The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-29 00:00:00

This Day (Tuesday), the 29th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' 011ie.. 3,639 Bales JUTE, Bow landing ex Rajmahal, Prince's Dock. Apply to Me=srs. Thomas and John Brocklebank, Merchants; cr to T. & 11. LITTLEDALE & CO., Brokers. This Day. t Tuesday), the 20th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 1,003 Boxes American CHEESE, • 400 Fir 4ins „ BUTTER, 100 Boxes „ BACON, 'now landing. Apply to JOHN MARQUIS & CO., Brokers - - 4.: 0 111111 trcial THIS DAY. This Day (Tuesday), the 29th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office. 16, Exchange-buildings, _ 50 Rags American Red CLOVERSEED (all faults), now landing. Apply to J. H. RAYNER & CO., Brokers. TO-MORROW. To-morrow ( Wednesday), 30th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 50 Hhds. TALLOW (El.dnel, per Westmoreland. Apply to Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co., merchants; or to J. 11. RAYNER & CO., Brokers. ATo-morrow (Wednesday), 30th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Public Saleroom, 303 Bags NUX TOMICA, per Khimjee Oodowjee, tro►n Bombay. Apply to Messrs. T. Jasmund and Co., Merchants; or to D. C. BUCHANAN & CO., Brokers. 0, To-morrow ( Wednesday}, the 30th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, Liverpool, 215 Bags MADDER ROOTS, 500 „ MYRA P.OL A Ms, 70 „ TURMERIC. BROWNE, HUNTER, & CO., Brokers. Apply to To SHIPPERS. BOOT and SHOE MANUFACTURERS, OUTFITTERS, and Others. To-morrow (Wednesday), 3uth instant, commencing punctually at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Warehouse, No. 24, King street, Liverpool, 15,000 PAIRS of BOOTS and SHOES, Consisting of 'Wellingtons, Short Boots, Side-spring (patent and calf goloshed) Balmorals, first-class Watertights, Shipping Oxfords; Sailors' Pumps, Grain Low Shoes, Youths and Boys' Bluchers and Half Boot, and Deck Wellingtons. The above will be on view two days prior to the sale, when catalogues may be had. HENRY LAFONE, Broker. TO SHIP OWNERS, SHIP CHANDLERS, SAIL-MAKERS, AND OTHERS. rreremptorily, and without reserve, on account of whom it may concern. To-morrow (Wednesday), 30th inst., at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Saleroom, Exchange, Liverpool, The Complete STOCK of a SHIP CHANDLER and SAIL MAKER, consisting of Canvas, Sails, Ropes, Hawsers, Pitch, Tar, Paint, Barrels, Casks, and other articles too numerous to mention, partially injured by fire. The whole of the articles will be on , view on and after Monday next, the 28th instant, at No. 31, .111a=on—,treet, Wapping. For catalogues, conditions of sale, and further particulars, apply to CUNARD, WILSON, & CO., Wreck and Salvage Brokers, Liverpool. To-morrow (WedneAday), the 30th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Conimercial Saleroom, Temple-court, :61 Large Boxes St. Michael's ORANGES, 48 Small ~ Ex Zenith. 340 Boxes Naples ORANGES, 95 Cases , LEMONS, 3,307 Boxes Palermo ORANGES, 93 Cases „ ft 93 Boxes „ Bitter ORANGES, 39 ~ t, Mandarin ~ se" ' 50 ~ 11 Blood ~ 195 ~ „ LEMONS, Ex Albanian. 645 Large Boxes St. Michael's ORANGES, 27 Small „ fi 5 Square „ ff Ex Sea Bird. 412 Half Chests Lisbon ORANGES, Ex 'l'agus. a f , 100 Barrels APPLES, - a, 6 ~ CRA N BERRIES, Ex Kangaroo. 715 Half Chests Figuera ORANGES, Ex Ornakeld. 62 Half Chests Port ORANGES, Ex Braganza. 110 Boxes St. Michael's ORANGES, Ex SaTage. 138 Cases Messina LEMONS, Ex Euphrates. 81 Cases Messina LEMONS, Ex Azalea. 20 Cases Fine Naples WALNUTS, 100 Sacks Messina NUTS, 40 „ French WALNUTS. Apply to JAMES ADAM, SON, & CO., Brokers. THURSDAY. On Thursday next, the 31st instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street. 11,000 East Indian Tanned KIPS. BROWNE, HUNTER, & CO., Brokers. Apply to On Thursday next, the 31st instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 141 Cases M.O.P. SHELLS. BROWNE, HUNTER, & CO., Brokers. Apply to On Thursday next, the 31st instant. at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 1,500 Bags Nicaragua RICE. T. & H. LITTLEDALE & CO., Brokers. Apply to On Thursday next, the 31st instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 200 Tierces Carolina RICE, just arrived per John Fraser. Apply to T. & H. LITTLEDALE & CO., Brokers. On Thursday next, the 31st inst., at Half-past Twelve o'clock at the Brokers' Office, 1,225 Bags Bombay LINSEED, per Telemachus. Apply to Messrs. Nicol, Duckworth,and Co., Merchants; or to T. & 11. LITTLEDALE & CO , Brokers. On Thursday next, the 31st instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 24 Bundles WHALEBONE, ex Lney Thompson, from New York. Apply to Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co., Merchants ; or to J. H. RAYNER & CO., Brokers. NEXT WEEK. SALE AT CANADA DOCK. On Friday, the Bth February next, at Twelve o'clock at noon, on the Quay, south-east corner of the Canada Dock, Liverpool, 53.5 Logs and Curls of St. Domingo MAHOGANY, being the cargo now landing ex Mary Marsden, from Hayti direct. Apply to George Simpson, Esq., merchant. The above cargo is represented by the shippers as being one of the best selected that has left Hayti for some time back, and they call attention particularly to certain logs as being of extra veneer quality. FART WORTH & JARDINE, Wood Brokers and Measurers, Liveritool and London-chambers, and Canada Dock, Liverpool. en Salt. ON SALE, PATAGONIAN GUANO. JOHN DAVIES, 8, Lancaster-buildings. Apply to ON SALE, 500 Boxes superior Digby Smoked HERRINGS, just arrived. Apply to J. S. DE WOLFE & CO., 1, Tower-chambers. NIXON'S DUFFRYN SOUTH WALES STEAM COAL. SNIPPED AT CARDIFF ron LIVERPOOL AND BIRKENHEAD. These COALS are worked from the deep Duffryn Colliery, and exclusively from the celebrated Seam knows as the "Upper Four Feet." One uniform aM unmixed quality is thus securod. They are on the English and French Government Lists, and are supplied to the Peninsular and Oriental, Royal Mail, Cunard, Pacific, Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia, Galway, and other Steam Companies.—Apply to TOWNLEY & MARTIN, 3, India-buildings. COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING. 7Ett taiton 71iTarket. The Liverpool Cotton Market to-day was quiet, and prices rather easier. The sales—including 30 Pernambuco at 91d, 40 Bahia at 80 to 81d, 60 Maranham at Bid to 9d, 100 Egyptian at 9 1 ,-,d to lid, and 1,500 Surat at 41d to 50—amounted to 7,000 bales, of which 2,000 were on speculation and for export. Vie (St are Band. The Liverpool Share Market to-day opened quietly, and very little business was done. The transactions before three o'clock included—Birken head, 803 ; Great Western, 72 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1141,, d, 1; Lancaster and Carlisle Con. Stock, 207 ; London and North-Western, 991, a, ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 521, I; Midland, 132+ ; North Staffordshire, 2id South-Eastern, 253, 11-16; tireat Luxembourg Constit., 61 ; Illinois Central, 311 d ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, Blackburn Purchase, 51 ; North and South Wales Bank, 10 ; Thames and Mersey Marine, 1 11-16 p. The'market closed at the following prices : Sales after 3 Railways. Closing Prices. o'clock. Birkenhead &Cheshire Jn. 801 xd 801 Caledonian 96 961 Eastern Counties Great Northern llO 111 Great Westerns Lancashire & Yorkshire. London &North Western 991 991 991 a Manchester, Shef., & Lin. 521 53 53 1 Midland Stock 132 132 1 Ditto new shares . • l4p— North British . ..... 654 651 North Staffordshire North Eastern—Berwick lO3l 104 Do. York and N. Midlan d 921 921 Do. Leeds Northern South Eastern ... Oxford, W. & Wolverliptn 461 461 Dutch Rhenish Great Luxembourg . • -16 6 9-16 Grand Trunk of Canada 5 7-16 5 9-16 Gt. W. of Canada Illinois Central Buffalo and Lake Huron 4l 5 Thames & Mersey M. Co l3 —1 13-16 p ACCOUNT OR TICKET DAYS FOR JANUARY, 1861. London 15th & 30th Liverpool.... 15th & 30th PAY DATE—Liverpool, 17th Jan. and Ist Feb. DAYS FOR BUYING-IN FOR THE ACCOUNT, the 15th Jan, Scrip ....19th Jan. I Transfer.. 26th Jan. LAST DAY TOR 30TH JAN. ACCOUNT... 29th Jan. a denial probtue RI att. In the Liverpool Colonial Produce Market since Friday there was very little disposition shown to operate in Sugar, and the business done was at previous rates ; in Molasses and Rice some trans actions took place. Sugar : 90 hhds. Demerara were reported at 375, 400 bags Cossipore at 45s 6d, with 490 cases and 500 bags superior Bahia, old import, at 25s 9d; a cargo of Mauritius (3,500 mats) was also sold floating, for an outport, at 26s 3d per cwt., land ing weights. Molasses : 7 00 puncheons Cuba were di s p ose d of at 14s 6d for clayed and 14s 9d per cwt. for Muscovado. Rice : The sales consisted of 4,000 bags middling Necransie at lls per cwt. Pimento: 130 bags sold at 3d per lb. Gambier : 600 bales heated changed hands at 16s 9d to 17s per cwt. —Ztt Cattle 'Sarkft ' At the Liverpool Cattle Market to-day the supply of stock was less than last week, consist ing of 1,996 Cattle and 6,560 Sheep. The demand was fair, at lower prices for the inferior descrip tions of both Sheep and Beasts. No change in the value of prime stock. Prices—Beef, 51d to 71d per lb.; Mutton, 6d to 81d per lb. gatts of trtigtt. There has been considerable activity in the Freight Market this week, and large business has been done for India and other long voyages. For Calcutta several ships have been taken at 42s 6d for salt, and. for Bombay 45s for iron and 30s for coke. There is a steady demand for ships home from Calcutta at 60s to 62s 6d, with Xavontable limits of cargo, and from Bombay ut 50s for cotton. G nano Freights are unaltered, and several large vessels have accepted this employment, taking coals out from Walesto Itio at 31s ; Monte Video, 34s ; Callao, 345. The general tone of the Freight Market is weaker, as a large amount of tonnage is offering, To United States Ports there is no improvement to note during the week, as exports in that direction continue en 'eke most limited scale. GENERAL FRE443VITS. a. d. a. d. Liverpool to Aden 4O 0 to 42 6 „ Hong Kong . '4s 0 to 0 0 Ditto fan Wales ) (nominal) 50 oto 0 0 Chusan , t Ceylon: Iron (nominal) 40 0 to 0 0 „ Bombof z. Coals 32 0 to 33 0 Ditto from Wales 0 0 to 0 0 Iron from the Clyde „ Suez 45 oto 0 0 ~ Sydney or ) m e u mm , i £3 15s Od register ton. ~ King George's Sound, Australia 4O 0 to 0 0 „ Singapore Ditto from Wales „ Galle ~ Shanghai 52 6 to '0 0 Ditto from Wales 55 Vto a 6 „ Calcutta: Salt without consignment 41 0 to 42 0 „ Ditto with ditto., 4l oto 0 0 11 Ditto with Locentottive 50 0& 5 prct. „ Calcutta : Iron, Engines, 453.. „ Ditto, Coals , „ 36 oto (1 0 Ascension, from Wrohm 2B 0 to 0 0 ~ Madras _.„._ 1 Ditto from Wales 0 oto 0 0 „ Kurrachcc 0 0 to 35 0 „ Fernando Po, from Wales 2B 0 to 0 0 „ St. Paul de Loando „ Coliao, from Wales 3504J00 „ 'Valparaiso direct, from Wales 4)2 '6 to 0 0 , 4 Woosung (nominal) ?"0 Francs. „ from Wales „, 75 Francs. Livetverol to Madras : Iron, &c., 40s' llyde, 42, 6d. Do. eSLB, 350 Do. from Wales 375. Liverpool to Valparaiso for otAcrs, to discharge there or at a Port not Notkn of Callao, 32s 6d small ships; Swansea to titto 37s 6d. Tyne to Callao, Coke #3s, Coals 308 d. Liverpool to New 'cork, Coals, full cargoes, 8s and ger cent., nominal. Itoulmain, 90s, Teak to U.K. 'or £7 2s 6d on the round, nominal, AkyalB, option of Rangoon, Bassein. or Monlmain ' to U. K. 65s Od, or option UY Continent, 67s 6d to 70s, nominal. Gatutta to Liverpool oe London, 605 Od to 62s 6d. Guano from Machu to U. K. or Continent, 65s for ships tnder 900 tons ; to Mauritius, 655. Bombay to Liverpool or London, 50s. RAILS—BRISTOL CHANNEL. To Galveston 2ss and 5 per rent. To Mobile (nominal) To New York IYI r d. To New Orleans ............ Od and 5 per cent. To Charleston • )As Od and 5 per cent. To Pernambuco 17s To Pernandina (Vicorida) do. 26s Od and 5 per cent. To Portmon'th..— ~,,, (nominal) To Savannah (nominal) To Havannah (nominal)...2ss. To Alexandria (norninal)...2ss. To Cape of Good Hope 37s 6d. COAL : FROM LIVERPOOL OR BIRKENHEAD. To s. d. s. d. Lisbon...nominal 12 0 0 0 Malta l5 0 0 0 Trieste Corfu l5 0 0 0 To Sinope Ancona Ragusa Venice a. d. k 4 0 ... 00 17 6 ... 00 0 00 17 0... Smyrna l5 o 6 6 Varna nominal. Gibraltar Leghorn... nom l5 0 ... 0 0' Athens Havannah l4 0 0 0' Cardenas Monte Video I small 37 6 Buenos Ayres 1 sh!ps Constantinople l3 0 0 0 Salonica l6 0 ... 0 0 Trebizonde,nom l4 0 ... 15 0 Genoa l6 0 tl 0 Naples nom. 1* 0 ... 17 0 Rhodes St Thov.f**Wales 16 0 0 0 Rio Jalktiro Ditto frm. Wales 31 0 ... 0 0 Bahia 27 0 ... 0 0 Cape of G. Hope 36 0 ... 0 0 Pernambuco 2B 0.. 0 0 Galveston Rails 25 0 8c 7 5 p c iir:tandriafmWlslB 0 ... 0 0 klicantefmWales 17 0 ... 0 0 We are indebted to ➢iessm for the following rates of fre srs. Taylor, Tipper, and Co. eight to the United States:— Boston. i New York. Philadelphia I a_ d_ s. d. s. (i. s. d. I e. d. s. d. Pig Iron, Bars, l2 6... 0 0 0 0... I 0 I 8 0... 9 0 Rails, &c. ... Chemicals and 1 0 0...15 0 5 0... 6 0 10 0...12 6 Fine Iron Salt nominal, nominal, nominal. Dry Goods lO 0...15 0 10 0...15 0 0 0...20 0 Hardware l2 6... 0 0 0 0...12 6 20 0... 0 0 Earthenware 5 0...0 0 0 0... 4 0 8 0...9 0 Passengers £3 15s Od £3 5s to£3 7s6d Z 3 108 to£3 15s Gross. Gross. 1 Gross. Baltimore. Charleston. New Orleans. s. d. a. d. a. d. a. d. a. d. s. d. Pig Iron, Bars, 0 0...15 0 0 0...12 6 0 0... 8 0 ItailS, &c .._ Chemicals and 0 0...17 6 0 0...15 6 0 0... 8 0 Fine Iron .... Salt Dry Goods 2O 0... 0 0 0 0...20 0 12 6. 0 0 Hardware 2O 0... 0 0 0 0..20 0 1 0 0..32 11. Earthenware 0 0...10 0 0 0... 6 6 1 0 0... 4 0 Passengers LS _ O s £s Os. 6 £5 5.4 to £5 lOs o 0 ..20 0 0 0..32 11+ 0 0... 6 6 j 0 0_ 4 0 £5 Os. 6 £5 5s to £5 lOs I Nominal. Gross. L 5 Os Nominal. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING. In the LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE to-day the Funds advanced 3 per cent. In British Rail way Shares the principal Stocks also improved I per cent. Business was inactive, however, dealers not being disposed to open a new account before the settlement. Canadas firm. The market closed as follows : TILE FUNDS. • • 91 I 6 2 dis 231 3 • • • 914 Consols Money . . . . Account (Dec.) . . . . Exchequer Bilis Bank Stock . . Three per Cents. RAILWAYS. Ambergate, Not., & East. J unction 8 1 Caledonians - 4 Chester and Holyhead 53 1 Eastern Counties Great Luxembourgs East Lancashire New York and Erie Edinburgh & Glasgow . . . . 85 6 Great Northern ~ ~ A. Great Westerns 71 - 7 Great Western of Canada . . . 11 8 I Grand Trunk of Canada . .' . . 22 I v Great Southern & Western . . Illinois Central Lancashire & Yorkshire . . . Lombardo-Venetian London & North-Western . . London & South-Western . . Leeds Northern . . Manchester, Shelf., & Lincolnshire 521 3 Midland Stock North British Lake Huron — South-Eastern & Dover . . . . 85 York, Newcastle, & Berwick . . 1031 41 York & North Midland . . . . 924- 3 At the meeting of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway to-day the report was adopted, and a dividend declared at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum. The following appeared in our later editions of yesterday : In the discount market there has been a fair average demand. No gold bought or sold by the Bank. Several leading railway stocks have declined.—Times' City Article. The discount market was tight, at 61 to 7 per cent. for the best bills. The numerous failures in the Greek trade have caused some sensation. The funds were flat, though the closing prices were scarcely lower than yesterday (Friday).— Daily News' City Article. The LONDON COLONIAL PRODUCE MARKET there was little change. Sugar: The business reported on Saturday afternoon was 1,000 boxes Havanna, No. 91 to 10, at 25s 6d for the United Kingdom. Tea: The market was steady. Rice : 4,500 bags middling new Necransie sold on Saturday at lls 3d for two months prompt. Saltpetre: The market was firm ; 240 bags Bengal now landing sold at 39s for 5 per cent., with allowance, being is above the late lowest rate. The LONDON TALLOW MARKET to-day was quiet at the following quotation :—Spot and January to March, 59s 6d ; March alone, 59s 9d ; April to June, 58s 6d; October to December, 575. In the BOROUGH HOP MARKET to-day there was a fair average business done in good and fine Hops at full prices, but all other kinds are very dull. Last week's imports were-229 bales from New York, and 185 from Boulogne. At the LONDON CORN MARKET to-day dry English Wheat was 2s cheaper, damp samples unsaleable; foreign Wheat, is to 2s lower. Flour is per sack and barrel lower. Maize is cheaper. Barley, is to 2s lower. Beans and Peas agnin , t :,ellers. Oats steadyll Floating cargoes of Wheat selling at 2s decline. In the METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET to-day the supplies of fat stock on sale were very moderate, but for the most part in tolerably good condition. Beasts, Sheep, Calves and Pigs met a steady sale at fully the rates current on Monday last. The prices ruled as follows : Beef 3s 2d to 5s Od Veal 4s 4'l to 5s 4 , 1 Mutton 3s Ad to 6s Od Pork 4s Od to Sa 2d Lamb Os Od to Os Od IP Albs. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts foreign ...... .. 333 Calves 75 „ foreign 62 Pigs 330 14,200 „ foreign. — „ ... Cows , foreign Sheep and Lambs PROVINCIAL, &c., MARKETS, YESTERDAY. MANCHESTER SllARES.—Canadas, 10 5-16, 11 ; Sheffields, 531, 3,1; Illinois, 311, d ; Buyers, 20 11-16; Londons, 99 , a ; Midlands, 132 i. GLASGOW IRON.—Market quiet. No. 1,48 s Gd to 49s Od ; Warrants, 49s Od to 49s 14d; No. 3,47 s Od to 47s Gd. CORN MARKET.--Coax : White Wheat, 235 to 28s ; Red Wheat, 24s to 29s 6d; Barley, 17s to 18s 3d; Oats, 12s 6d to 16a 6d, BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE-CHASE. Quotations. St. lb. Trainers. ... 15 to 1 taken 10 4 ... 100 to 6 taken 10 9 .... 100 to 6 taken 9 7 100 to 6 taken. 9 1 9 Balchin 100 to 6 taken 9 8 Belchin 100 to 6 offered ...10 2 Mason 20 to 1 taken 9 0 20 to 1 taken 8 8 33 to 1 taken 10 7 33 to 1 taken 11 5 R. Day 25 to 1 taken 9 7 CHESTER CUP. Quotations. st. lb. Trainers. Man-at-Arms Chore Amie — 25 to 1 taken 6 8... Godding The Lawyer Industrious Killigrew Wild Rose 4O to 1 taken 7 12 -- Herne 5O to 1 taken 6 2 Satellite jl6 to 1 1 Umpire coup!ed j TWO THOUSAND GUINEA S STAKES. Quotations. Trainers. 6 to 1 taken Oates 7 to 1 taken Scott • 12 to 1 taken THE DERBY. Quotations. Trainers. • sto 1 offered . 15 to 1 taken Private „ 16 to 1 taken Jos. Dawson 22 to 1 taken Fobert .. 22 to 1 taken Scott .. 50 to 1 taken Scott 50 to 1 taken Oates .. 50 to 1 taken J. Scott .. 50 to 1 taken May ▪ 50 to 1 taken Westlake _lOOO to 15 taken Harlock Anatis Emperor Freshman Jealousy Xanthos Goldsmith The Tattler Cockatoo Bridegroom Huntsman Redwing Kettledrum Klarikoff Berton Dundee Big Ben Diophantes Dictator Klarikoff The Drake Torkminster Knight of the Thistle Preceptress Bombardier Aurelian Brown IMPROVE3IEN T iN GENTLEMEN'S HATS. TITHEBARN-STREET, LIVERPMI)OL• GENTLEMEN ,—I have given your Patent Easy-fitting Hat a fair trial, and I must say it is the most comfortable hatl ever wore, particularly when crossing the water in a windy day, when with the old style of hat I invariably had a headache, which with your new style is not the case, I can, therefore, safely recommend it to any one, particularly to those subject to headachc.—l am, gentlemen, yours truly. I have worn for some time one of the Patented Easy-fitting Hats sold by Mr. , and I can testify to the advantage derived from the absence of that unpleasant pressure, particu larly on the forehead, usually felt from the hats generally worn. -- House, Cheltenham. (Signed) -. This letter is from a first-rale English admiral. The name is not given for obvious reasons. NOTICE.—Five Pounds Reward upon conviction of an in fringement of my Patent. - Simpson's Patent Easy-fitting Hats are on.y hnd in Liverpool at No. 6, St. George's-crescent (two doors from the top of Lord-street), and at 9, Dale-street (opposite Royal Bank Buildings), and in upwards of one hundred other towns, a list of which would make this advertisement too long. The Agents n each place make themselves known. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. BENEFICES AND APPOINTMENTS VACANT. DEANERY. Exeter : val £l,OOO : . pat the Crown : Very Rev. T. H. Lowe, dec. DEANERY-RURAL. Bedford : dio Ely : Rev. J. Donne, dec. RECTORY. Bincombe iv Broadway R, Dorset : din Salisbury : val £4Bl with residence : pats Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. VICARAGES. Barwick, Norfolk : dio Norwich : val £4O : pat D. Hoste, Esq., ltcv. J. It. B. Hoste, prom. Be,iford, St. Paul: dio Ely: val £230 with'residence : pat Rev. W. G. Fitzgerald : Rev. J. Donne, dec. Clapham, Bedfordshire : dio Ely : val £237: pats Heirs of Lord Carteret : Rev. J. Donne , dec. PERPETUAL CURACIE , , Coddington, Notts : dio Lincola : Rev. T. It. Lambe, dec. Liverpool, St. Silas : dio Chester : pats Trustees : Rev. J. Bardsley, prom. Oldham, St. Mary, Lancashire : dio Manchester : val £216 with residence : pat V of Pxestwich : Rev. T. Lowe, dec. Southwark, St. Stephen, Surrey: dio Winchester: val £l5O with residence : pats Trustees : Rev. J. 11. Simpson, dec. DEACON. Of the Cathedral Church of Peterborough : Rev. F. M. Stop ford, prom. CHAPLAINCY. Choriton Union Workhouse, Lancashire : dio Manchester. CIIRACIES. Broughton, co and dio Lincoln : stipend £BO with furnished lodgings. Castle-Cary : Somerset : dio Bath and Wells. Chiselhurst, Kent : dio Canterbury : stipend £lOO and resi dence. khbesborne-Wake, Wilts: dio Salisbury. Farringdon, Hants • dio Winchester. Fifield-Bavanr, Wilts: di: Salisbury. Godalming, Surrey : di: Winchester : stipend £lOO. llornblotton, Somersetshire : dio Bath apt Wells. Hor,forth, Yorkshire: dio Ripon: stipend £lOO. Peterborough : Assistant. Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire : dio Ripon. Swaffham, Norfolk: dio Norwich: stipend £5O with title. P RO FESS° it SHIP. Oxford : Laudian of Arabic : pats the President of St. John's and the Wardens of New, All Souls' and Merton Colleges : Rev. S. Reay, 8.D., dcc. LECTURESHIP. Cambridge : Ilulsean : application before Feb. 5. I'RINCIPALSIIIP. Sheffield Collegiate School. MA ST E RSIII PS. Chclt , nham College : Assistant : salary £3O with board and lodging. Hertford Grammar School : salary £lO with residence : testi monials before Feb. 28. • Rugby School: AssistaSUßntSmythies, dcc. -LIBRARIANSHIP. Oxford Bodleian Library : Rev. S. Reay, 8.D., dcc. GOOD BOOKKEEPING is a great desideratum to all tradesmen many of whom have been ruined from a want of knowledge on this subject. Those persons who are entirely ignorant, and those who are only partially acquainted with an efficient system, will see from the advertisement that Mr. Thompson, the writing writer, will begin the new year. by opening new classes for bookkeeping. CONSUMPTION, COUGH, ASTHMA, AND BRONCHITIS CURABLE. —" I believe that the preparation of Balsam of Horehound and Aniseed (as prepared by Mr. Martin, of 22, apperas hill, Liverpool,' will prove of more value, in cases of bron chitis and incipient consumption, than any other remedy extant. It relieves the most irritating cough in a few minutes; and, although it contains no preparation of opium, it induces sound and refreshing sleep, soothes the nervous system, and restores the healthy action of the lungs." Recommended above all other medicines by Sir Alexander Tralles—see Thomson's liateria Medial, page 175, vol. 2. The following is from Dr. Brett, the eminent chemist I consider•the balsam of hore hound and aniseed, as prepared by Mr. Martin, an elegant and efficient cough remedy, and I fully agree with Sir Alexan der Tralles and Dr. Anthony Todd Thomson, that, in conjunc tion with cod liver oil, it is an admirable remedy for con sumption and delicate constitutions."-R. H. Brett, Ph. Dr., M.R.C.S., late Lecturer on Chemistry and Medical :Jurispru donee, Liverpool Royal Infirmary. The balsam of horehound and aniseed is prepared only by T. Martin, chemist, 22, ON peras-hill, Liverpool ; but, owing to its great and increasing sale. agents have been appointed in all principal towns and cities. It can be procured wholesale from ltaimes and Ce.. Edinburgh and York, from Sutton and Co., London, West. macott, Manchester, and wholesale and retail from the manu facturer, as above. Price, Is. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. each. The lozenges in box at Is. lid. or (mg by post for ls. 6d. A'ipping CUM WIND AND WEATHER REPORT.— YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL S.S.W. I DUBLIN S., fresh. HOLYHEAD S.W., fresh. BELFAST ; 8. QUEENSTOWN S., hazy. I VED. Jan. 27. Nimrod, Sinclair, Newßedford Cupid, Carichton.,.... ' .„..Para Queen of Britain, Hydon, Seabird, Nuttall...St•Michael' s Liabon Frankfort (as), Benfenow, J. A. Pritchard Marseilles _ ... Alexandria I .Mirmane • • Porhainn Tamaulipas (ss), Jenkins, I S. Florida, (fortes, ....Matiritils Bordeaux 1 Attocrat, Harwell, Jan. 28. New Orleans Statelie, Paine Callao Albatenst, Loughlin. B. R. Milam, Ellis... Galveston Charleston India, Miller • , Norfolk s V. Chancellor, Spencer, New York Wilson,' Clasper Smyrna' H. Fownes St. John, N.B. I Truant, Davis . Leghorn Ocean Pride St. John N.B. Tagus (ss), Wade Lisbon Delhi Pomaron Cognac (es) " Charente Vcssalisia, Scott ...Alexandria I Lilian, Hughes - Paraiba Souvenir, Amy Gir gent s : Calypso, Longobardo. Palermo Ornskold, Bush /E II I ron Queen,Williams, Huelva Vincedora, Scott Caldera Picton, Jones Girgenti I Priscilla •—- • • • • •• • • R. Cushman, Otis Mobile l OFF THE PORT._ Renner, Killigrew, Atetrtipolit, Wilted A.'?ibiV. SAiLED.,_ ,- Jan. tif. 1 XietTc I's erjga New York Annabella, Canipimit, 1 Grasmore. Moore ' Calcutta Rio Ptntlltt 1 Houston, Share Galveston •5ti..0,14. 1 Luneburg, Hock... Rio Janeiro Dolphin, Elm ...St. Michael's 1 Typhoon, Groundwater, A. ViesdrY, Rovey, Calcutta St. Michael's I Samuel. Bakker Havana Belina, Stabb Para I StrombOli (ss), Telly ...Havre FOREIGN PORTS. 'Onward, hence at Savannah. • M. it. Ludwig, and Kelvin, both hence at New Otleant. _ . Tasmania, Lord Dalhousie, Punjaub. Busphorts, itS!,62l or Cochin, Edith Moore, Clarendon, Dartinutkttr, Elaine, Car thage (ss), Queen of England, British ftS.. - p,'Mthbedi , ,'Queen of the East, Flying Scud, James Paten, Henry Moore. Hurri cane, Winefred, Brandon, and l'ldzieeo, all froth Peiho'ht Hong KongMe,. rcia, flvm. What*Doe fit Htmg Kong, and sailed Ybi• from. Shanghai at tocittob. Rhonttila and Egretia, both hendeit ? Air. Pattie Chieene,frum Calcutta. Alert, &din Hakodadi at Rani*NA. Itoseneath, fwm Whiinli?._a at Hong Kong. Templernarr, frith* Na'gasaki at Shanghai. • Patrician, from Hong Kong at Foochoo. Queerer, from Amoy at Hong Kong. rie?ita, from Shanghai at Ningpo. Prutb, from Hakodadi at Hong Kong. Aallo Har, from Bankok at Whan.poa. Hydaspes, Tod, from Hong Kong at Sitigapolt. C. S. Lemon, from Peiko at Hong Kong.. 'Valdivia, from Hong Kong et Mac-iv, =l l = 'fox Liverpool. Dania, from Whampoa at Mataer. Mary Spencer, Fish v., Plante ett Singapore. Patna, Melbourne N Pf?ii-erice Nightingale, and Jura, all from Hong Kong at licettampoa. ' . . . Ceylet Stettart. from Foochoo at Ascension. Lad; ).'gnea Duff, Bruce, from Whampoa for Dublin, and Princess Souriwitz, from Manilla for London, both at Ankr. Fanny M'ileury, from Shanghai at Whampoa. Celestine, Rickard, from Runcorn at St. Mt x. Strathmore, Mann, from Bombay ittSintatcri i , l : OUTFORn. Norval, from Fernakt.brito, Ilat, from Marseilles, both at Greenock. Eurydice, qntictbri l ta, tOr Demerara, and De Brus (ss), for Lisbon, all sail da from Greenock. _ Lt 44.. Fa. V3,— Arrived: Nairn, from Buenos Ayres; Victo ria ttegia, Callao ; Furst Louis, Pisagua ; Aristides, Boulogne. klueenstown Jan. 28.—Arrived: Bjarka, from constantilio- pie; Herald Ifildestand, Marianople; Juliana, Catdenat Spy, Pernambuco; iylphide, Venice • Alexantier,Abtaitt Gea.cral Wyndham, Callao ; Ellen, and Venice; C6n%lEittligople t l Emily Wylde, Mazagan • Stephen littntley, Tagb.nr9rg Mary Bell, and San Nicolo, gullna; Li+erttol St% ' dolln, N.B. ; Eliza Jenkins, 'ardiff fert Perparttbriecr; Antonio, Euphro,yne, .and Assalante, Odessa; , (AMITE% 3ltgonie, Anastacio, San Dionisito,Matens,ima With, ; donna, Galatz; Geziena, Maracaibo;; Peghsb TriSrtnrog ; Amphitrite, Constantinople ; Atalanta, Ithyti , ; AIM Pitcairn Sharp, Valparaiso; Alma, suilinac Orazia, Naples for Glasgow; Stamboul, Cardiff for Malta; zigzag, Philadelphia ; Fanny Lincoln, New York ; Newton, Mauritius. Sailed : Strata Florida, for Liverpool; Lady Douglas, Devouport ; Scandia, Dundee; and Cowper, London. PRESENTS FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NE\WEAR W. H. T 0 0 K gi;'CcEgBon to F. L*. 'H XU S . 11 R In presehting . the Usual hddrets b.t this 'Season, begs treturn his best thankh fbr 'the hied 'bid liberal patronage cferred upon him &ding the past year. klo Ms extensive and unrivalled Collection of ArtiSil AND FOREIGN MANUFACTRES has been added every ENGLISH AND FOREIGN NOVELTI And the greatest care has been exercised '16.8E1,1710N Of the GOODS, to 13XCURC i3EST QUALITY at ti very Lowest Prices. Especial attention is 'reqnated fb the late Al4sortreat of FANCY ART'I'CLES', 'iric tiding PARISIAN NOVELTIFiI, PANT A - SAETS, SOUVENIRE!', 110t.,‘qtAT HOLDERS • WiiA the NEW Srviy, of HEAD ORNAMENT hi the greatest variety. AN EXTENSIVE STOCK OF FRENCH DECORATED CHINA, . ALABASTER FIGURE'S, PARIAH A Mit , tiestiti S t:46.1411•K BOHEMIAN*, ir?lsrinl.Sf t., AND 'FRENCH GLASS VAS3, LLISTRES, The thiequalled Stock df DRESSING -CASES, DEMS, ''V'ORK-116XES : BAGATELtE •TABtES . , &c., • mknufaettiredun tAe*..! . ..7tnises, will be found complete in all its branches. The assortment of ENGLISH AND FOREIGN TOYS, GAME! DISSECTIONS, &c., is replete with every novelty, and includes a great YarleY: ORNAMENTS FOR. CHRISTMAS s' ^~ W. H. TOOIiE lióVed, by , personal attentin, to vedate ihs That 'ionfidenie suppd hit l tteilb been so kindly extended to him! OLD POSTOFFICE-BUILDINGS, LIVERPOOL. MARITIME EXTRACTS. 3antary 28. About one-third of the cargo of the Telemich has been dis charged : cotton and wool in tolerable good 'Condition,`seeds damaged. . . The Sultan, for Salatoh, has mat babk to Queenstown, doh. 281 The ConntesS of Seateld has put into this port with decks swept and cargo shitted. The Delhi, from Liverpool far St. John, N. the Eliza Jenkins, from Cardiff for Pernambuto, and the Itetbbity l 'eastle, for Calcutta, have all Vett in leaky. An Attsteran brig, name unknown, went ashore last night three Miles east of the lighthouse, and became a total wreck; crew (except one) saved. The Countess of Sea fleld having passed on the 16th lust , in 48 N., 31 W., the lifig Jessie Miller, of Liverpool, waterlogged and aban doned, and sails blown away. Baltimore, Jan. 11: There is a report to-day of the loss of the Ocean Traveller, Boardman, which sailed hence Dec. 22, for Liverpool, and that a stern or sideboard with her name on it had been washed ashore near Cape Henry. New York, Jan. 16: The Rescue is), of Boston; has received $2.000 tor services rendered to the ship Enoch Train, from Boston for Liverpool, on the morning of the 12th The Winged Arrow, sailed from San Francisco for Cork Dec. 21, bad previ ously drifted foul of a French ship, and carried away jibboom, head gear, &c. The Miles Barton, froira Peiho at Hong Kong, and was to leave the following day for England with the 3rd Buffs. The Thomas RiehardSon, Peacock, from Shedikc for Liver pool, was abandoned Dec. 19, in 43N, 49W. Crew saved' by the Alert, arrived at Cardiff. The Prince Con , ort, from Southampton for Melbourne with passengers, at Queenstown With loss of three topgallantmasts and maintopmast. The Austrian brig reported as being ashore a total wreck east of Queenstown lighthouse proves to be the Uridan, Radmire, from Cardiff. for Malta, with coals. Prtts, Rlarriagts, ant( gaits. Births, Marriages, and Deaths, forwarded for insertion, must be properly authenticated with the name and address of the sender. Pile charge for the insertion of Births will be Six vence each. • BIRTHS. ---- - On the 26th inst., in Derby-road, Bootle, the wife of Mr. W. Dashper, of the Canada (rams.), of a son. MARRIAGES. - - On the 21st inst., at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man, by the Rev. W. Drury, Thomas Johnston, Esq., timber met chant, Stret ford, near Manchester, to Mary, fourth daughter of Mr. Robt. Cain, builder, Douglas, Isle of Man. On the 22nd inst., at Burton Church, by the Rev. E. Hornby, rector of Bury, the Rev. J. C. Satterthwaite, B A., incumbent of Disley, Cheshire, to Susan Victoria, filth daughter of E. G. Horaby, Esq. ' Dalton Hall. On the 24th inst., at the parish church, Christieton, by the Rev. T. Ll yd, rector, Josh. Kianirley, Esq., of Tattenhall, to Elizabeth Bennett, daughter of H. B. Briscoe, Esq., Littleton o.d Hall, Cheshire. DEATHS. On the PBth init., at New Brighton, Mr. Thomas Fielding, late of the queen's Hotel, Ithyl. On the 21st inst., at Port St. Mary, Isle of Man, Mr. Joseph Heatley, brother-in-law of Mr. 'Milner, of this town. On the 24th inst., :it his residence, Derby-road, Bootle, aged 44, Mr Charles Davies Wright. On the 24th inst., aged 3. Alice Jane, youngest daughter of Mr. W. M'Craith, timber dealer, Everton. On the 25th inst., in Gloucester-place, aged 79, Thomas Sherlock, Esq. On the 25th inst., of apoplexy, after a few hours' insensibi lity, aged 56, at his residence, Talbot-arcade, Dublin, Mr. Chas. Parker, scenic artist of the Theatre-royal, in that city, and for merly of the Theatre-royal, in this town. The deceased has left a wife and eight 3hildren to mourn his loss, and his death is deeply regretted by a large circle of friends. On the ::6,1 inst., at 47, Corner-street, aged 39, Mr. Henry Bigwood. on the 27th inst., at her residence, 86, Grove-street, aged 53, .Line Jacobs, relict of the late Lewis Jacobs, Esq., of Totnes, Devon. 661. WRITING PAPERS—Superfine laige thin, middle, and thick Letter Papers, from Gs. 6d. per ream.—Ditto, ditto, ditto Note Paperk from 3s. 6d. per ream.—Excelient Straw Note Paper, from 2s. per ream.—HENRY GREENWOOD, Wholesale and Retail Stationer, 32, Castle-street. 1861.-P RINTING, LETTERPRESS, AND. LITHOGRA PIIIC, Commercial and General. Plain and Artistic, executed in the first style of the Art. The most extensive and complete Premises, Plant, and Staff in Liverpool. Esti mates furnished. Trade Orders carefully attended to.—HENRY GREENWOOD, A Castle-street. Steam Printing Works : Har rington-street. THE DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1861. *„* THE Proprietor of the baily Dimes regrets that he is under the'netetSityof announcing that, 'Wing 'to the ulaavourable'state'd his health, he is obliged to discontinue the publication of this Journal. It is some source of consolation, undet these circumstances, that the Proprietor has per sonally no reason to regret tt•e, efforts he has unsparingly made to emidet thiS sheet a success fill and 04116.1 , medium of advertising, as N ' V ell h, Faithful dhily ' record_' Of the littest news. Vie Wing 'the iiiktt6F its a coininercial Ul'l4llol'4, it is no%niitll gratiketti6n lot !AM coI be able to reflect that, 'and& 'ale present Management, the reveal n 'ot the paper has been nearly doubled. The Dairy 'Times has, under, the, present man agement, been steadily . improving, and advancing towards a degree of prosperity which would soon, it is believed, place it second to mho in the kingdom. The Proprietor is noi.V More coe..ti dent than tVe'r 'perseverance in the 'cdb:rse has'hitherto followed is-alone. necessary to achieVe that coveted PCisitiOn. ,There is no Obstacle that would, for one moment, have ' deterred the Prdprietdr froM feirMing up his past •StieCess'ekce'ht that above' stated. Had he been:eittablVd. to bestow upon the Daily Times that continued attention and assiduouS laboUr which are essential to the 'conduct of an undertaking of such importance, nothing could have afforded him more pleasnre, or have been more akin to his in^li- nation, than to. coutinted bits 'exertions. to render that JouttiCl in e've'ry'respect worthy of its s p&Siti6-.5. t : he oldest provincial Daily Paper. ifide the unavoidable resolution of the Pro prietor to dispose of this property was made ; known, many tenders have been made for the pi!lr- chase of the Copyright and Plant 'ts f the Paper; and it is still possibit that an arrangement may be matte !s.ci t i- 6. suitable transference. The. Pro prietor meanwhile feels it due to the friends and supporters of the paper to announce that the publication will be discontinued at the end of the present,month, unless some change of proprietor ship shall have been previousl,y effeeted.l. and he therefore thinks it propel' to ittifea`feiiiitt, should the . paper be dikaidniied, all subscribers " and adVertiseis who have paid in advance !will be 'Waited upon without delay,,and receive whatever sum may be due "to them. Those indebted to the Daily Times will also please to cause their; accounts to be settled at their earliest convenience.' HAM •WATER, THIS DAY, AT LIVERPOOL. jitith Alonxtzr. .•• r5y:14.6.6 •• • • , ..2 5 :i th ni'. • 1 1.4J11:* Ely . . '9 - At .fint.o. TUESDAY, JANUARY, 29, 1861. NEWS OF THE DAY. • i • The Prussian Gradle ) n replying to the Opinione of Turin, declares that the latter journal is 'entirely in error itt attributing to Prussia hostile designs as respciets France and Italy. PrusSia; according to- the Berlin ministerial journal; desires the maintenance of peace more than any othei country "; and it is in order to guarantee still further its seearity to Europe that PrusSia adopts those 'energetic meastires on which the attention of Europe is now so much fixed. This way of petting the matter is a very favourite one at the pre sent moment,. but whether it be a satisfactory mode of doing so or not, but at the same time objections to military preparations which are made upon that ostensible ground, come with a very indifferent grace from France, which is itself busily engaged with 'armaments all directions. "rhe Fench Government refuses to accept any other explana tion of the meaning of the warlike attitude which has been assumed by William 1., than that which ,assigns to that monarch the intention of making war upon Prances and it hastens to justify the enormous military preparations which are being so perseveringly carried out in France, in every department of the army and navy, on the ground that it is necessary to prepare for being attacked, The world at large is at the same time reminded by one of the numerous •tribe of •Semiofficial Parisian pamphleteers that the rule in which Napoleon 111. chiefly delights to appear iu before Europe is, as as the champion of nationalities ; and Prussia, Which has a vulnerable point in that respect in the Duchy of Posen, js threatened to be struck at by means of a rising amongst her Polish subjects, supported by the legions of France. The Syrian question is also another breaker ahead, which, with Lord John Russell at the helm of our foreign affairs, will, if cleared at all, be cleared with very great hazard and difficulty. The accounts which are transmitted from Turin relative to the elections to the new Italian Parlia ment are satisfactory, both as regards the order and decorum with which they are conducted, and as to the • prospect which the result holds out in behalf of the policy of order and moderation which are represented by the govern ment of M. Cavour. Garibaldi continues to refuse to make any sign that affords, a correct clue to his actual intentions. In a letter, which he sent on the 20th to the President of Venetian Emigration Committee, declining the honour of receiving a deputation from that body at Caprera, with an • address, he again indulges in one of his dark say ings—" It is With regret," he thus concludes, the communication to which we refer, " I must beg the committee not to send a deputation to me at Caprera, seeing that it is probable that I may be absent very soon, and for an indefinite space of time." It' is, however, now said that General Biiio, like 'General Turr, has also given in his adherence to the party of prudence, and that he has likewise gone to Caprera on a similar mission of dissuasion ; while a correspondent of the Sleek, who writes from Turin, thus pronounces upon the real state of the case as regards the present views and intentions of the ex-Dictator :—" Rest assured that Garibaldi allows himself to be. influenced by no one, in any sense ; he goes along with M. Cavour in arming the nation ; he goes against M. Cavour when that statesman is stationary. He has not resolved upon entering on a campaign, either on the Ist of March, or on the Ist of May, or on any other particular date ; he awaits the propitious hour, and when it shall arrive, nobody will be able to stop him." . In Austria the unwonted spectacle was an nounced as positiveiy to take place at an early date of an Imperial Assembly of Representatives, who were to be elected by direct popular vote of the inhabitants of the German and Sealvbnie Pro- vinces of the Empire, excluding, of course, Hun gary ; But thin turns out to be a mistake : the members are to be elected from the Diets. The Czar is making military preparations on an enormous scale, nominally for the purpose of suppressing any attempts at insurrection in Rus sian Poland and the adjoining districts, but in reality, no doubt, with the view of being ready for any emergency which may arise in conti nental affairs generally in the course of the coming spring. All these warlike arrangements are, however, also merely of the nature of " mea sures of precaution," made in the interest and for the "security of peace." An important notification to mariners appears in another column, intimating that the ship chan .nel entrance to the harbour of Charleston has been closed by the authorities of South Carolina, in order to prevent the ingress of vessels which may be sent there by the Federal Government to uphold its outraged authority in that State. We publish in another column the result of an interview which a deputation of shipowners con nected with the port of London had with Lord J. Russell, to ascertain whether the Government purposed taking any steps upon the report of the committee appointed to inquire into the laws respecting reciprocity and belligerent rights. Having heard the special points urged by the deputation, his lordship stated that lie could not of course give them an immediate reply to a ques tion of so much importance, but he assured them that her Majesty's Government would bestow upon the subject their most serious consideration. Another proof has been just given of the Queen's increasing interest in her suffering subjects at Coventry, which is as judicious as it is graceful. A pattern of a ribbon, captured in the Summer Palace at Pekin, has been transmitted from her Majesty, of which she has not only ordered some pieces for her own especial use, but has also graciously waived all priority in this produce of and has desired that it should be communicated to the trade generally, in the benevolent hope that it may come into general demand, and thus give useful employment to the suffering district. Last Sunday evening the special Sunday ser vices were resumed at St. Paul's Cathedral, which was filled by an enormous mass of people whom the alterations and fitting up of the interior of the nave, which have just been completed, per mitted of being accommodated. The sermon was preached by the Bishop of London from the new marble pulpit. The Court of Enquiry into the cause of the recent explosion at the Royal Engineer establish ment at Chatham, arrived at the opinion that the accident was caused by Sapper Smith, who was I! tamping " too hard, and al s o, th a t the %north gun-shed - was an unfit place for ca rr yi ng on . the works. It was likewise elicited that the sergeant on duty was absent at. the time of the explosion. All the sufferers are recovering. The Tipperary Free Press says :—" It is re ported that the Earl of Donoughmore, disgusted at the breach of faith committed by the Govern ment towards his regiment, has resigned the lieutentant-colonelcy of the Tipperary Artillery. We believe the report is premature, but the noble earl, in his place in the House of Lords, intends, on the first opportunity after the session shall have opened, to make a thorough expose of the entire transaction, which will be looked for with great anxiety, not merely in this county, but in England, where rcd-tapeism is not in the best possible odour." CHANDELIERS, LAMPS, &e. Vi • H. T K SUCCESSOR to L. H A.USBtJRG, Respectfully invites attention to the exttnave STOCK)! CHANDELIERS, dr Glass and 11 - 4al ; LANTERNS, BRACKETS, LIISTRES, of all descriptions, PATENT VESTIBULE AND OTHER LAPS, nrCLUDING TIIE CELEBRATED AUREOLE LAMP. Public Buildings and Private Residences fitted for Ga. Experienced Gasfltters employed on the Preinises, and al kinds of repairs carefully attended to in the Manufactory 24, CHURCH-STREET. Crepy's Foreign Refined COL2A :OIL, especially ad,pted for the Aureole Lamps. 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FJ A WINTER ODE. " They made a graven image, and set it up on high ; - And there it stands unto this day, to witness if I lie." Macaulay. Seen e—W illiamson-square. Time—Any evening since Christmas. The shadows of night were coming down swift, And the dazzling snow lay drift on drift, As thro' "the Square" 'a figure did go, Carrying a flag with this motto, Yellow ho ! O'er a ferehead pale came copious hair, His nose retrousse. complexion fair; O'er his tightish eye an auburn lash; His chin was close shaven, and no moustache. Yellow ho ! He stealthily looked " the Square all round," To see if " a peeler" was there to be found. At the big gas lamp he made a stop, As if he meant placing the flag on the top. Yellow ho As upwards he clambered, he thence did see A number of families sitting at tea; He eyed the dishes and plates very keen, To see if his " Yellow" was there to be seen. Yellow ho ! "Oh ! don't go up," said an old woman, " stop ! It's freezing ' like blazes' up there on t top, You'll tumble off on t'other side ;" But the spectacled stranger loud replied— . " Yellow ho !" Oh! please don't go up such a shocking night; Come sleep on my box, said a cabbie bright ; On his pallid cheek a tear-drop come, But still he remarked, as he upward clomb, Yellow ho Look out for the branch of that high cross-tree, Dodge falling ice if any you see. With that "the Party" went home to bed, And a singlar voice replied overhead, - Yellow ho ! . At a quarter-past six that same afternoon, An astronomer, taking a look at the moon, Heard spoken above him, as often as twice, The very same words, in a very weak voice, Yellow ho ! When "the peeler" came round at a quarter past seven, lie was slow in "his beat," the road being uneven, Found the stranger dead in the drifted snow, Still clutching the flag with this motto— - • Yellow ho ! Yes! lifeless, defunct, without any doubt, The "lamp of his being" decidedly out; On the dreary flagstones "poor Kelly" was lying, And 'twas no more use for him to be saying— Yellow Butter ho! BESURGAM All ye who lament that poor Kelly is lost, Just call at the " Butter Place !"—look at his ghost He sits in the window, and looks safe and sound, And will sell you some " Yellow" at Bd, the pound. Yellow Butter ho THE COMING SESSION. TnE Pa'iliathetitary session of 1.861 opens next weck. What are its Prospects ? Are Whig_ Radical Ministers likely much longer to retain the reins of power ? If a general election is . at hand, what s 'cV ill be its Probable res'illtS? Wift 'not the iseoPle', if at;;Ale'd ttl; the* Unequivocally aka they are determined no longer' to endure a do-nothing Coalition Cabinet ? What did Lords PALMERSTON and RUSSELL come into office chiefly to do? If it was to pass a Reform Bill s have they done it, or are they likely to do it this coming session? If tiot - , AVJiy do ilVey'Aat resign, did We 'Pit& these WhO are prepared to do what they 'so PresUmptuoUsly Undertook, but halv=e so signally 'failed to perform . ? 'lie future po'sition of l the pres'e'nt Miniit;r? Mainly rest! Upon success in dealing with the reform question, and upon their ability to satisfy the just desires of the country, as acknow ledged by all political parties, for a sound and judicious measure of amendmeni, in our present system of representation,. This', w think, *ill be found it:eY t& history of the xession. What, then, are the prospects of Reform ? . • In answering this question, we shall 'appeal to ' authorities *hose political pret•ossessions are altOgetlier infaVtitir of the present ministry,—to organs of the press which, like the party whose tactics they follow, were wont, when convenient for factious purpose's, to profess great and undying zeal in the " glorious cause" of Parliamentary Reform. One Liberal contemporary of old stand ing knowingly remarks " It is no secret) nor is it murk to tretto72lierVi cis, that 'ther'e area good many members of the Liberal party in the House of Commons, some of them, too, belonging to the Ministry, who, while by no means opposed to Parliamentary Reform, are in no great hurry to get Their professions at the hustings were . not exactly ' gammon they really meant, sooner or later, to help ' to amend the representation of the and they *oikid spurn 'the idea that they had lOoied upon the various bills that had been introduced on the subject as mere play things, to be bundled from one side of the House to another. But being snugly ensconced in power, or having with great difficulty secured an uncertain lease of a seat in Parliament, they are not unnaturally reluctant to push for , ward a measure which might result in sending the& to the back benches or to private life, and which Would, at all events, put them to some trouble to maintain their present respectite positioris.7 According to this exPminder of " Liberal" ethicB, it is quite " natural," and " not much to be wondered at," that the very party which ousted Lord DERRY'S Government, and assumed their position on the pretence that a larger measure of reform than they proposed was absolutely and immediately necessary, should be "in no hurry" to get any measure of reform whatever, and " reluctant to push forward" a bill which might result in depriving those " Liberals " of their present position ! What zealous Reformers ! How confident must they be in the belief that they, and they only, repre sent the feelings of the country.? It may be all very well for skilful political writers to attempt to throw the blame of the failure of the bill of last session upon the pretended obstructiveness of the Opposition, but in the face of such " liberal" confessions as we have noW quoted, such an argument ought only to be looked upon as an ingenious device by those who are secretly hostile to Reform Of any kind. The truth which, during last 'Session, we frequently dwelt upon, is now becoming openly allowed, that Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S latest effort at Reform was obstructed and rendered abortive, not by the Conservatives, but by his own professed supporters in and out of the Cabinet. In short, the Liberals came into power by a factious combination, and under hollow pre tences, which they never meant to be realised. As our Liberal contemporary above referred to says, this is now " no secret." Let us call another witness of the Press. This time we shall quote from one generally under stood to be in the confidence of the Government. This confidential organ first clearly admits that no decision has yet been come to by the Cabinet for the introduction of a Reform Bill. It then owns candidly that the course of the Government on the question of Reform is beset with difficul ties, and adroitly assumes that " their choice in the matter is almost limited to the selection of the lesser of two evils"—which plainly means that they feel themselves wholly incapable of introducing any Reform Bill which they could hope to carry ! With a show of candour which is meant to be indicative of great political honesty and sincerity, it is unblushingly admitted that the Government, "on the ono hand, are bound, not merely upon the faith of public promises, but from their own sense of what is just and advantageous, to do their best to bring about a settlement of the ques tion that will be fairly satisfactory. Reform was not forced upon them. If they had taken up the question merely in obedience to the injunctions of Parliament—if they only bovied to the House of Commons in the matter, they might with great propriety take the lesson of last session as a dissolution of the injunction and an emancipa tion from the task. But as they made it a part of their policy on assuming office, for reasons much more substantial, so they cannot lightly abandon what to them is a great public duty undertaken willingly and from a full sense of its advantage to the country. They are not quite in the position of the party led by Lord DERBY, who, with a majority in the House, may have a certain course or a certain measure urged on them by Parliament, and who would be perfectly justified in abandoning that course upon a fair indication that those who had forced it upon them had changed their own minds, or did not mean what they said." But mark the shuffling manner in which the re• sponsibility is attempted to be thrown off or evaded. "If then," says the same journal, " the Government can really satisfy themselves that there is a fair prospect of getting the House of Commons to' deal practically with the question this session, we have little doubt that they will give the House another chance. We do think they are bound to do so from a feeling of duty to their party. That duty may be fairly said to have terminated when, owing mainly to the con duct of their party, the fiasco of last year occurred. But their own political views would no doubt urge them to do their part in accomplishing a settle ment of the question. Should they not, however, be confident of the co-operation of the great body of the Liberals in Parliament ; should they not be able to see their way to some mode of proceed ing more likely to make the obstructives of last session tractable and true to their professions, the Government would, to our minds, incur a very grave responsibility, by wasting a session which the public necessities require, should be usefully occupied." Is this anything else than a pure specimen of "Liberal" "gammon" and " humbug ?" How could the approaching session be more " usefully occupied " than in a determined and painstaking effort to solve the riddle of Reform —that is to say in achieving the very object for which alone the present administration was sub stituted for that of Lord DERBY ? We might proceed to call other witnesses, such as "the leading journal," and our facetious, yet sage contemporary, Punch, supposed to be also of " liberal " political sympathies, and we should find only additional confirmation of the truth that there is now being carried on by the Liberals and their organs of the press a deter mined war against reform ! -Could anything, now, be more apparent than the utter hypocrisy of the so-called Liberal party P Can the present Cabinet be looked upon as a Reform Cabinet ? Then why do they occupy their present seats? There can; in short; be, no longer the slightest shadoW of a doubt, that in the very quarter from which a refotan measure was looked for, there is a strong desire to shelve the question altogether. The Liberals, and not the Conservatives, are the obstructions. When the crisis comes, which assuredly shall come, let this no longer unde niable fact be prominently remembered:, So f'.4,r as the 0.-oVeiiiiaent is concerned; it seems only too probable. that there is io be np Bill this nekt session. But the Liberals have no k. • . . monopoly of the question. Why should not igr. DISRAELI step toi-i.Vard and take the sense b the itouse as to the conduct of the Government on this subject, if it shall not appear from the Queen's Speech that some reasonable measure is to be brought forward ? We believe that Mr. DISRAELI is prepared to submit a measure of Reform that Would satisfy tlfe eob.ntry; arid sire e:re not '4'vithoVit hope that a majority of the house of Commons would sympathise with his appeal. Patriotism, consistency, good faith, and common sense, demand that the present Ministry should not; it liossibie; be ailb4Cd tb retain office one moment longer than is neces sary, after it has been demonstrated that they have again proved false to the promises on the faith of which they gained power, and for the fulfilment of which the country looks to one or other of the great parties in the legislature With calmness, and Yet Vtrith a deterininatioii that is riot to be thWaitecll If we are not this topic will prove a stumbling-block to the present motley Cabinet, anti, perhaps early in the session, precipitate a crisis which shall lead to a dissolution of Parliament and a general election. A word to the wise is enough. The Conservative party, fortunately, have nothing to fear from the conflict, FOR,EiGiSr IntELLIGEdE FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Jan. 28, 1861. The French packet-boats belonging to the Messayeries Imperiales, which were in the habit of touching at Gaeta whilst the French fleet was in the roads, have ceased all postal commiiniea tion with the place ) and ho letter can now be sent froth Gaeta excepting by sothe special packet Which the foreign ambassadors who remain in the Fortress may haVe occasion to send to Civita Vecchia: A steamer from the latter port which, was conveying to the ambassadors, theniselves he baggage ivhieh they had left behind at Itotne, was alloWed to puss Without any obstacle throUgh the middle Of the Sardinian squadron, but when the packet La Seine, which was freighted from Marseilles, made its appearance at Gaeta, after the armistice, with a cargo of provisions intended for the garrison, it was stopped by the French admiral, who, it is said, discovered, on examination of the ship's papers, that the vessel was represented as chartered from Messina. A private telegraphic despatch, containing an extract from the Mercantile Corriere of Genoa, and which was brought from Mola dl Gaeta by a Sardinian vessel called the Atithion i which left the place on the evening of the 23rd, states that the Piedmon tese squadron had very seriously injured the works fronting the sea, and that the attack on the land side had been so successful that the besiegers had been able to construct a breachinr , battery at a distance of only 300 metres from the fortress, thus rendering its capitulation inevitable at the end of three or four days at the most. But accounts received through other channels do not tally with these statements. They represent the fire of the Sardinian squadron as not having produced any appreciable effect. Some frigates and seVeral gunboats had attempted to come near, but the fire from the batteries of the fortress soon forced them to withdraw, in order to repair damage. The assailing batteries on the land side, however, which are splendidly manned and served, cannot but have produced terrific effect upon the town. The besieged, who are careful not to throw away their ammunition unnecessarily, have con trived to keep up a vigorous fire in return upon the batteries of approach, which are the only ones they need trouble themselves about. As to the breaching battery which the Piedmontese are said to have constructed at a distance of only 300 metres from the front bastion of the fortress, the fact is simply impossible—indeed, according to official details furnished by the Piedmontese themselves, the nearest point at which they have been enabled to construct batteries, is at a dis tance of 600 metres. The Union of hris publishes another circular, which was transmitted by Francis 11., on the 10th instant, to all his diplomatic agents at Foreign Courts, in which, after reiterating those reasons of protest against the attack of the Piedmontese, with which he has already made Europe familiar, his Majesty makes the following concluding appeal to the European sovereigns : In these circumstances, the King being desirous not to save his person, which has been exposed to all kinds of danger for the last two months, but to secure against humiliation and insult the royal dignity which he repre sents, is entitled to expect, that in the unequal struggle which is about to continue, the Powers of Europe will declare yes or no whether they recognise the blockade which is about to be established without any declaration of war, and without any regular notification, by the squadron now in the possession of Piedmont. And if this blockade be not recognised, his Majesty has, at least, the confidence that a collective summons will be sent to the King of Sardinia to guarantee the liberty of his Majesty if the hazards of a desperate siege should respect his life, and to secure against every kind of out rage the person of the young Queen, who, with a mag nanimity worthy of her heart, and insensible to all personal peril, has resisted the most incessant entreaties, . in order to devote herself in the hospitals to the care of the wounded. One is glad to learn that the officers in the Piedmontese navy, who formerly served under Francis 11., have had the good taste to request that they may not be employed against Gaeta. It seems difficult to believe the report which is current, that the Sardinian Government intends to deprive these gentlemen of their respective ranks. I referred in one of my recent letters, to some explanations which had taken place between the Emperor Napoleon and Prince Metternich, on the subject of Garibaldi's threatened incursion upon tlie Austrian territory. I now learn in addition, that the Cabinet of Vienna has formally made known to the French Government that whatever happens, it will respect Lombardy; to which M. Thouvenel is said to have replied, that in the event of the Emperor Joseph in his war with Piedmont emmploying the federal contingent, the French Government will regard the Germanic Confederation, as having violated the principle of non-intervention. Speculation is already very rife as to the eon . tents of the speech that is to be delivered by the Emperor on the 4th of next month. Rumour gives out that, while it will be generally of a pacific nature, it will also be unmistakeably firm and plain in its tone, with reference especially to the attitude adopted by William I. in his recent public addresses. Meanwhile, in all that regards the increase of the efficiency of the French army, " precautionary measures" continue to be adopted on a very large scale. The number of horses for the cavalry has been immensely increased, and it was decided ten days ago that the adjutant-majors of the army, who are not in .the habit of being mounted during peace, are to be mounted forth with ; while a ministerial circular directs that the muleteers are to be attached to the already exist ing military train. I have sent you some copious extracts from the speech of M. Berryer, in opening the case for Madame Paterson, and perhaps you will be able to find room for the following notice of the reply of M. Allon on behalf of Prince Napoleon. [These extracts are unavoidably postponed till to-morrow.] We reserve till to-morrow a repoet of the proceedings of the Polytechnic Society. Up to an early hour this morning Donegan, the murderer of Cassidy, was not apprehended. The two others who were stabbed are not yet out of danger, but they are slowly recovering. Colonel the Hon. P. W. and La4y Emma Talbot leave Knowsley Park to-dav for London. On Wednes day the gallant colonel and her ladyship wiU go on a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. HOWARD PAULS —To-night and to-morrow night will terminate the engagement of these artistes. We have already written so often on this performance that it is only necessary to state the fact, so that those who have not enjoyed an evening at the Clayton Hall, may do so without disappointment. _ _ RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT LEEDS.-0n Saturday morn ing, about- three o'clock, a number of luggage trucks got detached from the engine on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, and notwithstanding the efforts of the guard to stop them with the break, the whole went with tremendous velocity forward to Leeds, several being eventually thrown into the Great Northern good's yard, Wellington-street, a depth of about forty feet. The vans were all broken to pieces. The guard leapt from the van, and thus saved his life. STEALING A DONKEY.—At the Birkenhead Police court, yesterday morning, before Messrs. Win. Jackson, Darbyshire, and Younghusband, a man named Patrick Melior was charged with stealing a donkey from John Roberts. The prisoner is a thief well known on this side of the water, and it was only on Saturday last that he was discharged from gaol, having undergone a term of imprisonment for stealing money. In the present case the animal was stolen from its owner on the 20th of last August, and was afterwards sold to Mr. Johns, of this town, for 7s. 6d. The prisoner was committed to the sessions for tria'. THE OLD FOLKS TROUPE. We said there was a likelihood of this concert troupe doing isetter, when they became more acquainted with our notions, and when we knew them a little longer. This has come to pass, and we are glad of it; they have done everything to please, and they have not been unsuccessful. The two cmcerts on Saturday were fully and fashionably attended the programthe was well selected, and the singing was admirable, as well as the band performance. We have heretofore stated that neither portion of the above met with any objec tion—it was the arrangement ; and now that that has been remedied, the work goes smoothly on. The audiences at the tto last cohorts felt quite pleased, and eiPiesSed their apProbrttiOh of the Merits of the per. fortnera in a marked manner. The Company have bceli requested to repeat their morning performance, which we , find will take place sit St. George ' s -hall to-morrow (Wednesday), 'rid for the convenience of those \, at the othei• side of the, Water they will 2pp6ttr et the rgyle / ' rooms, Birkenhead, on Thursday, at two o'clock, and at St. George's-hall every evening during the week. We have therefore only to say, that those who have not seen the "old folk," will do well to visit them before they depart, and judge of their merits as a Vocal and Instru mental Company. . _ hANKRLI'TCY COURT, (Before Mr. Commissioner tlinutt: His Honour, before commencing the business of the court, yesterday, said he could not refrain from advert ing to the, 4evAre,Oss, the court had sustained in the very recent aekr, of mr„ gagen,o7; one.of:the ofltcial assiv nees, and he was siti'e that the prdfeSSioii would sYmpa 3 thise with him in the loss of so useful and itiltiable aii officer. He was a most worthy and estimable man, and a true specimen of the old English gentleman. Mr. Evans, who, with Mr. Deighton, and several of the profession, were present, rose and stated that he was eitremely sorry to hear the annoitneetnetit: Ho had, Pah* more than. any other practioner, been in the habit cf seeing the deceased gentleman on b!isneis, and on all occasions met with I marked courtesy and attention; anti he had always found him aii ddelletit inah. Of business. He ,deeply,syra pathised with his family in the lcis6 they, had sustained; The deceased gentleman, it appeared, died ybitticlet his residence, New Brighton, in his 78th year. In re JAMES APlEll.—This bankrupt, who was de scribed as a shipowner at Rhyl, but more recently agent and proprietor of a line of steamers between there and Liverpool, came up, on application for his certificate, Mr. Liverpool, appeared tin behalf di' the bankrupt, and Said he helped to such a statement fiati lAfbre the 4.itit „as, would entit'e him„ . to ask. for first class Certifleate. , The up b# Which he felt difficulty was the bJcilltttpit,": examined the bankrupt, who stated than 2thoti?fli his books were not regularly kept, still there were materials that enabled them to be made up. He also. stated that his bankruptcy arose from the withdrawal by a gentleman of property from an undertaking to support him to the extent of 50,000.—Mr. Conway appeared for the assignees, who, he said, were favourable to the bankrupt having a first-class certificate.—ffis Honour said he would consider the case.—At a later period of the day, his Honour said, after considering the ease, he thought the bankrupt might have a first class certificate. In re IsABEI,LA llAitit/S,—This was a last examina- tion sitting in the ease of this bankrupt, who kept a baby linen warehouse iii Berry-street. Mr. Evans appeared for the assignees, and the court was occupied the *hole daY hearing the question of a disputed drfaitu on the estate by Mrs, Catterell, the shopwoman of the bankrupt. Mr. Deighton appeared for Mrs, Catterell. It appeared, after going through a mass of evidenee, that Mrs. Catterell's husband, by whom the claim was to be established, was an uncertificated bankrupt in the London court, and the debt could, therefore, be proved by his assignees only. Mr. Evans then said with regard to the last examination of the bankrupt, he had no opposition to offer, and she accordingly passed. The certificate sitting was appointed for the 22nd February. In re J. S. LOFTHOUSE.—This bankrupt, late the proprietor of the Albany Concert-room, in Lime-street, Mpeated on his last etamination, and was supported by r. Husband. Mr: Evans; Who represented the assignees, did not oppose, and tie hatikrtipt pasted: The certifi cate sitting was fixed for the 22ild Feb'ittatt: NEW PATENTS.—The following new patents have been granted during the week ending the 22nd instant : Henry William Poulter, of London, " Improvements in the arrangement and construction of printers' com posing cases, and in the frames used therewith."— Hermann Hirsch, of Berlin, " Improvements in screw propellers."—Robert Alexander Rumble, of Southwark, " Improved apparatus for feeding fuel to fireplaces or furnaces."—John Pilkington, of London, " Improve ments in means for protecting and making water-tight exposed surfaces, such as railway arches, bridges, roofs, and other structures."—William Rose, of Hales-Owen, " Improvements in breech-loading fire-arms and ordnance."—William Field and Edward Jeffreys, of Shrewsbury, " Improvements in the permanent way of railways."—Frederick Johnson, of Westminster, " Im provements in fixing screlV piles and mooring."—Charles William Lancaster, of London, and James Brown and John Hughes, both of Newport, "Improvements in the manufacture of plates for coating or covering and strengthening ships and other structures, and in fixing the same."—Samuel Terrill, of Redruth, " Improve ments in open air cooking apparatus."—CommuniOated from the British and Foreign Patent Offices, 4, Clayton square. _ . - THE MARKETS COMMITTEE.—The usual weekly meet ing of the Markets Committee was held yesterday, in the Council-chamber, Town-hall, Mr. Alderman Woodruff in the chair. Messrs. Shimmin, Nickson, Smith, Johnson, C. Aspivall, Crellin, and Haydock, were also present.— From the report of the Inspector of Markets, it appeared that 2,647 lbs. of unwholesome meat had been seized ~ during the week.—The following statement shows the , - increase and decrease in the receipts at the various mar- 1, kets, during the week ending January 24, 1861 : Increase. Decrease. s. d. s. d. ...... 423 0 0 41 7 7 St. John's Market Fish Ditto Old Weighing Machine St. James's Market ... Do. Machine Gill-street Market Cleveland-square Market St. Martin's Market Pownall-square Market llayinarket, 13 14 10 18 18 9 23 7 3 16 19 0 0 17 4 25" 17 3 6 16 6 62 5 1 526 4 1 107 1 0 107 1 0 419 3 1 There being no other public business to transact, the committee shortly after rose. WATER COMMITTEE.—The ordinary weekly meeting of this committee was not held yesterday. The mem bers, however, mustered in considerable numbers at a special meeting ; and, when a reporter from our office presented himself in the room, he was requested to withdraw, being informed at the same time that the business under deliberation related to financial matters, and was, therefore, strictly private. We are favoured with the usual documents. The engineer's report stated : —At the Yarrow and Knowsley by washes, some of the pitching having sunk, it is now in course of repair. A part of the fence walling on the east side of the Angle zark Reservoir has fallen since the thaw ; this is also being repaired. The surfaces of all the reservoirs are now nearly clear of ice ; the 'pit is clear, and consi derable quantities of water have passed down it for the last two days. The depths of water below the over flows of the various reservoirs are as under : Jan. 26. Jan. 19. Rise. Fall. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. Roddlesworth 3 9 ... 6 10 ... 3 1 • Rake Anglez ark 2ei 310 1 94. Rivington 2 7 2 81 0 1 Prescot No. 1 Prescot No. 2 The statistics of water supply showed that the quantity of water received from Kivington during the week ending 20th January was 70,267,294 gallons, and the quantity pumped from the wells was 28,634,740 gallons. - THE BROWN FAMILY.—Among the many local notabilities, which have been special objects of attention to the police-force of this town, none have a greater re putation than the " Brown" family. These celebrated " performers" originally numbered six, but in consd quence of the transportation of the two brothers, the number is reduced to four, those being Mrs. Brown, Miss Brown, Master Brown, and a little " brown" dog. The particular class of performances to which this in teresting 'family have more particularly devoted their attention has been the swindling of lodging-horse keepers. The lodgings are generally secured by a gentleman, who has not yet been apprehended. The Browns are then comfortably installed, the little dog being particularly well cared for. The latter animal has a highly cultivated taste, and would appear to enjoy a most epicurean appetite, as mutton-chops and cream formed the style of his food. The " family" having fared sumptuously for some time, would suddenly depart, taking with them such articles of the landlord as were not in immediate request, and would not probably be missed for sonic time after their exit. The operators have carried out this system for some months past, and have during that time practised upon a great num ber of respectable boarding and lodging-house keepers in Birkenhead and Liverpool. On Sunday afternoon Detective-officers Scott and Hodgson (of Birkenhead) traced them to a lodging-house in Lord Nelson-street, where, when captured, they had just disposed of a beef steak pie. They were taken to Birkenhead, and lodged in bridewell on a charge of stealing a night dress and night cap from Mrs. M'Gregor, of Brandon-street, and also with obtaining board and lodgings to the amount of £3 12s. 2d., under false pretences. There were two charges of a like nature in Birkenhead, in one of which cases the bills amounted to £2 10s., and in the other to 7s. The evidence in these cases was heard yesterday morn ing, at the Birkenhead police court, when Mr. Statham appeared to defend. With regard to Mrs. Brown, her connection with the swindle was clearly traced, but the others appeared to be under her direction, and were therefore discharged, Mrs. Brown being sent for trial. Master Brown is a well-dressed little boy, apparently about eleven , years of age. The brown dog is also a handsome creature. The three Browns who were discharged, while making for the ferry with their dog, attracted a large number of fol lowers, some of whom were probably the victims of the performances. The interesting trio with their dog remained some time at the ferry before crossing the river. The two females thus described themselves:— Sarah John Brown, late of Sunderland, Glasgow, (56), an English woman, and a widow, can read and write ! Mary Catherine Sanderson Brown, (25), an English woman, single, can read and write. "It is notified now," says the Army and Navy Gazette, " to all officers applying for leave to travel on the Continent, whether for pleasure or for the study of their profession, that they will not be permitted to volunteer or mix themselves up in any way with the forces or auxiliaries of any foreign power, so long as they hold a commission from the British Crown." DISCHARGED SHIPWRIGHTS.—Every one at Ports mouth is astounded at the extraordinary conduct of the Board of Admiralty in ordering the discharge of a great number of shipwrights from the respective government dockyards, and more especially from Portsmouth, from which arsenal no less than 1,200 shipwrights and sawyers are to be turned adrift. JEWELLERY. PLA.Tr, • W, 1-1 . • • T 0 0 K SUCCESSOR TO F.. L. HAUSBHRG, Having completed the selection of his Stock for the season,in which will be found all the greatest novelties in fashion #lll design, solicits an inspection of, the same ecnntitig extensive collection'of 'DIAMOND A'b tIkA WORIC LONDON AN OTHER JEWELLERY 7;eihe very best quality. SILVER AND PLATED GOODS, of the newest styles and designs, from the first makes. ENGLISH WATCHES, combining all the latest improvements, and guaranteed. l) perform with the greatest accuracy. GE-NEVA WATCHES, from the first mannTheltifefs. W. H.T. would dittoetletteniithi t tAis fOinieidtdnOon'uth the WHOLESkEE Afi AIAUP.;I:C7WI?'.I.VG I I3RAYCLES, foil Illiewlgb 'to lihe Met Of making all his payrnets for by which heil3 - enlibled and dptertnined to submit his gods at eeff . MODERATE PRICES thkt rib other house can offer . such advantageous terms. OLD POSTOFFICE-BUILDINGS, LIVERPOOL. 1