Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-21 00:00:00

Wedndsday . , De6rnlyei 21, 'ascertained her o*n law of progress, may well disregard the barking of a single cur, and feel unmoved by the harsh and solitary dissonance. Seeing, then, that England is so decided in op position to Mr. BRIGHT, it is a matter of surprise, as well as apprehensiOn, when concession to his ' opinions enters in the smallest degree into the calculations of politicians. It is a matter of the very gravest reproach to some one, or some sec tion, when party exigencies. are allowed to lend a momentary importance in the scale to an iincon atitutional faCtion. If Mr..l3tupwr is to 'be made a sort of stalking home for rival , Ministers to use in their bid for OffiCe, tho time may 'come when they cannot throw him away after the manoeuvre has answered. it ,is not only. dishonest, but dangerous, wken Lord ;1031 .- N RussELL, a pretended advocate of moderation, an ex positor of kigh Constitutional , doctrine, c6n-- ,: 'descends for 'a party purpose to acknowledge the claims of Mr. BRIGHT, whose only claims are by himself based upon the nullity of Constitu tional principles, upon the practicability and full expectation of a new 4-vinie, in which "the pre sent errangements of the body politic .are to, be entirely reversed. aar..adviee is, therefore, to every respeeta:ble member of the community, where our influence vry extend, to get out of the habit of ;respecting tkwe opinions of Mr. TißiGitT, or cif - thinking that ke has the first Wight. of an Englishman—the "fight to be heard. Let Mr. BYtiOITT come for-' `Ward as an Englishman, and with some respect Inn the Constitution under which he live's. Until then he is a veluntary outcast, and deserves no t place in . 0111' (political calculations. Tie has otot the right to be heard. , . . THE LATEST [BY BRITISH AND Ml= IiAbNITIC TELEGRAPH.] FRANCE. , PARIS, Dec. :20. The Session of the Legislative Body of 'IBGO will, it is said, open on -.the 16th of January. Count de Persigny, the .French Ambassador in London, has arrived in Paris. • THE FRENCH FUNDS. 12.1 - o,p.m.—Rentes open 70 25. 3.24 : p.m.—The market has been very inactive. Rentes,close the same no yesterday, at ^7e35. T URKEY. JASW, Pee. 18. The 'National Assembly, after having received a raeserge from Prince Couza, has been: solved. ITALY. ROME, lee. 17. It :it stated that, on•the 28th instant •Cardinal An tn44ll will emberk on board a Porttiiileal cor vette - Li' France: Monsignore Bernardi will bó intristed ad interim with the ministerialfunetions of the cardinal. In order to cover the deficit the Minister of Finance has sold 2,000,000 of francs of Roman Consolidated Funds, vithout having recourse to a loan. THE 06NGRESS. ;. TURIN', Dec. 20. -- l itmiiaoncompagni leaves to-day Bar Florence• T he doeignation of Count Cavour as first pleni- Paentiary of Sardinia.at the Congress is definite, and will be notified tote .different powers after ,the nomination of the other plenipotentiaries navt Been published. . . ITALIANS IN CHINA. The **ate Eurydice is about to sail Sox China, 0 protect the interests of Italian subjects. SPAT'S. MADRID, Dee. 20. Abundant rains have inundated the4.4anish 'ft-alp and aurrounding country. 1 SSIA. ST. PEZERSBURG, Dee.. 119.- o journals .of St. Petersburg publish...news • 41 t. the Caneasns, announcing that the'people of 413 4 1 eckhe, numbering 100,000 men, with.thtir ch ief; Mahomed Amine, have declared their $lll3- /tlissiGu. Other laibes are . aisol.reparing to .sub mait.tilemselves to Russia. AUSTRIA. letAter from Vienna says that the Austriari tileernflient has resolvd to reidoefthe army to eativextrength Which it had -prior to 1848 ~ 744 N49.40;mcm.. •... • . . • HUNGARY. • dealuastration has just taken place at J'esth, ItheTe the magnates, dressed in their national le°Etu nles usembledat the church of St.'Erancis, Pr ' e s sent at a meeting in commemorativa of be ueath of nine -insurgent Generals, who Lutd , fr ` ll executed at Arad. The authorities refrained 0111 . any interference. It appears that the e llB , tr ian Government have lately consecrated an I n l atery chapel, on the spot where GeorgY, in hanged Count Zuchy, on the suspicion that w'ag actin for the interest of Austria, and the oo c , ea . g 41 'ngs , e,f the magnates were intended as a -"I'-(1093104stration. XHE ARMY. Njll,o Gazette announas. eral Sir that Major-Gen f t i : e -qausfield, K.C.8., is p haYethe local inkk:o w.ll,,tenant,General in C . • zz . rieutenant-Col . onel • •11: Fiend if • of ,the z. l a . ()plant, C. 8., _Royal Marines, tai r olnt6d 4ide;de-Calni) to thC-Q u •een, with the' t oil of Colonel in the army. The us:lal promo- 11„. 8 ,' e °nsequent on the death of Lieut.-ser •a l clit-iiite k it, are announced. Major-General i...u • J - ' tenon bQcomeaieutenant-General. 1859. THE FIRE AT ST. MATHEW'S, BETHNAL ' GREEN. The marriage registers and other chkrtich re cords, with the sacramental plate, of St. Mathew's, Bethnal-green, have not been injured by the fire, the stroag : iron safes, in which they were kept, having served as an effectual protection. THE CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY. The annual meeting of the Crystal Palace Compahy was held to-day. It was stated that the gross income of the year is £134,068, fund the expenditure £88,753 ; 'whilst the nett earnings of last year were £35,074, those of the present year are X 45,315. The sum now available for division :amounts (with the 'reserve fund brought forward) to £57,940. The Chairman took a very hopeful view of the future prospects of the shareholders. LONDON ; Dec. 20. The ease 'cif the Hon. Hugh Rowley and his late wife was heard by adjournment at the West minster. Polic.-court to-day, and was further adjourned to Thursday. The royal mail, steamer Parana, from the West Indies, put into Plymouth •at 10 a.m. this day, and will leave for Southampton at 8 p.m. The death of Lord Holland is announced. He expired at Naples on Sunday evening last. The question of fixing a day for the action by Mr. 'Vincent Scully, M.P. for the county -of Cork, against Mr. Herbert Ingram, M.P. for -Boston, for false representation, came before the Court of ;QueEn's Bench to-day. It was stated that more than forty witnesses from Ireland were in attend -ance, and that the trial would last a considerable time, as the case had expanded considerably since it was last heard. It was ultimatey arranged. -that the case should stand over until next term. The following appeared in -v. part of etr impression of rsterday CEUTA A FREE PORT. [YNEUTER'S TELEGRA74.] • MADILIP; Dec. 19.-The Cadiz jou,rnals anTo-iince that Marshal O'Donnell has declared Ceuta a freoTort. M. Mon has arrived at Madrid. PtRINCE JEROME. [REUTER' S TELEGRAM. PARIS, Presday.—The Monaeur, o to-day, --- tays : Yesterdarevening Prince Jeromelld less fever, , and tho state of hifAcalth continues to be rather satisfatory." THE ARMY. The 'Government having deCided on forming a second battalion to the 25th, the regiment is ordered to be raised a 'Preston. Yesterday, Captain Wilkinson, Ist Itegiment,-received orders to proceed to Preston with GO men, - ,to form the nucleus-Of the battalion. 'HO LIDAY AT CHRISTMAS. Lloyd's sxiil most probably close at two o'clock eat the '2fith. ' The . -emmittee of the stock Exchange have de( mtd that the- establishment shall be closed on Monday next, ..2.Zth inst. The day will be a general holiday. THE WEATHER. Theotomperature in London this morning is 8 .or:8" l egrees . ; , higher than en •Braday, with the wind fine. On 'aturday, at Trevalyn-hall, neer Wrexham, Deribigly,lire, Mr. Trevor-Griffith states that, during the night ) the greatest cold Was 31 degrees, and at 9 a.m., 51 , degrees. Mr.rij. Lowe, of Ilighfield-house,--whoce thermome trical 'observations extend as far back as 1841, says, that on only two occasionslad the temperature been Te •cOrcied•lewer than on Saturday and'~Sunday. On Sunday. it was 91 drees. The' traffic on the - Seth Coast 'Railway, between trightor. and Portsmo:utla, was entirely suspended Ali' the forepart of yesterday, in consequence of a °very severe' fall of snow wkioh.took place etoSunday THE NEW 32AZILIAN RAILWAY_ The prospectus of the Svi Paulo'. Railway has been. 'issued. It is to be 88 -riffles in length,--and to run from the-Port.of Santos. Thecepital is. £:4000,000, £2O shares, and the guarantee •of 7 per cent. is similar •to that issued by the Bahia - line and Pernambuco. The principal features of the enterprise are, that the guarantee of >interest is immediate , and direct, and not subject- to any contingencies regarding the openg portions.,kf the , work:at stated periods. THE SUEZ CANAL TheTissesexprefses its views as follows.:—The scheme is so suaDifestly a delusion in its ostensible purpose's; that , we har6 been, and ever >should be, 'Completely jus tifiedin opposing it, and the designs •it covered. We, believe, however, that these :designs themselves would fail as completely as the ~pecuniary..speculation, and we have questioned accordingly the wisdom of perpe trs.ting a contest in whieh,-,thongh . .ourinterests were perhibps..really attacked, we did not ,see that they were really endangered. - The stud'..tr..ts of the King's College, .London, are forinin,c a - rifle eorpg. The Earl 45f Carlisle, has been added to the council for the *.r„puisation of. the Irsli Nelunteers in London. The Right Hon. LT. Fitzroy, .First. Commissioner of Public Works,.:and M.P. for .Lewes, dial at Brighton. on Sattirday, ut the age of 52,-siter a lOi4g and painful' illness.. ' LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. A good Playing Card for Is. 6d. Sold by Alawdsley ;and Son, .4, Castle-street. d 22 LAMPS FOR lllt.E.—Now, and .during • the season, Lamps, in every shade and variety, .with oil •to burn in twine, can be had-on Moderate ternis:at •the .New Light Company, 19, Great .George-street. • dj 16 OItAISTMA.E. •Cipsn.—Families• residing -within five I Miles of,-Liverpool can be supplied with Burton mild land bitter ales of-the.first brand, as also London stout, -•n .41, 9, and l 8 gallon casks, b y sending their .orders, or calling at T. Bolton's, Family ale and porter merchant, 110; Duke-street. • THE WEATIM. -- This morning, about liallipast -three o'clock, a Violent thunder , storm passed over the town, accompanied with heavy showers of hail and rgn. Inerlightning was 4wfullyjitrand. .ART UNION.—:-The • second day's drawing of prizes took-place yesterday. The following were the winning numbers•,:—Number of ticket, 7,053, prize, £5 ; 28,178; 20,;47;•917, £6 ; 30,222, £50•; .425, £5; 24;669, £2O; 6;096, L 5-, 1,396, 410; 11,84,:L15; 32,506, .£lO ; 26,744, LIO; 32,967, £10; 31,182, £2O; 252, .810.; 31;422,•46 : ; 6,281•, , £6O; 26,156, £5. _LAND 'AT 'SEA.—The 'Montreal, Capt. Bar;' clay, froni Montreal, arrived at Liverpool 20th Dec., ! reports that diming :1i heavy snow-storm, off Wicklow Heads, from N. 8., on Sunday and Monday last, the ship was visited by a great number of land birds, which fell amongst the rigging and on the deck, some of them win , killed • and others caught alive. They consisted of linnets, larks, thrushes, starlings, &Wares,. water wagtails, &c., &c. On the 26th Nov., off Point de Monte Lighthouse; Spoke •the ship City of Manchester, bound to Liverpool. • • EXTENSrVE SALF. 'OF CHOKE WlNES.—Yestertlay an • extensive sale of 'flrst-class wines took place, Mr. Branch, at the Hanover-rooms: There 'Were in all 156 lots, and these' Contained 600 dozen. fihc winos con sisted of pale sherry, Sandeman ; superior dry sherry, Gonzalez and Dubose, East India brown sherry, Amon tillado, old goldei )fadeira, 'old crusted port (thirteen bins) of different •qUalities and flavour, with Chatemi Margaux claret, 'Moselle, Jiock, and Champagne. Thee Was also late quantity of pale and'bro*n 'French brandy offered for sale, besides eleven cases of flafoured liqueurs of assorted descriptions. The sale commenced shortly after one o'clock, and terminated 'at half-past two. The atte n d an ce was gooa, and the Willes realised fair average prices, ACCIDEXTS it PIRE.—Two children, the one reqid-: ing iu Grosvenor-street, and the other in Derwen-street, wore severely burnt yesterday, while playing about the fire.—Tlreulothes of a woman, named Alice Smith, re siding at 32, Hornby-street, caught fire while in a state of intoxication, and she was also severely burnt.—All three were taken to the Northern Hospital. CHRISTMAS WERIL—Many of our readers will have noticed the progress of a church at Higher.Bebington. This little church, which for chasteness of design, elegance, and completeness, has not its equal in the neighbourhood of Liverpool, is now completed, and will be consecrated by the Bishop of Chester on Saturday next, and opened for divine worship. It is in the old E n glish style, and is complete with . the exception of a tower and spire. It is built of stone from-the neighbouring quarry of Stour ton. It will not only amply repay a visit, but the ceremony will prove highly interesting. The incumbent, Mr. Troughton, is well known to many of our townsmen, and is, in this instance, "the right man in the right place." We believe that this is not among the least of the attractions of the festive season. The ceremony' will commence at eleven o'clock in the morning.—.Frens a correspondent. Haisotan's Crnsaina VARIETE.—Mr. Hengler seems determined that nothing shall be 'wanting on his part to amuse the crowds who visit his circus. To effect this he has introduced a succession of new performances. Mr. Clarke, the great leaper of the bridge, and alSo through the miniature drum, presents a most successful performance; whilst the comic scene with Dan Cooke and his assistants is admirable.' The varied perfor mances of Mrs. Williams are beautifully gone through, Mdlle. Tournaire, in her flying scene, causes astonish meat ; and the elegance and activity displayed in her feats of equitation command general applause. The brothers Ethair, on the double trapeze, perform asto nishing feats. A grand comic equestrian pantomime will be produced during the Christmas holidays, which promises to be well worth the patronage of the intelli gent people of Liverpool. SAND OF THE ORPHAN 'Boys.—This exedlknt and most interesting band will give a concert next Tuesday, at George's-hall, in aid'sf the funds of 'the admir able asylum to which they4selong ; and we would par .tiaularly direct ;attention tort, as one of the'most attract-I 4ve amusenlentsaaffered to`the public this Christmas-tide.' -Although composed -of such juvenile pea:formers, the band itself is Cone which can discourse most delightful music, with at effect which few adult bands can really excel. This-of itself, therefOre, were 'quite sufficient to the lovers of music ; *but the fact of its 'being, more over, a band of orphan boys, invests it with an interest, nay, with a charm, which 'cannot but en hance the power of even music - 4tiri. We would particularly commend this concert , aa one which young. people, even little. boys and girls, -idsonld be encouraged to attend.'Parents - cannot possibirgive their childrenta more rational or a ieore delightful Christmas treat thMi by taking them to . each a concert --as this ; and more especially when- they remember that in doing se they willacontribute to the funds of an institution ich &it" the Strongest claims upon public support. Ninfr LIGHT'POR Lionrwontass—Sir Charles 13iiklat is atapresent in Liverpool, for they: urpose of bringing Insider the notice saf the public -asanew light, peculially ladatted for lighthouses. It was exhibited last srightfor several hour; at the south end. Of the Great Landing otage. Consideaable numbers assembled to witness the exhibition, audit - he superiority-ii the light over those now in use, seemed to be general y admitted by prifetical and experienced men. Thealight is produced'hy the , combustion of ;hydrogen andoxygen ; the litter gas, as the supportsasef combustionaia allowed to preponderate. Two pipes .are4led from 3,5-holders, filled witlythagases, -which mingle just before issuing from the jet, 'common Ito both talstaaammediately in front of an apertureain an •upright tebeflled with quiekhme, moulded ;into bars 'to fit it. This produces a licalit of the most intense ....brilliancy. That exhibited lest night was vet con • sliming, as we are to., mere than five cubic feet per hour. 'When looked at from beneath, the light was not much larger than he lama of a candle; but-when it passed through a lens of ahoat half a feet in diameter, it produced- such a Asked asfnlight, that theoyescould scarcely look steadily at it from the small Landing stage, which:it illuminated'. with greater effect than all the lamps upon it. The apparatus by which .this light is produced; as, we untlershaild, highly recommended by ProfesSor Faraday._ CORONRRIZ COURT.—The'following inquests were held yesserday, before P. r:q. - sarry, Esq., coroner. On the body aof Thomas JaCkona, stillman, Idte - - in the employment of, Messrs. Preston and Co., Vernon-street, who, was :burnt to death on ,Moaday, as alreadasreported in our oolumas. Verdict, '"saecidentally burnt:"—On. the body of M'Clowl, cook on board au can ship, whc was killed bylailing down stairs-at hie" lodgings in Regent-street, .on Friday last. :Verdict, "Accidentally killed."—On the body of Joseph Rat cliffe, a ;child of two monthe'soll, who was oveilain by his Inothea6ring the night. Verdict, " Actidentally Smothered:"---On the body of Maria Brown, amoman of seventyafive years of age, residing at 10, Burroughs gardens, 'wlie fell down stairs when intoxicated on Saturdaylast. Verdict, "Accidentally killed:"—=On the body of sEsrdinand Peters, .a seaman belonging to the ship "Austria," lying in the Nelson.' Dock, who was 'drowned on Friday evening by :falling into the Collingwood Deck. Verdict, "Found drowned." On the isodyses - Anne Kearney, a child 15 months old, who died 'attl6, Dance-street, from injuries reesived about a month ago, by being. , scalded with boiling tea. Verdict, "Accidentally scalded." On the body of George Warren, a child three years:and a half old, Whoa died from injvaiesreoeived by histlatless taking fire. :Verdict, "Accideatallysixtrnt." On the' body of Mary ;Ellen Grey, a cbilldswho was burnt stos death on Sundayslast, in the absence- f her mother. 'Verdict, " Found burnt." 'The followingiaformations weresreceived :—john Dug ,dale, son of sEdward Du dale, labourer, residing • at Napicaaterraosa Toxtellispatla burnt to death 'by his cleihes a tatching fee. as - John Samuels, :aged a4l, a flateum ' , fall into the bold of his flat, and was -killed; his feeot having slipt, in•conaequenCe of the.deeir being covered with Jones, aged , 33, who :was lately taken fromalridewell to 'the Workhouse smithsa fractured leg. ltwas found necessary to amputate 'the limb, iss consequence , of which she died yesterday mornina ), '. l : NORTITERN 'DAILY TiMa. PITILHARMONIC ,RQUETY. phis society gave, their annual. po i rformanee of the, "Nessiah" last night. The principal vocalists were, Mrs.-:Clare Hepwortli,l`3rs. Lockey, Mr. Sims Reeves, aiid..2l - r. Thomas. Mks. Hepworth„we understand, was, stiffering from a cel,d, which accounts, perhaps, for the 'comparative fieebleneas of her lower-notes, and for her, Taber unsatisfactory; singing of the xvid passages in ",,Rsjoice greatly,"'.bet does not quite account for her being very much oqt qf, tune in "I kuaxv that my Redeeeresr liveth." , Mrs. Lockey sang ..exeeedinglv well, ,aud4we only' regret:that-she should have concluded her excellsat rendering of ";Le was dewised".by a long shake,' whieh, however sanctioned by custom', ryvas quite out of „keeping with the feeliph; of the air. Zr. Sims Reeves was ;in his best voice, and his silagiqg of the . air "Veboldcud see," and,theAtecitative before it was the best 'piece of solo singing during the e,yening. Mr. Thomas, though not always quite in dime, was exceedingly effective,. :and "Why do the Ileathena" he:narrowly escape/I' an encore, The chorus siegers„(who must know the music pretty nearly by heart), were throughout as good as could possihly be desired; and the same may be .said of the band, with the eieeption ;of the violoncello accompaniment to the recitatives 'by M. Vieuxtemps, whose "intona tion was ;often very false and unsatheactory, Mr. lirst, as usual, inan4ged the organ admirably . , n€ver giving us too much-of it, and always bringing it' ill where it would produee the best effect--points in whiCh Some organists of more brilliant reputation reiblit well take a lesson from him. The hall was very well filled ; but the Usual system was adopted by tae greater part of the audience of going out as seen as the last chorus began—a proceeding very discreditable to the taste of thus( who do so, and very disagreeLhle to those rho may wish to listen to the end without interruption. BALL LAST, NIGHT AT ST. GEORGE'S . • • HALL. . • • The elegant concert room in St George's-hall pre= sented a spectacle, last night, as enliveinng in itself as its intention eras benevolent" and praiseworthy. • The object of the ball which" - then took place of itself appeals to the warmest sympathies of ever; heart, and requires no extraneous influences to urge its claim upon the notice of the benevolent. lt was in ail of " The Infant Orphan Asyluni ;" and: under the 'patronage of Mrs. William Preston, and Mrs. *Alexander Shand; and 'the aldermen and councillors of Goat Georges's Ward. To the great regret, however, of every one present, the two estimable leaders abOve mentioned were unable t 6 grace the ,asserillq 5vM prescuce. Why-' .sad cataqtrophe which tt. , :l: place on - hi Onday at the works of Messrs. Preston and Co., in Vernon-street, prevented the 'attendance of Mrs. Preston, while Mrs. Shand was unfortunately I,bouring under severe indispo sition. The attendance otherwise was as numerous as was expected. Among those present were Alderman Cooper acd lady, Councillors ,Shand, Wagstaff, and John H; Wilson, Mr. Harmood.Banner and daughter, Mr. John Lawrence, , Mr. Hughes, ; Mr. Thomson and lady, Mr. and Mrs. Calderbank and daughter, Mr. Smith and lady, Mr. and Mrs. Norton and daughter, Mr. Pritchard and lady, Mr. Lewis and lady, Misses Lawson, Mr. Hut chinson and daughter, Mr. Harries and daughter, Mr. Wood and lady, Alr. and Mrs. Fabert and party, Mr. and Mrs. and daughter, Messrs. Carrig, Lewis, Paris, Moreton, Paris, Tansley, Huntington, and Harwood, the latter of whom officiated as master of the ceremonies. .The programme was as follows : PROGRAMME. FART I. PART 11. 1. Polka. 16. Polka. 2. Quadrille. 17. Quadrille. 3. Schottische. 18. Schottische. 4. Lancers. 19. Lancers. 5. Waltz. 20. Waltz. 6. Galop. 21. Galop. 7. La Varsoviana. 22. La Varsoviana.. 8. Quadrille. 23. Quadrille. 9. Polka. 24. Polka. 10. Quadrille. 25. Quadrille, 11.. Galop. 26. Galop. 12. Waltz. 27. Lancers. 13. Scottischc. 28. Scottischt. 14. Quadrille. 29. Quadrille. Country Dante. Sir Roger de Dryerley. Dancing commenced at nine o'clock, but 'parties con tinued, to arrive up to eleven, at which time the saloon present3d a most animated and gorg,eons appearance. The brilliant light reflected from the sparkling gas lustre, the rich—iriskced gorgeous—chaste, and elegant fittings of the hall, •and, above all, the riumerdus ladies in every variety of fashionable costume, threw over the whole affair an indescribable charm, for it is well known that-- The gust of joy, the balm of woe, The soul of lite, the heaths below, Is rapture-giving woman. Thelsemblage, though not - so numerous as those of a more-general character, which shave lately taken place in tewn, consisted of the. elite orthe society of Liverpool, - who' Cheerfully respfluded to'tliis call upon their beneva levee. The music, 4a the inspiring strains of which the conkpany " ranged the sprightly dance," was prosiided by 'the efficient orchestra 'of lir. Squire Greenwood, - ender the conduct of himself. Everything tended to ` , promote and increase the 'harmony of the night, 'and a -crew day had been usherekrin ere the brilliant usgembly ;broke up. 'SOCIETY POR MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.-- MtRSEY BRANCH. Yesterday, we had the pleasure of reporting'the inte resting prcceedingstattendant upon the first half-yearly distribution.of pr?7es '..co the boys of the school-frigate Conway, an institution established for training up a body of men . as officers in the mercantile marine, of superior attainments, and with the view, as Mr. Brockle bank well , exprassed it, of making them not only good officers bet gentlemen. We beg to call atteLtion to an announcement in-our advertising columns of a meeting to be held 'this at two o'clock, at the Sailors' Home, trailer the! presidency of cur 'wilily Mayor, in aid of the fended a most valuable society—that oithe. Mersey Missions-to Seamen Afloat, having' for its object the improvement 7 . :f the religious, moral, and social con dition of the 13fit'sh seaman. The machinery employed is -eittremely simple, and the society haST-licen, for some time past,:quietly working its way, with very limited means, to test by practical experiment, its-efficacy. The 'work of the society, as set lOrtlein its:prospectus, is - "to visit the-seaman in his own ;home, afloat—that is to -sty, on -board his ship— at the earliest moment after the vessel-enters the river; to bringbeforahim the Gospel; to supply him with the Scriptures and tracts ; to .exhibit an :interest in his temporal , welfere ' by directing him -to our Sailors' Home, and.--pointing oat its advantages; to give in formation of respectable lodging-houses, and to warn him of:the dangers and temptationsbrwhich he will be assailed thennement he sets his foot onshore. Also to visit ships on their leaving port ; to distribute the Scriptures; -books, and tracts, andto give recommenda tions tothdpkins abroad." Thera is rid:question that the importance of elevating the character of our stamen—both these who are to command and :those who are to serve-,has become upon all grounds-+Teligious, national, and social—a subject of the deepest interest; since it must be plainly seen that not alone:are the physical and moral welfare; of our seamen•-eoneerned, but the maritime strength and com mercial g reatness of the British eation,are also deeply involved. •We heartily rejoice, therefore, to see that the leading men of Liverpool—the .magnates of our shipping and commercial interests—are fully alive to their deep •reer onsibilities -as the naturalguardians of the temporalaud-spiritual welfare of that living machinery by which- their wealth has be -obtained, and by whose bravery and toil it alone eat be secured ;!and that twice in the course , of the same week, in Liverpool, they are to be found congregated together, to..promoteby their presence, their good eonnsel and peeuuiary , support, institutions, • which althongh employing a, different.agency, and work ing in , different channels, have•only . •onegreat object in view,—the making the seaman a•betteranan, the man a better seaman. • , We eineerelytrust that our clergy, shipowners, under writers, end merchants, captains of vessels, officers and men, and•ell-_who take an interest in our seamen—and who does .not i—will support the objects•of this' valu able society. by their presence at the -.Sailors' Home to-day. CORPO.RATION SOUTH SCHOOLS. The annual-!Christmas examination of flourish ing schools, took place yesterday -in the. echool-room, Park-lane. 'His-worship, the mayor (T:D. Anderson. Esq.), arrived ~.at eleven o'clock, .and • was received with rounds -of ~applause. Amongst the' other visitors were Alderman fk,ardner, chairman of the (Education Committee ; the .-Revs. J. B. Monk, ‘J. F. M'Callan; and P. Maddox Town Councillors—Messis. Robert son, Wagstaff, hilcon, and Aspinall ; together with a great number , of -ladies, and also many of the parents of :the clildren. , Thc proceedings avere opened by the children.singino. -dal appropriate hywin, after which a prayer. was read by vthe Rev. J. F. M'Calia.n. Mr. Thomas Robertson pre ..vided at the harmonium. The number of children in daily attendance averages 431 boys, and 320 girls, with 300 infant scholars. If wemay form an °platen of the care and attention that ara . bestowed upon their education and morals by .Mr. James Riley, the head master, and Mrs. Jenkins, ,the head schoolmistress, the exhibition of yesterday was a znost.-convincing proof. After a searching examination in the different branches of elementary education hy.the Rev. J. F. M'Callan and others, in which the purills,acquitted themselves in such a way as to reflect great -credit on the ability and-perse veranee.cif the teachers, The egoURMAN said, it mlizt be truly pleasing to yoUr chairman, ,and the other members of the Educational Committee,,to listen to the excellent replies which had been heard. The meeting, be :said, had been honoured by the presence of our worthy .ehief magistrate, who would reluctantly be obliged to leave, in. order to be present at the .examination to be field at the Collegiate Institution. He called on the pupils, therefolo; to give ,our excellent mayor three hearty cheers before he retired. This was complied. within the heartiesimannet. His Worship the MAYOR, on : rising, was greeted with mac wect applause. He expressed-his kasurc-Ar mg.' present on this occasion, and at so -, interesting A mel'A- Mg: - I am glad, said be, to congratulate' "the chairman and the members of the Educational Committ •?, on the evident proficiency of the •ohildren in the Holy iptures, and the . high position these' schools have arrived at in scriptural ,and secular education. Having so -lately occupied the flace of your excellent chairman, who now so worthily tilts that office, I am glad to the progress and improvement now going on an these z]hools. - plause.) I am perfectly aware of the great oppo-tumties which the. children of these schools enjoy, in receiving. aneducation - taleulated to fit them for taking a reipect able position hi secie' y hereafter. Some there are, who think we are * raising the standard of eduCation too highly in these schools, but I am not one who shares in that opinion. ' (Hear and applause.) I am most' enxions to see education progress in the Corporation Schools -such an • education as will fit the young for - a goad prospect Of getting on in life when they attain to' riper years. (Applause.) I have always considered it a high honour to preside over the Educati•mal Coin raittee ; and I am sore my excellent and worthy sue; eessor considers so too. I regret much that I cannot stop ivith,you until the termination of these interesting proceedings ; yet I assure you it shall ever be my great object to encourage, by eery means in my power, the education as•now carried out in the Corporation Schwas. rthank,the chairman and all present for the kindness they have evinced towards me, and you will permit me now to retire. [llls Worship, on leaving, was saluted, with rounds of applause.] • • - DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS. The CHAIRMAN said he had a very pleasing duty to perform, which was to distribute the premiums to those boys who had particularly distinguished themselvthemselves. ' (Hear, hear.) :After some very touching and feeling remarks the premiums were awarded. • • Mr. WAGSTAFF said he had listened with much pleasure to the answers of the children, and also to the excellent addresses that had been made. He would not detain them, but should call upon them to sing " God Save the Queen," which was an anthem dear to the head and heart of every Englishmac. • ' The "National Anthem" having been sung by the children, three hearty cheers were given for the Chair man, and three for Mr. Wagstaff, after which the interesting group were regaled with oranges and buns. We must not omit to mention, that the walls and tables of the room were lined with landscape and cipher drawings of the children, which reflected rituch credit not only on the children, but upon those who are their intellectual trainers. The whole proceedings terminated most happily. LIVERPOOL CHURCH AID SOCIETY. The animal meeting of the subscribers and friends of this society was held yesterday, at the Savings' Bank, Bold-street. In the absence of the Rev. Rector Campbell, through indisposition, the Rev. C. H. Burton was called to the'ckair ; and there were also present the Rev. Messrs. C. W. Laurence, C. H. Burton, T. Cowan, Dr. Hume, J. IL .ones, Thomas Moore, W. R. Mint, J. 0. Powell, Arthur, Gore, D. Anderson, and Messrs. J. Eden, W. Gregson, J. K. Rountbwaite, and C. Gregson. Mr. GREGSON, the secretary, having been called upon by the chairman, read the following report : , FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIVERPOOL CHURCH AID SOCIETY. This society was inaugurated at an influential meeting of -clergy and laity, held on the 4th of April last, the Lord Bishop of Chester in the chair. The committee would begin this, their first report, with the expression of heartfelt thankfulness to God; that an institution, so urgently called for by the spiritual wants of our vast population, has at last been estab lished. The time that has elapsed since the society was brought into regular working order has been too short to admit of mush progress, especially in dealing'with such a state of things as has been suffered to grow up among us, owing, mainly to the peculiar character of some of our churches and ecclesias tical districts. For example, there are some ctik :deb; in which there is a fait amount of church accommodation, but it is not accessible to the poor, because it consists of pews which are private ,property. There are other districts in which there 'is some free church accommodation, but it is so scanty and so inferior to the other parts 'of the church, that it is calculated rather to repel than to attract the poor. Again, the population of some districts is so large as to suggest the propriety of assigning a part of each to a missionary curate; but this plan may be defeated from the difficulty of finding in such part any building which could be appropriated for Divine Service. From such particulars as the foregoing, it will be seen that the work of the society requires•time, not only for careful consideration on the part of the committee, but also for obtaining the concurrence of other parties over whom they have no control. • But, further : supposing that sufficient church accommo dation 'were provided, and that all our over-worked incum bents 't - cre desirous of having additional curates to visit their people, and to urge them to attend the eh - arches hitherto neglected by thein---then comes the question, the vital traestion--where are men to be found, able and willing to undertake the duties of missionary curates in the worst localities of the town:? Men who shall combine the -qualifications required for visiting from house to house with the power of preaching the Gospel in that simple, earnest, and affectionate manner which will, by God's blessing, reach the hearts of the hearers l The scarcity of efficient cu=es is notorious; and two of the grants voted by the com mittee in October are not yet in operation for want of suitable candidates, though extensive inquiries have been made for them. The -committee, however, have now reason to .hope that in' a short time this want will be supplied. • They will now proceed to state what has been done ender each Lithe four heads of the sOciety's operations. I. GRANTS FOR MISSIONARY CURATES.-1. A grant of £75 for a year has been made to the Rev. D. Anderson, incumbent of St.ltark's, towards the stipend of the Rev. T. F. 31cCallan, as infzsionary curate for a part of St. Mark's district. The part assigned to the Curate contains a Pciinlation of 6,000 ; and a room in Grenville-street has been rented, fitted up, and licensed as a. chapel, with sittings for 300, all free. This effort, which was eortunenced seven years ago by the Rev. Wm. Pollock and the congregation of St., Mark's, has been most successful in its spiritual results; but great difficulty Was experiensed by Mr. Pollock towards the close of his ministry here in raising funcl3 to meet the annual expense of £175 (viz., £lOO for the citrate, 5.50 for rent, and £25 for incidental charges.) That difficulty has lately increased to such an extent, that Mr. Anderson, in his application to the committee, stated, "without help I cannot go on : and yet to abandon a work like this, so im portant in itself, and one which God has blessed, is pain and grief indeed." , A grant of £25 for a year has been made to the Rev. T. 51. Lester, of St. Mary's, Rirkdale, as an increase to the in come of the Rev. E. Lester, his curate, to whose he has con ventionally assigned a. district called the Nortb Shore. This sliairict has a pcipulation 3,000, and a school room for Divine service, with above 300 sittings, 50 free, and the reatto be let at five shillingi each. The Earl of Derby Con tributes £5O towards the income of the curate ; and the rent of Fs e sittings, after deducting expenses, amounts to about £25. 3. A grant of £l2O for a year has also been made to the Rev. W. Wheeler, of St. Anne's, for the stipend of a mission arycurate for that populous and demoralised district. The Rev. A. Ford commenced.kis labours as curate in September; he has been active in visiting the people, by whom (with few exceptions) he has been well received. The congregation in thechurch is gradually increasing under his ministry. The district. of St. Anne's proper contains a population of at least 5,000; and that of Clare-street, which Mr. Ford also superin tends, aided by tWo Scripture readers, contains as many more. 4 and 5. A grant not exceeding £lOO has been voted for St - Thomas', Park-lane, to meet £2O from the Rev. T. L. Pain, the Incumbent, and a grant not exceeding £l2O has been voted , to the Rev. I. 0. Powell, of St..; Thomas', Warwick-street, bath heing for missionary citrates in, their respective districts; but no curate has yet been nominat . ed in. either case. The :former grant is important with .a view to the sailors and dock population.. The latter grant is for a. curate to whom the incumbent will assign a part of his vast district, which con taina 20,000 souls. The Committee may here remark, that the limited number of grand for additional living agency has arisen from those diflimiltics to which allusion has already been made, and which the short period of the society's existence has not enabled them to remove. 11. lIICREASE or CIIVRCII ACCOMMODATION.—The gallery of St. Bartholomew's Church has been made free for a grant of £2O. • The body of-St. Anne's Church has been made•available for a grant of £5O, all the seats being private property. The gallery of St. Thomas' Church, Warwick-street, has been made free for a grant of £39. It is very gratifying to find that the attendance of the work ing classes in each of these churches has greatly increased, in consequence of the additional free sittings. teohgfee:stetitohimneA I:mhbhi oatawnt have however vefeearl caused poor, real 111. INCREASE OF TILE INCOME OF ILL-PAID INCUMBENTS.— A grant of £lOO has been made to the Rev. H. Postance,' in tumbent of Trinity Church, Toxteth ; and a like grant to the Rev. W. It. Hunt, incumbent of St. Columba's, for the increase of their res?ective incomes. These two grants have been made . inconsequence of the dissolution of the Working Ice's Church Association, upon which these churches had hitherto depended for their support. IV,. CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS CHURCH EXPENSES IN POOR .I)mrat.. - rs.—The following grants have been made towards the payment of church expenses, which are' limited to cleaning, lighting, heating and attendants :, , To the Rev. W. Leveson, of St. Barnabas' £3O 0 0 P. HaMs of St. Matthias' if 21 TI. Postance, of Trinity, Toxteth If fl ~ „ W. H. Hunt, of St. Columba's 3O 0 0 ~ ~ T. Robinson, of St. Bartholomew'saiii.,ts.t,: 2O 0 0 „ ~ It, Huz,ne, of All Souls' It, Danny,. of St. Aidan's b . u ei!2ngo satisfactionbo t e notified in x e d g : oni v il b Asee u e .ry t s P e g a l er s wa r n m e etgir t e : ita ; something to the incumbents, that they attach great importance to the hep expenses.: - 1 1 ; 1 d . ' ;i: s , et l i e so k' . that :malting l A i C a t:e t towards the payment of church being permitted to ext en d a measure of rel i e f i n this direction to the clergymen of th e poorest d i str iots of the town, on whom the burden of • Providing for church expenses has hitherto un duly pressed. i The co amittee feel much pleasure in recording their grateful sense of 4..12 Christian munificence of Henry Raikes, Esq.,. of Chester, woo has promised an annual subscription of £2OO to thin society for the employment of additional curates in Liver .mol.• Though now only on the threshold of their work, the com mittee retain the same conviction as to the soundness of the prineipks on which the society is founded, and the same un- I viverlug faith, and hope that, by the efforts of the society, such new life and vigour will ere long be infused into our. 'pardchial systein as will, under the Divine blessing, cause the dospel to be nnde known to thousands who are now living in ctirknes4 and the shadow of death. ,To conclude—the committee, having been elected at the in- Etigural meeting, with power to form the rules of the hoelity in accordance with the ininciple s s set forth-in ;he synopsN then produced, have - carefnly prepared the rules accordiigly, and submit them to the ffreSent - meeting with a view to their formal adoption. By rule 10, a third part of the adleaf and of the lay members of the committee , go out of office at this meeting, all of whom are re-eligible. The Rev. Mr. BURTON, in moving the adoption of the report, said he had great pleasure in seeing that the. report was so satisfactory at the end of the first year,. and he regretted that the state of the weather had pre vented'a larger attendance. The motion vas seconded by the Rev. T. C. 'CowAN,. and carried Unanimously. • The rules of the society having been presented, Dr. Hymn moved their adoption. He believed they . had been constructed .with very great care, and, no doubt, the society would prove most useful and valuable. He could assure them that he could hardly speak in moderate terms of the value of the society, and it gave him great pleasure to have seen the unanimity with which it had been supported. Twelve months ago it was deemed desirable to start the society, and although some had, doubted the result, the good. ship was, now afloat,' and they would soon see What it Was able to de. The Rev. J. 0. POWELL seconded the resolution; and said, they would find few churches among the people who could not pay pew rent. Although the society was so recently started, he could see from his own experience that it was producing good results; and he trusted, that when once its operations were . in full action, those results would be satisfactory and apparent to all: He trusted the society Would Trove the greatest blessing to the working classes of the town, 'who .said, as an excuse for not attending church, that they could not afford to pay . pew rents, but who would be provided by that society with accommodation in the churches, and could . worship God. The resolution was unanimously agreed to. • Mr. GREGSON wished to say that the society really did owe its existence to their friend Dr. Hume, for it . was his able pamphlet that first awakened thcir minds to the state of the town, and he need not tell them that Dr. Humo had a very considerable hand in framing the rules. (Hear, hear.) On the motion of Mr. Rownthwaite, seconded by the Rev. Mr. Lawrence, the committee for the past year - were re-elected. Mr. EDEN in moving a resolution to the effect that the society was calculated to improve the moral and religious condition of the working classes of Liverpool, and had strong claims to sympathy and. support, re ferred to the crowded state of the Liverpool churches, and said that no doubt the society by extending church accommodation for the benefit of the working classes, would produce considerable good. The Rev. T. MoonE had much pleasure in seconding the resolution, feeling fully convinced of the advantages arising from the society. • The resolution was unanimously agreed to. • The CHAIRMAN said that he need not say that he sympathised with all the object ...of the society, and he might say that, .although the report was necessarily meagre, and the attendance necessarily meagre, yet he was sure when the proceedings were made known to the public, the report - and the addresses - would give satisfaction and would commend the objects of the society to all who took an , interest in the welfare of our town. The whole machinery of that institution was now at work ; although some of the fly-wheels— the living engines were going rather slowly, and their friends would no doubt give them credit ,for, intending to carry out the whole scheme. He concluded by ex- - pressing his estimation of the privilege of being allowed to take the chair on that occasion. . . . A vote of thanks to the three secretaries having been.. carried unanimously, the proceedings terminated. FATAL ACCIDENT AT WAKEFIELD THROUGH THE FROST.—On Sunday morning last, Joseph Blackburn, a small shopkeeper in .Northgate, 'Wakefield,. and who was also horsekeeper to Mr. Fawcett, miller, of that town, went as usual to water his horses. 'Not being able to get any water out of the. well, owing to its being frozen, he went to the river; there, while dipping his bucket into a hole in the ice, he lost his balance and fell in, and, getting under theice, was drowned. Art inquest was held on the body yesterday afternoon, by Mr. Taylor, coroner, and a verdict of " Accidentally drowned" returned. • BANKRUPTS. Charles Muston, watch-case maker, Red Lion-street, Clerkenwell. Thomas Buss, chemist, Market Harborough. • Joseph Benjamin Latchford, hosier and glover, formerly of Fleet-street, late of Regent-street. Samuel Mason, lace-maker,‘Basford, Nottingham. John Cartwright, innkeeper, Nottingham. Eliza Parry, timber dealer, Liverpool. BANKRUPTCY, ANNULLED. "Louis ouis Grosse and James Thomas Braidley, com mission agents, 400rgate-street. sgating 3attitigena. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1860. ?ED nuAny. Lincoln Spring ...15 Notting,h imSpring pany Spring "3 21 MARCH. • Liverpool Coventry Spring 13 I Northampton 27 Shrewsbury Sprmg Warwick Spring 20 I Croxton Park 30 8 APRIL. Newmarket C 9 I Thirsk l2 I Epsom Spring —l9 Catterick Bridge 11 Doncaster spring 17 Ncwrn'kt F. S. _43 THE DISPUTED STEEPLE CHASE AT CROYDON. The ,objection to Brunette was investigated on M on d a y a t Tattersalls, and the following was'the announced decision :-- " We are of opinion that the charge preferred by Mr. Har rison against Kendal,•the jockey, has not been proved. Bru nette is, therefore, the winner, and entitled to the stakes. (Signed) " ANDOVER, "G. I'A s YNE, "S. MAorssts." READING STEEPLE-CHASM—Mr. Ilibburd having at lengt h yielded to the demands of " the .last Berkshire Farmer," who stood out for price with regard to damage, these steeple-chases w n ill ounc take ed. plaee on the Ifth and 12th proximo, as originally announced. INDEX TO THE CLOSING OF STAKES. , Jan 3 Liverpool July 3 Manchester Bath AAc Abingdonrt 1e y B o Northampton Bibury Club Brighton 3 Worcester Catteriek Bridge 3 Nottingham J. Chester Spring 3 Odiham Derby Summer 3 Plymouth DoneaStet Egham 3 Salisbury Epsom Spring Epsom Summer 3 Stockton Goodwood 3 Warwick Spring......: 'Lincoln • 3 Warwick Sept. Liverpool Spring 3 Winchester Mr. Seymour's horses have left Ilsley for Drewitt's stables, at Lewes. Muscovite has replaced `'index at the Bedford stables, Newmarket. .3 .3 .3 .3 • 3 3 3 Mr. Robt. Holloway, of Yardley, having disposed of his brown foal The Brusher, by Robert, dam by Heron out of Ardelia, to Monsieur Baines, it has been re-named The Pointer. Mr. John Day's Ed , ;ar, and Mr. Gully's Refugee, engaged in the Derby for next year, are out of 'training. The latter was recently sold at Tattersall's for a small EUM. Mr. John Day's Annie, and Lord Palmerston's filly by Sweetmeat out of Austrey, in the OAS, are also drafted. • HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. TIIE CHASE. MR. SITWELL'S LUDLOW HOUNDS Friday, Dec. 23, at WILL MEET ON Bircher Common At half-past ten.' THE SHROPSHIRE HOUNDS WILL KIWI' ON Thursday, Dec. 22, at The Fox, at Albrighten Eaton Conktantino Saturdly Dec. 24, at , At half-past ten. THE CHESHIRE HOUNDS ; - 17 WILL MEET ON Wednesday, Dec. 21, at • Wr6ntrary. Friday, Dec. 23, at... Cholmoncicley. Saturday, Dec. 24, at Mere. At Half-past Ten o'clock. • SIR WATKIN WILLIAMS WYNN'S HOUNDS WILL ON Thursday, Dec. 22, at Friday, Dec. 23, at At half-past ten. Maser Sir W. W. Wynn. Ltuntsman : John Walker. Carden llawkstone COURSING. COURSING FIXTURES FOR . 1859.—Dtctmrrr.. Tredegar Park (St. Pierre, Chepstow), Monniouthshire : Mr. Warwick, 21. Chilton, Berkshire : Mr. M`George, .21, 22. Newhall Cross (Combermere), Cheshire : Mr. A. Bennet*, 22, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire : Mr. Warwick,' 22, 23. Pembrokeshire Club (Haverfordwest), Pembrokeshire ; Mr. Warwick, 27. Kenilworth; Warwickshire: Mr. :NI - George; •: Scortan, Catterick "(Open),'Yorkshire : Headley, 27, 28. Caledonian Chrb (Open), Edinburgh : M r . A. 71)^ 1,, e11, 27, and following days. • Bishop's Castle, Salop : Sr. Warwick, 23, • NOith of England (Greenridge), Northumberland : Mr. Coxon, 28. Great Crosby, Lancashire : 29. , litafforcaire Warwick, A 3°'