anderson's Creek the diggers have been successfully working on the private land in Thompson's Gully (an arrangement having been previously effected) and several instances of fair success can be recorded. There can be little doubt that many of the untried gullies around this place would also yield well, but the population has always been so small, only 160 persons are at present there. A new rush has also been made at the Caledonian diggings, to some hilt workings near the old diggings. The crushing machine on the quartz reefs is likely to be in operation in a few days. A lull seems to have taken place at the Steiglitz diggings, from what reason there are many conflicting statements—some accounts are favourable, while others say the whole affair is a complete hoax. in conse quence of the number of first class vessels on the berth for London, the demand is likely to be good for the next week. CORPORATION PROPERTY TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES Sir,—You will be doing the ratepayers of Liverpool a great service by exposing the negligence on the part of the police of this district, as within the last month there has been three houses (one a shop) completely demolished by thieves in Jamaica-street, and only the bare walls left standing. lam informed that the property belongs to the corporation, and was very lately occupied by a Mr. Crosten, pawnbroker, who, I have no doubt, must have paid a good rent for the premises, and now to think that the whole of the property has been destroyed and stolen. I think it is reallytoo bad, when we have police rates to pay.—Yours, A. RATEPAYER. others, TIE NOZTHEEM TIMES.--LIVERPOOL, MONDAY S MAY M 18$6. ANNUAL VISITATION SWEARING IN OP THE CHURCHWARDENS AND OTHER PURIM The annual visitation for the swearing in of the church wardens and other parish officers was held at one o'clock on Saturday, in St. Peter's Church, by the Rev. and Wor shipful Charles Augustus Thurlow, M.A.., Vicar-General and Official Prine;pal of the Right Reverend Father in God, John, by Divine Permission, Lord Bishop of Chester. There was a very large attendance of churchwardens and The Rev. Dignitary, in his charge, referred to the loss which the Church and community of Liverpool had sus tained in the death of the late Rev. Archdeacon Brooks, observing that there were, he doubted not, many persons who had in various ways experienced the value of his a b d u vice, h e b a e n t i d e v t h e . t t h h e e e g x e p u r e e I S , a s ed l s not ent n y t h , i own when he conviction, affirmed that the late archdeacon had rendered the office during his long tenure of it, subservient to the truest and highest interests of the Church. He then passed on to the duties of churchwardens, and reminded them that their office was one dignified by antiquity, and important in its character. They were chosen from the whole body of parishioners to act as their representatives, and being invested with that authority, would be called on to dis charge several important functions. They were bound, by their influence and e.ita,mple; to discountenance all immorality, and should strive in every way to stiStain arid extend the influence of the minister ; but yet a ease might arise where they should regard the spiritual good of the whole parish rather than the feelings of the individual, and where they might be obliged to seek the interference of the Ordinary to enforce neglected duty or correct what was possibly wrong. This latter, he trusted would be a rare exercise of the authority of their office. It would be their duty also to preserve the churches in repair; and he strongly recommended that whenever any important repairs or alterations were contemplated, particularly in the case of old and venerable edifices, an architect should be consulted before the work was entered on. Ile reebairhencied that choir and congregational singing should be encouraged, and observed that whatever means pro moted the cultivation of parochial psalmody deserved the attention and support of all who regarded the beauty and effectiveness of the Church service. He disapproved of the practice of the churchwardens systematically leaving the church at a certain part of the service for the purpose of visiting the publichouses, for while it was a serious interruption to those who were worshipping, it was no prevention to drunkenness ; but at the same time, rare and unexpected Visits to such places might be ' judicious and beneficial. laving enumerated the other duties attached to the office, he proceeded to say that they were called to their office in a day marked by many changes, and that while some men were alarmed at them, judicious improvements were prevented by the very ad vocates of inconsiderate agitation. They should endeavour unde^ such circumstances, to preserve a patient and candid spirit, and thus to approach the various discus_ sions which might arise, especially on the agitation ques tion of church rates. An attempt to examine so wide a matter, could not then be made, but he would remind them that, while a small number of persons comparatively, were ever loudest in proclaim'n; their opinions, and ever active in their efforts to make their opinions law, the immense majority of their countrymen were cheerfully rendering their various contributions, in order to preserve the fabric, and sustain the service of the church. Of the 12,000 parishes in England, according to a late return, scarcely five per cent were organised against church rates ; and he did ask, were 12,000 parishes obliged to alter their course, to relinquish their right and preroga tive, and venerable law, for the sake of some 600? Was it reasonable? Was it equitable? If such a principle in legislation were once largely admitted and acted on, it clearly would be impossible to preserve the commonwealth as one body, and the element of confusion thus introduced, would work until its dissolution was completed. Un doubtedly there were unsound usages connected with the assessment of the rate, which required much alteration. The law should be considered and harmonised, and the rate restricted to the sustenation of the fabric, and decent performance of Divine worship ; but the abolition of the rate itself was a very serious question, and the decision, whatever it might be, would involve extensive and impor tant consequences. He was, therefore, anxious that thoughtful men should thus regard the matter, not alone but in connection with what would ensue. Very often, in history, succeeding generations had reason to regret that their predecessors did not see as clearly as themselves the ultimate result of their acts ; and very often men, and good men, when the heat of prejudice and passion passed, had discovered, when too late, that what they had accomplished succeeding generations would submit to as an irreparable loss. fie reminded them, too, that much of the property of the country was charged with the maintenance of the churches and that it had passed from hand to hand, and was held at this moment with that condition ; and lastly. he commended to their attention the fact that the parish church was for the benefit of the parish without excep tion, and that if any material change were made in regard to the church rate, the poor, who constituted the largest number of the poPulation, would at once be deprived of their vested rights. They had an interest in the church, in its fabric, in its services. It was their inalienable pri vilege, and to deprive them of it would be an act of cruel injustice, and one which, he was sure, many of those who had spoken otherwise respecting the matter of the church rate would be most unwilling to inflict on them. In con clusion, he expressed a hope that they would transmit their office pure and intact to their successors, and that while they preserved the edifice and maintained the services, no misappropriation or unjust expenditure of the rate would be suffered to take place. POLICE COURT.-SATURDAY (BEFORE MR. 3IANSFIELD.) A PURE MIST:AKE. —A respectable looking man, about 45 years of age, whose name appeared on the charge sheet as T. Tipping, and described as keeper of the Corn Exchange, was brought up by officer Gray, 645, who said : About twenty minutes to five o'clock on Friday evening, he saw the prisoner going up Church-street in a state of intoxication, and acting in an improper manner towards some ladies. The officer followed him into Parker street, v. here he repeated the same conduct, and also in Clayton-square, where he pushed two ladies off the foot way ; and acted otherwise with great impropriety. Witness then took him into custody. Mr. Mansfield (to the prisoner): What have you to say to this charge ? The prisoner spoke with great energy and marked emphasis, as fol!ows : Sir, it is a pure miatake on the part of the officer—(laughter)—it is indeed, sir, a downright mistake; there never was a more perfect mistake than that officer has made: Mr. Mansfield : Row could he make a mistake ? Prisoner : I shall demonstrate that to you quite clearly. I got up yesterday morning at my own place at West Derby—mark that ; I wrote there for some time, and transacted other matters of business; I then came to town at eleven o'clock, and transacted business up to four o'clock ; and I protest that all the time, as a man of business, I only took as much drink as business men are in the habit of taking in business hours. (A laugh.) Mr. Mansfield : That is rather a doubtful sort of explanation, but how does it show that the policeman is in a mistake ? Prisoner : Because it shows he was purely mistaken, as it was not I that was there at all. (Laughter.) I assure you, sir, its all a mistake, for I would not act so by any means. Mr. Mansfield : I fine you ss. The prisoner paid the fine, but still persisted in exclaiming it was a pure mistake. (BEFORE MR. T. BOLTON.) ANOTHER MISTAKE.—Sarah Davis, 'the keeper of a sailors' boarding house, was charged with having stolen a pay note for £3 lOs from Thomas Poulton, of Car penters.row. It appeared that the prisoner went to the complainant with a sailors' note for £3 lOs and asked him to cash it; lie had only £2, but he advanced her that stub. Shortly after the woman went away the note was missed, and a boy stated that he saw her take it with her. She was followed, and the note found in her possession. The prisoner said it was all a mistake, as in taking up the money in her handkerchief the note stuck into it. She was willing to give him up the money or the note. The prosecutor accepted the money, and the woman was discharged. THEFT BY A CUSTOM HOUSE OFFlCER.—Benjamin Buchanan, a young man engaged as a custom house officer, was brought up by Mr. Lloyd, one of the court ushers, on the following charge. A custom house officer, named Warwick, stated that he relieved the prisoner from duty at twelve o'clock the previous night at the west side of the Prince's dock, and when doing so, observed a .parcel containing two bars of soap, and another containing a quantity of sugar, and on asking the prisoner what these were, he told him, and said a warehouse man had left the parcels there. Witness said he would put the parcels into the hut, to keep them safe for the warehouse man, and he opened the hut for that purpose, but as soon as lie turned his back the prisoner took up the parcels and went away with them. The witness followed, and caught him outside the gate with the property in his possession. When brought back, the prisoner said he got the sugar from one of Mr. M'Fie's men, but there was no ship with sugar in the dock, though there was soap shipping in the Eliza Carew ; and witness, on examination, found that one of the boxes had been broken open, and the exact quantity found in the parcel taken out. The prisoner said he found the soap on a bale of goods, and that one of M`Fie's men had given him the sugar. Mr. Bolton said it would be very easy for him to produce the man, if the statement was correct. The witness said when he arrested the prisoner he told him it was a shame for a person in his position to commit such an offence, and he replied he could not help it, as he was driven to it through necessity. Mr. Potberry (one of the river surveyors) said he attended on the pa►t of the customs to watch the case. The case was dealt Uith under the Summary Act, and a fine of £5 was inflicted on the prisoner for not being able to account properly for the legal possession of the property, or in default of pay ment, two months' imprisonment. SUMMARY CONVICTION.—A decent boy, named Michael Joyce, was sent to gaol for two months for having some canvass belonging to Messrs. Morrison and Scaife, of Argyle-street, in his possession, for which he could not account, - ~. ,- - " i + T~~j. 'Beigi as Belkl'of cross. - 13e1g 1 1 ow e . ° 1 4ient ; aoi , o t 0 d it 13 lan /. ;a c" — iveo be g' .;.ed th° n'' -- 'col _„, in iti r:olitiia.' , OVe l ' 6 Offene t war ,vitll to „too r Le 0. 1 3;,,, irali o r eetful pre seot s Ate rt °f 11 lli, '8 oP —„ het CIO' stry• We d• bus 50 Wal efl * WO: ag e to t e 0 f t ,f OM' her?, t ot ea 0 ,00 gliO•e if ppinis h er • 310113" rO9 e aria wh el p r nau7 _ age '0 leige) ti d ste n froi , . f o at, 00 b ri ; tP o I 104 ~vin,rlitt on di ' L offer' of rati °ll it g ra tioa 13 ,1 ) pO, Fia° e l; Fr Blj- f itioo vo° THE CRIMEA, It is calculated that if seven battalions of the land tran sport corps are retained, (the number at present fixed upon,) there will yet be 35,000 mules and baggage animals for sale, and 4,000 camels. A great portion of the pack ani mals would not repay the cost of transport to England. A great pecuniary loss is anticipated in the disposal of the transport animals. An order has been issued at Scutari stating that, in consequence of peace being established, the Secretary of State for war has decided that the services of the civil surgeons attached to the hospitals at that station arc no longer required. Four civil surgeons only remain in the Crimea. The civil staff at Smyrna are said to have re ceived notice of their services being uo longer required. The establishments at Renkioi are in course of being broken up. Five regiments in the Crimea have received orders to hold themselves in readiness to go direct to Canada. They are the 9th, 17th, 39th, 62nd and 63rd regiments: It is understood that Lieutenant-General Eyre is to go is com mand of this force. (From the Time Correspondence.) SEBASTOPOL, April 26.—Farewell dinners are the order of the day. General Codrington entertained General del la Marmora at a large party to dinner to-day. Our engineers and the Russian engineers have dined together. The English 47th has entertained the French 47th, and so on. In all probability these will never meet again. On the 24th the whole of the British infantry was turned out on the Plains of Balaklava, and for the last time, perhaps, this splendid army was collected together in one body. Six divisions of British infantry were on the field equipped in the most perfeet and admirable manner, every man armed with a beautiful rifle and clothed in new and becoming uniform. The Russians do not willingly permit any approach to the vessels on the north side, and shouted lustily at a party engaged in examining the timbers. Although the teredo has not attacked the wood, it is covered with barnacles and slime, and it is not likely they will ever be raised as men-of-war again. The Twelve Apostles, the Three Godheads, the Tchesme, the Wratislaw, and the Empress Maria, arc said to have been unseaworthy before they were sank, and the only ship for which the Russians express any sorrow is the Grand Duke Constantine, 120, the finest ship in their navy. It will be some time before a timber of her floats again. The Paris corresdondent of the Times gives a rumour, which either may or may not be true, that General Ney is the bearer of a long letter from the Emperor Napoleon to the Czar, giving a full explanation of the reasons which led to the conclusion of the tripartite treaty of April 15. The Moniteur of this morning publishes the monthly return of the Bank of France made up yesterday. In general there is not much change as compared with the preceding month. There is, however, an increase of 20.000,000 fr. under the head of sums advanced on public securities and on railroad securities. PARIS, Thursday,—A bill was laid on the table of the Corps Legislatif to-day for a credit o f 400 ,000 fr. for the baptism o the Imperial Prince. It appears from another bill recently presented to the Chamber, that the expenses of the war to France amount to upwards of 1,200,000,000 fr. Three serifs of supplementary credits have been asked tor. It is expected that the new loan will come out after the pay ment of the next dividend. --- RELATIONS — BETWEEN AMERICA AND SPAIN.—The Wash ington correspondent of the New York Daily Times writing, on Xpril 22, says :—The last steamer brought despatches addressed by the Spanish Minister of Foreign Relations to our Minister at Madrid, in reply to the demands made at different times for redress in the matter of firing into and detaining the steamer El Dorado by the Spanish man of-war Ferrolano. The Spanish government, most de cidedly but courteously refuses to comply with the wishes of our government. and the Minister argues that, accord ing to the law of nations, the commander of the Ferrolano did nothing more than the peculiar circumstances at that time in the neighbourhood of Havana justified., HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE After a painful interval of three years, her Majesty's Theatke, re-opened on Saturday night, its portals to the publics, and once more the grand opera was resumed within its precincts, The opera selected for the re-opening of the theatre was "La Cenerentola," that perennial favourite of all classes and conditions, ever since irs first production at Rome in the year 181 Alboni re-appeared as La Cenerentola, Calzolari was the Don Ramiro of the evening ; the part of • Dandini was cast for Ilelletti, blot filled by a basso of some merit, named Reneyenti, in consequence of the sud (ten illness of that popular singer ; Sigilor Zucconi, :a basso cantanti, new to the Englisn lyrical stage, was the Don ilfcronifico ; the part of Alidoro was sustained by Signor Vario, another new singer ; while Mdlles. Berta and Rizzi, both new likewise, sustained the respective parts of Clotilda and Thisbe, the tyrannical sisters twain. Long before the performances commenced the theatre in all its parts was overflowing, and when the light was let on full on the great chandelier, a burst of satisfaction broke from the crowded audienee. At the conclusion of the opera, " God save the Quean " was sung by the entire vocal strength of her Majesty's Theatre, the house presenting an aspect of unusual bril liancy in every part during the performance of that national air. Subsequently Mr. Lumley was called before the curtain, and on his appearance was greeted with such enthusiasm by the entire audience that the possibility of any failure in his future enterprise is put altogether beyond question. It was felt by all to be a well merited tribilte to a man who had strugglA to the last against difficulties of no ordinary nature ; and who had fairly surmounted them all by the force of courage, constancy, and resolute determination of mind. ST. ANNE'S DISPENSARY AND EYE AND EAR INSTITU TION, 9, ROSE lIILL.—New patients entered on the books last week, viz, :—May 10th : Relieved at the institution, 164 ; relieved at their own dwellings, 70 ; cases of prevail ing epidemic, 0. Total 234. Visitors, Mr. E. Watts and Mr. T. Kirk. [lon. Secretary and Treasurer, Joseph Kitchen, Esq. LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFIRMARY, WEEK ENDING MAY 10th, 1856.—Admitted : .In -patients ] 47 ' out-patients, 6 ; casuals during the week, 11. Discharged : In-patients cured, 16; relieved and at own request, 13 ; made out-patients, 14; irregular, 3 ; dead 4 ; remain in the house, 161. House visitors : Laurence Peel, and Joseph Matthews, Esqrs. Physi cian and surgeon for ensuing week . Dr. Dickinson, and Mr. Stubbs. House surgeon : Mr. G. B. Halford. Junior house surgeon : Mr. Cecil Webster. Chaplain : Rev. H. J. Garrod, B.A. Treasurer, Robert Hutchison. TROOP 3 FROM THE CRIMEA.—The steam transport Oneida, belonging to the Canada Ocean Steam Navigaion Company, with the first detachment of troops from the East, is now hourly expected at Portsmouth. She brings twenty officers, 409 men, and 170 horses; also Mrs. Daberley, who has been all through the campaign with her husband. Among the officers are General Snell and Colonel De Salus, who were both in the Bilaklava charge. The troops consist of the Bth Hussars, who suffered so dreadfully at Balaklava, also a detachment of the 161 and 17th Lancers. DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT SurcroE.—On Friday evening, a person named Peter M‘Vie was conveyed to the Northern Hospital, having made a fearful attempt on his own life by cutting his throat with a razor. It appeared that the un fortunate man had been drinking to excess for some time past, and that he was suffering under delirium tremens, and on Friday he called at the house of a friend, off Athol street, and in a back yard there he made the attempt on his life. He is at present in a very serious state, but every attention is paid to him by the excellent medical gentlemen of the house. SUDDEN AND ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.--011 Saturday morn ing, a child named Mary Bolton, twenty months old, whose father is a cabinet maker, residing in Mill-road, Everton, died from the effects of injuries received ou Tuesday by a milk cart running over her. The cart belongs to a pers)n named Birch.—A pilot, named Seth James, aged 47 years, and who resided at No. 44, Wolfe street, went home on Friday night the worse of drink. lie retired to bed, and in the morning was found dead.—Samuel Williams, a labourer, who was at work at the Union-dock, was killed on Friday evening by falling into the hold of a vessel. Inquests will be held in these 0003 this day. SUSPICIOUS.—RESULTS OF THE CHESTER ItACE4.—On Saturday morning, at the police court, detectives Thompson and Suaife brought up a man named Thomas Fowler, whom they described as the best known thief in England, on sus picion of having a quantity of valuable property in his possession, for which he could not account. The officers said they had the prisoner up scores of times for baying stolen property in his possession. They watched him from Chester races; and on searching him they found a gold watch, an Albert chain with key s tin topaz, a chaste gold ring, a diamond ring, a gold pin, a gold ling set with ruby, and a variety of other property, all of a valuable descrip tion. He could not give any account of how he became possessed of these things, and the officers said they had no doubt the property was stolen. They asked for a remand, which was granted to Tuesday. ROBBERY AND OUTRAGE.—About five o' clonk yesterday afternoon a number of boys were out playing in the fields behind the Z)ological Gardens in the West Darby-road, c'ose to which there are several ponds near the footpath. Whilst the lads were thus engaged, three fellows came up, and after a few minutes conversation one of the rascals got hold of one of the boys, and took from him tenpence, all he had in his possession. At the same moment another of the vagabonds seized a second boy, and after rifling his pockets, and finding no money in them, he actually threw the poor lad into one of the ponds, which in many parts is from six to seven feet deep. The ruffians then ran off across the fields in the direction of Kensington, and were followed by several of the poor child's playmates, who set up an alarm. Others remained at the pond, where the lad was for several minutes struggling, and in great danger of being drowned. He at length succeeded in getting out of the water in an exhausted state. Meanwhile continued chase was given to the men, who ran across the turnpike-road, leading to the Old Swan. Two of the police force here followed in pursuit of the men, who made towards Edge Hill in the direction of the Kensington reservoir. Two of the men here made their escape, but the third was captured, and conveyed to the Bescot-street bridewell, in charge of the police. Just before being taken he threatened to jump into the reservoir if the police confined the pursuit. It will be brought before the magistrates this morning. Count Orloff is said not to be satisfied with the explana tion offered to him by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs. The readiness of Austria to sign the treaty originates in the isolation in which she is placed by the hostility of Russia and the jealousy of Prussia. General Caronine has announced to Prince Ghyka the evacuation of the Principalities by the Austrian troops, between this and six months. TUE TIPPERARY BANx.—We understand that the share holders of the Tipperary Bank, or rather those who repre sent them in Parliament, are about to introduce a measure by which they would be released to some extent from their liabilities. No doubt, many of those shareholders are greatly to be pitied, and we should much rejoice if they could be relieved in any way consistent with the public interests and the rightful claims of the creditors. But a retrospective enactment, having that object in view, should not take place without full consideration and ample notice to all the parties interested. We merely allude to the subject at present, that the creditors may be aware of what is going forward, and may take whatever steps they may deem advisable for the protection of their interests. Dublin Express. THE NOVELTIES AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.-T he Scutari monument consists of an obelisk supported by a pedestal, at each corner of which is an angel with wings folded. It is 100 feet high, and is dedicated to the memory of those who died in the service of their country. The peace trophy is of a very elaborate description. On a square of green marble stands an octagonal pillar with niches in each of the sides. The pillar supports a curiously shaped stand, on which is placed a colossal figure of Peace. The right arm is extended, and bears an olive branch ; the left holds some ears of corn. The fimre is clothed in a silvered garment, over which is thrown a gilt scarf. At the base of the trophy are eight statues the size of life, silvered, gilt, and bronzed. The whole reaches to the height of 100 feet. THE LATE MURDER AT FERMOY.--A coroner's inquest sat on the body of Sergeant Owen Guinea on Thursday afternoon, and returned a verdict of wilful murder against Charles M'Cready. In the course of the examination the prisoner evinced a desire to bring forward facts to show that tyranny had been exercised over him by the deceased, but the evidence of several of the witnesses pr ove d that Sergeant Guinea was impartial in the performance of his duties. The demeanour of the prisoner th roug h ou t the investigation was so determinedly callous as to excite feelings of the utmost abhorrence. A crowd of soldiers followed him to the barrack gates, and a most unusual gathering of the inhabitants of Fermoy, all eager to gaze on the murderer, accompanied the escort through the streets of the town to Bridewell. The attestation papers of APCready declare the place of his birth to be Li ver p oo l, but it is well known that he is a native of Belfast or its immediate neighbourhood. LADIES' UNDER-SKIRTS WITHOUT SEAM.--We were shown the other day a very simple' but:useful adaptation of the world-old art of weaving, in the warehouse of M essrs . Anderson and Co., Miller-street. Circular pieces, ex pressly suited for the above articles of apparel, issue from the loom in a state all but ready for use. This is accom plished by means of a double ward, and other duplicate arrangements of the loom, and involves no mystery what ever, though the results are very convenient and advan tageous. There is a great saving, of course, in sewing, and this is no small gain. Since the striped stuffs for petticoats, however, came into fashion, there has been a great difficulty in getting the stripes to meet perfectly, and eu it sea this, indeed, was h ar dl y ever ac complished. Th e c i rcular and d esspieces now manufactured obviate this diffi y rr completely ; and the result is a much more beautiful and perfect article than could otherwise be obtained. The idea is so simple that it might occur to any practical weaver; but we need hardly say that Messrs. Anderson and Co. have secured the invention by a patent.—North, British Maii. COUNTY COURT.---SATURDAY ICNOWLE3 v. BRAtItENRID6E- Till§ was a friendly account, in which the plaintiff, Mr. Knowles, a corn and meal factor at Dundalk, sought to recover the value of thirty-two loads of oatmeal from the defendant, one of the firm of Oar an and Brackenridge, of this town, bis agents here. The plaintiff averred that he had sent over, during the months of October. •November, and December, 1854, 1,231 packs or " loads" of altmeal. Defendant admitted that he hid received 1,2:12 loa s only, but was willing to concede that four loads more might have been missed in the difference of weighing here and in Dundalk. The question was, what had become of the other thirty-two The defendant in his account of sales effected for the plaintiff, gave credit for thirteen more loads than he now admitted to have received, and this added to the difficulty of the case. After a most patient sitting of three hours, in which the evidence of several of the employees of the Dundalk steam packet company (who had conveyed the goods to Liverpool) appeared only to add to the general perplexity. His Honour said he would decide on Friday. FATAL COAL PIT ACCIDENT On Friday, dri inquest was held by Mr. W. S. Rutter, one of the coroners of the county of Lancaster, on the body of William Syddal Collier, aged 30, who lost his life on Tuesday last, at the Bradford Colliery, near Manchester. On Tuesday morning, Syddal, and three others, baiting arrived at the mouth of the coal pit, at twenty minutes before sit o'clock in the morning, desired the engineer to lower them into the pit waiting for the banksman. This was done, and t without descended to the bottom of the shaft, 160 yards deed►, in safety. Three of the colliers left the cage immediately, and proceeded to the workings, expecting Syddal to follow, but it is supposed that the rope was lowered More than was necessary, and that the chain at its ex tremity attached to the cage, fell in coils about the neck of the unfortunate man. The result was, that the engineer reversing the engine to withdraw the cage, Syddal was drawn to the top of the mine suspended by the neck. The men who had gone down with hint had no suspicion of his fate ; but on his arrival at the top, the banksman (who had by that time arrived) at once saw his perilous position, and lost no time in getting assistance to release him. He was, however, quite dead, his neck being much bruised by the action of the chain. Two witnesses were examined as to The cause of the tiectirrente, and were of opinion that a bonnet, or cover ing over the cage would have prevented the chain coiling round the man's neck ; but they could not, in fact, say whether the coiling was accidental or how ; and the jury returned a verdict merely setting forth the circumstances under which the unfortunate man was found. MILITARY DISTURBANCES AT PLYMOUTH. On Thursday evening Many hundreds of people were attracted to the neighbourhood cif the Citadel and Plymouth Hoe, through rumours that a seriotts collision had occurred between some of the 3rd Jager regiment of the German Legion and some of the Devon artillery. On enquiry, it was found that a company of the Jagers, which had been stationed at Bovisand, a village about four' miles from Plymouth, opposite the Plymouth breakwater, and where the reservoir for supplying ships of war with water is situated, had refused to obey the commands of their ollicars and were in a state of mutiny on Wednesday; and that on Thursday morning, on evincing the same obstinate temper and mutinous dis position, they hal been sent to the Citadel, where, on their arrival, they were marched up to the square close by the ramparts. In order to be fully prepared for any emergency that might arise from the insubordinate con duct of the Jagers, ten rounds of ball cartridge were served to the Ist Warwick and South Devon Militia Regiments. The mutiny act was then read to them. A court martial was speedily convened on the spot, and two of the principal ringleaders tried. They were found guilty and sentenced to be flogged. In noticing this gross insubOrdination it is desirable that it should be well known that the men who compose the battalion at Plymouth were raised in America, and have no connection whatever with the force at Shorn cliffe and at Scutari, recruited in Germany by Baron Stutterheim. The principal offenders in the mutiny of the German Legion were this morning punished with fifty lashes, on the Citadel Green, by order of a drum-head court martial. All is quiet now. WHAT IS NOT BRIBERY In the Court of Exchequer Chamber at the sittings in error on Friday, the cause of Cooper v. Slade, Q.O , came on for judgment. The original action was brought to reco ver:penalties from the defendant for certain acts of bribery, alleged to have been committed by him when candidate for the representation of the borough of Cambridge. The question turned upon the legality or otherwise of the payment to a voter of his reasonable travelling expenses to and from the place of election. Mr. Baron Alderson delivered the judgment of the court, which was unanimous, with the exception of Mr. Justice Vaughan Williams. The learned baron said that some of the learned judges and some of the committee on elections had held that the payment of travelling expenses was illegal, whereas others had held that it was legal. The statute was directed against, and applied solely to, the payment of money for illegal expenses. The question for their consideration was whether the money had been paid corruptly. They were clearly of opinion that it had not, and that the honest bona fide payment to a voter of his travelling expenses did not bring the person paying the money within the operation of the act. For these reasons the defendant was entitled to their judgment. A MONSTER SCROOL TRENT.-It is proposed to celebrate the peace in Norwich by giving a treat shortly to 7,500 children, attending the various gratuitous schools in that city. THE LATE ATTMPTED ASSASSINATION IN RUPERT-STREET. —From enquiries made on Saturday morning, at Charing cross hospital, we learn that two of the injured men, Rossi and Rodeo, have completely recovered from their wounds, and have left the hospital. The other two are likely to leave in the course of a few days. Up to the present time nothing has been heard of the assassin, Foschini. THE DRAMA IN SPAIN.—The Madrid Gazette contains a royal decree, forbidding the performance in the theatres of dramas founded on sacred or biblical subjects, or in which the personages of the Trinity or the Holy Family figure. The Gazette says that the decree has been issu e d i n conse quence of the ecclesiastical authorities of Madrid having com plained of the performance at the Princess' Theatre of a rclirious drama called "The Passion." HEALTH OF COLONEL TULLOCH —lt appears, by an extract from a private letter, that the doctors pronounce Colonel Tulloch to be going on favourably, but he is in a sad state. Sir James Clarke stated in his certificate that the colonel was suffering from " mental exhaustion ;" his complaint is, in fact, a nervous fever, very nearly brain fever. He will not be able to return to the Chelsea court, as Sir J atncs says it is as much as his life is worth. THE IRISH RAILWAY FORGERIE3.—COO Friday at the Dublin police office, James Montgomery Knighting was brought up on a writ of habeas corpus, for the purpose of having preferred against him a series of charges in relation to the forgeries of railway shares transfers. There was altogether eight fresh charges of forgeries; and, a number of witnesses having been examined for the prosecution, the prisoner was fully committed for trial at the next com mission on the eighth charge proved to-day, and which, in addition to the charges already brought under the public notices, make the aggregate amount of forgeries £14,170. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER'S FIRE INcitUR ANCE BILL,—A new clause has been added to this bill, intended to meet the ease of continental offices doing insur ance business in this country, by rendering the insurer liable to the duty which he would have had to pay had he insured in a British office ! It is not said how this liability is to be discovered, but when discovered it is to be sued for as a debt due to her Majesty. Under such a clause, hundreds may escape the tax for one who is made liable ; and it is difficult to to see how parliament can sanction a liability difficult ; if not impossible of being enforced. DISCOVERY OF A HOMAN SKELETON.—EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—A. good deal of interest has been excited in Londonderry by the recent discovery, near Claudy, in that neighbourhood, of a human skeleton, popularly sup posed to be that of an excise officer, for whose murder, at the same place, three brothers named Matthews were tried at Derry more than twenty years ago. The skeleton was found about two feet below the surface in a bog in the townland of Upper Alla. It was wrapped up in a coarse blanket or horse rug, and the covering was fastened round the skeleton with wooden skewers. The person whose murder was alleged to have taken place at the period in question was a Mr. Lambkin, an officer of inland revenue. The brothers Matthews kept a paper mill at Claudy, and shortly before their commission of the imputed crime had been fined in .€BOO for a breach of the Excise laws, in consequence of information given by Mr. Lambkin. Shortly afterwards this gentleman was missed, and suspicion at once fell upon the owners of the mill. The last time Mr. Lambkin had been seen, he was observed by a woman to enter the mill, and after a short interval she distinctly heard a shot. The unfortunate man was never afterwards seen alive, nor could the body be then found, although the most extraordinary means were taken to discover it, bloodhounds having been brought over from England for the purpose. Having been taken into custody, the trial of the brothers Mat thews for the alleged murder came on at the assizes in Londonderry, and true bills were found by the grand jury. There was, however, no evidence to insure a conviction, the absence of the body being fatal to the case for the prosecution. The men soon afterwards left the country, and emigrated to America, where their career was not a prosperous one. The latter circumstance confirmed the popular notion as to their guilt. The constabulary are busily endeavouring to " make a case " out of the dis covery. The skeleten is in a fair state of preservation, the teeth and hair being perfect. FASHIONABLE DINNERS TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES Sir,—l am desirous of bringing before your notice a very Of late, the generous hospitality of bye- serious grievance. Formerly, pictures, &c the invitation is from the co seven miles distant, in which case a hired vehicle, of neces. city, must be resorted to. Perhaps he meets with one or two friends bound for the same destiu 'lion, when the coat of hire (to which is to add the keep w'tne horse and driver) is equally divided, a very fortunate 4:cearrence, only to be met with by an active search and enquiry, and the result of which sometimes is, that one of the party, m?re good natured than therest, on returning toLiverpool, aavances the cash to pay the damage, and forgets afterwards to demand— or else his quondam friends forget to pay, t all But iwzine an instance w here there is n ith a patty dining at luck in a half of the sovereign Tinily diminished v day is ov " to dice out,' without diuing ;" awl For myself, I have long regarded an invitation s ; is a Aber words, an invitation a few words will explain my to dine A friend rccei invitation to dinn the sake of exernuiifi.mtion, iu the eountr punctually at half-past six or seven o'clock, as the hour may' be. A gaily dressed footnim, more sho\%ily clad perhaps than by his appearance his daily fare would indicate, opens the door, when the guest is taken in tow by the butler, and is ushered into the drawing-room, wh observed, is well furnished, full of mosaic ooni, which, it is at once antiqnes orward, The host and hostess ste formal recepton ensues. Hung. awaits the summons to dinner, whit; three quarters of as hoar, for Cie non-pu►zctx4ts, is announeetl. thirsty, the guest fter waiting patiently last . , The guest is seated ; probably p!aced opposite to a top or centre dish, the relation of which, to the proportion of those to eat it, at once absorbs deep abstraction of thought, with the wonder ho v s diminutive a production can, by any art or skill on his part be resolved into making the ends of things meet. But to return. The company are seated. White and gravy soups are handed ; so far so good; At top and bottom, it is observed, are two descriptions of fish ; but the is in . supply of each miniature. Something is handed, bat the helping is almost imperceptible. It must be recollected, too, that on this day in particular, luncheon has been specially avoided, and the appetite is keen set. The first suggestion which occurs to the mind is, that the servant, on tendering a plate to you, has min?e a mistake, or that the helping must have been intended for the parlour cat or the favourite lap-dog, whose dimensions of rotundity it has been found necessary to keep within but, no ; a glance round the t a bl e g i ves prescribed bot;:.',oB evidence of the fac being otherwise. Courses f o ll ow in t: . rotation, but the same system s:lf parsimony marks the whole 1 .1 procedure ;it is true the table fignrs, v decked with hand ... some silver plate; and, in imitation of contleon.— manners, the dessert is placed upon the table, consisting, at this s,,,L" a of the year, of forbidden fruit—(appropriately so tc applicable to the circumstances)—oranges, apples, bon-bons, &c., harmonising, but indifferently, with the fat gravy of the saddle of mutton, hard-bye. Dinner draws to a close, and the guest still feels that his' mission is entirely incom4 plete ; the last chance is at hand ; and having failed in securing a sufficient quantity of dead weight, he is obliged to apply himself in order to "fill up" in obtaining as much light freight as possible; this is to be found in, what is termed, the 2nd, or, more probably speaking, the 3rd course, consisting of Russian and other creams, jelly, pastry, &c., a duckling at the bottom, and two or three golden plover at the top, fora party of sixteen. Then the wine—duringdinner champagne has been handed (not always tho real thing), with the addition of sherry; greater impositions are practised with this wine than any other, and, too often, a very cheap and indifferent article holds the place of a better one; it is always understood sherry should have a sort of bitter taste, and hence great liberties are taken with it, even to the extent of 303. per dozen first cost. After dinner the decay taro wry .Ivyrly U.l """ " med, ab put V. 4 wove; the claret aria port are good; this feature is quickly discovered, sometimes to the dismay and consternation of the host, who finds that ringing the bell for a fresh bottle is likely to become an onerous task ; " the feast of reason" (the only plentiful article) and the flow of soul" are clearly on the increase, but it is observed there is a lack of a corresponding ratio in the movements of the host to ring the bell (lOs. or 12s. a bottle may he taken as the cost of each fresh order). At list, one of the host's most amiable and intimate friends, seeing how the land lies, sug gests an adjournment to the drawing-room. This, perhaps, is not heard, as the thirsty guests turn a deaf ear to it. Another voice, from one who evidently feels that each fresh bottle is like extracting a tooth from mine host, exclaims, (somewhat heedless of truth), "Is not tea ready ? —we have had plenty of wine !" Empty compliments are not calculated to appease the appetite, nor, indeed, do they offer any mode of paying the cab fare. By a strict system of miserable economy, a dozen dinners may thus be given for the cost of one decently abundant repast; and this is called hospitality, where a sense of fear, that there may be nothing left for any other person, inculcates positive abstemiousness and denial, to a craving appetite.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, May 5, 1856. SHORTE CUMINS. LONGFORD ELECTION.—Captain Shuldam has retired from the contest, and Mr. H. G. Hughes, Q.C., will have a walk over. SHERIFF OF LONDON.—We are informed that at a court of Lord Mayor and Aldermen, held at Guildhall on Mon day, John Joseph Mechi, Esq., of Tiptree-hal and Leadenhall_street, was nominated as sherid for the ensuing year. THE PEACE HOLIDAY.—The Lord Mayor is said to be concerting measures with the committee of bankers, in London, to make the 29th instant a holiday as well as a day of rejoicing, and it is intended to urge employers to pay the wages for that day. THE NORTHERN FORTS OF SEBASTOPOL.—A letter from Kamiesch says :—Visits to the northern side of Sebastopol are made every day, boats plying regularly from one side of the bay to the other for a small remuneration. The northern side, however, offers but little that is worth seeing. The forts are casemated, but in so massive a manner that it is difficult to conceive how many artillery men could remain in them, after some sharp firing, without beirg suffocated. The Russians always show the utmost politeness to all visitors from the allied camps. DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIP.—F. T. Goodall and G. H. Goodall, Manchester, accountants. F. Harper and A. Caspari, Hulme, Lancashire, fancy confectionsrs. J. Ives, J. White, and J. Exley, Mexbrough, Yorkshire, coal mas ters, W. Hobson and W. B. Hindle, Leeds, estate agents. G. Grant, R. Gladstone, and A. Kelso, Liverpool, so far as regards G. Grant. W. Storry and J: Walker, Huddersfield, grocers. T. Stevenson and T. Cookes, sheffield, brass founiers. J. Braithwaite, J. H. Braithwaite, and F. H. Braithwaite, Warrington, Lancashire, tobacco-pipe manu facturers. J. Baker and W. Aspinall, Shaweross, York shire, cloth washer manufacturers. T. 0. Lingard and C. J. Townley, Manchester, insurance agents. John Rushforth and James Rushforth, Bradford, Yorkshire, ironfoundere. W. Rigby, N. Rigby, and J. Lees, Whittakor, Lancashire, and Manchester, firebrick manufacturers. H. P. Barry and J. Parsonage, Sheffield, wine merchants, PHOTOGRAPHY UNDER WATER.—III this weeks number of the Journal of the Society of Arts, Mr. Thompson (of Weymouth) gives an account of the means he adopted for taking a photograph of the bottom of the sTa ir. Weymouth Bay, at a depth of three fathoms. It appears that the camera was placed in a box with a plate-glass front, and a moveable shutter to be drawn up when the camera was sunk to the bottom. The camera being focussed in this box on land for objects in the fore ground at about ten yards, or other suitable distance, was let down from a boat to the bottom of the sea, carrying with it the collodion plate prepared in the ordinary way. When at the bottom the shutter of the b as. was raised, and the plate was thus exposed for about ten minutes. The box was then drawn into the boat, and the image developed in the usual manner. A view was thus taken of the rocks and weeds lying in the bottom of the bay. Mr. Thompson anticipates that it will be a ready and ilexpensive means of arriving at a knowledge of the condition of piers of bridges, piles, structures, and rocks under water. _ _ _ SMOKING IN RAILWAY TRAINS.-At the Lambeth police court on Saturday, Mr. G. F. P. Sutton, solicitor to the Brighton Railway Company, and to the Mercers Company, was summoned at the instance of the South Western Rail way Company for smoking in a railway carriage. The defendant did not appcar, but sent a note, offering to pay the penalty and the expense of the summons. Mr. J. H. Palinen, a clerk in the House of Pee rs , sa id on t h e 14t h o f March last he got into a first-class carriage of the 8.5 train, in which there was but one gentlemar. As soon as the train began tc move, the gentl eman aske d hi m if h e h a d any objection to his smoking, and he replied that he had. The gentleman upon this said, " Oh, I see how it is ; you got in on purpose, be I shall smoke notwithstanding." Witness said if he did he should inform the guard, to which the person replied, he should know what to do, and immediately lighted his cigar and commenced smoking. At Vauxhall station he informed the guard, and got into another carriage ) . The guard proved that be took the address of Mr. Sutton, and cautioned him, but that he smoked after being cautioned. Mr. Elliott inflicted penalty of 20.5. and costs. gone times has undergone a complete metamorphosis invitation to dinner ! What does this import ? it was typical awl anticipatory of a fact soon to be ,Ity welcome to a bospitabl e home, aniplenti- fal reps ,h smiling counte- )le intereha a and opinion on the passing topics of the day cf intellectual conversation—and I full scope to what is by no means to be desp'sed, and whiel admire, though neither a so oae, very much or a gourmand, the °ppm- tunity of t Alas! in what deterilratingriaTs do we live. Take a case for example. A friend receives an invitation to dinner; he resides in Liverpool ; but having, on this occasion, merely to go a short distance, be walks, or perhaps incurs tl of a shilling cab fare, especially if th e wea th er b e w it may be, which is f much greate r motor try, fohr, fiv t) him, that six, or even