The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-28 00:00:00

will do what in them lies •to reconcile the people and authorities of China, to the changes in their relations ..with foreigners, which are about to be introduced under ' the international compacts herewith promulgated--; changes which, if they be carried into effect in such a, manner as to afford greater scope to the commercial activity of the Chinese people, without doing urineces-i saty siolence to their habits and traditions, will, it may be hoped, prove beneficial to them, and to all who have; dealings with them. Due notice will be even whenever the arrangements for carrying into execution the proyi- : sions of this Convention and Treaty at the ports thereby opened to British trade nail tae 6brefileied. tied save the quebti: bated at Tien-tsin, this 20th of Nov., 1800. ELGIN AND KINCARDINE." (From the China Mail) From Fuhchau there are rumours of new inland taxes having been imposed by the Mandarins, on foreign goods going into the interior. Further measures have been taken by the native authorities to protect the city from any Cantonese pirates who might feel disposed to revenge the setae measures. FiS desOili6il iii our last issue, had liecii adopted against that fraternity.. , Cauton has been visited, within the fortnight, both by Baron Gros, the French Minister, and by the American Minister, Mr. Ward. Mach discussion has been caused by the 'seizure by the French, and despite the remon strance of the governor-general, of the site of Yeh' s Tamun, in order to erect upon it a Roman Catholie cathedral. The only plea *UM hit libeii abated in excuse of this iitt is the absurd one that a number of Catholic churches are said.to have been destroyed in Canton more than a century ago. Large sums of money, probably an instal ment of the indemnity money, have been removed from the city by the British authorities. , We mentioned in our last that permission had been granted to a foreign steamer to run in the inland waters near Canton, and have now to record that a trip has been made with per fect safety. On the 7th instant, a violent conftagration. occurred in Canton, between the custom-house and the Shameen site, destroying about two hundred Chinese houses, and property, in all, to the value of about a lakh and a half of dollars. In Hong Kong there has been another fire, in the Taiping-shang district, destroying eighty-one houses and property to the value of 56,000 dollars. A few of the expedition who have reached Hong Kong have been extremely fortunate in their selection of plunder, and count their gains by thousands of pounds. The town has been quite overwhelmed with fur coats, silk coats, jade -stone ornaments, and other articles taken from the Emperor's Summer Palace. These, when sold by auction, have fetched high priecs, and were bottght chiefly by the Chinese. MURDEROUS AFFRAYS IN 4-ORNSON-STREET. FEARFUL EFFECTS OF INTEMPERANCE. STABBING OF AN UNCLE. ESCAPE OF THE PERPETRATOR OF THE CRIME. On Saturday night last, the inhabitants of Dale -street and its neighbourhood were thrown into a fearful state of excitement, when it became known that.a murderous assault had been committed in Johnson-street, one of the small streets branching off Dale -street. It appears that about twelve o'clock on the night already named, James Cassidy, Thomas Donegan, William Donegan and a number of men and women, were drinking in a public-house in Dale-street, and some angry words hav ing arisen between one of the Donegans and Cassidy, which threatened to terminate in a row, the land lord ejected the party out of the house. They then proceeded in the direction. of Byrom-street, and knocked . at the doors of several public-houses, but were refused admittance. Finding that the attempts to procure any more drink were unsuccessful, Cassidy and his companions, male and female, deter mined to go home, and on their way to Johnson-street, where the greater part of them lived, frequent alterca tions took place between Cassidy and Thos. Donegan, but on the interference of one or two mutual friends, their disputes were somewhat amicably settled. How ever, when within a short distance or his residence in Johnson-street, Cassidy Made use of certain observations in reply to Donegan, Which so aggravated the latter that he immediate 4 took from his breast-pocket a large clasp-knife s with which he inflicted repeated stabs on Cassidy, under the left ear and on other parts of the body. The injuries sustained by the , unfor tunate man were so great, that he died in about three rranutes after the murderous assault had been er,,mmitted on him. &William Donegan, it seems, Interposed, and essayed to save Cassidy from his brutal assailant, but received a severe wound for his praise worthy exertions, and is at present lying at home in a very precarious state, slight hopes being entertained of his recovery. A large number of persons soon collected near the scene of the melancholy affray, but it was found that the culprit had escaped. The police, under the superintendence of Inspector Valentine, went to his lodgings and other places, where it was supposed that he might have secreted himself, but without any result, no tidings could be ascertained of his whereabouts, and up to the present time he has evaded the most vigilant and searching enquiries of the officers of justice. It appears that Thomas Donegan is a distant re l a ti ve o f t h e mur d ere d man, and is also nephew of William Donegan. ' The body of Cassidy has been removed to the Dead-house, Prince's. Dock. FEARFUL CASE OF STABBING BY A YOUNG WOMAN. Last night, between 'the hours of seven and eight o'clock, a number of women was congregated at the upper end of Johnson-street, engaged in a conversation about the tragic affair which took place in that street the Hunte r , night, wh en one o f the women, named Mary Hunter, expressed herself in terms strongly condemna tory of the conduct of the assassin Donegan. She also. hoped that he would not be allowed to escape, but that he would soon be brought to justice. This opinion seemed not to be palatable to some of her hearers, more especially to a young person named Johnson, who almised Mrs. Hunter in the foulest language for • what she had said. Hunter retaliated, and a war of words ensued, which soon resulted in recourse to the knife, which deadly in strument Johnson drew from her pocket and stabbed her opponent in the right jaw, the shoulder, and also in the breast. An attempt was made, by afev of the women present, to secure Johnson, but she immediately after the perpetration of the deed took to flight and ran with all celerity through several of the adjoining streets and alleys, but after a sharp pursuit she was captured in Dale -street by two men, who gave her into the custody of a policeman, by whom she was conveyed to tho station, where she now awaits her trial. Mrs. Hunter is at present lying in the hospital, in a very dangerous state. She is a married woman, and mother of a numerous family. The prisoner is a young woman of about 18 years of age, and is supposed to be the sweetheart of the assassin Donegan. ACCIDENT.—The followi ng accident was report e d at the Northern Hospital yest er d ay —A seaman, named William Crowdl e , 1.12'7, able-bodied sustained a fracture of his right leg by a fall from a yard on board tie ship Marian H. Nottam. CORONER'S INQUESTS. — On Saturday the Corjoner held the following inquests :—On the bodyof Morris, a boatman, who died in consequenc e of injuries elln received, having falletrinto the river whilst in a state drunkenness. No lived a couple of days after theact e of dent, but died from the effects of the immersio n . v er diet accordingly. On the body of Jane Murphy, un•ed. 34, the wife of a shipwright. Iler clothes c aug h t on the 16th by accident, and she died on the 24th from • the injuries. The unfortunate affair was purely acci dental, and the _jury found a verdict accordingly. SE. SILAS'S UHURCH, PEMBROKE-PLACE.--A petition to the trustees of this church is, it will be seen, in course of signature by the inhabitants of St. Silas's district, earnestly entreating the trustees, in making the appoint ment of a clergyman, to provide that the church, built for the use of the inhabitants, may be rendered useful to them by every sitting beinc , made practically free. The trustees are, T. B. Horsfall,'Esq., M.P., A. Hodgson, Esq., W. Jones, Esq., C. S. Parker, Esq., and Edward Cropper, Esq. The memorialists represent, among other things, that " St. Silas's Church was built by public subscription with a view to the general use of the resi dents within the immediate district. That, in its ar rangements, the church is preetically, useless to the great mass of the inhabitants of the district. That more than 600, out of the 900, sittings are let at an average rent of one guinea per annum, and are reserved for the exclusive use of the parties renting them—many of, whom are unconnected with St. Silas's district—to the scandal of true religion ;" and they express their belief " that no faithful Minister would lack adequate support from the weekly free-will offerings of the congregation, and that many good men and true can be found to accept the inennibency of the church without any further guarantee of income." We should hope that the trustees of the church will not turn a deaf' car to repre sentations which appear to be so well founded. OBSERVATIONS ON THE TIMBER TRADE.—The past year, but for the disturbance of the timber duties, Would have been one of uninterrupted prosperity, owing to the animation existing in the manufacturing districts. But the shippers in British America of sawn wood (the form in-which their staple is chiefly presented) being subject to much heavier cost' of transit and labour, must henceforth be placed at a marked disadvantage in their competition with the European shippers, whose adven tures become as it were assured to them in this country, ,y the comparatively small freight they have to pay. Until the past year this difference of freight was always takeninto account in fixing a scale of duty. Wo od in many an imp or t f rom our co l on ies, the freight of which, many instances, amounts to more than even its cost a ,, t the port of shipment, this alteration of duty termed i ssimilation" mus t b e a l wa y s at the cost of the colonist, unl ess th e freights could be also assimilated, d uty whi on chthey never can. Neither has the 'reduction, of foreign timber this past year benefited the con sumer, the amount of duty forfeited by the customs h aving been divided by the foreigner as cutter and carrier, his competitor in the, British colonies being his sure protection ma!ket in thi s coun t r y. The existing rate of duty en colonialinvo deals being equal to about 10 Per cent., o n th e on the year's import the amount of duty aggregated .£20,513 against £205 into Liverpool ,is shown to •be Proving how little of receivedr on foreign sawn fir, thus European fir passes through this Port. In London and fro fir • much preponderates competing ports, foreign over co s l o on p i p a l l i , ad an . d Apart from rr ports the interior is completely 4nese om political contingencies, the present state and future Prospects, of the - holders of wood at market here have Seldom been brighter, on account of the advanced rates of freight • u ncte likely to rule in the corning spring. the dew ds.—to I d ck iCI alone n this por st, calar.o and the prospects an active r'ir lIENGLER'S CIRQUE. The pantomime finished on Saturday with two bril liant performances—mid-day - and evening, each repre sentation being attended by respectable audiences, quite filling the house., Amongst some of the novelties that will be introduced during the week, may be noticed the Brothers. Carlo, in a performance called La Perche. We have seen some astonishing performances on poles, but . it remained for the Brothers Carlo to eclipse all we have seen in this respect. Some idea of their matchless and marvellous representations may be gathered from the; folloWing :—A pole of mile thirty feet long, and not over. thick, nor elastic, is procured ; one of the brothers inserts the larger end in a belt fastened about his waist, , and raises it perpendicularly, in which position it stands without`being held by his hands, whilst the other brother ascends it by hands and feet, and performs wonder- ' ful evolutions—in fact he almost does all in the air, now mid then catching the pole with his feet and hands. Although the operations are so daring, yet the beholder feeli confident, as the actor exhibits such sang froid and graeeftilfiessi that cite *mild almost think he tras play ing in a drawingroom scene on the Stage. it is the Most astounding exhibition we ever saw. Then there is Master Reed; in 4 beautiful mythological scene, where he displays grace, elegance, and attractive feats. Mr. J. 11. Cook has added to his fame, by-the introduction of some splendid seems of graceful necromantic digitism, never before witnessed ; and Mr. Richards, on his noble wild 'gibed df the pairiel Conies out in something new every night. With these, and many other Magfietio in= fluences, the Cirque 'promises to almost rival itself this week. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-SATURDAY (Before Mr. ItArrLEs.) THREATENING TO KILL A ASITNESS. A young'man, a sailor, named Thomas Ambrose, was i brought tip by police-officer 245, on a charge'of having • threatened to kill a 5-Ming WUIIIOI named liarriet Ash !croft, in Vauxhall-road. Mr. Cobb appeared for the prisonor. The prisoner belongs to a ship in one of the docks, and it appeared that, some time last week two fellows; who ere acquaintanees of his, • Nttrd , sent for trial for a despond() assault oil a black man.--narriet 'Ashcroft and another female, named Elisabeth Cleary; were the chief '-witileSscs in the casC, atidit seemed that they had incurred displeasure of the friends of the pri soners. On Friday night the feMales were in Vauxhall= road, when the prisoner came up to therd and asked if they had giiren eVidenee ifi the base ? and they said they had, whereon the prisoner said to Ashcroft, " You—; k will rip you open, and have your life." lie also used other threatening and violent language, and put them . in fear of their lives, They called'a polieeMan and told him what the prisoner said,' and the officer, took him into custody.--The officer was examined, and haling told all he knew about the affair, Mr.• Cobb asked him what the females were, and he replied' they were unfortunate persons. —Ashcroft was then put fOrward, and stated the facts as above mentioned. -Mr. Cobb asked her if she saw a ,knife in the prisoner's hand, and she said he had riot. He was sober at the time, and his hands were in his pockets.—Mr. Cobb said his client was very, young, and only just come from sea, He really had no ill feeling towards the females, and he was very sorry for 'having used such violent language. He was going to sea in a day or two, and perhaps it would be sufficient to bind him in his own recognisance, —The prisoner said he regretted very much what had taken place, and he Would not go near the 'parties again, nor say any , - thing to them if let go. He would go to sea with his ship on Monday.--His Worship told him he should be cautious, and let his friends know that they should not threaten Witnesses in this way. lie ordered the pri soner to enter irto his own recognisance of X. 50 to keep the peace, and then discharged him. WAS ITE PAYINCt HIS ADDRESS TO HER.? A genteel-looking female named Ellen Quayle, about thirty six years of age, who was described as a widow, keeping a boarding-house in Northumberland -street, Mill-street, charged a man netted Joseph Porritt with having assaulted hen Mr. Cobb appeared for the pro 7 seCutian, and having . opened the, case, called the corn plaiiiaat, who stated that the prisoner lodged at her house. He came home 'on the night of the .Bth after 12 o'clock; and went into the kitchen where she was. He used - bad language towards her,. and when she remonstrated 'with him and requested him to retire, he seized her by the arm struck her and sprained her thumb. He had been summoned twice for this assault but he did not appear, and he had to be brought npnow on a warrant. Mr. Cobb Was he paying his addresies to you ? Tire 'witness hesitated for. a little and then said he was not. Has he assaulted you - before ? Yes, several times during the last six months. Mr. Raffles : Then why don't you get rid of him ? I could not as he would not leave the house, and he, knew I had no one to pro tect me. He has left since, but .he tore 'up two sum"" monses and burnt, than, saying he did not care for them or vou, nor any one else. The prisoner said he thought, the summonses were mock summonses. Mr. Raffles said the assault was, proved, and he fined - the prisoner ,40s. or two months' imprisonment.: ATTEMPTING TO BREAK INTO A JEWELLER'S MOP: James Doyle and John Willock were charged for having attempted' to break into Mr. Over's, jewellers shop, Basnett-street. Mr. Cobb defended Willock. I'olice, officer 704 said—About.a quarter past 4 this morning was in Basnett-street, when I licard - n noise in the rear of Mr. Over's premises, and I went round to a back way when the - noise was continued. r proceeded to.theback• door, and found it open, when the prisoners rushed out, and Doyle swore he would stab .me. I caught hold 'of both, when I saw an open knife in Doyle's hand, and. I caught hold of him, when _ the knife cut my hand. In the scuffle, the other prisoner got away. The officer produced several pieces of the door that , had been cut out, with the intention of, getting into the premises, but, he said, the door was lined with iron 'inside, and an ' entrance,could' not be made in. that way.: Mr. Cobb: Will you swear positively that Willock was there ? I would not like to swear positively to him, as ,he got away in the scuffle. Mr. Cobb : Was he drunk—or was the man who got away' drunk ? He had some dtink. Mr. Cobb said the fact Was, the officer was mistaken in his man. : The prisoner was 'a man of good' charaCter, and had been working at the Itet:ald office up to four . o'clock, and then he got some drink and .went home, when he was arrested, and he is not yet recovered front the effecti of the liquor. Police - -officer, 412 said : I saw the two prisoners together at a public-house door in `Williamson-square; about two o'clock, and wli ilI heard of the transaction; a nd saw t h e ot h e r man i n custody, I knew where Willock lived, and 'went there, when I found him. Cress-examined by Mr. Cobb :I am certain of the two men. I know Willock to be a respectable person, and his friends are respectable. I swear the two prisoners were a t t h e . public-house door, for they asked me to have a glass of ale, but I refused. Willock was drunk, but the other man was not. Mr. Cobb contended that the evidence against his client was not at all suffieient to convict him, and Mr. Raffles agreeing, discharged him. Doyle made a statement to the effect that he met another man, not present, and they had some drink and quarrelled, and then they went into the passage to box each other, and then the police came and arrested'them. He denied that Willock was with him at all. Ire had the knife in his hand, cutting tobacco, and that was how it cut the officer's hand. Ile denied having attempted to break, into the hous e . Hi s Worship was of opinion that the evidence of a tt empt i ng to break into the house was not fine him DXosCoTrotßhsreeovmoTnilthus's imprisonment.ouTnE RN sufficient,fi but he would convict him of the assault, and madeSnmbeHOSPITAL. .days3lr. Raffles,agolve reportedizlrefere reference e m t e o . s t t b r e o n d g o c o t b o s r e s r observations o th n e s Hospital refusing certificates in cases of injured persons, and on Southern Saturday Mr. Pemberton, sur geon, of th a t establishment, attended before Mr. Raffles to explai n th e matter. Ile said there was a mistake made by the police-officer between the Southern Hos pital and the Southern Dis -iensary. right to be confounded with the Southern The surgeons of ; th but they bad no the hospital never refused certificates give n era Dispensary. He was always too happy to pensary, arose. Several the hospital, justice.certificates, when necessary, to forward the ends of meant the Southern Dis The police the liim nli a s b ta o k u e t the report in the . .Daily ofan d h t is h that had spoken k h e o n w t o police-officer friends s T h i o n u ze l s d , abnedahlleowtheodugtoht. state toion.btande t c h o a l :t ir t a t i l l iat it arose arge against Mr. - wolfs, of the 31 (1 the about hal f-a-guinea fee, which constituted a him..—Mr. Raffles: I cannot stop the mouths police from making statenients. - Mr. Aldritt, of the Daily Tose, said ' no suelicrcurY'and statement had been made by any police-officer in the court. Tho reporter of the Daily Times alserted that Inspector Carlisle bad made the statem en t, Inspector Carlisle eo r I said so, and made .the state men t as reported (in the Times). Mr. Garnett (chief clerk) said—lf Mr. Pem berton' wanted to get fees, if he had attended when the party had been sent for trial he would be entitled to his fees for attendance at the Assizes. Mr. Raffles said he thought there was some 'Mistake or Confusion about the natter, and 'he was glad it was now explained. Mr. Garnett said there was not the slightest grounds for attributing anything to Mr. Pemberton, for he always sent certificates when required. Mr., Raffles : lam very glad that this matter has been explained, and I am quite sure Mr. Pemberton is correct. Mr. Pemberton : If I required fees that way I would not allow the court Ito owe.me a guinea for the last six months. (Laughter). Mr. Cobb remarked, 'laughingly, that Mr. Pemberton should bring an action again s t Chi e f S uper i ntendent fliehoe for the guinea. The matter then terminated. • (Before Messrs. CIIILTON, Boone, and COILIABLY.) CHARGE OF ‘ULT BY A PUBLICAN. Mr. Joseph .Gardiner, publican, of Cockspur-street, was summoned by police-officer 82 for having assaulted him. The complainant went on Sunday morning in plain clothes to visit the house when the' alleged assault was committed. Mr. Cobb, ,for, 'the - defence, cross-• examined . the liolicemln, and contended that the officer was wrong in his conduct. • Mr. Chilton said- the magis trates could wish •that the police were to .wear their uniform, and not go about in plain clothes ; the assault was however proved, and they would fine the defendant 10s. • Mr. R. A. Watson; timber merchant, summoncd,Mr. Fos,, builder, for having used abusive and threatening language to him in Castle-street.. _Mr. Driffield was for the complainant, and Mr. Cobb for the defence. There was a law suit pending ,between. the , parties, and this caused qn ill feeling, when the language complained of was used. The defendant was fined 10s. LORD OVERSTONTI ON THE DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRY. On Thursday evening a banquet was giVeri at the George Hotel, Northampton, to Lieutenant-.C?lonel Loyd - Lindsay, as ,c4tain of : the Overstone MOunted Rifle Corps, by the members of that corps, all of Whom were present . in -uniform. Ensign Nethereote presided, and was supported on the right by the' guest of the evening. There were also on the right and left. of the chairman the Earl of Eustoni Earl Spencer, Lord' Over stones Mr. 11. Knighticy, M.P., Colonel the'' Hon. Charles Lindsay, &c. • The toast of " The Lord:tit:tat:rant of the County" having been proposed, • Lord Overstone, in the absence of the Marquis of Exeter,' responded. He said that 'one circumstance rendered that toast important that evening. If that great emergency connected with which, and in prepara tion for which they were assembled together, and were banding themselves in the garb of war, should ever occur, the solidity and safety of this country would depend ttpo r i thei r com bi aa ti on . ' At th e h ea d of each county must neeessarily stand the tortl4Aerttenant; and by drinking that toast they Were drinking health W hint who would in that emergency have the WhOle passé' comitatus under his direction. '(Cheers ) • At a later period of the evening, The Chairman proposed " The Honorary Members.of the Corps," coupling with the toast the name of Lord Overstone, who, he said, was the decus et batmen of their Corps; (Loud. cheers.)' Lord Overstone, in respoliding to the toast, said lie had to ask . them for a large Share of tlich' indulgence: , They had come together in connection with two great considerations; both of which struck deeply into his feelings. In the flret place, they Were assembled to pay a well-deserved and a most 'gratifying compliment to ono in whose welfare, character, and well-being, he-must ,necessarily feel a deep interest. They were come to gether in connection' with a great national ,movement, 'and for the . purpose of declaring their allegiance, separately and Colleetii , ely, to one of the noblest princi- A:\ pies which, in his jadgnient; Could animate the breast of !nail, of could tonio him to groat deeds, thethet of sacrifice or of cxertiop. lie was speaking of the lore of theii totintry. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord then pro= ceded to allude to the relation in which he stood to the gallant colonel, referring to his deeds at Alma and at Inkereaann: 'After bringing his reniarks to a close on this portion of the subject, the noble lord spoke of the . volunteer incitement and the defence '6f the country ; Ile said, t certainly should not have satisfied my own tense of duty; ndi do I think that I should have realised your reasonable expectations from the, if be fore I sat down r did not make a few remarks upon that other branch of the subject—the great national movement with which this • meeting is so' directly and intimately connected. No doubt, while Sitting at this table I have reflected upon what topics I could most appropriately address you, and I confess I feel myself bewildered and overwhelmed with the variety and magnitude of the considerations that suggest them selves. Would that I could rise to the grandeur of this subject, or' that I could give anything like an adequate . expression to the feelings which animate my breast ! And'in addressing you I feel it to be my duty to occupy your time by alluding to that great principle which lies at the bottom of the whole of this subject—the love of 'our country. (Cheers.) The rev. gentleman who returned thanks on behalf of the clergy alluded to the great Roman people—the greatest nation that has ever existed on the face of the globe in all that concerns war or government. I therefore would a ll u d e :t o th e grea t Roman orator who, speaking in the midst 'of the Roman forum, and supported by the applause of that great Roman people around him, exclaimed, "Dear to us are the relations and joys of private life, dear to us are our wives, dearer to us are our children, big all these endearments are concentrated and intensified in one sentiment—the love of our country." Again, a his torian of our own day, describing, the condition of another country, which was rapidly sinking . into decay, explained it 'on the simple • principle that the Jove . of country had vanished, and• with it had departed every security for private happiness, for pub. lie prosperity, for national safety, or', for individual mutual respect. But, gentlemen, I might go on and descant to you on the intense form in which this noble principle burns in the breasts of this nation. ' I might go on .to recount to you the grand, the sufficient, the overwhelming reasons they haveior entertaining' such a feeling; I Might speak to you of great historical asso ciations, of all those deeds of .virtue, of sacrifice, and of energy by 'which our ancestors have piled up that great and noble inheritance which we have received from them as a sacred trust to be maintained and to be defended. I might speak to you of the Constitution of this country, under which. we ;enjoy so large a chafe of well-regulated liberty and continual prosperity. I might speak to you of that COnstitiition of which it has become even a trite saying that it is the pride of England while it is the envy of the world. 'lt is a Constitution under which we enjoy many blessing& It is the noblest work man has ever effected, tut if we are to. look upon it in a more humble but in. a more reasonable manner, as a blessing from Heaven, it is—and it is with reverence I say it— the, greatest blessing which 'God has ever bestowed upon any nation of this earth. (Cheers.) and, gentlemen, re timbering ,that I i am. addFessink myself to a body eminently' connected with agriculture, I would ask you to cast . your eyes over the fair face of that nature. which surrounds you. Look at it teeming with crops, the gifts of Providence. For what laVe we co-operated together, with our capital, our intelligence, our industry,' and with . our bard and persevering 'labour ? For what do we improve the .cultivation of the soil ? For what have we collected together those large, those immeasur able stores with which .every succeeding autumn has decorated the face of our land, filling our hearts with gladness, filling our ,garners with plenty, and,filling•, our ,tlionghts with gratitude to the great Giver of all • good? For what have we effected these great results ? Is it that we may see these fair fields trampled down by hostile feet, and see these just and legitimate efforts of our industry and our exertion wrenched from us by an invading army ? But there are' other considerations which go ; more directly to ous hearts.. There is in this country that visible emblem by which we recognise all the blessings we enjoy—that revered and beloved person alty who' sits on that throne, and from it diffuses over her whole people the glorious light of her constitu tional government, kindled by the genial light of her private virtue and ,domestic worth. Ard: we as Englishmen. prepared ,to .see that .throne rolled in the dust, and that 'beloved Queen humbled and degra ded by the preSerice, of a foreign enemy in Bucking ham Palace ? (Loud cheers, and cries of "Never.") Lastlyj might 'speak to_ you of your own homes ; of those homes of purity 'and bliss, whose guardian angels are your Wives and daughters, and which ate cense= crated by their virtue and sympathy. (Cheers.) I leave these Considerations ? however,. to every man's heart. And then I might go on to ask you to consider what it is tat the country has done in'this emergency, and in what way has she met the .demands upon her? Slow,' ncs doubt, we were to recognise the undoubted fact that the protection which we derived 'froth the prestige and the influence of our power was owing to the remembrande of our former great deeds by 'land and sea, and which have been weakened by the lapse of time. Slow were we to recognise the fact that such an effect had been produced, and that the defences which 'Providence had Jong thrown around our island had been materially weakened by the progress Of. science. But when 'once that conviction pervaded the British mind, what was the result? Why, the fable of old was at once reduced to a practical reality. We read of a hero of old who possessed the mysterious virtue of stamping upon the ground, and armed men sprang up under his foot. England stamped On the ground, and armed men have indeed sprung up around her. (Loud cheers.) Then we are led to consider what are the true and real ingredients of this great na tional honour and safety. You may increase your navy —lon may undertake the gigantic task of reconstructing the. British navy, and you are right • in doing so. You, may have a large area of circumvallation, and, you may plant batteries on every Weak point of your coast ; you may augment the artillery ; and you may increase the weight of their metal ; but what are these if British hearts are wanting ? (Loud and pro longed cheering.) Where is your poWer without those? Gentlemen, without these .you would be unprotected.' Of what use would be your fields without light and heat, without that great beneficence—the sun—to warm and. rouse them to fertility ?' Of no more use would be all your fortifications and appliances ; if you had not British hearts. Gentlemen, permit me to say—in no language etai ts,ol l f of a a s this great safety t is of flattery, in no t erms of exaggeration allow me to say oetolfe.m y n o ct u, as th e re p r e se n t a tives of the, whole Volunteer movement o country, s asntda,theo,and h that' noiir t T i e n you I see the two late you, an d I congratulate the counhoetnrref lyoorcieei r tl t h a ce i n o a o s g e eri c at r it e ou t n! in whi c h this moieraCtit'now stands.' y it has removed a' blot from .the character of this country ; it has put an btee aergies and of theirofreli oven on arms. T for safety hi end to th ose unmanly and discreditable panics of which you have h eard. It has restored the British people to a manly sense of self-dignity has up o n il r n o d e i uc i e n d g a h profou n d sensation throughout the world, s, and has added to th e di gnity of England and her just and useful influenc e over all in d the l wo . rld. Then. there remains but on e remark nations so Persevere in and consolidate' ••this great ln cone ve u men nt.. Remember that the evil again s t which youohas Lave to guard is a ipdtmanent and enduring danger.. It is a danger arising.frOm the altered condition. and circum stances of the world in general, and the position of thig country in particular. Remember also that the treasure which you have' to guard is the glorious Constitution of •this country, and the moral influence of this country in upholding all that is valuable to man throughout the • world. I trust, enduring, and your efforts will be directed towards preserving and maintaining it. '(Cheers.) But, gentlemen, it is said that " we are now at pea C e -, and why should we decorate ourselves with the panoply of war ?" We are not at war, undoubtedly, but that is all you can say. It suits the conyenienC,e or the policy of other countries at the present tnorrent to extend to is a friendly hand, and fe dot) itith apparent cordiality bot there is 'an old saying, " Trust liot the Greeks ; even when they bring you presents." . Retnember, if yeti wish to preserve peace and all the blessings of peace,, toa can do' it by no other moans than by showing at all : times that yotz aic adeinrri'lelY and , sndicently prepared; for war. (Cheers.) This ifas repealed Ovei and over again as the very basis of the power, the safety; and the: greatness of the Roman peciple. I could multiply te . you references without end, but I would rather express that sentiment to you .in the language of our great writer; Shakspeare, a man who seems to have been imbued by a sort of inspiration from heaven. He knew all the secret springs of human conduct and, the motive Machinery of human actions. It is remarkable that the words Which I shall ask the liberty of reading to you, and with which I shall dortelttde my address, were put by that great man iu the mouth Of die son of a King of France, advising that King, his father, and &gng and stiMulating the people of France, to take timely precau tion during a 'period of peace to protect 'themselves against the possibility of invasion by England. ,Itis a remarkable coincidence. Times arc changed, circum stances are changed, parties are in different positions, b'ut the p'rindipTe is engraven in the nature of the thing, and I address it W you with the most earnest mom nreticlaion that you attondto it and that you act by it. The passage is from Eitik Irmo " In cases of defence, 't is befii to weigh' The enemy more mighty than he seems; It is most meet we arm us 'gainst the foe ; For peace should not•so dull a kingdom . (Though war or no known quarrel were in quest!on) But that defences, musters, preparations, Should be maintained, assembled, - and collected, As were a war in expectation." The &hie' lord resumed his seat amid loud and pro , longed cheering- fiord a t pests of the room. " VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS MOVEMEXT: PRESENTATION OF PRIZES TO THE CIVIL SERVICE CORPS BY THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL. On Satnrday afternoon, the presentation of the prizes won by suceessful competitors in the Postofflee Companies of the Civil Service Volunteer Rifle's was made in the ne*spaper department of the building, by her Majesty's Postmaster-Geheral, Lord Stanley of Alderley. A dais, cotered with' eilmsoit clad', had been con str►tcted on the western side of the spacious ball, and on a table were the three prizes to be bestowed upon the most successful rifle shots of the two Postof6ce com panies; The first prize was awarded 'to Lieut. Angell the second prize to Mr. W. J. Crossley ; the third prize to Mr. W. S. Topping, VICTORIA RIFLES.-EXTRAORDINARY RIFLE CONTEST. . A rifle contest took place on Saturday amongst the gentlemen of the Victoria Rifles, at their ground at Kilburn, for a Swiss military rifle, with double sights, given by the Count d'Gendre for competition—the Game used by Herr Thomann, who won the Miss Burdett Coutts'sprize last summer at the Tictoria Rifle Ground. Thirty-five members of the corps entered their names as competitors, at ranges from 300 and 400 yards. Tile lead was taken by Mr. Fellowes, followed closely by Sergeant Thornbury, in whom he has always found a formidable competitor in private practice, these two gentlemen generally making ties. Mr. Fellowes made the extraordinary number of 36 points out of twenty rounds, ten being fired at 300 and ten at 400 yards, Sergeant Thornbury being second with 32 points out of twenty rounds at the same distances. The score made by Mr. Fellowes is the highest ever made in England at similar ranges out of the same number of rounds. • ,• CrlfT THE DAILI TIMES, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1861. ABANDONMENT OF A VESSEL BY THE CREW. IMPORTANT QUESTION OF WAGES. Mr. Samuel Bulcray, the captain of the William and James barque, belonging to ,the port of London, was summoned before Mr. Burcham, at the Southwark Police-coUrt, to show cause why be refused to pay wages Lae to three of his crew, under very singular circum- stances. It appeared that on the sth of December last the complainants joined the vessel at Rochester, and shipped to go to Shields and back for £4 ss. the voyage. They quitted Rochester that day to fetch a cargo of coals, and on the 3rd of January left Shields with the cargo on their return voyage. On the same night they were overtaken with a storm and had to work at the pumps until the sth, when they abandoned the vessel (Iff Tyne mouth. They were, afterwards picked up by a steamer and conveyed to Leith, and afterwards sent off to Lon don by the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society. The cap. tain lived at Bermondsey, and on their applying to him for their wages, amounting to £4 ss. each, he refused to pay them, contending that they had not fulfilled their contract by taking the vessel back to Rochester. Mr.. Bacchant asked where the vessel was now. The defendant said she was at Shields, under repair, and be should require the complainants 'to work her back to Rochester, They hail signed articles for that. Mr. Ilacharn—But the vessel was abandoned, and that ended their Contract. • • Captain—The crew left the vessel. The mate, who was one 'of the coMplainants, said that they were all worn out and could not work the vessel any longer, therefore they took to the boat. Mr. Burcham—Did you receive orders from the captain to abandon her ? Mate—Yes, sir ; he ordered us to lower the boats, and he got in with us, and then we all abandoned the Mr. Bnrcham—l am of opinion that these men are entitled to their wages. As it was similar to a ship wreck; their contract was finished. --Mr. lie'sham, who attended from the :office of Mr. Thatcher for the defendant, considered.that the contract was not fulfilled, inaSmuch •as the vessel was recovered, and put into repair to go to Rochester. • Mr. Burcham asked -whether the cargo was saved ? Mr. Helsham replied that it was. In fact everything was saved. ' The ,sailors here said that they were brought to Lon don by the society, and had since had to maintain themselves the best way they could. . Mr. Burcham observed that the captain ought to have given the, seamen duo notice to hold them selves ,in readiness until the ship was . repaired, as he knew where they were, and also provide for their wants in . . the Meanwhile: What were -the men to .do under the-circumstances ? He must make an order on the defendant to pay the men the money forthwith. • EiTRAORDINARY BrßTlr.—On Wednesday last, the 23rd'inst., a poor woman, the wife of a cabman, residing at 6,: White Lion-Street, Pentonville, gave birth to three fine children—two boys and one girl. The children are doing . well, but the mother is in a precarious state, requiring more nourishment than her means will afford. SALE OF TAB ILLUSTRATED NEWS OF THE WORLD. The copyright and stock of this paper were offered for Sale by Mr. Hodgson on Friday. The auction-room was crowded by gentlemen well known in connection with literary enter - prise, among whom were Mr. Stiff, Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Frank Vizetelly, and Mr. Hodge, but the bidding was confined to Mr. John Tallis and Mr. Merri man,,on behalf of parties whose names did not transpire. The copyright (Lot 1) was knocked down to Mr. Tanis at £1;370 ; and the well-known series of portraits (lot 2) realised £2 58 per plate. . THE COLLIERS LN THE WEST RIDING..--Within the last few days, the colliers in the Queenshead district, near Halifax, have received a considerable advance of wages. They gave notice last week that unless their pay Were increased 4d. per ton they would turn out in a fortnight. They urged that they had only received but a small share of the recent advance in the price of coal. The masters 'at first resisted, but all have at length yielded. The price now paid for getting is 6s. 10d. per ton, and industrious pitmen, can earn their 30s. to 40s. a week with the aid of a boy. AN OYSTER CATCHING A SFARItOW.—A very sin 7 gular incident occurred on Thursday afternoon, on the prernites of Mr. Potter, fishmonger, Dale End, Birming ham. A neighbour, passing through the yard, observed a sparrow fluttering in'a frantic manner on the top of a ; heap of oyster shells, as though struggling to release itself from unpleasant detention. He found that the leg of the poor bird had been caught firmiy in the grip of :a young oyster, which was attached to the outside of one of the discarded shells. He at once took his pri soner'S into Mr.. Potter's shop, where the singular bird trap was opened with a knife, and the bird released. It Is supposed that the oyster had opened his pearly jaw for air, and that the feathered wanderer, whilst hopping merrily past, accidentally but too surely "put his foot in it."—Birmingham Post. WILLIAM IV. AND MRS. FITZHERBERT.—WiIIiam IV. almost immediately after the supreme power had been placed in his hands, gave very pleasing evidence of the kindneSs of his heart. An application was made to him on behalf of Mrs. Fitzherbert, of whose intimacy with his late brother when Prince of Wales, he must have been aware. The King,. it has been stated, invited . her to Windsor, treated her with the greatest respect, gave her permission to clothe her servants in the ro y a l livery, placed implicit reliance on nil her statements, and having sanctioned an arrangement by which all private papers were to-be destroyed—with a few excep tions that were placed under seal at •Coutt's banking house—settled upon. her an income of £6,000 a year. Mrs. Fitzherbert never forgot this liberal conduct, and to the close of her life, spoke of it with the most earnest expressions of gratitude.--The Courts and Cabinets of William IV. and Victoria. . A STREET FIGHT AT NEW ORLEANS.—At New Orleans, on the morning of the 31st ult., Mr. Victor Marot and Mr. John Flathers, both citizens of_respect ability and opulence, and both sugar brokers, met on the levee, where they had been in the habit 'of meeting in.the way of business. Each had his long auger, with which casks are perforated. They , met face to face, spoke a few words, and simultaneously drew their revolvers and commenced firing at each other. Flathers emptied his pistol (five shots), and Marot fired one shot . some say two- -they closed as they, fired. After the firing ceased tli'ey 'advanced upon each other with their tugers. ' Marot received a gash on his forehead ; Flathers had one of his thumbs cut in fending off Marot's auger. Marot staggered back and fell, and was picked up by his friends, and carried to an adjacent office, where he expired •in a few minutes. • He had been shot twice through the right thigh and once in the stomach, this last being the fatal shot. Flathers received no other injury than the damage to his thumb. Soon after the shooting, }lathers surrendered himself. There had been a preVious difficulty between them—Boston Paper. LAW. INTELLIGENCE. VICE CHANCELLORS' COURTS.---FRIDAY. (Before Sir W. Page Wood.) Trr.'evart v. LisTEn.---fhis very important mercan ' tile ease *at restarted to-day, and excited ccmfiderable interest. It appeared that a firm, was engaged in large mercantile transactions at lifoston; in Ametiea, ander the style of "Enoch Train and o°, 9 ' and that another firm Vitas wtablfshed • at Liverpool under the stilt of Train ' th'id Co.; the latter , being, in fact, a sort of ageley branch of the American firm, conducted by a gentleman of the name of john Alfred' Marsh. In February, 1857, the American firm emPledecf the, plaintiffs, MeiirS. Thayer Brothers, who are largel9 engaged in financial transactions 'at' Boston, to sell or discount bills to the amount of £B,OOO, drawn by the Liverpool firm of "Train and Co! upon and accepted by the firm of " Enoch Train and Co." at Boston. Messrs. Thayer endorsed these bills, and ob tained for them, from another firm viz., Messrs. MUlmonk Brothers & Co., the sum of £7,979 Os. 9d. On the 18th of fetzttarr, 1857, Messrs. Enoch Train & Co. became aware, news which had just before arrived by the Europa, that Sable /kissitude had oc curred which would in all probability alive the suspen sion of their payments, and the head of the firm attbra- , ingly wrote immediately to Mr. Marsh, his agent at Liverpool, directing him to hold the remittance of Z 7,979 Os. 9d. (which had been previously remitted to him in respect of this transaction) to the credit of neSsis. Thayer lot the payments of the bills endorsed by theni. The bills, by way of remittance, came to the Iran& of karsh on the 3rd of March, 1967, when, instead of abefing thie direotions contained in the letter of Messrs. Enoch Train and he handed the securities to Mr. James Lister, the Manager of the Liverpool Union Bank, alleging that the latter had been previously promised by him that the remittances which were expected by the mail in the early part of March, 1857; should be handed to the bank in respect fo precious transactions with the firm of Train and Co:, Of Liverpool, It was now alleged,' on the part of the plaintiffs, that the bunk at Liverpool, through their agent (Mr. Lister), had fell lenawledge of all the circumstances connected with the difettions sent from America as, to the remittances in question. the main point in the controversy was whether, under the circumstances, the claim of the bank took priority. llis Honour reserved his judgment. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.---Fitinty. (Sittiqg in Panco, before Lord Chief justice Erie, and jetsam& Traliams, lles, and Seating.) THE MERSEY IYOCIE ANti ft ARVOITR bOARII V. CAMERON AND OTHPII3. This was an action. of replevin, in which the question raised was the rateability of the Mersey Dock and Vat bour Board in respect of certain docks placed under their management by various Acts of Parliament. The docks in question were formerly under the manage ment and control of two bodies, the Birkenhead Dock Company and the Birkenhead Dock Trustees, but were now vested in the plaintiffs; and it had been argued between the parties to state a special case for the opinion of this court. The defendants contend that an action of replevin does not lie in this case, and that the question can only be raised in the usual course by an appeal to the quarter sessions, and from thence to the Court of Queen's Bench; and secondly, that the docks in question were transferred to the Mersey Dock and Harbour Board with all their liabilities, and that the act so transferring them left them as they wereThefore the transference with regard to their rate-ability to the poor. The case. was of a very technical character, and turned upon the construction of 'the local act of parlia ment which transferred the docks to the plaintiffs. Sir F. Kelly, Mr. Quain, and Mr. Parker, were coun sel for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Mellish and Mr. C. Hutton were counsel for the defendants. The Court reserved judgment. APPEAL AGAINST A DECISION OF THE JUSTICES OF LIVERPOOL. SCOTT v. 3eFA.RREN. This was an appeal, in the Court of Queen's Bench, on the. 22nd instant, against the decision of two justices of Liverpool, who had convicted the appellant, 111‘Farren, in the sum of £lOO and costa, under the Merchant Shipping Act, for unlawfully detaining the CertWcate of the registry of the vessel Helen. • From the case stated by the justices, it appeared that, in the month of June last, the respondent, Scott, pur chased the vessel in question of Mr. Robertson, of Grangemouth, payment to be made by a six months' bill, the vessel to be delivered to the respondent, with le certificate of registry, for the purpose of navigation; _ . the vessel to be insured, but no bill of sale to be exe cuted until the bill arrived at maturity. This arrange ment appeared to be carried out. But, shortly afterwards, Robertson retook possession of the vessel, and surrepti tiously obtained from the master the certificate of regis try, and handed it to AlTarren, who refused to deliver it to the respondent on its being demanded, claiming to hold it for Robertson, the 'registered owner. The respondent then proceeded against M‘Farren before the justices, and they being of opinion that Scott was entitled to the certi4cate of registry, for the purpose of navigating the vessel, notwithstanding Robertson was the registered owner, and as the appellant still refused to deliver it up, the justices convicted .him in the full penalty of £lOO and costs, against which this appeal was made. Mr. Dowdcswell, (instructed by Messrs. Rogerson and Ford, agents ,f or Mr. J. P. Harris, of this town,) in support of the conviction, argued that under the Mer chant Shipping Act the certificate of registry was not a document of title ; the sole object - for which it was to be kept and made use of was for the navigation of the vessel. That whoever had the right tb navigate her was entitled to the certificate of registry, and could in no way pledge or deposit or part with it, and even if he did so, lie was entitled at once to demand and recover it back. That this had been decided in the recent case of Wiley v. Crawford, 29 Law journal, Q.B. 244, where the person who had pledged it for an advance having demanded it back the next day . withont payment of the loan had brought an action, was, 'nevertheless, held entitled to recover it. That in this case, although the strict legal ownership might have continued in Robertson, yet the ship in the interval of the bill becoming due was chartered and let to the respondent, who was entitled to navigate and was navigating her at the time. That a charter might be verbal, and no written instrument was requisite for letting a vessel,• Lidgett v. Williams, 4 Hare, 456; and that accordina• to Campson v. Colville and the authoritipsl cited in Abbott on shipping, the temporary legal interest" was in the respondent. That this case was distinguishable from 'Arkle v. Hewzell, 8 E. and B 828, because there no reason had been assigned by the person for demand ing the certificate from the captain, whereas here the whole facts were known which were explained to the appellant, and he had even at the hearing refused to deliver it up. The Court then called upon Mr. Deighton (instructed by Messrs. Gregory and Co., as agents for Messrs. Fletcher and Hull'of, this town) for the appellant, who contended, upon an affidavit of the appellant and his attorney, that this case ought to be remitted to the Justices for a re-statement, but the court held that they' could not allow the case, which was doubtless correctly stated, to be impeached in the manner proposed. Mr. Deighton contended that the appellant's detention of the certificate was not without reasonable cause. That it had been given him by the registered owner and he was bound to re-deliver it to the person from whom he had received it, and he was . not acting unreasonably in declining to comply with a demand made by a person who produced no authority to him for requiring its delivery, but simply made an assertion of right and facts which he had no means on the spot of testing. That with a person, in the situation of life of the appellant, it would indeed be hard to say that he must know the exact effect of *hat had occurred, and he was not acting contumaciously or unreasonably in following the directions of one in whom alone, under the register, the certificate which was the matter n ot dispUte, and which he held the legal, right and property, was rested. The Court, however, held that the certificate ought to be used only for the navigation of the vessel, and the magistrates, having found that the appellant was cognizant of the facts,, and he having at the hearing, when a locus pcnitentim was offered him, obstinately shewn his determination not to give up the certificate, and having identified himself with Robertson to hold it for a lien, had been properly convicted, and could not complain of the justices vindicating the law by inflicting the full penalty. Contiction affirmed, with costs. TILE HORRIBLE CHILD MURDER IN NEWINGTON.— On Friday night, Mr. Wm. Carter, the coroner for the Eastern division of Surrey, resumed at the County Ter race Tavern, New Kent-road, the adjourned inquest re specting the circamstancas attending the death of a female. child found shockingly mutilated in Trinity Churchyard, Newington. It will be remembered that the child was found by Simmonds, one of the Royal Society:6 fire-escape conductors, whilst going to place his escape in the churchyard after he came off 'duty. The entrails were cut through. There was also a cut on the left side through the base of the skull, which ex tended through the left eye. No fresh evidence was offered, except that of Dr. Marsh, who said the child was of very recent birth, and had died from the wounds inflicted on it. Some conversation took place respecting an application to government to offer a reward, but it led to no result. The coroner said that everything had been done by the police authorities to find out the per petrators of the crime, but without avail. The jury, after consulting, returned a verdict of " lti ilful Murder" against some person or persons unknown. Ouf readers have only to send their address to L. E. Perrier ft, Regent-street, W., London, and the will receive, free by post, 105th edition of the "INVALID'S. OWN GUIDE," or natural rbstorer without medicine or expense of perfect diges tion, strong nerves, sound lungs and refreshing sleep to the most enfeebled, effectually removing indigestion (dyspepsia), nausea, and sickness, even during pregnancy, debility, ner vousness; palpitation, cough, asthma, incipient consumption, dropsy, constipation, flatulency, diarrhma, dysentery, bilious ness, fevers, sore throats, !catarrhs, colds, noises in the ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria,'neuralgia, 'irratability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, heprtburn, h e adache, despondency, cramp, spasms, sinking, fits, birhi tis; also children ' s complaints. Accompanied wi,h nun rous successful cures which had resisted all medical treatment a n d been abandoned as needless. THE LATE DESTITUTION IN THE METROPOLIS. . . 1/I.t.i be Mansion-house on 'Friday, the LA Mayor made the gratifying anuouneement, : th4 owing to the. change of weather, there was a• general resumption of work, and. consequently the necessity for the extraor dinary efforts and' organisation for the telief of distress had Vassed away. His Lordship took occasion at the ittne time to return his thanks to the benevolent persons who had, by placing so much . money at his , disposal, enabled him to mitigate the sufferings of the unemployed. Muck commendation was also bestowed on all those Connected With the court who had devoted so much 'of their time and energy in carrying out the requisite measures for meeting ttic emergency.. THE • LATE APPALLING .ACCIDENT AT ST. VINCENTh ROCKS, BRISTOL; The police have, after considerable trouble, been successfnl in discovering who the unfortunate man was who met his death on Thursday last by falling from the summit of the Lion's Head Cliff, the loftiest of the range of St. Vincent's Rocks, under the circumstances already detailed. The ill-fated man turns out to be William Edward Blanning, aged about fifty years, who carried on MO' tttslaosa of a boot and shoe maker at No. 4, Narrow Wine-strect; St: Peter's, Bristol. On Friday at elven o'clock the city coroner, J. B. Grindon, Esq., held an inquest on the body at the General Draper Tavern, Hotivelig. The jury having been briefly addressed by the learned officer, proceeded to view the body, the shockingly mutilated appearance of nhiall, especially about the head and face, caused a thrill of horror to run through them.. Maria,Bldnning, 'widow of the deceased, John Dun kingfori (a friend of . his), Oliver Owen and the,other boy who fatind the body, and policemen Wm. &Web 110, and John Wilkins,.l2r, were eumined. It appeared from the statement of the constables, who had examined the spot where the catastrophe occurred, that the deceased must have caught by the heel as he descended, as one of his boots—of which the body was minus when found—was discovered wedged into a cleft in the rock. The disordered 'state of his trousers, no ticed on Thursday, was also clearly caused by his strik ing against the cliff, as his trousers were not unfastened from the buttons ? but had been forcibly tornusunder. It was proved that poor Planning had been ill, and in a very low state for a fortnight before, although not so bad as to . lead to the conclusion that he committed suicide. The jury returned an open verdict of " Died by a fall from St. Vincent's Rocks." TRADE AND MONEY. Ever since the announcement of the difficulties of Messrs. Francis Ede, gm, & Ce., who lave suspended, with engagements for upwards of £900,000, it was felt that a sort of panic would run through the Greek in terest, which it was known must reach a culminating point, and that was experienced on Saturday. With houses in the situation of Messrs. Francis Ede & Co., and Messrs. C. W. Ede & Co., although showing favourable assets, the amount of paper in circulation was certain to be large, and the suspension of Messrs. L. Rodocanachi and Co. only showed that the native firms must, to an extent, be• involved. Painful as is the excitement entailed by this state of affairs, and paralysing as the effects' have been, the events of this after noon, though generally anticipated, indicate that almost the worst has passed. Three houses to-day in London, viz.: G. C. Salvage, S. P. Zizinias, and D. Navone, have been compelled to return their bills, not being able to meet them in consequence of the want of confidence exhibited. The liabilities will not, in any of these cases, exceed £50,000, and ranking comparatively in a subordi nate position, it is not supposed much further mischief will be encountered. The failures this afternoon did not occasion so deep a sensation as was calculated when Francis Ede, Son, and Co. stopped, and the determina tion-of Messrs. L. Rodocanachi and Messrs. C: W. Ede to adjust their engagements, rendered the publie less susceptible, owing to additional disasters being looked for. Two establishments with engagements of minor consideration at Manchester, have also been placed in embarrassment, and it was stated telegrams were re ceived of actual stoppage, but doubts were experienced of the entire authenticity of the circumstances, and it might, therefore, be imprudent to give names. The position of the Money Market has not experienced much alteration in connection with discount transactions, notwithstanding the failures in the Turkish and Greek interests, and the consequent distrust occasioned in some quarters. Still,. however, there has been good employ ment 'for capital 'at full and remunerative rates, the terms being, with few exception's, quite up to those current at the Bank of England, and, in some cases, even at tither advance for general descriptions of paper. An influx of gold from Constantinople and the Mediter ranean is expected to assist some of the Greek establish ments, and thus some little relief may be experienced. With respect, however; to supplies from .Australia, they arc not likely to be heavy; and since the three millions withdrawn ou American account must in a measure have been absorbed in payment of cotton, grain, and stocks, no large proportion can be immediately expected to return. On Saturday afternoon the reports concerning the appearance of the Indian loan of £3,000,000 this day were not very preciic. From time to time there have been rumours of its supposed amount, together with the terms upon•which it will offered, but nothing in official form has transpired. The increase of the former Indian loan of £5,000,000 to £8,000,000, by the conversion of Indian Bonds and Debentures, has created some con sternation, the policy of the proceeding, without due announcement, having been strongly questioned. The anxiety occasioned by the suspensions in the mer- ' cantile world, especially with the Greek trade, have in duced a feeling of caution in most departments of busi ness, and exports to the East will now be considerably diminished, while the American difficulty has checked trade in other directions. The late shipments of specie to New York show that the Exchange is not now ruling at a point to encourage large transactions, and hence , the sovereigns taken from the Liverpool branch of the Bank of England have been more restricted during the last.week than at any former period since November, when those operations commenced. The state of business in the English Funds has been' influenced this week by two causes—first, the occurrence of mercantile suspensions, and, secondly, the rumour of a new Indian loan. These events df themselves have been sufficient to create fluctuation ; but, after all, looking to,the extent.of the change, the quotations have been tolerably well supported. The business, specula tive to a certain extent, has caused partial heaviness, but immediately a decline has been apparent purchases on behalf of the public have been effected, which have caused a rebound. Steady confidence is expressed in affairs ultimately righting themselves, and, although the American question yet remains to be solved, and the efflux of gold has not yet been wholly averted, the state of trade shows that no serious dangers arc to be apprehended. The value of money at the Stock Ex change has been well supported at from 5 to 6 per cent., and through the demand out of doors the terms are par tially increasing, notwithstanding the supply would in ordinary periods be equal to the requirements connected with the several departments.-LObserver. Mr. James AndersOn (chairman), Mr. Geo. Frederick Young (deputy chairman), Messrs. Wm. Phillipps, Fre-, deric Somes, W. H. Tindall, Clifford Wigram, George Marshall, A. G. Robinson, and Wm. Bonar (secretary), a deputation front the General Shipowners' Society, on the subjects of reciprocity and belligerent rights, had an interview with Lerd John Russell at the Foreign-office, on Saturday. LORD BROUGHAM AND THE BIRMINGHAM CON, FERENOE.—The followin ,, letter was received by Mr. M. D. Hill too late to ,be read at the meeting on Wednes day :—" Cannes (Var.), Jan. 19.—My dear IEII,-1 have again to express my regret at not being able to attend the conference. You may well believe how deep an interest rhave in it. There wants some such thing to give one 'comfort in these times, when such untoward events are, it. is tobe feared, in progress. The difficulties unhappily • interposed by various causes (some of a kind not easily removed) to the settlement of Italy under a constitutional government, freeing her from the worst tyranny of modern flutes., and above all, the alarm felt by all the friends of human improvement at the risk of disunion in America, are naturally uppermost at the present time. How much it is to be wished that the contending parties in both Italy and America would take a leaf out of our books, and learn the wisdom as well as virtue of compromise and niutual concession ? Our constitution is the genuine result of this wisdom. I heartily wish success to the conference, and believe me, sincerely yours, 11. BROUGHAM." THE FINANCIAL BUSINESS OF THE COUNTRY AND THE PRESENT .GOVERISSIENT.—The manner in which the financial business of the country is now conducted is open to very grave and serious objection. Mr. Glad stone is considered to have made many mistakes in con nection with his fiscal and, other alterations ; but then it was supposed that these ensued from mid were encou raged by, party tactics. Sir Charles W ood and his col leagues at the India Council have, however, gone far beyond this, and, if it be true as stated, have adopted a proceeding nearly similar to one which has already be en censured by the House of Commons, and the repetition. of which should be most strongly reprobated. Th e as sertion is, that the last £5,000,000 Indian loan has been increased to £3,079,000 by the conversion of India De hmtures and Bonds, the act passed at the' Utile ~i ving the Council authority to effect such a change: Great indignation has been expressed at this arrange ment,..hecause,. • although the act may have accorded the power, all the fundings of Eichequer Bills, or at least the majority, have been carried out in a straight forward way, the public being called upon to tender' for the conversion in the regular form. ' In this case it is alleged,!for reasons best known to those in authority, one firm in the Stock Exchange have been entrusted with the operation, and the holders of the 15,000,000 originally - contracted fur have seen their security de pressed, and . in several instances have sacrificed their stock because they could not account for the low price to which it Was gradually descending. Transactions of this description will not, it is thought, assist the intro duction of the ,new loan about to be brought forward, and .nothing can be morn damaging to its success than this inopportune clisedery ; the former £5,000,000_ _ haying thus been_ increased to the extcutiof upwards of 3,000,000.-liferakl. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE AUSTRALASIAN. The r.m.s. Australasian, Capt. Hockley, from New York on the 16th, arrived in the Mersey about two o'clock yesterday, having touched at Queenstown on Saturday, at 3.30 p.m. She brings 21 passengers; no specie. On the 17th she passed the r.m.s. Asia, and on the 20th the s.s. "Vigo ; the Bremen had crrivcd out. The object of the mission of Colonel Haynes, the Envoy of South Carolina to Washington, is to demand at the Federal Government the sur render of Fort Sumter. The South Carolina authorities notified to Major Anderson their determination to capture the fort, if it was not given up; and the major, in reply, stated that he had no alternative but to defend it. It is stated that the President will not yield to the proposition of Colonel Haynes. There appears to be no doubt that if the Fort is not surrendered the South Carolinians will attack it. WASIIINGTON, Jan. 15.—Colonel Haynes had a private interview with the President at four o'clock this afternoon. What transpired, of course, is not known. Maine is preparing for war. PORTLAND, Jan. 15.—A resolution was intro duced in the Legislature to-day, setting forth the loyalty of Maine, accompanied by an order that the Committee on Military Affairs be directed to inquire into the available strength of the military force of the State, with the view that an exigency might arrive to aid the general governments. REPORTS FROM ALABAMA. MONTGOMERY, Jan. 15.--The Governor's mes sage urges the necessity that Alabama be at once placed upon the most efficient war footing, and the appointment of a military board to the legis lature. The Convention was in secret session to-day in the North Carolina Legislature Hall. The members are against coercion, but some arc against the right of secession. ARRIVAL OF THE U.S. SLOOP OF WAR BROOKLYN IN HAMPTON-ROADS. NORFOLK, Jan. 15.—The United States sloop of war Brooklyn arrived in Hampton-roads this morning. An enthusiastic demonstration of the working men of New York City against coercing the Southern States was held in Brooke-street last night. The attendance was very large, and the sentiments expressed, and the resolutions passed, were of the most decided character. Private advices from Texas say that the dis unionists will probably be badly beaten. In Louisiana there will be a close race between parties. COMMERCIAL. NEW YOLK, Jan. 15.—There was a strong market for stocks to-day, and a good general business done up to the close of the afternoon board. State Securities, United States Treasury Bills, and most of the Railway Mortgages im proved on yesterday's rates from 1 to 13- per cent. ; New York Central, 1 per cent. ; Erie, 2 per cent., and Illinois Central, 3 per cent. After the receipt of the Bremen'sdisws, New York Cen tral fell off to 771 to W. after having sold as high as 781 to 78 .early in the day, and Erie to 391, after commencing at 40 to 393 per cent. The latest prices were—Central, 771 ; Eric, 39 ; Illinois Central, Si; - No change to note in the money market to-day. The advance to 1051 to 106 per cent. on London in the ex change market was fairly supported early in the day, but as the business for to-morrow's steamer brings to a close, there is less firmness at extreme figures, the latest sales being about 1051 for leading names. The Cotton Market was less buoyant, and closed rather in favour of purchasers ; the sales reached about 1,500 bales, closing on the basis of about 12 , :ic for middling Uplands. Flour heavy, and rather easier for shipment of brands of super fine State and Western, while extra were steady. Sales were to a fair extent, including sonic lots for export. Wheat was heavy and lower for common lots of spring. White, sales active. Corn was lower, and active at the conclusion. Pork was firm with moderate sales. Sugars were quiet, but steady. Coffee steady, and in fair demand. Freights were quite steady, and rather better for English ports with moderation. CHARLESTON, JAN. 15. Cotton firm ; sales to-day 6,000 bales. BALTIMORE, JAN. 15. Flour firm ; wheat firm. Corn advanced 3c. Provisions firm. Coffee steads•, at 123 e. to 13c. Whiskey steady, at 19e. PIIILADELPIIIA, Jan. 15.—Flour, wheat, and corn, firm. Provisions advancing. Whiskey firm at 19c, PASSENGERS PER R.M.S. AUSTRALASIAN.-Mr. F. A. Luling, Mr. J. F. Dustin, Mr. R. M. Walsh, Mr. J. Middleton, Mr. J. G. Boker, Mr. J. Lockwood, Mr. J. Sharpless, Mr. W. Price, Hon. and •Mrs. John F. Gaskin, Mr. D. Patter, Mr. Paul B. Du Chailler, Mr. E. Ryan, Mr. H. Le. Messurier, Mr. Q. Cruickshank,. Mr. J. R. Farncke, Mr. G. Lamb, Mr. W. Lucas, Mr. T. G. Turnwall, Mr. J. W. Hart, Mr. G. Emery. THE COURT. WINDSOR CASTLE, Saturday, Jan. 20. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess and the Princess Mary of Cambridge took leave of the Queen this fore noon and quitted the castle; attended by Lady Geraldine Scimerset, Lady in Waiting, and Captain P. Cust, EqUerry inWaiting. Their Royal Highnesses proceeded ' to their residence at Kew. Her Majesty took a drive to-day in an open carriage and four, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess Alice". Iu attendance were the Lady and the Equerry in Waiting. • The Prince Consort went out shooting this morning, attended by Lord Rivers, the Hon. Col. Sir C. Phipps, , and'COlOnel Ponsonby. Lord , Watcrpark took his depatture from the castle to-day. There was no addition to the royal dinner party this evening. CABINET COUNCIL.—A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon at Lord Palmerston's official residence in Downing-street. The Lord Chan cellor, the Dukes of Somerset, Newcastle, and Argyll, Lord Palmerston, Lord John Russell, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. C. Wood, Lord C. Herbert, Sir George Lewis, Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. C. P. Villiers, and Mr. Cardwell were present. The ministers sat in deliberation two hours. The office of Lord Clerk Register of Scotland, vacant by the death of the Marquis of Dalhousie, has been abolished. Mr. Brewster will in all probability succeed to the vacancy on the Irish Bench, vacant by the retirement of Baron Greene. RATE OF INTEREST.—The commissioners on the rate of interest on landed securities in. Scotland, having met on Thursday, resolved that the rate of interest on such first-class securities, from and after .Whit-Sunday next, be at the rate of four per cent. VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO THE CITY OF LONDON. —We learn that her most gracious Majesty intends visiting the City of London early in the ensuing season, for the purpose of inspecting the beautiful church of St. Michael, Cornhill.—City Press. THE SEE OF WORCESTER..--WORCESTER, FRIDAY.-- At last the CO2 19C d'elire for the election of a new Bishop of 'Worcester, in the room of Dr. Pepys, deceased, h as been received by the dean and chapter, after considerable delay, occasioned, it is said, by the difficulty about the future residence of the bishop.' The dean and chapter have had a meeting, and 'Wednesday next is -appointed for the election of a bish o p . The bishop nominate, Dr. Philpott, has appointed A. C. n proctor, his secretary. GERMAN ArtgAmr.NTs.-...kustria ii increasing her rneans of defence. She has just contracted with a house at Trieste for the construction of two iron-plated fri gates. The manufactories of arms in Thuringen are unable to execute all the orders sent to them from the different German States, cspeeially Bavaria, Wurtem born-, Hanover, and Baden. They have also been com pelled to refuse orders fromßussia. PROFITS ON RAILWAY CAPITAL.—It appears that of a total of £ 2 3,000,000 (of Which about £6,000,000 was in course of expenditure on extensions and new lines) remained unprod uc ti ve; near l y £5,000,000 Tralised less thin I.;per cent. ; between £4,000,000 and £5,000,000 realised from 1 to 2 per cent.; £25,000,000. from. 2 to 3 per cent. ; £25,000,000. from 3 t o 4 per cent. , £153,000,000 from 4 to 5 per cent.; £74,000,000 from 5 to 6 per cent.; £20,800,000 from 6 to 7 per cent; and about £9,000;000 from 7 to.lo per cent. The past year no doubt, exhibit a fair improvement on these "results.-•--.lifining Journal. LORD ELLENBOROUGH AS AN ORATOR.—IIIs voice is the finest in either House of Parliament, unless Ire except Gladstone's—sonorous,, full, clear ' and penetra ting. The figure is manly, the features h a ndsome, the hair gray with the snow of seventy winters, yet still • abundant. His gesture is easy yet di g nified, the em phasis not too frequent, but, when it falls, striking like a hammer. His elocution is perfection. One peculiarity by which he is distinguished from his c ontemporaries is the long sound of the Italian ." a," as in father, which he uses with dramatic effect' in words demanding peculiar emphasis. His fluency is not remarked, because he never labours under a flux of words. . Many speakers are evidently engaged in repeating—he is, or appears to be, thinking. Au elevated and sustained tone of declama- . tion, a Stately and imposing rhetoric, lucid and forcible logic (the premises being granted), and a diversified harmony of period, arc gifts and graces of the highest order of. eloquence, and few will deny that they are'. p o ssesse4 in larger measure by the Earl of Ellenborti agli than by lan)* of his Conteinporaries.—"Men of Mark," in the Saturdai Review. LATEST NEWS. (wv BRITISIT AND MISR MAGNETIC TELEGRAPII.) THE FRENCH EMPEROR AND THE KING OF DENMARK. PARIS, Jan. 26. The Patric says it is not true, as some journals have stated, that the French Government has encouraged Denmark to resist the demands of Germany. Neither is it true that the French ia organising a squadron to be sent to the Baltic. THE FRENCH FUNDS. Paris, Jan. 25, 3.18 p.m. Little business has been done, but Funds were firm. ltentes closed at 67f. 60c., or 10e. higher than yesterday. ROME. ATTACK ON A CONVENT BY SARDINIAN TROOPS, ROME, Jan. 24. One thousand Sardinians have attacked the convent of Casamali, in the Roman States. They dispersed the reactionary band, set fire to the convent on the night of the 22nd instant, and afterwards re-entered the Neapolitan territory. The monks saved themselves by flight before the commencement of the attack. THE SIEGE OF GAETA. NAPLES, Jan. 25. Yesterday, the bombardment of Gaeta was continued by the Sardinian fleet. Gaeta has suffered much from the bombard ment. The fire from the batteries of the place is feeble. r General Cialdini has lost but few men. A Sardinian gunboat has been damaged. GENOA (ria Marseilles), Jan. 25. The Corriere Mercantile of to-day says :—" The bombardment of Gaeta is continued with pro digious effect from the batteries on the land side, conjointly with the powerful co-operation of the fleet. It is hoped that success will attend the efforts of the besiegers in a few days. The fleet withdrew on the morning of the 23rd inst., after having silenced nearly all the enemy's batteries, in order to repair damages. It was to 're-com mence the bombardment on the same evening. MARSEILLES, Jan. 26. A Russian frigate has left Toulon, but has not proceeded to Gaeta; her destination is Villa franca, where the commander will await fresh orders. GAETA, Jan. 21. The Spanish frigates left this place simul taneously with the French fleet. TREASON IN THE GARRISON. NAPLES, Jan. 26. The bombardment of Gaeta continues. A trea sonable correspondence of high importance, which had been entertained with Gaeta, has been discovered. The Patric says the bombardment continues at Gaeta, without great result on either side. NAPLES. TIIE NEW MINISTER. NAPLES, Jan. 24. Liborio Romano, Minister of the Interior, h as appointed a commission for the publication of historical documents concerning the Bourbon Dynasty, taken from the archives at Naples, and dating from 1790 until 1860. SPAIN. MADRID, Jan. 25. The Corr cspondencia Autografa states that the report that the Queen had sent money to Gaeta is totally unfounded, but says that the Spanish Minister will stay with King Francis 11. as long as he remains on . Neapolitan territory. It also states that Tetuan will be occupied by Spanish troops until the entire execution of the treaty by the Moors. HUNGARY. PESTH, Jan. 27. The inhabitants of the Wawodina have pro tested against the incorporation of that province with Hungary in an arbitrary manner. They demand the convocation of a Servian National Assembly, which should meet at the same time as the Hungarian Diet. DANISH WARLIKE PREPARATIONS. COPENHAGEN, Jan. 27. A Ministerial Ordnance has been addressed to all functionaries whose duties are in any way con nected with the calling out of the soldiers of the army, orderiug them to take such steps as will enable them to execute, as speedily as possible, the orders for the military convocation already proclaimed, or for any other which may yet be made. SWITZERLAND. THE SWISS MINISTER AT TURIN. BERNE, Jan. 27. The journals of this city, which had previously stated that the Swiss Minister at Turin had received leave of absence for an indefinite peri o d, announce to-day that M. Tourtes leave of abse was but for a short period, and that he has already returned to his post at Turin. INDIA AND CHINA. Mails arrived. Advices generally anticipated by telegraph. COMMERCIAL. CALCUTTA, Dec. 22.—Inquiry for all kinds o f produce subsided considerably during the last few days. General dulness in import market, prices tending downwards, particularly for piece go o d s , Yarns .somewhat lower. Government Securities a drug, and money without investment. Freights lower; tonnage plentiful. Liverpool, £3 ss. BOMBAY, Nov. 19.—N0 promise of improvement for any staple. Government Securities slightly influenced by firmness of English markets. MURDER OF A PARTY OF ENGLISHMEN. HONG KONG, Dec. 15. A boat, with Mr. Christison, Mr. Johnson, the master, and Mr. Thomson, the mate, had been taken by pirates, and all three murdered. Plenty of good coal found for the allied troops at Tien-tsin. COMMERCIAL. Moderate business at Hong Kong during Past fortnight, but at Canton limited. Cotton lowe r ; medium grey Shirtings advanced. Iron dull, with heavy stocks. Lead cheaper. Tea: With in the last few days settlements have been m ade in Congou at about previous rates. L a rge business in scented Teas, at rather easier terms. Canton Gunpowder in some request. Macao: Small settlements. Amoy : Teas quiet, but firm. F9octiow, Dec. 7.—Some very ex t e nsive pur chases lately a t a d ec li ne. SIIANGIIAI, Dec. 6.—B e tt er d e mand for imports. Some manufa c t ure d goo d s ra th e r higher. In iron nothing doing. Sett l emen ts in Silks for fortnight, 4,000 bales. Tea: Business very limited in bl ac k ; h o ld ers firm. n Exchanqu o London : Bank bills, 6s 4d ; at Hong 4s 7-1-d. (6 months) on MANILLA, Dec. 6.—Exchange Kong, London, 4s Old. OUTWARD AMERICAN MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 26. The North German Lloyd's steamer New York, which sails to-morrow for New York, will take £7,000 in French specie, and about £1,300 fit specie from England. QUEENSTOWN, lan. 27. The royal mail steamer Ca nada arrived here this evening, and took on board news, passengers, and latest telegrams, and proceeded for Halifax and Boston at 430 p.m. All well. MEDITERRANEAN :AND BOMBAY MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 27. The Peninsula and Oriental Company's steam ship Massilia, Captain Roberts, wit}} the heavy portions of the above m ails, has arrived. She brings sixty-one passengers, four packages specie (value £1,000), precious stones, .2,200 rupees, 866 packages of general merchandise,. and 1,750 bales raw silk (value £170,000 sterling). The Massilia left Alexandria on the 12th, Malta on the 15th, and Gibraltar on the 21st inst. 'The }Elora, with the outward mails of the 12th, left Gibraltar on the 17th for Ma lta and Alexandr ia. Gibraltar exchanges were quoted—On London. 90 days date, 501; Paris , 5.29 ; Marse illes , 5 29: Genoa, 5.30; Madras, eight day's sight,vs par. ; Cadiz, dis. ; Malaga, 7 1 .,r- prem. • Seville, Spanish pillared dollars Ferdinand, 3 per cent. prem.; Spanish pillared dollars Cal• ° Itlts,o2pparer; cant. prem., in demand. Freights to London and all parts of the United Kinnq ' Dm ) $ l 2 per ton and per cent. The Canada, which sailca from the Mersey on Saturday for America, took out £53,130 sterling in specie. The steamer Cognac, which arrived in the 3fersey yesterday afternoon, on her first trip fret° brings an u nusua ll y l arge cargo o f Pronelf b.i3PdY* The steamer Bitt ern , w hi c h arrived Cork last night, bieught 68 Mids. of tobacco, and not lees than 5,000 firkins of butter. Charente,