Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-01 00:00:00

OCTOBER 1, 1859. of national lirosperity—a considerable increase will be exhibited; although there has been -no change in the last session of Parliament in these two great branches of our revenue. This sequerto the recent exposures before the Election Com mittees thus exposed at Gloueester, is not only amusing but valuable. - We yesterday briefly remarked, in this , place, upon Lord John Russell's declaration, at Aberdeen, as to the policy of the present Administration with regard . to Italy. What his Lordship thought proper to indicate, as.to the course which they. may be expected to.take in the matter, does not appear to have given• general satis faction. It is enveloped in the usual official haze ; even the Liberal journals are, obliged to complain. On the' only point on which there is anything explicit—that, namely, of Lord John and his colleagues insisting upon the Italian factions having their own way, as a condition' to. the British Government lending any assistance— there is nothing that augurs well for the future peace of the Italian Peninsula, or the tranquillity of Conti nental Europe. 11 et very pleasing fact, when we consider that t his increase arises without any corresponding ad dition of taxation upon the people of this country. With the exception of the tax on bankers' Ch eeks, laid on by Mr. DISRAELI, and the Sucees ion Duty on real property by Mr. GLADSTONE, all taxation remains in states quo, since the Crimean war; and yet in the face of many re dactions the revenue has not fallen away. While the retrospect is thus pleasing, our pros- Pects are still more encouraging. We have just Founds f or expecting that when the vast E mp i re o f China is opened to us, our maufactured articles will be taken in exchange by the im mense population, which is spread over that por tion of Asia. Au acute, intelligent, industrious, and cal cu l ating people like the Chinese, will soon discover and appreciate the advantage of buying in the cheapest market, which they fail soon to find will be our market, more cannot especially for manufactured goods. glass of production, no other nation can com pete with us in delicacy and durability of texture. We shall certainly be able to undersell the Americ an and Russian producer. The fact, if it be t ruly stated, that the American Ambassador has been placed under durance vile, 'at Pekin, will be rather favourable to a forced opening, up of C hina to universal trade ; since the United States will combine with our French allies and In this "rselve s , in insisting upon such terms, in an 3 futur e commercial treaties as may be deemed Ileceary for the interest of trade, and embracing, 110 do ubt, much larger concessions from the celes tials than have hitherto been conceded by them. Russian intrigue and influence, doubtless, will be active to thwart and counteract any such move- vents as will be beneficial to any, other trading communities than their own ;but, notwithstanding t hese direct and indirect impediments which the Northern Autocrat will raise in our way, we are Set racist sanguine in the eventual results of our expedition to chi na . While it is a matter .of great satisfaction to the country at large to .see its various interests prosperous, the harvest abundant, and a full demand for labour, vve Tannot but regret to be obliged to observe, that one most imp or t an t branch of ou r commercial body is not participat ing in this great increase of the common wel fare. Until some alteration or revision has been made in the • Navigation Laws, the Shipping Interest will not receive its due share and propcalion of, the benefits arising from the tontinaed increase of our commerce We feel convinced that, in the next session of ?ornament, they will see the necessity of takino. into their most serious and special consideration, the very unfair coinpetition into which this par ticular Interest has been thrown, by the want of fairly carrying ho out the principl es o f F ree - tra d e, w universally accepted as those principles -wh ich are to rule our intercourse with other nation s NOTES OF THE DAN s which have been received of 'the 'went of the " Aniericak 'Minister by- the Chines ° w'Ver ,(1,0111 c , caey may be, to the hope of any strange mediate 'nendly diplomatic intercourse with thai that as :14Ple, the t certainly afford reason to believe, as the Government of France, we shall hair( that At tted States; in alliance with us in the "gnrous e fforts that -must now be made to obtain redre ss f or recent outrages, and to secure a sight sta nding fo r the future. The American Ambassador and his suite were conveyed to the capital in a sort of cage or box, some sixteen feet long and nine feet broad, closed in on all sides, and having only some openings at the to p` - to prevent, we suppose, their being smothered outright. After this ig-nominioas fashion, in this vile encasement, were they towed up the river on a raft. trpon landing near Pekin, - their, cage was placed upon a truck,, and drawn by oxen into the city, where they Were still detained, in " durance vile" of another sort, after having been " uncaged" for the purpose. Surely an indignity like this to suffered by hi s Governme n t Ambassador will never b e ever cost. to go unredr esse d, at what- The Continental rumours are more puzzling than ever. Many of them, as we have already had occasion to notice, were without any foundation whatever ; and . now it seems that one of the most important of them all, namely, that respecting the approaching Congress at Brussels, has no other ground to rest upon than the fact of his Belgian Majesty being a visitor at Biarritz,— . "not, however, as is now -pofiitively serted, with any Object connected with the Italian quest as iou, but only one regarding the large debt due from Belgium to France, the immediate payment of which has been insisted upon. We are therefore still at sea as to the course wh ich events are l i kely to take for the adjustment of the Ital ian difficulty. T he opinion is beginning to prtvail on the Continent, that a renewal of the war is becoming more and more probable ; some late rumours, iudeed, are t o t h e effect that military preparations have Au + alreadY commenc e d, b o th b y th e Pi e d montese and ai • ,-. san uovernments. The Gloucester Election Commission, which has l been ilt wo rk nearly all the week, is extracting a arge t as to the e p amount of very striking evidence ° ed practices in Which the ... Election. It has been 80 extensively at the last General Elec • immaculate Liberals indulged to be ~. an oft-repeated, though "lever established charge against the Carlton- Club; that money was always . obtained there for any kind of corrupt purposelec be necessary to carry the day for the Tories, at any e though which might tion• This, we say, has often been asserted, witkout anything but the merest and to support it. But ant body is the not so, now, the pec Reform Club • • , for it is in evidence before this commission, vaguest suspicion that thatgreat head -quarters of the Liberals has not only its fund to draw upon for the purposes of bribery and cozuption, whenever necessary, but its regular corps of and qualified perso to approPriate thee, • go the most economical ad°'sltn a manner at once generally take a special name ;1141' These gentlemen into the country Jorat, likaneother, and Robin for instance, at one place, for the occasion —Brown, son at a third. They have, , ho owseovme other inge nious gentlemen,—better known _not onler,aat the Old Whesnystem of Bailey than the Reform Club, aliases, but of watchwords ; as, for instancey 'was wanted, it was described as " medicine" that Illonetyo be sent ; "draught to be repeated" was, it appears was 5 a very oclinary prescription on such occasions. Altogether, the THE QUARTER'S REVENUE, The Revenue Returns for the quarter and the year terminating on the 30th September, will give fair ground for a renewal of those. congratulations in which it has been our unvarying duty to indulge on each similar-occasion for some years past. The figures them selves are highly satisfactory, and an investigation of the causes which bring them about will serve to demon strate still further the soundness' of the national pros perity.. _ Looking to the accounts for the quarter, as - compared with the corresponding period of 1858, we shall fiad under the important head of Customc, an increase of about £150,000. This increase is spread pretty gene rally, through all the articles forming the subject of import duties, with.the exception of sugar, which shows a diminution of about £200,000, arising from the' fact that large sums were paid at the end of last quarter, in anticipation of an additional duty on sugar, which should, under ordinary circumstances, come into the present quarter. Notwithstanding this exceptional circumstance, however, the increase under the head of Customs will be, as we have said, about £150,000. The Excise will exhibit an increase on almost every article except hops, amounting altogether to an excess of £456,000, as compared with the quarter terminating this time last year. . _ — ln Stamps we may anticipate an increase of about £105,000, principally arisin g c , from the progressive deve lopment of the Legacy and Succession Duties. Under. the head of Taxes there is a small increase— about £s,ooo—in itself of little importance, but not unworthy of remark, from the fact that it is entirely attributable to the progress of the House tax. The Property and Income - Tax will, of course, show a large decrease, arising solely from the reduction of the rate of taxation. , The decrease under this head will be about £580,000. In the Post-office department we may look for an increase of about £35,000. The returns arising from Crown Lands will show no variation, and under the head of Miscellaneous there will be a, decrease of about £200,000. The net results of the quarter's revenue will thus be a decrease of about £30,000. Upon the year we shall find, in the Customs an in crease amounting to £1,300,000, pervading almost every article except corn. The Excise will show an increase of about £940,000, likewise spread over the whole list of excisable ,com- modities, Stamps will yield about £260,000 more than last year, owing, as in the case of the quarter, t© the pro gress of the Legacy and Succession Duties,-and also slightly to the stamp on bankers' cheques. The increase in Taxes on the year will be about 5.42,000. Under the head of Income-tax, the reduction of the duty will again cause a large decrease, amounting to about £2,100,000 in the year. 7 1 The Post-office returns for the year will .be about 1230,000 in excess of those for the preceding one. The Crown Lands return, as in the quarter, exhibits no variation of consequence, and under the head of Miscellaneous we must anticipate a decrease of about C 150,000. The year' , 6 accounts will show a total net increase of about £530,000 upon the corresponding period of .1857 and 1858. It will be seen from this that the returns Are in every respect satisfactory. The increases proceed from the most wholesome causes, unmistakeably indicating the general prosperity. Thus the Customs an Excise returns are swollen by the increased consumption of articles of luxury and domestic comfort, and the additional yield of the Post-office is due to the increased business of the department. While of the two heads under which a decrease occurs, the larger arises simrily from the he ,income- abandonment of a great portion of while the smaller, that of "Miscellaneous,'' occurs in a manner arising from incidental circumstances of them selves of no importance. To appreciate t , he character of these -returns, it will be sufficient to dwell only pn the fact that the quarter shows but a nominal lecrease in the face of a reduction of taxation, amount nto £580,000 ; and that the year, notwithstanding the abandonment of income amounting to over two mil: lions, will yet yield an increase of more than half a million THE LATEST NEWS. ♦. FRANCE. MARSEILLE, Sept. 30. The King of the Belgians will remain two day in Marseilles. Advices from Naples to the 27th state that 15,000 soldiers had been sent to the frontiers, and-the number was expected to be in creased to 25,000. The King, who had been to Gaeta, had returned to Naples. MEN-OF-WAR AT GIBRALTAR. PARIS, Sept. 30 Letters from Gibraltar of the Toth inst. state that eight English ships had arrived in port the previous day, six from the Mediterranean squadron and two from England. THE FRENCH FU ARINDS. PS, Sept. 30 12.10 P.M.—The Bourse still presents a very quiet appearance. Bentes opened at 69.10. 3.30 P.M. —Rentes have 'improved 15c., the closing prices being 69.25. The quotations for the October Account are 69.421. ITALY. Advices from Rome, to the 27th, announce the arrival of the Austrian Minister, Baron Bach, who had audience of the Pope on the 25t inst. ZURICH, Sept.3o. . The Prince Napoleon has left, and win arrive at Paris next week. During his stay he did not hold any interviews with the Plenipotentiaries. It is stated the return of the Emperor to Paris will be postponed to the 13th of October. CHINA. OUR SQUADRON IN THE CHINA SEAS - _ The following vessels are' being fitted out at Portsmouth, to reinforce _ our squadron in the China seas :—Odin, 16 ; Sphinx, 6 ; Beagle, 4 ; Ringdove, 6 ; and Hardy, Havoc, Grasshopper, and Flamer screw gunboats. At Spithead : Pearl, 20, and Clio, 20 ; in addition to the above are the Urgent, Perseverence, and Simoon. It is intended that one of the last-named vessels should be fitted up as a transporting hospital -ship attached to the fleet in China to convey the sick and wounded during our future operations to the stationary hospital ships. AMERICA. (By Electric Telegraph.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Afternoon. The Arago has arrived with American mails. She brings specie for England worth $60,000, and for France worth $559,333. She spoke the Borussia and Persia. General Scott has been ordered to the Pacific, On the 21st, in lat. 48 N., long. 46 W. the Bavaria spoke the steam-ship Vanderbilt, hence for New York, and on the 27th, in lat. 49, 40 N., long. 17 W., the ship Madras, bound east. The following appeared in a part of our impression of yesterday : AUSTRALIA RAPID VOYAGE OF THE ROYAL CHARTER REPORTED. SHIPWRECK Telegraphic advices received yesterday in anticipation of the coming Australian mail, reports the total loss near Cape ,Northuinberland, on the 6th of August, of the screw. steamer Ardniillan, (supposed to be Admilla from Adelaide) whereby no fewer than 87 lives were lost, only 25 persons being saved. The Dover Castle sailed from Melbourne for London at the end of July, with gold worth £313,000. The- advices received in anticipation of the coming Australian mail also reports the sailing for England of the George - Marshall, Yorkshire, Dirago, and British Trident. _ _ _ The screw-steamer Royal Charter had reached Mel bourne, after a passa„(re of fifty-seven days, from Liver pool,----[The Royal Charter is expected to reach this port about the end of October, and is appointed to sail . again for Melbourne on the sth of December.] At Melbourne, August 19th, business was dull ; and tallow and hides, scarce, and prices high. The yield of gold was very satisfactory. No failures have taken place in the mercantil mtnity Greatspecnlation prevails in new mining companies. Colonel Neill, Deputy Adjutant-General, was killed on the 20th July, by a fall from his horse. According to a telegram received in the City yester day, by Messrs. Parfitt and Co., shipbrokers, the ship ments of gold from Melbourne since the July mail and August 19th, amounted to £755,000, in the five ships, Dover Castle, which has 78,191 oz.; Yorkshire, 29,471; British Trident, 32,700; Dirago, 18,657; George Marshall, 29,813 oz. There was a great outcry against ministers for not sending relief to the Admella. Thee Tasmania Submarine Cable is successfully laid. In this despatch it is stated that the Royal Charter had arrived in 59 days. THE TALLOW TRADE The Daily News has received a telegram from St. Petersburg, which announces that 10,000 or 15,000 casks of tallow were 'being consigned to a house in Lon don for account of the Russian speculators. The price had consequently advanced to 63 s. r. for September, and the exchange •en London had become more favour able to Russia, having reached 35d. NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. on account of the San Juan dispute. The Arago was detained at New York on account of an equinoctial gale. A portion of the returns from Kansas have been received. They are in favour.of territorial organisation. SOCTHAMPTON, Friday.—The Bavaria steamer, from New York, brings $743,632 in specie for England. She.reports having experienced a tremendous gale from N.W. from the 21st to 23d instant; on the 22nd a heavy sea struck her, which stove a part of the deck-house, and filled the boiler-room with water, in consequence of which she run out of her rudder, and split all sails. While heaving to an other sea struck her, and washed overboard two persons. One was a cabin passenger, named John Sayres, from Cincinnati, and the other a seaman belonging to Hamburg. The ship was hove to for thirty hours. THE BUILDERS' STRIKE The negotiations between the master builders and the operative masons had terminated without any settle ment of the dispute. The masters passed a resolution recommending the masons to repeal all rules and bye laws of their societies which interfere with the freedom of workmen, or prevent members of trade unions front working with +other workmen. This resolution was submitted to a meeting of the masons last sight, and it was stated that the London masons formed but a section of the body, and had not power to revise the general rules. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. PILOTOGRAMIY.—We notice that Messrs. Goodwin and Keet have added to their gallery of celebrities an ad mirable portrait of Miss Alice Dodd, whose appeavance at St. George's Hall, on Tuesday next, will be one of " the events of the season." AMERICAN MAIM—The British and North American Royal mail steamer Africa will sail to-day for New York direct, carrying out mails and passengers: The letter box at the General , Posf-office will close at 10.30 a.m., and the Receiving-house on; the Landing-stage will be open until 12 O'clock on the payment of a late fee of 6d. .ttractions' regularly TEE COLUMBIA MISSION.-A public meeting, for the purpose. of flirthering the establishment of a mission in connection with the new diocese of British• Columbia, was held last night in the Argyle-rooms, Birkenhead, the principal object of the assembly being to heat an account of the colony of British Columbia from the newly-ordained bishop. The number of persons pre seat was not very large, in consequence of the in clemency of the weather. The Rev. Dr. Baylee, the .principal of St. Aidan's Theological College, occupied the chair; and the proceedings having been opened with prayer, the chairman briefly expressed his concurrence in the object of the meeting. The Lord Bishop, who was warmly received, then addressed, the meeting at some length, pointing out first the geographical position and extent of the colony of British Columbia, and then giving a lucid account of its great and but very partially developed resources. He showed the advantageous position of the colony for the increase of British com merce in the Pacific Ocean, and described its mineral wealth, not only in the precious metals, but also in coal, extensive beds of which had been discovered. Another reason that the colony was destined to occupy a high position, was to be found in the fact that it would ulti mately become the depot in that trade between Europe and China, the passes over the Rocky Mountains in British North America being much lower and more practicable than those in any other part of the continent. (Hear, hear.) He proceeded to pourtray the large amount of spiritual destitution which prevailed in the district, and eloquently appealed for increased funds for the establishment of an adequate mission not alone to the professed heathen lin the country but also to the only nominal Christians who had flocked to the land in search of wealth. A collection in aid of the funds was made, and the proceedings terminated with religious exercises. I SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE G 0 SPEL. The annual meeting of this society was held yester day evening, in the Aigburth Schools. The meeting was very numerously attended, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather. The Rev. H. T. Hecker occupied the chair,. and there were also present the Bishop of Brisbane, the Revs. J. W. Welch and Kings ford, Messrs. C. Parker, E. Garston, S. Eden, W. - J. Tomlinson, C. Bushell, L. Bailey, G. Erving, &c. The meeting was opened with prayer, when • . . The CHAIRMAN said they had once again met together to exhort one another, to endeavour, according to their several abilities, to carry on the work of spread- in g the glorious Gospel of God throughout the World. As he had often said before that society, in whose name, and for whose eause, the . Bishop of Brisbane .was em ployed in spreading the Gospel of God throughout the world. It was the Church of England working to do the commands of the Lofd laid upon the apostles. It was the Church of England working for them, for they were the church. They could not all go out as mis sionaries, but they gave their subscriptions to the society, and the society sent out the men to our colonies. These colonies would not have the Gospel without the society. The general meetings had been hitherto for the benefit of the society, without distinct reference to any particu lar diocese. They would, that night, he hoped, have laid before them, by the Bishop of Brisbane, some of the needs of his own diocese, and the collection to 'be taken up would go towards the needs of that diocese. He was glad that they should have an opportunity of having laid before them a statement from his lordship. He had heard a statement from him ; and if they should be as much impressed as he had been, few of them would go away without testifying by their gifts their sympathy for their fellow men. They could all give something ; some could give money, and some could give men ; and he was not sorry to see that there was one amongst them who had given himself to God, to go out with the bishop—one who had been an able assistant and com forter to him—one who the bishop would find a willing and an active coadjutor. (Applause.) He had nothing more to say, but begged leave to ask the bishop to address them. The BISHOP OF BRISBANE rose and said, that many people asked, what was the use of sending out mis sionaries to a foreign land, when they had so many people at home who were in such a state of spiritual destitution ? but if these people had got their wish, the GOspel of Christ would never have reached the white cliffs of England, so long as there were people in the land from whence it reached us who were in such a: state. It was the duty of the Church to send forth the truth throughout the world. It was a melancholy thing that England had acted so carelessly with some of her colonies. What account could Eng land have rendered at the judgment day for the time which she had ruled over India, if that im portant empire had been wrested out of her hand in the late rebellion. He then _proceeded to give a geo graphical description of his diocese ; and showed the very foolish way in which the governors had ruled the country. He went on to say that many people asked him what he was to get from the Government ; but he had to say that he did not get one farthing. £5,000 had heen.raised, and he was to get the interest on that. He trusted that they would pay 4 per cent., and then is income would be £206 ainualy. When he ere, he was determined to have, if possible, a quantity of land attached to each church, by which the clergyman was to be supported. He spoke, in fee - Ane terms, in reference to the gentleman who is to went out accompany him, and sat down amid applause. Mr. C. BUSHELL was then called. upon. He said that he had not voluntarily enlisted, but had been pressed into the service, for A was not till half an hour ago that he was aware that he was to take any part in the proceedings, and he hoped on that account to be excused if he did not say as much as he otherwise would have done. Of course it was not for him to enter into details on the bishoprick of Brisbane, but he might be permitted to state generally what he conceived to be the position of Great Britain in reference to such work as the Lord Bishop had on hand. He was quite sure that the advances science had made of late years had not been for the aggrandisement of this country alone, or the trade and manufactures which belonged_to this The father of the young gentleman who had agreed to accompany the Bishop of Brisbane, was his friend for years. He possessed a spirit which he wished he could lay claim to. That gentleman and his wife were about to surrender their child to the service of God ; and, he believed, rather than part with their son they would more gladly part with half their worldly goods. When they • Were willing to make such a sacrifice, he thought that meet ing ought not- to be scrupulous in parting with that. the possession of which could not be compared to the possession of a dear chid. (Loud .-.pplause.) During the singing of Heber missionary hymn, a col lection was taken up, amounting to about £lB. The Rev. J W. WELSH next addressed the meeting, and he warned the Bishop of - Brisbaue that he would had pie s ceded him. The Rev. Mr. KINGSFORD made some brief remarks, after which thanks were voted to the Bishop of Bris- The meeting concluded by his lordship pronouncing the benediction THE CHURCH-RATE QUESTION Last evening, a meeting of the parishioners of Vanx -11 was held in the large school-room connected with All Souls' Church, for the purpose of receiving informa tion on the subject of Church-rates. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the evening, there was a large attend ance. The Rev. Dr. Hume was called to the chair ; and there were present, also, the Revds. Messrs; rhos. Moore, Bardsley, Richard Moore, and Friel. J 1 The CHAIRMAN explained the position of the Na tional Church, showing that, at an early period, the rich had set apart a portion of their property for spiritual purposes, the duty of keeping fabrics in adequate repair, and seeing that duties were decently performed to all, being left, with the inhabitants of each parish. Certain duties must be discharged to all—old and young, rich and poor—and in those churches which are parochial, the poor as well as the rich are cordially wel comed. Their own, which was an example, and though hitherto they had not called upon the possessors of property to aid them in any of their -annual expenses, it was quite another thing to be forbidden to do so. 'The abolition of Church-rates struck directly at the poor, and in our great towns, where they collected in masses apart from the rich, would be attended with very serious consequences morality and re . to , .• • , he nc Jigion. Already s distriouted uiei and other donations too, exclusively in the nei hbour- and startling proposal to ,take that which is the birth right of the poor and transfer it"to possessors of pro perty, or to prevent even Churchmen from taxing them selves, when they think proper to do so. Mr. BAnnsLty next addressed the meeting in a long and able speech. After complimenting the audience on the size of the meeting, he reviewed the principle of Church-rates at great length, and showed that they were a charge upon property, fairly levied upon all, for the benefit of all. The agitation which prevailed at present, he added, was only the insertion of the thin part of a wedge, which, if ever driven home, would lead to the confiscation of all church property, public and private, in England, Ire land, and Scotland. The argument of individual objec- tion is equally powerful in other cases, as in the case o poor-rates, war taxes, &c. Numerous testimonies wer read from the Nonconformist divines, of past and pre sent times, in favour of Church-rates, and of the general principle of an Established Church. Apart from,this. port of all ; for, beyond her own more inimed she educates three-fourths of the children of the poor in England and Wales. The Rev. THOMAS MOORE said that it had been ruled repeatedly in the highest courts of the land, that pa'rishioners are boiuid to maintain in good order the fabric of their Church. ile showed that, not merely had the wise and good of every name asserted the principle of providing the Gospel for the poor, but that even the Saviour of mankind had conformed to the laws of a heathen country, and rendered to Caesar the things that were Caesar's, _ _ At the close of the meeting, petitions were adopted to both houses of parliament, praying that either addi tional efforts be made to remove the spiritual destitution in our great towns, or, at least, that the privileges at present possessed be allowed to remain. This was nu merously signed. CHINA Belgiun France. ....... ._ country. The mighty power possessed by England was delegated to her people by God, and he was per-'THE AMERICAN MINISTER AT PEKIN. suaded that, though they were used as a means to put The Paris Pays says :—" The last news from money into their pockets, God had a higher object in view. Shanghai establishes be yond a doubt the arrival It seemed that the power which they possessed was given diplomatist ascended the to England that they might bring together the nations of Mr. Ward, the American Envoy, at Pekin. of the earth. He believed that on them devolved the This Ki-Tcheou-Yun carrying forward of Christianity to the world. The power Ho, one of the branches of the Peiho, accompanied which had been accorded to this country—the wonderful h y all the members of his Legation. Arrived at additton of steam as well as electricity had been given Ning-Ho-Fou, the American corvette which had to man, by which he defeated time, and almost space. These were not given for the sole purpose of money- brought Mr. Ward was retained in the port. The members of the Legation, under the guidance making ; but, out of them, had arisen an opportunity of a mandarin, were placed in a huge box, for the Church of England to perform her duty to the about five metres long by three broad, world at large. When the bishop spoke of the which was closed everywhere but above, Church, he did not speak of the clergy of so as to any particular part of the Church. The opportu-prevent those it contained from seeing the P nitres of the Church became the duty of the laity, country. This box, or travelling chamber, pro and it was for them to apply those mighty talents not. vided with all things necescary to the comfort of solely for self aggrandisation, but to devote them to the traveller, was placed ona raft and taken first higher and mightier purposes than anything that could up the river, then up the imperial canal, as far as ' belong to them. The Lord Bishop had compared the gate of the capital. Here it was placed on a England to Australia in a geographical point of view, large truck drawn by oxen, and in this way the and. although England was small when looked at in m i nister o f th e United States and the members of that view, still it was a mighty nation. - Her commercial his legation entered the town of Pekin. They were greatness, her manufacturing greatness, and her national power, though she were a mite on the map, in the eye perfectly well treated by the Chinese, but were not of the world she was a grea t an d a m i g hty empire, anything.Thetruck was .destined to accomplish for God a mighty work. They the courtyard of a large house, which was to be allowed see anythi be allowed to g? out. At should not stop short with satisfying themselves, but the residence of the American Envoys, but from consider that they had a higher duty to perform. It which they were not to devolved on Great Britain, and it was expected by the . the last dates they were awaitding their interview not been allowed Almighty that she should perform her duty to the rest with the Emperor. They had of the world. He believed he spoke the experience of all veho had any thought on such matters. The first thoughtdespatch to . 'but were permitted to send a . was generally for oneself. So soon as a man made Fish, the American Consul at Shanghai, informing any progress in spiritual gifts or attainments, the next him of their safety. After the interview, the to have any communication with the outer world, step was for those around him. The spiritual wants of American Minister was to be re-condu cted to the one's child ren an d f am i ly took possess i on o f th e mind, frontier in the same way as that in which he and then it ex t en d e d to ne i gh b ours, so t h a t a ll s h ou ld be possessed o f t h at wh i ch he k new to b e a pr i v il ege came' ÷ on till his spirit knew no bounds in nationality and a blessing. Not satisfied with that, he went nothing atottenddoedwißAlLWAYS IN HOLLAND.—The Minister of Finance presented to the Dutch Chambers the Budget for 1860 or class ; and the only question which he at on the 26th instant. Amongst other important items is length asked was, whether a man had a soul the provision for a subsidy of 28,520,000 florins, or to lib, saved, and then the geographical position haddiet£2,376,ooo sterling, to be paid in instalments during six years, in promoting the system of railways in Holland, and th supportedit. Formienrlay, very involving, at the same time, a guarantee of interest, on degree indeed. Latterly, the support given was im- which the Government expect to lose during that period sense, but not equal to the wants of missionary work. 5,277,800 florins, or £140,000. The increase was a proof, however that they were no , nURNS, SCALDS, WOUNDS, ULCERS.—In the wide field of longer selfish ; but that a true Christian spirit was to be missionary limited surgery, nothing has given rise to more dispute than the found, and that they knew no bounds in their Christian treatment of these disorders. Ice, turpentine, astringents. philanthropy, pUilanthroy. When they considered that there could a and vo havecwardath'most e been eminent e Let deep science r then such no selfish purpose to be served by those who undertook retically settle which mode of practise is best defended, Igiiilos! such a work as the Bishop of Brisbane had undertaken ; the poor sufferer turns for ease,. comfort and cure,won wanders in all he had ventured to put the question in it financial point way's Ointment, whatever practically c i t r li s T performsau Cause or d present nature, of view as to the diocese. He did not wish to say what external sores, soothing the tortured nerves, ei and reducing irlfliu l = l ,,,,i the Government ought, or ought not to do ; but 1 The heat, pain, and tightness are soon removed, 30 seeing their colonies—seeing that but a few years leaving a blemish. OFFICIAL TRADE RETURNS ago they spent enormous sums of money .. emigration, to people these colonies—and seeing r. . _ that they had been relieved . from - that burden, he Returns made to the Board of Trade for the month it would only be wise to make a grant if th ey of August a n d th e p re ceding - seven months, have been wished , to maintain the population in , a moral published. These returns extend over the whole of the health, to such a bishopric as that. Why they did not eight months, commencing on the Ist. of January, and do so, was not for him to say ; but since the machinery ending on the 31st of August. From these it appears was to be put in motion, it was for them to take care, that the exports for 1859 were to the value of and for the Bishop of Brisbane to take care, that £86,405,855, and that the imports for the same period that machinery was kept in motion till not one were of the value of £76,657,679, thus showing a dif spot was left uncultivated in the . land, spiritually ference of £9,747,976 in favour of the exports over the considered. Seeing that their time was . but short imports. From the same returns it appears that, for the on earth, and that some of them were cut , eight months referred to, the imports of the precious down like the trees, and left to lie where they fell, with metals has been £26,702,568 ; while, during the same all their deep responsibilities on • their heads, there period, we have exported such metals to the value of were few of them that would not feel that it was £26,307,033, or within £305,535 Of the full sum received. their time to give and their time to work, not by words The gold and silver exported, we learn from these only, but ,by substantial proofs of their sincerity. returns, was in the following proportions to the subjoined It was to be lamented that there were so many of places : them—and he would take his full share of the fault —that were not persuaded of the immediate necessity of spiritual things. If they . could, realise the truth that it was more pleasant to give than to receive, how much more pleasure would they have in parting with that which God had given them than to allow it to, be in heaps; cankering, as it often did, the heart of the possessor—a possession which could not be taken from this world, and which must -be left behind. He did not believe in bequests. They never bequeathed anything. People parted with their possessions when they could no longer retain them ; and the gifts of God, which might have 'been profitable is their fellow-men, were often kept back _by avoricious- Hanse Towns Holland GOLD. 404,536 316,709 173,333 SILVER. TOTAL. 827,352 1,2.31,888 28,639 315,348 68,469 247,802 2 43,227 11,845,824 174,311 332 137,313 11 2 597,597 174,381 . 136,981 Egypt tin tranaitu to India j 188,434 11,580,234 11,768,668 and China --- la ( 1,947 British Possessions South Africa Danish West Indies United States Brazil Chili Other countries. 143,070 13,933 145,574 145,349 190,759 20,864 12,876,169 The articlei of import which show Marked variations in computed value during the eight months are guano, which was,. in 1858, £2,667,074, and £542,537 in 1859. Breadstnifs, in opposition to the generally re ceived notion, exhibit comparatively little ,change in the aggregate, but great change in reference to the quanti ties received from sundry places. The import of wheat was as follows from the places named : 26,397,033 Seven Months ended 31st July ► 1837 1858, From Rnsssia „ Prussia „ Denmark „ Mecklenburgh „ Hanse Towns „ France Aug 31 1859. 5,786,994 599 ase in the )eriod of HATS 15, 1859 nt. nce I pro ever pre- a very rich 1y testimony Tat, and in ;0 the head. CIIRISTY'S MINST placed before yen eat; but they will be enhanced On Thursday _ evening next, when, in consequence of Mr. Montagu( taking his benefit, a grand fashionable performance, [er the patronage of th, ayor, wi De given LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY FOR CHILDREN.—MonthI Report, Sept, 1859: Fresh p ltients admitted, 125 ' ; patients who have received treatment, 316 ; patients remaining under treatment, 143. Medical officers, Mr. Stephens and Mr. Hey ; treasurer, Arthur Dempsey, Esq. ; assistant medical officer, Mr.' Rowe; surgeon dentist, Mr. Newman. SOUTHER:I HOSPITAL — WeekIy Report, Sept. 28, 1859.—Admitted—Accidents and urgent cases, 48; medical and surgical cases upon recommendation, 16; total, 64. Discharged—Cured, 13 ; relieved, 3 ; irre gular, 1 ; died,.l; total, 18. Attending as out-patients, 30; remaining in the kospital, 67. Treasurer—James Houghton, Esq. Visitors—S. Hindle) , and B. Platt, Esqrs. Honorary chaplain—Rev. W. Leveson. Physi cian and surgeon for the ensuing week—Dr. Cameron and Mr. Nottingham. House surgeons—Mr. John M. Bateson and Mr. C. Pemberton. COLLEGIATE GIRLS' SemooL.—We understand that the following circular has been sent to all the parents of the girls actually in this school by the Rev. J. S. Howson, the principal of the Collegiate Institution : " Collegiate Girls' School, September 29th, 1859.—The sudden death of the Lady-Superintendent necessitates the closing of this school for two or three days. The school-work will commence, and proceed as usual, on Wednesday next ; and no time will be lost in making the requisite permanent arrangements. I cannot send this circular, and I am sure you would not wish me to send it, without an expression of the deep sorrow ,which has been caused by this sad and solemn event. I. hope it will never be forgotten that the remarkable prosperity of this institution, in its early days, has been in large measure due to the untiring energy and faithful labour of Miss Slee.—J. S. Howson." PRESENTATION.—Yesterday, Mr. W. Owens, one of the teachers in the Corporation Smith School, having been appointed master of the school in connection with St. Michael's Church, in the hamlet, Aizburth, was presentedby his fellow teachers with a handsome writing - desk, desk, as a mark of their esteem. Councillor Wagstaff, with his usual kindness, came purposely to present the testimonial. He stated his regret at the school losing the services of Mr. Owens, but expressel a conviction that, in the locality to which be was about to be re moved, he would discharge his duties as faithfully as he had done in his present situation. Mr. Dalziel, one of the masters, read some very appropriate verses which he had composed expressly for the occasion. Mr. Owens, who was deeply affected, acknowledged the kindness which had been shown to him, assured them he would ever remember them affectionately, and that it occasioned him much sorrow to part with them. CORONER'S COURT.—The following inquests were held yesterday before H. Statham, Esq., deputy coroner : On the body of Jane Ripon, a maiden lady, aged 93, who died under the following circumstances :—On the 237144 August the deceased retired to bed, and in the ieW hearing a noise, got up to open the door, but missing her footing, she fell down stairs, severely bruising her head and arms. She was removed to the Infirmary, where she died on Wednesday* last. Verdict, " Accidental death."—On the body of William Redman, a joiner, aged . 64, who was taken ill with fever, and removed to the hospital, but died on the way. The jury returned a verdict of " Death from natural causes." The jury also stated that they did not consider the slightest blame attached to the conduct of either Mr. Williams, the relieving officer of Toxtetb-park, or Mr. Smith, surgeon, who • sanctioned the removal of the deceased.—On the body of Andrew Stokes, seamen on board the ship Jenny Lind. The deceased was taken ill on Wednesday last, and died in the Northern Hospital the came day. Verdict, " Death from natural causes." ZILIX 09,59 S 520,516 642,337 1,969 1,137,800 946,696 454,125 392;602 281,135 180,399 405,834 321,465 320,081 221,323 105,171 Turkey and Wallaehial 42,648 and Moldavia. Egyp ~ Unit( :her count 294,8 M 463,270 499,231 1,008,169 959,23 Q 7,013 303;731 i 637,560 455,997 4,676,108 15,97.7,5: 5,555,425 Subjoined are the quantities of provisions, &c ported and taken for home consumption : 1848. 1849. I 1853. I 1859 Grain, wheat, qrs Grain of other descrip- 304,564 440,140' 142,764 428,2841 162,826 118,060 _ Indian corn, qrs Flour and meal, cwt Provisions - bacon, pork, lard, &c., cwt. 47,348 65,800 Batter & cheese, cwt. 65,177 83,093 Animals, No. Eggs, No 12,281,400 12,646,400 Cocos, lb 724,665 627,449 Coffee, lb 7,444,315 6 536,032 Sugar, cwt 821,829 1,005,435 Tea, lb 6,988,542 4,651,673 Rice, cwt 425,828 121,436 Spirits. gallons Wines, gallons 440,140 142,764 247,496 112,256,0001 262,852 2,738,569 798,032 6,273,705 140;4631 335,271 TobacCo - , lb Currants & raisins, cwt Lemons and oranges, 2,553,529 1,907:535 18,798 10,080 2,775,803 22,845 bushels . Spices, lb . Ditto, cwt 6,457 6,825 711,245 636,609 2,626 2,797 4,233 408,479 The followinc , are the comparative import ports of raw material, showing a large increase Imported Month ending Aug. 'lB5B. 1859. ... 196,040 228, 31. Month endin 1858. .emp„9 D 1,804 436. Cotton, cwt Wool, 1b.... Tallow, cwt, 681;352 9,513,977 5,117,137 Statement showing the particulars of incre value of our exports during the first eight the year as compared with the corresponding 1858. January February March .. April £2,371,823 May . 2,325,727 June ~ 2,312,951 July . 1,879,297 Angus IMPROVEMENT IN GENTLEMEN'S Liverpool, Ap: S. KINNEAR and SimrsoN, St. George's-crest( le Hat yitu sold me three days I I‘lE GENTLEI 3usly worn—i am, uxulw to put c in wool 221,096 424,458 Taken for Home Imported, Consumption, Mon. ending Aug,.3l. Mon. ending Aug. 31 304,564 428,284 162,286 118,960 Free. 81,686 Free. 12,645,400 338,950 2,583,071 420,485 4,505,327 100,565 355;093 602,443 2,852,827 56,387 9,092 438,243 1,852 and ex- Messrs, KJ/Tr/Ems and, SDI , sox, Hatters, GENTLEMEN,—The Hat you made for is more conifortable, than any new Hat I have worn prior to this, and I ' wish you success wi invention.---Yours truly, (Signed,) Le fits me This letter was accompanied with a present o and beautiful otter skin. Messrs. KINNEAR AND SIMPSON, DEAR SIRS,—I have great pleasure in bearing m to the comfort afforded me by your improved 1. windy weather it holds comfortably and firmly t Yours truly, Goree Piazzas, Liverpool, April 28, 1859, Lancaster, Jim Messrs. KINNEAR AND SnItSON Liverpool. GENTLEMEN,-- 7 1 have much pleasure in informi the Hat which I received from you through Mr. me in every respect. The improvement in the renders it, in my opinion, one of the most comforts venient Hats ever yet. produced ; and I beg to ass , I can confidently recommend it to the public.--• Portugal 30, 1859, ng you that satisfies head-lining . gnd con xre ypu that -Yours faith The above letters, with numerous others, in reference to SIMPSON'S EASY-FITTING HATS, have been received by Messrs. Kinnear and Simpson, and may be seen at their shops, 6, ST. GEORGE'S-CICESCENT, and 9, DALE-STREET, LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTS. John Salt, Star-corner, Bermondsey, currier. James Kurton .Dorgan, Clifton, Glocestershire, laceman. James M'Clure, jun., Manchester, warehouseman. William ilarnMage, Platts, Worcestershire, iron-founder. John Davey Vivian, Plymouth, grocer and tea dealer. John Chapman Green, Manchester, hotel-keeper and spirit merchant. Archibald Hayjack, Great Trindmill,street, Haymarket, letterpress printer. Ed. Clement Davies and George Cooper, Gainsborough, chemists, &c. John Richardson Wincksworth, Albion-street, Hyde park, picture-dealer. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. William Wigginston, Bourne-end, near Great Marlow, Bucks, coal-merchant. #narting tt - tttligtatt. R.kCING FIXTURES, 1859 OCTOBER. Felton Royal Caledonian Hunt and 3 Newmarket, S.O Ipswich Perth Richmond Bedford .., 5 Itelso 4 Newmarket, H Worcester Autumr. Upton-on-Severn Hereford NOVEMBER. .... 1 Liverpool Autumn.... 4 Shrewsbury Autumn WHITEHAVEN RACES. The Whitehaven Stakes of 3 sous. each, with 20 added. Heats about one mile. e I I Mr. liodgsm nd Kennedy, 5 yrs, list (Berridg Mr. Murray's Mystery, aged, list 7 1 b .............. ( l s w eepstakes of The Tradesmen's Plate of 25 sovs. added to a 3 sovs. each. One mile - Mr Graham's Spider, 4 yrs, B st Illb Mr Smith nd Crosby, 4 yrs, The Speculation P Taylor) 2 2 f n saes each, withls sees ad(: pattinson) 1 Turner) 2 One Mr Graham's Spider, 4 yrs, Bst ..................... ,Pattinson) 1 I Mr Henry's Irish Emigrant, 3 yrs, 7st 41b...(T. Johnstone) 2 2 The Prospect Stakes naudican of 15 sacs. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr Smith nd Crosby, 4 yrs, Bst Illb (Turner) 2 1 1 ... Tr,mderson's Sultan, 4 yrs, Bst 91b (Fitzpatrick) 12 2 LATEST BETTING. CESARE\VITCH STAKES. 15 to 1 against Gaspard. J 6 to 1 against Artless. 20 to 1 against Petra. 20 to 1 against Yorkshire Grey 20 to 1 against Islooreock. 83 to 1 agaiast Tunstal Maid. S 3 to I against Borderer. 50 to 1 against Argosy. 50 to 1 against Miss Cath. ge ad, tha t t ed 11' f Oll and Lord Club'. -00 of 301: eritP 111" obi° . lovtl Jus t this'